More Thoughts about this Cold Capricorn New Moon

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January 11, 2013 A New Moon in disciplined but serious Capricorn (exact 11:44 AM Pacific Time) when persistence and resilence are featured. A tip off to this new cycle which initiates today is the Sabian Symbol for 22 degrees Capricorn where the Sun-Moon meet: "A general accepting defeat gracefully." A time of surrender and acceptance to the orders of the day when many have to admit that things aren't working with US. Empire.
White House weighing full withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014 Some of the issues involving surrender will be admiting the diminishing resources here on the planet and that capitalism is a dying system. Since Capricorn can be the grumbler/critic who demands accountability
and Capricorn is a sign dealing with business, we will need to look deeper at ongoing debt. (Saturn in Scorpio) and financial failures


  this serious Capricorn Moon is a time of warnings. Yes the goatfish can be a sign of over worry and burdens but their is a deeper occult side and with Sun-Moon-Mercury-Pluto-Venus-Juno we should heed some of nature's warings! I am specifically speaking of two recent events off the coast of Dana Point in Southern California on Satuday and Sunday when:
  1,000 Dolphins Stampeded In Extremely Rare Phenomenon


 Below is a chart set for today's New Moon over Dana Point with Aries rising like in San Francisco. The ascendant is at critical, karmic 29 degrees it should be noted being close to Taurus. (In Seattle the Moon is at even more critical 0 degrees Taurus)
In fact speaking of precursors of great quakes and warnings, NBC Los Angeles just published this article today - Single Super Quake Could Affect Both Northern, Southern California: Study

The ruler of this So. Calif. chart is Mars in the sign of the sudden and unexpected Aquarius
Mars is intercepted at the top the chart where the Sun-Moon in Capricorn square the ascendant.

What is up with this super flu? Since Mars enters Pisces in February. Just when you thought it was safe to go out and play in the streets, a paranoid Capricorn Moon and a stellium of big daddy planets warns. This warning has morphed into a growing panic since another player in this drama, Jupiter the symbol of expansion/exaggeration is in over-communicative Gemini and closely square Chiron (wounds)-Hygeia (relates to health) and of course Neptune (crazy illusions) are all in Pisces relating to illness, influenza, hospitals and institutions.
Flu picks up steam across the U.S.since 41 states have widespread influenza activity

Looking ahead into February when Mars enters Pisces, we may even see a full-blown pandemic as unrestrained Mars in a more sensitive, mysterious Pisces will meet Neptune-Chiron and make difficult 90 degree angles to Jupiter in mutable Gemini when we will revisit the H1N1 scare but with a possibly weaponized flu! One thing is for sure alcohol and drugs especially those coming from Big Pharma will play a part in February's "mummer" soap opera. along with the big question: Now that states have started legalizing recreational marijuana, will the president continue the government’s war on weed?


Jan.  11th: Review - So with Saturn, planet of control and ambition in passionate Scorpio, the forces of anarchy (Mars in Aquarius)  were  again held off...
Even CNN's pontifical mouthpiece and noble darling from the land of Royal bloodlines got a reprieve - Yes Piers Morgan, won't be deported

Bottom line Forget the phony-ass Piers-AJ confrontation. 

Mars in the sign of humanitarian struggle has even more important causes than the right to bear arms. That being championing the oppression of Native Peoples and protecting Mother Earth. not just in Canada but all of the Western Hemisphere. Idle No More: Indigenous Uprising Sweeps North America

Here is the story combining Chiron in Pisces and fixed, stubborn Mars in AquariusIt took weeks of protests, flash mobs, letters, rallies, and thousands of righteous tweets, but Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper finally caved. He agreed to a meeting with the woman who had been petitioning him for twenty-four days, subsisting on fish broth, camped in a tepee in the frozen midwinter, the hunger striker and Chief of the Attawapiskat Theresa Spence.
As an astrologer, I forsee this movement riding an emotional tsunami and with Mars entering Pisces, the spiritual warrior
square Jupiter in social media Gemini, this movement along with the "dancing, drum circles" and flash mobs will be big.

 Helped by Jupiter/Vesta and Ceres in Gemini,
the movement (Mars) of building a sustainable food system
gets a communications boost.
which relates directly to Food Democracy, activism and even the Cap. New Moon : Farmers vs. Monsanto

On January 10, family farmers entered a courtroom in Washington DC to take part in the appeal of OSGATA vs Monsanto et al, a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which contaminates organic and non-GMO farmer’s crops and opens them up to abusive lawsuits by Monsanto. Note that this Capricorn New Moon on 1-11-2012 @ 2:44 PM for Washington,DC has Ceres, the Goddess of Grain/Food and true nurturing is rising in Gemini opposing Astraea, the asteroid of justice in Sag. Plus the ruler of this New Moon chart, Mercury is translating the energies from Pluto(power) to the Sun (leadership)
and like all earth signs, Capricorn relates to farming.

 Chart Below:

As I have been trumpeting:2013 will be a much more realistic year then 2012, All the hoaxes and disinformation aside
there is an actual awakening happening in January. After we saw the truth warrior, Mars in Aquarius square the Dark Magician of Secrets on January 7th. revelations came tumbling down faster than expected for some people who are protecting Geo-Engineering. Global Weather Modification Assault Causing Climate Chaos And Environmental Catastrophe Please consider that asteroid Juno (now in Capricorn) not only deals with all kinds of relationships but also rules our atmosphere and meteorological landscape
and is square Uranus, the planet of sudden outbursts for freedom. January has turned one of the most "austere" and "brutally cold" month in the Northern Hemisphere this trend will continue thru the month. In fact for this icy Capricorn New Moon Winter Storm Gandolf to Bring Cold, Snowy Blast to the West and Plains Or in Southern California where: Snow on Grapevine: CHP escorting traffic on southbound Interstate 5 Also in diverse/unusual places like Bangladesh and India where temperatures of 3 degrees Celsius have been recorded. Record cold kills 80 in Bangladesh
And deeper into the Southern Hemisphere like Australia,
it is dangerously HOT with record temps.
as Mars in unpredictable Aquarius squares Saturn in Scorpio.
Where Wildfires Scorch Australia As Temperatures Reach Record Highs


