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July 6, 2021

Heavy Fireworks

 

Following Mars, the planet of action, now in Cancer, the June 22 Mercury is Forward! stated,

...Mars passing through through Cancer, where he is quickly coming to exact opposition with Saturn.  Both are destructive malefics, and their mutually aspecting each other stimulates their worst effects.

Previous forecasts have suggested early season hurricanes, which have already begun.

The simplest way to view this configuration is to consider the signs.  Vata (dry) Saturn in earth sign Capricorn brings drought and heat.  Pitta (hot) Mars, the God Of Storms, in watery Cancer brings hurricanes.  Other Mars violences can also result, some natural, others man made.

They are currently about a little over five degrees apart (from opposition) and will reach the critical four degree range - where they start being truly harmful -- in just two days.  The exact opposition, when energies will be maximized, will be July 1.  Then the busy Fourth Of July Holiday begins, which will only exacerbate harms from hurricanes and other destructions.  Sometimes holiday picnics are better in the backyard than in locations away from home.

June 22, 2021

 

Then, on June 29, a brief message was published Yes It Can Happen suggesting further calamity,  ...watch for some more crumbling condo towers, and the entire State can revert again to big underwater lots."

Well, that didn't specifically happen, but it's on the near horizon for many, and the real estate market for all,

‘Should We Sell?’ After Collapse, Hot Florida Market Faces Uncertainty

The partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., has plunged older beachside condos and high-rise buildings like it into a swirl of apprehension.

...five clients who had been looking at units in older condo buildings asked for hefty discounts after the collapse, or abandoned the coast altogether and instead wanted to search farther inland.

There are the older complexes with pillars scarred with cracks and parking garages whose ceilings are splotched with patchwork fixes.  And then there are other buildings constructed around the same time, experts said, that barely show their age.

Those sites also have had to reckon with the added costs of living in a coastal environment, like shifting sediment, subsidence and the corrosive effect of saltwater. “This is the first generation in the postwar period, thinking that we can engineer around the forces of nature,” ...“These buildings are reaching the end of their useful life.”


On the other hand, there certainly has been a slew of destructions and violences, natural and man made.  The Surfside Condominium collapse June 24 encouraged recording consequential events. Here's that listing,

June 24  Surfside Condominium collapses

June 28+  Pacific Northwest heatwave

July 1  A five-story building under construction in Northwest Washington collapsed amid a heavy storm

July 1  The Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg have been charged with 15 felonies. (This is a violence if you're Weissmuller.)


July 2  A 'Colossal' Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies

July 2  'The ocean is on fire':  Gas leak from underwater pipeline sees flames erupt in Gulf of Mexico



July 2  Cargo plane crash off Hawaii early Friday.

July 3  Explosion During Ocean City Fireworks Setup Injures Several

 

July 3  80 Missing After Mudslide In Japan

July 4  Dozens killed in Philippine military plane crash

July 5  July 4 celebrations marred by fireworks disasters, fatal parade accidents  (This is a link. Click on it.)

July 5  'The ocean is on fire again': Mud volcano explodes, lighting up the Caspian Sea



July 5  Tropical Storm Elsa Makes Cuban Landfall

July 6  Plane carrying 28 passengers crashes in Russia's far east

 

As these events are listed chronologically, it isn't readily apparent most are in the U.S.  The reason for this is that the Mars/Saturn opposition are transiting planets -- where the planets are in today's skies.  As the earth turns, transits thereby impact globally. Individual charts, like for the U.S. can be more grievously affected if they have birthchart planets below these transits.  Think of bombs being dropped from planes upon cities.  The U.S. chart birthchart planets, and thereby houses too, are exposed and hammered by the Saturn Mars transit bombs.  This was first addressed in the March 17 More Dirty Tangoing,

Here's the transit chart for today, and next to it the U.S. chart.

Transits March 17, 2021

United States

 

So, transit Saturn drops its bombs of misery and loss on U.S. birthchart Ketu, and aspects Cancer. Cancer is the eighth house in the U.S. chart, where birthchart Rahu is placed -- more bomb dropping.  In turn, btw, birthchart Ketu dissolves transit Saturn, and birthchart Rahu inflames transit Saturn's aspect (glance) to Cancer.  It's a whole mess of nasty karma.

