NewsScope for July 20, 1998
by WolfStar
Vesta Takes Center Stage
Last week following a flurry of legal maneuvering and
historic court rulings, White House Secret Service agents
began testifying before Kenneth Starr’s grand jury. The
normally discrete and wary Presidential guards were
paraded before national media as political pawns in the
rapidly intensifying Clinton-Starr duel.
Astrology, the algebra of life, has a specific celestial body
to denote the secret organizations devoted to a special or
sacred mission: the asteroid Vesta. When Vesta combines
with Mars, the warrior or soldier archetype, you get secret
military groups, as in the Secret Service. On July 6, Mars
and Vesta entered Cancer (the nation’s Sun Sign)
simultaneously, and ever since the courts have been
moving rapidly forward to approve Secret Service
testimony.
Although the American Secret Service has developed
incrementally since the early 1800s, the first official status
of the
White House Police (as they were then called) came
when Congress passed legislation on July 1, 1922. This
horoscope (set for noon in Washington D.C.) features a
powerful conjunction of the Sun, Pluto, and Vesta all in
early Cancer.
The constant, total vigilance (Vesta, Pluto) toward the
President’s security (Sun in Cancer) are directly ascribed to
these three planets. Also featured in this chart is an exact
conjunction of Venus and Neptune in Leo, which portrays
the post’s glamour and prominence.
Over the next week transiting Mars and Vesta will be
heading for this degree zone, promising some intensely
fought battles. Though the agents have been told to testify,
their “code of silence” will likely keep the lid on whatever
they know. Vesta-styled organizations are renown for their
unwritten ethical obligations.
Nations Approve War Crimes Tribunal
Ever since the Nuremberg trials 50 years ago, the United
Nations has attempted to constitute a world court. Finally,
last Friday the treaty was signed which would bring
individuals to justice for genocide and crimes against
humanity. The treaty was signed against strenuous U.S.
objections, which fears loss of control from its position on
the U.N. Security Council.
The years of wrangling to achieve this historic agreement
finally came to fruition under the influence of Saturn
square Neptune. Both these planets are now dynamically
linked to the United Nations’ Sun in Scorpio, and reflect
the vision and the obstacles to the treaty’s signing. Neptune
in Aquarius holds the ideal for international justice; Saturn
in Taurus has genuine practical concerns about
implementation.
In the United Nations’ chart, Vesta is located in
international Sagittarius. Vesta, whose glyph depicts the
eternal flame, holds the sacred mission for a world
organization ruled by a system of laws. This treaty was
signed under the influence of transiting Pluto right on the
U.N.’s Vesta. Pluto focuses political influence toward the
immutable transformation of the U.N. into an altogether
different entity.
The predominantly Christian America is at least partially
influenced by fears of Armageddon. The year long
influence of the Saturn-Neptune square tests our worst
nightmares. One of the central indicators of the “End
Times” scenario is the creation of a One World
Government. Watch for evangelists preaching Anti-Christ
themes, and edging into the Republican wings through this
fear-mongering.
Happy Trails to Roy Rogers
The Baby Boomers lost one of its favorite icons recently, as
the singing cowboy Roy Rogers passed away at the ripe old
age of 86. Known for his good-guy exploits on radio and
TV, Rogers never spit, cussed, or drank. His 87 films, with
names like “Under Western Stars” and “Song of Arizona,”
were always loaded with fights (always fair) and chases,
and were especially popular in small towns.
Roy Rogers was born a self-disciplined Scorpio on
November 5, 1911 (at 12:15 pm; Cincinnati, OH). His Sun
is conjunct the partnership asteroid, Juno, and his life path
was graced by wife and co-star Dale Evans. The two
co-wrote the sentimental tune “Happy Trails To You,”
which was their theme song throughout their shared
careers.
Rogers traditional values can be seen in his Taurus Moon,
which were fixed and inflexibly moral. Also, a
Mercury-Jupiter conjunction in Scorpio is intensely
religious and outspoken in the desire to teach and
communicate higher values. These characteristics are
emphasized by being placed (along with his Sun) in the
ninth house of philosophy and religion.
Armed with a guitar, six-shooters, and good looks, Rogers
became the top box office draw from 1943 to 1954. His
Scorpio warrior image portrayed everything America saw
in itself, as he personified the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant*.
Rogers was weakened by transiting Uranus squaring his
Sun, and he died as transiting Chiron turned direct right on
his Sun.
* Nowadays, our Scorpio Ascendant is reflected by Scorpio
Bill Gates, the high-tech warrior entrepreneur. For a
detailed look at the USA Scorpio Rising chart, visit the
Scorpio Rising home
page. Reader feedback is welcome.
Email: wolfstar3@aol.com.
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