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The London Bombings
by Steffan Vanel 7/12/05
Dear friends,
The morning after sending out my last newsletter I woke up to the news of the London bomb attacks. Individuals have written to me asking what my take was on these recent events. I have decided to write down some of my thoughts and observations to share them with you.
First of all, I am well aware of the ongoing lessons for the United States occurring at this time as I spent so much time studying its Astrology Chart for my book. I am unfamiliar with the Astrology Chart of Britain, although I have my own psychological/sociological observations of Britain from the time that I spent living there.
The obvious factor for the United States is that Pluto is still moving through our First House of self-image in opposition to our Mars in the Seventh House of Relationships. Mars in the Seventh House has a tendency to experience conflict in relationships and a tendency to ‘rush into battle when opposed’. The last time that Pluto was bearing down on this Mars in a tense way was during the War in Vietnam. This is why I predicted that if we went to war in Iraq it would play out in a similar way to Vietnam.
But the Seventh House involves all relationships and I have previously noted that during this time of intense Plutonian pressure on our Mars that those who partner with us in our Martial endeavors are also subject to their own experience of Plutonian intensity and death/violence, hence the bombings in Madrid and London and the kidnapping and other violence towards other coalition allies in Iraq.
I was, personally, surprised and dismayed that Tony Blair, a liberal politician would be so gung ho to join Bush’s war plans in Iraq. But I have been dismayed with Britain before. During the War in the Falklands I heard a speech by Margaret Thatcher praising their soldiers victory in battle that day by killing so many Argentineans. I said to myself that this doesn’t sound like the 1980’s. It sounds like the 1940’s when humanity still felt fit to praise the demise of human souls in the cause of National pride. Friends of mine in Britain said that during the Falklands War if you said anything against it in a pub they would beat you up.
In Hilarion’s book ‘The Nations’ he says that England has lost her Majesty. This is quite apparent. A nation, which went from virtually ruling the world to being one of the relatively minor sideline players. I often felt a deep unconscious depression in England as a result of this loss of their previous glory and majesty. Ironically, Germany, who lost the last Great War, has had no choice but to go through a death of their previous identity. In fact Hilarion says that souls who incarnate now in Germany are souls who have previously had too great an attachment to patriotic militarism, ‘to fight the good fight for one’s land and country.’ By living now in a nation where that kind of blind belief in nationalistic aggression has lead to the greatest evil of the 20th century it takes the fun out of adopting such an attitude.
During the Falklands War I felt that this was England’s bizarre attempt to regain their regal glory. I feel a similar unconscious motivation in Tony Blair’s willingness to poodle along with George Bush, to show his aggressive toughness, also thereby forestalling accusations by the British Tories of Blair’s lack of aggressive toughness.
I am in agreement, however, with the French ambassador to the UN who, during the lead up to the Iraq war, said: “The question is whether we are going to continue to use war and violence as a way of dealing with our problems.”
Anyone who has watched the Israeli/Palestinian conflict should be aware that violence in that region of the world only begets more violence. Today I heard a news story about wide scale reports of abuse of prisoners by the current Iraqi regime. Where will it stop?
The only Astrological factor I am aware of in relation to Britain is that it is a Capricorn country. One thing about Capricorns, they are incredibly good at being able to endure suffering, hence their ability to survive the Nazi Blitz in WWII. But sometimes Capricorns will endure suffering even when they don’t really need to. I hope such is not the case for my friends in Britain.
One noted difference between Britain and the US. The US has a Sagittarian Ascendant self-image of itself as honest, upright and morally strong, whether true or not, and a tendency towards ‘foot in mouth disease.’ The British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ has come out with strong criticism of several American newspapers for writing bombastically about ‘hotbeds of Islamic militancy’ in British towns and cities, without having any true awareness or sensitivity to the reality of the 2 million Muslims living in communities in Britain. I say Bravo for the Guardian.
These are the last years of Pluto in Sagittarius, whose shadow side is fanaticism. The fundamentalist exaggerated beliefs of the world are feeling that they are all being threatened. They think they are being threatened by each other, but they are really being threatened by the power of love and peace which is the ultimate destiny of this planet. In this I have faith, faith that the troubled times through which we must pass are but ‘labor pains ‘ before a glorious new birth.
Blessings to you all,
Steffan Vanel
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