ANGELA MERKEL may be the most powerful politician
in Europe, but she has rarely shown much inclination for bold leadership. Both
in domestic politics and, especially, during the euro crisis, the German
chancellor’s style has been one of cautious incrementalism. She has eschewed
sweeping visions, put off decisions whenever possible and usually reflected,
rather than shaped, public opinion. The European Union has paid a heavy price
for her small-bore instincts, not least because they made the euro-zone crisis
deeper and more protracted than it needed to be. Against that background, Mrs
Merkel’s approach to Europe’s migrant crisis is remarkable. As throngs of
Africans and Arabs turn Italian and Greek islands, and eastern European railway
stations, into refugee camps (and are found dead in Austrian lorries), the
chancellor has taken a brave stand. She has denounced xenophobes, signalled
Germany’s readiness to take more Syrian refugees and set out a European
solution to a politically explosive problem. Sept.5 http://goo.gl/eu7PR8
To understand
this remarkable stand that Merkel has taken on the migrant issue we begin by
looking at her chart [1]. Notice the
powerful position of Neptune on the MC square the Sun . This is a combination
that astrologers connect with deep compassion for those in need but also to a public image of "weakness" . Neptune is opposite the asteroid
Proserpina and square Uranus. This asteroid deals with “life passages”- times
when one must “leave” one place (set of
conditions) and go to another. When combined with Uranus – the planet which
rules radical changes e.g. war or revolutions – we can see how it symbolizes the
migrants here, displaced by the war in Syria.
But how is
the combination triggered in Merkel’s chart now? Well, her progressed Sun [23vi] is semi-sextile radix Neptune[23li] and
sextile radix Uranus [23cn]. Transit Neptune [8pi] which is conjunct the star
Skat forms a sharp sesqui-square to
radix Neptune. Delta (δ) Aquarius, Skat, is a star on the Shin-bone of the
Water Pourer. About this star conjunct Neptune, Nick Fiorenza[2] writes:
Neptune dissolves that which is fixed
and segregated into universality—the quality of humanitarian Aquarius. Neptune
elevates and spiritualizes that which it aligns with toward higher more
universal ideals.
Skat, Delta Aquarius, is "star of
the foundation," marking the shinbone of the waterbearer. Skat is of
humanitarian philanthropic foundations, organizations, and business vessels
through which material and financial support can flow for future-oriented
humanitarian focused projects and for the nourishment of an evolved human society
flourishing in the arts and sciences. Skat inspires action in support of this
pursuit.
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