Other factors not originating on earth are accounting for climate change verified by new report issued by the National Research Council, "The Effects of Solar Variability on Earth's Climate," The Sun and Mercury meet in an inferior conjunction on January 18th: as you know conjunctions are a time when two astronomical objects have either the same right ascension or the same ecliptical longitude. With Sun-Mercury in Capricorn, this not only is a time of big news coming from leaders but when there will be a focus on our own bright, active Sun.
Also Per Spaceweather.com NOAA forecasters have upped the odds of an M-class solar flare today to 50%. The likely source would be big double-sunspot AR1654. At the moment, the active region is crackling with lesser C-flares, such as this one recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory during the late hours of Jan. 10th:

Per this website: AR1654 is a monster ready to explode

Thursday January 11th. A Capricorn New Moon what could be more cosy? Maybe an iceberg. But this is a time of not just extremely cold weather but new disciplines and novel look at time itself (Cairos). The Moon made determined entrance into a more organized, patriarchal Capricorn yesterday Jan. 10th. @ 12:54 AM. Be aware that this limiting Cap. Moon joins the Sun tomorrow early @ 2:21 AM PST for a somewhat conservative but slightly scary New MOON. All these planetary changes put focus on the tribe or family represented by the goat. Many consider Capricorn to be the most responsible and sometimes the most withdrawn or hermit like of all the 12 tribes

This tribe of players is comprised of the Ascetics, Managers, Conservatives, Politicos, the Dependable Workers. The sign Capricorn is represented by the Seagoat or Mountain Goat and is a feminine sign with characteristics of being cold and dry. The word Capricorn comes from the Latin word caper meaning 'goat'. Latin caper comes from (according to the American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots) the Indo-European root *kap-ro- 'He-goat, buck'. Derivatives: cabriolet (a two-wheeled, one-horse carriage, French cabriole, 'leap of a goat, caper'). The Sea-Goat expresses the more esoteric nature of Capricorn. Per Manilius in referring to this sea-goat tail part of the figure says: "The last part of Capricorn, which consists of the sting at the end of its tail,prescribes for its children service upon the seas and the handling of ships, a hardy calling and one which is ever close to death." Thus the connection to the word captain or master of the high seas with Capricorn. Now we see how those two crashes one in San Francisco with the Overseas Reymar The other in New York where 57 people reportedly injured after ferry crashes into New York pier The sign Capricorn is steeped in history and tradition and colors much of our collective conscious. First of all there are two goats:the climbing mountain goat and the sea goat. On Yom Kippur, the festival of the Day of Atonement, two goats were chosen and lots were drawn for them.One goat was sacrificed and the other allowed to escape into the wilderness. Speaking of "scapegoats'" lets go to recent news about the ongoing Libor Scandal and other financial scandals which relate directly to Pluto in Capricorn sextile Saturn in Scorpio. Not to mention all the transits of inner planets like Venus recently entering Capriorn which will conjunct Pluto on Jan. 16th. On this lunation we are seeing the real fallout from the bailout
Matt Taibbi & William Black on Bailout Secrets & How New Foreclosure Deal Spares Banks from Justice Back to Capricorn and the Days of Atonement involving the two goats The second goat who escapes is symbolically carrying with it the sins of the community.
Obviously this is where the word 'scapegoat' has its origin. When used as a metaphor, a scapegoat is someone selected to bear blame for a calamity.
Capricorn as the 'Gate of the Gods' where one 'escapes' this life on earth.
According to Chaldaean legend and Platonist philosophy, Cancer was the 'Gate of Men' through which souls descended from heaven into human bodies, or into creation. Whereas Capricorn, represented the 'Gate of the Gods' where souls of the departed ascended back to heaven. Back to the the natives of the Capricorn tribe, who represents the clear, concise evaluator and the most practical even to a fault compared to any of the 12 other constellations since he is able to concentrate even to being closed to newer innovations. Capricorn is known as one of the paragons of humilty and maybe , David Brooks (born Aug. 11, 1961) a strong Leo
should think twice about Teaching Humility at Yale Capricorn unlike neighboring fire sign Sagittarius, tends to be too serious and even mistrustful of the novel or revolutionary. To say that Capricorn is highly controlling is an understatement! Capricorn is part of the Cardinal Triplicity stemming from the Latin word Latin word "cardinalis," with the meaning of principal or pivotal.
these are the self-appointed leaders who forge ahead with plans in a restless fashion. Expect the other Cardinal signs, Aries, Cancer and Libra to be focus and with today's transits. Time to embrace the humble yet ambitious Capricorn and his stars

Mars Square Saturn precedes the Capricorn New Moon - January 11, 2013

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January 7th - the day has finally arrived for Mars, the warrior and symbol of strength of will and stamina transiting in eccentric, unpredictable and always revolutionary air sign Aquarius to make a difficult 90 degree angle to Saturn. Saturn is now in the sign of extremes, life & death Scorpio. This square is exact on Jan.7th. @ 11:33 AM) Plus with Mars the ancient ruler of Scorpio, the Scorpion and Eagle symbolically and Saturn, the ancient ruler of Aquarius also a fixed sign, there is mutual reception but antagonism.
Mars says all systems go! Mars wants forward movement no matter what it is forge ahead..
and Saturn offers Forced Resistance and Limitations resulting in high profile accidents crashs and a whole lot more. Before we go on also consider that Saturn relates to the principle of structure and crystalization. An aside before we present some of the examples of what was considered a dangerous meeting of two "malefics" in traditional astrology check this out. With Mars in the sign of scientific discovery, Aquarius today's latest from Hitachi: Quartz glass can preserve data for millions of years - WOW! Crystal technology is finally being applied just as ancient civilizations did. Researchers in Japan have come up with a novel way to store data — in a wafer of quartz glass — that could preserve it for eons.
Update January 7th: from SF Bay Area where a moving force an oil tanker hit an immovable structure, the bay bridge. This is to me the poster event for this Mars-Saturn shockwave. Oil tanker hits Bay Bridge; no leak seen
The tanker, the Overseas Reymar, swiped the easternmost tower of the bridge's western span at 11:20 a.m., the Coast Guard said.

