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Australian PM Tony Abbott ousted



CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s beleaguered prime minister has been ousted from his position by an internal government challenge and the party’s former leader has been elected to replace him. Prime Minister Tony Abbott lost a leadership ballot by members of his conservative party on Monday following the second challenge to his position this year. The change in leadership comes as the 2-year-old conservative coalition government struggles in opinion polls. http://time.com/4033194/australia-prime-minister-tony-abbott/?xid=homepage







Tony Abbott’s horoscope is available at Astro-databank [1] and is shown above.  The two most powerful current directions operating in the chart are (a) Pluto transit opposite MC …about to go direct on Sept. 27. (b) solar arc Saturn [11aq] completing a T-square with radix Sun-Node[11sc] – Uranus [11le].

Pluto transit opposite MC: To be “called on the carpet”  by life, authorities or career situations; to have others test your authority, position, credibility or competence through confrontation, “dirty tricks” or attempts to manipulate; to have intense encounters that affect the reputation or future and to experience these as final, irrevocable, relentless and threatening; to be aware of power plays[2].

And since Pluto is also conjunct the IC, the crisis is coming from inside his own “family” (party).

Directed Saturn square Sun-Node-Uranus:  Inability to integrate oneself into a group, provocative conduct; joint resistance to a common opponent; quarrels and separations [3].


Finally, it would be interesting to see the current developments in the light of Australia’s Federation  chart (Jan.1, 1901; 1:35 pm AEST, Sydney) [4]. Here are the major directions currently operating in the chart.

DYNAMIC REPORT
Australia - Natal Chart
 1 Jan 1901, 1:35 pm, AEST -10:00
 Sydney NSW, 33°S52', 151°E13'
Selection: Solar Arc Dirns

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

Ura (12)  Sqr           Sat (9)     (X) Sa-Na                17 Mar 2014           09:44:53 am AEST  113.207   07°Ar43' D 07°Cp43' D
Plu (6)     Sqr           Sun (9)    (X) Sa-Na                13 Aug 2014            01:25:22 pm AEST  113.615   10°Li03' D 10°Cp03' D
Sat (1)     Sqr           MC (10)   (X) Sa-Na                26 Nov 2015            01:33:49 am AEST  114.900   02°Ta46' D  02°Aq46' D
Ura (12)  Sqr           Sun (9)    (X)Sa-Na                 12 Aug 2016            07:10:09 amAEST   115.613   10°Ar03' D 10°Cp03' D


In a mundane chart, Sun and Saturn stand for leaders. With Uranus and Pluto making hard aspects to Sun-Saturn, we can see why there is a rebellion and a collapse. Recall that Uranus-Pluto combinations are associated with rebellions and collapses of existing orders (e.g. French revolution). In addition precession corrected Pluto is transiting over radix Sun – another indication of power struggle amongst leaders.






The solar return chart and its daily progression often serves as a good “second” hand of the cosmic clock. Here is the precession corrected return chart progressed to Sept. 14. Notice the Sun-Uranus-Pluto combination triggered by the progressed angles (Asc-MC). 

[2] The Orders of Light; Martha Wescott (p.93)
[3] The Combination of Stellar Influences; Reinhold Ebertin (p.184-5)


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