We
could be in for an intense fall season, marked by a month-long volatile
Mars-Pluto opposition. There are some intense aspects that can bring
destabilizing and escapist tendencies, with some accompanying drama and
relational power games. But the strong accompanying tools of clear
thinking, strong focus, determined perseverance along with a good sense
of cooperation, transformation and creativity makes this an ideal
opportunity to clear away problems of confusion, ambiguity, and
delusions that are impediments to the progress of one's projects.
I've included some news stories that I feel give good examples marked by intensity, escapist illusions, power games, resolved by clear-minded, determined, creative cooperation or failure to do so, as the case may be.
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. It was the strongest hurricane on record to strike the Big Bend region of Florida, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Maria in 2017, and the deadliest to strike the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005.
Oct 02 – Solar Eclipse
at in Libra, annular
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.
The eclipse was special:
Also: On October 1, the sun released a very powerful X7
solar flare. On October 3, it released an X9. As of publication, the SPWC has
not issued a geomagnetic storm watch for the X9 flare. But there is a chance
that the X9 could catch up to the X7, which increases our chance of a
particularly good display of auroras. Also conjunct a lot of stars
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
Very powerful, difficult, with strong potential
Moon, Sun, Pluto, Mars Grand Cross Neptune, Pluto, Venus, Mars kite Neptune,
Uranus, Mars, Venus kite Pluto, Venus, Uranus, Mars mystic rectangle
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, has been 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 dramatic death of social media star P'nut the squirrel palpably impacted US election discourse.
Why the Death of P’Nut the Squirrel Has Become a National Political Event
Nov 4, 2024 Kase Wickman
Flood in Spain, Nov 4
Soccer player Hugo De La Cruz died after being struck by lightning during game in Peru. Nov. 4
Nov. 5- US election. Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris in a clear-cut win.
Nov 19 – Pluto enters Aquarius
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)
‘Wicked’ $350M Promo Unprecedented
deadline.com/2024/11/wicked
As was 1939 film, Wicked reviewed as a "much-needed escape" with a powerful message of kindness, friendship, representation & acceptance
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.apnews.com/article/stolen
On December 8, the festering 13-year civil war in Syria ended, with tumultuous democratic tensions in South Korea, Romania, France.
Election-Related Protests Surged in 2024
More than 160 significant anti-government protests erupted around the world this year, December 16, 2024
PS
Strictly in terms of 'destabilizing and escapist tendencies', a good example could be the New Jersey Drone Sighting craze that began in mid-November
