Let us turn our attention to the solstice chart for December 2008. Unlike the rest of astrologers in the world, I maintain and always will that the solstice represents the midpoint of the period over which the ingress chart has jurisdiction. The Capricorn ingress therefore rules the 6 odd weeks prior to the solstice and the 6 weeks after - ie. from around 7th November to 3rd or 4th February. (Traditionally, the Capricorn ingress chart would rule the period between the December solstice and March equinox, ie. from 21 Dec to 20 March.)
The Capricorn ingress for 2008 has a very interesting feature: a Pluto-Sun conjunction ... not unexpected since slow moving Pluto entered the sign of Capricorn scant weeks ago.
The Sun in a mundane chart represents the ruling political authority, cabinet ministers, and the president in particular. When the Sun conjoins Pluto, the planet of power and transformation, in a sensitive degree (solstice point) which is 90 degrees to the vernal point fiducial (0 Aries), in the sign of Capricorn - the zodiacal segment with jurisdiction over government and political authority - THEN we are looking at some pretty powerful political forces at work. The phrase "regime change" comes to mind.
Pluto's modus operandi takes many forms. Leaders can drop dead. Or they can be deposed. Or they can resign. Or they can be voted out. Whatever the case, the old one departs and a new one takes his place.
The question is, where in the world will these regime changes take place? A more appropriate question is: where in the world will incumbent leaders and administrations experience enormous pressures from the currents of destiny that prompt them to get the hell out?
The Pluto-Sun complex in the solstice chart will make itself felt in locations where it interacts with an angle. ESPECIALLY those locations where Pluto-Sun is aspecting both axes. Astromapping makes it a simple matter to identify affected countries: Canada, Ukraine and ... not surprisingly, Zimbabwe.
Canada is a vast landmass and has three different locations which meet the criterion of interaction between the Pluto-Sun conjunction and both axes simultaneously. However, none of these locations fall anywhere near major political centres such as Ottowa. Still, it is interesting to note that the conservative Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper avoided losing a no-confidence vote by suspending parliament until 27 January. The liberal-progressive forces are howling in indignation. Can he keep his minority government intact, come the new year? Time will tell. But these moves to get rid of him and his administration are typical of an active Pluto-Sun conjunction. It is quite possible that a no-confidence motion will be tabled and passed before the expiry of the Capricorn ingress jurisdiction in first week Feb.
The other case in the news at the moment is President Yushchenko in Kiev. As of today, the Ukranians have put together a new coalition government after a deadlock of some months. The emergence of the new government is also typical of the kind of political transformations wrought by the Pluto-Sun conjunction. One wonders whether the coalition will survive the balance of the ingress jurisdiction, given that powerful "regime change" forces remain operational in the region.
The most glaring activity of the Pluto-Sun complex appears in the ingress chart erected for Harare, Zimbabwe. Click images below to enlarge chart and astromap. The Pluto-Moon contact trines the Asc, inconjuncts IC. This is a text book case of a country ripe for regime change. Indeed, you will note that the cholera crisis entered the international headspace in the 2nd week of November, precisely when the Capricorn ingress chart kicked off its jurisdiction. It is this same cholera outbreak which is fomenting unprecedented challenges to the Mugabe regime. In the Harare chart, note how the Pluto-Sun complex is hugging the 9th house cusp - inter alia significating churches and legal environments. In this context, we observe that some of Mugabe's most strident critics of late have been church leaders. There are also moves afoot to have Mugabe indicted by the ICC in the Hague.
If ever there was a time to unseat Mugabe this is it. Once the Aries 2009 ingress assumes jurisdiction around first week in Feb 2009, the regime change momentum tails off and Mugabe regains his foothold. Any intervention to turf out Mugabe, whether foreign or internal, will be harmonising with natural cycles and should enjoy a high level of success. This is a window of opportunity during which Mugabe has never been weaker or more compromised.
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