The British monarchy has a new prince. The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton gave birth to a baby boy today at 4:24 p.m. London time. His brand new Royal Highness has been one of the most anticipated arrivals of the year. In addition to millions of loyal British subjects, the modern fast & furious media has made subjects of all nationalities for this hyper-priveleged infant. Imagine it: such immense wealth, imminent power, and worldwide adulation – just for being born!
He is third in the line of succession to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. – Wikipedia
The little prince is certainly born under a lucky star, or twelve. But, as anyone to whom much as been given knows, being “lucky” isn’t always easy. Indeed, he will inherit an empire, but at a time when empires are patently unpopular and the unwashed masses are percolating with unrest around the world. Still, though our modern morals prize democracy and freedom the most, most of us can’t help but be captivated by powerful monarchies. We project upon them our fairytale-trained ideas of happily ever after. Imagine how many women (and men) have inserted themselves into Kate Middelton’s shoes in some sweeping rags to riches daydream: a “common” girl elevated to royalty by the love a dashing prince.
Prince William’s dearth of dash aside, the potential monarch and his bride fulfill an irresistible archetype that sells like hot cakes. It could be that they are the ideal, low-controversy backdrop for a compelling new global figure. Maybe, the new Royal Highness will be a second coming, as it were, of his grandmother’s worldwide popularity. Members of the royal family have been quoted in the media recently, saying politely pleasant things about Kate Middleton, in comparison to late Princess Diana. There are many years yet to see how the Duchess manages her new position in life, but it seems that she and her husband aren’t really the rabble-rousing, social-justice-seeking sort. Maybe it isn’t she that will have the most enduring comparison the Princess Diana legacy, but her son.
A few things in the young prince’s natal chart point to some very lofty potentials. Most people will first notice the bright blue triangle – a Grand Trine – in the water signs. Trines are described as providing “flowing” energy are are generally considered desireable. A configuration like this implies that the native will have an easy, flowing, energy in the areas influenced by the trine. In this case one of the participating planets is Jupiter, so this flow is subject to expansion. Jupiter is precisely conjunct Mars in Cancer and forms the trine with Neptune in Pisces and Saturn in Scorpio. So, the active principle (mars) is expanded by and made holy (jupiter), in harmony with contructive (saturn) idealism (neptune).
The intensity of the water energy is further amplified by the full moon, whose opposition with the Sun slices across the chart in the final degrees of Cancer-Capricorn. The aspect shares the 2nd-8th house axis with another opposition between Pluto and that Mars/Jupiter conjunction. These placements suggest the potential for serious tension between family legacies and public purpose.
The Full Moon rises at sunset and sets at the sunrise. People that are born under the phase of the Full Moon are idealists. As this is the halfway point of the moon’s cycle, those born under its power are able to see both sides of an argument and are keenly aware of not only their needs, but also the needs of others. They may have difficulty choosing between conforming while still retaining their uniqueness and personal freedom. These people may spend much time searching for philosophies and religions that they can relate to. – Yahoo! Voices
In fact, there are as many oppositions as trines in this chart, and one of them forms the base of a T-square. These literal red flags are considered unlucky, as the oppositions and squares that create the configuration are known as challenges to the native born under them. However, it’s the opinion of some astrologers that trines are often over appreciated, while challenging aspects don’t get enough credit. The theory is that the challenges are responsible for motivating change and progress, whereas flowing aspects are talents that are easy to take for granted. Could this aspect support this new prince being an agent of radical change (Uranus), who transforms a value system (pluto in the 2nd house) via a new and powerful idea? It seems the little guy is born will all the tools to become a great communicator who works passionately for some idealistic cause. Let’s hope he turns out to be one of the ‘good’ guys.
Click here for a timeline of the royal relationship. Students of astrology my find it interested to plot a few of these dates to search for clues and correlations! … and also, FASHION:
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