NewsScope for November 2, 1998
by WolfStar
Celestial Lightening
Within a few short days last week major developments lit
up the political landscape like a series of lightening flashes.
The American news media couldn’t portray the
significance of these developments due to the
all-consuming elections, but astrologically the sudden
events were clearly circumscribed.
The Sun and Venus have been traveling together through
early Scorpio, a charismatic combination which highlighted
the national marketability of a several regional politicians,
plus an American hero in the business of promoting NASA.
When the Sun and Venus reached the U.S. Scorpio
Ascendant last Friday, John Glenn and the space shuttle
Discovery passed over Perth Australia where the entire city
was suddenly illuminated to greet the legendary astronaut.
However, the Sun and Venus together were being
challenged by a resolute Uranus in Aquarius, a combination
which leads to rapid development of crisis situations. In
Palestine, Yassir Arafat rounded up hundreds of Hamas
sympathizers, including the revered leader Sheik Ahmed
Yassin, in order to comply with the recent Wye summit
agreement. Arafat faces civil war if he keeps Yassin
imprisoned, and Netanyahu faces his own political survival
problems as transiting Saturn soon opposes his Libra Sun.
Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein once again challenged the
U.S.-led economic sanctions, refusing to allow weapons
inspectors any more latitude. This is the third and final pass
of transiting Uranus to his Taurus Sun, and like celestial
clockwork, each and every pass has led to a stubborn
defiance of international will.
Saturn and Neptune Battle for One World
Last week brought the culmination of another major outer
planet configuration, the square (90 degree aspect) between
Saturn and Neptune. These two were forming the second of
three squares bridging financial Saturn in Taurus, and the
alliance building Neptune in Aquarius.
International alliances were growing in power under this
week’s dynamics. Russia’s economic plans were rebuffed
by the IMF bank as not being compatible with the global
economy, but may be saved as Bill Clinton revealed plans
to buy out Russia’s nuclear armaments. NATO decided to
not bomb Milosevic’s ground forces, as the European
military alliance subtly replaced the ineffective United
Nations peacekeeping force as the provincial cop.
The Saturn-Neptune influence has wreaked havoc in the
global economy, forcing international financiers to derive a
system for regulating international capital flows. As was
forecast in the October 12 NewsScope, the world’s seven
richest industrial nations have pooled their political clout to
endorse a global economic strategy.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be replenished
(following Congress’ approval of an $18 billion cash
transfusion) to support fragile economies. Brazil will likely
get a $30 billion loan to support the entire South American
financial structure. A plan to deal with insolvent banks in
Japan will fortify the Asian economy, and lower interest
rates will fend off worldwide recession.
The agreement between the seven richest nations,
collectively called the G-7 countries, marks the first
detailed blueprint for managing the global economy. On
January 1, 1999 the Euro will be introduced, for the first
time uniting the diverse European cultures under one
currency. The Saturn-Neptune square, difficult as it has
been, is replacing national sovereignty with a regional
identity, and eventually a One World perspective.
King George III Anointed in Texas
Republican strategists, hoping to retake the White House in
two years, are eagerly watching the Texas Governor’s race
where George W. Bush III is expected to win handily.
Preliminary polls indicate that George the Younger would
easily win over Al Gore in the next Presidential race.
George Bush was born on July 6, 1946, with his Cancer
Sun exactly aligned with the U.S. Sun. Bush also has
Saturn in Cancer (like Kenneth Starr who was born only
two weeks later), giving him a strong sense of family
responsibility with traditional patriotic and homespun
values. Bush often jokes about his easy celebrity, saying
this is what happens when you’re mother is famous.
George Bush III has more in common astrologically with
Bill Clinton than he does with his father. Both Bush and
Clinton have several planets in Libra, which gives an
irresistible aura of charm and social grace. Bush has risen
to the top of Republican contenders in spite of his relative
lack of political experience because of his diplomacy and
mediation skills, which are well-known Libran
characteristics.
The most powerful dynamic in Bush’s horoscope is a
Mercury-Pluto conjunction opposed to Ceres in Aquarius.
The Mercury-Pluto combo at its best brings profound
intellectual and persuasive powers, but at its worst can
cause dogmatic, obsessive thinking. The connection to
Ceres in Aquarius emphasizes his personal family
connections, from which a larger political agenda naturally
evolves. Transiting Uranus enters Bush’s Mercury-Pluto
axis this December when he will probably leak his decision
to run for President.
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