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March 19, 2007

The Horoscope of Political Islam

Astrologers have a good horoscope to track the religion of Islam, which is set for Mohammad's flight from Mecca on July 16, 622 AD. While this chart helps to describe basic Islamic traits and motivations - and the date marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar - Islam's political structure might be better traced to Mohammad's death on June 8, 632 AD (traditionally set for noon) in Medina, Saudi Arabia, which established a fight for succession.*

This horoscope for Political Islam features the Sun in dualistic Gemini opposed by the Moon and Jupiter in religious Sagittarius. The Sun is further pressured by squares to militant Mars in faith-oriented Pisces and spiritual Neptune in duty-conscious Virgo. The Gemini Sun - already prone to splits and divergences - represents the political leadership of Islam, which in early times was split into two factions, the Shia and Sunni.

This chart works in the real world, and a primary example can be seen in the foundation of Baghdad as Islam's worldwide headquarters on July 31, 762 (see NewsScope January 24, 2006 for details). Comparing the two charts, we see that transiting Saturn was precisely conjunct Political Islam's natal Pluto, while transiting Pluto was also conjunct natal Saturn. On such powerful double transits are empires built.

The American-led invasion of Iraq began on March 20, 2003 as transiting Pluto was exactly opposite Political Islam's Gemini Sun. Since then, the bombing of the Golden Dome on February 26, 2006 initiated the current civil war between Sunni and Shia factions, as transiting Pluto was exactly squaring natal Neptune. Both the Improvement of security conditions and last week's confab in Baghdad between the regional players offered some ray of hope, as transiting Pluto was exactly conjunct natal Jupiter. However, Pluto remains in this danger zone for two more years.
 

February 5, 2008: Super Tuesday

Last Thursday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill moving California's presidential primary from July to February 5, 2008. The nation's most populous state joins some 20 other states who will also hold their primaries on February 5, making this Super Tuesday exceptionally important in determining the next president.

From an astrological view, February 5 tends to be important during primaries anyway, with the Sun in Aquarius opposing the U.S. Midheaven. This election cycle, February 5 has become celestially illuminated since the Sun is conjunct Chiron on this date, a combination which helps decipher the main message of the day: candidates who promote the healing power of Chiron will do best.

Naturally, some candidates will be mortally wounded - in the political sense - and be forced to drop out immediately afterwards. Transiting Saturn at 6º Virgo hits power points in the horoscopes of all six of the current top-tier candidates, another indication that February 5 is a critical date. The New Moon two days later (conjunct Chiron) infers an ending and new beginning for many candidates.

The fly in the ointment is retrograde Mercury. Information about candidates may be contradictory, false and misleading reports may be issued, and new developments may change voters' opinions. With Mercury retrograde, it seems likely that Super Tuesday won't leave us with a winner, but that more primaries and information will be needed. Mercury turns direct on February 18 while exactly squaring the U.S. Ascendant, marking the next significant turning point.

Heather Mills, the Wounded Dance Partner

Animal rights activist and former model Heather Mills thinks she can tango, and so do the producers of the popular TV show Dancing with the Stars. Mills, who is in the midst of a contentious divorce from Paul McCartney, says her decision to compete is not a publicity stunt, and she assures everyone that her prosthetic leg will not come flying off.

Heather Mills was born with her Sun in ambitious Capricorn (January 12, 1968; Aldershot, UK; time unknown) where it's empowered by a trine to resourceful Pluto. In dancing as well as marriage, the asteroid Juno plays a major role. Heather's Juno in Scorpio is blessed by a sextile to prosperous Jupiter, but challenged by a quincunx (150º) to Saturn in feisty Aries, and together, these three form a fateful Yod configuration.

The exact degree of her Juno (7º Scorpio) is also highly significant, since it's exactly conjunct McCartney's Juno (see NewsScope May 22, 2006 for more on this connection). Americans tend to find celebrities with Juno at 7-9º Scorpio particularly fascinating, since it's conjunct the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. My files are full of celebrities with this Juno placement, including former Dancing contestant Sarah McLachlan.

Other big stars with Juno here include Simon Cowell, Patricia Arquette, Justin Timberlake, Paris Hilton, Ashley Judd, Beyonce Knowles, and Billy Bob Thornton. In each case, we want to know more about their partnerships. In Heather Mills' progressed chart, her Juno has advanced to 13º Scorpio, a position now being squared by transiting Chiron as she makes her debut on the dance floor. Chiron to Juno makes her the wounded dance partner.

* For more on the Sunni-Shia split, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_Muhammad

 
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