Theresa May = True Grit

 We know that Saturn is exalted or operates with great nobility in Libra -so the challenge of Saturn in Capricorn in 2018 to anyone with a Libra Sun between 1-11 degrees during the course of this year - is to function with the utmost grace and measured management of self and others whilst facing enormous opposing forces.
Libra is typically an accommodating, mediating energy that prefers peace over war, keeping the calm over causing any disturbance - but in the cold harsh winds of politics which is represented by Saturn - and Saturn in Capricorn can deliver a great freeze, a lockdown, a showdown, a complete impasse.
Theresa May received all this and more in the context of the Battle of Brexit: great disaffection, being widely criticised and disliked. But she stood firm and has passed the point of the last Saturn square to her sun for another 30 years..which she is likely to avoid.
Saturn on Dec 12 2018 was at 9 degrees -just a degree away from her birth Sun at 8 Libra. But though moving comparatively slowly, it is moving away from her, giving some release from the intense adversity.
Mars will oppose her Sun in mid January - which is an oppositional force which demands further skillful manoeuvering - but overall the worst is over...for some time.

Her astrological string of pearls is Pluto-Mercury-Neptune-Saturn all hovering at or close to 29 degrees in the range from Leo to Scorpio. This means that all 4 forces get detonated at the same time -for better or worse. Pluto next to Mercury gives a laser-like mental insight. Neptune next to Mercury brings in the collective vision, the capacity to see the Big Picture; Neptune next to Saturn puts that vision up against cold harsh realities but when merged these forces are formidable in their sheer determination. Bundled energies like this will always deliver periods of crisis in a person's life. Since November 2018 and including up to May 2019 all the New Moons in the 15 and 14 degree positions activate all the 28-29 pearls so this sequence of solar-lunar positions has reinforced and amplified the intensity of the crisis she has faced.
It is hard to suggest that any post-war leader in Britain has had even a whiff of such a Herculean experience.



BBC reporting

Back into the Fire & Renewal: Uranus in Aries 2018-2019

Four months of Uranus in Aries after a brief entry into Taurus will see several standout features resume
From November 6 2018 to March 6 2019 the heat, fire, anger, impatience, aggression and assertiveness  commonly associated with Aries - at its worst indicating an imbalanced condition of excess Yang will be evidenced in particular people, natural forces and environmental conditions that resonate with this potential.

The force supplied courtesy of Uranus is sudden, unpredictable, unusual and capable of generating pronounced change.
The Camp Fire and similar wildfire outbreaks in California arose in November as Uranus moved back into Aries  - and coinciding with the amplifying potential of Jupiter locked into the same pathway as Uranus -both at 29 degrees. Mass consequences for homes, families and structures in general were written in the stars as the 29 degree solar-lunar nodal points were equally captured at the very same time period in a monumental display of natural forces.

Nature has its own inherent deeply intelligent processes and fire plays a crucial role in the renewal and regeneration of forest ecology. People affected by such an event are being pressured to discover that same capacity to start a new cycle.

When in Aries Uranus is highly likely to manifest through particular people [with the inherent potential] as being too hot - overheated and or bad tempered, impatient, irritated, with subsequent aggression.

The Uranus connection to accidents - especially in Aries - is common-place: impatience, risk-taking and speed resulting in vehicle crashes.

Aries likes to assert the Self and can equally be accused of selfish behaviour or commended for bravery.  Being in the military or the boxing ring or Formula One racing are some of the environments that have Aries qualities.

Some people are born with an undeveloped capacity to assert themselves -or early life can literally knock that potential out of them. For some this can relate to being too Yin and not enough Yang -and typically women need more yang, men need more yin. Yang is the ability to know who you are, what you want and go for it -but generations of women have repressed those urges in favour of being the caregiver to everyone else at home and at work. Eventually frustration, tiredness, ill health are the consequence of longterm denial of the need to focus on balancing out the give and take.
When Uranus is paired with Aries during a period of transit [usually 7 years -this period began in 2011] a new level of confidence or a change in self expression can be on offer for those whose development has been held back.

