July 4: Flooding: In Kerrville, Texas, flash flooding (Saturn) claims at least 104 lives with many still missing. Mobile homes, vehicles and holiday cabins were swept way and a state of emergency (Mars) has been declared in several counties where roads have been washed away and phone lines are down. Saturn was conjunction Neptune in the sky; and progressed Saturn was semisquare Venus and parallel Mars in the Saturn cycle.
July 7: In America Donald Trump unveils his latest swathe of levies on goods from countries around the world setting a 25 per cent import tariff (Jupiter) on all goods from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Kazakhstan, 30 per cent on South Africa and 40 per cent on Laos and Myanmar. Jupiter was square Saturn and Neptune in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Pluto in the Jupiter cycle.
July 21: Conflict: The UK and 27 other countries (Pluto) call for an immediate end to the war in Gaza (Mars), where they say the suffering of civilians has ‘reached new depths’. In a joint statement (Mercury) they condemn what they call the ‘drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians’ seeking food and water (Moon). Uranus was trine Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Moon and Mercury in the Mars cycle.
July 27: Trade: The EU and US agree a trade deal (Jupiter), with 15% tariffs (Jupiter) for European exports to America. Jupiter was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was opposition Mercury in the Jupiter cycle.
July 29: Disaster: The strongest earthquake (Saturn-house 4) of the year erupts of Rusia’s Kamchatka region triggering tsunami warnings for Alaska, Guam, Japan, Russia and the West Coast of America. Saturn was conjunction Neptune and Mars was opposition Saturn and Neptune in the sky; and progressed Saturn was parallel Mars in the Saturn cycle.
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