Aries profile: Paula Bennett

As Aries as you can get could be a descriptor for NZ MP and leadership aspirant Paula Bennett.

What would she enjoy on her birthday? 

Red meat, lots of blood, some bling, a nice argument and the promise of a few heads to roll

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With a birthdate of April 9 1969 Ms Bennett has Sun, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Chiron  -a good chunk of the solar system -all positioned in the fire sign Aries, the first zodiac sign, whose mission is fundamentally self preservation - and the goal of fearless independence is inherent. [Lunar nodes also in Aries-Libra]

However, as with all zodiac signs, the tendency to flip into the polarity sign's modus operandi is common.
Aries polar opposite is Libra.
Where Aries is War, Libra is Peace.
One part wants to fight, the other mediate.
Go it alone or go in tandem?
These extremes are addressed on the pathway to the type of balance sought by Aries-Libra people.

Having so much Aries makes it a bit harder to clothe the iron fist in a velvet glove.
The smiles are betrayed by a clenched jaw and steely eyes.
Extremely combative and competitive. Her most famous one-liner may be the abrupt Westie call to "Zip it, sweetie" -addressed to the rather genteel Jacinda Ardern in NZ Parliament. Perhaps the leopard prints and edgy style of West Auckland's Outrageous Fortune had become embedded.

The Libra side indulges in the classic feminized artefacts - make-overs, makeup, hair and fashion -but it's not easy to fool many with the amount of military grade machinery that lies beneath.

From a humanitarian perspective there is little to nothing to recommend Paula Bennett as a welfare minister -as she was for a considerable period and unsurprisingly overseeing some cut-throat [Aries speciality] policies. She does have the ability to promote heartless austerity [Saturn-Neptune] - and so was a suitable political choice.

With Mars in Sagittarius -more fire! -a lot of energy goes into travel and a lot of extra fuel to boost the typical Aries confidence levels.

People have perceived fellow minister Judith Collins as Thatcherite - but Bennett has much more in common when astro profiling is done [Collins profile; Thatcher profile]
Having said that, the horrors New Zealand will face can be imagined if Wellington University's computer prediction system continues to place Bennett as next in line to John Key and if the NATs resume power.

But it's not all smooth sailing for Paula Bennett
It never has been - according to the signifiers.
Issues around getting on with people.
Sudden changes and upsets in relationships, alliances, partnerships.

2015 into 2016
Neptune: A growing sense of weakness, exhaustion affecting energy and confidence. This lingers till late 2016, but this is partly in tandem with:
Uranus: from mid 2016 a big change could advance or undermine Bennett's political fortunes. The odds are on advance because the weakening effect is subdued when the potential advancement surge arises repeatedly into mid 2017.
Yes it is possible that this does coincide with promotion within the party ranks.
Her political animal genes are flooding the bloodstream in this period.
BUT
2017
Pluto: transits across at 90 degrees from Bennett's Sun in April 2017 at the same time as the Uranus boost and help from Saturn: opposing political forces at work; a battle scene envisaged
2018 more of the same flows over into 2018, with even more intense battling in 2019, 2020

Armour up now Paula, whether it's House of Cards or Game of Thrones, it won't be pretty whether in power or out of power.


update January 2018
Rumblings reported in the media at the end of January indicating that Bennet's position as Deputy Leader is under threat
With Sun-Mercury-Venus at 18-19 Aries at her birth -the prevailing energy of Pluto at 18-19 Capricorn in January 2018 is a hugely adverse force to contend with [expressed literally as a power challenge underway ] This energy will be more underground for some months in 2018 but will reactivate in Aug-Sept-Oct-Nov - so the die is set. Even if no outcome occurs early in the year...the challenge will be relaunched much more intensely in the second round.


update October 2017
The National Government is out of power

update early December 2016
PB's political stocks rose dramatically with the sudden/unexpected [Uranian event signature] resignation of Prime Minister John Key, leading to a shuffle up the party ranking for Deputy PM Bill English...eventually achieving a sleepwalk into the job after Key's anointment.
Deputy PM then is sought by Bennett and Simon Bridges with Bennett looking early on to gain this foothold on the prize.
Having said that, seems little incentive to explore the profile of Mr Bridges
update Dec 10 2016 - Simon Bridges lacked the numbers [and the destiny cards] to be a challenge for Paula Bennett: she will be named Deputy Prime Minister in days


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Zombie Apocalypse March of the Pisces

A kind of zombie apocalypse is happening in New Zealand
The zombies are 3 right wing politicians all born under the zodiac sign Pisces and they all seem to be asleep at the wheel or more importantly, reconfigured.