This last chance Aries window for many decades [Uranus has a cycle of close to 84 years] is now - Nov 6 2018-March 6 2019 -for those who want to renew themselves through fearless, assertive, conscious Me time.
You've put it on hold for long enough. If the real you has been ignored now's your best chance to be who you want to be.

In the heat of a crucible alchemy can take place 

Uranus Aries & the North California wildfire November 2018

On November 7 2018 (Universal Time) the transit of Uranus moved back into Aries after a brief sojourn in Taurus. The Aries revisit will last 4 months then this significant period of Uranus in Taurus which began in May 2018 will have full reign for a full seven years -see dedicated posts.

The very extreme North California wildfire -named Camp Fire erupted within hours of Uranus re-entering the hot fiery sign of Aries and pushed to fierce intensity by Uranus favourite medium -the wind.

the region affected initially by the North California wildfire
Red spots =Road closures 

The entry of Uranus back into Aries was amplified by an exact angle to Jupiter -both in the 29 degree range -and at the same time as the lunar nodal axis entered the Cancer-Capricorn polarity [also at 29 degrees]
Jupiter always magnifies/enlarges/increases any energy it contacts and this was the case in this event.
A lot of high profile residents affected have reported the fire threat -which has been given a collection of hashtags

With the nodal axis involved it is turning point energy affecting a mass of people.
Jupiter was in Scorpio -the sting at the end of the tail at 29 degrees -bringing a lot of potential for destruction, transformation and death
The nodes in Cancer-Capricorn show the en masse extent of effects on homes and families [Cancer] as well as the Capricorn-related social and physical structures, infrastructure.
This passage of the nodes in these 2 signs in a global context in the 18 months from Nov 2018-May 2020 will continue to deliver ongoing issues regarding homes, families, homelessness -with the themes locked in at the November 7 onset of this potent energy mix, being live for activation at multiple periods in that time frame till 2020.
Major fundamental restructuring, rebuilding and restoration of communities will be required -both on the level of physical/material necessities and in terms of the comprehension of what families , homes and parenting mean to society -their role and their psychological value - much of which has been lost, overlooked in favour of economic pressures and monetary greed.

The wildfire risk in the period Nov 2018 to early March 2019 will remain extreme in diverse global locations with related potential for such events as well as heat and drought conditions.
One related environmental aspect then takes hold under Uranus in Taurus - in already vulnerable places the energy of the soil and the earth itself undergoes widespread change - with resulting impacts on crops trees and vegetation in general - especially in areas where depletion is already evident. Next in line in the 7 year period is far more land-mass structural changes such as related to tectonic shifts.

In extreme contrast to the dry influence is the combined energies of Jupiter & Neptune - with the keywords excess and water indicating that the drought-deluge extremes continue to be in effect.
This manifests as extreme rain and flooding events.
In the coming year: mid January, week 3 of June, week 4 of September 2019 all have the Jupiter-Neptune effect and this will apply in diverse global locations where this potential is already apparent.

Awareness regarding where to live is a primary survival consideration in this era of powerful natural elements being very disturbed.

updates Nov 20 2018

Another post on the Aries-Uranus mix - with personal factors addressed

Revisiting the 1930's because of NOW

It is very timely that the archived in-depth report on the parallels between socio-political and material conditions of the 1930's and their revival in the period commencing 2018 is revisited.
With a clear trajectory of increased antisemitism and global examples of extreme nationalism an undercurrent of unease is having significant outbreaks including the October synagogue shootings in the US and the internment of mass numbers of people in dehumanising contained environments.

The original assessment is derived from the energy cycle of Uranus in transit through Taurus - in the last cycle from 1934-1942 - and comparing events arising in 2018 with projections made to 2026.

Significant parallels are already apparent though no two cycles of a single planet can be exactly identical as no energy is unimpinged by the field in which it operates. That larger field of energy involves the combined effects of solar lunar forces and the remaining planets in our known system.

