Astrology by Hand Week 46
Ariel
Sharon Part II—The Transits
Last week
we looked at the chart of Ariel Sharon to see what sort of a man now leads
the government of Israel. This week we will look at the major indications
of the next two years and see what kind of impact these may have on Sharon
and, therefore, what kind of impact he will have on the world.
 The
year began with Saturn making several transits to Sharon's natal chart.
Last year and early this year Saturn made several passes directly over
his Moon and at about the same time was 90 degrees away (square) from
his Neptune. You may recall from last week that Sharon has a Moon, Neptune, Mercury combination that suggests something other than a strict, logical
mind. Sensitive yes, logical not so much! Saturn on the Moon suggests
that during this period Sharon was feeling rather emotionally isolated
and not very charitable. This is usually considered a "difficult" transit.
Yet Sharon became prime minister under this transit! This should caution
people against thinking that a difficult transit is bad for everything
in a person's life. When we look at a difficult transit we must always
examine its precise effects and not see a general tendency toward good
or bad luck.
But, in general,
Saturn to the Moon and 90 degrees to Neptune is not good for clear, optimistic
or positive thinking. Then after the last transit of Saturn square Neptune
(which happened at the end of March) Saturn will make another 90-degree
transit to Sharon's Mercury. This happens in the first week of May just
as this column appears in print. Recall that Mercury makes an opposition
to his Neptune and a square to his Moon. We can expect that at about the
time this column appears Sharon is likely to do one of the following:
1) cut off some important negotiation, or have someone else cut off one
with him, or 2) assume an attitude of mental rigidity that could have
an important effect. But we cannot tell for certain whether this will
have any observable effect that we can see in the news. It could be completely
personal. Sharon's Mercury is in his Twelfth House, which is, among other
things, a house of secrets.
Transits
for Fall 2001
After that,
the first part of this year is not a terribly dramatic one for Sharon
personally. Things do not begin to heat up until the fall. In October
and November the planet Jupiter makes what astrologers call a station
on his natal Pluto. What actually happens from the point of view of the
Sun is that the Earth begins to pass by Jupiter in its orbit. From our
point of view on the Earth it looks as if Jupiter stops going forward
and begins to go backward. This is just like what happens when we speed
up to pass another car on the highway. A station occurs when the planet
changes from seeming to go forward to seeming to go backward or the other
way around. This is a very powerful kind of transit and should have a
strong effect on Sharon. I find this transit somewhat troubling because
it coincides with the second of two transiting Saturn opposition transiting
Pluto events this year. Saturn-Pluto conjunctions (0 degrees), squares
(90 degrees), and oppositions (180 degrees) have since World War II coincided
with difficulties in the Middle East, especially those that feature the
Arabs and the Israelis.
On top of
this the symbolism of Jupiter conjunct Pluto suggests that Sharon will
make a heroic effort to improve, reform or completely alter some situation
that has become difficult for him. The transit occurs in Sharon's Fourth
House, which is not only his own home, i.e., place of residence, but also
his country, his native land. And Jupiter in his chart is the ruler of
his Ninth House (Sagittarius), which indicates foreign nations, foreigners
in general, and anyone who is not of his own people. It also rules his
Twelfth House of secrets and hidden things.
After the
stationary transit of October-November Jupiter makes one more pass over
his Pluto just in time to coincide with the third Saturn-Pluto opposition
next May. During this time Uranus begins to make a series of 90-degree
transits to his natal Moon and oppositions to his natal Neptune. These
are the same natal planets that Saturn hit at the time of his appointment
as prime minister. The same irrational, emotional and perhaps oversensitive
combination that we have recently seen activated by Saturn will be activated
again by Uranus, the planet of sudden, hasty and often rash moves. So
just as we need Sharon to be especially clear-headed and rational, he
is probably not going to be. He may be touchy, rash, and prone to making
snap decisions based on instinct, an instinct that may not be at its best
at the time. Does this mean that things are going to get worse between
Israel and the Palestinians? I suspect so, but remember that this is the
chart of one man. It is not the chart of a nation. If these transits work
themselves out through his personal life, there will not be a serious
problem. If they work themselves out in his career, there could be one.
Next week
a new topic.
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