New Year : High Heat & Destructive Outcomes on the Cards

The Southern Hemisphere will be in full summertime conditions as 2017 ends and 2018 begins. 

Multiple energy patterns are converging 

around that time which bear 

a collective signature relating 

to intense destructive forces 

as a result of 

high heat, combustion, fire

This is vacation time in countries like Australia and New Zealand with lots of associated outdoor activity in early January - campfires, barbecues, fireworks, gas cookers and fuel supplies.

High risk activities with combustibles during extreme heat conditions -especially when assisted by wind are a recipe for a higher than normal accident rate.

latest: oil tanker in flames; fire outbreaks & fire advisories issued as hi-risk period begins
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Southern Africa and southern South America are also in this part of the globe.
But those in the Northern latitudes will also share the advisory regarding extra care with fire and combustibles in the time frame indicated.

The prevailing energy is globally related but will only show outcomes in locations where energetic conditions have a resonant match -such as environmental heat and dryness, presence of combustibles, human energies/behaviours.

Astro-profiling the energy factors with hi-probability environmental outcomes

Natural forces themselves are being primed by prevailing influences to be unleashed in a very significant fashion in locations where conditions are ready - but human activity and causation is also a common added ingredient in fire and explosive outcomes due to careless and hazardous behaviour - this risk is also elevated by conditions in play.

The hi-risk conditions of heat, fire and drought will have subsequent destructive effects upon vegetation, crops, structures and life forms.

The factors at New Year  [especially Dec 31 2017-January 11 2018 ] add to ongoing patterns and begin a chain reaction - firstly involving the Mars-Jupiter conjunction in Scorpio = extreme destructive forces involving heat and fire due to high energy activation.

These energies further disturbed by the lunar nodes in Leo-Aquarius = heat and wind.

January 2 full moon [Supermoon] locks in the pattern.

January 4 late evening Moon in Leo is another activator

January 7-11 Sun-Pluto in conjunction combine to amplify the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction

January 11 late evening Moon in Scorpio adds further activation

Aside from the elevated risk to property and vegetation in this period the energies are transferrable to biological forms -people, animals - and the risk of death/destruction on a mass scale is a strong potential under relevant conditions of risk - owing to the highly destructive forces combining and intensifying as the New Year progresses,  Jan 1 - Jan11.

Many global locations are currently affected by adverse dry conditions with multiple flow on effects:

Capetown SA is heading into a severe water crisis already

Argentina's crops are impacted by dry conditions

November in NZ has already shown this pattern developing: according to NIWA records

from @NiwaWeather

from @NiwaWeather

Though no longer featuring on the US drought monitor As December 2017 begins California -at the start of the northern winter - is facing sustained wild fire outbreaks in the dry and windy conditions - with patterns in play over past months finding ongoing outcomes in that region.

Drought Monitor

updates & related news re expected destruction from fire/heat/drought and mass death events

2018
Jan 8
Paint factory fireball London

Jan 7
Penrith Sydney Australia reaches over 47 degrees celsius

Oil tanker in flames after collision

Papua NG volcanic island erupts

Jan 6
Bushfire in NSW Australia
Jan 3
Wanaka wlidfire
Jan 2 
Iran - anti govt protests: death toll continues to rise over 2 dozen
Peru - 25 known fatalies in bus crash
UK - 13 monkeys die in zoo blaze
NZ -Workshop destroyed in blaze
NZ -Toilet block burnt down
NZ -Historic homestead burnt to ground

2017

Dec 31

Carpark fire in Liverpool -mass destruction -1300 cars destroyed
Fire erupts at Sydney fireworks display
Tower block fire in Manchester    Fireworks cancelled on Waiheke Island due to high risk at New Year
Commercial building destroyed by fire
Bush fire started by drunk with fireworks

Dec 22 -

In New Zealand the primary expression of the heat is unfolding as potential drought conditions -a signature set in place at solstice and aggravated by ongoing high temperatures anticipated through summer

Solstice is reached and California comes to a state of near complete management of the wildfire crisis as the Sun and Saturn leave Sagittarius [wild energy] and both enter Capricorn [controlled energy] 

Dec 10 2017 California's wildfire situation remains dire - the first Winter megafire in California's history extensive updates

Photo Gallery of wildfire rampage

Official view is that the situation could still remain uncontrolled as late as Xmas -but the worse energetic conditions building the risk remains into New Year if the local factors remain relevant by New Year's Eve.

