posted December 28, 2007 06:22 AM              

For some reason, the news of her assassination resonates within me. Apparently, her father was executed, and her two brothers were also killed.

What a nightmare.

posted December 28, 2007 09:47 AM            

No birth time around anywhere, so this is a noon chart.

Some commentators have already had a look at her chart:
http://planetaryenergies.net/2007/12/28/benazir-bhutto-the-pluto-mars-effect/
http://astropost.blogspot.com/2007/11/birth-chart-benazir-bhutto.html

posted December 28, 2007 10:49 AM            

I was reading her biography, she was married on Dec.18th.
This puts T.Pluto conjunct the Sun in her marriage chart.

What does hard transits of Pluto show?
endings (death)

posted December 28, 2007 11:33 AM            

Did anyone else noticed that the powerful Pluto/Jupiter conjunction in Sagg that happaned about 2 weeks ago was exactly opposite her natal sun?

Transiting Jupiter in Cap is currently approaching a opposition to her natal mars in Cancer. Indicating rash actions.

Transiting Saturn in Virgo was squaring her natal Jupiter in Gemini.

While transiting Neptune in Aquarius was trining her natal Saturn in Libra which can give her a sense of security and a desire for openeness, the same Neptune was opposing her PLuto in Leo, confusing her power base.

Transiting Uranus was trining her natal URanus, so she felt comfortable taking risks.

posted December 28, 2007 01:02 PM            

What I first noticed was a transit of tremendous power.

Transiting Mars (violence, aggression) is fallen and retrograde, giving it twice the debility opposing a earth-shaking conjunction of Pluto( extremes, death), the Sun (life),and Jupiter (religion, exaggeration). This transit has been going on for a while (Jupiter-Pluto) but once you add the Sun to it, and now Mercury (administrators and plans), you can see the violence finally called to direct action and executed.

This power conjunction opposes her natal Sun/Mars conjunction...which at the very least denotes a life full of action and assertion, and marked by impulsive and rash, possibly, even violent contact.

The Sun, one of the main indicators of life (besides the Moon) is opposing her natal Sun. I read somewhere that generally in many "death" charts, when compared to the person's natal you'll see the Sun and/or Moon in hard aspect to the natal Sun...kind of a "lights out" affect, if you will.

Transiting Moon/Neptune (dissolution of safety) opposition exactly conjunct Pluto (death and extremes). Also noted that the Moon is the other life bringer and important when it comes to events, it's position, in opposition to Neptune strongly debilitates it. The Moon (public) being opposed by Neptune (secret enemies) while conjunct to Pluto (extreme violence, danger, and death)...Never a good situation to be in.

Saturn squaring her natal Jupiter, cutting her lifeline in a way. If Jupiter, generally, is where we can be luckiest and/or saved, this aspect was making those chances as little and futile as possible.

T. Jupiter is also in fall, Capricorn....and T. Venus is in detriment..Scorpio. Both benefic, "savior" planets are not working to the best of their abilities.

Transiting Venus, the other benefic, is squaring the Moon/Pluto conjunction....noting that this too, is another "lifeline" that's out of order.

In her natal chart, Mercury is widely conjunct the South Node...possibly indicating that Mercury (or something Mercury related) may have had something to her death in a past life. She was assassinated when Mercury joined the Transiting power conjunction/opposition.

ALSO, Transiting Moon conjunct natal Pluto was opposite the Transiting North Node...showing that the time (Moon) to end this life (Moon/Pluto) has come or that she no longer is moving forward/continuing in this life (NN)

Also quite generally, Transiting Uranus was opposed to transiting Saturn, shaking up those stable support beams for everyone.

That's all I got so far, I'm not good at this, so correct me if I'm wrong or way off base.

RIP Bhutto

posted December 28, 2007 01:20 PM            

Back on topic, I was even thinking of the Jupiter/pluto conjunction that most likely opposed her sun a couple of weeks ago and the fact that Pluto had either just began opposing her sun or had been doing so for the past year. And then there's Pluto's transition into Cappy.....alot of sh#t is changing.

posted December 28, 2007 01:30 PM            

Now that I'm getting a better look,
notice that she was going through her Mars return with Mars Rx.
Back and forth, issue and re-issue.

Plus when T Mars conjuncts the N Sun tempers are high and there is always the possibility of face to face confrontation and a clash of force.
They tried to car bomb her when she returned and now this,
what degree was Mars then? (her return)

Another good point is the current Mars/Pluto opposition (aspecting her Natal Sun)
when triggered it is violent and deadly.

posted December 28, 2007 06:31 PM            

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Eck, don't really know how much better she was as a leader/political candidate than Musharraf is but this is just awful

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Offtopic:

Thank God someone is looking a bit beyond the sentimatalities that has suddenly befallen around her death. Offcourse I morn the death of a person but making her an icon?! Out of a person who embezzled God knows how much out of Pakistani Taxes? And fragulant defense deals? Not to mention aid money that was never repaid and thus recieved charges from Poland, France, Switzerland (and the list continues.)

posted December 28, 2007 08:02 PM            

If you look at Bhutto's biography, she was removed from office in November 1996, and Jupiter was in Capricorn also at that time.

From a numerological standpoint, her date of birth 06 + 21 + 1953 adds up to a 9. Nine signifies completion, achievement, and in many cases endings.

posted December 28, 2007 11:20 PM            

Thus I categorize a leader upon the benifit of their legacy vs. the damage they caused.

Ronal Regan was about as competent of an economist as the current administration; Shifting resources into projects that have no significant return in terms of benifits at all. Though I agree with the idea of lowering taxes; Placing large amounts of revenues on defense bugets resulted in a record rise in debt for the United States.

