March forecast

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March 2006 Update

 

General

 

The sky looks less than happy this month as a couple of eclipses, and no less

than three planetary stations will occur. Saturn continues to fall under the

aspect of Rahu for all of this month and well into April. This is clearly going

to be a time of erosion or disruption of authority and traditions from external

or perhaps unseen forces. The recent controversy surrounding the cartoons in

the Danish newspaper is a perfect example of this kind of Rahuvian questioning

or undermining of Saturnian tradition.

 

Some sort of negative scenario is all the more likely since Saturn slowing down

to its station in the first week of April and thus will pick up strength. There

is also a lunar eclipse on the 14th in the first degree of Virgo. Fortunately,

this event appears to have a relatively unafflicted chart. A more significant

solar eclipse occurs March 29th at 14 degrees of Pisces thus perhaps pointing

towards yet more hardship from liquids or water. What makes this eclipse more

interesting is that Pluto will station on that very day. This station greatly

amplifies Pluto's transformative power for upheaveal and destruction.

 

USA

 

With Bush's poll numbers falling to all-time lows, the focus is gradually

shifting towards the elections in November. The strange thing is the Democrats

have yet to really build up a head of steam. Part of their problem is a lack of

a coherent policy of the Iraq War and the debate with the Democratic party about

the appropriate exit strategy. Another reason for the Dems failure to

capitalize on the Republican decline is its absence of any clear leader. This

has obvious implications for the next Presidential election in 2008.

 

Recent polls on this question suggest that Hilary Clinton is the Democrat most

likely to lead the party in 2008. Her poll support is about 25%, well ahead of

such luminaries as Kerry, Gore, Obama, and so on. So what are Hilary chances

from an astrological perspective?

 

First off, we need to acknowledge the conflicting birth times. There are at

least three times floating around with any measure of authenticity, but none so

far is clearly correct. A recent contender is October 26, 1947 8.01 pm CST,

Chicago. Although there is some reason to think this may be correct in terms of

source (none other than Hilary herself, when asked directly), it is puzzling

that her 7th house should be less than stellar, given that her husband was

President for eight years. Untenanted, and 7th lord Jupiter is in the 6th with

Ketu. Hardly a world-beater and not exactly what one would expect given what we

know of Bill Clinton, a most un-Ketuvian person. A better prima facia case

could be made for 6.03 am which at least does justice to the husband: 7th lord

Mars in the 10th house tightly conjunct powerful Pluto.

 

I don't want to make any decision on the birth time at this point, but I did

want to mention how strong her chart -- whatever the correct the time --will be

in November 2008. Secondary progressed Jupiter applying to an exact trine with

less than one degree orb with the Mars-Pluto conjunction (BTW, the progressed

6.03 am ascendant is there too). An even more specifically favourable

configuration is seen in the tertiary progressed chart. As Houck noted, victory

in elections and in fact, contests of any type, usually feature some kind of

planetary station in one of the progressed charts. In Hilary's case, her P3

Neptune stations in October, just a month before the election. One doesn't

normally think of Neptune as favourable for political contests, but in this case

it's important to see that it forms an exact trine with P3 Venus. This suggests

a positive public projection and displays of affection. P3 Jupiter is also

applying to a trine with natal Neptune, another powerfully

benefic combination for success in all endeavours. Moreover, there is yet

another tight trine between P3 Chiron and P3 Pluto which was exact in the summer

and will be just 20 minutes past separation.

 

Another piece of evidence that supports Hilary's election is the inauguration

chart of Jan 20, 2009. There is a close conjunction between Venus and Uranus

opposed by Saturn. This not only points to surprising or unorthodox women in

government -- and Hilary would be the first female president of the US -- but it

also suggests the inevitable opposition that her administration would no doubt

incur from her enemies on the Right. It's possible that the Venus-Uranus

conjunction in this chart might just as well suggest Condi Rice as president

since she has been widely rumoured as a possible candidate, but I don't think

her chart is very strong in November 2008.

 

So at this point, I believe Hilary Clinton is most likely to win the presidency

in 2008. I will refine this prediction as her correct birth time becomes clear

and there is a horoscope for a Republican opponent to which hers can be

compared.

 

 

Iraq

 

There has been much talk of late about the possibility of Iraq descending into

civil war. Certainly, the 2004 Iraqi horoscope shows a serious affliction to

12th house Mars by retrograde Saturn that will continue to cause greater than

usual expressions of violence for the next couple of months. While conditions

may be bad, I don't believe there will be an immediate descent into total

anarchy.

 

However, there is some cause for concern at the time of the Uranus station in

June/July that falls exactly on the descendant of this new Iraq chart. This

intensification of energy combined with Rahu's aspect to natal 12th house Mars

suggests that this early summer period is likely to feature the greatest

outbreak of violence and disorder. This is the time to expect new dimensions in

this ongoing conflict to manifest. This timing scenario is supported by the

1932 Iraq chart as the nodes aspect the 8L Saturn around this time as well.

 

The picture gets no better going forward as a tertiary progressed Saturn station

occurs opposite Neptune at the end of 2006, in November and December. This

points to an event of significant loss and hardship, especially combined with

the fact that P3 Mars conjoins natal Mercury and IC. This looks like a serious

escalation of a conflict already more or less out of control. It's hard to

imagine how much worse the war can get short of organized sectarian militias,

involvement by neighbouring countries, or the use of new kinds of weaponry. If

there was a time for a bonafide civil war, this would be it.

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for this, Chris. Yes, I printed your post out to keep in my " Current

Predictions " folder. I'll be watching...

 

I vaguely remember that I preferred a morning time of birth for Hillary,

but I think it was around 8:00 a.m. When there's time I'll have to pull out

my Hillary file.

 

Therese

 

At 01:44 PM 3/4/06 -0800, you wrote:

>March 2006 Update

>

>General

>

>The sky looks less than happy this month as a couple of eclipses, and no

less than three planetary stations will occur. Saturn continues to fall

under the aspect of Rahu for all of this month and well into April. This

is clearly going to be a time of erosion or disruption of authority and

traditions...

[Guest guest]

OK Therese. I'm still giving myself a little wiggle-room on this one until I

get her birth time straight. Of course, seeing who the Republicans put forward

will also seal the deal.

 

Although I'm still unsure about her exact time, I do think a Libra rising chart

is most likely. This would have Venus dasha starting in the mid to late

nineties and running until 2015 or later. Not only is Venus in its own sign in

the natal chart, but more importantly, its in Taurus in the D10 chart. This

fits with the overal trajectory of her career since her election to the Senate

in 2000.

 

Chris

 

therese hamilton <eastwest wrote: Thanks for this, Chris.

Yes, I printed your post out to keep in my " Current

Predictions " folder. I'll be watching...

 

I vaguely remember that I preferred a morning time of birth for Hillary,

but I think it was around 8:00 a.m. When there's time I'll have to pull out

my Hillary file.

 

Therese

 

At 01:44 PM 3/4/06 -0800, you wrote:

>March 2006 Update

>

>General

>

>The sky looks less than happy this month as a couple of eclipses, and no

less than three planetary stations will occur. Saturn continues to fall

under the aspect of Rahu for all of this month and well into April. This

is clearly going to be a time of erosion or disruption of authority and

traditions...

 

 

 

" How can Pluto be in Sagittarius when it's so close to Antares? " -----

 

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