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Five Of Wands - Tarot Card For Mars Astrology sometimes reveals connections that ordinary observation misses. As Dennis Elwell put it: “Astrology embodies a system of new categories that are different from the ones to which we are habituated. In this system objects and events that at first sight appear to have nothing whatever to do with each other are shown to be intimately connected.” Two recent events illustrate this perfectly under the intensifying Mars–Pluto opposition of early October 2026. The Flydubai Incident – 30 September 2026 On 30 September, Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv experienced a dramatic mid-air crisis. Around 05:21 UTC, while flying over northwestern Saudi Arabia near Tubarjal (approximately 30°30′N 38°12′E), the Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed the Indian captain, Smit Machchhar, in what Israeli officials described as an attempt to seize control and crash the aircraft. The plane plunged thousands of feet in seconds. Despite serious injuries,...

    In my previous post, Grief → Conflict → Power: Weaving the Five of Cups, Wands & Swords Under Venus Retrograde , we explored how Venus stationing retrograde at 8° Scorpio on 3 October 2026, then squaring Mars (Five of Wands) around 11 October and Pluto (Five of Swords) around 20 October, creates a personal sequence of emotional loss → open friction → decisive power confrontation.     That same planetary weather now falls heavily on India’s Republic chart (26 January 1950, 10:18 IST, Delhi) and coincidentally the natal Sun of Gyanesh Kumar - the Chief Election Commissioner (27 January 1964). The nation’s Sun sits at 5°40′ Aquarius, tightly squared by its Moon at 5°44′ Taurus. Transiting Pluto, currently near 3° Aquarius, is conjunct that natal Sun. Venus retrograde in Scorpio therefore squares both Pluto and India’s solar identity, while Mars in Leo opposes the same Aquarian zone. The result is a national version of the same arc — grief and exclusion, comp...

Weaving the Five of Cups (Venus Rx in 1st decan Scorpio), Five of Wands (Venus square Mars ~Oct 11), and Five of Swords (Venus square Pluto ~Oct 20) points to a period of emotional reckoning around love, attachment, power, and values that moves through grief → open conflict → decisive confrontation or release. These three “Fives” share a common thread of disruption after a period of relative stability (the Fours). In the context of Venus retrograde (reviewing love, self-worth, intimacy, and shared resources) tightly aspecting Mars (drive, desire, assertion, conflict) and Pluto (depth, power, transformation, compulsion, endings/rebirths), the sequence describes deep, often uncomfortable lessons about what is truly sustainable in relationships and personal values. Combined Lesson Arc Five of Cups foundation (Venus Rx in early Scorpio) : Focusing on what has been lost, spilled, or disappointed—regret, heartbreak, abandonment feelings, emotional baggage, or mourning a relationship id...

         Venus stations retrograde on October 3, 2026 (around 8°29′ Scorpio), stations direct around November 13–14 (at ~22°51–52′ Libra), and clears its retrograde shadow zone around mid-December (reaching back to ~8°29′ Scorpio). The full period of relevance (pre-shadow through post-shadow) runs roughly late August to mid-December 2026.   “Review and introspection in love, values, money, and self-worth. Venus retrograde is classically a time to reassess rather than launch major new relationships, engagements, big purchases, or dramatic image changes. Old partners, unfinished relationship business, or past patterns often resurface for closure, renegotiation, or clearer insight. It favors self-love, deeper intimacy work, and clarifying what you truly value”. (astrologyking.com)   “Scorpio phase (roughly Oct 3–25): intensity, depth, and transformation. Expect buried emotions, trust issues, power dynamics, shared resources/finances, desire, and psycho...

