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The New Moon chart for Mar. 2 was such a pretty little thing that I wasn’t sure we could trust it. (Click here to see the article and the chart.) However, even though other parts of the world (Ukraine, Afghanistan, China, etc.) were dealing with horrible circumstances, the situation in this country was largely hunky-dory. This was because the COVID pandemic seemed to be receding and people across the country were ready to greet the Spring unmasked and without social distancing.
The New Moon chart also indicated an undercurrent of anxiety and we had plenty of that. Some people are concerned that an abandonment of COVID restriction could result in a resurgence of the virus. Others, about the war in Ukraine and the increasing pressure for the US to become more directly involved. However, probably the biggest source of our anxiety is inflation and the continuing snags in the supply chain.
Since the conjunction of Mercury and Saturn in the New Moon chart occurred in the Eighth House, I should have foreseen that the economy would be a major concern. Along with the pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, one cause of inflation is our national debt and the Eighth House has to do with debts. Still, thanks to that pretty little New Moon horoscope, there is hope that inflation will also recede in the coming months.
Today I received the first copies of my new book, “The Lunar Nodes: What They Mean and How They Affect Your Life.” The Lunar Nodes or Nodes of the Moon are one of the most fascinating features in natal astrology. They represent a gateway between our worldly existance and a higher, universal consciousness. In the book, I take a unique approach to interpreting the Nodes, one that focuses on the aspects made to the Nodes by planets in the natal horoscope. I also have chapters covering the placement of the Lunar Nodes in the signs and in the houses. The book is available in bookstores and online through this website (Our Books) and Llewellyn Worldwide.
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Following the Moon: Mar. 2, 2022
I had said that the placement of the Sun and Moon in angular houses in the Full Moon chart for Feb. 16 (click here to see the article and the chart) promised dramatic developments. My hope was that that development would be something other that a full scale invasion of Ukraine. (The fact that Putin appeared to be withdrawing troops at that time encouraged that notion.) To the world’s great dismay, however, this turned out to be a false hope and we got the bloody drama of Russian tanks rolling across the Ukrainian border.
I also said that things were going to get “real” for people in positions of authority. Obviously, the naked aggression demonstrated by Putin has brought pressure down on the Biden administration. Caught between the need to support the Ukrainian people and keeping out of an armed conflicted with Russia, the U.S. has decided to employ economic sanctions. At the present time those sanctions seem to be effective but they are doing more damage to the Russian people than to Putin himself. Meanwhile, Putin is making Cold War references to nuclear weapons and Republicans are saying that the crisis is as much Biden’s fault as Putin’s.
I also pointed out that the ruler of the Full Moon chart was in the Ninth House of justice and law. In the midst of the angst caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joe Biden announced his pick for the Supreme court. Ketanji Brown Jackson appears to be eminently qualified but that doesn’t mean that the confirmation process will be free of controversy. Another important development during this lunation period was the lifting of most COVID restrictions around the country. Replacing the pandemic with an increased threat of nuclear war might not seem like a great deal, but I think most Americas will take it.
Though the announcement of Joe Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court was more or less drowned out by the great crime being committed in Ukraine, it was still momentous. Not only will Ketanji Brown Jackson be the first black woman on the Court, she also represents the one of the few things that President Biden has done that is likely to get support from everyone in his party. Of course, we’re already beginning to hear rumblings of doubt from the other side of the aisle.
We don’t have a time of birth for Judge Jackson but a partial horoscope done for noon on her birth date is still informative. (Click on Ketanji Brown Jackson to see the chart.) She is very much a Virgo, with the Sun, Mercury and Mars in that sign. This tells us that she believes that accomplish big things is contingent on getting all the little things right. However, she also has the Moon in Pisces, indicating compassion and a willingness to follow her heart.
