Montreal Theosophy Project

Thursday, 9 January 2025

Astrology: The Year Ahead 2025

Jupiter square Saturn (3rd) on June 15 marks the one quarter mark of the Jupiter-Saturn cycle begun in 2020. I see the first five years of this cycle as a period of transition and adjustment. It can be a good time to reflect on all that has happened, notably: the Covid pandemic, the US capitol building riots, the Russian-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine wars.

By July, we'll be moving into the more definite 5-year part of the optimistic 10-year phase in the 20-year Jupiter-Saturn cycle. Optimistic does not necessarily mean peaceful. It can signal a gung-ho conquest energy as well as cooperative, peace-building trends, as the Neptune, Pluto, Uranus minor grand trine (or Uranus, Neptune, Pluto 2025 to 2028 – Magic Triangle ) moves into it's beneficial influence over the next few years.

According to Bryanna Collier:

2025 is shaping up to be a year unlike anything we've experienced before — at least when it comes to the action in the sky. The four outer planets in our solar system, sometimes known in astrology as generational planets, will all change signs, shifting how we operate in the world. Since these celestial bodies cycle through the zodiac at a slower pace, the impact of their transitions is often more noticeable in our lives. Buckle up for some big transformations.

The first of these transits will kick off on March 30, when dream-ruling Neptune enters energetic Aries. Over the next 14 years, big ideas have the potential to spring forth into the collective consciousness and shake things up in a major way. Saturn — the planet of wisdom, structure and discipline — will also make his way into driven Aries on May 24 or May 25 (depending on your time zone), igniting us with the courage to go after what we desire, even if it requires a lot of hard work. We may feel tempted to go overboard with things as abundant Jupiter moves into deep-feeling Cancer starting on June 9. When the planet of luck spends time in the cardinal water sign, our emotions tend to heighten, compelling us to pour our whole heart into our homes, relationships and anything else that pulls our focus. Finally, when revolutionary Uranus enters social Gemini on July 7, we'll be challenged to find fresh ways to communicate. From now through 2033, it'll be up to us to come together to create — and embrace — new inventions that amplify connection.

The Pluto ingress into Aquarius on November 20, 2024 is still in a high energy transition position that should last until Pluto reaches the 3rd degree of Aquarius early in the year, but will retrograde, and other outer planets will take time to fully enter new signs, meaning that 2026 will see a more stable positive sky configuration.

We’ll have an eclipse phase in March and September. Mercury retrograde for 3 weeks in March-April, July-August, and November. The month-long volatile Mars aspects (*) will be more frequent this year because some occur during a Mars retrograde period. January, April-May, June, July-August, September-October, October-November, November-December will all have volatile Mars aspects. In fact, February and March will be the only months with no difficult Mars aspects. But with five outer planets hovering between the high-energy cusps of two signs and 7 volatile Mars aspects (marked in red), one can expects a fair amount of convulsions in this transition year.

June looks to be a very intense month, with June 15 – Jupiter square Saturn (3 of 3), June 19 – Jupiter square Neptune (1 of 1) aspects, but we will have two visits each of Saturn sextile Uranus and part of the start of an era defining pattern with Uranus sextile Neptune for more positive influences.

2025 Astrology

Jan 3 Mars opposite Pluto
Feb 23 Mars direct
Mar 14 – Lunar Eclipse at 23♍56
Mar 15 Mercury Retrograde
Mar 29 – Solar Eclipse at 09♈00
Mar 30 Neptune in Aries
Apr 04 – Saturn sextile Uranus (1 of 3)
Apr 7 Mercury Direct
Apr 26 Mars opposite Pluto
May 25 Saturn in Aries
June 9 Jupiter in Cancer
Jun 15 Mars square Uranus
June 15 – Jupiter square Saturn (3 of 3)
June 19 – Jupiter square Neptune (1 of 1)
Jul 7 Uranus in Gemini
July 31 Saturn conjunct Neptune
Aug 11 – Saturn sextile Uranus (2 of 3)
Jul 18 Mercury Retrograde
Aug 8 Mars opposite Saturn
Aug 11 Mercury Direct
Aug 28 – Uranus sextile Neptune (1 of 5)
Sept 07 – Lunar Eclipse at 15♓22
Sept 21– Solar Eclipse at 29♍05
Sep 24 Mars square Pluto
Nov 7 Mars opposition Uranus
Nov 9 Mercury Retrograde
Nov 20 – Uranus sextile Neptune (2 of 5)
Nov 29 Mercury Direct
Dec 8, 2025 Mars square Saturn

