Mars fighting (chart of today July 17, 2014)

My progressed Moon is moving to a trine with Mars, and that is a good sign if you need some energy and action. The actual chart of today, however, shows that Mars is in trouble. Why? Well, Mars is square Sun and in conflict with Ceres, Sedna and Eris. There is also a link (by means of minor aspects) to the Saturn inconjunct Uranus aspect (see that post). It is vibrating with heat.

Sun square Mars and Eris is an aspect combination for war (see the chart of Pearl Harbor http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2010/12/chart-of-pearl-harbor-december-7-1941.html )  The Sun is now highlighting the tendency to start fights and wars. 'Make love not war' is not in the air tonight.

Here is the chart, drawn for Rotterdam, but the aspects are valid all over the world. This chart mirrors the problems.

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Besides Sun- Eris Mars must deal with Saturnus inconjunct Uranus (related to the chart of Israel) . That is, because there is a 112.5 degree minor aspect with the Sun and a 157.5 degree minor aspect with Eris. 

Moreover: Mars is conjunct Ceres (basics, food, dynasties and genes) and Vesta (dedication). Sedna is inconjunct Mars and sextile Sun. Sedna is seen as the symbol of the feeling of betrayal.

How complicated! It is the perfect mirror of the situation in the world today. If the present Sun or Mars is in aspect with your natal or progressed chart, you could expect to be affected by the overheated and speeding nature of Mars and get involved in conflicts or suffer an injury (depending also on your individual chart and situation). Take care!

This weekend the fighting Mars sees the Moon in Aries. Mind your eyes and head and wear something red if you want to join the party up there. If you can't join them, beat them! Maybe it is a good idea to start counting to 10. 

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Astrology of Netherlands-Chili June 23, 2014

Use the label 'Football' and you find a lot of posts related to an experiment: finding a correspondence between charts and results in football. Here is another try. 

On Monday June 23, 2014 there is the match Netherlands-Chili and I think that it will be undecided but a typical short fuse match. Why? 

1. A peculiar Midheaven of the final moment with only one aspect (inconjunct Neptune, the planet of confusion and doubt), 

2. The MC of the final moment is exactly square the natal Neptune of Sampaoli (the coach of Chili). Sounds like disappointment and he wants to be the pool number 1

3. Mars opposite Uranus (short fuses), tightly and 

4. Eris-Mars-MC and Van Gaal (football is war sometimes)

5. Double Sun-Mars synastry between the coaches. This shows competition.

But, nothing is certain and predicting is difficult, especially when it is about the future:). So don't put your money on it, just study the charts. Any other idea? Let me know before the match!

BTW The chart of the Netherlands had transit Jupiter sextile Sun in 1988 (when the Netherlands became European champion). On July 13 (finale WC2014) Jupiter will be 5 degrees too far for a perfect trine with the Dutch natal Sun. The Netherlands are not favorite in the Top10. Hope keeps them going!:)

This is the chart of the final moment with the transit positions on the day of birth of Sampaoli.

PS

The picture above shows that in Greece in ancient times there was football, too, just like astrology. Did these two meet?

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The bright sides of bad transits and progressions: Sun-Mars

 You know the song ‘Bright side of life’? If you don’t, here is the song and text (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2UP86bciVA ). Sing along while reading this post! It is summer time (well, almost!).  The picture above is 'Fallen star' by

Witold Pruszkowski (1846–1896

This post is one of a series of posts about the bright sides of nasty aspects. Many of them have passed in my life and most of them were rather unpleasant! It is no wonder that many of us fear the transits  and progressions of Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. It is, because they  use to mirror periods of set backs, shocks, confusion and stress. But... there ARE always bright sides, tiny little insignificant sparks of light, fallen stars that may hit you when you are down. I always use music in such periods. So I included a suggested YouTube video, in every post.

Use it for transits and progressions, just to consider the bright sides. What have you learned, gained or experienced in those nasty periods? 

The label  for the list is ‘Bright sides’. You find that label on the (b)right side of Astropost.

Sun-Mars transit or progression

The positive side is:  you, at least, DO something about it, don’t you? You show your guts, also when fighting for your life or struggling in a project. You move on. You got that surgery and you didn’t mind the scars. You faced the man in you or you met a real man and now know who he is! You fight!

