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On 22 March 2014 a ship and barge collided in the Houston Ship Channel between Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula, resulting in spilling 168,000 gallons of oil. While the amount involved is not nearly as much as other spills, the environmental implications of this one are serious since this area not only hosts a wide variety of birds year round but this occurred during the migration season, putting even more birds at risk. |
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The troublesome T-square between Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto isn't
surprising, especially in angular houses which carry the most
strength. Looking at the houses as they apply to the event,
Jupiter in the 1st certainly fits in that it was a noteworthy and
serious spill with Pluto opposing from the 7th house of partnerships
which hints at the involvement of two ships as opposed to an
independent incident. Pluto in Capricorn also hints at the
resulting fouling of the Houston Ship Channel with a harmful foreign
substance. Uranus in Aries in the 10th house of public image
defined an unexpected event that is in the public view, i.e. in the
news.
In addition, the conjunction between Mercury and Neptune, natural
ruler of oil, both trining Jupiter, suggests communication problems
and confusion which undoubtedly had a role in the collision of two
ships in broad daylight. Placement in the 9th is appropriate
given that ships usually travel for long distances including foreign
countries. Venus, ruler of the 12th which includes hidden
enemies, is in the 8th which includes death and destruction as well
as events that carry a transformational element or intensity.
Venus is sextile the Moon, which rules the chart, in the 6th house
of work which relates to those who will have to deal with the
cleanup efforts as well as small animals, which will be affected
greatly, and health. The Moon as natural ruler of emotions is
fitting as well, particularly for animal lovers who once again are
watching the unfortunate consequences of wildlife coexisting with a
high tech world.
I have looked at the charts of other oil spills, specifically the
Exxon Valdez (noted in Sedna
article) and BP Deepwater Horizon
incidents. What I was primarily interested in for this one was
the location of the asteroid, Sedna, who has been clearly involved
in the others. I was not disappointed to find her in the 11th
house of groups (think environmental advocacy groups here) and
opposing Saturn retrograde within a half degree of exactitude.
Saturn of course rules structure, which was breached to cause the
problem. Mars retrograde is quincunx Sedna with Mars ruler of
the 11th as well as traditional ruler of the 6th (workers & small
animals). Mars retrograde is often a time to back up, go back
or redo and not usually a time to make progress and this event
certainly caused activity in the Houston Ship Channel to grind to a
screeching halt.
Eris, a minor planet beyond Pluto who is associated with discord, is
on the cusp of the 11th house, i.e. environmental groups who
scrambled to the aid of hundreds of oiled birds, and quincunx
Saturn, indicating a change of direction. Saturn rules the 7th
house of partnerships, 8th of death, and is the traditional ruler of
the 9th which includes not only foreign travel but legal matters and
belief systems. Eris is also opposing Mars with the orb a bit
wide but nonetheless viable. Chiron, the "wounded healer," is
in the 9th as well.
I'm not going to belabor this one since the main point I wanted to
make was that once again the asteroid, Sedna, Inuit goddess of the
sea and champion of sea creatures and their environment, is once
again involved with an oil spill which fits her myth and
Sedna's resulting
astrological archetype. |
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