It is impossible to say which is more superior,
as both have their strengths and weaknesses. In any case, as indicated by astrological
symbols, real and fundamental change is inevitable across the globe and Hong
Kong is no exception.
The political storms in the last couple of
years are reflected through the square by transiting Uranus (in Hong Kong's 1st
house) with Pluto (in the 10th house). This means our society is
undergoing a revolutionary change in terms of both our approach to the world
and our aspirations (and relationship with those in power). This radical process
will continue in the next several years.
However, since the fourth quarter last year
to end-2014, transiting Saturn (in Hong Kong's 8th house) will be in
mutual reception with Pluto (in 10th house), suggesting a strong
potential for fundamental, structural changes in a less painful way. This will be
especially true for Hong Kong's on-going merging with the Mainland: Full
merging will be halted or slowed down, with resistance to full merging fortified
as well, since Hong Kong will press for far greater control in this process.
Meanwhile, transiting Neptune in Hong Kong's
12th house will be in a trine with transiting Saturn as well,
implying that this "resistance" to full merging will not be as rigid as
imagined. There is even a great possibility for Hong Kong to come up with a
solution that combines both realism and idealism, particularly between May to
August this year.
Astrologically, the first day of the Year
of the Snake for Hong Kong began at 3.21pm, 10 February 2013, with the New Moon
falling exactly on Hong Kong’s natal Jupiter in Aquarius in the 11th
house. Any aspirations (political or social) based on egalitarian or
humanitarian principles (Universal suffrage? Animal rights? Same-sex marriage?)
will enter a new cycle. The transiting nodal axis (across Hong Kong's 2nd and 8th
houses) was also squaring Hong Kong’s Jupiter on the Chinese New Year Day,
indicating that all those political and social aspirations would be triggered off
because of a conflict between what Hong Kong sees as rightfully hers and the
merging with the Mainland (which will mean giving up some of what Hong Kong sees as distinct and separate from the Mainland).
The need for an emotional grounding (or the
concept of "home") is likely to be expressed through a confrontational,
aggressive approach (transiting IC on Hong Kong’s natal Mars in 7th
house), seeing the "enemy" as outside of oneself. Skeptics would interpret this
as meaning one tries to find an enemy to fight against to make oneself feel
good and solid!
However, as I have repeatedly mentioned in
this blog, the greatest problem that Hong Kong people as a collective must
learn to tackle is a lack of confidence in outlook on life, as indicated by
Saturn in Aries in Hong Kong's 1st house. We as a society must learn
to adopt a "can-do" attitude, rather than complaining how external problems or circumstances
have blocked us from our goals. No doubt there are mountains to climb and
hurdles to cross, but if we maintain a "defeatist" attitude, however high or
low the mountain is, we would not be able to climb it - or even attempt to climb
at all. This is why Hong Kong so far is still embroiled in internal strife, making
little progress in the last 15 years since the Handover.
Some people seem to
think once a certain Chief Executive is removed, then things will start to improve.
I do not agree. It is only when we have awakened to the fact that the true
solution lies in ourselves, then a genuine improvement to our circumstances is
possible.
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