At that time (March), Mars was in Gemini, but from June 1 to July 20, he's in Cancer, opposite Saturn.  Charts for that combination have been previously published, showing Mars exactly opposite Saturn July 1.  The June 22 Mercury Is Forward explained, The exact opposition, when energies will be maximized, will be July 1.  Then the busy Fourth Of July Holiday begins, which will only exacerbate harms from hurricanes and other destructions.  Sometimes holiday pic picnics are better in the backyard than in locations away from home.

This explains, then, why this past holiday weekend has been so difficult.  Not mentioned, however is why so many airplanes crashed. Well Venus is vehicles, and you can see she's also in Cancer -- receiving destructive energies from transit Mars and Saturn with a global reach.

This may all sound complicated, which it is because the planetary configurations are complex.  And remember, Mars won't exit Cancer until July 20.  So expect more fireworks of many kinds.

 

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The Celestial Wheel 2002-2020©
Doug Riemer

 

 

July 18, 2020

Nearing The End

 

We're nearing the end of Mars' three month plus reign of terror sweep through Gemini and Cancer.  That began April 13 and ends July 20 -- just two more days!  These signs are difficult for both the U.S. chart and Trump's because their being malefic houses and numerous sitting duck planets.  (Remember, transits are planets in current skies, and they bomb (drop) their energies onto house/signs and planets in individual charts.)  Further, Mars in Cancer aspects Saturn across the zodiac in Capricorn, and in turn, Saturn aspects Cancer.  This creates tremendous stresses and destructions -- which we've seen this spring/summer and continue still.

The May 7 Mars & Saturn explained, referencing the U.S. -- chart below and explanation following.

U.S. Chart

Mars is in Gemini April 13 to June 1
When he soon crosses (U.S.) Jupiter and Venus, Mars will stir up issues of law, fairness, compassion, wealth and women's rights.

In this Vata (air) sign, Mars brings windy storms, especially tornadoes.  There's some kapha (water) energy as well for Jupiter and Venus being kapha planets.  Expect, then, some heavy rains and flooding with these tornado inducing storms.  (The April 26 entry added "Not mentioned previously is fires caused by Mars being fiery.")

Mars is in Cancer June 1 to July 20
The eighth is the terrible house of hidden things, which indicates more scandals surfacing from its dark watery depths.  Also, the eighth in the U.S. chart has Mercury (intellect) with frightening head-of-the-dragon Rahu (foreign and dark skinned).  It is this combination that makes people feel they are under attack.  As the eighth is also the occult and mysticism, America's mystical paranoia issues from Cancer.  That's like lighting a firecracker when Mars passes through this sign.

Afflicting Mercury, the respiratory system first, infectious Mars will stimulate the virus early on. Mars hitting toxic Rahu next will also feed the virus, as well as bringing other violences.

As for weather, when in that Kapha (water) sign, Mars stimulates hurricanes.  This is before peak tropical storm season.


As regards to Trump, he maintains control of the Republican Party, and thus continues to threaten the nation.  Gemini is his eleventh house of friends and Cancer his twelfth house of loss, where his career planet (Venus) is placed with a nasty Saturn. These are debilitating for him, especially since his Sun and Moon were also hit hard by the June 10 total solar eclipse -- effectively defanging him.

There's nothing truly unusual in the above predictions, and truly they have largely been realized.  (Mars in Cancer in the eighth house is a sure-fire hurricane indicator....)  What is clearly understated, however, is the U.S. mystical paranoia, which inflamed by Trump's lies, has pressured so many into outrageous beliefs:  the election was stolen, Trump will be reinstated, January 6 was not an insurrection and currently that virus precautions, especially vaccinations, are bad.  These are so insane, especially the last, that one must wonder if democracy isn't truly at risk?

It seems, the weight of truth is gradually wearing down the Republican antagonists.  Some are breaking ranks.  New books and news reports are laying bare the realities.  Trump's allies are softening.  Evangelicals are falling away...  Singularly important is that the unvaccinated are dying in greater numbers throughout the country now, while the vaccinated all remain healthy.  And that reality is not just in the U.S.  It's global.

When Mars shifts into Leo July 20, the anger and violences -- natural and man made -- resulting from Mars and Saturn banging away at each other will be like the calm after vicious bar fight.  Everyone can then stand up, look around, take stock of their lives and begin wondering what the heck set off that crazy behavior?  How in the world could we all have believed these conspiracies bereft of any facts?

