{"id":1611,"date":"2012-04-29T14:11:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T13:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2012-04-29T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T13:11:03","slug":"aspects-for-the-week-beginning-29-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=1611","title":{"rendered":"Aspects for the week beginning 29 April 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t think I shall be asking David Cameron to write the Libran Guide to Relationships now.\u00a0 His choice of nearest and dearest (apart from Sam Cam, of course) seems to have been a little misguided over the last two years.\u00a0 The main development of the week has been the focus on the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt\u2019s relationship with News Corp, and what may or may not be revealed once he is called to the Leveson enquiry, whenever.\u00a0 This is a sub-plot of the main news story which has been running for decades, the Murdoch Empire, which has been unravelling over the last year or so.\u00a0 Another intriguing subplot was the undoing of Vince Cable\u2019s role in preventing News Corp from taking over BSkyB.\u00a0 All these interwoven stories have been playing out, as the wide ramifications of each interconnect and spread outwards.\u00a0\u00a0 In no particular order, here is an astrological update on the major players:<\/p>\n

Rupert Murdoch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He has natally, a hard-nosed Capricorn Ascendant trine all-pervading and often subversive Neptune.\u00a0 Emphasizing the Neptunian flavour of his birthchart, his Sun conjuncts Mercury in Pisces.\u00a0 Then showing the strength of his karmic mission, and the fact that so often he has been ahead of the game throughout the last few decades, his North Node conjuncts Uranus in Aries (the sign of Self).<\/p>\n

What astrological factor is now changing his fortunes? Rupert Murdoch is fighting back at the moment, assisted by a few well-placed transits, but he is currently facing a long-term opposition of Neptune to his natal Neptune, which demands the unraveling of the threads of truth from untruth.\u00a0 His natal Neptune is at 3 degrees Virgo, and transiting Neptune will be undertaking this task intensively over the next couple of years.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Hunt<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremy Hunt has Sun conjunct Venus in Scorpio: he likes to get close in relationships, and some might say that he was a bit too close to various people (Adam Smith and Rupert Murdoch for starters).\u00a0 Scorpios also like to be in integrity and he may well see himself as such, although before we hear his story we may be judging him for not being in integrity.\u00a0 Within the field of politics, Scorpio does conjure up a scene of the intrigue in the corridors of power.\u00a0 But the Scorpio path is sometimes a difficult tightrope, especially when wearing moccasins\u2026 Scorpio does not choose the easy path in life.\u00a0 We the jury are still out and shall see hopefully the eventual truth of the matter.\u00a0 He does not have an easy chart, with Chiron conjunct Saturn creating a whirlpool of pressure in Pisces as well.\u00a0 The Guardian leader points out: \u201cWere he an ordinary politician ruling on an ordinary business, he would immediately have stepped back from the fray. ..Instead of seizing this chance, however, Mr. Hunt clutched intently on to the problem inviting News Corp to provide undertakings in lieu of a reference to the commission.\u201d\u00a0 He acted like a true Scorpio in that respect.<\/p>\n

David Cameron<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I have touched on David Cameron\u2019s birth chart from time to time, but the interesting feature highlighted in this time period is his love of inappropriate party going, and his relationship with Rupert Murdoch.\u00a0 Librans do like to socialize, but his relationship with Rupert Murdoch shows up karmically as David Cameron\u2019s Sun conjunct Rupert Murdoch\u2019s South Node, a definite past life relationship, as with Rebekah Brooks who is linked with Rupert Murdoch through her Nodes \u2013 a power network originating before this lifetime.\u00a0 Rebekah Brooks\u2019 horse could also have been involved (read healer Madeleine Walker\u2019s book \u201cYour Pets\u2019 Past Lives”).\u00a0 I mentioned the close connection between Rebekah Brooks and Rupert Murdoch last July (\u201cThere is an exact conjunction between Rebekah Brooks\u2019 North Node [karmic mission], which is in Aries [16 degrees] exactly conjunct Rupert Murdoch\u2019s North Node [15 deg 56]\u201d) but David Cameron is also well connected.<\/p>\n

