December 2020 High Collective Significance of the Sagittarius Total Solar Eclipse

 The December 2020 Total Solar Eclipse at 23 Sagittarius carries a lot of significance due to associated planetary energies in the frame during the eclipse event period

In reference to the grid provided below the following notes apply:

The Pluto in Capricorn transit closely connected by semisextile to the December 2020 eclipse reveals the personal challenges apparent - in a longer time frame in advance of the eclipse - that can be identified as a crisis in maturation for each Sun sign that has needed to be addressed in order for the person to achieve a significant evolutionary stage in this early 2020s era.

The Sagittarius Total Solar Eclipse of mid-December 2020 provides the maturing Growth or Expansion context  - effectively a payoff - but one which requires the gains achieved through the Pluto derived challenge-to-mature context in order to deliver optimum benefits through the life experiences outlined.

Jupiter is the key influence over the Sagittarius Eclipse. But it’s complicated.

Jupiter is in the very contrasting energy Capricorn and tightly conjunct Saturn in Capricorn. 

What this collection of influences delivers is a sustained maturation process being made available firstly through challenges or crises [Pluto induced breakdown] followed by a growth & rebuilding/restoration process under the combined energies of Jupiter and Saturn.

 

The potential is offered to express the growth direction with a new level of confidence and maturity.

This significant blend of Sagittarius & Jupiter with Capricorn & Saturn fully activates key themes that also are set to evolve under the December 2020 Jupiter-Saturn conjunction  in Aquarius - which heralds a 200 year delivery of their synergy in Air signs - following their equally long sequence in Earth signs.

The significance of this cannot be overlooked.

Humanity has had a strong attachment to objects possessions and the physical/material & bodily dimension in the Earth epoch.

The Air epoch emphasises the non-physical non-material energy of the mind & consciousness, concepts, ideas, experiences.

This is a huge contrast away from the object and the physical

The area of growth [Sagittarius/Jupiter] is given an opportunity to incorporate Capricorn/Saturn developmental qualities: the mature concepts including commitment, focus, restraint, responsibility, reliability, stable management & related qualities of mind.

If the Saturn approach is not accepted developed and applied in the context of growth the achievement of sustained developmental maturation will be missed.

For those who have identified confronted & begun to resolve the challenge/s needing to be resolved under Pluto's pressure during Capricorn in 2020 the pathway is more clearly available towards the context for a more mature state of growth or expansion.- made available through the shift to a more mature state of mind. 

This applies at any life stage -whether 5 years old or 75 years old - there is always maturation periods and adjustments to be made to the mental disposition.

Some will remain longer within the challenged state due to more mind work needing to be done using more focus and commitment - but those moving more slowly can still look to the new direction on offer & make some early beginnings.

The grid shows the zodiac signs which can be read as Sun sign and rising sign. 

From the perspective of each the location of the Dec 2020 Sagittarius eclipse and the location of transit Pluto are given with high potential options for positive utilisation of the energies available through these factors and - given the close synchronicity to the Jupiter-Saturn in Aquarius conjunction - the interpretations reflect how these events are linked.

Effectively this December 2020 transitional period offers a wide collective shift in consciousness - if embraced - blending the best of Jupiter and Saturn with thanks to Pluto.

Earthquake Astrology Italy Norcia August 2016

At the onset of the M6.2 quake in Norcia, Uranus a primary earthquake indicator is in the most elevated position.
 
The Cancer ascendant reflects matters concerning families, homes. Pluto the transformational force is linked to Cancer's planet -the Moon. Chiron in Pisces opposes Venus and Jupiter - the multiple relationships wounded by this event, though some will also be healed, people drawn closer.
The energy of Uranus is aggravated by links to Mars and Saturn in conjunction. [Mars-Saturn conjunct in Sagittarius, semisquare Uranus in Aries]
The lunar nodal axis in Virgo-Pisces with Neptune attached - also all stressed by the Saturn-Mars conjunction indicates a deep thread of ancestral karmic disturbance involving beliefs, faith, religion.... This is collective karma being exposed - all those affected share a deep connection to past misuse of spiritual energy.
References made by survivors, to "apocalyptic" scenes and "Dante's Inferno" reinforce deeply religious themes involved.
The profound losses generated by a major earthquake can completely invert a person's reality. They are stripped bare, back to fundamentals, as close to their spiritual self as possible while in physical form: this is the opportunity for major personal transformation, redemption, atonement, within whatever faith or belief system they adhere to.

