A fun spin on serious cosmic stuff! Wendell C. Perry has 40 years experience studying astrology and how it impacts personalities & relationships. He's written two books & published articles in astrology magazines. He's happy to share this website so that you, too, can have fun with astrology to help you in everyday life!
There’s been a lot of speculation over the past couple of weeks about the health and whereabouts of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. He missed the celebration of his grandfather’s birthday on April 15, something that is apparently unheard of, and he has not been seen in public since. On top of this, there are rumors of an operation, possibly involving Kim’s heart, that went terribly wrong. People are wondering if Kim is still among the living.
Looking at this situation astrologically is complicated by the fact that, not only do we not have a time of birth for Kim, we’re not even completely sure of the year. Some sources say that Kim was born in 1983 and others 1984. In previous articles on Kim I have used a chart done for none for Jan. 8, 1983. (Click here to see that chart.) This time I’m also going examine the chart for 1984. (Click here to see that horoscope.)
Last August I wrote about Stacey Abrams and her chances of being picked as Biden’s VP. At that time I felt that her chances were slim. That was because during the Summer of 2020, when the Democratic convention will be held, Saturn will be square Abrams’ natal Mars. This is an aspect that would certainly block any initiatives. However, there are now rumors that Biden is set to announce his choice by May 1. This completely changes the dynamic.
First of all, let's take a quick look at Abrams’ horoscope. We do not have a time of birth or her so the chart has been done for noon on her date of birth. (Click on Stacey Abrams to see the horoscope.)
Not having a time of birth for Stacey Abrams is particularly frustrating because a lot hangs on the precise placement of her Moon. If she was born between midnight and around 9 AM, Abrams’ Moon would form a nice grand trine with Jupiter and Pluto. On the other hand, an afternoon birth would tighten the opposition of the Moon to her Sun, making her even more of a Full Moon baby. People born under a Full or New Moon often seem to have an extra level of energy.
In my analysis of the Full Moon chart for April 7 (click here to see the article and the chart) I said that the peak in the Covid 19 infection rate that many experts were expecting would not be as dramatic as some people feared. I think that, for the most part, that was the case. In fact, some people found the death rate from the virus during this period so unimpressive that they began protesting the means by which those numbers have been kept relatively low.
I had predicted that the square between Mars and Uranus in the Full Moon chart would bring us surprises. I had expected those surprises to be to some extent muted or concealed. One of the surprises certainly was. That was the announcement that Kim Jong Un was “in serious danger” after an operation. Since the source this information is unknown and not official, we can’t be sure of the true facts. Unfortunately, the other surprise was not so obscure. That was the mass shooting in Canada.
I also remarked on the aspects by Neptune to the Sun and Moon indicated deception or confusion. I link this to President Trump’s insistence that it was time to “reopen” the US economy and with the fact the governors of some states are following his lead and removing restrictions designed to limit the spread of the virus. This is not so much deception as pure Neptunian wrong-headedness. The protests against “shelter in place” rules in some states represents the same Neptunian influence, along with a bit of Mars square Uranus rebellion.
It’s pretty obvious that the novelty of “social distancing” and “sheltering in place” and worn thin for most Americans. We’re all ready to go back to work, or at least go back to Walmart. President Trump says that America is going to reopen for business on May 1 but, let’s face it, no one other than a few reporters pays attention to what the President says any more. I decided to see what astrology might have to offer about the reopening of the US economy.
Even though it was not big news at the time, the spread of the Covid 19 virus started inching its way in the public consciousness around the same time that Saturn’s conjunction of Pluto became exact (on Jan. 12). By this time the epidemic in China had gotten the attention of the World Health Organization and the first case outside China was confirmed.
In the Sibly chart of the United States (click here to see the horoscope) Jupiter and Pluto are transiting the Second House of money. Even though we didn’t know it at the time, this spread of this disease was about to steamroll the then booming US economy. As I pointed out in a previous article, a lot of astrologers had been predicting that Saturn’s conjunction with Pluto would bring an economic downturn in the US even though no astrologer I know of predicted that a virus would cause it.
