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Last week I predicted that the planetary configurations that were occurring on and around the Fourth of July were particularly worrisome. We had the long-term square between Saturn and Uranus being activeated by hard aspects from both Mars and the Moon. Thankfully, the destructive potential of these aspects didn’t show itself in any major world events, but it apparently did manifest in a whole lot of smaller tragedies.
Yesterday CNN reported that 400 incidents of gun violence occurred in the United States during the holiday weekend and that they resulted in 150 deaths. The number of wounded was not cited. No area of the country seemed to be immune. The locations of the shootings ranged from an inner city park in Cincinnati to a suburban golf course in Georgia. And the victims included all sorts of Americans.
I mentioned it in my last “Following the Moon” article and I will be noting it in my daily forecast, but what’s happening in the sky during this Fourth of July weekend requires special attention. Not only are we entering the holiday with the square between Saturn and Uranus still relatively close, but between July 1 and July 5 transiting Mars will be getting into the act, opposing Saturn and squaring Uranus.
The Saturn to Uranus square represent a clash between Saturn’s love of tradition, structure and order and the irresistible forces of change represented by Uranus. It is a battle between opposites in which neither side wins. No structure or tradition is immune to change and every change eventually results in a new structure. Still, the tension of this long-term square is something we all are feeling.
A couple of days ago the Pentagon’s report on what they termed “Unidentified Arial Phenomena” was given to Congress. Since details of the report had been leaked weeks before, there were no surprises. The gist of the report was, “Yeah, this stuff happens and, no, we can’t explain it. Now can we please change the subject?” And yet, despite its bland lack of commitment, the report has been greeted cries of joy from the community of UFO researchers and believers and dissatisfied grousing from many scientists.
One astrologer I follow on Twitter noted that this announcement came out on the day that Neptune, the planet of all things weird and fantastic, went retrograde. That is interesting, but I see this report as relating to astrology in a much more fundamental way. In fact, I think it could represent a small step toward a more general acceptance of astrology by the public at large.
With Venus at the helm of the New Moon chart for June 10 (click here to see the article and the chart) we’ve cruised through the past two weeks on a cloud of positive feelings. COVID restrictions across the country are relaxing and people are going around with their whole face hanging out, just like in the old days (2019). Of course, there are still worries about variants of the virus and a possible resurgence of infections but, for the most part, Venus in the First House of that chart has led us to a brighter day.
Unfortunately, Venus wasn’t the only planet active in the June 10 chart. Neptune was also prominent and it brought us some variants of the conspiracy theory that’s gathered around the insurrection of Jan. 6. (Now the claim is that it was an FBI operation.) Also, the interminable “audit” that is going on in Arizona is being touted as the wedge that will overturn the November election and put Donald Trump back in the White House by August.
Along with all the Neptunian pipe dreams we had had the culmination of the Saturn to Uranus square during this lunation. Thankfully, even though the drumbeat of violence, rage and crime has gotten noticeably louder, this aspect did not coincide with a horrendous event,. I think we dodged a bullet on that one. The aspect will be exact again near the end of Dec.
