Aspects for the week beginning 14 July 2013
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai was again in the news this week as it was her 16th birthday and a week which saw her address the U.N, and in which she received two awards: one for International Development for her work for female rights, and an Ethical award for campaigning. She has been nominated for the Children’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Birthchart
Malala is a Cancerian, and though many Cancerians shun the limelight, others become ambassadors for women’s rights, deliberately or unwittingly.
She has the Part of Fortune in 3rd House of communication (a passion for Education), and wrote a blog for the BBC under a pseudonym, about female life under the Taliban with a focus on education for females (3rd House), from age 11.
We do not have a birth time, but it is likely that she has Moon conjunct Mars, warriorship for the female cause, in Libra the sign of Peace. Mars also trines Uranus, showing immense bravery, in shocking circumstances.
The Sun sextiles the North Node in her chart, giving a karmic mission of the theme of Leadership. Mercury trines Pluto, making her a deep thinker who looks the truth in the face. Mercury also opposes Uranus exactly, which is controversy in communication, not being afraid to tell the truth no matter what it costs. With these two aspects to Mercury, she is very strong-minded indeed. Pluto sextiles Uranus, giving a strong matrix for working in the world. Jupiter also sextiles Saturn exactly – good balanced judgement: the combination of optimism and realism.
The Sun squares Saturn exactly – which can produce martyrs or victims for a cause. But strength also comes through – the greater the obstacle, the greater the achievement with this aspect. She has turned this square into its most positive manifestation.
The Moon sextiles Venus – underneath it all, a very loving and gentle person. At heart, she is working for Peace. She has been recognized within her own country as holder of the first Youth Peace Prize. By the time of her attack, she already was a high profile activist for her cause.
Attack
On 9th October 2012 she was shot in head and neck by the Taliban, sustaining life-threatening injuries, and transported to hospital in Birmingham. The North Node sextile her Neptune at the end of Capricorn at the time, highlighting the refined political idealism in her chart.
She holds a crucial role for the transformation of her native Pakistan. Mars in the Pakistan chart squares her natal Moon (highlighting violence against women). Pakistan’s Saturn conjuncts her Pluto, symbolizing the repression she has worked to reveal. Pakistan’s Uranus opposes her Neptune, stimulating her spirituality through the necessity for change. Its Neptune squares her Neptune, a condition of being spiritually uneasy within its society. Her Pluto trines its Sun for its transformation.
Gordon Brown has been a special supporter, together with his wife Sarah (whose Venus sextiles Malala’s North Node). This karmic connection and involvement is shown by the Synastry between Gordon Brown and Malala having a Nodal reversal, i.e. Her North Node is at his South Node and vice versa. His Mars is also conjunct her South Node (past life warriors together).
She told the U.N. that the attack had only made her more resolute. “Strength, power and courage was born” she says of the attack by the Taliban. Having come through such a trauma, the world will continue to be watching this remarkable young woman and her quest for justice (Mars, Moon and Chiron in Libra).
Aspects
A week of trines – isn’t that what you dream of? Let’s see how that works out in reality…there are 5 trines in all and 2 changes of direction from planets associated with our mental functioning. Prepare early this week to ride the surf of this rare Grand Water Trine from mid-week.
On Wednesday (17th) in the afternoon you could be forgiven for wondering if in fact this is a week of trines. Uranus turns retrograde and everything may seem as though it has all gone tipsy turvy. You may experience dizziness in relation to a turnaround in your higher mental functioning. Or you may experience revisions in relation to earlier phases of mental functioning. The planet of the unexpected is particularly unpredictable now.
Once you have re-established your equilibrium, you are free to enjoy and bask in the unalloyed trines of the week or go surfing if that’s more your style. The first trine occurs only 11 minutes after Uranus’ revolution, at 17.31 hrs. If you are adept at Uranus revolutions you can take them both on at the same time. Otherwise meditate during those 11 minutes to steady yourself, then enjoy Jupiter trine Saturn, a major component of the grand trine, and an excellent aspect with which to begin the rebalancing or new order. Jupiter represents optimism, Saturn represents realism, Jupiter propels forward, while Saturn stands steadfast. You might at this time see clearly the relation between your movement and progress, blocks that have held you back, their timing, their dance and their purpose.
By the early hours of Thursday (18th) Jupiter trines Neptune (the second component of the grand trine) which is perfect for higher vision and dreams, so whether still awake at 00.41 a.m. Or dreaming, you’ll feel the richness, perfection and vision of this trine and its role in the complete Grand Trine/divine plan. Jupiter and Neptune are about inspiration and idealism. They make up the dream and enable living the dream. There’ll be a sense of euphoria, part of you feeling you’ve already achieved the dream on some level, but there is further work to do to fit the piece in the jigsaw.
This is Friday’s (19th) objective, with Saturn trine Neptune completing the triangle, balancing the material and the spiritual.
Further progress is made on Saturday (20th) with Mercury turning direct (party on). You might start to feel the words are coming out of your mouth in perfect sequence, your message getting across as intended.
As a final push in the new birth, on Saturday Mars makes a more minor grand trine with Saturn and Neptune. Early evening Mars trines Neptune (sensitive action can be performed) while mid evening mars trines Saturn (laying plans) making it swift and easy to implement new ideas, inspirations and plans.
Make use of these rare alignments, but if you feel life is too stressful at the moment to enjoy these astrological bounties, then try to find time for yourself to relax or meditate and connect in some way with this healing vibe. I suspect I shall have at least one ding dong at the customer service desk pointing out that life is not all roses this rosiest of astrological times.
