Month: July, 2012

Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Capricorn (Update): The Revolution Will Not be Leaderless

We’re in the middle of a Mercury Retrograde so for writers like myself it’s a time to “re”-vist, “re”-vise, and “re”-publish older articles. One of the first, and still one of the most popular, articles on this site is the profile of Aquarius Sun, Capricorn Moon native Michael C. Ruppert published last fall. (Original Article) If Mike Ruppert’s name doesn’t ring a bell, he was the former LAPD police officer who helped blow the whistle on the CIA’s involvement in narcotics trafficking during the 1980s. Watch the first few minutes of this clip to see Ruppert’s 1996 confrontation with then director of the CIA John Duetch:

The Aquarius Sun, Capricorn Moon combination is a great one for revolutionaries as it combines the humanitarian identity of an Aquarius Sun with the strategic instincts of a Capricorn Moon. Astrologer Bill Tierney writes of this combination’s social leanings:

Those of us with these energies highlighted in our charts are very much activists at heart . . . We’re willing to become involved in community affairs by supporting groups and organizations that bravely advocate fresh ideals that challenge mainstream thinking and social conformity. Our sense of civic duty is usually strong . . . (Source)

Abraham Lincoln and Rosa Parks are both Aquarius Sun, Capricorn Moon natives who, similar to Mike Ruppert, exhibited very well developed “senses of civic duty” coupled with the “brave advocacy of fresh ideals” regarding community affairs.

Ruppert has a few other astro-twins worth “re”-visiting during this retrograde period. The first is the 1988 film Stand and Deliver starring Edward James Olmos as the revolutionary high school math teacher Jaime Escalante. Using its premier at the 1988 Miami Film Festival as its date of birth, the film is an Aquarius Sun, Capricorn Moon just like Mike Ruppert, Abraham Lincoln, and Rosa Parks. (Chart)

Ruppert’s other Aquarius Sun, Capricorn Moon astro-twin worth mentioning is musician, mystic, and multi-faceted troublemaker Henry Rollins. (Chart) A legend in the punk rock scene, Rollins has made a near second career out of advocating for revolutionary causes. According to his Wikipedia entry, “Rollins has campaigned for various political causes in the United States, including promoting LGBT rights, World Hunger Relief, and an end to war in particular . . .” (Source) Here’s a video of Rollins going off on Halliburton style privatization in a manner very similar to many of Mike Ruppert’s lectures:

Astrologer Jefferson Anderson tell us that Aquarius Sun, Capricorn Moon natives, “often have a gleam in their eyes that hints at either genius or madness.” (Source) Whether risking your big-gig tv show speaking out against Halliburton like Henry Rollins did or risking your life blowing the whistle on CIA narcotics trafficking like Mike Ruppert did, you’d have to be a bit “mad” to do some of the things natives of this pairing often end up doing.

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Mercury Retrograde in Leo: The Original Catwoman Speaks Out

We’re in the middle of a Mercury Retrograde in Leo, the sign of the lioness so it’s fitting that Leo Sun legend Julie Newmar – the original Catwoman – has made a “re”-appearance to discuss the current Catwoman as portrayed by actress Anne Hathaway:

The all-black Catwoman get-up was very Scorpio in its aesthetic but Newmar herself was totally Leo in terms of her vibe both in and out of character. Check out the second photo from the top here. More recently she donned a Catwoman like costume at age 74 and still rocked it like the total lioness she knows she is.

Leo is considered the sign most likely to go into acting as they love being on stage. Even those Leos who aren’t cast in the leading role will find a way to “steal the scene”, as the saying goes. Newmar writes of her scene-stealing portrayal of Catwoman as follows:

“Of course Catwoman is more popular than Batman,” Julie Newmar, who played the character in the 1960s TV series, tells The Post. “Catwoman’s her own boss, she makes up her own mind. Catwoman will go on just about forever.”(Source)

Leo is also the sign of royalty so it’s no surprise Newmar lets you know on her website that she truly is American royalty. From her site’s biography page, “As an eleventh generation American and a Mayflower descendant, Julie Newmar has beauty, brains and a charming sense of humor.” (Source)

Like benevolent monarchs, Leos can be quite generous. They will give of their time, energy, or advice as freely as the Sun gives of its light and warmth. In Newmar’s case she just published an advice book entitled The Conscious Catwoman Explains Life on Earth where, like Leo’s ruler the Sun, she shines on light on a wide variety of issues. The book is available at her website alongside some lovely photographs that come, in true Leonine lioness fashion, autographed by Mrs. Newmar herself.

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Astrology News Commentary: Thursday July 26th, 2012

A few times a month I do an Astrology News Round Up of articles classified by astrological transit. Some articles are very easy to classify as being associated with a certain planetary transit. Others involve multiple ones and are more difficult to pin down. I save the more difficult ones for periodic Astrologer News Commentaries. Feel free to agree, disagree, or discuss the classifications in the comments section. -Matt

Facebook is Monitoring Your Chats for “Criminal Behavior”

This was is right off the bat obviously Pluto in Capricorn but also the conjunction of South Node (karmic past) with Venus (love/seduction) and Jupiter (good fortune, too much of a good thing) in Gemini, the downside of which is “excess connectivity”.

