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Introduction 2-7
ZODIAC SIGNS
q Aries 7-10
w Taurus 11
e Gemini 11-13
r Cancer 14-16
r Leo 16-17
y Virgo 17-19
u Libra 19
i Scorpio 19-25
o Sagittarius 25-26
p Capricorn 27-29
[ Aquarius 29-35
Zeus – Jupiter 33-34
Age of Aquarius 35-36
] Pisces 36-37
PLANETS
A Sun 37
s Moon 37
d Mercury 38
f Venus 38-39
g Mars 39-40
GFHJK Asteroids 40-45
G Pallas Athena 40-42
J Vesta / Hestia 42
H Juno / Hera 42-43
F Ceres / Demeter 43
K Chiron 44-45
Aegis and Gorgoneion 45-47
h Jupiter 45-46
j Saturn 45-46
k Uranus 47
l Neptune 48-49
; Pluto 49-50
Pluto’s downgrade 50-51
POLITICAL ASTROLOGY
Outer-Planet Discovery 51-53
kl; Uranus-Neptune-Pluto timeline charts 54-58
kl; conjunctions ephemeris 59
; Pluto’s Perihelion Orbit 60-65
kl; conjunctions meaning 66-69, 80
l; conjunctions meaning 66-68, 80
k; Uranus-Pluto conjunctions meaning 90-92
kl Uranus-Neptune conjunctions meaning 89-91
Astro-geographic overlay maps 91-93
Ancient China 68-69
Hellenistic Greece 68-79
First Horoscopes 81-83
Glyph development 83-90
Ptolemy 75-77
Regiomontanus 89-90
Antikythera mechanism 73-74
Alexandria 78-80
POST-SOVIET REGIME CHARTS 93-133
EU 94-108
Russia 108-121
Ukraine 122-133
Aspect meanings 116-117
Belarus 134
OTHER REGIMES
USA 134-154
Conservative group 136-138
Liberal group 138-139
USA Precession 139-140
Pluto transit timeline 141-152
President timeline table 152-154
Bolevarian Venzuela 155-162
China (modern) 163-167
Israel 168-170
Modern Greece 170-174
Turkey 174-179
Egypt/Africa 179-185
United Nations 186
BIOLOGY of AGING 187-204
Author biography 204-205
References: 205-212
Index 212-214
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POLITICAL ASTROLOGY
The Astrology of Western Imperialism and its resolution with longevity
Van K. Golay
Golden Gate station, Kyiv Metro
Abstract: Every 248 years Pluto, the most powerful planet by transit in astrology, crosses over the
top of the natural zodiac and through the sign Capricorn. The importance of 0°p is that it is the
upper point on the natural zodiac wheel between the two opposing primary hemispheres. These
hemispheres represent the two halves of a collective (World) mind, that is connected to the
population pattern of the World and rooted in the geography of the continents that produced that
population pattern.
The Pluto transit brings to the fore issues of East –West conflict, and also puts the spotlight on the
long-lived character that Capricorn symbolizes. The astrological Capricorn characteristics of
dominance, ambition, authority, and longevity are embodied in human figures like the father,
executive, boss, monarch, and the long-lived messiah or redeemer figures. As Pluto transits
Capricorn (2008-2024) it is a good time to evaluate the progress of Western Imperialism and also the
progress of engineering the long-lived Capricorn character (phenotype). Eastern Imperialism is
primarily defensive because the East is already the dominant half of the collective mind due to a 2 to
1 demographic dominance. See statistics at p. 10 and 1st reference. In religious mythology the two
phenomena are related in that the inborn hemispheric competition for World dominance is resolved
by birth of the long-lived or everlasting messiah-redeemer character. As Pluto now transits the apex
of the wheel, Western Imperialism seems in decline but is not dead and longevity science is red-hot
but only long-lived lower animals (yeast through rodents) are currently being produced. The
scientific revolution of the last two centuries produced dramatic gains in average human lifespan
(life expectancy) but not maximum lifespan. The new discoveries in the biology of aging, signal gains
in maximum human lifespan may be achievable if not imminent.
The transit of Pluto over the hemispheric divide and through Capricorn, is a relatively weak general
influence based on the E-W geographic polarity and the apex quality of p, while Pluto’s aspects to
the other outer social planets, Neptune and Uranus are sharper delineators of political change. Also
Pluto’s transit at perihelion (closest to the Sun) can be a sharp delineator of political change. Longer
transit-like secular cycles like precession of the equinox are important for long term understanding
of the collective-organisms destiny. See p. 65
This book also presents an original theory about the meaning of the Zodiac sign and planet glyphs
(symbols). Individually and in composite, the glyphs describe key philosophical concepts (not
scientifically verified yet) like reincarnating souls, collective minds, and the basis of opposing
antagonistic hemispheres responsible for Western Imperialism. It presents a symbol based rational
for choosing a particular astrological time for birthing children. It also suggest that the author of
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these symbols (the majority spirit of the
collective mind) is a scientist as well as
philosopher. Several symbols imply a
central strategy for longevity-extension
based on arresting reproductive
development at puberty in order to
delay/arrest senescence (aging). That
idea gets considerable agreement from
current longevity research, and that research on development control will be discussed in the last
chapter on the Biology of aging.
Introduction:
Here a new interpretation of the zodiac glyph symbols is presented. The zodiac glyph symbols were
evolved anonymously during late Greek Byzantium, and early renaissance, (circa 1400). At the core
of the zodiac glyph symbols are sub-symbols for body = t, soul = q, heaven = ], earth = ,
reproduction by natural selection = , and reproduction by planned birth = . Together as a system
or in composite they
explain the most
important
philosophical ideas on
earth. Those ideas are
important to the
collective mind that
inspired them and to us
humans who are the
cells of that mind. In a
general way, the
natural zodiac is the
horoscope of the
World which describes the structure of the spirit world (collective mind) and basic philosophical
concepts held by that mind. They can serve as a guide of life at the personal and social-psychological
level.
Natural zodiac: This zodiac format (Aries on the left, and Capricorn at the top) is natural in that the
glyph system, as described in this book, requires that orientation for the sub-symbols to describe E-W
social-psychological hemispheric polarity, which is originally dependant on the souls reincarnational
pathway from Aries to Pisces. That natural scheme overlays and is connected to continental
geography and demography. See Aries pp. 8-12.
Other representational uses of the Zodiac: The tropical zodiac is also used to represent a diagram
of the seasons. Starting with the spring (Vernal) Equinox = 0°Aries, Summer Solstice = 0° Cancer, Fall
Equinox = 0° Libra, and the Winter Solstice = 0°Capricorn. The zodiac probably evolved as a calendar
tool to predict the seasons.
In Astrology horoscopy the House system of 12 houses and 4 cardinal angles remain in the
background with their meaning based on the meaning of the signs of the natural zodiac starting with
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Aries in the 1st house on the left side and Capricorn at the top. For any particular horoscope the
ascendant or rising degree will be determined by the earth’s rotation relative to the local horizon for
that exact time. So you get two meanings for the planets position in the horoscope; one based on
their house location at the exact time of day at birth and one based on its sign location longitude
degree in the tropical zodiac.
Choosing People:
In a new theory about the glyph symbols (circa 1976) I will show how the wiggly lines in the
symbols of the Zodiac direct us in timing (birthing) the psychologically superior child. It is superior by
virtue of aligning the most associative astrological factor in an individual’s horoscope (the south and
north lunar nodes) with the q-u (Aries-Libra) axis. Conception is timed to put the South Node and
North Node of the Moon at 0° Aries and 0°Libra respectively at birth. This links the Childs Moon
Node associations in the world at the broadest and most balanced position relative to the primary
zodiac hemispheres. According to astrologers the 0° Aries – Libra axis is the most important
associative axis for relationships both public and private. The purpose for aligning these associative
factors is to neutralize and balance the child’s connections to a polarized and historically
antagonistic collective mind. The assumption here is that the East-West geographic divide at the
middle East ( 30°E) has a psychic dimension in a polarized organismal consciousness.
This will make the child an attractive neutral vessel in which the confluence of psychic vectors from
both halves of the collective mind can converge harmoniously. You are producing the neutral human
element of a potential temporary psychic-trinity, composed of the two halves of the collective mind
(majority spirit, minority spirit, and human). See Aquarius pp. 30-35. The timing of the birth does not
give him/her attributes of longevity but only psychological neutrality/balance in relation to the two
arch-spirits of the collective mind. His or her longevity and moral strength will come by controlling
environmental and behavioral factors that affect the biology of aging. The biology of aging is at a
revolutionary stage of understanding at the end of the 20th century and can stand on its own merit
to produce longevity gains in the future. On the other hand, while astrology timing may seem nonessential from a scientific standpoint, the timing is implied in the symbols to be important for the
social organism’s goal of political unity.
Astrological understanding of the structure and nature of the collective mind (social psychology) and
its relationship to personal psychology is unknown, and unstudied by academia. Its taboo. Here we
look at astrology’s glyphs as a map of the astronomic-inputs that define social psychology, and the
politics of Western Imperialism, a denied phenomena in the West, which may benefit from
Astrology’s repression. The assumed problem of Western Imperialism and the problem of longevity,
are intertwined and both are the subject of this book.
The next dates for birthing these special children are shown below.
BIRTHDAY - North node at 0°u (true node)
November 11, 2015
June 3, 2034
December 23, 2052
July 17, 2071
March 8, 2090
CONCEPTION DATE (9 months earlier)
February 11, 2015
September 3, 2033
March 23, 2051
October 17, 2070
June 8, 2089
Alternatively one could adopt a needy child with the approximate birth date and raise them as
chosen children, by educating them in the biological sciences of aging, and strategies designed to
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silence reproductive development at puberty. Those strategies include activating the
longevity/survival genes Sirtuin Sirt1-7 and FOXO genes 1,3 hereafter abbreviated as sirtuin-FOXO
genes, which are master transcriptional regulator genes that control a cascade of downstream
genes, that affect organismal physiological and psychological function. Discussed in last section.
Out of that group and the others that follow every
18 years will come children born with a putative
psychological blessing. The other more overt part of
the longevity program is for the child and its parents
to be educated in the biological sciences with
special attention to the biology of aging,
development, genetics, molecular biology, evolution
and nutrition, because lasting changes in behavior
or environment require scientific understanding as well as demonstrations of principle, involving the
longevity genes. The glyphs imply a particular strategy to achieve longevity involving reproductive
development arrest at maturity, and considerable recent science supports that notion. That
knowledge should grow in the coming years because of the conjunction of kl in Capricorn in 1993,
which builds on the 1821 kl conjunction in Capricorn. That conjunction combination stimulates
the psychology that is best for pursuing the individual longevity goal. The timing of this conjunction
fits well with the developmental need of the collective organism for a solution to over-population.
Social-organismal need drives history, while astrology (astronomic inputs) organizes the timing and
characterization of resolution of the need.
Pacifying the inherent antagonism between the hemispheres is implied in the symbols to be
important both for the individual and the collective mind. Over time, the populations of longer-lived
people should get larger and participants live longer, especially in those countries at the middle
ground (30° E.), which divides the primary hemispheres. The glyph system is the collective mind’s
master-plan to perfect the individual and social organism over time. That increasing longevity
phenotype eventually changes population genetics.
As might be expected from the conjunction of kl in Capricorn in 1993 and Pluto’s transit through
Capricorn (2008-2024) our knowledge of the biology of aging is undergoing a transformation leading
to extended lifespan in lower
animals in laboratories, and the
Elements
prospect of mimicking that
phenomena in humans. Here I
describe how the astrological
symbols directly speak to the
Fire
Earth
Air
Water
longevity project from the
Attributes: Fire = initiative, energy, and enthusiasm. Earth =
individual and social psychological
practicality, stability. Air = intellect, communication. Water =
perspective.
emotion, sensitivity.
According to modern astrological
reference books the origin of the glyphs and the meaning of the wiggly lines that compose them is
obscure. Some of the glyphs have been interpreted as abbreviations of the earlier zodiac (animal)
signs, for example Aries would be the horns of the ram, and with Sagittarius the arrow is just part of
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the full centaur, but many of the glyphs appear
related to the earlier constellation based
pictograms, but with added meaning not obvious
in the constellation pictograms.
Modes of expression, qualities
Cardinal
Fixed
Mutable
There is little consensus among astrologers about
sub-symbol interpretation of the glyphs or
See text for individual signs.
overall systemic structure, although parts of the
system have been organized into related groups of signs by element (Fire, Earth, Air and Water),
oppositional relatedness of signs and the quadruplicity scheme that relates three separate modes of
expression (cardinal, fixed and mutable) in the 4 quadrants of the 12 part zodiac.
The cardinal cross +, (Aries-Libra and Cancer-Capricorn axis) is the most important organizing
structural element. The cardinal cross of signs relates to the tropical zodiac solstice points that
establish 0°Aries for the horoscope, and diurnal rotation position, which gives the AscendantDescendant, Midheaven-IC Imum Coeli (lower heaven) degrees of an individual horoscope. This new
glyph interpretation is probably discovery of meaning originally inspired by the collective mind,
which is only now comprehensible to us humans, due to the developmental maturity of the social
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organism in recent times and the current relative maturity of the sciences. Much of the glyph-system
narrative is about developmental stage of individual and social organisms. Until the social-organism
reached the current stage of developmental-maturity, parts of the narrative, like the meaning of
Scorpio, which describes world political mass-population dynamics (socialism, and Western
Imperialism) were incomprehensible. Likewise recent biological-science discoveries are making
glyph-statements about extended longevity intelligible. The earliest use of the glyphs, except for the
Sun, Moon, Ascendant, and Midheaven do not show up in horoscopes until about 1400-1474. See
glyph development pp. 83-89. Before that time the Zodiac signs and planets were just written out or
abbreviated, in literal horoscopes. In the present interpretation, the glyph system is based on two
core sub-symbols, that combine in many symbolic statements about individual and collective
developmental processes, psychological principles, and philosophical goals, linked to evolutionary
cosmology and biology. An over-arching intelligence is implied in Aquarius symbolism, a sentient
intelligence that learns and evolves as part of the social organism. The collective mind may have
conceived the basic symbolic glyph system as a master plan that actualizes depending on our stage
of developmental maturity, with developmental needs-resolution timed by astronomic
(psychological) factors, like planet transits and conjunctions among the outer planets.
How lower signs underpin the social signs of the upper hemisphere. In the glyph system, the 6
upper hemisphere social signs are more complex social-expressions of individual or family orientated
signs in the lower hemisphere, with opposite pairs dealing with similar themes. The developmentally
more complex social expression builds on the opposite lower subordinate signs, which are
developmentally limited to early stages of individual growth and reproduction, with the family/clan
being the highest level of social organization in the first six signs.
q The isolated developing soul of Aries becomes the socially supported incarnation in Libra u.
w Individual, family, and corporate wealth contrast with collectively controlled
resources of the macro social-organism in Scorpio i.
e The local information of Gemini is organized as systematic science in Sagittarius. The local
neighborhood vision expands to the global/universal, in Sagittarius o.
r Quiescent germline stem cells of Cancer support the long-lived somatic body (non-germline) in
Capricorn p.
t One leading individual as leader of the local family unit (pride) becomes a cell in the collective
consciousness of many individuals in Aquarius [.
y The matrix of natural-selected reproducive life becomes a communion of mature souls in heaven
].
Basic meaning of zodiac signs and planet glyphs:
The lines in the glyphs ( astrological symbols) are actually composites of two basic sub-symbols for
the body and soul. Aries is the symbol for the soul and Leo is the symbol for the body.
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Aries, the first sign of the zodiac is the symbol of the soul at the beginning of its evolution and also
the start stage of each new
PANGAEA SUPERCONTINENT
reincarnation. Pisces, the last sign
"The way the Cookie crumbled"
of the zodiac, represents a pause
stage between incarnations, and
225 Million
also eventual soul maturity after
Years Ago
countless incarnations. The Aries
symbol suggest something that is
unitary in the stem but has duality
or polarity in development. The
Aries symbol splits into two
separate branches perhaps
Current Era
reflecting the adaptation of this
non-dividing psychic component to
the polar nature of dividing,
biological life forms including the
polarized collective organism. The
10 Million Years
physical nature of the soul is
in the future.
unknown, however the
reincarnation cycle, implied in the
zodiac symbols, point to a soul that
has structure, but is able to
transmigrate in the atmosphere
separated from a physical body.
The atmosphere we live in is
perhaps the heaven (pause stage) of existence for less evolved animal life and the surfaces of waters
is perhaps the heaven stage for even less evolved aquatic animals. In this scheme the gradations of
pressure and types of oxygen lure the evolving soul progressively upward. The philosopher Renee
Descartes speculated that the seat or home of the soul was the pineal gland between the two lobes
of the brain.
The layout of the natural zodiac, with Aries on the left and the animal-way progressing
counterclockwise around the bottom of the wheel from Aries, may be related to the Southwestern
quadrant of the geographic-overlay occupying tropical geography that generated a vast diversity
lower animal species, which predominate in the tropical forest. This may have been even more a
factor in prehistoric times when the proposed Pangeaen supercontinent favored that quadrant,
perhaps establishing a circular pattern of soul trans-species migrational-flow that continues to the
present. The easy geographical availability of the Eurasian land mass may have channeled the
dispersal of large mammals and later human-kind out of Africa to go to the East, thus establishing
the basis of Eastern demographic and resultant psychic dominance. The
Sun rising in the East every day may also have been an influence on the
circular pattern of the Zodiac wherein the body hemisphere (the East) was
the first to get sunlight in the daily light/dark circadian cycle, thus
orientating vegetation growth and life in general to the East. The idea that the collective mind
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should have a face or plane of focus with 30° East as the center of that plane is explained by the
theory that the continents were formed from a single land mass originally, and over the course of
the last 225 million years drifted apart but still maintains a central planar focus that is polarized into
primary distinct hemispheres, organized by the biology of the developing social organism.
The social-psychological structure (collective mind) can be understood as having its roots in the
Worlds demographic pattern and the geography that determined that pattern. The total of all
species in descending order from human may make up a demographic anchor, with the human
species dominating the conscious (thinking) part of the collective mind. That structure is critical to
understanding political structures and history, but perhaps equally important is the philosophical
story the symbols tell about individual and social development processes like reincarnation,
collective minds, longevity and future goals.
60°N
30°N
0°
N
DIVIDING THE WORLD AT 30° EAST
Border countries like Egypt, Turkey, and Ukraine were divided proportionally by rough estimate. All
of Hawaii and ⅔ of Alaska was counted as Eastern land area because it lies west of 150° W., the
proposed boundary on the opposite side of the globe from 30° East. While this division of the world
is geographically central, the East dominates in population by over 2 to 1. As people are the
presumed cells of the collective mind, the East is the dominant hemisphere. The West hopes to
rearrange the world population equation through warfare, which is the base motive for Western
Imperialism.
The Aries (soul) symbol is found exclusively in the left hemisphere while the Leo (body) symbol
dominates the right hemisphere. Capricorn - at the top of the wheel - is the only sign where the two
symbols join, as an Aries symbol connected to a south node leg of a south node symbol. It is
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appropriate that body and soul should come together in the sign associated with longevity and the
second half of life. Part of the theory presented here is that human
Country or area Population (2009)
Area (sq.km.)
World totals =
6,790,062,216
West of 30°E
2,124,942,917
East of 30°E
4,567,648,620
North of 30°N
2,774,144,963
South of 30°N
3,937,486,910
See country statistics at 1st reference
130,702,918 Km2
65,867,201
64,548,105
59,447,628
70,983,300
Arable and permanent cropland
(Thousand hectares) 2003
1,540,572
757,168
758,874
777,686
757,853
generation and the collective mind is astrologically polarized down the center of the zodiac and
down the center of the world at the Middle East. By superimposing the zodiac on the world using 30°
east longitude, then the surrounding geographic sections take on psychological traits associated with
the overlaying signs. For example Russia takes on the signs in the trans-familial quadrant, Libra
through Sagittarius, as post-Soviet Russia shed most of its former Capricorn geography. Africa is
mostly Cancer and Gemini. China is Virgo-Scorpio. The USA is Piscean. Great Britain is Aquarian, etc.
These boundaries are not exact and could change with geographic shifts. The circle of signs is largely
a social psychological diagram of the collective mind, authored (inspired) by the majority spirit of the
collective mind to explain its own nature, structure, and what it considers the most important
philosophical concepts.
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While the astro-geographic overlay theory is seemingly new, the concept of World geography being
partitioned under the dominion of the Greek Gods (Zeus, Apollo, Aries, Athena, etc.) was proposed
by Plato (427-347 BCE). See Critias in index for link. He suggested a natural systemic order exist,
established by chance (not by strife) in antiquity. Those various Gods influenced the psychology of
the people of their geographic domains. It should be kept in mind that Greek tropical astrology
(planetary or cosmologic psychology) only began rapid evolution around the time of Hipparchus
(190-120 BCE), synchronous with the discovery of precession of the equinoxes and culmination of
Hellenistic astronomic knowledge demonstrated in the Antikythera mechanism. See pp. 73-74.
Astrology achieved systematic organization with Claudius Ptolemy (90-168 CE). The classical
philosophers lacked that Hellenistic astronomical knowledge, necessary to begin distinguishing the
cosmologic inputs of human and collective psychology, but amazingly still had a feel for the results,
as evidenced by the psychological nature and relationships of the Olympian pantheistic family which
evolved in ancient, classical and Hellenistic Greece. Eratosthenes, Hipparchus and Ptolemy used
Alexandria as prime meridian for dividing the World (East and West). See pp. 73-74
Fixed cross signs
Taurus is the symbol of the world with the moon on it. It represents geography as shaped over the
eons by tides and seasons both of which are results of the moon's and the earth's cyclic motions.
Taurus is part of the fixed cross of signs involving the sign opposite to it (i) and the two signs at 90
degree angles to it (t,[). It is called the fixed cross because it relates to factors that cannot be
changed easily. The basis of this is that geography is cosmologically determined and that geography
in turn determines the demographic pattern of populations around the globe, which in turn fixes the
pattern of the collective mind. An alternative interpretation would have the symbol of the World
with an Aries symbol on top showing where (geographically) that soul incarnated and represents the
material circumstances surrounding the new incarnation.
e Gemini is traditionally ruled by the planet Mercury and is associated with all types of
communication like talking and writing. It is the base sign, the lowest on the natural zodiac wheel of
the mutable cross of signs involving Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces. It is mutable because the
issues involved are variable and open to change based on ones store of information. They are issues
like ones reproductive decisions in y, ones philosophy in o, and ones reincarnation schedule in ],
all decisions that result from ones store of information. The symbol rightly indicates that the base
factor in mutations of fate to be information, which one usually gets from the local environment.
Gemini is in the initial build stage quadrant of the natural zodiac which is developmentally immature
(non-social) where the soul begins to relate to what is outside their immediate geographic
environment they incarnated into (w) and has been traditionally associated with the local
environment of early life, siblings and neighbors, but the concept can be logically applied to the
dualistic bi-polar World where East and West arch-spirits are evolving siblings or neighbors.
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Base of mutable signs.
Gemini comes from the Latin word geminus that
means twin, dual, or to double or pair. An example
Gemini picture from
of the occasional hidden meaning of words may be
Biet Alpha
synagogue, ca. 5th
seen here. In English, Gemini phonetically sounds
century CE,
like (Gem-in-I). The Gem refers to the diamond
Israel.(castello 1994)
pattern formed by the natural cardinal cross (+) of
signs, in the old-style horoscopes shown below,
and the effect of Gemini's information in making that diamond pattern perfectly balanced and
fulfilled. The diamond pattern is perfected by using the two techniques described in this book to
produce a long-lived and psychologically more fit human. The last step is done in order to make the
person an independent agent in relation to an inherently-contentious collective mind and takes care
of the horizontal (Aries - Libra) axis of the cardinal cross, while the first step of maximum growth and
longevity are the ideal qualities of the vertical Cancer - Capricorn axis.
The astronomical version of Uranus k shows the two sides of a
Gemini symbol supporting an inverted Venus symbol, symbolizing the
importance of scientific information in mutating the natural order of
naturally-selected, normal-longevity. By overthrowing the Venus
symbol of reproduction, the individuals cardinal cross (destiny
symbol), is now on top of the World symbol, making the individual
potentially independent of the World through longevity. Furthermore it is proposed here that the
asteroid goddess Pallas Athena is a co-ruler of Gemini because its glyph, recapitulates the symbolism
of the diamond G. See Athena, pp. 40-42.
Glyph development:
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Symbolic horoscopes formed exclusively from glyphs were a huge advance in chart diagramming.
The exact timeline of early-glyph formation remains buried in European library archives, but a few
pre-printing press manuscripts are now available online from the national libraries of European
countries (see references for links). There are many literary horoscopes in European libraries but
very few diagrams with glyphs before 1400 CE. The best example is the chart from Book Pluti.28.34,
acquired by the private library of Cosimo dei Medici (1389-1464), which is the foundation collection
of the Laurentian Library in Florence, Italy. See on p. 86. The author and date of writing is unknown.
Acquisition was synchronous with the final fall of the Greek Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman Turks
in 1453, as Greek and Eastern philosophical ideas worked their way into a fast evolving glyph system,
spurred on by the invention of the printing press around 1440 CE. The Gutenberg Bible was printed
in 1453. See glyph development timeline. See pp. 83-90
The horoscopes forms shown here
were first used around 1400-1474 CE,
with the diamond pattern most common.
An important astrological correlation with the renaissance of science in general and birth of the new
glyph system was the conjunction of l; in 1398 CE in Gemini, at the midpoint of the much larger
kl; conjunction cycle that started in 577 BCE. See graph on p. 57. The l; conjunction at 4°
Gemini was the first of the Gemini series of l; conjunctions that will continue for the next 3800
years. That repeated emphasis on Gemini puts Gemini in a special category, that modifies the
upcoming Age of Aquarius and beyond. Interestingly the new glyph system that quickly coalesced to
its present form by 1474 in the first printed Regiomontanus calendars and ephemerides, defines the
World as a Gemini-like bipolar, local, social-organism. Local is here defined as geocentric. If you call
the collective-mind a God, then it is probably a local God, not universal, however a Galactic or
universal organization is probably in our future. We may be exaggerating our earth-centric God’s
attributes and powers. The supposition, argued here, is that the glyph system was inspired by an
overriding intelligence (collective mind, symbolized in Aquarius), in guiding the construction of this
symbol system. Who better to tell the story of the social psychological organism than the only
constant sentient witness, and main subject of the drama. This conclusion is bolstered by the
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absence of any single human to claim authorship, or understanding of the whole scheme, even as
late as today. It is primarily a social-psychological system that integrates personal psychology in a
complimentary role. It also relates to physiological development of organisms and collective
organisms, and non-biotic cosmic development. Like ourselves, the collective thinks as a scientist as
well as philosopher, and the symbols seem to reflect both.
Cancer is composed of two horizontal north node leg symbols, one on top of the other in a compact
and insular pattern. If the complete nodal symbols are drawn, it shows equal orientation to the
North and South Nodes ideal positions on the Aries-Libra axis. Traditionally cancer is the sign of the
parents, the mother, home, food and nurturing. Cancerian parental love is East-West neutral and
unconditional; focused first on itself and by extension of self to include offspring. In viewing the
Cancer symbol as quiescent (silent) germline cells with the power to perpetually feed the organism
at large with bio-molecules required for longevity, it is a suitable symbol for the base of the r,p
growth/longevity axis.
Cancer is the first sign of the Leo (body) series of signs stretching around the right side of the natural
zodiac circle. Together in a series they represent the body symbol signs starting with Cancer, with its
emphasis on silent north node symbols through Capricorn with its emphasis on the south node leg of
a south node symbol (end
of growth). Other nonastrological symbols
related to the nodal
symbols as development
markers, are the numbers
6 and 9 corresponding
symbolically to the 6th and
9th houses. 6 is the north
node leg of a north node
symbol symbolizing
maximum growth seen in
the natal and puberty
stages, and 9 is a north
node leg of a south node
symbol, symbolizing the
slow growth seen in
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adulthood. They each
represent one of the
stages of organism
development as
symbolized by the
different legs of the
north and south lunar
nodal symbols. You see
a progression as you go
around the right side of
the wheel from Cancer
to Capricorn. Cancer’s
two horizontal north
node legs are growth
neutral as cells, but may
be contributory to
organismal growth and
long-term stability of
cellular self-renewal
capacity if not allowed
to jump to the next
growth stage
symbolized by Virgo
(reproduction).
In this new theory, Africa falls in the Pisces-Cancer sectors of the astro-geographic overlay. (See
Africa map p. 185) Feminine maternality is by tradition Cancerian, and indeed Mother Africa was the
cradle of human evolution. The psychological qualities of Cancer seem strong in the African race,
perhaps derived from a hyper-competitive animal environment throughout evolution in Africa and
pre-African Pangaea, that may have selected genes for longevity and increased physical activity,
demanded by the hyper-competitive African environment. That selection pressure for longevity may
repress or delay reproduction by naturally selecting genes for non-sexually attractive traits and
instead express genes for somatic (non-reproductive) fitness and survival. Call it the primevalugliness blessing that selected for fitness and survival genes at the expense of reproductive
development schedules. If asexual traits have fitness/survival benefits then they would have been
selected for in that hyper-competitive large-mammal environment of Africa. Maybe it is a type of
inter-species peer pressure in a crowded environment that demanded the (increased physical
activity phenotype) and other survival gene attributes for success.
Cancer’s r primal position at the bottom of the wheel and first of the body series of signs may
encourage an asexual insular psychology that would ingather, mother and protect all resources,
(endogenous and exogenous) for its own somatic, (non-sexual) growth and development.
Motherhood may simply be the extension of an essentially selfish psychology to include extensions
of her/himself to her/his baby(s) and a limited insular social circle (family/clan/tribe). The Cancer
psychology may underlie the historical tribal-character of African social/political organization and
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the resistance to aggregate into larger national structures. By favoring that r psychology, by
supporting small communitarian units as a model for social/economic organization, instead of
isolated single family units in modern urban cities, may solve many of
Africa’s dysfunctions, and indeed should be considered with respect
to USA, Brazil and other countries with large African-diaspora
populations. That strategy would feed inherent psychological
strengths and preferences that are now repressed in the African
Diasporas and urban Africa.
The family/clan quadrant (rty) is the base (local) social structure that underpins the larger transfamilial (uio) social structures in the following quadrant.
The individuals somatic body (non-germline) develops in Cancer, reaches maximum reproductive
fitness in Leo, and then normally culminates in reproductive pairing with another reproductively fit
Leo in Virgo. The proposed alternative strategy, symbolized in Uranus is to maintain Leo’s maximum
reproductive fitness by sequestering all somatic and reproductive resources for the individual.
Theoretically that could be accomplished by silencing reproductive development, while
simultaneously preserving stem cell pools in a quiescent state.
Leo is the symbol of a body or individual incarnation. It symbolizes the person’s birth, death, and
what comes in between. The right leg of the symbol is the first half of the person’s life and is
associated with the north node of the moon. It has an expanding Jupitarian quality. The left leg is
associated with the second half of the person’s life, the south node of the moon, and has a Saturnlike constricting quality. In it’s most ideal position (explanation to follow) the north node is placed in planning a child's birth - at 0° Libra which automatically puts the south node directly opposite at 0°
Aries. This puts the top of the arch at 0° Capricorn. Thus the top of the arch takes on Midheaven
characteristics, showing the apex of that incarnations endeavors and where the person stands out in
public. Traditionally, the nodes of the moon are points of association that show where the
individuals ties into the whole matrix of life; psychologically as well as on a mundane level. They
reflect the person's ties to family, country, and other group.
At the local level Leo represents the central leading individual of the family,
clan or larger social unit. The Lion is king of the pride and is selected as most
fit to rule and reproduce in the following sign of Virgo, where two Leo’s
unite for reproduction. That sequence suggest that Leo’s famous pride and
deserved-agrandisement may be advantageous for reproductive sucess.
Beyond the local level, Leo’s centrality can be in relation to the larger World, as symbolized by
Aquarius, the opposite sign. The selective positioning of the lunar nodes, in order to facilitate ideal
collective-mind relations to the individual, may be important mostly for long-lived characters,
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destined to serve collective roles on the larger World stage. The planet ruler of the sign Leo similarly
points to the relationship of a central figure to the larger macro (social) organism, Sun, a. Here the
dot is the (individual) as center of his/her social world, be it local or global.
The nodes of the moon are not planets but intersections of orbital planes. In this case the planes are
the ecliptic and the moon’s orbit. They are opposite points on the ecliptic where the moon crosses it
at a slight angle of 5 degrees. The ecliptic is the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun, extended
into space. The north node of the moon is the point on the ecliptic where the moon crosses it, going
from south to north. The south node is the point where the moon crosses the ecliptic going from
north to south in its monthly orbit. The lunar nodes are always opposite to each other by zodiacal
degree and move backwards through the signs along the ecliptic every 18 years +11.3 days. The
pattern of solar and lunar eclipses is tied to this cycle. Amazingly, the whole 18 year cycle of eclipses
repeats in a three cycle set, so that every third cycle occurs at nearly the exact time and place only
54 years and 34 days later. In the chart they are points of association, connections and relationships,
with the North node associated with relationships in the first half of life and the South node with
relationships in the 2nd half of life, with the house, sign and aspects to other planets modifying the
meaning.
Virgo is the sign of childbirth as the symbol shows three Leo's or individuals side by side representing
father, mother and child. An x at their north node legs connects the mother and child. The x is a
reproduction symbol, which is seen again in the sign of Sagittarius. The x's can be different. A simple
x emphasizes the fixed cross of signs and indicates birth by natural selection, while a variant x seen
in Sagittarius (o) or the cardinal cross + that emphasizes the Aries-Libra axis indicates a chosen
birth. Many signs have been associated with different aspects of reproduction, including, Cancer
with home and motherhood, Libra with partners, marriage and love, Scorpio with sex, Leo with
children and romance, and Virgo with both virginity and fertility. Overall it is not a well-understood
or settled issue. In this interpretation, Virgo symbolizes reproduction, with Cancer and Leo having
preparatory functions that nurture and raise the growing child in the maternal home in Cancer, then
on to maximal reproductive-fitness and attractiveness in Leo, at which point the person can
reproduce or not in Virgo.
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There are at least eight places in the symbols that indicate that the Lunar Nodes should be placed on
the Aries-Libra axis at birth.
1) First in Gemini where the diamond pattern emphasizes the cardinal cross of signs and the two
main axis that have to be fulfilled for individual and social developmental perfection.
2.) The asteroid Pallas Athena, concentrates on the same Gemini diamond symbolism, which in total
is the universe of scientific knowledge that supports the longevity project.
3.) In Virgo where the mother and child's North Nodes are joined at the end of the symbol. The end
of the sign of Virgo is 0 degrees Libra. It suggest that in each new generation, both mother and child
would share that common placement for the North Node in their natal horoscopes.
4.) In the symbol of Libra where the Nodal symbol straddles a horizontal line (representing the AriesLibra axis).
5.) The variant x in the symbol for Sagittarius o, again emphasizes the horizontal Aries-Libra axis. The
Renaissance version
more pointedly emphasized the cardinal cross and the po cusp point,
which is the proposed rulership point for Uranus k, which similarly emphasizes the cardinal cross
and the top of the natural zodiac wheel.
6.) In the Capricorn symbol where the Aries symbol is connected to the South Node leg of a South
Node Symbol. If you position the North Node at 0°u, then the South Node will automatically be
connected to 0°Aries.
7.) The Saturn symbol also seems to imply that positioning the lunar nodes on q-u axis would be
beneficial by aligning the body symbols weakest point (where the Saturn glyph breaks) with the
collective organisms strongest point, 0°[, that is where both halves of the collective mind have a
tendency to find common advantage, cooperate, and act as one. Like Jupiter, the ruler of Aquarius, it
is a lucky spot, based on synergy between potentially antagonistic forces.
8.) The Jupiter symbol joins 1+2 at a cardinal cross, showing hemispheric unity resolved by individual
perfection, not political constructions, which are usually the goal. In summary, children would be
born only every 18 years; a class at a time, with similar horoscopes regarding the Lunar Nodes
position. Below are the most common of the astrological sub-symbols, found in part or whole in the
glyphs.
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+, a longevity symbol, a chosen birth, 12 times
A lunar nodal symbol, a body symbol, 9 times
O earth symbol, 6 times
x naturally selected birth, 2 times
q soul symbol, 6 times
s Moon symbol, 5 times
Libra is the sign of peace and social stability as it is a Leo (individual body) symbol underlined,
representing an environment of social support and political stability. The ends of the nodal legs are
equilibrium symbols showing the proper position for the lunar nodes to be exactly on the Aries-Libra
axis. The reason is that there is a basic psychological division that splits the twelve signs at the
Cancer-Capricorn axis. The left half is orientated toward the soul and heaven while the right half is
orientated toward the body and its natural environment, the earth. The bottom line symbolizes the
social infrastructures both familial and public, that support the individual’s physical wellbeing. A
Libran psychological attachment to personal and collective safety (peace) may derive from its
position on the defensive end of the Imperialism equation, opposite to the center point of the West,
0° Aries. The planetary ruler (most affinity with the sign) of Libra is Venus which is similarly
characterized by attributes of attraction, like beauty, love, accommodation, diplomacy and justice.
They are refined traits that need protection, defense and support to flourish in a dangerous
world/universe.
So by placing the factor (the nodes of the moon) that has the most to do with our associations at 0°
Aries and Libra you are astrologically bridging the collective mind and human associations in the
world at their most balanced position. It is an attempt to astrologically balance in the individual his
or her connection to a bipolar collective mind and real world associations.
Scorpio is two Leo's or individuals pushing a goal or arrow. It represents group movements of all
sizes. At the global level it represents world socialism and a unified World. Scorpio and its opposite
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sign Taurus form the economic axis of the horoscope with Taurus indicating individual, family or
corporate resources and Scorpio indicating public resources and infrastructure that also materially
supports the individual as well as the social organism. When the Scorpionic psychology (socialism,
group welfare, public infrastructure) is repressed by the state then the psychology surfaces as
smaller closed groups like mafias, crime families, youth gangs, motorcycle gangs and ethnic religious
or political separatist groups whose main themes are power, control, shared welfare and goals.
When further persecuted as groups they can turn nihilistic, terroristic, and suicidal. The idea of the
segmented scorpion in Scorpio is that if the first Leo or individual doesn't push the arrow in the same
direction as the second one, then he may get the stinger. It is nihilistic justice with self-sacrifice. The
Scorpio says you are either for me or you're against me, and if you're against me then we are going
to fight. It's the sign of warfare and politics. Scorpios are the ultimate team players and on the
grandest scale their team is the peoples march towards fulfillment of the Worlds goals. The
wellspring of Scorpionic emotion, which they are noted for, is the subterranean desire of the masses
for social justice, usually interpreted as economic democracy, however the symbol implies a more
transcendent concern for future survival of the Earth in a world-threatening cosmos. When
expressed properly it represents collective goal and collective idealism not individual perfection,
which is the focus of the following signs of Sagittarius and Capricorn. Russia is the dominant country
in the Scorpio sector of the astro-geographic overlay and its territory lies in the geographic corridor
through which Western armies have attacked the East in modern times. That is the physical
(geographic) basis for the development of Scorpio’s martial characteristics of strategic thinking,
secrecy, and concern with physical power. The Scorpio psychology developed in response to innate
Western Imperialism, which is an organismal stage of global social evolution. The astro-geographic
overlay theory seems to imply that the structure of the reincarnational soul development cycle, (the
swirl of the zodiac) out of the tropics is based first on geologic evolution of a centralized continental
system centered on Africa that forced demographic patterns which in turn determined the psychic
(collective mind) power balance. See Aries p. 7-10. It turns out that psychic power is real power in a
unified mind and can only be changed by altering the biologic base that generates the mind,
presumably by changing the population ratio of the two hemispheres. The Scorpio sector of the
astro-geographic overlay evolved the military attitudes and resultant power necessary to defend the
Eastern hemisphere from usurpation of the power balance by the Western hemisphere. It evolved in
response to social-development dynamics of a contentious bi-polar organism that is pre-destined by
necessity for political unity. Scorpio symbolizes group efforts and social movements. In history these
movements have mostly been associated with wars and revolutions, all of which have been hard on
the individuals whose lives were subordinated to that historic process. Nuclear war would have been
the ultimate subordination of the individual to that collective process because nuclear war may
involve soul death (not just regular death), for billions of souls because of the disruption of the
biosphere reincarnation environment. Fortunately we have been spared that unspeakable sacrifice
for now, with the peaceful ending of the Cold War, but the threat remains as intolerable as when
pointed out by President Kennedy in (9-25-1961) in an address before the General Assembly of the
United Nations. "Today, every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet
may no longer be habitable. Every man, woman, and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles,
hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident or
miscalculation or by madness."
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As philosophers Scorpio’s are concerned with real-politics; politics based on practical and
material factors. If you are looking for a more complete philosophy, you will have to go to the sign
above it, Sagittarius, which ends at the top of the wheel and includes the goal of individual
perfection (maximum growth and longevity). When Stalin was asked if he wanted the Pope as an ally
he asked in reply, "How many divisions does the Pope have?" If you want to find out if a
person has socialist sympathies then examine the Pluto/Scorpio/8 th house factors in the
horoscope. Does the person have a lot of planets in Scorpio or the 8th house, Scorpio's
natural house position? Are there conjunctions or other aspects to Pluto from the other planets?
When Scorpio/Pluto factors are strong these people will be interested in politics, social justice
issues, and have socialistic sympathies. Scorpio types understand and value physical power or force
in personal and social relationships. They will likely be secretive and strategic thinkers, analyzing
people and situations for ulterior motives. If they live in the USA or a Western country that is not
friendly to Scorpio psychology (anti-socialistic) the person may have feelings of persecution,
paranoia and depression, but not know the social-psychological context of their alienation.
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Scorpio's geographic location (NE quadrant) in the astro-geographic overlay diagram is geostrategically important. Scorpio is the sign, psychology, and people the majority spirit has used to
counter the primary military aggressions of Western Imperialism during the hyperactive last two
centuries that includes French, German and American led Western Imperialism. Before that period
the Scorpionic Tartar-Mongol Empire (1206-1480) that sprang out of the Scorpio sector in the
Siberian steppes was used to conquer and militarize the Eastern Hemisphere. The conquered states
evolved into much stronger centralized regimes (Ottoman-Turkey, and Muscovy Russia) that were
able to stop the European crusades and take control of the middle ground until the 20th century.
Before that the Hun invasion, (originating from the Scorpio sector) had a large part in the downfall of
Imperial Rome and the shift of the Roman Empire capitol to Byzantine Constantinople.
When World political unity
is finally resolved, Scorpio
will continue to be the
core sign of physical social
power for the collective
mind, but perhaps with an
added orientation of goals
to include generation of a
long-lived political class, as
symbolized by the
alternate Scorpio and Pluto
glyph where the arrow
points up and not out.
Popularizing longevity
would be a more
sophisticated method of
politically uniting the
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hemispheres than one based on physical power. Power would then concentrate in the virtuous
(through democracy) who would govern from the top of the wheel (0°p), the symbolic resolution
point of hemispheric unity.
The early Greek Hellenistic zodiac featured Libra as the claws portion of great Scorpio (a duel sign).
See Antikythera dial p. 73. Libra, as the scales, was a Babylonian constellation, reintroduced in post
Hellenistic times.(Thompson 2001) The Scorpion is reaching for the scales. It points to the close
psychological connection between justice issues, political power and international stability (peace).
A difference between the two signs, is that Libra is orientated to familial and individual justice issues,
coming as it does after the familial quadrant and the (Aries-Libra axis) that signifies partnerships of
any variety. On the other hand, Scorpio is focused on macro-justice issues at the trans-familial, state
and international level.
Capitalism versus Socialism:
In the glyph system the 6 upper hemisphere social signs are more complex social-expressions of
individual or family orientated signs in the lower hemisphere.
The developmentally more complex social expression
incorporates the subordinate lower sign.
It is illogical to make the upper social sign subordinate to
the less-developmentally advanced lower sign, because the
individuals survival is dependent on survival of the macrooganism.
Capitalism frequently subverts democracy by shifting
economic power to the upper class, which in turn uses that economic power to plutocratically
control government policy. It is a power issue because plutocratic control inhibits the ability of the
state to organize the welfare and survival of the social organism. The West may insist on capitalism
because it is an indirect way to achieve control of political destiny through plutocracy, despite its
demographic deficits. Land ownership (the unmovable base of fixed Taurian-wealth) may need to be
under final control of the state in order to insure its power of action is not subservient to plutocratic
control of state resources and political bodies, which are supposed to decide collective policies
democratically.
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Scorpio’s Space Role: If Alpha Centuari is the best destination for relocating the Earth, because of
its proximity to our solar system, then it may be instructive to examine the evolved symbolism
for the constellation Southern Centuarus, which contains Alpha Centuari, part of a binary-star in
a three star system. Scorpio/Pluto and Mars glyphs, i;g indicate relocation of the motherplanet may be a recurring dilemma, common to all planetary civilizations. It may be useful to
retain the evolved 3.5 billion year old primitive-biosphere of the mother-planet as we are forced
by cosmic circumstance to relocate in whole or part to other solar systems.
One strategy may be relocation of the planet only after the relocation by spaceship of all humans
and selected animals in the long gradual run-up to the Sun’s extinction.
Overall constellation = Centuarus Lupus Crux, longitude 29°i, declination 60° South.
Alpha Centuari άβ, = Toliman, Bungula, Hadar – left foreleg, knee, or left hoof.
The symbolism evolved from a Taurian bull-centaur, (minotaur) that emphasizes attachment to
carnivorous based diets, with Lupus (cow and rabbit) as symbols of attachment to animal husbandry
and animal based diets.
1482 Н.Э.(Hyginus)
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Centuarus Lupus offering a lioness and foliage. 15th century interpretation of
al-Sufi, a 10th century Persian astronomer. See variant below. (Stall 1996)
Later the centaur became a true horse-centaur (like Sagittarius) and Lupus became a wolf being
killed by the centaur or an even more benign centaur (Chiron) offering both animal and/or plant
based diets, perhaps at different stages of organismal development. For example animal and plant
based nutrition until maturity and vegan thereafter. That change in animals and the introduction of
plants as an alternative to animal nutrition may symbolize the transition from x to +, that is from
short-lived humans, to Sagittarian extended longevity necessary for human space travel.
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ca. 1996 (Stall 1996) ©
Lupus
Center of galaxy
Sagittarius centaur
Centuarus centuar
Closest star – α centuari
ca. 1575 (Palazzo Farnesse)
Carnivory inhibits longevity by turning off survival genes related to dietary-restriction methods of
activating survival/longevity genes. Fat and protein abundance in the body turns off
survival/longevity genes that may be used to regulate reproductive quiescence and longevity. The
transformation of Centuarus Lupus suggest that longevity knowledge, coming from Sagittarian
science, will compel society to eat vegan based, symbiotically-created foods that may generate the
longevity phenotype. Plant-animal symbiosity can produce food compositions that maximize specific
longevity genes. The symbolism in the Persian Centuarus (above) suggest exploitation of that
strategy. Perhaps reestablishing natural habitats for large herbivore, plant-animal symbiosity,
destroyed in the mega-faunal extinctions 10,000 years ago, could revive nature’s best laboratories
for selecting beneficial food-compositions aimed at human-like mammals. The substitution of the
teapot for the arrow of Sagittarius also emphasizes the dietary component of longevity control. The
use of various teas in maintaining a restricted diet routine is well appreciated by the serious dieter.
Sagittarius is shooting toward the galactic center and perhaps the exit door of our Milky Way Galaxy
beyond siderial Sagittarius, but also at Lupus and the science of the aging-riddle that Lupus
represents. Both space faring centaurs must answer the central question “What’s for dinner?”
simply because nutritional restriction is the most reliable environmental manipulation known, for
regulating longevity/survival genes.
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Galactic background
Red = Galaxy center, Sagittarius A* star, active galactic nucleus
Yellow = Sun, Yellow circle = Galaxy rotation, ~240 Million years.
p
0°o Siderial
u
q
e
r
To change Siderial to Tropical add 24°, the current approximate difference (ayanamsa).
