South
Korea elected Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer who favors dialogue with North
Korea, as president on Tuesday, returning the nation’s liberals to power after
nearly a decade in the political wilderness and setting up a potential rift
with the United States over the North’s nuclear weapons program.His election
immediately scrambles the geopolitics over North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. Even
as the Trump administration urges the world to step up pressure on Pyongyang,
it now faces the prospect of a critical ally — one with the most at stake in
any conflict with the North — breaking ranks and adopting a more conciliatory
approach.
Mr.
Moon has argued that Washington’s reliance on sanctions and pressure has been ineffective
and that it is time to give engagement and dialogue with the North another
chance, an approach favored by China. He has also called for a review of the
Pentagon’s deployment of an antimissile defense system in South Korea that the
Chinese government has denounced. May 9 https://goo.gl/4UsyHX
The heartening news from South Korea comes just a couple of
days before the Full Moon. A chart for
the Moon phase at Seoul is shown here. Notice that the Full Moon axis forms a
T-square with the meridian implying that it is significant for the place. The
Moon is placed in tropical Scorpio amid stars of the Serpent and the scales of
Libra. Both Scorpio and the Serpent hint at a desire for war and revenge while
the Scales of Libra promote balance, justice and peace. It is for this reason
that many here champion peace in an environment where hostility prevails. Indeed the Sabian symbol [1] for the Full
Moon degree [21 Scorpio] bears this out.
21º
Scorpio (231): OBEYING HIS CONSCIENCE, A SOLDIER RESISTS ORDERS.
Keynote:
Refusing to go to battle, the soldier chooses peace over war.
In addition we note that the Mars-Neptune square straddles
the horizon. Here Neptune dissolves, tempers or transcends Mars’ aggressiveness
or desire for war.
As students of astrology, we must never forget that every
element of a chart can be relevant and add some detail to the big picture. Here
conjunct the Ascendant and Mars is the star Tabit. Pi3 (π3) Orion, Tabit [12ge],
is the northern star in the Hunter or Warrior. It is one of a number of pi stars on his shield that is held in his left hand (see image).
In the last few days, South Korea has installed a Terminal
High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD – a shield to protect itself from missile
attacks. The missile shield is facing criticism from South Koreans worried about Chinese economic
retaliation as well as some environmental and safety concerns. And now that
South Korea’s pro-THAAD president has been impeached, THAAD’s future could be
in jeopardy exactly what one would expect from Neptune’s weakening action on
Mars’ aggressiveness.
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