The week in bullet points:
- Wednesday – The element of the unexpected; revolution and rebalancing
- Thursday – Religion and Spirituality harmonize
- Friday – Practicality and Spirituality harmonize; communications unclog; Action and spirituality harmonize; Action and practicality harmonize
July 14th, 2013 at 4:37 pm
I saw her giving her speech and was stunned. Your astrological analysis answered the big question in my mind “How did this girl achieve what she did and become what she is?”
The other big question was “What was protecting her? How did she not die?”
Was it this <<<<>>>>>> or something else.
When I saw her speak I also mentally compared her to those in our country who enjoy nothing more than “paki bashing”. I wonder what that typical racist thinks of Malala’s achievements. I hope many have taken note and begun to revise opinions.
Interestingly although the meaning of her name can sometimes be “sad” the name Malala is also a symbol of Courage and Bravery in Pashtoon History…
July 14th, 2013 at 4:43 pm
Thanks Lana, for explaining Malala’s Chart. She is quite fascinating, and I hope to watch her career develop and benefit humanity.
The aspects this week also seem complex, but thanks for your brilliant description. I will need to return and read again as the week unfolds. Whether I’m instantly aware of the effects, or that understanding comes later, the energies feel most exciting and full of purpose.
With much appreciation of your diligence, love Sarah
July 14th, 2013 at 5:55 pm
Lana –
How exciting to hear of the aspects in this week ahead. For myself, I look forward to riding a wave of optimism, healing and (finally) returning communication.
With so much going on in my clinic and outside of it, a week like this sounds like a gift!
Malala is such an inspiration, I hope she gets some attention here in the states, where more young women could benefit from the reminder that our rights (as women) are not so established that they can’t easily be taken away again – and I’m talking about WAY bigger issues than just abortion. I hope that “good Christian women”* can see past their cultural differences with Malala to see the underlying humanity that joins their lives, as women, with hers. And it would be nice if some men saw her struggle as extraordinary as well.
Hope the help desk doesn’t get TOO deluged with nay-sayers. It’s a good week for vie en rose. Or, as a wise woman in my past said, “sufficient unto the day are the cares thereof and if they are no cares of that day – don’t go borrowing trouble”.
Thank you for the insight into this remarkable woman.
Love Dia
*”Good Christian women” in this context means women of faith who’s expected to behave certain ways, subjugates her needs/wants/desires to her husband’s and children’s and is generally beaten down. She’d know EXACTLY which chapter & verse tells believers not to suffer a woman to teach them, plus all the other passages that are used to hold women “in their places”. Here’s a blog I stumbled upon when looking up the definition (as an American, I know what “good Christian woman” means but sharing it with an international audience is tougher).
http://kathyescobar.com/2012/05/31/ex-good-christian-women/
July 15th, 2013 at 9:38 am
Dear Janet
Good question “What was protecting her? How did she not die?” Jupiter represents protection, divine or otherwise, and it receives an exact sextile from Saturn natally, which is helpful. There are also looser trines from the Moon and Chiron. At the time of the attack Jupiter was exactly sextile her Venus – if she has a Venus-ruled Ascendant that would be even more significant. It also trined her Moon at the time (her Sun ruler) though we don’t know how closely. I personally believe that her Soul had contracted this event before birth, and that Angels were at hand to engineer her safety and recovery.
Thanks, Janet, for all your insights, which take us into further avenues of thought.
Love
Lana
July 15th, 2013 at 9:43 am
Dear Sarah
Thanks very much for your appreciation!
Just think Triangle for this week – it is a universal symbol of harmony and luck.
I will be interested to know how you get on with the trines, and trust that I won’t find you on the Customer Service mat!
Love
Lana
July 15th, 2013 at 9:55 am
Dear Dia
I get your drift about the “good Christian women” theme…and enjoyed the link to Kathy Escobar’s blog.
I really appreciate your attempt to bridge the gap between thinking on both sides of the pond. It’s really interesting how sometimes one side might think “It wouldn’t happen here” but it does in different disguises!
Thanks too for your thoughts about Malala We are investing in so much hope from her – I hope that is not too much responsibility. She would be entitled to rest on her laurels, with what she has achieved already. But the signs are that she intends to carry on her mission.
Hope the week goes well for you,
Love
Lana
July 19th, 2013 at 1:02 pm
On a more personal level, this week has been absolutely magical from a healing perspective, starting from Saturday’s University reunion. I know I was not the only person from whom a weight of misunderstanding was finally lifted and I have been on a high ever since.
There have also been other unrelated ‘healing’ gifts. Yesterday I received the most wonderful letter in response to a customer complaint; it practically brought tears to my eyes.
Today, everyone who lost money in the Equitable Life pension fiasco many years ago finally received a small amount of compensation – okay, it was only a tiny fraction of what was lost, but many of us had never expected to get anything back anyway.
July 20th, 2013 at 11:24 am
Dear Daphne
Thank you for the textbook description of such a Grand Trine experience. I will treasure it.
Interesting that although the benefits were personal for people it came through a group experience, which is another feature one would expect.
As I have only one water planet (Uranus) albeit non-personal, I was not expecting too much personally. And as iyour comment came with its own customer service story, and is most gratifying, and I didn’t have any customer service complaints even from those who didn’t have a good week, I feel that it has been a rewarding week.
Much Love
Lana