“Wait:What?” Astrology Reveals Dramatic COVID-19 Meaning, its Powerful Purpose



What astrological configuration might be associated to the shocking pandemic that rocks the world, and what can we learn from the astrologer’s perspective?  An extremely powerful and notably rare planetary alignment is associated to the onset of the Pandemic.  Saturn and Pluto came to the same degree and conjoined in Capricorn on January 12, 2020. It would seem like this is a frequent event, given that Saturn makes its cycle approximately every 29 years, so there should many examples of Saturn-Pluto conjunctions in Capricorn. However, this is not the case. The last time this configuration appeared was 502 years prior to 2020!  In fact, it is a very rare configuration, but its power is notable. The last time we saw Saturn conjoin Pluto in Capricorn was in the year 1518. This was the time when Leonardo Davinci ultimately departed from Italy for France, and it was the approximate end of the Italian Renaissance. Since 187BC when Antiochus was killed and the events in Israel which led up to the revolt of the Maccabees preceded the coming of Jesus, we have only seen 9 cases of this conjunction. The result is that we have insufficient historical event data to use as an indicator of precisely what to expect from this union of titans in the powerful sign of Capricorn.

Schedule of Saturn-Pluto Conjunctions in Capricorn

Criteria:  FIND  (Sat in Cp)  AND  (Plu in Cp)  AND  (Sat  Cnj  Plu)

Search From: Mar 12 0501 BC  9:03:55 am

Search To:   Dec 31 2020  7:53:36 pm

Aspect Criteria: Exact Conj, +/- 3 degrees

Status:      Finished – 9 matches

[3] Is Exact          Jan 2 0187 BC    2:08:45 pm         (LMT +6:59:56)

[3] Is Exact          Dec 8 0047          8:22:23 am         (LMT +6:59:56)

[3] Is Exact          Feb 27 0549        10:39:46 pm       (LMT +6:59:56)

[3] Is Exact          Aug 7 0549          7:49:19 am         (LMT +6:59:56)

[3] Is Exact          Nov 8 0549          7:57:29 am         (LMT +6:59:56)

[3] Is Exact          Jan 12 0783         5:41:03 pm         (LMT +6:59:56)

[3] Is Exact          Dec 19 1284        4:27:50 pm         (LMT +6:59:56)

[3] Is Exact          Jan 3 1518 OS    5:40:12 am         (LMT +6:59:56)

[3] Is Exact          Jan 12 2020         9:59:24 am         (MST +7:00)

Getting Into the Details

Despite the fact that we don’t have a precise sense of what historic developments ensued under this rare configuration, It makes terrific sense to do our best to unpack the details of this alignment. It is our purpose here to bring much greater clarity to the question of “the whys and hows” involved in this major event.  

First, we need to clearly identify the players in this drama. Saturn, Pluto are the lead actors, and the setting in which they appear as the curtain of this event rises is the Sign of Capricorn.  First, we must examine the roles of the lead actors.

Saturn

Saturn, the ringed planet, has a long-established tradition in all cultures that practiced astrological observation. Saturn is associated with stopping. The Hebrew people observe the Sabbath, and on this occasion, many forms of engagement with nature that cause changes, business commerce, and work itself is set aside. It is a time of rest, reflection, and dedication to deeper meaning. “Saturday” is associated to Saturn. The word in Hebrew for Sabbath is “Shabbat,” and its root is a combination of the three Hebrew letters, Shin –  ש, Bet –  ב, and Tav – ת. Unsurprisingly, the name of the planet Saturn in Hebrew is “Shabtoi”, featuring the exact same letters at its root. We learn from this that the primary role of Saturn is to stop typical and normative activities for the purpose of regaining our focus on what genuinely matters and that which deserves our commitment.

Astrologers consider Saturn’s influence as one of evaluating, challenging, testing and verifying. The planet is traditionally associated to endings, and constraint. In Financial Astrology, Saturn is associated to the reduction of economic strength.

The symbol of Saturn appears as an ear beneath a cross.

