Uranus Square Pluto the
Mayan Calendar and the
Current Global Economic Crisis
Mayan Calendar and the
Current Global Economic Crisis
Prophesies and predictions are often cloaked in mystery for
good reason. The first reaction is to panic or to cast blame on the most recent
version of the anti-Christ.
This may be why many prophecies blend philosophic principals of self
accountability into the mix. The Hopi prophesies incorporate the concept of the
outer world as a reflection of one's inner state. C. G. Jung reiterated this
for us, stating that the outer state of affairs is a reflection of an inner
"split" that presents outside ourselves through conflict.
But this is only part of the picture. The reality is that social, political,
economic upheaval happens and the innocent suffer.
Pluto Square Uranus - A Historical Overview
Approximately every 70 - 110 years two planets in the farthest reaches of our solar system - Uranus and Pluto - form a ninety degree angle to one another in an aspect that astrologers refer to as a square. Each time this square formation or 90 degree aspect has taken place it has correlated to periods of global, political upheaval and economic hardship. Of course there are variations on the theme, but overall, the square seems to parallel historically relevant economic and political crisis. The importance of this current square cannot be overstated given the length of it in combination with Uranus' transit through the fiery sign of Aries. Also of note, the square between these two planets does reach it's climactic point on June 24th 2012, close to the end of the Mayan calendar.
Approximately every 70 - 110 years two planets in the farthest reaches of our solar system - Uranus and Pluto - form a ninety degree angle to one another in an aspect that astrologers refer to as a square. Each time this square formation or 90 degree aspect has taken place it has correlated to periods of global, political upheaval and economic hardship. Of course there are variations on the theme, but overall, the square seems to parallel historically relevant economic and political crisis. The importance of this current square cannot be overstated given the length of it in combination with Uranus' transit through the fiery sign of Aries. Also of note, the square between these two planets does reach it's climactic point on June 24th 2012, close to the end of the Mayan calendar.
Uranus Transit Through Aries
The
mythical symbolism of Uranus in the astrological sign Aries bear
significant resemblance to the dynamic momentum that characterizes the
period of history that correlate to this transit.
There are many variations on the creation myths surrounding Uranos. In one of the Greek myths Uranos was the archetypal son of Gaia the primordial Earth Goddess and first being. He then became Gaia's husband and father of the first generation of gods and goddesses in the Greek pantheon. Uranos' death came at the hands of one of his sons (in some myths it is Saturn), who slayed him at Gaia's behest and cast him into the ocean. In one myth Saturn castrates Uranos because of his fathers excessive sexual appetite. Apparently Gaia was tired of bearing children.
Ironically, in humanistic astrology Uranus is associated with breaking down saturnine barriers to the degree of reckless abandon of conservative ideals with equal emphasis on the extreme reactive nature of Uranus. Creation myths worldwide attribute storms that bring change, particularly those that involve water, as a sign of Uranos' rage or wrath at having been overthrown by his son.
Other myths place him as the first king of Atlantes, a skilled astronomer and astrologer who used mundane astrology (Lat. Latin: world) to predict principal world events. C. G. Jung found archaic reference to Uranos as "the One" and the transcendent principal in the Trinity with Kronos and Zeus (Symbols of Transformation, 1956, p. 138).
In astrological terms, Uranus is the planet that governs electricity and electronics, science, progressive ideologies and genius. When afflicted, violent upsets and sudden events that remove the obsolete structure are common. As ruler of Aquarius Uranus governs collective ideals and freedom.
With regard to the current aspect, the focus on Uranus as opposed to Pluto bears significance in that the periods of history most profoundly marked by this aspect always involved Uranus in the constellation Aries. Pluto on the other hand, a much slower moving planet, occupied a different constellation each time the two squared off. The combination of Uranus in Aries in square to Pluto seems to be the fuse that ignites and awakens the masses.
Uranus entered the sign Aries in 1928 just as it began to form the square to Pluto in Cancer, 1849 after it's square with Pluto (1817) and in 1761. The time it spent in Aries were decades that represented periods in history punctuated by one group or political body oppressing another and the violent liberation.
