Astrologer, published author, conference presenter, world traveler, founder & editor of Crone Chronicles: A Journal of Conscious Aging (1989-2001) , and founding visionary of Green Acres Permaculture Village (2010 to present).
Whew. We made it through the dreaded, fateful October, without some kind of major false flag to avert the upcoming mid-term elections, said to be the most fateful in American history (so far) and, wouldn’t you know, occurring on the very day of a Full Blood Moon, Total Moon Eclipse to be visible over most of the North America (as well as China, Russia, Korea, Japan . . .). Hmmm . . . that kind of synchronicity, that kind of synk wink from the heavens, during this specific November full moon, also called Blood Moon, echoing the expected Red Wave in U.S. Elections? Wow. Here’s NASA’s map.

And here’s one paper’s view of this lunar eclipse, and what it portends.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Election-day-Blood-moon-eclipse-17547280.php
This Full Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse happens to occur at 16°00 Taurus/Scorpio, exactly conjunct/opposed to eruptive, breakthrough Uranus, at 16°56 Taurus.

Furthermore, the Sun is sandwiched in between Mercury at 15°52 and Venus at 20°13 Scorpio, all three conjunct the karmic South Node of the Moon at 16° Scorpio.
Release, release, release! Release the old stuck memories, regrets, attitudes, hatred, loneliness, projections, bitterness, of the past.
Moon/Uranus in Taurus conjuncts the North Node of the Moon, where we are going: towards our instinctive, animal selves, with gut knowledge, and uplifted hearts, in contact with Earth, grounded.
This election day promises to be extra portentous, given the astrological build-up that uncannily mirrors the expected enormous, even gargantuan eruption of feelings, across the board, and across the world, especially once the results are in. (Or if the results are postponed . . ? Or if the red wave gets squashed . . .? See yesterday’s post — Retrograde Mars will still be squaring Neptune/Jupiter in Pisces on Nov 8. I.e., forceful (Marss) Neptunian deception and confusion, to the Jupiterian max, very possible.)
Whatever happens, it will feel like an enormous, shocking, Uranian surprise.
Uranus governs Aquarius . . . and guess what! The Sun/Moon/Uranus opposition closely squares strong, disciplined, goal-oriented Saturn in Aquarius at 18°! The mind is engaged, big mind, full of big ideas; we see ourselves as both sovereign and equal, each guided within, opinionated, strong willed, willing to experiment, and knowing the utter necessity of cooperation if we wish to succeed in our impossible, but necessary, common endeavor to not just reboot, but to transform human living upon this planet and into the greater beyond.
Mike Adams, who usually focuses on near-term gloom and doom, is as surprised that we “made it through October” as I am. In fact, that we did so without the expected drastic false flag meant to kill hundreds, thousands, millions of people, and obliterate or at least postpone the mid-term elections, has inspired him to look down the road — after “the big ugly” period coming up (that’s what Clif High calls it), over especially the next few months as the deep state, including governments and other bureaucracies, economies, supply chains, and who knows what else, COLLAPSE attuned to the U.S. Pluto’s first return to its natal place, setting off a predictable death (and rebirth?) process, leaving us to pick up the pieces, locally, by hand, and hopefully at least somewhat “prepped,” with stored food, friendly neighbors, and so on — to what he sees as a BOOM, a new golden age, as those who remain after the mass die-off from the jab and the old tired civilization’s collapse begin the exciting, demanding work of building a new civilization from scratch, and this time, decentralized, experimental, localized, cooperative, networked, in communion with the living Earth.
I’ll end with three sabian symbols (actually four, see below):
The first for 16° Scorpio, where the Sun will be located on that fateful day.
A GIRL’S FACE BREAKING INTO A SMILE.
Keynote: The fervent reaching out on the part of the young of heart to new experiences.
Yes, as the deep state, along with its main currency, child trafficking, is destroyed, let the world’s children — as well as those of us who refuse to “get old,” but instead “grow old,” our child selves still eager to learn — rejoice.
Opposite that, and fittingly, this Taurus symbol, where the Moon and Earth will reside, in a straight line with the Scorpio Sun, as Earth’s sunrises and sunsets light the entire Moon in blood red:
Taurus 16°:
AN OLD TEACHER FAILS TO INTEREST HIS PUPILS IN TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE.
Keynote: The inadequacy of past knowledge in time of crisis.
