On Dec 1 2008 Venus, Jupiter and the Moon will combine to make a Smiley face. This will occur between 8pm and 11pm with the most exact being about 9pm (in Sydney) but will not be seen in Europe or the US. The next time this will happen is in the early hours of July 21st, 2036.
So what (if anything) does this mean?
Richard Macey from Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald had this to say:
Dr Nick Lomb, Sydney Observatory’s astronomer, noted that this will appear on the eve of the next Reserve Bank’s meeting to consider interest rates. “There was an upside-down sad face visible on the morning of April 23, 1998,” he recalled. That day’s Herald was dominated by news of conflict on Australia’s waterfront, protests against child care costs, big rises in bank fees and executions in Rwanda.
The position for this configuration is 22/23 Capricorn. The symbols for this are:
22: By accepting defeat gracefully, a general reveals nobility of character
23: A soldier receiving two awards for bravery in combat
See my earlier blog about the effect of Pluto moving in Capricorn. What we are seeing here is a show of personal strength, courage and integrity as opposed to the use of force as we saw in Mumbai. Is it possible that we might see some real leadership from our politicians instead of spin?
What do you think?