(Part 2)
Criminal investigations into the events of Jan. 6 will continue but go off the radar for several months. New information will appear but then seem to disappear as investigators clamp down the lids on their work to keep it from being compromised. While there will be some noises about possible indictments of officials and other prominent persons related to those events, it will seem that publicly there is little being done. There will actually be a lot happening, but it will be slower and more behind the scenes. Investigators and prosecutors will be working very diligently but quietly to nail down their cases very firmly and concretely before bringing them to the courts. Additional indictments and/or charges may be delayed as more new leads and connections are explored and fleshed out. The Orange One's legal woes will get much deeper with more charges being considered as his financial information is scrutinized. There's a lot to unpack in all of this, and it must be done carefully and thoroughly to ensure successful outcomes when charges are finally brought.
In spite of good jobs numbers recently, the economy will still be fairly stagnant for the rest of the year partly due to continued Covid issues. While the vaccines are effective, they are not a cure, and unfortunately, many people will think that having been vaccinated gives them license to throw caution to the wind and ignore safety protocols. Spiking infection/death rates in many places and piecemeal restrictions as the variants come into play will cause the economy to be spotty in many places. There may need to be yet another stimulus package before the end of the year.
The general collective will feel like the world has been dipped in very heavy molasses and tar as they slog on through their daily lives feeling like they have to work twice as hard to get half as far. Many will feel more hampered and restricted even as some parts of the economy and the country are more open than before. This is regrettably a normal situation under the astrological circumstances. We must do our best to avoid being caught up in the distractions that will be thrown at us by those who oppose our progress. Long-term planning can continue, obviously, but we will all need to hunker down and focus only on what is directly in front of us for a while and not be taken in by the circus that will be playing out around us. As much as I would like to say "keep your eyes on the prize", that may not be possible for a time, so we need to just aim in the general direction of where we want and need to go, and for heaven's sake, keep moving.
This article was published last June so some of it is slightly out of date, and the tone isn't how I would promote it. However, there's a lot of good information about what's coming for the US in the next couple of years astrologically, so if you can ignore the "doom and gloom" attitude, it may be helpful.
Oh goody, a new Mercury Retrograde period begins tomorrow, and since Mercury AND the Sun will be in Mercury's home sign of Gemini, it is supposed to be extra-powerful. One astrologer says that Retrograde Mercury is not part of a cosmic plan to upset, delay, or screw things up. Rather, this is part of the natural cycle intended to be a time of reflecting and re-doing things that need our attention. Even though it can be maddening at times, if you keep this perspective you can make the most of this three week cycle.
So there's a bright side. I have taught my kid that no job is finished until you've finished details, cleaned up the mess, and put away your supplies. (Tried to teach my spouse that too, to no avail.) Thinking of M.R. as a tidy-up session seems to make sense to me.
One astrologer says, Retrograde Mercury is not part of a cosmic plan to upset, delay, or screw things up. Rather, this is part of the natural cycle intended to be a time of reflecting and re-doing things that need our attention. Even though it can be maddening at times, if you keep this perspective you can make the most of this three week cycle.
I completely agree with this, and it's not just Merc Retro, but all of the planetary retrogrades. Saturn is also doing the reverse thing as of last week, and Neptune will follow suit in mid-June. To see what areas you need to review and may need to correct, look at 1) what the planet rules, 2) what sign it's currently in and what that sign presides over, and 3) where the retrograde occurs in your chart (which house) and what area of your life that represents. The combination of those three things will give you a pretty good idea what things will likely need to be revisited and reviewed to make sure they're what and where they need to be. It's also a good idea to look at any aspects the retrogrades will make, because those areas may also be affected. It can't hurt to give everything a once-over, but if you pay special attention to those areas, you'll come out the other side in much better shape.
So, does anyone have insights about what will happen with America's upcoming Pluto return? More importantly, when will the return actually begin? I've skimmed a lot of articles online, and while most say it will last from 2022 to 2023, they don't provide any specific dates.
An excerpt from https://www.astro.com/astrology/tma_article210208_e.htm
"the Pluto return is technically set to fire exactly on February 22nd of 2022 (and by precession-adjusted standards, in February of 2024). As I hinted at the outset, though, a long-term cycle like Pluto return requires an exceptionally wide orb of influence on either side... necessarily extend for many years before and after that window of exactitude; indeed, I don’t think it would be excessive to speak of the entire 2020s as representing the peak period of America’s Pluto return."