2017 Astrology - February Fire & Water

February 2017 will deliver some fiery energy in multiple forms -the natural fire element is very emphasised, along with high-combustibility which also signifies explosive energy

Latest: Feb 20 as forecast in this report...deluge aspect has also been evident many global locations especially those that have been or normally bone dry -including California

Feb 16- 

uncontrolled fires in Christchurch merge into one by day 4 
Even Trump is engulfed in smoke and a pending firestorm
"catastrophic" wildfire conditions have been reported in Australia 
extreme heat in eastern Australia and widespread flooding in Western Australia are examples of the 2 key elements fire and water being exaggerated under the complex pattern of this eclipse.
Feb 12 Seismic unrest has been elevated in New Zealand
as fire eclipse approaches Feb 9 gas explosion on cruise ship

All species respond to this energy climate so animals as well as humans are susceptible in Feb 2017 to higher levels of aggression. In humans this can range from more than usual irritability right through to outright rage. You will be somewhere on that spectrum but more so if you are unable to burn up the extra adrenal/hormonal flood: exercise, adventure and risk taking activities are more appealing now -but another prevailing effect is ready to deliver difficulties if the exuberance goes to excess.

This amount of adversarial, potentially argumentative energy is also best used in controlled competitive environments like sport -but again with self control.

The Saturday 11th eclipse in Leo adds more fire to the already present Aries and Sagittarius energies. Police, Fire Services and Ambulances will get a lot of activity in February: fights, accidents, car crashes, stabbings, shootings, fire/arson/explosions all more prevalent than usual.

Making things worse is a political climate veering rapidly across the globe towards repressive policies which are anti-humanitarian. The political brutality generated with Pluto's passage of Capricorn is amplified in February by connection to the nodal points that feed back to the Sun and Moon.

The end of January 2017 global protests against US President Donald Trump's policies look set to expand and endure even into March.

Trump's megalomania is being given strong stimulus by 4 eclipses in 2017, starting in February

The best of February 2017

could be discovered in the context of the Pisces solar eclipse energies of the 26th.
After the Fire comes a lot of Deep Water.

An outpouring of compassion or a sense of one-ness and connectedness is possible in mass gatherings that address the fundamental relating issues facing humanity.
On a personal level the same opportunities are on offer:

How can we co-exist in a better, more harmonious, compassionate way?

How can I access my strength, bravery and confidence in order to enhance my enjoyment of others in social interactions?

A nation that feels inherently secure does not need to banish broad swathes of humanity but until the end of 2017 a pronounced fear of the foreign has more opportunity to take root where that fear is encouraged.

On an elemental level -torrents of water are the likely outcome in many global locations - eg in the US- the Lake Oroville dam posed a threat in mid February

January 2013 destructive Pluto rages

                                         Jan 4 2013, smoke seen from above Hobart airport, Tasmania

The Australian wild fires, destructive winds, and rape are all big news in early January 2013 and the annihilating, murderous Pluto is highly activated. In transit at close to 10 degrees Capricorn, Pluto has conjuncted the sun since late December 2012 whilst also triggering the lunar nodes at close to 25 degrees Scorpio-Taurus.  Saturn also in Scorpio -but out of range of the nodes was fuelled by an exact square from Mars in Scorpio, plus a lunar conjunction in Scorpio in the middle of the day period (New Zealand D/L time (13hrs ahead of London) I certainly felt this intensity, in a rather irrational fashion at that time of the day.

But back to Pluto - in range of the nodes by semisquare ( powerful, not minor) for the whole first half of January 2013 = transformational, destructive & extreme forces of nature along with brutal, dominating human energies. These themes have connection to the zodiac sign Scorpio, which has an imperative of death & rebirth, with associated transformational life experiences, but also an underbelly of control & domination.

No wonder rape is in the global mindstream ( the accused in a New Dehli , India gang-rape are brought to court. The victim having died. Widespread national and international protests are likely to pressure the Indian government to enter the age of accountability and protect their female citizens from this most primitive of controls used by men. More cases of this kind of abuse are currently being exposed in India along with a very similar case from Fiji. In New Zealand a woman was raped and violently assaulted in an extreme manner, in a community garden, daytime on January 1 2013.

