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On June 24 2010, 2 days before the lunar eclipse at 4 Capricorn, Julia Gillard was sworn in as Australia’s first female Prime Minister.

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Just as a horoscope is drawn up for the moment a person is born, so a horoscope can be drawn up for an event or the beginning of a Prime Minister’s reign. As Australia’s first female PM this particular horoscope has special significance.
As always we first look at the power points of a horoscope, which are the angles: the Ascendant and the Midheaven. The Ascendant in this horoscope is at 25.60 Libra, which is 2 degrees from the fixed star Spica. One of the foremost authorities on the fixed stars, Vivian Robson, on page. 211 of The Fixed Stars and their Constellations in Astrology, says that if Spica is rising it shows “…unbounded good fortune, happiness, ecclesiastical preferment, unexpected honour or advancement beyond native’s hopes or capacity.” This is an excellent omen for Julia Gillard in her role as Australia’s first woman Prime Minister.
The Midheaven of this horoscope is 15 Cancer, at which point the fixed star Canopus is culminating. Robson on page 150 says of Canopus when it is culminating that it promises “Great glory, fame and wealth, dignity and authority by the help of an old clergy man or influential person.” This is another very auspicious indicator.

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The Ascendant itself is the focus of a grand trine. A grand trine is formed when 3 separate planets or significant points in a horoscope are united by a trine aspect, which is 120 degrees. This is considered to be a favourable planetary pattern by modern astrologers. Traditional astrologers would only view it as a favourable pattern if the planets involved are in positive dignity and reception. Mercury in Gemini is certainly in its dignity. It is the natural ruler of communication and reason. The other planet is Neptune, which has no traditional rulership over any of the zodiac signs. Mercury aspecting Neptune is often associated with persuasion, skilful communication, and sometimes with deception. With both these planets aspecting the Ascendant it appears as though Julia Gillard’s reign as PM will be characterised by her persuasive communication and ability to sell her message.
The other important feature of this horoscope is the T-square formed between the Sun, Pluto, and the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction. This planetary pattern is associated with great tension. The Sun opposite Pluto is an indicator of power. The Sun represents the leader, who in this case is Julia Gillard. The opposition to Pluto shows that she is likely to be involved in intense power plays, with the goal of transformation and regeneration. The square of these planets to the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction highlights the underlying tension representing the need for reform and change.
In the background, shown by the red dotted line in the diagram of the horoscope, is the antiscia opposition of Jupiter/Uranus and Saturn. Saturn has been going through a series of oppositions with these planets for some time. Saturn’s opposition with Uranus began on the day Obama was elected, and indicates social and political change, reform and revolution, with a strong right wing emphasis. Saturn’s opposition with Jupiter is associated with economic downturns, and occurs every 20 years. It is against this backdrop that Julia Gillard takes office.
The Ascendant ruler is often considered to be the most significant planet. In this case it is Venus placed in the eleventh house of hopes and wishes. The eleventh house supports the tenth house, just as the second house supports the first house. The eleventh house represents the resources of the government. Venus is considered to be a ‘benefic’, which is usually considered to be very positive, except in this case Venus has no dignity, a condition which is called ‘peregrine‘.
So Julia Gillard’s government has support, although this should not be over-rated. Venus receives a trine aspect from the Moon, which is translating the light of Mars. Mars rules the second house of finances, so one of Julia Gillard’s primary concerns will be to put the country’s financial affairs in order. It also rules open enemies and those with whom we negotiate. As Mars is also the natural ruler of war Julia Gillard may also have to consider whether to bring the troops home.

