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  The Festival of Dionysus At least 151 people were killed and 150 others were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said. https://bit.ly/3WeZ1xi     The Solar Eclipse of October 25 at 2º00’ Scorpio is applying closely to a conjunction with Venus at 2º39’ Scorpio. The reanimation of Venus by the Sun on October 22 marked a point of renewal in our relationship with Venus, the planet we associate with enjoyment. Experiences of various forms of Venus (revelry here), for example, can bring release as part of the regeneration underway.   On Oct. 28, Jupiter re-entered Pisces in retrograde motion coming together with Neptune again within seven degrees in the same sign. Astrologers have connected Pisces and Neptune to the god Dionysus. In his destruction of form, we see the dissolving and death of Pisces necessary to prepare for the equinox birth of the cardinal sign A

      As cyclone Sitrang battered parts of Bangladesh on Monday, at least nine people lost their lives, including three members of a family in Cumilla, two in Bhola and one each in Narail, Shariatpur, Barguna and Dhaka. Most deaths were reported after uprooted trees fell on them. Following the casualties, a monitoring cell by the Fire Service and Civil Defence was made functional. https://bit.ly/3DJzmpl Mundane Astrology is the application of astrology to world affairs and world events , taking its name from the Roman word Mundus , meaning "the World". Among the horoscopes used are those of eclipses, ingresses, lunations, exact planetary aspects etc. Like in any other branch of astrology, the four angles created by the horizon and meridian are of paramount importance. The four important angles on a chart are the Ascendant (cusp of the 1st house) Descendant (cusp of the 7th house), Midheaven (cusp of the 10th house) and IC (cusp of the 4th house). Planets and star constella

  The US-led West’s Golden Billion and their proxies in Kiev have all scoffed at Russia’s dire warning shared at the highest levels of newly restored world power’s military–diplomatic leadership over the past few days that a dirty bomb false flag provocation is being plotted against it. According to this New Cold War bloc, it’s actually Moscow that’s supposedly orchestrating all of this behind the scenes in order to invent the pretext for escalating its special operation in that crumbling former Soviet Republic...The very fact that Russia’s warning about Kiev’s false flag dirty bomb provocation is so credible speaks to just how ideologically radical the US’ ruling Democrat elite have become that they’re seriously countenancing this scenario in order to cling to power ahead of the midterms and the 2024 elections. Oct.25 https://bit.ly/3sEFlVO   Many astrologers regard the horoscope of the leader as the horoscope of the nation during the leader’s tenure. So in order to understand the

Warrior Orion and the charging Bull In a wholly unexpected development, given that until just yesterday any prominent person wishing to talk Ukraine peace plan possibilities or who expressed hope for a negotiated end to the war was denounced and shouted down as a 'Kremlin agent', a group of 30 House Democrats is now urging the Biden administration to pursue a diplomatic track with Moscow.   The Washington Post, which detailed the contents of a letter sent to President Biden by the Congressional Dems, underscored they are calling for the US to "dramatically shift" its strategy on the Ukraine war for the first time, with the grinding conflict now reaching the eight-month mark. Oct 25 https://bit.ly/3FdG8ES     Columba - the Dove Events on earth reflect changes in the sky. The news of Democrats urging the administration to avoid war comes just as Mars prepares to station retrograde on Oct. 30. Mars loses his steam for aggressive action when it turns retrograde and m

    New island rising from ocean   Chinese former leader Hu Jintao has been led out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress. The frail-looking 79-year-old was sitting beside President Xi Jinping when he was escorted away by officials. There has been no official statement by the Chinese government concerning the incident, but state news agency Xinhua said Mr Hu had not been feeling well. The footage of Mr Hu being asked to leave the stage is drawing global attention as people try to work out what happened, says the BBC's China correspondent, Stephen McDonell.  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63358627     The use of solar return charts in astrology can be a great tool for understanding events. What is a solar return chart? A solar return chart is erected for the exact moment when the Sun returns to its position in the natal chart. Properly understood, the solar return chart indicates what themes will be important over the coming year. Moreover, import

  Ceres - the Goddess of grain Millions of British households are being forced to skip meals or buy cheaper food due to the rising cost of basic products, a consumer watchdog group has said, citing a new poll. More than eight in 10 people in the UK (85%) are changing their eating habits in response to the rising cost of living, consumer champion Which? said on Thursday. The most popular way of coping with inflation is to seek promotional offers, which is what more than half (55%) of the respondents reported doing. https://bit.ly/3CTcAth     For mundane astrologers, the most important chart is a country’s national chart. C.E.O. Carter and H.S. Green among other pioneers have used national charts extensively in the first half of the last century. Unfortunately, despite advances in techniques, not many modern mundane astrologers are willing to continue with the methods used by the pioneers. If we remember that a national chart is much like an individual’s chart, all methods used in n