It is anticipated that not only significant socio-economic events will mirror in this era the conditions from the mid-1930s but also the issue of our attachment to material form -money, possessions, outer appearances and how they link to widespread inequality and the depletion of global resources. The reluctance of humanity to change these ingrained patterns ultimately evokes events of major rebalancing - both through the remedial imperatives of natural forces and through human extremism pushing the whole system into dysfunctionality.
A major change in values is likely to be achieved by those who can recognise our essential nature is sustained and restored not by things but by recognition of our common source, our inner dimension.
In this transitional time with the pressures mounting, all the bubbles are bursting: we are creating major instability on all levels - with global consequences.

We have to wake up or be forcefully woken.

The original comparative report on Uranus in Taurus from April 2018 will open in a new window

August 2018 Earthy Nurturing Full Moon

An awakened, opened heart releases compassion

 to enable spiritual nurturing

 in earthy ways

The sun-moon combination at the August full moon merges harmoniously with the energies of Saturn and Uranus to promote very earthy energies to arise which form the foundation for greater spiritual alignment.

Engaging the senses is the key - using whatever sensory channel is most personally preferred -sight, sound, touch, taste or smell. This grounding or earthing is absolutely fundamental if spiritual energies are to be evoked. Focus on whatever sensory channel strengthens you the most and indulge yourself! The effect is most authentic when the sensory information is real world, physically based - eg viewing real life scenes in natures as opposed to watching travel documentaries. It is very critical to reduce electronic sources of sensory information and increase natural sources if this process is to be effective. 

Compassion for self and the overflow to all beings is the display of spiritual connection being recognised within the consciousness. The type of compassion being emphasised is sensory - recognising personal needs for this type of nurturing - and taking action to do this for yourself and others - including massaging the dog! 

[Mercury Neptune and Jupiter are all merging at full moon in a way that promotes open hearted compassion and the recognition of connectedness.]

The earthy-spiritual channels when aligned provide a transformed sense of true inner empowerment.

At this full moon the capacity to build a new power base has an impact on relationships - with great potential to strengthen the good ones and eliminate those that are destructive.

[Pluto is square Venus]

Energy is enhanced during these processes and becomes releases for the pursuit of plans, goals, ambitions that have been on hold for the past two months.

[Mars turns into direct motion in Capricorn]

The time frame covers August 23-Sept 22 2018 for the effective period of this full moon to demonstrate

 this collection of energies

Even astrologers with our specialised knowledge of what's ahead, have to deal with the planets. Lots of Saturn and Pluto pressures in 2018 are giving The Profiler reasons to adjust the amount of energy devoted to this blog. After around 7 years and over 300 posts through various incarnations it is clear that a reduced investment of time is necessary for personal reasons so briefer posts and less frequency is likely...but mutability is my essence...so....all the best!

July 2018: Friends or Lovers or How is this gonna work?

The July 27 total lunar eclipse at the full moon will bring up for many people that age-old dilemma: are we friends or lovers?

 and how is this gonna work?

The Leo Aquarius eclipse brings the instinctual Lion energy in opposition to the conceptual human. In a sense they represent ancestral past and evolving future - after all the Age of Leo prevailed in the time of the Great Sphinx 4 or 5,000 years ago and the Age of Aquarius is where we are gradually transitioning to in the present century. So how is this going to work ? -for humanity in general, so accustomed to living through the romantic impulses of the heart of the Lion and less used to the detached and independent style of relating more as friends than mutally possessed objects with sometimes life or death consequences. Leo is all about drama remember whereas Aquarius say "chill".

This is a very fixed eclipse - all the zodiac signs related to stubborn patterns are featured - Leo Sun, Aquarius Moon, Leo-Aquarius lunar nodes, Mars in Aquarius, Jupiter in Scorpio and Uranus in Taurus - and they all play a role in making this a turbulent time in trying to resolve the dilemmas around relating dynamics.

All the fixed signs are very intent on their survival - money, power, attention, independence are all in this mix -along with insecurity, jealousy, possessiveness, love, hate, shared assets - as well as the typical Aquarian cool, intellectual detachment, intent on the freedom to come and go and preferably not make any big commitments.

This issue of what are we? now strongly faces people in their attempts to connect.

