Croatia

Proclamation of legal and political break with SFRJ on June 25, 1991 (the date is today celebrated as Day of Croatia’s state) is formal and practical proclamation of Republics of Croatia’s independence. Modern Croatian state was born June 25, 1991 in 19:58, which is also the most important signifier of astrological influences on functioning of state institutions and citizens.

Unfortunately, Croatian horoscope cannot be claimed beneficial.

Horoscope’s energy is focused in the eighth house (external support, credit debts and mergers); conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and Mars would be extremely positive, if square with Pluto from the eleventh house didn’t destroy its beneficial influence. Here is also Saturn in the second house, which means detrimental economic influence, and lack of constructive economical, traffic and intellectual communication with neighboring countries (afflicted Mercury in the seventh house). Problems described with this horoscope manifested; the very proclamation was postponed by international community (afflicted conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and Mars), Croatia was for years cut from its eastern neighborhood, which caused great economical and traffic problems. When “Serbian krajina” proclaimed itself, with its own administration during Homeland war, traffic on Croatian territory was almost completely cut. Even nowadays, after we conquered all obstacles, afflicted Mercury functions through territorial conflicts with Slovenia, and a kind of isolation from EU countries. We are all aware how every Croatian step toward European and world integration was difficult, afflicted eighth house simply searches reason to “abort” all which is logical, desired and natural for Croatian people. Afflicted eighth house caused large debts, which according to this horoscope will have fatal consequences, simply said, this constellation leads to debts, unprofitability and bankruptcy. This influence is emphasized with Saturn’s position in Capricorn in the second house, Croatia almost completely destroyed its production and today state administration lives from credits, which drastically grow. Of course, country’s horoscopes influences lives of its citizens, institutions and companies under its legislation. What this horoscope describes happens to almost all companies, public institutions and citizens; progressive growth of debts which won’t be returned, because there is no material basis producing sufficient profit. The lightest point of this horoscope is Moon in the twelfth house on Ascendant, which weakens afflictions of Pluto with planets in the eighth house. Although position of Moon in Scorpio in the twelfth house is not beneficial (we could say it is cathartic), this very Moon (symbol of people in mundane astrology) with its idealism, resources and persistence in hardest moments, maintains state administration functioning. It manifested in Homeland war, it is manifesting today when citizen’s spending is basis of “economic growth”.

Croatia 2005 - 2006 (Financial breakdown?)

Saturn’s transit through the eighth house of Croatia’s horoscope, which manifests from the second half of 2005 and continues its movement toward conjunction Jupiter – Mars – Venus in the eighth house, in opposition with natal Saturn in the second house, is extremely bad economic sign. In country with large debts, where citizens owe too much, this transit can cause very difficult economic period; inability to return credits, credit restrictions and company bankruptcy will reach maximum in this period… How strong this transit will manifest and how long will Croatia recover depend on growth of current trend of debts. Transit like this is bad for process of Croatian joining to EU; positive steps achieved during Jupiter’s transit through the eighth house during 2004 will certainly be slowed down at the end of 2005 and in 2006.

Ninoslav Safaric

November 20, 2004