March 23, 2005
WOLFOWITZ TRANSITION TO WORLD BANK
From War to Reconstruction

Energetic and resourceful, Wolfowitz's cool intellect meshes with passionate conviction. Both a career change as well as personal evolution are shown astrologically on his chart. His many connections to the U.S. chart and George Bush's chart are undergoing metamorphoses. It is fascinating to observe, without even knowing his birth hour, how much his chart reveals.

Wolfowitz, a major architect of the war in Iraq, has now been proposed by President Bush to be the next director of the World Bank.

Wolfowitz (view chart) was born in New York City on December 22, 1943. Since the exact time is unknown, this chart has been calculated for noon with the SUN placed on the ASCENDANT. Here his SUN sign is in philosophical SAGITTARIUS. However, if born only one hour later, his SUN sign would be in pragmatic CAPRICORN. Many individuals born on the cusp between two signs may find themselves with the same uncertainty. Fortunately, we can look to many other factors in his chart to understand both his character and development.

Very striking is the LOCOMOTIVE shape of his planetary placements, all neatly positioned in two-thirds of the chart. This LOCOMOTIVE pattern describes a person with great staying power once committed to a path of action. One strongly defining characteristic is his MARS-URANUS (dramatic action) in GEMINI (based on ideas). In fact, his MARS-URANUS tightly aspects his PLUTO (drive to power) as well as tightly aspecting his idealistic NEPTUNE.

His SUN-SATURN opposition, with both favorably aspecting JUPITER, shows a capacity for discipline combined with a desire to strive for large goals.

His emotions are deep and intense, indicated by both his MOON and VENUS in SCORPIO. His VENUS is tightly configured with his thinking planet, MERCURY, in pragmatic CAPRICORN, showing that his heart and mind can be united in seeking a goal.

As could be expected, there are numerous close ties between Wolfowitz's chart and the charts of the U.S.A. (view chart) and President Bush (view chart). Two connections between Wolfowitz and the U.S. chart illustrate his connections to the Iraq war. The first is the position of his SATURN (career and authority) closely conjunct the U.S. MARS, which shows the potential for his having a controlling hand over our aggressive posture. The second tight connection is his MARS exactly conjunct the U.S. ASCENDANT, illustrating his ability to help drive our aggressive action.

The most obvious connection between the charts of Wolfowitz and Bush is that Wolfowitz's ultimate power planet, PLUTO, (which is also part of his MARS-URANUS-NEPTUNE-NODES pattern) conjoins Bush's ASCENDANT-MERCURY-PLUTO pattern. In other words, Wolfowitz helps drive to action the President's forceful convictions.

If Paul Wolfowitz has been considered a key architect of the war on Iraq, why is he now changing his focus to the World Bank? There, he would need to cooperate with so many other nations on developing troubled areas of the world.

Some of the changes in Wolfowitz's orientation are shown by changing planetary patterns in the sky (TRANSITS), and shifts in his progressed chart. In other words, both internal and external forces are influencing this change in his life path.

First of all, Paul's SUN has PROGRESSED from ideological AQUARIUS into the more compassionate sign of PISCES. Secondly, PLUTO, as it opposes SATURN, is forcing him to transform his career and the structure of his ideas.

Ultimately, the turbulent planet URANUS is drastically challenging his path of action (his MARS pattern). This upcoming year is one of the most defining periods of Mr. Wolfowitz's life and career.

Astrological Note:

Wolfowitz's VENUS at 16° SCORPIO conjoins MARS at 16° SCORPIO in the chart of the first Bush Inauguration. The placement of this MARS terrified astrologers as it seemed to indicate an attack on the person of the President or on the country.

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