There are many variations on the creation myths surrounding Uranos. In one of the Greek myths Uranos was the archetypal son of Gaia the primordial Earth Goddess and first being. He then became Gaia's husband and father of the first generation of gods and goddesses in the Greek pantheon. Uranos' death came at the hands of one of his sons (in some myths it is Saturn), who slayed him at Gaia's behest and cast him into the ocean. In one myth Saturn castrates Uranos because of his fathers excessive sexual appetite. Apparently Gaia was tired of bearing children.
Ironically, in humanistic astrology Uranus is associated with breaking down saturnine barriers to the degree of reckless abandon of conservative ideals with equal emphasis on the extreme reactive nature of Uranus. Creation myths worldwide attribute storms that bring change, particularly those that involve water, as a sign of Uranos' rage or wrath at having been overthrown by his son.
Other myths place him as the first king of Atlantes, a skilled astronomer and astrologer who used mundane astrology (Lat. Latin: world) to predict principal world events. C. G. Jung found archaic reference to Uranos as "the One" and the transcendent principal in the Trinity with Kronos and Zeus (Symbols of Transformation, 1956, p. 138).
In astrological terms, Uranus is the planet that governs electricity and electronics, science, progressive ideologies and genius. When afflicted, violent upsets and sudden events that remove the obsolete structure are common. As ruler of Aquarius Uranus governs collective ideals and freedom.
With regard to the current aspect, the focus on Uranus as opposed to Pluto bears significance in that the periods of history most profoundly marked by this aspect always involved Uranus in the constellation Aries. Pluto on the other hand, a much slower moving planet, occupied a different constellation each time the two squared off. The combination of Uranus in Aries in square to Pluto seems to be the fuse that ignites and awakens the masses.
Uranus entered the sign Aries in 1928 just as it began to form the square to Pluto in Cancer, 1849 after it's square with Pluto (1817) and in 1761. The time it spent in Aries were decades that represented periods in history punctuated by one group or political body oppressing another and the violent liberation.
In the case of the first Uranus in Aries transit; in 1761 the Writs of Assistance was up for
renewal, a law that authorized British officials to search shops, warehouses
and private homes. The renewal of this Act sparked the first passions of
revolution as colonists began to formulate resistance to British rule, opposing
laws they felt restricted or limited their natural rights. Not only were they
growing weary of subsidizing Britain's colonial imperialism abroad, they felt
that it was unjust that they also be forced to pay for the support of the very
soldiers that had the authority to search their homes and businesses at will.
Uranus in Aries ushered in the cast of characters that sounded the early calls
for independence.
Fortunately, during the revolutionary war years the Uranus transit through Aries was not accompanied by an afflicting square by Pluto or any of the other malefic planets. The end result, a new form of government, liberty and the promise of a progressive altruistic ideology. Democracies were also in the making in Europe.
Fortunately, during the revolutionary war years the Uranus transit through Aries was not accompanied by an afflicting square by Pluto or any of the other malefic planets. The end result, a new form of government, liberty and the promise of a progressive altruistic ideology. Democracies were also in the making in Europe.
The Uranus Pluto Square of 1817 and Uranus in Aries and the American
Civil War 1844
In
1844 when Uranus entered
Aries again, the square to Pluto had long since waned. Economically and
politically the period of time marked by the square was not more
dramatic than other periods in history. There was an economic crisis in
Europe following the Napoleonic wars, however it did not reverberate
globally like the square of 1929 and 2007. The 1800's were marked more
by Uranus's movement through Aries preceding the Civil war. Fortunately,
once again, the civil war, although one of the bloodiest did not
escalate to world war or devolve into a totalitarian government,
although all
might not agree. World history documents this was as one war that ended
in
progressive political and social reforms. The end of government
sanctioned
slavery.
Uranus in Aries Again, Squaring Pluto in
Cancer 1928 - 1941
In
the late 1920's Uranus
entered Aries again, this time accompanied by a waxing square from Pluto
in
Cancer that culminated at 23 degrees in 1934 at the peak of the great
depression. The combination of the two aspects reflected one of the most
tragic
eras in world history. Political fanaticism and greed, genocide, forced
famines, natural disasters, holocausts in Armenia, Germany, Russia,
Poland, and China, to name a few. It was also marked by the same attempt
on the part of one entity to monopolize on another through control of
commodities, emblematic of the events that precipitated the two previous
wars.
