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"The natal chart is like a seed and progressions are the unfolding in time of that into the plant it is to become. Transits, are like a daily weather report. In political astrology, these three factors have to be taken into account!"
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Recent NewsScope columns
June 6, 2011 - Aug 2 debt limit showdown, Saudi Arabia's Pallas, and Kim Kardashian's engagement
June 13, 2011 - Arizona's wildfire, Syria's haves and have-nots, and political aspirant Alec Baldwin
June 20, 2011 Greece's debt problem, Q&A on the U.S. horoscope, and Crystal says "no" to Hugh Hefner
June 27, 2011 - Jon Hunts-man's lucky stars, July's top five astro-events, and Kate Middleton crosses the pond
July 4, 2011 - IMF chief Christine Lagarde, candidate Michele Bachmann, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
July 11, 2011 - Obama's grand bargain, the UK news scandal, and Michele Bachmann's birth time.
Reader feedback
re: Occupy Wall Street - Got your analysis of the NY protests. Thought this "manifesto" that is beginning to form may be of interest to you, in light of your comments that it's loose and not formed yet:
Declaration of the Occupation of New York City
This document was accepted by the NYC General Assembly on September 29, 2011
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.
As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.
They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage.
They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses.
They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one’s skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation.
They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization.
They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless nonhuman animals, and actively hide these practices.
They have continuously sought to strip employees of the right to negotiate for better pay and safer working conditions.
They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right.
They have consistently outsourced labor and used that outsourcing as leverage to cut workers’ healthcare and pay.
They have influenced the courts to achieve the same rights as people, with none of the culpability or responsibility.
They have spent millions of dollars on legal teams that look for ways to get them out of contracts in regards to health insurance.
They have sold our privacy as a commodity.
They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press.
They have deliberately declined to recall faulty products endangering lives in pursuit of profit.
They determine economic policy, despite the catastrophic failures their policies have produced and continue to produce.
They have donated large sums of money to politicians supposed to be regulating them.
They continue to block alternate forms of energy to keep us dependent on oil.
They continue to block generic forms of medicine that could save people’s lives in order to protect investments that have already turned a substantive profit.
They have purposely covered up oil spills, accidents, faulty bookkeeping, and inactive ingredients in pursuit of profit.
They purposefully keep people misinformed and fearful through their control of the media.
They have accepted private contracts to murder prisoners even when presented with serious doubts about their guilt.
They have perpetuated colonialism at home and abroad. They have participated in the torture and murder of innocent civilians overseas.
They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts. *
To the people of the world, we, the New York City General Assembly occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power.
Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.
To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal.
Join us and make your voices heard!
The Top Five Astrology Books about the
Progressed Moon
1. Giselle Terry:
2. Maritha Pottenger
3. Steven Forrest
4. Darby Costello
5. Stephen Arroyo
July 18, 2011 - Eric Cantor's conflict of interest, the Merc -Neptune smokscreen, and JLo and Marc Anthony split
July 25, 2011 - Norway's horoscope, August's top five, and Amy Winehouse's progressed Lunar Return
Aug. 1, 2011 - Rick Perry's Mercury, Columbia in the Age of Aquarius, and Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens
August 8, 2011 looks at Obama's Solar Returns, the Super Committee and Tiger Woods' rehabilitation
August 15, 2011 - Rick Perry's candidacy, the new global economy, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes
August 22, 2011 - updating the GOP field, and the fear of contagion stemming from Italy's bond market
August 29, 2011 - Rick Perry's soaring poll numbers, September's top five, and Warren Buffet
September 5, 2011 - the double dip recession, marriage and Juno-Saturn, and Chaz Bono on DWTS
Sept.12, 2011- Ceres and the insurance companies, Texas wildfires, and George Clooney and Stacey Keibler
Sept.19, 2011 - Romney and Perry: the Pluto factor, Obama's Nov crisis, and Leila Lopes, Miss Universe
Sept. 26, 2011 - Perry falters as Romney scores, October's top five, and Einstein and the neutrino
Oct. 3, 2011 - Occupy Wall Street, Mahatma Gandhi and non-violent resistance, and gangster Al Capone
October 10, 2011 - Amanda Knox's karmic path, Meredith Kercher's murder, what's next for Amanda
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This biwheel has Romney's natal chart on the inner ring, with the outer showing the progressions set for the start of the Republican Convention on August 27, 2012. Notice the progressed Sun at 25TA20 closely squares the U.S. Moon at 25AQ28.
NewsScope for October 17, 2011
By Michael Wolfstar
Mitt Romney’s Growing Strength
Last week, the latest poll among GOP voters indicated that pizza CEO Herman Cain is leading the pack, with Mitt Romney holding down second place, and Rick Perry falling to third. Romney’s 23 percent rating is very close to where he’s been for the last four months, while Cain’s number is a 22 percent leap from where he was six weeks ago.
