Occupy Wall Street-Full Moon in Aries October 2011
Occupy Wall Street
The Full Moon in Aries October 2011 brought a strong sense of melancholy and a somber and solitaire tone with Sun on Saturn and Moon oppose Saturn which may not have worked well with the burning Aries Moon fuming in heat with a trine to Mars Leo and a call to action in a grand fire trine with the nodal axis in Sagittarius building constructive actions and positive outcomes from creative problem solving. Saturn on Sun is a serious time to get our ducks in a row. There was already a stream of solid turns running through the financial markets which is the steadying influence of Saturn.
Mars is now building to strain Uranus in a minor aspect-not so minor for me-I twisted my ankle (Uranus). Mars is building to sextile Saturn which will further add some responsible structuring and as Mars is also built to trine the nodal axis, we have a window of opportunity for some correction to get things back on track to move into a solution oriented direction.
Venus moved into Scorpio adding intensity and passionate flavor to our relationships. Venus is deprived the natural placid nature of its usual response being in detriment in Scorpio making relations sizzle with heat and desire where jealousy and revenge can turn a dirty corner. Venus opposed Jupiter and then builds to square Mars by the end of October as we reach the New Moon in Scorpio. Venus square Mars will add much tension and fireworks to romance and passion with the possibility of conflict, aggravation and disagreement in general. This Venus in Scorpio square Mars Leo is well disposed to the current protests with Venus Scorpio about passionate principles and Mars Leo, standing up to claim righteous dignity. Venus Scorpio is very fitting with our Halloween plans with all the darkness and smoldering grip and ghoulishness Pluto ruled Venus can conjure up.
Occupy Wall Street has reached mainstream media with much force that was anticipated. The New Moon in September had Occupy Wall Street protests still in a media blackout whereas now you see how the momentum rose upon the Full Moon with full blown fever. With the New Moon in Libra, it was all about keeping things peaceful and quiet but with it square Pluto, it was inevitable that the fury would rise and with the Full Moon in Aries, it’s about action and the fight. The protests now occupy cities globally as protesters grow in revolt against the economic condition and the swelling antagonism with the economic unfairness (Saturn Libra).
Consumerism and materialism has reached the pinnacle greed marker that many can’t accept anymore. Consequences that led to the free fall financial crisis and meltdown from irresponsible government controls had a snow ball effect globally. Even though the US was mostly affected, there is no doubt the global impact especially now seeing the European economy teetering on collapse. Capitalism, which has always been a system on a tipping point as it’s built on profit, commercialization and privatization with limited government regulation, has gone awry with extreme consumerism and materialism hitting a wall. We are being forced to transform the corruption around the current system of boom and bust (Pluto Capricorn) as we head into the Neptune Pisces era which moves toward collective values creating a system that benefits all.
If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem and now the cry is all for one and one for all although there is no one organized clear message around the protests. Rather messy and scattered with many different frustrations coming to the fore, there is everything from pay your share, accountability for the crime of the century and stop corporate greed that bled and gambled away both our personal and government resources with bail outs to banks where many lost their lifeblood, homes and savings creating the catastrophic ripple effect of debt crisis we now face globally.
The so called plutocrats (1%) that have it all are hearing a lot of noise from the 99% that toil or drool to get some. Seen even more severe with the dread of famine in Somalia where millions starve while the next person spends hundreds of dollars on dinner. Saturn in Libra is about social responsibility and balancing the scales. The problem and the solution does seem nebulous though with some protesting against consumerism which is what drives the economy. If everyone stops spending, we only create more trouble. I see debt as our biggest issue and spending beyond our means. Living off credit has been the slippery slope as many were and are forced to live off credit due to the drain on resources.
Corporate takeovers that leave the little guy in the dust is enough to have anyone take a stand and shake a stick let alone the banks still capitalizing increasing interest on debt leaving many digging themselves deeper into debt just to survive while the banks rake in billions of interest on credit. I worked for a publishing company that published regulatory compliance from EPA to OSHA to SEC and remember when the derivatives market started to take hold and the SEC regulatory compliance material we were publishing on derivatives and hedge funds around 2000 when they were hitting the financial institutions.
All based on the Glass Steagall Act of 1933, where SEC was enacted to protect against mixing commercial and investment banking. The repeal in 1999 was the beginning of the end which allowed commercial banks to “underwrite and trade investments such as mortgage backed securities”, in other words gambling our investments. One place of regulatory compliance was transparency where much of the trading was done in “dark markets”. The irony is derivatives were created to diffuse risk but turned out to only over leverage. This time was rife with Pluto Sagittarius principles of credit saturation and spending beyond our means.