Famine, political, social, economic and cultural oppression surfaced
throughout
the world. It was an era of radical and often rabid reaction to
revolutionary
agendas and political ideologues alike. During this square the U.S. was
economy was challenged by the depression that often follows a war (WWI),
and after a round of republican's in the White House, the country was
ready to give the democratic party a go again. FDR, elected in 1932
launched his first term on the three "R's", Relief, Recovery and Reform.
Relief for the poor and unemployed, recovery of the nations economy and
reform of the financial system.
This aspect between uranus and pluto, with uranus in Aries and pluto in Cancer most closely aligns with the current global economic crisis with one major difference. When FDR introduced the liberal policies of the first and second "new" deals, those reforms were designed to nurture and restore the country as a whole, and from the foundation up. The programs subsidized the poor and economically challenged. New Deal Relief and Reform had a watershed effect with a spike in the US economy in the years following. Among the programs FDR introduced were the Social Security System, The United States Housing Authority and Farm Security Administration, the Fair Labor Standards ACT, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), FCIC, FHA and Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).
This aspect between uranus and pluto, with uranus in Aries and pluto in Cancer most closely aligns with the current global economic crisis with one major difference. When FDR introduced the liberal policies of the first and second "new" deals, those reforms were designed to nurture and restore the country as a whole, and from the foundation up. The programs subsidized the poor and economically challenged. New Deal Relief and Reform had a watershed effect with a spike in the US economy in the years following. Among the programs FDR introduced were the Social Security System, The United States Housing Authority and Farm Security Administration, the Fair Labor Standards ACT, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), FCIC, FHA and Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Our Current Economic Crisis
Uranus in Aries Square Pluto in Capricorn 2006 - 2019
Uranus in Aries Square Pluto in Capricorn 2006 - 2019
Uranus and Pluto began to form
the square of the current century in July 2006. The position that the two
planets were in during the months leading up to the sub prime mortgage crisis
parallels the position that the two planets were in during the months leading
up to Black Tuesday, October 1929
The difference between Black Tuesday 1929 and the crash of 2007 is that Uranus had already entered Aries in the months prior to Black Tuesday, whereas, currently, Uranus will not fully enter Aries until May 29th, 2010. Another dramatic difference is the astrological sign position of Pluto. During the great depression and throughout New Deal reconstruction Pluto was in the domestic, maternal sign of cancer while engaged in the tense square to Uranus. During the current recession Pluto is in the zodiac sign of Capricorn, the sign of the father and of big government.
Historically Pluto in Capricorn has also coincided with major reforms in governments, institutions and political structures;during Pluto's transit through Capricorn new Governments based on democratic principals have replaced totalitarian or imperialistic power structures (Sakoin and Acker, 1973). E.g., the U.S. Declaration of Independence became manifest when Pluto transited Capricorn, as well, Poland adopted the first democratic constitution in Europe during Pluto's transit through Capricorn in 1791 (Zamoyski, 1987). However, during the revolutionary war years and the birth of democracy here in the U.S. Uranus was not squaring Pluto. Logically it could be deduced that the current configuration would reflect a combination of the two eras, the revolutionary war era in which freedom fights donned the caps of liberty and fought economic imperialism, combined with the dramatic break-a-way from obsolete, ineffective political systems.
The culmination of Pluto's transit through Capricorn forming the afflicting square with Uranus will climax when Uranus reaches 8 degrees 23 minutes Aries June 24th 2012, not far from the end of the Mayan Calendar and shortly after the Lunar eclipse and the 100 year transit of Venus across the sun. Pluto's position: 8 degrees 23 minutes Capricorn. However, the two planets remain in the tension of the square for another seven years. Hopefully the struggle will bring reform and transformation.
