November 16, 2002 Star of David

The 2002 Star of David followed closely the 2001 Star and was another War Star. Here the Sun is squared closely by Uranus and widely by Jupiter. Within a few months the USA was at war with Iraq. This is the third War Star in these pages and it is related to a third war. Uranus is square to Mercury and the truth will be surprising, There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. This war is being fought on a false premise. Venus is retrograde in the chart and this is the first time that this happened in the Stars mentioned on this website. Venus is also in detriment in Scorpio. Was this war really about resources? Oil? Will the military expenditures be cost effective? Will the soldiers have the equipment they need? Will there be fraud?

The last few Stars have talked about finances and the redistribution of wealth specifically in regard to corporate spending and accounting fraud. Here we go global. Sending billions of dollars to a Middle Eastern country is certainly a redistribution of wealth, even if the expenditure is to rebuild a country destroyed with a "shock and awe" campaign.Violence, (Mars) when in the heat of emotion (opposing the Moon), comes with a price. Responses are not measured. Excess is likely. This is a self-interest Star with the Moon in Aries trine to Jupiter in Leo (Ego) and Pluto (power) in Sagittarius. I believe it may be possible to rebuild Iraq since Mars and Venus are in mutual reception, meaning one can get back to normal, but it will take a lot of US dollars and many years. Saturn is trine to Uranus and both trine Mars and Venus.

Task and Learning Tool

I do not believe in war. And I do not believe that we are fated. But it gives this astrologer pause to see three war Stars in the sky and then see three wars quickly follow. I have a saying, "If God cannot work through your goodness, God will work through your insanity." Perhaps the spiritual task at this time is to own your goodness allowing God to work through it, and accepting insanity in the world and allowing God to work through that also. Maintain your inner peace in a war zone remembering we are all in the war zone. Mars is in Libra, the sign of non-duality. Maintain personal power even in powerless situations.
June 2007 Star of David