In fact this is the first square from Mars (the ancient ruler of Scorpio)
since the ringed-planet entered Scorpio on October 5th. 2012 @ 1:33 PM PST.
Saturn in Scorpio relates to topics which are borderline, taboo, sexual, occult and relate to power
Saturn in Scorpio is both afraid of the destructive forces, passionate feelings and of death
while at the same time is obsessed by sexuality, dark, forbidden, esoteric and breaking taboos.
Saturn is also the ancient ruler of Aquarius (reception)
Add Mars the ancient ruler of Scorpio and you have total reception meaning some huge changes...
Mars in Aquarius always deals with the unpredicable, unexpected, uncompromising violence or actions
Mars in Aquarius relates to forces of technology and esoteric activities.
Mars in Aquarius is about the individualist and revolutionary who might enforce his opinion on others.
Examples reported in the media  of Saturn square Mars over the last few days:
Regarding issues around uncompromising spying and the community reaction (Mars-Aquarius)
(1)CIA being sued over domestic spying collaboration with NYPD
The CIA is being sued for withholding information about its cooperation on domestic spying as part of the New York Police Department’s counter-terrorism surveillance program.
(2) More revelations of the abuse of power during the federal rescue of Wall Street
Of course this ongoing story also relates to Pluto in Capricorn and misuse of corporate power
Secret and lies of the bailout
Descriptive candid, down to earth words from Matt Taibbi:

"It was all a lie - one of the biggest and most elaborate falsehoods ever sold to the American people. We were told that the taxpayer was stepping in - only temporarily, mind you - to prop up the economy and save the world from financial catastrophe. What we actually ended up doing was the exact opposite: committing American taxpayers to permanent, blind support of an ungovernable, unregulatable, hyperconcentrated new financial system that exacerbates the greed and inequality that caused the crash, and forces Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to increase risk rather than reduce it."
(3) Obsessive violence with unexpected consequences also relating to Venus VOC in Sagittarius
BTW on Dec. 28th at the time of the Full Moon in Cancer @ 2:21 AM, Saturn was rising in Scorpio per my last blog entry. In fact the Last Full Moon over SF. had Aculeus as the Helical Rising sign. Aculeus which is linked to attacks of al kinds from physical to verbal is found in the stinger of the Scorpion.
San Francisco police: Man set fire to girlfriend
"The victim's sister, Precious Craig, told KGO-TV that Oliver used gasoline and lit the woman on fire during an argument at a nearby Laundromat."
(4) the high profile nomination of John O. Brennan (born September 22, 1955) as director of the Central Intelligence
will create controversy to say the least.
From an astrological point of View, Brennan with Sun in Virgo @ 29 degrees
is facing a short term square to transiting Venus in latter degrees of Sagittarius
but more importantly Brennan has natal Juno and Saturn in Scorpio
a combination which relates to control. limitations and obstacles to moving forward.
Obama’s Cheney? "Assassination Czar" John Brennan Brings Legacy of Drone War and Torture to CIA Nod

(5) increase in riots and mass civil unrest per Mars transit in Aquarius setting off a European Spring??! Since 2013 has been shaping up to be a year of enforced austerity, expect some severe reactions.
Britain warns of more riots, as civil unrest sweeps across Ireland, Bangladesh, and India
BBC article where the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned "that Britain could face further riots as a result of the economic crisis. Yves Daccord also said he believes there is the prospect of further violence throughout Europe, drawing parallels with the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt."
(5) What else but more "sensationalized" controversy over gun control  with Aquarian Alex Jones (born Feb. 11, 1974) with with bombastic an stubborn aspect of Sun-Jupiter in Aquarius square Mars in Taurus. Alex has been described aptly as the man with the bullhorn.
Still all in all with Sun-Jupiter in Aquarius, Alex is a progressive but tends to push his way around. 

Controversial radio host and conspiracy theorist 'detained by TSA agents because he refused to take his shoes off'


It get's better with Alex on the Piers Morgan show latter in the evening. Alex calls Piers out as the shill of the NWO but comes off as a maniac... In other words those obsessive tendencies of Saturn in Scorpio overwhelm the progressive motives of Mars in Aquarius. Let's take a deeper more probing look at this confrontation as would befit Saturn in Scorpio. First of Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born Piers Stefan O'Meara; on March 30, 1965, is known professionally as Piers Morgan. Piers is a formidable opponent and shill for the establishment with Sun-Venus-Mercury-Vesta all in out front Aries. Piers Stefan has the credentials as a former judge on America's Got Talent and a former winner of The Celebrity Apprentice. He also was kind of a "Wonderkid" who at 28 years, was appointed editor of News of the World by Rupert Murdoch. Since we are on the subject of Saturn-Mars interacting, Piers has natal Saturn in mutable Pisces opposing Mars-Uranus-Pluto in cool, methodical and critical Virgo. In other words Piers has his own issues around authority, power struggles and questionable morality even before the phone hacking allegations. Not that Piers has Jupiter (Taurus) defining persistent advancement in opposition to Neptune in Scorpio (deceptions of moral turpitude.)
As we head toward the Capricorn New Moon on January 11, 2013 @ 11:44 AM Pacific or 2:44 PM Eastern, I expect even more fall out from today's Mars-Saturn conflict. I also expect that this lunation will represent a degree of mastery since Sun-Moon-Mercury-Pluto-Juno-Venus will all be in the sign of discipline, responsibility and organization. But also we will see highly constrictive austerity which will continue to create frustrations for many people. In fact we see that his Mars-Uranus opposition to Saturn also forms a "focussed Yod) to include his Sun (idenity) and Venus (material acquisitions). In his case the focussed Yod provides a reaction point with volatile Mars-Uranus in mercurial Virgo offering him a a pressure valve. This has allowed Piers to skate away from trouble during the interview process or at least has made it easier for him release the pressure buildup. Chart below shows the New Moon set for 11:44 Pacific in San Francisco where assertive Aries (relating to Mars) is rising - so expect more fireworks in the SF Bay Area. The chart below has it's own Yod (finger of God) comprised of powerful and influential Pluto in Capricorn sextile Saturn in extreme Scorpio focussed on Vesta in Gemini where communications are honed to provide sexual satisfaction. Aldebaran, a Royal Star found in the eye of the Bull, Taurus is conjunct Vesta where commitment to social issues will be strong.

