Solar Eclipse, Los Angeles, and the Northridge Quake of 1994

Once again, it's eclipse season.  There will be an upcoming Solar Eclipse at 21-22 Scorpio on November 13, 2012.  This eclipse is prominent in the Los Angeles chart as it's a direct hit on LA's radical Jupiter at 21 Scorpio.  It was also the prior Solar Eclipse degree before the devastating Northridge quake on January 17, 1994.  In November 1994, the Solar Eclipse set for Los Angeles had the eclipse in the 8th house which is exactly where this upcoming eclipse will take place as well with Mars on the Midheaven where the prior Solar Eclipse in 1993 had Mars conjunct the North Node at 3 Sagittarius.

What does this mean?  As this blog focuses exclusively on earthquakes, it could mean that Southern California is due for another quake as it several transits align with the LA chart around the time of the eclipse or when the Transiting Sun meets up with the Transiting Node at 26 Scorpio known as a Moon Wobble on the 18th.  There is also a Lunar Eclipse on the 28th of November when Transiting Mars and Transiting Pluto meet up at  8 Capricorn.  All of the these dates have the potential to produce notable seismic activity.

What's different from this Solar Eclipse from the previous 1993 Solar Eclipse at 21 Scorpio is that several transiting planets are stimulating the LA chart at the time of the eclipse unlike in 1993.  Most notably, there is Transiting Retrograde Jupiter stimulating the previously eclipsed LA Saturn at 13 Sagittarius eclipsed on June 4, 2012 and the Transiting Retrograde Mercury Transiting opposite the eclipse degree of 0 Gemini from the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse.  Transiting Pluto is forming a square to the LA chart ruler Venus at 7 Libra while Transiting Retrograde Uranus is in opposition to the LA's Neptune at 4 Libra.  The Transiting Node is in square to LA's Mercury at 27 Leo.  Most troubling is the square from Transiting Saturn to LA's Pluto at 4 Aquarius in the 4th house.  Saturn square Pluto is about the threat of loss and destruction and affects the 4th house governing real estate.
Probably the one bright spot that will mitigate a potential quake is not having the either the radical or progressed angles stimulated.  Back at the time of the Northridge quake in 1994, both the Sun and Venus were stimulating the Radical AC angle via the square from 26 Capricorn and Saturn was on the Progressed LA MC at 27-28 Aquarius. This will not be the case in November 2012.  In February 2013, the Transiting Node will pass over this November eclipse degree at 21 Scorpio and could be another potential time for seismic activity.
Be on the lookout for activity a few days before the November 13th eclipse to the end of November after the lunar eclipse on the 28th.  The Moon Wobble is in effect in the days around November 17th and 18th.

Transit Alert for the Los Angeles Chart

This is a transit alert for the Los Angeles Chart. Beginning the evening of August 18, 2012, transits to the LA chart are active.  It's during this time, that the Transit Uranus at 7 Aries exactly opposes the Radical Venus at 7 Libra and ties in with the Transit Pluto at 7 Capricorn.  The other transits affecting the chart are as follows:

Transit Jupiter at 13 Gemini opposes the eclipsed Radical Saturn at 13 Sagittarius while the Transiting South Node hits the eclipse degree of 0 Gemini.  On August 22, 2012 there is a Moon Wobble ( Transit Sun squares the  Node) increasing the chances for seismic activity.

Transit Saturn at 25 Libra is conjunct with Transit Mars  at 26 Libra is sitting on the Ascendant of the chart and conjoins the Radical South Node at 26 Libra.

Transit Moon at 13 Virgo is conjunct the Radical Sun at 12 Virgo and moves to conjoin the Progressed IC angle ( not shown) at 18 Virgo later on that night.

Transit Mercury opposes the Radical Pluto at 4 Aquarius in the 4th house and is directly opposite the Progressed Pluto at 8 Aquarius ( not shown) during that time.