Trying to find words to define something that may be experimental and against the norms or prior personal experience. This is the age of wide spectrums so in theory anything goes - until the primitive emotions try to get on top and control the situation. 

The shifting tide is towards Aquarius so there's opportunity on your side to try doing things differently to how you have done them in the past when it comes to the sequence of meet, like, feel attracted, lots in common, sex, living together and commitment. The recipe can be rewritten.

The costs and benefits of your relating dynamics are on the table during the 6 months of this eclipse period and for many this will come down to choosing friendship over sexual intimacy or intense friendship over being in a lovers arrangement.

Some relationships will be restored, healed, intensified through well reasoned mature arrangements under the effects of this eclipse.

The commitment or freedom argument is still likely to arise for many but the most successful responders to this eclipse can use compassion and empathy to resolve issues of insecurity, possessiveness and challenges to ego or self esteem in order to take a chance on relating in a way that blends freedom with commitment.

Some will crash and burn due to excessive unrealistic expectations and projections -not seeing the other clearly, as they really are - or where the mind-altering effects of drugs, alcohol or fantasy really create an out-of-touch, wishful thinking bubble in which relating is expected to succeed. It wont.

This eclipse is paired with one in early July which has strong themes of relating in a general way

Astrological factors considered:

The collection of synergised energies from 2-6 degrees : Uranus, Chiron, Saturn, Mars, Sun, Moon, lunar nodes. The fulcrum of these is the Saturn-Mars connection and these two link exactly to the Venus Pluto trine using 24th harmonic.

Jupiter trined with Neptune pick up Venus and therefore Pluto tags along.

Adverse conditions challenge Thailand Cave Rescue

In Chiang Rai Thailand a team of 12 local juvenile soccer players and their assistant coach entered a complex cave system on Saturday 23 June after football practice.

Due to a flooding event there were quickly forced further into the system and unable to make an exit.
A rescue operations base has been set up in the system's third chamber which is 1.7kms inside.
It is believed that none of the boys can swim which severely challenges a plan to teach them quickly enough to safely use scuba gear..
Detailed timeline of the cave entrapment & early rescue phase

Astrological factors in effect

A cave/mine or tunnel is an environment reflecting Pluto  energy

Saturn is an obstructive restrictive energy.

These two forces synergised give the potential for being trapped underground.
Water energy is Neptune
Flooding is Jupiter combining with Neptune.

The Entry Date: group enters cave complex

Saturday June 23 Saturn 6 Capricorn. Pluto 20 Capricorn. Synergy point is 13 Capricorn. Capricorn is the energy of rocks and walls. Saturn and Pluto combine to describe a difficult confining environment. Jupiter 13 Scorpio joins in as potentially a freeing energy but since March 9 2018 its retrograde status causes a holding pattern to prevail over action or movement.
Since June Jupiter has been combining with the water indicator Neptune bringing extreme water in diverse world locations. The cave complex is a prime venue for these forces due to regional monsoon factors which occur seasonally from early July.

Jupiter is close to resuming its active phase but progress in any related field [such as adventure, exploration, sport,] is likely to only pick up from the 9th or 10th of July.
The question is whether the big release of energy when Jupiter recharges at that point will coincide with extreme monsoon flooding and intensified life-threatening conditions.
The themes of the building solar eclipse which have already cast their shadow back into June due to the effects of Saturn and Pluto intensify exactly as Jupiter unleashes and build further in the 7 day window either side of the exact eclipse on July 13
With the prevailing forces posing elemental [water/Neptune] and environmental [cave confinement /Pluto-Saturn] challenges along with the inexperience of a young male group [reflected by Mars currently in Aquarius [attached with some significance to the lunar nodes] the high risk indicators surrounding the solar eclipse [the pairings of Pluto-Saturn  Neptune-Jupiter and Uranus-Chiron being all potentially hazardous this situation will cause great concern for the professionals tasked with extracting the group.
The wait it out or try to dodge the monsoon dilemmas will cause much indecision as both options pose problems and threats to life. A true Catch 22 situation.
For expanded detail on the overriding themes of the July 2018 solar eclipse -refer to Lessons in Relating

