NewsScope for October 5, 1998
by WolfStar
NATO On the Move
The atrocity threshold was crossed last week following
publication of gruesome photographs and headline news of
massacres in Kosovo carried out by Slobodan Milosevic’s
Serbian police. The Pentagon mobilized its NATO allies,
notified the Security Council, and prepared Americans for
Air Strikes against Serbian forces in the troubled region.
Astrologically, service-oriented Virgo resonates strongly
with soldiering, and NATO, the umbrella military
organization maintaining order in Europe was created just
after the Sun entered Virgo in 1949 (August 24, 1949;
11:42 am; Washington D.C.). NATO’s Sun, Moon, Saturn,
and Mercury are all in the disciplined sign of Virgo. The
celestial climate over the next few weeks is decidedly
militaristic, especially after October 7 when the war planet
Mars enters Virgo.
Milosevic has been given an ultimatum to remove his
police forces from Kosovo and begin serious negotiations
to resolve the dispute. Milosevic himself is a Virgo (August
29, 1941), and this month Pluto, the planet which threatens
ultimate force, is squaring his Sun. For the moment the
troops have been called back to the barracks, as the Serbs
have reacted quickly to defuse global outrage.
The critical dates to watch in this crisis are October 15-17.
The Moon enters Virgo on the 15th, at the same time that
Mars in Virgo will be on Milosevic’s Sun (and squaring
Pluto). The critical turning point for NATO is also in this
time frame as Uranus turns direct (exactly conjunct
NATO’s nadir) on October 17. With aggressive Mars on his
Sun, Milosevic may be expected to take some bold, defiant
action during this extremely dangerous astrological
window.
Document Dump in Washington
Independent Prosecutor Kenneth Starr delivered his final
report to Congress last week. The 4600 pages of Grand Jury
testimony detailed the roles played by Linda Tripp, Monica
Lewinski, Vernon Jordan, and Betty Currie. Meanwhile,
Republican leaders dropped the more controversial riders
to appropriation bills in order to avoid election-season
budget clashes and focus on the impeachment process.
Over the next two years the U.S. will be coming under the
influence of a major progressed aspect which should shape
the entire social and political landscape. According to the
Scorpio Rising* horoscope for the U.S., the progressed Sun
will be conjunct the nation’s Moon in June 2000. This
represents a growing group consciousness of who we are as
a people and where we are going as a nation.
The U.S. Moon is in multicultural Aquarius, and under this
progressed Sun aspect, the traditions and aspirations of
White, Middle-class America give way to a broader set of
values. African-Americans in particular are leading the way
in this cultural renaissance with almost unanimous
sympathy for Bill Clinton. Clinton is the first President to
include Black Americans among his closest circle of
advisers and friends.
With a long and painful history of violated privacy, Black
Americans recognize that the invasion of privacy
engineered by Linda Tripp and Kenneth Starr is a more
egregious violation of civil rights than the perjury which
Clinton used to defend himself. The difference between
Starr’s puritanical values and the right to privacy is being
clearly enunciated by mainstream America now (as Uranus
in Aquarius is making a direct hit to the U.S. Ascendant).
Americans of all stripes and colors shout to Washington
politicians, “Enough!”
Gene Autry Rides Off into the Sunset
Hollywood’s original singing cowboy, Gene Autry, died
last Friday in his home following a long illness. In 91
movies Autry played the same true-blue son of the Old
West character who always fought fair and square, and
loved his horse. Autry hung up his acting spurs in 1956,
and went on to become one of the country’s wealthiest
private citizens.
Autry was born an image-conscious Libra, with his Moon
in sentimental Cancer (September 29, 1907). Neptune, the
planet associated with romantic images, was closely
aspecting his personal planets (Sun, Mercury, and Venus)
giving him a natural penchant for music as an art form and
means of communication. In Autry’s case, his Neptune was
aligned with the U.S. Sun so that the movies and songs he
created helped shape America’s concept of the Old West.
Autry was blessed by what some astrologers refer to as the
‘Millionaire’s aspect,” which is the Sun square Uranus. Bill
Gates, Andrew Carnegie, and many other extremely
wealthy individuals have this particular planetary
combination.
It provides independence of thought and action, as well as
the insight of how to profitably insert the Self into a much
larger system for mutual advantage. Autry owned the
California Angles baseball team, and a network of radio
and television stations, including KTLA which he sold in
1982 for $245 million.
* For a detailed look at the USA Scorpio Rising chart, visit
the Scorpio Rising
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