Do Galactic Cycles Influence Earth's Biological History?
"Horoscope enthusiasts will be happy to hear that a grand cosmic force does indeed seem to be responsible for controlling the direction of all life on Earth. However, this grand cosmic cycle has more to do with extinction than finding a tall, handsome stranger.
Early last year, research revealed that the rise and fall of species on Earth seems to be driven by the undulating motions of our solar system as it travels through the Milky Way. Some scientists believe that this cosmic force may offer the answer to some of the biggest questions in our Earth’s biological history."
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Antikythera Mechanism
From The New York Times:
"After a closer examination of the Antikythera Mechanism, a surviving marvel of ancient Greek technology, scientists have found that the device not only predicted solar eclipses but also organized the calendar in the four-year cycles of the Olympiad, forerunner of the modern Olympic Games.
The new findings, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature, also suggested that the mechanism’s concept originated in the colonies of Corinth, possibly Syracuse, in Sicily. The scientists said this implied a likely connection with the great Archimedes.
Archimedes, who lived in Syracuse and died in 212 B.C., invented a planetarium calculating motions of the Moon and the known planets and wrote a lost manuscript on astronomical mechanisms. Some evidence had previously linked the complex device of gears and dials to the island of Rhodes and the astronomer Hipparchos, who had made a study of irregularities in the Moon’s orbital course.
The Antikythera Mechanism, sometimes called the first analog computer, was recovered more than a century ago in the wreckage of a ship that sank off the tiny island of Antikythera, north of Crete. Earlier research showed that the device was probably built between 140 and 100 B.C."
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"After a closer examination of the Antikythera Mechanism, a surviving marvel of ancient Greek technology, scientists have found that the device not only predicted solar eclipses but also organized the calendar in the four-year cycles of the Olympiad, forerunner of the modern Olympic Games.
The new findings, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature, also suggested that the mechanism’s concept originated in the colonies of Corinth, possibly Syracuse, in Sicily. The scientists said this implied a likely connection with the great Archimedes.
Archimedes, who lived in Syracuse and died in 212 B.C., invented a planetarium calculating motions of the Moon and the known planets and wrote a lost manuscript on astronomical mechanisms. Some evidence had previously linked the complex device of gears and dials to the island of Rhodes and the astronomer Hipparchos, who had made a study of irregularities in the Moon’s orbital course.
The Antikythera Mechanism, sometimes called the first analog computer, was recovered more than a century ago in the wreckage of a ship that sank off the tiny island of Antikythera, north of Crete. Earlier research showed that the device was probably built between 140 and 100 B.C."
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Total Solar Eclipse 8/1/08
Global/Local Circumstances and Animation:
Eclipse Data & Animation
Astrologically- this eclipse is potent for the U.S., although not visible here, as it conjoins the Ascendant in D.C. at eclipse maximum. The event will be visible in Asia and China, just a week before the opening of the Olympic games in Beijing, which suggests a disruptive energy field in that region of the world.
In a personal horoscope, the solar eclipse represents a major ending and potential new beginning in whatever house it falls in one's chart.
Eclipses: Darkening of the Light,
by David Plant at Skyscript
"Of all the celestial events visible from the Earth, eclipses are the most awesome. The term is derived from a Greek word meaning 'abandonment' or 'failure'. During a solar eclipse, light from the Sun is visibly diminished, sometimes to the extent that it disappears altogether. Regions of the world directly affected by the eclipse are plunged into an eerie half-light. During a lunar eclipse, a coppery-red shadow moves across the bright face of the full moon, sometimes obscuring it completely so that the Moon glows with a dim, reddish light."
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"On Friday, 2008 August 01, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes northeastern North America, most of Europe and Asia."
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Beijing Olympics: China vs. USA
The following article mentions both the heated sports rivalry between China and the US, but also the escalating competition for political, and economic world dominance. Astrologically- the two major planetary conjunctions of 2020(SA-0-PL & JU-0-SA), that are both angular in Beijing, may mark the passing of the torch, if it hasn't already happened by then.
