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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
Jan 2, 2012 - Obama-Clinton in 2012?, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Maryl Streep as the Iron Lady
Jan. 9, 2012 - Rick Sant-orum, Eris and the job market, Stephen Hawking's State of the Universe
Jan. 16, 2012 - Corporations are people, Americans Elect hold online nomination, the glamorous Marlene Dietrich
Jan. 23, 2012 - Gingrich wins in SC, the Costa Concordia disaster, Eris and Madonna: Chaos as art
Jan. 30, 2012 - Gingrich's 12th house Mars, top five astro-events for february, and the journey of OR-7
February 6, 2012 - Pluto stimulates the U.S. economy, Israel tempts fate, a UFO in the Baltic Sea
Feb.13, 2012 - Santorum and Super Tuesday, Whitney Houston slips away, Linsanity spreading
Feb. 20, 2012 - Xanax: addictive and profitable; Assad and the Lunar Eclipse; Bobby Brown
Feb. 27, 2012 - Obama's progressed Mars, Top Five Astro-events for March, will Jeb Bush save the GOP?
March 5, 2012 - Obama's Interview, the swing state Ohio, Maria Menounas - something to talk about
March 12, 2012 - Billionaire Sara Blakely, Rush Limbaugh and the feminazis, yoga teacher Kristin McGee
March 19, 2012 - the Goldman Sachs elite, journalist Chris Hedges, George Clooney arrested
March 26, 2012 - Afghan War chart, April's top five astro-events, Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence
April 9, 2012 - Ann Romney and Gender Gap, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmer-man, Matt Damon's guru
April 9, 2012 - Ann Romney and Gender Gap, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmer-
man, Matt Damon's guru
Reader feedback
re: NewsScope - thank you for your weekly NewsScope. Your writings are very lucid and enjoyable.
Iraq's dinar - Love your weekly review. I want to ask about a curious currency issue that seems to be blooming. I am sure your readers would enjoy your take on the timing of this event when the Iraqi Dinar rises in value. Just in the last 2 weeks another major oil deposit was discovered
not to mention that their gold reserves have had a major increase... so if they can get their act together... how do you see this as to timing for investors?
re: Keth Urban - I read the page on Mariah as America's Favorite Diva and noted her work on American Idol. Actually, the person getting a lot of press is country singer Keith Urban, also on AI. He's an interesting character who's made real inroads in his career due to his work on Australia's The Voice show and now AI. Both transiting Mars and Neptune now trine his natal Sun, adding to the showbiz/glamour factor. But it's tr. Pluto that's interesting to study: it's opposite his Asc--nearly exact right now. I think his would be an interesting chart to investigate!
re: Tim Cooks' birth time - I wonder why in the US nobody has raised the question that the law does not allow access to birth certificate records, how is it possible? Here in Italy it is not so. Which privacy is there to protect? One has the right to know when someone is born or not??? The scientists should be in favour of the publicity of birth times, so they can continue to debunk the astrologers!!! Or, keeping concealed birth times is a way to impede the general public in knowing many things regarding public figures, politicians etc. This is against the right to know!
You american astrologers should start a campaign for this, in my opinion!
re: Lance Armstrong - What are your feelings about Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah and did he really tell the truth about everything?
A. Lance Armstrong was profiled Aug 27, 2012
Inauguration - I've always read about how if the President is sworn in during a moon void of course that he will have trouble being effective during his term, and that this was the case for Obama last term. I have just read that he was privately sworn in at 11:55am EST, just *before* the moon void! Any thoughts for your column? As a Dem, I'm thrilled to see this, and hope this will empower the Prez to route those untoward Republicans, who just sit on their hands, seemingly out of spite or racism or craziness.
Thanks! I look forward to your column and your pages every week.
A. The Inauguration chart, set for noon, was posted and described in NewsScope's December 31, 2012 issue. The Moon makes one final square to Mars before going void of course, which does in deed push Obama into action.
re: Salopek - I enjoyed reading about Paul Salopek, mostly because my best friend's birthday is also Feb 9, 1962. She's one of the Aqua-stells as well. Her stellium falls in her 4th house though so she's all about her family, and her challenges lately have been about teenagers!
