Chile – plans for reform start on a long march

Chile is now officially embarking on writing a new constitution to replace the 1980 Pinochet one which is blamed for the deep social inequalities that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019. Following the upsurge of public anger, a referendum voted in a 155-member body, to craft a new Magna Carta for the country. Independent and centre-left parties gained, traditional parties lost and the right with just 20 percent, will have no veto.

 The previous constitution promoted private enterprise in all sectors of the economy in a country ranked as one of the most unequal among advanced economies. It has the highest per capita income and the third-most multimillionaires in Latin America. The leader of the new drafting committee is a female university professor from the majority indigenous Mapuche people who had been unacknowledged in the past. There were violent protests during her election as marchers outside met heavily armed police.

   There’s a long way between a committee being formed and the enactment but this start chart does have a focal point Uranus in fixed Taurus so will determinedly aim for reforms. The Saturn Mars opposition hints at setbacks, aggravations, a disruptive, explosive quality to proceedings.  The previous 11 September 1980 constitution had a Sun, Jupiter Saturn in Virgo so was oriented towards materialistic ends with a slippery Neptune square.

 Sebastian Pinera, the billionaire president, 1 December 1949 5.30 am Santiago, Chile, is a Sun Sagittarius with an entrepreneurial Fire Grand Trine of Moon trine Pluto trine Mercury in Sagittarius with his Moon opposition Neptune, making Neptune his driving planet. He’s in for a major shock come 2022 when this term finishes as his Solar Arc Uranus will conjunct his 10^th house Mars Saturn in Virgo. And his Term chart, 11 March 2018, is sagging badly this year with tr Neptune conjunct the Pisces Sun and a disruptive tr Pluto square the Uranus in 2021/2022, exacerbated in 2022/23 as the Solar Arc Pluto square the Uranus – revolts, rebellions and fall-off-perch-moments.

  Both the Chile 18 September 1810 and 5 April 1818 charts have undermining Neptunian influences over the next three years – so there will be confusion, indecision and drift over many issues not just this one. The 1810 chart indicates 2023 will be a time of upsets and uprisings.  

  The impact of the pandemic has been considerable with one of the worst outbreaks in the world and the economy experiencing the largest recession in 40 years so the aftermath of that will involve a lengthy recovery.