China vs. USA
Eclipse Data & Animation
Astrologically- this eclipse is potent for the U.S., although not visible here, as it conjoins the Ascendant in D.C. at eclipse maximum. The event will be visible in Asia and China, just a week before the opening of the Olympic games in Beijing, which suggests a disruptive energy field in that region of the world.
In a personal horoscope, the solar eclipse represents a major ending and potential new beginning in whatever house it falls in one's chart.
Eclipses: Darkening of the Light,
by David Plant at Skyscript
"Of all the celestial events visible from the Earth, eclipses are the most awesome. The term is derived from a Greek word meaning 'abandonment' or 'failure'. During a solar eclipse, light from the Sun is visibly diminished, sometimes to the extent that it disappears altogether. Regions of the world directly affected by the eclipse are plunged into an eerie half-light. During a lunar eclipse, a coppery-red shadow moves across the bright face of the full moon, sometimes obscuring it completely so that the Moon glows with a dim, reddish light."
Read More
"On Friday, 2008 August 01, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes northeastern North America, most of Europe and Asia."
Read More
Beijing Olympics: China vs. USA
The following article mentions both the heated sports rivalry between China and the US, but also the escalating competition for political, and economic world dominance. Astrologically- the two major planetary conjunctions of 2020(SA-0-PL & JU-0-SA), that are both angular in Beijing, may mark the passing of the torch, if it hasn't already happened by then.
China vs. USA
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Hot Summer in the USA
The massive changes and radical upheavals that will transform the world over the next 10 years, begin this summer, as Uranus and Pluto move into their epochal square alignment- exact 2012-2015. Major cracks in the world economy, and the earth herself, have begun to show since Pluto entered Capricorn in late January 08. And this month, Pluto slips back into Sagittarius, one last time, to remind us of where we've been since the surge of ideological-religious fundamentalism emerged in the mid 90's, and gained momentum from the 9/11 attack, and Bush's subsequent 'war on terror'.
The 2008 Cancer solar ingress(Summer Solstice) sets the stage for sudden, and extreme events this summer, with Uranus square both the Ascendant, and Pluto- which rises exactly(in mundo) in New York City. With the chart's emphasis on the money houses(2nd & 8th), the US economy is of greatest concern. And both eclipses in August, will activate these financial sectors of the Cancer ingress.
The Aug. 1 total solar eclipse is quite potent for the USA, as it falls on the Ascendant in Washington, DC, while conjoining the nation's North Node(Rahu) of manifest destiny. One doesn't need to be an astrologer to know this country is about to change course in a big way- whether by choice, or necessity. And it's therefore fitting to see this eclipse, which intimates a new direction, casts a big shadow on George W. Bush, via his birth chart. The following solar eclipse of Jan. 25, 2009, hits the US South Node(Ketu)- pertaining to baggage from the past, but also the nation's spiritual destiny. This eclipse occurs just 5 days after a new President is sworn in.
The August solar eclipse(10 Leo) conjoins the star South Asellus, Delta Cancri, in the Crab's shell, associated with: "Fires, invasions, explosions, shoreline events, shipwrecks, storms, eruptions, cities destroyed, assassinations; bee events/stings."(Diana Rosenberg) Also, the eclipse falls directly on the transiting Uranus/Pluto midpoint. German astrologer Reinhold Ebertin describes the principle of this midpoint as: "The process of transformation. (The collapse of the old order of things, the construction of the new.) Revolution." And as the eclipse rises at DC, we have the potent midpoint picture: Ascendant = Eclipse = Uranus/Pluto- which links this powerful astral complex to the USA. Finally, the eclipse hits the 2008 US(Sibly) solar return Moon, which sits in the 8th house of 'shared resources', debt, credit, and losses.
The two main themes of the Cancer ingress are the Sun-Pluto opposition and the Mars-Neptune opposition lying on the nodal axis. The Sun-Pluto opposition relates to heightened power struggles between world leaders(i.e. Bush, Musharraf, Mugabe, etc.) and those threatened by unchecked authority, or the abuses of power.