Yes, medicine, education, history, media, Big Gov (including the “cognitive infrastructure” referred to in the very recent bombshell about how the DHS and other government agencies met with facebook, twitter, and so on, on a monthly basis for years, to decide what could and could not be propelled as “news” and thus influencing, if not deciding elections. (We’ve known for many years about the 4 AM talking points to mainstream media; but this? This was new.)) plus, during especially this year, the DOJ, FBI, CIA, FDA, NIH, both houses of congress, are all now exposed as corrupt to the bone, full of lies.
Insertion (for correction): on this evening, of the same day I posted this piece, fellow blogger Laura Bruno pointed out that I looked up the symbol for Scorpio 17° rather than Taurus 17° for Uranus. And, as she also pointed out, that was a very Uranian thing to do! And that Steven Forrest, another astrologer she reads (and one I greatly admire), did something similar, mixed up the Scorpio/Taurus nodes, basing his entire article on the mix-up! Looking back through my own piece now, I’ve decided to leave the original Scorpio 17° symbol for Uranus, as it appears I was “guided” to make that mistake. AND, to include the (corrected) Taurus 17° symbol also. So, on to the original (mistaken) one first:
Scorpio 17°, where Uranus resides at 16° 56, conjunct Moon and opposite Sun, (sabian symbols are read for the next whole degree):
A WOMAN, FECUNDATED BY HER OWN SPIRIT, IS “GREAT WITH CHILD.”
Keynote: A total reliance upon the dictates of the God-within.
Yes, the divine dwells within us, guiding us on this journey through the gates of what seems like hell, now, as so much corruption and deceit continues to disgorge, day after day after day. But just think, this stinking gunk, long used to secrecy, where it can rule beyond measure, as it emerges from darkness to light, dissipates, lets go.
One key, to me, of the fact that the deep state, and it’s densely interwoven lies and wiles, is done, is the new Atlantic article calling for “Amnesty” by Emily Oster who hopes she and others like her can be forgiven. In other words, she’s confessing that she knows! (That she’s, therefore, guilty!) This article was literally everywhere on social media yesterday.
Okay, and now here’s the corrected sabian symbol, for Uranus, at Taurus 17°
A SYMBOLICAL BATTLE BETWEEN “SWORDS” AND “TORCHES”
Keynote: Refusing to depend upon the past, the seeker turns warrior, fighting anew the eternal “Great War.”
This symbol reminds me of what also might result from the emotional Scorpio tsunami that will undoubtedly erupt on election night: property destruction, plus actual physical fighting, civil war, by those who cannot stomach their own enormous emotional energy without it pulsating through muscles to the point where they strike out. We who are used to alchemizing (Scorpio) emotional energy into higher, subtler realms, and/or, who utilize emotional energy to get things done in the physical world (Taurus), to go to work, real work, physical labor, while recognizing that emotional energy, when not alchemized, can turn destructive, will find the (mistaken) Scorpio 17° sabian symbol also resonant.
In any case, it remains to be seen, and likely triggered by the U.S. election, how exactly we the peoples of this world will deal with all the bribed and blackmailed perpetrators of all the lies and corruption that have torn the guts out of ethics, murdered and enslaved and impoverished uncounted millions, instigated and continued terrible bankster-driven wars, robbed and poisoned Earth, and otherwise wrecked havoc upon and within the all-too-human world and our dear planetary home.
How forgiving are we? Can we forgive without accountability? I think not. How far down the chain of command actual responsibility, and therefore accountability, goes, is the big question. And it’s not just individuals, it’s the systems in which they are embedded, which must be either dissolved or completely reconfigured.
Retrograde periods are those in which planets, from Earth’s point of view, appear to stop, turn, and go backwards over territory they have already traversed. In human terms, this means we get a chance to go back over ground we’ve already covered, and correct, or improve, or at least contextualize further our “mistakes.”
This year, impulsive, action-oriented Mars turned at 25°37 of communicative Gemini, and will remain in that sign, backing up to 8°08 Gemini, when it stops again, and turns to go direct on January 12th 2023. It will then retrace its steps going forward, bringing up what you had already thought you had solved or resolved before the retrograde period began, until March 16th, adjusting, correcting, improving former forward movement that got interrupted by the retrograde period.
