Catalonia leaders jailed at Full Moon

Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in an independence referendum in 2017. Oct. 14  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49974289

Charts for the phases of the Moon are among the most reliable indicators of events on earth. This is especially so at places where they make hard aspects to the horizon or meridian. For readers who are unfamiliar with astrology, Moon phases act as  local “step down transformers” for powerful energies generated by far away planets or planetary configurations that they aspect.

The Full Moon of 14 Oct has Moon in Aries and the Sun in Libra both making hard aspects to the meridian at Madrid. The Aries-Libra polarity is a relationship axis, where Aries represents “self” and Libra represents “other.” Where Aries is about self-assertion, Libra is about compromise. The energy of the Libra Sun is the awareness of the need for relationships and all that comes with maintaining them–compromising, negotiating, graciousness, and balancing. The Aries Moon, on the other hand, is self-assertive, leading, and personally courageous.

The Catalan independence movement  seeks the independence (Aries) of Catalonia from union (Libra) with Spain.This movement threatens the constitutional order and its actions have been declared illegal on multiple occasions.

The Full Moon Aries-Libra axis makes a T-square with Saturn-Pluto in Capricorn – a sign linked to the nation state.  Considering that the establishment of  a nation state  has required great labor over a great length of time, Capricorn will place substantial value onto what it has built, and therefore it is heavily invested in maintaining itself. Preservation is paramount for the Capricorn archetype.

Freedom of choice (Aries) is not a Saturn–Pluto concept, so beliefs that do not fall in line with the established order (Capricorn), come under pressure. Saturn, rigidly disciplined, status-driven and authoritarian, has no reason to mellow when combined with Pluto’s power–hungry need for control. If anything, both planets become more entrenched when their energies are merged.

Saturn’s great strength in stability and structure (Capricorn) is also a weakness when faced with situations demanding flexibility and compromise (Libra). Pluto in a slightly different way is also incapable of giving way gracefully. A world view based solely on power sees only the victorious or the oppressed. There can be no quarter given when compromise is seen as a sign of weakness, a lowering of defences as potentially life-threatening. This then is the reason why a Spanish court  has jailed the Catalonia leaders for sedition. 

Finally we take a look at the Wynn Key Return chart for Spain (22 Nov. 1975; 12:45 pm CET, Madrid). Notice that the Full Moon T-square aligns significantly with the angles.