April 1, 2003
1. Charts of the war
2. Elizabeth Smart
Charts of the War
We started a war at a time when the Sun tenanted 29 degrees Pisces,
the so-called "fated" degree. But Rudhyar in his "An Astrological
Mandala" uses the symbolism for this degree as light breaking into
colors through a prism, a symbol, in turn, of diversity within
union. We Americans have always been concerned about our fellow
human beings, fully realizing that we are one and what we do for the
least of men, we do for ourselves, which is also so repeatedly
stressed in "A Course in Miracles". The Sun, of course,
has since entered Aries at the Spring Equinox, but the first new
moon of this annual event is today at 2:19 p.m. est. It marks a new
beginning. The first attack, according to my sources, was March 19
at 9:35 p.m. est from the vantage point of Washington, DC and on
March 20 at 5:35 a.m. from the perspective of Baghdad. Each chart
should show the war from the view of each country. The tenacity of
the Iraqi fighters is clearly shown by Pluto closely conjoining the
MC by less than two degrees and opposite Saturn
at the IC. Plus, martyring Pisces is rising, and with Venus, Neptune
and Uranus in the 12th, it is not surprising that we see so much
guerilla warfare on their part. Also, the Pluto/MC configuration
would indicate that this war will, indeed, completely change their
form of government, if not also portend the death of their leader.
I'm encouraged by the Moon, Saturn, Venus grand trine, which when
including the MC, makes a kite pattern. The change should be very
good for Iraq.
The over-confidence of the US is shown in its chart by the
Jupiter/MC conjunction square the ascendant and the fifth house Sun.
But that Sun is still square Saturn in the 8th, so it will be a hard
battle, no doubt. We are contending (all of us) with a
Jupiter/Neptune opposition all summer which clouds judgment, and
with Jupiter in the 9th, can also indicate our own media being
deceptive in some way. The hardship would be shown by
where the Saturn/Pluto opposition falls in this chart, and
naturally, it falls in the 2nd/8th axis. We are going to be burdened
with the huge cost of this war, further shown by the ruler of the
8th in a T-square with Saturn and Pluto. But, with fixed signs on
the angles and this opposition in fixed houses, we will tenaciously
move forward and finish what has been started. The New Moon today
trines the MC/Jupiter conjunction in the US
chart for this war, so we should see rapid progress after that, not
to mention that Jupiter goes direct on April 3rd. There are many
ways of assessing the potential of a conflict like this. One can
look at these charts, but also at the countries' charts and those of
their leaders. I think when Saturn leaves Gemini on June 3rd, we
will be over the main part of this. After all, it would have just
squared the 29 degree Pisces Sun, but
it is a long, hard time for us after that when Saturn contacts not
only the US Sun, but George Bush's Sun, as well. This will not
necessarily mean hardship with this war, but most likely it will be
economic. The US Sun is it its 8th house which, as most of you know,
has to do with debt, taxes, etc. Interestingly, Saturn is also
located in the 8th house of this war chart, as previously mentioned.
Elizabeth Smart
Elizabeth Smart was born on Nov. 3, 1987 at 1:03 pm in Salt Lake
City, UT. When I approached this chart, I was not expecting to find
so much "fate" involved in the kidnaping, feeling that perhaps the
perpetrator was creating some karma for himself. What a surprise
when I applied Cosmobiology techniques to it!
Traditional methods show Neptune transiting square the natal Sun
within one minute and progressed Venus moving to conjoin Saturn
promising a strained, depressing year ahead. Plus the Saturn/Pluto
opposition we've been enduring for awhile was right on her Saturn
within a degree as were the transiting nodes. Kidnaping is ruled by
the 12th house, Pluto and Neptune. Saturn rules her 12th; Neptune
was square the Sun, ruler of the seventh; he did claim she was his
"wife". The mid-point activity underscores all this
dramatically.
The most interesting midpoint is Venus=Saturn/Sun - direct. That
means that Venus is on the mid-point between the Sun and Saturn.
"Direct" means it is conjunct the midpoint, not forming an
"indirect" aspect like a square or trine. There is zero orb, so this
is powerful. Where does the "fate" come in? The mid-point between
the Saturn and nodal axis is 10:24 Aquarius. The Sun in the natal
chart squares it, and Neptune was transiting over it. It has been my
experience and teaching from mentors that the nodes
indicate fate and past life issues. Remember when she was abducted
the nodes
were in transit over the Saturn. We'll get back to this in a minute.
First, the description of Saturn/Nodes midpoint with an activation
from Neptune according to Ebertin is, "Emotional suffering through
falsehood, deception, fraud, separation....". When you add the Sun,
it is, "The tendency to feel uncomfortable or hindered in the
presence of others.....separation." The Venus/Neptune midpoint is
17:50 Sagittarius (the position of
the transit Nodes within two minutes), and transit Saturn was at
17:55 Gemini in opposition within five minutes! I've often said that
transits may not seem exact when using traditional methods because
midpoints are so seldom considered. The interpretations of these
(this midpoint activated by nodes and Saturn) are: "The experiencing
of misdirected feelings in love between partners, a love-union with
subsequent disappointment, an unhappy union. (Nodes)" and "A morbid
or pathological disposition with regard to the expression of love,
inhibitions in love, shyness, ....separation caused by wrong
love-sensations (Saturn)." Since Pluto was moving into this degree
and was barely within orb, it's interpretation with the midpoint is:
"Amorous aberrations caused through a strong longing in love without
attaining fulfillment, a tragic love, a painful renunciation." Now,
these basic interpretations have to be considered in context to the
whole experience, but it looks like it was close to the mark. The
Pluto/north node midpoint is 20:27 Sagittarius, which is the
position of the progressed Saturn within 4 minutes. The Sun/MC
midpoint is 17:19 Scorpio; Mars/Saturn is 17:49 Scorpio. Transit
Jupiter, at 17:28 Cancer was trine both, portending, perhaps, that
the ending might not be so bad. Also showing this is transiting
Uranus trine natal Venus.
The Sun/Neptune midpoint is 8:21 Sagittarius and Mars/Ascendant
(Mars rules knives and the Ascendant is the body, among other
things) midpoint is 8:52 Sagittarius. The progressed MC was at 8:27
Sag when she was abducted and at 9:13 Sagittarius when found. The
Uranus/MC midpoint is 9:14 Sag, so freedom (Uranus) was promised.
And last, the chart of Elizabeth being found shows a conjunction of
Venus and Neptune at 12
Aquarius. The midpoint of Venus/Jupiter is 11:12 Aq. and Uranus/No
node is 13:09 Aq. The Neptune/Venus transit was at the midpoint
between those two, both of which are very positive in this
situation. There is a lot more to all this, but it would require
much too much time and energy to get into it here. If you want to
peruse this further, a good book about Cosmobiology (a classic) is
"The Combination of Stellar Influences" by Reinhold Ebertin.
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