This is part of a series why a Hortense broke the law. When we last left off, Hortense had been obliged to take on a second young man in distress in connection with the revolutionary activity that was occurring around Rome in 1830/1831.
The more serious elements of Romagna, where the revolution was making progress, aroused great consternation in Rome. The cardinals were beginning to lose heart. Without any means of resistance, was it necessary to make some concessions to the insurgents? They received everyone's advice, even sought it out, and decided nothing.
A young Belgian scientist, M. Verhulst, was in Rome for his health. He came to my house very often in the evening; we had frequent discussions together.
One morning, he asked to speak to me, and he brought me a draft constitution for the Roman States, which he wanted to submit to my criticism before giving it to the Cardinal-Vicar to show it to the Pope.
I couldn't help laughing at the singularity of my position. Me, revise a constitution, and for the Pope! It made me feel like it was a joke. But my young Belgian was not laughing.
“I talked all evening yesterday”, he said to me, “with several cardinals, their terror is great. I told them about the only way to save the Church and the State.
“They found all my observations correct and one of them wants me to submit them today, even to the Pope. Here is the constitution, the foundations of which I have just outlined.
“If the Pope were a man to make the concessions - Alas! If he were suitable, he would tomorrow be the head of all Italy. He would perhaps still dictate laws to Europe, and restore religion, allied with liberty, returning to it the splendor which it once had. But, deep down, do you believe that these good religious men will understand a word of what you -
Cela fait partie d'une série pourquoi une Hortense a enfreint la loi. Lors de notre dernière interruption, Hortense avait été obligée d'engager un deuxième jeune homme en détresse en raison de l'activité révolutionnaire qui se déroulait autour de Rome en 1830/1831.
Pluto (death) and the Sun (spotlight) are in Hortense’s 7th house of others. Uranus (change) and Jupiter (amplification) are transiting Mars (violence) and Pluto in the 5th house of Leo (family, royalty). Saturn (restriction) is transiting the constellation Leo going into the 12th house of the other world and isolation.
Pluton (mort) et le Soleil (projecteur) sont dans la 7e maison d'Hortense. Uranus (changement) et Jupiter (amplification) transitent par Mars (violence) et Pluton dans la 5e maison de Lion (famille, royauté). Saturne (restriction) transite par la constellation du Lion qui entre dans la 12e maison de l'autre monde et l'isolement.
This is Hortense’s natal chart with the planetary transits that were happening the day her son Napoleon Louis died. I’m doing this to explore, prove or disprove astrology. Can we see anything in this chart that reflects the energies that were predominant then?
Voici le thème natal de Hortense avec les transits planétaires qui se passaient le jour de la mort de son fils Napoléon Louis. Je fais cela pour explorer, prouver ou réfuter l'astrologie. Pouvons-nous voir quoi que ce soit dans ce tableau qui reflète les énergies qui étaient alors prédominantes?