Liu
Xiaobo ( 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic,
writer, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for
political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end communist single-party
rule. He was incarcerated as a political prisoner in Jinzhou, Liaoning. On 26
June 2017, he was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with terminal
liver cancer and he died at the hospital on 13 July 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Xiaobo
A chart for the current Full Moon at Shenyang, China where
Xiaobo died is shown here. Notice that the Full Moon aligns with the Mars-Pluto
opposition on the meridian and forms a T with Jupiter on the Ascendant.
When the higher aspects of the Mars-Pluto opposition is
expressed, there is a determination to fight
for social issues. When positive, this
energy has the driving force of the unencumbered higher self that moves
mountains from inspired passion based on a sense of duty, purpose, and
necessity. Courage is differentiated from simple ego aggression by the fact
that an integral concept is the motivating factor, not personal self-serving
control. The good of the whole is the end result of this transforming energy.
Also we notice that the Full Moon conjoins Pluto in sidereal
Sagittarius (also Xiaobo’s radix sidereal Sun sign). The Sagittarian Zen Archer
is one who is willing to live, fight, and die for a Greater Truth. Steely
courage and a searing, relentless conscience are the keys; they learn to become
heroes of their own lives, patiently doing what is before them to do, facing down heavy odds, yet theirs may
be a “destiny of fire”. Fiercely
absolutist in their beliefs, they are willing to put them into action, putting
themselves in the line of fire and suffering on account of it.
Additional details can be gleaned from the chart. The Sabian
symbol of the Ascendant [17li32] is:
Phase 198: Two men under arrest
When individuals try
to reform an established order they may be punished by that order. For individuals the challenge is how to make
their transforming vision acceptable to society. The fact that two men are
under arrest suggests a polarization and a purpose transcending a mere fit of
recklessness. Negative as the image may seem, one may see implied in it the
power in every individual to assume social risks in order to express his
convictions even if he has to face the consequences. (edited from Dane Rudhyar)
Finally we note that the asteroid Orpheus [13ar] which rules
“death” is on the descendant. It is opposite Jupiter which in medical astrology
rules the liver [1] and square Pluto that stands for diseases like cancer[2].
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