Another at issue is with the fights and violence in hockey rearing its ugly head with all the repercussions around concussions exposed to brain injury and trauma. It was always a no brainer for me, pun intended. Anyone who is going to head butt like rams in a battle waving sticks and banging into glass walls are going to have a likely increase risk to head injury. This issue becomes apparent as Uranus moves into Aries (head/brain) square Pluto-acute trauma. It’s no shock though and why this is only now being addressed is another Uranus Aries indicator with Uranus about sudden changes and shifts.
Paul McCartney of the legendary Beatles married once again. The Full Moon falls in Paul’s 7th house. Paul’s recent marriage shows with transit Uranus over his 7th house trine Mars Pluto sextile Saturn/Uranus. This will probably be a freedom filled relationship. His break up in 2008 makes sense with transit Pluto square his Neptune/DESC oppose his Sun explaining the explosive power struggles in that relationship. Uranus was also oppose his Neptune and Saturn over his ASC and Neptune (relationship ruler) square his Sun when he and Heather Mills went through the divorce and all the struggle with the financial split. Neptune was also square his Venus again showing how he was deluded with her. Those years were really a pickle for him showing in his chart.
Paul married Heather in 2002-Saturn was square his Neptune and on his Sun. Didn’t seem like good timing and was more likely a rebound from Linda. Going back in time a reminder of the agonizing pain of his first marriage to Linda coming to an end where he became a widow after 29 blissful years together. This occurred when transit Saturn was over his 7th house when Linda was diagnosed and when Saturn went into his 8th house, showing death and the loss. He married Linda in 1969 when transit Uranus and Pluto were over his Neptune/ASC and Neptune sextile Neptune/ASC and trined his DESC. It shows the soul mate quality to their connection. Having Venus Neptune shows his devotion and romantic love nature-certainly depicted in his music.
Steve Jobs passed away as well succumbing to his fight with cancer. Born Feb 25, 1955 and died Oct 5 2011, he was a Pisces with a Virgo rising. He had a potent cardinal grand square in his chart that gave him drive and ambition. I think we will all remember him as someone who had just one more thing to say, someone who proved there was always something more to learn, explore and discover. Mars in Aries at the edge of his grand square, he was the true warrior who trail blazed our technological advances. He had powerful impact on a generational of unique and unusual development. Part of his grand square was Uranus, all about revolution in invention. Transit Saturn was about to make its transit to his grand square which would have added much of the pressure on his health.
The trial for the murder of Jo Yeates in England is underway with the grave details and psychological torment surrounding the event. We have had two other horrific violent deaths in the last week with a massive shooting in a salon in Seal Beach CA-8 people killed by a disgruntled ex killing his ex over a custody battle. We also had a 19 year old kill someone trying to prevent him from stealing a pumpkin from a grocery store. The darker side of Pluto looking out for survival no matter the cost – stealing and needing to slaughter in order to flee the burning rage of the struggle to survive not unlike going to the extremes of Pluto in the hunt for survival. Moon Aries burning fire rage with Venus in Scorpio-vengeance and bitter jealousy. Venus Scorpio opposing Jupiter-excessive battles and reactions surrounding shared resources and possessions/property (Venus).
In the last week, an international team of scientists had analyzed DNA from the remains of Black Death victims and sequenced the genome of Yersinia pestis. It spread in Europe around 1348 killing millions. The origination of the plague seems to go back to 1345, interesting as Uranus was conjoin Pluto in Aries at the degree point it will return to in the next few years as Uranus squares Pluto-essentially a Uranus Aries return. I was doing research on the dates too but was looking at 1348 when it was to have reached the full spread in Europe but wasn’t sure where it originated.
That Aries Uranus Pluto is telling as to cycles considering Uranus conjoin Pluto is the seeding point. Twenty million Chinese died even before it reached Europe in the preceding 15 years. I have been doing some research around famine and plagues with the current famine in Somalia. The chart for the Great Famine with the eclipse in 1318 is very potent the theme around Pluto Saturn and the Pluto square Neptune cycle in Pisces which would show great sacrifice and loss, poverty and tragic endings. We now have Neptune moving into its ruler, Pisces which is very indicative of famine now in Somalia.
And to top all things this last week, it’s raining satellites. Seems we have another satellite falling from the sky. A NASA satellite fell to the earth last month and now a German satellite is making its descent. Saturn rules gravity and being this is a Saturn dominated Full Moon, suffice it to say, what goes up must come down, but I digress.