NewsScope for October 19, 1998
by WolfStar
Immigration in the Political Age of Aquarius
The United States, unlike most industrial nations, continues
to grow in population. Although the birth rate is barely
above replacement levels, the population grows because of
high immigration rates, especially along the southern
border. As the nation goes to vote in two weeks, two
governors’ races are drawing the most attention among
political strategists, and both of them are in border states
where immigration issues dominate local elections.
Astrologically, the outer planets Uranus and Neptune in
Aquarius describe the process of diverse groups learning to
get along with each other. In California the governor’s
contest has national implications, with Democrat Gray
Davis favored at the moment. Should he eventually win, he
will preside over redistricting, which when cleverly done
favors the election of Democrats to Congress in time for
the 2000 election, even if Republicans get more votes.
With Saturn challenging Neptune in Aquarius just before
the election, the issue of putting limits (Saturn) on porous
borders (Neptune) shapes the political landscape.
Republicans have alienated Latino voters in California
which is why Gray Davis will likely win. However, in the
Texas race Latinos largely approve of Republican George
Bush III, who is expected to win in a landslide.
Bush campaigns regularly in Spanish, and will likely win in
Laredo where a proposed nuclear waste dump is hotly
debated on both sides of the border. Uranus and Neptune in
Aquarius will be among the most powerful astrological
dynamics during the 2000 Presidential campaign. Across
the political landscape, wooing Latino voters will be
crucial to capturing the White House, and the younger Bush
is the only Republican Light who can move fluently
between cultures.
Microsoft Under Siege
In the largest antitrust trial of the decade, software giant
Microsoft faces the Justice Department and 20 state
attorneys general beginning this week. The government is
accusing Microsoft of using unfair practices to maintain its
monopoly in the Windows operating system. Key players
from America’s largest computer firms, including Apple,
AOL, IBM, Intel, Intuit, Sun Microsystems, and Netscape,
will be called as witnesses against Microsoft.
The showdown arrives on America’s centerstage precisely
as Uranus, the planet which governs technology, is at
maximum influence among the planetary powers. Uranus
appears in the night sky as being absolutely motionless, a
pivot point which astrologers refer to as Stationary Direct.
The celestial location of Uranus at this moment happens to
be exactly linked to the U.S. Ascendant (according to the
Scorpio Rising horoscope*), an astrological indication
revealing that the future of the entire computer industry
rests on the outcome of this trial. In 1998 Microsoft earned
$15 billion in revenues and employed 27,000 people.
The historical precedents of this trial can be viewed by
tracking the cyclical return of Saturn to Taurus, which
symbolically describes the titans of industry. John D.
Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company was ordered
dissolved by the Supreme Court when Saturn was in Taurus
(and exactly on the U.S. Descendant) back in 1911. The
current case resonates with the Standard Oil case in both
the importance of the issues (freedom to innovate vs.
predatory capitalism) and the stature of the CEOs
(billionaires Gates and Rockefeller).
Whoever wins the current legal jousting, the case will
likely be appealed to the Supreme Court. The timing for the
Supreme Court consideration should be very close to when
Saturn in Taurus once again crosses the U.S. Descendant in
May 1999.
Art Bell Quits Suddenly and Unexpectedly
Radio talk show superstar Art bell shocked his 20 million
listeners last week when he unexpectedly announced that
he’s quitting, effective immediately. Bell’s program
routinely interviewed conspiracy buffs, UFO experts, and a
wide range of specialists in paranormal activities. Bell
mystified his audience by not providing any details of why
he was quitting, other than a vague reference of threats to
his family.
Art Bell was born a talkative Gemini (June 17, 1945; 12:23
pm EWT; Camp Lejeune, NC), with Jupiter located very
near the duty-conscious Virgo Ascendant. A strong
placement of Jupiter like this makes for excellence in
showmanship, a natural performer. Researcher Michel
Gauquelin has demonstrated that Jupiter in this position is
statistically significant in the charts of entertainers and
politicians.
Another key planet in Bell’s horoscope is Uranus which is
located near the career point, the Midheaven. Uranus here
describes Bell’s career as being revolutionary, unusual, and
gives him a driving need for complete freedom and
independence within the work environment. Bell’s
broadcasting station is located near Nevada’s Area 51, the
secret military research center which reportedly
back-engineers UFOs for the Pentagon.
With Uranus operating as his career planet, his career took
a radical, unexpected turn (following the erratic nature of
Uranus) precisely as this planet is making its station. The
current zodiacal longitude of Uranus in Bell’s chart
happens to be triggering his deadly Mars-Pluto square, so
listeners should know that the threats are real. Also Juno,
the asteroid which governs the marriage partner, is under
simultaneous activation now, so that Bell’s partner Ramona
is likely a strong influence in this decision.
* 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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