Monday, May 24, 2010

Heavy Transits as Jupiter and Uranus meet in Aries

The next couple of weeks starting May 24, 2010 correspond to some very important geocosmic transits of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.  First up is the Uranus' entry into Aries on May 28, 2010 UTC (May 27, 2010 around 7pm PDT) and is also the date of the full moon which takes place at 4:08PM PDT. With Uranus being in the Aries point degree, it's very possible we could see some shocking or surprising events take place take center stage in the world and media.

Next, Saturn turns direct on May 30, 2010 at 27 degrees 50 minutes Virgo.  Saturn will be in stationary mode from May 27, 2010 at the time of the full moon.  In Western and Vedic astrology, planets that are stationary are considered to be increased in their powerful affects and especially so at the time they turn direction.  Saturn tends to bring obstacles and setbacks and in mundane astrology has rulership over landowners, farmers, mines, elderly people and holds sway over  public sorrow, dissapointment and the national death rate.

Not quite a week later, we have Jupiter joining the party in Aries, but Jupiter will wait another 2 days until June 8, 2010 before the conjunction is exact. Jupiter and Uranus meet up every 13-14 years.  The last time Jupiter and Uranus met was in 1997 at 6 degrees Aquarius when the cloning of Dolly the Sheep was in the news and NASA landed the rovers on Mars very fitting events for sign of Aquarius which rules technology and space ships.  So the next couple of weeks are packed with some very powerful apsects!

The conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus in the Aries point degree is important one.  Aries is a sign of action and the Aries point degree as described by Celeste Teal is "a point of extreme outrushing of energy and is representative of one's relationship with the world at large."  Jupiter is a planet of abundance and expansion.  Jupiter has a way of increasing anything it touches and the possibilities of combining with Uranus,  the Awakener, for it's ability to bring about shocking and surprising events into one's life is certainly a time take notice and be on the alert.  Juptier and Uranus could translate into increased seismic activity and well as an increase in all things ruled by Aries such as fires and conflicts.  As I have said before, anything can happen and it probably will with this combination coming up very soon, especially since this combo will be in a waning square with Pluto in Capricorn.  We are on the very edge of a precipice, a major turning point is being reached.  It's time for change and in California's quake prone landscape, the earth may well be readying herself for a big change. 

The danger posed by a significant quake in California is very real now throughout the summer.  The eclipse season is approaching toward the end of June, but at the moment there are some very important planetary alignments taking place in the next couple of weeks. 

The dates to watch out for are:
May 27-28 the full moon period when Saturn is stationary and Uranus hits the Aries point degree
May 30 when Saturn turns direct
June 6-8 when Jupiter enters Aries and conjoins with Uranus

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Jupiter-Saturn Opposition -- Quake time?

It's getting very close now--the once every 20 year exact Jupiter-Saturn opposition-- and many astrologers will be watching to see what happens.  On May 23, 2010 UTC or May 22, 2010 PDT Jupiter and Saturn will oppose each other at 27 degrees 53 minutes in Virgo/Pisces in the evening hours 9-10 pm.  This opposition takes place very close to the solar eclipse of March 18, 2007, Saros series 9NN.  The 9NN Saros series has been active in a couple of California's stronger earthquakes.  It is also this eclipse of March 18, 2007 that astrologer Celeste Teal described in her book Eclipses that signals trouble for water companies, turbulence in the land, fires and/or explosions, and earthquakes. 

Last year when Saturn was stimulating this eclipse, Los Angeles experienced a month of nearly daily water main breaks around the city.  Most recently, Saturn has been stimulating this eclipse when the BP Deepwater Oil Rig exploded and killed 11 people and a death toll to wildlife with numbers still unknown.

This particular solar eclipse of March 18, 2007 is still active.  The 9NN Saros series according to Bernadette Brady is the physically expressive Saros series and is capable of bringing about sudden physical events when stimulated.   So what does this mean for quakes and California?

In looking at the progressed chart for Los Angeles, it's possible to see the potential for a strong quake to hit the region within days. 