The following aspects are not exact until 2026, but they come within 2° orb in 2025:

Saturn conjunct Neptune from May 20 to September 14, 2025.
Neptune sextile Pluto from May 24 to November 12, 2025.
Saturn sextile Pluto from June 17 to September 5, 2025.
Uranus trine Pluto from July 23 to November 16, 2025.

References

https://cafeastrology.com/2025-horoscopes-overview.html

https://www.cbc.ca/life/culture/2025-horoscope-year-ahead-forecast-generational-planets-1.7415499

PS - they say that 2025 is ruled by Mars, because the kabbalistic reduction, adding sum of individual digits, gives 9, related to Mars. Also 7 month-long volatile Mars aspects this year (average: 4); Saturn & Neptune in Aries this Spring; Mars on steroids...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/astrology/planets-transits/the-year-of-mars-2025-the-year-of-great-awakening/articleshow/116243282.cms

Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Astrology: The Year 2024 in Review

Some strong Jupiter aspects brought some optimistic, idealistic moments in the first half of the year. With the shifting of Pluto between Capricorn and Aquarius, two of three Jupiter-Saturn squares and some powerful eclipses in March-April and October, it was quite a dramatic year and rather quirky year, this US election and Olympic game year. Overall, we are heading for a positive period, from 2026-2030, a transition towards which entails some convulsions related to new phases coming into place.

Jan 21 Pluto in Aquarius

Apr 20– Jupiter conjunct Uranus

May 23 – Jupiter sextile Neptune

May 25 – Jupiter in Gemini until June 9, 2025

June 02 – Jupiter trine Pluto

June 10 – Neptune sextile Pluto in orb not exact until 2026

Aug 19 - Jupiter square Saturn

Sept 02 – Pluto in Capricorn

Nov 19 – Pluto enters Aquarius

Dec 24 - Jupiter square Saturn

Jan. 1 The new year witnessed a massive earthquake in Japan, along Japan’s western coast of a 7.5 magnitude. The quake shook the Noto Peninsula in the central prefecture of Ishikawa collapsing buildings, sparking fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia.

Jan 21 Pluto returned to Aquarius and there was a major earthquake in China, snowstorms in the US, and a new temple for Ram in India was inaugurated.

March 9 Mars square Uranus

Haiti’s PM Ariel Henry tenders resignation as country descends into gang-faction chaos, Sudan is being reprimanded for blocking Humanitarian Aid amidst a hunger crisis, with Sweden officially becoming a member of Nato.

March 25 – Lunar Eclipse in Libra

March 25- UN Security Council calls for cease fire in Gaza.

March 27 A boat collision caused a deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore

April 1 Dramatic internet cancel-culture influenced suicide of prominent alternative cartoonist Ed Piskor rocked the comic book community

April 3 A Taiwan Earthquake was the strongest to hit Taiwan since a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in 1999 that killed 2,400 people.

April 4 Earthquake in New York The U.S. Geological Survey said over 42 million people might have felt the midmorning quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.

Apr 8 – Solar Eclipse in Aries

Total Solar New Moon Eclipse in Aries Mon April 8 2024 'Great American' Leslie Hale Apr 05, 2024

2017 was the year US became ‘divided’ politically and it was a period of drastic change & beginning of 7 years of political upheaval in US that continues today

April 10- An astrologer, influenced by QAnon eclipse conspiracy theories and apocalyptic predictions, involved in tragic murder-suicide episode

April 18- Man involved in mass stabbing of women at Australian shopping centre

Apr 20– Jupiter conjunct Uranus

April 20- Conspiracy theorist sets himself on fire as an act of protest

May 10- Powerful Solar Storm, a rare G5 geomagnetic storm not seen since Halloween 2003 is supercharging the northern lights around the world.

