Astrology of the Crimea referendum

Preliminary results in Sunday's referendum on whether Ukraine's Crimea region should join Russia or become an independent state show overwhelming support for Russia. With 75% percent of the ballots counted, close to 96% of voters want to become part of that country, according to the Crimean Electoral Commission. An official had announced earlier that more than 80% of voters had cast ballots by the time polls closed at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET) Sunday.

The chart for the Full Moon [Sunday; 16 March] at Simperofol, capital of Crimea is shown here. Notice the powerful placement of the Jupiter-Uranus-Pluto T-square on the angles making it a very significant lunation for Crimea.

Jupiter on the MC is conjunct xi Canis Majoris [10cn42], theta Geminorum [11cn18] in Castor’s left hand holding bows and arrows and Al Zirr, xi Geminorum [11cn23] in Pollux’s right foot. Dogs are universal symbols of faithfulness and fidelity. The Twins, on the other hand, exemplify duality, brotherly love and fraternity but also competitiveness and rivalry. “The Defiant Ones”, chained together, trapped in fraternity, needing yet hating the other and the entrapment.

“Here the little guys get to rebel and overcome the powerful. There is need for freedom and refusal to knuckle under or compromise. Independent and opinionated, they go their own way, exploring the potentials of liberty, personal or political sovereignty and self-government” [1].

In the T-square, Uranus square Pluto is in one sense about the courageous actions of individuals (Uranus in Aries) on behalf of people’s liberties vs power of institutional structures facing threats to their authority (Pluto in Capricorn).

Among other things, Diana Rosenberg links the stars on the Ascendant [11li42] with, “rebellions and political persecutions…changes in laws, governments and ways of thinking often preceded, accompanied, or followed by witch hunts – explosions of fanatic, vicious intolerance, cruelty and brutality.” [2]

[1] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.389-90)

[2] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.2, p.64-66)

P.S.

The US is apparently opposing the results of the referendum calling it “illegal”. The chart for the Full Moon at Washington DC has the same Jupiter-Uranus-Pluto straddling the horizon axis. Obviously what we are seeing here is Pluto in Capricorn fearing a loss of power and control.

Notice that the Full Moon [26vi02] is very significantly aligned with the meridian axis. It is conjunct the star Benetnash [27vi07] about which Nick Fiorenza writes:

The stars of the Great Bear are of the world powers and the use of power. The stars of the Bear express through sidereal Cancer and Leo. Benetnash is the only star expressing through the Leo-Virgo cusp and it imparts a very different quality than the other stars of the Great Bear. Benatnash articulates the administrative aspects of governments and big-business political-religious figureheads. The Arabic name for Benetnasch is Alkaid, which means "the leader." Benetnasch teaches us that leadership is about facilitating the self-empowerment and freedom of others rather than about exerting manipulative force that controls others, mistaken as leadership and being in a position of power.

World powers functioning under the old totalitarian (Benatnash) directive have over and again demonstrated the inability to ensure the safe evolution of Earth and humanity by perpetuating continual upheavals, wars, and destruction of the peoples of the Earth throughout the ages.

Update: March 19, 2014

(To a reader query on possible implication of Mars retrograde for Ukraine) 

(a) Astrologers are referring to the current Mars retrograde cycle in ominous terms particularly since it is intensified by the on going Uranus-Pluto square in April. However, in the case of Ukraine, I do not think it will lead to war. Why? The solar return chart for Ukraine (Radix 24 Aug 1991; 18:00 hrs Kiev) has two important dignified benefics on the angles. Venus (in Libra) on the Ascendant and Jupiter (in Cancer) on the MC.  Notice that Mars will retrograde over the Ascendant touching the planets in the Grand Cross to finally station on Venus [9li] on May 20.

Venus has an ancient association with peace and diplomacy. Pliny the Elder, held Venus as a goddess of union and reconciliation,  and identified one of her  shrines with a legendary episode in Rome's earliest history, when the warring Romans and Sabines, carrying branches of myrtle, met there to make peace.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_(mythology)

(b) Taking our analysis a step further, we look at the current Saturn transit over  Cupido/Pluto on the MC of the Ukraine chart. (Cupido:20sc; Pluto:18sc; Atropos: 20le; Moon: 22aq)

Cupido/Pluto

You'll see shifting power roles within groups, but there's much else, including awareness of: upheavals, power  dynamics, control issues and unhealthy emotional patterns in families  and groups; You may also see events or interactions that cause or bring: questions  about "who's in charge" within a family or group setting. The fact that  values have changed  will affect families and groups and these "social units" are also due for  a catharsis (which means there will be recognition that interactions  have become "unhealthy"--if not toxic-- and that there needs to be some  "drama" in order for people to return to a place of honesty with  themselves and in their dealings with others.)

Atropos/Cupido

Events occur in connection with the ending of a partnership  or other forms of "unity" (and this does include relationships of all  kinds.)

The role of Saturn transit in the Ukraine events is further confirmed if we draw a chart for 12:02 GMT, Moscow when according to BBC,President Putin signed a treaty with pro-Russian Crimean leaders to accept the "Republic of Crimea" and city of Sevastopol into the Russian Federation. Notice Saturn square the horizon axis.