2012 Extreme Cold Europe - return of cycles?

Since I totally believe in cycles as the fundamental reality pertaining to all matter, astrology is the perfect medium for tracing back past connections to the present -and of course for extending projections into the future.
The extreme cold impacting Europe is big news at the start of February 2012, with the BBC weather reporter explaining some unprecedented bitter cold spread across several northern European nations as well as the UK - with -16 to -25 C recorded since the cold set in at the start of 2012, over 300 people have died.
The lagoon in Venice, Italy is said to be freezing over and reportedly not seen similarly since February 1929.
The Tonbridge Weather org which collates historical weather events also has one entry for 1929 and it is February
Intense cold 11th to 17th February. Lowest maxima for Tonbridge. Frost continued into March, much skating.

Kent experiences the coldest February. Until that morning, there was more than 120 hours of continuous frost and the mercury fell to 9F (-13 ºC). it was so cold that the sea at Whitstable froze solid. Schools were closed and people were advised to stay indoors. (Source: Bob Ogley)

[One of the most SEVERE WINTERS of the 20th century (up to 1939/40). During the January & February months in Hampshire, 150 hours of continuous FROST.] Source: Tonbridge records


Being given a date and month for reference allows a comparison between planetary positions then and now.

1929 - Feb 9 The New Moon (Sun + Moon both @ 20 Aquarius in tight stress to Uranus 5 Aries
           Mercury is in Aquarius          
           Neptune is at zero degrees Virgo
           Jupiter is at 4 degrees Taurus
           Mars is at 22 Gemini
2012   February 6 The Sun and Mercury in Aquarius
           Mars is at 22 Virgo ( exact 90 degree angle to 1929 position)
           Neptune is at 0 degrees Pisces ( exact 180 degree opposition point to 1929 position)
           Uranus is at 2 Aries
            Jupiter is at 3 Taurus
Full Moon is on Feb 7 at 18 Aquarius-Leo
I am not an astrological specialist in weather indicators, but a body of researchers exist including Weather Sage. Accordingly I have not formulated a theory of the most likely scenario, planetary-wise which indicates extreme cold but there are some prime suspects.
Neptune is the planet of water in all forms, but Saturn is the ice-maker.
In Feb 2012 Saturn is very closely linked to Neptune, around half a degree of separation (by trine).
In mid Feb 1929 Saturn's position was <2 degrees off an exact trine to Neptune.
What is very interesting is that in the development phase of this widespread freeze (January 2012), Saturn was less than a degree off exact trine to Neptune throughout that month. In 1929 the degree of exactitude was wider between Saturn-Neptune.

So perhaps too many connections for the statistically minded to deem coincidence

What is not clear from this very early appraisal, is how many of those recurrent factors are needed to create a big (extensive) freeze. BIG is a word associated with Jupiter - and that planet repeats in the two eras.
In Feb 1929, Jupiter links closely to Uranus ( unusual conditions) 
In Feb 2012 Jupiter is approaching an exact middle point between Neptune and Pluto ( Pluto being in Capricorn is the bearer of Saturn's force & not surpisingly is implicated in the excessive fatalities from cold)
Neptune at 0 has midpoints of 4Taurus/Scorpio in relationship to Pluto at 8 Capricorn.
In Feb 2012 Jupiter reaches 4 Taurus on the 11th, so the intensity of this freeze - environmentally and in human cost may be accentuated in days surrounding this point. Plus Saturn stays closely aligned with Neptune - so likely to sustain the big freeze - until a retreat picks up in March 2012 - retrograding away until October just as northern zones are in the early stage of  autumn / fall.  Stock up on fuel well in advance.
[updates Feb 22 Two effects showing two aspects of the Saturn-Neptune potentials:  a sudden thaw, affecting the Serbian Danube, involving a massive increase in temperature from -20C to +10C has provided difficulties on the river. Where Saturn solidifies water (Neptune), the thawing (reliquefying) causes further problems = Saturn damage, destruction eg boats (Neptune) crushed and sunk (Saturn). In the German zone of the Danube, ice is still blocking (Saturn) the river (Neptune)     -report  
The UN releases a report re destructive floods from the thaw - report   ]
By October, in 2012, other factors have moved on, but new ones are on the agenda ( Mars in Scorpio exact on the lunar north node while Pluto remains exactly at odds with Uranus both have ominous destructive signatures.
 2012 has been clearly signalled as a powerfully transformational year amongst others in this decade -see Massive Transformations link in references section)

