Where to begin…it’s hard to be optimistic in this climate but we must carry on and do the work to protect democracy. I’m posting my video presentation for Kepler College (last Saturday) on the USA 2024 Solar Return. It’s an outlook of some of the key dynamics for the USA’s year ahead, its mood and ways to work with its energies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZA3wvfG4Lo
More thoughts: I could discuss the push to oust President Biden as the party’s nomination for President in 2024 and I could discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, who was nominated as a candidate for President at the Republican Convention on 7/18/24. I could look at the substance of lectures/speeches given by Biden and that of Trump’s Convention acceptance speech and others but, I’m sure most of you have been inundated by comments and opinions already and certainly have your own opinions. I’m offering the astrological perspective and what is being asked of us at this moment.
Of concern is that not enough people are looking at substance vs. noise. Astrologically, the Solar Return for the country keeps circling back to the WORD. What is being said, why, and by whom. What is the intention behind the words. Critical thinking is of paramount importance always, of course, but imperative this USA Solar Return year. Filtering and discernment are crucial.
What are we looking for as qualifications, attributes, character for the highest office in the land and possibly in the world? I can answer this question for myself but not for others. Each voter must decide for themselves who they want to lead and represent the United States. We are not isolated, we are more connected internationally than ever before and the dark forces of authoritarianism are at play. Many excellent writers have written about this trend and sounded warnings for a long time. France recently rejected an authoritarian platform and so did the UK.
At the time of my lecture last Saturday 7/13/24 we were already in the lead up to crescendo for the Mars/Taurus conjunction with Uranus/Taurus, exact on Monday 7/15/24. Hours after my lecture, there was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump. As yet, we have scant information about the shooter’s motive. On the exact day of the Mars/Uranus conjunction 7/15/24, judge Aileen Cannon made the controversial decision to dismiss the Trump Classified Documents case. The decision is now being appealed. Still on 7/15/24, the Republican Convention began, and Trump named JD Vance as his VP running mate. A man who has been in public office for a mere 18 months. Are qualifications for the second in line to the Presidency important?
As I complete this article on 7/20/24, Mars enters Gemini, heralding the once every 2yr. USA Mars Return to its birth position. Fasten your seat-belts. The next six weeks of this transit will increase anything already chaotic, which is just about everything. Mars/Gemini is ruled by Mercury and Mercury is currently in Leo = strong opinions interlaced with ego and the need to be right. Speak instead courageously from the heart, please. The tonality of the action (Mars) changes once Mercury transits into Virgo on 7/25/24 (right around the corner), hopefully a return to sobering practicality. We benefit from Mercury’s strength in its own sign asking us to apply critical thinking of words, ideas, rhetoric and their meaning. Mercury/Virgo will be the next Mercury retrograde (8/5-8/28/24 - during Dem convention) exacerbating perhaps endless parsing of details some of which is sorely necessary and some is not.
The transit of Mars/Gemini connects with the USA chart intimately. First Mars/Gemini conjoins the USA Uranus @ 8 Gemini 8/1-4/24. Another Mars/Uranus aspect and surprise. Now what? Watch for it! Then the exact Mars/Gemini return to its USA birth position @ 21 between 8/21-23/24. OMG, this is during the Democratic Convention too. Dems get your ducks in a row for a united front. On 9/4/24, Mars enters Cancer and begins connecting with the three USA planets Venus, Jupiter and Sun (in that order) but that’s a story for another day. Over and out for now.
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” - Abraham Lincoln.
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