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US suicide rate surges




Cetus about to devour Andromeda


The suicide rate in the US has surged to its highest level in almost three decades, according to a new report. The increase is particularly pronounced among middle-age white people who now account for a third of all US suicides. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report did not offer an explanation for the steep rise. However, other experts have pointed to increased abuse of prescription opiates and the financial downturn that began in 2008 as likely factors. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36116166





The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report  was published on April 22 by the National Center for Health Statistics at Hyattsville, MD. We begin by looking at the chart for the last solar eclipse of March 8 drawn for Hyattsville. With the eclipse on the cusp of the 6th house we know immediately that it has something to say about “public health” [1].  The eclipse is in Pisces – a sign linked to “an era of storms and wholesale disintegration”.  For stars in this area, Diana Rosenberg adds “struggle for mental stability; a few are prone to despair and either put up a tremendous determined fight against it, or give in to the point of addiction or even suicide”.


Contributing to the eclipse theme is the Uranus-Pluto square straddling the horizon. Uranus-Pluto is linked to the collapse of an existing order so that the financial downturn that began in 2008 is a likely factor. Moreover, the stars of Cetus, the Sea Monster and Andromeda, the Chained Woman are conjunct Uranus. The sea is a perfect symbol for the human psyche so that Cetus represents the storm that can erupt in the human psyche and threaten the life of chained woman Andromeda. It is for this reason that Diana Rosenberg lists “depression, addiction and suicide” under these stars.






If we now progress the eclipse chart to April 22, the date of the report, Neptune and the asteroid Orpheus which are conjunct the eclipse reach the IC triggering the entire configuration. The asteroid Orpheus is connected with death and Neptune with depression and psychic disintegration so that the timing of the report and its conclusions are perfectly in line with the stars.  



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