Full Long Nights Moon in Cancer to End 2012

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I am writing this just hours before a a Full Moon in Cancer will add gravity to all domestic matters. With Luna now big and bright and reaching fullness @ 2:21 AM PST or 10:21 AM UIT. This Full Moon in December, was called by Native Americans either the Full Cold Moon; or the Full Long Nights Moon. Native Americans of the tribes found in the northern and eastern United States used these names to describe a time when winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. The Full Moon is @ 8 degrees Cancer with this cryptic Sabian Symbol: Rabbits dressed in clothes and on parade. The rabbits could indicate the vulnerability of the citizens of many governments. This Full Moon in Cancer takes place on what is called the axis of the "Gate of Men" through which myth suggested that souls descended from heaven into human bodies. The Capricorn Sun and Pluto represents the opposite portal called the "Gate of the Gods" where souls of the departed ascended back to heaven. Let this sink in and stay centered spiritually and in your body.
  Update on January 4, 2013 - Last Qtr. Moon @ 7:58 PM with the Moon @ 15 degrees Libra Sabian: "Circular paths" bringing to mind the idea of Labyrinths or spiral - represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world.

The Sun is @ 15 degrees Capricorn with this Sabian: "Many toys in the children's ward of a hospital. Really care.." I bring this up because this Qtr. Moon marks a time of the crisis of understanding as we move toward the next new Moon in Capricorn which completes the December 28th. cycle of the Full Moon in Cancer and the axis of Mother-Father - Moon-Sun. During the Last Qtr Phase we could be torn between traditional values and futuristic trends involving reform. In the case of the video below there is also an occult, revelatory energy which reflects both Mercury-Pluto conjunction on June 6th. This planetary pairing will both shine a light on the misuse power by persuasion and manipulations and many hidden secrets of the elite, royals or whatever you want to call them. Then on January 7th a Mars-Saturn square with Saturn in darker, mysterious, ulterior motive and highly secretive Scorpio. The Video Series below reflects how the bloodlines continue to use their symbols of the Goddess: Kate Middleton( born Jan. 9, 1982) who was born on a Lunar Eclipse. Kate also has a Yod and a Double Key Yod in her chart besides the fact that her natal moon eclipsed was conjunct Sirius or the Scorcher found in the constellation, Canis Major and Canopus known as the Navigator or binary star in the Keel of the ship or Constellation Argo. Now Prince William (born June 21, 1982 @ 9:03 PM BST - 1:00)who has been dubbed the Anti-Christ by some fringe groups actually has both Venus& Chiron conjunct the demon star Algol. Yes William was born on the day of a Solar Eclipse and the Solstice William has some interesting aspects in his chart: Thors Hammer including Mars, A Yod or "finger of God) including Chiron-Pluto-Neptune and Grand Trines etc. Watch Part 1 of 4 below (Topless Kate, 2 Massacres and an Initiation (Part 1-4)

A chart below is set for San Francisco, CA. representing the West Coast with Scorpio rising adding extremes and passion with a close square to Mars. Mars is the ancient ruler of this chart near the IC and in radical, unconventional and uncompromising Aquarius. yet with the yearn to discover new ways and worlds. Saturn is near the ascendant also in Scorpio both sextile.

Pluto the modern ruler of the chart above is near the Sun relating to leaders, CEO's anand corporate takeovers. Juno precedes the Sun in Capricorn which may indicate some foform of manipulation or demanding blind obedience. Also Juno in Capricorn near these other two planets relate to cold air since Juno is an asteroid linked to meteorology and even storms. With this "cardinal" and "striking" Full Moon whether on the West Coast or East Coast or in the Eastern Hemisphere we should look at a closely formed Yod or Finger of God. This Yod has expansive Jupiter as the apex now 150 degrees from a close sextile between Saturn and Sun/Pluto reflecting at the very least economic restraint and the very most an era of austerity. From a metaphysical point of view, Jupiter being the realm of the ascended masters is part of a huge lesson to be learned. Consider too the Grand Water Trine which exists between Saturn-Scorpio and Neptune/Chiron-Pisces to the Moon in Cancer - illustrated below in a chart set for Washington, DC @ 5:21 AM EST. Below we see the Moon in the 8th of house of deficit, debt and fiscal cliff opposing Sun-Pluto in the 2nd house of investments/money available to service debt creating the tail of the Kite. Don't expect either Congress or the Senate (represented by Saturn in the 11th) to come up with a solution to the fiscal cliff till next year.

Full Moon also opposes Pluto (@ 6:34 AM) reflecting attempts to seize power of our emotions or pointing to extreme or obsessive emotions like jealousy and territoriality. The moon also makes a harmonious trine to Saturn @ 6:43 AM , the crystalizing effect adding stabilty - this is a time when traditions, formalities, pragmatic decisions, and sensitive diplomacy are featured. Then this super sensitive Cancer Moon turns Void of Course

Winter Solstice - No Doomsday but Takeovers Abound?

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Time to get your craziness on while many thoughts and conversation will focus on the mysterious and strange,including the upcoming Solstice 2012 when the over-hyped Mayan Calendar is supposed to end.
For many people this will be a non-event,
as they awaken on Dec. 22nd with the perception that nothing really happened.
For others growing hysteria and panic of the so-called coming apocalypse is more dangerous than the actual event itself.
Mayan apocalypse: panic spreads as December 21 nears Led by a crisis-oriented First Qtr. Moon in assertive, spontaneous and awakening Aries
for many this is a time of hope and for others trepidations
since we are on the cusp of Winter Solstice tommorow @ 3:12 AM PST when the Sun enters Capricorn.
Don't expect one big event to dominate, this is a gradual process:
since the Moon and the Sun will be translating the light of the ongoing Uranus-Pluto throughout 2013! Lots will be happening next year and in the next few days.. But don't expect a comet or asteroid to slam into the Earth!
Don't expect any of these doomsday scenarios to occur

It is best to calm the freak down and enjoy the show since Venus now in adventurous and expansive Sagittarius and opposing Jupiter in curious and social Gemini (exact Dec. 22nd). In fact the joker abounds and we may see more celebrations and generosity on a social level..perhaps people will be breathing a sigh of relief as the meet the real shifts and volatility coming as Mars enters revolutionary Aquarius on December 25th. This is the same day that the Sun in solemmn Capricorn translates the light from ruler Uranus now in Aries - an aspect known for independence, eccentricity, and volatile. A time when personal freedom outweighs responsibility. Yes as you have seen there is the potential for more earthquakes, electrical blackouts, volcanoes, high winds and extreme storms
during this time, but the world is still here and no mass awakening has occured.
Heading toward the next full moon on December 28, there will be bitter cold, blizzards and plunging temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere including the USA. From the article above... Ahead of December 21, which marks the conclusion of the 5,125-year "Long Count" Mayan calendar, panic buying of candles and essentials has been reported in China and Russia, along with an explosion in sales of survival shelters in America. In France believers were preparing to converge on a mountain where they believe aliens will rescue them. Below is a chart set for the entrance of the Sun into Capricorn on December 21st. @ 11:12 AM UT set for London UK. Notice first of all that Neptune is rising in Pisces when fantasy/illusion and the desire for boundless spirituality are merging. At the top of this chart the Sun joins Juno (partnerships) and are near Pluto marking a huge power play.

