Guantánamo and the Chinese asterism T’ien Wei

No problem has been more insoluble for Barack Obama than closing the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay. But last week there seemed—outwardly at least—to be signs of progress. On July 24, the Senate held its first hearing on the matter since the earliest days of the Obama presidency, and Democratic senators addressed the issue with a passion and urgency that in recent years had given way to fatalism and resignation. Earlier that day, the White House had delivered a two-page plan to Congress explaining how it intended to close the facility. That alone seemed like a significant break from Obama’s first bid to shut Gitmo, back in 2009.

The chart for the Capricorn Ingress (the year chart) at Washington is shown above. The Pluto-Uranus square aligned with the meridian  highlights the tension between the rights of an individual (Uranus in Aries) versus the power of the State (Pluto in Capricorn).

http://www.healinguniverse.com/uranus-square-pluto-freedom-vs-power/

In addition Pluto is part of a Yod [1] with Jupiter at the apex on the seventh house cusp. In mundane astrology designated "enemies" are associated with the 7th house.

http://starcats.com/astrolaw-2.html

With Jupiter in the seventh house in a mundane chart the attitude towards those designated enemies would be expected to be  magnanimous.

Progressing the Capricorn Ingress chart to July 24 for Guantanamo brings the progressed IC to the conjunction with Saturn. In the Yod, Saturn (8sc40) is part of the ancient Chinese asterisms T’ien-Lao, the Celestial Prison or  T’ien-Wei, the Celestial Jail. Eta Corona Borealis (7sc18) was the door of the prison. Alpha [Alphecca]  (12sc28) was the jailer.  It was said that when all stars were clearly seen the prisons of the empire would be full, but if only seven stars were visible many would be pardoned; alpha shining bright meant many prisoners, but if it was faint many would be released [2].

Jupiter-Saturn-Pluto : While things are “tough” (Saturn-Pluto) there is a hint that it will all work out well (Jupiter) “in the end”; to endure difficulty to achieve something positive – like a “broadening or  freeing” objective [3].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yod_(astrology)

[2] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.727)

[3] Orders of Light; Martha-Lang Wescott (p.73)