The opposition between Mars and Neptune in the ingress chart suggests deception, sabotage, or covert(NE) attacks(MA). The exact meaning of this aspect may become clearer when it's triggered by the Aug. 16 lunar eclipse(24 Aquarius), that also conjoins the US Moon(the people). But it appears the ingress Mars-180-Neptune signifies more US financial scandals- and possibly covert attacks of some kind. (The angular Mars-180-Neptune at Sacramento portends events in California, likely to occur around the lunar eclipse. However, the 1200 wildfires burning there now, clearly relate to this fiery Mars in Leo, aligned with the Nodes.)
An eclipse on the US Moon(27 Aquarius), while Uranus transits the nation's Mars-Neptune square, is cause for concern, since activation of this square relates to natural disasters(Mars rules the IC of domestic conditions)- both past* and present. But stimulation of Mars, may also represent an escalation of aggression, or the armed forces under increased tension. Moreover, the volatility in the US regarding oil and inflated gas prices, seems directly linked with the transit of Uranus to the nation's Neptune. (The US Mars-Neptune square is the significator of all matters related to the military-industrial-petroleum complex, and oil(NE) wars(MA).
The Cancer ingress chart at DC highlights several nasty stars. The Midheaven is conjunct the star Algorab, which marked the AS-Mercury of the 9/11 attack chart. Algorab, Delta Corvi, the Crow's right wing, signifies: "Storms, fog, disasters due to poor visibility, fires, assassination attempts."(D.R.) And the ingress Ascendant conjoins Ras Alhague, associated with: "volcanic eruptions, explosions, fires, assassinations, invasions, aggression, and disasters."(D.R.) Furthermore, the ingress Mars is near Markab, that has an affinity with weaponry, and explosive attacks. (Note, Al Qaeda's 'fatwa' chart of 2/23/98 has Mars with Markab. This 'fatwa' was a published declaration of war by Osama bin Laden and the World Islamic Front, against the US and it's interests.)
The 2008 US Solar Return
The US solar return chart(7/4/08) is similar to the Cancer ingress, with Uranus squaring Pluto and the Ascendant. The emphasis on the 2nd and 8th houses, confirms that financial concerns, debt, and the credit crisis, will continue to weigh heavily. The return Mars-Saturn pairing is sharply focused in Afghanistan, as are these planets in Bush's 7/7/08 solar return. Consequently, the US conflict with the Taliban and Al Qaeda, with a save haven in the tribal region of Pakistan, will intensify. (The Aug. 1 eclipse volatile Mars-Uranus opposition is angular in Afghanistan.) President Bush would love to capture Osama Bin Laden before the end of his term. The solar return Ascendant conjoins the star known as Lesath, that relates to: "acids, poisons, fires, meteorite falls, catastrophes, including economic catastrophes."(D.R.)
Summer Flashpoints
July 1- Mars enters Virgo. Despite the Mars-Pluto trine- the prominence of Pluto at Washington DC, suggests extreme events and upheavals, in some form or another. Mass natural disasters of epic proportions are a real possibility this summer.
Mars ingress Midheaven = 28 Gemini{-0-Betelgeuse}= Pluto 29 Sagittarius 33 = Ascendant 29 Virgo. (The Moon conjoined the star Betelgeuse at the 9/11 attack, and the South Asian tsunami of 12/26/04.)
July 4- The US(Sibly) solar return features Uranus square both the Ascendant and Pluto. The 8th house Moon(9 Leo) receives a direct hit from the Aug. 1 solar eclipse.
July 6- George W. Bush's 2008 solar return has Mars and Saturn on the Midheaven in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
July 10- The conjunction of the two malefics has long been considered of major importance. This Mars-Saturn conjunction(4 Virgo) which sets in Tehran, suggests that Iran's tension with it's enemies will likely increase. Pakistan's President Musharraf's natal Mars-0-Node(4-6 Virgo), is also under stressful activation.
July 16- Bush's Mars(aggression) return chart has Pluto(29 Sagittarius) near the Midheaven(2 Capricorn), and square the Ascendant(4 Aries). His determination to willfully assert a violent agenda will not wane until he leaves office. Let's hope that cooler heads will prevail, when it comes to an escalation of conflict with Iran.
