Death of Tony Benn

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Britain sees the death of Tony Benn, lifelong socialist and Labour party politician. Despite his patrician background he was known as a man of the people. I seem to remember that the Moon stood for the people in Mundane.

Looking at the chart of the moment Cancer and Jupiter rise. Moon cadent and aspects to Saturn and Mars conj caput Draconis.

No doubt even his political opponents will miss him.

A great character

Matthew

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This is quite belated now but I noticed Mathew never gave Tony Benn's natal data. Here is a link to his chart :

http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Wed ... n,_Anthony

I agree with Mathew' sentiments. So few politicians today can look at political issues within the broader historical or social perspective of popular protest and social struggle. Most seem fixated on just the current electoral cycle. I loved the way Ben could bring to life and make socially relevant great historical struggles like Magna Carta, the Peasants revolt, The Levellers, the Chartists or the Suffragettes. Ben had a genuine sagacity that seems almost extinct across all the UK parties today. Quite possibly the last great conviction politician we had. He was such a contrast to the anodyne clones that seem to dominate British politics today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Benn

Matthew do you have a time for his death?

Mark
Last edited by Mark on Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
As thou conversest with the heavens, so instruct and inform thy minde according to the image of Divinity William Lilly

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Mark

I will check later but I cast the chart when I heard the news so I think it was about a half-hour or hour earlier than my post. The chart was cast in Poplar London E14 and I seem to remember Jupiter was about a degree below the asc

Regards

Matthew
Matthew Goulding