NewsScope for January 25, 1999
by WolfStar
Lunar Eclipse Promises Political Lightening Storm
On January 31 at 11:07 am EST a Lunar Eclipse arrives
to shake up the political landscape. This eclipse promises
to be a particularly potent astrological event since the
Sun is accompanied by unpredictable, crisis-oriented
Uranus. Plus, the zodiacal location of this configuration
triggers key natal planets in some of the most prominent
politicians on today’s world stage.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s Sun happens to be
exactly in line with this Lunar Eclipse. His recent bout
with a bleeding ulcer, although currently considered
manageable with rest and drugs, may take a sudden turn
for the worse around the time of the eclipse. Meanwhile,
Russia’s horoscope repeats the message of an impending
crisis of leadership arriving soon.
Both President Clinton and Prosecutor Kenneth Starr
have Pluto activated by the eclipse. The Washington sex
scandal is reaching a conclusive turning point with this
astrological milestone. Last week following the dynamic
Mars-Saturn opposition, Clinton’s State of the Union
speech and former Senator Dale Bumper’s impassioned
defense turned the tide, so that now most Senators are
looking for an Exit Strategy.
Watch for Hillary Clinton to be a conspicuous news item
during the eclipse, plus or minus a day. Transiting Mars
arrives on her Sun to push her forward, even as the
eclipse hits her Chiron. She is wounded and angry, and
ready to do battle with her enemies, which she has sees as
an active, right-wing conspiracy.
Pluto Empowers the Asteroids
Last week members of the International Astronomical
Union (IAU) cast email ballots on whether to reclassify
Pluto as a Minor Planet. Astronomers have long thought
that Pluto’s small size, icy composition, and eccentric
orbit better places it among the 10,000 large asteroids and
comets than with our Solar System’s concentric planets.
While many astronomers are content with downgrading
or declassifying Pluto, astrologers and most amateur
astronomers are emotionally attached to Pluto as a planet.
Astrologers are especially aware of the immense
importance of Pluto in natal horoscopes and would not
take kindly to removing this archetype from the
interpretations list.
Brian Marsden, who directs the IAU’s Minor Planet
Center, said that Pluto’s change in status should not be
seen as a demotion. Marsden reports that a groundswell
of opinion is pushing to give Pluto the numeric
designation 10,000 to commemorate its 1999 crossing of
Neptune’s orbit, and to honor its recently deceased
discoverer Clyde Tombaugh. He placed Pluto in the same
respectable category as the asteroids Ceres, Vesta, and
Eros.
Rather than being a downgrade from planet status,
astrologers might see Pluto’s presence among the larger
asteroids as being an upgrade for the asteroids. As Pluto
passes beyond Neptune’s orbit, it has in a sense sacrificed
itself for the sake of promoting the Goddess archetypes
represented by the premier asteroids. When astrologers
start using Ceres, Vesta, and Eros (and Pallas and Juno)
in the same way they are now using Pluto, the horoscope
becomes gender balanced.
The Governor’s Ready to Rumble
Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura arrived at his
inaugural ball last week wearing pink sunglasses, three
earrings, and a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt. Dubbed the People’s
Celebration, the ball was attended by more people in
jeans than tuxedos. “It's sort of a political event, but it's
more of a people's event, a celebration. The whole
concept of his party is that everyone can come, not just
the upper echelon,” said one participant.
Former wrestling professional Jesse Ventura was born a
sensitive guy with his Sun in emotionally expressive
Cancer (July 15, 1951; 3:00 am; Minneapolis, MN). A
defiant, rebellious Mars-Uranus conjunction is rising in
the first house, and accounts for his strong-man image as
a barroom brawler and outlaw motorcycle enthusiast.
The ruler of Ventura’s career, image-conscious Neptune,
is in the fifth house of entertainment and sports. While
we think of wrestling and body-building as macho sports,
those who excel are closer to the feminine qualities of
creating an attractive, artistic presentation. Pro wrestling
is a choreographed showbusiness, and Jesse “The Body”
Ventura owes his renown to angular (and therefore
dominant) Venus in hardworking, meticulous Virgo.
Adding to Ventura’s image as the outlaw or outsider is
another angular placement, Chiron, which is in the
funny-man sign of Sagittarius. As a wrestler, Ventura was
always the “bad guy.” Now as a politician, he is the first
and only elected Governor from Ross Perot’s Reform
Party. His popularity is growing across the nation, and
already his many fans are promoting a run for President
in 2000.
Reader feedback is welcome. Email: wolfstar3@aol.com.
Back to Past Articles
Home | What is an Astrogram? | Astrogram Reports | Order Now | About astrogram.com
Astrogram Postcards | Cosmic Windows | astrogram.com Bookstore
Weekly NewsScope | Moira Collins