In the Southern Hemisphere at the corresponding time but opposite season, at the 2011- 2012 phase, New Zealand has experienced a sluggish and much cooler summer which started late ( all keywords that indicate the role of Saturn. Snowfall was even recorded in Otago in January summertime - TV3 report.
Australia has had a late summer start too:
“A wintry weather pattern has dropped temperatures up to ten degrees below average across south-eastern Australia, bringing cool relief for South Australia and Victoria. Sadly for Sydney the cool temperatures are just another reminder of the ongoing summer fizzer,” says Tom Saunders, Senior Meteorologist at The Weather Channel." -article
In addition, severe flooding in Australia in February 2012 with expectation of floods to remain for weeks - report.
In St George, Queensland the situation in early Feb 2012 is looking more severe than previous floods  - report
The same pattern of energy involving  Neptune (water)-Jupiter(big= excessive)-Pluto (destructive, transformational) and Saturn(disaster, crisis) is affecting Australia with these big players operating in response to local summer season meteorological conditions -which are far less likely to bring snow and far more likely to bring precipitation
also
Piers Corbyn, astrophysicist does alternative long range weather forecasting - he mentions the current (Feb 2012)Queensland floods -linking to La Nina & lunar cycles -plus in keeping with my view for Feb (though using different methods) confirms more severe winter freeze is coming  -  see refs for his discussion page


Feb 7 2012 Update re longer term view:
Effectively November 2015-October 2016 is an alert period re issues related to water -  water resources and lack of water; generally problems/crises re water in any form (moisture, rain, snow, ice) -but local conditions vary across the globe and there are seasonal factors to add in.
The winter of 2015-2016 in the northern hemisphere coincides with Saturn exactly squared off against Neptune in Nov-Dec 2015.  This aggravating and crisis-inducing Saturn energy has implications for all weather phenomena involving water. In a winter scenario Saturn's capacity to freeze water is noted. Compare the equatorial zone & southern hemisphere summer where the likelihood of problems relating to water. With Jupiter in Virgo - polarity opposite to Pisces - there is a double message of excess for some, too little for others, drought & deluge in the time frame Nov 2015-Feb 2016. An aggravation in March 2016 arises when Saturn squares off exactly with Jupiter - two opposing principles at right angled positions, an earth planet vs a fire planet in the mutable signs of fire and earth which looks a lot like drought.
July-August-September 2016 have an extended locked in phase involving Saturn-Neptune, but the writing will be on the wall way before then to prepare for the summer or winter of challenges.
With complex keywords involved, it is important to add in that Neptune's association with oil and gas make it likely that either or both these two resources will come under restriction, be the source of critical situations ( currently Iran threatening such an action re oil)

Update Feb 11 2012

BBC report on the continuing freeze




References:
Piers Corbyn 1 - general forecasts
Europe freeze excellent photo gallery
Massive Transformations Ahead
Weather Sage

NEPTUNE in PISCES charts & analysis

Since Feb 3 2012, Neptune is now fully progressing through its own sign Pisces, for the next 13 years . This energy shift has the potential to progress humanity into a more healthy and connected state, 
but not without trials and challenges. 
We are likely to see the worst of Pisces/Neptune before the pendulum brings forth the best expressions of this energy, 
that people can aspire to. 
Essentially, the Neptunian state of awareness is very consistent with the findings of quantum physicists who talk of existence as an undifferentiated whole in language that sits meaningfully alongside the Buddhist conception of reality. 
The fundamental interconnectedness of all things is what humanity at large has forgotten and for millennia we have lived in a state of illusion. From this comes all the woes we now face - wars,  oppression, greed and the trashing of the natural world, are all related signs of this dis-ease. 

The duality of Neptunian energy represented by the Piscean fish symbolism. Mutable energy has a greater capacity to switch from unrefined to purified expression
2013 updates at end of page


Neptune entered Pisces briefly in 2011, with the second entrance almost a year later. Charts for two locations show both entry points, or ingresses.

