Part Two: Witness Tampering and Revoked Bail.

august 6, 2018by dave monroe, posted in moon-to-sun returns, political subjects, uncategorized

Let me tell you a story . . . about witness tampering and revoked bail — and, it’s off to jail you go, Paul.  Paul Manafort was a bad boy following his arrest by the FBI and the home confinement ordered by the judge.  He decided to smooth out some wrinkles in the evidence against him by approaching a couple of the likely witnesses against him in the upcoming trial.  He wanted them to change their testimony.   The FBI and judge quickly found out about this initiative of Manafort.  Before going further with this simple story, let us look at a t/Moon-to-n/Sun Return prior to this matter.  The Return occurred on June 8, 2018.  The chart is shown below.

 

Angular planets, for this t/Moon-to-n/Sun Return and the Moon-Sun position in this chart are evaluated as follows:

• t/Moon-to-n/Sun occurs very close to the Desc. angle.  If we treat this as a 7th house focus for the Return chart, then relationships and reaching out to others is an important part of this upcoming two week cycle.
• t/Pluto-IC suggests irrevocable changes are in store for Manafort.  Basic issues are being revised.  This t/Pluto squares the n/Nodal axis; the way of dealing with established relationships will be undertaken.  Depending upon something old in new circumstances indicates a lack of adaptation to new circumstances.
• t/Venus-MC area; spreading the charm, seeking agreement and common sense of values
• t/Sun (not angular, but always important in this charting method) squares t/Neptune.  Remember n/Sun opposing n/Neptune.  Laboring under a long-held delusion of how to manage people, Manafort reaches out to others and does not read the situation well.  His covert attempts to manipulate the truth fall short and runs into difficulties at some point in this two week period.
• t/PoF conjoins n/Pluto and opposes t/Mars;  Manipulation runs into a buzzsaw.  Pluto deals with social norms and upsets to culture while Mars is much more personal.  What happens when the fly-swatter comes up against a tornado?  This is the lesson of this period for Manafort.

Two components of this chart stand out:  Neptune at the Ascendant and Pluto at the IC.  A story teller will take the basics of these two powerful symbols and use them.  As astrologers, we should do the same.  Neptune-Asc. is ‘personal deceit.’  Pluto-IC is ‘ending or initiating a power grab.’  What more of a clue would an astrologer need to put this chart’s story on the table as the basis of his consultation with a client? 

Persuading witnesses to alter their story is always tricky.  Just what words of their prior testimony can be changed?  How comfortable are they in carrying out this subterfuge?  What can they promise in return?  While the desire of the defendant is easily imagined, the problems for the witness can be of great magnitude.   How will changes in one’s prior statements be made?  What responsive pressure will then be applied?  What if the changes don’t work out, what are the penalties they will then endure?  Why should the face fines or jail time?

Let us look at a Advanced chart for June 18th, 2018, just a few weeks ago.

In the ten days since the Return chart of June 8th, the MC has move nine degrees.  Let us look at the angular planets, t/Moon, t/PoF, t/Sun.

• n/Jupiter-IC, square n/N.Node; legalities and opportunities (Jupiter) are placed into a new context due to the impact of another person (n/N.Node-Desc.)
• t/Venus-t/N.Node-10th house; the favor and support of another person has a bearing on Manafort’s status on this date.  
• The ‘doubling up’ of the N.Nodes, natal and transiting, at the angles suggest that associates in this indictment-awaiting-trial situation are going to make a statement and decision on this date.
• Of the non-angular players (t/Sun, t/Moon, t/PoF) we can note the following;  t/Sun conjoins n/Uranus; Manafort’s intentions come up to an inflection point of no return.  t/Moon squares n/Chiron; past situations are not well received or adjusted to.  And, t/PoF squares t/Chiron and opposes t/Sun-n/Uranus.  This sets off all kinds of smoke bombs.  What are the hidden issues that need to be addressed?  What authoritative (Sun) issues will provoke a change (Uranus)?

Finding out about Manafort’s alleged attempts to tamper with the witnesses, the Judge chastised Manafort’s behavior, citing his disregard for the law, untrustful behavior.   His house arrest was terminated and he was sent to jail where his actions could be more closely controlled.  

The interpretive points noted above, when placed into the context of his life and his actions are quite clear.  Jupiter-Node points ot legal involvement, Venus-Node points to reaching out to others, the doubling up of the Nodal symbols highlights the impact of others (prosecution, judge, friends, witnesses) on what happens in his life, and the influence of the t/Moon, t/Sun and t/PoF as supportive players in this story all make the chart reading simple and clear.