A. That week in February 1962 has some notoriety, since psychic Jeanne Dixon predicted that the "anti-Christ" would be born during the New Moon on February 4, 1962. Later, she changed her mind and said it would be the second coming of Jesus. Sheryl Crowe was born on February 11, 1962, Jennifer Jason Leigh was born on febraury 5, 1962, and King Abdullah II of Jordan was born on January 30, 1962.
re: Hillary Clinton - Do you see anything in hillary clinton's chart as a sign of her current health problems?
A. Yes, she's going through a handful of challenging Saturn transits and progressions: transiting Saturn has been conjunct her Sun, progressed Mercury to Saturn, progressed Moon to Saturn, and more. These are indications that she needs a rest. The unexpected accident happened as her progressed Midheaven was exactly trioctile Uranus -- exhaustion and over-work allow these mishaps into our lives.
re: 2013 - I'm wondering if anyone will be writing about Supermoons for 2013, or anything else that points to dates to be aware of.
re: economy - Will you please do year 2013 and its overall effects in our lives, finances as we the people depend on the whims of congress which has NO idea what they want to do. As a senior citizen, i respect your work and read it every week and would like to read about this if it is possible.
re: rightwingers - I enjoy your NewsScope segment. I find it very interesting that two of the highest profile uncompromising right wingers share this energy. Eric Cantor has a Sun opposition Moon both square Pluto. (The NRA's Wayne) LaPierre has Moon opposed Pluto both Square the Sun. These two will never look for common ground.
re: Inauguation date - January 20 is a Sunday, so they'll be doing the oath on Monday, January 21.
A. The official private ceremony is on the 20th, a Sunday. A public ceremony will be held the following day, the 21st, as happened during Reagan's inauguration.
re: job at NeptuneCafe - Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to enquire about any job vacancies you may have within The Neptune Cafe. I would like to introduce myself to the restaurant manager to hand in my resume and discuss any vacancies. I look forward to hearing from you.
re: Adam Lanza - I enjoyed your Newscope on Adam Lanza and the connections between his chart and that of the U.S. One has to wonder, however, why Newtown, CT? Have you had a chance to look at important dates for this town?
Here's the link for Newtown's city charter which shows its founding date and dates that its charter was adopted and revised. The city was founded on October 11, 1711 which gives it a Sun of 17º Libra which would complete a T-square in Adam's chart by opposing his Venus and squaring his Uranus-Neptune conjunction. The U.S. progressed Mars at 18º Libra is conjunct Newtown's Sun.The first city charter for Newtown was adopted on October 2, 1961 (chart for noon). Its Mars-Mercury conjunction in Scorpio creates a Grand Square with Adam's Sun/Ceres/Chiron T-Square. Also, its Cancer Moon oppose Saturn in Capricorn are being squared the U.S. progressed Moon/Mars in Libra.re: NeptuneCafe - Great site, I always read the newscope column every Monday!
re: McAfee - Given his chart and the transits and progressions at the time, do you think that he may have done it?
A. He could have. I noticed that transiting Mars was squaring his Sun on the night of the murder, which is an indicator for anger and even violence. But without an accurate birth time, I won't make that judgment. The Belize government provides a safe harbor for narco-traffickers, so he very well could be right about them wanting his millions...
April 16, 2012 - The Chiron-Pluto Generation, Bobby Petrino's issues, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
April 23, 2012 - The Secret Service scandal, May's top five astro-events, and the Titanic 100 years later
April 30, 2012 - China's Uranus cycle, France's next president Francois Hollande, DWTS' Katherine Jenkins
May 7, 2012 - Romney blames Obama, Michelle Obama's rectified birth chart, writer-director Joss Whedon
May 14, 2012 - Same-sex marriage, Venus and the financial markets, and Tom Gabel's transformation
May 21, 2012 - FB's IPO, Will Greece leave the Eurozone?, Wis. Governor Scott Walker's recall
May 28, 2012 - Mohamed Morsi - Egypt's next president, June's astro-events, Jupiter and the SE
June 4, 2012 - Obama or Romney? Spain's financial T-square, cyberwarfare's General James Cartwright.
