October 3: Kevin McCarthy in a history making event is ousted as Speaker of the US House of Representatives. (Event could be scripted by the October 14 solar eclipse.) See his chart progressed to October 3, 2023
Donald Trump has a gag order imposed in his civil fraud trial (house 9) with the judge forbidding him to speak about his staff after he assailed (Mars) a staffer on social media (house 9).
October 4: The fraud trial of former crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried kicks off in New York with opening arguments and witness testimony. It started October 3 with jury selection.
October 5: In Syria at least 100 people are killed in an attack (Mars) on a military academy with weaponised drones (Mars) bombing (Mars) the site; and in a village in northeastern Ukraine a Russian missile (Mars) slams into a cafe and grocery store killing 51 people during a gathering to mourn (Saturn) a fallen Ukrainian soldier (Mars). Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn and inconjunct Neptune in the Mars cycle.
October 7: Hamas launches a surprise attack (Mars-Uranus) firing a huge barrage of rockets (Mars) across southern Israel. Gunmen (Mars) rampage through Israeli towns killing at least 1,300 civilians and soldiers in the deadliest day of violence (Mars) in 50 years. An estimated 240 Israeli soldiers (Mars) and civilians are taken hostage (Pluto). Israel responds with a wave of air strikes on Gaza that kill more than 400 people and wound 1,600 and declares war (Mars). Mars was square Pluto in the sky; progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn and parallel birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle; progressed Uranus was sesquisquare Pluto in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Mars was inconjunct Mercury in the Mars cycle. The violence will escalate and the death toll will rise over the coming days.
On October 7 more than 4000 young party goers attended the Supernova dance festival (Venus-house 5) held in secret in a remote region of southern Israel. Caught up in the Hamas terror attack 260 are killed and several taken hostages. Along with all the other Mars stuff progressed Mars was parallel Venus in the Mars cycle.
In Afghanistan earthquakes (Saturn) kill more than 2,400 people in the deadliest tremors in 20 years. The death toll is sure to rise. Progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle.
October 9: Events and developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dominant headlines. Israel launches repeated air and artillery attacks (Mars) on Gaza. Israeli forces attack Gaza from the sea. The Israeli military calls up 300,000 reservists. Israel orders a total blockade (Pluto) of Gaza – no electricity, food, water or gas. In response Hamas threatens (Pluto) to execute hostages (Pluto). The death toll surpasses 1480 with over 6000 injured. And in Myanmar 28 civilians including 12 children are killed when the military (Mars) bombs a camp for conflict-displaced people in Kachin State. Mars was square Pluto in the sky and progressed Mars was square Pluto in the Mars cycle. (Events highlight the destructiveness of Mars, Pluto and the square aspect.)
October 13: Israel has dropped over 6,000 bombs (Mars) on Gaza; the world divides (Pluto) into pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian camps; and thousands of civilians are fleeing (Saturn) northern Gaza by car, truck and on foot after Israel told 1.1.million people to leave ahead of an expected ground offensive (Mars) by Israeli forces (Mars). Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle; and Mars was square Pluto in the sky.
(When Mars and Pluto set the rules you can always expect the worst and with Mars – the impulse to kill, destroy and take revenge – parallel Saturn (suffering, loss and despair) in the sky on October 18 a new age humanitarian catastrophe is looming.)
October 14: In Bridgeview, Chicago, a 71 year old crazy person stabs to death (Mars) a six year old Muslim boy. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Venus in the Mars cycle.
October 16: In Belgian police (Mars) shoot dead (Mars) a man suspected of killing two Swedish nationals and injuring a third person in a gun attack (Mars) condemned by the country’s leader as ‘terrorist madness’ (Pluto). Mars was square Pluto in the sky and progressed Mars was inconjunct Jupiter in the Mars cycle.
October 17: As the death and destruction in Gaza continues unabated about 500 Palestinians are killed in a blast (Mars) at a Gaza City hospital (house 12). Israeli and Palestinian officials blame each other and protests (Uranus) erupt in the West Bank and around the Middle East. Mars was parallel Saturn and square Pluto in the sky; progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Mars was inconjunct Mars in the Mars cycle.
October 19: With anger at boiling point, protests rocking the Middle East and disinformation rampant progressed Pluto parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle is about to get backup from Mars opposition Uranus in the sky > start date is October 22.
