February 1: Trade and commerce: Donald Trump imposes 25% tariffs (Jupiter and Saturn) on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on imports from China. Progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle > peak power date is April 7; and Jupiter was square Saturn in the sky. (Progressed Sun was opposition progressed Saturn in the United Nations chart.)
February 2: Protests: In Germany police estimate that about 160,000 people come out to protest (Uranus) against plans to limit immigration proposed by opposition conservatives and supported by the far-right Alternative for Germany. Progressed Uranus was parallel Sun in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle.
Weather: In northern Queensland, Australia more than 1,000mm (39in) of rain has fallen in recent days causing flooding (Saturn) and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. Progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle.
February 4: Violence: In Sweden at least 10 people are killed in a school shooting (houses 5-Mars) in what Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said was ‘the worst mass shooting (Mars-Pluto) in Swedish history’. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Mars was square Mercury in the Mars cycle.
February 8: Humanitarian aid: Donald Trump’s 90-day freeze on foreign aid (Jupiter-Saturn) sparks mayhem around the world. Essential services have halted, risking lives in Myanmar, Haiti, and other regions. In Ghana and Kenya, insecticide and mosquito nets sit in warehouses because US officials haven’t approved urgent anti-malaria campaigns (Saturn). In Haiti, a group treating HIV patients awaits US permission to dispense medicines that prevent mothers from giving the disease (Saturn) to their children. And in Myanmar, where famine looms (Saturn) and the US is the single largest aid donor, the situation is described as ‘mayhem.’ Jupiter is square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Saturn is square Moon in the Saturn cycle.
Accident: In Mexico a bus carrying 48 people and a truck collide (Mars) resulting in the deaths of 38 passengers and two of the drivers. Progressed Pluto was semisextile Mars in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Mars was square Mercury in the Mars cycle.
February 10: Trade and commerce: Donald Trump announces a 25% tariff (Saturn) on imported steel and aluminium (taking effect March 4) in his ongoing effort to overhaul America’s trading relationship (Jupiter-house 9) with the rest of the world. Jupiter was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Saturn was square Moon in the Saturn cycle.
Accident: In Guatemala City a bus veers of a highway bridge (Mars) and plunges into a ravine killing at least 51 people and trapping survivors. Progressed Pluto was semisextile Mars in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Mars was square Mercury in the Mars cycle.
February 13: The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that at least 124 journalists (Mercury) were killed in 18 countries in 2024, in what was the deadliest year for media workers since the committee began keeping records more than three decades ago. In the Aquarian Age chart progressed Mercury was parallel birth chart Mars.
February 14-16: Security: In Germany the Munich Security Conference is held. Saturn was conjunction Neptune in the sky; progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle; progressed Saturn was square Moon in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle.
February 17: Security: In Paris European leaders meet for an emergency summit (Mars) to discuss how to respond to Donald Trump’s decision to hold talks with Russia to end the Ukraine war without European involvement. Mars was trine Saturn in the sky; progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was conjunction Mars in the Sun cycle.
Security: According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute global military spending (Mars) hit $2.44 trillion in 2023, or $306 per person, marking a 6.8 percent increase from the previous year. It was the largest year-on-year rise since 2009. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart.
Hardship: At least 13 people have died after a powerful storm (Saturn) caused flash flooding and toppled trees across south-eastern states of the US; and thousands of government workers have lost their jobs (Saturn) in mass firings carried out by the Trump administration. Progressed Saturn was square Moon in the Saturn cycle.
Accident: In Bolivia a bus crashed killing at least 31 people after the driver lost control causing it to drop nearly 800 meters (2625 ft) off a precipice in the southwestern municipality of Yocalla. Progressed Pluto was semisextile Mars in the Pluto cycle; progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle. and progressed Sun was conjunction Mars in the Sun cycle.
February 19: Conflict and international tensions: Pluto is the planet of dictators (like Vladimir Putin) disinformation (about Volodymir Zelensky and Ukraine) and division (between longtime allies) and in Donald Trump’s chart progressed Midheaven is currently conjunction birth chart Pluto.
February 23: Politics, bargaining and economy: In Germany the conservative Christian Democrats (Saturn) win the election; in Ukraine Kiev and the US are wheeling and dealing (Saturn) over Ukraine’s minerals; and in America Trump and Musk are slashing spending (Saturn). Progressed Saturn was square Moon and semisquare Jupiter in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle.
February 24: Human rights: At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Pluto) says that warmongers (Mars) and authoritarians (Sun) are ‘suffocating’ human rights (Aquarius) across the world. Highlighting the devastating effects of conflicts, in the Middle East, Ukraine and Congo, he noted abuses linked to economics, technology, climate change, migration, and gender and called out a ‘morally bankrupt global financial system’ (Jupiter) that favors profits over planet protections (Saturn). Progressed Pluto was semisextile Mars and parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Pluto in the Jupiter cycle.
February 25: Spending power: India has a population of 1.4 billion people but according to Blume Ventures, a venture capital firm, around a billion have no money to spend (Saturn) on any discretionary goods or services. So, the country’s consuming class (Jupiter), effectively the potential market for start-ups or business owners, is only about as big as Mexico, 130-140 million people. Saturn was square Jupiter in the sky; progressed Saturn was semisquare Jupiter in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Saturn in the Sun cycle.
February 26: Religion: In northern India large crowds (Pluto) turn out for the last day of the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival (Jupiter) that drew a total of 663 million people seeking absolution of their sins by taking a dip in waters that devout Hindus consider sacred. Jupiter was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Pluto in the Jupiter cycle.
February 28: International relations: Donald Trump and Volodymir Zelensky have a very public row which got the political commentators and media talking. Progressed Mercury was parallel birth chart Mars in the Aquarian Age chart.
Weather: At least four people are killed as Cyclone Garance (Saturn) hits the French overseas territory of La Reunion Island destroying homes and cutting power and access to drinking water for many residents. Progressed Saturn was semisquare Jupiter in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Saturn in the Sun cycle.
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