Symbol of Saturn

The cross is symbolic of the nexus of our choices in the context of the divine impulses guiding us. The ear is listening, and “questions” what we are doing in this context. When we are doing what we are designed to do, Saturn behaves like the payroll office of the Zodiac – we get rewarded. But if we are misaligned, Saturn will stop our motion, require us to take stock, and “take away even that which we have” Note this theme as expressed in scripture:

“For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.”

Matthew 13:12 (KJV)

Saturn’s purpose is a process of assessment.

The ring of Saturn is a remarkable feature, and it speaks symbolically of the Gold Ring, the universal symbol of commitment, marriage, authority, and obligation. Traditionally, Gold was not quickly refined to complete purity with one cycle through the refiner’s fire. To refine gold, the smelting process involves introducing high temperatures, allowing for impurities to rise from the surface from the gold ore, where they were removed, and then, the process was repeated seven times, ultimately yielding pure gold metal.

Saturn’s location in the birth horoscope is associated to the type of effort a person will undertake. Saturn’s position and relationships with other planets provides information directly pertaining to what commitments, obligations, responsibilities and demands for maturity are in play. When Saturn in Transit makes aspect to any planet in the Natal Chart, the native will be required to face obligations and may be constrained to reevaluate and reconstitute in certain ways.

The key takeaway as it relates to our topic is that Saturn puts on the brakes in order to reassess what is going on, and to make interim corrections in the directional course of actions.

Pluto

The Symbol of Pluto
Pluto is seen holding a spear, accompanied by his three-headed dog.

Pluto – also known as Hades, was aptly and presciently named after the Roman God of the Underworld. The planet’s role can be a bit confusing for beginning astrologers. The planets beyond Saturn cannot be seen by the naked eye. Pluto has a very long orbital period of roughly 248 years during which it traverses the entire zodiac. Pluto travels approximately 20 years through each zodiacal sign. Pluto was unheard of prior to February 18, 1930 and was not a component of the any cultural or traditional interpretations of astrology prior to the 20th century.  Recently, in 2006, some astronomers demoted Pluto and said it was not a planet but a dwarf planet in 2006, only to be reinstated. However experienced astrologers note that whenever Pluto changed signs or made a significant alignment with other planets, or the planets in an even horoscope, massive changes ensued. Pluto became associated to nuclear blasts, volcanic eruption, releasing of deeply held truths or suppressed resources, and wholesale transformations. Pluto’s astrological alignments have been associated and back-tested to give astrologers a clear pattern of interpretations for its often very-challenging effects in world events and personal lives.

An effective way to interpret the role of Pluto is to consider its placement as the external player in the solar system. In key ways Pluto is analogously similar to Mercury, which is the “messenger” or “communication planet.”  Mercury is always quite close to the Sun and is quintessentially associated to local and familiar information. Pluto is also involved with transmission of information and details but is associated to the transmission of unfamiliar and distant, powerful and transformative information.  Unlike Mercury which transmits local and thus palatable and digestible information from within our familiar sphere of awareness, Pluto is conveying an entirely different data stream. Consider Pluto as a step-down transformer within a power system. The huge expressions of Black holes, Nebulae, Galaxies and the Universe itself move through the auspices of Pluto. The planet does its best to bring these massive forces down to bite-size chunks, but they are too big to be bite-sized, so the influence of a Pluto transmission is overwhelming and generally upsetting. In this case, Pluto requires us to completely realign ourselves with the greater truths that we ignore in our self-oriented way of living. We must face the facts – facts that we did not even realize exist. We must stop deluding ourselves that we are somehow on track, and face reality on a higher and more holistic level. Only having reached this level of awareness can we craft the strategies and actions that are required of us in order to create a harmonious and sustainable society on this planet.

Earth, as seen in its entirety for the first time during the Apollo Missions

Interaction of the Players

Now that we have established the characteristics and observable effects of these players, what happens when they are conjoined? Saturn takes on the raw unbridled power of Pluto, and the character of Saturn’s demand for reevaluation is augmented to orders of magnitude higher levels than normal. Pluto takes on the attributes of Saturn and its unbridled power becomes such a powerful constraint that “never such a thing has been seen in the days of mankind.” 