Much of the tensions and anxiety these days are triggered by hoaxes and over reactions. Per example the idea that the 12-21-2012 Solstice was an end of the world Mayan Apocalypse.
Some folks are realizing that this is a long term shift and that
the derivation and meaning of the word Apocalypse is more about disclosure and time warps not doom!
From Wikipedia: An apocalypse (Ancient Greek: apocálypsis, meaning 'un-covering'), translated literally from Greek, is a disclosure of knowledge, hidden from humanity in an era dominated by falsehood and misconception, i.e., a lifting of the veil or revelation I originally wrote this blog post when a Scorpio Moon headed toward a conjunction with Saturn back on December 10th.
expect the need for greater security to arise along with willingness to dig a little deeper and investigate the occult.
There is a convergence of astrological aspects including and besides the ongoing Uranus-Pluto square.
I recommend that you check out this recent article, Current observations from Mount Nebo
where Robert Hill discusses how the misuse of sacred knowledge is evil when it is used only for personal gain.
Hill also alludes to a powerful astrological formation, a YOD which occurs on December 21, 2012
when the Sun enters the Solstice Point @ 3:12 AM PST or 6:12 AM EST.
This Yod according to Hill reflects a "Divide and Rule" scenario by the TPTB with Saturn (lord of karma) in a positive Sextile to Pluto (lord of destruction)
both pointing at Jupiter (lord of expansion-generosity) with a 150 degree Quincunx. It is likely that he is correct >What I also found by creating charts for the Solstice Point (Dec. 21st. 2012) was not only the powerful Saturn-Pluto (sextile) pointing to Jupiter (in the 8th house of the chart below set for San Jose) but a Second YOD which is much closer... In San Jose/Santa Clara county there is lots of other people's $$ flowing into the area with the new stadium and uptick in high tech jobs. Chart set below for December 21st @ 3:12 AM PST where Saturn is rising in Scorpio relating to the business oriented Capricorn planets in the 2nd house and Mars also in the sign of the scapegoat, austerity and restrictions. But in Silicon Valley, corporations rule and have major clout demonstrated here regarding gun control.

Yes there is a second YOD in the charts above one which has Mars (exalted and organized in Capricorn) sextile N Node (more intimate in Scorpio) focused on Ceres now retrograde in Gemini. Ceres in Gemini deals with nurturing via communications and education and since Ceres is also connected to agriculture, food and family values,
I suspect that there will be a much stronger emphasis on local food production via neighborhood networks. Of course not only is there this second YOD but Saturn is rising in Scorpio on this December 21st Solstice. There could be an extreme event involving secrecy and even spying...or as this recent news story indicates: Google starts watching what you do off the Internet too The most powerful company on the Internet just got a whole lot creepier: a new service from Google merges offline consumer info with online intelligence, allowing advertisers to target users based on what they do at the keyboard and at the mall. All in all expect some huge reactive power shifts in the next couple of days leading up to the massive Full Moon on December 28th.

Sagittarius New Moon - Expanding Horizons Beyond What Is Known or Believed

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In an effort to describe the coming Sagittarius New Moon which takes place on Thursday, December 13th. @ 12:42 AM PST it is difficult to encompass everything or keep up with the accelerated change. This new moon occurs on a Jupiter ruled day relating to going far beyond the usual into uncharted territory. The keywords for this lunation are BIG, explosive and expansive. International, foreign and multi-cultural events are a given. After all the Moon and Sun meet @ 22 degrees Sag. - Sabian Symbol: A Chinese Laundry. A Chinese laundry represents a new opportunity, a location where  immigrants/travelers are willing to progress and bring their cultural mores into the day to day workplace. Tomorrow's new moon is filled with fireworks and fulminations in the sign of the archer that aims for the sky, so continue to watch for a mighty convergence of signs in space.

 In terms of expansion we are talking about beliefs both in the outer and inner dimensions. Today is the 12-12-12 shift when optimism is at it's peak as since the Moon opposed Jupiter in the sign of socialization and data overload. Since Mercury entered Sagittarius (Dec. 10th) to stimulate our imaginations and innovative abilities with a slightly strange square to Neptune and a fiery trine to Uranus a merging with the unseen, unexpected and unknowable. In synch with the Mercury-Neptune square is the compassionate, musical and spiritual elements like the big Sandy Relief concert Will Be Largest Event in Music History So on Thursday, not only will the Moon and Sun meet in Sagittarius @ 22 degrees but Mercury, the cosmic messenger, Astraea, the Greek goddess of justice and Juno, the divine consort will all be in the sign of the high-flying archer. In fact looking ahead to Dec. 15th. Venus, the love goddess also comes over into this mutable fire sign. (Note that Astraea abandoned the earth during the Iron Age to flee from the new wickedness of humanity.) I bring all this up because of the intense quest for truth at this time vs. overwhelming effort at deceiving human kind. This will relate to both the Mercury-Venus square to Neptune which I have discussed and also the upcoming Pluto-Sun conjunction on Dec. 30th. Since Pluto entered Capricorn on 2008, these conjunctions involving corporate power plays have indicated such manipulations.

