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    Saturn - the Grim Reaper   Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, has died aged 82 in Sao Paulo. Pele’s passing at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Brazil’s largest city follows a prolonged period of ill-health and a battle with colon cancer. https://www.rt.com/sport/567753-pele-obituary-life-career/     Eclipses tend to bring about endings and new beginnings. The Oct. 25 solar eclipse fell just 4 days after Pele’s birthday [1] so that his radix Sun [27li] was conjunct the eclipse [2sc] and more closely conjunct the asteroid Requiem (death) [25li] in the eclipse chart signaling an end to his earthly life.   Among the three major significators - the Sun, Moon and Ascendant - the Ascendant is the fastest moving and therefore the most specific. Pele’s Ascendant [9vi] is conjunct the asteroid Toro [5vi] which Martha Wescott links to “football”[2].   Next we notice that his current major directions are:   (a) ’Hour hand’ of cosmic clock:

    Britain's King Charles III has evicted Prince Andrew from Buckingham Palace following a series of scandals over his alleged ties with convicted American pedophile Jeffery Epstein, The Sun claimed on Friday. Dec 25 https://www.rt.com/news/568876-king-charles-prince-andrew-epstein/     Synastry is a method of comparing two or more horoscopes. This makes it possible to find the interaspects, i.e. the aspects between the planets and axes of one horoscope to another one. It is an effective and easily understood method, and it can be combined with predictive tools such as progressions and transits.   Applying the rules of synastry to the horoscopes of King Charles[1] and his brother Prince Andrew [2] we find that Charles’ progressed Sun [8aq] has begun a square aspect to Andrew’s radix Neptune [9sc] which is conjunct the star omega Centaur.  Symbolically, the centaur; half man, half horse represents the danger of domination by baser influences, instincts, the unconscious unco

  The CIA, Pentagon and other US intelligence and law enforcement agencies, referred internally as OGA, were getting increasingly “more aggressive” with their takedown requests, effectively pushing the platform to engage in censorship of foreign policy stories that ran against the Washington-approved narrative, the latest trove of Twitter documents reveals.  Spearheaded by Taibbi and fellow reporter Bari Weiss, the Twitter Files have been published on a rolling basis with the blessing of the site’s new owner, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.    https://www.rt.com/news/568879-twitter-files-cia-collusion/     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"). On Dec 29 th Mercury stations retrograde [24cp] opposite its own place in the US Sibly [24cn] act

    A powerful winter storm and cold blast will wreak havoc across the central and eastern US through the weekend and bring what the National Weather Service calls a "once-in-a-generation type event." More than 100 million people across the US are under winter weather alerts which extend across 37 states, dipping as far south as Texas. Dec. 23   https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/once-generation-snowpocalypse-sweeps-across-us   Astro-meteorology uses charts for the Sun's ingress into each of the four cardinal signs, i.e. 00 deg of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn to predict weather conditions. As always, planets and stars aspecting the angles are of primary significance.   Presented here is the chart for the Capricorn ingress of the Sun drawn for Washington DC. The Sun [0cp] is on descendant and the Moon [8sa] is square the MC.    The Sun [0cp] is amid stars that were transited:   At the 1815 Autumn Equinox, the day the devastating Great September Gale hit New

  A rug in a nursery cushions the shocks of life    Today is the winter solstice when the days start to get longer and the light of the Sun grows stronger. It also marks the day we move from Sagittarius to Capricorn energy and shift our attention from the search for meaning and wider horizons to working on practical goals for success and self-mastery. This movement takes place as the Sun makes a square aspect to Jupiter which has just entered Aries.   In astrology, Jupiter, the gas giant is referred to as “the Great Benefic,” which means it brings luck, fortune, abundance, and expansion wherever it goes. Jupiter is associated with higher learning, cultural intrigues, and spiritual enlightenment, too.   It should also be noted that Aries is associated with “me.” . Aries shifts our interest away from the collective and community to focus more on individual needs. Perhaps you’ve been compromising too much of yourself for others’ happiness?   Or maybe you feel like others’ apathy i