Here, we see the entire world grinding to a halt, and months later not much has changed. Reevaluation has barely begun. People speak of “returning” to normal, but clearly there is something amiss with “normal.” Climate Change, Mass Extinction, broken Public health systems, lack of planetary cooperation, perpetual states of war, all of these portend the need for a redirection at the highest levels.

A classical Kubler-Ross grieving process appears to be taking place. In most countries, the frustration at not being able to live as customary in the span of our entire lives is faced with a variety of responses. NO evidence appears to prove the later stages of the model have been approached, much less achieved.

The Capricorn Context

This powerful combination appears in the Sign of Capricorn. What does Capricorn represent in this evaluation? Capricorn is Cardinal Earth, representing consolidation, stability, reliability, large-scale control, major systems. The sign involves everything in the realm of the MACRO. Macro in this context includes world finance, supply chains, global commerce, healthcare systems, science, medicine, the human role on earth, every expression of civilization at the highest levels. Surveillance, competing economic systems, policy, all of these are in play. The higher order of material existence, the basic and fundamental systems and resources that make everything hang together and function from the core level, this is the work of Capricorn.

When Pluto entered Capricorn on November 26, 2008, the world was on its heels and the great recession yielded market declines to nearly 34%, and the Obama election led to a massive consolidation of certain aspects of the government, economy through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), banking system, reach of the federal reserve, healthcare, and centralization of power in a  host of specific examples. Very large-scale mergers and massive corporate growth and increased government powers ensued within Pluto’s journey through Capricorn, and Apple, first company who reached a market capitalization of a Trillion Dollars. Apple was followed by Alphabet (Google) , Amazon, Microsoft, and Petro China. Apple reached a valuation of $2 trillion. It is not mistaken to note that authoritarian regimes gained traction and flourished under Pluto’s journey through Capricorn.

The Pluto transit through Capricorn lasts until 2024, when Pluto finally begins its transit through Aquarius. This sign, the home to the “greater good of all” gives us hope that Pluto’s power will lead to the affirmative transformation of human attention from self-centered and exploitative behavior to a sustainable, mutually beneficial and supportive era. However, it’s not possible to arrive that result unless we slow down, take stock, reach consensus, make a better strategy, and align our resources and behaviors to meet the challenges we have ignored.

Saturn entered Capricorn on December 19, 2017, and ultimately departs Capricorn on December 17, 2020. This three-year period is marked as a time of frustration, delays, which lead to reduction of excess waste and superficiality. The transit is a period of “get-your-act together” on a global scale. The meetup with Pluto is Saturn’s prime event during this transit.

The conjunction occurring on January 12, 2020 does not repeat, but the planets returned to within 3 degrees of proximity – as close as close as they get in this cycle on September 29, 2020. On that day, worldwide COVID-19 deaths surpassed 1 million.

Common features over many cycles of Saturn through Capricorn including consolidation of big business, changes in government policy, monopolies, the meaning of work, formation of key treaties, political upheaval, advancements in science, Maritime, fire & Mining disasters, Extreme weather events, bigotry, cultural developments, and expansion of certain features of religion and spirituality.

Impact of the Conjunction

The term for Planet in Hebrew is “Mazal.” The term conjoins the prefix “from or with” and the term Zal, which means “dripping.”  Hence a planet is associated to the formation of a reservoir of a specific resource or potential. This resource is imputed on a planetary scale, to the core, and major planetary events like the Saturn-Pluto conjunction tend to resonate out from the core and make its presence known for years not merely for months.