Herman Cain was born with his Sun in friendly Sagittarius (December 13, 1945; Memphis, TN; time unknown) and his Moon in bold Aries. Unfortunately for his presidential aspirations, he has no natal planets in aspect to the U.S. Moon at 25º Aquarius, nor are any of his progressed planets aspecting the U.S. Moon. This means that he will not find any traction with a national audience.
Mitt Romney’s horoscope (March 12, 1947; 9:51 am; Detroit, MI) remains the strongest among the declared candidates. Romney’s progressed Moon enters Aries on December 12, only three days after Uranus turns direct at 0º Aries. Transiting Uranus and Romney’s progressed Moon will be traveling together for the next 3-4 months – all while favorably aspecting his natal Saturn. This bodes very well for him in the primaries.
Simultaneously, his progressed Ascendant is entering into a trine with his Moon-Jupiter conjunction. This aspect becomes exact in March, perhaps indicating when he secures his party’s nomination. More to the point, when the Republican Convention opens on August 27, 2012, Romney has a progressed Moon-Midheaven conjunction shaping up, which is very favorably trine natal Pluto. This combination is about personal empowerment, and is strong astrological confirmation that he’ll be nominated.
Gary Christen and the Time Zone Lawsuit
Can a corporation own the history of time zone changes? Astrolabe, Inc. says yes, and on September 30, 2011 filed a lawsuit to legally protect the ACS Atlas (used in their popular SolarFire software) from copyright infringement. The defendants maintain the free Olson database, which is encoded in Unix platforms to set clocks to local time, and used in countless websites and internet applications.
The CEO of Astrolabe, Gary Christen, was born with a determined Sun-Mars conjunction in Taurus (May 17, 1951; 9:08 am; Jersey City, NJ), a combination that readily fights for financial property. His Sun-Mars forms a supportive trine to Saturn, giving him the feeling of legality, while the square to Pluto impels a need to control and own things (i.e., the timezone database).
Christen’s chart features an action-oriented cardinal Grand Cross: a Venus-Uranus conjunction in Cancer opposes Chiron in Capricorn; this polarity squares his Moon-Jupiter opposition in Libra and Aries. This Grand Cross is important now, since it’s being activated by the transiting Uranus-Pluto square. The nature of these connections is bound to shake up his business and personal relationships, as well as have a significant impact on database maintainers across cyberspace.
Over the next few months, Uranus will be squaring his 6th house Chiron, which could lead to chaos in the work environment and/or the sudden loss of employees. Over the next three years, Christen’s progressed Midheaven will pass over his Sun-Mars conjunction. He will also experience a progressed Mars-Uranus conjunction in three years. The combination of these progressions, along with the intense Uranus-Pluto transit, is turning his life into a battle zone. In this intense phase, personal health issues are likely to flare up.
* For a comprehensive explanation of this lawsuit and its implications, see wiki/Tz_database
Taylor Swift, Entertainer of the Year
Last week singer, songwriter, and stellar performer Taylor Swift launched her new perfume Awestruck at the New York Macy’s department store. This year she’s been named woman of the year, entertainer of the year, and continues to actively donate time and money to various causes. Her image has appeared on magazine covers, and she still has time for boyfriends. What keeps her going?
Taylor Swift was born with her Sun in the trendy, story-telling sign of Sagittarius (December 13, 1989; Wyomissing, PA; time unknown*). Considering the healthy state of her ego, astrologers may be surprised to see that her Sun is unaspected, meaning that it makes no connection to the traditional planets. However, her Sun does aspect all four of the major asteroids, so that she is channeling the emerging goddess archetypes.
Many of Taylor’s natal planets have close links to the U.S. horoscope, which offers her a national stage for expressing her innate talent. Her Pluto at 16º Scorpio is exactly square the U.S. Midheaven; her Saturn at 13º Capricorn opposes the U.S. Sun, her Sun at 21º Sagittarius opposes the U.S. Mars, and her Juno at 8º Scorpio is exactly conjunct the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. These abundant and tight connections make her a national star.
Taylor has eight planets configured in the Cancer/Capricorn polarity, which features her Mercury-Moon opposition embedded with five outer planets. Her personal planets are tremendously influenced by cultural and generational trends, as symbolized by the outer planets. For many people, the ongoing Uranus-Pluto transit has been traumatic, but Taylor Swift thrives on the energy. She’s bound for greater achievements and higher exaltation over the coming years.
* Astrotheme gives a birth time of 7:07 am, but offers no source. It may be rectified, completely made up, or come from some secret connection. No one knows.