Astrology notes:
update July 11 The best possible outcome occurred on July 10 local time with all the team rescued. The energy of Jupiter going direct would have brought about immense supportive energies and due to the combined collective willpower of millions of global observers tuning into the combined energies of Jupiter Neptune and the Sun occurring in all of the feeling signs - Scorpio Pisces and Cancer the energy was transmuted from potential flooding disaster to beneficial supportive and compassionate assistance both in practical terms and in all the mind energy focussed on success. Compare this situation to the conditions present in severely flooded areas of Japan where in excess of 150 deaths so far have occurred due to big water flooding causing loss of homes and suffering for families. In Japan the worst possible outcomes of current energy were played out - compared to the global support directed to Thailand which would have undoubtedly played a huge role in raising the best energy.

A Twitter post sums up the gratitude for the global input:

Another tweet on July 11: recognition of "the power of love"

[update July 12 - Boys were given sedative to control any risk of anxiety during rescue In astrological terms  drugs in general, especially mind altering medications or recreational drugs are signified by Neptune. ]
Night
One of the trapped boys called Night turned 16 on 23 June [the same date the cave was entered by the group] giving him a birthdate of 23-6-2002. On his date of birth the north node at 18 Gemini has Saturn conjunct at 20 degrees. The south node 18 Sagittarius has Pluto conjunct at 16 degrees. These factors alone describe entrapment in a cave on an excursion with a sports team.
His pre-natal eclipse [June 10 2002] at 20 Gemini reinforces this imprint.
Natal Jupiter at 21 Cancer opposed by transiting Pluto at 20 Capricorn on June 23 2018 may have profound effects on his family bonding & his future parenting.

Background news reports & relevant commentary with ongoing updates:
Entries in descending order

July 2 The locating of 12 young Thai boys and their team coach after 9 days within a 10kms long cave system - miles/kms -current position reported variously at several kilometres deep from the exit/entry point of rescuers raises the connection with prevailing forces -especially the Jupiter [big] Neptune [water] factor as their predicament was due to flooded channels in the caves.
Rescuers were told to think of the boys "as their own sons''

This event impacts many families and resulted in an international co-operative rescue effort - two themes that also reflect in advance the July solar eclipse themes noted.

Time is definitely critical in this situation given the forces of nature reflected by planetary factors in the mix . An efficient recovery of the trapped group in a life-threatening situation is urgent in advance of the potential issues indicated by the mid month eclipse
Thai army says boys could be in cave for months due to monsoon rains if they cannot be taught quickly to use scuba gear to enable their own exit. The rescue is regarded as highly complex and complicated.
With Jupiter's direct movement from mid July it will then quickly accelerate to reach much closer contact with Neptune [exact trine is August 19] as a weather indicator this is a sure sign of severe flood events in diverse global locations through August.

Children in foil blankets
US-Mexico immigration crisis and Thai cave rescue both involve children and confinement in the June to July period.
Saturn is the main signifier of confinement and restriction
Leo is the energy of children and Aquarius is group energy.
During June 2018 Saturn was aligned with the lunar nodes in Leo-Aquarius, locking in place the challenges seen to unfold for both groups -including the long slow progress in resolving their plight -aggravated by the involvement of Saturn energy but worsened by Mars [action] being retrograde in Aquarius - late June to late August.
Fast resolutions are increasingly looking unlikely in both situations

JULY 5

plan of the cave system

Challenges evident in rescue plan for boys in cave

July 6 A Thai Navy SEAL diver has died around 2am local time after running out of oxygen during transit of the cave complex. This reinforces the degree of adverse forces surrounding this event currently and in effect right from the initial evening when the cave was entered

July 8 after a clear decision was made 18 divers entered the cave system from 10 am local time for the purposes of phase one of a rescue plan. Water levels were regarded as at their lowest since the entrapment occurred on June 23 allowing some sections to be walked and providing a small window in which to act.

four boys were rescued.
July 9 with sustained pumping of water out of the cave system and despite some rainfall conditions allowed for a second rescue attempt: four more boys rescued