What to expect: I would expect nothing less than a further collapse of the economy and quality of life for many through 2012 as the tension of the square reaches its climax, as big business continues to influence big government with little progress and few programs that provide long term relief. The square represents a cyclic process of re-orientation and repolarization and with Uranus in Aries, revolutionary movements when all else fails. When Uranus, the ruler of the revolutionary and altruistic sign Aquarius, is in the fearless, impulsiveness and confrontational sign of Aries, expect the unexpected.
The current "occupy" movements are symbolic of this revolutionary aspect as they challenge the steady move away from the pure capitalist ideology of the founding fathers and mothers to an ever more extreme version of modified capitalism where government becomes more incested and invested in our free enterprise system, beyond healthy regulations to the point of using the collective power to erode civil rights. At the dawn of the great depression FDR decried the "unlikely alliance between big business and big government" and urged the American people to "resist the concentration of economic power...to don liberty caps like their revolutionary forebears..or risk all property [becoming] concentrated in the hands of a few with the overwhelming majority becoming serfs."
The economic programs that FDR introduced did not tax the poor rather taxed the rich and used the revenue to create programs that pulled the country out of a severe economic crisis. At the peak of the great depression unemployment figures hit 30%. Today, many feel that the true unemployment level is closer to 21% than the 8% that the government would have us believe.
In 1776 Adam Smith said that the best regulator of the economy is the invisible hand of competition. By forcing individuals to purchase a product, the competition that would eventually challenge our hugely ineffective and overpriced health care system is eliminated. The current health care reform act is in many ways one step forward but two steps back because it does nothing to call Big Pharma to task on its health crippling policies. Remember both parties have an investment in this bill. But this is just a symptom of the alliance between Washington and Wall Street, one that has been in place for decades (Bartlett and Steele, The Betrayal of the American Dream).
Similar to the events characterized by the astrological configuration of the Great Depression battle lines have been drawn between those who would concentrate government power to amass wealth and those who like to see that power and wealth used for the benefit of the whole. We still have 7 years to go before this square has waned, will we elect a leader with the vision and the political competence of FDR, one who understood the necessity of infusing the economy with new life without further tipping the scales of our free enterprise system.
Clearly this is written from the perspective of American politics and economics. The effect of these transiting planets will vary. Astrologically, these variances can be explored through an analysis of the birth charts of individual nations and countries.
The difference between Black Tuesday 1929 and the crash of 2007 is that Uranus had already entered Aries in the months prior to Black Tuesday, whereas, currently, Uranus will not fully enter Aries until May 29th, 2010. Another dramatic difference is the astrological sign position of Pluto. During the great depression and throughout New Deal reconstruction Pluto was in the domestic, maternal sign of cancer while engaged in the tense square to Uranus. During the current recession Pluto is in the zodiac sign of Capricorn, the sign of the father and of big government.
Historically Pluto in Capricorn has also coincided with major reforms in governments, institutions and political structures;during Pluto's transit through Capricorn new Governments based on democratic principals have replaced totalitarian or imperialistic power structures (Sakoin and Acker, 1973). E.g., the U.S. Declaration of Independence became manifest when Pluto transited Capricorn, as well, Poland adopted the first democratic constitution in Europe during Pluto's transit through Capricorn in 1791 (Zamoyski, 1987). However, during the revolutionary war years and the birth of democracy here in the U.S. Uranus was not squaring Pluto. Logically it could be deduced that the current configuration would reflect a combination of the two eras, the revolutionary war era in which freedom fights donned the caps of liberty and fought economic imperialism, combined with the dramatic break-a-way from obsolete, ineffective political systems.
The culmination of Pluto's transit through Capricorn forming the afflicting square with Uranus will climax when Uranus reaches 8 degrees 23 minutes Aries June 24th 2012, not far from the end of the Mayan Calendar and shortly after the Lunar eclipse and the 100 year transit of Venus across the sun. Pluto's position: 8 degrees 23 minutes Capricorn. However, the two planets remain in the tension of the square for another seven years. Hopefully the struggle will bring reform and transformation.
