Milosevic to be Tried for Crimes Against Humanity

Former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic was extradited from Belgrade
last Thursday night and now awaits his first court appearance as a prisoner
of the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Resignations of
former allies and small rallies in support of Milosevic have led to
widespread uncertainty and civil unrest in Yugoslavia.

Astrologically, the historic development in establishing a system of global
justice comes only one week after the spectacular summer solstice Solar
Eclipse. The Solar Eclipse in itself often heralds the downfall of a renowned
world leader, but this one, coming at the key solstice point, was
foreshadowing something much bigger. A clarifying factor is Jupiter, the
natural ruler of international law. Jupiter energizes the Solar Eclipse point
shortly after it enters Cancer on July 13.

The War Crimes Tribunal itself was established by U.N. Resolution 827, which
was passed on May 25, 1993. The horoscope for this new institution features a
Gemini Sun trine Jupiter, reflecting its status in seeking fairness and
justice. The square to Saturn in Pisces shows its determination to be a moral
authority. Transiting Saturn's recent passage over the War Crimes Sun
established the legitimacy of this international court.

Over the next year the Saturn-Pluto opposition will be restructuring key
institutions across our global village. The War Crimes' Mercury and Lunar
Node axis are in line with this Saturn-Pluto astro-event. Mercury, the
natural ruler of information and communications, will be accumulating and
disseminating mounds of documented evidence. International and national
sovereignty questions hang in the balance.

Mercury Promotes Health Care

The U.S. Senate passed a landmark patients' bill of rights measure last
Friday aimed at controlling rising health care costs while still providing
quality medicine. The bill protects the 190 million Americans with private
health insurance, and expands their ability to sue health maintenance
organizations and other insurers.

This groundbreaking legislation shows a clear astrological reflection in the
U.S. Scorpio Rising horoscope. The main indicator is Mercury, which turned
direct last week while forming an exact conjunction with the U.S. Mars. The
most obvious translation of this Mercury-to-Mars event is in military
affairs, since Mars rules the military. We did see several developments along
this front, including a huge budget request from the Defense Department,
troop action in Macedonia, and a peace initiative by Secretary Powell in the
Middle East.

An additional interpretation of Mercury turning direct on the U.S. Mars comes
from the house meanings. Mars is found in the 8th house of insurance, and
rules the 6th house of health, a combination symbolizing health insurance.
Because Mercury was exactly conjunct Mars, the results brought clear and
numerous manifestations.

Another health news story last week was Vice President Cheney's perilous
heart condition. Also, a new program forces hospitals to tell patients when
medical errors have been made. Recent horrifying reports estimate that 98,000
Americans per year die in hospitals due to medical errors. Until Mercury
turned direct last week, no one was legally required to tell patients when
mistakes have been made.

Julia Roberts, The Runaway Bride

Last Thursday the New York Post broke the story that American Sweetheart
Julia Roberts and her beau Benjamin Bratt have definitively separated. Before
Roberts and Bratt became an item in November 1997, she was already known for
her tendency to flee from committed relationships, a role she dramatized in
Runaway Bride.

Julia Roberts was born a sexy Scorpio (October 28, 1967; 12:16 am; Smyrna,
GA) with her Moon in theatrical Leo. This lunar position tends to create a
prima donna personality in women's charts, especially when natural acting
talent is rewarded by global respect an admiration. The Leo Moon takes pride
in being the best, and as the reigning queen of Hollywood, Roberts won't be
fenced in by anyone.

Uranus, often referred to as the divorce planet, made its retrograde station
exactly opposite Roberts' Moon when she and Bratt split a month ago. While
this transit is the most telling indicator in the current situation, the
underlying tendency to be a runaway bride can be found in the asteroid Vesta,
which when prominent, leads the individual to an almost religious devotion to
work.

Vesta has many close links to other planets in Roberts' horoscope,
highlighting the prominence of this archetype. The most challenging is the
square to her Venus in Virgo. Venus here is given a smoldering intensity and
deep desire for passionate, close relationships. Venus says, let's make love
and get married (in proper Virgo). Vesta*, in freedom-loving Sagittarius,
finds escape at the last moment, riding off into the wilderness on a swift
horse.

* Roberts' progressed Moon was conjunct her Vesta last week as the split was
announced.

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