Song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rLF-QAS67I Little Tin soldier by Small Faces

Example? Here is mine. Transit Mars square my natal Sun came during a ‘border conflict’ and helped me to stand up for my rights http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2012/02/transit-mars-square-sun.html

If you want to read more about Sun-Mars and midpoint Sun/Mars and examples:

http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2011/01/progressed-mars-and-aspects.html

http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2011/05/sunmars-midpoint-combination.html

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Percy Fernandez inconjunct Mars

Mars is the symbol of sexuality, male action, drives and aggression. Mars hurts, violates and cuts. Mars also grabs. Mars takes his chances. With Progressed Sun inconjunct Mars the mayor of Santa Cruz (Bolivia) grabbed the tight of a married woman, a journalist, on television (see YouTube).  Wrong move!
It was not for the first time that he went too far. Before, he kissed a woman, obviously against her will, but those were other days. Now he had to apologize, but that may not be enough for the man who was chosen for the 5th time to be an authority. He is very popular, apparently. But he has political enemies, too.

Day of birth is February 14, 1939. He is 75 now, maybe it is time to retire. Giving up on something with a quincunx is not uncommon, even not for people with a 'calling' Saturn (Saturn NA in sign, orb max 5 d). When Saturn calls, who can resist duty, status and the urge to manage?

WHY did he do it? Maybe because he can or thought that he could... Men with power do this all over the world and all through history. Boris Jeltsin did it, too. He had Venus 'calling'. (Who can resist a 'calling' Venus?:)

This is the chart of the day of birth of Fernandez with transits and progressions. If you want a better picture, click it!

Fernandez has Moon conjunct Venus, rising before the Sun. Women and his need for them and for appreciation and love, come first. He also has Mars square Jupiter, tightly, so let's say: overdrive. And isn't it funny that he was born on Valentine's day?
More observations: Sun = Neptune/Pluto, Venus/Mars square Neptune*).

Anyway, now his progressed Sun is inconjunct Mars. I tweeted about transit Mars inconjunct Sun a few days ago and said:

Astropost ‏@Astropost  23 uur

#Taurus born April 30 might be too fast and furious today (Mars inconjunct their Sun). Take care!

I should have warned Percy Fernandez, too:)

LINKS
Huffington Post in Spanish:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20140506/ams-gen-bolivia-alcalde/?utm_hp_ref=sports&ir=sports

http://www.santacruzparatodos.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=13&Itemid=125 (with picture)


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Venus/Mars/Neptune

Possible malfunction, infection or disappointment related to sex or the interaction between men and women 

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Getting back to Jodi Arias

On May 10, 2013 I wrote about the importance of Mars in the case of Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander. Her chart WITH hour of birth shows an even more important Mars! In the natal chart of Jodi Arias, Mars is the most important object. I'll tell you why... And I counted 4 (four) transits and progressions with Mars in the days before and after the murder. Mars is the symbol of men, sex, procreation, muscles, wounds, hits, weapons, sport, aggressions, being assertive and of getting hurt or hurting others.

NATAL CHART, SYNASTRY
You can see the post about his and her chart and the synastry here, but in short on the synastry:

- Her Mars was 112.5 d his Mars (that is a square + half semi square).
- There was also a shared minor Mars-Uranus aspect in both charts: explosive fights and ditto sex.
-Mars quindecile Eris in her chart and (as he was her age) his Eris also quindecile her Mars symbolized the obsessive war of the sexes.

Her Mars is so important because Mars is opposition Aries point and 'calling'.  It means that the energy and drive of Mars can show up anyway, somehow and at any possible level!
I also mentioned that her progressed Sun was semi square Mars and that is reflecting time for ' manifest aggression'.

MARS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT
Now the time of birth of Jodi Arias has been published by Astro.com (1.52 a.m. on July 9, 1980).

1. First observation
With the birth time at hand, it is obvious that Mars was even more important at the moment that she was born. 

• The midpoint Sun/Moon is square her 'calling' Mars opposite Zero Aries! 
• Her very important Mars is sesquisquare Ascendant. 
• Her most important planet Mars is quintile Sun for a creative way to manifest the energy and drive of Mars.

Sexuality, work, energy, action: this all motivated her, but (I think, in this case) most of all MEN.

2. Second observation:
Saturn is conjunct the midpoint Ascendant/Midheaven and trine Midheaven. This issues the need to be respected. (see: http://www.astromarkt.net/sunmoon-ascendantmc.html ) Saturn is also inconjunct Midheaven in the progressed chart. Read about this:  http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2013/05/saturn-inconjunct-midheaven-and-lost.html
It means lost status. That might be even more important for someone with a key need to be respected.

