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February 26, 2007

International Focus on Iran

Iran became the focus of international attention last week following the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) report that Iran had ignored a UN Security Council ultimatum to freeze its nuclear enrichment program, and was actually expanding it. In discussing the next step, the diplomatic challenges, Vice President Dick Cheney said "all options are on the table", inferring the possibility of military action.

As previewed here in the January 15, 2007 column, Iran's horoscope* (April 1, 1979; 3:00 pm; Tehran) is primed for confrontation due to several threatening Mars-Pluto combinations. Iran's Mars in Pisces forms a supportive trine to Uranus in the fourth house, which can be seen as the Revolutionary Guard (Mars) working to expand its Islamic ideals beyond its Iranian borders (Uranus in fourth).

Uranus shows that this Iranian government is, at its core, radical and revolutionary. However, Uranus forms a square to diplomatic Pallas on the seventh house cusp of "others", which represents a faction that needs and thrives on cooperation with the rest of the world. At the moment, the transiting Saturn-Neptune opposition is right on Iran's Uranus-Pallas square, pitting its diplomatic elements against its more radical impulses.

With transiting Saturn near Iran's Leo Ascendant, the oil-rich nation feels justified in asserting its influence around the region. Transiting Neptune was exactly conjunct Iran's Pallas when last week's IAEA report was issued, and Iran has since proclaimed its willingness and eagerness to negotiate. This push-pull tension will likely increase over the next month when transiting Mars enters the Saturn-Neptune polarity, as independent authority (Saturn in Leo) vies with the consensus-builders (Neptune in Aquarius).
 

Top Five Astro-Events for March

1. Lunar Eclipse - on March 3 is conjunct Uranus in Pisces. While individuals may experience some enlightening moments, Uranus in Pisces may also refer to radical religious movements, or religious extremists. This eclipse activates these elements, which may indicate terrorism, especially the disruption of oil lines. Look for technological snafus, airplane accidents, and disasters at sea or by the coastline.

2. Mercury turns direct - on March 7 while conjunct the U.S. Moon. Watch for major news stories about political candidates, as savvy strategists choose this moment to express an attack or controversial viewpoint. Transiting Uranus quincunx (150º) the U.S. Saturn at this time indicates challenges to government institutions like the Constitution or the Pentagon.

3. Solar Eclipse - on March 18 is conjunct Ceres and square Pluto, a powerful combination that could bring catastrophic events and the need for relief work within days of this eclipse. Watch for a significant terrorist event or natural calamity, such as an earthquake or severe weather incident. Iraq and Iran's charts are ominously activated.

4. Transiting Mars enters the Saturn-Neptune polarity - effective from March 21 to 25. This three-planet combination is event-oriented, bringing plenty of action on numerous fronts, especially military, but political and corporate as well. Watch for buy-outs, legal battles, challenges to weakened authority or control, and other direct assaults. Occupying or entrenched forces are on the defensive.

5. Pluto turns retrograde - on March 31 in the last degree of Sagittarius, bringing the reversal of long-term trends under a feeling of desperation. Religious divides define the global hotspots where fanatics and extremists are at their most expressive. Natural and human-caused disasters increase around this time, bringing significant loss of life and property.

Astro-Journalist's Notebook: Juno to Pluto

Last month's Top Five Astro-Events included transiting Juno's square to the U.S. Pluto. In hindsight, Juno had its influence felt in the breakthrough deal with North Korea, which combined U.S. geopolitical influence (Pluto) with several regional partners (Juno). Then, Tony Blair's withdrawal of troops from Iraq was another change in partnership status, though this one contrary to the Bush administration's goals.

Most Americans felt the influence of Juno to Pluto through a phenomenon called "Girls Gone Wild", as Newsweek's February 12 cover story portrayed it. The article decried the influence that young, beautiful, and rich celebrities like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton have on America's youth. However, it appeared just before Juno turned retrograde, and then suddenly a bald Britney didn't seem so appealing.

Juno, the Queen of the Goddesses**, carries a clear and poignant message, especially when accented by an aspect from Pluto. Over the last few weeks, Juno's transit through the U.S. twelfth house of self-undoing manifested in the self-destructive behavior of queenly stars like Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears, as well as astronaut Lisa Nowak. Pluto's challenging influence represents a kind of psychological collapse, a breakdown.

Each of these three celebrities (profiled here over the last two weeks) had major Juno-Pluto connections. Transiting Juno was conjunct Britney's Pluto, while her progressed Ascendant was (and is) conjunct Pluto. Anna Nicole was experiencing a Juno Return, while transiting Pluto was squaring her Uranus. Lisa Nowak's natal Juno-Pluto conjunction was activated by an opposition from transiting Uranus. Astrologers who don't use Juno are missing a revealing feminine archetype.

* For more on Iran, please visit www.neptunecafe.com.

** Juno is also known as the Storm Goddess, and curiously, as Juno turned retrograde and squared the U.S Pluto, a terrific snowstorm blanketed the country from the Midwest to the Northeast. The affected area began under the U.S. Pluto line, and was carried eastward by the prevailing winds. For more on Juno, please visit www.neptunecafe.com.
 
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