With an eclipse on December 14th, Saturn
entering Aquarius on the 17th, Jupiter entering Aquarius on the 19th,
we arrive at the Winter Solstice, which coincides with the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn: a remarkable confluence of events to
conclude a remarkable year.
2020 saw the start of three
major cycles with Saturn-Pluto (January 12, It was at
this time also that a worldwide
coronavirus pandemic began to manifest itself, escalating over the next couple
of months),
Jupiter-Pluto, and the Jupiter-Saturn
shift into 200 years of air transits.
2021
After
the major social upheavals that the Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto conjunctions
of 2020 brought with the Covid-19 epidemic, this intensity spilled over
into the first quarter of 2021, marked in the United States on January 6th with violent public
demonstrations at the senate buildings in the nation’s capital and in
Myanmar where the army overturned the government, resulting in major public
protests. One of the year's major aspects, Jupiter square Uranus, went
exact not long after, on January 17.
One facet of this aspect can
be seen in the rise of tensions with autocratic governments, according to
Kenneth Roth:
The conventional wisdom these
days is that autocracy is ascendent, democracy on the decline. That view gains
currency from the intensifying crackdown on opposition voices in China,
Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Turkey, Thailand, Egypt, Uganda, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. It finds support in military
takeovers in Myanmar,
Sudan, Mali, and Guinea,
and undemocratic transfers of power in Tunisia
and Chad.
And it gains sustenance from the emergence of leaders with autocratic
tendencies in once- or still-established democracies such as Hungary, Poland,
Brazil, El Salvador, India,
the Philippines, and,
until a year ago, the United
States. (Can Democrats Rise to the
Occasion? Human Rights Watch World Report 2022)
2nd exact Saturn-Uranus square, June 14, 2021;
Jun 9-15 period included:
More than 350,000 people in Ethiopia experiencing dire hunger, with
millions more facing "high levels of acute food insecurity," Naftali
Bennett was sworn in as Israel's
new prime minister, ending former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 years
in office.
Around
the Summer Solstice, also in the United States, ten mass
shootings happened across the nation leaving at least seven people dead and
more than 40 injured. It was the latest in a streak of violent weekends in America.
The weekend before this, there were also 10 mass shootings that left 12 people
dead across seven states. On June 25 A Minnesota judge sentenced Derek Chauvin
to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.
Another interesting event
that illustrates this tension and also coincides closely with the 20-year
Jupiter-Saturn cycle has been the end of United
States military occupation of Afghanistan with the ensuing
return of Taliban rule around August 14. The September 11, 2000
destruction of the World
Trade Center
occurred six months after an exact Jupiter-Saturn conjunction, the
latest Taliban takeover, eight months after the most recent conjunction.
2022
With Saturn-Uranus
square (December 24, 2021) difficulties arrived,
with a highly contagious Omicron Covid wave beginning during the holiday
season, and with mounting frustrations, a remarkable Canadian trucker vaccine mandate
protest occurring by the end of January.
Jupiter
sextile Uranus, February 17, 2022 and
the US Pluto return on
February 20, coincided quite closely with the Russian invasion, see my
analysis of the Russian
Invasion of Ukraine
The two powerful stellia in
the Spring Equinox chart indicate a strong humanistic, compassionate, social,
global solidarity against the invasion. This moment coincided with a record United Nations vote supporting a resolution against Russian aggression in Ukraine and
also a strong vote to end plastic pollution.
As an example of the positive Piscean (Mars, Venus, Saturn in
Aquarius) and Aquarian (Jupiter, Neptune in Pisces) energies, on
April 2nd, Pope Francis gave an apology to Canadian Indigenous people for the Catholic
Churche’s role in the forced assimilation and abuse of the residential school
program
Jupiter-Neptune conjunction, April 12 Jupiter sextile Pluto, May
3rd
The Summer quarter had two
very volatile aspects, with Mars in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn going exact on July 1st and Mars
square Saturn, exact on August 7. Below are some events occurring
around the time of the Mars-Pluto square:
- Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe 'has died' after being shot twice by navy veteran
during campaign speech.
- G7 summit in Elmau,
Germany: The G7
leaders want to fight the climate crisis, hunger and war.
- Ecuador’s government restart talks with Indigenous leaders spearheading
protests against the soaring cost of living
- Thousands return to Sudan streets demanding end of military rule
- Libya
protesters were demonstrating against deteriorating living conditions and
political deadlock
- North Macedonia: 47 police officers injured in protests against
deteriorating living conditions
Amid that rather tumultuous
period, the UNGA adopted the resolution on 28 July 2022, recognizing the
right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a human right.
On the Oct 25 Solar Eclipse
and also the November 7 Lunar Eclipse, some unexplained
incidents occurred, such as a bridge in Crimea being sabotaged, and in Russia, Darya Dugina, daughter of Russian traditionalist,
Aleksandr Dugin, was assassinated.