Which is of concern if they are Members of Parliament running the country and looking for re-election in September 2014

                   Peter Dunne                             Judith Collins               Maurice Williamson

Pisces are known to be sleepy, dreamy, impractical and escapist and not at all suitable for politics -so it takes a bit of grunt amongst their other planetary line-up to steer them away from mysticism, addiction and the Peter Pan syndrome
This year:
Peter Dunne [17 March 1954] is out of favour over a rather Piscean drugs issue: for failing to act decisively regarding the ravages resulting from the sale of legal high chemical cocktails. The fact that his lawyer son acts as for the synthetic cannabis sector raised a conflict of interest query. OUCH

Judith Collins [24 Feb 1959]came close to being sacked for failing to disclose and forgetting and telling possible porkies whilst cosying up a little too closely for many, with the Chinese company Oravida -which happens to have her husband as a director.
Oravida had made significant donations to the National Party of New Zealand in which Collins is a member and an MP
Claims of conflict of interest arose loudly. AAHH
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Maurice Williamson [ 6 March 1951] has lost his portfolios on May 1 after phoning police to request a review of charges against a wealthy businessman from China who is facing domestic assault charges in NZ. Mr Donghua Liu has made a significant donation to the National Party. OH DEAR

Pisceans [Feb 19-March 20 ] are very prone to having "loose boundaries" which in psychobabble means "not knowing where to draw the line"..where one thing stops and another starts, when this becomes that.
It all gets a bit blurry in their minds when the issue arises of what is appropriate? what are the clear relationship restraints ?
This achilles heel is exactly one of the main weaknesses that trips up the Pisces who risks being under the political spotlight.
Being creative with the truth is also another vulnerability waiting to arise.

If these three are anything to go by the influence of Neptune in Pisces [2011-2025] is already having a narcotic effect on its offspring.

PISCES profile: Judith Collins MP

PISCES is a sign not usually connected with the ugliness of political ambition but New Zealand has had a few unusual fish in the aquarium.  

MP Judith Collins is one of those.

Latest: September 2021

Judith Collins has reached a nadir in her political empowerment and is showing clear signs of not coping with the sustained inability to function in her role under Covid pandemic conditions which have impacted New Zealand at every level since 28 February 2020.

From an astrological perspective she is under significant energetic stress from 2 influences which have begun to converge - together delivering a significant sense of disempowerment. 

Physical health consequences are a significant risk for her in September-October 2021 if her level of mental stress is not resolved. 

Latest: June 2019

Collins reveals her sporty combative Sagittarian traits & shows an incremental rise in view of the 2020 general election. With some planetary support repeating in 2020 & 2021 she is still in the game. Lacking complete birth data means full confidence is not possible but there is definite optimism available for her to advance a leadership campaign during those years.

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This analysis focuses on those most relevant aspects of the MP's character which have led to her current difficulties over conflict of interest claims by political opponents. A full personality profile is not offered in the light of no time or location of birth being known. Influences prevailing on the day of her birth are however highly relevant.

latest: 2018 Collins' pipped by Bridges

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Those with close Piscean associates may struggle to identify the classic sensitive, dreamy, softie who is in this world but not of it, in the publicly hard-nosed member of parliament, regarded generally as a high-flying right-wing political aspirant in the upper echelons of power.
Judith Collins has notched up a bunch of lifetime Google entries this past week which she will need to rapidly smother in order to progress any higher political ambitions

So how did a PISCES get into this mess?
Politics is the natural stomping ground of Capricorns, Saturnian types, Plutonic sociopaths: people of finer sensitivities tend to get chewed up and spat out rather promptly or remain in long-term suffering servitude in dogs-body roles.

