Hercules
The Obama administration's handling
of overtures on Syria and Iran have outraged regional ally Saudi Arabia, which
is signaling it wants to do more to boost the power of armed Sunni rebel groups
on the ground in Syria as the U.S. pursues diplomacy.
Campion in
his "The Book of World Horoscopes" gives the horoscope of the foundation of Saudi
Arabia (15 Jan 1902; 3:45 GMT Riyadh
Eclipse in
the 10th house - Unfortunate
for the Monarch and Government; unpopularity, discontent, discredit,
dissensions or death.
This
eclipse [11sc] triggers the following solar arc directions in the chart. Saturn
[10ta] on IC [9ta] and square Mars [10aq]
With Mars,
this Saturn progression denies our need to take action based on exclusive
self-interest. If we have been overdoing our Mars side and making rash moves
that are impulsive, Saturn slows us down. We can feel stuck, as if “put in
place” by unsympathetic forces that deny us autonomy. Mars deals with how we
vent anger. Saturn contacting Mars can turn any repressed anger into a
conscious experience. Saturn makes things concrete. Our anger now takes on form
through its direct release.
Eclipses
tend to bring about endings and new beginnings. How dramatic these changes can
be is a function of star alignments (where in the zodiak they occur) and other
aspecting planets occurring at the time of the eclipse. In this case we have
the eclipse conjunct Saturn and a
retrograde Mercury – a combination well known to create a breakdown in
communication (e.g. as has happened between US and Saudi Arabia
Amongst
other things, the eclipse is conjunct the stars of Hercules and the Northern
Crown. An earlier name for constellation Hercules was Lugal, “King” [1] who represented restive, ever-searching
Gilgamesh. Combined with the Northern Crown there is imperial ambition but with
danger of corruption or a misuse of power and influence. There is a tendency to
be arrogant, argumentative, prickly and critical of others although their own
moral character may be called into question. Many here still feel the grip of
the ancient Scorpion’s extended claws that underly the Scales, being deeply
troubled, bad tempered, brooding, quarrelsome making themselves and those
around them wretched. This area of stars has been associated with acts of
fanatic hatred, intolerance, persecutions and genocide. [2]
The truth
of the symbols depicted above can be seen clearly in Saudi
Arabia ’s imperial ambition to extend its sphere of
influence in Syria
[2] Secrets
of the Ancient Skies, Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.191-3)
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