The Tropical zodiac glyph system symbolizes the situation of organismal life on our planet within our
solar system. Today there is not enough knowledge about our Milky Way Galaxy to logically infer a
extra-solar system source of astro-logical inputs, that mimic the local tropical system. On the other
hand the belief persist that a connection exist between the two reference systems, regulated by long
period secular cycles like the 26,000 yr. vernal equinox cycle, the 3.8 million yr. Pluto perihelion
precession cycle and the solar systems orbit around the Galactic center. Both our solar system and
the Milky Way galaxy are flattened disk with super massive active centers; especially the Galactic
center which is 4.3 million times the mass of our Sun. The galactic center is analogous to being the
Sun of our Sun. The galactic center is located on the Sagittarius/Scorpio border in the sidereal zodiac,
suggesting a preferred route of space exploration, colonization, and migration for both space-faring
signs i-o. Our Sun is located in Gemini relative to that Gemini/galactic center/ Sagittarius axis. The
name Milky way and galaxy (via lactae) both suggest mammalian life will predominate in all
habitable solar systems of galaxies. Perhaps the political dynamics of hemispheric antagonistic
polarity will be mimicked and the problem overcome in the future development of a Galaxy wide
political organization, with a less Earth–centric orientation.
Sagittarius is the combination of
astrologically planned birth and space travel.
The two together will mark the boundaries of
philosophy, that is to say, what is scientifically
possible in terms of individual and collective
survival within the solar systems of the
Galaxy and larger Universe. The x on the
arrow, like the x in the Virgo symbol
represents reproduction. Sagittarius's x can emphasizes the Aries-Libra axis indicating a chosen
(planned) birth, or a standard fixed cross x representing birth by natural selection. It probably
indicates a two track approach to space colonization and survival schemes. The first involving longlived astronauts, and the later a strategy of seeding strategic planets suitable for human life with
starter organisms designed to boost hyper-evolution in those potential destinations for colonization.
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Sagittarius is the sign of philosophy (the big picture) but all philosophy depends on science. The
arrows of Scorpio and Sagittarius indicate both signs interest in outer space however the arrow of
Sagittarius suggest a larger part in distant space projects while Scorpio’s space-work is orientated
toward survival of the Earth as biosphere in the local Galaxy. Centaur and Centauri both come from
the Latin word for 100 suggesting long-lived people may be necessary for space travel outside of the
Earth’s biosphere. The main danger of space travel is that it removes one from the earth’s biosphere
which is assumed necessary for reincarnation. Theoretically to die in outer space threatens the
person with soul loss (terminal annihilation) as further reincarnation would be blocked. The
astrological symbols suggest reincarnation is a reality and that it would be prudent to avoid manned
space travel until the science of the reincarnating soul is better understood.
Another time that we are theoretically threatened with soul loss is during global nuclear war,
because the huge numbers involved in the destruction would make it difficult for the remaining
copulating species of life to reabsorb all the returning souls upon their descent from heaven. The
majority of these souls may come to rest on the surface of the earth and would end their existence
in that environment, which is as non-intellectually uncomfortable as heaven was pleasurable. If the
ground is radioactively hot then it would be a true hell, but either way there would be no further
progress for those souls.
Since the discovery of the outer planets (Uranus in 1781, Neptune in 1846, and Pluto in 1929) they
have been slowly integrated into the previous astrological model. Uranus became the ruler of
Aquarius and Jupiter became the ruler of Sagittarius. I would switch those two. The symbolism in
this present interpretation suggest Jupiter and Aquarius both describe the collective mind. Uranus
would become the ruler of philosophical Sagittarius, because you cannot properly answer questions
about philosophy, theology, psychology, social psychology and history without astrology, and
Uranus is the planet of Astrology. Furthermore the function of Uranus as mediator of hemispheric
antagonism, through individual longevity, symbolically operates best
from the top of the wheel but coming from the Sagittarian side. The
Uranus symbols also emphasize the apex of the natural zodiac wheel.
That switch is the only change recommended. The planets are
associated with particular signs based on similar psychological meaning,
traditionally called rulership. See proposed asteroid co-rulerships p. 41-43.
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SIGN RULERSHIP
ARIES – MARS
TAURUS – VENUS
GEMINI – MERCURY
CANCER – MOON
LEO - SUN
VIRGO – MERCURY
LIBRA - VENUS
SCORPIO - PLUTO
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SAGITTARIUS - URANUS
CAPRICORN - SATURN
AQUARIUS - JUPITER
PISCES - NEPTUNE
Capricorn is the sign of long life as it is the combination of an Aries (soul) symbol connected to the
south node leg of a south node symbol. The south node symbolizes the second half of life. The
symbolism is that of a mature soul (one capable of long-term existence in heaven) connected to a
mature body type (human). This combination puts the emphasis on the second half of life, making
for a strong finish or old age. Traditionally Capricorn is the sign of authority figures such as the
father, boss, chief executive, or king. Capricorn introduces the quadrant of the Zodiac (p [ ]) of
developmental completion and body/soul maturity. That developmental association with the
completed product, naturally confers attitudes of exceptionalism, superiority, and the ideal, plus the
desire and expectation to rule.
While the molecular biology of human longevity is unknown, intense aging research is now focused
on resolving those questions. The current intensification on longevity research may be associated
with the current and recent transits of the outer three planets in Sagittarius and Capricorn, the signs
most associated with longevity. Those are Pluto’s transit over the vertical Cancer-Capricorn, growthlongevity axis, and the top of the Zodiac hemispheric-divide. Pluto transits o-p from 1995-2024,
with the midpoint at 0°p transited in 2008. The other pertinent outer planet configuration is the
1993 conjunction of Neptune and Uranus in Capricorn that also signals a new spike of interest in the
longevity project, that will unfold during the following 172 year period.
One degree Capricorn (December 22-23) is a suitable degree to celebrate the birth of an everlasting
Messiah character. Even if the Bible is non-historical and only symbolically telling a story with
collective mind inspiration, there may be wisdom from that sentient intelligence observing life
histories uninterrupted for millenniums.
The Old Testament records 26 long lived people, all but one (Sarah), are males (Genesis, 5:3-Job,
42:16). They ranged in age from 110 years for Joseph to 969 years for Methuselah. Seven of the first
ten had over 900 years but as time passed the ages decreased and when Jacob (also called Israel)
was asked by the pharaoh of Egypt how old he was he answered that he was 130 years old but that
his days had been "short and full of sin" and that he would not obtain the age of his famous
ancestors (Genesis 47:9).
Notable, is the correlation of early reproductive activity with shorter life spans as extreme life-spans
decreased over time. All of the early long-lived patriarchs recorded in Genesis had their children
after they were at least 65 years old. (see table) Lifetimes decreased from 900 years to 120 years
because "The way of the flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth." Genesis 6:11,13.
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References in the Old and New Testament to a relationship between sex and death:
1. The last book of the Bible mentions 144,000 virgins who are without guile (deceit), who follow the
Lamb of God upon his return and sing a song that the rest of the people can't learn because they
have been defiled by women. (Revelations, 14:1,5).
2. "It is good for man not to touch woman. Yet for fear of fornication let each man have his own
wife, and let each woman have her own husband.... But this I say by way of concession, not by way
of commandment. For I would that you all were as myself; but each one has his own gift from God,
one in this way another in that." 1 Corinthians 7:1,7
3. "I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they so remain, even as I, but if they
do not have self control, let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn." Corinthians 7:8,9
4. "The wisdom that descends from above is first of all chaste." St. James 3:18 "But everyone is
tempted by being drawn away and enticed by his own passion. Then when passion has conceived, it
brings forth sin; but when sin has matured, it begets death." St. James 1:14,16
5. "Thou didst bow thyself to women, and by thy body thou wast brought under subjugation." Thou
hast stained thy glory and defiled thy seed, so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy
folly kindled." Ecclesiastes 47:21,22
6. "O how beautiful is the chaste generation with glory, for the memory thereof is immortal: because
it is known both to God and to man." Wisdom 4:1
7. "What, O beloved of my womb, O beloved of my vows. Give not thy substance to women..."
Proverbs 31:2,3
8. "If there be among you any man, that is defiled in a dream by night, he shall go forth out of camp,
and shall not return before he be washed with water in the evening: and after sunset he shall return
to the camp." Deuteronomy 23:10,11
The Bible seems to correlate (early in life) increased reproductive activity, with short lifespan. It also
correlates (late in life/delayed) reproductive activity, with the longest-lived and most ancient
ancestors.
Long lived patriarchs in the Old Testament
Name
Age at first
reproduction
Life-span
Reu
32
239
Serug
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Adam
110
930
230
Seth
105
912
Nahor
29
148
Enosh
90
905
Terah
70
205
86
175
90
127
Kenan
70
910
Abram
Mahlalel
65
895
Sarah
Jared
162
962
Ishmael
?
137
60
180
Enoch
65
365
Isaac
Methuselah
187
969
Jacob
147
Lamech
182
777
Joseph
110
140
Noah
500
950
Job
Shem
100
600
Moses
120
Arphaxad
35
438
David
90
70
Shelah
30
433
Solomon
Eber
34
464
Peleg
30
239
Average
first 10
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150 yrs.
858 yrs
Resent research seems to confirm that notion of a tradeoff between longevity and reproduction.
(Tabatabaie 2011)
Using a cohort of long-lived Ashkenazi Jewish centenarians (average age ~100) as
compared with an Ashkenazi cohort without exceptional longevity, the centenarians had fewer
children, were older at first childbirth and at last childbirth. The lower number of children in both
genders together with the pattern of delayed reproductive maturity is suggestive of constitutional
factors that might enhance human life span at the expense of reduced reproduction.
The Noah and the Flood story, may allegorically mark a turning point in life-span histories that mirror
the real-world migration of homo sapiens out of Africa and into all continents with very different
environmental pressures, such as lower temperatures, sunlight, and less competition from large
mammals that were finally killed-off in the mega-faunal extinctions of most large mammal species,
in all continents but Africa around 10,000 years ago. Africa’s large mammals may have survived
because they had more time to learn fear and adapt as humans evolved into capable hunters, but
are currently under extinction threat due to modern hunting technology and habitat loss caused by
global warming and human encroachment. African pathogenic insects and microbes that humans
had coevolved with in Africa, were left behind. The megafaunal extinctions forced the cultures of
hunter/gatherers to develop agriculture and animal domestication. Leaving Africa gradually relaxed
environmental pressure for sirtuin-FOXO survival genes and simultaneously increased reproductive
gene activity and behavior that is now culminating in World mass populations of a single
homogenous species. The longevity mechanism implied by the zodiac symbols and the Biblical
extreme longevity pattern seems to focus on reproductive development arrest/delay as the main
mechanism for longevity control. The biology of aging is now advancing rapidly toward final
theories, and the time is ripe for those theories to be applied to human behavior, with the expected
philosophical results predicted in the astrological symbols. Need drives history, and the need of
mankind now is to resolve the unsustainable mass population growth in a way that satisfies our
personal and collective goals.
Aquarius is the sign of the collective mind. The waves in the symbol suggest two series of Leo's or
individuals connected to each other at their nodes. These two groups of individuals form the
demographic base of the majority and minority halves of the collective mind. You can think of the
collective mind as a huge brain covering the whole world where the cells of the brain are people,
animals, and the souls in heaven (an unknown quantity). The psychic interconnection (from soul to
soul) of all these units forms a bipolar mind wherein both lobes generate thought and are able to
stimulate individual members thereby influencing their thinking and behavior. This mind is divided
geographically at the Middle East with the dominant half of the mind drawing its constituents from
the more populated eastern half of the world. The Aquarius symbol’s placement in the upper
Western quadrant may indicate that quality (complexity and knowledge depth) are important in
where the collective minds attention normally resides. Gross psychic power may be important in a
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confrontation between the hemispheres but the normal focus and attraction of the collective mind
may reside geographically where the ideation is most complex, and advanced in knowledge. That
would be the quadrant of the zodiac p-] associated with developmental maturity and the
advanced cultures of the upper West quadrant; Europe through North America. That bias may
change with the internet distribution of knowledge, education access, and economic development in
the East but the inherent advantage of the upper West quadrant in producing developmentally more
complete individuals will remain a psychological advantage.
1
WEST – EAST
2
Heaven
Earth
Soul = q
Body = u
Aries (hemispheric midpoint)
Libra (hemispheric midpoint)
South Node, Dragons tail
North Node, Dragons head
Developmental soul maturity in p-] yields
Demographic dominance yields
individual genius, talent and focus on the ideal
political dominance in a democratic system
or finished product. Most complete, inclusive,
and psychical dominance in a World collective
complex ideation.
mind that functions democratically.
Imperialism/desire to rule/pride
anti-imperialism / inclusion
Separation / factionalism / libertarianism
political and economic union / socialism
individualism / capitalism / isolation
Community / state infrastructure/ focus on
development and life support systems.
Aristocracy, oligarchy, plutocracy
democracy
Minority Spirit, Neptune, Pisces
Majority spirit, Demiurge, (public worker),
Pluto, Scorpio
1 The function of the collective mind is symbolized by the glyph (symbol) for Jupiter, wherein the
number (1), representing the western half of the mind is superimposed on the number (2),
representing the demographically-dominate eastern half, forming in the process a cardinal cross
with the ascendant (left) side emphasized. Number one (1) represents the western hemisphere in
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general, and in particular those people in the Capricorn through Pisces sectors of the astrogeographic overlay (corresponding geographically to Eastern Europe through the United States).
Those signs (Capricorn through Pisces) are the last leg of the soul’s reincarnational journey through
the Zodiac “Animal Way”. They are no longer concerned primarily with earthly (body) existence,
which is the theme of the Eastern hemisphere but are now re-orientated toward soul centered
themes characterized by individual developmental completeness. They are traits like the long-lived
master in Capricorn, the master of group dynamics in Aquarius, and the idealized bliss of the soul,
sought by Pisces. This geographically favored position, relative to both (individual and social
developmental cycles, is the justification of Western civilization’s pride and claimed right to World
dominance. Their historical lead in the sciences and high culture may justify their pride but not their
Imperialism, at least not in the majority spirit’s (Eastern half of the collective mind) view.
2 Number two (2) represents the Eastern hemisphere, which is the body side of the collective mind.
Here lie the majority of humans and animals whose evolutionary station is concerned with physical
existence on earth, but that is not to say, that the Eastern hemisphere is not interested in the
highest realms of intellectual knowledge or human developmental perfection. Sagittarius and its
ruler Uranus fully compete with any aspect of proposed NW quadrant developmental superiority.
Two (2) dominates the collective mind because the minds power is in numbers. It is a type of
neurological democracy and number two simply has more votes, although complexity of thought in
the Northwest quadrant, may chronically draw the collective mind’s attention to that sector, as
symbolized by the emphasis of the Capricorn/Aquarius cusp and Jupiter as symbols of the collective
mind.
Jupiter is the principle of bringing two things together and getting more than the sum of the parts.
1+2 = 4 with Jupiter. It is the addition of the psychic network itself formed by the expanded psychic
network from soul to soul among the individuals. Seen on a small scale it is a psychic field formed by
the group, for example with a school of fish or flock of birds moving in unison. Many sensitive people
think they feel a step-up of energy when one joins a group at a party, a meeting of even a market
place with a lot of people present. The energy may seem higher because of the density of the
psychic field. The increased energy in the individual is immediately increased and typically causes
one to be more anxious, nervous, and muscularly more tense. If a person is in good health this step
up of energy is experienced as pleasurable and exciting but if the person is in poor health the
experience is uncomfortable. It is like pressurizing a garden hose with water; all systems get a check
and the weak or damaged areas draw ones attention. Also the group itself and individual members
may feel/sense your condition on a certain level of consciousness and are either attracted to you or
repulsed by you depending on your state of health and comfort. The group will eventually expel
members who are chronically ill at ease with the group's higher level of energy. Perhaps it is a
characteristic of group peer pressure dynamics that have not yet been physiologically described.
The Aquarian personality is particularly drawn to and adept at handling group energy. If their health
is good, then they are universal in accepting people to their group and need to have a good reason
to reject anyone (even animals). With them it is more the merrier and all are accepted. It is not a
matter of ideology, but an intuitive affinity for [group psycho-dynamics. Satisfying the full mind is the
dominant urge. This desire to maintain and extend the group regardless of ideological boundaries
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and allegiances makes the Aquarian
psychology antithetical to hemispheric
competition because division or
factionalism destroys the power of a
collective mind (either small or large).
Aquarian psychology may be a major
impediment to Western Imperialist unity,
especially in Europe.
The [ cusp zone seems prone to
balkanization, where Western Imperial
solidarity is more vulnerable to intellectual
heresy, protest, and counter interpretation.
Historically it was the zone of intrusion from
the East, from Hunic, Mongol, and Ottoman
Turkey invasions, that directly or indirectly
countered early expressions of Western
Imperialism, as Imperial Roman and Catholic-crusader Imperialism. If there is dissonance in the
European Aquarius zone it is probably the result of Eastern hemisphere attributes being repressed in
the Macro-European body politic for the sake of Western Imperial goals. These are the half/happy
cultures, like the UK, Greece and the six Balkan states not members of the EU. That dissonance will
probably go away when the harmony and universal inclusion Jupiter/Aquarius symbolizes is
implemented locally and more importantly at the world level. See table above for Eastern
hemisphere attributes like socialism and democracy. Aquarians have an attitude that seems to
recognize and respect the inherent democratic nature of the collective mind, which leads them to be
broad minded, inclusive, and democratic in their approach to the world's problems. Great Britain,
situated in the middle of the Aquarius sector of the astro-geographic overlay, seems particularly
Aquarian. Perhaps being a large island aided its ability to act and think independently of European
Imperialist movements. They have played a central part in resisting the great Western Imperialistic
thrust of the last 200 years. You can see this in their opposition to French and German Imperialism
invasions of the East. Although they had their own imperialistic period with global colonization, their
colonialism was perhaps more benign than other colonizers. They left behind a legacy of civil law,
human rights, democracy, and most of all a world language tied to the vocabulary of science and
philosophy which has its roots in Greek and Roman language. A World language was inevitable but
significant in that a very Aquarian nation was the agent of its spread and that it spread from the
Aquarian sector of the overlay.
The British flag is a symbol of the collective mind, in that it is the confluence of vectors at a central
point (cardinal cross superimposed on a fixed cross). The X represents birth by natural selection
while the + cross represents a planned birth. The two together may symbolize the co-evolution of an
aristocratic and a common social tradition in British history.
The cosmic order of the solar system is responsible for evolution, and the day-to-day events of
nature. What is being described in the symbols of Aquarius and Jupiter is over and above the level of
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3inanimate causation. The collective mind represents a potential second level of causation
(collective mind/will) just as the human mind represents a third level of causation (human
mind/will). Astrology, cosmologically differentiates the planetary inputs to those minds processes. In
the scheme presented here Pluto/Scorpio psychology is the lead planet/sign motivating number 2
coming as it does from the trans-familial social quadrant of the Eastern hemisphere. That reasoning
is in line with the Platonic concept of the demiurge (public worker) god component being the
dominant fraction that molds matter first at the level of mind. It is also in agreement with the
description of Ptah, the demiurge of Egypt who also created first as a mind who brings it’s plans to
reality through the word/logos. See Ptah p. 70. Pluto was only overruled by Jupiter, the king of the
Olympian Gods.
h
Planetary inputs
of the collective mind.
Neptune, Heavenorientated Spirit
God.
l
j
Supreme God – automatic synthesis
function with conscious change-ability.
k
;
Pluto, Earth-bound majority spirit,
Demiurge, public-worker God.

All other personal planets and asteroids (lesser Gods)
ZEUS – JUPITER : In his book on Greek religion Burkert (Burkert 1977) explains Zeus/Jupiter as “the
planning mind, that is always stronger than man; what his plans are is often still concealed, but Zeus
has his goal and will attain it. In Homer, he holds in his hand a golden scale.” Speaking allegorically,
Zeus’s function is that of a sentient judge that apportions fate in accordance with the extant psychic
inputs of the moment, which must be fought out (will of the Gods). Because Pluto has a proportional
demographic advantage over the other cosmic Gods he can be seen as the most powerful single
input in the equation, and was sometimes characterized as chthonic or Earth Zeus, the other Zeus of
the dead. Pluto/Hades as the dominant sub-terainian earth God that along with the chthonic earth
Goddesses, Persephone and Demeter/Ceres indirectly feed the crops that support the population
advantage of (2) the East. Thus (h) Jupiter (the sky father) merges 1+2, the Heaven and Earth Gods
proportionately, but in reality with a Plutonian population bias built into fate by natural laws.
Zeus works his will into fate very selectively to correct apportioned-fate to his minds plan. Again in
Burkert “For Zeus first and foremost is the strongest of the Gods. He can challenge the others: [ Hang
a golden rope from the sky, and hang onto it, all you gods and goddesses; but you could not drag
down from the sky to ground Zeus, the highest councilor, not so you toil so greatly; but whenever I
earnestly wished, I would drag you up and earth and sea with you].” Proportional fate must be
played out in space and time but Zeus can overstep those boundaries, however the other Gods do
not applaud this, and he intervenes only to achieve his plans goal. Otherwise order and custom are
preserved. Zeus’s consort wife Themis was the goddess of ordanance (natural or divine law), and
their daughter was, Dike the goddess of justice. In that way justice, law, good council are major
themes of Zeus’s authority. His creature was the overseeing eagle.
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Selective procreation seems to be Zeus’s preferred method of altering fate. The Greek’s Zeus was
sexually prolific, fathering Gods and demigod heroes (~ 115) as fixed and temporary agents, who
mould history to fit his minds plan. When Zeus needs a special character to effect a particular
change, he inserts that
character at birth in a
loving family, which is
the safest way to
insure the agents
success. The family
itself may be made
dynastically selective for a particularly important social goal. Ultimately though he wants his plan to
become automatic (the result of human selective-procreation) designed to stabilize and maximize
the welfare of individuals and the collective social organism.
Zeus codified his self-description first in the oral epic poetry of ancient and archaic Greece. That
solidified into the literary genealogies of the Olympian Gods and histories of the demigod heroes of
Thebes and Troy, which came to occupy the Greek mind and religion in the archaic, classical and
Hellenistic periods (800- 53 BCE). Later under the influence of late Hellenistic science, the cosmologic
basis for that self-description became distinct in the nascent astrology system. The modern glyph
system (circa 1400 CE Renaissance) further refined Zeus’s plan, which is only now becoming
scientifically comprehensible and actionable.
If viewed in the longest perspective, cosmic migration within the local galactic and universal solarsystems may be a type of collective-organism reincarnation, which will cause an endless evolution of
our Zeus/Jupiter collective mind, as it becomes more fit for survival by adapting to diverse solarsystem environments.
Temporary Trinity: The symbolism of Jupiter and Aquarius can help explain the trinity mystery of
Christian religion, wherein the two halves of the collective mind focus at the soul and consciousness
of an especially attractive individual. Here the Father is the majority spirit, the Holy Ghost is the
minority spirit and the Son is the human component that serves to physically mediate the
confluence of psychic energy. One function of the long-lived phenotype may be to fill that role of
host, compeer, or master of ceremonies at mass convocations (political or religious). This most fit
and favored leader would be attractive to both hemispheric spirits and the individuals who compose
those spirits. The increased psychic energy temporarily generated at such events may be associated
with the religious concepts of beatific visions in the human host and miracles.
The Monstrance, used in Catholic ceremony to display the host to the congregation on special
occasions is a good symbol of the individual psychic vectors that converge at the soul and
consciousness of the host, compeer, or master of ceremonies in group or mass gatherings where the
group energy can converge at one human soul. With the monstrance, a consecrated host (bread) is
put in a glass case in the center of the Monstrance symbolizing the Son or Christ. The symbols of
Jupiter and Aquarius do not seem to imply that the halves of the collective mind can merge into an
independent new consciousness, but can perhaps simultaneously merge at the consciousness of an
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especially fit individual person due to the normal connection of collective minds with individual
minds. It seems to imply that the collective mind senses the physical world indirectly through human
and other animal's senses like eyes and ears.
The Age of Aquarius: The physical effect of aligning the Spring date with a particular sign is to
orientate the most genitive (biologically expansive) part of the calendar year to that sign, in the
Northern hemisphere for 21.6 centuries. That may create a subtle bias in the collective mind toward
the psychology
associated with the
background sign.
It seems to be a
generalized effect,
much weaker than
the more specific
effects of outer
planet transit cycles
( conjunctions
between kl;)
that occur within
Current Sun's longitude on the first day of spring (Vernal Equinox).
the same timeframe. A complete
cycle of axial
precession
(Precession of the
equinoxes) is about
26,000 years or
2160 years per sign
International
Astrological
if measured in 12
Union
equal parts. The
boundaries.
two zodiac
reference systems were aligned on March 21, 290 CE coinciding with the beginning of the age of
Pisces and the ascendance of Christianity and the age of faith. The Aquarian age begins in 2450 CE
which is still 435 years in the future. 80% of the Piscean age is complete in 2015. Notably, the
midpoint, (1365 CE) of the Age of Pisces corresponds to the period of Catholic Inquisitions and
forbidden book list, the high point of Christian control of beliefs and ideas enforced by the threat of
torture and death. See Inquisition for timeline. That trend was not strong enough to dominate the
more specific outer-planet conjunctions that brought on the Renaissance, at the same time.
Specifically the kl; cycle midpoint conjunction of l; in Gemini in 1398, and the lesser kl
conjunction in 1478.
The exact timing of the beginning of the Age of Aquarius is imprecise when measured against the
constellational sidereal background because of the lack of agreement on starting point and borders.
In those pictures you see the Sun's position is not far from an overlapping and diffused
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Pisces/Aquarius border. The midpoint of Age periods would logically be stronger in effect than the
borders, where the adjacent sign begins to gradually express the new background psychology.
2165 is a popular date among Western Astrologers for the beginning of the Age of Aquarius.
Two successive Uranus/Neptune conjunction periods begin to occur in Aquarius then, which extend
past the 2450 Aquarian Age border date, so maybe the science of human longevity will have made
demonstrable progress by then, plus other Aquarian expressions of Jupiter-like, h hemispheric
syncretism. Catholicism may undergo an Aquarian transformation as the Age of Aquarius overtakes
Pisces, because Rome and Italy are in the Aquarian sector of the astro-geographic overlay, so they
have an underlying talent or bias in that direction. Catholic means universal and the church has
always had that goal. Pope Francis is pointing the church in that direction by championing
ecumenical and global issues like mass poverty and global warming, but the church is subordinate to
the enduring force of Western Imperialism, and until that overriding force is recognized and
contained such Age dependant changes will not produce their full Aquarian potential.
In some pictures the water bearer is pouring water into the mouth of Pisces Austrinus “Southern
Pisces” and into a region of the sky called a sea because of the many water related constellations
there, including Cetus the whale, Eridanus the river, Pisces and Southern Pisces. Even Capricorn has
a fish tail. Perhaps global warming and a parched earth will be symbolically rescued by the waterbearer. Aquarius is the sign of the collective mind, which is now contentious, and will remain so until
the minority spirits ambitions of regime change are permanently checked. That condition may
require long-lived leaders as Western Imperialism appears to be a very powerful and persistent force
rooted in developmental social biology that is subject to dualistic polarity. In any event reversing
global warming may be a barometer of the arrival of the Age of Aquarius, although nuclear
disarmament under United Nations control would be a more sure indicator.
If spiritual regime-change does take place, then the East/West population ratios would have to be
reversed. Initially the Eastern hemisphere’s population would be reduced by the nuclear war itself
and subsequently through population repression in the East, not unlike Nazi Germany’s plans for its
post-conquest master race. How that spiritual regime-change would affect the natural democratic
nature of the collective mind and its subsequent evolution is unknown, but an enforced World
plutocracy or some form of controlled demographics would be a radically different reality than a
World democracy with naturally evolved demographics. One consequence of a repressed Eastern
hemisphere (body side) might be reduced total power of the collective mind. Such a crisis phase in
social-psychological development may be normal in planetary organisms, and we may encounter
both types of outcome in the local galaxy and beyond.
The horizontal line in the symbol suggest heaven. The Aries symbol on the top of the line is a
mature soul that has developed through air breathing animal species. The mature soul can stay in
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heaven indefinitely but the Aries symbol on the bottom that is upside down represents a soul that is
still developing and after a time will drop back down to Earth and reincarnate in a body. Perhaps the
psychic interconnection between all
souls is what guides the soul to its new
body at conception. Sometimes the
Pisces symbol is written with its sides
further apart (figure b.), symbolizing the
balsamic lunar phase between the
waning and waxing phases of the moon.
It is the ending of one lunar cycle and
the beginning of another representing the afterlife between death and rebirth, with the horizontal
line again representing heaven.
Pisces is the sign of heaven which is here conjectured to be the tropopause boundary between the
troposphere and the stratosphere layer of the upper atmosphere, just below the ozone layer.
Perhaps when the body dies, the soul is attracted to and drawn up to this layer where it experiences
states of non-intellectual bliss caused by differences in air density, atmospheric pressure or oxygen
composition at that altitude.
Meaning of the planet symbols:
The Sun symbol is a dot (you) in the center of a circle, world symbol. Traditionally the Sun
is the ruler of Leo. It is you as a distinct individual surrounded by the 12 psychological
vectors of the zodiac. The Suns position by sign, house, and aspect, shows how and where
you radiate your energies into the world. The sign it is in shows you're most basic or core
psychological attitude. Satisfy your Sun sign and you are more than half way to happiness.
a
Traditionally, the Moon is the ruler of Cancer, the most maternal of the signs. (biological
correspondence = stomach). It is associated with parents, the mother, parental home,
food, nurturing, heritage, ancestry, family roots, and genetic inheritance. Where the moon
is by sign, house and aspect tells what you are emotionally attracted to and what satisfies you
emotionally. The moon has a gravitational role in
controlling tides in rivers, oceans and fluids in general. It
is the main planet involved in bringing food (in tidal
movements) to stationary aquatic animals and plants.
The Moon symbol (a waxing crescent moon) points to its
role in nurturing growing bodies, emphasizing the
Eastern hemisphere group of body orientated signs.
s
The Moon is concerned with the function of growth, in
the Leo (body) series of signs stretching around the right
side of the wheel. These are the signs concerned with the
development of a mature body type. The soul
reincarnates through a hierarchy of animal species and
the dominant species on Earth is the human. The lunar
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symbol is often compared with the symbol of a cup, containing, protecting, and nurturing
something. In this case it is protecting and nurturing all the living organisms on the zodiac animal
way. The lunar symbol is found as a component of
d
w ] d k l ;.
The symbol for Mercury d contains the sub -symbols for Taurus w, on top of a
cardinal cross +, a symbol of individual destiny as shown by the natal horoscope. It is a
symbol of personal destiny (fate plus free will). Having the cardinal cross symbol
under the symbol for the world indicates that the individuals destiny is subordinated to higher
collective destinies (local, state, national, hemispheric, and World), all based on Taurus, as
symbolizing geography. Taurus is a Moon symbol over the World symbol, symbolizing
geography as shaped over the eons by ocean tides and currents both of which are dependent on
the Earth's and Moons motions. The Mercury symbol, d, implies that geography is a factor in
what gets said or communicated by Mercury. Mercury was the messenger of the Gods in Greek
mythology, a kind of a neutral postman. So Mercury delivers the psychologically prejudiced
messages of the local geography starting with your family, then your neighbors, community,
region, and country that you incarnated into.
The cardinal cross of signs is a destiny symbol, in that the Cancer/Capricorn,
growth/longevity axis intersects the collective organism’s relationship axis. Both axis can
be optimized; the growth/longevity axis by scientific methods, (behavioral and
environmental (ie. dietary) and the horizontal social relationship axis by astrologic timing
methods. The first is biological, the second is psychological.
Traditionally, Mercury in your horoscope symbolizes your mind, how you think, and communicate. It
is the ruler of Gemini the sign most associated with communications of all kinds and Virgo, a sign
noted for analytical and critical thinking. The sign it is in tells what the person likes to think and talk
about. Its function is the communication of ideas and information and when strong in the horoscope
gives a good communicator and teacher. They hunger for mental stimulation in books, conversation,
internet, etc. however the depth of their ideas is sometimes shallow, with a lot of local data but little
scientific or philosophical integration. Traditionally the integration of the gross information of
Gemini was the function of the opposite sign of Sagittarius, the sign of philosophy and higher
learning.
The symbol for Venus, f, is composed
of a cardinal cross surmounted by the
symbol for the world. The world
dominates the individuals destiny in the Venus symbol as he or she is made to serve in a Venus-like,
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loving way, the geography of their birth by satisfying the needs of the higher collective groups he or
she is a born into. It is their part in the reproductive biology of the social organism that is demanded
by Venus. The individual's cardinal cross (individual destiny) is subordinated to that collectively
necessary biological function. The Venus symbol is seen as a sub-symbol in the symbol for Mercury,
d and Uranus, k.
The inverted Venus in the symbol of Uranus implies that reproduction is biologically harmful for the
individual (in terms of lifespan) and needs to be harnessed for extended longevity and independence
from that collective influence on their fate. See Uranus below and last chapter.
Venus in the horoscope shows what you are attracted to, what gives you pleasure, and your own
powers of attraction. Therefore it often indicates your mate or partner. When analyzing a horoscope
for romance or resources, Venus is always considered a primary indicator, because of its rulership of
the signs Taurus (the local resource environment one is born into) and Libra, the traditional sign of
(one to one) relationships of all kinds, like partnerships and mates. The house, sign and aspects of
Venus are looked at. Venus’s primary function is attraction to bring the sexes together to have
progeny. The end result is the maintenance of the body of the social organism, with specific
individuals.
Mars is the
symbol of the
world connected
to an arrow pointing out
into space, in the same
direction as the arrows of
Sagittarius and Scorpio,
symbolizing the eventual
forced relocation of the
earth itself or selected life forms on the earth to other planets, when the Sun is exhausted. Mars
symbolizes cosmic engineering but more generally it symbolizes one World acting in unison. That is
in agreement with the symbolism of Scorpio i, wherein two or more individuals push a goal in
unison. The number 8 (for the 8th house) may be symbolic of interplanetary associations. The
unequal size of the worlds may also symbolize future philosophical issues surrounding allocation
(apportioning) of votes in multi-planet political associations, composed of diverse planetary
civilizations. All travel outside the biosphere is of course extremely dangerous, because of the
threat of soul loss in that non-reincarnating environment. These symbols are proof of collective
consciousness and plan, long before we humans deciphered their meaning.
g
Before the discovery of Pluto, Mars was the ruler of Aries and Scorpio but that changed with the
discovery of Pluto in 1930, coincident with the rise of mass populations and socialistic governments.
The great conjunction of Pluto and Neptune in the 1890’s coincided with the rise of mass
populations world-wide, that will define the challenge of this 495 yr. l; cycle. That conjunction
coincided with many technological discoveries and inventions that facilitated mass population
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growth. Pluto came to be recognized as having more psychological affinity with Scorpio, based on its
association with power, politics and mass movements. Pluto became the ruler of Scorpio and Mars
remained the ruler of Aries.
The Aries interpretation of Mars energy is very different than Scorpio, in that it is about solitarily
energy expression independent of the group’s direction. Aries symbolizes the new or reincarnating
soul starting out on a solitary journey that developmentally does not become fully social until the
opposite sign of Libra. The competition inherent in the East-West rivalry that motivates Western
Imperialism may be accentuated in the Aries character because of its central location on the EastWest, Aries-Libra axis associated with antagonistic hemispheric polarity, however the symbol for
Aries, q, implies growth, (like a plant) developing into a balanced neutral polarity, suggesting
independence rather than a directed antagonism.
Traditionally Mars indicates ones personal energy or drive which fits well with the assertive and
aggressive nature of Aries. There is a big difference between the group orientated psychology of
Scorpio and the "me alone, distinct from the world" attitude of Aries. Mars is usually not seen as a
group or collective energy, but the symbol itself, g, suggest collective World action; so the
expression of the Aries psychology may depend on the local environment it reincarnates into,
including the state of collective mind relative to its birth location. The Mars symbol is telling us to
align our goals with the goals of the World. The arrow of Sagittarius is pointing to the galactic center,
and beyond, while Mars and Scorpio's arrow may signify space activity directly concerned in
relocating planet Earth, as a perishable biospheric organism, to a more local part of the galaxy, for
instance to our nearest neighboring star, Alpha Centuari at 29° Scorpio, but with a 50° Southern
latitude. The collective mind obviously has a vital interest in the health and survival of the planet
that harbors its physical body.
Asteroids: In Greek mythology, the feminine goddesses that were later associated with asteroids in
the early 19th century, were virgins or had variable virgin epithets. The asteroid glyphs as interpreted
here seem to define feminine aspects of sexuality as it relates to the proposed longevity axis that
divides the hemispheres at the Cancer/Capricorn axis.
PALLAS ATHENA was a life-long dedicated virgin, where her virginity was in part the source
of her androgynous powers. The symbol G exalts the diamond pattern of an idealized
Gemini expression, wherein what is communicated, is the collective minds recipe for
developmental perfection (individual and collective). Athena was born from the forehead of Jupiter,
a symbol of the collective mind in agreement. She was the virgin goddess of wisdom, and creative
intelligence, born fully formed, armed and shouting “victory”. Plato explained in his Cratylus. Athena
means God’s mind (theos + nous). Athena, and Jupiter (Zeus) were the two main Gods of ancient
Greece, with Zeus’s temple on Mt. Olympus, home of the Olympian Gods and Athena’s temple (the
Parthenon) on the Acropolis in Athens, the intellectual and political capitol of Greece. There were of
course many other Zeus and Athena temple locations.
G
Significantly both sites lie on the Aquarius cusp line in the Astro-geographic overlay of the natural
zodiac, using the proposed center point of 30Nx30E (one degree South of Alexandria, Egypt), which
incidentally is near Naucratis, the ancient Greek/Egyptian colony that melded Greek/Egyptian
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culture, trade, and military alliance on the Nile above Memphis. Aquarius symbolism, like Jupiter,
describes the collective mind and the Aquarian line is here proposed to be an auspicious zone where
the most complex thought occurs due to its location in the “developmental maturity quadrant” of
the astro-geographic overlay map. See pp. 6, 31-32.
Athena can be seen as the feminine expression of Jupitarian nous (mind) or master-plan. Part of
that plan (the glyph system) involves the androgenation of femininity away from Venusian sexual
attraction toward a sex-neutral, or androgenic phenotype more fit for longevity. The feminine
asteroids all operate from the lower hemisphere signs that are developmentally orientated to early
stages of individual development, family and reproduction. They are associated with femininity, with
0° Cancer as the lower-hemispheric mid- point and feminine base of the individual r-p longevity
axis. Although Cancer is considered feminine the glyph for Cancer as interpreted here is two
quiescent male germ cells. The implication is that there are special longevity benefits in the male
reproductive system.
The upper hemisphere of social signs midpoint is at 0°p on the masculine end of the longevity axis,
a point associated with Uranus, reproductive development silencing and the long-lived Capricorn
leader figure.
Pallas Athena’s diamond, encapsulates the collective-minds plan for personal longevity and
hemispheric peace. The mythic personality of Athena describes the effect on femininity, of that
plans transformation of the feminine individual. On the surface it may seem like capitulation to
masculinity, with loss of intimacy and femininity, but in reality, activation of the biologic laws
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governing longevity and reproductive development will transform subservient motherhood into a
new non-sexual woman, with more powerful and pleasurable attributes, due in part to activation of
ancient longevity/survival genes, specifically the sirtuin-FOXO genes. They may positively alter
psychologic as well as physiologic effects, including longevity and euphoria.
Babies will still get born and be raised but on a different schedule and curriculum, shared by child
and mother, as wise educator of the young, a traditional Gemini function. Pallas Athena would rule
Gemini from the base of the wheel at the Gemini/Cancer cusp, showing Athena as the guide and
anchor of her child, coming from the base of the longevity axis, 0°r. Athena is the feminine
counterpart to masculine Uranus at the opposite pole of the r-p longevity axis. Here, Uranus rules
Sagittarius from the top of the wheel coming from the Sagittarian side of the cusp. Both Uranus and
Athena share dedication to sexual silencing/quiescence for the sake of maximum growth and
longevity. The scientific/philosophical master-plan described in the astrology glyph system, is
repeated and minimized in the Athena and Uranus symbols which can be further minimized to the
cardinal cross symbol, +, the most common sub-symbol in the glyph system. Pallas’s babies are not
her own. Like the mythic baby (Erichthonius), she adopted and raised, and her role in guiding the
ancient heroes Hercules, Odysseus, Perseus and Jason, her motherhood is functional rather than
genetic.
VESTA was a conditional virgin dedicated to maintaining the temple from the age of 6 until
the age of 36. In the present interpretation if she had not arrested her ovulation cycle by
then, she could opt-out of her virginity, marry and have a child. The symbol shows stacked
Aries (soul symbols) indicating special benefits from repeated incarnations, dedicated to the goal of
longevity, even in the absence of longevity success. Many techniques borrowed from sacramental
religion, like bar mitzvah, communion as a special life-giving diet, dedication to physical culture seen
in the Greek Olympic tradition, communal social structure, development of aegis culture, where-in
the individual is exposed to elemental nature occasionally through travel, camping and pilgrimage
activity. All would be combined with higher education orientated to understand the biology of aging.
Vesta wins regardless of failure to arrest ovulation, by (growing?) the soul within an ideal social
structure, like the structure of a college or university, where Vesta matriculates to faculty status.
Vesta would be a co-ruler of Virgo, positioned at the Virgo-Libra cusp.
JUNO symbolizes childbirth either chosen or naturally selected. The reproductive symbols,
x and + combine here. Rulership would seem to be Virgo, at the Virgo-Libra cusp. As a
chosen-birth mother, she could practice abstinence between births. She was one of the
three main Gods of Rome and the Roman Empire. She was honored as the vital, fertile queen who
populated the polis and ruling patrician class alike, insuring the power of the army and state, not
unlike Ceres/Demeter below whose feminine fertility served the underworld and goals of the
demiurge Pluto.
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DEMETER/CERES was Goddess of agriculture, especially cereal grains. The scythe symbol
covers the body (t) series of signs Cancer through Aquarius. Ceres and her daughter
Persephone were supportive of the power of the underworld by producing the grain basis
of (Pluto’s, wealth) and the successful agricultural base of the East that supported its demographic
dominance. Persephone was originally a virgin but was abducted from her circle of virgins and
forced into service of the underworld as queen mother by Pluto. Perhaps in a post–imperialist world
with longevity, they will be liberated from the heavy-handed service demanded by Pluto. When
Western Imperialism is resolved Ceres/Demeter and her daughter Persephone may recapture their
virginity, sequestering their sexual essence (eggs) for her own longevity at the Cancer/Gemini cusp,
thus allowing a superior destiny that extends to the Aquarius/Capricorn cusp, where individual
human destinies play social roles, and share collective mind attributes like omniscience, conferred by
longevity.
F
Regulating population growth:
The Virgin Queens, GFHJ role in a sex-repressed World, supports and regulates the steady growth
of the longevity-phenotype by choosing births, timed by the 18 year lunar node cycle (Soros cycle).
The lower hemisphere of signs in the family/clan SE quadrant, is the domain of reproduction, that
the asteroid goddesses are concerned with and potentially control, thus giving the liberated woman
a powerful social role by her conscious directing of the reproduction, and education of the longerlived political class members. They are the nexus of a new familial aristocracy, defined by obvious
virtues associated with longevity control.
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QUEEN POST = the work of the practicing demi-godesses,
G F H J
Queen-post in architecture are structural elements in a roof truss; half-way distant from the base
(tie-beam) to the top, king post (not shown).
Crowding: When some organisms like the soil-worm nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans are grown in
a laboratory glass petri–dish, they reproduce to fill the surface of the dish and then stop normal
reproduction. They switch to an alternative phenotype call a dauer, which is a semi-dormant,
quiescent long-lived animal characterized by activation of longevity-survival genes, slow growth and
low reproduction rates. We humans have almost filled our petri-dish (the World) and are beginning
to produce the counterpart to the nematode dauer, only at a more sophisticated level. The woman
liberation movement and homosexuality in general may be expressions of a switch to a nonreproductive phenotype in response to crowding of the World, while the need for humanistic
solutions to population build-out is prompting rational approaches to growth control that may
include longevity, as suggested in the glyph symbolism. The male-like Athena may be the new model
of womanhood as women gain control of their reproductive destiny, in a world where Venus is
increasingly inverted ›, thus liberating a more fit, self-orientated woman. The andro-like face of
Athena may be a moderate reversion to the gorgon principle that results in sex-repression and
activation of survival/longevity genes, only without the more severe terror and fear attributes found
in competitive natural environments like the African jungle.
CHIRON was discovered in 1977 and assigned as an asteroid or comet between the orbits
of Saturn and Uranus. See Wikipedia (2060 Chiron). It was named for Chiron, a mythical
centaur associated with the constellation Centuarus, which contains the closest
neighboring star to Earth, Alpha Centuari. See pictures in Sagittarius pp. 23-24. In Greek mythology
Chiron, like Pallas Athena was as a teacher of many of the Greek heroes like Achilles, Asclepius,
Jason, and Heracles. As the most cultured of the centaurs he was famed as a healer, astrologer, and
teacher. The glyph as interpreted here is a symbol of remedial actions one can take to correct
damage done by harmful behavior done earlier in life, or on a psychological level to correct
psychological-dissonance caused by Western Imperialism in ones environment. That part of the
meaning applies mostly to the Western hemisphere, which is the source of the Western Imperialism.
Chiron is the only glyph besides Uranus where the World symbol is surmounted by another symbol
K
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K!k. With the Uranus symbol k it is an inverted Venus symbolizing the arrest of Venus-like
reproduction at maturity with resultant longevity. With the alternate Uranus symbol the arrow
extending up from a Sun symbol is a pro-longevity vector.
With Chiron K the vertical line is a on top the world emphasizing the same extra-longevity line but
with structural support from the Eastern hemisphere. With Chiron, normal reproductive behavior
and normal lifespan is experienced with normal post reproductive genome corruption and age
associated death and diseases. The modern Chiron counters that negative fate with two remedial
methods. One is the group of environmental and behavioral changes one can take to activate the
longevity/survival genes (mostly sirtuin/FOXO gene groups) discussed in the final chapter on aging.
The second method is psychological. It is relocation to the longitude between the antagonistic
hemispheres, 30°E. That is done to minimize negative psychological inputs into one’s life, which
result from background Western Imperialism. While the lore of Chiron is old in Greek mythology, the
discovery and use of Chiron in horoscopes is very recent. The symbol suggest relocation can be used
to remedy psychological dissonance that impedes personal progress in subtle ways, and suggest that
a psychological neutrality and support exist at the middle ground, 30°E, especially if the state is
trans-hemispheric, and the political intelligencia astrologically educated.
Ukraine is the first trans-hemispheric state to be established since the earlier failed attempts of
Byzantium and Hellenistic Greece. Despite Ukraine’s current political problems it has the potential to
accommodate E-W integration in the model most favored by the collective-mind, trans-hemispheric
democracy. Ukraine may be a favorite relocation destination for Westerners in the future.
The Aegis and Gorgoneion are symbols of protection and power, worn as a goat-skin breast plate or
shield, with a scary gorgon face on it, worn by Jupiter and Athena but was portable and could be
used by any entity. In this interpretation, the aegis/gorgoneion is the sum of a complex of
environmental conditions which can activate the primitive longevity/survival genes, (summarized as
Sirtuin-FOXO gene over-expression). When activated they turn on alternative gene-sets, that
qualitatively make the organism more fit and active, both physiologically and psychologically, thus
conferring protection by transforming the being into a more-fit leader or competitor in all
endeavors, mental and physical.