Now we have a very important Mars and a crucial Saturn. Together they are the symbol of discipline, punishment, dead ends and death. (And how about that lonely, not aspected Juno in the 5th, inconjunct Midheaven? Transit Juno was square her progressed Saturn at the time of the murder.)

TRANSITS AND PROGRESSIONS
On the specific day we see:
1. Progressed Mars (her important Mars!) trine progressed Ascendant (taking action, opportunity to act)
2. Transit Mars was square natal Ascendant (hurt; active or passive)
Remember the natal Mars-Ascendant aspect?

3. I already mentioned: Progressed Sun semi square Mars (manifest aggression)
Remember the natal Sun-Mars aspect?

4.. In the progressed chart Mars is almost exactly opposition Eris (wartime)
Remember the natal Mars-Eris and the synastry Mars-Eris?

5. Transit Pluto is sesquisquare progressed Ascendant (forcing changes, frustrating stress). Pluto rules her 7th house of partners and is the natural ruler of the 8th house.

6. Transit Neptune conjunct Progressed Midheaven (confusion, seclusion). Neptune is in the 8th house  of sex, crisis, life and death of the natal chart.


There are 2 aspects between Mars and Ascendant (one transit/natal, one progressed) and there is a natal aspect already. The Sun-Mars quintile is being enforced by the P Sun semi square Mars.
Important events are reflected by the resonation of natal aspects by progressed aspects or by transit.
There were 3 hits with the important Mars in total. This is a strong signal for anger, being assertive and taking action. In a woman's chart it is also a signal for the importance of males.
Besides, there are 'supporting' aspects. They don't help much.

Maybe you find even more when you see this chart with transits and progressions for the day that she killed her former lover, Travis Alexander. It was on June 4, 2008.

LINKS
On midpoint combinations Sun/Moon and AC/MC: http://www.astromarkt.net/sunmoon-ascendantmc.html

Earlier post on the case: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2013/05/mars-in-case-of-jodi-arias-and-travis.html

The MC inconjunct aspect: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2013/05/the-mc-inconjunct-aspect.html


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Manifest agression; Progressed Mars-Sun

They are searching for two little boys who went with their father for a trip that ended in his suicide on May 6. It might be that he ended their lives, too. The parents divorced two years ago and their were problems. The father (January 12, 1975) was born with Mars rising before the Sun and without major aspects in sign or orb 5 degrees. His Mars is 'calling', so Mars is important. It means: he could be a workaholic or driven at any kind of level (zero up to 100%). In this year 2013 his progressed Sun sign changed (life style changing*) and his progressed Mars is conjunct the Sun. That is the time that aggression, drives and assertion will be manifested. With such a progression and an important Mars the spotlight is on the muscles, being a man, standing up for yourself, fighting, arguing, war... In some situations Mars mirrors getting hurt or hurting others.

I wrote about Progressed Mars before, see http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2011/01/progressed-mars-and-aspects.html
In that post I mentioned Jared Lee Loughner (Gabrielle Giffords case). He was born September 10, 1988. At the time of the shooting (January 8, 2011) his progressed Mars was quindecile (165 d) Sun, manifesting an obsession with anger and arms. Also his Progressed Sun was square Mars. That is a double highlighted Mars. Mars is the symbol of fire, shooting and stabbing. Mars is related to weapons, too.

Who will ever experience Progressed Mars conjunct Sun?
It takes a Mars rising before the Sun or a retrograding Mars to ever experience a progressed Mars conjunct Sun. People with Mars behind the Sun (within 90 degrees) may experience Progressed Sun conjunct Mars.

I had Progressed Sun conjunct Mars in February 1988 when my husband and I decided to move back to where we came from and buy a to be constructed house. No accidents, nobody hurt, in spite of the importance of my Mars (no aspects in sign). Maybe the fact that I am a woman minimizes the importance of Mars? Or did I get an injection of adrenaline? A boost that got me on the right road? From that move on, I got back on track and started to study and ended a period of being jobless and house wife (oh my:), as soon as the progressed Sun changed sign, soon after the move. I was also very busy with astrology, studying the relationship between elements and the age of death.

You don't have to start shooting, killing or fighting during a progressed conjunction of Sun and Mars. You don't have to harm yourself or others during this progression. Only in certain situations aggression might pop up. Otherwise Mars gives the boost to stand up for your self and shoot your own troubles.

