May 13, 2004
US-ARAB RELATIONS

How is the U.S. going to work out its relationship with the Arab World? We have come to a critical period in U.S.-Arab relations, which in fact affects the whole world.

Charts:

The U.S. Declaration of Independence : July 4, 1776, 2:14 am Philadelphia, PA (view chart)

The Birth of Islam (Hegira), when Mohammed entered Medina: July 16, 0622 6:05 pm Medina, Saudi Arabia (view chart)

This relationship has been on a collision course since the attack of 9/11 on the World Trade Center (view chart) and Pentagon. The U.S. invasion of Iraq combined with the Israel-Palestine situation has made this relatioinship even more volatile.

What can we learn from astrological indicators?

First, PLUTO transiting SAGITTARIUS (since 1995) describes a so-called "clash of civilizations."

PLUTO transiting SAGITTARIUS, continues to aggravate warlike feelings from both sides (U.S MARS square Islamic MARS) over the next couple of years. PLUTO's contact is always transformative but generally causes great losses before a renewal.

In addition, the chaotic and unpredictable planet URANUS, now in PISCES, is exacerbating this difficult relationship between the two for the next two years.

This second difficult aspect (another close square) between the two charts is the U.S. URANUS /ASC in GEMINI square the Islamic JUPITER in PISCES. This aspect indicates a fundamental difference in values-- the U.S. emphasis on individual freedoms versus the Islamic emphasis on submission to the will of God.  

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