Etymologically, the word Aegis in Greek means “violent windstorm”, “I rush or move violently”
akin to hurricane. Significantly, one of the most observed characteristics of sirtuin SIRT1 gene overactivation at the organismal level, is the Increased Physical Activity, (IPA) phenotype, seen in calorie
restricted animals, sometimes interpreted as a foraging instinct, but may be associated with hyperkinetic states in general. The organismal range of downstream genes controlled by SIRT1-7 overexpression is among the largest of all the recently identified survival-genes and the target of much
current drug development. The growing list of downstream genes includes genes controlling
metabolism, cellular stress resistance, control of cellular apoptosis, autophagy, inflammation, cell
proliferation, genomic stability and many more that affect most diseases and longevity. Those
genetic pathways are currently demonstrated in lower animals, yeast-rodents; however the SIRT1
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dependent increased physical activity phenotype is proposed here to be readily produced in humans
by short term (7 day) cassava dieting discussed in the last chapter.
The scary gorgon face is perhaps the ugliness/horror-factor used by species in stressful
environmental niches to repress/delay reproduction and thus increase the above longevity/survival
genes by the route of sexual development delay, repression. The genetic and molecular mechanisms
involved in the survival genes, were poorly described before the 1990’s longevity research
revolution, associated with the kl conjunction in Capricorn.
When the Greek hero Perseus cut off the head of the gorgon Medusa that later became the
emblem of the gorgon on Athena and Jupiter’s shields, it represented the sequestering of a
perceived gross but useful technique of sex repression, utilized in competitive environments, by
many species. Species in competitive environments like Africa may select genetic traits that fashion
into the face, sex-averting, warding-off signs of danger, threat, horror and repulsion, that stop the
male in its tracks, as if “turning them to stone” or warding them away. Just think of the baboon,
boar, or hyena, which primitive man and monkeys
competed with, in a struggle that depended on “rushing
like the wind” through the treetops and savanna.
Perseus isolated the symbol of that ancient pathway of
survival/longevity gene activation, by sex
repression/delay and gave it to Jupiter and Athena, in a
Greek/Roman world that had increasingly decided
beauty (sexual attraction) was absolutely beneficial.
When humans became the dominant species and
pacified the non-African world around 10,000 BCE,
beauty, and sexual attraction characteristics became
the morphology best suited for rapid reproduction in a
wider, less competitive environment. The advantage of
population density in warfare added selection pressure
gorgon
for reproductive-genes and resultant sexual-attraction
morphology. The gorgon had to go, because the race
was on in the growing, bi-polar, social organism for increased reproduction and population density.
Food stress is a feature of the mountain goat’s native environment. The mountain goat adapted to
competitive pressure from mountain lions, wolves and coyote predators that demanded the
Increased Physical Activity phenotype, as the goats and sheep were chased higher up the mountains.
The Increased Physical Activity phenotype carries attributes like balance, agility, and ability to jump,
which made it the premier survival gene in physically competitive environments. We can mimic
those molecular mechanisms dietarily, in some cases and temporally induce the final result of the
protection symbolized by the aegis/gorgoneion.
The goat of Capricorn that morphs into a fish tail is emblematic of sirtuin protections, which
are strong when young but steadily decline in old age, to weakness and death symbolized by
Pisces. The dilemma of the decline of NAD and Sirtuin gene activation in old age and the
requirement of NAD/Sirtuin gene activation for longevity is explained on pp. 191-195, in the
chapter on aging biology. There are some remedial steps one can take to maintain NAD and
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Sirtuin gene activation in old age, but most are not easy, like strict dietary restriction and
substantial routine exercise or physical work, all of which require a stoics discipline,
reinforced by a scientific knowledge of why the program is worth the effort. However, the
longevity trick is not suppose to be so hard and is predicted in the glyph symbols to require
reproductive development suppression starting at puberty in order to avoid the dilemma of
the decline of NAD and Sirtuin gene activation in old age and the requirement of
NAD/Sirtuin gene activation for longevity which limits normal lifespan.
The Jupiter symbol, like Aquarius is a symbol of the democratic function of the collective
mind, where the psychic inputs from all incarnate souls potentially find common ideational
agreement. It is the number one (1) superimposed on the number (2), producing a cardinal
cross with the ascendant emphasized (manifesting something). Jupiter shows both halves of the
collective mind ideally agreeing in the formation of the long-lived individual. That becomes symbolic
of maximum agreement of otherwise separable and contentious mindsets. The ascendant can be
seen as a point of manifestation, on virtually any level (person, place, thing, idea). Collective mental
synergism potentially manifest materially as luck, fortune and increase that Jupiter is noted for. 1+2
= 4 with Jupiter and not 3. The added bonus is the network formed as a larger system with more
varied inputs. Jupiter functions like a (supervisor of elections) and normally does not overrule
apportioned fate except to correct it to his minds primary goals. The number two represents the
Eastern demographic majority, coming from the body-side of the astro-geographic overlay which
gives mental bias toward t, body-centric goals. The demiurge (public-worker) psychology of
Pluto/Scorpio encapsulates that mental bias because it is the psychology of socialistic goals that
benefit mass populations. Jupiter/Zeus, in Greek mythology was given credit as the planning mind
(nous) that has his goal and the power to achieve it. In the present interpretation Pluto is given
credit for being the dominant (urge) directing the democratically apportioned fate symbolized by
Jupiter. See Zeus-Jupiter p. 33. It appears that Jupiter controls destiny selectively and not
everywhere all at once. His thunderbolts are singular or in small bunches. Zeus fosters core goals
necessary for his long-term survival and the rest of fate is left to automatic extant proportional
cosmologic inputs. The will of the Gods must be fought out; however it is in Zeus’s interest that the
level of violence of the contest does not become a catastrophe for the collective organism
symbolized by (h). That concern is confirmed by the glyph systems principle focus on a method of
trans-hemispheric unification.
h
Traditionally, Saturn shows where you are ambitious, and where you will want to make
something solid in the world. Whereas Jupiter is the planet of expansion and increase,
Saturn is the planet of contraction and limitations, obstacles, frustrations but also of
discipline, concentration and order. The symbol is of a cardinal cross on top of a broken Leo (body
symbol) symbolizing the limitation of normal lifespan (death).
j
The Leo or body symbol is cut on the South Node leg of a general nodal symbol. Saturn, j, like
Uranus, k, has a cardinal-cross, destiny-symbol that is on the top and not subordinate to other subsymbols, showing an independent leading destiny, but in Saturn’s symbol the body below the cross
appears vulnerable to normal lifespan.
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The cross is cutting down on the general nodal symbol at about 120 degrees from 0° Libra, when the
lunar nodes are positioned on the Aries –Libra axis at birth. That positioning would align the weakest
area of the general nodal symbol, (where the cardinal cross cuts the nodal/body symbol) with the
most fortunate degree of the Zodiac, 0° [, a degree where the two halves of the collective mind
have the greatest tendency to interact, harmonize and agree at the level of thought. That ideational
agreement translates into physical reality as luck, fortune, increase and inclusiveness which jovial
Jupiter is noted for.
Pre-renaissance Jupiter
and Saturn glyphs.
h j
Both Jupiter and Saturn symbolism focus on the Capricorn/Aquarius border and suggest a critical
juncture where the public-person’s destiny potentially merges with the collective social destiny
either optimally (a chosen planned birth) or a naturally selected birth, subject to the cross-currents
of an unsettled collective consciousness that is as yet unresolved. Interestingly, the two symbols
(h,j) are interchangeable when rotated 90°and mirrored, suggesting the possible redemption of a
limiting death symbol, j to one of harmony and increase, h. For the individual it is the point where
the mortal-human begins to take on collective-mind attributes, like omniscience, conferred by
longevity. In that sense Jupiter and Saturn are intermediate social planets, linking individual destiny
with collective destiny.
The symbol of Uranus is an upside down or inverted Venus symbol between the two sides of a
Pisces symbol showing the overthrow and supression of the Venus principle of reproduction in favor
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of the individuals destiny, whose Cardinal cross (destiny symbol) is now on top of the World symbol.
It is the only symbol where the cardinal cross symbol () is on top of the world symbol ().
Interestingly the inverted Venus is the same as the Christian redeemer/monarchy symbol, ›.
It may seem like a radical idea that reproductive development regulates the rate of senescence
(death) but among scientist studying the causes of aging, the connections between the two have
been proposed since the mid-19th century, and evidence has multiplied in recent decades. This
interpretation of Uranus is in agreement with that of Cancer, r where the symbol is of quiescent
(silent and non-growing) germ-line and somatic stem cell pools, after maturity/puberty, symbolizing
arrested sexual development with resultant longevity. The k,r symbols are located at the top and
bottom of the growth/longevity axis that divides the two hemispheres of the natural zodiac,
indicating the importance of the long-lived human in the resolution of East-West antagonism.
Uranus and its rulership of Sagittarius, from the top of the wheel, coming from the Sagittarian side
are new ideas, but logical and agree with the Greek mythology of a contest for
rulership of the planetary World between Saturn and Uranus, with Uranus being
the original father and ruler of all the Gods. It was only when he was castrated by
Saturn that he lost his rulership. He will regain his former rulership when he learns
to harness his sexual potential for himself or herself. Uranus is rescued by a
scientific understanding of longevity which is the domain of Sagittarius (knowledge system synthesis
and higher education).
Uranus is a symbol of demi-god formation, where humans take on God-like characteristics due to
longevity. Uranus demi-gods regain rulership of the planetary pantheon in the sense that they
become the political vanguard of human space exploration and colonization. Their mission may
remodel them to a higher level of fitness for political leadership roles. That mission may be a galaxywide organizing process necessary for long term survival. In agreement with that idea the main
feature of the Sagittarius glyph is the horizontal axis of polarity-resolution, o useful for arbitrating
political relations among the diverse populations of planetary neighbors we will have to deal with.
The glyph system calls for creative diplomacy, not Star-Wars. The Uranus demigods will have that
talent for conflict resolution pre- selected in their birth charts. People with Uranus strong in their
charts are noted for their eccentricity, and independence, which may derive from its symbolic ideal
position between the antagonistic hemispheres. A neutral top-down psychology may produce
eccentricity and independence, relative to the local prejudiced geography they are born into.
In the trident symbol for Neptune, the three arrows of the trident are pointing up to heaven
symbolizing the inherent dangers and difficulties involved in the reincarnation process. The bottom
of the arrows are connected to a South node symbol which is associated with the second half and
end of an individual lifespan. That symbolism is similar to Pluto, ;, only with Pluto it is the physical
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World that is being nurtured and protected by the Moon. With Neptune, the emotional tie is with
the bliss of Heaven, and the developmental stage of soul maturity.
The cardinal cross  (destiny symbol) is here subordinated to the many trials of the repetitive
life/death, reincarnation cycle, which make it a tough old life. Alternatively, in a planned birth, the
Lunar South Node is positioned at the end of the sign Pisces, on the Aries/Libra axis, thus associating
the vanishing point of an incarnate body (Q) with the last degree before a new reincarnational cycle
begins (the Pisces/Aries border), suggesting a mature soul living its maximum lifespan, while
minimizing reincarnation cycles. That would be the ideal situation for the developmentally mature
soul trying to avoid the pitfalls of reincarnation.
The arrow points of Neptune l, Mars g, Scorpio i, and Sagittarius o are squares (90°) or semisquares (45°) and are directional symbols, but also symbols of danger. Aspects are angles between
planets or other astrological factors. Squares and semi squares are member of the hard, octave (8 th
harmonic) aspects (the circle, 360°) divided by 8 = 45° (m) or multiples of 45°. For example 0 ° (z), 90°
(c), 135 ° (<), 180 ° (x) considered by astrologers to be the most difficult aspects, where the factors
are sometimes at cross-purposes, in opposition, or incongruent in psychology. They are the
foundational aspects in horoscopes that impel action and resolution of the factors involved.
The best thing that can be said about Neptune is that because heaven is an ideal, pleasurable,
even blissful place for the soul, the psychology encouraged by Neptune also tries to imitate, or
simulate the ideal in the areas of life indicated by its house position, sign, and aspects. When
Neptune is strong in the horoscope the person will try to create the ideal in their lives, in their
relationships, and in their environment. The person will have talent in those things that are ideal or
fanciful by nature like music, art, films, photography, dance, and be attracted to Neptunian
environments (places with lots of water, or natural beauty). They may also be attracted to idealized
utopian social arrangements like communes, religious groups, and cults. There is a danger in that
some of these groups may have an excessive pro-heaven psychology that manifest in selfdestructive, suicidal behavior when the group is under stress. Examples are the Jonestown, Guyana
mass suicide (1978), Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas (1993) and the Heaven’s Gate cult group
suicide in San Diego, California (1997). This points to the need for understanding this intuitive, nonintellectual sign/planet ]/l intellectually with astrology. The USA is situated in the Pisces sector of
the astro-geographic overlay, which ads a scary dimension to their Imperialism, in that an
astrological understanding of their situation remains suppressed, thus setting themselves up for a
Piscean style tragedy at the end of the Piscean age. They may end up being the cosmic poster-child
for how not to do Pisces at the end of polarity-resolution, in a nuclear-armed world.
Individually, the worst thing that can be said about ]/l psychology is that the person will be so
overcome by the pro-heaven psychology, that there life will be ruined by a subconscious death wish
that manifest in self destructive behaviors like alcoholism or drug addiction. It is behavior that tries
to simulate the altered state of consciousness, bliss, and isolation of heaven. They can also be
susceptible to escapism and isolation where the person becomes a street person, vagabond or
recluse, thus imitating the isolating and non-social pattern of heaven. In heaven ever soul is part of a
host of souls but there is no social structure or intellectual communication, like on earth.
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Aries (the beginning of the evolutionary trail) and Pisces (the end of the evolutionary trail) share
some characteristics. The social anarchism that the lower animal species have to live with, is still
present in Pisces but because the souls in heaven have no bodies, there is no violent struggle for
survival, like there is in nature. The combination of factors; no social intercourse, no intellectual life,
and no bodies combine to make the Pisces/Neptune psychology unsuitable and frequently at odds
with the needs of earth based incarnated souls. Life on earth functions best with strong personal
support, social structure, intellectual development and communication. Neptune is not a bad
planetary influence but it must be understood intellectually, and controlled. We want bliss, but on
earth and in a body please.
Heaven can be a trap for the mature soul and should be avoided, as you don’t want to be there
during eventual, dangerous, planetary-engineering involving the Earth. You don’t want to be behind
the 8-ball, as they say in the game of pool. See Mars p. 39. The collective mind needs long-lived
leaders to manage the Earth, so it becomes personally advantageous to make ourselves part of the
forefront and not the rear of collective destiny.
In the symbol of the planet Pluto you find
the symbol for the world in a cup-like Moon
symbol over a Cardinal cross , symbolizing the
primacy of society or the world at large over
the individual’s destiny. The Moon symbol is
protecting and nurturing the material world and
the individual's destiny is subordinate to that goal, but ideally as a chosen birth, also maximally
supportive of that goal.
This is Mother Earth protecting her offspring's material world. It is an appropriate socialistic symbol,
wherein the goals of the social organism are primary.
Multi-national organizations with similar symbolism:
United Nations symbol
CIS symbol, Commonwealth of
Independent States
Soviet Union symbol
In Greek mythology a distinction is made between the realms of the heavenly immortal OlympianGods and the world of the dead, which is associated with the earthy (chthonic) gods, principally
Pluto/Hades, Persephone, and Demeter/Ceres. The terror, misery and drudgery associated with the
underworld may be the result of the developmental stage the earth/body orientated signs in the
Eastern hemisphere. The great majority of those souls are symbolically more bound to reincarnation,
with all the normal pains and sorrows of the birth /death cycle. More important is their role in E-W
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hemispheric power resolution. Pluto, the demiurgic public-worker god of the East requires heroic
duty to be endured by his subjects in order to permanently secure the existing naturally-evolved
power balance. That burden may get relief with astrological understanding of the situation.
Pluto has been likened to Kali, The violent incarnation of the Hindu God Shiva. The terrifying Kali has
skulls and body parts attached to his-her belt and wrist. He dances on the unregenerate body of
mankind through warfare, indicating that “fear of the Lord” is about awareness of underlying
political and social-psychological forces that drive international war, and the wisdom to fear/respect
that collective process, especially in the nuclear period when nuclear war can mean soul-annihilation
and mass damnation.
Pluto downgrade: Many Astronomers and astrologers do not share the rational for the International
Astronomical Union demoting Pluto to non- planet status. Pluto is still regarded as the most
important planet in political astrology charts because of its affinity with Scorpio, and by transit in all
charts. Dr Alan Stern, who leads the USA NASA space agency's New Horizons mission to Pluto called
the action sloppy science and wrote the following in rebuttal to the decision: "One of the three new
criteria for planethood states that a planet must have “cleared the neighborhood” around its orbit.
Pluto was disqualified because its highly elliptical orbit overlaps with that of Neptune.”
Dr. Stern pointed out that “Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Neptune have also not fully cleared their
orbital zones. Earth orbits with 10,000 near-Earth asteroids. Jupiter, meanwhile, is accompanied by
100,000 Trojan asteroids on its orbital path. And If Neptune had cleared its zone, Pluto wouldn't be
there,"
Furthermore the discovery of Eris in 2005, a small planet on the edge of the solar system that is
more than twice the distance from the Sun as Pluto at aphelion, was at first thought to be larger
than Pluto and its discovery started the drive to redefine a planet and demote Pluto as a planet.
Since 2010 Eris has been found to be smaller than Pluto. Pluto also has 5 satellite moons including
Charon, which is half the size of Pluto and characteristics of a true binary planet system, adding
complexity to the argument for Pluto’s status as a planet. It is interesting that Eris was named for
the Greek goddess who was the personification of chaos, strife and discord. Eris caused a quarrel
among the goddesses that led to the Trojan Wars, in Greek mythology.
Astrology is necessary to understand social psychology and Western Imperialism, which may
be why Pluto is being demoted now. The downgrading of this key astrological factor may be just another
kick in the long-running Astrology repression in the West running through the whole 2000 year period
of Western Imperialism, starting with Roman Imperialism. The historically powerful Roman Catholic
church repressed astronomy, astrology and science in general, rightly seeing them as threats to their
non-evolutionary theology of special creation. The academic community, influenced by the churches
that supported them, took up the baton and forbid astrology study in the cannon of subjects allowed to
be studied in universities, claiming it to be divinatory pseudoscience, when in fact it was neither
intrinsically divinatory (seeking knowledge from the spirit world), or unscientific. Horoscopy has always
tried to be scientifically exact, and included many famous scientists at every stage of development. The
real problem is the conspiracy of Western Imperialism, with an agenda incompatible with astrologic
knowledge, that when interpreted correctly, reveals the mechanics of hemispheric antagonism and
reveals a strategy for its peaceful resolution, without the spiritual regime-change sought by Western
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Imperialism. The downgrade of Pluto damages the study of astrology by excluding _ from the core
solar system planets in numerous scientific research articles and tables of data collection. As Sterns
suggested “The re-definition of Pluto stinks, for technical reasons".(Britt 2006)
POLITICAL (MUNDANE) ASTROLOGY
The discovery of the outer planets: seem to correlate with the historical periods surrounding their
discovery. The discovery of k in 1781, l in 1846, and ; in 1930 correlates with the beginning of the
maturity stage of social development wherein the World (structured on the nation-state model)
struggled through increasingly violent global wars as military technology matured. That violent period
was checked at its potentially destructive peak in 1990 with the voluntary, peaceful dismemberment of
the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact military alliance, with Russia retreating to its historic boundaries,
roughly along the East West divide, 30° E. All surrounding nations were allowed independence and the
nuclear arsenal was brought within Russian borders. Those maneuvers halted the Cold War at nuclear
parity between the most lethal super-power states, Russia and the United States, but the threat of
instant annihilation for most of the World was apparently not resolvable.
The discovery of the outer planets correlated with the advent of superlative archetypical ideas that can
only fully manifest at the social level, when the World organism reaches developmental maturity.
The discovery of Uranus in 1781 correlated with creation of the USA federal democracy. It
was the first multi-state democratic constitution with bill of human rights. It was an
amendable document with three independent branches of government, legislative, judicial
and executive. The previously planned, loose confederation of independent states had proved anarchic
and unworkable. A centralized federal system with sovereignty over the states replaced it in the final
constitution. It has endured the test of civil war and a long and continuing struggle to expand the vote
to all citizens including slaves and women. It became a model for modified democratic constitutions for
230 years. Democracy has proved to be the saving principal for peaceful political change. The challenge
for the nation (USA) that introduced perfectible democracy is to make their democratic federal model
work at the World level. While democracy has no apparent basis in nature it agrees with the
astrological symbolism of Aquarius that describes a functionally-democratic collective mind.
k
The second outer planet to be discovered was Neptune in 1846, synchronous with its entry
into its home sign of Pisces (5-1847 to 2-1862). As Neptune and Pisces both symbolize
heaven and the last stage of soul development, they generate a psychology of completion,
the finished product, the superlative and ideal in all things. The urge to purify the social organism of
contradictions and error is brought to the fore. Demands for redemption of recognized goals and
aspirations become insistent. In 1848 the other two outer- planets, Uranus and Pluto were conjunct in
Aries, (exact in 1850-51) thus adding revolutionary fire to the idealistic urge for reform. Uranus and
Pluto were conjunct next in 1965-66, which should give most readers who lived through the early sixties
a feel for the political mood and turmoil that combination (k;) can produce. In 1848 the USA
constitution talked freedom, and political equality but the reality was expanding slavery and women
without rights. The resolution of slavery and serfdom was a world-wide movement at this time, but
was especially cathartic in the USA which had over 4 million slaves, with the lower South’s population
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nearly half slave, and a quarter of all families owning slaves. The insistence for containment of the
slavery institution by abolitionist in the North, brought on the civil war and ended with the South’s
defeat. Slaves were freed in the South in 1-1863, and slavery outlawed in 3-1865 thus partially
redeeming the USA constitution’s lofty mandate for freedom and equality under the law for all citizens.
1848 was a period of revolts throughout Europe wherein monarchies were overthrown and
forced to accept liberal constitutions, labor, and other reforms. These reforms were only
partially successful, with a subsequent reactionary backlash. For example the ex-slaves in
America were oppressed and politically disempowered by reactionary state laws for another
hundred years. Similarly the Great Reforms initiated by Czar Alexander I designed to
emancipate the serfs and empower local governments were complicated, conditional, and
underfunded. Individual serfs could not own land, except as members of peasant communes
and villages, which bought land from the previous owners (gentry) which had to be paid over
many decades leaving the serfs as dependent and impoverished as before.
Separately, Marx and Engles published the Communist Manifesto in 1848 beginning the debate on
capitalism vs. socialism in a world with increasing populations, urbanization and industrialization. The
dynamics of economic evolution from capitalism to idealistic socialism were postulated with a
proposed plan to achieve the end goal of non-militant communism, through organization and
empowerment of the proletariat (workers) class.
The same spirit of 1848 is now returning, with Neptune again in Pisces from 2-2011
through 2-2026. The Neptune in Pisces desire for the finished ideal in the social organism
will again motivate reform, spurred on by its position between k and ;. The biggest issues now
seem more international. They are issues like nuclear security, global warming and
sustainable development. Like before in 1848, Neptune’s transit of its home sign will
strongly affect the USA because it is the most Piscean nation (see astro-geographic overlay
diagram p.137, and because the USA is currently the most powerful and probably the last leader of
Western Imperialism. Whether Americans are conscious enough to own their
imperialism is in doubt. They beat slavery in the last Neptune in Pisces transit, but Western Imperialism is
a much bigger foe than slavery. The power of Western Imperialism may be too strong and too
pervasive a multi-nation psychological phenomena, for any one nation to buck. In the authors opinion,
the intolerable level of nuclear first-strike readiness will be confronted in a crisis, during the current
Neptune in Pisces transit, ending in 2024 but not lead to final resolution of Western Imperialism.
Every major outer planet cycle or conjunction between the outer three planets, brings progressive
changes that reflect the stage of social and scientific development.
Arch concepts and core psychology of the outer planets are relatively simple but also
manifest in a myriad of lesser expressions. For instance Neptune’s discovery in 1846 and
entry into its home sign in 1848, saw increased interest in psychic phenomena, hypnotism,
séances, spiritualism, mysticism, spiritual philosophies, and discovery of anesthetic drugs that
allowed painless surgery like nitrous oxide (1844), ether (1846), and chloroform in (1847). Those drugs
were first used in the Mexican-American War (1846-48) and Crimean Wars (1853-56). The first
scientific efforts to study those elusive soul-centered subjects symbolized by Pisces and Neptune were
initiated.(Moore 1971)
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Pluto’s discovery in 1930 correlated with the USA stock market crash and beginning of the
Great Depression in the USA and world-wide. The severity of the depression in the USA led
to socialistic solutions like Social Security and public works programs.
WWII finally ended the depression. In the Soviet Union centralized planning and cyclic five-year plans
were started in 1928. They made great progress transforming the backward agricultural economy and
society into one educated, industrialized, and urbanized.
Unfortunately civil war, foreign intervention, WWII and the Cold War dictated the constant distortion of
planning to military ends.
Pluto’s discovery in 1930 coincided with the huge rise in World population in the 20th
century and the popularity of socialism to deal with mass population needs, development and
economic depressions. Importantly the conjunction of Neptune and Pluto in 1891-92 (a once every 500
year cycle) coincided with many inventions that made mass urbanization and industrial production
possible. Those were inventions like electricity, combustion engines, and steel production. The l;
conjunction in 1891-92 occurred between the discovery of l in 1846 and ; in 1930. It started a new
500 year cycle of social development characterized by mass populations and technological/scientific
maturity. The 500 year conjunction cycle of l; is the longest and arguably the most important in
terms of punctuating World political developments, not counting the larger 4000-4500 year kl;
conjunction cycle. The effect of that historic 1891 conjunction relate strongly to idealistic socialism,
and other Scorpio/Pluto aspects of dealing with mass population dynamics. The timing of the l;
conjunction was synchronous with the rise of mass populations, large scale industrialization and
socialism.
Vladimir Ilyich Ulinov (Lenin), leader of the Russian Bolshevik party was a Marxist
who formulated his vision of Russian and World communism during the 1890’s. His ideas
and the world-wide socialist movement was probably strongly influences by that historic
conjunction of ;l that can symbolize ideal socialism, when viewed in the context of mass
population economics. His writings during the 1890’s and after reflect that faith in socialist
idealism but the historical reality of the 20th century was two world wars and the cold war,
which necessitated the adoption of strict communist forms of government by Russia, China
and other Eastern hemisphere states as the most efficient form of government, from a military
perspective, while the lofty ideology of an egalitarian just World inspired the emotional heart of the
communist and socialist movements. The previous monarchies and their backward agricultural
societies were no longer capable to counter the new waves of a hyperactive Western Imperialism,
which was supported by Western industrial/military superiority that developed in the 19th century. The
situation was dire by 1917 when the Tsar abdicated and Russia searched for a solution to their military
decline, first noticed with defeats in the Crimean War of 1854, the short disastrous war with Japan in
1905 and finally the near-defeat in World War I by the Germans. Most Russian socialist wanted a
liberal parliamentary democracy but it was almost inevitable that a single-minded Scorpionic military
regime capable of marshalling the entire population on a military model would prevail due to the
enormity of the threat, the size of the task and duration of the struggle that was coming. The military
attributes of the Scorpio/Pluto psychology (cohesion of group effort, focus on power, unitary structure
and secrecy) is what Soviet Power brought to the struggle to confront a resurgent Western Imperialism.
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While often raw and brutal in execution, the success of that strategy seems to validate its correctness
for the situation. Western Imperialism was checked by the end of the 20th century, and the next phase
of resolving Western Imperialism, was transitioned into peacefully, with the ending of the Cold War.
However the question of the relative desirability of socialism as an economic principal for mass
populations has yet to be resolved, or given a proper test free of Western Imperialism interference.
Outer Planet Conjunctions:
The outer three planets k,l, and ; affect group psychology much more than the fast moving inner
planets (asdfg), which are considered the more personal planets. Similarly
the upper half of the natural zodiac (Libra through Pisces) is considered the
public or social half of the zodiac, while the signs in the lower half are personal or
familial in orientation. So the outer three social planets and last six signs are the
most pertinent signs and planets in political horoscopes and by transit in political horoscopes. In
agreement with that idea, the outer planets rule only signs in the upper half of the natural zodiac
(;/i, k/o, l/]). In between the inner and outer planets are Saturn and Jupiter whose
symbolism describes socially-orientated individuals who interact with the collective-organism in
leadership roles, which makes them social when acting correctly (in-character). They rule Capricorn
and Aquarius respectively.
The interplay of the outer planets by conjunction (0°), among themselves, time maximum increased
social development progress, by exaggerating psychological arch-concepts symbolized by the pairs
involved. The particular psychology comes to the fore of social consciousness for relatively long
periods of time. These slow moving outer-planet conjunctions can be in orb (an arbitrary range of
effect and influence surrounding exactness) for about 1.7 decades for l; conjunctions and one
decade for kl conjunctions. Less than 10° is considered moderate for conjunction aspects while
greater than 10° apart is considered wide. The other octave aspects (those based on 45° and 30°) are
considered as similar but less powerful unfoldment stages between the conjunctions which start
new cycles. See USA chart p.141 for example, the development cycle p. 65 and (Jenkins 1993) for
extensive historical examples.
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Longevity science
matures.
Age of
enlightenment.
Renaissance inconabula “cradle
period” of first printed scientific
books. Glyph system appears.
Hellenistic science revolution.
Tropical zodiac astrology
conceived.
Individual goals (maximum growth and longevity) kl, and social goals (unity and World
survival) l;, converge at start and end points of the kl; conjunction cycles, thus
periodically synchronizing the main complimentary, but separable developmental
pathways of individual and collective perfection.
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OUTER PLANET CONJUNCTIONS, (first instance). For precise planet data lookup for (13,000 BCE to 17,000 CE) see Astrodienst in references. (simplified input rules)
URANUS z NEPTUNE z PLUTO
3940 -4960 year cycle
day/month/yr.
29ºu
1-9999 BCE
10º [
23-10-5036 BCE
May 1, -577 BCE
1-4 -575 BCE
1-7- 3369
1-6- 3371
1-7310
09º w01
10º w15
18º e09
19º e18
11º r
NEPTUNE z PLUTO
495 year cycle, day/month/yr.
13945 BCE
?
13450 BCE
?
5ºu46
15-2-12955 BCE
8ºu11
1-3-12463 BCE
10ºu03
20-12-11970 BCE
13ºu00
15-11-11478 BCE
18ºu6
20-2-10985 BCE
22ºu59
24-1-10491 BCE
28ºu44
05-12-9997 BCE
5ºi 57
20-11-9502 BCE
14ºi01
20-11-9007 BCE
22ºi26
21-11-8512 BCE
2ºo23
8-3-8017 BCE
11ºo17
17-1-7521 BCE
21ºo16
1-1-7025 BCE
2º p14
20-1-6529 BCE
14º p11
16-3-6033 BCE
25º p45
5-3-5536 BCE
7º [58
17-5 -5040 BCE
18º [32
16-3 -4543 BCE
24-3 -4047 BCE
19-3-3551BCE
11-6 -3056 BCE
1-6 -2560 BCE
29-5-2064 BCE
22-5-1568 BCE
27-4-1072 BCE
16-5-577 BCE
5-4 -82 BCE
30-6- 411CE
21-5-905
22-6- 1398
1-8-1891
16-9- 2384
2-6- 2878
30-5- 3371
22-7- 3863
23-8- 4355
25-5- 4848
28-5-5340
8-6-5832
11-7-6324
29º [25
9º ]57
21º ]13
1º q34
11º q47
21º q33
00º w31
09º w10
16º w02
23º w16
28º w24
03ºe48
08ºe36
12ºe52
15ºe55
19ºe13
22ºe41
25ºe27
26ºe50
29ºe03
1º r28
4º r27
21-6-6817
27-6-7310
5-7-7803
30-6-8296
1-10-8788
1-7-9282
18-5-9776
5-6-10270
1-5-10765
11-7-11260
10-7-11756
11-7-12252
18-6-12748
20-9-13243
18-9-13739
27-9-14235
26-10-14731
20-9-15228
27-11-15724
23-1-16221
23-2-16717
7º r21
11º r00
14º r56
18º r46
23º r39
27º r29
2 ºt42
9 ºt32
17 ºt22
26 ºt53
6ºy55
17ºy22
27ºy47
9ºu06
19ºu55
1ºi03
12ºi42
23ºi59
6ºo22
18ºo21
29ºo34
URANUS z NEPTUNE
172 year cycle day/month/yr.
15º w49
3-7 -575 BCE
14º w23
31-1 -574 BCE
02ºe18
1-6 -403 BCE
19ºe18
9-7-232 BCE
05ºr49
4-8 -61 BCE
28-8-110
22ººr16
14-9- 281
08ºt25
16-9- 452
24ºt08
21-9-623
9ºy48
2-10-794
10-10- 965
17-10- 1136
7-11-1307
6-12-1478
20-8- 1479
18-1- 1650
16-10-1650
22-3- 1821
3-12-1821
2-2- 1993
25ºy41
11ºu26
27ºu07
13ºi14
29ºi40
28ºi33
16ºo11
15ºo03
03º p01
01º p59
19ºp34
25-10- 1993
17-1-2165
11-4-2336
15-4-2508
2-5- 2680
20-5-2852
7-6- 3024
20-6- 3196
29-6-3368
18º p33
6º[
24º[
12º]
1ºq
19ºq
6ºw
26ºw
14ºe
URANUS z PLUTO
115-142 year cycle, day/month/yr.
11º w10
3-7-576 BCE
10º w10
31-3-575 BCE
20º p16
21-3 -436 BCE
20º w54
1-6 -322 BCE
03º[39
17-12 -181 BCE
01ºe46
26-8 -69 BCE
9-2 - 74CE
17º[08
19-7 - 185CE
12ºe05
16-3- 328
29º[31
2-7- 439
22ºe41
2-4- 582
10º]48
1-7- 693
4-4- 836
12-7- 947
23-3- 1090
29-7-1201
11-6-1343
23-9- 1455
2-5-1597
2-1-1598
10-9-1710
26-6-1850
23-3-1851
9-10-1965
03ºr47
21º]22
15ºr50'
01ºq11
28ºr55
11ºq29
13ºt35
20ºq17
19ºq22
28ºt53
29ºq40
28ºq43
17ºy10
60
1-11259
1-16221
30-6-1966
24-4- 2104
26-9- 2221
20-5-2357
19-11- 2477
7-6- 2610
26-11- 2734
19-6- 2863
3-2- 2991
27-6- 3116
14-3- 3247
3-7- 3369
26 ºt
18ºo
16ºy06
07ºw35
07ºu38
16ºw12
2ºi
24ºw
27ºi
3ºe
22ºo
10ºe
10º p
18ºe
Effects of Pluto’s elliptical orbit: There are several astrological effects of Pluto’s elliptical perihelion–
aphelion orbit. From a political standpoint perihelion temporarily organizes a bias toward Scorpio
psychology which motivates politically important transformations in the social organism’s
development. Those events often affect the power equation of E-W antagonism. Examples:
l;
conjunct
; at perihelion is
Events
tropical zodiac14°i00'
-578 BCE
11-473 BCE, 6-472
BCE
Greek Classical Period. Athens and Sparta victorious over Persians, but
rivalry led to long civil wars between Greek alliances.
12-228 BCE, 10-227
BCE
Imperial Rome begins conquest of Greek kingdoms and other
Mediterranean states.
11-19CE, 9-20CE
Life of Jesus and spread of Christianity
01-265CE, 8-266CE
Christian Rome takes power, represses Roman/Greek pantheism, science
and astrology.
1-511CE, 10-511CE
Golden age of Greek Byzantium, Justinian re-conquers parts of the fallen
Roman Empire in Africa, Italy and Spain. The Hagia Sofia is constructed
531 CE.
-83 BCE
412CE
1-757CE, 11-757CE
905 CE
1398 CE
1892 CE
Islam consolidates Eastern political powers as religiously distinct and
antagonistic to Western hegemony.
11-1003, 8-1004
Beginning of the (failed) European eastern expansion. (Moslem
expulsions from Europe 1031) (Crusades 1096-1291) Schism between
Greek orthodox and Roman Catholic churches (1054).
11-1249, 05-1250
(1206-1480) Tartar-Mongol Empire conquered the Eastern Hemisphere
which helped to militarize regimes in Russia and Ottoman Turkey. That
countered Crusader Imperialism by land.
12-1495, 10-1496
1492-93 Colonization of the Africa, America and Asia begins by Western
powers by sea.
11-1742, 08-1743
1741 - Start of the Industrial revolution in the UK and Europe, which
led to economic and technical domination by Europe and the USA.
12-1988, 10-1989
1989 Breakup of the Soviet Union and resultant peaceful stalemate of the
Cold War.
11-2235, 09-2236
That political effect on the social organism is especially true now because Pluto’s perihelion is now
precessing through its home sign of Scorpio for 315,000 years, at the rate of 1°/10,502 yrs. Currently
perihelion falls about 14°i. It will begin in Libra in 147,000 yrs. Its 360° circulation period is 3.780
000 years. (Cohen 1966, Brouwer-1966) This is considered a long period (secular) effect, in contrast to analysis
of a single 500 year l; synodic conjunction to conjunction cycle. The single conjunction cycle has a
separable development cycle, more relevant to individual human and regime life spans. The longer
secular effects are more relevant to the social organism’s development timeline.
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Pluto in Taurus when farthest from the
Sun (aphelion), results in long Pluto
transit periods in the signs.
See USA chart for example. p.
Pluto is in Scorpio when closest to the Sun. (perihelion),
resulting in the short Pluto transit periods in the signs, but
long periods of aspects (60° and 120°) or octave aspects
(45° and 135° ) between Neptune and Pluto.
; ; mid-Taurus in 1868.
; mid-Scorpio 1989
Pluto inclination to the ecliptic = 17.1º
Tropical (geocentric)
view of Pluto at
perihelion, when ; is
closest to the Sun and
the Sun is usually in
Scorpio or close
(Oct.,Nov., Dec.).
At perihelion, Pluto’s
orbit is closer to the
Sun than Neptune’s
orbit for about 20
years (± 10 years from
perihelion).
Brown = World
Blue = first and last exact
aspects of the l; aspect stage
surrounding the perihelion point
in time.
Yellow = Sun
Whenever the Pluto perihelion point (closest to the Sun) falls (in time) within the first and last exact
aspect, shown in the table below it causes long aspect stages by putting the first and last exact
aspect on opposite sides of the loop formed at perihelion. This pattern of favorable long aspect
stages (60° and 240°) last for about 2000 years at a time. We are currently in one of those long
series (975 CE-3008 CE). Those long series alternate with long aspect stages in adjacent 45°and 225°
aspect stages for about 1300 years.
Currently (975 CE-3008 CE) both the 60° and 240° stages (yellow in the aspect cycle diagrams below)
are always exceptionally long, wherein sextile aspects and 240°(2X120°) exist between the two
planets for about 82 years. In that way Pluto’s perihelion organizes a l; bias toward socialistic
development goals in the sign it falls in (currently Scorpio) for 33% or 66% of the time. This is a long
running secular transit caused by the background psychology of Pluto’s perihelion sign, currently
Scorpio. It should produce tremendous progress in achieving socialistic goals, especially in the
second 240° perihelion, coming up in 2235 CE.
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ctions
; at perihelion is tropical
zodiac longitude 14°i00'
aspect begin
stage exact range
-3057BCE
12-2921 BCE, 4-2920 BCE
60°
10-3005 BCE ;17°w, l17°r
7-3002 BCE ;21°w, l21°r
12-2677 BCE, 10-2676 BCE
240°
3-2756 BCE ;22°w, l22°p
03-2683 BCE ; 28°u, l28°e 72 yrs
no?
11-2432 BCE, 9-2431 BCE
60°
10-2507 BCE ;2°e, l2°t
12-2427 ; 24°i, l24°p
80 yrs
yes
12-2188 BCE, 10-2187 BCE
240°
3-2258 BCE ;6°e, l6°[
03-2175 ; 7°o, l7°t
83 yrs
yes
11-1943BCE, 9-1942BCE
60°
12-2009 BCE ;16°e, l16°t
02-1925 ; 16°o, l16°[
82 yrs
yes
12-1699 BCE, 10-1698 BCE
240°
3-1759 BCE ;23°e, l23°[
05-1675 ; 26°o, l26°t
84 yrs
yes
12-1454 BCE, 10-1453 BCE
60°
2-1509 BCE ;5°r, l5°y
02-1427 ; 2°p, l2°]
81 yrs
yes
12-1209BCE, 10-1208BCE
240°
12-1259 BCE ; 12°r, l12°]
05-1177; 10°p, l10°y
82 yrs
yes
4-0963 BCE, 12-0964BCE
60°
2-1004BCE ; 3°t, l3°u
3-930BCE ; 14°p, l14°]
74 yrs
yes
12-719 BCE, 10-718 BCE
240°
5-758BCE 4°t, l4°q
7-0681 ; 21°p, l10°y
60 yrs
yes
11-473 BCE, 6-472 BCE
225°
12-0538 BCE ;25°e, l10°t
12-0461BCE ;10°o, l25°p 77 yrs
yes
11-473 BCE, 6-472 BCE
60°
7-438BCE ; 18p, l18°]
3-434 BCE ; 24°p, l14°]
4 yrs
no
12-228 BCE, 10-227 BCE
225°
3-289 BCE ;28°e, l13°[
4-212 BCE ;17°o, l2°t
77 yrs
yes
12-228 BCE, 10-227 BCE
120°
10-194BCE ; 16°p, l16°y
6-186BCE ; 29°p, l29°y
8 yrs
no
11-19CE, 9-20CE
45°
11-043 BCE, ;4°r, l19°t
1-36 CE, ; 20°o, l5°[
79 yrs
yes
11-19CE, 9-20CE
60°
6-58CE ; 27°p, l27°]
3-62CE ; 2°[, l2°q
4 yrs
no
01-265CE, 8-266CE
225°
3-206 CE, ;5°r, l20°[
4-282 CE, ;21°o, l6°t
76 yrs
yes
01-265CE, 8-266CE
240°
11-301 CE, ; 22°p, l22°y
6-309 CE, ; 5°[, l5°u
8 yrs
no
1-511CE, 10-511CE
45°
11-452 CE, ;10°r, l25°t
1-527 CE, ;20°o, l5°[
75 yrs
yes
1-511CE, 10-511CE
60°
7-551 ;1°[, l1°q
4-555 ;7°[, l7°q
4 yrs
no
1-757CE, 11-757CE
225°
3-699 CE, ;10°r, l25°[
4-769 CE, ;12°o, l27°r
33 yrs
yes
end
exact range
duration of exact range
and Perihelion within exact
range (yes or no).
-2561 BCE
-2065 BCE
-1569 BCE
-1073 BCE
-578 BCE
-83 BCE
412CE
1398 CE
1892 CE
2385 CE
2878 CE
no
240°
6-725 ; 23°t, l23°q
7-802 ; 10°[, l10°u
66yrs
yes
11-1003, 8-1004
60°
3-975 ; 3°y, l3°i
3-1048 ; 11°[, l11°q
73 yrs
yes
11-1249, 05-1250
240°
05-1214 ; 18°t, l18°q
7-1294 ; 12°[, l12°u
81 yrs
yes
12-1495, 10-1496
60°
02-1460 ; 20°t, l20°u
03-1540 ; 13°[, l13°q
80 yrs
yes
11-1742, 08-1743
240°
05-1704 ; 15°t, l15°q
07-1786 ; 14°[, l14°u
82 yrs
yes
12-1988, 10-1989
60°
1-1950 ; 17°t, l 17°u
2-2032 ; 14°[, l 14°q
82 yrs
yes
11-2235, 09-2236
240°
5-2194 ; 13°t, l13°q
6-2277 ; 13°[, l13°u
83 yrs
yes
01-2482, 11-2482
60°
1-2440 ; 14°t, l 14°u
1-2522 ;11°[, l 11°q
82 yrs
yes
01-2729, 10-2729
240°
05-2685 ; 12°t, l12°q
06-2765, ; 6°[, l6°u
80 yrs
yes
01-2976, 10-2976
60°
01-2931 ; 14°t, l 14°u
03-3008 ; 29°p, l29°]
78 yrs
yes
01-3223, 10-3223
240°
4-3177 ; 12°t, l12°q
01-3183 ; 23°t, l23°q
6 yrs
no
1-757CE, 11-757CE
905 CE
3 yrs
current 495 year l; conjunction cycle and aspect stage. (light brown highlight)above.
Astronomers are not usually concerned with the anomaly of the pattern of long 60° and 240°
aspects important to astrologers. They are concerned with the complicated astro- mechanics of
Pluto’s orbit, discussed below.
Pluto is locked in a 3:2 mean motion resonance with Neptune. For every two orbits of Pluto (2x247.7
= 495.4 years), Neptune orbits three time. (3x164.8 = 494.4 years) That repetitive geometric pattern
causes the relative orbital phases (aspect stages) to repeat at roughly the same phase with each
repetition of the l; conjunction to conjunction cycle, as shown here and in the table of l;
conjunctions above. Due to its high inclination, eccentricity, close 2:3 libration resonance with
Neptune and three other resonances, the conditions exist to keep Pluto out of the path of Neptune
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and insure they never could collide
because of orbital precession. (Cohen
1966, Brouwer-1966, Malhotra and Williams pp.127-157
1996 , Wikipedia Pluto)
resonance angle elements
 = 3λP -2λN - P
λ = mean longitude
 = longitude of perihelion
P =Pluto, N = Neptune
 = resonance angle
Perihelion elements
(P=  P +ωP)
P = longitude of perihelion
ωP argument of perihelion
P = ascending node
It turns out that the mechanics of
Pluto’s perihelion orbit is unique and
more complicated than the other
planets that have circular co-planar orbits. The libration ranges around 180° with an amplitude for
Neptune of 82° and a period of 19,912 yr. The libration is characterized by an oscillation of the
resonance angle ( = 3λP -2λN - P). A resonance angle can be defined by using the mean longitudes
of Pluto and Neptune and the longitude of Pluto’s perihelion, Pluto’s perihelion is arrive at indirectly
by adding Pluto’s ascending node to the argument of Pluto perihelion (P= P +ωP). (Cohen 1966, Malhotra
1999, Wikipedia Pluto)
Pluto’s perihelion precesses at the slow rate of 1 degree of longitude every 10,502 years or 3.790
million years for a complete 360°circulation. That rate allowed mid-Scorpio to be the approximate
default Pluto perihelion position throughout recorded history. (Cohen 1966, Brouwer-1966, Malhotra and Williams
pp.127-157 1996,)
It appears controversial to use Cohen and Brouwer’s concept of a slowly precessing
perihelion simultaneously with forward progressing libration movement, but seems justified by the
apparent utility of a static Pluto Perihelion in explaining the mechanics of long 60° and 240° aspects.
The aspect cycle:
The aspect cycle is a tool used to analyze the development cycle (conjunction to next conjunction) of
any two-planets or planet and other astrological factor. It is sometimes called the “cycle of becoming
or maturation”. It is a process orientated approach to interpreting aspects in horoscopes based on
the aspect stage relative to the whole conjunction to conjunction cycle of the two planets being
considered. The eight (45° segments) Soli-Lunar phases of the Moon’s monthly lunation cycle is the
classic example, used to describe development stages. The 12 part Natural zodiac’s scheme of
individual life spans and reincarnating soul development cycle is the basic astrological template.
The two together contain all the major aspects on a 360° dial.
The l; Political aspect cycle:
The most political planetary pair is the l; pair because they are the arch social planets of the West
and East hemispheres respectively, so their angular relationship reflects the degree of harmony or
dissonance in the developing social organism for the time frame of the aspect being considered,
within the overall l; 500 yr. conjunction to conjunction cycle. In theory the other outer planet
pairs kl, and k; can also be analyzed by this method in isolation, or as strong influences within the
unfolding l; aspect cycle. The previous and current aspect cycle dates for the three outer planets
is shown online at 1st reference.