 The chart below is set for 8:42 AM Universal Time for London with Sagittarius rising @ critical 29 degrees. I expect some major economic news to come out Europe tomorrow. Plus with Pluto and Mars in the first house some huge sociological upheavals will could occur involving the military and war efforts. But first a major element inherent in any chart set for this lunation is the shape designated as Locomotive. Locomotive configurations occur when about one third of the circle is empty. With this type of chart it is necessary to designate the lead planet in this train. In order to find that planet in the horoscope we should point to the empty space,then move Counterclockwise until you reach that planet which in every case is Saturn, the Great Karmic Teacher. It is interesting that Jupiter is the ruler of the Sag. New Moon but Saturn, the planet of contraction, organization and reflecting the principle of crystalization is the prime mover. Again with so much expansion here I feel that Saturn will rein in these monster shifts and help us focus.

In the UK. like in the US the Heliacal Rising Star is intense Antares - one of the four royal stars and known as "the Heart of the Scorpion". Antares rising can be ruthless and obsessed with recognition kind of like the North Koreans and their missle/satellite launch which now appears to be out of control. North Korean satellite 'tumbling out of control,' US officials say
 The Heliacal Setting star for the UK is Alcyone the great central sun and the largest star of the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. Alycyone is connected to the desire to seek inner knowledge a counterpoint to the Sagittarian quest for outer wisdom. When Alcyone is setting there are usually great dramas when insights bubble up under great pressure.

 In the chart for  Washington DC ( set below for 3:42 AM) and for the West Coast of the USA. the Heliacal Setting Star is that demon entity Algol - Led by one's passions, to create or destroy. In the Washington, DC chart with Saturn rising in Scorpio, debt via the fiscal cliff is the main concern. Obviously with Saturn especially in the sign of the serpent things are breaking down and the desire for order and material security will be strong. Saturn also rules senior citizens, landowners and farmers who are all vulnerable to the takeover attempts by politicos. Saturn also denotes quarries, mines and the land in general and specific laws that could curtail development. Saturn will also have a direct effect on the Stock Exchange. Don't forget that Uranus is stationing direct in the 5th house relating to speculative interests per the Stock Markets and clearly financial astrologers like Ray Merriman have been calling for a reversal. My guess is a wild ride which will not only deal with gambling/games of chance but with entertainment and children news.

I am also including the video below as part of this report since it goes into everything from huge changes in terrestrial weather to deep, earth changes. This informative yet succint presentation centers on an electromagnetic shift which is taking place in our local solar system and beyond.

The author cites examples of astronomical  anomalies like.
 1. A growth of dark spots on Pluto
2. An unprecedented increase of auroras on Saturn
3. More dark spots on Neptune
4. The two-fold increase Jupiter's magnetic field.
 5. Massive increase in comets coming into our solar system.
5 a. Comets smashing through saturns rings 5 b. Comets smashing into jupiter (example: shoemaker levy)
6 Let me add: .New Comet 2012 S1 (ISON)May Become "One of Brightest in History" 

Now comes the prescient happenings of the last few days.  We view the latest  effects around our own space weather which are converging on this spectacular New Moon. Like NEO 479 or TotatisPotentially hazardous asteroid 4179 Toutatis sailed past Earth today

An amazing Geminid Meteor Shower set to peak on Dec. 13 and 14, 2012. Per Spaceweather: The earth is entered a stream of debris from rock comet 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. (In Greek mythology, Phaethon was he son of Helios and the Oceanid Clymene,) Phaethon was the one who drove his father's chariot and put the Earth is in danger of burning up and was killed by a thunderbolt from Zeus /Jupiter  to prevent further disaster)
A remarkable Geminid image the morning of Dec. 12th, per Antonio Finazzi of Chiuduno (BG), Italy. The fireball was visible even through the trees:

Also these amazing artic lights/auroras which sparklded even without any "geomagnetic storm" Per photographer Mike Theiss was traveling along the Dempster Highway just north of Eagle Plains, Canada, when the sky erupted in color. The sign in the foreground marks the latitude of the Arctic Circle:

While we are at it here is a picture from the UK's Telegraph that surfaced today and it relates to another sky phenomena.

This photo was taken by a passenger from Hong Kong to China's Kumming City who claims to have photographed a UFO on last Friday's flight. He also said many passengers saw it and took photos.
Picture: HAP/Quirky China News / Rex Features


In the video I introduced above regarding Electromagnetic Changes the author debunks global warming by explaining as I have been saying, that we have shifted into a time extreme weather of all kinds. He says that the weather may pale in comparison to the earthquake activity we may experience. I also say be on alert as we move from this New Moon to a ponderous and dramatic Full Moon on December 28th specifically on the West Coast of the USA. One of the primary themes is that this electromagnetic event is part and parcel the increase in chemtrails and geo engineering. In fact ethics involving the spraying and GMO activity relates directly to Jupiter opposing Venus-Mercury-Astraea over the next few days. None of these previously clandestine efforts to modify the weather ala the false belief that the elite can act as Gods will be secret for much longer. Stay tuned because much of the above is coming to a head with the Sagittarius New Moon.

Lunar Eclipse November 28th 2012 - Floods of Emotions and Water Begin

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Here I am less than 48 hours before the big Lunar Eclipse set tor Wednesday, a Mercury ruled day of full throttle communications. Yeah here I am on a relaxed Taurus Moon checking out info. from Spaceweather about the visibility on Tuesday morning of the Venus/Saturn conjunction. Actually using geocentric and tropical orientation, Venus-Saturn met in Scorpio @ 5:19 PM @ 6 deg. Scorpio 06 min. (Sabian: "Deep-sea divers." Whereas Spaceweather.com says look southeast to find Venus and Saturn less than 1° apart in the constellation Virgo?! Got that wrong since even sidereally, Saturn and Venus would be in Libra... One thing is for sure Venus as a morning star is very bright, Saturn less but they stand out. Saturn transiting in pro-active yet emotionally deeper Scorpio has added to the drama breaking many taboos. like the Moon meeting Jupiter on the day of the Lunar Eclipse. Skipping ahead to: November 28th. Wednesday: Today we observe a penumbral lunar eclipse with the moon in Gemini @ 7 Degrees. (Sabian Symbol: "An old fashioned well.") This is the second of two lunar eclipses and occurs @ 6:46 AM PT or 9:46 AM ET. A chart below set for San Francisco/the West Coast showing the Grand TriAngle in Water Signs(Scorpio and Cancer) trine and pointing downward toward Neptune and Chiron in the 3rd. house of communications and transportation with Pisces also on the cusp of the IC where potential flooding could occur.

