{"id":307,"date":"2018-11-29T19:26:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T20:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malvinartley.com\/blog.malvinartley.com\/?p=307"},"modified":"2023-01-19T08:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T09:16:42","slug":"the-fractious-state-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malvinartley.com\/blog.malvinartley.com\/2018\/11\/29\/the-fractious-state-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"The fractious state of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following on from the previous post it would probably be useful to look at Ukraine in \u00a0more detail, given what is taking place there, and what we might expect there in the near future. There are also the issues of Western meddling<\/a><\/span> in that country, bad government within Ukraine, the neo-liberalization of Ukraine under Western direction, neo-Nazism<\/a><\/span>, religious schisms<\/a><\/span> and the fractious and fraught relations it has with its neighbors<\/a><\/span> and internally<\/a><\/span>. Ukraine is not a happy place, not where you might want to take your significant other for a vacation at the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

We had a brief look at Ukraine\u2019s chart last time without going into any detail. But if we want to know what to expect in the near future, then a more detailed analysis is warranted. Given Ukraine\u2019s present troubles, much of what follows will sound quite negative, but it gets to the crux of Ukraine\u2019s current problems. It also shows a way out of them. The chart again is below (bigger<\/a><\/span>):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ukraine took a step toward despotism<\/a><\/span> on the 26th<\/sup> when the Rada (parliament) authorized martial law in 10 regions in the southeast of the country. That is the region that borders the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Donbass and Crimea \u2013 all the hot spots in Ukraine. Those regions are also strongly pro-Russian, with the majority population there being Russian-speaking and having been part of Russia for at least two centuries. Ukraine has a Virgo Sun with a stellium in Leo, including Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Chiron. The latter demonstrates as the loud complaints against any perceived slight against the nation. The Aquarius moon is not a warm placement and it is opposite the stellium and square to Pluto. Pluto is in Scorpio, the sign it rules and is conjunct the Midheaven. In all, even though the Sun is in a wide conjunction with Jupiter, it can be a cold and bristly setup, which can also lean toward being very calculating and not very caring of who gets hurt in the process. That brings us to the angles, where it gets even more revealing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Capricorn Ascendant is the midpoint between Neptune and the north node, which makes for uneasy relations with the outside world and an inhibited outlook. It can also point to deceit from others and misfortunes. Since the Ascendant represents the common people and the general mood of the populace, we see that Ukraine has been ill-at-ease with its surroundings since the very start. Capricorn rising also points toward ambitions, though. But with the midpoint structure it points more toward thwarted or disappointed ambitions, as well as outside forces interfering and selling snake oil to the populace. If this sounds bad enough, hang on, because we are just getting started. And, all this will be backed up in due course.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving to the Midheaven, we find a Mars\/Neptune midpoint there, with Mars and Neptune in tredecile aspect, which is of the quintile series of aspects. That midpoint indicates weak leadership and instability. More than that, it points toward a reliance on subconscious patterns and general discontent, This is what we have seen with the Ukrainian leadership, especially since the Maidan coup of 2014. They have played on old cultural sentiments to keep themselves in power and advance their agendas. Quintiles often carry a note of obsessiveness, but also of hidden creative potential. The MC also makes a midpoint with \u00a0Mars and the Ascendant as well as with Mars and the nodes. So, there is a strong Martian tinge to the MC, with the latter two midpoints indicating comrades in arms, shared work but also conflict. And that brings us to probably the most revealing midpoints, involving Pluto \u2013 itself conjunct the Midheaven.<\/span><\/p>\n

The strongest midpoint Pluto forms is with Mars and Uranus, which speaks of force loud and clear, as well as violent interventions. This midpoint forms a septile triangle, with the septile influence giving a doorway into other realities. It could be a highly spiritual\u00a0 configuration, but currently it is expressing quite violently. There is also a Sun\/Saturn midpoint, with the Sun and Saturn quincunx each other, which points toward developmental problems due to illness. The illness to which Ukraine is prone is toward Nazism and separatism. We\u2019ll have more on that in a bit. The Sun\/Saturn quincunx gives a tendency toward depressing influences anyway, with Pluto also representing underground resources \u2013 gas, anyone? Or coal? It also reinforces the previous reference to reliance on subconscious influences. Ukraine has trouble with both gas and oil. The coal regions are in the southeast of the country, the region currently under martial law. The latter has not gone down well<\/a><\/span> with the populace of the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

And finally, if the preceding was not enough, there are the Mars midpoints: Saturn\/Pluto and Saturn\/MC. The Saturn\/Pluto midpoint with Mars can be quite brutal and ruthless, also at times pointing to attacks, the necessity to fight for one\u2019s existence and maltreatment, especially when it is activated or when it activates other points in the chart by direction. The Saturn\/MC midpoint with Mars is also not a happy combination, pointing to separations, mourning, feelings of defenselessness and suffering under oppression. The question naturally arises, then, as to if these midpoint structures were activated or activating key points in Ukraine\u2019s chart. We have the following key events:<\/span><\/p>\n