To be a long-term Piscean politician takes exactly the sort of grit that Judith Collins possesses. But it's not all good news.
Were she to reach a higher level of power the risk of megalomania looms large.
Pisceans are very prone to being religiously or spiritually inclined so it is an interesting trivia note that the initials are JC and that more seriously, Judith was born on a day when there was a major cross pattern in the heavens
The astrological set of 12 zodiac signs is more meaningfully grouped into like-minded sets - so there are 3 sets of 4 - and each set acts differently to the other but signs in the same set have a lot in common
The sets are
Cardinal: Aries Libra Cancer Capricorn
Fixed: Taurus Scorpio Leo Aquarius
Mutable: Pisces Virgo Gemini Sagittarius
and there are two pairs of complimentary opposites in each set
 eg Aries-Libra, Cancer-Capricorn

Judith was born under a Pisces Sun on February 24 1959 when the full set of mutable signs were occupied in a tight angular relationship, forming a mutable cross

A graphic representation shows Sun in Pisces on the left opposite Pluto in Virgo
Then Jupiter in Sagittarius at the top is opposite Mars in Gemini at the bottom.
Degree positions in the cross range from one to six degrees
These 4 factors create a tightly arranged mutable cross -an actual astronomical event which is subject to long-established astrological interpretation
Judith's pattern is given a further accent by having Saturn at 5 Capricorn and  Neptune at 7 Scorpio - in position to effectively link energies with all the prior noted positions
Each factor represents distinct energies based on the vibrational patterns & the synthesis and resulting effects is what is determined through analysis.

A cross pattern in the chart creates a highly dynamic energy & a strong personality - and with forces opposing and at right angles the likelihood of battles, conflicts , anger, irritations is a lifelong theme
The cross containing mutable signs is regarded by longstanding researcher Alan Oken as the hallmark of the group of people who are least evolved, conformist, instinctual and due to a highly unconscious operating level - lacking in insight. They have a desire for an extremely broad range of intense experiences

Next, looking at the planets inhabiting the signs provides another layer of information.
Judith happens to have most of the hard-core players at her disposal:
Pluto, Mars, Sun, Jupiter - all of which have bovver-boy status in numerous circumstances.
Judith's saving grace? She is a woman. Any more testosterone would be scary.
Secondly SATURN -outside of the cross - which serves as a critical anchor to her capacity for extemism
If Saturn were positioned out of range - say 10 or more degrees - she would lack the capacity to restrain, restrict, modify, control herself.
NEPTUNE is also in range and outside of the cross - which increases Pisces tendencies but its closest link -to Mars is not a positive. Neptune in Scorpio blended with Mars in Gemini lends towards sneaky, secretive and deceptive communications
Evidence of her conduct shows that Saturn does not always manage to pull the reins tightly enough on the recklessness and supreme confidence engendered by Mars in Gemini opposite Jupiter in Sagittarius or silence the verbal aggression of Mars square the Sun. The bully style typical of Pluto square Mars, Pluto opposite the Sun is unacceptable in contemporary social mores -but Judith is known to be allied with a male with the antisocial qualities she restrains. In psychological terms this process of projection allows others to carry out your dirty work.
Pugnacious [Mars square the Sun], full of herself to the point of arrogance [Jupiter square the Sun], snipey and manipulative tendencies with a DNA strand devoted to the odd bit of cruelty  [Pluto's toxic Scorpionic elements] Judith has a lot to keep the lid on.
It serves her well to have others acting as a controversial mouthpiece.
Jupiter in Sagittarius, the eternal optimist factor enables Judith to come out smiling. Formerly a lawyer [Jupiter] = a battleground of minds [Mars opposite Jupiter], Judith now operates within the realm of the nation's administrative power [Saturn-Pluto] where battles are also the stuff of the day.