What to expect: I would expect nothing less than a further collapse of the economy and quality of life for many through 2012 as the tension of the square reaches its climax, as big business continues to influence big government with little progress and few programs that provide long term relief. The square represents a cyclic process of re-orientation and repolarization and with Uranus in Aries, revolutionary movements when all else fails. When Uranus, the ruler of the revolutionary and altruistic sign Aquarius, is in the fearless, impulsiveness and confrontational sign of Aries, expect the unexpected.
The current "occupy" movements are symbolic of this revolutionary aspect as they challenge the steady move away from the pure capitalist ideology of the founding fathers and mothers to an ever more extreme version of modified capitalism where government becomes more incested and invested in our free enterprise system, beyond healthy regulations to the point of using the collective power to erode civil rights. At the dawn of the great depression FDR decried the "unlikely alliance between big business and big government" and urged the American people to "resist the concentration of economic power...to don liberty caps like their revolutionary forebears..or risk all property [becoming] concentrated in the hands of a few with the overwhelming majority becoming serfs."
The economic programs that FDR introduced did not tax the poor rather taxed the rich and used the revenue to create programs that pulled the country out of a severe economic crisis. At the peak of the great depression unemployment figures hit 30%. Today, many feel that the true unemployment level is closer to 21% than the 8% that the government would have us believe.
In 1776 Adam Smith said that the best regulator of the economy is the invisible hand of competition. By forcing individuals to purchase a product, the competition that would eventually challenge our hugely ineffective and overpriced health care system is eliminated. The current health care reform act is in many ways one step forward but two steps back because it does nothing to call Big Pharma to task on its health crippling policies. Remember both parties have an investment in this bill. But this is just a symptom of the alliance between Washington and Wall Street, one that has been in place for decades (Bartlett and Steele, The Betrayal of the American Dream).
Similar to the events characterized by the astrological configuration of the Great Depression battle lines have been drawn between those who would concentrate government power to amass wealth and those who like to see that power and wealth used for the benefit of the whole. We still have 7 years to go before this square has waned, will we elect a leader with the vision and the political competence of FDR, one who understood the necessity of infusing the economy with new life without further tipping the scales of our free enterprise system.
Clearly this is written from the perspective of American politics and economics. The effect of these transiting planets will vary. Astrologically, these variances can be explored through an analysis of the birth charts of individual nations and countries.
With
respect to the prophesies and predictions that the end is near based on
the Mayan calendar coming to an end in December of 2012, the
combination of this square between pluto and uranus and uranus in the
zodiac sign of aries has coincided with what has felt like the end of
the world for those that lived through the holocaust and the great
depression that swept the globe in the 30's. Having said that, the
prophetic verses being quoted are very ambiguous and could apply to
almost any dark era in history. Hopefully humankind has evolved enough
this time around to perceive the crisis through the abstract rather than
the concrete. Prophesies and predictions are often cloaked in mystery
for
good reason. The first reaction is to panic or to cast blame on the most
recent
version of the anti-Christ. This may be why many prophecies blend
philosophic principals of self
accountability into the mix. The Hopi prophesies incorporate the concept
of the
outer world as a reflection of one's inner state. C. G. Jung reiterated
this
for us, stating that the outer state of affairs is a reflection of an
inner
"split" that presents outside ourselves through conflict.
But this is only part of the picture. The reality is that social, political,
economic upheaval happens and the innocent suffer.
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(1)The dates reflect a calculation using a ten degree orb from the beginning of the waxing square to the waning square. For example, using the current square between the two, Uranus moved to the 18th degree of Pisces on May 2007 entering into the 90 degree aspect with a ten degree orb to Pluto's position at 28 degrees sagittarius.
(2) The current square formation will be the longest of the three lasting approximately 12 years compared to the relatively short square that took place during the Napoleonic wars (1817) and the economic depression that followed, which lasted only 7 years.
(1)The dates reflect a calculation using a ten degree orb from the beginning of the waxing square to the waning square. For example, using the current square between the two, Uranus moved to the 18th degree of Pisces on May 2007 entering into the 90 degree aspect with a ten degree orb to Pluto's position at 28 degrees sagittarius.
(2) The current square formation will be the longest of the three lasting approximately 12 years compared to the relatively short square that took place during the Napoleonic wars (1817) and the economic depression that followed, which lasted only 7 years.