June 11, 2012 - Part Two of Who will win - Obama or Romney? A deeper look at each candidate's chart
June 18, 2012 - Pluto and the billionaries; Putin and the patriarchs, and the NBA finals with Kevin Durant
June 25, 2012 - The Vatican's protector of predator priests, July's top five, Larry Ellison buys Lanai
July 2, 2012 - Roberts and Obamacare, European leaders reach accord, Katie Holmes files for divorce
July 9, 2012 - Michelle Obama and Ann Romney on Election day, Henry Higgs and the UR-PL cycle
July 16, 2012 - Ceres and commodity prices, Condi Rice rumors, Woody Guthrie, dustbowl troubadour
July 23, 2012 - Black Moon Lilith Rising, James Holmes' split personality, celebrity CEO Marissa Mayer
July 30, 2012 - Romney's gaffe at the Olympics, August's top five events, Kristen Stewart's love life
Aug 6, 2012 - The Dawn Mission, Oscar Pistolius the blade runner, and James Holme's timed chart
Aug 13, 2012 - Paul Ryan wins the Veepstakes, the U.S. progressed Moon-Mars,Angelina wedding day
Aug 20, 2012 - The activated Uranus-Pluto, Russia's Black Moon, Jessica Alba's busy life.
Aug 27, 2012 - Romney's victory and the fiscal cliff, September's top five, Lance Armstrong's career dives.
Sept. 3, 2012 - The clash over Medicare, Clint East-wood talks with a chair, Mariah Carey's horoscope.
Sept. 10, 2012 - the astrology of QE3, Black Moon in Israel's chart, Leann Rimes and Patsy Cline
Sept. 17, 2012 - Chaos in the Middle East and Peace Day; women doing well; Kate Middleton's dilemma
Sept. 24, 2012 - Romney's 47 percent video, October's top five astro-events, Lindsay Lohan's attitude
Oct. 1, 2012 - Special Black Moon Lilith Issue, Romney's progressed Lilith; Iran's Lilith; Lilith celebrity profiles.
Oct. 8, 2012 - candidates' progressions, Turkey's Grand Cross, Miguel Cabrera wins Triple Crown.
Oct. 15, 2012 - Ohio, the bellwether state to win; Malala Yousafzai, freedom fighter; Ben Affleck's Argo...
Oct. 22, 2012 - Cyber Pearl Harbor, November's top five astro-events, and Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Biel
Oct. 29, 2012 - Neptune and the election, the Solar Eclipse hits Ohio's Neptune, and Queen Elizabeth II
Nov. 5, 2012 - Hurricane Sandy, the astrology of hurricanes, and Taylor Swift's philanthropy
Nov. 12, 2012 - Paula Broadwell, Election result commentaries, Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln
Nov. 19, 2012 - Mars along the Hamas-Israel border, Saturn and Obama's Neptune, Twinkies Gone?
Nov 26, 2012 - Mohamed Morsi - Egypt's new pharaoh, December's top five, Alfred Hitchcock
Dec. 3, 2012 - The fiscal cliff and the Mayan calendar, Tesla Motors, Park Jae-sang's Gangnam Style
Dec. 10, 2012 - Assad's progressed Mars, Orcus in Romney's and Assad's charts, Bill Murray as FDR
Dec. 17, 2012 - Adam Lanza - Newtown shooter, the U.S. twelfth house; John McAfee on the run
Dec. 24, 2012 - The National Rifle Association, January's Top Five Astro-Events, Suzy Favor Hamilton's double life.
Dec. 31, 2012 - Mars in key charts of 2013, India's social revolution, Matt Damon's new film Promised Land.
Jan. 7, 2013 - "Save us from self-inflicted wounds", Hugo Chavez's health crisis, Lilith - the comedians' muse.
Jan. 14, 2013 - Chuck Hagel, John Howard's gun control program, Paul Salopek begins his journey.
Jan. 21, 2013 - A brilliant Moon-Jupiter occultation; Natalie Wood's case re-opened; Chelsea Clinton.
Jan. 28, 2013 - Mary Jo White to head SEC, February's Top Five, Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Feb. 4, 2013 - The Dow hits 14,000, immigration reform coming up, Kevin Spacey stars in the House of Cards.
NewsScope for February 11, 2013
By Michael Wolfstar
John Brennan and the Drones
Last week two events drew attention to President Obama’s secretive and controversial drone policy: Senate confirmation hearings on John Brennan’s nomination to head the CIA and the leaking of a classified memo that offers legal justification for drone strikes against Americans. Brennan offered a carefully worded defense of drone strikes, while the memo set off new revelations about the U.S. drone program.*
* For an extensive commentary on these events, read Jason Linkins’ blog: huffingtonpost/drones
Astrologically, the American drone policy and John Brennan’s role in overseeing the program have a strong correlation to Mars and Black Moon Lilith combinations. In the U.S. horoscope, Mars and Lilith square each other, which suggests a national fascination with guns and military weaponry (see U.S. violence for more). By secondary progression, these two are in the U.S. 12th house, indicating terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism measures.
