Mideast 1979

[Jim Eshelman]

In an insightful commentary on recent decades of Mideast geopolitical shifts, NY Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, who was on the ground in Beirut in 1979, recently wrote a summary of events and their cultural and geopolitical import.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/opini ... -1979.html

I plan to extract some events from this, do a little research, and see what the whole thing looked like astrologically.

EVENTS

1. In 1979, Islamist extremists took overt the Grand Mosque in Mecca and challenged the religious credentials of the Saudi ruling family. A deal was cut.

2. In 1979, Iran's Islamic Revolution propelling Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power.

3. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.

4. [Three Mile Island: I've already written this up at length.]

[Jim Eshelman]

1. In 1979, Islamist extremists took overt the Grand Mosque in Mecca and challenged the religious credentials of the Saudi ruling family. A deal was cut.

November 20 to December 4, 1979, Mecca. (The start date was the first day of Muslim year 1400.) The seizure began at about 5:00 AM on November 20 by approximately 500 insurgents. In the two weeks of the seizure, 382 died and 1,011 more were injured. (The numbers could have been higher.)

(Wikipedia:) "...extremist insurgents calling for the overthrow of the House of Saud took over Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The insurgents declared that the Mahdi (the "redeemer of Islam") had arrived in the form of one of their leaders – Mohammed Abdullah al-Qahtani – and called on Muslims to obey him.

"The seizure of Islam's holiest site, the taking of hostages from among the worshipers, and the deaths of hundreds of militants, security forces and hostages caught in crossfire in the ensuing battles for control of the site, all shocked the Islamic world. The siege ended two weeks after the takeover began and the mosque was cleared. Following the attack, the Saudi state implemented a stricter enforcement of Islamic code."

Year: Capsolar
Uranus on MC (+2°39')
Moon on Dsc (-2°02')
Jupiter on Dsc (+3°59')
-- Jupiter-Uranus sq. (1°20' in mundo)
-- Mo/Ju on Dsc (0°59')
-- Mo/Ur on angles (0°19')

Bridge
t. Uranus conj. Capsolar MC 11/1-1/11
CanQ Moon sq. s. Jupiter 10/31-12/28
CanQ Moon sq. s. Mercury 11/6-1/1
Event window: Nov 6 to Dec 28

Half-year: Cansolar
Venus on Dsc (0°35')
Sun on WP (1°07')
Pluto sq. Asc (1°58'), on MC (3°09')
-- Venus-Pluto sq. (2°45')

Quarter: Libsolar
Mars on WP (0°09')
Uranus on MC (0°52')
Venus sq. Asc (2°10')
Mercury on MC (4°34')
-- Mercury-Mars sq. (2°27')
-- Mercury-Uranus conj. (3°39')
Moon-Neptune sq. (0°19' in mundo)
Moon-Saturn conj. (2°14' in mundo)

Month: Caplunar (Dormant.)

Fortnight: Canlunar
Mercury on WP (1°15')
Venus on WP (0°12')
-- Mercury-Venus conj. (0°39')
Neptune on Dsc (4°12')
Jupiter on IC (4°57')
-- Jupiter-Neptune sq. (0°45' in mundo)
-- Mercury-Jupiter sq. (1°08')
-- Venus-Jupiter sq. (0°29')
Mars widely on IC (7°56')
-- Mercury-Mars sq. (2°17' in mundo)
-- Ma/Ju on angles (0°30')

Week: Liblunar
Moon-Pluto sq. (2°09' in mundo)
Jupiter sq. Asc (1°29')
Venus sq. MC (0°14')
Neptune on EP (1°43')
-- Jupiter-Neptune sq. (1°26' in RA)
-- Venus-Neptune conj. (2°50' in mundo)
Mercury very widely on Asc (9°41')
Saturn very widely on MC (9°41')
-- Saturn-Neptune sq. (0°08' in mundo)
-- Mercury-Jupiter sq. (1°47' in mundo)
-- Venus-Saturn sq. (2°42' in mundo)
-- Ve/Ju on angles (0°03')
-- Me/Sa on angles (0°30')
-- Me/Ne on Asc (0°34')
-- Me/Ve on Asc (0°51')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits
p. MC conj. t. Saturn (0°05')
-----------------------------
t. Uranus conj. s. MC (0°51')

Day: Cansolar Quotidian
p. Asc sq. s. Saturn (0°06'), t. Jupiter (1°47')
p. MC sq. t. Sun (0°07'), t. Mercury (0°15')
-- Sun-Mercury conj. (0°15')
p. Moon sq. s. Jupiter (0°23')
p. Moon sq. s. Mercury (0°31')


SUMMARY
Year: Moon, Uranus (Jupiter). Mo/Ju, Mo/Ur, Jupiter-Uranus.
Bridge: Uranus (Cap). Mercury, Jupiter (Can).
Half-year: Sun, Venus, Pluto. Venus-Pluto.
Libsolar: Venus, Mars, Uranus (Mercury). Moon-Saturn, Moon-Neptune, Mercury-Mars, Mercury-Uranus.
Month: (Dormant.)
Fortnight: Mercury, Venus (Mars, Jupiter, Neptune). Mercury-Venus-Jupiter, Mercury-Mars, Ma/Ju, Jupiter-Neptune.
Week: Venus, Jupiter, Neptune (Mercury, Saturn). Moon-Pluto, Mercury-Jupiter, Ne/Ve, Me/Sa, Me/Ne, Ve/Ju, Venus-Saturn-Neptune.
Day (Capsolar): Saturn (CapQ). Uranus (transit to Capsolar).
Day (CanQ): Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn. Moon-Mercury-Jupiter.

