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The Passion of Dr. Martin Luther King





Martin Luther King Jr. was felled by an assassin’s bullet 47 years ago in Memphis, Tennessee. King’s life came to an end that Thursday, April 4, 1968, yet his legacy would live on in ways that surpass historical imagination and comprehension. In our contemporary political and cultural landscape King has achieved the kind of towering legacy that both elevates and at times distorts his actual political achievements, his genuine successes and failures. It’s worth remembering that King—celebrated with a national holiday and a memorial in Washington, D.C., and lauded as a “Founding Father” worthy of a place in a national pantheon that includes presidents Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson—was not a president but a social movement leader, one whose political trajectory grew increasingly radical even as his time on Earth was growing shorter. April 4; http://www.newsweek.com/passion-martin-luther-king-jr-319421






Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. His horoscope [1] is shown here. On the Ascendant [13ta48] is phi Perseus [13ta36] on the sword carried by the hero Perseus who in the legend rescues Andromeda from bondage. Also here are the stars Almach, gamma Andromeda [13ta14] in the snagged foot of Andromeda and Menkar, alpha Ceti [13ta19] in the jaws of Cetus, the Sea Monster. In ancient China Almach was part of Tíen-Ta-Tsiang-Kiun, the Great Celestial General or Commander of Horses; besides his military duties, he held responsibility for the welfare of the state and protected the weak against tyranny. Notice how beautifully the star images here fit Martin Luther King.

The table below gives King’s solar arc progressions valid for the period of his assassination.

DYNAMIC REPORT

KIng - Natal Chart
 15 Jan 1929, 12:00 pm, CST +6:00
 Atlanta Ga, 33°N44'56'', 084°W23'17''
Selection: Solar Arc Dirns1

P1 (H)       Asp           P2 (H)       EXL          Type         Date                                         Time         Zone         Age        Pos1                   Pos2 

Asc (2)      Cnj           Mar (2)      (X)            Sa-Na       15 Aug 1966               12:57:12 pm               EST          37.581       21°Ge53' D                21°Ge53' R
Asc (2)      Qnx          Sun (9)      (X)            Sa-Na       3 Nov 1969                  09:18:03 am           EST          40.800       25°Ge08' D                25°Cp08' D
Asc (2)      Opp          Sat (8)       (X)            Sa-Na       21 Jan 1970               12:24:01 pm               EST          41.017       25°Ge21' D                25°Sg21' D

*** END REPORT ***


Notice that the progressed Ascendant conjoins the potentially violent Mars-Saturn opposition. With Saturn in the eighth house, this combination does indicate the possibility  of an early death at the hands of an assassin.








Having established the possibility of a violent death, let us turn our attention to the solar eclipse of March 28, 1968  at Memphis, Tennessee, just a week before his assassination on April 4, 1968. Notice that the eclipse places a Uranus-Pluto conjunction on the Ascendant and that this combination squares his radix Mars-Saturn opposition which aligns with the eclipse chart’s meridian axis. (If we progress the eclipse chart to April 4, the IC reaches a conjunction to radix Saturn).  Since the progressed Ascendant (hour hand) is already in aspect to the radix Mars-Saturn, the eclipse simply acts a violent trigger.

One final point adds some relevant detail. The Mars-Saturn opposition has the asteroids Hidalgo [21sa] and Toro [26sa] conjunct the Saturn leg. The following delineation from Martha Wescott [2] adds a specific quality to the Mars-Saturn opposition which we know King possessed.

Hidalgo deals with Church vs State conflicts. In its psychological manifestation, Hidalgo exhibits the courage of one’s convictions – stating one’s principles or what one stands for and finds important and essential. With Toro, one insists on one’s point of view and makes perceived issues of principle into a contest or showdown.



[2] Mechanics of the Future: Asteroids; Martha-Lang Wescott (p.150-54)


P.S.

The asteroid Hidalgo is named after Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo-Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseño (8 May 1753  – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, a Mexican Catholic priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence who was executed by the State for helping the poor to stand for their rights.

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