Bowe Bergdahl, Come Home!

The Middle Eastern Terrorists decided to give the U.S. a couple of Christmas presents. At least, their style of presents which may be lost on Santa Claus, let alone Jesus or Buddha, or dare I say, Allah. The Terrorists may have sent a Nigerian man to blow up a airplane in Detroit. Other passengers somehow foiled the "bomb," it just let off some sort of a flash and a fart, and it sort of sounds like the terrorist simply managed to burn his balls off. The Sun was conjunct Venus and Pluto, so what did he expect? It's either that, or the clap with those aspects working together.

The Taliban also released a video of the only known U.S. soldier currently held in captivity. Bowe Bergdahl was captured last June, around June 30. The Taliban put out it first video of him of him on July 18 or 19. The Taliban was asking for his release in exchange for some of their men. Yesterday, Dec. 25, they put out another video of Bergdahl. No one knows if Bergdahl is still alive or not. I just saw the movie "Brothers" and so am completely wasted by this story. I'm sure that the Taliban is playing this up big time.

I send my best wishes to Bowe's family and friends and hope that he will be released and returned to them.

Don't know if this is accurate, but according to Wikipedia:

Bowe Bergdahl
b. Mar. 28, 1986 Sun Valley, Idaho

Sun 8 Aries; Moon in Scorpio; NN 2 Taurus

Natally Bergdahl has a real soldier's chart in many ways. it's really going through a whole lot of stressors right now. Perhaps the Army should avoid sending kids into combat who have very stressful planetary aspects on the Aries Points right now. They are being hit a little too hard by the current big t-square transit. Even if they were home working in Middle Management somewhere they would probably end up with PTSD.

Bowe's Sun is in the sign ruled by Mars, the Warrior. And his Moon is in Scorpio, ruled by Pluto which rules the higher octave versions of War. His Moon may be conjunct Pluto in Scorpio. This means that emotionally he is very self-contained and has a lot of holding power. His South Node is in Scorpio as well and is in conjunction with natal Pluto. This can show a lot of survival skills and staying power. Of course, it can also a darker situation.

Bergdahl's chart right now is set up for a difficult time. Natally he has a square between Aries Sun and Mars conjunct Neptune in Capricorn. This can show an impulsive personality that gets caught (Capricorn), which is quite the opposite of what all that Moon/Pluto says about his emotional reserves. This can also show a problem with addiction. Some of the reports surrounding his disappearance say that he was drunk. The whole disappearance story is so typical of Neptune. Nobody really will say when and where he disappeared, nobody will really say what he was doing either. Neptune rules Prisons and prisoners.

Mars the signature of the Warrior/Soldier is on a key spot in Capricorn on the Aries Point at 1 Capricorn in Bergdahl's chart. Right now it is being hit by the transiting Pluto-Saturn-Uranus t-square. That's a huge amount of stress and can show a lot of violence and ruthless behavior. Solar Arc Saturn is also hitting natal Mars which really compounds things further (3 Capricorn). Remember, this is all squaring Bergdahl's natal Sun in Aries.

There's even another equally difficult aspect happening with regards to this Sun square to Mars-Neptune shown in the Solar Arc Directions. His chart is really getting slugged. Right now Bergdahl's progressed Sun is conjunct his natal North Node within a degree. Because Solar Arc Progressions progress at the same rate as the Sun this means that Neptune and Mars are squaring his Nodal Axis as well (prisoner of War).

I don't really feel there is much hope that this man could possibly still be alive but do see some Jupiter influences coming up so maybe Luck is on his side, maybe there's an opportunity for release.

First off, Bergdahl was just entering into his 2d Jupiter Return when he was captured. Natal Jupiter is in Pisces. One can only hope that this shows the "Angel on the shoulder" side of that aspect and not the "scoring for good Afghani opium" side which probably isn't favored much by the Taliban, let alone anyone else. His SA Jupiter is at 2 Aries right now. It's just past an Aries Point. From my understanding, Aries Points just show "coming before the public" and "major turning points" so all the Aries Point activity in Bergdahl's chart are working out no matter what.

Another Jupiter aspect: Berdahl's Solar Pluto is on the last degree of Scorpio and will enter into freedom loving Sagittarius (ruled by Jupiter) next year.

Laura Ling

This past spring I wrote a blog entry that related the Venus Retrograde transit to the capture of female journalists abroad. Roxanna Barberi has since been released from Iran. Laura Ling and Euna Lee are still in detention in North Korea. They were detained on March 17, were given a trial beginning June 4, and found guilty of crossing the borders illegally on June 8. They were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in a prison camp. Since the U.S. has no diplomatic ties with North Korea negotiations are particularly difficult. According to Wikipedia, Lee and Ling were reporting on the trafficking of women between the two countries.

I haven't found a birth date for Euna Lee. She is said to be 36 years old and originally born in South Korea. She is a producer for Current TV. I've just found a birth date for Laura Ling. I have no idea if this is the correct date for her, many entries are confusing her birth date with her sister Journalist Lisa Ling (who is a Virgo). If this birth date is correct, Laura Ling is a Sagittarius. That's good. Sagittarians are hardy folk.

