August 1: In another historic day for America former president Donald Trump is criminally indicted for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election with prosecutors accusing him of one count of conspiracy to defraud the US, one count of conspiracy against rights, one count of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and one count of obstructing an official proceeding. See America’s chart progressed to August 1, 2023
In America rating agency Fitch downgrades (Saturn) the United States to AA+ from AAA citing expected fiscal deterioration (house 8) over the next three years as well as growing government debt (Saturn-house 8). Fitch was the second major agency to cut the country’s rating. In America’s chart progressed Moon was sesquisquare progressed Saturn stimulating the major Sun-Saturn sesquisquare aspect and the major Jupiter-Saturn square aspect.
August 2: Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie announce they are splitting up after 18 years of marriage. It’s a personal crisis with national implications.
August 3: Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss in what US prosecutors call an unprecedented effort by the then-president to undermine the pillars of American democracy.
August 7: In Cape Town, South Africa, a five day taxi drivers’ dispute-strike (Mars-Uranus) erupts into violence (Mars) with two people killed. Progressed Uranus was trine Mars in the Uranus cycle; progressed Mars was sesquisquare Venus in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle.
The July 26 military coup (Pluto) in Niger is causing major international concern with the US in direct contact with coup leaders and Washington and others calling for ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to be reinstated. Progressed Saturn was square Pluto in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Pluto was square Jupiter in the Pluto cycle.
August 8: Representatives from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela (Pluto) join a two-day Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) major rainforest (Saturn) summit. They agree to a list of unified policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation (Pluto), but fail to agree on a common goal for ending deforestation (Saturn).
And according to research published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science sea ice (Saturn) in the Antarctic region fell to a record low (Saturn) this year as a result of rising global temperatures and there is no quick fix to reverse the damage that’s been done.
And the European Union’s climate observatory confirms that July was the hottest (Mars) month ever recorded on Earth with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea. It warned (Pluto) of dire consequences for the planet. Progressed Saturn was inconjunct Mars and square Pluto in the Saturn cycle.
In Portugal firefighters (Mars) battle wildfires (Mars) engulfing thousands of hectares amid soaring temperatures. Temperatures in excess of 40C (104F) are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week. Mars is opposition Neptune in the sky; and progressed Saturn is inconjunct Mars in the Saturn cycle.
In America Moody’s credit rating agency downgrades (Saturn) the ratings on 10 small- to mid-sized lenders by one notch and places six banking giants (Jupiter-house 2), including Bank of New York Mellon, US Bancorp, State Street, and Truist Financial, on review for potential downgrades. It reignited fears (Saturn) about the health of US banks and the economy and triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Saturn and conjunction Uranus in the Jupiter cycle; and in America’s chart progressed Moon was sesquisquare progressed Jupiter and birth chart Saturn.
August 9: In China the economy slipped into deflation. Consumer prices (house 2-Jupiter) have fallen (Saturn) for the first time in more than two years. People and businesses have stopped spending (Jupiter). Real estate prices (house 4-Jupiter) are tumbling. Economists view deflation negatively as lower prices tend to lower consumer spending (Jupiter) and reduce production causing layoffs (Saturn) and salary cuts (Saturn). China is facing a domestic debt bomb (house 8) with trillions of dollars owed by local governments, their financial affiliates, and real estate developers. A slowing economy (Saturn) adversely affects the capacity to pay interest on debt (house 8). In China’s chart progressed Jupiter is conjunction birth chart Moon in house 12 (restriction and isolation); progressed Saturn is parallel progressed Neptune in house 8; progressed Mars – the intercepted ruler of house 2 – is parallel birth chart Neptune; and progressed Mercury – the chief ruler of house 8 – is opposition progressed Uranus.
In Hawaii wildfires (Mars) claim 97 lives and cause extensive damage on the island of Maui; and in France a fire (Mars) in a holiday home for disabled people claims eleven lives. Mars was opposition Neptune in the sky; and progressed Saturn was inconjunct Mars in the Saturn cycle.
The Maui wildfire is the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century. In America’s chart progressed Sun – the cusp ruler of house 4 (towns) – was parallel progressed Mars (fires) > peak power date is September 2026; and progressed Moon was parallel progressed Mercury (wind). Transit Midheaven conjunction progressed Sun and transit Sun sextile progressed Mars timed the major fire event. (Progressed Sun square birth chart Mars starts May 14, 2025 > peak power date is May 15, 2026.)
August 14: Former US President Donald Trump (Sun-Uranus) and 18 others (Pluto) are charged by a Fulton County grand jury (house 12-Jupiter) with attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia. Progressed Jupiter was conjunction Uranus in the Jupiter cycle; progressed Uranus was parallel Sun and sesquisquare Pluto in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Jupiter in the Moon cycle.
A fire and explosion (Mars) at a petrol station (Neptune) in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills at least 35 people and injures more than 100; and in Dominican Republic a fire and explosion near a bakery in the city of San Cristobal kills at least 27 people. Mars was opposition Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.
