Peace and Terror
In the UK at the moment, we seem to be in a peculiar situation - the threat of terror has never been so immediate, and yet we hear yesterday that the IRA has renounced violence for good, seeking to achieve its goals through the ballot box rather than the bullet and the bomb. One threat that we have lived with for so many years seemingly disappears overnight, whilst another one explodes into our lives causing disruption, death and mayhem.
My local astrology group, Aquarius Severn (named after the group's sun-sign and the UK's longest river, which happens to be only a few miles away), makes forecasts for the world ahead each December, and this year one of the notable astrological events we picked out was the series of three Jupiter-Neptune trines (see Live 8, below), the third of which becomes exact in a few weeks time. Whenever Jupiter and Neptune make contact in the sky by way of certain angular relationships (called 'aspects' in astrology), 'peace processes' seem to hit the headlines, be they in the middle east, the ex-Soviet Union or in Northern Ireland. With the trine (120 degree) aspect, you can expect sudden and powerful breakthroughs. I hope it isn't premature to say that this is one such case.
Interestingly, Saturn is crossing the UK's Jupiter and Neptune is crossing the UK's Neptune simultaneously this week, so one might expect the UK to be hitting the world headlines at this time. Saturn crossing Jupiter can of course bring a temporary loss of confidence (it's in Leo, after all), or a loss of stature in the world. It can also bring a conflict between opposing principles, and with new anti-terror laws being debated at the moment, the conflict between security and civil rights is giving rise to very difficult choices for our leaders. Neptune crossing Venus seems apt for the recent Live8 events, bringing enjoyable group creativity (Venus in Aquarius and the fifth house of the 1801 UK chart) and compassion (Neptune) together to act as one. And a few weeks ago, the whole of The Independent's front page was devoted to a story about the trade in antiquities in our prestigious auction houses. Apparently, as befits Neptune, which also rules scandal and illusion, most of them are fake!
My local astrology group, Aquarius Severn (named after the group's sun-sign and the UK's longest river, which happens to be only a few miles away), makes forecasts for the world ahead each December, and this year one of the notable astrological events we picked out was the series of three Jupiter-Neptune trines (see Live 8, below), the third of which becomes exact in a few weeks time. Whenever Jupiter and Neptune make contact in the sky by way of certain angular relationships (called 'aspects' in astrology), 'peace processes' seem to hit the headlines, be they in the middle east, the ex-Soviet Union or in Northern Ireland. With the trine (120 degree) aspect, you can expect sudden and powerful breakthroughs. I hope it isn't premature to say that this is one such case.
Interestingly, Saturn is crossing the UK's Jupiter and Neptune is crossing the UK's Neptune simultaneously this week, so one might expect the UK to be hitting the world headlines at this time. Saturn crossing Jupiter can of course bring a temporary loss of confidence (it's in Leo, after all), or a loss of stature in the world. It can also bring a conflict between opposing principles, and with new anti-terror laws being debated at the moment, the conflict between security and civil rights is giving rise to very difficult choices for our leaders. Neptune crossing Venus seems apt for the recent Live8 events, bringing enjoyable group creativity (Venus in Aquarius and the fifth house of the 1801 UK chart) and compassion (Neptune) together to act as one. And a few weeks ago, the whole of The Independent's front page was devoted to a story about the trade in antiquities in our prestigious auction houses. Apparently, as befits Neptune, which also rules scandal and illusion, most of them are fake!
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