May 23 – Jupiter sextile Neptune

On that day, US president held a state visit for Kenya’s President William Ruto, humanitarian aid began reaching Gaza, Covid-19 variant KP.2 has become the dominant strain in the U.

May 20 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war

May 24 The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries.

May 25 – Jupiter in Gemini until June 9, 2025

June 02 – Jupiter trine Pluto

On that day we saw Claudia Sheinbaum become Mexico's first woman president, beginning of Hunter Biden gun trial, Trump hush-money conviction, Middle East cease fire talks, North Korean Trash balloon affair with South Korea ends.

June 5 - In Montreal, a homeless shelter built beside an elementary school has caused many incidents and debates, becoming something of a symbol of the homeless crisis in the province of Quebec, Canada.

June 10 – Neptune sextile Pluto in orb not exact until 2026

June 11 – Mars square Pluto (Aquarius) *

On that day, we saw Hunter Biden gun conviction, UCLA Gaza protest escalate, US home prices reach record highs, a US bus hijacking, beginning of G7 Summit.

I was forecasting August to be a volatile month, however, July had some major events in the US.

July 13, Donald Trump was shot in the ear.

July 2o, Joe Biden stepped down from the election race, and endorsed Kamala Harris.

July 31, the US Gymnastic team Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey & Hezly Rivera completed their redemption journey with an Oympic team gold medal win (with the gravity defying power of Oz).

Jupiter square Saturn (Aug 19)

Mars (Gemini) square Saturn (Pisces)(Aug 16). I noticed some strong Gemini (Air) and Pisces (water) influences with several major storms, floods and naval accidents.

August 15-16, there was a major pipe rupture in Montreal, a major Typhoon in Japan, Hurricane Ernesto caused devastation in Puerto Rico, major air quality advisories due to forest fires across Western Canada, heroic boat rescue in Washington, DC. There were several bridge incidents as well (Senneville, Montreal, Shaanxi, China , Thunder Bay, Halifax).

Super Moon Blue Moon, August 19, there was the Mike Lynch-Stephen Chamberlain coincidental deaths-Palermo yacht incident.

August 28, there was a major flood in Gujarat, India.

September 2, Pluto made its final ingress into Capricorn, before it moves to Aquarius on November 19.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to Israel’s streets over the government’s failure to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Hamas. Several #metoo related cases achieved verdicts, such as Peter Nygard on September 9, and Diddy on the eclipse of September 17, in Pisces (a water signs), as a major rain system, Storm Boris, causes at lest 21 fatalities across Europe.

From Sept 24-29, Hurricane Helene struck. It was was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States.

Oct 02 – Solar Eclipse in Libra, annular

The eclipse was special:

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) crosses the ecliptic on October 7th at same degree of the solar eclipse at 10° Libra visible over Easter Island where Solar eclipse was conjunct the dwarf planet Makemake- a creator/fertility god in the Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) *and* the new Kreutz comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) - the first time we have two simultaneous or near-simultaneous bright (2nd magnitude or brighter) comets in the sky since 1911. Also Asteroid 2024 PT5 which originates from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which comprises a collection of space rocks that share similar orbits with our planet entered Earth's orbit for a weeks. Also: On October 1, the sun released a very powerful X7 solar flare. On October 3, it released an X9.

5 things to know for Oct. 3: Middle East tensions, January 6 election revelations, one million US power outages, Bank of America computer failure

Full moon in Aries October 17, 2024

Oct. 16 - Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be the chief architect of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack that set off the war in Gaza, was killed by Israeli forces.