2023
Although not as numerous and dramatic as the previous
semester, there were still a few significant protests, notably in Peru
(over deposition of former president Castillo), Israel (over
80,000 Israelis protest against Supreme Court reform), Brazil
(Bolsonaro supporters), France
(retirement age pension eligibility), and Greece
(major train derailment). In
Canada, the results of an inquiry into the Ottawa trucker convoy
occupation revealed a
comedy of errors.
A rare 50,
000 year-cycle comet appeared in the skies and a major earthquake rocked Turkey
and Syria. As Saturn
entered Pisces on March 7, 200 countries agreed to a
legally-binding treaty, the UN
High Seas Treaty, to protect marine life in international waters,
which cover around half of the planet’s surface, have long been essentially
lawless.
Near the Spring equinox,
March 21, Russia and China
had an important meeting, Xi,Putin
reaffirm partnership in 2nd day of talks. and there was an earthquake
in Pakistan and Afghanistan. For March 24, Pluto
entered Aquarius, there were
major tornadoes in midwestern,
southern U.S, and ex-US
president Donald Trump
was arrested.
June 11 Pluto Retrograde
re-enters Capricorn We've seen an escalation
in the Russia-Ukraine war and an indictment of an
ex-US president. Some spectacular water disasters,
a
Greek migrant boat sinking with 700 casualties on June 14, and a Sub-Marine
exploring the Titanic wreckage had an accident causing five fatalities, June
18
June 19 Jupiter in Taurus
sextiles Saturn in Pisces -Nato works on first
defense plans since Cold War. Another Saturn in Pisces
related-theme of water regulation awareness occurred on July 11 when a
growing list of countries have also called for a
halt
to deep-sea mining, at a key moment for the fledgling industry as the
International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets to determine rules for mining
On July 17, Russia suspended its participation in a crucial deal that
allowed the export
of Ukrainian grain, once again raising fears over global food supplies and
scuppering a rare diplomatic breakthrough to emerge from Moscow’s
war in Ukraine.
Record
Forest Fire outbreaks in Canada were
announced, July 24. There was a military
coup in Niger on July 25.
October 8 Mars square Pluto Oct 14 New Moon Solar Eclipse in Libra
Although
the Hamas attack occurred a day before an
exact Mars square Pluto on October 8, a
volatile aspect where pretty much anything can happen, and so the Israel-Palestine war begins.
Also in this amazing two-week
period, elections
in Poland, Switzerland
and New Zealand brought
in right-wing governments, with a left-wing candidate coming in in Argentina.
The COP 28 meeting was marked by controversy and confusion as, although a
last-minute breakthrough agreement was
achieved, with "nearly every country in the world has agreed to
“transition away from fossil fuels” – the main
driver of climate change.'
December 13 as Mercury goes retrograge, coincidentally, at the same time, US Congress voted
to launch an impeachment inquiry against
the president.
2024
The new year witnessed a massive
earthquake in Japan, along Japan’s western coast of a 7.5
magnitude.
Pluto returned to Aquarius on
January 21st, and there was a
major earthquake
in China, snowstorms in the US, and a new
temple for Ram in India was inaugurated. A difficult Mars square Uranus
aspect occurred on March 9 and 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.
Perhaps
to underscore this big shift, the eclipse season , March 25-April 8, was quite
powerful. On April 3 Taiwan Earthquake. The quake 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, or about 45
miles (72 kilometers) west of New York City and 50 miles (80 kilometers) north
of Philadelphia. 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
Apr 20– Jupiter
conjunct Uranus
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 May 20, the chief prosecutor of the InternationalCriminal Court sought arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas,
including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during
their seven-month war . On May 24 The International Court of Justice (ICJ)
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.
'With Jupiter forming a square to Saturn,
circumstances present us with an opportunity for personal or professional
growth, although the rewards may be delayed. We must restructure our lives or
plans in accordance with rules, laws, limits, and the demands of reality.
Ultimately, this process can lead to a stronger, more resilient version of
ourselves or our projects.
During this period, it is crucial to breathe new life
into old plans rather than strike out with a new plan altogether. We may need
to make sacrifices in one area of our lives to grow in another. It’s important
not to overextend ourselves now and to avoid attempting easy fixes or shortcuts.
The need to adjust our expectations is a natural part of the process, and with
patience and perseverance, we can confidently navigate current obstacles and
challenges.'
'Jupiter square Saturn transit creates inner tension as
you face a lack of opportunities, criticism or limiting circumstances. Your
judgment may be impaired, you may experience a lack of initiative or become a
slave to routine. Structures or long-held beliefs may break down, leaving you
uncertain and unsure about your future. Any area of your life that has gotten
out of control or is creating this tension will be subject to the strong hand
of Saturn.