        The second iteration of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership will take place on December 20 in Amman, Jordan, according to a report from El-Nashra. At the summit, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, and several more Arab nations are expected to attend. Some Lebanese sources have speculated that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet on the sidelines of the conference. https://bit.ly/3FH4R3b   Talks between the two Middle East countries have the potential of bringing peace to an area that has been ravaged by war and instability. In a previous post Eclipse pushes Iran-Saudi to resolve differences [1], I looked at the Iran-Saudi Davison Relationship Chart and wrote:   The Nov. 8th total lunar eclipse [16ta] fell right on top of Kronos [17ta] activating the T square. The eclipse Moon is in tight conjunction to Uranus (rebellion and change), but in the sign Taurus which craves security and stability. The emancipatory prese

  A 50-foot tall, 264,000-gallon aquarium containing around 1,500 tropical fish burst in the German hotel in the capital of Berlin on Friday, sending fish and water through the lobby and onto the street, along with all sorts of hotel debris - from bellhop trolleys to twisted lamps. https://bit.ly/3HFCLaY   In a previous post [1], I wrote: Astrologically, there are only a few cosmic events that put Neptune front-and-center among the myriad planetary combinations. Its stations are among them. This occurs when Neptune appears to stand still before it goes into retrograde or direct motion.   In astrology, Neptune is often considered a planet that’s all about dissolution or weakening of boundaries . In the material world it causes things to decay (e.g. the Keystone pipeline rupture/leak).   The Neptune station direct took place on Dec. 4 but it was not until Dec. 14 that the Sun formed a square aspect to Neptune thereby releasing its energy so to speak. A chart for the exact Sun-Neptun

        On November 15th, 2022, several of the world’s biggest banks agreed to a shocking new plan – one that could lead to a complete overthrow of the U.S. dollar as we know it. Sponsored by the New York Federal Reserve, participants in this plan include banking giants like Wells Fargo, Citigroup, HSBC and Mastercard, just to name a few. The pilot program – dubbed “Project Cedar” – would convert regular U.S. dollars into a brand-new type of dollar, which could have massive implications for all American citizens. But “Project Cedar” is just the second step in a complete overhaul of the U.S. banking system. https://bit.ly/3j0AKfb     The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises. In a rece

      Federal and state environmental officials worked over the weekend to mitigate the fallout from last Wednesday's (Dec. 7) Keystone Pipeline rupture that leaked about 14,000 barrels of crude oil into a Kansas creek... The spill near Mill Creek, in Washington County, Kansas, had been "contained" by about 250 people working at the site, TC Energy said in a statement. https://abcn.ws/3iT9gbf     Astrologically, there are only a few cosmic events that put Neptune front-and-center among the myriad planetary combinations. Its stations are among them. This occurs when Neptune appears to stand still before it goes into retrograde or direct motion.    In astrology, Neptune is often considered a planet that’s all about dissolution or weakening of boundaries . In the material world it causes things to decay (e.g. the Keystone pipeline rupture/leak) . And on the mental level he will eat away at everything we believe in by discrediting all that we hold to be true. This can

    Freed Slaves - On To Liberty, 1867 Painting The Department of Energy plans to announce Tuesday that scientists have been able for the first time to produce a fusion reaction that creates a net energy gain — a major milestone in the decades-long, multibillion-dollar quest to develop a technology that provides unlimited, cheap, clean power. The aim of fusion research is to replicate the nuclear reaction through which energy is created on the sun. https://wapo.st/3BqsD1Z   In mundane astrology, the cardinal ingresses of the Sun (entry into the four cardinal signs/ constellations, i.e. 00 deg of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn ) have a traditional reputation as important mundane events. Of these the Capricorn ingress chart is of special importance and is often referred to as an annual or world chart. Presented here is the chart for the upcoming Capricorn ingress drawn for Washington DC. As always planetary combinations aspecting the angles are the ones to focus on. Here we h