*)The change of the progressed sun sign is one of the indications of change in life. See http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2009/06/astrological-signs-of-changing-times.html

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his chart positions

Here is the chart of the day of birth of the elder brother of Dzhokbar or Dzhokar Tsarnaev. His first name was Tamerlan. Apart from being the main suspect of the bom attacks of April 15 (Boston Marathon), he is now suspected of the brutal murder of three persons, among whom one of his friends.

In the progressed chart of Tamerlan Tsarnaev the Sun is square Mars now. This is a very driven and stimulating progression with a risk to hurt or get hurt. Mars in his natal chart is seriously (Saturn) dangerous (Pluto) in certain situations and under certain conditions. You see, Mars is square Pluto and sextile Saturn in the natal chart. Both aspects are very very tight.

I have repeatedly written about the combination of Mars-Saturn-Pluto related to unnatural death causes (as a victim, by suicide or ... by violent act).

Here is a link to all those posts: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/search/label/Mars%20Saturn%20Pluto

Right now, transit Pholus is exactly conjunct the midpoint Mars/Pluto, illustrating the turning point in a violent act.

LINK to the chart of the day of birth and present positions of the younger brother:
http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2013/04/astrological-position-of-dzokhar.html
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Astrological position of Dzokhar Tsarnaev (Boston terrorism suspect)

They are hunting one of the suspected terrorists of the Boston blasts on April 15, 2013. His brother is already dead. If he was really born on July 22, 1993, the astrological clock is ticking for him. As Dzhokhar Trarnaev's transits and progressions are very difficult, I would be surprised, considering the circumstances, if he survided this or got away unhurt. There is a Mars-Saturn and Sun-Mars combination. You see:

- transit Mars now in the 30th of Aries, square natal Sun (being a target, getting hurt, pain)
- Progressed Mars is inconjunct natal Saturn (pain, death end) and sextile Sun (Sun/Mars/Saturn combination)
- transit Saturn is novile Progressed Mars. (death end)
There is also transit Jupiter semi square the Sun (a frustrating success).

Here is the chart of his day of birth. I choose the capital of Kyrgyzstan as the place of birth, but I know that it is not the right place. It is somewhere in that part of Europe. 

What is important in this natal chart is Sun inconjunct Saturn, the lame duck aspect, the aspect of the unhappy ending, sometimes signaling a physical deficiency (maybe only late in life). Both Sun and Saturn are 'calling' (no major aspect in sign or orb 5 degrees). That makes this natal aspect very important. It is about being blamed, being held responsible, too. This aspect might be involved with one of the angles of the chart. For more on that aspect, use this link.

In the natal chart Saturn is quatronovile (4x40d) Mars. There is twice a Mars-Saturn transit/progression with his chart now.  It means that discipline, punishment and in extreme cases: death are now important issues. 

Of course, those born on the same day are no terrorists or suspects. Much depends on the individual's chart, the culture, gene, gender, social circumstances and opportunities, too. Most terrorist were born on a day or moment with an important Mars-Uranus. Tramaev's day of birth doesn't. But, of course, his hour of birth is unknown. However, those who were born on the same day, might be confronted with loss of energy and drives and have to take care of themselves ... and others.

PS I almost overlooked Mercury opposite Neptune. You know that that is one of the frequent aspects in case of suspects? 

EXTERNAL LINKS
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/who-is-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-boston/64382/

http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/007789.html Forum Linda Goodman on Sun inconjunct Saturn

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The sex incident in the chart of John Wayne Bobbitt

John Wayne Bobbitt was born March 23, 1967. We know him because his wife cut off his penis on June 23, 1993, now almost 20 years ago.

There are few men who beat up their wives and get such a violent answer. Most of them get away with it. So there must be some sign of 'punishment' in his natal chart and there is.  It is Mars inconjunct (quincunx) Saturn and Sun.
Saturn rules the 8th house of life, death and sex. Mars is the ancient ruler of the 8th house and rules the male sexual organs. Inconjuncts reflect loss. So Mars inconjunct Saturn ruler 8 is a perfect way to describe discipline (Mars-Saturn) or being disciplined  and losing (inconjunct) a sex organ (Mars).***)
This is of course not the only indication for getting hurt, related to the other gender. Let's see how his chart looks like.

• No placements in air signs, except for the Ascendant. Means that you can't always reason with him. On Astromarkt you find this:

No air:Social contacts are an issue. Sometimes unreasonable, sometimes very bright...