An example of this resonance is the Saturn-Uranus in 90-degee angle “squares” that occurred seven times between Jun 2012 and March 2015. Saturn, the planet associated to Tradition and the Old Ways met up with Uranus, the planet of Change. The Obama-McCain 2012 election was about this dynamic, with McCain representing the old ways and Obama representing change. It was interesting to watch the results, which demonstrated that change was needed and the old ways need to be disrupted. The term “disrupter” became common parlance in the aftermath of this series of planetary meetings. From the disrupters, we got Amazon.com, Uber, AirBnB, Twitter, and a host of new technologies and attending challenges. The impulse of the squares is still being felt. The same can be said about the rare Saturn-Pluto meetup. While the pandemic may or may not subside in medical and health terms, the impact on the human psyche and on world events and the outlook of humanity is likely to last at least through the next decade if not longer. The MACRO dimensions of the world change very slowly. The powerful “dripping” in this case, is more like a tidal wave, and the impact of the huge swell in human terms is difficult to estimate. However, what we need to watch for is the progress towards “acceptance” in the Kubler-Ross framework. Until we reach that level, which is long past denial, the work of this Major Transit will remain incomplete, and chaos will continue to reign.

Trump’s Daunting Tangle with Fate



On November 3, 2020, US Election Day, President Trump was facing a series of powerful planetary transits across his natal planetary placements. Examination of transit vs, natal placements helps the professional astrologer make assessments about the life of the native. Using this method, the careful observer can see clearly what is taking place even if the client is unaware of many dimensions of potential. Observation of Donald Trump’s dynamic experiences relative to planetary motion can give us a dramatic example of many principals of astrological interpretation.

Summary of Trump’s Astrological Moment

The combination of very powerful planetary influences on Trump’s life is phenomenal, challenging him with a living example of a personal force majeure and manifesting a spectrum of challenges. A person with this combination of challenges would be well-advised to be very flexible, to heed the warnings that life is presenting, and prepare for a long slog through some profoundly challenging times. The potential shown in this reading of influences and the associated events do not seem to favor Trump’s re-election, or his many enterprises, for that matter.  The outcome of all of this will be very instructive His situation is quite clearly reveals the direct relationship between life experiences and planetary placement at birth and planetary motion throughout life.  This assessment has not utilized many dimensions of astrological technique, but it is sufficient to help the reader gain access to some of the real story-behind-the-story. Below you will find evaluations of his natal horoscope and planetary positions on Election Day 2020.

There are additional topics that merit further of research and discussion. Among the most transparent of them, is the fact that Mercury was stationary and about to go direct, precisely on the Election date itself. When mercury is stationary, it’s nearly impossible for communication to be delivered. Hence we have the themes of whether mail would be delivered, whether some ballots would be counted or excluded. Given Mercury’s stationary position, how could the results of the election be immediately known? Any astrologer looking at the election day chart would confidently state the election’s outcome would not be revealed promptly.  Other topics planned for examination includes the Horoscope of Joe Biden, and if time permits, relationships of the Natal Horoscopes of both candidates to the US Sibley Birth Chart.

Below is a chart of Trump’s Natal Horoscope inside the horoscope of Election Day itself.
Above we show a “biwheel” featuring his birth in the inside wheel, and the current transits on Election Day 2020 on the outer wheel.
There are a many elements worth examining here. First we will comment about his natal horoscope. This will be followed by an examination of the current positions of planets on and after Election Day 2020.

Natal Horoscope Details

In his every horoscope we find some planetary positions known to astrologers as “critical degrees” because they represent sensitive places in the zodiac for the native. Trump’s configurations can help us unpack and reveal his personality. The notable players: Sun and Moon are ~180 degrees “opposed,” at 20 and 21 degrees Sagittarius and Gemini respectively. Sun and Mars are 60-degrees apart, “sextile.” His Saturn and Venus are found conjoined at 23 and 25 Cancer. His Ascendant is found at 29 Leo. Uranus and Jupiter are in a tight trine (~120 degrees) at 17 degees gemini-libra. Mercury and Neptune are square (90-degrees) at 8 cancer, and 5 degrees libra. Mercury at 8 Cancer and Pluto at 10 Leo are semisextile at a ~30-degree relationship. Mars appears directly on the eastern horizon, his “ascendant,” in the 12th house.

Sun Moon Opposition

Imbalance between the masculine and feminine sides of the personality. Sun Moon opposition often connotes a battle between the parents and the native may have a hard time “living within one’s skin.” Ego and emotions are out of balance, empathy is missing where assertion is in play. The native is found amidst an internal battle, and this leads to indecisiveness or instability.