The Jupiter-Saturn opposition takes place across the the 4th and 10th houses and squares progressed Uranus at 29 Gemini.  Transiting Uranus is also exactly square to progressed Uranus.  This configuration stimulating the eclipse and the progressed aspects in has the potential to set off the grand cross. Transiting Venus is conjunct the progressed AC in opposition to transiting Pluto. Transiting Venus is also square the radical Neptune at 4 Libra and square the radical Moon at 3 Aries of the Radical LA chart. This is important because Venus is the radical chart ruler of the LA chart.  Transiting Mercury is square the progressed Moon at 7 Leo and progressed Pluto.  Transiting Mars is square to the progressed Vertex at 20 Scorpio.   The only caveat are the nodes.  Neither the transiting Node nor the progressed Node is not specifically giving direct stimulation to any point.  HOWEVER, the transiting Node is exactly trine to the radical LA Sun. 
The Moon starts the day at 18 Virgo at 1am on May 22, 2010 PDT stimulating the 9NS Saros series and continues onward through Virgo to make a conjunction with the Jupiter-Saturn opposition in the afternoon hours of 3-5 pm PDT.  A quake has the possibility of occurring as soon as the transiting moon conjoins the radical Sun at 12-13 Virgo trine to the transiting node on May 21, 2010 in the evening hours; conjoins the progressed IC at 15-16 Virgo and continues throughout the day as it moves along to stimulate the eclipse degrees of 18 Virgo, 24 Virgo, 28 Virgo/Pisces, and 29 Virgo.  As the Moon progresses into Libra it will square the transiting Venus and the mentioned aspects in the paragraph above, then moves to stimulate the progressed opposition of Mercury and Neptune at 5 and 6 degrees Libra/Aries and onward toward the eclipse degree of 8 Aries/Libra, 10 Libra, and 19 Aries/Libra.

It is hard to give a location at this time but the area that has been most active to date is from the Cajon Pass to Ocotillo.  I would extend this region to the north to include the areas up to the Tejon Pass along the San Andreas fault.

Southern Californians need to keep on their toes, alert, and ready for whatever happens.  It's going to be a few months before things calm down.






Saturday, May 15, 2010

Entering the Climax Zone

We are now entering a time period when the transiting planets are inching close to the Cardinal Climax zone.  The Cardinal Climax zone is when the outer planets of Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto are in the early degrees of the Cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn.

This week beginning May 16, has several signatures that point to possible quake activity in California once again. This week will see the once every 20 year opposition between Jupiter and Saturn at 27 Virgo-Pisces.  Jupiter hits 27 Pisces late on the May 17th but the opposition won't be exact until May 23, 2010. Venus enters 0 Aries on May 19th and conjuncts the progressed Uranus at 29 Gemini on May 19th and square to the transiting Uranus at 29 Pisces.  This configuration has the potential to set off the progressed aspects in the Los Angeles chart. The stress is building up and is poised to release at any time.  It could be a couple of days before or after. 

Some possible time periods are:
The Moon transits to the eclipse degree of 10 Cancer/Capricorn.
The Moon transits to the eclipse degree of 15-16 Cancer/Capricorn square the progressed node at 16 Aries.
The Moon transits to the eclipse degree of 25-26 Cancer square to the radical Node at 26 Libra.
The Moon transits to Radical Pluto in the LA chart at 4 Aquarius.
The Moon transits to eclipse degree of 6-8 Leo/Aquarius opposite the progressed Pluto in the LA chart.
The Moon transits to the eclipse degree of 13 Leo/Aquarius.
The Moon transits to the eclipse degree of 20-21 Leo/Aquarius conjunct transiting Mars and square to the progressed Vertex in the LA chart--highly probable.

Some other important aspects that are upcoming in the next couple of weeks to note are the following:
Uranus will enter 0 Aries on May 28, 2010
Jupiter will enter 0Aries on June 6, 2010 and will conjunct Uranus
These are the all important rare transits of the Cardinal Climax.  Expect the unexpected and get ready for a wild ride because things are about to get quite bumpy and volatile.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Precarious Days Ahead

We are in the midst of a precarious time period in the world.  The recent riots in Greece, European debt woes, stock market volatility, and increased seismic activity around the world are reflected in the astrological transits taking place at this time.  On April 26, 2010 we saw the 4th of 5 exact oppositions between Uranus in Pisces and Saturn in Virgo.  The Dow reached a new high on that day from the low of March 6, 2009 but since then, the market has reversed over fears of European debt.  If you plan to play the stock market during this time, you had better know what you are doing because it's extremely volatile and will continue that way for the rest of the year.