[Jim Eshelman]

2. In 1979, Iran's Islamic Revolution propelling Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power.

The Iranian Revolution, overthrowing the Pahlavi dynasty, lasted from January 1978 to February 1979, so we would expect it to be reflected especially in the 1978 Capsolar. It climaxed with the Shaw's departure for Iran on January 16, 1979 - immediately after the onset of a new Capsolar. The rule of Persian royalty ultimately collapsed February 11, 1979, securing Ayatolla Khomeini's rule.

1978 Capsolar
Uranus on Asc (2°24')
Saturn on MC (3°52')
-- Saturn/Uranus on angles (0°44')


We continue with the Shah's departure January 16, 1979.

Year: Capsolar
Uranus sq. Ac (2°30')
Moon on Dsc (4°01')
Jupiter widely on Dsc (7°36')
Venus widely on MC (7°38')
-- Venus/Jupiter on angles (0°01')
-- Moon-Jupiter conj. (3°35' in mundo)

Bridge
t. Mars sq. Cansolar Asc or op. Cansolar MC Jan 15 to Jan 25

Month: Caplunar
Moon sq. Asc (1°41')
Jupiter widely on MC (7°58')

Week: Canlunar
Moon-Sun op. (1°47')
Moon-Mars op. (0°06')
Neptune on Dsc (1°46')
Venus widely on Dsc (6°37')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian
p. Asc sq. s./t. Uranus (1°)

Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits
p. Asc op. t. Uranus (0°), sq. s. Mercury (1°)
---------------------
t. Mars sq. s. Asc (< 2°)


SUMMARY
Year: Uranus (Moon, Venus, Jupiter). Venus-Jupiter.
Bridge: Mars (Can).
Month: Moon (Jupiter).
Week: Neptune (Venus). Moon-Sun, Moon-Mars.
Day (CapQ): Uranus.
Day (Cansolar): Mercury, Uranus (CanQ). Mars (transit to Cansolar).

[Jim Eshelman]

3. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.

The Soviet-Afghan war lasted over nine years, from December 24, 1979 to February 15, 1989. (The Soviets began their withdrawal May 15, 1988 and took most of a year to finish it.)

The charts below are for the commencement of war on December 24, 1979, first for Moscow and then for Kabul.

MOSCOW

Year: Capsolar
Uranus on MC (0°15')
Mercury rising (1°29')
-- Mercury-Uranus sq. (1°14' in mundo)
Moon on WP (1°02')
Sun widely foreground (7°03')
Mars widely foreground (8°34')
-- Sun-Mars conj. (1°16')
Moon-Jupiter conj. (0°30' in mundo)
Moon-Mars op. (1°10' in mundo)

Bridge
CanQ Moon sq. p. Jupiter (0°52'), p. Mercury (0°44')

Half Year: Cansolar
Neptune on Asc (0°13')
Mars on Dsc (0°49')
Pluto on MC (1°45')
-- Mars-Neptune op. (0°36' in mundo)
-- Mars-Pluto sq. (0°56' in mundo)
-- Neptune-Pluto conj. (1°32' in mundo)
Sun sq. MC (0°23')

Quarter: Libsolar
Dormant, but with Mars only 2°05' from WP.
Moon-Saturn conj. (0°54' in mundo)

Month: Caplunar (Dormant.)

Week: Liblunar (flow-through)
Uranus on WP (0°48')
Neptune on Dsc (3°27')
Sun on Dsc (4°11')
-- Sun-Neptune conj. (0°44' in mundo)
-- Sun-Pluto conj. (3°28' in mundo)
Pluto widely setting (7°39')

Day: Capsolar Transits
p. Asc conj s. Neptune (0°), t. Neptune (< 2°)
p. EP conj. s. Sun (0°),s. Mars (< 2°)

Day: Cansolar Transits & Quotidian
p. MC sq. t. Sun (1°)
p. Asc op. t. Venus (2°)
p. Moon sq. p. Jupiter (0°52'), p. Mercury (0°44')
------------------------------
t. Mercury conj. s. Asc (0°)


KABUL

Year: Capsolar
Neptune on MC (1°36')
Saturn on Dsc (1°29')
-- Saturn-Neptune sq. (3°05' in mundo)
-- Sa/Ne on angles (0°04')
Moon-Venus sq. (0°07' in mundo)

Bridge
t. Neptune conj. Capsolar MC (0°19')
t. Mars conj. Capsolar Dsc (1°25')
CanQ Moon sq. p. Jupiter (0°52'), p. Mercury (0°44')

Half Year: Cansolar
Moon sq. Asc (0°01')
Mercury on Dsc (0°44')
Jupiter on Dsc (3°44')
Moon-Venus sq. (1°51' in mundo)

Quarter: Libsolar
Neptune on MC (2°29'()
Jupiter on Dsc (2°07')
-- Ju/Ne on angles (0°11')
Moon-Saturn conj. (1°26' in mundo)

Month: Caplunar (Dormant.) Moon-Uranus sq. (0°39' in mundo)

Week: Liblunar (flow-through)
Sun on WP (0°24')
Neptune on WP (2°07')
-- Sun-Neptune conj. (1°40')
Saturn distantly foreground (7°34')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits
p. EP op. p. Moon
------------------------------
t. Neptune conj. s. MC (0°19')
t. Mars conj. s. Dsc (1°25')

Day: Cansolar Quotidian
p. Moon sq. p. Jupiter (0°52'), p. Mercury (0°44')