Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Astrology of Hurricane Sandy


As I stated in my weekly blog, the great storm that hit the Northeast of the US was driven not only by a Full Moon on an earth/water axis when the tides are highest and the behavior of everything in natural world can become exaggerated, but it was greatly enhanced by the energy of the Mars in Sagittarius opposite a debilitated and retrograde Jupiter in Gemini that gave the gift of expansion to Mars’ normal level of action which is already enhanced in a fire sign like Sagittarius. Mars opposite Jupiter creates super power/activity and old limits/restrictions/barriers are broken. A third factor in this storm was Mercury in Scorpio square Neptune in Pisces (winds from the sea and seawater flooding) almost exact at same time as Full Moon on Monday.

 

Since then the storyline of the storm has followed the daily transits energy. On Tuesday, the storm was enhanced by Sun sextile Pluto weaving a destructive wake behind that will require much clean-up and un-cluttering and purging. Then today, as the storm begins to clear, issues of fresh water, food, supplies, sanitation must be dealt with on the day Ceres turns retrograde and squares Venus: the need for care from others in a crisis situation. Also, the Moon in Gemini keeps the Mercury/Neptune square active as it forms a T-square with them and keeps the winds and waves churning even as it begins to dry out a bit.  And if being stuck and having to obey authorities and be conservative and responsible in your own movement/actions doesn’t describe a Mars/Saturn semi-square, then what does?

 

Now we’ll be entering the rest of the week with Venus forming an exact T-square with Uranus/Pluto: you can be sure tattered and bruised nerves will have people lashing out at each other, while others form quick yet deep respectful bonds to overcome a challenge together. With Pluto at the top of the point of the T-square, transformation and reformation will be permanent, deep, scarring. Issues of shared life and death and rebirth experiences will be a part of many people’s lives. With Mercury Retrograde approaching next week, you can be sure residual issues in normal communications, travel, commerce, education, information, and routine will continue to be felt acutely for the next month.

 

On a personal note, my Mom & Dad live in Toms River, NJ so the center of the storm hit them dead on. Pt Pleasant Beach is the town on the ocean side of the bay that got buried in sand 3 feet deep. Since I was standing on that street 2 months ago, it’s hard to imagine the change that has occurred. Mom and Dad made it safely through storm with a short power outage (lines are underground in their neighborhood = smart!) and some broken tree branches. Right out on the highway, boats from the harbor two miles away were now parked! Last year NYC got a freak blizzard Halloween week, this year a hurricane. This is the time of the year when the spirit world is said to be closest and most influential upon people and affairs of the earth. Is the spirit of the Earth/Gaia/Mother Nature striking blows to the epitome of human civilization as represented by New York City/Manhattan? A thought we should all be pondering perhaps, especially as we approach an election that no one wants to seem to talk about climate change consequences in, or how economy can continue to pay for the costs of these storms/disasters without producing more debt. And remember, Mitt Romney wants to eliminate FEMA. You’d be on your own to work it out privately with for profit companies. Ouch.

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