NewsScope for May 15, 2001

Who is John Doe #2?

Last week transiting Mars and Neptune turned retrograde within 15 hours of each other, creating a momentary global awareness of violence and murder shrouded in sudden mystery and suspicion. Within this narrow time frame U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft issued the surprising postponement order of Timothy McVeigh's execution.

Ashcroft's decision to delay the execution by one month was based on the discovery of over 3000 pages of FBI evidence. Immediately after the Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995; 9:02 am) the FBI reported it was looking for a John Doe #1 and a John Doe #2. Later, after conducting exhaustive interviews and research, the FBI dropped John Doe #2 as a suspect, and said that John Doe #1 was Timothy McVeigh, and the only participant at the scene of the crime.

McVeigh's lawyers are currently poring over the withheld FBI documents. If evidence of a John Doe #2 was zealously and illegally hidden, then McVeigh's execution stands to be overturned. The ongoing issue of trust in the government, the FBI's potentially fraudulent negligence, and the suspicion that McVeigh wasn't alone can all be seen astrologically by Neptune's exact square  to the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. (Editor's Note: WolfStar uses a Scorpio rising U.S. chart.)

Documents are ruled by Mercury. In the U.S. horoscope Mercury is under growing pressure from transiting Uranus, which will turn retrograde, meaning reach maximum influence, on May 29. At the same time the Sun will pass over the U.S. Uranus, creating a double Uranian influence. Watch for stunning developments in this case on or about May 29.

Who is Killing the Whales?

A NewsScope reader asks "With the recent publicity surrounding the Naval submarine incident in Hawaii, the spy plane in China and the campaign regarding the effects of sonar on whales and dolphins, it would appear that the United States Navy is experiencing some challenging transits. Could you provide your readers with the natal information for the United States Navy?"

The U.S. Navy can be tracked several ways. In the U.S. horoscope, Mars, the natural ruler of the military, squares Neptune, the natural ruler of the seas. In the algebra of astrology, this equals the U.S. Navy. Transiting Neptune's long-term square to the U.S. Ascendant shows the Navy's ongoing role in current events, including cinematic glorification in the movie Pearl Harbor (coming soon to a theatre near you).

Then, according to a cherished tradition, the U.S. Navy was created by an act of the Continental Congress on October 13, 1775 (set for Noon, Philadelphia). This horoscope accurately reflects historical events involving the Navy, with transiting Saturn's challenging aspects to the natal Mars-Uranus opposition frequently leading to open conflict with the enemy. Check, for example, the battle at Midway: June 4-5, 1942, and August 4, 1964 when North Vietnam attacked the U.S.S. Maddox to kick off the Vietnam War.

On April 1, 2001 when China captured the Navy spy plane, transiting Saturn was exactly opposite the Navy's Mars. Currently Saturn is heading for an unstable conjunction with the Navy's Uranus, exact on June 9. The week preceding June 9 is when the U.S. Navy deploys its super loud sonar* across 80 percent of the world's oceans.

Who Killed Robert Blake's Wife?

On Friday May 4 about 9:35 pm Robert Blake's wife was shot to death just outside an Italian restaurant. Blake, best known for his role in the TV series Baretta, says he went back to the Studio City restaurant to get his forgotten handgun when the incident took place, although over the past week there's been much confusion and contradictory statements over exactly what did take place.

Robert Blake was born an orderly, perfectionist Virgo (September 18, 1933; 8:30 am; Nutley, NJ**), with his Sun and three other planets locked away in the secretive Twelfth House. Blake describes his childhood life as one of being abused and victimized by his parents, which contributed to his intense psychological anxiety and alcoholism. The Sun's close links to Uranus and Pluto heighten the personality's chronic nervous tension and paranoia.

With charming Libra Rising, and a witty, outgoing Mercury-Jupiter conjunction, Blake could play the clown. But Blake's TV and movie roles usually depicted a man of violent action, notably in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. These depraved psychotic characters reflected Blake's own tendency toward violence, as seen in the jealous Venus and ruthless Mars in Scorpio square Saturn.

Did he do it? We may never know whether or not he actually pulled the trigger. Transiting Uranus is forming an ominous yod configuration with his Pluto and Sun, indicating a fateful turning point in his life. Transiting Neptune is in a long-term square to his Juno, the symbol for his wife. This connection shows her as a scam artist, as well as the ongoing murder mystery.

* for more info, see the articles at ABC News and the Environmental News Network.

** time is from Halloran Software's celebrity database.