TechPP.com: How the NSA Algorithims See Into Your Mind Before You Do

If you want to know just how advanced this stuff is make sure to check out this article from 2007 at which point the Pentagon was already running simulations on all 6.5 billion people on the planet. (Yes, all 6.5 billion) That was five years ago, imagine what they can do now.

Wired: Russia’s Top Cyber Sleuth Foils U.S. Spies, Helps Kremlin Friends

This has Pluto (destruction) in Capricorn (status quo) square Uranus (innovations) in Aries (warfare) on it most obviously but also Mars in Libra as it relates to “balance of power” issues. Sputnik, for instance, has a Sun/Mars/Jupiter conjunction in Libra in its chart and it was what set off the a 50 year fight over the balance of power between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

Wired: Sudden Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet Has Scientists Alarmed

Again, the Uranus/Pluto square as Uranus relates to shocking developments and Pluto in Capricorn (structures) relates to geologic structures as much as financial/political ones. Tectonic plates are obviously under the domain of Capricorn, I suppose ice sheets which take thousands of years to form could be considered similar. Neptune in Pisces also comes into play here as Neptune dissolves boundaries in whatever sign it moves through. In Pisces it dissolves boundaries on the ocean itself. The melting will also allow oil companies to get at oil that has previously been impossible to get to because of the ice. The first modern oil well (“Drake’s Well”) was drilled in Pennsylvania last time Neptune went through Pisces.

Wired: Skydiver Hits Record of 536 MPH Jumping from 18 Miles Up

This has North Node (destiny) in Sagittarius (high adventure, new frontiers) all over it with some nice added buzz from Uranus (innovations in Aries (the daredevil).

The Atlantic: Scholars Uncover 1670s Version of Twitter (No Joke)

Ha! This has the current pile up in Gemini (chatting, gossip) and North Node in Sagittarius (publishing, scholarship) all over it but as it pertains to the “re”-publishing of previous material it’s also very much in line with the spirit of the current Mercury Retrograde in Leo.

Style Blazer: 15 Actors Who are Straight but Play Gay or Vice Versa

We’ve got Venus/Jupiter/South Node all in Gemini, which is symbolized by the Twins and the sign most likely go both ways.

NY Times: DNA and Fossils Tell Differing Stories of Human Origins

As Gemini is symbolized by the Twins it is also thought by many astrologers to be the sign associated with the double helix DNA. So this one has the current pile up in Gemini all over it along with the North Node in Sagittarius (scholarship). Digging up old fossils are definitely the domain of Pluto in Capricorn as Pluto unearths things while Capricorn pertains to anything old such as the geologic record.

UK Telegraph: South Korean Artist to Launch Home Made Space Satellite

“Ohhhh hells yeah bitch!” my Aries Moon says to this one. Obviously it’s got North Node in Sagittarius (adventures) with a wide but valid trine from Uranus (innovations) in Aries (the do-it-yourselfer) all over it. The Uranus/Pluto square is also visible here as you can bet the establishment (Capricorn) is going to want to crack down on DIY space satellites. Throw in Mars in Libra as it definitely shifts the balance of power away from centralized power structures and back to the people.

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Cancer Sun, Leo Moon: The Drama Queen, The YouTube Star, and the Silent Era Movie Sensation ("A small town girl sprints to the big city, hurdles her way into everybody's hearts")

Cancer Sun, Leo Moon individuals have a real knack for drawing attention to themselves. Being the sign of emotional intelligence, Cancer has a real knack for intuiting the tides of public sentiment in much the same way a crab intuits the tides of the ocean. As the entertainer of the zodiac, Leo is at its best when on stage performing for an adoring audience. Tom Cruise, for instance, is a Cancer Sun, Leo Moon whose ability to attract attention to himself never ceases to amaze. (Chart)

Astrologer Bill Tierney writes of the Cancer/Leo pairing, “When the social atmosphere is right, expect a colorful, vibrant personality to shine.” (Source) Some of Cruise’s recent escapades have been perhaps a bit too dramatic but his rendition of “You Lost that Loving Feeling” in the 1986 film Top Gun is an absolutely shining example of this pairing’s potential for vibrant, colorful forms of self-expression:

Michelle Jenneke, the 19 year old Australian sprinter who recently did for women’s hurdling what Neil Armstrong did for space travel, is also a Cancer Sun, Leo Moon. (Chart) She too has managed to attract attention to herself albeit using methods much more conducive to a sense of psychological equilibrium than some of the recent antics of her couch-hurdling astro-twin. If you haven’t yet come across the viral video of Mrs. Jenneke that blazed across the internet during the summer of 2012 it’s 1,000% worth the time to watch it all the way through to the end. From start to finish it’s three minutes and seven seconds of totally unabashed amazing awesomeness and, in its own way, as entertaining an expression of the Cancer/Leo capacity for theatrics as Cruise’s rendition of “You Lost that Loving Feeling”:

Michelle Jenneke from Losse Veter on Vimeo.