August 15: Russia’s central bank (house 2-Jupiter) hikes (Jupiter) its key interest rate by 350 basis points to 12% in an emergency move to try and halt the rouble’s recent slide (Saturn) and a call to tighten monetary policy. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Saturn and conjunction Uranus in the Jupiter cycle; progressed Pluto was square Jupiter in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Moon in the Moon cycle.
August 17: Evergrande, China’s once top-selling property developer (house 4-Saturn), files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy (Saturn) in America which will allow it to protect (Saturn) its US assets while it works on restructuring its debts (house 8). Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Jupiter was parallel Saturn in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Saturn in the Sun cycle.
August 18: The leaders (Sun) of the United States, Japan and South Korea meet at an historic summit (Pluto) to bolster cooperation (Pluto) hailing a ‘new area in trilateral partnership’ (house 7). They condemn China and agree to strengthen military (Mars) ties. Progressed Mercury was semisquare progressed Pluto and progressed Moon was parallel progressed Sun in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Saturn in the Pluto cycle.
Parts of Canada and Spain are on fire. Mars was parallel and opposition Neptune in the sky.
August 20: Russia’s first moon mission (house 9-Neptune) in 47 years fails when its Luna-25 space craft spins out of control and crashes (Mars) into the Moon. Mars was opposition Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Neptune in the Mars cycle.
After barreling through Mexico’s Baja California peninsula Tropical Storm Hilary unleashes furious (Mars) flash floods (Saturn) east and west of Los Angeles. A state of emergency) Mars) was declared for much of Southern California. Progressed Mars was inconjunct Saturn in the Mars cycle; progressed Sun was parallel Saturn in the Sun cycle; and in the Leo new Moon cycle the Sun-Moon lunation was opposition Saturn.
August 21: With progressed Mars parallel birth chart Venus; progressed Venus trine progressed Uranus; and progressed Mercury trine progressed Venus in the Aquarian Age chart the success of the Women’s Football World Cup (Venus-Mars) held in Australia and New Zealand had Al Jazeera headlining ‘The Sleeping Giant has Awoken.’
In China, on the outskirts of the historic city of Yanan in the mountainous Shaanxi province, at least 11 people are killed in a coal mine (Saturn) explosion (Mars). Progressed Mars was inconjunct Saturn in the Mars cycle.
August 22: In Johannesburg, South Africa, leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet for the annual meeting of BRICS. The group (Pluto) is seen as a counterweight to the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States). Mars was opposition Neptune in the sky; progressed Jupiter was parallel Saturn in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Saturn in the Sun cycle.
In America a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics reported that child gun deaths (Mars-house 8) have hit a new high. It found that 4,752 children (house 5) died from gun-related injuries (Mars) in 2021. Gun violence has been the country’s number one cause of death for children since 2020. 3,390 died from gun violence in 2019 and 4,368 died in 2020. In America’s chart progressed Mars is in house 5.
August 23: Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary force Wagner, is killed in a private jet crash (Mars-Neptune) north of Moscow; Greece burns as hundreds of wildfires (Mars) ravage the country; and four people including a gunman (Mars) are killed in a shooting (Mars) at a bikers’ bar in California’s Orange County
India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft (Uranus-Neptune) lands on the Moon. Progressed Uranus was trine Mars in the Uranus cycle.
August 24: In America Donald Trump again makes history (Uranus) when he’s arrested (house 7) and charged with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Mars was opposition Neptune in the sky; progressed Mars was trine Pluto in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was opposition Saturn in the Sun cycle.
August 27: In Northern Australia a United States military aircraft (Mars-Neptune) crashes (Mars) killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise. Mars was opposition Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was sesquisquare Uranus in the Mars cycle.
August 28: Judge Tanya Chutkan sets March 4, 2024 as the date for Donald Trump’s criminal trial on federal charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat as. This will be a blockbuster trial.
August 30: In Gabon a group of senior military officers (Mars) seize power (Sun), minutes after the Central African state’s election body announced that President Ali Bongo had won a third term. Progressed Uranus was parallel Sun and sesquisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Mars was parallel Mars and sesquisquare Uranus in the Mars cycle.
A European Commission spokesman says that a forest blaze (Mars) in Greece is ‘the largest wildfire (Mars) ever recorded in the EU’ and the bloc is mobilising nearly half its firefighting (Mars) air wing to tackle it. Progressed Mars was inconjunct Venus, parallel Mars and sesquisquare Uranus in the Mars cycle.
In America Category 3 Hurricane Idalia (Saturn) slams into Florida’s Gulf Coast with winds (Mercury) of about 125 mph (201 kph), torrential rains (Saturn) and pounding surf. It then turned its fury on southeastern Georgia. Progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle.
August 31: In Johannesburg, South Africa, at least 73 people are killed (with the death toll rising) when fire (Mars) raged through a run-down apartment block. Progressed Mars was inconjunct Venus, parallel Mars and opposition Jupiter in the Mars cycle.
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