The unnoticed Pholus effect

It is a bit funny to speak of an unnoticed effect, for how should you know? But with Pholus, that is exactly what happens. I asked my readers if they noticed any change during a transit of Pholus and the majority did not. Pholus is not often noticed as a turning point when you are at the silent beginning of change. Pholus, they say,  is like the butterfly's wing causing a hurricane thousands of miles away. That makes it hard to test Pholus, even though I found a number of interesting examples that you can see by using the label or the links. So I am sure that there IS an effect. I see it in the charts. I mentioned the examples on Astromarkt and here. Now I like to mention three new examples of transits of Pholus. This transit didn't come alone.

AL-ASSAD AND ARMSTRONG
I can add the transit of Pholus semi square the progressed Suns of Bashar al-Assad and Lance Armstrong to the list. Both men are at a turning point in life. In their charts, there is also a transit of Uranus, an inonjunct. With Uranus-Pholus the turning point in life gets a nervous and controversial color. Here are their charts (time unknown).

Al-Assad natal, progression, transit

Armstrong's natal, tansits and progression

DOLMATOV
I can also add the sad example of a Russian man, who killed himself after being denied entrance to The Netherlands. Uranus and Pholus transited his chart, too.

His name was Aleksander Dolmatov and he was born on September 13, 1976, near Smolensk.  He used to design rockets.  He had asked for political asylum after having fled his country. He took part in a protest against President Putin, was arrested and was convinced that the secret service followed him. The officials say that they hadn't decided about the asylum, yet. His friend says that he sent her an SMS before his death and told her that he was denied asylum. It is too late for correction, now. A turning point turned into a point of no return.

Here is the chart of his day of birth with transits and progressions.

URANUS and ALIENATION
When a natal aspect is 'repeated' by progression or transit, the effect of the transit or progression is stronger than in the lives of people who don't have a minor or major aspect between Sun and Uranus. The alienation is obvious in the chart of a man who rebels against the authorities in his own country, than leaves his homeland and again is being confronted with 'not being part of it' (true or not). People with a Sun-Uranus aspect rarely fit into groups or families. They are 'different'. (See: http://www.astromarkt.net/sun-uranus.html)
In the natal chart the Sun is semi square Uranus. When he died, on January 17, 2013 transit Uranus was quindecile his natal Sun and transit Pholus was square his natal Sun. Progressed Sun  semi square Neptune completes the picture of being lonely or confused and in a period of high tension change.

Mr. Dolmatov unexpectedly ended his life during a transit of Pholus and Uranus. The chart mirrors confusion, nerves with a strong focus if not obsession about changes in life; and a turning point in life. It turned out to be the end of his life. *)

Maybe transits of Pholus go bye unnoticed, most of the time, or not until much later, looking back (see this post: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2010/11/pholus-and-retrospective-impact-of-jfks.html )
But in stressy times and accompanied by difficult transits and progressions, there is always the risk of the other side of Pholus (that of the warrior who shoots himself with an arrow dripping of venom). And the scary thing is, that you -you yourself - might be the one who prepared the poison and shot the arrow. You might only notice it when it is too late.

BTW
I had transit Pholus on my Sun for the first time. The transit will be back twice this year. On a transit Sun =Pholus day I went to see the pedicurist and now I have an infected heel. Might be coincidence...

RESULTS OF POLL

I HAD TRANSIT PHOLUS ON MY SUN AND

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*) Watch Mars conjunct Pluto and sextile Saturn... The combination of Mars, Saturn and Pluto is frequent among those who experience unnatural death as a victim, as the killer or as the relative or partner who finds it hard to deal with. (Use the labels for more info). It is the combination of the issue of violent or otherwise unnatural death.

LINKS
In an interview in a Belgian paper ( http://www.knack.be/nieuws/buitenland/russische-dissident-aleksander-dolmatov-stapt-uit-leven/article-4000235203409.htm )  he had said that he wanted to be a Dutchman very much.

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Susan Boyle and the finale (..select your moment...)