HOWEVER; During his regin, the GDP of the United States rose significantly after the rescession of 1982 and inflation decreased. It had to come at a heavy price though.

Now Lets put Benazir into the spotlight:

Compared to Musharaf whose economic revamps included privitization of key govenment services (under heavy corruption may I add) and a huge jump in the Karachi stock index (not to mention better services for the people,) Benazir actually embezzeld money out of an already weakining Pakistani Economy during her time as Prime Minister. Most of the money she embezzled went to her PRIVATE bank accounts in Switzerland. And ontop of that the aid money that was being provided by other countries such as France and Poland didn't saw its way being used for the purpose it was intended to be used for (infrastructure imporvement, etc.) They were so ****** off that they actually charged her for fraud!

Oh and did I fail to mention the Muhajirs that werre wrongly accused during her turn in power and were executed? (however this info. has yet to have solid backing and therefore I am not gonna shift it up as fact just yet.)

People were so fed up with her term in power that they removed her from office... TWICE I might add and yet you see no change in women's rights during her time in power or any move to change the corrupted govenment owned businesses (including the state bank) in anyway.

posted December 28, 2007 11:42 PM            

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Bhutto was a woman and a "mother" figure to her supporters. It's possible that with Jupiter in Cap, mother/females figures are in their detriment.

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posted December 29, 2007 04:17 AM            

After playing with her chart for awhile
I came up with a rectification chart that fits.
(but has room for improvement)

http://www.astro.com/cgi/chart.cgi?cid=wwwfilePQEZNp-u1198914608&lang=e&gm=a1&nhor=2&nho2=1&btyp=245&mth=gw&sday=27&smon=12&syr=2007&hsy=-1&zod=&orbp=&rs=2&add=20&add=22&pfday=-YP+ 1&ast=

I'll tell you why I like this chart

Starting at the top
MC is 22 Aquarius 03
Transiting Neptune is conjunct the MC
(at 20 Aqua)
Transiting Neptune on the top of the chart can show a martyr

This is supported by
her 12th house cusp at 0 Taurus.
Ruler of the 12th (Taurus/Venus) is in the 12th
Venus is strong in it's own sign and in it's house of exaltation
(double dignity)
Venus here is self-sacrificing.

Going to the bottom of the chart
Natal Pluto is conjunct the nadir.
The nadir shows conditions at the end of your life.
Pluto rules assassination.
By Progression her progressed Sun is at 21Leo23
it's off only 40 minutes (not even a degree)from being exact.

Up to the 8th house 1 Capricorn
Transiting Pluto/Jupiter is conjunct the 8th house cusp.
(Rulers of the 4th and Ascendant)
End of life and the self

With this chart we have Chiron (the Great Teacher)
in the 8th house (others resources)

for discussion purposes
I didn't like it that Saturn was not angular (but it is exalted in Libra)
If anyone wants to try and get it angular, that would be cool.

Out

posted December 29, 2007 11:48 AM            

Astrological Analysis: Bhutto Killed in Pakistan
by Brandi Jasmine

Back in November, I spoke of my concern for Benazir Bhutto:
Last month I spoke of a woman in leadership coming to prominence, and of course the story of Benazir Bhutto fits nicely with the aspects I was watching then. Her potential is great, but I am afraid for her safety with the aspects I see right now. I would urge her to be more cautious than she has been in the past. The same for other women leaders who have polarizing or controversial pasts, who want to transform the world quickly or in radical ways. This is not the best time to push past people's prejudice. They will want to fight to hold on to the "old ways", and some of that push-back could be violent. I feel some of this energy could peak mid-month.

(ASTROLOGICAL CHART)

November came and went safely for Ms. Bhutto, but today, her good luck came crashing to an unfortunate end, and she was assassinated in the middle of a political rally. Looking at the astrological chart (above) for the time of death, the Ascendant is Cancer, ruled by the Moon (a prominent woman). The Moon in Leo (arrogant leadership, feeling invulnerable) is opposed North Node, T-Squared Venus (a strong woman crossed by unfortunate events). The 12th House Mars (secret plots, war, violence) is opposed by Pluto and Jupiter (religious extremism, the potential for great violence).

The AstroCartography chart for the death time is frightening. It places Jupiter, Mars and Pluto lines in Iran, with the Death-God Pluto directly over Tehran. Worse, the Uranus MidHeaven line (unexpected, shocking events in high profile people or leadership position) also crosses Tehran. There are two possible interpretations. It is possible this assassination was sponsored in Iran, or that Iran will be blamed for it, and there may be retaliatory assassinations in Iran as a result.

Uranus, Pluto, Mars and Jupiter are a dangerous, explosive mixture in this kind of configuration. This assassination could have repercussions that will echo around the world. It bodes ill for peace in 2008, the effects could stain the entire region under a cloud of violent bloodshed. There is a particularly high degree of danger as Pakistan is a nuclear-powered country, and the expanding chaos may put their stockpiles in jeopardy. I am loathe to predict a nuclear exchange, and I pray it is avoidable, but I would not be surprised if there were some kind of nuclear disaster in Pakistan or Iran in the next 18 months.

Mercury also plays a role in this chart, with the Mercury Rising line passing close to Atlanta (CNN headquarters), Washington DC and New York City. The same Pluto, Mars and Jupiter lines cross through the heartland of America. Clearly this news will have a huge impact in the United States as well, possibly leading to a wider spread of the war in Iraq, and a greater burden for "Middle America". The controversy may affect the US elections. I would be greatly surprised if the war in Iraq, and the broader war on terror do not spread dramatically as a result.

--Brandi Jasmine, editor in chief, Astrology.ca

posted December 29, 2007 04:52 PM            

We're still alive.

posted December 29, 2007 08:02 PM            

Jun 21, 1953 7:32 PM Karachi, Pakistan