AUGUST 2021 GLOBAL ASTROLOGICAL OVERVIEW

The very powerful, and existential climate change impacts, that are affecting our planet now, are more intense and faster in development than even many climate scientists anticipated … and that my friends, is genuinely scary and if ever nature is trying to warn us, it is really speeding up on that process now.

It seems that the whole Covid crisis is like a mere practice run for the massive threat of climate issues now burgeoning upon us, and it is a daunting, but essential challenge, as to how we must cope with these cooperatively, on a global level.

Astrologically, Uranus in Taurus, since May 2018 till May 2026, is the most significant indicator of this energy. Uranus is synonymous with unpredictable change, disruption, some chaos and necessary shock, (feels negative) but which demands action on a whole new kinder, innovative, technological, revolutionary, and essentially on a humanitarian level (positive). Taurus relates to literally the earth, our security and value systems, and the practical functioning of our planet. Hence the status quo and our infrastructure must, as a matter of emergency, be radically addressed in terms of a necessarily changed value and economic system. Respecting nature and its complex delicate balance and interactions, need total honouring, and indeed our own survival depends on it. 

 We need nature. It doesn’t need us.

Jupiter back now again in Aquarius (Innovation, progress, technology), since the end of last month, and staying there till the end of December this year, augurs well for ongoing enlightened, benign progress (positive Jupiter) in relation to scientific breakthrough… which has already served us well re vaccination progress… It also will now need to focus increasingly urgently on how technology can bring change and radically limit our man-made damage to the planet.

It is also true that Jupiter’s potential for advancement and growth can have a downside .. and his journey through Aquarius this year, has also correlated with the huge increase in power that technology has over us all and there has been a very significant rise in the tech companies’ economic worth and power. As a result, we have in many ways, a world dominated now by a technocracy, which holds massive power for ill, as well as good, and which can certainly dominate our governments. Its genius potential can be used for dark motive, and it can completely outwit and indeed even control our rulers. Certain world leaders can now also use it to gain advantage and power over other countries rulers, who mostly are completely blindsided by technology’s dark potential.

 When Pluto (power) enter Aquarius in 2024/25 (for 20 years) the potential then re technology is rather daunting.

Saturn, a benevolent despot, or to put it another way, a karmic schoolteacher, (discipline and tough lessons) is also now in Aquarius, (since December 2020 and till March 2023) and is therefore showing us the necessity principle, and brings harsh reality checks about difficult, even revolutionary changes that must be made. Since Uranus rules Aquarius, the whole principle of Jupiter and Saturn being in that sign, accentuates essentially the need for growth in innovation and an enlightened insight and revolutionary change on a global level. These planetary placements serve as an essential wakeup call, that must honour the need and huge discipline required, in how we collectively do things for the benefit of our planet and all on the planet. 

The downside of Saturn (discipline/lessons) in Aquarius is rebellion against the blocks on freedoms, even if they are necessary. The libertarian right wing of political parties, find imposed discipline, even if for the greater good, an insult to their ingrained sense of entitlement and to the assumption that eternal economic growth is the only valid creed… and even of course, greed.

 When money is the only God, we are in deep trouble.

 Pluto however (ruthless power for good or ill) is still in the sign of Capricorn (2008- till 2025) which is a sign linked to traditional, conservative, established economic systems and infrastructures, and often the very antithesis of Aquarian values. (England is a Capricorn country). This indicates an ongoing conflict therefore between the necessity, of the new and positive, revolutionary big picture values, versus the clinging to the old social and economic hierarchies, even though the survival of humanity is at stake.

The planet itself, however, will always survive, with or without us… and probably more happily with the latter, if the current status quo is not changed.

 This is a unique moment in human and planetary history.

Neptune is in his once every 165-year visit to Pisces (2012-2026) and so is now playing a powerful role on people’s consciousness and value system. Pisces is about the power of the spiritual and the simple, not least related to the appreciation of the value and beauty of nature and indeed, that of the creative arts too. Because Neptune rules Pisces, the hunger to value these qualities is felt doubly strongly now and will be a very powerful, inbuilt generational characteristic for all who have been born during those years when it is in its own sign (As above). Pisces and its ruler Neptune are also about metaphorical and literal, invisible spread (already obviously globally verified, pandemic wise) and about the power of the collective unconscious. Negatively, potential insidious influences, especially illusion/ delusion/lies, can now more easily be spread, for obvious example, by the power of social media.

Emphasis on Leo during this month is always a cause for more extrovert, expansive and confident behaviour, but the downside of that sign, being that an excess of those characteristics, can lead to a price to pay later. The increased power of ego and entitlement can create a mood of overconfidence and overreaching, re the emergence from the epidemic.

However, carefully considered optimism, backed by some evidence, is not necessarily proved wrong.

Around the 2nd when the Sun opposes Saturn, there are essential reality checks for us all, as the spirit of personal adventure and ego, may well clash with necessity of collective consideration.

Around the 4^th Boris Johnson has Mercury squaring his Neptune, when his predisposition to be vague, evasive, and to proclaim big, empty ideas, or be economical with the truth, especially re finance/economy, will be very strong. However, he has a very positive boost, after that date, when Jupiter trines his Sun till the 15th. He will then be in celebratory and confident mode, validly or not, either privately or indeed publicly.

 Jo Biden needs care and caution round the 5^th-22^nd when Jupiter squares his Sun and Venus, he is in danger of over promising or being overconfident, however, a simultaneous Saturn trining its own place in his chart, will give him some wise and self-reflective grounding. August is not ever really the best month for Biden, as the Sun squares up then to all his 4 powerful Scorpio planets.

 Days of some stress for the planet in general, and unpredictable eruptions, not least potentially geophysically and climate wise, are around the 7^th, when the Sun squares up to Uranus. And around the 8^th there is for many, much confusion, smoke and mirrors and lack of clarity about the trajectory of our collective travel.

Days of potential breakthroughs/ progress re our world, are the 3^rd, the 12^th the 20^th, 23rd and the 26th, when positive aspects from the inner planets to the outer planets, can then augur generally well for us.

The new Moon falls on the 8^th at 16 degrees of Leo, and the full Moon falls on the 22^nd at 29 degrees of Aquarius. Those born around August the 9^th, may find the that the 8^th of this month therefore brings opportunities for the initiation of the positive new, whilst those born around February the 19^th, may find that the 22^nd brings to a head stresses that have been building, and which may finally manifest then, quite eruptively. It can indeed mark the closure of a chapter.