July-August 2017: Earth-shaking moments

During July and August 2017 a convergence of discord in key astrological charts seriously upped the likelihood for danger, strife, controversy and Earth-shaking moments.

In the Aquarian Age chart progressed Mercury was opposition birth chart Mars and progressed Mars was inconjunct birth chart Moon. They reached peak power on June 17, 2017 and June 26, 2018 respectively.

Each country has its own Aquarian Age chart and the major domestic and international events these Mars progressions forecast were timed to occur during July and August 2017. Here’s why…

On July 6, 2017 major progressed Moon in the Aquarian Age chart moved to form an inconjunct aspect with progressed Mars. It reached peak power on August 6 and ended September 6 and stimulated the high-discord Mercury-Mars and Mars-Moon progressions.  

In a specified Aquarian Age chart, the areas of mundane life impacted were those ruled by the houses where progressed Mercury, birth chart Mars, birth chart Mercury, progressed Mars and birth chart Moon were located and the houses where their sign associates were located.

The Moon is the planet of the common people, the civilian population, food, water, basic commodities and notoriety.

Mercury is the planet of newspapers, journalists, writers, science, scientists, teachers, educators, education, students, discussions, talks and controversy. 

Mars is the planet of strife, violence, missiles, bombs, guns, war, conflict, disputes, rows, hate, belligerence, provocation, retaliation, aggressive action, danger, the military, police, manufacturing, accidents and fires.

The Mercury-Mars opposition aspect signed for violence, strife, conflict, disputation, war-talk, dangerous provocation, a war of words, angry words, heated discussion, hate-speech, reckless decision-making, a war on the media, a war on science, education policy squabbles, alternative facts disagreements, attacks on journalists, student violence, increased levels of irrationality and violent controversies that quickly accelerate out of control.

The Mars-Moon inconjunct aspect upped the likelihood of accidents and fires that claim many lives, acts of violence/bombings targeting the ordinary, everyday people, large numbers of civilian casualties in the war-zones, domestic disputation and an increase in domestic violence.

America’s Aquarian Age chart progressed to August 6, 2017

Chart data was January 19, 1881 at 3.56.42pm 38N53; 77W01 (Washington)

Progressed Mercury at 4 Cancer 17 in house 12 (the FBI and secret activity) was opposition birth chart Mars at 4 Capricorn 03 in house 6 (public servants, police and military personnel). Birth chart Mercury at 25 Capricorn 44 was in house 7 (foreign policy, the other country and international relations).

Progressed Mars at 17 Aries 57 in house 10 (Donald Trump and his administration) was inconjunct birth chart Moon at 18 Virgo 37 in house 3 (newspapers, magazines, journalists, communications and transportation).

Progressed Moon at 17 Virgo 57 in house 3 was inconjunct progressed Mars in house 10 and conjunction birth chart Moon.

The Sun cycle commenced March 20, 2017 and in this chart the Sun was square Moon and Saturn and their conjunction aspect signed for worldwide fear and insecurity – even panic. The Moon is the planet of the common people and Saturn is the planet of loss, economy, safety, hardship, debt, austerity, fear, despair and grief.

America’s 2017 Sun cycle chart

Chart data was March 20, 2017 at 5.29am EST: 77W01; 38N53 (Washington)

The Sun, Venus, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were in house 1 (the people and their health, welfare and domestic affairs). The Moon-Saturn conjunction in house 10 (Donald Trump and his administration) was square the Sun in house 1.

Uranus in house 1 is the planet of sudden shocks, startling revelations, radical moves, reform, social unrest and protests; and Saturn, the chief source of discord for President Trump, was cusp ruler of house 11 (the Senate and Congress).

The new Moon cycle has a global influence and each country has its own new Moon cycle chart. It operates in a domestic setting and is a forecast model of events influencing a country’s domestic agenda during its 29-day forecast period.

But the New Moon chart also serves a special function. It stimulates house activity in the Sun cycle chart and fine-tunes the timing of major events mapped in that chart.

In the July 23, 2027 Leo new Moon chart, the Sun and Moon were conjunction Mars and square Uranus. And for many countries the house positions of the Sun, Moon Mars and Uranus in their new Moon charts were the same as the house positions of the Sun and the Moon-Saturn conjunction in their Sun cycle charts.

Mars square Uranus in the chart upped the level of danger. Mars is the planet of strife, conflict and violence and any act of violence has a Mars signature; and Uranus is the planet of unexpected shocks that occur with cataclysmic suddenness. Its role in surprise terror attacks or any event where there’s an element of surprise is pronounced.

The Leo New Moon cycle influenced the proceedings here on Earth from July 23 to August 21, 2017

America’s Leo new Moon cycle chart 

Chart date was July 23, 2017 at 5.45 am EDST: 77W01; 38N53 (Washington)

This was a very high discord chart. It signed for a very dangerous moment. The Sun, Moon and Mars in house 1 (the people) were square Uranus – the planet of sudden shocks – in house 10 (the President) indicating startling revelations about the President or radical-extreme moves by him would likely cause widespread public anger.

Mars – the planet of strife, anger, hate, guns and violence – in house 1 and Uranus – the planet of extremists – in house 1 of the Sun cycle chart indicated the likelihood of hostile extremists.

The shock events that Uranus brings can occur with cataclysmic suddenness, but all things considered Earth-shaking moments rarely arrive unheralded from out of the blue. And there were many ongoing situations around the globe that could have erupted into emergency situations during July and August 2017.

The wheels of discord had already been set in motion. The dissension and aggressive rhetoric were escalating as countries rowed and fought. Violence, in its many forms, was a big issue and there was a war on ISIS, the media and science. 

North Korea was aggressively pursuing a nuclear arms program. Its belligerence and provocation were a sure recipe for retaliation. The fighting raged in Syria and Iraq. The world watched as Yemen descended into catastrophe and democracy was collapsing in Venezuela.

In America Donald Trump’s administration was haunted by an investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election. A number of countries were accusing Russia of meddling in their domestic affairs and democratic processes. And Brexit had Britain and the European Union squabbling. 

Progressed Mercury opposition birth chart Mars and progressed Mars inconjunct birth chart Moon in the Aquarian Age chart had long time-frames and progressed Moon inconjunct progressed Mars, which reached peak power on August 6, narrowed the time-frame for major Mercury-Mars and Mars-Moon events to between July 6 and September 6, 2017.

And the prominence of Mars in the Leo New Moon chart narrowed it even further to between July 23 and August 21, 2017. That’s when Earth-shaking events, mapped by the major Mars progressions in the Aquarian Age chart, were timed to occur.

On August 21, 2017 there was a total eclipse of the Sun and the Moon’s shadow will fall across America. It forecasted a natural or man-made disaster and the 2017 US hurricane season looked foreboding.


Author: DW Sutton

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