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NewsScope for January 14, 2002 Mars Activates Solar Eclipse Last year's Summer Solstice Solar Eclipse is once again being activated by Mars, a situation that spells trouble for our global village. That eclipse signified immense potential for spectacular events since it occurred just minutes after the Sun entered Cancer on June 21, 2001. On the longest day of the year the Sun had reached its most northern point, or metaphorically it's greatest height, and then was eclipsed. Mars is often the triggering agent that releases the dormant potential, and that happened when Mars entered Capricorn to oppose the eclipse point on September 11. The Sun-Chiron conjunction on December 23 also opposed the eclipse point, and that date marked the collapse of the Argentina government, the military build-up along the India-Pakistan border, and rampant violence between Israelis and the Palestinians. Now Mars is about to enter Aries, once again igniting this hyper-active degree zone. Anyone with important planets or angles in the first few degrees of the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) is being illuminated for action by this celestial set-up. Among the leading geopolitical targets will be PLO leader Yasir Arafat since his Mars is located in early Libra. Most fearsome is the escalating rhetoric over Kashmir: both India and Pakistan have Mars in the first degree of Cancer, a point hit by transiting Mars on January 19. Also transiting Mercury turns retrograde right on India's Midheaven on January 18 conceivably marking a decision to end diplomatic dialogue. Enron Scandal Boosted by Neptune The scent of scandal piqued Washington last week amid new revelations surrounding the Enron bankruptcy and it's CEO Kenneth Lay. Officials from Enron's accounting firm Arthur Anderson admitted to shredding relevant documents, even after the SEC issued subpoenas for the Enron records. Adding fuel to the fire came reports that Enron executives sought financial help from several of Bush's cabinet members. Astrologically, the planetary indicator for scandals is Neptune. When the U.S. horoscope gets hit by a major Neptune transit, the political astrologer can expect scandal. The Scorpio Rising U.S. horoscope (July 4, 1776; 2:21 pm; Philadelphia) uniquely reflects the current situation since transiting Neptune is about to square the Ascendant. Neptune was in this same degree last year for an extended four-month interval as it slowly turned retrograde while squaring the U.S. Ascendant. NewsScope was filled with briefs detailing Neptune's influence at that time, including the Robert Hannsen spy scandal, price controls on pharmaceuticals, and how national policy favored Bush's oil and gas constituency, most notably deregulation for Enron. Now Neptune is back but speeding right through this important degree zone. The square aspect shows how Neptune is an obstacle, a distraction from the national campaign against terrorism. Nevertheless, for the next several weeks we can expect that as the Enron scandal unfolds, once again ordinary citizens will be reminded that Washington politicians favor major campaign donors. Perhaps not until Neptune returns for its final square during fall elections will campaign finance reform be seriously discussed. Charles Bishop's Mysterious Suicide At school assemblies his voice rose above all others when singing the national anthem, and he dreamed of being an Air Force pilot so he could bomb the terrorists. Yet on January 5 he crashed a Cessna airplane into a Tampa skyscraper and left a suicide note indicating his sympathies for Osama bin Laden. Charles Bishop was born with his Sun, Moon and three other planets in socially-active Aquarius (February 8, 1986; Wilmington, MA; time unknown). Accordingly, he did his best to fit in; teachers said he was intelligent and friendly, and gave no hint that he was mentally disturbed. The transits* to his natal chart at the time of his suicide mission give the clues to what was really going on. Transiting Saturn was exactly conjunct his Chiron, the planetoid often associated with the feeling of being psychologically wounded. Natally, his Chiron opposes Saturn and Mars, a dangerously volatile combination. His woundedness probably stems from his missing father's Arab ethnicity. Part of him undoubtedly seethed at the hypocrisy of having to conceal his Syrian birth name Bishara in order to fit into mainstream America. In a youth's chart the Sun often represents the father. Noting that transiting Uranus recently crossed over his Sun, the astrologer could surmise that Charles was recently paid an unexpected visit by his father, who perhaps reminding him that he is part Arab. Or at the very least he was awakened (Uranus) to his true identity (Sun) as part Arab. Then, as transiting Mars made an explosive square to natal Uranus, the inherited, internalized cultural clash could not be contained within the fa?ade of normalcy. Many thanks to NewsScope correspondent Justin Smith for tracking down Bishop's birth data. Justin phoned the Tampa tribune reporter covering the story who obtained the birth date from Autotrak, a service used by news media. * Note that Neptune was tightly squaring his natal Pluto, lending credence to one theory that his mental state was negatively influenced by an acne Reader feedback is welcome. Click here for feedback.
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