    A common error that astrology practitioners make when analyzing events is giving too much importance to (a) a slow moving transit or even (b) the event chart.   This should be easy to understand with an example. According to reports Liz Truss resigned at 1:34 pm BST on 20.10.22. Here is the chart for the resignation. The MC is just about 3 degrees away from triggering the Saturn-Uranus-Node T-square so the event chart is certainly meaningful. Among other things, a Saturn-Uranus activation does mean a sudden removal of a leader. But the same chart would apply to the previous day or the next day within +/- 4 minutes. So shouldn’t we treat the event chart as the minute or second hand of the cosmic clock? Where then is the hour hand? Some astrologers have referred to transit Uranus [17ta42] conjunct Truss’ Mars [17ta29] as the primary indicator for her resignation. That again is certainly not correct since Uranus has been retrograding very slowly over her Mars for quite some ti

  When an ugly power play marks the end of the career of a phenomenally successful politician, it presents a painful sight. From all accounts in the British press in the most recent weeks, it was clear that the night of the long knives was approaching for the most photogenic prime minister Great Britain and Northern Ireland ever produced — Liz Truss. https://www.indianpunchline.com/the-wasteland-of-british-politics/   The noon horoscope of Liz Truss as provided by Astro-databank [1] is reproduced here. We immediately notice not only that recently (Oct.9) Pluto stationed direct [26cp] opposite her radix Mercury [26cn] - Saturn [23cn] but also that the combination was activated by the Oct. 17 Last Quarter Moon [24cn]. References below explain how Pluto transit opposite Saturn works.   Pluto Opposite Saturn When transiting Pluto forms an opposition to your natal Saturn, feelings of gravity, constraint, or constriction will become dominant themes. As a result, you may feel frustrated

  Five days after Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg broke ranks with the German Green Party and urged the country not to shut down its remaining nuclear power plants, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Monday that the country would do just that - by extending the lifetime its three remaining facilities...Last week, Thunberg made headlines by announcing what rational people have been arguing for decades - that nuclear is a better option than coal, and that it's a "bad idea" to turn off nuclear power stations if it means switching to coal, according to Politico on Tuesday. https://bit.ly/3s9essR   Germany’s decision to revert to nuclear power comes as the Sun begins a square to Pluto. Pluto has always had a bad press. Its association with nuclear energy has long been known to astrologers [1]. But more generally we associate it with the demonic, evil and darkness. As Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision, the Last Quarter Moon was completing a T-square

  THE GARDEN OF THE TUILERIES EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has come under fire for saying in a recent speech (on Oct.13) given in Belgium that “Europe is a garden” while the outside world is a “jungle”. There are growing calls for him to retract the analogy and to issue an apology over what many are saying was a speech tinged with racist and imperialistic overtones. He was addressing an audience of his own diplomatic corps. https://bit.ly/3g2NX5E     The European Union (EU) horoscope (1 Nov. 1993; 0:00 hrs; CET; Brussels) is going through its first Saturn return which I have discussed extensively in previous posts. Here we examine the chart for the Saturn return to see if it provides any clues to Joseph Borrell’s statement. As always planets and stars on the angles are the ones to focus on. On the descendant is the TNP Admetus for which Blake Finley provides the following keywords:  Self-absorption; isolation; disconnection; narrowness of perspective.   On the MC are

  Astrocartography Map for the US Sibly Pluto   In a previous post [1] on the upcoming solar eclipse, I wrote:   Eclipses bring changes – a getting rid of the old before the new can come – similar to ‘an opening of the gates’, so to speak. They synchronise with major shifts in consciousness and can act as a seed for future change – where we ‘suddenly see the light’. The operative word in the last sentence is “can” ...in other words only if we are ready and allow it.   The upcoming solar eclipse [2sc] falls on the US Sibly Hades [1sc] activating the radix Hades square Pluto [27cp] .   Hades-Pluto: changes (Pluto) that are not for the better but that bring about a decline (Hades); to recognize that ugliness (Hades) is rooted in resentment or a desire for revenge or power (Pluto); problems and decline (Hades) through debt, reliance on credit, and loss of integrity (Pluto).   Since the TNP Hades is in the Sibly 11 th house (friends and allies), the US Pluto return is testing friends