On Oct 26, there was an apology from the President of the United States to Indian Boarding School survivors and families happened. It’s the first step towards reckoning with the truths and atrocities of the American Genocide aimed at children and opens the healing

On Oct 31, the Dodgers defeated the Yankees in US basesball's World Series final. This World Series, following the Great North American Eclipse, was the 1st time Dodgers & Yankees face off since 1981, which marked a sort of end of an era for both teams. April 8 eclipse was along East coast, could be why Yankees were so unlucky -

Nov 03 – Mars (Cancer) opposition Pluto (Capricorn)

The Nov 3 Mars opposition Pluto had a rather special week-long configuration. The triangle pattern with the tip at Neptune over a rectangle can be called an envelope or castle. Quite rare & complex, it's actually a mystic rectangle with two kites, main basic figure being a Mercuy, Neptune, Mars Grand Trine. Added to this was a Venus, Jupiter, Saturn T-Square, intense, difficult, powerful & a Sun trine Saturn keeping things stable & organized. Intense, difficult, but with strong, positive supports, transformative potential

The dramatic death of social media star P'nut the squirrel palpably impacted US election discourse.

Nov 4 Flood in Spain,

Nov. 4 Soccer player Hugo De La Cruz died after being struck by lightning during game in Peru.

Nov. 5- US election. Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris in a clear-cut win.

Nov 19 – Pluto enters Aquarius

Pluto's final ingress into Aquarius proved to be quite eventful, with much political drama in its wake. Also Mars opposite Pluto back in orb in December until May, hence high-profile murders, deaths, accidents...

On that day, we saw Elon Musk's SpaceX aborted a highly anticipated booster catch attempt during the sixth test of Starship; in a major escalation, Ukraine fired US-made missiles into the Russian region of Bryansk, President-elect Donald Trump continued his string of unconventional Cabinet picks; a “once in a decade” bomb cyclone swept through the northwest US and parts of Canada; Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, climbed to record highs.

Vanity Fair Cormac McCarthy article, Nov 20, marks end of Pluto in Capricorn phase, many questions raised example of semester prognostic. One of the weird, Theosophical, post-war, great American machismo novelists (Kerouac, Pynchon, Delilo)

Nov. 22 To mark this new phase, the heavily-promoted Wicked movie had a strong first week opening. Based on L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz, the Gregory Maguire book, musical & now film all impacted in different, original ways.

‘Wicked’ $350M Promo Unprecedented

As was 1939 Wizard of Oz film, Wicked reviewed as a "much-needed escape" with a powerful message of kindness, friendship, representation & acceptance

This period also saw the emergence of the New Jersey Drone Sighting craze that began in mid-November

On Dec. 7 auction, Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million, ending a dramatic 20-year odyssey.

On December 8, the festering 13-year civil war in Syria ended, with tumultuous democratic tensions in South Korea, Romania, France, and Austria.

Election-Related Protests Surged in 2024

More than 160 significant anti-government protests erupted around the world this year, December 16, 2024

Friday, 20 December 2024

Astrology: Winter Equinox, December 21, 2024- Part 2 - Chart

Ebony and Ivory

The Winter Solstice precedes the second exact Jupiter-Saturn square on December 24. The chart is particularly powerful, as Mercury and the Moon line up with it to form a mutable grand cross whilst the Neptune, Pluto, Uranus minor grand trine moves into it's beneficial influence over the next few years. The Pluto ingress into Aquarius on November 20 is still in a high energy transition position that should last until Pluto reaches the 3rd degree of Aquarius early next year.

1- Jupiter, Saturn, Moon, Mercury Grand Cross

Mercury (in Sagittarius) opposite Jupiter (in Gemini)

Tendencies for mental overconfidence, to go to extremes, promising more than you can deliver. Intense intellectual debates are possible.

Moon (in Virgo) opposite Saturn (in Pisces)

A negative mental attitude and often a restriction of the spontaneous flow of ideas can occur. There is a tendency to be overly fussy and worrying about details.

Mercury square Saturn

Suggestion of mental restraint and strong ties to traditional ways of thinking. There is a tendency because of this, to uphold the established order and resist change. Mental processes are on the pessimistic side, with worrying too much, often about unimportant details, with a tendency for dogmatism and fanaticism.