One question for astrologers is why the l; conjunctions are spatially graduated around distinct
centers, for example the concentration of conjunctions at the Gemini-Cancer border (about 5832 CE)
and a previous concentration of conjunctions (incomplete for lack of data) at the beginning of Libra
(about -12955 BCE). The pattern may reflect Pluto’s perihelion libration periods of 19,912 years,
(about 40 l; conjunctions). The spatial concentration of l; conjunctions appear to occur at the
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oscillation turn-around points of the libration periods. The astrological effect of long secular
perturbation’s may be to exaggerate the psychology of the background sign for the social organism
and should be interpreted as a transiting factor in the horoscope of the World, viewed as a
developing social organism. Other long secular perturbations like ages (the 26,000 yr. vernal equinox
cycle) and Pluto perihelion precession cycle (3.8 million yr.) should be analyzed in the same way, as
secular transits affecting the World social organism. Perceptional changes in the precessed
geocentric Tropical zodiac may be the best model for graphing astro-psychology, because precessed
geocentric perception captures the phototropic shift between the two coordinate systems (tropical
and sidereal) relative to the biologically important constant of the moving Spring date. In comparing
the two coordinate systems, we see that the tropical precessed zodiac coordinate system captures
space-time relativity caused by Pluto’s eccentric orbit in these long-period secular charts while the
sidereal coordinates seem to capture libration but without the space relativity conferred by precession
correction of all horoscope factors. That may indicate a problem in using the sidereal system, at least
Aspect stages of the current (~495 year) l; cycle, 1892-2385
CE
1891-92, l0°; (2 years) Germination of the seed-ideas of the new cycle. Plans, theories,
concepts formulated. Selection pressure for current social organism need-fulfillment.
Overall theme: mass population (social) organization within the context of Gemini-like
hemispheric power resolution. High point of Western Imperial colonization world-wide.
2x120°
l30°; Exact range 9-1916 to 8-1917 (1 year)
Nascent socialist revolutions succeed in Eastern
countries. Bolsheviks in Russia 1917, USSR in 1922,
Turkey Republic in 1923, but fail in Western Nations.
l45°; Exact range 11-1930 to 7-1933 (3years)
Socialist 5-year plans succeeded in USSR. It was a
difficult period of mass social transformations.
Socialist programs also adopted in the West in
response to the Great Depression in the USA and
Western Europe. The Nazi “National Socialist German
Workers' Party” came to power in 1933 and led antiSoviet, German Imperialism.
l60°; Exact range 1-1950 to 8-2032 (82 years) Socialist revolutions succeeded throughout the
period as colonialism was defeated. It is a period of steady progress limited by the necessity to adapt
to the reality of predominant global capitalism and still active Western Imperialism. While global
capitalism seem triumphant in 2015, there are 17 years left in the current 60° aspect stage.
Economic crisis is predicted for the USA within that time, similar to the 1930’s Great Depression, when
socialist solutions were both popular and necessary.
;90°; Exact range 9-2061 to 5-2065 (4 years) The square represents intrinsic functions and
psychology that cross, oppose, or conflict in some way and resolve or balance with difficulty and
stress. For example controlling natural population growth for the goal of sustainable global
development and climate control. That problem may come to a crisis by 2060, which would fit the
psychology of the 90° aspect at the base of the whole ~495 year l; conjunction to conjunction cycle.
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Pluto perihelion libration periods (19,912 yrs.) = 40 l;
conjunctions. Blue – current libration period
Tropical zodiac coordinates, precessed.
in studying long secular
changes, relevant to the
social-organism.
We evolved to sense
planetary movements
because light is the most
primitive growth factor for
life. (Photo-tropic, light as
growth factor) sensitizes all
cells and organisms to
internalize the patterns and
cycles of the visual
universe, at the genetic
level and deeper. For
19,912 yr. Libration period turnexample the biologically
around points may spatially
important circadian rhythm
concentrate l; conjunctions.
(light/dark cycle) which is
linked to regeneration of
critical biomolecules like
NAD (Nicotinamide
Adenine Dinucleotide)
(Nakahata 2009, Imai 2010a)
.
Astrology posits that
cosmic phototropism may
imprint at the level of the soul, which senses and reacts to current planetary movements, especially
in relation to its natal planetary configurations.
“Experiments verifying Einstein’s theory of general relativity have demonstrated that photons,
particles of light – bombarding the Earth exhibit the same energy irrespective of the mass or
distance of their source.” (Brau 1980) Wikipedia
kl; Uranus Neptune Pluto conjunctions: This is arguably, the most important planetary
configuration that can form in our solar system, as it brings together a complete psychological trinity
of the three social (outer) planets, prompting over-arching philosophical ideas that integrate the two
main tracks of developmental perfection. 1. Social developmental perfection as symbolized by
Neptune/Pluto conjunctions and 2. Individual developmental perfection as symbolized by Neptune
/Uranus conjunctions.
Countries and peoples in a psychological position (astro-geographically speaking), to actualize the
newly conceived goals, self organize under the conscious prompting of the bi-polar collective mind.
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The earliest kl;
conjunction cycle
considered here,
occurred 9999 BCE5040 BCE in Scorpio
with the l;
conjunction series,
(every 495 years)
covering iop and
correlates with the
last period of
hunter/gathering
cultures that had
migrated out of
Africa to all
continents, reaching
South America
around 13,000 BCE .
They hunted to
extinction scores of
the largest species
on the earth, mostly
Other sidereal (non-precessed) variants like Fagan-Bradley were similar
mammal herbivores
to the above sidereal coordinate chart. The reasons for the difference
like giant ground
between Sidereal and Tropical projections involving long-series patterns
sloths, glyptodonts,
of Pluto conjunctions is obscure but the Tropical zodiac coordinates
wooly mammoth,
seems to yield more useful astrological information.
wooly rhino, giant
elk, moa, kangaroo,
camels, horses and elephant-like proboscideans, thus negatively altering the vegetative and faunal
ecology worldwide, leaving degraded biomes like tundra and deserts, that resulted from destroyed
complex symbiotic plant-animal relationships, now missing their large animal herbivore anchoringpartners. That whole historic period largely agrees with the psychology of iop, in that (i =
tribe/clan as goal-orientated social units, o = extreme foreign exploration, p = domination of
environment).
NEPTUNE-PLUTO conjunctions
13,000 BCE - 1,7000 CE
Sidereal coordinates, (Indian, Lahiri ayamnamsa)
The next kl; conjunction occurred in 5036 BCE -575 BCE. Starting in early Aquarius, sign of the
bi-polar collective mind. Within that cycle, l; conjunctions were in []qw,
It contained the first expressions of humans as trans-familial nations centered mostly on river
systems in Mesopotamia, China and Egypt. The rise of Egyptian civilization grew out of one of the
most auspicious of the settled agricultural cultures that succeeded the hunter-gathering domination
of the animal world around 10,000 BCE. The immensely fertile Nile river valley and delta was
geographically well positioned at the juncture of ancient African migration routes into Asia and
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Europe. The fertility of the delta and defense attributes of surrounding deserts made Egypt an ideal
spot for trans-familial social-development.
Egyptian Pharaonic civilization began about the midpoint of the 4500 year l; conjunction series (at
about 2806 BCE). That date is between the founding of the first Egyptian Pharaonic dynasty (Menes
I) around 3000 BC, at Memphis, Egypt and the construction of the great pyramid at Giza around 2561
BC. Those events are close to l; conjunctions at those dates in late Pisces (sign of the afterlife) and
early Aries, sign of the reincarnating soul. See graph p. 57. This was a spiritually orientated cycle,
influenced by an afterlife/soul orientation indicated by the sign background of the l; conjunctions
during the long and stable Pharaonic era. It produced stable dynastic regimes, philosophically
dedicated to the afterlife of deified pharaohs, animals, and other gods. Memphis and Giza are
located close to 30°Nx30°E the proposed geographic center point of the astro-geographic overlay.
That latitude was also used to determine the start of the Egyptian calendar year timed with the
annual Nile flood and heliacal rising of the brightest star, Sirius, at that latitude. Memphis, located at
the start of the Nile delta united a mildly-contentious upper and lower Egypt. One of its names was
kingdom of the two lands. Its first name was “fortress of the white walls” suggesting a race divide
between delta and southern Egypt, however domination by northern Egypt, from that time forward
was overwhelming and N/S hemispheric antagonism was not a strong factor. The Egyptian pharaohs
had no competitive East/West neighbors until the end of the 4500 year cycle (around 1650 BCE)
when foreign regimes from Mesopotamia, including Assyria and Persia repeatedly invaded, and were
repeatedly expelled; such was the strength of the Pharaonic culture and delta economy. It finally
succumbed to Persian domination in 525 BCE, about the end of the kl; period that had begun in
5036 BCE. That period was largely devoid of hemispheric antagonism due to poor nation
development, although consolidation of power in Mesopotamia and China was culminating in larger
multi-region states.
kl; The 5036 BCE conjunction in 9°Aquarius focused the collective mind on trans-familial social
creations. The social developmental stage in 5036 BCE relative to Western Imperialism was benign
with no E/W nationalistic competition. The triple conjunction in Aquarius, psychologically stimulated
the collective mind to conceive social structures beyond the tribe level.
Ptah, The Gods of Pharaonic Egypt may give us rudimentary insight into how the collective mind
works. Ptah was a principal god of Egypt which has been described as the demiurge of Egypt, a
public-worker God who conceives as an architect or planner, but a planner who is limited by extant
knowledge. Ptah was described as “the God who listens to men” and ears were sometimes carved
into stella and temple walls. It suggest that the collective-mind learns from new data and
increasingly depends on human discovery to extend its knowledge base, similar to individuals. In
other words the collective mind is not omniscient; it learns. The difference is that the collective mind
doesn’t forget everything through reincarnating, so it knows much more than any individual. The
large-scale social-creations of Pharaonic Egypt may be the earliest expression of collective mind
social planning and pre–cosmologic self-description. Systematic astronomy was unknown until the
Babylonians initiated record keeping of astronomical phenomena at the end of this kl;
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4500 year period, which was initiated in 9°Aquarius and mostly covered a l; series of
conjunctions in soul orientated signs Pisces and Aries, plus 10° into Taurus.
Ptah was worshiped in the main temple at the center of Memphis and many other cities and
shrines. Ptah was the demiurge, who molded the world through thought and by means of the
word/logos, brings his thought into reality, in this case through the agency of
the priesthood class and craftsmen who designed and built the huge public
projects that collectively made a highly functional culture, but one limited
philosophically by social
developmental immaturity and the
orientation of the period toward the
most difficult to understand aspects
of reality; the structure of the spiritworld and the souls life. The very
name Egypt derives from the name of
Ptah’s temple in Memphis as the
“home of the soul of Ptah” implying that the location or geography of the temple in Memphis was
considered important. That is similar to the astro-geographic overlay diagram, proposed here, where
the same approximate geographical location is considered the geographic center point of the
political world. If we look at the overlay map for modern Egypt on p. we see that 95% of Egypt’s
population is in the NE quadrant, which shows Egypt to have strong bias toward Scorpio and Pluto
psychology, which shown through even in Pharaonic Egypt, a highly spiritual period. Thus Ptah and
the name of Egypt honor the Scorpio bias built into the geography of Egypt by the fertile Nile river
relative to the center point of the hemispheric overlay. Serapis, the patron God of Ptolemaic Egypt
was similarly a Pluto-like composite God that integrated Greek and Egyptian Gods. See p. 84
The next (current) kl; conjunction cycle occurred in 575 BCE to 3733 CE. That (current) kl;
triple conjunction period began at the dawn of written history in 575 BCE in the sign Taurus, the
sign of local geography and material circumstances, making the astro-geographical overlay useful in
understanding why, very different philosophies were chosen in China (the East), the Hellenistic
Middle East and the Roman West). The history of that early time period was characterized by
formation of the major (religious and secular) philosophical systems that came to underpin Eastern
and Western political regimes. Broadly speaking there were three distinct philosophical trends that
developed in the East, Middle East (30°E), and West in the 500 or so years that followed the 577 BCE
kl; conjunction.
Eastern, Central and Western philosophical beginnings.
China
-577 BCE, kl;
The Hundred schools of thought
“Period of wandering scholars”
Confucius (551-479 BCE)
Guatama Buddha (563- 480 BCE)
Lao-tzu (Taoism) (575-485 BCE)
Unified China 221 BCE)
Spring and Autumn Period (770- 480 BCE)
Warring States Period (481-221 BCE)
The Warring states period was followed by consolidation of a political philosophy that combined
Confucianism with legalism. Legalism is a more severe state orientated philosophy, with
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Scorpionic characteristics, that ranked state power and material production as primary goals.
After initial unification legalism became secondary, to a more humanistic Confucianism that
would last for 2000 years, through successive dynasties. China’s geographic isolation from the
West allowed it to express its astro-geographic preferences (dominantly Libra) until Western
Imperialism became technologically able to intrude in the 19 th century. Confucianism is an ethical
code of relationship behaviors designed to peacefully regulate a just hierarchy of governance and
personal relationships. Knowledge of the written Confucian code was tested for in competitive
exams for public-service positions.
China was the largest civilization in the East and was entering a period of consolidation of large
warring kingdoms into a unitary empire that would endure through successive dynasties until 1911.
If we accept that China falls under the yui sectors of the overlay, then it is easy to reconcile the
acceptance of Legalism + Confucianism’s as the basic philosophy that China accepted. See China pp.
166-171. Together they reflect the humanistic governments that promoted Libran values like public
safety, law and order, while maintaining militarily powerful centralized dynasties whose posture was
usually defensive. Libra symbolizes the individual supported by social structures. Libra follows the
family quadrant (rty) and the Libra psychology is what a society organized around the family unit
needs to prosper at the trans-famial level of social organization. Scorpio on the other hand is
focused less on justice among families and individuals and more on inter-state relationships,
however Scorpio’s goal of political unity seems to require the perception of justice, while Libra’s goal
of social stability seems to require a strong state infrastructure, thus binding Libra and Scorpio
psychology. At the domestic level Taoism and Buddhism flourished, again emphasizing Libran values
of harmony with nature, harmlessness and ethical behavior.
Central philosophy at 30° East
The necessary goal of World political-unification makes the collective-mind the beneficiary and
motivator of the middle-ground philosophy and the few trans-hemispheric states that have arisen
there. Those states like the collective mind itself are an abstract abridgement, and summary of realpolitic forces rooted in polarized geography. There is no inherent middle ground. It is either East or
West when filtered through bi-polar hemispheric-antagonism, so a middle ground philosophy as
suggested in the glyph system is an abstract construction of the collective-mind. Those few transhemispheric states that arose in Hellenistic and Byzantium Greece were failed experiments in
hemispheric polarity-resolution, by using political means only, that is to say, without the aid of
astrological understanding of underlying social- psychological dynamics of E-W polarity. Today, we
have those astrological tools to understand trans-hemispheric political relationships, but that by
itself may not be enough to resolve Western Imperialism, as the glyphs indicate that long-lived
chosen-births that target trans-hemispheric solidarity factors are necessary for maximum transhemispheric political unity.
The Greeks were most important as the culture that developed a cosmologically-associated
pantheistic-religion and the astronomical science that became tropical zodiac astrology. Later Greeks
had a seminal role in originating the glyph system which describes the astrology behind World
politics. Their dire position at the fault line of E/W political contact from 330-1453 CE as Greek
Byzantium forced them again and again to meditate on why Ottoman Muslims and Catholic Romans
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could not coexist. As Greek Byzantium was pinched to nothingness in 1453, a minimalist symbol
system was born in Greek minds that described their predicament astrologically. Unfortunately for
the Greeks, Istanbul and the Ionian coast of Turkey is by geography 1° (53 miles/85 km.) within their
natural domain (using 30° E as divider) but part of the Anatolian peninsula. That juxtaposition was a
problem for Greek efforts to mediate boundaries with Turkey and formerly with Persia. Regardless
of that problem, their long roles as trans-hemispheric regimes centered first at Hellenistic Alexandria
and later Byzantine Constantinople gave their intelligencia unique insight into trans-hemispheric
political relationships.
577 BCE was a special time astronomically, in that the sidereal and tropical zodiacs became aligned
(a once every 26,000 year occurrence). Alignment was exact in 290 CE, using the most common
estimation of sidereal 0° Aries. That alignment in addition to the triple conjunction of kl; in 577
BCE seems to have spurred the development of astronomy and astrology at that time. Those factors
may have contributed something special when the sages of Archaic Greece (800-500 BCE) stood
before their audiences throughout the Greek world and channeled the wisdom of the collective
mind in unwritten oral presentations, entertainments and competitions.
The creation of a cosmological philosophy built on myths and epic oral-story telling may have been
aided also by the desire of the Greeks to understand the complex political tensions the seemed to
flow across the Bosporus and Eastern end of the Mediterranean, which was the constant object of
their attention and eastward colonization’s. The Greek colonization’s around the Mediterranean,
Black sea and Anatolia had already made Greece in part (trans-hemispheric) in attitude and
philosophy before the -577 grand conjunction of kl;. It is significant that the founding document
of Western literature and philosophy (Homer’s epic Trojan War) was a tale of East /West struggle
between men and Gods that became associated with a cosmologic Olympian pantheism.
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Greece, 2014
Archaic Greek colonies 800 – 480
BCE
In 577 BCE, the discovery of the outer planets k,l,; was 24 centuries in the future. None the less
the collective mind, under the influence of this most philosophical of conjunctions began the
cosmological definition of itself as a spiritual being rooted in a physical, and increasingly political
World. Hesiod’s Theogony (origin of the Gods) written in poetic verse similar to the Homer’s epic,
appeared in written form most definitively around this time as Greek written language consolidated
and replaced oral expressions of history, philosophy and science. Written prose became the new
medium, more suited for rational science, exact communication and knowledge storage.
After 577 BCE, the Greek Olympian Gods became increasingly associated with the then known
planets. Amazingly, the myths and life histories of the Olympian family of Gods is supportive of the
psychological types attributed by later astrologers to the various planets and asteroids that took
their names. That mythic body of knowledge preceded the astronomical scientific revolution of the
Hellenistic period. The Hellenistic period is associated specifically with the first entry of kl
conjunctions into Gemini, (2°e in 401 BCE and 18°e in 231 BCE), which covers the whole Hellenistic
time-frame (401 BCE to 59 BCE).
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The Hellenistic scientist thought most intently about rationalizing astronomy, geography and the
physical world by scientific means, with astronomy receiving special focus and success. By the time
that scientific revolution ended, pockets of the Greek intelligencia were well on their way to making
Greek pantheism a cosmologic science based system, complete with a tropical zodiac and
heliocentric solar system understanding. Scientific literature accumulated in libraries in Alexandria,
Pergamum and other major cities. Had Hellenistic Greece been allowed to proceed on its scientific
astronomical path of development, they would have developed a more robust science based system
than what survived into pre-scientific Imperial Roman times. (Russo 1996) Post- Hellenistic astrologers
had no glyph system to represent its core mundane ideas as interpreted here, until the renaissance,
probably because it took several waves of Western imperialism to transpire before the collective
mind could fully grasp the structure of its own nature and synthesize a glyph (symbol) system
capable of describing the core cosmologic inputs and processes involved. Western imperialism is a
developmental stage of social-evolution of our polarized world, which is still being resolved, but the
master plan of polarity antagonism resolution was arrived at in the early renaissance, circa 14001474 CE, synchronous with the fall of Byzantium (1453) and the relative stabilization of East/West
military polarity for the next 350 years. That is, until the hyper- active imperialist 19th and 20th
century.
Hellenistic Greece, a trans-hemispheric hybrid:
Brief history: In 577-332 BCE the Greeks were long-time trading partners and allies of Egypt against
the Persians. The Persians occupied Egypt at the beginning of Alexander the Greats conquest.
Alexander conquered much of Persia and liberated Egypt in 332 BCE. Alexander and the succeeding
Greek Ptolemy dynasty were accepted as pharaohs by the Egyptians. Coastal Alexandria became the
capitol of Ptolemaic Egypt, and the largest trade and culture center of the loose community of Greek
dominated successor kingdoms that arose in the wake of Alexander the Greats death in 323 BCE in
Babylon. The huge trans-hemispheric region Alexander had conquered subsequently fractured into
many contested sub-kingdoms, alliances, and independent states. The Ptolemaic kingdom, the
Seleucid kingdom, Pergamum kingdom, and Macedonia were the largest survivors of the
consolidation of power known as the Diadoche (Alexander’s successors) Wars.
Alexander’s body was carried from Babylon and enshrined in Alexandria. The Ptolemaic dynasty,
fused with Pharaonic infrastructures and culture, through intermarriage with the former hierarchy.
That Hellenistic regime was the last of the separate Hellenistic states to fall to the Romans in 31 BCE,
although the decline covered the two centuries of the Roman intermittent conquest previous to that
point. The cultural and scientific zenith that had flourish in Alexandrian Egypt and the sympathetic
network of sister states and special science-orientated cities like Rhodes, Pergamum, Syracuse,
Athens and Corinth, made the Hellenistic period, (sometimes called the Hellenistic civilization) a
unique achievement in antiquity.
The hard sciences like astronomy, mathematics, geography, medicine, and engineering technology
made tremendous discoveries and inventions then. Those science subjects are the main ones
associated with kl, that symbolizes the track of individual developmental perfection. Cultural
advances were made in city planning and higher education as demonstrated by the state funded
Alexandrian library and musaeum that were centers of scientific research and informal instruction.
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The Antikythera mechanism was a device for calculating eclipses and their multi-decade
repeating cycles, used at that time for mundane (political and military) forecasting. Tropical
natal astrology developed from that time forward, culminating in Claudius Ptolemy’s books
nd
in 2 century CE. The mechanism also produced calendar information for determining dates
for religious observances, Olympic games, seasons, etc. Proposed planetary positions output
is hypothetical but not without evidence. See Antikythera mechanism model at wekipedia.
Author: (Mogi 2007)
ΚΡIOΣ (Aries)
ΤΑΥΡΟΣ (Taurus)
ΔIΔΥΜΟΙ (Gemini)
ΚΑΡΚIΝΟΣ (Cancer)
ΛEΩΝ (Leo)
ΠΑΡΘEΝΟN (Virgo)
ΧΗΛΑΙ (Scorpio's Claws, i.e.,
Libra)
ΣΚΟΡΠΙΟΣ (Scorpio)
ΤΟΕΩΤΗΣ (Sagittarius)
ΑIΓOΚΕΡΩΣ (Capricorn)
YΔΡΟΧOΟΣ (Aquarius)
IΧΘΕIΣ (Pisces)
signs on inner dial
rim
Antikythera Mechanism:
Hellenistic astronomers relied heavily on soli-lunar eclipse and planetary records in the Babylonian
astronomical diaries (747- 61 BCE). That information previously led to discovery of the Soros and
Metonic eclipse cycles. That astronomic data was combined with Greek astronomical science and
technical engineering capability to produce the Antikythera (crank-operated) analog computer
around 100 BCE. It was accurate enough to satisfy most demands of an astronomer/astrologer for
calculating eclipses and other astronomical data used to predict the outcome of political and military
questions. Such was the level of astrological belief among the Greek intelligencia, that it prompted
the construction of the Antikythera mechanism and the science/technology that surrounded its
development. The Antikythera mechanism was discovered in a Roman shipwreck in 1902, and
gradually revealed it’s secretes, as scientist used x-ray and other imaging techniques to peer into the
corroded devise and piece together the complex gearing mechanisms and inscriptions. It is now
thought to have mechanically displayed Saros and Metonic eclipse cycles (223 and 235 months
respectively) dates and times on two back panel dials, and lunar, solar and possibly planetary
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positions on the front dial. While gears necessary for planets are missing, there is inscriptional
evidence and holes for brackets and post indicating a lost layer of complexity. Importantly from an
astrological standpoint, the tropical zodiac, (12 equal signs) dial was used, indicating awareness of
precession of the equinoxes, which was discovered by Hipparchus of Rhodes around the time of the
devices construction 150-120 BCE. It is the only surviving example of the high-point of Greek
astronomic technology, which disappeared in the hands of the Roman conquerors starting in 221
BCE with the plunder of Syracuse and killing of Archimedes.
Hellenistic Kingdoms
Bosporus Kingdom
Macedon
Kingdom
Pella 
Epirus
Aetolian &
Achaean
Leagues
Athens
•Sparta
Sinope
Trapezus
Paphlagonia
Pontus
Bithynia
Armenia
Cappadoci
Pergamon
a
Kingdom
Byzantion
(Attalids)
Media
Atropatene
Parthi
Antioch
Rhodes
a
Seleucid Kingdom
Salamis
Palmyra
Cyrene
Alexanderia
Seleukia
Babylon
Susa
Gaza
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Memphis
Ammon
Tyre
Petra
Nabatean
Kingdom
Arabia
In the long wars that followed between Rome and the Hellenistic states whole populations were
reduced to slavery in some cities, while much of the intelligencia and their books ended up in Roman
villas. The decisive stage was in 146 BCE when Carthage and Corinth were razed to the ground. In the
following year the Greek community of Alexandria was decimated by an indigenous revolt led by
Roman sympathizer Ptolemy (Euergetes II), who persecuted and purged the Greek ruling class
causing an exodus of the Greeks, and largely ended scientific activity in Alexandria. The subsequent
destruction of the library at Alexandria and its larger parent institution The Musaeum, which
functioned like a university, is symbolic of the overall force of Roman Imperialism and its successor,
in culturally cleansing the empire of Hellenistic science and philosophy, a process that became more
severe and complete under Christian Rome.
Claudius Ptolemy, the main authority of horoscopic astrology and general astronomy for over 1200
years, proposed an elaborate scheme of dividing the “inhabited or known” mundane world, which
he described in his astrology book Tetrabiblos section 2.3. See Robbins 1940 for text. He divided the
World into four quarters with countries close to the center having special syncretic attributes, due to
their assimilation of opposite quarter characteristics and a special relationship of the center with
Mercury. Opposite quadrants are those diagonal to each other. His specific astrologic rational was
complicated (based on triplicity associations of (fire, earth, air and water signs) and proposed planet
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rulers within the different quadrants. The geographic center was on latitude 36°N that runs through
the straits of Gibraltar, Rhodes and the gulf of Issus. The longitude line was imprecise and wide,
bound by the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Azov with the midpoint at approximately 30° E., which runs
through Alexandria. 36°N. was the most popular latitude reference line (clima) for construction of
the earliest World maps and Eratosthenes, Hipparchus and Ptolemy used 36° N. for dividing their
World maps (North and South) but Alexandria for dividing the World (East and West). As reported
by (Strabo 23CE, Russo 1996) See Strabo’s Geografia text link in references.
See above Eratosthenes World map above for the Rhodes clima latidude (4). Rhodes was home to
Hipparchus, Posidonius and other astronomers suspected in the construction of the Antikythera
analog computer, and earliest Greek horoscopy development. Rhodes was an important city-state in
the politics of Rome’s final conquering of the disunited Hellenistic states. Those may have been
Claudius Ptolemy’s inhabited or known world, sometimes call the ecumeni.
N.W. Quadrant –Europe
Britain, Gual, Germany, S.W. Russia, Italy,
Sicily, Celtica, Spain plus others.
Those near the center: Thrace, Macedonia,
Illyria, Northern Greece, Peloponnesus,
Crete, Cyclade islands, coastal Asia Minor,
and Cyprus.
N.E. Quadrant –Scythia
(Russia), W. China, Armenia, Sogdiana
(modern stans) plus others.
Those near the center: in Asia Minor, Syria,
Commagene, Cappadocia, Lydia,
Lycia, Cilicia, plus others.
Center
36°N,
30°E
S .W. Quadrant – Libya (Africa in General)
Mauritania, Numidia, Carthage,Tripolitana
plus others south of these.
Those near the center: Cyrenaica, Egypt,
Thebais, the Oasis, West cost of the Red
Sea.
S.E. Quadrant - South Greater Asia
India, Parthia, Media, Persia, Babylonia,
Mesopotamia, Assyria plus others .
Those near the center: Levant Syria, Judaea,
Phoenicia, Chaldaea, Western coastal
Arabia.
factors that motivated construction of the Antikythera mechanism, mainly as a mundane astrological
tool, and also in influencing Ptolemy’s choice of that latitude for centering his mundane world.
Ptolemy’s astrological quadrant system was the first psychological theory of dividing the whole
world, although Strabo points out in his Geographia the political aspects of geography and
continental partitioning schemes had a long history of debate going back as far as Homer whom he
claimed was the father of Geography. Ptolemy’s specific astrologic rules for interpretation of his
astro-geographic overlay, or the plan in general was not accepted by later Western astrologers and is
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19th Century reconstruction of Eratosthene’s Hellenistic World divided East-West at
Alexandria’s longitude. Circa 194 BCE. (Bunbury 1883) Similar to World maps by
Hiparchus, Strabo, and Ptolemy’s astrological World quadrant theory below. All
divided the World East-West at Alexandria longitude.
6
7 5
4
12
2
3
Lighthouse at Alexandria, 203 BCE, 31°N12 x 29°E53 Great Pyramid at Giza,
2560 BCE, 29°N58' x 31°E08' Hanging Gardens at Babylon, 580 BCE, 32°N30' x 44°E20'
Colossus of .Rhodes, 292 BCE, 36°N25' x 28°E13' Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, 353 BCE,
37°N02' x 27°E25' Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, 550 BCE, 37°N57' x 27°E22'  Temple of
Zeus at Olympia, 472 BCE, 37°N40' x 21°E42'
rarely mentioned or even known by today’s astrologers. Many if not most of the other specific rules
of horoscope interpretation in the Tetrabiblos were also discarded by later astrologers, probably due
mostly to the immature stage of social development of the collective organism in 150 CE. Not
enough social history had transpired in order to interpret the nature of the social organism, which is
the main subject of the natural zodiac system, confirmed by the glyph system 1200 years later. The
missing outer planets are also critical for proper interpretation rules of mundane horoscopes and
secondarily of natal horoscopes. The parts necessary for proper astrological interpretation are only
now mature enough to interpret the astrological nature of the social organism and the messages the
astrological symbols convey. The history of Western Imperialism since the great conjunction of l;
in 1892, and the rise mass populations, discovery of Pluto and recent maturity of the biological
sciences around the kl conjunction in Capricorn in 1993 signals the social organism is mature
enough to be interpreted by the average educated citizen, which is the intended audience that the
collective mind wants to talk to and designed the astrological system for. So we can forgive Ptolemy
for not getting it right on the first try.
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Besides that astro-geographic overlay model, pertinent to the present discussion, Ptolemy’s main
contribution was writing the first books supplying the three requirements for doing horoscopes in
cities distant from Alexandria. 1. The book Almagest supplied astronomical tables and methods used
for creating ephemerides for Sun, Moon, planet positions, table of houses, and clima tables of
latitude. 2. Ptolemy’s book The Geography supplied geographical tables in degree-based tables for
8000 cities that reckoned coordinates from the equator latitude and the “Blessed Isles” (Cape Verde
Islands) for the prime meridian, on the extreme West border of his map. A separate table of 300
cities gives coordinates in astrologer-friendly time (hours plus quarter hour remainders) East or West
of Alexandria’s prime meridian and latitude in time of longest-day values at the summer-solstice,
relative to the equator. See full clima table (37 clima parallels) at climata link in the index. That
allowed calculation of the Ascendant (rising sign) at particular locations, from which house positions
could be looked-up in a tables of houses in the Almagest or the simplified versions of the Almagest,
the Handy tables. 3. The book Tetrabiblos, provided interpretations for mundane and natal
horoscopes. Ptolemy’s books kept astrology alive through the long repression that followed its initial
bloom in the first three centuries CE.
The earlier Hellenistic zenith in the sciences is associated with the great kl; conjunction in 577
BCE and more specifically the first entry of kl conjunctions into Gemini, (2°e in 401 BCE and 18°e
in 231 BCE), which covers the whole Hellenistic time-frame (401 BCE to 59 BCE), plus the late
classical philosophers, including Plato (423 – 347 BCE) and Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE).
The Tropical zodiac was formulated by Hipparchus around 130 BCE when he discovered precessional
shift of the Spring equinox date, relative to the sidereal constellational background. That tropical
zodiac, based on a moving Spring date for determining 0°q became the foundational reference
system for the so-called Tropical, Ptolemaic, or Western Astrology, which started to materialize
around that time. The invention of Astrology, and its correct interpretation probably required that
switch to a moving Tropical zodiac because of the biological link of organismal life to the seasons,
which the tropical zodiac measures precisely.
The rare alignment of the tropical and sidereal zodiac reference systems was exact in 290 CE. The
current difference, called the ayanamsa is about 24°. Note that sidereal constellation boundaries are
inherently inexact including the all-important starting point for 0° Aries. The alignment begins the
26,000 (great year) cycle of axial precession of the equinoxes. That alignment was probably
important in helping Hipparchus to distinguish the two reference systems and organize his
astronomic theories. The astrological significance of that rare alignment of the local biologicallyorientated Tropical zodiac with the outer galactic constellations is harder to evaluate. See Age of
Aquarius pp. 35-36.
Gemini is the sign of local information or knowledge. The sign e is opposite to Sagittarius, the sign of
science, philosophy and higher education, (the muses of ancient Greek myth). Gemini, like
Sagittarius is intellectually orientated, only less universal in its access to information and therefore
less complete in its conclusions. Hellenistic civilization absorbed all available local science like
Babylonian astronomy records. It was an extraordinarily productive and intellectually creative period
perhaps aided by the synergistic trans-hemispheric network of Greek run kingdoms and cities.
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Alexandria: Pharaonic Egypt also had straddled the East/West divide but in a more restricted
space, at a more primitive social-development stage. It is argued here that cooperative transhemispheric political and cultural entities confer on any regime a higher level of creative intelligence,
produced by physical and intellectual E/W syncretism. Nowhere was that more demonstrated than
at Alexandria, considered the greatest city of the known world at the time. Ptolemy I Soter (savior)
was one of the “companions of Alexander” who like Alexander had been tutored by Aristotle and
shared a progressive Athenian education that was rationalistic, and scientific on many subjects. The
early Ptolemy’s built and supported the first and largest public library, not matched until the
renaissance. The dynasty supported public infrastructure projects like the great lighthouse and port
of Alexandria, irrigation and canal projects, bathes, gymnasia, research centers, schools, collection
and translation of foreign books, including the translation of the Jewish old testament into the Greek
(Septuagint), by 70 Jewish scholars brought from Israel, in cooperation with the high priest of
Jerusalem. (Castello 1994) The Jewish population in Alexandria was the largest outside of Israel and Greek
culture was readily assimilated by the Jewish intelligencia. The many progressive innovations made
Alexandria the richest scientific repository of extant knowledge and an intellectual powerhouse that
unified like-minded scientist like Archimedes, Euclid, Eudoxus, Eratosthenes, Apollonius of Perga,
Aristarchus, and Hipparchus, throughout the network of Greek ruled cities, connected by strong
trade links.(Russo 1996) At its full functionality, the Musaeum (institute of the muses), was administered,
staffed and financially supported by the Ptolemaic dynasty, serving perhaps a thousand or more of
resident scholars and their families, with a supporting staff that maintained many buildings in the
heart of Alexandria near the port, including living quarters, communal dining facilities, gardens and
porticoes, lecture halls, specialized research facilities, library and translation rooms containing
perhaps 400,000 papyrus scrolls. It functioned much in the model of a modern university. It
facilitated the collection, translation, and organizing of all the extant knowledge of the known World
and bringing together in one place the intelligencia of the Hellenistic trans-hemispheric World.
Interestingly the revival of that Hellenistic science, in the 15 th century European renaissance
coincided with the first entry of the l; series of conjunctions into the sign Gemini (2°e in 1398 CE
and 9°e in 1891 CE). The l; conjunction series (associated with social development perfection)
will continue in Gemini until 5340 CE, so understanding what Gemini relates to at the social
development level is a basic theme to understand for the next 3.5 millenniums. In addition to that
l; conjunction series in Gemini, the great conjunction of kl; in 3371 also occurs in midGemini,18°-19°e, perhaps marking the apex of explorations of the local Galactic neighborhood
during that period.
The glyph master-plan, reduces symbolically in a Gemini-like structure, to the cardinal cross
symbol, +, showing a central goal shared by both hemispheres, the vertical line (individual
developmental perfection) plus the horizontal line, an astrological technique designed to pacify
hemispheric competition, a goal incompatible with Western Imperialism, and therefore currently
valued most by the Eastern hemisphere. The 1398 renaissance introduced the master plan as an
intellectual tool to understand the macro reality by symbolizing as glyphs, the planetarypsychological-inputs that time developmental need fulfillment, where each glyph relates to specific
aspects of a unified system. The renaissance revived the hard sciences from Hellenistic Greece and
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began anew to build the vocabulary of science that define local World knowledge. That will not let
up until the l; series exits Gemini during the 5340 l; conjunction period, but hemispheric
antagonism should be resolved within the current 575 BCE-3370 CE kl; cycle, probably by the
mechanism symbolized in the glyph system, individual longevity. See timeline charts pp. 57-59. Our
Geministic-world is polarized, but destined to function politically as one World. There may be
addendums to our knowledge base when we meet or create other galactic neighbors, but for now,
Gemini is about the intellectual understanding of our local Geministic World.
The Hellenistic period was when the collective mind began to scientifically understand itself in
astronomic and other rational scientific terms. The collective mind may sense the world indirectly
through animal senses so its conceptual base is not infinite but tied to human investigation. Its
advantage is that it doesn’t forget everything like reincarnating humans. Starting intently with the
577 BCE kl; great conjunction and perhaps also the alignment of the tropical and constellational
zodiacs, it planed and urged the antecedents of culture that would make the mythic muses of
archaic Greece, scientifically comprehensible. The science centers and libraries at Alexandria,
Pergamum and other cities plus the trans-hemispheric science network allowed the creation of the
Antikythera astronomical computer, and scientific understanding of the solar system. That trajectory
of a cosmologic, trans-hemispheric philosophy and science to back it up, was halted by the advent
and success of Roman Imperialism, which destroyed what the collective mind had conceived and
was attempting to actualize in the real world at Ptolemaic Alexandria. At this initial stage of Western
Imperialism the collective mind probable did not fully understand its own antagonistic bipolar
nature. By 1400 CE, when the glyph system was created, several waves of Western Imperialism had
transpired. That experience probably inspired the Gemini-like bi-polar structure and messages of the
new glyph system, with an emphasis on resolution of that central political problem, so important to
unity of the social organism.
Serapis cult
Trans-hemispheric hybrids may be fragile because they have no inherent shared land base. The
geographic split is East or West, with the syncretism created being abstract and temporary similar to
the symbolism of Jupiter h, a symbol of a combinatory collective mind. Trans-hemispheric states
benefit from that psychological syncretism that eventually leads to concrete creative expressions
both from the state and individuals. In agreement with that idea, Serapis, the Greek/Egyptian
composite god enshrined in the elaborate Serapeum temple in Alexandria, was considered a
syncretic combinatory deity combining the Egyptian Osiris-Ptah (Pluto-like demiurge god) with the
Venus/Taurus-like Apis Bull as the patron deity of Alexandria and the Ptolemaic Kingdom. It seems to
emphasize the Taurus – Scorpio economic axis, the most materialistic sectors of the signs. The
Ptolemaic Kingdom harnessed the fertile Nile delta to finance its advanced social creations, with the
greatest of those creations being the largest repositories of extant knowledge in the World. In
theory, the demiurge then uses that reservoir of logos/word/scientific information to have his
craftsmen, the resident and visiting scholars of the Musaeum and larger Hellenistic network to
recreate the physical World at a accelerated, syncretic level, guided by the urge of the majority
spirit, symbolized by ; Pluto. The involvement of Pluto in successful trans-hemispheric state
syncretism may be a required component that insures both hemispheres are together, regarding
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goals.
In agreement with that idea, Pluto in Scorpio, in all of the post-Soviet charts is one
of the two major configurations, which will shape the characteristics of future E-W syncretic unions
along the 30° Meridian.
SERAPIS
Osiris-Ptah (; Pluto-like demiurge gods)
Creator god that fashions the World out of
logos/word. Demiurge = public-worker god.
Apis Bull diety (Venus/Taurus–like).
Symbol of fertility of the land and economic stability.
Hellenistic civilization was a trans-hemispheric hybrid creation that mirrored the psychological
proportionality of the extant world mind, but was perhaps naive to the astro-geographic structure
and social psychological dynamics that motivated Western Imperialism. It took several waves of
Western Imperialism over the following 1600 years for the collective mind to understand and work
out the abbreviated glyph system which symbolically minimalizes the arch concepts of our polarized
World and suggest a plan for resolution of antagonistic polarity. Roman and European Catholic
crusader Imperialism set the action/reaction pattern of Western Imperialism which remains today a
catastrophic threat to the naturally evolved order of Eastern hemisphere psychic dominance. What
is different now in 2014 CE is that we have developed the scientific vocabulary necessary to begin to
actualize the key element of the master plan, human longevity, the game-changer revolution
symbolized by Uranus at the top of the wheel.
l; conjunctions: When you look at the current kl; 577 BCE conjunction cycle, marked off in
495 year segments punctuated by l; conjunctions, you notice that they start in Taurus in 575 BCE
and move into Gemini in 1398 CE. By that time the World had experienced two waves of Western
Imperialism. Coincident with the entry of l; conjunctions into Gemini, the glyph system
appeared, intellectually describing organismal development, and the problem of antagonist polarity.
Subsequently three more waves of western Imperialism were experienced, with a final event still
possible. Astrology progress depends largely on astronomy and when pre-scientific Imperial Rome
destroyed the network of Greek science centers scattered around the Eastern Mediterranean,
(centered in Alexandria) science stopped progressing. It destroyed much of what had been created
by the Hellenistic civilization and postponed astronomic/astrological development until the
Renaissance, when astronomy and science resumed.
The meaning of individual glyphs is largely dependent on their relationship to the overall system that
firstly describes the social organism, which in Imperial Roman and Catholic European Crusader times
was still a problematic riddle for the collective mind. The l;-1398 CE conjunction in Gemini,
midpoint in the whole 3948 year (kl;- 577 BCE-3370 CE) cycle, brought the renaissance (rebirth)
of science and importantly for the collective mind a understanding of the intractability of Western
Imperialism and a strategy for its resolution over time. The overall glyph system has a central
dualistic structure that defines the problem and the solution to antagonistic hemispheric polarity.
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Individual (natal) astrology interpretation cannot be properly understood if its relationship to that
dualistic social-psychological structure is not understood. The main failure of Western astrology past
and present is not recognizing the primacy of the system as description of the global organism, with
individual personality subordinate to the larger mundane destiny. That situation is solely the result
of incompatibility of that global conception with the goal of Western Imperialism.
Similarly, proving astrology may also require a focus on social-psychological factors, by using
verifiable regime horoscopes and transits rather than individual natal charts, which currently do not
recognize or factor-in the more dominant social-psychological factors. Political collective bodies
(nations and the UN) can be tracked as well as astro-logic inputs affecting the World at large
measured in the natural tropical zodiac model.
First Horoscopes: The Babylonians kept astronomy records from 750 BCE. They used the data
(mainly eclipses) and planets to predict mundane events (political, military, and natural) for the
ruler. The Greek’s religion was increasingly cosmological with their pantheon of Olympian Gods
associated with the planets by the time Hellenistic scientist integrated Babylonian records into their
new astronomical science systems. The Greeks had a deep interest in understanding the
astronomical and assumed astrological elements of their religion. The rationalizing of astronomy and
related sciences during Hellenistic times allowed development of a scientific astrological version of
social and individual psychology. Babylonian eclipse and planetary records helped the Greeks to
understand the Metonic and Soros eclipse cycles precisely and develop mathematical theories of
Solar, Lunar and planetary motion, which they applied to gear ratios in the Antikythera mechanism.
Similarly the new mathematical astronomy theories allowed construction of orrery mechanical
models of the cosmos produced by Archimedes (287-212 BCE) and Posidonius (135-51 BCE), which
are thought to have been heliocentric after Aristarchus (310-230 BCE) first proposed the correct
heliocentric solar system model, which had a substantial following among the Hellenistic
astronomers. Russo 1996) Like the Babylonians the initial use of astronomical data was probably
mundane, that is for political, military, and natural phenomena forecasting, thought to be an
important factor by segments of the Greek intelligencia. For example, in the Peloponnesian War
between Athens and Sparta (413 BCE) astrological advice on a Lunar eclipse was reported to have
played a part in military strategy. Because of eclipse advice the commanding general, Nicias,
decided to keep his fleet in the cramped harbor at Syracuse, for a month instead of sailing for home
as previously planned and subsequently suffered a devastating defeat, that only got worse as the
campaign in Sicily continued, leading to loss of the entire expeditionary force. Athens never fully
recovered. Over the following ten years it lost its naval supremacy in the Aegean sea and finally had
to surrender to Sparta and her allies. Such beliefs fostered the astronomic technology needed to
predict eclipses and planetary positions. Much later, after the final fall of Ptolemaic Egypt to the
Romans in 30 BCE, natal (personal) horoscopy dominated, however mundane astrology remained an
essential part of astrological theory, with Ptolemy devoting a large portion of his astrology book
Tetrabiblos to the subject. He considered understanding collective mundane destinies as preliminary
to understanding the natal chart, which he considered to be naturally subordinate to collective
bodies. See Robbins 1940 Tetrabiblos 2.1 Introduction. In the Imperial Roman period (30 BCE -300
CE) Alexandria was still functioning as a center of innovation and concentration of scientific
literature, although greatly reduced from its Hellenistic heyday, but before the Christian repression.
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The musaeum and library still received state support from the Caesar’s but its periodic and
progressive downgrade since its last full functionality in 145 BCE was in one direction. See musaeum
in wikipedia.
Technically, horoscope making was difficult but doable for the early astrologers as evidenced by
the simplicity of horoscopes and scarcity of qualified astrologers, most of whom worked in
Alexandria. Claudius Ptolemy’s (90-168 CE) spherical trigonometry methods of planetary motion,
described in his astronomy book Almagest were influenced by the earlier Greek astronomers
(Hipparchus, Apollonius of Perga, Eratosthenes and others who had worked on the same problems,
often more accurately, for instance Eratosthene’s measurement of the World and length of a degree
was very close to the actual size but about 20% larger than what Ptolemy used. Ptolemy’s
calculations were complicated, due to epicycle alterations to planetary motion needed to make
actual heliocentric planetary movements match the observed stationary-world geocentric-model
Ptolemy believed in. Ptolemy’s methods were used for ephemeris and horoscope making until
heliocentric astronomy began to produce more accurate data starting with Copernicus (1473-1534),
Kepler (1571-1630) and Galileo (1564-1642). Ptolemy’s books were designed to make complicated
astronomy and geography into doable astrology horoscopes and he succeeded. There were only a
handful of named astrologers responsible for the distribution graph of earliest recorded horoscopes,
shown below, with the spike in the first two centuries CE, attributable to 130 horoscopes done by
Vettius Valens, a contemporary of Claudius Ptolemy, who like Ptolemy helped organize the first rules
of chart interpretation.
Record of earliest horoscopes:
Hipparchus discovered
precession, Tropical zodiac
standardized. Antikythera
mechanism invented.
290 CE: 0°Aries the same in Siderial and Tropical zodiacs: start of a
new “Great year” of 26,000 years (1st day of 2160 year age of
Pisces).
First practical horoscopic astrology
books written by Claudius Ptolemy,
Natal horoscopy blooms.
16 Babylonian (red)
9 Demotic Egyptian, (yellow) 180 Greek (black)
Data from (Neugebauer, 1959) with permission. See references.
Christianity becomes
state religion, 380 CE
10 Arabic (green)
The graph shows the effect of Christian persecution of pagan religions on astrology development
and science in general after Christianity became the Roman state religion in 380 CE (Edict of
Thessalonica). The library and larger musaeum complex of Alexandria, the main center of the earliest
Greek astrology activity, was emptied and non-Christian beliefs and literature repressed and burnt.
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Pagan temples throughout the former Hellenistic world, like the Alexandrian Serapeum with its
library, were destroyed or converted to churches, following other repressive edicts around 390 CE.