• Saturn rises before the Sun and is conjunct Sun. Both are inconjunct Mars. Means that the issue of death, discipline and punishment is a theme in his life, however: with a lack of balance (his way to punish his wives, and the punishment that he got).  Sun-Saturn is the aspect of the will to be in control (like managers and dictators are). With Saturn rising before the Sun he faces restrictions related to discipline, being disciplined and matters of life and death.

• Mars is novile Uranus. This minor aspect shows that he rejoices at fast sudden actions (like accelerated speed and sudden explosive anger). As Uranus holds a key position (square Ascendant) this is an important aspect in the chart of THIS man, born at that time and place.

• Pholus and the Moon are angular. Moon and Pholus are symbols of change. 

- Pholus (IMO) is also a phallus symbol.*). With Pholus conjunct Midheaven the social position of a person is likely to reach a turning point at some time in life. Think of Susan Boyle.
- The Moon is a female symbol and the symbol of education (in the first years), taking care and those who take care of you, needs and habits or customs. 

• Mars is novile Uranus + Moon biquintile Saturn and square Neptune + Venus is quatronovile Neptune: those are all 4 of the aspect combinations mentioned in 'Divorce in the chart' as a 'signal' for divorce in the charts of men, except that only one of the four aspects is considered to be an affliction. 

- Minor aspects are 'hidden' aspects of a character or person. They don't show up at first sight. The novile is 1/3 of a trine. The quatronovile is 4x a novile. This minor aspect Venus qn Neptune says that he is a romantic guy. You wouldn't believe it, perhaps, but he kept sending Valentine cards to his ex. The biquintile is 2x quintile (Moon-Saturn biquintile = creative way to control emotions).

Midheaven and Ascendant are related to the exact time and place of birth. No other person (usually) has the same combination of Ascendant and MC degree with the Moon and Sun/moon.

• Midheaven makes a few intersting aspects, like Neptune square Midheaven (and Lilith semi square) Midheaven. Together with the conjunctions of Pholus and the inconjunct with Jupiter, they contribute to the picture that we get from his status, career and position. (See the link to Wikipedia). Jupiter trine Neptune for example describes the movies (having an audience and fans) and being a minister and (adult) movie star.

• The Ascendant is almost exactly square Uranus. That makes Uranus important in this chart. That is why the progression and transit with/by Uranus had such an impact.

Here is the chart of John Wayne Bobbitt with transits and progressions of the day of the incident:

 

SHRIEK! It's Uranus
Transits and progressions show us loss, shrieks and a world turned upside down.
- Progressed MC opposition natal Uranus
- Transit Uranus inconjunct (!) Ascendant
- Transit Neptune inconjunct (!) Ascendant
The Uranus-Neptune combination often turns up in times of a 'hype' **) and he sure was one.  Uranus is the symbol of news, excitement, surprise, accident and incident. Again there is the inconjunct for the loss.


LINKS
*) On Pholus and the phallus symbol: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2012/07/mars-pholus-and-phallus-male-supremacy.html

**) On 'hypes': Obama in hype time: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2010/08/obama-in-hype-time.html


About Sun-Saturn aspects: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2009/03/sun-in-aspect-with-saturn-managing-to.html

The story on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Lorena_Bobbitt

Also visit: Astromarkt.net for example about Pholus http://www.astromarkt.net/astrology-pholus.html


***)
Of course, it isn't so that every person with Mars inconjunct Saturn ruler 8 will have the same experience. A chart is a description in symbols. Those symbols represent such a variety of words that in this case, for example, he could have died, too. But he didn't. He survived, was 'repaired'.


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Sun-Pluto, Sun-Mars synastry

This post is partly about cardinals and partly about synastry (Sun-Pluto and Sun-Mars synastry). In short: I see the Sun-Pluto synastry marking the issue of 'life and death' and 'self esteem' while the Sun-Mars synastry is reflecting the competition between the central figure and the one who works for or with him. The astrological story is about Cardinal Sodano and Cardinal Bertone and their synastry with the Pope.

Cardinal Sodano (November 23, 1927) has denied the rumors about a power struggle in the Vatican (perhaps anticipating on the end of the papacy of Pope Benedict). But before, he denied that there was any abuse by priests…(see that post: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2010/04/sodanos-oriental-moon-in-scorpio-speaks.html).
Cardinal Sodano, they say, is the member of one group (the diplomats) and Tarcisio Bertone is one of his opponents. In order to study synastry in astrology, it might be interesting to check the interaction between their charts, I thought. I immediately found something surprising that confirms my idea that a combination of planets is more the reflection of the sort of interaction in synastry. It is hard to see 'who done it', as the aspect combination simply issues a theme. Depending on social position, status and gender, you could analyze this correctly, but it takes a picture of the situation with inside information in order to do so.

