As Saturn Turns
Saturn’s momentous change of direction this week points
to the extremely important events in Washington, and for
the entire global village. The lead story, both domestically
and internationally, is the signing of the Global Warming
Treaty in Kyoto. This global warming issue will shape the
political landscape through the next Presidential campaign
as politicians spar over the economic impact and the
accuracy of scientific forecasting models.
Since Mercury is retrograde, the signing of this document
will lead to many misunderstandings, interruptions in the
ratification process, and extended delays. Washington
insiders are already saying that this treaty will not be
ratified by the Senate in 1998, and perhaps not until or
unless Al Gore is the next President.
Mercury retrograde indicates that the focus should not be
on the outer form, but the inner meaning of this agreement,
which was signed by 159 sovereign nations. One of the
central issues yet to be resolved is the international
authority that would enforce the agreement, a delicate
matter to be taken up next year in Argentina. Will
Americans allow the United Nations to restrict its
pollutants?
Over the next year Saturn enters Taurus, where it naturally
directs attention to the security of our global resources,
whether those are financial or natural resources. Then
Neptune will be in Aquarius, which dilutes national
sovereignty in favor of more efficient and equitable ways
of organizing the peoples of our global village. Economic
and environmental concerns (Saturn in Taurus) will be
reacting to the international vision (Neptune in Aquarius)
necessary for long term planetary health.
Signposts to the Millennium: #5
Chiron-Pluto Conjunction
Chiron and Pluto will form a conjunction on Dec. 30,
1999!!!! Occurring right at the Millennium, this dramatic
conjunction is the most appropriate astrological symbol for
leaving the past behind, and moving into the future. Chiron,
the bridge into the unknown, aligns with Pluto, the
destroyer of the outmoded identity.
Chiron is occasionally associated with a distorted sense of
time, or an awareness of events outside of the time
continuum. One manifestation of this is known as the
“Millennium Problem,” where corporate computers have
dated their files with only two digits. This potential
mega-snafu is being feverishly assaulted by an army of
programmers, but if they don’t succeed in remedying the
glitch, the computer-dependent global marketplace could
crash.
This connection certainly has its violent side, as the last
Chiron-Pluto conjunction at 4 degrees Leo demonstrates.
That was in 1941 when Nazi Germany was initiating the
final solution to the “Jewish problem.” When Israel gained
its independence, the Moon was at the top of its national
horoscope, and located at 4 degrees Leo.
This pending Chiron/Pluto takes place at 11 degrees
Sagittarius, so any nation or individual with this degree
prominently placed will be intimately connected with the
momentous events of the Millennium shift. Israel will
certainly be involved, as well as the United States, perhaps
in an attempt to moderate a resolution to the Jerusalem
problem.
Steven Spielberg Directs Amistad
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Spielberg was born an adventurous Sagittarius (Dec. 18,
1946; 6:16 PM EST; Cincinnati, OH), with Neptune
playing a major role in his horoscope. Neptune, the planet
associated with film, is the ruler of his career point, the
Midheaven. It resides in his fourth house where it resonates
through his entire personality (squares the Ascendant,
trines the North Node).
Several indicators point to an unusually celebrated or
famous life. Spielberg’s Midheaven is exactly aligned with
the U.S. Neptune, putting him in touch with the hopes and
dreams of the American people. Also his Sun is aligned
with the Galactic Center, an esoteric point which motivates
one to break through cultural barriers, and move toward a
more global perspective.
Because Spielberg has several placements at precisely ten
degrees, this point becomes a magnet for important or
pivotal life changes. Currently his progressed Mars is at ten
degrees Aquarius, sensitizing him to the Aquarian vibration
now awakening across our planet, and the struggle, the
fight (Mars) for liberation (Aquarius). Then his progressed
Moon is crossing the nadir, indicating an entire new
direction for the billionaire film director.
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