Aug. 1- The total solar eclipse(9 Leo 32) which rises in DC- conjoins the US Node(= MA/NE); Bush's Ascendant, Mercury, and Pluto; the US solar return Moon(in 8th); the swearing in Moon(2nd house) for NY State Governor David Paterson; and Manhattan's* radix Saturn(8 Leo).
Aug. 6- The highly explosive Mars-Uranus opposition is definitely a flashpoint for violent and volatile events here in the US, or for the nation's armed forces abroad.
Aug. 16- The partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius occurs with an explosive Mars-Pluto square. This eclipse falls near the US Moon, conjoins the Cancer ingress Mars-Neptune opposition, and Manhattan's Sun*(local leaders).
Sept. 11- The 7th anniversary of the 9/11/01 attack carries added intensity now with slow-moving Pluto changing direction. Expect relatively extreme events several days before and after this planetary station.
Sept. 15- This volatile Full Moon(23 Pisces) conjuncts Uranus; activates the US Mars-Neptune square; and the Cancer ingress Uranus, that squares the Ascendant in DC and NYC. The Full Moon is conjunct the violent star Markab, and Al Qaeda's 1998 Fatwa Mars.
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*Four US Natural Disasters
1. Pluto was at 21 Gemini, for the epic San Francisco earthquake of 4/18/06.
2. Uranus was at 22 Pisces, when the Great Tri-State Tornado of 3/18/25, wreaked havoc in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
3. Neptune was at 22 Sagittarius, for the 5/18/80 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens.
4. Pluto was at 22 Sagittarius, when hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Uranus transits the sensitive degree between 21-22 Pisces from: 4/21 - 5/17, 8/7 - 9/4, and 2/12/09 - 3/2/09. Saturn transits 21-22 Virgo from 12/2/08 - 1/30/09, and again 8/15/09 - 8/24/09.
*Manhattan and New York City
There are two charts for New York. The source is Horoscopes of the U.S. States & Cities by Carolyn R. Dodson, 1975, American Federation of Astrologers, Inc., Tempe, Arizona.
Manhattan Island, 1653
The "Manhattan Island" chart is for the "first distinctly municipal form of government in New Amsterdam." Manhattan Island Chart Data: Feb. 12, 1653, 12:00 pm.
This chart applies only to the Island of Manhattan, not the other four boroughs: Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx.
New York City, 1898
The chart for "New York City" and is the creation of the City as we know it today. New York City Chart Data: January 1, 1898, New York, NY, 0:01 a.m. EST. It is the “consolidation of the 5 boroughs,” Jan. 1 1898, 0:01 a.m. The consolidation was the result of a popular vote and, therefore, the date and time of the "new" city government was stipulated by legislation.
The 2008 Cancer solar ingress(Summer Solstice) sets the stage for sudden, and extreme events this summer, with Uranus square both the Ascendant, and Pluto- which rises exactly(in mundo) in New York City. With the chart's emphasis on the money houses(2nd & 8th), the US economy is of greatest concern. And both eclipses in August, will activate these financial sectors of the Cancer ingress.
The Aug. 1 total solar eclipse is quite potent for the USA, as it falls on the Ascendant in Washington, DC, while conjoining the nation's North Node(Rahu) of manifest destiny. One doesn't need to be an astrologer to know this country is about to change course in a big way- whether by choice, or necessity. And it's therefore fitting to see this eclipse, which intimates a new direction, casts a big shadow on George W. Bush, via his birth chart. The following solar eclipse of Jan. 25, 2009, hits the US South Node(Ketu)- pertaining to baggage from the past, but also the nation's spiritual destiny. This eclipse occurs just 5 days after a new President is sworn in.
The August solar eclipse(10 Leo) conjoins the star South Asellus, Delta Cancri, in the Crab's shell, associated with: "Fires, invasions, explosions, shoreline events, shipwrecks, storms, eruptions, cities destroyed, assassinations; bee events/stings."(Diana Rosenberg) Also, the eclipse falls directly on the transiting Uranus/Pluto midpoint. German astrologer Reinhold Ebertin describes the principle of this midpoint as: "The process of transformation. (The collapse of the old order of things, the construction of the new.) Revolution." And as the eclipse rises at DC, we have the potent midpoint picture: Ascendant = Eclipse = Uranus/Pluto- which links this powerful astral complex to the USA. Finally, the eclipse hits the 2008 US(Sibly) solar return Moon, which sits in the 8th house of 'shared resources', debt, credit, and losses.