Italy quake images

On the same day a M6.8 quake hit Myanmar / Burma

Brutal Austerity: the contagious global dysfunction

brutal austerity and market contagion.

Both of these dysfunctions remain deeply embedded in the global economics of 2015.

Latest:

February 2016: Austerity politics in Ireland set to upset the power base
February 2016: Brutal Austerity in New Zealand The southern city of Christchurch has suffered over 15,000 earthquakes since the initial M7.1 in September 2010 and the people of the region are still suffering greatly.

Feb 21
Hundreds protest in Christchurch, New Zealand on the eve of the 5 year anniversary of the powerful, destructive 2011 earthquake that upended the lives of so many.
Seemingly unending delays in resolving insurance claims with the government's quake commission are a symptom of not only a broken system, but also an underlying ideology that gives little value to human suffering when compared with dollar driven agendas.
Feb 17 In a broader context of widespread cuts across the heath sector in New Zealand, including mental health support, hundreds of Christchurch children have been assessed as suffering from post traumatic stress disorder in respect of the ongoing earthquakes since September 2010 but only 8% have received counselling. A university study of a sample of 320 children tracked since 2013 showed 64% had negative mental health indicators -report

 The 16th highest quake, a M5.75 occurred in February 2016, just days ago, on the 14th.

data from QuakeLive

The right wing NZ government under John Key has overseen the harshest treatment of any community, perhaps in NZ history. Ranging from major problems for people facing loss or damage of their home and property - and their entitlement to fair compensation, to the way in which personal mental and psychological trauma has been catered for.

• Many still have outstanding property claims unresolved. report

•  government funding for counselling and related services in the region has been decimated since 2015 -despite increases in suicide callouts and children with trauma related behaviours.

The government took 4 months to release this information to a state radio journalist. 

The Ministry of Social Development response in full facsimile is available 
Multiple news items re the Feb 16 2016 quake have spoken of the psychological impact, even in the face of limited degrees of damage to assets.The government agenda places no value on human life.
It is nonsensical to expect people with major trauma to be healed as quickly as broken bones.They are broken people and may need life long support. 

On February 16 2016 a further example of NZ government extreme austerity arises in the form of a plan to slash over $138 milllion in hospital operating costs

This arises despite years of lengthy waiting lists, significant patient disastisfaction levels, declining levels of care, as well as over-stretched staff.Even in the land once referred to as Godzone, brutal austerity is now well entrenched.

Malcolm Justice on Twitter Feb16 2016

 

Brutalism is a term commonly applied to a stark architectural style but a sector of humanity was not satisfied with their widespread imposition of dehumanising structures to service commercial, civic as well as domestic needs.
The dysfunctional ethos of brutalism is clearly widespread in the management of national economies across the globe.

What was once simply austerity has morphed into brutal austerity in the global context and brutalist economics have a lot in common with brutalist architecture. 
The tower block accommodation for low income renters has not a shred of humanity infused into its style or construction.

UK, Europe are known for brutalist housing

Brutal austerity has led to public dissent in nations including Greece, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Ireland the United Kingdom, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand....as well as many more unlisted here
Not surprising then, that global humanitarian organisation OXFAM, whose motto is the power of people against poverty, issued a 2013 briefing paper entitled

A CAUTIONARY TALE The true cost of austerity and inequality in Europe.
Take the time to hear the counter argument to brutal austerity: the humane, humanitarian, compassionate view
This organisation is unafraid of placing political challenges to those wielding economic power.
If it were only Europe...but it is not...and before Europe was another failed austerity experiment: Latin America...and before that....yes this disease has deep roots.

Quoting Joseph Stiglitz:

Greece could be blamed for its troubles if it were the only country where the troika’s [the IMF, European Commission,& the European Central Bank] medicine failed miserably. But Spain had a surplus and a low debt ratio before the crisis, and it, too, is in depression. What is needed is not structural reform within Greece and Spain so much as structural reform of the eurozone’s design and a fundamental rethinking of the policy frameworks that have resulted in the monetary union’s spectacularly bad performance.

and

Seldom do democratic elections give as clear a message as that in Greece. If Europe says no to Greek voters’ demand for a change of course, it is saying that democracy is of no importance, at least when it comes to economics. Why not just shut down democracy, as Newfoundland effectively did when it entered into receivership before World War II?
One hopes that those who understand the economics of debt and austerity, and who believe in democracy and humane values, will prevail. Whether they will remains to be seen.