That shifted remaining astrological activity to Arabic cities in the Middle East and later to Iberia. That
served to preserve important Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman science literature, including
Ptolemy’s books, that otherwise would have disappeared.
Glyph Development Timeline:
The glyph system coalesced in post-Byzantium, 1453 CE, after the fall of Constantinople to the
Ottoman Turks and solidification of Muscovy, Russia in the north, as bulwarks against European
Eastern expansion by land, across the 30° divide. The new glyph system recognized East/West
antagonistic polarity as a problem. The symbolism of the outer planets kl;, and asteroids, GFHJ
discovered later, 1781-1930, repeated the plans central ideas and found rulership in logically
probable signs. The glyphs introduced the body/soul sub-symbol system that could be used to
describe developmental stages. The body symbol (t), in particular was sub-dividable into 4 nodebased parts that could be used to describe organismal life-span, making statements on
developmental biology possible. The cardinal cross destiny symbol became the unifying symbol of
both East/West polarity-resolution and also individual biological perfection (maximum growth and
longevity), thus marrying the two main goals (social and individual) in the simplest dualistic symbol
possible, a cardinal cross, +. The cardinal cross, upright Gemini glyph, and Geministic polarity
characterize the final 1474 CE glyph set, while those features are missing in the Pluti.28.34 set. It
should be noted that the new glyph system introduced philosophical concepts that did not exist
before the 1398 l; conjunction in e. Reincarnation and transmigration of the soul through
heaven was new and radically different from the previous Greek concept of Hades and the
underground ruled by Pluto.
1150 CE, John X Kamateros,
Compendium of Astrology ( Maunder 1934,
George 2001, Boll 1903)
Sun Venus Mercury Mars Jupiter Saturn
Jupiter/Zeus – small letter zeta (shown here) or large letter Z
for Zeus
Late Byzantine glyphs from book “Greek Horoscopes”, (Neugebauer 1959) It includes
Pluti.28.34 manuscript, and chart shown below.(Laurentian Library pluti.28.34 text)
(Neugebauer, 1959) with permission. See references.
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Late Byzantine Glyphs, circa 1400-1453, from pluti.28.34. Exact date of composition and
authorship is unknown. The book was acquired by Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464), and is
now in the Laurentian Library, Florence, Italy, which was founded by him and holds his
library.
Ascendant
Midheaven
Descendant
Imum Coelibottom of sky
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Pre-1474 transition glyphs.
Traité d'astrologie, précédé de tableaux cabalistiques, 1401-1500,
anonymous, National Library of France link
Grey glyphs are margin edits
by a post-original owner of the
book.
The post-original editor, also corrected the mis-orientated Lunar Node symbols. That mis-orientation
of north and south Lunar Node symbols also occurs in the Pluti.28.34 chart below. They are misorientated relative to what survived in the final 1474 glyph set. That correction of orientation was
necessary for the Lunar nodes to make sense in the whole system as interpreted here, as
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organismal-development symbols, and sub-symbol parts of glyphs. The sign Leo, t, as a general
nodal body symbol of a developing organism needs orientation to the top of the wheel as the apex
of developmental growth and longevity, as applied to individual organisms.
First symbolic horoscope, late Byzantine, circa 1400-1453 CE. Photo from Pluti.28.34
Copy of a pre-symbolic literary horoscope dated 497CE (Laurentian Library pluti.28.34 text page 143)
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Pre-1474 transitional glyphs. Nomina
instrumentorum astrolabii, cum ejusdem
usu et practica (1401-1500), anonymous,
link
National Library of France
in index.
The Final 1474 CE glyph set below, first appears in Regiomontanus calendar
books, and ephemerides, published first in Nuremberg, Germany and shortly
afterwards in Venice, Italy in 1474.(Miiler 1474, Miiler 1474a, Miiler 1474b, Miiller 1476) By 1492
the Regiomontanus (Johannes Miiller) ephemerides looked modern and were
accurate (Miiler 1492). These works were the apex of astronomical science at that
time. Other astrological text became rich in astrologic artwork. (Albumasar 1488,
Albumasar 1506)
The square horoscope with the diamond in it became the standard
chart form.
Gods and demi-Gods. Using the first symbolic (glyph) horoscope, the 3rd house is labeled house of
the Goddess, while the opposite house was house of the God, as transliterated below. The God and
Goddess referred to by this anonymous Greek author of Pluti.28.34 is probably best interpreted as
(Houlding 2007,)
with permission. also
see Riley 1987
The concept of the 3rd - 9th house demigod formation remained valid in the
final glyph system only the axis of demigod formation shifted slightly to
accentuate the vertical longevity-axis
shared by both hemispheres, the erop cusp.
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demi-gods or semi-gods, in the manner of humans that approach God-like status because of similar
attributes like longevity, omniscience and obvious outstanding physical qualities. Houses 11 and 12
are labeled as good and evil-spirit houses, suggesting polarized arch-spirits, as in Persian
Zoroastrianism. The chart and immature glyphs shown in Pluti 28.34 show a struggling transition
from earlier, indistinct Greek pantheistic concepts to a radical new set of distinct concepts and
structural organization principles, like transmigrating souls, a bipolar collective mind, and symbolic
description of developmental stages.
The political situation at the time of the fall of Byzantium in 1453, makes the book Pluti.28.34
difficult to trace. Greek paganism was officially heretical in Byzantium and Rome, so proponents of
the Greek pagan revival and the study of Plato were usually kept secrete among the intelligencia.
Astrology was an even less legitimate subject in public.
Gemistus Pletho, a prominent neo-platonist philosopher, author and teacher was an exception due
to his high status in the church and government of Byzantium at different times. He was conduit for
Greek works being collected by Cosimo De Medici and was instrumental in reviving neo-Platonian,
and pagan ideas in the renaissance at Florence, Italy. He helped De Medici set up an academy for
Platonic and Greek studies in the decades before the fall of Byzantium. Pletho’s astrological ideas or
contacts are unknown. The anonymous Greek author of Pluti.28.34 disappeared only to be
succeeded by the sudden full glyph system in Regiomontanus printed books around 1474.
Regiomontanus: There is good evidence that Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller of Konigsberg,
Germany) had extensive acquaintance with most of the Greek source material of which Pluti.28.34
was a significant but by no means only part. Whether he actually read the Pluti document is
unknown. Like his teacher George von Peuerbach of Austria he was a leading astronomer,
mathematician, instrument maker, and compiler of astronomical tables. If anyone was capable of
pulling together all the disparate parts that went into constructing the new glyph system it was
probably Regiomontanus. Unfortunately both men died around 40 years old, Peuerbach in 1461 and
Regiomontanus in 1476 so the final sequence of glyph creation is obscure, however we know that
Regiomontanus spent 4 years (after 1461) in Rome and Northern Italy renaissance centers under the
guidance and patronage of Greek Catholic cardinal Basilios Bessarion, where he searched for and
translated Greek astronomical and mathetical manuscripts for Bessarion, and completed the
abridgement of Ptolemy’s Almagest, started by von Peurbach before his death. Cardinal Bessarion
had the largest collection of Greek manuscripts in Europe (over 500), and access to libraries in Rome,
Florence, Ferrara, and Venice, with extensive contacts with the brightest Greek-orientated minds in
the Italian renaissance. Bessarion, like Gemestos Plethon was a neoPlatonist humanist philosopher and unionist-statesman involved in
mediating the rapprochement of Catholic and Byzantine Christianity at the
council of Florence in 1438. The attempt to resolve that dilemma and create
a common defense to the Ottoman Turk take-over of Byzantium failed, but
Bessarion was more successful in supplying the Greek manuscripts used by
Regiomontanus to synthesize the final glyph system. When the time came
to start printing his astronomical calendars, ephemerides, and theoretical
works on trigonometry, algebra, etc. (1472 in Nurenberg) Regiomontanus
Regiomontanus
was prepared to make those simple glyph design decisions. The invention of
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the glyphs was demanded by his need for simple printing symbols for printing and instrument
making. His whole short life seems to have prepared him to make those decisions, including the
following. While in Italy he reconnected with prominent Italian mathematicians and astronomers
that Puerbach had collaborated with twenty years earlier. He made a portable sundial for Pope Paul
II in 1465. Next he traveled to Esztergom, Hungary where he worked for archbishop Janos Vitez,
calculating extensive astronomical tables and building astronomical instruments. Later he went to
Buda, Hungary to the court of Matthias Corvinus where he built an astrolabe and collated Greek
manuscripts. In 1471 he moved to Nuremberg, and partnered with his student and wealthy
merchant Bernhard Walther to publish scientific literature starting in 1472 with Theoricae novae
Planetarum by his teacher George von Peurbach. It was the first printed astronomical textbook. He
was summoned to Rome in 1475 by Pope Sixtus IV to work on calendar reform, and was made titular
bishop of Regensberg, Germany. He died in Rome in 1476, probably from a plague. Whether
Regiomontanus had a systemic conception of the overall glyph system or a sub-symbol conception
involving the Lunar Node and Aries is unknown, but may be discoverable, with complete research.
His work set a new standard for accurate ephemerides, and horoscopy, including a popular house
system. His books on astronomy, and trigonometry were used to determine latitude for navigation
by Columbus and other New World mariners, while Nicolas Corpernicus (1473-1543) built on his
work in constructing his revolutionary heliocentric theory On the Revolutions of the Celestial Sphere
(1543). See Wikipedia and references there-in for the above people.
INCUNABULA “cradle” period of first printed books.
Mature glyph system appears in
1474, followed by many
astrology/astronomy/science
books. Incunabula “cradle”
period of first printed books
1453-1501.Short title catalog
There appears to be parallels between the way l; conjunctions are followed-up by kl
conjunctions. The l; conjunction concerns the macro socio-political changes of the social
organism, while the immediately following kl conjunction shifts the focus to the sciences
associated with Uranus and the vertical longevity axis. Neptune’s function is to focus Pluto and
Uranus energy to their finished idealized endpoints. Gemini conjunctions shown below, brought
dramatic technological changes in the way scientific knowledge was organized, communicated and
distributed. It appears that the demiurgic strategy is to hyper-activate the antecedents of science
that underpin the longevity phenotype, but firstly it counters ongoing military threats from the
West. For the demiurge Pluto, real-politic success is job-one, which precedes the more refined longterm solution (longevity) symbolized by kl.
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kl;- 577 BCE
kl- 403 BCE, kl- 232
Greek Ionic writing system, libraries
Hellenistic East-West neutrality followed by nascent
Western Imperialism.
Bold type = conjunctions in Gemini
l;- 1398
kl- 1478
Printing
technology
East-West parity
Post Crusades
l;-1891
kl -1993
Internet,
computers
East-West parity
Post Cold War
kl Uranus Neptune conjunctions: Neptune acts in conjunctions mostly to modify the other
planet to a more idealized, developmentally-finished product. Uranus rules Sagittarius from the top
of the wheel. Uranus symbolizes a capstone of all knowledge, focused on human longevity. The sign
Sagittarius is associated with philosophy and synthesis of all scientific systems that underpin
philosophical inferences. So Neptune idealizes and maximizes the k/o core functions like scientific
investigation, knowledge accumulation and higher education. The kl conjunction is specifically
about Uranus which is ultimately about longevity, the endmost goal of science at the individual level.
The background sign also modifies the meaning of the conjunction. Significantly the 1821 and 1993
conjunctions occurred in Capricorn thus repeating the symbolic focus on the longevity goal. Those
two conjunction periods are flanked by conjunctions in Sagittarius in 1650 (Age of Enlightenment)
and Aquarius coming up in 2165, showing a sweep of time that centers on the top of the wheel and
longevity based on science. kl psychology is focused on the vertical axis of individual
developmental perfection, as different from l; focus on the social organism’s development in total.
Examples:
1650 kl conjunction in Sagittarius: Founding of Royal Philosophical Societies first in England and
subsequently throughout Europe. The Enlightenment period.
1821 kl conjunction. All sciences were in
increased development stage. The biology of
disease and medicine made gains that lead to
extended average lifespan. Germ and evolution
theory change basic concepts of life’s origins. Large
increases in median lifespan.
1993 kl conjunction: Biology of aging matures,
with genetic and molecular causes of aging
mapped. Proof of concept for extended maximum
human longevity, using laboratory animals is
accomplished. See Jenkins for an extensive astrohistorical correlation timeline of history, which is in an early stage of organization.(Jenkins 1993)
k; Uranus Pluto conjunctions occurs every 115-142 years. They appear in a alternating forward
and backward pattern determined by Pluto’s elliptical orbit. See timeline chart p. 59.
This is the conjunction of the hero, where the individual will unites with the will of the demiurge
(public-worker) planet Pluto. They are both planets ruling the uppermost sectors of the Eastern
hemisphere, Scorpio and Sagittarius, so their union in a personality or political movement is a
formidable force for social change. Ideally Uranus’s cardinal cross + destiny-symbol is balanced on
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top of the World symbol, O, independent and neutral of E/W political struggle. The philosopher-king
would rather mediate through creative intelligence than the force of political revolution or reform.
His heart is in individual perfection and the Sagittarian realms of the intellect. Unfortunately, at the
developmental stage of hemispheric power-resolution the normally self-centered Uranus is logically
compelled to fight the just-war or support the emergent reform demanded by the politics of E/W
struggle, often expressing as war, revolution, or contentious social/political reform. The generation
whose horoscope the conjunction appears is often considered revolutionary, with a destiny to
overthrow outmoded institutions that need transformation.
The preferred expression of k; is that of the scientist adding socially revolutionizing
inventions or information that skip steps of violent revolution or contentious reform.
Uranus/Sagittarius symbolizes new science that has the power to better the human
condition. Uranus is said to be exalted in Scorpio because of the ability of scientific
knowledge to quicken social transformation toward the social ideal. As interpreted here
Uranus symbolizes the resolution factor of human-longevity, that overcomes East/West
antagonism. The last two conjunctions of k; in 1850 and 1965 are illustrative of the
transformative force of this conjunction. Those who lived in the 1960’s remember those
politically contentious times, when the “Cold War” took us to the brink of WWIII. Socialist
heroes fought the Cold War in the Soviet Union and hot wars in Viet Nam and other
countries to establish their right of socialist self-determination. Likewise 1850 saw the antislavery movement
force the extinction
30°N x30°E
satellite view
of slavery in the
USA’s bloodiest war.
Abolitionist heroes
like John Brown and
later legions of
Union soldiers
fought the just
necessary war, while
the Southern heroes
sacrificed
themselves for a
futile cause on the
wrong side of
history.
Hemispheric
Maps: The main
vertical dividing axis
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of these maps does
not change in either
Mercator or satelliteview. but sign
boundaries diverge
considerably the
further one gets east
or west of 30° East
longitude, in the two
views, due to the
inherent problem of
superimposing a two
dimensional plane on
a three dimensional
globe, not centered at
the equator.
Equidistant conic projection
Mercator projection 30°Nx30°E
There is good geographic confidence in the vertical hemispheric dividing-axis (30° E), and in
the areas close to that axis, which is the historical zone of definitive East-West conflict. On
the other hand there is considerable uncertainty about the exact boundaries, that are far
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distant from 30°E. New mapping technology may improve on these maps. The satellite view
seems the better fit.
EU and Post-Soviet horoscopes:
There were at least 22 new regimes formed because of the break-up of the Soviet Union. The longterm stability of all these regimes may be greatly improved by the long-term goal orientation of the
outer-planet aspects discussed in the “Russia Day” chart below.
The placement of Pluto in mid- Scorpio puts power where it will be maximal for the long-term
survival challenges
that are inevitable for
Post-Soviet regimes
the planet, while
Uranus conjunct
Neptune in Capricorn
puts the target on
individual human
longevity. Saturn
(ruler of Capricorn)
and the North Node is
also conjunct or closeby the kl
conjunction in all
these charts,
reinforcing the
longevity goal as one
of two core themes,
for all these regimes.
The timing of these
placements was
probably influenced
by the collective mind
because they are
timely, but also
timeless World goals,
and involve the geography of the astro-geographic overlay covering Scorpio through Capricorn, the
signs whose business is these very goals. These countries horoscopes now speak to goals inherent in
their geography.
Furthermore, the founding of the European Union with the Maastricht Treaty, exactly aligned in time
with the founding of the Commonwealth of Independent States (12-1991 through 2-1992). In fact, in
the few days (December 8- 9, 1991) when the final draft of the Maastricht treaty was being
completed in Brussels, Belgium, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus were busy in a forest
location in Belarus, dismantling the Soviet Union and replacing it with the loose Commonwealth of
Independent States, the Belavezha Accords. The CIS and EU seem destined to become multi-state
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political/economic/social structures that together straddle the East-West hemispheric divide, 30°E.
The CIS and EU charts are practically the same, in emphasizing the grand themes discussed above,
involving the outer three planets. It points to a mutual interest in the longevity project, and the
socialistic development program symbolized by a powerful Pluto in mid-Scorpio. That similarity will
allow eventual integration, however Western Imperialism is still the most powerful organizing force
in international politics and will remain a constraint until recognition and resolution of that problem.
That reality will probably continue to repress the strong Pluto component of all these charts,
including the EU, until the long-lived human phenotype is created that can unite the hemispheric
halves. At least both halves of the hemispheric divide now have similar multi-state structures (CIS
and the EU), with similar horoscopes, that have the long-term potential to resolve the conundrum of
World disunity. The A symbol below shows structurally supportive connections if not unity, except
for the top and the rail. The two legs represent unified east-west social infrastructure, while the rail
represents long-lived mass populations with a shared psychological attachment to hemispheric
equanimity due to chosen birthing.
Albumasar 1506)
The Maastricht treaty horoscope was finally ratified and went into force on November 1, 1993. It is
a powerful chart with a strong Scorpio socialistic-sector ( including Mars conjunct Pluto in Scorpio).
The chart also contains the last exact conjunction of Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn, indicating
maximal concentration of the psychology that will produce the long-live phenotype. Economic
necessity will probably force Scorpionic (socialistic) solutions for Europe in the coming decades but
not reach the level of resolving Western Imperialism, through trans-hemispheric integration. The EU
is approaching half a billion people, and has immense pressures to utilize the efficiencies of socialism
that is here proposed to be inherent in its founding horoscopes.
Regimes: Webster’s dictionary defines a regime as 1a. regimen, b. a regular pattern of occurrence or
action (as of seasonal rainfall) c. the characteristic behavior or orderly procedure of a natural
phenomena or process 2a. mode of rule or management b. a form of government < a socialist ~ > c.
a government in power d. a period of rule.
Political horoscopes may work, because they represent a new group of leaders of a society that
feel strongly about the issues that prompted the regime change to happen. They coalesce as a new
dominant power matrix in the local body politic that guides the regimes inception and thereafter.
The planetary patterns in the political horoscope symbolize the goals, characteristics and timing of
cycles determined by the astrological patterns. Presumably the larger the mass of people (popular)
or proportion of the society that has a psychological stake in the new regime, the more powerful and
enduring the regime will be. These post- Soviet charts possess focused symbolism on our most long-
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standing goals (human longevity), and perhaps equally important to the majority half of the
collective mind is the ideal Pluto in Scorpio position, symbolizing political organization of the World.
It is a simple combination that may give these horoscopes very long endurance.
Soviet and Warsaw Pact disintegration timeline.
EU timeline-grey CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States – yellow
Date
;
holiday Pluto
l
k
j
Neptune Uranus Saturn
A
N. Node
6ºp34
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06ºq27
25º[48
25º[39
Single Europe Act in effect
1 Poland democratic
2 Bulgaria democratic
Jul. 1, 1987
Aug. 24, 1989
Sept. 10,1989
no
no
7ºi14
12ºi40
13ºi02
3 Hungary democratic
4 Romania democratic
Czechoslovakia democratic
5 Lithuania independent
6 Latvia independent
7 Russia Day (sovereign)
Oct. 23, 1989
Dec. 22, 1989
Dec. 29, 1989
Mar. 11, 1990
May 04, 1990
June 12, 1990
yes
no
no
yes
yes
yes
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16ºi48
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14ºp14
14ºp29
13ºp48
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5ºp11
5ºp36
09ºp07
09ºp25
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Jan. 25, 1991
April 9, 1991
June 25, 1991
June 25, 1991
Aug. 20, 1991
Aug. 24, 1991
Aug. 25, 1991
Aug. 27, 1991
Aug. 30, 1991
Sept. 1, 1991
Aug. 31, 1991
Sept. 9, 1991
Sept 21, 1991
Oct. 27, 1991
Dec. 08, 1991
Dec. 09, 1991
Dec. 16, 1991
Dec. 21, 1991
Feb. 07, 1991
Jan. 1, 1993
Jan. 01, 1993
Nov. 01, 1993
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
16ºi14
20ºi09
19ºi48
17ºi52
19ºi48
17ºi43
17ºi24
17ºi47
17ºi48
17ºi52
17ºi53
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21ºi45
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11ºp49
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16ºp44
15ºp43
17ºp52
14ºp20
14ºp16
14ºp15
14ºp13'
14ºp11
14ºp10
14ºp10
14ºp10
14ºp10
14ºp15
15ºp22
15ºp24
15ºp39
15ºp49
17ºp36
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14ºp09
05ºp45
11ºp10
13ºp47
12ºp10
12ºp10
10ºp12
10ºp06
10ºp05
10ºp03'
10ºp00
9ºp59
9ºp59
9ºp59
9ºp59
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12ºp19
12ºp22
12ºp47
13ºp03
15ºp50
17ºp40
17ºp40
18ºp44
09ºp42
18ºp47
28ºp33
5º[42
5º[39
5º[39
1º[46
1º[31
1º[27
1º[22'
1º[12
1º[09
1º[09
1º[53
1º[53
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03º[26
03º[31
4º[13
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5º[17
28ºp01
24ºp06
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Pluto
Neptune
Uranus Saturn
Germany (united)
Macedonia
Georgia independent
Croatia (state)
Slovenia (state)
Estonia independent
Ukraine independent
Belarus independent
Moldova independent
Azerbaijan independent
Uzbekistan independent
Kyrgyzstan independent
Tajikistan independent
Armenia independent
Turkmenistan Ind.
CIS creation
Maastricht Treaty (Draft)
23 Kazakhstan Ind.
CIS Alma-Ata
Maastricht Treaty signed
24 Czech Republic
25 Slovakia
Maastricht Treaty (in force)
25 countries (composite)
yes
yes
yes
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N. Node
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
EU Maastricht November 1, 1993 12:00 AM, Brussels
Individual affluence
supported by abundant
socialistic infrastructure.
jG, creative, well-integrated political class.
Peace orientated.
Individual perfection goal.
Socialistic solutions.
The EU Maastricht Chart (activated) for November 1, 1993 is very attractive as a political union
chart. It has many close conjunctions and aspect patterns involving the outer planets in the social
signs, u-], in tight integrated patterns. The recurrence of the kl conjunction and Pluto in Scorpio
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themes in the precursor EU founding charts (above), and the Post Soviet group in general, shows the
paired themes of social and individual developmental perfection, may be the social-psychological
motivating force behind these charts coming into existence in the short period of years around 1990
when both themes were just right for synchronous balanced expression.
The EU chart is far to socialistic and peace orientated a chart than most Western Europeans can
accept but because that socialistic and peace orientated stellium (Venus thru Pluto in Libra and
Scorpio) is linked to the superlative last exact conjunction of Uranus/Neptune that expresses their
highest ideals (individual perfection, science) Europe is extremely reluctant to abandon it altogether.
It is a chart that potentially counters Western Imperialism, but until that antagonistic force is
recognized and dealt with the EU will remain an unfulfilled potential. It is important to separate the
EU from NATO intellectually, even if that is meaningless in real political calculations.
RUSSIA
Russia, covers four sections of the astro-geographic overlay diagram ( p o i u ), and
depending on the period of history under consideration, different sections were emphasized.
Currently in the post-Soviet era, Russian territory is covered by the signs Scorpio, Sagittarius,
Capricorn and a partial, poorly-defined area under Libra influence. (see maps above.) In Czarist times
the Capricorn sector was much more geographically represented than now, with all or parts of
Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Finland, and the Baltic states included at different periods. Indeed the
political foundations of Russia came from the region of Ukraine, with the ruling Rurik dynasty
originating in Scandinavia. Russia is predominantly under the Sagittarius and Scorpio sectors with
both signs well represented in the national “Russia Day” regime chart.
Charts 1 is for the Romanov (1613) dynasty. The nature of monarchy in general is Capricornian
(authoritarian and autocratic). In general 862-1917 was characterized by Capricornian authoritarian
monarchy without a constitution or democracy. Those dynasty charts may reflect different aspects
of the two dynasty periods 862-1598 and 1613-1917 that share the long Capricorn-like monarchy
period, where over a millennium, autocratic monarchs consolidated power and grew the
geographically successful Russian empire. The monarchy period ended in 1917 with the abdication of
the Tsar Nicholas II, and the start of “The Great October Socialist Revolution”, also called “Soviet
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Power”. Power and authority are the same word in Russian, and “Soviet Power” was a title used by
Lenin and others to describe the regime started on November 7, 1917.
The word Slav is very close to the word slave and I think the Slavic peoples, because of their
geographic location are fated to serve indispensible functions associated primarily with Sagittarius
and Scorpio, and to a less degree Capricorn and Libra sectors of the astro-geographic overlay. Those
functions are required for insuring the existing power balance of the collective mind, political
unification of the World through longevity, and long-term survival of the planet as biosphere. The
symbolism of Sagittarius, Uranus, Scorpio, and Pluto make plain the core psychology and arch
principles involved. The Majority half of the collective mind, encapsulated in the Pluto/Scorpio
psychology, is championed by Pluto (the demiurge of the East) who insures those specific functions,
as demanded by the Eastern majority-fraction of the collective mind. Russia’s strategic location has
made their destiny more critical than other nations, and presumable under more strict control by
the Majority Spirit. In the Greek myths of Tartarus, as the underworld, the inhabitants were servitors
of the demiurgic Pluto, which made their fate a serious burden; however Russia is more than
Scorpionic duty, as its territory is covered by more signs than any other state.
The Sagittarius sector shares the top of the hemispheric divide with Capricorn. Russia, Belarus,
Ukraine, and Turkey fall partly under the Sagittarius sector. They all have a role in producing the
long-lived human phenotype that may be necessary for achieving hemispheric unification and
survival of the current power equation. The role of Sagittarius and
Uranus may be greater than that of Capricorn and Saturn in
motivating the quest for individual longevity, because the science
symbolized by Sagittarius is sufficient and necessary for a successful
longevity program, but more to the point, the Eastern hemisphere
has a much greater strategic interest in resolving the existential
threat of Western Imperialism, hopefully by peaceful means, and
sooner the better.
Tartar/Mongol influence:
Previous to the rise of a unified Russian monarchy, with the consolidation of Muscovy Russia
under Ivan the Great, III (1462-1505), the Scorpionic Tartar/Mongol Empire, began in the Siberian
steppes (Scorpio sector) and launched one of the most successful empires ever in terms of territory
and military success. Those highly disciplined nomadic tribes (Mongol and Tartar tribes) were unified
under Genghis Khan and began their conquest in 1206.
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By 1260 they had conquered a majority of the countries in the Eastern Hemisphere including most of
China, Korea, Central Asia, Iraq, Persia, part of Turkey, Russia and parts of the Balkans. Their
military/political attitude was simple and Scorpionic; submit and cooperate or be liquidated. The
Mongol Empire may be considered as the Majority Spirits response to Catholic European Crusader imperialism. Relative to Western Imperialism, the long lasting effect of Mongol domination was to
concentrate power in larger successor empires that followed, especially those that front the
East/West divide. Russian and the Ottoman Turk empires gradually coalesced over the following 200
years into consolidated centralized empires that presented an effective military barrier to Western
European land invasion along the East/West divide. That land barrier held until the 20 th century, but
the scientific and industrial revolution, that was centered in Western Europe gave Western countries
a technologic advantage in colonization of the New World and the East by sea, with the help of the
ever increasing military superiority that culminated in the 19 th and 20th century.
The Mongol empire was relatively short-lived (1206-1480) but seems to have had a long lasting
militarizing (Scorpionic) influence on the structure and character of the successor states, Russia and
the Ottoman Turk empires, making them larger, centralized, and power orientated.
As Russia conquered the remnants of the Mongol Khanates, it was drawn east into Siberia and
eventually extended to the Pacific Ocean. By 1689, it bordered the Turk Ottoman empire,
Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China, thus adding the Scorpio astro-geographic component to the
Russian national psyche. That Scorpio geography added to and solidified the Scorpionic influence of
two hundred years of Mongol domination, (1240-1480) that had already help mold Muscovy Russia
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into a powerful centralized monarchy and service state, very different from the previous disunited
federation of city-states of Kievan, Novgorod, or Vladimir Rus.(Milner-Gulland 1998)
Short history:
Alexander Nevsky, the sainted Russian Prince of Novgorod, defeated the Swedes in 1240 and later
in 1243, he defeated the German Teutonic Knights, and local Estonians at battles near present day
Saint Petersburg. Those battles were in part, part of the Northern Crusades sanctioned by the Popes
against pagan and Orthodox Christian territories. Alexander Nevsky subsequently submitted to Batu
the Mongol leader of the Golden Horde, who had recently sacked Kiev and Chernigov as part of a
much larger Mongol conquest that temporarily extended into Central Europe and the Balkans.
Nevsky’s submission to the Mongols saved Novgorod and Northern Russia from destruction, and he
was made Grand Prince of Vladimir by the Mongols, with the yarlyk authority to rule and collect
taxes for the new Mongol Khanate of the Golden Horde, whose capitol was at Sarai on the lower
Volga river. The Rurik dynasty, that had ruled Kievan/Novgorod Rus since 862, continued to prosper
in Vladimir and the nearby Principality of Muscovy, as servitors of the Khanate. A Rurik prince of
Moscow had married a sister of the ruling Khan of the Khanate of the Golden Horde. Thereafter the
small but growing Muscovy principality usually held the Mongol Yarlyk mandate to rule. Muscovy
had a long stable period of six long-lived Rurik monarchs over 225 years, from 1359-1584 that
developed a unique unitary power structure, that determinedly extended its authority, and
(gathered-in) the surrounding principalities into a unified Russian monarchy. That unitary power
structure was based on a subservient aristocracy and servitor class. That structure allowed steady
accretion of military power and territory expansion relative to rival principalities, whose power was
more fragmented into local aristocratic power centers. Significantly Muscovy instituted a policy of
land ownership (pomestye) wherein the monarch held dominium, (unfettered right of disposal) over
all land and the state granted the aristocracy (servitors and gentry) land tenure conditional on
continued service to the state, that could be withdrawn at the monarchs whim. That practice began
in 1480, under Ivan III, with the subjugation of the Principality of Novgorod, the largest principality.
Thereafter, the aristocratic class became dependent on loyalty to the monarch, which greatly
increased the monarch’s power. Under Tartar/Mongol domination taxes, etcetera, were channeled
to the Khan in Sarai, but as Mongol rule loosened, those taxes continued to be collected, only now
they were used exclusively by the Muscovy monarch.
Novgorod was emblematic of an alternative (Sagittarian) Russia that in theory might have been.
Novgorod was liberal, democratic and commercially powerful. It was the largest commercial center,
and the easternmost terminal of the European Hansiatic trade- league. It traded the products of
Northern Russia into Western Europe. It was a window on, and conduit to the West on many levels,
and its long tradition of democracy included the institution of the veche bell, by which any citizen
could ring the large bell and convene a council to resolve political issues. Governments were
oligarchic but democratic, where the grand prince, Mayor, and archbishop were less powerful. The
Pskov, Tver and other principalities also had veche bell institutions. Novgorod’s ruling aristocracy
was commercially rich but politically fragmented and militarily weak. Novgorod’s problem/mistake
was negotiating with Lithuania, Muscovy’s deadly arch-rival to the West. Muscovy was determined
to reestablish its perceived patrimony of a united Russia, and when Novgorod continually
procrastinated, Ivan III defeated them and hauled away the veche bell to Moscow. He ended their
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independent state structures, replaced the church leadership and confiscated their lands. Some
thousands of better-off Novgorod citizens were forcibly relocated to other parts of Russia in the
following years, while 1.2 million hectares of land was reallocated under the new (pomestye) land
Romanov Dynasty Chart
March 3, 1613
Moskva, Russia
service-state aristocracy
idealistic autocratic
monarchy
land based power
united multi- region Slavic aristocracy
tenure system to a new servitor class that was quickly extended. The Hansiatic league merchants
were ejected in the 1490’s, and Novgorod no longer permitted to independently deal with foreign
states.
The rise of Muscovy was not accomplished in a vacuum. To the West, Poland/Lithuania, Sweden
and German states remained growing rivals ready to expand East if given the opportunity. The
Tartar/Mongol influence encouraged Muscovy to evolve a more centralized, power orientated
monarchy than her rivals to the West, which facilitated Russia’s territorial expansion in the coming
centuries.
The Rurik dynasty died out in 1598, instigating a succession struggle that lasted over a decade (the
time of troubles). It was characterized by intervention (invasions) from the Poland/Lithuania and
Sweden, showing the readiness of those Western states to exploit Russian weakness. The Poles and
Swedes were driven out and a Russian elected Tsar, starting a new dynasty that would last until
1917.
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The founding date of the Rurik dynasty (862) is historically vague and will not be discussed, but the
Romanov dynasty chart shown below, for election of Mikhail Romanov, by the Zemsky Sobor
(oligarchic council) is reliable, except for the time of day. In that case a natural zodiac form is used
which does not reflect the time of day.
The Sun is conjunct Saturn, (natural ruler of Capricorn) and would be a good aspect for any monarch
or authority figure. The conjunction is in mid-Pisces, and in octave (red lines) aspects to the outer
social planets. In many ways the chart reflects the long succession of ideal conservative monarchs,
who guided the territorial expansion of Russia, following the period of Rurik dynasty consolidation of
centralized power into the Muscovy service state. The result was the most geographically successful
contiguous monarchical empire in the World, but one that by 1917 had lost its ability to counter
Western Imperialism due in part to isolation from the European science revolution, initiated in the
Renaissance coincident with the beginning of l; conjunctions in e 1398 and 1893. The same
problem was overcome by Ottoman Turkey and China, by switching from aristocratic autocracy to
Scorpionic regimes that maximally concentrated military power and state control. The active policy
of sequestering Western technology from Russia and the East remains a potent tool of Western
Imperialism which sees their technology as the final decider of polarity resolution.
The Soviet Power chart is Scorpionic, with aspects for idealistic leadership. The need for this regime
can best be explained in the context of 20th century Western Imperialism, and the 1891 l;
conjunction that preceded the “Soviet Power” Bolshevik revolution of 1917.
Fortunately, Western Imperialism was checked by this regime and now Russia can move on to a less
bitter destiny, as promised in the Russia Day and similar post-Soviet charts. The founding document
for the “Soviet Power” regime was composed by Lenin, as decree #1. It was dated with exact time of
day, thus giving confidence to the ascendant and planet house positions. The Ascendant, Sun,
Mercury and two asteroids are in Scorpio, while Pluto, Neptune and Saturn are in the 8th house.
Those factors make the chart Scorpionic. (Moon 45° Pluto) indicates popular support for socialistic
themes, surrounding a idealistic leadership (Neptune
conjunct Saturn). The Moon, Pluto, Uranus configuration
signifies the culture of the comrade hero at the group
level. Numerous 8th harmonic aspects link to those
Scorpionic factors. The strict totalitarian nature of the
regime’s communism may reflect the historical need of
Russia and the Eastern hemisphere in general for
effective military and industrial power to match the
emergent threat from the West. Russia had a history of
yielding destiny to Scorpionic power to meet its
geographic based strategic needs. The best example
being the period under Tartar/Mongol domination that
fostered the militarily successful autocratic service state.
Nikolai Kocherghin 1920
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Soviet Power
November 7, 1917
10:00 AM, Daylight Savings Time
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Idealistic party leadership (Saturn/Neptune)
supported by a similar popular base. (Moon
45° Pluto) in 8th House. sk; configuration –
mass culture of the heroic comrade.
Scorpio/Pluto mission
(Socialism), power.
The chart reflects the very difficult mission that regime had to accomplish, which was to counter the
most powerful thrust of Western Imperialism in all history coming first from the German center and
then the American. That mission was accomplished 100% and Russia stands today with nuclear
parity with the Western countries. Western Imperialism is in check, but not checkmate.
One of the myths associated with Scorpio, is the phoenix bird that crashes to earth and rises again
from its ashes in a new incarnation. The myth seems to fit the destruction of the Soviet Union where
the new post-Soviet regimes have a powerful astrologic connection with the parent regime, because
the breakup of the Soviet Union came in 1989 when transiting Pluto was at perihelion (closest to the
Sun), 14°i which was the “Soviet Power” Sun/Mercury degree, thus linking the post-Soviet regimes
with the “Soviet Power” chart at a special point (mid-Scorpio) where Pluto is ideally placed for
Scorpio attributes like political, military and economic power. The Sun was the traditional planet
involved with the myth. Scorpio and Pluto are in general, astrologic factors associated with
transformation, as metaphoric death and rebirth.
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“Russia Day” Sovereignty chart, June 12, 1990 13:45 Moscow, Russia
agricultural based sustainable development.
hs; (blue/green lines) plus FQ. Ceres (agriculture)
International
education
Institutions.
y Ascendant
overall theme = service.
Asteroid Juno (marriage/union)
+ Pluto/Scorpio = association with
socialist countries. Ideal
Pluto/Venus positions for
wealth/resources.
Core longevity
stellium,
leadership.
Grass roots talent
and affinity for the
public life.
The Russia Day chart shown above may represent a new era in Russian history, where the
Sagittarian sector of the Russian character gets to shine, coequal with the more familiar Scorpio
sector that dominated the 72 year “Soviet Power” regime period. The Scorpio sector of the Russian
character is fully satisfied in the “Russia Day” chart by the ideal placement of Pluto in Scorpio. That
position insures a powerful State sector. What is new in the new regimes is the kl stellium in
Capricorn with its focus on the revolution of individual longevity and all the sciences associated with
Sagittaius, that support that ultimate goal.
While essentially a personal goal, longevity may also have an important political function in resolving
hemispheric antagonism, by creating a long-lived political class, psychologically connected to both
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hemispheres. The 60° aspect between the Pluto and the Neptune/Uranus/Saturn conjunction forms
part of a so-called “mystic or harmonic rectangle” (green lines below) that connects virtually all the
other planets in close cofigurations indicating a close relationship between the state and the
personal longevity project. Similar close aspects between Uranus, Neptune and Saturn are also
present in the Romanov dynasty chart, symbolizing the many outstanding monarchs in the Romanov
dynasty. The kl psychology is the same but development stage of the sciences and the social
organism, limit how it can express. Russia’s current regime and the other post-Soviet nations all
share these two themes which now will get fully expressed as the World social organism deals with
the problem of over- population in a way that achieves our deepest personal and collective goals.
These are themes that have no end point other than perpetual improvement of individual lifespan
and development of the social organism to meet survival needs. The Russia Day chart in particular is
outstanding for having 5 planets in the signs they rule, including ;jgfd, with Jupiter in r, the sign
of its exaltation. Exaltation, like rulership is part of a system of clasifying planets based on degree of
similarity, afinity or compatability in the various zodiac signs. The order of description is rulership,
exaltation, detriment, and fall. The asteroids Pallas Athena, G and Ceres, F are also in the signs they
co-rule in the interpretation presented here.
Sun, Athena, Mercury and Midheaven in Gemini indicate education will be a specialty of the Russia
Day regime, with Athena and Mercury well positioned as co-rulers of Gemini and the whole group in
the 9th house of higher education, and foreign associations.
In the Russia Day horoscope the planetary patterns associated with the two themes described below
are harmoniously connected to each other in two integrated patterns. Pluto opposite Venus and the
other Uranus conjunct Neptune opposite Jupiter form a relatively rare pattern called a mystic
rectangle where the two oppositions are joined by harmonious aspects (60° and 120°) so that
activation of either opposition by a transiting planet simultaneously makes harmonious aspects to
the other opposition line planets. The pattern may reduce oppositional factionalism in the political
body, by synergetic integration of separable goals.
The integration of the two main developmental pathways symbolized by the X in the mystic
rectangle may functionally homogenize the effects of outer planet transits to either group. That in
effect, takes the bounce out an alternating cycle, as if turning a 2-cylinder engine into a 4 cylinder
engine.
The glyph system presents the social organism as the primary subject of the system. The individual
horoscope can only be interpreted properly as a subordinant cell in that higher organism, but a cell
with the potential to one day be transferred from the parent organism to another planetary
environment.
Harmonic Aspect theory: The red lines are octave harmonic aspects (the circle divided by 45° or
multiples of 45° (0°,45°, 90°, 135°, 180°). Some astrologers include 22½° - dotted red
lines. They form a family of aspects with a similar meaning and are the most important aspects in
astrology charts and also by transit. “Octave aspects (red lines) are “the driving force, the
fundamental motivation and energetic structure of the chart. They are a kind of skeleton on which
the other aspects hang. They provide the basic psychological motive that moves the person or
regime to action”. (Cochrane 2002) When Pluto makes an octave aspect to either group it activates the
psychology inherent in the particular combination. The other harmonic aspect groups, modern
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astrologers usually consider, are those produced by the circle, (360°), divided by the numbers 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12. Fortunately the computer has greatly increased the ability to examine
pattern relationships, and chart construction efficiency in general. Longer epherides have also help
organize the study of historical periods presented here.
Harmonic aspect groups
circle divided by 1, 2, 4, 8, 16,
conjunction, opposition,
square, semisquare, halfsemisquare
Common
name
8th harmonic
Aspect
Meaning
0°conjunction, halfsemisquare = 22.5°,
semisquare = 45°,
square = 90°,
sesquiquadrate = 135°,
opposition = 180°
circle divided by 3, 6, 12, trine, 6th harmonic semi-sextile = 30°,
sextile, semisextile
sextile = 60°, trine = 120°
circle divided by 5, 10, quintile, 5th harmonic decile = 36°, quintile =
decile
72°, tridecile = 108°,
biquintile = 144°
th
circle divided by 7, septile
7 harmonic septile = 51.4°,
biseptile = 102.8°,
triseptile = 154.2°
circle divided by 9, novile
9th harmonic novile = 40°, quadnovile
= 80° binovile, 160°
Color of lines in
charts
energetic
structure
harmonious
expression
play,
creativity,
culture
discipline, goal
community
180},60}, 120}
45}, 135}, 180}
36}, 72}, 144}, 180}
72}, 144}
80}, 120}, 160}
36}, 72}
36},144}, 180}
36}, 144}, 180}
mystic or harmonic
rectangle
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Mystic rectangle,
Integrates two main
themes.
Cultural superstructure based on
synthesis of scientific knowledge
that underlay’s individual longevity.
Socialist (state) infrastructure
supports the individual and the
social organism.
The above themes are key elements of World peace.
Basic Libra glyph meaning.
In the “Russia Day” chart Pluto is exactly opposite Venus. Both planets are in the middle of the signs
they rule. This is the economic axis of the signs and
corresponds with the 2nd and 8th houses in the natural
zodiac (Aries on the left). They are the signs, houses
and planets where an astrologer looks for the money
or resource situation. Having this placement of Venus
and Pluto is rare statistically and symbolically exactly
what you would want in terms of wealth both for the
State and the individual, however Pluto is not in the
8th house, which is its natural house position, but in
the 2nd house of personal resources, perhaps
indicating a close relationship of the state and
personal resources. See Scorpio p.25. The f;
opposition in the signs they rule is a strong indicator of wealth both personal and public. This
opposition is connected to Sun, Mars and Saturn by what some astrologers consider the fun or play
aspects. They are aspects based on the circle divided by 5 or 10 which is 72°(quintile) and 36°(
decile). This shows that in addition to wealth there will also be much fun and enjoyment for those
who work in and manage the projects the Russians vote for. The citizens will be individually wealthy
and enjoy building the socialist infrastructure of the state, which in Pluto/Scorpio psychology, always
wants to expand to the global model. While the core of this configuration is solidly economic ( f x
;) positioned perfectly in the primary economic signs w and i the abundance of decile and
quintile aspects indicates the final state structure will be as much about entertainment, sport, higher
education and cultural activities as material production. This is not the slave of just-War seen in
Soviet times, but the slave of science and peaceful socialist development.
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Russia Day aspects, fraction, approaching or separating exactness, relative
strength between .00 and .99
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“Russia Day”
Sovereignty chart
June 12, 1990
Moscow, Russia
Transiting Pluto 45° to natal
Uranus/Neptune/Saturn, from
01-2038 to 12-2051
forecast: build stage for cultural
superstructure.
Transiting Pluto 90° to
natal Pluto from
05-2032 to 11-2035
forecast: expansion of CIS
and socialist
infrastructure.
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Transiting Pluto 45° to natal Pluto
from 01-2008 to 11-2009
forecast: Plans for socialistic
solutions for Russia and the CIS.
Transiting Pluto conjunct
Uranus/Neptune/Saturn, from 02-2012
to 11-2021
Forecast: Renaissance period of Russian
culture, limited by imperialist threat from
USA/NATO.
Russia is particularly strong in the Scorpio/Pluto psychology for several reasons besides the
national chart. One is historical and geographical. It is the geographic situation of Russia in the main
geographic corridor of Western Imperialism. When the West has sent her armies against the Eastern
Hemisphere in modern times they have mainly come through Slavic lands and have been defeated
by Russia and her near allies. That historic pattern has an astrological correlation as seen in the
astro-geographic overlay which proposes that a country takes on the psychology of the overlaying
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sign or in Russia’s case 4 signs - Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, and Libra, in the overlay diagram.
Astrology is sometimes called the divine science, and is necessary to understand the motive of
Western Imperialism, because it is at base a spiritual problem, (social psychology). Astrology is taboo
in the West because Western Imperialism is still the dominant factor in world politics and it does not
serve Western Imperialism to have itself explained. Now that the Great Patriotic War and the Cold
War are over, the broad pattern of Western Imperialism is much clearer now than say in the times of
Stalin, Lenin or Marx. By using national charts and the glyph system as it relates to geography one
can understand the historical phenomena astrologically.
The Russia Day chart is full of promise, but like its predecessor regime “Soviet Power”, its options of
action are restricted by a still–active Western Imperialism which restricts any lofty ideas promised in
the Russia Day chart. The demiurgic majority spirit, symbolized by Pluto/Scorpio psychology still has
its hands full in dealing with an active Western Imperialism; especially the constant threat of instant
first-strike annihilation. With that in mind Russia should pay attention to the USA imperialist cycle, as
the USA deals with a truly challenging Pluto return and period of potentially bellicose Western
Imperialism. See USA timeline chart p.142. The USA Pluto return to its 1776 location has its last
transit in 2-2024 and internal political issues of conservative or liberal control of the government will
come to a head and be resolved by then but if the conservatives are in control, there will be no
safety till the whole conservative/imperialist cycle ends in 9-2030, (last transit of Pluto over USA
Mars degree), at which time the alternating liberal/conservative cycle switches to the liberal part of
the cycle.
One other factor should be noted concerning the influence of Pluto/ Scorpio psychology in Russia’s
character and destiny. We see on pp. 62 that Pluto’s perihelion point is now precessing through its
home sign of Scorpio at the rate of 1°/10,502 yrs. Currently perihelion falls about 14°i and has been
mid-Scorpio throughout recorded history. Pluto perihelion will begin in Libra in 147,000 yrs. Its 360°
precession period is 3,780,000 years.(Malhotra 1996, Brouwer 1966) This means that the burden of
Scorpio/Pluto responsibility for defending against Western Imperialism and resolving that problem,
is in large part the result of Pluto’s current perihelion position in i, the sign it rules. That burden of
Scorpio/Pluto responsibility will become less Russian and more a shared function when ; perihelion
begins precessing through the other signs, but for now Russia has an over-sized role in E-W polarity
resolution. As noted earlier, 14° Scorpio is closely associated with the “Soviet Power” 1917
horoscope’s Sun degree and Pluto’s position in the 1990 “Russia Day” chart. Pluto’s perihelion
position at mid Scorpio is a strong indicator of psychological support for success in all things military.
