Eclipse raises Sino-Japan tension

Japan would respond with force if any attempt is made to land on disputed islands, PM Shinzo Abe has warned . His comments came as eight Chinese government ships sailed near East China Sea islands that both nations claim. A flotilla of 10 fishing boats carrying Japanese activists was also reported to be in the area, as well as the Japanese coastguard. BBC [23 April]

Historically speaking, the Mars-Saturn opposition is typically accompanied by a rise in the level of violence and confrontation: wars, rumors of wars, atrocities both at the individual level and on a collective scale. It signals a time of tension and aggression, in short. Remember the Cuban missile crisis? That brought the world to within hours of a global thermonuclear Apocalypse, and it started under this alignment.[1]

As mentioned in previous posts we are in shadow of a very violent Mars-Saturn eclipse. Readers who watch world affairs carefully will no doubt be surprised by the number of violent events in the news recently. Shown above is the eclipse chart for Tokyo where the Prime Minister of Japan made his comments. From the rules of mundane astrology this eclipse is very significant for Japan since it is placed on the horizon axis. Going further with the analysis readers are urged to see the details of the news in the rulership  of planets involved [2]. Here Saturn rules the 10^th which has Capricorn on its cusp; Mars rules the 7^th with Scorpio there and the Moon rules the 4^th with Cancer on its cusp. These three planets should be sufficient to put together the details of the news. Please refer to the exhaustive list of meanings of mundane houses in the excellent reference below [3].

10th House - the president, prime minister.

7th House - foreign relations, treaties and/or disputes; all situations of overt aggression

4th House – connected to land; place which reflects nationalism and patriotism

[1] http://www.astropro.com/features/tables/geo/ma-sa/ma-180-sa/ma180sa1.html

[2] Planetary Rulerships http://www.cafeastrology.com/articles/sign-rulerships.html

[3] The Houses and What They Govern in Mundane Astrology

http://www.aquasoul.com/Mundane_Astrology.html