·"In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep." (Albert Einstein)
·"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." (Albert Einstein)
·"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind." (Albert Einstein)
In following eclipses over the last (too many years) I can really see the impetus behind Einstein’s “special theory of relativity.” I don’t mean the “whole” of the equation but the simple understanding that led to the “whole” of his theory. Starting from the place with the same information with which Einstein started, the Energy on earth never escapes from the earth’s atmosphere or our solar system, it simply reforms or relocates someplace else. At a sub-atomic level we are all interconnected by atoms, and are collectively responsible for and affected by the energy expended by others. I apply that information to eclipses, particularly an eclipse, which might impact the energy of the US collective consciousness. Think of it as the “collective” opening a door, the energy leaving the muscle mass in the act of opening the door
Following the eclipse on May 31st at 9 degrees Gemini, I could almost feel a shift in consciousness, from one of fear and hopelessness to one of resolve, one of problem solving, a resolution to stand against the bullies taking over our collective soul and how we collectively give the “bully” mentality life. The bully exists in us all but do we want to give it a voice 24/7?
If you think the bully doesn’t lurk in all of us, think of the demands we’ve made because that’s what we wanted. I think of the times I have said to my kids “you do what I said and you do it NOW, because I said so.” Yup, that’s the “bully” trying to get out, but I don’t want that to be a permanent, daily, part of my personality or my country’s collective consciousness and I never intended for it to be, however we cannot change the energy unless we see the energy within ourselves and are able to own it, once we do that we can transform it into something more positive.
Claudia Dikinis gave a very passionate and graphic description of “the bully.” While certainly not the only one in history, Karl Rove stands as the most recent and flaming archetypical example of the type of person that can arise out of the collective energy when we are afraid, greedy, selfish and power mad. As Claudia so dramatically portrayed, Karl is out there as an overblown example of what we have allowed to happen to us. He stands absolute in his bigotry, control, greed, and the worst of Machiavellian traits. He does not stand-alone on the world’s stage, there are many who back him up and I’m sure your can name the culprits. It’s the ones we cannot see, the ones who have blown up these balloon dolls and given them life.
Fortunately, we do have the Karl Roves to show us what exactly we face and perhaps don’t want as our collective representation. The administration we have now is a mirror image of what began in Europe in 1937 when Hitler perverted the symbol of the Swastika giving it the image of evil, when for 3,000 the meaning of the Swastika of “to be of good.” Such was the power of that historical “bully.” 1937/38 was also when the money and the power of the world flowed into Germany to assist Hitler’s demonic scheme of being the fascist ruler of the world.
There was a Solar Eclipse in Dec. 1937 at 10 degrees Sagittarius opposite what became known as the Nuclear Degree of 9/10 Gemini. Let’s look at the first time the 9 degree Gemini eclipse showed up in the last 50 or so years. It was in May of 1946, less than a year AFTER the Atom Bomb was dropped on Japan (Aug. 1, 1945) when the 9 degree Gemini Solar Eclipse conjuncted the US Uranus. For the sake of history let me say that Dwight Eisenhower and MacArthur were against and thought it unnecessary to decimate Japan and kill so many innocent people. Truman dropped it anyway because several in the military and Truman’s administration wanted to see if the “bomb” worked. Later in 1950 Truman would remove MacArthur from the Korean Conflict because there was a possibility that nuclear weapons would be used there and he didn’t trust MacArthur to follow his orders.
Eisenhower never really trusted the military after that and in fact warned JFK against letting the Joint Chiefs have too much power.
More than any other eclipse since 1946 the Solar Eclipse of 9/10 Gemini has been activated by conjunction, square or opposition, it’s also been sextiled and trined a number of times. Since 1946 the United States has bombed 22 countries, not one decade has gone untouched and I will just bet that most of us cannot name ten of them off the top of our head. Why does this type of energy keep swirling and swirling around without “re-forming” elsewhere into something else? Or is it being “reformed” now with Uranus in Pisces forming squares in 2005, and Mars in his Perihelion pass to the earth in August 2003.
