Planet Watch: High Risk Festive Season from Xmas 2014

......Breaking News: massacre in Paris January 7 reflects prevailing stress pattern -astro report here
also December 28: Air Asia aircraft of Indonesian origin, en route to Singapore, with mainly Indonesian passengers, has lost contact for some 5 hours, with onboard statistics as follows:

This event is highly indicative of a worst-case-scenario on the spectrum of adverse conditions affecting overseas air travel - as noted in the recent report below.

So far no conclusion is reached re the outcome of the alert.

Planet Watch: High Risk Festive Season from Xmas 2014
Solar system planetary indicators impacting Earth conditions in the 2014 festive season show a pattern indicative of high risk related to many partaking in the Sagittarian pursuits: overseas travel, sporting and adventure activities.
These safety issues are accentuated in the festive season from Xmas 2014 and into the early New Year

Saturn affects Sagittarius people and activities in the time frame Xmas 2014 through to Xmas 2017 - a three year period  which will express as difficulties, delays, disadvantages -and disasters,restrictions upon freedom, sporting defeat, travel plans disrupted or made very difficult, adventures which prove to be bad choices, travel to foreign counties is at risk of difficult experiences.
One example might be boat people lost at sea while in pursuit of freedom and a new life in another land.


These safety issues are accentuated in the festive season from Xmas 2014 and into the early New Year due to Saturn impacting the lunar nodal axis in Aries-Libra.

This indicates the adverse affect of the difficulties on relationships, partnerships - in some cases death of a partner, otherwise separation or end of partnership to to an event or alienation of feelings related to the Sagittarian context - eg sport, travel, adventure.
Law and legal matters are also involved for many Sagittarians in the 3 year period  -the partner aspect is emphasised in the 2014 period noted. So marital or partnership legal battles involving separation or alienation are indicated

Karma or destiny is highly active in this period so outcomes are highly significant growth experiences.

Many will need to be prepared for life changing experiences
Individuals need to have their own astro profile done to establish how relevant these issues are in the festive season and in the 3yr period of Saturn in Sagittarius.
[those born at or around the start of Sagittarius -22-24 November any year, are most affected by the first entry of Saturn into this sign, then progressively over the 3yrs all Sagittarians will face some effect]

addendum:
 in the wake of further hi profile tragedies affecting various forms of transport -
Dec 28 2014 also saw a ferry fire on the Greece to Italy route - just one death initially reported but chaos impacting hundreds.
Dec 25 2014 saw the Italian Navy rescue 1300 "boat people" hopeful migrants in boats adrift off Sicily, adding to the rescue of 1000 on Dec 24
in addition to the sort of road crashes that are extra tragic at Xmas, it is important to note that for the 3 year period that Saturn is in Sagittarius:

• all forms of transport carry higher risk factors for the spectrum of problems ranging from delays to engine breakdown to destruction.
• Human effects ranging from inconvenience & frustration to injury & death
• personal encounters with the blocked flows of energy are dependent on personal energy blueprint identified in birth chart
• targeted activity includes air, sea and land transport
• personal travel, commercial,& shared journeys all vulnerable to problems
• persons most affected will have planets impacted by prevailing degree of Saturn in Sagittarius
• other signs in the mutable class -Gemini, Pisces, Virgo have hi susceptibility too
• eg when Saturn is a zero SAG, then zero GEM, PIS, VIR all resonate
• SAG = long distance travel [usually now by air]
• GEM = short journeys by foot, bike, car, van, train
• PIS = water transport = breakdown, sinking -& water flows - Saturn destruction can  involve flooding, ice, snow, freezing
• VIR = system functionality & flow

This simple graphic contains part of the story re transport effects.