The two main themes of the Cancer ingress are the Sun-Pluto opposition and the Mars-Neptune opposition lying on the nodal axis. The Sun-Pluto opposition relates to heightened power struggles between world leaders(i.e. Bush, Musharraf, Mugabe, etc.) and those threatened by unchecked authority, or the abuses of power.
The opposition between Mars and Neptune in the ingress chart suggests deception, sabotage, or covert(NE) attacks(MA). The exact meaning of this aspect may become clearer when it's triggered by the Aug. 16 lunar eclipse(24 Aquarius), that also conjoins the US Moon(the people). But it appears the ingress Mars-180-Neptune signifies more US financial scandals- and possibly covert attacks of some kind. (The angular Mars-180-Neptune at Sacramento portends events in California, likely to occur around the lunar eclipse. However, the 1200 wildfires burning there now, clearly relate to this fiery Mars in Leo, aligned with the Nodes.)
An eclipse on the US Moon(27 Aquarius), while Uranus transits the nation's Mars-Neptune square, is cause for concern, since activation of this square relates to natural disasters(Mars rules the IC of domestic conditions)- both past* and present. But stimulation of Mars, may also represent an escalation of aggression, or the armed forces under increased tension. Moreover, the volatility in the US regarding oil and inflated gas prices, seems directly linked with the transit of Uranus to the nation's Neptune. (The US Mars-Neptune square is the significator of all matters related to the military-industrial-petroleum complex, and oil(NE) wars(MA).
The Cancer ingress chart at DC highlights several nasty stars. The Midheaven is conjunct the star Algorab, which marked the AS-Mercury of the 9/11 attack chart. Algorab, Delta Corvi, the Crow's right wing, signifies: "Storms, fog, disasters due to poor visibility, fires, assassination attempts."(D.R.) And the ingress Ascendant conjoins Ras Alhague, associated with: "volcanic eruptions, explosions, fires, assassinations, invasions, aggression, and disasters."(D.R.) Furthermore, the ingress Mars is near Markab, that has an affinity with weaponry, and explosive attacks. (Note, Al Qaeda's 'fatwa' chart of 2/23/98 has Mars with Markab. This 'fatwa' was a published declaration of war by Osama bin Laden and the World Islamic Front, against the US and it's interests.)
The 2008 US Solar Return
The US solar return chart(7/4/08) is similar to the Cancer ingress, with Uranus squaring Pluto and the Ascendant. The emphasis on the 2nd and 8th houses, confirms that financial concerns, debt, and the credit crisis, will continue to weigh heavily. The return Mars-Saturn pairing is sharply focused in Afghanistan, as are these planets in Bush's 7/7/08 solar return. Consequently, the US conflict with the Taliban and Al Qaeda, with a save haven in the tribal region of Pakistan, will intensify. (The Aug. 1 eclipse volatile Mars-Uranus opposition is angular in Afghanistan.) President Bush would love to capture Osama Bin Laden before the end of his term. The solar return Ascendant conjoins the star known as Lesath, that relates to: "acids, poisons, fires, meteorite falls, catastrophes, including economic catastrophes."(D.R.)
Summer Flashpoints
July 1- Mars enters Virgo. Despite the Mars-Pluto trine- the prominence of Pluto at Washington DC, suggests extreme events and upheavals, in some form or another. Mass natural disasters of epic proportions are a real possibility this summer.
Mars ingress Midheaven = 28 Gemini{-0-Betelgeuse}= Pluto 29 Sagittarius 33 = Ascendant 29 Virgo. (The Moon conjoined the star Betelgeuse at the 9/11 attack, and the South Asian tsunami of 12/26/04.)
July 4- The US(Sibly) solar return features Uranus square both the Ascendant and Pluto. The 8th house Moon(9 Leo) receives a direct hit from the Aug. 1 solar eclipse.