On the shores of Lake Van in eastern Turkey, local fishermen recently captured something quietly extraordinary: a red fox, a white cat and a magpie moving together with an ease that defies the usual rules of nature [1]. No chase, no fear—just a strange, peaceful companionship. When the chart for the Full Moon of 26 September 2026 is cast for the exact coordinates of the lake, the sky itself seems to comment on the scene.       The Moon at 3° Aries faces the Sun at 3° Libra. One part of us looks after individual needs and instincts; the other remains aware that we belong to a larger whole. Neptune standing close to the Moon softens hard edges and dissolves the boundaries that normally keep different species apart. The Sabian symbol for the Sun’s degree speaks of a group gathered in communion. A Grand Trine between Pluto, Uranus and the Sun is anchored to the Midheaven at 28° Capricorn—right beside the stars of Vulpecula, the Fox. Mars on the IC at 29° Cancer turns ...

 Imdugud -  the Great Storm Bird On 26 September 2026 a Full Moon rose with the Sun–Moon axis locked to the local meridian over Bangkok. Moon tightly conjunct Neptune poured its classic signature of dissolution and flooding across the Thai capital. Within hours the city was underwater — the worst many locals had seen since 2011. The sky had already written the script, as I wrote in When the Heavens Open the Floodgates . Less than twenty-four hours later, and half a world away, another meridian activation unfolded.     At 12:30 UT on 27 September 2026 the centre of a powerful nor’easter moved onshore near Barnegat Light, New Jersey. In the landfall chart, Mars at 29° Cancer sits almost exactly on the Midheaven, opposed by Pluto at 3° Aquarius near the IC. That meridional Mars–Pluto opposition is the classic signature of “demonic intensity” — extreme, compulsive release of force that has long been linked to destructive storms.     The Full Moon of...

On 26 September 2026 a dramatic Full Moon rose over Bangkok, its Sun–Moon axis locked tightly to the local meridian. The Moon, tightly conjunct Neptune, poured its classic signature of dissolution, confusion and — most relevantly — flooding across the Thai capital. Within hours the city was underwater.   Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster after nearly 48 hours of relentless rain dumped almost 12 inches (around 300 mm) of water on the metropolis. Canals overflowed, roads vanished beneath murky brown water, and residents waded waist-deep through streets that had suddenly become rivers. The Governor urged people to stay home; the Prime Minister cut short an overseas trip to return. Temporary shelters filled and sandbags appeared on doorsteps. It was the worst flooding many locals had seen since the catastrophic 2011 deluges. The sky had already written the script. In the Full Moon chart cast for Bangkok, the Ascendant sits at 3° Cancer — exactly Thailand’s natal Sun...

“Astrology embodies a system of new categories that are different from the ones to which we are habituated. In this system objects and events that at first sight appear to have nothing whatever to do with each other are shown to be intimately connected.” — Dennis Elwell     On Saturday 26 September 2026 the Full Moon occurred at 3°37' Aries–Libra. Relocated to Berlin it fell tightly on the horizon axis: the Moon (and Neptune) rising in early Aries, the Sun setting in early Libra. Angular Full Moons for a capital city are always worth watching. This one carried an extra signature that proved uncannily precise.     In the 90° sort we find: Neptune at 2°58' Aries Rx Moon at 3°37' Aries Phaethon at 1°45' Libra (opposite and therefore also angular) Martha Wescott’s keyword list for Phaethon is terse and practical: “Instances that involve cars, transport, driving; other forms of recklessness – feeling out of control.” Neptune, newly established in Aries, co...

Sabian Libra 4: “Around a campfire a group of young people sit in spiritual communion” On September 26, 2026, the Full Moon peaks at 3°37′ Aries, opposite the Sun at the same degree of Libra. Known as the Harvest Moon, this lunation arrives just after the autumn equinox and carries the classic tension of the Aries–Libra axis: the drive for independence, courage, and self-assertion on one side, and the need for relationship, fairness, and mutual consideration on the other.     What makes this Full Moon especially potent is the Moon’s tight conjunction with Neptune, joined by Borasisi and Niobe. Neptune dissolves boundaries and heightens both intuition and the risk of illusion. Borasisi, named for the sun-god in Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle , speaks to the “useful lies” we adopt for comfort, survival, or social ease. Niobe adds the archetypal pattern of pride that overreaches, followed by loss and humbling. Opposite this cluster sits Kagara, carrying trickster energy — decep...