Sodano was the former camerlengo. Bertone succeeded him. Both might be the next Pope. Both are cardinals. Both have influence and both made cardinal mistakes and caused upheaval in the international press, by denying the abuse in church (Sodano) or by naming homosexuals pedophiles (Bertone). The synastry of a. Sodano and b. Benedict equals the synastry of a. Benedict and b. Camerlengo Bertone when it comes to Mars+Sun and Mercury+Neptune! The same components, but ' the other way around'. And all aspects in synastry are within a 1 degree orb! See the pictures of the chart of Pope Benedict with the positions of the important cardinals at the end of this post.

The Mars of the Pope is quincunx the Sun of Sodano. The Mars of Bertone is also quincunx the Sun of Sodano. Competition and succeeding is part of the Sun-Mars combination. Sun is for leadership and Mars is for competing. Often, even in modern office life, the Mars person sort of targets the Sun person and hopes to be the next leader, but in that case the Sun person should either die or leave. The fact that there IS a Mars person around might be very stimulating. However, an inconjunction points at certain misbalances.

The Mercury of the Pope is quincunx the Neptune of Sodano. Bertone's Mercury is square the Neptune of the Pope. Vague communications and misconceptions are part of the Mercury-Neptune combination. Strictly confidential and secret (Neptune) information (Mercury) is the link between the men. Misunderstandings are to be expected when one person is interpreting (Mercury) what he can't hear, touch or explain (Neptune): the other person's ideals, beliefs and dreams. On the other hand, the Neptune person is not clear when it comes to communicating or … he or she is hiding something that the other one wants to know. False statements are part of the Mercury-Neptune combination, just as telling tales. There is also a matter of foreign language involved. Sodano and Bertone are native Italians and the Pope is a German. That complicates deep understanding, even if they try hard enough and especially when it comes to vague ideas and emotions.

BTW: I also find it interesting that Sodano's Saturn is on the Sun of Bertone. Sodano is older than Bertone is. Sodano is the former camerlengo. That means that Sodano has seniority and Saturn IS senior.

The Camerlengo of Pope Benedict, Tarcisio Bertone, was born on December 2, 1934. That means, that his Pluto is exactly square the Sun of the Pope. There is a risk of a drama involved, because of the strong influence of the Pluto person, if not the power over the Sun-person (that is the general astrological idea),but I'd interpret this also as the issue of (the value of) life and death and facing it, through this relationship.

MORE posts about religion
http://astropost.blogspot.nl/search/label/Religion

MORE about the charts of popes
http://www.astromarkt.net/charts-of-popes.html

EXTERNAL LINK
Cafe Astrology describes the effect of the Pluto of a person square somebody's Sun like this...http://www.cafeastrology.com/synastry/sun_pluto_aspects.html

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Transit Mars square Sun

Transit Mars was subject of an earlier post, but I have an addition to what I said about the cutting, hurting and injuring...(here: http://astropost.blogspot.com/2011/02/transits-of-mars.html ). Here is a 'diary' example for you showing Mars as the symbol of being assertive, fighting for your 'rights' and giving the drive to stand up for yourself. The positive side of Mars is that he doesn't want to compromise for ever...

This week, exactly on Valentine's day and the day after I had transit Mars in Virgo in the seventh house, square Midheaven (first) and Sun. It turned out to be a border conflict with the neighbors who planned their fence in our front yard. They did it in the back yard last summer, and we didn't ask them to remove it because it was only 10 meter long and 4 inch wide (1 m2 in total, still a few hundred euros here, though), but we should have, because they did it again. This time we were in time. They had just begun to construct it and said they didn't see why it was a problem for us. Now, thanks to transit Mars, we stood up for our rights. Thanks, Mars! It is a pity, though, that the fence has become the vivid picture of the wall between us now. And it was such a nice and peaceful and lovely Valentine's day...now we had to be assertive, yak!

More about neighbors erecting fences on your land (so many:) and what to do next:

http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4843

http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99507

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070508102348AANwV0S

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Divorce in the charts of women

The Grimaldi sisters (the daughters of Princess Gracia of Monaco) aren't happily married right now and separated/divorced before. They are not very lucky in selecting partners, up to now. They were born with in their charts many, if not all of, the indications of possible divorce for women. 

