Opus Dei (October 2, 1928)

We know about this Catholic organization from the writings by Dan Brown. The Da Vinci Code has it as the unseen hand of the Church attempting to rid the world of any potential descendant(s) of the marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalen. It was fiction, of course, but one has to wonder.

My reason for looking at this organization as the Deep State stems from the fact that Republicans often point at the Democrats as operating under its control. That idea may be a total projection.

Whether or not it exists as a way of bringing about “God’s Work” is totally subjective. I guess it depends on which side you’re on.

Opus Dei was founded by Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer on 2 October 1928 in Madrid, Spain. According to Escrivá, on that day he experienced a vision in which he “saw Opus Dei”. He gave the organization the name “Opus Dei”, which in Latin means “Work of God”, in order to underscore the belief that the organization was not his (Escrivá’s) work, but was rather God’s work. Throughout his life, Escrivá held that the founding of Opus Dei had a supernatural character. Escrivá summarized Opus Dei’s mission as a way of helping ordinary Christians “to understand that their life… is a way of holiness and evangelization… And to those who grasp this ideal of holiness, the Work offers the spiritual assistance and training they need to put it into practice.”

Wikipedia

Here is the chart for the spiritual event. I have chosen 9:30 am as the starting point.

There are four inconjuncts, only one of which depends on the time of day.

Sun Inconjunct Jupiter

This aspect has possibilities for positive and helpful energy. You may be a very optimistic person who helps people in need at the crucial moment. If so, others will help you when you need it. If you can control yourself and keep from going overboard, you will find that you can be quite lucky. But don’t assume that luck will always carry you through. Work as hard as you can to get what you want and act fairly and honestly with others; then the luck will be there.

Planets in Youth (pages 83-4) by Roberts Hand (1977)

Mercury Inconjunct Uranus

Your mind moves quickly from topic to topic, often without pausing long enough for you to understand what you have learned. And if there is a lot of excitement or activity around you, your mind may race so fast to keep up with it all that you work yourself into a state of nervous frenzy. Under these circumstances it is almost impossible for you to concentrate or do any useful mental work.

Ibid (pages 166-7)

Venus Inconjunct Uranus

You feel mixed up about whether you want to be close to others or be free. When you are really close to a loved one, you feel smothered and want to get away by yourself to do what you want. But when you are alone and free to do what you want, you miss your loved ones and want to be with them. It will take you several years to understand yourself enough so that you can strike a balance between these two needs, so be patient.

Ibid (page 201)

Uranus Inconjunct Ascendant

Your need for freedom may interfere with your close relationships. When you are with others, even those you like, you feel very restless but you can’t get up and leave because you want to be with them. This is typical of the ambiguity that comes with this transit. Certainly, the more others try to restrict your freedom of movement, the more you try to get away.

Ibid (page 322)

I suppose I could have done a birth chart for the Catholic priest who started it all, but I think I’ll save that for another time.