A Very Sad Day for Japan

This is a very sad day for Japan as a massive 8.9 quake occurred in Northern Japan and triggered a tsunami that has devastated the country and continued to travel across the Pacific.

I have been concerned about Japan for some time as I have mentioned it before in a previous posting, but for the most part keep this blog focused on California.  Well, today I will be focusing on the chart of Japan because there are features in the chart that hold important clues for major quakes elsewhere.  My files on world quakes keeps growing and I have learned a great deal from studying them, so here it is.

The radical chart of Japan is seen here. The most important indicator of a quake is an eclipse, especially an eclipse located on an angle. 
*In this case, the December 21, 2010 LA at 29 Gemini eclipsed the Radical Moon at 28 Gemini close to the DC angle.  On March 11, 2011, the South Node was transiting over this point in the fixed star degree of Betelguese.  However, it was the March 9, 2011 7+ magnitude foreshock that was in an exact conjunction with the fixed star Betelguese and the North Node was in the fixed star degree of Acumen.
* The Solar Eclipse of January 4, 2011 at 13-14 Capricorn eclipsed the Radical Chiron at 12 Chiron with Mars transiting in sextile to this point on the day of the quake.
*The Radical Uranus at 10 Cancer was eclipsed on December 31, 2009 which has the Transiting Jupiter stimulating that eclipse via square from 10 Aries.  This is an indicator of a great shock or unexpected event.

The transits of Jupiter on this day of the quake are quite revealing as Jupiter is making contact with a number of important placements. Transiting Jupiter is also opposite the Radical Saturn at 9 Libra which is an aspect symbolizing significant loss.  Transiting Jupiter is also coming into an exact trine with the Radical Vertex highlighting an important fated event as the Vertex is a point of fated meetings.  Transiting Jupiter is also coming into square within a 2 degree orb of the eclipsed Chiron indicating a great wound to the nation.

The transit of Uranus is within minutes of reaching the Aries Point degree at 0.00 Aries considered to be a critical degree in astrology  indicating events of world wide reknown.  Uranus was at 29 degrees 57 minutes at the time the quake first hit in separating conjunction with the fixed star Scheat known for it's unfortunate influence involving water tragedies.

The transit of Neptune at 29 Aquarius passed over the Radical Node but is also receiving an influence from the hypothetical TransNeptunianPlanet Apollon at 28 Libra.  In looking at past quakes, most especially major ones, I have found Apollon to have influence of magnification, like Jupiter only greater.  It's not traditionally used by the ancients, but it's interesting to note.

The transits of the Sun on the day of the quake are most interesting.  The Transiting Sun at 20 Pisces
is in exact opposition to the Radical TransNeptunian Apollon, again, a magnifying effect.  The Transiting Sun is also inconjunct to the Radical MC at 20 Libra indicating a significant( great) yet uncomfortable adjustment (inconjunct aspect) for the nation. Perhaps the most intriguing aspects involving the Transiting Sun occur with the Progressions in the Japan chart shown below.

 It is here we see the Progressed Vertex at 20-21 Virgo is inconjunct the Radical Fortuna at 21 Aquarius with the Transiting Sun opposing the exactness of the progression.  In my opinion, this is what I call the 'mega effect' when combined with the transits of Jupiter (expansion) and Apollon (magnification of expansion). Fortuna is considered to be a point of luck in natal astrology but in mundane astrology, it would seem to be an indicator of 'X' marks the spot whether it is good or bad depending on your perspective.  Having Fortuna, Apollon, and the Vertex meet up would seem to be here marks the spot for a fated event of great magnitude and set off by the transit of the Sun in opposition.
Another feature involving the Sun is the location of the Sun in the Radical Japan chart.  It sits at 8 Taurus in the 4th house.  At the time of the quake, The Radical Sun was on the MC of the quake chart bringing the nation to the forefront in the eyes of world as the Sun of a national chart represents the leader of the nation and its Monarchs.  The President is dealing with a lot right now trying to save a nation from a complete nuclear meltdown and recovery from the worst quake and tsunami to hit the nation since records have been kept.

The Progressed Uranus is opposite the Solar Eclipse of January 4, 2011.  It is this point is soon to be stimulated in the coming weeks as Transiting Jupiter is headed into forming an exact square from March 22, 2011, posing more danger for the nation over the next several days from that time.  Days that are highlighted according to the upcoming transits are March 23 and March 24 as the Transiting Sun squares the Progressed Sun, Transiting Moon conjunct with the Progressed Moon and Pluto ( most likely time for another event), Transiting Mercury opposes the Apollon Vertex combo, Transit Venus conjoins the Radical Node at 27 Aquarius on the 24th-25th, Transit Mars is within oppostion orb to the Progressed Apollon Vertex combo and in trine to the Progressed Mercury, Jupiter squares the eclipse degree and the Progressed Sun, Transit Pluto squaring the Progressed Saturn and Uranus in the Aries Point degree. In Mid April Jupiter moves forward to oppose Radical Neptune at 19 Libra and conjunct the Radical IC angle at 20 Aries adding to the confusion among the people. 

The Moon in mundane astrology represents the people, it's also connected with sea and land. If any indicator was representative of what has happened with this quake it is the Moon.  In the progressed chart, the Moon is in an exact conjunction with the Radical and Progressed Pluto which is most unfortunate.  Pluto is a life-changing planet and rules such things as death, transformation, life-altering change through the destruction of the old to make way for new.  Having the Progressed Moon ( the people, the sea) in conjunction with Pluto indicates a life-altering change, deaths involved with water, and great disruption for the people.  Being that the progressed conjunction is in the 6th house could indicate the health of the people will suffer, food and water are scare and dear, and in general severe hardship.  At the time of the quake, the Transiting Moon was at 0 Gemini forming an exact inconjunct to the Radical AC angle.  This position is the degrees of the fixed stars known as the Pleiades, a most unfortunate position.  The Pleiades according to Dr. Eric Morse, p.39.The Living Stars] are thought to cause  bereavement, mourning, sorrows and tragedies. And so it happened.


It is my opinion, the tragedy of this event was set off by all of the above factors, but as to the timing of why at that exact time and not a day or two on either side is indicated by the Transiting Sun in large part.  The Sun made contact with the Progressed combination of Radical Fortuna, Progressed Vertex, and Apollon.  The secondary factor is the Transiting Moon hitting the fixed star group of the Pleiades inconjunct to the Radical AC angle.

Japan is likely to experience more aftershocks in the coming week when the full moon creates more stress from a moon wobble effect.  A moon wobble occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Nodes are in square aspect to one another.  This occurs on the March 19-20, 2011 at 28 Virgo feeding stress into the eclipsed Moon of Japan at 28 Gemini.  More developments in Japan are likely as the transiting Jupiter moves toward conjunction with the Radical Mercury at 12 Aries and squares the eclipsed Radical Chiron and Progressed Sun at 13 Cancer stimulating the Solar Eclipse of January 4, 2011. Mercury rules the 6th house of health so fallout from a nuclear meltdown is of particular concern especially so considering the upcoming transits.  It's heartbreaking to see the devastation and know that many people are suffering and being virtually powerless to do much of anything to help.  It's going to be a long and difficult recovery, but if any nation can do it, it will be Japan.

In the coming week, there are other national charts of concern for quakes.  They are New Zealand, Mexico, and Southern California as the transiting node is making contact with eclipsed planets in those charts.  More later.