Sun Sextile Mars

The native exhibits a forceful and adventurous expression of initiative.

Saturn Venus Conjoined

The native who has this configuration faces challenges with the ability to make commitments. Saturn’s diminishing effect forestalls what the native desires, and results can elude the native. IF but only if the native continues to work hard to obtain what they seek, it comes slowly, and solidly. The absence or presence of loyalty is a major theme.

Uranus Jupiter Trine

Overflowing, erratic energy abounds. Non-conformism, avoidance of restrictions and pursuit of alternatives, featuring sudden changes of direction.

Mercury Neptune Square

Difficulty with discernment, as though driving in a heavy fog. Language usage is confusing or deceptive. Challenges telling the difference between facts and realities vs fantasy and illusion.

Mercury Pluto Semisextile

Forceful expression, often volcanic, threatening or angry. Ambitious.

12th House Mars on Ascendant

Twelfth house planetary placements connote the soul must “pay a price” for past actions, perhaps from past lives. Since Mars expresses personal power, the 12th house placement shows this power is diluted. Emotional outbursts and confusion about a sense of direction are typical of a 12th house Mars. Mars in Leo is powerfully driven to express creativity and dramatic or arrogant behavior may ensue.

Leo at 29 degrees on Ascendant

When Leo is on the eastern horizon at birth, we find a person who demands and craves respect. Life appears to be a grand demonstration and projection of nearly unlimited largess. The native is the dominant personality in most any setting.

The 29th degree is of particular importance, especially when the ascendant appears at this degree. The native is prone to having problems making decisions, due to vacillation, confusion, and impulsiveness. Overcompensation, a general air of crisis accompanies the native. Ascendant at 29 degrees is considered debilitating.

Donald Trump in his frequent arms-crossed posture.

Trump Election Day Transits

Transit Mars Sextile Natal Uranus

As Mars moves through, “transiting” the sky, it expresses as a triggering force when it meets the “critical degree” where any planet was positioned at birth.  Uranus is the planet associated to surprises, change, and unexpected developments. Here, we have Transit Mars at 15 Aries making aspect to Uranus at 17 Gemini. The election experience connotes the emergence of a surprise to Trump in many areas. Trump’s natal Uranus is in the 10th house, which is his public role. Transit mars moves quickly, so by December 4th, 2020 Mars meets Trump’s Uranus exactly. This triggering effect typical of Mars should be observed at that time.

Transit Mars Opposed Natal Jupiter

Transit Mars, the Trigger and Natal Jupiter, the planet of abundance are opposed on this date. The opposition is often characterized with challenges in keeping a steady course, because Jupiter always wants to launch off and embrace new horizons. Meanwhile, opposing Mars in the 8th house of chaos, life/death, and emotional potential says: “Wait, there are some deep issues that you have to face.” This is a brief transit, but when a person has mars opposing natal Jupiter it is common that the emotions overheat and conflict is more likely.

Transit Jupiter Quincunx Natal Sun

Since Jupiter is regarded as a benefic planet, any aspect to another planet may yield positive developments. The native has big plans to expand his horizons but is faced with a series of barriers. A person with this transit would be advised to maintain his composure rather than bullying their way through, when facing these challenges.

Transit Jupiter within 1 degree Quincunx to Natal Moon’s Nodes

Jupiter involves ambition and the desire to expand. The Nodes are the gateways of the entire matrix of astrological influences, so any aspect to the Nodes is powerful and significant. Trump’s south node in Sagittarius expresses optimism and connotes broad vision. However, his North Node in Gemini means he is required to change his style and reach a point where he can lighten up and abstain from always pursuing huge objectives. It’s a “take time to stop and smell the roses” and “be satisfied with the little things” lifetime objective. Quincunx (~150 degrees) Jupiter raises the issue of this need to attain this requirement. Since Jupiter appears semi sextile to the South Node, Trump chooses to avoid the surrender of his grand plans and continues pursuing them come what may.