July 6- George W. Bush's 2008 solar return has Mars and Saturn on the Midheaven in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
July 10- The conjunction of the two malefics has long been considered of major importance. This Mars-Saturn conjunction(4 Virgo) which sets in Tehran, suggests that Iran's tension with it's enemies will likely increase. Pakistan's President Musharraf's natal Mars-0-Node(4-6 Virgo), is also under stressful activation.
July 16- Bush's Mars(aggression) return chart has Pluto(29 Sagittarius) near the Midheaven(2 Capricorn), and square the Ascendant(4 Aries). His determination to willfully assert a violent agenda will not wane until he leaves office. Let's hope that cooler heads will prevail, when it comes to an escalation of conflict with Iran.
Aug. 1- The total solar eclipse(9 Leo 32) which rises in DC- conjoins the US Node(= MA/NE); Bush's Ascendant, Mercury, and Pluto; the US solar return Moon(in 8th); the swearing in Moon(2nd house) for NY State Governor David Paterson; and Manhattan's* radix Saturn(8 Leo).
Aug. 6- The highly explosive Mars-Uranus opposition is definitely a flashpoint for violent and volatile events here in the US, or for the nation's armed forces abroad.
Aug. 16- The partial lunar eclipse in Aquarius occurs with an explosive Mars-Pluto square. This eclipse falls near the US Moon, conjoins the Cancer ingress Mars-Neptune opposition, and Manhattan's Sun*(local leaders).
Sept. 11- The 7th anniversary of the 9/11/01 attack carries added intensity now with slow-moving Pluto changing direction. Expect relatively extreme events several days before and after this planetary station.
Sept. 15- This volatile Full Moon(23 Pisces) conjuncts Uranus; activates the US Mars-Neptune square; and the Cancer ingress Uranus, that squares the Ascendant in DC and NYC. The Full Moon is conjunct the violent star Markab, and Al Qaeda's 1998 Fatwa Mars.
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*Four US Natural Disasters
1. Pluto was at 21 Gemini, for the epic San Francisco earthquake of 4/18/06.
2. Uranus was at 22 Pisces, when the Great Tri-State Tornado of 3/18/25, wreaked havoc in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.
3. Neptune was at 22 Sagittarius, for the 5/18/80 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens.
4. Pluto was at 22 Sagittarius, when hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Uranus transits the sensitive degree between 21-22 Pisces from: 4/21 - 5/17, 8/7 - 9/4, and 2/12/09 - 3/2/09. Saturn transits 21-22 Virgo from 12/2/08 - 1/30/09, and again 8/15/09 - 8/24/09.
*Manhattan and New York City
There are two charts for New York. The source is Horoscopes of the U.S. States & Cities by Carolyn R. Dodson, 1975, American Federation of Astrologers, Inc., Tempe, Arizona.
Manhattan Island, 1653
The "Manhattan Island" chart is for the "first distinctly municipal form of government in New Amsterdam." Manhattan Island Chart Data: Feb. 12, 1653, 12:00 pm.
This chart applies only to the Island of Manhattan, not the other four boroughs: Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx.
New York City, 1898
The chart for "New York City" and is the creation of the City as we know it today. New York City Chart Data: January 1, 1898, New York, NY, 0:01 a.m. EST. It is the “consolidation of the 5 boroughs,” Jan. 1 1898, 0:01 a.m. The consolidation was the result of a popular vote and, therefore, the date and time of the "new" city government was stipulated by legislation.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Saturn vs. Uranus
The first of 5 exact oppositions between Saturn(McCain) and Uranus(Obama) occurs on election day of Nov. 4, 2008- and the final aspect is July 26, 2010. This once in 45 year planetary alignment, is the 'Full Moon phase' of the synodic cycle (from one conjunction to the next) which began with the 3 Saturn-Uranus conjunctions of 1988 in the late degrees of Sagittarius.