That long running astrological factor should give any Western military strategist doubt about the
odds for Western success in an existential confrontation with Russia. The long precessional transit of
Pluto Perihelion at mid-Scorpio shows that organizing the political structure of the World is a core
goal for the Social organism at this time, while the glyph system symbolism describes a sophisticated
strategy of longevity extension and psychological selection of ideal birth times for social harmony in
any political configuration.
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UKRAINE
Ukraine is special, in that it straddles the East-West divide at 30°E., split between the two signs that
have the most to do with longevity, o and p. In agreement with that pro-longevity psychology, the
Ukrainian national symbol, resembles two individuals inwardly facing each other in a Uranus–like
symbol, as if to say “we are concentrating on our own special goal and have what we need to
achieve it”. The two people are joined at the heart in a symbol that has elements of the various
Uranus symbols. 1. Directional orientation of the Sun symbol up past the top of the wheel !,
indication a long-lived Capricorn type. 2. k with Gemini sides ( e ) symbolizing comunication of the
science necessary to invert the Venus principle of reproduction and make it quiescent and inwardly
productive for the child alone, at puberty. Taken together the symbol represents a familial longevity
strategy, involving parental knowledge, planning, and guidance. By exclusively combining both
hemispheric longevity sectors p+o in the national psyche, Ukraine may have the right psychology
for motivating a practical longevity program, based on science.
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Ukraine Independence, August 24, 1991, 6:01 PM, Kyiv, zone 2, DST , 50N26 30E31
; in i, conjunct Midheaven = executive
branch usually i; in psychology but E-W
fair. Large state infrastructure.
; F, Pluto plus Ceres = collective
or community based agriculture.
A politically powerful sector.
G, Athena in Libra
diplomatic skills, See
Athena pattern below.
H A S, Juno/
North Node/
Ascendant =
A center of
political unions.
Extended-longevity, symbolized by
kl eventually becomes a factor in
the governmental leadership
complex.
Medical services involving reproduction and family
planning. Much creativity involving childhood
development. See maternal asteroids JGFH
connected to this Leo stellium below.
The Ukraine Independence chart for Aug. 24, 1991 substantially supports that astro-geographical
orientation to p and o. Pluto’s mid-Scorpio position in between the main planetary groupings
indicate a robust state infrastructure and education system may underlay the longevity goal by
supporting a highly educated and economically free population.
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The abundance of Capricorn positions including the Ascendant closely conjunct factors of union,
(the North Node and asteroid Juno) AH, one could expect a high level of public and governmental
activity and association with wider international entities like the EU and CIS. That nexus of political
leadership includes the kl longevity conjunction and a more distant but well placed Saturn at
1°Aquarius, indicating a leading political role for Ukrainian political elites, especially when longevity
becomes a political multiplier. It is inportant for Ukainians to understand the astrology behind the
overt politics of East–West antagonistic-polarity, because their national political-body (East-West
Ukraine) is a miniture version of the larger world organism. The problems of the larger organism may
be more manageable in the smaller racially-homogenous national model, especially if the problems
are understood astrologically by the intelligencia. The Ukraine chart and all the post-Soviet charts
are relatively simple and easy to interpret because of distinct patterns built around two core goals
associated with the kl conjunction and the ideal position of Pluto in mid Scorpio.
WEST
EAST
kl= shared goal, ; in i = East goal
30° E
The demographic imbalance, (East over West) even without Crimea, similar to the World at
large, predicts a Eastern bias in political ideology, when functioning in a pure democratic
background. The fragility of trans –hemispheric composites like post-Soviet Ukraine, may be
overcome by strictly respecting democratic processes, and the use of astrology to
understand Ukraine’s connections to the larger organism’s ongoing antagonistic-polarity. Of
which Ukraine’s body politic is a miniature version.
Ukraine population 48,457 (thousands), 45,660 (in country), 2001 GovernmentCensus
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West of 30°
Middle
East of 30°
Lutsk
1161
Kyiv (region)
1827
Chernihiv
1245
Lviv
2626
Cherkassy
1403
Poltava
1630
Uzhgorod
1258
Kirovohrad
1133
Dnipropetrovsk
3568
Rivne
1173
Odesa
2469
Kherson
1175
Ternopil
1142
Total
6832
Crimea
2034
Ivano-Franko
1410
Sumy
1300
Chernivtsi
923
Kharkiv
2914
Zhytomyr
1390
Donetetsk
4841
Khmelnytsky
1431
Zaporizhzhia
1929
Vinnytsia
1764
Luhansk
2546
Total
14278
Kyiv (city)
2611
Total
24548
Totals from below
Grand total
West of 30°
365
281
113
1729
2488
2488
Totals from below
16770
Grand Total
Middle regions division
Kyiv region less Kyiv city (1827)
Cherkassy (1403)
Kirovohrad (1133)
Odesa (2469)
Total (6832)
Ratio split
20/80
20/80
10/90
70/30
4344
28890
East of 30°
1462
1122
1020
740
4344
The Mother Motherland statue resembles Pallas
Athena, the warrior goddess of creative
intelligence, born fully armed from the mind of
Jupiter. Kiev’s Athena has discarded her warrior
helmet but still retains her shield, as protector of
the state (polis), and her sword G as symbol of
individual developmental perfection (maximum
growth and longevity), which restates the goal of
the Ukraine national symbol.
In Greek mythology, Athena’s preferred role was
teacher and guide of the Greek heroes and
protector of the state. See. Athena pp. 40-42
The Ukrainian chart has good aspects for applying astrology to political analysis, as indicated by the
close aspect pattern connecting Athena, G to Uranus k, (the planet of astrology) and to the exact
conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter dh in Leo. See pattern below. Also, a social and politically active
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asteroid group + virgin culture (delayed, or silenced reproduction schedules, within creative social
environments), may produce the liberated woman.
major asteroids. Keywords
G Athena - creative intelligence
H Juno - marriage, union
K Chiron – remedial medicine
F Ceres - agriculture
J Vesta - reciprocal service
Athena
Cere
s
Vesta
K
3°t52
Chiron
Chiron
Juno
The Pluto cycle last 248 years. It appears that the first quarter of that cycle since independence
involves establishing the political structures that underlay the kl conjunction complex in Capricorn
which also includes the Ascendant. It is a very politically orientated complex that is obviously
orientated to the Western half of the country and has a strong affinity with Capricornian Europe due
to the background sign of the conjunction, and West Ukraine’s Capricorn astro-geographic location.
With Pluto transits in political charts, you have to consider the whole 248 year cycle. The Maidan
revolutionaries are expressing a core component of the 1991 Independence regime, (kl) and the
need to link to the EU may be necessary for lasting trans-hemispheric stability but they need to
understand and respect the long–term Eastern bias built into the geography of the Ukrainian body
politic. Pluto in Scorpio only expresses the violent incarnation of Kali when it perceives part of the
political body is against its goals. If democracy is allowed to function it will achieve its will peacefully;
if not the Pluto/Scorpio psychology may turn to real-politic power to defend its strategic interest.
The Ukrainian intelligencia needs to upgrade their political tools by considering the planetary inputs
that organize the timing of the Independence regime, and appreciate the psychological needs of the
whole Ukrainian organism and its relationships to global hemispheric-antagonism, which is a higher
order of social-psychological priority. Russia’s annexation of Crimea demonstrated the strategic
geopolitical importance of E-W geography, of which Ukraine is central in current military
calculations. Unlike the Russian chart, built around a harmonious rectangle (4 points) the Ukraine is a
polarized 2 point system mediated by a commanding Pluto in Scorpio at the top of the wheel, with
the overall cycle timed by long duration Pluto transits.
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Transiting Pluto regulates political expression in the Ukraine chart.
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Ukraine Independence 8, 24, 1991
transiting Pluto conjunct k, Uranus 3- 2013
through 12-2013. Euro union discussions fail,
protest began Nov. 21, 2013.
transiting Pluto conjunct
k-l midpoint at 12°p
2, 25, 2014 = Euromaidan
opposition takeover.
Pluto conjunct North Node/Juno/
Ascendant midpoint (;zH,S,A)
2016-2017
prediction = EU membership.
;xj
Pluto conjunct Saturn in Aquarius 3-2024
to 9-2025. Prediction = leadership shift to
Aquarian 1+2, East plus West
inclusiveness.
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;xs
Pluto conjunct Moon in Aquarius 4-2037 to 12-2038 Eastern
demographic bias re-assert Eastern values, through elections.
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Political timeline:
Pluto transit to natal
Event
DATE
Aug 24, 1991
11-1991 to 9-1992
1-2003 to 11-2003
2-2013 to 12-2013
2-2014 to 12-2014
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4-2024 to 12-2025
3-2038 to 1-2039
Aug 4, 2174
Sep 14, 2202
Jul 23, 2203
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Nov 23, 2216
Nov 6, 2223
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Failed CIS + EU compatability
Euromaidan takeover
Predictions: new elected government.
Time of confusion, disunity.
EU membership
Government leadership shifts to
East – West inclusiveness.
Eastern majority exerts its dominance
through elections. Goals include those of
the West, minus Western Imperialism.
Ukraine-Russia composite chart (mid-point chart): Basic themes involving the outer planets are not
substantially altered in the composite (compatibility) chart with Russia. Core themes and goals are
indicated to be mutually reinforced by cooperative agreements. Both countries, like most of the
post- Soviet charts share the outer planet configurations that unite them all as a unique group.
Russia’s geography is overlayed in part by Scorpio, while Ukraine is not, but they both, like all the
post-soviet regime charts have the powerful Pluto in Scorpio position in their regime charts, so
Russian economic unions will always robustly feed that Pluto/Scorpio socialistic factor with material
and psychological support. To minimized it or demonize Pluto/Scorpio psychology is probably a
mistake, but a common theme in Western Imperialist ideology that exalts capitalist individualism as
the economic ideal.
Both Russia and Ukraine share completely the Sagittarian sector and part of the Capricorn sector so
they are both wedded to the goals symbolized by the kl conjunction. There is really no
psychological conflict or difference in goal orientation between the two countries, however Russia is
geographically dedicated to the fixed responsibilities of Scorpio. Russia will always be the slave of
the demiurge Pluto, and defender of the majority spirits interest, coming from the Eastern
hemisphere, but that does not prevent Russia in any way, from expressing the Sagittarian, Capricorn,
and Libran parts of its psychological personality. The Pluto/Scorpio Ascendant aspecting Venus and
Mars in the packed 8th house in the composite chart shows that Russia reinforces the Eastern bias in
the Ukrainian chart for Eastern hemisphere goals and psychology.
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Ukraine-Russia composite chart (mid-points chart)
Large creative
projects.
Traditional,historical,
family ties, agriculture
and housing industry.
Socialistic
compatibility in
government
projects.
State, collective
resource factors
(Scorpio, Pluto, 8th
house) See Scorpio
pp. 19-24.
Economic axis – 2nd to 8th house
(shown within yellow arcs.
Strong state infrastructure and governing
bodies, eventually reinforced by the
longevity phenotype.
That bias will always express at the government level if democracy is allowed to operate. The
Maidan takeover of the government leadership by pro-Western factions subverted that Eastern bias
by removing the previous pro-Eastern leadership. In the long run, nation–wide democracy will be
restored and the pro-Eastern bias built into the geography and demography of a united Ukraine will
reassert its natural pro-Eastern affinity through elections. In the meantime the political crisis in
Ukraine is forcing a resolution of the problem of NATO encirclement of Russia. The larger dynamic of
Western-Imperialism overlays the Ukrainian/Russia relationship, and cannot be understood
intellectually without astrology. The Jupiter/Athena conjunction in the 9 th house shows the
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intelligencia of both countries will eventually employ that tool for political analysis and
understanding of foreign affairs problems.
Final thoughts on resolving the conflict between Ukraine and Russia:
West/East demographic ratio using 30 degrees E. longitude
Whole country (pre-crisis)
16,770,000 / 28,890,000
Without Crimea
16,770,000 / 26,856,000
Without Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk
16,770,000 / 19,469,000
Astrologic analysis using the above demarcation of hemispheric-polarity describes Ukraine as a rare
and fragile bi-hemispheric state, of which there have been only a few in World history, including
Hellenistic Greece centered on Alexandria, Egypt and Byzantium Greece, centered on
Constantinople, both destroyed by the forces and counter-forces of Western Imperialism. Ukraine,
like the World at large, has a large Eastern demographic bias that expresses in psychic power in a
collective mind, and in political power in democratic elections. It is in Russia’s interest to restore that
Eastern bias to the political process in Ukraine, sooner rather than later, before hard-to-reverse
decisions are made in the near future, as Pluto transits the Neptune position in the respective
horoscopes (2-2015 to 12-2015) which will predictably, take several decades to reset to pre-crisis
ratios. See timeline.
It is plain from the heavily planet-populated economic-axis (2nd-8th houses) with the involved
planets of the Ukraine/Russia composite chart, that the relationship in general is very-strongly
economic in nature. The problem of NATO encirclement of Russia and Western Imperialism in
general may be better countered with the former intact-Ukraine demographic. Giving up Crimea and
restoring Donetsk, and Luhansk should restore completely the political Eastern-bias built into the
Ukraine body-politic, affecting votes on all issues important to Russia, like attitudes of elected
officials, economic relations and joining NATO. The author recommends adding astro-logic
calculations to foreign relations analysis especially in this case, where the E/W factors are so
dominant. It could save a lot of pain, aggravation and economic loss in the coming decades, for both
countries.
Ukraine-EU composite chart: The octave harmonic aspects (red line) involving kl; that represent
interaction in the socio-political sphere, between the Ukraine and the EU are not as plentiful as in
the Russian composite chart. The composite ascendant is Scorpio, between Mars Pluto, perhaps
indicating a tendency of Ukraine to draw the EU closer to the socialistic model in the future.
The economic benefits of EU membership may be more passive and slow to materialize than
promoted, because of shortcomings of the capitalist system revealed in recent years in satisfying
less-developed member states economic needs. The biggest benefit may be from tapping into the
Western educational system, and the culture of the NW quadrant in general, which is currently the
most scientifically advanced. That conduit may feed the kl longevity goal, which is arguably the
dominant theme in the Ukraine and the post- Soviet regimes in general. That theme/goal is heavily
dependent on science education, which is strong in the NE quadrant; however, the kl conjunction
is only half of the two outer planet configurations.
The problem may come, if joining the EU prevents the satisfaction of the Pluto-Scorpio (socialistic)
component of the Ukraine horoscope, and alienating the Eastern half of the Ukraine political-body.
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Ukraine- EU (Maastricht Treaty activated)
composite chart
q-u, East-West mediator role
for Ukraine/EU union.
fzh plus sxd good labor and
manufacturing partnerships.
Socialistic (i;)
accommodations
eventually facilitated
by Ukraine’s transhemispheric links to
the East.
Higher
education
associations.
kl goal augmented by minor- harmonic aspects,
Increased commercial
agricultural development.
(person to person) state and non-state interactions;
commercial, educational, and familial.
The EU is presently stifled in solving their economic problems precisely because of limitations
imposed by the strict capitalist model of passive government intervention in the economy. The same
problem limits the USA economy which currently carries a 18,000,000,000 dollar debt, with no plan
to adequately fund future social needs. The huge USA debt and chronic high deficit spending (426
billion in 2015) threaten another financial crisis like that which occurred in 2008.
The USA forecast (below) predicts the situation to worsen around 2018, and come to a crisis point
of resolution around 2-2024. All of the post-Soviet regimes have a major socialist component in their
horoscopes, indicated by the Pluto in Scorpio position. That socialist factor should eventually
strongly-express itself, but for now (early 2014) capitalism is the only option in Western Europe.
EU association may benefit the EU by forcing it to accommodate socialistic methods and historic
attitudes that Ukraine brings to the arguments in the EU parliament, while Ukraine gets to pacify the
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demands of Eastern Ukraine populations for unfettered access to Western culture and markets. See
Scorpio p. 22, for discussion of capitalism versus socialism control of land resources. Fortunately
there is a high level of political expertise indicated in the Ukraine, Russian and EU charts that may
facilitate socialist and capitalist solutions to co-evolve.
Ukraine is like the previous middle-ground political hybrids, Hellenist Greece, centered in
Alexandria, Egypt ca. 332 BCE-33 BCE, and the later Greek Byzantine Empire centered in
Constantinople, 330-1204, 1261-1453. It is somewhat artificial and fragile because of its situation
between antagonistic entities mirrored in its own composition. Modern Astrology can help ferret out
relationship dynamics of the social organism components, and there are good aspects in these
charts, involving G and k that suggest that astrology will become a tool in political analysis for EU,
Ukraine, and Russia.
Cross symbolism:
The inverted Venus symbol is the same as the monarchy and Christian redeemer symbol. Monarchy
was not a chosen birth and the X symbol of naturally selected birth shows up in these pictures,
perhaps symbolizing the coevolution of the ideal within the confines of social evolution.
Queen Catherine the Great and St. Christopher
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Novgorod Millinnium statue 1868
Pysanka (Easter Egg) tree by Ukrainian folk artist Ivan
Skolozdra, with permission. See Pysanka in references.
Cardinal cross’s
Fixed cross’s
Russian Federation and
UK royal symbols
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Republic of Belarus
Population total (2009) 10,370,000
West = 8,729,000 84%
East = 1,641,000 16%
Capitol Minsk 53°N54', 27°E34'
Russia
Latvia
Vitebsk oblasdt 1231.
70% = 862., 30% = 370.
Lithuania
Minsk
Region
1423.
Russia
Grodno oblast
1073.
Poland
Poland
Mogiliv oblast 1099.
50% = 550, 50% = 550
Minsk City 1837.
Brest oblast
1401.
Gomel oblast 1441.
50% = 721., 50% = 721.
Ukraine
The Belarus Independence chart was one
day later than Ukraine’s. Their national
charts are virtually the same, however
their demography and geographic
distribution relative to the 30° East- West
boundary line is reversed with Belarus
favoring the Western hemisphere. One
might expect an eventual expression of
that demographic bias in policy, but that
is not foreordained. Both charts, like
most all of the post-Soviet horoscopes
well represent the core goals of both East
and West hemispheres built around the
strong Pluto in Scorpio and the
Neptune/Uranus conjunction in their
charts. There is no reason these transhemispheric states cannot accommodate
both hemispheric factions, especially if
their political intelligencia is aware of
their relationship to the larger East-West
problem astrologically.
U.S.A. The United States falls under the Pisces
section of the Astro-geographic overlay. Their flag
has a upper field of stars against a blue
background perhaps symbolizing heaven, Pisces,
and the large number of extraordanary individuals
that the land normally produces in all fields. The
Piscean stage of soul development induces a
psychology of completion, the ideal, or the
finished product. The stars symbolize our best,
whether as movie stars, sports heroes, or prize
winning research scientist. That corner of the flag
is surrounded by the the orderly red and white
stripes symbolizing the alternating
liberal/conservative pattern of their democracy,
proposed here. The astro-geographic overlay theory suggest that the reincarnational development
highway (zodiac) mirrors soul flow direction and development stage caused first by geography,
which sets continental species demographics and general progression stage of the souls passing
through those species, with Pisces being the last stage of soul development, associated with the NW
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quadrant of the overlay. The problem with the USA is not their Piscean exceptionalism, but their
(end of the line) position as last leader of Western Imperialism.
Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, 5:14 P.M. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
event: Signing by John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress.
USA Independence Declaration
July 4, 1776, 17:14 Local time
Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
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Conservative group
(dx;), Plutocratic distortion of information.
Monitarization of knowledge and education.
Plutocratically influenced underfunding of
public infrastructure, except for the military.
Sagittarius Ascendant
opposite k/g = Philosophy,
religion potentially
connected to science.
nd
Sagittarius Ascendant semisquare Pluto in 2
house = Philosophy influenced by Plutocratic
concentration of wealth in the upper class,
influenced by the local Piscean astro-geography.
(gxoS), proactive
philosophical zeal involving
foreigners plus gcl, Mars
square Neptune = ideological
and religious idealism,
fanaticism, illusion.
Most of the conservative group is composed of mutable signs and the planets that rule mutable
signs. Mutability is based on the changeable nature of
knowledge and ones store of extant knowledge in
Mutable signs, houses
determining ones beliefs and decissions. If Western
and planet rulers.
Imperialism is a predetermined stage of World social
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development between competing hemispheres, then American Imperialism can be seen as fullfilling
a need of the Western half of the collective mind, and not some aberant logic or evilness. It is more
about biology than ideology, however as mental beings we can choose a different destiny if we have
all the facts. Fortunately mutability allows great flexability in interpreting reality, as American history
has shown repeatedly, in ridding itself of social ills like slavery and gender inequality, thus perfecting
its democracy, yet American Imperialism remains, unacknowledged and viable, a threat to itself, and
the Eastern half of the World.
The Ascendant is in Sagittarius, the sign of science and philosophy. It is opposite Uranus, the planet
that rules Sagittarius. The two together in a non-imperialist environment should produce a rich
astrology and science based rational philosophy. Instead the influence of Western Imperialism
necessitates astrology repression. The study and work of science, in the USA is superior among the
educated elites, but not difused in the general population; the majority of which do not believe in
evolution and have little understanding of astrology. The majority believe in pre-scientific religious
concepts like a universe creating man-God, and special creation of humans, separate from evolution.
The point is, that there is a disconnect between the science orientation of the Sagittarius ascendant
and the anti-science attachment to ideology and religious beliefs of the general population, that
support Western Imperialism.
The anchor of the conservative pattern may be Pluto’s position in a Piscean orientated Capricorn in
the 2nd house, symbolizing the monetarization of power in the hands of the upper class. That Pluto
position is the economic base planet of the consevative-imperialist pattern. Normally in the natural
zodiac, Pluto rules Scorpio from the 8th house where natural resources (land and minerals) of the
state are the presumed foundation of the states economic power and stability, but in the USA
horoscope Pluto is in Capricorn in the second house, of personal,family and corporate wealth. Taken
to extreme in the capitalist model, what was state collectively-owned wealth becomes the near
exclusive domain of personal, family and corporate wealth accumulation. That concentration of
wealth in the upper class subsequently becomes political power in a plutocratically-tilted democratic
system. The chronic tendency for plutocratic corruption of the democratic system is the major flaw
in the USA chart, because it perpetuates the conservative/imperialist cause regardless of the liberal
/conservative cycle. The military/industrial complex always gets funded; currently at the rate of 50
billion dollars a month.
As the current Pluto transit returns to its 1776 position (exact in 2-2024) the core conservativegroup psychology of 1776 is returning. Already by 2010, a conservative supreme court has changed
election laws, that increase the power of money in elections, while weakened voting rights
protections. Citizens United case, 1-2010 and Voting Rights Act, 6-2013). Furthermore, gun laws have
been liberalized to permit military style weapons availability and legal protections for their use.
While a similar conservative period during the Great Depression saw liberal democrats voted in
and socialistic solutions imposed, the 2024 Pluto return to its natal position is a much stronger
aspect, (comjunction versus opposition), and is coming from a more conservative position (2nd house
natal Pluto position versus the 1930’s, socialistic, 8 th house opposition to its natal position). The
reaction to the coming depression, may have more in common with the 1776 period psychology,
which in 1776 was violently revolutionary and installed a regime that was in part imperialistic. In
2024, the socialistic programs, seen in the 1930’s, that were needed to correct mass unemployment,
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may again be necessary, and put liberals in power, but that is not assured. The desire of Western
Imperialism to persist through this upcoming Pluto return period appears strong and explains the
extreme attitudes and actions of the conserative group, encapsulated in the reborn Tea party
movement, whose main goals are preserving the plutocratic upper class base and continuing their
imperialistic military policy.
Mercury is closly bound by aspect to the Conservative pattern, however the planet Mercury d in the
horoscope at 24°r is potentially a shared planet by both groups. Mercury’s is weakly conjunct
the large Liberal group stellium of ahf in r, It has a natural affinity with the Liberal group,
coming as it does from the 8th socialistic house in Cancer. Removing Plutocratic distortion of
elections may allow that association to express freely, but for now Mercury is repressed by
plutocratic interference in what get said, seen, taught and thought in the multifacited
media.
All three of the outer social planets kl; are in the conservative group but not connected
by significant aspects to each other, suggesting an absence of social goal. The goal of
Western Imperialism is silent and unacknoledged. Keywords like American exceptionalism,
freedom, free enterprise, and capitalism glorify the individual or family over collective social
goals.
Liberal group
Saturn and Midheaven in
Libra = government
bureaucracy and
infrastructure orientated
toward Libran values of
socialistic support, law and
order and peace.
Core stellium in Cancer containing both benefic planets Jupiter
and Venus plus Sun in the 7th house. Cancer themes like family
support, home ownership, child education, employment
security, community development, and health insurance are
key components of the liberal Democratic platform.
szG, Moon, ruler of Cancer conjunct
Pallas Athena = Womans liberation
movement, including political,
educational, sports and economic equality
achieved in the 20th century.
Liberated American Women:
The USA chart and the liberal group in particular has a large Cancer representation (fhad),
connected with a potentially enlightend Moon/Athena conjunction and a politically well
connected Venus. There is a genie in the American femine personality that is only now
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coming into full expression. The virgin goddess Athena in Greek mythology was largely
political, as protector of the state through action as a warrior if necessary but usually as a
creative diplomat. In addition the Moon – Pallas Athena conjunction, sG is precessing into
Pisces in the USA chart. The Moon’s entry was in 2014 and Athena’s entry is in 2025.That
shift to a Piscean background psychology should heighten the feminist drive to perfect or
complete the political projects women champion. See precession below.
The femine component of the American political body has been increasing slowly since the
movement for political rights was first organized in 1848. The right to vote was secured in
1921. Since then their place in the Democratic party organization and congress has increased
steadily, now making up 33% of Democrat house members at 62 representatives, while 15
democrat senators (15%) are women. Womens role is also destined to increase in power
because of the current World-need to downgrade reproduction in the face of over-population,
and resurect the classic sex-neutral femine phenotype, best characterized by the powerful
Athena, and her sister conditional-virgin queens. See asteroids pp. 45-52. Overpopulation
dictates a social-need to downgrade reproduction, while the majority spirit has a need to
manage that downgrade in a way that pacifies antagonistic hemispheric-polarity. It is the
astrologically educated women, who will consciously guide that transition, liberating them
from sexual determinism in the process.
This feminine-orientated complex is being accentuated now by several other factors. The
current transit of Neptune through its ruling sign of Pisces, (4-2011 to 1-2026) will stimulate
the search for the political ideal just as it did in the previous period (3-1847 to 2-1862) in the
run-up to the Civil War and the ending of slavery. The USA Pluto return predicts an
economic crisis at home, but in considering what political crisis will be dealt with, one needs
to consider the larger process of World political integration (hemispheric-polarity resolution)
and the constant threat to the World’s environment by catastrophic Nuclear War and global
warming. Those ongoing problems logically preoccupy the collective-mind and the actions it
applies its will to. The collective mind exercises its will very selectively, but seems to have
incredible control when it does. That scenario is in agreement with Greek theory of how
Jupiter the supreme God, operated to enforces his overall will in achieving his goals when
necessary.
Precessional luck? Precession is the backwards movement of the vernal equanox (0°q, first day
of spring) and all other Tropical Zodiac coordinates, relative to the siderial (stars) in the visual
background of the greater galaxy. The larger universe contains billions of more galaxies, each with
billions of stars, but we cannot see them with the naked eye from Earth. The effect of precessionshift on horoscopes (1°per 72 years) is contraversial among astrologers. Most human and political
charts are not old enough to study the effect. The USA chart is 238 years old in 2014. The shift now
equals 3°18'. Besides sG shifting into ], Pluto is shifting into Aquarius in the USA chart (entry in
2024) synchronous with the USA Pluto return to its the natal position of 27°p. The shift seems a
potential bonus in the dangerous Pluto return period, in that 0° Aquarius is the lucky-spot of the
zodiac where the halves of the collective mind tend to mentally agree, producing apparent luck,
increase and synergy in the physical world. It is a far better psychology for peace than the more
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partisan Capricorn, as Aquarius is by nature a combinatory process, tending to be universal,
inclusive, democratic, and progressive. If ever America needed some luck, 2024 would be that time.
Precession shift may indicate a slow change in psychology of the planets involved. The rate of
precession shift roughly equals life expectancy at birth in developed nations. The change in group
psychology could be the effect of population turnover with precession change reflected in their
individual horoscopes and new institutions/inventions they create. Only the sign backgroung
changes; the house position and aspects to the other planets remain the same. The Pluto
precessional shift into Aquarius is arguably a big change for the better, because of the central role of
Pluto in the USA conservative group and the chart in genreal. America has often elected Aquarians,
who had broad appeal and likability, durring times of crisis. For example Abraham Lincoln, Franklin
Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan, during the Civil War, Great Depression/WWII, and peaceful ending of
the Cold War respectively. The precession switch of Pluto psychology from Capricorn to Aquarius
should affects the leadership of the conservative group, in the USA political body. The Aquarian
personality, like Jupiter, channels the collective thinking of the group he or she is the leader of, but
in the backgroung the Aquarian always has a bias for the global collective/belief. That makes for an
ideal leader because they make decisions that deviate the least from the World collective-mind. The
Aquarianization of the conservative group, could bring a revolutionary change to conservative
American politics, but probably not reach the level necessary to abandon their imperialism. The
whole precessional question is a wild card because it is really not a settled issue in mundane
astrology theory, even though most astrologers factor it into transit-timing work.
Precession Correction for USA chart 1776-2064
1776 = 0°
1934 = 2° 12' for 158 yrs. 2022 = 3° 25' for 246 yrs.
1810 = 30' for 36 yrs.
1964 = 2°37' for 190 yrs.
2030 = 3° 32' for 254 yrs.
1846 = 59' for 70 yrs.
1982 = 2° 51' for 206 yrs. 2045 =3° 44' for 269 yrs
1898 = 1° 53' for 126 yrs.
2000 = 3° 8' for 226 yrs.
2064 = 4° 00' for 288 yrs.
Imperialist periods length in years, regulated by Pluto’s Aphelion/Perihelion orbit difference.
2-1774 thru 11-1782 = 8 yrs. 10 mo.
10-1962 thru 8-1969 = 7 yrs. 4 mo.
5-1804 to 2-1816 = 12 yrs. 6 mo.
1-1982 thru 10-1987 = 6 yrs. 7 mo.
7-1845 to 3-1861 = 15 yrs. 6 mo.
1-2000 to 10-2006 = 6 yrs. 9 mo.
9-1893 to 4-1908 = 14 yrs. 5 mo.
2-2022 to 9-2030 = 8 yrs. 7 mo.
10-1934 thru 6-1945 = 10 yrs. 8 mo.
4-2052 to 2-2064 = 12 yrs. 2 mo.
Pluto in Taurus when farthest from the
Sun (aphelion), results in the long Pluto
transit periods in the signs.
Pluto is in Scorpio when closest to the Sun. (perihelion),
resulting in the short Pluto transit periods in the signs
; mid-Taurus in 1868,
aphelion
; mid-Scorpio 1989,
perihelion
Pluto inclination to the ecliptic = 17.1º
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The Liberal/Conservative cycle in USA history appears to be regulated by transiting Pluto. Octave
Pluto transits alternately seem to change the group psychology of the country to favor the
conservative imperialist faction in the body politic or a liberal, domestically orientated and peace
orientated group. The liberal (Sun, Venus, Jupiter) stellium is in Cancer, a domestically orientated
sign that is in the Libran 7th house. That core stellium is closely tied by octave aspects to
Moon/Athena, Saturn and the Midheaven. Saturn and the Midheaven are both in Libra, the peace
sign. In contrast, the conservative/ imperialist group is an octave harmonic aspect pattern, with no
close conjunctions.
The USA was born (July 4, 1776) with Pluto in the 2nd house in Capricorn economically anchoring the
conservative imperialist group in the upper class. Because Pluto is the dominant planet in political
horoscopes and by transit to positions in horoscopes, it is logical that it can serve here to
characterize the USA imperialist group and also time the subsequent alternating
Liberal/Conservative cycle. The historical evidence seems to agree with those ideas.
When asking the question, “Which faction is stronger?” it is important to notice that the July 4, 1776
Independence Declaration was about two years into the core conservative group cycle (2-1774 to
11-1782) suggesting that the motive for the USA regime is innately conservative/imperialist and is
only dominantly Liberal when economically forced in that direction by real-politic economic
circumstances like the Civil War, Great Depression or the current (predicted economic crisis)
coming up, (core conservative cycle (2- 2022 to 9-2030) co-incident with the Pluto return to its natal
position in July 4, 1776 in 4-2024. See map p.142, and timeline p.151-152. The switch to the current
conservative cycle started 12-2016, with the last pass of transiting Pluto to the Sun position in the
liberal group. That correlates nicely with the 11-2016 election results, where the house, senate and
presidency are in conservative control. The huge change in policies planned the conservative group
is profound. If the timeline of the 1930’s great depression is a valid (mirror-like) template for how
the current conservative cycle will play-out (see yellow 2nd house-8th house economic axis which
contains the [1937 opposition and 2-2024 conjunction (return) transiting Pluto aspects]. Because
they a similar octave aspects ( x and z ) affecting the same longitude degree line and located in
opposite signs in the primary economic axis of the horoscope. So we can use the 1930’s historical
timeline for comparison with the current conservative cycle. If it is a correct template the next
marker should be a economic downturn about 2-2018 similar to the stock market crash (10-1929),
with the following presidential election in 11-2020, putting liberal Democrats back in control of the
government and socialistic policies in place to fill mass population needs, as happened in the 111932 presidential election wherein Franklin D. Roosevelt and liberal Democrats were voted into
office, despite it being a conservative cycle. The economic pain of depression should again overrule
the Imperialist/ conservative goals inherent in the natal chart. Liberal democrats ruled for the
duration of the 1930’s depression and war years that followed as Roosevelt steered a reluctant
electorate into the war against fascist and Nazi imperialism. In 6-1945 the conservative period ended
and the Liberals maintained power with the founding of the UN in 10-24-1945, but hopes for
international Law and order soon ended as the USA established NATO (1949) into a military block to
counter the Soviet control of Countries liberated from Nazi Germany, and opposed communistic and
socialistic Colonial liberation movements outside of Europe. The Warsaw Pact was formed 6 years
later. The Cold War drive for nuclear War fighting dominance began and continued through Liberal
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and Conservative cycles alike with the Liberals acting as a break, and the conservatives acting as
protagonist, resulting in a huge permanent military industrial complex larger than the next ten
competitor countries combined and a global network of NATO and other bases. The Pluto return in
2-2024 represents the fulfillment time-point of the urge for Western Imperialist victory, built into
the Natal 1776 chart.
U.S.A. imperialist cycle shown here. (precession corrected)
It is regulated by octave aspects (0º, 45º, 90º, 135º, 180º) of transiting Pluto (;) to
the core group of red (conservative) planets (Uranus, Ascendant, Pluto, Mars and Mercury).
Cold War, Viet Nam War
Period = 10-1962 to 8-1969
Cold War, Regan military buildup,
Star Wars
period = 1-1982 to 10-1987
Economic depression, repressed
Imperialism, Pluto 180º to natal Pluto
(1937-39) period = 8-1935 to 6-1945
Iraq War,
War on Terror,
NATO expansion
Period =
1-2000 to 10-2006
Economic 8th house
public resources
D
Pluto at
second
house
border ,
19ºp24'
2-2018
(forecast)
Economic
downturn
.
c
x x
x
13}oS
m
m
Eighth
house
border
19ºr24'
Stock
Market
crash
10-1929
Pluto
here
;
SpanishAmerican War
Period =
9-1893 to 4-1908
G
nd
Economic 2 house
Individual, family and
corporate resources
;
1-2022 to 9-2030 Conservative cycle
Pluto Return 2-2024
(forecast) economic catastrophe,
repressed imperialism
Mexican –American War period
= 7-1845 to 3-1861
War of 1812, Indian Wars
Period = 5-1804 to 2-1816
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HISTORICAL TIME-LINE OF CONSERVATIVE/LIBERAL SHIFTS: 1774 to 2064
Octave (45ºor multiples of 45º) aspects of transiting ; to natal planets in the conservative group
k,S,;,g,d and the liberal stellium f,h,a from 1774 to 2064 (Precession corrected at 1º per 72 years,
added to natal positions).
Grey = conservative imperialist periods. Yellow = liberal, pacific periods. White = shift periods.
Transiting aspect
Exact time range
; 135}k
2-1774 thru 12 1774
; at natal ;
4-1775 thru 10- 1777
; 45}S
2-1776 thru 1-1777
; 135}g
3-1781 thru 11-1782
Revolutionary War period (2-1774 thru 11-1782)
Historic Events: Defiant Continental Congress meets 10-1774. Declaration of Independence
declared July 4, 1776. End of Revolutionary war 10-1781
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last
Paris Treaty 11, 1782
pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars
Constitution convention begins 7-1787
(11-1782 thru 3-1789)
US Constitution approved 09-1787
; 135}f
3-1789 thru 1-1790
; 135}h
3-1791 thru 2-1792
Bill of Rights approved 12, 1891
; 135}a
4-1796 thru 12-1797
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to
natal Sun (12-1797 thru 5-1804) Grey below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 90}k
5-1804 thru 1-1806
; 45º natal ;
4-1807 thru 1-1809
; 90}S
8-1808 thru 9-1809
; 90}g
6-1814 thru 11-1816
5-1804 to 2-1816 Indian Wars, War of 1812
Historical Events:
U.S. buys Louisiana from France, doubling its size, 12-1803. Spain looses west Florida 10-1810.
Spain looses east Florida, 5-1812. Defeat of the Indian Confederation at the battle of
Tippecanoe, 11-1811. Creek Indian War ends 8-1814 with Creek Indians loosing half their lands.
U.S. declares war on British, 6-1812. British repulse second invasion of Canada, 12-1813. British burn
Washington, 8-1814. Battle of New Orleans, 1-1815. Treaty of Ghent ends war. 12-1814. Barbary Coast
pirates defeated, 8-1815
War of 1812
This war was not declared until 1812, however economic sanctions and trade blockades had been
imposed since December 1807 precipitated by a naval incident at sea and the issue of impressments
of former British seamen from American ships. A diplomatic war over free trade with the two
warring superpowers in Europe (England and France) had preceded the military war.
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In the proceeding 15-years before the War of 1812 American exports had increased 400 %, shipping
capacity by 800%. Sailor's wages had tripled. The threat to that economic expansion and the desire
for land both Indian and Canadian motivated the war. Also the Louisiana Purchase stimulated
westward expansion and confrontation with the British over the fur trade, Indian relations, and
trade with France.
Defeat of the Indian Confederacy at the Battle of Tippecanoe, in Indiana, in November 1811. This
defeat and many others facilitated westward expansion into all Indian territories. During the peace
treaty of Ghent the British demanded that the Indians be given their own country or autonomous
region between the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. would have none of it. On the contrary some of the
American negotiators wanted the British to succeed all of Canada to the U.S.
U.S. Territory after the Treaty of Paris, 1784
Louisiana Purchase 1803
Territory claimed by USA
Death of Tecumseh, Leader of
the Indian Confederacy, Thames
River, Canada, October 1813
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect)
Era of Good
Pluto to natal Mars (11-1816 thru 5-1825) Yellow below =period of octave aspect
feelings 1817
exactness.
; 90}f
5-1825 thru 2-1827
; 90}h
4-1828 thru 1-1830
; 90}a
5-1835 thru 1-1837
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to
natal Sun 1-1837 (1-1837 thru 7-1845). Grey below =period of octave aspect exactness.
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; 45}k
; 90º natal ;
; 135}S
; 45}g
7-1845 thru 1-1847
6-1849 thru3-1851
5-1850 thru 3-1852
6-1859 thru 3-1861
Mexican American War period. (7-1845 to 3-1861)
Historical Events:
Texas annexed to U.S., 12-1845. USA declares War on Mexico, 5-1846. U.S. takes California,
7-1846. Mexico City captured, 10-1847. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo makes the U.S. 1/3
larger, with all Mexican land from the Rio Grande river to Canada, 8-1848. British give up Oregon under
threat of war, 6-1846.
U.S. granted transit rights at Panama isthmus from New Grenada (Columbia) 12-1846. Railroad completed
3-1855.
Rebel groups called filibusters, from U.S., executed in Cuban revolts. 9-1851. Spain refuses offer of U.S. to
buy Cuba 1848, and again in 6-1854. Annexation of Cuba threatened by the U.S. congress in the Ostend
Manifesto. 3-1855.
Filibuster William Walker declares himself Nicaragua’s leader, and promotes the Americanization of
Central America. 12-1855. U.S. investigates annexation of Hawaii 4-1854.
“Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way” by Emanuel Leuntz
Mexican Eagle Before the War,
Mexican Eagle After the War
Early War Photo Saltillo, Mexico 1846
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Mexican War battles
1846-1848
Mexico City 1848
Shift to a liberal pacific, psychology begins with the last
pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars (31861 thru 6-1871). Yellow below =period of octave
aspect exactness.
; 45}f
; 45}h
; 45}a
Lincoln’s 1st Inauguration, 3-1861. South
surrenders, 04-1865. Slaves freed 12-1865.
6-1871 thru 3-1873
6-1874 thru 4-1876
8-1881 thru 3-1884
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to
natal Sun (03-1884 thru 9-1893) Grey below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 0}k
9-1893 thru 2-1896
; 135º natal ;
7-1897 thru 4-1899
; 180}S
7-1898 thru 5-1900
; 0}g
8-1906 thru 4-1908
Spanish-American War period (9-1893 to 4-1908)
Historical Events:
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Government by American settlers and U.S. Marines. 1-1893.
Suppression of the Boxer Rebellion in China. 6-1900. Spanish American War declared 4-1898. Spain looses
Philippines Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam to USA. US gains Guantanamo Bay and partial control of Cuba
codified in the Platt amendment 6-1901. Hawaiian Islands annexed. 7-1898. Samoa Islands annexed by U.S.
and Germany. 12-1899. Philippine independence movement suppressed 1900-1902. Panama Canal
authorized by the U.S. congress. 6-1902. “Great White Fleet” of 16 battleships sent around the World. 121907
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1900 cartoon illustrating Theodore Roosevelt's adage "Speak softly but carry a big stick".
The second cartoon is titled "Peace" It appeared in 1905 when his big-stick policy was
being widely applauded.
The Spanish American War of 1898 pointed out the need to
rapidly move ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific and made
an isthmus canal a priority. After 3 study commissions (18971901) the U.S. congress approved plans to build the canal.
(Spooner Act - June, 1902). When the Columbian government
would not cooperate, the U.S. recognized the rebellious state
of Panama and built the canal anyway.
Much of the planning of the expansionist of this era (Roosevelt
above all) was based on the book "The Influence of Sea Power
upon History" by Alfred Mahan published in 1890. He
compared the Caribbean to the Mediterranean Sea with its
Suez Canal and argued for a strong two-ocean navy joined at
an isthmus canal. The goal was to establish U.S. hegemony
with sea power. By controlling the sea-lanes at the Isthmus of
Santiago Bay, Cuba,
Panama and establishing a string of bases and coal fueling
Manila Bay, Philippines 1898
stations in the Pacific and Caribbean. Then America would
become the commanding world power on those oceans. The
plan succeeded, but the arrival of diesel- powered battleships, greatly reduced the need for coal fuelingstations like Guantanamo.
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Peking, China, 1900 Boxer intervention.
1899 cartoon showing three countries already in the United States tent - but not Aguinaldo. Emilio
Aguinaldo helped Americans defeat Spain in the Philippines but afterwards he led his native
Filipinos in a two-year war against Yankee Imperialism. Not until the spring of 1901 was he
captured.
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars
(4-1908 thru 8-1917) Yellow below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 0}f
8-1917 thru 5-1919
19th amendment adopted 8-1920, all
; 0}h
10-1919 thru 6-1921
women gain voting rights
; 0}a
7-1926 thru 6-1928
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to
natal Sun (6-1928 thru 10-1934) Grey below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 45}k
10-1934 thru 6-1936
; 180º natal ;
9-1937 thru 6-1939
; 135}S
10-1937 thru 6-1939
; 45}g
12-1943 thru 6-1945
Great Depression period, repressed imperialism (10-1934 thru 6-1945)
Historical Events: Socialistic programs put in place to counter the economic depression.
Social Security passes 8-1935.
War production and aid to Great Britain increases as WWII begins in Europe. 10-1940. Lend
Lease programs aid allies, 3-1941. Pearl Harbor Attacked. 12-1941. Germans surrender. 51945. Japan surrenders. 8-1945.
The severity of the economic depression led to the election of democrats willing to try socialist solutions.
Along with their socialist economic policies came anti-imperialist, anti-Nazi policies.
th
The imperialism of this period was also muted by the action of Pluto coming from the 8 house (its natural
nd
house rulership) and in opposition to Pluto’s natal position in the 2 house. That activated a Scorpio/Pluto
psychology that facilitated socialist programs at home in the thirties, and alliances with England and Russia
(anti-German Imperialist forces).
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars
(6-1945 thru 09-1951) Yellow below =period of octave aspect exactness.
9-1951 thru 7-1952
; 45}f
11-1952 thru 7-1954
; 45}h
9-1957 thru 7-1958
; 45}a
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Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to
natal Sun (7-1958 thru 10-1962) Grey below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 90}k
10-1962 thru 5-1964
; 135º natal ;
10-1964 thru 8-1965
; 90}S
11-1964 thru 5-1966
; 90}g
10-1968 thru 8-1969
U.S. begins withdrawal from Vietnam
Viet Nam period, Cold War (10-1962 thru 8-1969)
Historic events:
“Cuban Missile Crisis” 10-1962. Kennedy assassination 11-1963. “Gulf of Tonkin Resolution”
authorizing Viet Nam War 8-1964. First U.S. ground combat forces in Viet Nam. 3-1965. My
lai massacre 3-1968
U.S. Moon landing 7-1969.
Viet Nam sorties = 5.24 million
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars
(08-1969 thru 11-1973) Yellow below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 90}f
11-1973 thru 7-1974
; 90}h
11-1974 thru 7-1975
; 90}a
12-1977 thru 9-1978
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to
natal Sun (9-1978 thru 1-1982) Grey below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 135}k
1-1982 thru 8-1983
; 90º natal ;
11-1983 thru 9-1984
; 45}S
1-1984 thru -1985
; 135}g
2-1987 thru 10-1987
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Cold War, Reagan Military buildup (1-1982 thru 10-1987)
Historical Events:
Large increase in Defense spending for MX missiles, B-1 stealth bombers, and ABM Antiballistic Missile shield, 3-1983. Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO), was
established 1-1984. U.S. aids Contras fighting in Nicaragua 1-1983. U.S. lays mines in
Nicaraguan harbors, 4-1984. U.S. invades Grenada, 10-1983. U.S. aids Mujahedeen fighting the Russians in
Afghanistan 1982-1988.
Most of the military actions in this period were proxy wars where the USA supported third party anticommunist movements in Central America and Afghanistan. Fortunately, the Soviet’s implemented a proactive
peace program, involving pullout from Afghanistan, economic and political liberalization, and arms reduction
offers, that the USA could not refuse. The first nuclear arms reduction treaty was signed in 12-1987, with the
Soviets destroying four times as many warheads as the USA. 1500 versus 350, which was 4% of the combined
inventory.
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of Superpowers sign first missile reduction
transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars (10-1987 thru
treaty. 12-1987
12-1991) Yellow below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 135}f
12-1991 thru 9-1992
William J. Clinton elected 11-1992
; 135}h
12-1992 thru 11-1993
; 135}a
12-1995 thru 11-1996
William J. Clinton 2nd election 11-1996
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to
natal Sun (11-1996 thru 1-2000) Grey below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 180}k
1-2000 thru 11-2000
; 45º natal ;
12-2001 thru 10-2002
; 0}S
1-2002 thru 11-2002
; 180}g
3-2005 thru10-2006
Iraq War, War on Terror, NATO expansion, (1-2000 thru 10-2006)
Historical Events:
Attack on USS Cole, 10-2000. U.S. spy plane incident along China coast, 4-2001.
Attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, 9-11-2001
Large increase in Military spending and on Anti Ballistic Missile program, 11-2001. Military invasion
Afghanistan, 10- 2001. U.S. withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty in 6-2002. U.S. announces the
right of preemptive attack and intention to assert military dominance, 9-2002.
Nuclear bomb ready
German Tornado bomber.
18 Ohio class Trident submarines in fleet. Each sub
carries the explosive force of about 600 hiroshima
bombs.
0.
Nuclear bomb delivery systems proliferated in Europe with 180 B61 bombs distributed in Belgium,
Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Turkey (so-called non-nuclear states), as NATO’s Nuclear-Sharing policy
circumvented the Non-Proliferation Treaty rules and spirit. Those rules prohibit the transfer and acceptance,
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respectively, of direct or indirect control over nuclear weapons. B61 nuclear bombs have a variable yield up to
340 kilotons (about 21 Hiroshima bombs) designed for high-speed stealthy delivery.
American Air Force personnel control on-site nuclear bomb storage. They supervised retrofitting of planes and
trained those local air-forces as part of a nuclear-war readiness scheme using formerly non-nuclear air
commands.
The expansion of NATO into Eastern Europe led by the USA was one of many acts that violated the spirit of
informal agreements between Soviet leaders and the H.W. Bush administration when the Warsaw pact was
unilaterally dismantled, with the belief that former Soviet nations would not become NATO members. Asmus
(2002)
Getting Moscow to agree to German reunification within NATO was considered by all in the West to be a
near miracle and among the greatest policy accomplishments of the Bush administrations. Many considered it
mission impossible when the Berlin Wall came down in 1990. Below is a much quoted negotiation between
USA secretary of State James Baker and President Gorbachev three months later.
Baker: “As the two victorious powers over Germany in WWII, the USSR and US had a legal voice in determining
the country’s foreign policy orientation. The president and I have made clear that we seek no unilateral
advantage in this process. If we maintain a presence in a Germany that is a part of NATO there would be no
extension of NATO’s jurisdiction for forces of NATO one inch to the East. If at the end of the day it is acceptable
to everyone, we could have discussion in a two plus four context that might achieve this kind of outcome.
Maybe there is a better way to deal with the external consequences of German unification. If there is I am not
aware of it.”
Baker: “Let’s assume for a moment that unification is going to take place. Assuming that, would you prefer a
united Germany outside of NATO that is independent and has no US forces, or would you prefer a united
Germany with ties to NATO and assurances that there would be no extension of NATO’s current jurisdiction
eastward?”
Gorbachev responded that Soviet political leadership would be holding a seminar on the matter shortly and
went on to say.
Gorbachev: “Certainly any extension of the zone of NATO is unacceptable”.
Baker “I agree.” (Asmus 2002)
In the mid 1990’s Russia would refer to this and other pledges from NATO allies, that were subsequently
ignored at every step of NATO’s eastward growth and increase in threat to Russia.
It seems clear that NATO, under USA leadership, and European cooperation has morphed into a hybrid
Western Imperialism tool, preparing step-by-step for a final war against Russia and the East when the proper
occasion arrives. The inability of the liberal Obama administration to substantially change the massive funding
or upgrade of preparations for nuclear war, or even acknowledge the problem, indicates the 2024 conservative
cycle and Pluto return may be an astrological anchoring transit for a potential final wave of Western
Imperialism, with NATO as a essential component in tactical terms. They should realize the majority spirit
knows the minority spirits plans and has always won out in the past, after such imperialist waves have spent
their effort and sacrifice. The historical odds are not promising and the sacrifice appears existential this time.
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of
Democrats win congress 11-2006,
transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars (10-2006 to 1-2011) Barak H. Obama elected 11-2008
Yellow below =period of octave aspect exactness.
; 180}f
1-2011 thru 12-2011
; 180}h
3-2012 thru 10-2013
Barak H.Obama 2nd election 11-2012
; 180}a
2-2016 thru 12-2016
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins
Donald J. Trump elected President and
with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto
conservative majorities elected to both houses of
to natal Sun (12-2016 thru 2-2022) Grey below
Congress 09-02-2016
=period s of octave aspect exactness.
; 135}k
2-2022 thru 12-2022
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; 0º natal ;
; 45}S
; 135}g
1-2024 thru 12-2024
3-2024 thru 9-2025
3-2029 thru 9-2030
Forecast: depression, repressed imperialism, Mass population
needs-driven economic transformation. (not a revolution)
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars
9-2030 (135°)
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to
natal Sun 12-2045 (135°)
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting (octave aspect) Pluto to natal Mars
1-2064 (90°)
PRESIDENTIAL CORRELATIONS WITH THE LIBERAL - CONSERATIVE CYCLE. President dates are for
election date to inauguration of the next administration.
Transiting
Exact time range of
aspect
aspect
aspects to conservative imperialist group
; 135}k
2-1774 thru 12 1774
; 45}S
2-1776 thru 1-1777
; at natal ;
4-1775 thru 10- 1777
; 135}g
3-1781 thru 11-1782
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting Pluto to natal Mars 111782
Shift to liberal
11-1782 thru 3-1789
; 135}f
3-1789 thru 1-1790
George Washington 3-1789 thru 4-1797
; 135}h
3-1791 thru 2-1792
; 135}a
4-1796 thru 12-1797
John Adams 12-1796 thru 3-1801
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of Pluto to natal Sun 121797
Shift to
12-1797 thru 5-1804
Thomas Jefferson 3-1801 thru 3-1809
conservative
; 90}k
5-1804 thru 1-1806
Thomas Jefferson 2nd term
; 90}S
8-1808 thru 9-1809
James Madison 12-1808 thru 3-1817
; 90}g
6-1814 thru 11-1816
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting Pluto to natal Mars 111816
Shift to liberal
11-1816 thru 5-1825
James Monroe 12-1816 thru 3-1825
; 90}f
5-1825 thru 2-1827
John Quincy Adams 2-1825 thru 3-1829
; 90}h
4-1828 thru 1-1830
Andrew Jackson 12-1828 thru 3-1837
; 90}a
5-1835 thru 1-1837
Martin Van Buren 12-1836 thru 3-1841
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of Pluto to natal Sun 11837
Shift to
1-1837 thru 7-1845
W. H. Harrison 4-1841thru 4-1841
conservative
John Tyler 4-1841thru 3-1845
; 45}k
7-1845 thru 1-1847
James Knox Polk 12-1844 thru 3-1849
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; 135}S
5-1850 thru 3-1852
Zachary Taylor 11-1848 thru 7-1850
Millard Fillmore 7-1850 thru 3-1853
; 45}g
6-1859 thru 3-1861
Franklin Pierce 11-1852 thru 3-1857
James Buchanan 11-1856 thru 3-1861
Abraham Lincoln 11-1860 thru 4-1865
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting Pluto to natal Mars 31861
Shift to liberal
3-1861 thru 6-1871
Abraham Lincoln (1st inauguration 3-1861)
; 45}f
6-1871 thru 3-1873
Andrew Johnson 4-1865 thru 3-1869
; 45}h
6-1874 thru 4-1876
Ulysses S. Grant 11-1868 thru 3-1877
; 45}a
8-1881 thru 3-1884
Rutherford B. Hayes 12-1876 thru 3-1881
James A. Garfield 11-1880 thru 9-1881
Chester A. Authur 7-1881 thru 3-1885
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of Pluto to natal Sun 031884
Shift to
03-1884 thru 9-1893
Grover Cleveland 11-1884 thru 3-1889
conservative
Benjamin Harrison 11-1888 thru 3-1893
Grover Cleveland 11-1892 thru 3-1897
; 0}k
9-1893 thru 2-1896
William McKinley 11-1896 thru 9-1901
; 180}S
7-1898 thru 5-1900
Theodor Roosevelt 9-1901 thru 3-1909
; 0}g
8-1906 thru 4-1908
Theodor Roosevelt 2nd term 11-1904
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting Pluto to natal Mars 041908
Shift to liberal
04-1908 thru 8-1917
William H. Taft 11-1908 thru 3-1913
Woodrow Wilson 11-1912 thru 3-1921
; 0}f
8-1917 thru 5-1919
Woodrow Wilson 11-1916 2nd term
; 0}h
10-1919 thru 6-1921
Warren G. Harding 11-1920 thru 8-1923
; 0}a
7-1926 thru 6-1928
Calvin Coolidge 8-1923 thru 3-1929
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of Pluto to natal Sun 061928
Shift to
6-1928 thru 10-1934
Herbert C. Hoover 11-1928 thru 3-1933
conservative
; 45}k
10-1934 thru 6-1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt 11-1932 thru 4-1945
; 135}S
10-1937 thru 6-1939
Franklin D. Roosevelt 11-1936 2nd term
; 45}g
12-1943 thru 6-1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt 11-1940 3rd term
Harry S. Truman 4-1945 thru 1-1953
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting Pluto to natal Mars 061945
Shift to liberal
6-1945 thru 9-1951
Harry S. Truman 11-1948 election
; 45}f
9-1951 thru 7-1952
; 45}h
11-1952 thru 7-1954
Dwight D. Eisenhower 11-1952 thru 1-1961
; 45}a
9-1957 thru 7-1958
Dwight D. Eisenhower 11-1956 2nd term
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of Pluto to natal Sun 071958
Shift to
7-1958 thru 10-1962
John F. Kennedy 11-1960 thru 11-1963
conservative
; 90}k
10-1962 thru 5-1964
Lyndon B. Johnson 11-1963 thru 1-1969
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; 90}S
11-1964 thru 5-1966
Lyndon B. Johnson 11-1964 1st election
; 90}g
10-1968 thru 8-1969
Richard M. Nixon 11-1968 to 8-1974
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting Pluto to natal Mars 081969
Shift to liberal
8-1969 thru 11-1973
Richard M. Nixon 2nd term 11-1972
; 90}f
11-1973 thru 7-1974
Gerald R. Ford 8-1974 thru 3-1977
; 90}h
11-1974 thru 7-1975
James E. Carter Jr. 11-1976 thru 1-1981
; 90}a
12-1977 thru 9-1978
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of Pluto to natal Sun 091978
Shift to
09-1978 thru 1-1992
Ronald W. Reagan 11-1980 thru 1-1989
conservative
; 135}k
1-1982 thru 8-1983
; 45}S
1-1984 thru -1985
Ronald W. Reagan 2nd term 11-1984
; 135}g
2-1987 thru 10-1987
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting Pluto to natal Mars 091988
Shift to liberal
10-1987 thru 12-1991
George H.W. Bush 11-1988 thru 3-1993
; 135}f
12-1991 thru 9-1992
William J. Clinton 11-1992 thru 3-2001
; 135}h
12-1992 thru 11-1993
; 135}a
12-1995 thru 11-1996
William J. Clinton 2nd term 11-1996
Shift to conservative imperialist psychology begins with the last pass of Pluto to natal Sun 111996
Shift to
11-1996 thru 1-2000
conservative
; 180}k
1-2000 thru 11-2000
George W. Bush 11-2000 thru 3-2009
; 0}S
1-2002 thru 11-2002
; 180}g
3-2005 thru10-2006
George W. Bush 2nd term 11-2004
Shift to liberal pacific psychology begins with the last pass of transiting Pluto to natal Mars. 102006
Shift to liberal
10-2006 thru 1-2011
Barak H. Obama 11-2008 thru 3-2016
; 180}f
1-2011 thru 12-2011
; 180}h
3-2012 thru 10-2013
Barak H. Obama 2nd term 11-2012
; 180}a
2-2016 thru 12-2016
Shift to conservative imperialist
Donald John Trump elected president 09-02-2016
psychology begins with the last pass of
Pluto to natal Sun 12-2016
One might logically think that the shift between liberal and conservative periods would be at the
midpoint between Mars and Venus and the midpoint between Sun and Mercury. But the evidence
above suggest an abrupt change in political psychology immediately after the last pass of aspecting
Pluto to the last planet in the respective groups (Mars in the conservative group and Sun in the
liberal group. That shift is strong enough to affect elections. It is easy for the press and public to get
blindsided by that astrological change in the USA body politic psychology.
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Republic of Venezuela:
Both Hugo Chavez and Simon Bolivar were central figures in Venzuela regimes (3 rd and 5th Republics)
associated with the two conjunctions of Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn in 1821 and 172 years
later in 1993. The kl conjunction cycle progresses through the zodiac at the rate of 16°-17° every
172 years. The symbolism of that conjunction proposed here is ultimately associated with the
revolution of individual longevity but more generally is associated with all the sciences that support
that scientific achievement.
Uranus-Neptune conjunctions
and Pluto positions, 1821 blue
and 1993 red.
Uranus-Neptune conjunctions
On the other hand the Pluto position in Scorpio in 1993 was a strongly-positive socialistic factor of
the 1993 Bolevarian Revolutionary movement charts, whereas the Pluto position in Pisces or Aries in
1821, was not, especially after 1822 when Pluto had moved from idealistic Pisces into less receptive
Aries. Likewise Uranus and Neptune moved from Sagitttarius into Capricorn making the political
environment less receptive to populus, progressive or socialistic ideas adopted in Gran Columbia’s
constitution and founding charts. It is probably a mistake to ascribe the socialistic character of the
Bolivarian Revolutionary movement of 1993 to Bolivar’s vision of a unified, progressive South
America he championed in the 1821 kl-conjunction period. In any event, Chavez’s Bolivarianian
Revolution(Gott 2011) is astrologically connected to Bolivars period but with a significant positive
socialist component added. Astrology does not drive history. Needs of the evolving, growing, social
organism drives history. The psychologies associated with the various planets, signs and aspects
determine timing. That happens when significant configurations form among the planets that
directly channel the need being resolved by a historical crisis, or necessary change. The outer planet
conjunctions and less powerful aspects chang mass psychology, by temporarily exegerating the
relativly few arch-concepts described by our relatively simple solar system.
Brief history: After the fall of the Spainish monarchy to Napoleonic France, in 1807, the Spanish
colonial empire became politically unstable and disintegrated in South America into independent
countries over the next 17 years. Most of those countries had the Neptune-Uranus conjunction in
Carpicorn or late Sagittarius in their independence charts but did not have a strong socialistic aspect
like the Pluto in Scorpio position that was present in the 1993 kl-conjunction period. Bolivar
unsucessfully tried to unite South America after the final defeat of the Spainish Royalist forces at the
battle of Ayacucho in Peru on December 9, 1824. Bolivar secured the liberation of most of South
America but his plan for a progressive United South America was rejected at the Congress of Panama
in June, 1826. Subsequently Great Columbia (1819-1830), composed of Venezuela, Columbia, and
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Equador disintegrated after 10 years into independent states. The United provinces of Central
America also disintegrated.
The failure of Bolivars crowning political achievment (Gran Columbia) showed that his plans,
inspired by the kl-conjunction, and a idealistic populism, were too far ahead of the historical
conditions of the time. Slavery and endemic raceism were the norm in a landed oligarchy that saw
little advantage in political unification or Bolivars progressive ideas, like ending slavery and political
integration. The South American regimes subsequently developed into isolated countries with strong
oligarchic regimes. The
dominant kl conjunction
mostly expressed through
development of a ruling class of
superlative land-owning families
that flourished in a relatively
undeveloped social
environment. The liberation of
the remainder of the Spanish
Colonial empire in Cuba and Puerto Rico was stopped and the USA began to exert its dominance
with exercise of the Monroe Doctrine, which excluded future European intervention in South
America and the Caribbean. Small French, Brittish and Dutch colonies remained intact.
The tendency of South America to fractionate into isolated States may be related to its geographic
location in the astro-geographic overlay that puts it in the starting quadrant of soul development,
where the psychology is insular and local in contrast to the opposite quadrant that is social and
organized. That psychology derives from the characteristics of the souls developmental pathway
and the evolved structure of a bipolar World organism.
A major distinction between the two periods (Bolivars Great Golumbia, and Chavez’s Bolivarian
Revolution) was the rise of mass populations in the 20 th Century that fueled the need for socialistic
solutions, championed by Cuba, Bolivarian Venezuela and other socialistic-minded regimes. Another
important difference was the maturation of the sciences and technology in the interveneing 172
years that made mass population development doable and acquisition of a modern lifestyle the
envy of the masses. Need drives history, and mass populations need infrastructure support
optimized by Scorpio/Pluto socialistic psychology. It was not necessary before the 20 th caentury, but
by the 21th century it could no longer be repressed, as it had been in the West for ideological
reasons that supported capitalism and ultimately Western Imperialism. The Post-Soviet regimes and
EU are set to satisfy those mass-population driven needs with their Pluto in Scorpio position. The
Bolevarian Revolutionary movement led by Hugo Chavez synchronized in time with the Post-Soviet
period, but was not sucessful in alligning his institutional victories with the most favorable period,
1989-1993, when all three outer planets were in extraordanary configurations, described in the EU
and Russian Day chart.
Hugo Chaves initially tried to impliment the “Bolevarian Revolutionary Movement” by force but
failed as did another coup attempt led by Admiral Gruber, eight months later. The violent Caracazo
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Revolt in Caracas three years earlier had convinced the coup plotters that the time was ripe for their
populist revolutions. Chavez was of course unaware of the astrology of the cyclic return of the kl
cojunction or the ideal position of Pluto in Scorpio for socialism, at the time of his coup, but his
timing instincts were right. The Caracazo revolt and coup attempts of the years 1989-1992 shared
the outer planet configurations of the post- Soviet and EU founding charts that symbolize primary
long term personal and collective goals.
The Caracazo spontaneous Revolt in Caracas, and the two failed coups by socialistic military groups
led seperately by Colonel Chavez and Admiral Gruber, repete the kl conjunction of 1821 (see
yellow below) that tie the Bolevarian Revolutionary Movement led by Chavez to Bolivars Great
Columbia Union and his vision of a united South America.
Bolevarian revolution timeline.
A.
B.
Date
; Pluto l Neptune k Uranus
position position
position
French conquest of Spain
1807
18º]15' 08ºo59'
Venezuela Independence declared
Jul. 5, 1811
25º]30' 28ºo16'
Great Columbia declared
Dec. 17, 1819
kl exact conjunctions
Mar., May, 1821 (2-3ºp)
29º]14' 00ºp16'
Great Columbia Constitution
Aug. 30, 1821
05ºq20' 12ºp57'
Congress of Panama (failed)
June 22, 1826
08ºq46' 20ºp02'
Great Columbia Union disintegrates with
Sep. 22, 1830
Venezuelan Independence.
172 YEARS LATER (one kl conjunction cycle)
28ºu55' 26ºo42'
Small (MBR200) Bolivarian Revolutionary
Dec. 17, 1982
Movement group started.
15ºi09' 11ºp49'
Caracazo spontaneous revolt
Feb. 27, 1989
22ºi50' 17ºp29'
Chavez Coup d'Etat
Feb. 04, 1992
23ºi22' 17ºp09'
Gruber Coup d'Etat
Nov. 27, 1992
k / l exact conjunctions
Feb., Aug., Oct., 1993 (17-18ºp)
10ºo50' 02º[38'
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela inception Dec. 15, 1999
chart and 1999 Constitution
22ºo05' 13º[20'
ALBA-TCP Bolivarian Alliance of the
Dec. 14, 2004
Americas –Peoples Trade Treaty
01ºp03' 22º[54'
United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Mar. 14, 2008
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14ºi56'
24ºo43'
29o10'
23ºp00'
06º[46'
06ºo06'
04ºp37'
15ºp41'
15ºp46'
14º[02'
03º]20'
18º]59'
Great Columbia
December 17, 1819
Cuidad Bolivar, Venzuela
Individual perfection goal, science
Idealistic socialistic leadership
The outer planets are in
progressive aspects that
temporarily inspired the
revolutions leadership, but far
ahead of social development
stage in South America.
Caracazo Spontaneous Revolt
Feb. 26, 1989, Caracas, Venzuela
6:00:00 AM Standard time
Colonel Chavez 1992 failed Coup
d’Etat
February 4, 1992
Caracas, Venezuela
5:00:00 AM Standard time
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Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela Constitution
December 15, 1999
Caracas, Venzeula
Higher education,
science, emphasis on
internet learning.
State sector
supported by
natural resources,
(oil and land).
Party and serving
Government leadership.
United Socialist Party of Venezuela: PSUV
March 14, 2008 Caracas,Venezuela
Four corners of a mystic rectangle.
Broad based kl Bolivarian
configuration centered around the
(dfA) conjunction, perhaps
symbolizing community
organizations and development
goals. An idealistic group with
much ] and l influence.
Local chavista social projects, and
community organizations
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After the period of failed takeover attempts, 1989-1992 The Bolivarian revolutionary movement was
still intact and popular. Chavez was in prison during Gruber’s coup but released in 2-1994.
Subsequently extensive academic polling convinced Chavez that a democratic path to socialism was
feasable in Venezuala. Chavez came to the conclusion that the Bolivarian movement required
democracy as an organizing and legitimizing principle. After being elected as President in December
1998 he systematically held a series of elections and referendum in order to get a new Constitution
with the broadest popular support. Seperately he democratically organized and unified many
socialist parties into the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Gott, 2011). The founding of the United
Socialist Party of Venzuela, The Bolevarian Republic of Venzuela constitution of 1999, and the ALBATCP, (Boliverian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples Trade Treaty) are the main legacy
of the Bolevarian Revolutionary Movement led by Hugo Chavez. Their founding horoscopes do not
not share the dramatic aspects made by the outer planet positions of the Post- Soviet regime charts
of 1989-1993, but they are still fine horoscopes with many aspects that connect them to the main
outer planet configurations of 1989-1993. It appears the legacy of the Bolivarian Revolutionary
Movement may be the institutionalization of Democratic Socialism in Venezuela, through dominance
in future elections, by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, the largest Socialist party in South
America, with 8 million members.
Admiral Gruber’s failed Coup d’Etat on Nov. 27, 1992 was similar to Colonel Chavez’s with allied
participants. Gruber’s coup chart was also similar to the Caracazo Revolt. The outer Planet aspects
show the astrological timing for a socialistic revolution was perfect with ; in mid-Scorpio, but the
forceful method of accomplishing it, did not fit the post-cold war situation. Chavez proved himself
leader enough to correct the course of the Bolivarian Revolution to include abundant democracy.
Hugo Chaves became the first President of the United Socialist Party at the above founding
congress. It is an execellent chart for a socialist political party with a
well aspected Pluto, strategically located at 1° Capricorn in the sign
associated with leadership. The dynamic “mystic rectangle” seen in the
“Russia Day” chart is seen here, but not the dramatic outer-planet
configurations.
Hugo Chavez was brilliant in building as much paticipatory-democracy
as possible into the 1999 constitution, and the United Socialist Party’s
organization. He believed that democracy had many advantages for
government and party organization. In particular it legitimized the parties policies and insured that
policy had popular support. A third institution co-founded by Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, that
may be long-lasting is the ALBA confederation of like-minded socialist-leaning countries. It is a trade
treaty designed to take the profit motive out of trade arrangements and substitute mutual
development schemes that promote socialistic goals like sustainable local agriculture, health care
and education. While small with only eight countries it has been ative, creative and popular since its
inception.
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The chart has many idealistic and harmonious aspects (green and blue lines) (6 th ,9th, and 10th
harmonic aspects). It is an idealistic organization that takes advantage of the emotional zeal and
altruism inherent in Scorpio/Plutonian psychology. The idealism of socialistic ideology inspires
dedication among the significant portion of the population that have i/; prominent in their
horoscopes. What people fail to understand is that socialism is not only a political/economic idea but
an expression of a major psychological component of our social nature, that arose because
cooperation in social organisms like bee and ant colonies, has selective advantages for survival. They
take their discounts and maximixe organizational efficientcies. The sign Scorpio is central to the
trans-famial social quadrant of the natural zodiac. If given an outlet for expression, those people are
political workhorses who emotionally enjoy their work. See Scorpio pp. 19-24. These are fragile
regimes inspired by social needs of growing mass populations, but they are operating under the
duress of still-active Western Imperialism that vilifies their motives. The SW quadrant is tough
geography to plant nascent socialist regimes at this time.
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - Peoples Trade Treaty
December 14, 2004 Havana, Cuba
ALBA-TCP
countries:
Venezuela
Cuba
Bolivia
Nicaragua
Dominica
Antigua and
Barbuda
St. Vincent and
the Grenadines
North-South divide of the Americas
It appears that the rise of socialistic movements in the SW quadrant of
the astro-geographic overlay in the second half of the 20th century may
relate to a natural psychological divide at the ]/q border that
seperates North America from Latin America. The difference between
developmental maturity in the upper NW quadrant, and
developmentally still-evolving souls in the SW quadrant, that has a
natural attraction to the opposite (body-centric) hemisphere, based on physical needs required for
early-stage development. The sign Aries is associated with independence of thought and action and
a pioneering spirit that operates well in isolation. The Aries glyph, q suggest a East/ West
ambivalence. Aries traditionally rules the head and typically, they like to form their own opinions
and chart an independent destiny.
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Special conditions developed in the 20th century, that permitted isolated movements to express
independently in special cases like Cuban communism that got started with the help of Soviet aid
and protection, and later in Venezuela, Equador and Bolivia, where oil resources supplied a means of
financing nascent socialistic regimes derived from majority populations with unmet needs. The lower
half of South America partly falls under the Taurus sector of the astrogeographic-overlay and the
Taurus attitude toward resources is orientated toward individual, family, or corporate wealth in
contrast to a collective wealth accumulation model favored by the opposite sign, i, so it is a less
friendly psychology for generating ;/i socialistic regimes but the increasing needs of mass
population growth may overide that aversion over time. The lower hemisphere is inherently more
insular, with the family,tribe or clan normaly the highest level of social organization. In South
America, lower Africa and the SE quadrant the is little selective pressure to aggregate into hypercompetitive nation states because they are isolated geographically and psychologically from the
highly social Northern hemisphere where E-W selection pressure to aggregate into powerful nations
or empires is a natural stage of social development. That passivity in the lower hemisphere is
changed by unwanted colonialism, where Western Imperialism is still active. Also need-based
pressure to socially aggregate arises naturally with overpopulation.
Whether the Pisces/Aries (North/South) divide affected the USA’s ability or desire to expand South
of continental USA is unknown, but the idelogical aversion of the USA to integrate as equals with
Southern territory is a persistant historical phenomena.
The independent, and pioneering Aries psychology generated in the Caribbean and Norther South
America may have supplied the right psychological environment for counter-imperialist, socialistic
and communistic movements to florish in the later 20th century as the need for socialist solutions
driven by mass population growth became insistent. There seems to be a tendency of ;/i
psychology to self-organize into smaller social units when repressed within the macro social
environment, which accounts for much of the gang activity current in Central and South America.
2017 – Recent history of the Bolevarian revolution – Hugo Chavez died in 2013 and was suceeded by
Nicholas Maduro who was the foreign minister and acting President when Hugo Chavez died. He
represented the PSUV, The United Socialist Party of Venzuela, which is trying desperately to hold
onto power. Unfortunately in spite of its many accomplishments the popularity of the Bolevarian
socialist program suffered greatly from the drop in oil prices, which brought high inflation, shortages
and a stagnent economy. Maduro narrowly retained the presidency in 2013 but lost control of the
National Asembly in 2015 parliament elections.The executive branch of government run by Maduro
continues to resist holding new Presidential elections untill required to by the constitution in 2018.
They also resist in dismantantling the socialist economic distribution system funded by oil revenues.
The parliament opposition wants early presidentail elections, and immediate dismantleing of
Chavez’ Bolevarian Socialist revolution. The PSUV resist the change because they remember the
high inflation and wage stagnation that also existed chronically under opposition leadership before
Chavez was called to rescue the Venzuelan economy. Nor do they forget the masacres, torture and
murder commited against the socialist party leadership and their strongholds in the Barios by the
local police forces and military clean-up squads practiced during the Curacazo revolt. They fear a
return to the former pre-Chavez situation, and see it as no improvement and a potential disaster.
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Peoples Republic of China
Oct. 1, 1949, 03:07:00 PM
Standard Time Zone 8 East
Peking, China
Abundance of idealist Libra in socialistic
8th house. Individual -family supported
by state infrastructure.
Creative, fun-loving Venus at Midheaven –
gold, green blue patterns.
GjH creative labor and
manufacturing partnerships.
g; Strong military.
Pro-active socialism.
Lucky Moon in Aquarius, with Jupiter close by. Special link to the majority fraction of
the collective mind due to population dominance.
Both national horoscopes of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of China (ROC) and
the composite compatibility-chart are strong in Libra and Scorpio aspects. That emphasis on ui is
in agreement with the astro-geographic-overlay, showing the psychological influence of those two
signs on the national character and destiny.
The Peoples Republic of China star cluster symbol in their flag (see above) also seems to emphasize
the Eastern hemisphere in the same astro geographic area. It is centered on u, much like the regime
chart’s patterns. Interestingly, a close and well–aspected Moon is on the ascendant in both national
horoscopes and the composite chart. Traditionally in political astrology, the Moon is associated with
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the people of the country at large or in general. Here it may show a close emotional relationship
between the average citizen and the body politic of these regimes. The intensity of involvement of
the general population with political movements can be seen in the massive and bloody Taiping Civil
War (1850-1864, also called the Movement of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Peace which closely
tracks with the discovery of Neptune (1846) and Neptune’s transit of Pisces (1847-62), the sign it
rules. See l in ] p. 53-54.
Chinese character for 10 = +,
Double 10 symbol =
Republic of China
“double ten day”
October 10, 1911
Wuchang, China
7:05:00 PM,
Land based
oligarchy
connected to
military – red lines
to h in i
Upper class elites – kxl
Neo-confucian-aristocratic, scholar-official tradition.
Attached to Western science and culture. (Taiwan = tied to 1).
Background
yui Libradominant
values.
Tens of millions of combatants and civilians perished in a brutal total-war. It has been
characterized as a grass-roots ideological movement of proto-communistic values, and a
populous desire to purge the society of foreigners and evilness, however the strange spiritual
nature of the leaderships beliefs (heterodox evangelical Christians) led to leadership infighting,
intellectual confusion and disillusionment among the troops. The movement was influenced
strongly by the Opium Wars with Great Britain and other Western colonizers (1839-42, 1856-
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60). The movement shows the need to understand potentially self-destructive Neptune/Pisces
psychology, with astrology, in order to avoid individual and collective disasters.
Similarly, the anti-imperialist Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) and the founding of the Republic of
China in October 10, 1911 which ended monarchy in China needs to be considered in light of the
great conjunction of l; in 1892 which correlates with the rise of mass populations and
socialism, but within the context of Western Imperialism. The Peoples Republic of China chart’s
Moon is exactly conjunct the ascendant in Aquarius with Jupiter, the ruler of Aquarius close by. It is
in a large 5th harmonic pattern with Venus, Neptune, and the Nodes of the Moon in the signs and
quadrant of trans-familial social organization indicating a highly idealistic and socialistic populace,
somehow linked to the collective mind. Regardless of the regime chart, China’s location in the astrogeographic overlay and it’s huge population give is a special connection to the dominant fraction of
the collective mind associated with the Dragon’s Head and North Node of the Moon. The Peoples
Republic of China has the largest legislature in the World, with about 3000 representatives,
reflecting in theory, the goal of a government directed by the broadest public participation.
Composite Chart: Peoples Republic of China and Republic of China
Idealistic populace – blue, green, gold aspect patterns.
Social support
abundance.
Idealized work
and agriculture
situations.
It is a domestically
orientated government
which plans globally.
Large integrated 8th harmonic patterns (red) centered on the gj;G group = ability to
make the symbolized ideas concrete.
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It is of course easy to see the Venus/Libra part of the Chinese character in their beautiful arts,
architecture, and fine manufactures that have always been a constant feature in Chinese culture.
Government administrations were often determined by knowledge of the Confucian classic books,
based on competitive exams. Confucianism became the guiding philosophy of the long series of
dynasties that ruled until the 20th century. Libra symbolizes the individual supported by social
structure. Libra follows the family quadrant ( rty) and the Libra psychology is what a society
organized around the family unit needs to prosper; public safety, law and order.
The Scorpio sector may have come to the fore in the 20th century in order to maximally counter
Western Imperialism, which came on strong for China in the mid 19 th century. The timeline of the
rise and fall of the Romanov dynasty 1613-1917, and the Qing dynasty in China (1644-1911) roughly
parallel each countries crisis in countering invasion by Western powers. Monarchy was discarded
and militant Scorpionic regimes installed. The Republic of China (1911) was an attempt at reforms
designed to take back control from the West. The chart seems to reflect orientation to the oligarchic
upper class, still dominant in 1911.
The Composite chart shows reunification would reinforce the core Libran orientation toward peace
and social stability. The wide gj; conjunction, (symbolizing government leadership) in the
separate national charts becomes more compact in the composite. The gj;G conjunction
centered in Cancer and the 4th house may reflect the local/domestic orientation of the huge Peoples
Congress of representatives in guiding the state in a reunited China. It shows an internal
preoccupation with the domestic issues like housing, family security, and all the concerns that the
Libra-Scorpio state supports. Numerous close integrated aspect patterns show the union to be
beneficial. The Virgo portion of the astro-geographic overlay, is associated with childbirth and servile
work. It fits well with the densely populated section covering Southern China, most of India, and SE
Asia, increasingly becoming the
manufacturing center of the World.
Virgo is accounted for in these China
charts also.
The Dragon has long been a symbol of
China, with the emperor having
exclusive right to wear the dragon
symbol. In Western astrology The
North node is associated with the Dragons head, while the South node is associated with the
Dragons tail. In the present interpretation the lunar nodes natural location is on the Aries-Libra axis,
with the dragons head in Libra, geographically associated with China in the overlay. That
appropriately links the head with the most populous hemisphere. The dragon is symbolic of
antagonistic polarity inherent in the collective mind.
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The oriental dragon seems more mystical and distant than the dangerous Russian version.
Russia’s implacable European dragon.
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Israel: By astro-geographic position and by her current national chart is Libra/Scorpio with the
Scorpio cusp line hitting the coast above Tel Aviv and exiting below the Golan Heights.
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Israel independence
May 14, 1948, 4:32 pm
Tel Aviv, Israel
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Cities close to the
Scoroio cusp line.
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Amman
Damascus
Mosul
Tehran
Ashgabat
Tashkent
Bishkek
Alma-ata
Star of David = the relationship of the social
organism to individual organismal perfection. The
fixed cross midpoints of wti[ symbolize
naturally selected creation. The diamond symbol
within the fixed signs symbolize a chosen birth and
the longevity phenotype that eventually rules and
unifies the naturally-selected World. See Gemini p.
11-12 and Athena pp. 40-42
Israel’s rail satisfies the demiurge Pluto’s need for a
unified World through chosen births, by he-brewing
the hero or heroine, human semi-gods.
Idealistic 9th harmonic (blue) patterns involved with planned reproduction
involving the feminine asteroids GFHJ, the controllers of reproduction and child
raising in the future.
Kibbutzim culture for
raising and educating
chosen children.
Aliya birthing journeys involving
planned births timed with the
Lunar Node soros-cycle, every
18 years, that emphasizes the
q-u axis.
S
A harmonious (green) hkG 6th harmonic pattern emphasizes
the longevity axis, integrated with trans-hemispheric
antagonistic-polarity resolution. Israel’s rail.
gj;s and Midheaven in Leo = the product of chosen births = most
reproductively fit leaders of the family/ clan /tribe.
Emblem of Jerusalem, Lion of Juda.
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The Independence chart ascendant is at the border of Libra/Scorpio, perhaps indicating a narrow
focus of the current regime on security and military power. The broad stellium in Leo (gj;s) built
around Pluto is indicative of that focus on power. The 7th and 8th houses, which are Libra and
Scorpio’s natural house positions are well populated with planets in Taurus and Gemini indicating
that the local neighborhood is the realm of its power and extensive relationships that have deep
roots in antiquity both Libran and Scorpionic in character. The consolidation of power in preimperialist antiquity, before Roman imperialism (-221 BCE) in the Near-East and levant region was
very competivive among large states, (Syria, Persia, Babylon) with a similar astro-geographic
psychological background as Israel. Israel though small and under-resourced, was like Greece, a
competitor disproportionate to its size and population. The state was organized in a Scorpionic
manner that marshalled maximum military efficiency out of its homogenous population, unified by
its monotheistic religion.
When the Jews talk of one God they could be refering to the dominant majority-fraction of the
collective mind coming from the more populous East, associated with Pluto/Scorpio psychology
which has the most urgent power over and interest in material destiny, coming as it does from the
body-half of the collective mind. Perhaps the majority-spirit did foster a special relationship with the
Hebrew prophets with the aim to innitiate a state with a concentrated allegiance to its Scorpionic
interest, close to the center-point of the E/W divide. That attachment of Israel with the majorityspirit, the demiurge of the East has a astro-geographic basis. Israel had rejected the man-Gods of
Egypt and a religion orientated toward the spiritual life of the soul after death, signified in signs
(]q) central to the Western half of the Zodiac, and prominate in Phaoronic Egypt (-5036 to -575)
outer-planet transit cycles.
The Jews unsucessfully, fought to the death against Roman Imperialism, while, larger more distant
regimes, (Parthia and Sasanid Persia) also on the Scorpio line, halted Romes imperial ambitions in
the East. The connection with Scorpio may explain anti-semitism in the West, and the
disproportionate role of Jews in socialist movements in the 20 th century.
Modern Greece:
Before the fall of Byzantium in 1453 CE, Greece had always been fractionated by rough terrain, many
islands and distant colonies on both sides of 30° East. In Hellenistic times they had experienced the
best of what trans-hemispheric synergy promises. After the fall of that Hellenistic civilization
(centered in Alexandria, Egypt) Greece rose again as Christian Byzantium in Constantinople. Its
former pantheistic beliefs were suppressed in order to accommodate Roman/Western political
dominance, but they were forced by their geographic location at the E/W land bridge at the
Bosporus to accommodate Eastern powers. Byzantium Greece’s eastern counterpart which replaced
them in 1453 was Ottoman Turkey, which like Byzantium Greece, was a multi-ethnic/multi-national
trans-hemispheric state that evolved under pressure of their contentious geographic position,
relative to the World social organism. It is important to appreciate the difference between the
Anatolian coast-line and the proposed astro-geographic psychological border (1-3 degrees or about
254 km. east of the coastline). That confounding mismatch of psychological and geographic borders
led to perpetual conflict between Greece and Turkey over western Anatolia and still needs to be
considered in political calculations between them.
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kl conjunctions were a major astrological factor in the timing of Hellenistic Greece and the
Greek Revolution, March 25,
1821, Agia Lavra, Greece
sFG in Sagittarius – philosophical populous.
kl - longevity
science,
ideal monarchy,
demigod-hero,
mesiahship.
; - Trans-famial
social organization,
the political or social
organism,
government,
socialism.
renaissance advent of the glyph system (post-Byzantium)
so it should not surprise anyone that kl in Capricorn is
exact in the Greek national horoscope in a chart that
seems too lofty and ahead of its time in 1821. The chart is
for the same time period as the Bolivarian Revolution
charts in South America discussed above in Venzuela, but
with an added broad configuration built around Pluto, as if
to balance the exact kl conjunction with a strong Pluto.
That balance between Pro-Eastern and pro-Western
configurations is also the focus of the post-Soviet regimes,
EU and CIS regime charts and Greece is a EU member. For
those reasons the Greeks have been meditating on those
core themes longer than other states. The 1821 horoscope
seems more a statement of intent than actionable plan,
however the following kl conjunction in Capricorn in
1993 reinforces and furthers the Greek Independence
charts goal of individual developmental perfection with the
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Blessing of the Greek flag at start
of the War of Independence, Agia
Lavra monastery. March 25, 1821
Painting by Vryzakis T. time
unknown
new science of aging coming on strong now. Progress may lay in rediscovering the cosmological
relationships that underpin the cardinal cross in the Greek flag, and the science behind longevity.
The kl conjunction signifies longevity science necessary to generate the mythic religious idealized
human, ie. the long-lived demigod hero of Greek myth or Christian longed-lived savior. When Zeus
and Athena reoccupy the Greek mind, new dimensions of Athenian “creative intelligence” will open
up, but remember that the hard sciences were the core of Hellenistic creativity in Alexandria, born
from trans-hemispheric synergistic creativity.
The 1821 Pluto is more problematic. As discussed in the Venzeula section, pp. 154-162 Pluto’s
position in Pisces or Aries in 1821 is weak compared to the 1993 position of Pluto in Scorpio, seen in
the EU and post-Soviet regime charts. While the Greek Pluto is conjunct important planets
(gfKadh) in a broad configuration, the social organizing function of Pluto is inherently
unsupported by the potentially anarchic and anti-social (],q) Pisces and Aries sign psychology, and
may be a factor in the contentious and polarized political history of modern Greece since 1821, as
Greece sorted out the best type of government to have.
The large politically-orientated stellium at the Pisces/Aries cusp may represent the socialistic
parties, which have little support in the current EU economic environment. There is much synergism
between the socialistic Turkey Republic (Oct. 29, 1923) regime founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
and the Greek Independence chart, which suggest creative socialistic schemes could be achieved
with Turkey. That could be an option if the EU does not accept Turkey as a member, or institute
socialistic economic mechanisms that satisfy the inherent Hellenistic need for trans-hemispheric
unions which naturally includes a strong Pluto socialistic component. The use of astrology to
understand the political relationships in the larger E-W context may be helpful to a Greek
intelligencia, historically predisposed to consider cosmologic factors.
In the astro-geographic overlay Greece’s present territory is under the Capricorn and Aquarian
sectors, but historically it was a trans-hemispheric entity in Hellenistic and Byzantine times. The
desire to reestablish that ideal trans-hemispheric condition seems strong in the Greek national
consciousness, based on the history of Greece since its Independence Revolution in 1821. The
irredentist movements, since independence, to recapture former Greek territory that held large
Greek ethnic populations, were known as the Megali Idea (Great idea) or simply Enosis (union), the
stages of which track closely with the dissolution of the Ottoman empire. That Ottoman decline
increased dramatically over the 19th and early 20th centuries and was finally superseded by the
Turkey Republic, which consolidated the Ottoman empire into a single nation which retained a
substantial trans-hemispheric geography in Eastern Trace and Western Anatolia. The Greeks were
the first of the Ottoman Balkan states to achieve independence, and much territory was acquired as
the Ottoman Empire declined in the 19th and early 20th centuries but their “Enosis” dream came to
an abrupt and mostly disastrous reversal when Greece occupied Smyrna, a city with over 625,000
ethnic Greeks and invaded mainland Anatolia, fighting against the Turkey National movement, led
by Kemal Ataturk. That was a period in which ethnic groups within Turkey’s present borders fought
to partition Turkey as parts of their own national domains including Armenians and Greeks. That led
to ethnic relocations and massacres by all parties depending on who had the upper hand. In the final
treaty of Lausanne (7-1923) 1.5 milion ethnic Greeks were relocated West to Greece and .5 million
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Turks were relocated East to Turkey. In the course of the Ottoman Empires dissolution several
million other Turks were also forced to relocate from the Balkans. Greece’s “Megali Idea” became
reconciled with the real-politics of the over-arching E-W World struggle. Apparently, Turkey was
meant to be. Zeus has his plan but the lesser Gods still must exert their collective will. That is
especially true in the absence of human “creative intelligence” conferred by astrology, which seeks
to interpret the map (Natural Zodiac glyph system) which is Zeus’s master plan.
Interestingly, precessional shift of Pluto from Pisces into Aries in the Greek Independence chart
correlates with the increase of political aggressiveness and polarization of Greek politics called the
national schism or the “Great Division” starting in WWI between Royalist
ENOSIS (union), the MEGALI IDEA (great idea)
North Epirus
Occupied by Greece (1918-1923),
Then returned to Albania
East
Thrace
West Thrace
Macedonia
Thessaloniki
Epirus
Ionian
coast
Thessaly
30 East
Constantinople
Anatolia
Greece
Smyrna
Rhodes,
Dodecanese Is.
Crete
Territorial expansion of Greece (1832-1947)
Kingdom of Greece 1832
Ionian islands, ceded by United Kingdom 1863
Congress of Berlin (1878) and Conference of Constantinople (1881)
Treaty of Bucharest (1913) after the Balkan wars
Western Thrace ceded by Bulgaria (1923)
Acquired through the treaty of Sevres (1920), returned to Turkey through
the treaty of Lausanne (1923)
Present border
Dodecanese islands ceded by Italy (1947)
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who supported neutrality or passive support of the Central powers (ie. Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria, Italy, Turkey) and those Greeks who supported Republican democracy and the prime
minister, Eleftherios Venizelos who wanted alliance with the Entente powers (ie. United Kingdom,
France, Russia). Initially the split negatively affected domestic unity and foreign political relations in
the period 1910-1922, but political divisions and violence increased, peaking in the 1942-1949 civil
war. Resolution of differences was achieved only in 1974 with the reestablishment of parliamentary
democracy and abolishment of monarchy. From the 1980’s onward socialistic parties became
dominant. If the slow precession of Pluto into Aries (0° in 1943, yellow in table) indicates an
increasing pro-socialist psychology in the Greek body politic, they will be searching for socialistic
solutions and partners as Pluto and its stellium precess through Aries, for the next 2150 years. See
(USA precession p. 140). Perhaps that pro-socialistic component will aid in forming and leading
future trans-hemispheric unions that Greece joins in the future. The dominance of Aries in this Pluto
stellium group and the precession shift into Aries should also give the psychology to act alone if
necessary.
Date and Pluto ;
precessed position
1821 ; 28°]22'
governments tried
absolute monarchy
1844
1864
1914
; 28°]41'
; 28°]58'
; 29°]18'
constitutional monarchy
constitutional monarchy, more liberal
Schism – two governments formed, pro-Central power monarchist in Athens, and
pro-Entente Republicans in Thessaloniki
1922
1927
; 29°]46'
; 29°]50'
Republic formed
2nd republic followed by dictators & constitutional monarchy
1942
; 0°q1'
Civil War, communist loose, followed by dictators & constitutional monarchy.
1974
1984
2015
; 0°q29'
; 0°q38'
; 0°q44'
Monarchy abolished, parliamentary democracy reinstated.
Social Democratic parties dominate
Economic debt crisis causes austerity but government and polis remain socialistic,
at least in intent.
REPUBLIC of TURKEY:
The six arrows of Kemalism, symbol of the
Republican Peoples Party, founding party of the
Republic.
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Ottoman Turkey can be seen as part of the Eastern hemispheres response to European Crusader
Imperialism, and along with Imperial Russia, Ottoman military power effectively ended Western
Imperialism success by land from the15th through 19th century. After that the accumulation of
renaissance science and subsequent West European industrial/military advantage became decisive
on the battlefield. Western Europe was the main center of the Renaissance for reasons like the
suppression of religion in the protestant reformation and exaltation of science, publishing and higher
education which was absent in Ottoman, Tsarist and Chinese Imperial aristocracies. Astrologically,
that historical timeline corresponds with the first great conjunction of l; in e in 1398, and the
following kl conjunction in 1478 in the last degree of Scorpio. They are markers for the start of the
Renaissance and the ascendance of European science and industry that would gradually trump more
primitive Eastern military technology which had previously defeated Western Imperialism. Perhaps
Europe was the center of the Renaissance because of a proposed psychological advantage inherent
their geographic location. See European Renaissance box below.
Republic of Turkey October
29, 1923 8:30 pm
Ankara, Turkey
s/; in r Ascendant - inward,
domestic-orientated
socialistic power.
Gx;, Athena in Capricorn
opposite Pluto – appreciation
of structure in social
transformations and political
relationships, with
neighbors, the EU, or E-W
hemispheres.
Socialistic, peace orientated.
kl; - sdj 7th and 6th harmonic patterns (purple and
green lines) = patience in achieving long-term social goals.
Because of its military value, sequestration of technology and science has always been a strategy of
Western Imperialism thus taking advantage of their privileged location in the Natural Zodiac overlay.
Fortunately the internet is neutralizing that strategic advantage.