Her Pisces Sun and Mercury enable the unconscious traits and achillean denial to drown out reality. Guilt by omission tripped her up in March 2014

Why did this all blow up in March 2014?
The position of Neptune now in the solar system is 5 Pisces
Anybody on the planet affected by that energy point with have some manifest effects as determined by their own unique template.
With the core of her planetary energy in the range from 1-7 degrees, transiting Neptune is in domino mode, setting off a chain reaction which goes to the heart of who Judith Collins is and who, at a higher level of consciousness, she could be.
This is undeniably a wake-up call -and not just a pot-hole in the road - Judith Collins needs to give this personal readjustment issue high priority in the extended timeframe to the end of 2015 -or more will come back to bite her.

Recommendations from an elder: Judith Collins needs to do those hardest of things. Back down, retreat, reflect, resolve to be a better person

Updates

Feb 27

Despite strong support for Collins -and a heap of planetary indicators -the vote favoured Simon Bridges - who clearly had a more significant boost to his political fortunes -promoting him to party leader

update Feb 14
Judith Collins announces her stand for National Party leadership -in a tweet early this morning

Audio interview following the announcement

Feb 13 2018
With the political coup finally disposing of Bill English as opposition leader on this day - after the party's election loss in September 2017 and the rise of Labour under Jacinda Ardern - Judith Collins is seen as a credible candidate.

Having looked at her current influences, compared to her birthdate of Feb 24 1959 it is clear that she has very strong support from the cosmos -effectively her time has come 

read further in dedicated post:
2018 National Leadership Contest



Right Place. Right Time
Everything is about timing and cycles -our lives in step with the larger forces operating throughout the cosmos. When those larger forces deliver support to inherent personal potentials their expression is released. 
Using a planetary ephemeris showing planetary positions and cycles the timing of events over a lifetime can be accessed.
Wanting success is not the same as being ready for it.
Ego is the prime delusional weakness.
Sensing when the flow is truly with you is the ideal strength. 
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2014 updates
Summary news report:
Prime Minister Puts Collins on Warning
[no longer a viable link, probably dating from 2014]

update April 16 2014

It comes as no surprise to hear that further controversy implicating Judith Collins has arisen.
report

May 1 2014 Also read Zombie Apocalypse March of the Pisces -the link between Collins, Williamson & Dunne
May 6 2014   Judith Collins under renewed pressure

Transcript of aspects of the visit by Collins to Oravida in China

May 14 2014 pressure continues to be applied on Judith Collins, coutesy of adversary Winston Peters -read his Aries profile here

June 13 2014 after a self-imposed Twitter hiatus, Collins perked up with photobombs of her behind or aside of Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie in London.

It's a pity that at home in New Zealand Ms Collins is part of a right wing government that has a very poor record on supporting women in violent situations.
In addition, sexual offending has risen during their current 6 year tenure.
Celebrity photo ops may serve to provide reflected glory for the politically ambitious but the activist couple are not likely to be impressed by this government's disinterest in social justice.
No word from Ms Collins re Ms Tania Billingsley & her complaint that Malaysian diplomat followed her home, entered her home and allegedly commited the charges of burglary & sexual assault -report

July 15 2014
NZ Herald editorial:
"Foolishly, Ms Collins has assumed the disclosure came from the Labour Party and dismisses the subject as "politically motivated". Her assumption was simply wrong, not that the source of the information matters nearly as much as its substance."
Judith Collins has questions to answer about burglaries

August 2014
Judith Collins implicated in dirty politics exposed by journalist Nicky Hager in his book Dirty Politics involving  National government personnel and their media conduits
Dirty Politics summary of main points

High profile Auckland magazine, Metro, has a feature by Simon Wilson re the fallout for the National Party and Judith Collins as one of the politicians most deeply embedded in Dirty Politics -read here

September 4 2014
Judith Collins resigned her portfolios on Sept 30, though remaining a campaigning MP - in order to clear her name.
Further revelations of the depth of her involvement with blogger Cameron Slater make it unlikely she can resuscitate her political career
December 2015 In keeping with the prevailing and dominant right-wing grip on NZ politics, Judith Collins' political career was resurrected, returning her to cabinet and police-Corrections portfolios. Such is life.