Seismic risk is elevated during this time period and will last through Saturn's transit of Libra as it hits the AC angle at 26 Libra and the South Node and finally to square the IC/MC axis at 29 Capricorn/ Cancer.  In the latter part of August and through September Transit Pluto will meet up with the Progressed DC angle at 6 Capricorn and  Uranus will join the mix toward the end of September at 6 Aries when the Transit Saturn will square the Radical IC at 29 Capricorn.

As for upcoming events in the 4th quarter of the year, the Solar Eclipse of November 13, 2012 at 21-22 Scorpio will hit the Radical Jupiter of the Los Angeles chart while the Transit Node at 26 Scorpio will square the Radical Mercury at 27 Leo -- another busy time for elevated seismic risk in the region.  

Update for Heavy Transit Alert in Los Angeles

This is an update to the previous article about the potential for seismic activity in Los Angeles during the current time period of mid July 2012.  On July 17th and July 18th, Transit Mars at 7 Libra squares Transit Pluto at 7 Capricorn, and  trines Transit Jupiter at 7 Gemini at the Radical LA Venus of 7 Libra, the chart ruler, making for a very powerful combination of energy.  It is also during this time that the Transiting Sun, at 25-26 Cancer, squares the Radical AC angle and  Radical Nodal Axis at 26 Libra. Yet, it is the Solar Eclipse chart of May 2012 that is of most concern.  So lets take a look.

In this chart, the Solar Eclipse at 0 Gemini, SE Saturn is angular and is now conjoined on the AC and lines up with SE Venus at 23 Gemini. This is important because most seismic activity occurs where the eclipse or a planet in the eclipse chart is angular.  The Transiting Sun is angular on the MC  combined with Transiting Saturn angular on the AC, July 17th and 18th.  Meanwhile, Transiting Pluto is square to the SE Uranus with Transiting Mars plugging into the equation as mentioned above. Currently, the Transiting South Node has moved into position and is separating with a conjunction to the SE Vertex at 4 Gemini. In addition, the Transiting nodal axis squares SE Neptune at 3 Pisces.  It was this eclipse that was visible in California and the eclipse path crossed over portions of California.  This eclipse chart for Los Angeles is very active during this time.

Some other curious bits occur between this chart and the Radical LA chart shown below.  Note how the SE Mars at 10 Virgo squares the Radical Vertex of the LA chart and trines the Radical Chiron at 10 Taurus.  There are no exact transits to stimulate it, but could it symbolize a fated meeting  between the two?  Also of interest is the SE Lilith is in the same degree of the Radical Fortuna of the LA chart.

Lastly, I would like to mention, ( not shown), is the Partial Lunar Eclipse of June 4, 2012 at 14 Sagittarius.  That eclipse hit the LA Radical Saturn at 13 Sagittarius, making it sensitive to upcoming transits. The eclipse was also visible in California. This week, Transiting Venus comes into opposition of the eclipsed Radical Saturn from July 16th and hits opposite the eclipse degree at 14 on the 17th of July.  The Partial Lunar Eclipse chart for Los Angeles has 17 Taurus rising, the same degree of the Radical LA fortuna and the SE Lilith.

Watch out this week.  It could be an active seismic week in California, especially from Tuesday the 17th to Wednesday the 18th.

Heavy Transits for the Los Angeles Chart

This week starting July 8th is a busy week of heavy transits to the Los Angeles chart increasing the chances for seismic activity.  In addition, Transit Uranus is opposite the Chart Ruler Radical Venus at 7 Libra and opposite the Progressed Mercury at 8 Aries which is also squared my the Transit Pluto at 8 Capricorn.  Transit Mars squares the Radical Uranus, ruling the 4th house, then oppose the Radical Moon at 3 Aries before trining the Radical Pluto at 4 Aquarius in the 4th house.  At the end of the week, Transit Mars will conjoin the Progressed Neptune at 5 Libra and square the Progressed AC at 5 Cancer.  The Transiting Sun will oppose the Radical Mars at 17 Capricorn before it's transiting trine   with the Progressed MC at 18 Pisces. Finally at the end of the week, Transiting Venus will conjoin the Progressed Mars at 12 Gemini in square to the Radical Sun.
There are really no close conjunctions made by the transiting nodes in either chart, only trines from the Transiting South Node, but the LA chart did receive an eclipse hit to the Radical Saturn from the June 4, 2012 Lunar Eclipse at 14 Sagittarius and Venus is very close to opposing that degree in the next week and a half.  Transiting Venus is also conjoined with the Radical Vertex at this time and by the end of the week will conjoin the Progressed Mars in square to the Radical Sun.