In other words, between now and mid-March, that’s 4.5 months, expect to be working internally to recognize and rework areas where you have “fucked up,” especially in relation to communication with others. Usually, with Mars, this implies impulsiveness, combativeness, acting like a know-it-all, being too head strong and impatient; and for those less evolved, less aware of themselves, caught in their own egos, even violence in order to “get their way.” But given that this time, Mars is (and has already been) square both Neptune and Jupiter, the opposite may have been operating: a tendency to be too kind, too lacking in self-will, too willing to self deceive, to compromise . . when you know, on an intuitive level, that you should not. Or, looking back now, that you should not have done so back then, when things between you and other(s) got “fucked up.”
Again, for those who lack impulse control, transit Mars as it turns also inconjuncts death/rebirth Pluto, and thus increases the tendency to violence.
I’m speaking about myself here. For five weeks in the recent past a woman was living in my house who should not have been. Who preyed upon my compassion and then turned on me.
Long story. It’s over now. But it has already taught me about boundaries, those which most “landlords” take for granted: background checks, references, leases. It’s actually amazing, that I’ve “gotten away with it” for so long, this particular lack of framing in the interests of compassion. So: Given that transit Mars (with its squares to Neptune/Jupiter) is, during this time, moving back as it directly opposes my Sagittarian Sun/Ascendant, it’s no wonder that I too am and have been feeling severely affected, and in both ways: too head strong and too submissive. Yuck!
Me: I ask myself to reflect on the profound wisdom buried in the Sabian symbol for 26° Gemini:
FROST COVERED TREES AGAINST WINTER SKIES
Keynote: The revelation of archetypal form and essential rhythms off existence.
Me: Not only does this symbol herald the coming of winter, during which one naturally retreats into the self, releasing layer upon layer of superficiality that builds up when we are “out” in the world, especially in the human world, with others equally likely to “fuck up” due to any manner of circumstances and background. Mars is traveling through the sign of Gemini, remember. Whatever is the problem between me and any other, it’s always due to lack of agreed upon, or at least unconsciously similar context of some kind; in other worlds, communication gets warped in the direction that lies outside any agreed upon boundaries. And of course, unless we know each other well, then everybody comes into any kind of relationship with another with all sorts of assumptions based on their own experience. When you think about it, unless we find, enter, and remain in our hearts, there’s really no chance of not just easy, trusting agreement, but even day to day relations with acquaintances suffer.
And yet, when we do remain in our hearts, then those hearts lift through every passing encounter where soul meets soul through openly smiling eyes.
Just imagine!

The extreme distancing between and among fellow all-too-human beings, stirred into high relief by the internet’s accelerating magnification of polarized beLIEfs, makes it imperative that we DO return to our hearts. For no matter how polarized our minds, our hearts all beat as one.
Meanwhile:
On a national and international level, this Mars retrograde will stir up the collective to a likely unmanageable level, as people realize just how much they have been “fucked over.” Moreover, no matter how the U.S. mid-term election is skewed, postponed, or rolls in as the expected “red wave,” at least one side of the intensely polarized public is bound to be furious and ready to tear apart “the enemy.” Furthermore, as the U.S. continues its apparent disintegration — remember, we’re deep into the first return of the U.S. Pluto to its own natal place, after 246 years (one Pluto cycle). First time ever! So of course, we are now undergoing a Plutonian deathing process. So of course, rumors abound of a second American Revolution.
Revelation after revelation continues to relentlessly surface re: corruption on every level, macro to micro, including the poison people have allowed into their own bodies, many of them because their own compassion was diabolically hijacked into “because we care.” It’s hard to imagine, when and if these people do wake up, that there will be any limits to their understandable rage at having been biologically corrupted with the likelihood of chronic illness, disability, death.
If so, then supposedly new weapons for “crowd control” will likely be rolled out.
As for hostilities leading to widening Ukraine war, will this Mars turnaround augur a mutually arrived at decision to at least temporarily pull back from the seemingly relentless march to planetary extinction?
I.e., is collective rebirth even a possibility?
All bets are off.
Advice to myself: pay attention to your ego, and how it works to divide you from others. Get and stay below your ego, into the spacious, patient, continuous heartfelt awareness of the present moment.
(Hug trees . . .)
Stay centered, stay local.
If enough of us do this, rebirth will follow, as spring follows winter, as day follows night, according to “the essential rhythms of existence.”
”And you? My teacher looked up, his left eyebrow arched, pencil poised. 'I want to do a paper on the concept of time.’” I mumbled, timidly. 'Time?' He sniffed. “I wouldn’t touch the subject. Too difficult.” — AK, 1967
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