The Grand Trine has been building and now with Venus always representing moisture along with psychic foreboding in this article on the Weather.com. Forecast California Flood Threat From "Atmospheric River" Meteorologists use the term "atmospheric river" to describe a long, narrow plume piping deep moisture from the tropics into the mid-latitudes. One type of atmospheric river (hereafter, AR) is the "Pineapple Express", Amazingly, according to NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), a strong AR can transport as water vapor up to 15 times the average flow of liquid water at the mouth of the Mississippi River! Then the article goes on to echo shades of the Great Flood of 1862. In my blog back in January, 2011 I referenced the potential for a Biblical Inundation in California with Neptune's ingress and also with Saturn into Scorpio. Therefore, some locations, particularly in the coastal ranges of northwest California, could pick up over 10 inches of total rainfall through this weekend, leading to flash flooding and river flooding. The path of visibility is shown in the graphic below:

This eclipse is totally visible from on a path from Australia to Russia but only visible at moon rise across Africa and Europe. In the area of central Europe, especially Poland, Hungary, Romania and Turkey, the Moon is close to the Ascendant during the eclipse. Look for some major events in this Eastern European and Turkish region within two weeks of the eclipse. Expect some immediate effects in these central European countries. Observers in western Canada and the USA can also see the eclipse, with the moon setting occurring sometime after mid-eclipse. The eclipsed Moon will be conjunct Jupiter and conjunct the Hyades. The Moon-Jupiter occultation adds a zany even irrational feeling of buoyancy. Furthermore the Moon’s south node, will be conjunct fixed star Algol just like the Nov. 13th solar eclipse. Also like the Solar Eclipse, this highly mutable penumbral eclipse is at Saros Series 15 South reflecting a time when releasing tensions occurs. Some of the tensions releived could include the tectonic plates. Both eclipses symbolize a time of major clearing along with feelings of grief or loss on a collective level. In terms of extreme relationships, Venus-Pluto are sextile great passion and sexual magnetism.

The Solar Eclipse Releases Tensions, Unleashes Power for Renewal

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All that is Hidden Comes to Light 

The Solar Eclipse occurs on Tuesday, Nov 13th is potentially an epic event. The Scorpio Moon will cast a shadow on the Earth. The Sun-Moon @ 22 degrees Scorpio are close to the N. Node of Destiny and along with the Lunar Eclipse on Nov. 28th will define the a collective and mass course of action for the next few months. The Sabian Symbol for 22 Scorpio: "Hunters starting out for ducks" There is a decided theme focused hiding behind a blind in order to manifest success. Yet in the process of hiding, there is disguise, camouflage and concealment. We might want to extrapolate and expand this theme to discovering the real motives behind the David Petraeus’ resignation/affair. Perhaps this entire incident hides much more than even the pronouncements by Paula Broadwell. Like many of the scandals that will continue to surface with Neptune direct square Mercury retro. in expansive Sagittarius, this one will continue to grow and bring in more players.

The last solar eclipse @ 22 degrees Scorpio, a sign relating to great destruction and ultimately renewal sometimes rising Phoenix like, was on Nov. 13, 1993. On that day in 1993, there was a 7.1 sea quake east of Kamchatka, a Chinese MD82 made a crash landing at Urumqi, 12 were killed and Pakistan minister of Foreign affairs Faruk Leghari elected president. In 2012, I have no doubt that this is a time when tedious circumstances will fall away and it will mark the beginning of of something entirely novel coming into existence. Some view eclipses as release and renewal points and this is especially true of Scorpio. This is a partial eclipse with the Scorpion/Eagle New Moon exact @ 2:08 PM PST or 10:08 PM UT, when the Sun-Moon are near the N Node of destiny in he sign of total intensity Scorpio . This eclipse occurs in Saros Series 15 South which is all about releasing tensions. This is a time when long-standing problems can be cleared, There is also a sense of grief or loss but on a collective not personal level. Eclipse totality will be visible from northern Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean. The most populous city to experience totality will be Cairns, which will experience 2 minutes of totality just an hour after daybreak (06:38 AEST, 20:38 UTC)



  More Major Earth Changes Coming to the Southern Hemisphere Too. Be alert for some major tectonic and volcanic activity in this entire area particularly South of Australia and New Zealand. A dynamic and powerful Solar Eclipse like this one is known to create massive havoc and in alignment with the Pluto-Uranus waxing square there will be a trail of earthquakes, volcanoes and other disasters associated with the Eclipse Also expect male political leaders to be more affected by this shadow over the Sun. We have already seen in the last two days that quakes have been traveling up and down the ring of fire from a 6.5 event Cape Yakataga, Alaska to 5.1 S of Masset, Canada to to SE of Belen, to a 6.5 WSW of Champerico, Guatemala, Guatemala to Costa Rica to a 5.0 NW of Salinas, Ecuador to a 5.0 ESE of Iquique, Chile down to a 6.0 Off the coast of Aisen, Chile. Update from the future - November 20th. from New Zealand: Panic on Mt Tongariro as volcano erupts! The Chart Below is set for eclipse totality in Cairns, AU @ 6:38 AM LMT Sagittarius is rising @ 8 degrees - Rocks and things forming therin.. Fixed star Antares will be closely Rising at the Ascendant Perpetuating, or being subjected to, polarizing events the Heliacal Rising Star is Arcturus situated on the left knee of the Herdsman, Bootes which seeks a new pathway as the hunter and pioneer. Al Rescha is the Heliacal Setting Star found in Pisces and is found in the Knot of the Cord, which binds the two Fishes by the tail. Al Rescha is about bringing together disparate ideas and finding solutions to old problems.

