The times we are experiencing are very precarious and
insecure in so many ways. The astrology currently is indeed powerful.
This month starts very significantly in the first few days,
with a symbolic, challenging and powerful Mars conjunct Uranus in Taurus (an
event in that sign that happens only every approx. 84 years). We know that Uranus (chaos, unpredictability,
wake up calls and a need for more advanced big picture thinking) in Taurus, can
create havoc with economies and money supply (Taurus), but also as Taurus rules
literally the earth and agriculture, it is creating chaos in food supply from
farming, as a result of war, and of course, critically, because of significant
and huge wake up calls re climate change events, extreme heat and raging fires.
Significant shifts in the earths infrastructure itself are also likely in very
early August.
Individually, there
are unpredictable issues too in the early days of August, for many of us, not
least for Taureans and Scorpios, born around May 8th/9th
and November 9th/10th, respectively. They can be wakeup calls, but
too much impulse and potentially dangerous risk should be avoided.
To be honest, this is
a challenging month generally. Globally, politically it looks very shaky as
powers that be, seem in chaos and have an inability, or reluctance it seems, to
address the big picture. England of course has finally seen the nemesis of Boris
and is now in total stasis while another “leader” is in the process of being
chosen. Jupiter in Aries currently certainly now favours the bold, ambitious
and the confident everywhere, despite, maybe lack of depth, wisdom, insight or detail.
Liz Truss’s birth
chart (no time of birth known) when compared to Rishi Sunak’s chart (again, no
time of birth known) indicates success in the leadership contest, as Pluto
opposes her Mercury currently and has been for some time (ambition, power and
challenge) and Jupiter opposes her Pluto at the end of the month and early
September, indicating strong ambition which can be very successful, but which
can overreach her true abilities... Also, Mercury conjuncts her Pluto and the
Sun conjuncts her Venus around the same time, it doesn’t get much more likely
than that, to make her feel good, powerful and very successful. (However not
knowing her ascendant details or the degree of her Pisces Moon, it can’t be 100
% certain.)
However, I would say
to her, in view of these powerful planetary forces, especially with Pluto so
involved, “Be careful what you wish for.”
Jupiter in Aries
still (ruled by Mars) is for sure globally, encouraging bold ambition, but it
also spills into pure ego ridden desires and goals, forcefully demonstrated,
and being often very ruthless and primitive in action. War can be its worst manifestation, as we are
currently witnessing.
While much burns and
nature screams, and people and animals go hungry and suffer, many of the powers
that be, still focus on superstructures such as profit, growth and power and
indeed mostly their own ego… while the very infrastructure of our earth is
severely wobbling and being totally undermined. We are now facing up to the need for
revolution in values, as Pluto finalises his journey through Capricorn, and Uranus
in Taurus is making sure we see and feel the damage we have done
Many turn a blind eye, as to really addressing the problem
and making the fundamental changes needed, which is a total global change of
values and a downgrading of current prevailing neo liberal capitalist values
(Capricorn) on the altar of collective survival and the preservation of our
planet. This new value/priority is, however, unthinkable to those ensconced in
a totally toxic, unsustainable system, but who literally profit significantly
from that system
As I have said many
times, these last few years of Pluto (power) being, since 2008, in Capricorn
(predominating and traditional economic system) is now showing us the nemesis
of misuse and abuse of this system, and where power especially has been misused
(one of Pluto’s jobs). The fallout of this abuse shows acutely what we need to
change. Pluto tests for misuse of power of the characteristics of whichever
sign he is travelling through. He finally leaves Capricorn in 2025, when
socio/political/economic systemic values and changes are inevitable., hopefully
not too late.
Neptune could not be stating the case for the value, power
and importance of nature more strongly, now that he is travelling through his
home sign of Pisces (2012 – 2026). A visitation that happens only every 165
years. This brings a huge focus on the value, beauty and preciousness of nature,
especially the sea, and indeed on truly spiritual values. A characteristic
often labelled as “snowflake” qualities, by some in power, who are vested in
the current system.
Many of those young people born during this Neptune in
Pisces period will however be future total warriors for the rejuvenation of the
natural world. It will be in their DNA.
Other days when again the unexpected and shaky is likely
this month, are around the 11th when the Sun squares up to Uranus,
and around the 27th when Venus squares up to Uranus.
Mars moves into
Gemini on the 20th, where he will stay for an interesting and unusually
very long time, 7 months in fact, (till late March 2023) as opposed to his usual
approximately 6 weeks in a sign.
In Gemini, Mars is
tricky. From that sign energy is ingenious and resourceful, but often for
self-seeking gain. It creates good salesmen, but motive can be shallow and hard
to pin down. Energy is often scattered and spread thin, with fingers in too
many pies. There is ambition/ideas, but poor follow through and scattered
action on stated goals. All talk, fleeting and sometimes impressive, or unusual
goals talked about, but no concrete, solid action, basically. Clever, but in a
way that is often lacking in real substance or indeed probity and designed only
to be popular at the time. Forked
tongues dominate, and duplicity is likely. Great statements, and no delivery.
That is going to be the predominating feature of people who are in power or
vying for power in the world. There will certainly be good ideas floated by
some but take up of them will be unlikely or inadequate and a ducking and
diving away from truth can be obvious.
Boris Johnson may
well be in the spotlight again from the 20th of August, as Mars
activates his strongly Gemini chart, significantly from then, and his anger,
resentment and dodgy tactics may then well manifest, relating to his lost status.
London is a Gemini
city. Hence it may well be high profile, in world events and in some difficulty,
with significant challenges, during this protracted Mars in Gemini period.
Mars also goes
retrograde in Gemini, between this coming October 30th and January
18th. This unusually lengthy retrograde period, will certainly
invite increased uncertainty, bring real blocks frustrations, delays, confusion
and unfulfilled promises and much paralysis for us all.
Putin has Saturn
opposition his Pluto (ever 30 years) from the 30 July to August 14th.
This can a real blow to ambition in some way, a restriction on power, but it is
karmic. What we want is often not what we need, and therefore we are denied it.
We need to have the humility of course to accept that experience. However, on
August 3rd and 4th, he also has Mars conjunct Jupiter,
which will embolden him in action, to compensate for any loss or frustration he
feels.
The Sun square to Mars generally in the last week of this
month affecting our world, is also showing then, a general potential for misuse
of power, impulse and anger on a personal and an international level.
There are, however,
a considerable number of good, hopeful, protective days this month (yes there
are some) to help balance out the challenges and the misuses of power.
There is no doubt
though that we are at the end of an era, and this month is spelling it out
quite clearly. There is only one certainty, and that is change, which will be
forced upon us unpleasantly, if we don’t willingly, collectively embrace what
is necessary, and work for what is undeniably logical, just and essential and
for the health of our planet and therefore our survival.
The full Moon is on
the 12th at 19 degrees of Aquarius and the new Moon is on the 27th
at 4 degrees of Virgo.