Transit Jupiter Oppose Natal Venus

Jupiter opposing Venus is another generally positive aspect, suggesting attractiveness and an optimistic air. On the other hand, in order to support attractiveness and optimism commitment is necessary. There’s the rub, because when Jupiter and Venus are opposed, the potential exists for the native to be uncommitted and tempted towards seeking other horizons. In fact, given the host of potential financial, tax, and legal woes, it is not surprising that Trump demonstrates lack of commitment to the nation to which he is wedded as President, but to his own needs and agendas.

Transit Jupiter Opposed Natal Saturn

Serious Natal Saturn prefers to take a cautious approach, but with Jupiter opposing, caution and conventional solutions are thrown to the wind. Old patterns and systems are challenged. Trump’s complete rejection of the notion that he should concede Biden’s victory in the election and continued pursuit of his own ambition are exemplified in this aspect.

Transit Saturn Opposes Natal Venus

Saturn in Transit is always a testing agent, examining the legitimacy or falsehood of currently-existing orientations and approaches. When the current orientation is appropriate, Saturn can reward. When it is not appropriate, Saturn can punish through creating challenges, endings, and declines. Trump’s natal Venus at Cancer 25 in the 11th house shows a familial connection with the masses through his own sense of who are his people, which in today’s narrative is his “base.” Saturn in opposition comes with profound challenges because in Saturn’s view, the proper role of cancer is nurturing and empathetic, but Trump proves to be divisive and aloof. The aspect shows that something that Trump wants is going to be denied him.

Transit Saturn Quincunx Natal Mars

Saturn is always associated to slowing things down, constraint, or even stopping or ending. Natal Mars is associated to getting started and dynamic energy. Here, Saturn plays the role of being a limiter, putting the brakes on ambition and initiative, while sending the Native back to the drawing board. This transit is relatively exact, and it likely has long-term effects. In fairy-tale analogy, strong guards block the castle gate and will not admit but rather, return the candidate who has not completed the assigned tasks to go and complete them before he can gain access.

Transit Saturn Opposing Natal Saturn

Here, Saturn is asking whether the homework is ready to be turned in. Transit Saturn in opposition is a powerful force that reminds us of the expression: “The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.”  Transit Saturn opposing natal Saturn weighs and measures the native’s life and sees the incomplete work, hampers or stops the Native, and says: “You have to get back to the task. What has been done so far is not sufficient yet.”  Since Saturn is very serious about the TRUTH, in this transit, we can see that this represents a crucial opportunity for growth at the deepest levels. Whether Trump takes advantage of the opportunities presented in this demand to recalibrate or resists will prove be a true and very public test of his mettle.

Transit Uranus sextile Natal Mercury

Transit Uranus in relationship with Natal Mercury generally yields surprise in the realm of communication. The native’s expression is very active, often full of surprises and may easily contradict itself in erratic and unexpected ways. Rather than exhibiting gently–flowing communication , the currents lurch too and fro, while new ideas and expressions abound. This is a relatively long-term transit also, so the impact of this will last through the entire period between Election day and the Inauguration.

Transit Uranus Square Natal Pluto

Transit Uranus brings sudden change, and Natal Pluto is concerned with power itself. This is one of the most powerful indicators of a personal crisis. The experience is like having an earthquake that triggers an explosion. Unintended consequences abound in this energy, as the core attachment to Power is upset by extreme and unpredictable, relentless forces. This is a very long-term transit and has profound implications for Trump.

Transit Neptune Square Natal Sun and Moon

Neptune is associated with dissolve, deception, and lack of clarity. It’s also associated to the potential for spiritual revelation, which may not be interpreted accurately due to clarity challenges. Sun and Moon are opposed at Trump’s birth as the Moon approaches Full.  As we mentioned above, the Native with Sun-Moon opposed has issues balancing the Masculine and Feminine and may be a conflicted person with trouble living comfortably in his life due to emotional imbalance.  Neptune in square can be an influence that can defeat and dissolve any enterprise. A person who is living amidst this aspect’s payload is guaranteed to face a daunting personal challenge at a very high degree of intensity. Self-confidence erodes, options seem to vanish like so many mirages. The hoped-for result is that individual’s awareness of the meaning of life is reset on a more deeply spiritual and holistic level. A negative approach to this transit is indulgence. Indulgence could be in the form of substance abuse, but it can also take the form of delusional and paranoid interpretation of events, people, and circumstances.