Closer to home in the USA, we see that the New Moon occurs @ 2:08 PM in San Francisco with Pisces rising @ 19 degrees - "A master instructing his pupil." This chart's rulers both Jupiter in the 3rd. house dealing with education, communications and transportation but retrograde in Gemini opposing Juno. All of these issues will be on tap for new innovations in the next six months. Then there is Neptune now direct and the modern ruler of the eclipse chart in the 12th house relating to overwhelming issues involving institutions form hospitals to prisons. Fixed Stars include Ras Alhague found in on the head of the Snake Charmer/Holder,Ophiuchus is Culminating at the Mid-heaven. Ras Alhague is primarily a healer who desires to make a difference by helping those who are wounded or damaged. The Heliacal Rising Star is Spica, the Staff of Wheat found in the Virgin's left hand. Spica always relates to gifts or talents needed to be used to help others. The Heliacal Setting Star over the West Coast is Hamal, a yellow star located on the forehead of Aries the Ram. Hamal relates to a strong will filled with determination and actively forging ahead even impulsively and thrives on challenges. A more negative side to Hamal is stated by Robson always the fear monger: "According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Mars and Saturn; and, to Alvidas, of Venus and Saturn. It causes violence brutishness, cruelty and premeditated crime." We will soon see how this plays out in the SF. Bay Area. Notice that the Warrior Mars now void of course in Sagittarius sits at the top of the chart heading toward Pluto which reflects immense levels of power. Mars will move into Capricorn on Nov. 16th. and will finally conjunct Pluto near the next eclipse Nov. 27th. There are some fanatical and obsessive forces developing here on the West Coast which need to be watched so they can be harnessed.

Last but not least a chart set for this intense Solar Eclipse over Washington DC has Taurus rising the S. Node conjunct the obsessive demon star Algol. At the least this reflects the obsessive nature of politics and the confrontation of the Fiscal Cliff. Speaking of this dreaded fiscal cliff, where Venus (representing $$ and currency)is also ruler of this chart posited in the 5th house of speculation. Venus also is in a trine to Vesta in Gemini reflecting over intellectualized decision making and communications. In fact using the power of this investigative Scorpio eclipse let's look deeper into these alignments. Since issues of the past (S. Node) are opposing asteroid Astrea in Scorpio along with the Sun and Moon associated with a blood curdling debt of $16 Trillion. But according to the video below talking about the Grand Bargain: "let's establish that no one in Washington actually cares about balancing the budget. If they did, they would love this so-called Fiscal Cliff. It raises taxes and cuts spending, so it would massively reduce the deficit. Isn't that what all of Washington has been pretending to care about all of this time?"
Fortunately the harvest star Spica is rising while Mirach is the Heliacal Setting Star. Mirach is a star found in "in the Girdle of the Chained Woman" or Andromeda. Mirach is about being receptive to consensus by developing rapport. In this case Mirach relates to increased diplomacy not only outside our shores but within. Per Ebertin: Mirach has a tendency to inspiration and medium-ship as a base for artistic creations, altruism, cheerfulness, happiness, love of company.  Mirach also is a star associated with earthquakes and in the DC area
we may see another event like the shocking 5.8 tremor that hit Mineral, VA back on Aug. 23, 2011.
This event was felt across more than a dozen U.S. states and in several Canadian provinces, and was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history.  

Election 2012 - Mercury Retrograde, Voting Chaos amid Unbridled Enthusiasm

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Update: Evening of November 6th. Despite the early election results with Obama declared a Winner!
Mercury is retrograde and there will be numerous challenges to this result and others. The day of the US Elections 2012 - November 6th. the same day that Mercury stations retrograde in Sagittarius, is illuminated by the Grand Fire Trine. Mercury, the Cosmic Messenger and often times trickster heads retro @ 3:04 PM Pacific.6:04 PM EST @ 5 degrees Sagittarius till Nov. 26th. Some things to know about Mercury Retrograde go here The Trickster is at it Again!
Mercury retrograde periods always involve a change of plans, meetings, rescheduling, reconsidering and caution with Grand Water Trine featuring Saturn(Scorpio)-Neptune(Pices) and Ceres (Cancer) adding an emotional intensity and psychic vibes...
we will also have a Grand Fire trine where action, enthusiasm, drama and theatre dominate as the Moon trines first Mercury then Juno/Mars in Sagittarius(independence/boistrous)along with Uranus in Aries - always a wild card, pioneer and revolutionary. This trine was a major boost for Obama reflecting his victory since Obama (born Aug. 4, 1961) with Mercury-Sun-Uranus and N.Node in Leo. Grand Fire trines also reflect both metaphorical and literal fires burning out of control.
In New Jersey:
Huge fire burning in New Jersey Review: The day of the US Elections - November 6th. the same day that Mercury stations retrograde in Sagittarius, is illuminated by the Grand Fire Trine

Not only could we have a repeat of the 2000 election but not in the sense of the presidential race-Obama is clearly a winner with the Moon in Leo and the Grand Fire Trine favoring him!
On other races including Senate seats and measures in many states we could be waiting for the results for days/weeks
Already according to the article below:
"We're looking at an election meltdown that is eerily similar to 2000, minus the hanging chads," said Dan Smith, a political science professor at the University of Florida.
Yes we are in for both massive delays and historic fireworks/action as a result.
Sandy may deter storm victims from voting and extend US election

A chart below is set for when Mercury stations retrograde in DC @ 6:04 PM EST
Gemini is rising in a close opposition to Mercury stationing retrograde @ 5 Sagittarius While Mercury sits on the 7th House Cusp both Mars-Juno(militant-crusading-independent) partnerships are firmly in the house of open enemies and cooperation... They oppose Jupiter (retro) and Vesta (focus) in dualistic Gemini adding to the duplicity and revisions needed to make this election reach a final vote.

The other chart below for the opening of the polls in he moring has Scorpio rising with Saturn in the 12th .
These are both intense and chaotic placements where some deception is present.
Notice too that N Node-Astraea (asteroid relating to justice) are conjunct Mercury stationing retrograde all in the first house
adding to a number of disruptions going forward.
Scorpio rising also relates to controversial and taboo subjects which are an integral part of this election.
Per Example: Marijuana Legalization May Pass In At Least 1 State This Year
State-level legalization would climax decades of struggle by reformers to convince voters that marijuana presents less of a threat to public safety than legal drugs, including alcohol. It would also show that pro-pot activists have learned from previous losses, like California's Proposition 19.
Since Mars and Pluto are the ancient and modern rulers of this chart and located in the money/investment house (2nd)
we could likely see some extreme swings in the stock markets.
Plus Mars-Juno are opposing Jupiter /Vesta in the  8th house which symbolizes debt and deficit.
chart below set for the normal time of opening of the polls in Washington, DC @ 7 AM EST
A symbolic time to start the   USA General Elections on Nov. 6th.