The essential point concerns flow & functionality being impaired by Saturn effect.
This effect manifests through diverse channels:
the transport network which is mechanised flow
the bodily transport network involving physical flow
the energetic network involving energy flow
Specific body parts & zones relate to zodiac energy
Gemini = hands
Sag = thigh zone & liver
Virgo = digestive system
Pisces = feet & sensitivity/allergy/toxicity issues

further related news:
New Zealand holiday road toll is almost double 2013 Xmas period

Also read the report for Dec 2014 -January 2015
Also read Uranus on nodal axis environmental effects of disturbed energies

Astrology of December 2014 -global hotspots erupt

To understand the context of events of December 2014, some recent history is relevant:
The revolutionary  pan-Arabic movement called The Arab Spring grained momentum from December 2010
The context was:
Jupiter-Uranus conjunction at 26 Pisces
Neptune at 26 Aquarius = semisextile Jupiter-Uranus
Pluto conjunct the north lunar node at 3.40 Capricorn
Total lunar eclipse with Mercury in conjunction to the sun = 27-29 Sagittarius
Freedom, equality, social justice, issues of power, empowerment, power abuse, law, legal rights & a spiritually-driven need to redeem humanity are all collectively activated under these influences


That initial spark has been kept alight and planetary indicators show that since June 2012 deep unrest has reigned in numerous global hotspots under the influence of sustained activation by the planets Pluto and Uranus positioned at 90 degrees from each other.
By mid December 2014 there will have been 6 occasions of exact 90 degree square in a period of 2 and a half years.

The exact square of Pluto and Uranus in December 2014 is on the 15th but the effect of these influences being in close proximity will be evident throughout the month, having already begun to arise again in late November 2014.

Under these influences, anarchic rebellion, disorder and chaos surround collective efforts to counteract power abuse -whether system-based or in personal interactions.
Protest and dissent are evident signs of this process being brought into general awareness across the globe, with mass movements of people intent on changing the dynamics of power within all levels of society.

news updates mid December:
The Dec 15 siege in Sydney Australia reflects energy entirely consistent with the power abuse scenarios expected under the Pluto-Uranus effect
SMH report
Hostage drama timeline

The same influence manifested as a shooting in Oregon  report
and mass fatalities in another US shooting incident 
Six dead in shootings near Philadelphia

DEC16 mass shooting of school children by Taliban in Pakistan - mass fatalities

DEC 19 - mass fatalities in Australian shooting - Cairns - 8 children stabbed

Mass fatalities in various global locations show the intensity of energy for extremism that is prevailing in this December time frame -but a high alert situation remains in respect of dangerous situation and unbalanced people into the 2015 New Year....

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Events of December 2014 are a foretaste of the intensity likely in January 2015

The whole month has many high impact potentials for disturbed energy amongst people and the natural elements.
In addition particular points stand out:

All four of the cardinal signs -Aries, Libra, Cancer, Capricorn will be activated in the range of 13-16 degrees, with the Sun, Moon, and 2 lunar nodes forming a cardinal cross pattern at the January 5 full moon -peak effects likely to fall in the range of days from 3-7 Jan 2015

Cardinal signs emphasise BALANCE and issues about relating/relationships.
Relationship with yourself
Relationships with others
Capacity to nurture and support others
Capacity to guide and mentor others
Role as a parent.
Where too much or too little effort is being applied

Critical issues are likely to arise around these areas -wherever relevant in your life [even non-parents have a quasi-parenting role in supporting others]

Power dynamics will need be addressed in the context of relating.
Tensions, dissent, conflict and violence are likely side-effects of confrontations arising re relating issues.

Beyond the personal domain of relating are the societal, communal, governmental contexts.
How well is your government providing support for its people?
How much power should governments wield?
Who is in control?

Again these sorts of questions give rise to public unrest.

January 10 is also notable for a rebellious, anarchic thread of energy being sparked with potential for aggression.
[ update January 7 2015 - Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris - astrological relevance ]
Aside from disturbed human energy [ other species are not excluded] the natural forces in our atmosphere and environment are subjected to significant readjustments -also in pursuit of balance - the four cardinal signs link to the four directions, the winds, the movements and flows of natural elements.
Expect significant extreme weather effects as relevant to changes that are already underway in your local climate: think of where the change is shifting [hotter? drier? wetter? colder? windier? etc] and notice if any intensification is forecast during January