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Older Apple iPhones slow down under Mercury retrograde



Dragon – symbol of power, electricity and lightning

Following a strong backlash for conceding they reduced the processing speed of aging iPhones, Apple apologized to customers and lowered the price of the out-of-warranty battery replacements by $50.
The tech giant is currently facing nine lawsuits in relation to how the company handles the power management of its batteries in older iPhones.

The backlash against the California-headquartered concern began when a Reddit user posted a report earlier this month, detailing how the performance of their old iPhone increased dramatically after the battery was replaced. The post quickly went viral and many followed suit, complaining about the same issue. Many others have speculated that Apple was engaging in planned obsolescence to boost sales of newer iPhone models. Dec 29 https://www.rt.com/usa/414507-apple-iphone-throttling-apology/





The following extract from Gabriela Herstik can help us understand why the problem with aging iPhones came up during the recent Mercury retrograde period.

Mercury Retrograde, which lasts from December 3rd to 23rd, is when the planet seems to be spinning backward. Mercury specifically rules over communication, travel, and technology, so all of these things can go crazy — technology being a big one. If you were wondering how Mercury Retrograde affects technology, then simply look to Gwen’s song! Phones die suddenly, computer files are lost, and hard drives go berserk. Technology goes haywire during Mercury Retrograde, and we’re left stressed and confused, because how could our phone suddenly stall before a presentation? How could our computer randomly crash right before finals? https://hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/mercury-retrograde-affect-technology/

What remains unexplained is why this happened for Apple’s iPhones. To understand that we begin with the chart for Mercury station retrograde at Cupertino, California, where Apple has its headquarters. Recalling the rule that  aspects to angles are always the most important factor in chart analysis, we notice a complex configuration affecting the meridian axis and the descendant. TNP Admetus on the MC with Moon is in hard aspect to TNP Zeus. Among other things, Admetus rules “storage and inventory” while Zeus rules “power or energy” [1] so that together the combination here is referring to batteries. Moreover, the TNP Zeus is conjunct the stars of Draco, the dragon.
About this area Diana Rosenberg [1] writes:

There is electricity in these stars, an intensity and brilliance that illuminates the brooding landscape of mankind’s travail on Earth…This is an area of physics and inventions, especially those connected to electricity, power sources, light and lightning.

It may be recalled that the ancient mythical dragon has been linked to lightning (see image above) and therefore by association with electricity.

Next, we look at Neptune on the descendant making a  hard aspect to Uranus which is opposite the Mars-Zeus conjunction. Reinhold Ebertin in his Combination of Stellar Influences links Mars-Neptune-Uranus with “states of weakness emerging suddenly”[3].

Finally, let us remember that Mercury (phones) stationed in conjunction to Saturn – the planet which rules old age so that “aging” iPhones are the ones affected!

[2] Secrets of the Ancient Skies, Diana K. Rosenberg (v.2, p.88)

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