This excerpt from Norman Soloman's, 'Obama and the Progressive Base', describes the astrological predicament facing U.S. voters in more common terms..."Some progressives, now disaffected, might consider the prospect of Obama falling short on Election Day to be his problem, not ours. But this isn’t about Obama. It’s about whether the levers of power in the Executive Branch, and the Supreme Court along with it, are going to be redelivered into the hands of the right wing(Saturn) for yet another four years.
We’re facing the historic imperative of keeping McCain out of the White House. If major progressive change(Uranus) is going to be feasible during the next several years, defeating McCain in November is necessary. And insufficient. The insufficiency does not negate the necessity.
Under a McCain presidency, we’d be back to the square one where we’ve found ourselves since January 2001. Putting Obama in the White House would not by any means ensure progressive change, but under his presidency the grassroots would have an opportunity to create it.
Along the way, let’s strive to eliminate disillusionment by dispensing with illusions. No one who is a presidential candidate can proceed to overcome corporate power or the warfare state. The pervasive and huge problems that have proved to be so destructive are deep, structural and embedded in the political economy(Pluto in Capricorn). The changes most worth believing in are the ones that social movements can make possible."
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Progressive astrologer Dane Rudhyar wrote the following article almost 50 years ago.
Saturn vs. Uranus and the Value of Inconsistency
"When a nation or, as today, the whole of humanity has been shaken up by a crisis of extreme gravity, certain kinds of psychological reactions are almost inevitable — collective reactions which affect the emotional responses and cultural outlook of a whole generation.
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This excerpt from Norman Soloman's, 'Obama and the Progressive Base', describes the astrological predicament facing U.S. voters in more common terms..."Some progressives, now disaffected, might consider the prospect of Obama falling short on Election Day to be his problem, not ours. But this isn’t about Obama. It’s about whether the levers of power in the Executive Branch, and the Supreme Court along with it, are going to be redelivered into the hands of the right wing(Saturn) for yet another four years.
We’re facing the historic imperative of keeping McCain out of the White House. If major progressive change(Uranus) is going to be feasible during the next several years, defeating McCain in November is necessary. And insufficient. The insufficiency does not negate the necessity.
Under a McCain presidency, we’d be back to the square one where we’ve found ourselves since January 2001. Putting Obama in the White House would not by any means ensure progressive change, but under his presidency the grassroots would have an opportunity to create it.
Along the way, let’s strive to eliminate disillusionment by dispensing with illusions. No one who is a presidential candidate can proceed to overcome corporate power or the warfare state. The pervasive and huge problems that have proved to be so destructive are deep, structural and embedded in the political economy(Pluto in Capricorn). The changes most worth believing in are the ones that social movements can make possible."
Read More
Progressive astrologer Dane Rudhyar wrote the following article almost 50 years ago.
Saturn vs. Uranus and the Value of Inconsistency
"When a nation or, as today, the whole of humanity has been shaken up by a crisis of extreme gravity, certain kinds of psychological reactions are almost inevitable — collective reactions which affect the emotional responses and cultural outlook of a whole generation.
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Monday, July 07, 2008
US Chart Rectification
From Meta Life Cycles
"In 1787 Ebenezer Sibly, a British astrologer, produced the first known horoscope of the United States. The natal time he used was near 5 p.m. on July 4, 1776 that for Philadelphia is within a minute of the Universal Time (UT) of 22 hours. While there are other times used by various astrologers, the Sibly time is the most commonly accepted time."
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"In 1787 Ebenezer Sibly, a British astrologer, produced the first known horoscope of the United States. The natal time he used was near 5 p.m. on July 4, 1776 that for Philadelphia is within a minute of the Universal Time (UT) of 22 hours. While there are other times used by various astrologers, the Sibly time is the most commonly accepted time."
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Armenia's Stonehenge
"Armenia, located in the Caucasian Mountains on the Black Sea between Russia and Turkey, contains some of the most significant cultural examples of sacred geometry, as well as other remarkable prehistoric structures, such as the "stonehenge" at Karahundj near Sissian. This stone circle, now shown to be a prehistoric observatory, long predates Stonehenge in England. Ancient inscriptions found here may mark the birthplace of the Zodiac – and of Western Civilisation itself. Rick Ney explores their cultural significance."
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