Jupiter square Saturn

The square between Jupiter and Saturn denotes some problems where one questions one's abilities and puts oneself down in comparison to others, with creative critical discussions

Moon square Jupiter

This aspect brings a state of emotional excess, causing hasty, sometimes regrettable decisions. There can be a lack of concern about what others think. The aspect leads to self-indulgent, and frequently too indulgent of others, as well. Generous to a fault, bringing over-spending. It can bring a happy-go-lucky demeanor which is popular, but not always stable. Mood swings vacillate between periods of intense enthusiasm and periods of nonproductive apathy.

Moon square Mercury

A suggestion of conflict between mind and emotions, such as difficulties making reasonable judgments because feelings get in the way. Irrational decisions can place one at odds with people sometimes, with the feeling of being treated unfairly.

2- Uranus, Neptune, Pluto minor grand trine

According to Christina at BigBeautifulSky: 'Overall, with Pluto in Aquarius, Neptune in Aries, and Uranus in Gemini, there is no doubt that this is a time of global transformation, technological advancement, and spiritual awakening, with the potential to clean up the “mess” that emerged before this period.'

3- Three Difficult aspects

Venus (in Aquarius) square Uranus (in Taurus)

This aspect is touchy and willful, bringing tensions with the opposite sex, bringing unusual relationships and exotic fascinations.There is a tendency to defy convention and become a little bored with those who submit to it.

Sun square Neptune

This aspect is imaginative and creative, with tendencies to escape into fantasy worlds. It can be difficult to find an avenue of self-expression in society. This can be vulnerable emotionally and can produce a lax in morality, bohemian tendencies, and many impractical and unrealistic ideas.

Mars (in Leo) opposite Pluto (in Aquarius).

Because of Mars retrograde from Dec 6 - Feb 23, 2025 there is along return of volatile Mars opposite Pluto, going exact on Jan 3 2025 and Apr 26

This is marked by a defiant attitude, sometimes with impulsive, aggressive tendencies. This can tend to alienate some people as one assert their rights, or what they believe to be their rights. The ambitious drive may be to gain power over others. All this can lead to encounter dramatic problems in personal affairs.

4- Three easy aspects

Mercury trine Mars

The trine between Mercury and Mars suggests an alert and clever mind. You have a practical and positive approach to life. Reasoning powers and action are harmonized, in a clever and creative manner.

Mars trine Neptune

This suggests a successful integration of forceful action and dreams. Thus, you know how and when to act. The physical and the psychic, or unconscious, sides of your nature are successfully blended, with compelling creativity.

Venus trine Jupiter

Warm and open, this aspect brings inner poise that enables ones to view people and circumstances with optimism. It can encourage a sense of ethics and social decorum, allowing to reach out to people with equality and honesty in friendship.

Summary

After the dramatic shakeup of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in 2020, we are headed towards the most optimistic phase of this major cycle. However, we must first deal with the first speed bump, the Jupiter square Saturn phase, which will end next July. At the same time, this positive phase entails some major planetary changes, which implies some high-energy volatility. Most of these changes are currently occurring and will continue for most of 2025, as the positive period will start to manifest more concretely in 2026.

1- Jupiter, Saturn, Moon, Mercury Grand Cross brings an intense reality check, where one's optimistic emotional enthusiasms get critically and rigidly confronted according the realistic and practical validity of one's pretensions. There can be a tendency for outspoken, clever, creative discussions, although focus, precision and accuracy won't necessarily come easy.

2- Uranus, Neptune, Pluto minor grand trine can help one deal with the tense conflicts with resilience, flexibility, idealism and perseverance.

3- Three difficult aspects can bring capricious, unstable, moody tendencies, with a volatile combative recalcitrant attitude.

4- Three easy aspects can help balance the conflictual energies, bringing a friendly, creative, optimistic, energetic demeanour.

Prognostic

This semester could be characterized as an intense reality check, where one's optimistic emotional enthusiasms get critically and rigidly confronted according to the realistic and practical validity of one's pretensions. There is a tendency for lively, outspoken discussions, with much cleverness, although rather unfocused and imprecise.

The tumult can bring capricious, unstable, rigid, moody tendencies, with a volatile combative, recalcitrant attitude that can be faced by bringing a friendly, creative, optimistic, energetic demeanour in a general spirit of resilience, flexibility, idealism and perseverance.

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