Part 4:
A word of caution about Aquarius: it is a "fixed" sign, meaning that once it makes a decision about something (which, being an Air sign, might take some time!), whatever it decides is the correct course of action is set in stone and is rigidly adhered to regardless of circumstances. Like Taurus, Leo, and Scorpio, once Aquarius comes to a conclusion - right or wrong - it is virtually impossible to change its mind short of completely destroying it, and even then, it will still insist that it was right all along. (edited here...)
Aquarius will be inclusive almost to the extreme; however, we will likely see a gradual increase in regulation of our daily lives over the next several years to comply with the dictated inclusiveness paradigm.
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but we must ensure that they and their successors remain on target and on the path to the brighter future that can be in store for us.
Great analysis! My 2 cents about Aquarius:
I have always gotten along with Aquarians. Probably because I'm also an air sign.
I have Aquarian family members and I've had long-term relationships with a few Aquarian men. Being an air sign, Aquarius *thinks*, and Aquarius is usually open-minded. But yes, their minds are hard to change once they've reached a conclusion. However, they *will* listen if you talk long enough and they respect you, and they *can* change more easily than Scorpio and Taurus, at least in my experience. It may be like turning a giant tanker ship around, but it can be done. Ultimately, Aquarians are logical.
And I do agree with you that the fixed energy will be helpful in keeping us on a new course.
(Most of my family members are fixed signs so I have been dealing with their energy since birth. I think the universe threw me (Libra) into the mix so there'd be someone to mediate among them. It's like boxers standing around the perimeter of a ring with me in the middle. ? )
This twitter thread (unrolled for easier reading) describes exactly what I was talking about:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1344784706244542469.html
Wow, scathing! It reminds me of this recent piece:
Americans are Why America Never Changes
https://eand.co/americans-are-why-america-never-changes-850105687be8
@tgraff. Thank you for that article. Nope, things will not turn on a dime in 2021, but we are going to be heading in the right direction now. We have some momentum now due to Donald Trump's depravity and the pandemic.
To get a sense of how the world is changing, it helps to live through the 1960's. If you didn't, then perhaps new Netflix The Chicago Seven movie is helpful. It was a heady time in which we saw tremendous change for the better. Then Reagan was elected in a landslide in 1980, and we reverted backwards towards Donald Trump. Also considering the changes of the 1940's also - huge changes.
First, while Aquarius is the sign of egalitarianism and fairness, it is not the sign of justice. Saturn is co-ruler of Aquarius though, and given that Saturn is also the ruler of the true sign of Justice - Capricorn - some of that influence will be brought to bear. The primary ruler of Aquarius is, of course, Uranus, which is the planet known for sudden, almost instantaneous "lightning strikes" of very often radical change. While the evidence against the perpetrators of many things that happened over the last four years may be suddenly (Uranus) revealed (Pluto - yes, he's in this mix too!), we cannot and should not expect instant karma, instant healing, instant recovery, or instant anything else.
Saturn being what it is and what it represents, the wheels of justice will grind slowly. We will be forced to confront the consequences of not just the recent actions and problems, but all of the past actions as a nation and society that are exposed (Pluto again!) as well in order to correct and rebuild things better than they were. There may be Uranian "two steps forward", but true to the nature of Saturn, there will also be a lot of "one step back". Much of it will be slow, difficult, and perhaps painful in some ways, and there will be setbacks along the way. Saturn, however, will also ensure that as we rebuild, we will be doing so on a solid foundation of both justice and fairness.
Just wanted to highlight where we are now, as I see it.
(Part 1) I'm not much for predictions because as I've said, I'm not a professional, so to answer your question, I really don't know because I'm used to looking at long term "big picture" things, and I don't know how to read mundane charts well. I do know that Merc goes retro at the end of the month (Jan 29), so we're close to the beginning of the shadow period (Jan 15). I'm thinking that means there will be a push to get as much done as they possibly can before the shadow period starts because then the focus will need to be on the inauguration - and if the vote on Monday is for impeachment, what happens next with that.
I expect you'll see what anyone would see just by following the current stories, really...no need for astrology for that. A lot more information coming out about the events in DC, who supported it, whether it was organized/planned (already some serious speculation going on about that), a lot more information about arrests, and a strong focus on doing whatever they can to get the Orange One gone as soon as possible. There will be the usual platitudes about "unity" and "new beginnings", but neither of those are happening for a while yet.
If Articles of Impeachment are passed (very possible), McConnell has already said the Senate trial would not begin until Jan 20, so there will likely be discussion about whether it's worth it to spend the time on it. And to answer the question that I know will be asked, yes, the Senate trial can happen after the inauguration as long as the Articles are passed before his term officially ends. I did say somewhere on here that there wouldn't be enough time before he's out of office for a full impeachment/trial process, and I still stand by that. The purpose in this case would obviously not be to remove him, but to ensure that he can never hold office again and strip him of the normal post-presidential perks.
If a trial does happen, Merc makes its retro station on Jan 29 in trine (positive aspect) to Orange Man's sun, so that may be bellweather of how the trial may go, but beyond that, I'm pretty clueless and would have to depend on intuition.
(Part 2) My gut feeling is that if the Articles are passed and there is a trial, the Senate will once again refuse to convict him. In the period between the articles passing and the end of his term, he will be tossing out pardons right and left while he still can. If the articles are not passed, it's possible that he may be under a lot of pressure to resign, but I doubt he will. Even if he does nothing whatsoever for the next 11 days, in his mind he will still be a winner because they weren't able to "take him down".
I'm sorry I can't pull together anything better than that. I wish I could...I'm just really bad at mundane chart work.
(Part 2) My gut feeling is that if the Articles are passed and there is a trial, the Senate will once again refuse to convict him. In the period between the articles passing and the end of his term, he will be tossing out pardons right and left while he still can. If the articles are not passed, it's possible that he may be under a lot of pressure to resign, but I doubt he will. Even if he does nothing whatsoever for the next 11 days, in his mind he will still be a winner because they weren't able to "take him down".
I'm sorry I can't pull together anything better than that. I wish I could...I'm just really bad at mundane chart work.
Hi tgraf- No problem!!
I really was looking not for specific predictions, just an interpretation of how you think Mercury's energy coming in with Saturn and Jupiter would affect the general "astral climate". Merc is the planet of communication and I'm not sure how adding the communication energy would affect the already existing conjunction between grounding/justice (Saturn) and expansiveness (Jupiter).
I am just hoping to be educated on what you get when you throw that third ingredient into the stewpot.
Would you expect it to facilitate communication and action on the Saturn/Jupiter energy fronts, or what? (Perhaps it is helping to promote all the discussion going on among Congress members about what to do about iT?)