| December
5, 2006
IRAQ STUDY GROUP
Conception, Launch, Release & a Leading
Figure
Suspense leading up to the release of the Iraq Study Group’s
report has been mitigated by press leaks. Nonetheless, this
bi-partisan panel of distinguished Americans had an interesting
precursor that shows that one individual’s actions can
matter.
Conception
Republican Frank Wolf (R-VA) set the whole thing in motion
(see Christian Science Monitor, 11/28/2006). He had previously
visited Iraq. However, it was his visit in September, 2005
which tremendously shocked him. With horror, he observed men
with deadly weapons walking through a maternity ward in Baghdad.
From that moment, he started his personal crusade: the creation
of a group to study the Iraq problem, consisting of truly
civic-minded Americans from both political parties.
A few astrological signatures of this story are especially
fascinating.
First, Wolf took that 2005 trip to Baghdad while TRANSITING
PLUTO was at 21 degrees SAGITTARIUS. That degree forms at
T-SQUARE (dynamic and challenging aspect) to the MARS-NEPTUNE
“war” signature in the U.S.
chart.
Launch of Group
The actual launch of the Iraq
Study Group occurred on March 15, 2006. On that day, the
MOON was in the diplomatic, partnership and strategizing sign
of LIBRA. Indeed, the panel had 5 Republicans and 5 Democrats,
and had 2 leaders -- a Republican, former Secretary of Treasury
James Baker,
and a Democrat, greatly admired former Representative Lee
Hamilton (born 4/20/31 -- chart not yet posted).
That day there was a SUN-PLUTO SQUARE, indicating intense
struggle over a huge international power issue.
The closest ASPECT, only 2 minutes away from exact, was a
SQUARE (challenge) between JUPITER in SCORPIO and NEPTUNE
in AQUARIUS. That JUPITER-SATURN does show a potential for
inflated optimism. However, it also describes a struggle to
meld the extreme power orientation of JUPITER in SCORPIO with
the delusional but idealistic NEPTUNE in the sign of the common
good, AQUARIUS.
Historical note: that JUPITER-SATURN SQUARE also makes a
fascinating exact T-SQUARE to the FIXED
CROSS TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE of August, 1999. The path of
that ECLIPSE cast a terrifying shadow, originating in Western
Europe and sweeping across to the Middle East. This ECLIPSE
foreshadowed so many horrors which have since unfolded.
In fact, of the charts which connect to terrorist events,
many have close connections to degrees in that 1999 Eclipse
chart. One example is the first
Inaugural chart of George W. Bush -- it indicates an attack
on the U.S. President and/or inside the United
States. For another example, see the charts of Saddam
Hussein and the
day when Saddam took power.
Report's Release
The Iraq Report is being formerly released tomorrow on December
6th. Below are a few astrological descriptors.
The NODAL AXIS, now at 21 degrees VIRGO-PISCES, connects
back in a tension SQUARE to the PLUTO at 21 SAGITTARIUS of
Wolf’s 2005 trip to Baghdad. NODAL contacts between
charts represent very fated connections -- either in relationships
or to events. This transiting S. NODE, descriptive of something
coming from the past, now conjoins the NEPTUNE of the U.S.
(delusion and confusion or idealism and inspiration).
The MOON on December 6, in the sign of CANCER, ties with
all the U.S. planets in CANCER (like the U.S. SUN, VENUS, JUPITER and MERCURY.) Also, George W. Bush and
the U.S. both have a SUN SIGN CANCER (almost at the same degree.)
This Iraq report emotionally “matters” to both
the country and the President.
One Leading Figure: Baker as Catalyst
James Baker is deeply grounded in reality. He is a SUN SIGN
TAURUS: both practical and pragmatic. It is critical to note
that Baker’s
ASCENDANT is almost identical to the U.S.
ASCENDANT. And, most importantly, his ASCENDANT conjoins the
U.S. URANUS at 8 degrees GEMINI. URANUS contacts bring lightning
quick connections and sometimes drastic breakthrough changes.
Baker was a controversial figure when this President Bush
triumphed over Al Gore, and, throughout his public career,
has been a catalyst for change. Republicans hope that he will
save the legacy of George W. Bush.
I think he is still a man to watch for his influence in the
2008 elections.
* Note for astrology groupies' discussion: Baker's NATAL
MC conjoins U.S. GEM ASC MOON, while his PROGRESSED MOON now
conjoins the U.S. SAG ASC MOON.
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