October 20: Following angry (Mars) protests (Uranus) in Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and India demanding an end to the intense bombing (Mars) in Gaza demonstrations are held in Tunis and Jakarta. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle. On October 22 when Mars moves to form an opposition aspect with Uranus in the sky the influx of high-discord Mars-Uranus energy is set to escalate the fighting, ignite violent protests and spring surprises. It forecasts extreme danger and unpredictable developments.
The diplomatic (Jupiter) row between Canada and India escalates with Canada withdrawing 41 diplomats after India unilaterally revoked their status. Progressed Pluto was square Jupiter in the Pluto cycle.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni separates from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments.
October 19/20: Donald Trump’s former lawyers Sidney Power and Kenneth Chesebro plead guilty to aiding him to illegally overturn his election defeat in the state of Georgia. They agree to testify against him if prosecutors ask. In Trump’s chart progressed Venus – the ruler of house 11 (his friends) – was square birth chart Saturn in house 11; and progressed ascendant was sesquisquare birth chart Uranus (change agents and lawyers – the cusp ruler of house 7 (the prosecution). And in his New York civil fraud trial Judge Engoron finds him $5,000 for violating his gag order. The discord in Trump’s chart has started to escalate.
Storm Babet (Saturn) lashes the UK with torrential rain, severe flooding and high winds. Mars was parallel Saturn in the sky.
October 21: After days of diplomatic wrangling (Mars-Jupiter) 20 trucks bearing emergency humanitarian aid (Jupiter) enter Gaza from Egypt. Pluto was square Jupiter in the Pluto cycle; and Mars was parallel Jupiter in the sky.
In London an estimated 100,000 people take to the streets for the ‘National March for Palestine’ demonstration (Uranus) to denounce Israel’s relentless bombing campaign (Mars) and total blockade of Gaza. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle.
October 25: In America at least 18 people are killed and 13 wounded in mass shootings (Mars-Pluto) at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston, Maine. It was the deadliest mass killing in the US this year and its eighth deadliest attack since 2006. Solar eclipse event with progressed Mars inconjunct Sun and parallel Saturn in the Mars cycle.
In Mexico at least 48 people are killed when Hurricane Otis, a category 5 storm (Saturn), slams into Acapulco and tears through the southern state of Guerrero. Progressed Mars was parallel Saturn in the Mars cycle.
After days of wrangling the US House of Representatives elects Mike Johnson House speaker. It raised questions: Who was Mike Johnson? On October 28 The Washington Post presented its take on how Johnson went from little known to House speaker in 24 hours explaining his remarkable success on ‘a confluence of fatigue, luck and a lack of enemies (house 7)’. Johnson’s birth data is not known but his birth date reveals that there’s a Sun-Saturn-Pluto grand trine and a Mercury-Saturn-Pluto grand trine in his birth chart and that’s a double dose of super fortunate good luck. His guide book for 21st century living is the 2000 year old Bible.
October 28: After bombing (Mars) Gaza for 21 days, and failed UN diplomatic efforts (Jupiter) calling for a cease-fire so that aid (Jupiter) could be sent into the devastated enclave, Israel launches the second stage of its war (Mars) against Hamas. Mars was opposition Jupiter in the sky* and progressed Mars was parallel Mercury and sesquisquare Neptune in the Mars cycle. *This aspect got missed in the real-time monitor. It scripted the acrimony and dissension at the UN, the gravity of the diplomatic challenge, and the unrelenting destruction of Gaza. Mars showed no mercy (Jupiter).
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rally (Uranus-Pluto) in cities in Europe, the Middle East and Asia showing support for the Palestinians and at a massive pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel was an occupier in its war in Gaza, and repeated his stance about Hamas not being a terrorist organisation. Mars was opposition Jupiter and Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was sesquisquare Neptune in the Mars cycle.
In Kazakhstan 45 workers are killed in a fire (Mars) in a coal mine (Saturn) in what appeared to be a methane blast (Neptune). President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (Sun) orders his cabinet (house 8) to stop investment cooperation with the mine’s owner ArcelorMittal Temirtau. Progressed Mars was sesquisquare Neptune in the Mars cycle; and progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle.
In Egypt at least 32 people are killed and more than 60 reported injured in a multi-car pileup (Mars) on a highway in Beheira governorate. Mars was opposition Jupiter and Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Mercury in the Mars cycle.
October 31: Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander. Israel claims responsibility for the deadly attack (Mars). Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
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