September 11, 2000
Gore and Bush Present Competing Visions
While two-thirds of Americans believe that either George W. Bush or Al Gore
would make a fine president, the two candidates have very different ideas
about the nation's future. Last week each began presenting their budget
plans: how they would spend an unprecedented $2.2 trillion in discretionary
federal income to manifest their vision.
Astrologically, the debate about the huge budget surplus arrives as Jupiter,
the planet of abundance and prosperity, opposes Pluto, the planet often
associated with the plutocracy and financial power. When these two planets
team up, the synergistic effect leads to tremendous political power created
by financial resources. Since Jupiter and Pluto oppose each other, we have a
contest of how best to use these political and financial resources.
Jupiter and Pluto in hard aspect to each other tend to exaggerate, both what
they have and what they can do. The $2.2 trillion figure is the estimated
windfall that will accumulate over the next ten years of economic prosperity.
Actually, the number is $6.4 trillion, but Bush and Gore agree on how to
spend $4.2 trillion of that. Ten years ago economists were predicting budget
deficits as far as the eye could see.
On September 16 Mars enters Virgo when we can expect the campaign debate will
be characterized by mind-boggling financial details. Mars in Virgo brings an
important cycle since it forms dynamic squares to Jupiter and Pluto. Watch
over the following two to three weeks as these three planets shape the battle
over the budget.
Ceres-Uranus Defines Environmental Movement
Last Friday scientists reported that the ozone hole over Antarctica is larger
than ever, an estimated 11 million square miles, or three times larger than
the United States. The long-term environmental impact of these developments
has led to radical increases in skin cancer, now the fastest growing cancer
in the United States, plus diverse problems associated with global warming.
Astrologers' traditional tool chest does not carry a planet or other
measurement to monitor ecological developments. The asteroid Ceres provides
this missing archetype since she is associated with the care-taking
principle. Ceres is most often connected to ecology and environmental matters
when she is in close aspect to Uranus or in Aquarius. Uranus impels the
individual with a prominent Ceres to larger concerns than personal family,
adding a holistic awareness and approach, and a perspective that sees how
everything is connected.
The Montreal Protocol, signed on September 16, 1989, was the first
international accord aimed at resolving the global atmospheric problem. The
horoscope for this landmark agreement featured the Sun squaring a
Ceres-Uranus conjunction. Eco-researchers will find strong parallels between
this chart and the first Earth Day horoscope (set for April 21, 1970) when
Ceres and Uranus were closely linked by an opposition.
Individuals with Ceres in Aquarius or Ceres-Uranus aspects are most likely to
participate in environmental movements. Ralph Nader (February 27, 1934; 4:52
am; Winsted, CT) is the logical candidate for the Green Party since he has a
Ceres-Uranus conjunction in pioneering Aries. Also, his Pisces Sun is
conjunct the U.S. Ceres and square the U.S Uranus.
Cats Closes on Broadway
Cats, the longest running, most successful musical in history, played for the
last time on Broadway this past Sunday (September 10). Written by Andrew
Lloyd Webber, Cats with its pop-opera spectacle has played in 46 countries,
been translated into ten languages, and seen by an estimated 50 million
people.
Cats made its Broadway debut at the Wintergarden Theatre on October 7, 1982
(at 8 pm, NYC) with the Sun among six planets found in the sixth house of
pets. Venus is noted by astrologers as the planet associated with cats. Venus
dominates this chart by being conjunct the sixth house Sun, ruling the
Ascendant and all the planets in Libra, plus is closely square the karmic
lunar node axis.
In addition to the ingenious costumes and the show-biz anthems, Cats became a
lasting American success due to the savvy marketing of related entertainment
products. The Cats Sun is exactly conjunct the U.S. Saturn, the planet of
endurance and institutions. A Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Libra further
describes a mythological theme about social relationships that resonates
deeply with audiences.
The musical numbers in Cats are loosely held together with a transcendence
theme where a selected cat will go to "heavyside layer," a kind of cat
heaven. The closest aspect in the Cats chart is a Jupiter-Pallas conjunction
in Scorpio, perfectly describing the vision of death and re-birth. Andrew
Lloyd Webber was born (on March 22, 1948) with this same combination of
planets highlighted. His Sun conjunct Pallas and square Jupiter found
expression and acclaim in an earlier work, "Jesus Christ Superstar."
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