The Owen's Valley Quake of 1872

It's that time again, eclipse season.  The first solar eclipse for 2012 takes place on May 20, 2012 at 4:48 PDT and passes over Northern California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona New Mexico, and Texas before it ends at sunset.  It's the first solar eclipse to pass through parts of the United States in nearly 20 years and it happens at 0 Gemini conjunct the fixed star Pleiades cluster.  None of the charts of California, Los Angeles, or San Francisco are directly impacted by a planet or point  in this degree, but the eclipse Saturn at 23 Libra is sitting exactly on the eclipse chart AC angle in Los Angeles and in the nearly the same longitude at 118W as Lone Pine, CA; the sight of the 1872 Owen's Valley Quake.
 Could the eclipse stimulate the old quake chart to come to life?  That's a matter of speculation. Yet, there is a possibility it could in the two or so weeks following this solar eclipse because it is followed by a partial eclipse on June 4, 2012 at 14 Sagittarius eclipsing the South Node of the Owen's Valley Quake Chart.  During the week of June 3-9, 2012, there are several important astrological events going on.  On June 4, 2012 at  the Lunar Eclipse takes place  at 4:13AM PDT,  at 7:22 AM PDT Neptune turns retrograde, followed by a rare occultation (Venus transits the Sun aka the inferior conjunction) at 6:09PM PDT.  This event will not happen again until December 11, 2117.  June 8, 2012 Venus transits the Lunar Eclipse degree via opposition at 14 Gemini.  On June 8 and 9, Uranus and Pluto meet up square at 8 degrees cardinal signs, though not exact, and Saturn hit 22 degrees Libra in conjunction with the Owen's Valley Quake Moon.  Also the Transiting Sun and Mars will meet in a square aspect at 18 degrees, Gemini and Virgo, stimulating the eclipse degree from December 2011 at 18 Gemini. Time will tell.

Pluto transit and the San Andreas Fault

Here's an update on the current transit of Pluto as it makes contact with the Solar Eclipse of July 1, 2011.

Pluto is now transiting opposite the  Radical San Andreas Fault Mercury at 9 Cancer which was eclipsed July 1 2011. Looking at the Radical chart of the San Andreas Fault for the date of the Moon Wobble, there are some troubling transits that could indicate some activity.  Most important is the stimulation of Transiting Pluto to the eclipsed Radical Mercury from the 4th house.  The Traniting Sun is forming a trine to the Radical Sun but involved in a Moon Wobble ( Sun squaring the Node) well noted for producing geophysical effects on the planet.  Transiting Mars is conjunct the Radical South Node at 15 Virgo indicating trouble and  sextile to Radical Jupiter which could magnify any problem.  The Transiting Moonat 16 Taurus is opposite the Radical Uranus while Transiting Venus, the Radical Chart Ruler, is opposite the Radical Moon (??? for a noon chart), yet more indication of stress since the Moon and Venus rule the AC and MC angles in this chart.

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In the Progressed San Andreas chart, Transiting Pluto is nearing the Progressed AC at 10 Capricorn.  The Progressed Node sits at 11 Pisces with the Transiting Sun coming to hit this point in a few days from the Moon Wobble and squaring the Radical Pluto that was eclipsed June 1, 2011.  So the time period for an event could be anywhere from a couple of days on either side of the Moon Wobble taking place on February 28th.

In addition, the chart of Japan will be hit by the Moon Wobble effect as the Transiting Sun comes to the Progressed AC of 10 Pisces while the Transiting Pluto conjoins the Progressed Chrion at 9 Capricorn in square to the Radical Uranus at 9 Libra.  However, the Transiting Node makes no exact contacts in either chart, so any activity will probably not be on the scale of previous seismic activity from 2011.