Well, sometimes it's darkest before the dawn. Hang in there.

 

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The Celestial Wheel 2002-2020©
Doug Riemer

 

July 29, 2021

The Bomb


The Celestial Wheel has recently mainly focused upon Mars, the planet of action.  As stated in the (above) July 18 Nearing The End We're nearing the end of Mars' three month plus reign of terror sweep through Gemini and Cancer.  That began April 13 and ends July 20 -- just two more days! These signs are difficult for both the U.S. chart and Trump's because their being malefic houses and numerous sitting duck planets.

If you doubt, or have forgotten the tremendous turbulences and destructions during this interval, just take a look at  (above) July 6 Heavy Fireworks, which listed major events for a peak destructive interval late June through the Fourth Of July holiday.  That was when Mars was approaching direct opposition to malefic on Saturn July 1.

Below are just some of those loss-causing events.

June 24 Surfside Condominium collapses

June 28+ Pacific Northwest heatwave

July 1 A five-story building under construction in Northwest Washington collapsed amid a heavy storm

July 1 The Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg have been charged with 15 felonies. (This is a violence if you're Weissmuller.)

July 2 A 'Colossal' Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies

July 2 'The ocean is on fire': Gas leak from underwater pipeline sees flames erupt in Gulf of Mexico

 

July 2 Cargo plane crash off Hawaii early Friday

July 3 Explosion During Ocean City Fireworks Setup Injures Several

 

Below is the transit chart for today.  Notice that Mars is now well into Leo, which isn't too difficult for the U.S. chart but does rile Trump up.  So while heat waves, drought, storm fronts and other major physical disasters brought by the God Of Storms Mars continue to plague America, these are subdued from earlier peaks.

July 29, 2021

 

What ha been ignored for a while due to Mars' distractions was transit Mercury.  Symbolizing the nervous system, it's naturally a major Covid driver.  Mercury was discussed in detail earlier for his tumultuous ride through Taurus -- retrograde and with toxic Rahu.  The Taurus transit was a long one due to retrograde -- from May 1 to July 6.  Then traversing into Gemini, Mercury was in the clear, though he did have to jump through four planets in the U.S. chart.  Mercury's Gemini transit was short -- from July 6 to July 24 -- because following a retrograde planets temporarily speed up to regain lost ground.

So, on July 24 Mercury surged into Cancer.  And the above chart for today shows he's 9:32 Cancer now.  He'll leave that sign August 8.  Mark your calendar for this July 24 to August 8 Mercury transit through treacherous Cancer.  This Mercury transit through deep, dark, watery and dangerous Cancer is The Bomb.  No, not The bomb, a nineties term meaning really cool, awesome, phenomenal, the best.... Remember?  Then they even called Einstein The Bomb.

Mercury has already signaled a virus Bomb starting July 24. -- infections skyrocketing through the country, and much of the globe too, since last weekend -- exactly when Mercury transited into Cancer.  While virus cases (Delta Variant) have suddenly and dramatically increased across the country, we can really see the impact here on the West Coast of Florida, where vaccination rates are high because the population is elderly and affluent.  July 26, Sarasota Memorial Hospital reducing visitor hours due to uptick in COVID-19 cases.  The local paper states that Sarasota Memorial had 92 Covid patients this past Tuesday, 36 COVID-19 patients on July 19 and just four on June 19.  Although most patients were not vaccinated, some were.  There is every indication the Delta Variant is blowing past the vaccination protection, although it's also true those vaccinated people have few and minor symptoms.

At this is Rahu Dasa (planetary cycle) in the U.S. chart, it's critical to understand this serpent's harms can not be expected nor controlled.  (This is usually put in the negative of unexpected and uncontrollable.)  The first, of course means cannot be predicted. Rahu is the unexpected.

Given all this, as Mercury approaches and crosses birth chart Rahu in the U.S. chart at 16:51 Cancer August 1, the virus infection karma will increase.  Following that, expect the virus may slow down a little -- until Mercury leaves Cancer August 8.

As for hurricanes and other disasters, August and the fall appear to be quiet -- so far. of course, Rahu is the unexpected.

 

 

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The Celestial Wheel 2002-2020©
Doug Riemer