John Brennan (September 22, 1955) was born with his Mars in the service sign of Virgo where it squares his Black Moon Lilith. His Lilith gets national expression since it’s perfectly aligned with the U.S. Mars. He was in charge of President Bush’s waterboarding torture program until that was outlawed, and since then, he’s met every day with Obama as his personal national security advisor.
Last week when Brennan was grilled about the use of drones, transiting Lilith in Gemini was exactly squaring his Mars. Lilith goes on to conjoin the U.S. Mars and oppose Brennan’s Lilith, so his nomination (which is assured) deeply resonates with the U.S. 12th house conditions. By secondary progression, his Lilith is at 28º Sagittarius where it squares his Virgo Sun. As the CIA chief, he’s naturally becoming identified with black ops and the extra-judicial nature of Lilith.
Hedge Fund Manager Sues Apple
Last Thursday hedge fund manager David Einhorn sued Apple to get it to deploy its $137 billion in cash more effectively. The lawsuit came as a surprise since Einhorn has been a strong supporter with his often-cited prediction that one day Apple will be worth $1 trillion. But the recent plummet in Apple’s price hurt his personal holdings, now valued at only $600 million.
AAPL’s first trade was on December 12, 1980 (10:00 am; New York, NY) when the Sun was conjunct intuitive Neptune in adventurous
Sagittarius. This configuration resonates with Apple’s CEOs: Tim Cook has a Sun-Neptune conjunction and Steve Jobs’ Pisces Sun trines Neptune. With Aquarius Rising and Uranus (the chart ruler) at the Midheaven, Apple’s business is innovative technology. Venus conjoins Uranus, bringing an artistic touch and much popularity to Apple’s high-tech products.
AAPL’s stock price hit an all-time high of $705 on September 21, 2012. At the time, the progressed Moon was one degree from opposing natal Pluto, and as this aspect became exact over the next month, AAPL went into a free fall. Then the December 13, 2012 Solar Eclipse took place at 22º Scorpio, landing right on AAPL’s Venus, and further damaging its professional standing and outlook.
AAPL’s progressed Sun now stands at 23º Capricorn and is nearly square natal Pluto (exact on May 3, 2013). Getting sued is a ruthless, manipulative part of the process associated with this astro-event, and is meant to force an historic change. The best scenario coming out of this is now being discussed, which is an increase in the dividend and a stock buy-back program. In this way, AAPL morphs from a growth stock into a value stock – a fundamental change of its corporate identity, and in line with the transformative nature of the progressed Sun square Pluto.
Chris Dorner On the Run
In the Twittersphere he’s being mythologized as a modern day Rambo, but the heavily-armed fugitive is now the subject of a massive manhunt in southern California. On January 31 he posted a rambling manifesto on Facebook declaring “unconventional and asymmetrical warfare” against his former LAPD comrades. Believing himself to be the victim of injustice, the cop-killer is now pursuing a vendetta against authority.*
Chris Dorner was born with his Gemini Sun in aspect to the four outer planets (June 4, 1979; New York, NY; time unknown), creating a powerful psychic network between the collective energies and the personal will. Sun square Saturn in Virgo brought him a sense of responsibility and duty, which he most happily fulfilled as a Los Angeles police officer. But with his Sun and Mercury opposing Neptune, he lost his roadmap somewhere along the way.
Dorner’s Mars in determined Taurus is modified by conjunctions with Chiron and Juno, and is also amped up by aspects to the four outer planets. The Juno influence gives him a warrior’s sense of honor to defend the underdog, while Chiron feels deeply wounded and enraged by any perceived injustices. Over the last several years his level of frustration with police authority grew as his progressed Mars squared natal Saturn.
When he began his one-man crusade last week, transiting Saturn opposed his Chiron as transiting Chiron opposed his Saturn, a double whammy that pushed him into lashing out at authority due to his grievances. Also, transiting Jupiter turned direct in Gemini while conjoining his progressed Mars, giving him a message and a sense of mission. Undoubtedly, transiting Black Moon Lilith conjunct his Sun pushed him over to the dark side.
* For background on this story, see guardian/manhunt