This is an easy post, because it is easier to after-dict than to pre-dict and also more 'astropolitical correct'. Here is a belated 'glass ball' that shows what all of you can see, too:
1. the aspects of transitting planets of yesterday and
2. the MC of the final moment of the broadcasting
This of course in combination with the natal positions of Susan Boyle.

In short: there were too many difficult aspects last night. It is a rather alarming picture. There were more than 3 indications for not becoming the winner of 100.000 pounds and a visit to the Queen. Nevertheless: earlier this year (with SA Mercury-Jupiter) she had her contract and she become known all over the world. Yesterday however, was not her best lucky day.

A. TRANSITS

1. Transit Mars square Saturn (hard competition)
2. Transit Saturn inconjunct Midheaven (giving up on a position, stepping back...)
3. Transit Neptune semi square Sun (frustrating disappointment)
4. Transit Jupiter semi square Sun (frustrating success)
(Jupiter and Neptune together are the combination of the devoted audience, the fans, and the media attention.)
5. Transit Uranus 15 degrees from the Sun for tension.
6. Tertiairy Moon inconjunct natal Moon: emotional outburst?
7. Transit Pluto square Solar Arc MC: period of transformation, courage needed in the profession.

Inconjunctions often reflect a loss. Semi squares indicate possible frustration. Inconjunctions and semi squares dominate the above picture of the transits for Susan Boyle during the finale last night. There is no trine, no conjunction with a beneficial planet.. .

In the earlier post 'Heroes, Angles and Sun inconjunct Neptune' I mentioned the present semi square of transit Neptune with Susan Boyle's Sun and the meaning of Neptune (disappointment), also considering the existing Sun inconjunct Neptune in her natal chart. Transits and progressions with the same combination of planets as aspects in the natal chart are activating the combination of the natal chart. Such 'repeated' combinations have a stronger effect than other transits or progressions. .
And there was even more Neptunic influence...

B. THE MC OF THE FINAL MOMENT (EXIT)
There was another firm indication of disappointment, again with Neptune involved. See the chart below:

This is the chart of the final moment of the television broadcasting program Britain's Got More Talent. The Midheaven (and/or the most elevated point of the circle, the square with the Ascendant) points at Neptune, Susan Boyle's natal Neptune. When I saw that, I was almost certain that she would not be the winner. During the EC and WC football I used the Midheaven of the final moment of a match and the natal chart of the coaches to try to see which one was happier with the results. I was happy with the method used with football matches!:) There were some interesting results (see the link).

SELECT A MOMENT
An artist has no free will to choose the final moment of the finale and coaches are not able to select the hour of the matches. But you can perhaps choose an hour for an important meeting, just by watching the astrological clock. Maybe it works and if it doesn't, no harm done. Please consider that Susan Boyle has become famous all over the world, even though she didn't win (and see Venus conjunct IC in the solar return: a good year and the progressed Sun in the final degrees of a sign, indicating a life style changing).

MORE
- about Susan Boyle's natal chart
- about Heroes, Angles and Sun inconjunct Neptune

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Minor aspects, major impact

More and more I see the impact of minor aspects. They refer to hidden capacities and qualities. Major aspects are easy to see, minor aspects need more calculating. It is the same thing with the reflection of those aspects. The major aspects reflect the visible character and talent; the minor aspects reflect what the others don't see at first sight. It takes examination.

Take for example the chart of O.J. Simpson. The major aspects in the chart show us what was easy to see: a capable actor, somebody with success. The minor aspects however refer to the anger, aggression and criminal behavior that were not known to the public until he supposedly killed his wife and her friend. He didn't look like a criminal, but now he is in jail. See the post about 'the chart behind his chart'...

The chart of Susan Boyle has a strong pattern of talent that is not represented by major aspects. Instead, we see Venus connected to Moon and Neptune with quindeciles. The quindecile shows a strong focus, a fanatic objective, an obsession even. There is a quintile between Sun and Saturn and a biquintile between Sun and Pluto to indicate the creative die hard*). This combination of talent and perseverance is part of the road to her success. She didn't look like being a successful artist, but she is. See the reading of her chart...