From 1961 to 1973, a full twelve years, we bombed Vietnam. The war in Vietnam heated up following the next 9 degree Gemini eclipse in 1964. In 1985 we had “The War on Drugs” and bombed Nicaragua and Panama. Now we have another 9 Gemini eclipse, and thanks to Mr. Richard Perle, (Sept. 16, 1941) we are told that Korea could be our next target. The US will feel justified in using nuclear weapons in Korea to finish out the 1952 threat and to finish out this series of eclipses. We do not have another potent Solar Eclipse at the 9/10 Gemini for at least another 50 years and beyond. North Korea might be the end of the world’s fascination with killing people with bombs.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/03/1054406190833.html
Richard Perle, also dubbed “The Prince of Darkness,” gave an interview today for the purpose of “informing” the world of “how it’s going to be in Iraq.” http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1054966020163&p=1012571727162 Let me draw your attention to the third paragraph where “the prince of darkness” states that “the Iraqi’s really don’t want to do business with people (France and Germany) who opposed the war.” The point here is frankly Iraq doesn’t have a voice or choice with whom they do business but Mr. Perle does have a Sun conjunct Neptune and widely squared by Jupiter, lying does come easy for him and he is in good company. His progressed Neptune is at 29 degrees Virgo, and the day the Iraq war began the Sun was VOC at 29 Pisces. Saturn just squared them both from 29 Gemini. Saturn gives a delayed action, the heart and reality of the war has just begun and Mr. Perle will find himself sucking air in the quicksand. Whatever message he doesn’t get from this last pass of Saturn, transiting Uranus squaring his natal Saturn and Uranus WILL underscore what he DOESN’T know and a far right wing conservative will bite the dust.
The day the World Trade Center was bombed, Mercury was conjunct the US Saturn at 14 degrees Libra and square the US Sun. Saturn on that day was in a trine to Mercury. I find it interesting that Perle’s Mercury also sits at 14 degrees Libra. I wouldn’t want to say that he was in any way involved but I would say that he wasn’t upset about it at all and was able to immediately set aside his “grief” to think of opportunities at his feet. There are good reasons why he earned the nickname “The Prince of Darkness.” His Jupiter at 20 degrees Gemini squaring his North Node and Sun at 22 and 23 degrees respectively in Virgo does feed into our collectively psyche of addiction, cruelty, greed and denial with the US Mars/Neptune square. Remember, “own and transform.”
Physics teaches us that by the time you hear sound or see light, it has already past by. We are still looking at stars in the sky that have actually blown up and no longer exist in reality. I think of the Bush administration the same way, their policies have already imploded in the Universe and something new and better is in the process of taking their place. I believe we are looking at an administration already gone.
No matter how all this seems or even how long it will last or what we will lose, this right wing boil has been festering for a long time, once the infection rises to the top and you can see the core of the boil, it’s just about to pop, and this terrified “duck and cover” group will be doing just that “ducking and covering.” One thing is for sure, we will not be going back to the “way we were.” Pluto via GWB administration has smashed that forever, however we can go forward and this administration’s policies don’t have to go with us. Our past negative history doesn’t have to go with us either, we are being given the opportunity to OWN our negative history and transform it.
You want to look to see where 9/10 degrees Gemini aspects your chart and if it aspects one of the planets in your natal chart, particularly the conjunction, opposition or square, new potential and possibilities are there for you providing you do the work to attain them, in the case of the United States, Uranus, ruler of the US Moon will be bringing us unexpected opportunities and ideas to help us cast off this dark layer covering the earth. Just as strides were made in the 60’s for civil, human, and women’s rights, we can count on strides being made over the next 8 years in these same areas.
By the way, this last Eclipse relates to Saros Series 5 North, pointing to new and creative ideas to solve present problems leading to enrichment. Bernadette Brady in the “Eagle and the Lark” tells us that we can act on our hunches. I would say that under this Eclipse, the quote “doing things in the same old way expecting different results is the definition of insanity.” Politicians might listen up here.
PS With the aspects Hillary Clinton has going for her right now she would actually be a good candidate, she has better aspects in 2004 than 2008. If nothing else she will enjoy a surprising surge of popularity and respect for the next couple of years. The Republicans keep saying that the Clintons are “sucking oxygen away from the Democrats.” Actually they are putting oxygen back into the room. The weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth with the beating of cloven hooves you hear, are the conservatives gearing up for what they see as “round three” with the Clinton Machine. There stand Bill and Hil, or Hil and Bill with their laundry hanging out in the sun, while the conservatives are busy dirtying theirs in the dark. Gives the American public something to decide on where we want to stand, with the freshly laundered sheets the Clintons are offering to the Democrats, or with the dirt piling up around the Republicans.
The Clintons are an example of “owning” their shadow and transforming it into something else. Hillary is a Scorpio and Scorpio’s are famous for being able to embrace and heal their dark side and using it for healing power for others. I think the conservatives have something to be concerned about, whether she runs for President or not, she has the potential of putting a “new” face on the Democrats. And Bill, the Leo, has the potential of giving the Democrats a brand new stage and spotlight. Yes the Republicans have reason to be concerned. The “bullies” have already spend $41 million and could only find “sex” and the Clintons faced that in the bright glare of the public, what are they going to pull out now to hurt them. The answer is “nothing” except lies that cannot be proven they’ve already tried that, leaving the Clintons fearless. "Fearless" is what the "bullies" fear the most.