                                    
                                     Please click to enlarge all graphics for gallery view

UK ingress chart for Neptune's entry into Pisces April 4 2011

  Neptune then retrograded into Aquarius during August 2011-Feb 2012

This chart is significant for the spiritual imperative of Neptune in Pisces arising in concert with the Saturn Libra to Sun-Jupiter in Aries opposition. Pressures relating to fiscal restraint along with  relationship dynamics under duress are indicated. 
Public and private necessities to get your house in order. 
Chiron in close proximity to Neptune indicates the wounded soul of humanity, disposed more to the escapist, addictive, corrupt and devious underbelly of Neptune than its higher octave of kindness, compassion and goodness. 
Forgetting we are connected means we abuse each other.

The collection of 6 planets in Aries is a dominant theme, emphasising violence male/yang force aggression and militarism and the pursuit of selfish goals, which are to some extent moderated by Saturn's urge towards restraint, mediation, balance and peace-making, but the balance here is somewhat overwhelmingly reckless, accentuated by Mars tightly linked to Uranus.

Not a great opening scenario for Neptune to work in a healing way.

                                                Here is the Auckland, New Zealand 2011 ingress on April 5 2011

Next looking at 2012, for the second and complete ingress: note that the dominant themes are universal.  
Two locational charts are provided as examples and comparisons.

                                                                                  The UK ingress for Feb 3 2012

The Auckland ingress Feb 4 2012

                                                             The midpoint grid for the Auckland 2012 ingress

Neptune and Chiron remain linked - prominently in Auckland, New Zealand, on the birth point, the AC ascendant, raising the question of what sort of Neptunian woes/Neptunian healing we will see in this city over the course of the Neptunian period till April 2025

With the sextile to Jupiter in Taurus is it dreams of riches? Fantasies about living the life of the fabulously wealthy? But Saturn sits across the way from Jupiter, and extends a restraining arm to Neptune as well as linking mathematically to the Sun - and so some will respond to that parental guiding [inner or external] voice and resist the excesses that Jupiter and Neptune together do so well. Over-spending, over-eating, hoarding, excess accumulating, will resonate for some people -but those urges are coming from the wounded Chiron part of the psyche. 
They are symptoms of a state of distress, a gaping hole that can only be addressed by  - you  guessed it - the Neptunian medicine. 
[update March 2012: Auckland's grandiose and big spending Long Term Plan is under attack for pinching off ratepayers to pay for developments the city cannot afford - a classic example of the above combo]

Aquarian experiences in recent years [Neptune in Aquarius] have brought people together collectively largely via technology of social media. 
It may be remote, anonymous and faceless, but it the Aquarian group consciousness, friendliness instinct and networking drive have knitted together a type of matrix onto which the overlays of Neptunian sensitivity can be grafted during the 13 years ahead. 

Neptune in Pisces offers the capacity for a sense of universal oneness, a sense that we are all in this together. Out of this can ultimately arise empathy and compassion on a scale possibly not seen before. 
For this big ask to occur, something Big is likely to spread a global sense of union. How else is a currently rather rotten humanity, beset by comparatively antithetical imperatives, to be transformed so powerfully. 
It seems a galvanizing event or events will be the catalyst.

Neptune in Pisces will place greater emphasis on:

water, all things maritime, chemicals, drugs, addictions, the seedy realms, oil, gas, images, non-physical dimensions, spiritual and religious, transcendance, sacrifice, immersion, escapism, fantasy, dreams, movies & movie-making, fraud, fakes, scams, delusion, confusion, denial, magic, oneness, compassion
(far more extensive keywords can be sourced -this is a selection only)

In addition Neptune in Pisces has an influence over the whole range of mutable sign primary issues: Virgo, Gemini and Sagittarius as well as Pisces

Virgo work and health subject to effects of Neptune = more inclination to work for humanitarian causes, work voluntarily; some fall prey to dishonest work practices; health subject to weaknesses of Neptune = addiction, hyper-sensitivity symptoms; daily diet under scrutiny

Gemini -more messaging and conversation about Neptune matters

Sagittarius - Neptune issues have a greater impact upon people's beliefs, philosophy of life - this is likely to see a widespread religious and spiritual revival, with the likelihood of a clear polarity between the perspectives of fundamentalism and compassionate world views such as Buddhism

Other elements in the ingress charts:
Venus, Mars and the Moon in a tight pattern suggest strong mating urges driven by a mothering instinct. A noticeable baby boom is a potential outcome triggered in the period of influence 2012-2025.
Chiron is on the Jupiter-Pluto midpoint - this has the potential to enable charismatic leaders to inspire the oppressed to organize to bring about systemic transformations.
The negative shadow of this is that those feeling oppressed or disengaged [Chiron]will seek to gain unbridled power [Jupiter-Pluto]. This leaves open the return of abusive people and brutal regimes.