Vince Cable<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Polly Toynbee has made much this week, both in the Guardian, and on Question Time (by the way, what a great multi-coloured jacket she was wearing!) about the turn of events around the sixpence of Vince Cable\u2019s sacking for the BSkyB negotiations and the Guardian\u2019s role in preventing this crucial expansion of the Murdoch Empire at the eleventh hour.\u00a0 Vince Cable, like Barack Obama (though maybe not quite in the same league) is a politician of principle and insight who struggles to fulfil his potential within the existing political systems.\u00a0 Cable was forced to take part in the coalition and try to serve within its impossible framework.\u00a0 He was caught out, some think framed, by unguarded comments about the negotiations for News Corp\u2019s bid to take over BSkyB.\u00a0 He was then replaced by Jeremy Hunt.\u00a0 Polly Toynbee writes about the events: \u201cJeremy Hunt was within days of giving Murdoch everything, because the government wished it\u2026If Nick Davies had not exposed the hacking of Milly Dowler\u2019s phone in the nick of time, all would have been lost.\u201d\u00a0 I wrote about Vince Cable\u2019s birth chart in April 2009 (\u201cHe has a breadth of mental vision which is down to his Mercury sandwiched between Saturn (the old style of thought) and Uranus (the new style of thought)\u201d).\u00a0 Vince Cable is not a prominent player in the current twist of events, but his slip up had a role in Jeremy Hunt\u2019s emergence and current role.\u00a0 I think it highlights the catalytic role of his natal karmic mission (North Node conjunct Chiron natally), and that he has an unusual path in political life.<\/p>\n

The Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good start to the day and the week, for consolidating\u00a0psychological gains, for the Sun trines Pluto. You can go that extra mile to test your mettle!\u00a0 You’ll find, if you’re climbing a mountain, that the rope, crampons and other equipment\u00a0will hold, you’ll be relieved to know ( not sure of the mobile phone reception up there though).\u00a0 Efforts you have made in recent days may have cemented group relations, such as your mountain-climbing team, but there may also be some psychological issues to pick over.\u00a0 Tomorrow there may be some minor discomforts, such as pulled muscles from the mountain climbing. In fact the whole of the middle of the\u00a0week may be characterized by a series minor irritations. The first\u00a0aspect tomorrow is a square between Mars and the Nodal Axis, bringing\u00a0about some past-life war re-enactments, such as medieval jousting, or\u00a0Civil War parties. Not everyone likes their re-enactments to be graphic. So they may be wars of words, or psychological battles. And\u00a0not everybody likes conflict. So some may be desperately seeking peace.\u00a0 Later in the day Venus semi-sextiles Jupiter and there may be a spot of\u00a0socializing, such as fraternizing with the enemy, or perhaps Avon\u00a0calling at your door.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (1st May) Mercury semi-squares Neptune. There may be a little\u00a0confusion to process from the previous day’s proceedings e.g. which\u00a0side were you on in the Civil War or the Napoleonic War, and can you\u00a0be a conscientious objector? Did you really need the Avon products,\u00a0especially the preventative over-70s anti-wrinkle cream… or were\u00a0you just trying to please a friend?<\/p>\n

Thursday (3rd<\/sup>) will bring another minor wrangle: Mercury semi-sextile Jupiter. A recent purchase may need to be returned, or the negotiation\u00a0of a sale may be touch and go, but it’s a good day for recycling.<\/p>\n

If the sandwich fillings of the week were not completely to your\u00a0liking Friday (4th) provides a delicious end crust in the shape of\u00a0Venus sextile Mercury. Communication can flow congenially and you can\u00a0proceed with writing or illustrating your novel – yes that pipe dream,\u00a0don’t give up on it, pick up those threads, keep it alive! This sextile is good, too, for meeting friends, such as old workmates, and for starting new dietary regimes.<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n