    A teenage girl's incurable cancer has been cleared from her body in the first use of a revolutionary new type of medicine. All other treatments for Alyssa's leukaemia had failed. So doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital used "base editing" to perform a feat of biological engineering to build her a new living drug. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63859184 Mundane horoscopes drawn for the phases of the Moon and exact planetary aspects can be very revealing. Readers would be aware that on Dec. 8 th , not only was there a Full Moon but that the Sun reached an exact opposition to retrograde Mars.   Presented here is the chart for the Sun-Mars opposition drawn for London. Notice that Mars which is the ruler of the 5 th house (children) is placed in the 8 th .The 8 th house rules death and the kind of people who die (or are even critically close to dying).  Incidentally it also rules the suppression of  emotions out of fear and anxiety. Here the Moon and Mars

    German ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel reveals that in 2014, the Minsk agreements aimed to give Ukraine time to get stronger and for NATO to increase its support to the country in the face of Russia. The Minsk accords were signed to "give Ukraine time" to strengthen itself, according to ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was in office from 2005 to 2021, in an interview published on Wednesday in the Zeit newspaper. Merkel said "The 2014 Minsk agreement was an attempt to give time to Ukraine. It also used this time to become stronger as can be seen today. The Ukraine of 2014-2015 is not the modern Ukraine." https://bit.ly/3VLKDf9     A chart for the Sun-Mars opposition of 8 th December drawn for Hamburg, Merkel’s birthplace has it significantly placed square the meridian with Neptune on the IC. Deceitful motives (Neptune) hide a war agenda (Mars). (Note that the US Sibly Neptune is conjunct the MC of this chart [1])   Moreover, on the MC [21vi36] is the sta

  Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten human rights and freedoms in the Southeast Asian country.  The new code, which also applies to foreign residents and tourists, bans cohabitation before marriage, apostasy, and provides punishments for insulting the president or expressing views counter to the national ideology. https://bit.ly/3P9uZrq     The defining aspect of 2021-2022 has been the last quarter square between Saturn and Uranus. Astrological "squares" are known for creating tension between two points — and with this one involving Saturn, the Planet of Rules and Boundaries, and Uranus, the Planet of Freedom and Rebellion, things have been fairly intense. Saturn in its diminished expression can be controlling, wanting to own others and dictate behavior for them. It can be oppressive, righteous stifling all freedom [1]. In its evolve

    Andromeda and Cetus   A man stabbed two schoolgirls in the town of Illerkirchberg in southern Germany on Monday. One of the girls, aged 14, later succumbed to her injuries, police have confirmed. Local media reports suggest the authorities apprehended the suspect at a local refugee shelter.   According to a police spokesperson, the perpetrator attacked his victims on the street while they were on their way to school at around 7:30am on Monday morning. https://www.rt.com/news/567713-girl-stabbing-attack-germany/       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.   While eclipses are worldwide in scope, their effects are most prominent in places where they align with the angle

  Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island, Java, has released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava in its latest eruption. Semeru's last major eruption was in December last year and left 51 people dead There were no immediate reports of any casualties from the eruption of the Semeru volcano and Indonesia's transport ministry said that there was no impact on air travel but notices had been sent to two regional airports for vigilance. https://ab.co/3VPXrkh   The cosmic clock ticking, as planets pursue their motion and form celestial patterns, provides a flavor, a meaning, or a message for each passing minute or for a whole epoch. Among these transits, the Mars synod on Dec.7 at when the Sun reaches an opposition to retrograding Mars is regarded by, astrologers as as a momentous event which colors the period around it. In a strange coincidence, the Full Moon chart drawn for Mount Sumeru brings the Mars-Sun-Moon alignment to the meridian. In plain ter

  Many of us live in a world of delusions (Neptune). A delusion is defined as a state of irrational belief that holds even when there is strong evidence to the contrary. With its connection to delusions, Neptune is linked to “mirages” or appearances that belie reality.   But the actual purpose of Neptune is to undermine things from within. In the material world he causes things to decay. And on the mental level he will eat away at everything we believe in by discrediting all that we hold to be true. But Neptune cannot undermine if he did not at the same time hold before us some ideal to be contrasted with its faulty reality. If a true reality is to be appreciated and outwardly realized then a false reality must be shown up for what it is. When we truly come to understand Neptune, we may find that he is actually the revealer of reality.   With Neptune stationing direct today (Dec. 3 -4), we need to remember the underlying intent of Neptune retrograde cycles - to dissolve the bounda