The Effect Between Nations

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Besides the fact that the central three letters of Jerusalem are 'USA', there is another bond, a hidden astrological grip, between Israel's destiny and the United States' place in the sun, its fulfillment of its Cancer-Aquarian birthright as humanitarian caretaker to the world: Israel's Nodal Axis at 13 Taurus-Scorpio is square to the United States Midheaven, a most exultantly sensitive point at 13 Aquarius.
There is tension there (the square), and the United States must take a lot of flak about its relationship with Israel - its veritable sponsorship of Israel - but as our Aquarian Moon and Midheaven say, that's who we are as a nation.

There are dramatic planetary points of synastry as well, but this nodal bond is the tone-setter of the relationship, which, of course, is played out in international politics every day, as Israel's concerns are so extremely close to our nation's international activities.

Then we can note that Israel's node is square Iraq's Mars (recall Sirhan Sirhan and Robert Kennedy), an aspect of coming together fatefully antagonizingly, belligerently, aggressively, with Iraq initiating the onslaughts.

And then further, would you believe that Kuwait's node is at 29 Leo, precisely conjunct Iraq's Sun! The two nations are blood enemies, with Iraq claiming Kuwait as its 'province', a part of Iraq (a part of its Sun) not recognizing Kuwait's sovereignty.

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Israel and Egypt were certainly blood enemies for a long, long time. Their ties of hate are clouded in the pre-historical saga of Abraham and the dilemma of which 'first born son' was favored of God - Israel, namesake-son of Isaac (Jacob renamed), grandson of Abraham, or Ishmael, also Abraham's son, key to Arab lineage [see Genesis 32:28; 16:12; 12:7; 26:3; 28:13].

Their contact astrologically says it all: the Egyptian Republic's node (June 18, 1953) at 5 Aquarius 51 is conjunct/opposed Israel's Moon at 4 Leo! It is as if they come from the same family but can not get it together.

In the Egyptian kingdom horoscope founded on its independence from Britain (February 28, 1922), the earlier horoscope for Egypt, we see the Egyptian Neptune square the Israeli State's node at 13 Taurus, which came into being in 1948, i.e., mistrust, deception, strange animosity.

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The Confederate States of America came into being on February 4, 1861 in Montgomery, Alabama (a delegate assembly from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina). The six states had declared independence from the USA. While five more were to come: Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, this convention on February 4 marked the formal beginning of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America. Would you believe that the Confederate Pluto - the planet of empowerment, disruption, explosion, metamorphosis - at 7 Taurus was exactly square the United States of America node at 7 Leo?! This fateful, divisive, power-struggle bond placed brother against brother in our country's bloodiest conflict.

Another interesting national split is in the astrology between North and South Vietnam. The Vietnam states - the North a Democratic Republic and the South pro-French - were both created by the Geneva Accord on July 21 in 1954 (at 2:45 AM GMT). This would give the same chart to each state, except for one degree difference at the Ascendant for the distance between the two capitals, Hanoi and Saigon. But the French held on to South Vietnam, and true independence did not come to the South until 5:00 AM GMT on October 26 1955 in Saigon.

This horoscope for South Vietnam has Mercury at 14 Libra, exactly square to the Nodal Axis of North Vietnam in the Geneva Accord horoscope. With this evidence, it is clear that each state is of the same beginning but of unalterably different philosophical pursuit.

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Finally, the United States node at 7 Leo was exactly conjunct the former USSR Neptune (mistrust); is conjunct El Salvador's Moon (support) and Nicaragua's Mars (aggression, conflict); the Phillipine's Mercury (meeting of the minds; a U.S. territory); the Pluto of Syria and the Pluto of Lebanon (power struggle); and the Cuban Mars (aggression, conflict).

The United States controlled the first Nuclear Reaction on December 2, 1942 at 3:25 PM, CWT in Chicago. In this horoscope for the beginning of the Atomic Age, Pluto, the symbol of atomic power, was at 7 Leo, exactly conjunct the United States' Nodal Axis!