On the one hand, this violent movie - the first film in Columbia Pictures' three-picture adaptation of Stieg Larsson's literary trilogy - is the furthest thing imaginable from anything spiritual, yet when I think about it from another perspective, it symbolizes Yin Rising, the ascendancy of the divine feminine that is part of the equalization of the sexes that describes the coming Age of Aquarius.  This is a worldwide subtle energy shift that is bringing to every corner of the globe the changeover from patriarchal rule and male domination to the strengthening and awakening of the feminine nature of God.  Women are realizing their true power.

The main protagonist, Lisbeth Salander, represents in a microcosmic way this upsurge of new female empowerment.  She is tiny, as in short and skinny, and helpless, as in an impotent sexually abused "ward of the state" (i.e., virtual orphan), who manages through brains and courage to revenge her oppressors and retake control of her life magnificently.  And unlike many cartoonish female warriors of recent cinema vintage, everything she does is realistic, logical, and quite human.  Then, not only does she manage to prevail over her lousy karma, but she goes on to become a heroic investigative challenger to some very real human monsters including a sadistic serial killer and a criminal financier.

Having read all three books and seen the original Swedish version of this movie, I can say that this film is as intense, powerful and satisfying as those.  Some scenes, as in the anal rape, the tattooing, and the sadistic killer-of-women's lair, are truly disturbing.  But nothing is gratuitous.  Neither Lisbeth nor her journalist friend Mikael Blomkvist come through their dogged pursuits unscathed, as in typical disingenuous Hollywood fare, nor do the wealthy family at the core of the mysterious deaths come across as one-dimensional.  All are complex, which adds depth and realism to the entire story.

One small caveat is that the clever manner in which Lisbeth exacts karmic comeuppance upon the criminal mastermind, Wennerstrom, who has been Blomkvist's nemesis, is hurried and unclear to the viewer.  Her gumption and techie savviness is indicated, but unless you've read the book, her astute machinations to take control of his billions while exposing his fraud are much too sketchy.  Probably in the interests of shortening the script, this important subplot has been given short shrift.

Finally, again from a spiritual perspective, it's noteworthy that author Larsson, who died upon finishing the trilogy and barely knew its global best-sellerdom, admitted in an interview that he had witnessed a gang rape of a young girl at a summer camp, which drove him to become a literary champion against the abuse of women.  He said the trilogy poured out of him all at once.  Is it coincidence that a person with excellent creative writing skill is given the inspiration to expiate a lifelong guilt, portray an avenging female role model, get it all on paper and then quickly die?  To me, this is the soul's karmic agenda at work - neither a tragedy nor a mistake.  It's the perfect design at play!

FEBRUARY 2012 ASTRO TIDBITS   

 

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For more forecasts, check out my articles "Destiny in the Balance", "Making a Case for the U.S. Sagittarius Ascendant", and "9/11: Ten Years Later" now posted on my website.

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