Afflictions between Sun and Mars, Sun and Uranus, Venus and Uranus and affliction between Mars and Saturn are the specific indications for divorce or an ended marriage in the chart of women. Men's charts with afflictions between Maan-Saturn, Moon-Neptune, Venus-Neptune and Mars-Uranus are more often the charts of divorced men. In general the position of Venus in Aries and Mars in Libra, and hard aspects between (the rulers of) the first and seventh house resonate difficulties in marriage and relationships. There are many examples on the blog Astrology&Love. This blog is about the Princesses Caroline and Stephanie and divorce in their charts.

CAROLINE

When she was born the chart of Princess Caroline of Monaco had all the indications of difficulties in marriage and relationships that women can have:

1. Sun afflicting Uranus 

2. Mars sesquisquare Saturn

3. Venus 157.5 Uranus (that is a sesquisquare + a half semisquare)

4. Jupiter is in Libra and in the 7th house (multiplying the number of marriages)

(5. Sun is (wide) square Mars. This aspect is out of sign.)

Caroline Grimaldi first divorced. Her second husband died in a car crash. She is now living separated from her third husband. Here is her chart.

Her sister Stephanie married twice and divorced twice. Her third child has an unnamed father. In her chart we see 3 of the indications for women and an affliction between the rulers of the first and the seventh house. She has Saturn in the 7th house instead of Jupiter. There is a quintile between Saturn and Jupiter, illustrating a creative way to deal with hierarchy. 

Sun sesquisquare Mars

Sun inconjunct Uranus (orb 1.35)

so also: Ruler 1 inconjunct ruler 7

Mars 157,5 (135+22.5) Saturn

Saturn in the 7th house, without major aspects (!calling!)

The fact that the sisters both have Sun afflicted by Uranus shows that life with the protocol won't be easy for them and that it might also be hard for them to have a long lasting contact together.
Quoting my article about sharing aspects:
Sun and Uranus shared in aspect might indicate joined rebellion. How long this will last in a proper family home in a suburb, especially when the aspect is hard? But in a group of inventive people or in a place where news items are made you certainly can go for ‘sensation’ together. This relationship could have an unusual start. But too much tension could lead to stress, even if the surprises are nice. Both being independent and willing to be free it will be hard to stay together as a couple. With harmonious aspects this tendency for doing things the way you want it, will be tempered. 

There was a period when Stephanie was not allowed to see her family.


LINK
Wedding in Monaco 
http://astropost.blogspot.com/2011/06/wedding-in-monaco-and-sun-neptune.html
Also visit: Astromarkt.net for example about sharing aspects.


PS I learned the mentioned indications for divorce from one of my first lessons in astrology in the seventies (source was the School of Ram, see history of Dutch astrology by CHTA).

Sun/Mars midpoint combination

A midpoint is the point in the middle of two positions in a chart. Any object on that midpoint or in hard aspect with that midpoint creates a midpoint combination. This post is about the midpoint combinations with Sun/Mars. Sun/Mars can be the midpoint of the man in your life - in women’s charts: when I had progressed MC conjunct Sun/Mars I met my husband- and provides information about the nature of your energy level and how you manifest your drives.

Monument to the Sun in Croatia, by Andrej Salov 

The midpoint combinations with Moon, Mercury and Venus have been published in earlier posts about Sun/Moon, Sun/Mercury and Sun/Venus. New are Sun/Mars/Jupiter, Sun/Mars/Saturn, Sun/Mars/Uranus, Sun/Mars/Neptune, Sun/Mars/Pluto, Sun/Mars/Node, Sun/Mars/AC and Sun/Mars/MC. 

Sun/Mars/Moon

"Impatience, action, promotion, drives and energy are being highlighted, sometimes people with this combination actually are ‘in sports’ or activists. In the chart of a female this midpoint combination often highlights the importance of the opposite sex. Anyone with Sun/Moon/Mars-combinations wants marriage and family life to be productive and sees marriage as a sort of a joint venture. They need speed and action to feel alive."

Sun/Mars/Mercury

"The sharp mind often produces sharp opinions. I know of a comedian with a threefold combination of Sun/Mercury/Mars. His words really 'cut' and 'hit' you when you are the target!"

Sun/Mars/Venus

"Sun/Venus in hard aspect with Mars: that is a combination for passion, art and love. Both Paris Hilton and Paul McCartney have Sun conjunct Venus/Mars: that is another way to make a Sun/Venus/Mars midpoint combination."