From the opposition of Uranus and Saturn on April 26, 2010 we haven't seen much in the way of quake activity in California or even in the world for that matter although, dangerous transits for quake activity remain in place.  It's been a challenge to forecast to say the least, but during the time ban of the last week, there was a increase in sunspot activity. In fact, when the Moon transited 25-26 Capricorn there was a uptick in seismic activity in California, just not a major quake.  The largest quake to hit during last week's time ban was a 4.7 aftershock to the Baja 7.2 Easter quake.  So what's going on? 

As the date nears to the eclipse season this summer, the transits of the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto are showing increasing signs of stress as they transit the eclipses of Pisces and Virgo dealing with explosions, financial stress, rebellions, storms, and transit problems.  Recent events around the world are good examples of this:  The oil rig explosion and ensuing disaster, Greece in turmoil, and the Iceland volcanic eruption.  Jupiter makes a 20 year opposition to Saturn on May 23, 2010 at 27-28 Virgo-Pisces--more stress is indicated.   This stress will be with us throughout the summer months, reaching a climax on August 1, 2010.   The cardinal climax will be with us for some time, the years of  2010-2015 are highlighted to be a significant time of change and turmoil. We can expect to see an increased level of seismic activity in regions that are prone to these events. 

My focus has always been on California since I live in the US and am a prior resident of Los Angeles.  I am quite concerened about California and have been for the last year.  The charts of California, Los Angeles, and San Francisco all have difficult progressed aspects that are lying in wait to be set off by the eclipses and transits we are experiencing at this time. Several areas of particular concern involve regions of previous strong quakes, such as the Cajon Pass area to Fraizer Park.  The Wrightwood quake in 1812 happened at a time when the aspects in the sky were similar to the aspects we have now and coming up.  You could visit any mundane astrology website and read about the cardinal climax and it's historical sister time periods of the Great Depression, the War of 1812, the Robber Barons in mid to late 19th century, etc.  I don't want to go into the socio-political history of the time because this blog is about quakes in California.  I will would only like to note that the strongest quakes in California's history are also during these periods.  During the Great Depression, there was the Longbeach Beach quake; in 1812 it was the Wrightwood quake; in 1857 it was Ft. Tejon, and during the time of the Robber Barons it was the Owen's Valley quake.  The danger that is posed right now is real.  The difficulty is pointpointing the date. 

This summer's eclipse season starts in late June with the lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010.  I have laid out my argument for a quake during the time period between the lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 through July 11's solar eclipse at 19 Cancer.  June 26, 2010 thru July 11, 2010: This time period is very dangerous for California.

Yet, what about now?  This is where it's tricky.  The danger is still there.  Mars is transiting through Leo currently and activating eclipse degrees at 17-18 Aquarius, 21 Leo, and 24 Aquarius.  Anything can happen.  I cannot rule out a possible strong quake before the summer.  In fact, I am troubled by Mars transit to 17 Leo activating the very strong solar eclipse of February 6, 2008.  This particular eclipse fell on the Moon of the USA and belongs to Saros Series 10N which according to Bernadette Brady can bring inhibiting and frustrating events. 

So, California still must alert for quakes.  Dates to watch are May 11-May 13, 2010, the date of the new moon in Taurus.  May 11th will have the Moon transiting the latter degrees of Aries squaring the solar eclipse of January 15, 2010, opposite the AC of the Radical LA chart, and transiting the difficult outer planet progressed aspects of the LA, SF, and CA charts. It's going to be a rocky road ahead, but if you are prepared it doesn't have to be quite so difficult.

It is said that the key to understanding the language of the universe is mathematics.  Astrology is all about geometry. The alignment of the planets and important points can tell us about the universe's affect on us.   It's the struggle to get the formula correct that is the challenge.  Hence, I'll keep trying. 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Quake Watch

As an addition to my earlier post, I must add May 6th to list of dates for a quake watch in California.  Although I mentioned the date range in the earlier posts, I did not include the transits points.

The Transiting Moon will be hitting activation points at 17-18 Aquarius ( the eclipse degree of Feb 2008), 20-21 Aquarius (square to the Vertex in the progressed LA chart and opposite the eclipse degree of February 2009), and 24 Aquarius ( the eclipse degree of August 2008).
California is still under quake watch.