Belief systems are a fundamental driving force in this era but there will also be suppressive & repressive forces, channeled through Saturn, which oppose freedom of information. Clearly the internet and social media may be targets on the receiving end of these reactionary impulses.
[update April 2 2012: UK Government plans increased email and social network surveillance  and recent news from US re employers wanting more Facebook access re their staff or applicants' accounts]



This brief appraisal will be extended as more thoughts come to mind
Occasional updates reflecting the Neptunian themes:

Feb 10 2012

Already news items  that relate to Neptune
Maori claim water rights in New Zealand (Feb 8)
Drugs, oil and gas news  (Feb 10)

                                  

                                                           (New Zealand)    

Update Feb 12 2012

Religious holidays discussion sought by Muslims in New Zealand
Death of Whitney houston reported with strong Neptune in Pisces elements  (water, bath, drowned drugs)
TV doco by Ingrid Visser finds Orca significantly poisoned by chemical runoff. Three Neptune in Pisces elements

Update March 5 2012

A crisis related to extensive flooding in NSW Australia represents the 'water. water everywhere" potential of Neptune in Pisces when strongly activated - news report
Also recent news re another Costa cruise ship in distress near the Seychelles; unethical practices re drug trials carried out in undeveloped countries ; a report on the finding that users of sleeping pills face risk of premature death.
March 30 2012 Azamara Quest Cruise ship fire in southern Philippines waters (Friday night 8.19pm presumed local time)
April 1 2012 Severe flooding in Fiji over several days
October 2012 Superstorm Sandy in America - aftermath

2013

January     Flooding Bundaberg Australia -aftermath

                 Lance Armstrong admits to doping - cheating while competing

February   Tsunami sweeps away Solomon Island villages after M8 seafloor quake

                       Banned drugs widespread in Australian sport

What is the astrological connection between drugs, nutritional supplements & sport -take a look at this sketch showing the quartet of mutable signs Pisces, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius.

Two polar opposite pairs set at right angles form the Mutable Cross:

All signs have multiple connected keywords attached which explain their range of expressions, but for the purposes of the drugs-in-sport issue it is clear how the mutable group of signs has clear involvement: 
Pisces is drugs, chemicals in general as well as dishonest practices. 
The polarity sign Virgo concerns the optimum functioning of the digestive system and so relates to the goal of perfection via maximum nutrition. 
Sagittarius and Gemini both relate to the physical use of the body - Gemini on the everyday level of transporting the body from one place to another -by walking or cycling. 
Sagittarius is the professional or dedicated level of exercise or sport- involving focussed programs and competition aimed at maximum development & attainment of the human body. This illusion or dream (Pisces) of superhuman (Sagittarius) perfection (Virgo) is the problem. The goal is unnatural and a fantasy.  
The irony is that this is a problem of Mind or consciousness, an error in thinking - and we return to the roles played by all 4 mutable signs here: pisces is self delusion as well as trying to fool others, Virgo is the mental attachment to the goal of perfection and involves extreme detailed analysis of the ideal nutritional or drug cocktails. Gemini is the everyday functioning level of the mind and how communication take place with others. Sagittarius is the beliefs or philosophy held. 

Errors in thinking, analysis and beliefs along with the urge to engage in dishonest practices are clearly evident in the drugs-in-sport problem. 

The irony is there are alternative ways of using all the energies in this group. With greater enlightenment, sports professionals in large numbers will recognise that mind training (Sagittarius) and meditation (Pisces) have far more powerful results in sports attainment than from physical training. Enough studies have already confirmed this. This is the way of the future.

