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!
I had expected that the New Moon chart for June 24 would bring us increased clarity. (Click here to see the article and the chart.) I also said that many of us wouldn’t like what was made clear. In his first speech since he left office, Donald Trump made it clear that his fantasy that he actually won the 2020 election is not going away. It is apparently going to remain a major talking point for Republicans until the next election and maybe beyond.
Unfortunately, that clarity was not universal. After a brief ray of hope that a bipartisan deal had been made on the Infrastructure Bill, Republicans in the Senate have pulled back and are now proposing a much cheaper version that is not likely to sell. Also, though much of the country seems ready to return to a pre-pandemic normal, the combination of the Delta variant and low vaccination numbers in some states continues to throw up doubts.
I also predicted the opposition between Venus in the Tenth House of the Full Moon chart and Pluto would spell trouble for some high-profile person. That “person” turned out to be the Trump businesses and the trouble was the indictment the company’s CFO. Also, the appointment of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 9 insurrection could strike an ominous note for the previous administration while accusations of “dysfunction” in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office cast a shadow over the present one.
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.
