Coup in Thailand

Thailand’s military seized control of the government on Thursday, May 22, its Army chief said in a televised address, marking the politically divided Southeast Asian nation’s 12th military coup since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932.

Thailand’s current solar return chart which was presented in a previous post is reproduced here [1] [2]. In addition we present the Capricorn Ingress (Annual Chart) chart  drawn for Bangkok. Notice that both the charts carry the Grand Cross on the angles and consequently both have been affected by Mars station direct on May 20. In the return chart, Mars has stationed [9li]exactly on the MC [9li] while in the Ingress chart it has stationed opposite Uranus and square Pluto.

For the last couple of months planets aligned in a powerful configuration—a Cardinal Grand Cross.  Mars station direct on May 20 , signals what might be best understood as the “tension release phase” of the Grand Cross. This phase is likely to be defined by decisive acts as has occurred in Thailand. Since Mars and the TNP Zeus are both connected to the military, it is not surprising to hear of the coup.

As always incorporating the fixed stars, always adds details that would not be available otherwise. The key player in the last few days has been the Mars station direct [9li] conjunct the stars of the Virgin, the Hydra, the Raven and Bootes – the Herdsman. Diana Rosenberg writing about this area of stars says:

Few other skyscapes are so polarized between light and dark, clear air and suffocating darkness, with a tremendous conflict between the Virgin’s honest, upright will-to-do good and the Hydra’s dark lair of greed, sensuality and arrogant self-interest; some are tempted to dishonesty, become involved in scandals and have trouble with the law; there are both oppressions and struggles against them and transits to these stars often bring about major changes in laws, mores, governments and ways of thinking often preceded, accompanied or followed by witch hunts. [3]

[1] http://www.dominantstar.com/a_thailand.htm

[2] Thailand in crisis at First Quarter Moon

[3] Secrets of the Ancient Skies, Diana K. Rosenberg [ v.2, p.64-66]