Hungarians
head to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on immigration that ministers have
portrayed as a make-or-break moment for the Hungarian nation, and a watershed
for Europe as a whole. The question being asked is wordy and vague, its legal
consequence unclear, and its primary context seems parochial. Literally
translated, it asks if immigrants should be sent to Hungary without
parliament’s approval. October 2, 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/01/hungarian-referendum-slam-door-migrants-new-era-europe
The horoscope of Hungary provided by Astrodienst is
reproduced here. Notice the Saturn-Neptune conjunction on the Ascendant. The
first house in a national chart indicates issues facing the people of a
country. Yesterday’s New Moon [8li] fell square the Saturn-Neptune conjunction
thereby activating it. The following edited extract from Astrobarry’s article
entitled Saturn vs. Neptune and the Moral
Imperative , brings out the questions facing the Hungarians as they go to
vote on the immigrant problem.
In the 'highest'
Neptunian vision, every life is equally worthy of loving attention and
compassionate assistance. Neptune doesn't write anybody off, but meets people
where they are, unconditionally… all the while holding out heartfelt faith that
a helped-and-healed, more capable version of even the most hurt or damaged soul
can emerge, given enough kindness and care.
From Neptune's
perspective, we ought to do whatever we can, in every moment, to immediately
ease others' suffering. Should we see somebody struggling, we lend them a hand,
no questions asked or judgments offered. Anything less is a symptom of a
shut-down heart.
Saturn, as the
planet-symbol of reasonable limits and intentional self-restraint, would warn
us about the excesses of such thinking. If we stopped ourselves from whatever
we were doing every time we encountered a struggling or suffering soul, we
wouldn't get much of practical import accomplished. We'd lose personal focus,
constantly psychically intertwining ourselves with everybody else, and neglect
to handle our own business. Indiscriminately pouring our caring energies down
whichever stream-of-need happens to pull us in, we'd begin to notice ourselves
becoming depleted. We might wonder whether this unconditional investment of
care is making any cumulative or lasting difference… whether it's worth the
potential costs to our own well-being.
Neptune upholds
selflessness as a virtue, potentially to the perilous point where we become
enfeebled martyrs. If we see someone drowning, do we just jump into the depths
and try our best to save them, neglecting to consider our swim skill-level or
the condition of the water? Are two drowning casualties any nobler than one?
From Saturn's
perspective, our time is limited and our resources finite… and we must be
deliberate, constructive, and disciplined in how we spend it, if we wish to get
the most effective bang for our proverbial buck. We thoughtfully pick-and-choose
where we aim to make our difference, for the sake of both efficiency and
functionality. The best-of-intentions is meaningless if it doesn't yield some
concrete improvement.
Finally, we notice that the precession corrected progressed
solar return for October 2 brings the current Saturn-Neptune square to the
meridian axis further confirming that the day is heavy with the Saturn-Neptune
moral question.
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