This article addresses the US Pluto Return (among other transits affecting the US chart) and the author lists the following dates when we'll feel it most strongly:
The United States’ Pluto return is exact on February 21, 2022 but effects will begin to be felt as early as January 2021.
To clarify: the current situation relates to the first transit I mentioned in this post: Jupiter conjunct Pluto. Think of Jupiter as the magnifying glass being used to identify what will need to be repaired during the Pluto return.
The United States’ Pluto return has four “peaks” (moments of high intensity):
- February 2022
- July 2022
- December 2022
- October 2023
After that final peak in October 2023, this return’s energy will begin to dissipate, but it will be in effect until January 2024.
A Pluto return brings up the following:
- Tear down structures and systems that are rotten at the core and start over.
- Forget band-aid solutions; identify foundational problems so you can come up with foundational solutions.
- Face all the “ugly things” that have been swept under the rug.
- Embrace change.
@gbs I am fascinated with your post and those dates. Four days before the 2016 election, I got a very bad feeling and asked spirit to explain what was happening. I saw the symbol for Pluto (Hades) and Percephone (a flower) and thought of the Greek myth of the abduction of Percephone or our innocence. So I'm curious how it might fit with the Pluto return.
What leapt out at me from the article about the Pluto Return is that its first influence began to be felt in January 2021, at the time of the insurrection. I wonder if in February or one of the subsequent Pluto peaks, we'll be forced to confront the erosion of our democracy in some significant way.
Or if your vision had to do with the abduction of democracy, if you will, by brute force.
@gbs When I had my 2016 vision, I felt spirit was telling me that Pluto would be in charge for some time until the people had had enough of the devastation wreaked by his dark ways. It is a matter of when we have had enough of the dark side of humanity destroying our world.
In the Greek myth, Percephone's mother, the Goddess of the Grains, went into such mourning that the land went fallow and the grains stopped growing. Then the people rose up and said, "Enough!" And Zeus had to bring her back and restore springtime.
Pluto is also about the dark unconscious. We grow when we are forced to look inward at ourselves. The Pandemic forced us to stay home and quarantine. Climate devastation is wreaking the crops. And the murdering of our young men by White Supremasts and thugs, is more darkness than we are going to allow.
I think the most salient detail of the Persephone myth is that she doesn't permanently return from the Underworld. Instead she becomes wed to Hades and spends part of each year in his realm, and that's why we have seasons. So for me the Persephone/Hades myth is all about balance and accommodating the shadow.
To become spiritually evolved one must integrated one's shadow. But most people in the industrial modern world (not just Americans) are in denial of their dark sides and live with the conceited belief that they only inhabit the light. When we deny our shadow self (a form of spiritual fascism) our dark side grows to be destructive, and that's part of the reason why there's so much darkness in the world now. So I think this Pluto return can help Americans at least integrated their shadows and lead more balanced lives. I'm not sure how this relates to non-Americans.
I also have to thank you for linking that article. The writing and explanations are very lucid. The author says that Pluto returns are somewhat analogous to Saturn returns, which first occur when a person is 28.5 years old. What's interesting is that's how old I will be when the US's Pluto return ends in Jan. 2024.
I think the most salient detail of the Persephone myth is that she doesn't permanently return from the Underworld. Instead she becomes wed to Hades and spends part of each year in his realm... So for me the Persephone/Hades myth is all about balance and accommodating the shadow.
Yes. And when I asked spirit on October 30, 2016 what was going to happen with the election, I saw a battle and Pluto emerging large and victorious and ruling for four horrific years. I knew in that moment that the flower of our innocence would be taken away. The American collective, (if we can even say there is an American collective, divided as we are) had lived in delusional innocence. T's election ended that. Four horrific years ensued, the last one plunged into quarantine. I think we are going to emerge from our pandemic isolation when Pluto returns at the end of February, and spring comes.
I also have to thank you for linking that article. The writing and explanations are very lucid. The author says that Pluto returns are somewhat analogous to Saturn returns, which first occur when a person is 28.5 years old. What's interesting is that's how old I will be when the US's Pluto return ends in Jan. 2024.
You may be in for an even more transformative Saturn Return than most people have. That's not necessarily a bad thing--- just "interesting times" .
Speaking of Saturn returns, I think most people here have been through at least one, and it might be interesting to compare experiences. To all: Did you go through any significant changes at about age 29? Or not?
When I was a few months shy of 29, I was suddenly offered a job that I wasn't expecting and wasn't entirely ready for. I moved halfway across the country and away from my BF ? . It was quite an upheaval.