No surprises then when austerity can be proposed as a defective and dysfunctional systemic approach, that market contagion also references disease.

The disease rests in the human mind and in particular in the beliefs of those who erroneously believe they can disconnect themselves from their natural condition: we are all collectively embedded in an energetic feedback loop, inseparable from each other's discomfort and suffering.
In the bigger picture, the human collective is a super-organism and the Land of the Broken Foot is equally sensed in the super-organism's consciousness as the Blinded Eye-Lands and the eruptions of Mount Appendix.

But this is an astrology blog so it is useful to look
at past, present and future indicators that cycles related to the planets can deliver.

No single factor determines particular cycles, but certain factors can be seen to recur.
Cycles are based on energy -and various permutations can deliver equivalent forces. 

Saturn is the planet and Capricorn is the zodiac sign relating to austerity.
When combined -Saturn in Capricorn - the positive conservative, cautious energy balance can tip into severe restraint, failed practices and policies.

Jupiter is the planet and Sagittarius is the sign related to prosperity and growth.
When combined the energy balance can tip into excess, over-production.
When Saturn is in Sagittarius or Jupiter is in Capricorn we potentially have a mismatch if these contra-forces are not well balanced eg under-growth or over-growth.

[ The economy is a garden. Chauncey Gardiner was right]

When each planet is in its own sign it has free reign to be a peak positive expression -unless another planet is in conflict or contradiction at that time, altering the energy balance.

When Saturn is in conflict - at a stress angle like 45, 90 or 180 degrees in respect of Jupiter -then growth is curtailed, over-supply is a problem.

Jupiter when in Cancer is likely to inflate housing values.

New Zealand experienced a property boom starting

2001 when Jupiter was in Cancer. The 12 year cycle

returned in 2013 and house prices rose by 9.8%

The momentum from 2001 lasted till 2008 in New Zealand but housing values did not rise significantly until the return of Jupiter to Cancer in 2013.

Pluto is transformative energy. 
Conditions can change fundamentally and extremely.

Pluto in Sagittarius [1995-2008]has an influence on growth.

Pluto in Capricorn [2008-2024] has an influence re austerity

So what can be shown from the past is that:
Jupiter in Capricorn 1925-1926 US boom years

Saturn in Sagittarius Dec 1926-Dec 1929 -decline led into Great Depression

Saturn in Capricorn Dec 1929-Nov 1932 - events created worst years of Great Depression

Saturn in Sagittarius Nov 1985-Nov 1988 - period re the 1987 market crash

Saturn in Capricorn Nov 1988-Feb 1991 worsening effects from '87

Saturn at 90 degrees to Jupiter Dec 2005 flaws that led into 2007 GFC

Jupiter in Sagittarius Nov 2006-Dec 2007 -excesses leading to GFC

Jupiter in Capricorn Dec 2007-Jan 2009 -excesses curtailed.

The omens were bad when Pluto and the Sun conjuncted in Sagittarius as Jupiter entered Capricorn on Dec 18 2007.

The capacity of Plutonic energy to destroy much of the excesses in the system is well documented here.

Pluto entered Sagittarius in Nov 1995 - a period lasting till January 2008.Then began the Plutonic focus on Capricorn territory -business, government, austerity [2008-2024]

Saturn again in Sagittarius from Sept 2015-Dec 2017 is likely again to signify issues related to excess and imbalance as in past cycles [1920's, 1980's]

Saturn in Capricorn Dec 2017-Dec 2020 has the

potential to run to extremes before any relief from 

the potential psychopathic brutality of Saturn combining with Pluto [yes, real psychopaths have this pattern]

2019 is a year to watch in this regard in the build up to the exact Sun-Saturn-Pluto in Capricorn conjunction [22 degrees] of January 13 2020.
At the same time, Mercury is very close at 24 Capricorn; Jupiter will also be in Capricorn then, but at 9 degrees -not close enough to the other 3.

This momentous month January 2020 could see a

socio-economic transformational point that signif

ies the emergence over time of restructured governments and governance, reforms in housing policies, business practices, taxation, and a new consciousness re how governments are essentially elected to nurture, guide and mentor citizens towards their capacity for positive collective contributions.

Instead governments have styled themselves as primarily a source of power and control and as a corporate business. This is not their critical role. This is a distortion based on human inadequacy.
It may be too much to expect an enlightened leap within the space of a mere 5 years.

