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US troops leave Iraq

S.A. Hopkins — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:00 +0000

A war that began with the Sun @ 29º Pisces, hardly auspicious, winds up with President Obama announcing the end of our combat effort – on a void of course Moon. When the Moon is void in Taurus, it’s exaltation, it “performeth somewhat” according to medieval astrologer William Lilly. At the time of Obama’s speech, the Moon was @ 29º Taurus, the degree of the Pleiades, or, as this star grouping is known, “the weeping sisters”. There are quite a few myths around the Pleiades (drive a Subaru?). There’s one that I find especially interesting in this context. According to Bernadette Brady’s “Book of Fixed Stars” : “Under the Greeks, the Pleiades were part of an early cult of Aphrodite, who gave birth to seven daughters and turned them into a flock of doves that became the seven stars of the Pleiades…” While 29º may denote an ending, the US occupation continues. In both the chart for the war’s beginning and the Obama speech – Pisces is rising. In each chart, it’s ruler, Neptune, is in the 12th house – “self-undoing”, sneaky behind the scenes stuff, selflessness, deception – or possibly all of the above. Things were nebulous from the start. We were there to get those weapons of mass destruction, yadda yadda, to oust Saddam, to free the Iraqis… Pisces rising amounted to endless mission shift, a fluid situation. Stay tuned.

We’re back

S.A. Hopkins — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:10:22 +0000

Ahh, Mercury retrograde. Aside from the travel snags, the faxes that weren’t received, the lost mail…it can be an appropriate time to reminisce. Visit your hometown, look through a box of old pictures…or meditate on a pier at the end of the day.

Philip Markoff

S.A. Hopkins — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:11:05 +0000

So he apparently committed suicide. Here’s my original article on the alleged Craigslist killer.

Mad Mel

S.A. Hopkins — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:15:47 +0000

Mel Gibson might need an intervention. If the tapes are indeed him, he sounds like he’s ready to explode. Mr. Gibson (1/3/56) is a Capricorn, with Cancer rising and a Libra Moon (chart below). His current transits show a man under extreme pressure, and it only gets worse at the end of July. Saturn is crossing his natal Moon while Uranus is opposing it. Pluto has been squaring his Moon for the last 2 years or so. It all reaches critical mass during the last 3 days of July and the first couple days of August, when transiting Mars will conjoin his Moon. For a person to become violent, it takes more than transits – they have to be predisposed, as indicated by the natal chart. Mel has a natal Mars / Pluto square. I’ve seen this aspect in the charts of violent abusive men, and in the charts of women who are often the victim of the same type of man. It describes a high energy person, who is often found in sports or dangerous occupations. They need a physical outlet for all that Mars / Pluto tension. Mel has done that through his movies. His Pluto occupies his natal third house, and if the tape is him, it sure fits. The voice reveals an intense anger and a powder keg of emotions. His ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva was born in 1970 and gave birth to a baby Scorpio last year. Oksana’s natal Saturn probably opposes Mel’s natal Mars and her Uranus is probably close to his Moon. I don’t know her birthdate, but this is obviously a difficult combination. If anyone knows her birth data, please let me know. On second thought…there’s was just a report of a UFO flying over China. That’s a lot more interesting.

Cardinals rule: King James & Lady GaGa

S.A. Hopkins — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:15:45 +0000

Unless you’ve been living in a nice cave, shielded from the media, you heard some mention of NBA star LeBron James (12/30/84) and pop star Lady GaGa (3/28/86) lately. King James as he is known, has a Capricorn Sun and Aries Moon. Folks, he’s not staying in Cleveland. Capricorn is the boss now. With his progressed Mercury (Cap) close to his natal Jupiter, his business empire could begin to eclipse his basketball success. You’d love SoBe LB.

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, AKA Lady Gaga, has an Aries Sun and Scorpio Moon. Her driving force in the last 2 1/2 years has been transiting Pluto conjunct her natal Mars @ 0º Capricorn (with the help of her progressed Sun entering Taurus and forming a trine to her natal Mars). Her progressed Mercury is approaching a conjunction to her natal Sun over the next couple years. With that, and Uranus crossing her Sun until early 2014, we can expect her to continue morphing into something fresh and new.