References:   google "mind training versus physical training"    e.g. this article

August 2013
New Zealand has just seen Dynamo Magician Impossible TV series. Magic and illusion are a big component of Neptunian energy - so a revival in this form of entertainment is very likely - though with Dynamo his skills go way beyond the norm of 3 dimensional reality -read analysis
For an intro to astro-analysis read my guide

update Nov 2015
Neptune in Pisces challenged by Saturn in Sagittarius 2015-2015.
What does this mean in relationship to events of late 2015?
In the context of the November 13 terror attacks in Paris, so soon after the October 31 bombing of a Russian plane in Egypt - both events attributed to ISIS jihadists -in addition to the issue of the  human flood of displaced people entering the Eurozone, which reached crisis point in September 2015 the energy of Saturn arises strongly in response to the Neptunian situation:

The human flood is a situation that is Neptunian, people moving like a flood of water, a river or stream entering modern era Europe which has had open borders under the Schengen Agreement since 1985.
With the energy of Saturn being strengthened starting from November 2015 and extending till October 2016 many things will change in respect of Neptunian situations. [Saturn in Sagittarius at exact 90 degree square to Neptune in Pisces]

Saturn carries the energy of authorities, controls, borders, restrictions, rules, regulations, difficulties
Neptune is the energy of fluid, vague, flowing, uncontrolled things or situations.

Saturn and Neptune are in many ways polar opposites -one likes it loose, one likes it tight, one is rigid the other is tolerant; one is conservative and conscientious, the other is a free spirit disliking routine and so on

The intensification of security threats in late 2015 means that Neptunian situations are set to be tightened up by measures that reflect a Saturn energy reaction.

So when Saturn is square Neptune repeatedly in the period Nov 2015-Oct 2016 a wide array of corresponding things/people which have Pisces/Neptune energy will be subjected to forces of control/discipline/restriction.
Governments will enforce much tighter security.
People who are not mainstream are more likely to feel the conservative side of Saturn which is the demand that everyone -even the ill, elderly, disabled pull their weight under tough conditions - logically being socio-economic pressures which make governments far less tolerant of welfare, far less prone to compassion or empathy. 
The spectre of brutal austerity is evoked by Saturn when threats arise and with Saturn in Sagittarius 2015-2017, Saturn square Neptune Nov. 2015, June-Oct 2016, and Saturn square Jupiter March 2016 -a combination of constraints, cut backs and lack of compassion, restricted freedoms

Refer also to
Brutal Austerity- an in-depth look at past & future austerity periods versus prosperity indicators

Global Weather Anomalies - now the norm?

By now, mid year 2011, it is probably not possible to find a place on our planet where standard weather and climate models hold to their expected forecasting. The computer modelling now has to be rewritten.

For whatever reason, The Northern hemisphere appears to be more prone to the worst extremes, but the southern hemisphere definitely isn't spared. The anomalies are such that within one nation, one zone is warmer or wetter and another cooler or drier, or any other mix. Australia and New Zealand overall were cooler in April, this continued in Australia in May, but New Zealand May has been a record beater for temperatures. A new local private weather forecaster WeatherWatchNZ ( which specialises in Auckland forecasting) has twice told us in recent weeks that the warm is over and winter temps are about to begin. This tweet from today says otherwise:

WeatherWatchNZ is trying to outdo the performance of the government forecaster MetService, claiming to have more accuracy, yet a close watch actually shows that they do not necessarily have the market cornered. The situation requires a complete rethink and the nature of the unfolding complexities and anomalies means reliable weather prediction will be increasingly more difficult.

Whether you believe than human induced change is the cause, or whether we are witnessing the return of long cycle patterns from the distant past - terrestrial in origin, or connected to other solar system factors ( the role of the sun; the impact of other planetary behaviour within our solar system - the situation emerging clearly is one of rapidly escalating conditions, which differ markedly from what we know as "normal".

Even the non-professional citizen is capable of discerning different patterns in local conditions. For all our lives till now we have understood that markers of each of the 4 seasons. Now that clarity and distinction is blurred and confused for us, for the plants, for animals.

Here are a few links that indicate the anomalies that may be the building blocks of our new global norm:

Recent UK weather data -features map, data, anomalies in temp & rainfall, "blocking patterns", plus news page with update on record dry.

US Climate studies data

Climate change anomalies summary  A news item online from the Philippines


The NOAA Global Summary April 2011       maps & data, in depth
The warmest anomalies occurred over most of the southern United States and northern Mexico, much of central South America, Europe, northwestern Africa, and most of Russia. Cooler-than-average conditions prevailed across most of Alaska, western Canada, the northwestern United States, southwestern Greenland, and most of Australia.
The drought in China

Peat Bog Fires in Russia

American tornado season 2011

The continual flooding in Indonesia

Queensland-Victoria floods, Australia

update June 10

Snow decline in US 

UK Drought