Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

Tom DeLay's Astrology - Busted by Saturn

As some of you know, Tom DeLay has just been indicted on conspiracy charges. He's an Aries with a Moon in Scorpio from 1947, and what we are seeing is a perfect example of the second Saturn return coupled with other difficult aspects. I'll post more tomorrow.

Divine Mind, Thoughts, and Consciousness

by Robert Wilkinson

From the remarkable Magic of Space, something to ponder for the weekend. We really can and do create thought-forms, from which spring future realities. From Chapter 1, Creative Space:

We find that Divine Mind is precisely analogous to a sensitive plate, and that each human thought makes a picture on that plate. By thought you make the exposure, and the thing pictured will in time become your own, for you are attached to your creations, and time develops the picture for you. If you hold the image you have made long enough, you will get a perfect picture -- if you think idly, then you have made what the photographers would call an under-exposure, and the picture is not full, clear and perfect, many details being left out. By holding the picture firmly and strongly you make it a permanency, and then it is yours -- for thoughts become "things."

Astrology from the Hamptons - Autumn Equinox 2005

by Robert Wilkinson

Today is a first of sorts. I'm composing an Aquarius Papers post from Sag Harbor, a never-done-before thing. It's only possible because I'm using some great new software. Anyway, I am still jetlagged and so today will reflect on some things. Coming in from JFK airport, I got to see the Harvest Full Moon in all its golden beauty against the moving clouds over the east end of Long Island. This Full Moon ushers in two weeks of closure and fulfillment as we are all educated to be led out into a world of activity we may not initially comprehend. It is a benediction to do one's own thing in one's own way, and not expect others to react as you would. It's also a time of goodbyes, since we must part company with obsolete people and behaviors to make psychic space before entering into an unknown future.

Mind, God, and Consciousness

by Robert Wilkinson

Since it's been a while since I offered you anything from the remarkable Magic of Space,, I thought I'd give you something interesting for your perusal this weekend. This piece is from Chapter 1, Creative Space, where we find an interesting take on the nature of mind, consciousness, and God, for lack of a better word. And so, from a much broader point of view than we usually consider:

...Therefore when we use the term Universal Consciousness, or Divine Mind, we mean that which comprehends, embodies, and includes all that we call consciousness - individualized or otherwise.  We mean all that is visible or invisible, known or unknown; all that can be seen, touched, handled, or sensed. All that can be apprehended - All is God. The Universal Mind consists of two portions - the manifested, and the unmanifested. The manifested portion can be apprehended by the human mind, but that which is unmanifested cannot be apprehended.

What Is the Horoscope of the United States?

by Robert Wilkinson

Following up on the theme of sorting out just what is the birth chart of the US and New Orleans, from AstroDataBank we have a great summation of the pros and cons of the many charts considered to be the "birth chart" of the US. It sure doesn't seem to be July 4, 1776, for all kinds of historical and astrological reasons. This is a great resource if you're interested in the birth chart of this country, with graphics and explanations and commentary. I believe that the birth chart for the US is either the ratification of the Articles of Confederation or the Constitution. If the former, we're in deeper than we think, since Mars, the planet of aggravation, hassles, war and upheaval is about to go stationary retrograde on the exact degree of the US Moon, and Uranus continues its exact conjunction with the US Sun. We would also have Pluto opposed Uranus square Mercury, with Saturn opposing the national Pluto soon to conjunct our Leo Ascendant, promising very difficult times ahead.

Astrology At Work - Just When Was New Orleans Founded?

by Robert Wilkinson

The article on hurricane Katrina and New Orleans brought an interesting comment from a fan of the site. He noted that historically, New Orleans is considered to have been founded in 1718, not 1805, the date of incorporation. Having done some research, I found there is no specific date recorded for the founding of New Orleans, just the year 1718.

This is one of the main problems in Political astrology: how to determine just when a place was “founded,” and how to take into account the governmental changes. As a rule we use the most recent date of incorporation, since that is the “birth” of the political entity. We understand that people usually inhabit a place before it is established as a city, leaving the question open: do we use the time of first inhabitation, or first charter, or first incorporation, or what?

A Loving Thought for the Weekend

by Robert Wilkinson

Thinking of a friend, I am moved to write that as we claim our power to be our Higher Self and welcome opportunities for that to show, we will become beyond our wildest dreams. We have power, ability, imagination, vision, and freedom. Feeling bad is useless beyond a certain point. There is such a thing as too much grief, too much sorrow. This life is about playing the game of learning how to give and receive love, to ourselves and others. And there are many forms of compassion. We are here to bring forth the best of who we are despite outer conditions, and while it's human to feel suffering, it's equally important to remember WE ARE ETERNALS who are here to learn about Love, both conditional and unconditional. And that's a verrry good thang.

New Orleans - the Astrology of a Hurricane

by Robert Wilkinson

Today we'll explore the astrology of what just happened, and is happening, in the disaster zone we call the city of New Orleans (NO). In Mundane Astrology, a.k.a Political Astrology, we examine the chart of the nation, the state, or the city using the same rules as those we use in assessing birth charts. In the case of a governmental entity, like a city, it's usually when the city was chartered or incorporated, though there are exceptions, like Los Angeles, where we use the chart of the first Spanish settlement. For New Orleans we use the first incorporation chart of February 17, 1805, set for noon, giving NO a Sun at 29 Aquarius, Ascendant at 13 Gemini, and Moon conjunct Saturn RX and Uranus RX at 17, 16, and 21 Libra respectively. There is a Mercury-Venus conjunction in Aquarius at 3-4 degrees, Mars is RX at 3 Leo, Jupiter is 5 Sagittarius conjunct Neptune at 29 Scorpio, and Pluto is 9 Pisces. The North Node is 26 Capricorn. With this info, some of you have already seen the main drivers behind this disaster. Welcome to the perfect example of Uranus conjunct Pluto in Pisces, where revolutionary forces beyond our control come to meet widespread devastation and annihilation in the sign of the ocean!