Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un - East meets West...

One of the more bizarre friendships has been reunited this week as former basketball star Dennis Rodman flew out to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un whose birthday is today. Kim as you will know is quickly gaining a brutal reputation after the execution of his uncle Jang Song Thaek before Christmas and yet they seem to all reports like really good friends. How Dennis can condone this kind of action is beyond me, but it is not my place to judge.

Luckily for Astrological purposes I have accurate birth details of Dennis (13 May 61 @ 00:10 hrs in Trenton, NJ) and very interestingly Kim's natal Sun (born 8 Jan 84 at 7.15 Pyongyang, NK) sits within 10 minutes of a degree conjunct to Dennis' Ascendant which does suggest a really strong bond and connection between them.

They have earth Suns which is compatible and Kim's Pisces Moon works well with Dennis' Taurean Moon. Dennis' Moon trine to Kim's Venus is a very easy going and well balanced connection indicating a good friendship and excellent communication and his Mercury opposite Kim's Venus shows understanding as well, especially on creative subjects.

Kim's Moon opposes and his Venus squares Rodman's Pluto so there is a very intense link here, certainly I think that Kim may be in awe of Dennis and could be influenced or even manipulated by him, not that Kim is totally averse to manipulative games himself. His Pluto squares to Dennis' Mars, so there is a very competitive side to this relationship that could get feisty over time. I get the feeling that the Mars (Kim) Saturn (Rodman) square could cause friction and frustration too, this is one of those red flag aspects that always seems to cause problems in any kind of relationship, a friendship or even more between those in romantic unions too.

It remains to see whether these two very prominent people will remain long term buddies, but for the moment at least they seem very much on the same wavelength...

Might the North Koreans be preparing another nuclear test soon?

It’s a while since we heard much from the North Koreans but as Mars slides in to Libra later this month, it is high time that we kept a closer eye on them again. This is not only because of the placement of Mars which I shall explain later, but because December 17th is the anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong Il, and I rather suspect that the North Koreans will want to make some sort of statement around this time as a mark of respect.

North Korea in declares itself in a “state of war” with South Korea

Things are starting to turn rather ugly on the Korean peninsular, as North Korea which has been increasing it’s rhetoric and preparedness for some type of conflict in issuing threats to the United States today declared itself in a state of war with it’s South Korean neighbour. Technically these two nations have been in a state of war since 1950 after the Korean war was never officially ended by a treaty, but the North seems to have felt threatened by US/South Korean military operations recently and has reignited the fuse between them, firstly by cutting all communications ties with the South, and now this statement of intent.

Kim Jong Un – The “Morning Star King” rules over North Korea

So North Korea has a new supreme leader in the form of young, inexperienced Kim Jong Un. Immediately astrologers around the world would have been scouring the internet for any information on when this young man was born. We do have a clue from his mother. In the BBC today, it is reported that his mother called him the “Morning Star King”. All reports have said that he was born on 8th of January in 1983 or 1984. Surely the morning star must have been either Mercury or Venus rising above the horizon at the time of his birth? Now in 1983 on 8th January, both these planets were well below the horizon line, but in 1984 Venus rose just after 05.00am and Mercury hit the horizon line at 07.00am. For sure then this lad must have been born in 1984, and for Venus to rise up high enough in the sky for it to be seen, it must have been between 06.30 and around 07.30am. So what time? He will have either a Sagittarian or Capricorn Ascendant and for someone propelled into a position of authority so quickly, a Capricorn ascendant seems far more likely. His demeanour seems very business like and serious (favouring Capricorn) and we have one other pointer, the colours he seems to favour. To my knowledge, he has only ever been seen, before and after his father’s death, in black attire which to me signifies Capricorn all day long.