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And what about Julia Gillard’s horoscope? Unfortunately we don’t know her time of birth, although she was born in Wales. Her Sun is in Libra, the sign associated with diplomacy and the ability to anticipate the needs and actions of others. The Sun in Libra is in its detriment, and often shows a denial of one’s own needs in order to please others.
Her Moon is in Gemini, showing a quick and able mind. Because her time of birth is unknown, the exact position of the Moon is also unknown, and it is therefore difficult to speculate on its aspects to other planets.
Mercury, which represents her mind, is in Scorpio, showing strong intuition and deep penetrating insight, coupled with the ability for intense research.
Venus, the planet of relationships, conjoins Pluto, showing an intense nature, and the probability that she will experience significant power plays in her life. She is likely to relish ‘the cut and thrust‘ of politics. Mars, the planet of action, is also diminished in the sign of Libra, but makes a close aspect to Uranus, showing that Julia Gillard is likely to take action quickly and surprise others.
Her horoscope also shows a conjunction of the 2 planets most connected with economic matters, Jupiter and Saturn, both in the sign of Capricorn. Jupiter is weak in this sign but is dominated by a powerful Saturn which rules this sign. This is a woman with political judgement and pragmatism.
The above comments are only a light exploration of Julia Gillard’s horoscope. An accurate time of birth would enable a deeper and fuller interpretation

In  my post on March 13 for the Aries ingress in Australia, under the sub-heading of Neptune’s Fury I mentioned the possibility of flooding.

Wikipaedia reported: “The 2010 Western Australian storms were a series of storms that travelled over south-western Western Australia on 21 and 22 March 2010. One of the more intense storm cells passed directly over the capital city of Perth between 3:30pm and 5:00pm on Monday 22 March 2010.
The storms brought extensive hail, strong winds and heavy rain, causing extensive damage to vehicles, property and trees, and flash flooding, as well as the first significant rainfall in Perth since 20 November 2009. The hail stones, believed to be the largest ever to have occurred in Perth, were around 3 cm (1.2 in) – 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter,[2] which caused extensive damage to property across the city, including schools, hospitals, universities and power infrastructure. Wind gusts were recorded at around 120 km/h (75 mph).  At the peak, around 158,000 homes in Perth, Mandurah and Bunbury lost electric power. Telephone lines were cut to thousands of homes until the next day, and the storms led to an estimated AU$200 million worth of insurance claims within three days, with $70 million within the first 24 hours.  It was identified as the most expensive natural disaster in Western Australia’s history, and was declared a natural disaster by the Premier, Colin Barnett, allowing federal and state funds to be appropriated for disaster relief.
The storm brought an end to a lengthy dry spell in Perth….”

On March 22, 2010 The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain and flooding in many parts of central Queensland.
In March 2010 an inland sea formed in central Australia after flooding of the main river systems. This extraordinary event is a rare occurrence. Lake Eyre, which has only completely filled three times in recorded white history – the last time occurred in 1974-75, was also filled.

Today on December 1 2010 Tony Abbott was elected leader of the national Liberal Party of Australia by one vote.
Tony Abbott was born on November 4 1957 in London, time of birth is unknown.
It is interesting that the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was also born in 1957, about 6 weeks earlier.

Tony Abbott is an intense and obsessive Scorpio, known for his cycling and tough fitness regime.
He has 4 planets in the fire signs, indicating that he is a very active person. The Moon in Aries indicates courage and leadership. 3 of these planets link up in which is known as a ‘grand trine’, indicating dynamism and assertiveness.
Tony Abbott has 3 planets on Scorpio, which is an intense water sign. The element water in astrology relates to emotional sensitivity and the sign of Scorpio is known for tenacity and toughness.
The combination of the Aries Moon and the Scorpio Sun indicate that Tony Abbott is a force to be contended with. This interpretation is diluted by Mars in the zodiac sign of Libra. In Libra Mars is less able to express forcefulness directly, instead preferring excessive diplomacy.
Tony Abbott’s progressed Sun and Mercury have entered Capricorn, and are aspected by powerful Pluto and Saturn. Tony Abbott is experiencing a Pluto trine Pluto aspect at the time of his election to the Liberal Party leadership. Pluto is often called the ‘planet of power’. It is interesting that both John Howard and Kevin Rudd were elected to the position of Prime Minister when Pluto aspected their natal Suns.
Tony Abbott is a man of the times. The last conjunction of the ‘Great Chronocraters’ (Jupiter and Saturn) took place in conservative Taurus, and Tony Abbott is known for his conservative views.

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