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London Terror
Terrorists caused considerable havoc in London on July 7, 2005. An indeterminate number of people have been killed and many hundreds have been injured. Our sympathies and condolences go to the victims and their families, who have suffered in this political power play. This article examines the astrological factors at work in the unfolding of this tragedy. The first blast of a co-ordinated series of attacks occurred in rush-hour on the underground railway—the Tube—just past Liverpool Street Station at 8.49 AM GMD. It was followed by other blasts, creating fear and dismay and paralysing the transport network. Despite the attack, Londoners have been remarkably resilient and have faced this outrage with courage and determination. London is no stranger to violent devastation and her citizens instinctively react with legendary British fortitude, determined to continue their lives and go about their business. The people who survived the Blitz and went on to defeat Hitler's Germany, who have suffered many attacks from IRA bombers and who once possessed the greatest empire known to history are unlikely to be phased by the detonation of a few minor explosions. A Year for DisastersThe year since the December solstice has certainly been a bad one for disasters, natural and manmade—and it's by no means over yet, with a number of astrological nasties to look forward to (see Annual Forecasts) . As in the case of a number other disasters, including the NY 911 attack in 2001, the astrological features are ominous. The energies of the fixed stars are once again prominent, as are the Moon's nodes (the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 occurred just as the nodes entered Aries), along with other powerful factors, such Mercury (transport) conjunct Venus (finance) in the 12th house (secrets; underground) square Ceres (grief; loss) on the IC (home; endings). Despite some unduly optimistic "goddess-oriented" readings, Ceres is clearly malefic and is associated strongly with many disasters, natural and manmade. Jupiter (leaders), Mars (violence), Neptune (deception) and Uranus (unexpected) are activated and Moon (the public) is conjunct Saturn (karma; sorrow) exactly opposing the point which will see the Blue Moon on July 21. There is some disagreement in the media as to the exact moment of the first attack, but when I was viewing the story on TV just after it happened, the time given was 8:49 AM. The BBC and CNN on their websites now have 8:50 AM as the initial time, but the moment I will work with for the purposes of this article will be 8:49. My colleague Ian Thurnwald also has this time as his reference, and he sent me a chart of the first attack drawn up for this time.
I have also compared the Attack Chart with the chart of the London Charter (Oct 8, 1191). Again, I thank Ian Thurnwald for this.
The major transpersonal planets are retrograde, suggesting the inevitable influence of fate (karmic fruition) and there are some impressive factors including a Grand Cross in Fixed Signs and a Grand Trine in Water Signs. The chart of the attack itself is striking, but the way it relates to the London Charter chart is revealing. As this analysis proceeds, I will compare the aspects in the two charts so that we can see the relevance, and perhaps learn some predictive lessons for the future, in terms of being able to use these factors in order to be better prepared. Before we go on, it is interesting that one of the striking things to be seen in the analysis of a number of charts of disasters (as well as the standard astrological factors), is the prominence of the recently discovered asteroid, Ceres, the Great Mother (see also American Catastrophe). There can now be little doubt that Ceres is primarily malefic, especially when afflicted, as this force can be seen to be very prominent in other major disasters, including the 9-11 NY attack. The influence of Venus is also strong—and Venus, esoterically speaking, is also an aspect of the Great Mother. Mind you, there's nothing to say that the Great Mother is necessarily nice to her children, or not all of the time, at any rate! As it happens, the transit of Venus on June 8, 2004 occurred while Venus was retrograde in conunction with the natal Uranus of the London Charter chart. Uranus also figures strongly in the attack chart.
So we see that the terrorist attack had some powerful factors on its side. Insofar as it sought to paralyse the London Transport network, it was moderately successful. Insofar as it may have made its point with regard to the insecurity of Western cities, it was definitely successful. Insofar as it sought to bow the spirits of the British people, it was a failure. No doubt the terrorist attack was timed in response to the G8 conference in Scotland. This meeting brought together the leaders of the world's most prosperous nations, to talk about solutions to world trade problems and to seek out ways of rectifying the imbalances in the conditions of life between the rich and poor nations. They have come up with some solutions, but the underlying issues are still hardly addressed. When fifty innocent people in London are killed, it is world news, monopolising the media and generating a massive reaction. When a hundred innocent people in a village in Afghanistan are killed by a carelessly misdirected US air strike, it is "collateral damage" and barely rates a mention. More of the Same?Sadly, the reactions of world leaders, notably Mr Blair, the prime minister of England, and Mr Bush, the president of the USA, have been to promise more of the same. They have again failed to understand that the answer to terrorism is not to blow up more poor people, but to improve their living conditions. Rich humans, in the eyes of the powers that be, are "humans" and poor humans are "vermin". This is the attitude that must be changed, or the "vermin" will continue to bite the "humans". However, it is not the role of astrology to make moral judgements, but to give an understanding of the timing of events; the potential outcome of events; and the way we react to circumstances, according to the influences of planetary and other cosmic factors. This article has sought to show briefly how the cosmic forces interacted as they focused the terrorist attack on London in the light of the London Charter. It is clear that cosmic factors mapped this disaster. It is also clear that an understanding of these factors, which are indelibly marked in the stellar map, can give us much insight into human behaviour and enable the prediction and perhaps the avoidance of other disastrous circumstances in the future. The leaders of the world and their financial allies would be better advised to put a bigger share of the vast resources now spent on defence, psychology and sociology (not to mention medicine) into astrological research, so that the process of prediction can be perfected, streamlined and brought to bear on world events by a well-trained astrological faculty in the research institutions of our universities. This money would be far better spent on prevention of catastrophe than on cleaning up afterwards. |
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