[Theo]

Originally Posted by waybread

Ceres is apparently prominent in the charts of many natural and "cultural" disasters. This planetoid is not just the nurturing mother, but also expresses the destructive qualities that appear in the goddess Ceres' mythology.

The Fort Hood shooting took place at about 1:30pm on November 5. At 10 degrees of Scorpio Ceres then squared Mars. Mars indicates not only violence, but it also rules soldiers and the military.

Ceres conjuncted the chart's sun-Mercury, suggesting involvement in the identity of the event and communication about it. Ceres makes no other major aspects, but reports indicate that the shooter called out, "Allah akbar" as he fired. I have usually thought of the septile (360/7, or about 51 degrees and its multiples) as a positive spiritual influence, but it can be negative also, as in the case of religious extremism. Ceres septiled Pluto and noviled (360/9 or 40 degrees) Saturn, possibly lending a religious motive to the powerful Pluto square Saturn. Pluto is, after all, the death god, and Saturn represents heirarchical authority--with which the military is replete. Saturn also rules police officers, and it was interesting that the MP brought down the shooter.

There has been a longstanding on-and-off septile between Pluto and Neptune during the past decades, which has been linked to some of the more deadly forms of religious extremism; or to near-religious movements like the Nazis. Such groups tend to be on the rise during close periods of the septile. Right now I think it is close enough to be in orb. Whether or not the shooting was religiously motivated, clearly the soliders were deploying to combat religious extremists.

Uranus sesqui-square Mars indicates a build-up of aggression and tension.

In terms of timing, the transiting moon can be a trigger point. It made an exact square with Uranus at the time of the shooting.

Good analysis Waybread. Ceres in Scorpio was also opposed to Hasan's natal Ceres in Taurus. There are still mysterious circumstances around the tragic event that will come to light in the days and weeks ahead as more emerges about how all this came to be.