Transit Neptune Quincunx Natal Jupiter

Here, the dissolving force of Neptune affects Jupiter, which is associated to Trumps ambitions, aspirations, and self-perception. Trump faces a slow-burn reduction of his ability to exercise his big plans and goals. Haze and confusion envelops targets that were once clear. As with all Neptune transits, a potential for a spiritual awakening and deepening is present, but the clarity that should be demonstrated by achieving awakened awareness does not appear until Neptune has completed its visit. This is a long-term transit.

Transit Neptune Trine Natal Saturn

Neptune’s dissolving expression meets Saturn’s sense of material and substantial coalescence here. For many of us, Idealism and Reality can be very different, but in this transit, they must come to terms. In order to attain this harmony, some behaviors, resources, relationships, or roles may be attained or lost during this transit. If these are out of accord with the ultimate objective to deepen the soul’s greater purpose, generally the Native will experience having to “Let go and let God.” This is a serious, long-term transit.

Transit Neptune Square Natal Uranus

Here, the dissolving force of Neptune is squaring Natal Uranus, the planet generally associated to a person’s uniqueness, distinctions and ability to generate change. It has the effect of undermining the Native’s individuality and their sense of confidence and uniqueness. It’s action is somewhat like the so-called “water torture,” where a single repetitive dripping of ice-cold water is directed upon the victim’s scalp, breaking down his resistance while forcing him to yield to forces he cannot overcome. This is a very powerful and significant indicator that Trump loses control of the narrative and must face dimensions he has ignored or avoided.

Transit Neptune Square Natal Moon’s Nodes

In this transit, Neptune is challenging Trump by undermining the very premise upon which he has been operating. Trump faces a loss of control on many fronts, not only political. This can be a very confusing experience for the native. The narrative that “this is a campaign in which he is fighting for his very life” is an apt reflection of the profound effect of Neptune making aspect to the Moon’s Nodes. Neptune slowly but surely breaks down artifice, in pursuit of a recalibration on a higher level of authenticity.

Transit Pluto Quincunx Natal Sun

Here we have Pluto, with a reputation for explosive and totally transforming effects making aspect to Trump’s Sun, his primary direction. A time of power struggles is at hand. This transit challenges all aspects of Trumps power and confidence. A rebirth is called for, one where new and exciting opportunities may supersede what he has been doing. He is called upon to surrender control.  If he can’t or won’t surrender, things don’t turn out well for him. Much talk is made of Trump’s many options, given the election results that show Biden winning the Presidency. But to realize any of the opportunities this transformation may yield, surrender precedes reconstitution.

Transit Pluto Opposes Natal Venus

Pluto, the Transformer sometimes shocks the native into awakening. Venus is associated to a person’s values, and what they seek or love. Venus expresses what a person wants and desires in their life. Trump’s capacity to connect to his longed-for and much-desired “base” is likely thwarted under this transit. Pluto wants to see reclamation and augmentation, not of mere trival desires, but demands a total reset towards legitimate values and commitment when opposing Venus. Since Venus is associated to finance and possessions, it is not surprising that in this time, we note considerable emphasis on Trump’s financial obligations, debts, potential lawsuits, and other financial and potential legal challenges. Additionally, the notion that his marriage may be in jeopardy is possible with Venus facing opposition by Pluto.

Transit Pluto Opposes Natal Saturn

Here, transit Pluto expresses great power in regard to Trump’s commitments obligations, and responsibilities. Pluto in opposition here can be like a volcanic eruption, bringing rapidly changing circumstances which may require many features of Trumps life to come to an end, since Saturn is often associated to terminations and cessations. Pluto comes with full force, blows the cover off any pretense and makes reality known. It’s an uncomfortable position to be the recipient of challenge at this level. Resistance proves to be futile in the face of Pluto’s relentless demand for awakening, but if a person resists, harm can ensue.