Josef Fritzl, the man who abused his daughter and hid her and their children in the cellar, could do what he did for years, because nobody suspected him. He has Sun biquintile Neptune and Venus biquintile Mars for creative passion and a creative fantasy. He also has Mars quindecile Uranus. This aspect might - in the most evil sense - indicate an obsession with controversial sex. Those qualities and obsessions enabled him to create a double life, acting as a common father and grandfather. See the posts about the Fritzl case...

Inconjunctions show us where we need to let go, or where we find little balance, or what we simply need to accept in order to continue our life. It takes time to become aware of the impact of an unhealthy situation or attitude. The inconjunction is not a Ptolemaic aspect, but a minor aspect. The effect of the inconjunction is strong, however. See the posts about inconjunctions.

Semi squares and sesquisquare are hard aspects and hardly 'minor'. Yet, they are not Ptolemaic aspects and listed as minor aspects. Their effect is on a longer term and not directly visible. Bernadette Brady explained the semi squares and sesqui squares in her book 'Predictive astrology'. She says that semi squares refer to a 'frustrating not'. Sesqui squares should bring advantages in a later state! A good example of the effect is in the article about meeting people (on Astromarkt). Camilla met Charles with progressed Venus conjunct Saturn and semi square Uranus (restricted freedom in love). Her progressed Ascendant was sesqui square his progressed Jupiter. The impact of the meeting was not yet visible (for the public eye).


To find the minor aspects in our charts we need to do more calculating. To find the hidden personality behind the daily mask we need to dive deeper into a personality. It takes longer to express the qualities represented by the minor aspects, but one day they surface or erupt.

*) The combination with Saturn and Pluto refers to the 'die hard'. See the article on Astromarkt.

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Famous couple: Charles and Camilla

Today Prince Charles met the Pope with transit Jupiter square his Sun. That is a good sign for a trip abroad. And now that I mention him, let us see how he matches with Camilla.

CHARLES
Charles married Diana first. In his chart Venus conjunct Neptune shows the possible divorce. He has Sun/Moon in aspect with Saturn and that is a reflection of breaking up a family in our days (it means: a distant family life).

CAMILLA
Camilla married Mr. Parker first. In her chart Sun is semi sextile Uranus, a weak sign for a divorce. But Sun/Moon is 22.5 degrees from Saturn and from Uranus. Restricted and stirred up family life...

MATCH
I like the way that their charts match.
His Sun is trine hers (within 1.5 degrees)
Their Ascendants are close together,just like their MC's

They can easily join lifes, they share the same kind of approach and goals and as the Moons are in agreeable signs, they are able to live together. There are no conflicts, although the signs of Venus and Mars don't match. There is compensation for that: her Sun/Moon is square his prominent Venus. His love and sympathy have an effect on her family life and is what she wants most of all. How romantic.

Her Descendant is inconjunct his Saturn and that reveals some of the problems. Is "a disproportionate (inconjunct) delay (Saturn) of marriage (Descendant)" a good translation of the astrological message, perhaps?

MORE...
The couple is also mentioned in the article about the moment of meeting the man or woman of your life...on Astromarkt.

I wrote in that article: "In June 1971, during a polo match, Camilla and Charles met for the first time. She had progressed Venus conjunct natal Saturn and semi square progressed Uranus. He had no special progressions at all. Her progressed ascendant is at the time exactly sesqui square his progressed Jupiter.

Sometimes people meet without starting a relationship, yet. A semi square with Venus describes a senseless love. Bernadette Brady refers to semi squares as a 'frustrating not'. Sesqui squares should bring advantages in a later stade! Apparently Charles and Camlla had to marry someone else, first. It is not only for the sort of aspectation that love was not answered at the time. Saturn and Uranus together refer to limitations of freedom and independency. Venus with Uranus often points at falling in love. Saturn is the planet of responsibilities, status and 'timing'. Shall we see this as 'untimely love'?"

Charles and Camilla both have Venus and Mars in aspect with each other and with Neptune and Pluto for mysterious or discrete passion. More about Charles and Camilla and Venus-Neptune, on this blog...

For more about the natal chart of Prince Charles:
1. On Astropost...
2. On my site Astromarkt...
3. On Art&Astrology about his talent as a water colour artist...

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