        At least 40 workers were killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a coal mine in northwestern Turkey on Friday, officials said. Scores of workers were still stranded underground in two locations, 300 and 350 metres below sea level, as of Friday evening. The accident occurred at 6 pm local time (5 pm CEST) in the town of Amasra in the Black Sea province of Bartin. https://bit.ly/3CAFgar     Many events can be explained by what astrologers call the station point. This term refers to the period when a planet slows down and stands relatively still before changing directions, and either starts going backward ("retrograde") or forward ("direct"). The direct motion of a planet does not always signal the release of its power on the day itself, but this usually happens within a few weeks after its station often waiting until the Sun makes a square to the planet - squares being aspects of external manifestation.   Pluto stationed direct on Oct.9 but it is o

  In New York City, world leaders dodged traffic, deranged panhandlers and the city's unique fall funk, to lecture the planet about their views at the United Nations General Assembly. Their theme was the threat that "misinformation" or "disinformation" poses to their power. "Hate speech, misinformation and abuse — targeted especially at women and vulnerable groups — are proliferating," UN Secretary-General António Guterres claimed. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/18986/the-end-of-debate   It is no secret that politicians often lie, but consider this ­– they can do so simply by telling the truth. Misleading by "telling the truth" is so pervasive in daily life that a new term has recently been employed by psychologists to describe it: paltering. That it is so widespread in society now gives us more insight into the grey area between truth and lies.   The United Nations horoscope is based on when the UN Charter came into effect on Oct. 24

  Sabian Symbol: Eclipse On Scorpio 3: Neighbors Help In A House-Raising Party Eclipses bring changes – a getting rid of the old before the new can come – similar to ‘an opening of the gates’, so to speak. They synchronise with major shifts in consciousness and can act as a seed for future change – where we ‘suddenly see the light’. The operative word in the last sentence is “can” ...in other words only if we are ready and allow it.   To illustrate the essence of the eclipse with an example, I will choose Germany. Why? Because the solar eclipse [2sc] of Oct. 25 falls significantly on the MC at Berlin. In previous posts [1][2], I explained that by allowing itself to be bullied by the US, Germany is getting what it deserves. “if you have no self-respect, why would anybody have any respect for you?” Certain planetary combinations in Germany’s chart were asking it to be more aggressive and “manifest some of what had been kept under wraps because of hidden fears, internal taboos, shame,

  Russian authorities said on Saturday that what was likely a truck bombing had damaged the strategic Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula with the country’s mainland. The Foreign Ministry stated that the incident was proof of the “terrorist nature” of the regime in Ukraine. Traffic on the bridge has been closed off after the blast caused a partial collapse of the road section and a fire on the railway portion. https://www.rt.com/russia/564285-crimean-bridge-role-explainer/   The almost exact Saturn/Uranus square continues to challenge the status quo of, well, everything. Saturn symbolizes structures and organizations; Uranus symbolizes revolution and innovation; and squares indicate friction.   The energy of a combination like the Saturn-Uranus square becomes active at a place when a mundane chart example an ingress, planetary station, eclipse etc brings the combination to an alignment with the angles. Presented here the chart for the Pluto direct station on Oct.9 th draw

Dionysus vs Apollo   An ex-policeman has killed at least 37 people, most of them children, in a gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in north-east Thailand.Police say he then killed himself and his family after a manhunt following the attack in Nong Bua Lamphu province...Headteacher Nanticha Panchum said the attacker's son attended the centre but had not been there for a month. The man used to drop his child off, and was always polite and chatty, she said. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63155169   Many events can be explained by what astrologers call the station point. This term refers to the period when a planet slows down and stands relatively still before changing directions, and either starts going backward ("retrograde") or forward ("direct"). Think "station" as in stationary, in other words.   While many astrologers look to the station point primarily for what it tells us about when and where a planet is changing direction, stations

  OPEC+ lined up with Russia to slash output by 2m barrels a day from November and through 2023, pushing energy prices up, and seeing a slew of calls for oil to again top $100 in the near future. The White House response was furious. The official statement said President Biden was “disappointed by the short-sighted decision” to cut production. The White House Press Secretary accused OPEC+ of “aligning with Russia” Off the record the response was probably blunter given such a cut had been flagged as a “hostile act”. Yet Saudi Arabia’s message to the White House also couldn’t have been blunter. https://bit.ly/3VjmYDg   Below is an extract from a previous post End Of The Petrodollar Conspiracy [1].   In this post we look at the Saudi Arabia - US Sibly Davison Relationship Chart (DRC) to understand why this arrangement is coming to an end. For those new to astrology, let me just explain that if there is a significant combination in a chart that is triggered by a direction (progression