Astrologers Suzi and Charles Harvey tell us that a metaphoric image for the highest expression of Cancer Sun, Leo Moon is “A child ventures forth from her family to seek her greatness.” (Source) Is that ever an excellent approximation of Michelle Jenneke. A Cancerian who, from the looks of this circa 2010 video is still very much attached to home and family, she has managed to find her greatness in a very big, very bright, very Leonine Moon way.

Her North Node (destiny, truest path forward) is in Sagittarius, the Centaur-Archer of the Zodiac who roams free like a wild horse. In medical astrology Sagittarius rules the hips, the primary muscles that a hurdler uses to get over those hurdles and down the track. Talk about somebody “living their chart”.

Her Mars is at 29 degrees Leo, a fantastic placement for sports. Mars indicates how a person fights, how they execute a plan and is the primary indicator of a person’s athletic abilities. When placed in Leo, the sign of the lioness, Mars competes as ferociously as its animal totem. Astrologer Raven Kaldera associates Mars in Leo with the myth of Sekhmet, the Egyptian lioness goddess who doubled as the ancient world’s version of a movie star:

In this placement, Mars the Warrior combines with the solar force of Leo the Lion, and this can be an overwhelming combination of fire and sun, explosion and brilliance. It can light the sky, bring down the walls, or blow everything to pieces. Here we honor the Egyptian lioness goddess Sekhmet, whose name means “powerful.” Fierce and gracious, regal and deadly, she was usually shown as a lioness-headed woman sitting on a throne.

A Mars in Aries may be content with being the head of the parade; a Mars in Leo needs the adulation of the crowd as well. This need to be seen comes out of a Mars in Leo with all the melodrama of a silent movie star. (Source)

Mars in Leo is also great at performing in front of crowds or coming up big in the clutch. New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, nicknamed “Mr. November” for his ability to perform under the pressure of the post-season, is a Cancer Sun with Mars in Leo and North Node in Sagittarius just like Jenneke. (Chart)

Jeter’s also done pretty well financially by way of endorsement deals and it’s hard to imagine Jenneke won’t be offered similar opportunities. Cancer Suns love having money in the bank as it is a proxy for the emotional security they seek. Leo Moons are also quite fond of it although they’re more likely to spend it on throwing awesome parties for their friends (their entourages) than hoard it at the bank. Assuming she gets some good people around her and find a balance between the Cancerian desire to save and the Leonine impulse to spend she’s off to the races now both literally and figuratively.

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Today's Full Moon in Capricorn: Multiple Astrological Similarities to the Amistad Slave Revolt

Today’s full moon at 12 degrees Capricorn bears a number of astrological similarities to the voyage of La Amistad, the Spanish slave ship whose “cargo” decided they weren’t going silently into the night. If you’re not familiar with the mutiny on board the Amistad and the subsequent Supreme Court case that decided the fate of the survivors, Steven Speilberg’s 1997 historical film Amistad will give you the Hollywood version of events. The film was made with an eye towards making sure white people left the theater feeling good about themselves but for the purposes of this post it’s a good enough summary for those who may be unfamiliar with the story:

Here’s the chart for the Amistad voyage. Here’s the chart for today’s full moon at 12 Capricorn. You’ll notice the following similarities:

Today’s full moon: Sun at 12 degrees Cancer, Moon at 12 degrees Capricorn
The Amistad: Sun at 5 degrees Cancer, Moon at approximately 13 degrees Capricorn

Today’s full moon: Mars (fighting) at 0 degrees Libra (balance of power)
The Amistad: Mars (fighting) at 0 degrees Libra (balance of power)

Today’s full moon: Pluto at 8 degrees of a cardinal sign (Capricorn)
The Amistad: Pluto at 18 degrees of a cardinal sign (Aries)

Today’s full moon: Jupiter in the early degrees of an air sign (Gemini)
The Amistad: Jupiter in the early degrees of an air sign (Libra)

Uranus (shocks) in Aries (fires, explosions) is a major player in today’s full moon chart. Uranus (shocks) was in Pisces (oceans) when the Amistad launched, a very different placement that is much more about diffusion than explosions. Uranus was, however, conjunct the North Node (destiny) in the chart of the Amistad voyage so there was a major Uranian (shocking) component to that chart similar to the chart for today’s full moon.

The Mars at 0 degrees Libra is the lynchpin in both charts, in my opinion. People often think of Mars in Libra as “The Peacemaker” but that’s not quite accurate. When Mars is in Libra (the scales of justice), the martial fighting spirit of Mars is invested in fighting to restore balance of power between the races, genders, and economic classes. It also comes up a lot in the charts of people or events that involve fighting (Mars) between equals (Libra). Mixed Martial Arts superstar Gina Carano, for instance, has Mars in Libra.

As far as how this full moon will affect you: take a look at where 0 degrees Libra sits in your chart. That will be the house where balance of power issues will be coming up. (Do try to keep matters more peaceable than Mrs. Carano did in Haywire.) Then take a look at the house where 12 degrees Capricorn sits as that will be where something is coming to a culmination or ending.

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