  

Sun/Mars/Jupiter

When Jupiter is in hard aspect with Sun/Mars you are likely having success thanks to a lot of energy and drive. Dutch conqueror Piet Hein had Sun semi square Mars/Jupiter. Nelson Mandela has Mars square Sun/Jupiter. 

Sun/Mars/Saturn

Sun/Mars with Saturn finds fewer joy in working and being a man with responsibilities, unless the person involved sees his duties as only natural. Mars-Saturn is the aspect combination of discipline and being disciplined. The military is one of the territories of Mars-Saturn. This combination might also reflect mourning. Prince William has Sun/Saturn conjunct Mars. Prince Charles has Sun/Mars square Saturn. 

 Women might live with a man who is not always there for them or life with (or without) a man can be hard. Michele Martin, the wife of serial killer Marc Dutroux, responsible for the death of two 8 year old girls, has Sun/Mars conjunct Saturn (Sun in 24 Capricorn, Mars 0 Capricorn and Saturn 12 Capricorn). 

Sun/Mars/Uranus

The explosive nature of Mars and Uranus is being highlighted by the Sun when there is a midpoint combination of Sun, Mars and Uranus. Sometimes this combination refers to ‘an accident’ (getting pregnant, too) and arrests. The ability of acceleration is the other side of this combination.

Zinedine Zidane has Uranus square Sun/Mars. Osama bin Laden had Sun/Uranus conjunct Mars. 

Sun/Mars/Neptune

Sun/Mars and Neptune is more obscure. Someone with this midpoint combination might work in secret business or be involved in ‘an affair’. Another resonation is lost of energy due to poison or drugs or being the victim of aggression…it can’t be all that bad. Rudi Guiliani has Mars conjunct Sun/Neptune, for example.

Sun/Mars/Pluto

Sun/Mars and Pluto intensifies vital male energies. Mars with Pluto is the combination of the drive to win. The sun is highlighting this drive. The ‘strong man’ (in force or in politics) has such a midpoint combination. For example: Lula da Silva (Sun square Mars/Pluto) and Pope Benedict XVI: Sun/Mars semi square Pluto. 

Sun/Mars/Node

Sun/Mars and Nodes is the combination of the working community of men, a team of workers and of producing together.

Sun/Mars/Ascendant

Sun/Mars and Ascendant offers opportunities to be active, assertive and/or aggressive. Bruce Willis has Mars semi square Sun/Ascendant.

Sun/Mars/MC

The team leader (the coordinating worker) has Sun/Mars in hard aspect with Midheaven but this combination pops up in the charts of famous women, too. Jane Fonda, Barbra Streisand and Stephanie Grimaldi have Sun/Mars/MC. They are active and energetic. Dutch king-to-be Prince William Alexander also has this midpoint combination.

LINKS

http://astropost.blogspot.com/2010/10/mars-saturn.html

Also visit: Astromarkt.net for example about Mars-Uranus or Mars-Pluto

The bride today: Kate Middleton

Yesterday I wrote about Sun/Moon and Mars-combinations and the Sun/Moon-Mars synastry between couples. Mars is often the symbol of the man in your life. I met my husband with Midheaven conjunct the midpoint Sun/Mars, for example. 

Today, April 29, 2011 Prince William marries Kate Middleton and see: there is a Mars-Sun connection. Her progressed Sun is trine progressed Mars and her Progressed Mars is also square the natal Sun. 

There is more (there always is:): Transit Jupiter is semi square natal Venus for having a party (Venus+Jupiter=more fun). And transit Pluto sextile natal Jupiter mirrors the rise in status.  The complete astrological picture is that of a woman who could now share her life (sun) with that of a man (Mars) and have great success. And there is a celebration now, too. 

For more about the charts of the wedding and the match, see Astromarkt. For more posts about the subjects of this post, see the labels. And meanwhile: enjoy the event!

Dilma Roussef, Quaoar and the aspects of the progressed Sun

This post is about the next progressed aspects of the Sun related to the life of Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil: Progressed Sun quindecile Uranus, Progressed Sun inconjunct Pluto, the changing sunsign of 1985 and the progressed Sun opposition progressed Saturn of 2005.

Transit Quaoar is on her Sun now and 3 progressed planets are in aspect with her important ('calling') Mars. I had a look at the progressions of the time when she was still an activist and to later aspects and changes. The progressed aspects correspond with the events. If you want to move directly to Astromarkt to see the article about the interpretation of aspects of the progressed Sun, click here...For the news about President Rousseff, see this link... Continue to see the complete post...