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A Time of
Change
Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto in Capricorn
To
understand the present, we look back to the
past. In 2020, we have Jupiter, Saturn, and
Pluto, all in Capricorn, and Uranus in Taurus.
The last time
Saturn and Pluto were conjoined in Capricorn was
1518. Uranus was also in Taurus. This is
around the same time as German monk Martin
Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door
in Wittenberg, beginning the Protestant
Reformation.
Luther believed
that we
are saved by God's mercy and forgiveness and
not by good deeds or by following Jesus.
Salvation
comes by faith and only by the decision
of God.
He rejected the idea that the Church and priests
held special powers. This was heresy and
threatened the prevailing European order of the
Catholic Church.
John Calvin, founder of Calvinism
and contemporary of Luther, was the second wave
of the Reformation. Calvin believed that once
people have been saved by God, those people
cannot lose their salvation, no matter what
their actions. If God has chosen someone, no
mere mortal can thwart that choice.
Much of today’s Evangelical
movement stems from the Calvinistic Protestant
work ethic—the belief that hard work can make
anyone successful and that success was
predestined by God. In this view, success
differentiates those destined for heaven and
those who are not.
In a different
part of Europe and in the more “material world,”
Spain and Portugal were in intense competition.
The Pope divided the world between Spain and
Portugal in 1493. At the time spices were the
epicenter of the world economy.
Portuguese
explorer Magellan had approached the King of
Portugal to finance an expedition to the Spice
Islands travelling westward but was refused. In
1519 he convinced King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella of Spain to grant him the money for an
expedition. Magellan’s voyage became the first
to circumnavigate the Globe.
So in essence,
from more than one perspective, this conjunction
in Capricorn can be seen as changing the world
order. The Evangelical Movement in the US
has its beginnings with Calvin. And perhaps
Elon Musk or Sir Richard Branson are today’s
Magellan.
It is interesting
to note that the last Saturn – Pluto conjunction
that occurred in 1982 coincided with a severe
recession in the United States, Ronald Reagan’s
presidency, and the advance of conservatism.
The Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution
failed to pass, with the Christian Conservatives
taking credit. The Cold War accelerated.
Supply side economics was championed.
This, in
combination with Reagan’s breaking the air
traffic controllers’ strike, was the harbinger
of income inequality, which has accelerated over
the last forty years.
So today, we
revisit these issues. A Cold War, now with
China, is brewing. Income inequality can no
longer be denied. Religious issues regarding
the separation of church and state are at a
crescendo. And those without power are
challenging the status quo.
Jupiter along with
Saturn and Pluto are in Capricorn, a
conservative sign. Capricorn symbolizes
authority and looks to the past for
inspiration. As in the Puritan ethic, no
handouts here. You get what you earn, no more
no less.
Jupiter is the
planet of values. In Capricorn Jupiter’s values
consist of hard work, success, and achievement.
Pluto always brings out the dark side of a
sign. Pluto’s entrance into Capricorn coincided
with the 2008 financial crash and the rise of
nationalism. The dark side of Capricorn is
authoritarianism. Authoritarian regimes have
popped up all over the world, with some
disguised as populism.
Saturn, the task
master of the Zodiac rules Capricorn, and is
very comfortable here. But Saturn and Pluto
together can also coincide with further
repression. Jupiter is usually seen as the
planet that brings all good things, but Jupiter
is the planet of expansion. If it relates to
something that is good, Jupiter can make it
better, but if it relates to something bad,
Jupiter makes it worse. That’s pretty much what
we see today. It also may further explain the
rise in popularity of some of repressive
regimes, some of whose citizens long for a past
that is no longer viable.
To make matters more complicated Jupiter,
Saturn, and Pluto form a square to Eris in
Aries. In mythology, Eris is labelled a
trouble-maker, the goddess of strife.
According to Hesiod,
she was a daughter of Night, and the mother of
beings who cause misfortunes. Eris threw the
apple into the assembly of the gods
instigating the Trojan War.
But I have a
different view of Eris. Let’s not forget that
even in mythology, powerful males (in this case,
gods) placed the labels. Daytime, the domain of
men ruled by the Sun, was seen as favorable, but
nighttime, the domain of
women ruled by
the Moon, was seen as evil.
Interestingly
enough, you can find Eris prominent in the
charts of women who either found their way in a
man’s world or who stood up to the power
structure. The 19th Amendment giving
women the right to vote in the United States
passed on August 18, 1920, following Eris’
Retrograde station on June 25, 1920 at 29 Pisces
28. 0 Aries is the world, which affects world
changes. It’s sad to say, but women are
still fighting for rights today.
Eris, now square
to Pluto, asserts her influence once again with
the rise of the Me Too and Black Lives Matter
movements—those without power “causing trouble”
for the power structure.
In February
Ceres, another goddess, conjoined Jupiter,
Saturn, and Pluto in Capricorn and formed a
square to Eris. I associate Ceres with Mother
Nature. These aspects are coincidental with the
spread of the Corona Virus, which can be thought
of as Mother Nature’s revenge for man’s
destruction of the earth.
The spread
accelerated in March when Mars (the god of war)
conjoined Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto, and all
formed squares to Eris. This contributed to
already simmering hostilities, which erupted in
late May after the death of George Floyd by
police officers on May 25. At the time protests
erupted, Mars had entered Pisces moving between
Ceres and Neptune. Pisces is generally the sign
associated with the powerless.
Moving forward
in the Zodiac, Mars entered Aries on June 27.
It turns Retrograde at 28 Aries on September 9.
During its trek through Aries it will square
Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto and conjoin Eris.
The first of these squares begins with Mars
Direct on August 4 square Pluto. Mars moves
forward, turns Retrograde at 28 Aries on
September 9, and then repeats those squares in
September and October. Mars Stations on
November 13 and once again conjoins Eris and
forms a square on December 23 to Pluto in
Capricorn. Then Mars moves into Taurus and
forms squares to Jupiter and Saturn, then in
Aquarius, and conjoins Uranus in Taurus.
Look for a very
volatile time beginning in August. Despite the
protests and conflict that has already occurred,
it’s likely that we haven’t seen anything yet.
Conflict between the far right and the far left
will reach a crescendo.
The presidential
election is likely to be contested. In October
Mercury turns Retrograde in Scorpio and moves
back into Libra. It turns Direct on November 3
at 25-54 degrees Libra forming squares Jupiter,
Saturn, and Pluto, and an opposition to Eris.
The last time Mercury was at a station on an
election day was 2000, and we all remember what
happened then.
While the most
immediacy of the volatility runs though
September and October, it doesn't fade until
Mars has passed it conjunction to Uranus in
mid-January followed by its conjunction to
Jupiter in late January.
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