If extreme imbalances as evident in 2015 like in recent prior years, regarding all manner of inequality and injustices affecting fundamental human dignity, show no definitive practical signs of being corrected by 2020, we face a grim, dystopic era of greater dissent and adversity, and by sheer force of numbers, greater collective inhumanity, all magnified by globalization, than ever in our history.

update June 20 2015

Thousands march in anti-austerity protests across Britain

Updates and further material will be added 

due to the sustained prevalence of this issue

July 2015 sees the forces of austerity arise again in determining a path forward for Greece.

Market contagion displayed in the context of the Chinese sharemarket crisis.

Both of these effects correspond to forecasts published for the July period, extending further... read more in July 2015 forecast and Astrology for China & World Economy

November 2015 Brutal poverty in US 

South


September 2016
Brutalist architecture sees revival

West, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion - astro-analysis

A massive explosion after a fire

 at the West Fertilizer Plant in Texas

 - what energy patterns are evident

 from the planetary pattern at the time?

This post is made within days of reports and analysis

 over the Boston bombing.

 Energy-wise, the two events are connected
by a potent planetary lineup.

explosion chart - click to enlarge

chart details

Courtesy of USGS seismic monitoring, exact timing is available for the West explosion -

USGS : 
Explosion at fertilizer factory at West, TX. The magnitude measures only the ground motion, not the air wave, so is substantially less than the true size of the event.

The power of energies present is immediately evident -even with little to no knowledge of analysis, the visual display is typical of hi-intensity events - multiple factors aligned producing a synergistic effect -and shown visually by the lines of connected forces.

As in the Boston bombings, intense energies were in effect, primarily triggered by the unusual tight conjunction of Sun and Mars in Aries.
A search back to the year 1900 reveals that only in 1902 [ March 30], 1934 [April 14] and 1981 [April 2] did Mars and the Sun both reach exact alignment in Aries.
April 17 2013 is the first in this millennium for that same event to occur and it will not occur again until March 20 2028.  This however is just one aspect of the prevailing energies
A combination of Mars and the Sun joins together two of the solar system's symbols of great heat and fire from an esoteric perspective. When they reach such intense proximity the result is combustion.
Effects are likely well before exactitude, during the energy building phase and potentially in the waning phase as well.

Historic records show various explosive & fire events in March 1902 and April 1934

source

Beaver County gas explosion March 1902
His Majesty's Theatre fire March 23 1902
April 6 1934 gelignite explosion Melbourne

Missouri steam explosion April 11 1934

Massive property fire Australia April 6 1934
Corpus Christi grain elevator explosion April 8 1981
Fatal coal mine explosion Redstone Coal Company's Dutch Creek #1 mine April 15 1981

In the chart above, Sun and Mars on the right horizon are within minutes of exact conjunction.

Sitting on the horizontal axis at the time of the event, raises the profile of this energy combo considerably - that energy axis is also minutes from reaching 28 degrees and so is in a one degree of separation from the hi-intensity pair. These factors all link to the Moon [often a timing trigger] -though not tightly - but they are tightly linked to the other main axis of the chart -the vertical marker at 0 degrees. As shown by the red triangle pattern this sends a circuit of multiplied energy around the system.

The Moon also happens to be in the sun's sign -Leo - adding another heat, high drama factor into the mix - especially with the Moon at the highest point = equivalent to the sun at noon = full power.

The Moon feeds into the Uranus in fiery Aries energy - which itself links to the death and destruction position of Saturn in Scorpio -prominent in the birth house -the first.

Both Saturn and Uranus are tied into a nasty connection with Pluto  -which will resume intensity in around six months - so care and caution advised re similar events of this kind since they in combination have considerable nuclear type destructive force

Without having to detail further factors, these aspects, in themself paint a clear enough picture of massive destruction - the charts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan when nuclear bombs were dropped feature Sun, Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, Mars all in tight connection. 

It is not surprising then that these potent forces will have outlets of expression in resonant locations         [ people, places and inherent energetic forces create the collective resonance]

Energy finds its match, its equivalent and is earthed as in a lightning strike.

Globally, other than in war zones [Mars-Aries] the USA has been the major outlet for this energy mix.

further reading

Boston bombing astro-analysis

USGS explosion report

Daily Mail extensive photo-news coverage of West Texas
New Zealand power plant transformer explodes April 18