Laura Ling
b. Dec. 1, 1976 Carmichael, CA

Sun 10 Sagittarius; Moon Aries; NN 2 Scorpio

source for birth info About.com

Laura Ling's chart is dominated by Fire. She has a conjunction of the Sun, Mars, and Neptune in Sagittarius which is trining her Saturn in Leo. This trine may possibly expand out into a Grand Trine with an Aries Moon but without a birth time it is impossible to know where the Moon's exact placement is but it will definitely be in Aries (assuming that this is her correct birth date).

With this conjunction/stellium in Sagittarius it is easy to understand why Ling would be attracted to adventure, publishing, an independent lifestyle like journalism, especially journalism which involves reporting on affairs in foreign countries. This is anything connected with the sign of Sagittarius.

With the Sun conjunct Mars and the Moon in the sign which Mars rules Ling could be attracted to dangerous situations. She definitely would be a highly idealistic person. And with a Saturn-Neptune trine could be a very compassionate person who is very empathetic towards suffering. Placement of the Moon in her chart could really complicate things if it's placed within a Grand Trine with these planets. The Moon rules Feelings and Emotions. This could be an indicator for rash behavior. But, a Trine also brings a lot of luck in life. Fire can flow into and out of situations easily. The Moon might also oppose Pluto which would turn the Grand Trine into a Kite pattern. This indicates that Luck in Ling's chart will focus itself and not stay self-contained within the chart and the life. But, Moon-Pluto oppositions can show some deep, complicated feelings about attracting resentment from others. Her Scorpio North Node repeats this more complicated theme.

Ling was taken into custody during the long Venus Retrograde transit that occurred this past Spring when Venus was in Aries for a really long time. This could have been hovering over her natal Moon for an extra long time. Venus was also squaring t.Pluto for an extra long time because of the transit. Pluto = Power plays and she and Lee are being used as Pawns in big Politics between North Korea and the United States. Their personal problem just seem to explode out into bigger and bigger issues.

Ling's stellium is really fascinating to study. This conjunction of Sun to Mars and Neptune in Sagittarius is prominent because the three planets are also parallel with each other. Parallels are like mini-conjunctions so this means that the 3 planets try to work together in a Double Whammy conjunction. The Sun and Mars together can be a bit self serving, or at least rash, but in conjunction with Neptune they can be directed towards an idealistic, perhaps not very realistic self expression.

With Neptune's ability to blur boundaries it is interesting that Ling has been jailed for crossing borders into enemy territory in a major International case. Neptune/12th House rules prisons and other institutions. Transiting Neptune and Jupiter are also hanging out over Kim Jong-Il's Sun which is pretty interesting. Ling's Sagittarius Sun and Neptune are represented in literal terms here in his chart.

I was curious to see where this conjunction has progressed to by Solar Arc to see if anything significant was going on there. Yes. With Mars and Neptune and Sun hanging out over this Venus there is an Aura of Danger (Mars), Rashness (Mars), Boldness (Sun-Mars) and Confusion, Hiding, Prisons (Neptune). Capricorn is related to Career and Government and Authority. All these symbols are mashing together into Ling's life. Ling and Lee were apparently covering a story about trafficking of women over the North Korean/Chinese Border. It's almost as if Ling has fallen into the story she was covering, very Neptunian. Sort of almost Alice in Wonderlandish.

In addition to this big Solar Arc Progression, Ling's Secondary Progressed Mercury is also in conjunction with this spot. Mercury rules Writing and also communication. A Retrograde likes to throw curve balls. Ling's Mercury stationed Retrograde back around 2004-5. I wonder if there was somehow a mix-up of communications related to her situation which could show a need to be more circumspect with regards to anything having to do with communications. Supposedly the women were caught because they didn't have information about a military drill that was breaking up in the area.

At any rate, there will be a Total Eclipse in July at the end of Cancer/Capricorn right near the spot where Ling's Venus is at the end of Capricorn. I hope that she will be released before then as this could be very hard on her emotionally. As she is of Chinese descent I dont' understand why the Chinese are not working with the North Koreans to have her and Lee released.

Ling's Progressed Mars is also in Capricorn at 2 degrees. That's the Aries Point which brings a person into the public eye. It is also on the same spot where t.Pluto is. Pluto, of course, brings Fame, but usually a great crisis as well. When Mars and Pluto are together they can bring an element of danger and a need for great self will. This aspect is not relating strongly to Ling's natal chart, it is perhaps echoing a situation that occurred when Pluto transited over natal Mars a few years ago. That would have been around the time that Ling's Prog. Mercury went Retrograde.

One last thing (I can't stop.) Ling's chart doesn't have many squares. That's sort of odd for someone who takes so many risks in her life. Squares bring challenges and obstacles. It is considered good to have a few in the natal chart. Dealing with some internal tension early in life sort of helps one to develop an inoculation against when things go wrong later on. But, perhaps this is what will pull her through this situation. A person with a Grand Square would be tortured out of their minds just because the captors would pick up on their difficult vibe.

I only hope that the U.S. will send a Super Neptunian person over to Korea to try to spring these women. It will take some super charm to get to them out. And I hope they do it quickly.

AsianWeek.com has a petition to sign to request that significant measures be taken to secure the Women's release.