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European Renaissance
Developmental maturity quadrant,
ideal or finished product, leadership
Europe is in the developmental maturity quadrant. It produces a psychology best for
processing ideas to their ideal endpoint. It is a good fit for the intellectually-orientated
Gemini series of l; conjunctions begun in 1398, ending in ~5840 and the kl scienceorientated series, currently in Capricorn.
The Ottoman Turks faced the same dilemma of resurgent Western Imperialism as did Russia and
China, most acutely in the early 20th century after the l; conjunction in Gemini in 1892. They all
chose similar socialistic Pluto/Scorpio solutions to deal with it, albeit with great flexibility of
expression.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
May 19, 1881
Thessaloniki, Salonika
Nikoli Lenin
April 22, 1870
Ulyanovsk, Russia
Mao Zedong
December 26, 1893
Siangtan, China
Ho Chi Min
May19, 1890
Ha-Noi, Vietnam
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Interestingly, in the 15 minutes after the vote by the Grand National Assembly on forming the
Republic of Turkey (see chart above) they voted on making Kemal Ataturk President. That interval of
time brought the (Pluto opposition Athena) aspect to the Ascendant and the Moon moved from
Gemini into Cancer, indicating the importance of Ataturk in the formation and early development of
the Turkey Republic. Ataturk and many other socialistic leaders of the 20 th century had aspects to
the slow-forming great l; conjunction of 1892 in their natal horoscopes. (See charts above.) The
idealistic socialist psychology associated with the l; conjunction made its expression in the
solutions they formulated to deal with the separate but related confrontations with manifesting
Western Imperialism and the developmental problems of mass populations. These charts show the
influence of the outer social planets in molding the character and timing of regimes and their effect
on the political leadership. Seeing your personal chart relative to the destiny of the social organism is
a necessary modern step in establishing ones identity.
“The founding ideology of The Republic of Turkey, sometimes called Kemalism or Ataturkism,
instituted by Ataturk was defined by sweeping political, social, cultural and religious reforms
designed to separate the new regime from it’s Ottoman predecessor and embrace a Westernized
way of living including the establishment of democracy, civil and political equality for women,
secularism, state support of the sciences and free education.” The six pillars of Kemalism are: 1.
Republicanism (representative constitutional parliamentary democracy) 2. Populism. (Best interest
of the general public, common citizens, where the people are sovereign.) 3. Secularism (laicism) 4.
Reformism (modernization as a pro-active strategy.) 5. Nationalism, (non-imperial national
independence) 6. Statism (modified socialism) The state regulates the country's general economic
activities and the state was to engage in areas where private enterprise was not willing to do so, or
where private enterprise had proven to be inadequate, or if national interest required it. In the
application of the principle of statism, however, the state emerged not only as the principal source
of economic activity, but also as the owner of the major industries of the country. That was
especially true during the Great depression of the 1930’s. In reality Turkey like the Peoples Republic
of China, has constantly adapted flexible economic strategies that were best for the times as
determined by the elected government. The Republic of Turkey chart is a very good chart for
studying political astrology because the date and time of day is verified and the events celebrated
are accepted by the general population as their founding event. It is after all the citizenry that
determine a national horoscope as they are the cells of the regime.
The Turks have a strong psychological affinity with the West and the EU, rooted in their history,
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geography and near equal E-W demography balance. It is not just a cold economic calculation.
44% in West.
30°East border
Kirklareli
Edime
Istanbul
Tekirdag Kocaeli
Yalova
Sakarya
Canakkale
Bursa Bilecik
Balikeser
Manisa
Izmir
Kutaya
Usak
56% in East
Ankara
Eskischir
Afyon
Aydin Denizli
Burdur
Mugla
Antalya
Provinces West of 30°East, population in thousands
Edime
390.4
Yalova
203.7
Canakkale 490.4
Bursa 2605.5
Balikeser 1152.3
Tekirdag 798.1
Izmir
3948.8
Manisa 1379.5
Aydin
989.8
Usak
338.0
Mugla
817.5
Denizli 931.8
Kirklareli 332.8
Kocaeli 1560.1
Istanbul 14377.0
Total East 32,284,000
Border provinces - yellow
Sakarya 932.7
Bilecik
225.4
Eskischir 764.6
Kutaya 590.5
Afyon
697.6
Burdur 358.9
Antalya 1978.3
Country total 73,700,000
rough estimate in East
5% = 46.6
70% = 157.8
4% = 30.6
92% = 543.3
20% = 139.5
60% = 215.3
22% = 435.2
percent in West 44%
Arguably the collective mind also has an interest in establishing trans-hemispheric links. Such
political nodes of h,[ E-W synergy may demonstrate again some of the potential of Hellenistic
trans-hemispheric cooperation, however the glyph symbols seem to indicate that such efficiencies
will not end Western Imperialism. That may require generation of a long-lived political class with
special psychology for harmonious political relationships.
EU + Turkey
30°
EU accession is a major goal
of Turkey but the EU is
reluctant to accept such a
large Muslim population.
Turkey has set 2023
(anniversary of the founding
of the republic) as the cutoff date for seeking
membership.
East
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Ottoman Empire at maximum extent
(1683)
30° East
Baltic
Sea
North Sea
Warsaw
Kiev
Europe
Vienna
Budapest
North
Atlantic
Ocean
Venice
Belgrade
Christian vassal
principalities
Caffa
Bucharest
Varna Black Sea
Marseille
Barcelona
Rome
Muslim vassal Khanate
Sofia
Salonica
Prizren
Caspian Sea
Constantinople
Baku
Athens
Tunis
Rhodes
Algiers
Mediterranean Sea
Alexandretta
Damascus
Tripoli
Asia
Bagdad
Jerusalem
Alexandria
Cairo
75 miles
1000 km
Ottoman Beylik 1300
acquisitions 1300-1359
acquisitions
acquisitions
acquisitions
acquisitions
acquisitions
Medina
Africa
Red
Sea
1359-1451
1451-1481 (Mehmed II)
1512-1520 (Selm I)
1520-1586 (Suleiman the Magnificent)
1566-1683
Mecca
Kassala
Zeila
MODERN EGYPT (home of the soul of Ptah) the demiurgic public-worker God associated with Pluto
and Scorpio psychology. Egyptian population distribution is about 95% in the NE quadrant of transfamilial social organization. Ptah was also a part of the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom’s patron God,
Serapis, a composite of demiurgic Osiris-Ptah and the bull god Apis. See P. 81. The “Public-worker”
aspect of the Egyptian Ptolemaic kingdom can be seen in the mutually-beneficial internationality of
its musaeum and library at Alexandria. It may have been no accident that fate delivered Alexander
the Great’s bones and legacy to the home of the soul of Ptah, where proposed trans-hemispheric
synchronicity had the greatest chance to manifest. Alexandria, 31Nx30E, was also sufficiently
isolated from the inter-state rivalry in mainland Greece, so it survived to the very end of the Roman
conquest in 30 BCE.
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Modern Egypt celebrates Revolution Day on July
23, which commemorates the military takeover of
the Egyptian monarchy by the “Free officers
movement” on July 23, 1952, however most
astrologers use the chart for establishment of Arab
Republic of Egypt (June 18, 1953) shown below.
Egypt 30°x30°
overlay map
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See both charts in 1 reference. While
constitutionally a presidential democracy, every
president has been a General, backed by a
privileged military, except for Mohamed Morsi,
elected during the recent failed “Arab spring”
revolution of 2011. Initially, the program of the
Generals was to transform Egypt into a modern
democratic socialist state similar to the way Kemal
Ataturk attempted in Turkey.
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Both Egypt and Turkey were limited by the over-riding E-W political situation, competing economic
philosophies, and powerful Muslim parties with counter agendas. In Egypt, initially the programs
were socialistic and grand in scale. During Gamal Nasser’s presidency (1956-1970) Egypt freed itself
from British and French colonialism, nationalized the Suez Canal Company and many industries.
Nasser’s administration built large projects like the Aswan dam with Soviet help, and initiated land,
education and other reforms designed to transform Egypt’s impoverished and illiterate populations.
Much public infrastructure was built. Arab socialism was instituted in Egypt and promoted in many
other Arab states emerging from colonial rule. Anti-imperialism and E-W non-alignment were foreign
policies. A strong military was a constant priority and used to establish borders with Israel in a long
series of short wars and to control the domestic Muslim political opposition, led by the Muslim
Brotherhood.
After Gamal Nasser followed Anwar Sadat. Sadat made peace with Israel, switched Cold War
alliances from the Soviet Union to the United States and liberalized the economy to accommodate
prevailing dominant capitalist realities. Sadat was assassinated in 1981 by Islamic extremist and was
succeeded by Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years. He continued Sadat’s economic liberalization,
peace with Israel and alliances with the West. Sadat had founded the National Democratic Party in
1978, and there was a semblance of democracy, but the reality of powerful Islamic extremist parties
precluded true democracy. The Muslim Brotherhood has been consistently repressed and the “Free
officers movement” regime maintained. While liberal capitalism had helped the upper classes, the
vast majority of Egypt’s expanding population remained desperate for change. The 2011 “Arab
spring” Revolution brought true democracy and the election of Muslim parties led by Mohamed
Morsi. A coup d’état led by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrested Morsi and the leadership of the
Muslim Brotherhood. A new constitution and new elections were held which elected general el Sisi
and effectively reestablished the military dominant regime of 1953, now led by President el-Sisi.
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The regime of the “Free officers movement” began at the
beginning of the long (82 year) 60° aspect stage between
Core aspect and motive of the
1953 Arab Republic of Egypt
Neptune and Pluto, which coincided with the end of
“Free officers movement”
colonialism and rise of socialistic and semi-socialistic regimes
regime.
worldwide, starting shortly after WWII. While the 60° aspect
l 21°u10'
denotes harmonious, steady progress, Western powers
j 20°u34'
bitterly contested many of those emerging regimes,
especially during the 1960’s Uranus-Pluto conjunction
>
n
associated with the American Indo-China war and the height
s 21°y43'
>
of the Cold War, but overall the core socialistic values of
those regimes remain intact even while adapting to the
; 21°t18'
prevailing capitalist model, and real-politic W-E alliances. Like
Ataturk in Turkey the ruling military elite in Egypt recognized the necessity of Western technology
and scientific education in transforming their country to a modern state. The Arab Republic of Egypt
regime of 1953 is much attached to that long (82 year) 60° aspect stage (Exact range 1-1950 to 82032). The exact 6th harmonic pattern shown here probably symbolizes the military component of
the regime which is expressing that progressive stage of the unfolding l; development cycle. (See
aspect stages pp. 65) It makes sense that the regime will remain in
Abdul Fatah El Sisi
power at least to the end of the current 60° aspect stage (8-2032). The
Nov. 19, 1954
“free officers” have proved to be free indeed. Each general adapted to
Cairo, Egypt
the East-West power and economic situation.
President el Sisi (elected 2014) was born shortly after the 1953 “Free
officers movement” regime took power. His horoscope shares key
elements of that regime chart, predicting his policies will serve the core
goals of the regime. He has already laid out a grand plan of expanding
the Suez canal economic zone and constructing a new capitol East of
Cairo in cooperation with China. With a large stellium of planets in
Scorpio attached to the military pattern he well represents the
psychology of Egypt’s overlay sign distribution, accounting for his
popularity. See horoscopes at 1st reference.
a 26°i31' (fjGd in i)
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l 26°u54'
H 25°u39'
c
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s 19°y39'
c
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; 26°t47'
k 27°r36'
h 29°r56'
The Egyptians are acutely aware of the historical, geographic and
political centrality of their land. They have a sense of destiny that Great Egypt will reestablish its
historical heritage some day. The astro-geographic overlay agrees with that eventual destiny for
Egypt but the social organism is in the early stages of resolving trans-hemispheric polarity, which is
necessary for fulfillment of Egypt’s astro-geographic destiny.
The predominance of population density in the trans-familial social
development (N.E.) quadrant in the Egypt overlay diagram shows Egypt
is still home of the soul of Ptah, the Plutonian psychology that wants to
build the social infrastructure. Both the el Sisi chart and the “Free
Officers regime” have a well-aspected Moon in Virgo showing full
employment to be a core goal of the regime. They want to build the
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modern pyramid shown in the “A” World infrastructure symbol. The l; conjunction cycle is special
for Egypt because Egypt contains the World political center point of the astro-geographic overlay
(30°N,30°E) and because the Egypt population distribution in the overlay diagram emphasizes the
North-East trans-familial sector centered on Scorpio, associated with political organization and
movements.
Arab Republic of Egypt
“Free Officers Movement”
June 18, 1953 Cairo, Egypt
11:30 PM GMT
jl in Libra 9th
harmonic (blue lines)
to Venus = peace
orientated leadership
of the regime, willing
to use dictatorial
force if necessary
maintain domestic
peace and social
goals of the current
82 year ln; aspect
stage.
Intellectual and upper-class
secular elites, with power to
swing elections. HGh
conjunct in e = ability to
understand the structure of
political relationships.
Muslim political parties
linked to the l; power
configuration by red and
green lines, in competition
with the military elites.
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60º l; aspect pattern tying
the “Free officers movement”
to the overall 495 year l;
development cycle, and
specifically the current (82
year ) 60º aspect stage.
Other African trans-hemispheric countries.
Africa is covered by 6 signs of the Astro-geographic overlay. Mostly the potential of the individual
sectors seems latent and undeveloped. In the past Africa has been controlled by environmental
factors like food scarcity, harsh climate, predatory species, and parasitic
Republic of Sudan
Sudan Total 31,002,000 (2008)
West = 9,998,000 32%
East = 21,004,000 68%
Capitol Khartoum 15°N38', 32°E32'
Khartoum
Darfur region
2
Republic of
South Sudan
10
9
1
South Sudan Total 9,318,000 (2008)
West = 3,824,000 41%
East = 5,494,000 59%
Capitol Juba 4°N38', 31°E36'
4
8
3
5
Juba
6
7
Republic of Rwanda
Kigali
Bujumbura
Republic of Burundi
Rwanda Total 10,516,000 (2012)
West = 6,212,000 59%
East- 4,304,000
41%
Capitol Kigali 1°S58', 30°E1'
Zambia Total 13,093,000 (2010)
West = 9,148,000 70 %
East = 3,858,000 30 %
Capitol Lusaka 15°S525, 28°E17'
Zimbabwe Total 13,062,000
(2012)
West = 3,588,000 27 %
East = 9,474,000 73%
Capitol Harare 17°S50', 31°E3'
S. Africa Total 52,982,000 (2008)
West = 39,807,000 75%
East = 13,175,000 25 %
Capitol Pretoria 25°S43', 28°E15'
Burundi Total 8,988,091 (2008)
West = 6,119,000 68%
East = 2,876,000 32%
Capitol Bujumbura 3°S22', 29°E21'
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Republic of Zambia
Lusaka
Harare
Republic of Zimbabwe
Republic of South Africa
Pretori
a
organisms. Tribal organization was insular, while weapon technology was low, thus producing mild
inter-tribal aggression. Western Imperialism was largely absent in the lower hemisphere, with the
family tribe or clan the highest level of social organization. The trans-familial social pressure to
organize into nation states, empire, and trans-hemispheric competitors is absent unless imposed by
colonizing Imperialist nations from the North. The trans-hemispheric states shown above seem not
to have been much affected by native E-W polarity. The African Union is the highest political
organization in Africa. It is idealistic but weak due to lack of funds. That may change rapidly if an
efficient desalination technology is discovered which would allow the vast African deserts to bloom
and relieve the traditional constraints on population growth.
African rapid development .
The Pluto-libration generated concentration of l; conjunctions shown below indicates a long
African centered period of hyper-development is coming up for the social organism.
That may transform the continent and Africa’s relative place in the World. Cancer is the base sign of
the r-p individual longevity axis. The African race may have an advantage in doing the longevity
trick, due to a genetic predisposition to survive in environmental conditions of food scarcity and
repression of sexual development schedules, necessitated by a hyper-competitive environ
ongevity, gains a few demonstration models. The African gene pool escaped the effect of increasing
the genes of sexual attraction and relaxing of genes that facilitate delay of sexual development
schedules, because of its isolation in the non-imperialist southern hemisphere.
Africa development timeline
-3057 1st Pharaoh Dynasty
midpoint of -5040 kl;
conjunction cycle -2806 BCE
-2561, Giza Necropolis built
1892 – Africa colonized
1950 – Africa de-colonized
Pluto libration generates spatial concentrations of l; conjunctions. Next in e-r. between kl;
triple conjunctions, 3371 CE – 7310 CE.
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That spatial concentrations of l; conjunctions in the sectors covering much of Africa in the astrogeographical overlay should produce an African centered hyper-development period. The e Gemini stage
should emphasize the transformative effect of education at all levels.
r The Cancer stage may bring government assisted development of sustainable agriculture communities
which reinforce traditional strengths of African social organization. Also we could expect an extraordanary
development of long-lived individuals and aristocratic families.
DIVIDING AFRICA AT 30° EAST (population)
Africa total
1,036,181,131
West of 30°E
609,348,751 59%
East of 30°E
426,752,489 41%
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Cape
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Libya
Niger
Nigeria
Egypt
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Central
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Cameroon
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Madagascar
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The United Nations chart is very similar to the Chinese regime charts, showing a similar
psychology orientated toward Libra and Scorpio. It is an excellent horoscope for international
conflict resolution and social development. Born at the end of WWII, at a time of yearning
for peace and international order.
Health services,
Health education.
United Nations
October 24, 1945, 4:45 PM, standard time,
Washington, D.C.
Education services.
Community planning
Services.
The traditionally most benefic planets Jupiter and Venus are conjunct Neptune and
Juno in Libra, which should ideally manage political relationships & social support
services. Jupiter conjunct Chiron (hzK) in Libra = remedial or emergency medical
skills and talent with refugees and relocation problems.
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THE BIOLOGY OF AGING:
A good example of the correlation of the kl conjunctions of 1993 with the current revolution of
the biology of aging was the discovery of the lifespan gene mutations that increased lifespan. (Kenyon
1993)
There were earlier precursor reports of long-lived mutants along the same genetic pathway, but
they did not stimulate the explosion of aging research that started around 1990-93 .(Klass 1983, Friedman
1988)
The discovery of the insulin/ IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor) signaling pathway (also called the
IIS) pathway was the entry point for the discovery of many interacting gene groups that regulate
aging through classical signaling pathways. Those genetic pathways are stress and metabolic sensors
such as insulin and IGF-1 hormones, TOR (target of rapamycin) kinase, AMP (adenosine mono
phosphate) kinase, and sirtuin genes, whose up or down regulation can trigger cell protective
mechanisms that extend lifespan. Kinases are phosphate transfer enzymes that alter gene and
protein expression. What is presented here could not have been discussed before that time, and
represents a turning point in how biologist understand aging and its potential control. As Cynthia
Kenyon stated in a retrospective article (Kenyon 2011) “In general this was the time of a great paradigm
shift in biology, when we all began to realize that organisms from yeast to humans used highly
similar molecular mechanisms, albeit with variation, to carry out the fundamental processes of life….
At that time aging was thought to be a hopelessly intractable, even futile problem to study. We just
wear out; that’s it…. Not only was aging thought to be merely an entropic passive process,
evolutionary biologist had argued forcefully that ageing could not be regulated. For example, they
felt the mechanisms for regulating aging would have no way to evolve, as aging takes place after
reproduction. The aging field at the time was considered a backwater by many molecular biologist,
and graduate students, who rotated through the Kenyon laboratory, were not interested, or were
even repelled by the idea. However at last in the spring quarter of 1992, a wonderful, risk-taking
rotation student, Ramon Tabtiang, agreed to come and study aging. Months later after experiments
with insulin-gene daf-2 mutant nematode Caenorhabditis elegans worms, Raymon came into Dr.
Kenyons office one day and said, guess what, they’re not dying and they had their first long-lived
mutant.” (Kenyon 2011)
With that new and rapidly expanding knowledge the glyph symbolism that pertains to extended
longevity is becoming more and more believable. Some highlights of that rapidly developing
research are discussed below.
Besides presenting a new interpretation of the astrology glyphs, the author has been fortunate to
have been forced by poor health at an early age, to become an authority in a little-researched
metabolic (dietary) method of activating key genes (the sirtuin genes) that are a principle-focus of
the current bio-gerontology aging-research. It may be helpful that the interpreter of the glyph
system’s biological symbolism also had first-hand knowledge of a particular method that may satisfy
the glyph's longevity symbolism that suggest longevity, dependent on repressed reproduction. (See
r pp. 14-16, p pp. 27-29, k p. 48.)
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In 2010-12 the author presented his personal research and rational for why the tropical tuber
cassava, had the correct food-composition for organismal SIRT1 sirtuin-gene activation in
mammals.(Golay 2010, 2012) Sirtuin gene activation is believed critical for organismal longevity by many
researchers who study sirtuin biology. That method is also summarized below.
Proximal causes of aging:
1. The Oxidative free-radical
damage-theory of aging was
Mitochondrial oxidative-phosphorylation generates
the first modern theory
ATP (high-energy) adenosine tri-phosphates.
(proposed about 1954) to
ROS (reactive oxygen species) main sites of ROS
explain aging (Harmon 1981) and
generation are at protein complexes I and III. Entry site
remains the most probable
of least ROS generation, II Q.
cause among researchers.
(Balaban 2005)
Oxidative freeradical damage increasingly
accumulates in cells
I
throughout the lifespan,
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synchronous with declining
Ii
repair mechanisms in aging
0.
animals. Mitochondria are
the main ATP energy
producing organelles in cells
which consume most of the
oxygen used in the body and
generate most free radicals,
ROS (reactive oxygen species)
as a damaging byproduct of
the molecular processes in
the ETC (electron transport
Author: Kaidor, see references.
chain) that oxidize carbon
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metabolites in food to carbon
/User:Kaidor
dioxide and water. That
Abbreviations: ATP adenosine triphosphate, ADP Adenosine
diphosphate nucleotide consisting of adenine, ribose and
situation arose during
two residues of phosphoric acid, NAD nicotinamide adenine
evolution after the earth’s
dinucleotide, NADH – reduced form with H + ions hydrogen,
atmosphere became
electron and proton transfer potential. Cyt c - cytochrome c
oxygenated as a result of
oxidase.
oxygen producing
microorganisms. Life found a
way to utilize the oxygen in metabolism that produced much more energy per fuel than anaerobic
(non-oxygen) metabolism but had damaging toxic side-effects. Organisms evolved many ways to
avoid or reduce oxidative damage, at least long enough to reproduce. Animals have evolved internal
anti-oxidant enzymes and metabolic pathways that reduce ROS production, or repair its damage.
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ROS damage accumulates in aging synchronous with decline in ROS defenses and repair
mechanisms, which is the main problem according to this theory.
2. Age-linked cellular senescence is associated with the Hayflick-limit of cellular replication. Hayflict
and colleagues (circa 1964) found that somatic cells have a finite number of mitotic-doubling times
before the ability to replicate slows and finally ceases, typically between 50-70 times in humans.
That replicative exhaustion is linked to shortening of telomeres with each passing cell division.
Telomeres are specialized capping structures at the ends of linear chromosome strands of DNA
sequences. Telomeres are long series of repetitive non-coding DNA sequences that shield the last
sequences of coding DNA from strand breaks, inappropriate fusions and mismatched replication
sequences that produce mutations. Telomeres preserve DNA integrity and stability. Short telomeres
correlate with aging, and accumulation of dysfunctional but living senescent cells, cell death, and
diseases like premature aging syndromes, cancer, dyskeratosis congenita, idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis, and aplastic anemia.(Zhao 2014)
Telomere shortening promotes these phenotypes in part by inducing apoptosis, cell loss and tissue
dysfunction. A critical point of short telomere length is reached where DNA segments near the
telomeres are exposed and lost, causing the cell to stop dividing. (Kim 2002) The accumulation of
senescent non-functional cells is thought important if autophagic mechanisms for absorbing
damaged cells and organelles is seldom activated, (Lee 2008) or if apoptosis genes like p53 are inactive.
Non-dividing senescent (old) cells have low SIRT1 expression and are more vulnerable to
genomic instability, cancer and dysfunctional organs where they accumulate. SIRT1 protein levels
were found to be tied to cell replication exhaustion stage, progressively decreasing as the cell stops
replicating (Sasaki 2006)
Deacetylation in response to low nutrition inactivates genes:
Nucleosomes, DNA
spooled around 8 histone
proteins.
Telomere
chromosomes
chromatin
DNA
Ac
helix
Ac
Ac Ac
Histone
Ac
tails
Compact deacetylated
Histones (no-Acetyl residues)
maintain DNA (pink) inaccessible to
transcription, producing inactive
genes.
Heterochrmatin – inactive genes.
Ac
Unpacked acetylated (Ac) histones are
DNA accessible and gene active.
Euchromatin - activated protein expressing
genes.
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Using a mouse model researchers found SIRT1 was a positive regulator of telomere length in vivo
and prevents telomere shortening in aging mice dependent on the level of SIRT1 expression.
Deficiency of SIRT1 produced significant telemere dysfunction. (Palacios 2010) The correlation of telomere
shortening with loss of SIRT1 expression in old age was also confirmed in Yeast. (Dang 2009) See figure
below for effect of sirtuin deacetylation of histones (core proteins of nucleosomes around which
sequenced DNA strands are wrapped) on gene silencing.
In contrast to most somatic (non-germline) cells, (stem cells, germline cells, most cancer cells, and
iPSC’s (induced pluripotent stem cells derived from somatic cells) produce telomerase enzymes that
extend telomeres, thus conferring theoretical -immortality on those cells.
Stem cell pools in theory could replace all senescent cells indefinitely but unfortunately they also
deteriorate and loose function in aging due to ROS damage accumulation in the supporting niche
somatic cells. Somatic cells (non-germline) are more prone to age-related loss of NAD, SIRT1, and
consequently, short telomeres. Somatic cells are more aerobic in their metabolism which produce
ROS, and lack telomerase elongation enzymes like the stem cells do. As the stem cells supportive
micro-environment is degraded, ROS accumulates which affects telomere length, telomerase and
the ability to maintain stemness and pluripotency.
SIRT1 was found highly expressed in embryonic and other stem cells,(Matsui 2012) but down-regulated in
differentiating progeny cells lines. The implication is that maintenance of SIRT1 levels in aging is a
necessary factor for optimized cell longevity, through maintenance of telomere length. Until recently
it was thought that the problem of non-functioning stem cells in old age was deterioration of the
stem cells themselves in conjunction with the local niche cell environment, but hetero-chronic
parabiotic experiments, using old and young mice stitched together at their flank-skin, which allows
a shared blood circulation, have proven that the problem of non-functioning stem cells in aging is
not loss of ability of old stem cells to regenerate needed replacement organ tissue for old mice but
rather a gradual change in the composition of the circulating blood environment (most precisely the
plasma) as we age. Young blood rejuvenates old stem-cells to function like young stem cells and
conversely, old blood/plasma causes young stem cells to function as if they were old.(Conboy 2012) The
precise difference between young blood and old blood is a mystery, however one clue may be
differences in NAD levels in young and old mammals. NAD is the limiting cofactor in sirtuin gene
activation. Without NAD, sirtuin gene expression declines, with loss of support for many
downstream longevity/survival genes dependant on sirtuin deacetylation. One candidate blood
factor may be circulating levels of interferon gamma the only immune cytokine capable of inhibiting
CD38 activation. Low levels are indicative of CD38 inactivation while high levels activate CD38. So the
levels of circulating interferon gama may be indicative of the age dependant level of CD38 NAD
decline. See CD38 below.
Sirtuin genes were first described in yeast as Sir2 (silent information regulator) genes that
express enzymes that utilize NAD in deacetylation (removal of acetyl residues from lysine amino acid
fractions of DNA histone proteins, which allow the histones to wrap the DNA more tightly. DNA
expression is regulated by acetylation and de-acetylation. See diagram p. A secondary sirtuin
reaction is ADP ribosyl transfer reactions, most notably involved in automatic DNA damage repair of
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DNA strand breaks by PARP genes. They are secondary in that they are dispensable in high SIRT1
activation states wherein PARP is deacetylated and silenced thus sparing the cell of the high
energetic drain on NAD involved in PARP DNA strand repair. The Sirtuins are ancient
survival/longevity genes conserved in most life forms, going back at least a billion years to yeast and
bacteria.(Guarente 2005) They react mainly to nutrition/energy status to protect the cell/organism when
starvation or other stresses threaten survival. Sirtuin activation is largely dependent on the
availability of NAD which is necessary for its main enzymatic reactions (deacetylation and ADP
ribosyl transfer). Deacetylation allows the sirtuin genes (primarily SIRT1) to silence other genes
which repair DNA, upregulate anti-oxidant genes, prevent apoptosis, regulate cell cycle, circadian
rhythm and metabolism in ways which make the organism more fit for survival and longevity during
periods of environmental stress, most typically food stress. SIRT1 negatively regulates immunity
through direct and indirect deacetylation of key activation factors [i.e. NF-kB (nuclear factor of
Kappa-B and AP-1 (activator protein one)] for the many components of the various immune cells (i.e.
T and B lymphocytes, NK Killer cells, macrophages and their many helper and effector cytotoxic
cytokine products which do the actual killing of pathogen viruses, bacteria, and damaged or
cancerous cells. Sirtuin genes react to food/energy scarcity, by automatically starting a global
deacetylation program designed to preserve the core organism functions until the nutritional
conditions for cell growth and reproduction return. Those functions which aided survival fitness
were selected for during evolution, while all dispensable high energy or material consuming
functions which are not vital are silenced through Sirtuin deacetylation. The switch back to normal
nutrition/energy status which allows pro-growth and reproduction is simply marked by reacetylation of the same strategic proteins (mainly DNA histones and transcription proteins) targeted
by sirtuin gene deacetylation during food/energy emergencies. Sirtuin genes negatively regulate all
programs which require unessential energy expenditure or new tissue formation. Examples include
new muscle formation, reproductive development, pro-active immunity and PARP dependant DNA
repair activity. SIRT1 activation was found to be essential for T-cell tolerance (also called T-cell
anergy) (Gao 2012, Zhang 2009, Chen 2015, Kong 2013) which prevents normal immunity from becoming
autoimmunity or self-immunity.
NAD+, the (oxidized form of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) and NADH, the reduced form are
crucial cofactors in redox reactions within metabolic pathways of all cells. They act as enzyme cofactors which mediate hydrogen transfer in oxidative or reductive metabolic reactions, for example
in glycolysis in the cell cytosol, or the electron transport system in mitochondria, which yields
maximum ATP, a co-enzyme, energy carrier. See mitochondria diagram above.
Other enzyme processes either generate NAD or consume NAD.
The two main NAD-synthesizing pathways in cells are de-novo synthesis of NAD from amino acid
Tryptophan and the regeneration of NAD from precursor molecules like NMN (Nicotinamide
Mononucleotide), NR (Nicotinamide Riboside), NAMPT (Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase)
NA (nicotinic acid), and NIC (Nicotinamide).
The main consuming enzymes are the sirtuin genes, poly-ADP-ribose polymerases (PARPs) involved
in DNA strand repair, and CD38 NADase which cleaves NAD into smaller metabolites, Nicotinamide
and ADP-ribose, in it’s main enzymatic reactions.
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Fortunately the reasons for the steady decline of NAD levels as we age, and the consequent decline
(
in sirtuin gene expression has been recently elaborated more precisely. Camacho –Pereira 2016 , Chini 2016) but
altering CD38 NAD consumption has proved elusive.
CD38 is a cell-surface trans-membrane ecto-enzyme.
It was first discovered on immune cell T-
lymphocytes which are generated in the bone marrow, but are matured in the thymus gland, which
is located behind the breastbone, between the lungs. T- Lymphocytes remain dormant in the thymus
until they are activated and dispatched to specific tissue pathogens. At that time CD 38 proliferates
on the surface of these lymphocytes and activates production and direction of cytotoxic cytokines
and chemokines (antigens) which effect the inflammatory destruction of the target cells/tissue in the
immune response. It is highly expressed in HIV-AIDs progression, blood cancers like lymphoma and
leukemia, metabolic and other diseases. It is ubiquitously found in nearly every mammalian tissue
and cell compartment, but most typically associated with immune cells , T-, B- and NK Natural Killer
lymphocytes. Recent evidence suggest that the function of CD38 and other NAD-degrading cell surface enzymes is part of a system to salvage valuable molecules like NAD and its metabolites that
remain after pathogen destruction by the team of immune cells. That salvage function saves
valuable molecules for the non-pathogenic cells.(Malavasi 2010)
While the CD38 enzyme has multiple functions, often noted as a potent inducer of calcium release
from intra-cellular stores, its calcium function is only 1% of its (NADase, NAD consuming activity. The
balance between NAD synthesis and its consumption determines NAD levels (reduced and oxidized
forms) measured in the circulating blood/plasma or cells of specific tissues. Importantly it was
recently discovered that among the three main consumers of NAD (Sirtuins, PARP, and CD38 ), only
CD38 activity increased throughout life-span (2-3 times) and was responsible for most of the agingrelated NAD decline. CD38 NADase NAD consumption progressively increases with age.
Consequently, total NAD availability for sirtuin deacetylation and ADP-ribolsyl-transfer reactions
decrease proportionately as we age.
Therefore many critical downstream genes that were supported by sirtuin activation when young
are severely affected with increasing old age.(Escande 2013), Chini 2009
Using CD38KO (knock-out) mice reversed the decline in NAD levels at all ages in mice, and reversed
the decline in mitochondria function associated with aging and senescence.
That rescue of mitochondrial function was mainly dependent on increased NAD, and activation of
mitochondrial –sirtuin gene SIRT3 which is one of the three mitochondrial sirtuin genes. SIRT3 upregulates the major mitochondrial anti-oxidants MnSOD (manganese superoxide dismutase) .( Tao
2010)
, and GSH, glutathione.( Yu 2012). The CD38 deletion also protected mice on a high-fat diet from
obesity and metabolic syndrome (diabetes).
CD38 NADase inhibitors.
1. Wild type mice fed pharmacologic inhibitors of CD38 activity, or mice fed high levels of relatively
pure natural plant flavonoids, apigenin or quercetin. (Escande2013),
2. Vitamins A and D up-regulates CD 38 expression, so eliminating those vitamins from the diet may
also be a temporary strategy to inhibit CD38 expression.
3. There are three interferon (IRF-1) response sites in the CD38 regulatory region, indicating
interferon as the main if not only cytokine capable of deactivating CD38 expression.
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4. The Cassava Diet (discussed below) is a proposed stand-alone metabolic generator of large
quantities of NAD and Lactate. Its cyano-carbohydrate metabolism mimics the aerobic glycolysis of
the theoretically immortal stem cells and cancer cells which also generate NAD and lactate, but the
metabolic pathway used by cassava
is not glycolytic but through the
pentose phosphate/methylglyoxal
shunt (also called the glycolysis
bypass) and largely functions nonenzymatically (automatically) under
the influence (presence) of cyanide.
It is stand-alone in that that its
reactions are independent of NAD
levels. It has potential to temporarily
rescue the low-NAD-crisis of nonresolving auto immunity.
5. An indirect mechanism of CD38
inactivation is through inactivation of
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy in the ploughland. by Ilya Repin, 1887
T-lymphocytes and NK Killer
lymphocytes on which they are
attached. Studies of cancer tumors employing aerobic-glycolysis metabolism which produced high
production of Lactate showed the ability of lactate to deactivate T-lymphocytes and NK killer cells
which also switch to anaerobic-glycolysis metabolism upon activation from the naive or dormant
state. The mechanism of killing or deactivation involves a dysfunctional proton gradient in the lactic
acid Mono-Carboxylate-Transporter, situated in the cells plasma-membrane. That dysfunction is
caused by high concentrations of extracellular Lactic acid around the tumor. Consequently these
aerobic-glycolysis activated lymphocytes cells get poisoned by their inability to export their own
lactic acid and continue aerobic glycolysis. Aerobic-glycolysis requires continuous export of lactate
from the cell by monocarboxylate transporters (MTCs) in the cell plasma membrane. The MTCs cotransport lactate and protons from the cell automatically when the differential between extracellular
levels of Lactic acid and intra-cellular levels are low. A very high Lactic acid concentration in the
tumor extracellular environment causes these leucocytes to undergo apoptosis but more typically in
a high concentration, they undergo lymphocyte reversion to an inactive (immunity-incompetent)
state which benefits survival the tumor by neutralizing these tumor killing immune cells. (Brand -2016,
Scott-2016, Fischer-2007)
The immunity suppression by tumors of high extracellular lactic acid concentration also involves
inhibition of interferon gamma, which suppresses Ul-2 cytokines and CD38 activation. This strategy
of utilizing high Lactate levels in the excellular environment can theoretically also apply to the
cassava diet where-in the boundary of the extracellular environment becomes the
whole body over the course of a 7-day diet.
Other strategies to increase NAD:
1. Regular exercise increases NAD, its regeneration and mitochondrial biosynthesis significantly.
(Costford 2010)
Regular exercise and/or a daily physical work routine, is a sure non-metabolic way to force
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the somatic body to maintain and increase healthy mitochondria and NAD. Lev Tolstoy’s instincts
were right in seeing value in practicing a peasants active lifestyle. See picture.
2. Fasting and calorie restriction dramatically increase NAD and sirtuin expression. (Baur 2014, Guarente 2005)
3. Success by supplementation with pharmaceutical small molecules involved in the NAD
generation/regeneration pathways like
NR, Nicotinamide Riboside and NMN
Nicotinamide mononucleotide have
been reported and are increasingly
popular, (Imai 2010b, 2014, Yoshino-2011, Hwang (2013
however the vulnerability of these NAD
precursors to hyper CD38 consumption
in old age has to be dealt with, for this
strategy to work in old age as CD38 was
found to consume not only NAD but
NAD precursors like NR (Nicotinamide
Riboside and NMN Nicotinamide
mononucleotide. Also supplementing
B3 Niacin as flush-free inositol
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy in the ploughland. by Ilya Repin, 1887
nicotinate is helpful, when taking large
daily doses.
4. By faithfully adhering to the circadian light/dark sleep cycle one can increase NAD regeneration
that occurs at increased efficiency during the six or so hours of sleep after sunset. (Nakahata 2009, Imai 2010a)
Inflamm-aging: In aging, adaptive immunity ends; the thymus shrinks and becomes
dysfunctional, no longer priming fresh (naive) T-lymphocytes for defensive duty during new
pathogen attacks. The other type of immunity called innate, natural or primitive immunity increases
during aging and becomes chronic low-level inflammation caused by the increasing immunity
activity.(Xia 2016) Inflamm-aging is a slow but progressive process lasting decades, which affects the
individuals disease weak points first, then manifest as chronic disease manifestations of many types
and only becomes acute in old age, when NAD and Sirtuin activation (especially SIRT1) become nonregulatory of immunity processes. Starting at puberty in adulthood the decline of NAD + and sirtuin
activation is interactive with the steady adulthood increase in CD38 NADase NAD-consuming activity.
The graphic abstract shown at this link shows the causal inputs that determine the progression of
every individuals inflamm-aging syndrome, because activated SIRT1 is the main inhibitor of the
cytotoxic inflammatory processes of immunity (Gao 2012, Zhang 2009, Chen 2015, Kong 2013) and when low SIRT1
levels become unable to enforce T-cell tolerance (anergy) the organism is vulnerable for episodes of
hyper T-lymphocyte proliferation and infiltration into damaged tissue by activated memory Tlymphocytes and differentiation of cytotoxic cytokines, especially (IL-2) interlukin-2 which is a key
cytokine in recruiting other immune cells (i.e. macrophages) into forming what has been called a
cytokine storm wherein multiple areas of antigen stress are attacked as foreign. Memory Tlymphocytes previously activated in earlier life encounters with pathogens can persist in being reactivated, if the tissue involved in the original pathogenic insult still harbors damaged, infected or
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mutated cells/tissue. For example, sun-damaged skin or lung tissue damaged from cigarette smoke,
coal dust, tuberculosis or other carcinogens. That contributes greatly to the episodes of hyper autoimmunity. Those episodes can then become chronic which unfortunately makes the downward
progression of NAD and SIRT1 regulation much worse. (Panelli 2004, Xia 2016) with resultant increased
acuteness of chronic degenerative diseases of old age, like cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, etc.
In conclusion the maintenance of regulatory levels of SIRT1 activation throughout life appears
necessary for longevity. It is critical for telomere length stability and auto-immunity control. So NAD
becomes the must-have biochemical molecule for longevity. The graphic abstract roughly depicts the
factors behind the Inflamm-aging syndrome. It roughly serves as a progressive-timeline of
NAD/sirtuin crisis in old age and correlates with the mean life-span for the population cohort the
individual is a member of, adjusted for cultural environment, economic status, education and
disease profile.
Evidence that connect reproduction to aging:
Among vertebrates there is great diversity in lifespan and life-history events, timed at different
rates, but there is a common phenotype across the different species, which is the exponential
increase in mortality and the functional decline that characterize aging, only begins after
reproductive maturity, whether this occurs at age 13, as in the human, or age 2 months in mice, thus
linking the maturation of reproduction to senescence.
Semelparity is the rapid death that follows reproduction in many species. It is common in plants,
insects, nematodes, rotifers, arachnids, mollusks, lampreys, salmon, eels and other teliost, marsupial
rodents, algae, yeast, cnidaria, flatworms, crustacea, and colonial ascidians. The mechanisms of the
process are extremely varied, ranging from anatomical deficits in the mouth and gut organs, leading
to aphagy (starvation), lack of cell replacement, neuro-endocrine and hormonal triggered changes,
finite budding capacity, birth-related sudden maternal death, among others. (Finch 1990) Life-history
traits, like reproductive development schedules, age at maturity, and lifespan are associated with
one another. Accelerated growth negatively affects longevity and adult-onset of disease pathologies
of mammals, but the underlying mechanistic causes are unclear.
The evolutionary theory of aging posits that the genome is optimized for reproduction, not postreproductive survival. The reproductive development program can be described as a genetically
determined sequence of cellular and molecular events designed to produce a given adult phenotype
most fit for reproduction. The theory holds that the force of natural selection declines after
reproduction, so there are few genes that support extended longevity, and may even suffer from
antagonistic-pleiotropy which are genes which optimize reproductive fitness but whose continued
function are harmful to post- reproduction survival. There may also be species-selection pressure for
post-reproduction death, to facilitate the next generation’s resource availability. On the other hand
there may have been selection pressure for longevity, driven by the need for time to accumulate
memory to aid decisions in dangerous stochastic encounters in the environment. As higher
organisms became more social, collective memory of the group and personal intellectual
development yielded survival benefits. Knowledge accumulation and intellectual development
became the distinguishing characteristic of humans, (species homo sapiens = man + wise).
Philosophically, as the true dimensions of our universal environment becomes clearer, the need for
individual longevity, which also supports the social organism’s survival in the galactic environment
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converges with the local biology of earth-centric naturally selected longevity. Intellectually based
selection pressure for longevity based on knowledge accumulation is probably an increasing factor in
genetic evolution and points to the need for maximizing public education in this long Geministic
period (1398 CE -5340 CE) of discovery of the local environment, which arguably includes the local
galaxy relative to the greater universe. See l; timeline chart p. 57.
Research with the soil nematode worm Caenorhabdites elegans discovered fascinating links
between the worm’s reproductive system, metabolism, longevity and size (growth) in that animal. In
C. elegans the insulin/IGF (insulin/insulin-like growth factor)/Daf-16 FOXO pathway of nutrition and
stress control mainly involves two
counter-balancing genes, which are
conserved (shared) in worms, flies
and mammals. Daf-2 is the
nematode’s only insulin/IGF-1
receptor and Daf-16 is the sole
ortholog of the mammalian FOXO
(Forkhead Box O) family of
transcription factors (1,3,4 and 6).(
Landis 2010)
A negative-longevity signal is
produced by Daf-2 insulin/insulinlike growth factor signaling, that
Linking the germline to longevity and growth
represses Daf-16. Daf-2 is
necessary for normal growth,
development and reproductive
development. Mutational
repression of Daf-2 insulin signaling
allows over-activation of Daf-16
transcription regulation of many
downstream survival/longevity
genes (about 200). In normal
Altered from Kenyon
replete nutrition daf-2 represses
-2011
daf-16, and normal growth,
development and normal longevity
occur, but in harsh conditions, the Daf-16 gene is up-regulated and Daf-2 is repressed. Daf-16 is
over-activated under low-nutrition, harsh environmental conditions, duar formation, and germline
reproductive ablation or stalling.(Angelo 2009, Arantes-Oliviera 2002, Mair 2010)
Daf-16 over-activation involves relocation from the cytosol to the nucleus, where it up-regulates
downstream survival genes, like anti-oxidant gene SOD-3 [mitochondrial superoxide dismutase](Honda
1999)
, DNA repair mechanisms, anti-microbial defenses and other pro-survival mechanisms.(McElwee 2003)
Sirtuin gene proteins interact with daf-16 by deacetylating several transcription components,
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causing a shift to cell cycle arrest, anti-apoptosis gene expression and increased stress resistance.
(Wang 2006, Landis 2010)
Effect of germline ablation on size and longevity. C. elegans have two sexes; self –fertilizing female
hermaphrodites or males. A male can mate with a hermaphrodite and produce half males and half
hermaphrodites, but males are rare, (1/1000). The nematode C elegans are model organisms for
longevity study because they develop a transparent body of 959, mostly post- mitotic (non-dividing)
cells. The position of the cells is as constant as the cell number. It has a short lifespan (2-3 weeks),
and the reproductive system comprises only 4 precursor cells, 2 germline cells in the middle, and 2
smaller somatic precursor cells on either side. Those precursor cells can be ablated (killed) with a
laser microbeam. When the two germline cells are killed at hatching, the somatic gonad develops
but without germ cells, which normally develop into oocytes, and sperm. Ablating the somatic gonad
kills all four precursor cell lines because the somatic gonad is required for germ cell development.
Killing the two germline-cells only, was found to increase lifespan and also increase body size up to
twice normal size in some species.(Patel 2002) Some but not all nematode species tested increased
longevity, others only increased growth, and some neither one, so these mechanisms are variable
among species. The role of these germline signals is thought to be to regulate growth and longevity
in response to environmental variation, and to coordinate the rate of aging with the timing of
reproduction. The longevity effect of germline ablation normally requires an intact somatic gonad,
and Daf-16 over-expression in the intestine, while the effect on growth (gigantism) does not require
an intact somatic gonad or daf-16 up-regulation. It only requires germline ablation, with or without a
functional somatic gonad.
Castration of male animals and humans as juveniles produces the gigantism part of the germline
ablation’s effects. “Gonadectomized (castrated) juveniles grow unusually tall, the so-called
eunuchoid phenotype, shown in antiquity by Chinese and Ottoman court eunuchs, 18th century
Italian castrati, and in modern hypogonadal patients. Such men have unusually long limbs caused by
failure of long-bone growth plates to fuse in late adolescence. The finding implies that the testis is
the source of a signal necessary for bone plate fusion. The signaling molecule is thought to be
estrogen because the testis is the major source of serum estrogen and estrogen deficiency in men
causes the eunuchoid phenotype, although other unknow systemic signaling molecule are also
involved because germline ablation growth is not indefinite.” (Patel 2002)
Regarding the longevity-extending aspect of germline ablation, upregulation of daf-16 overexpression in the intestine doesn’t occure until early adulthood, suggesting the somatic gonad signal
depends in part on a mature gonad. Surgical germline ablation is analogous to stalled reproduction
in the wild, due to low-nutrition. Signals from reproductive tissue upregulate Daf-16 localization to
the nucleus, first in the intestine in young adults and secondarily through Daf-16 up-regulation in
)
peripheral organs through tissue-entraimment involving insulin-like gene Ins-7.(Murphy 2007
Daf-16 nuclear relocation and up-regulation does not occur in the testis cells but through lipophilichormone signaling to the intestine which accounts for all of the longevity gain caused by germline
ablation, which activates a distinct pattern of Daf-16 transcription.(Berman 2006) Interestingly, the
fraction of the ablated germline that controls the longevity signal was found to be the proliferating
germline stem-cells and not sperm, oocytes or differentiating precursor cells, and the longevity
effect does not begin till early adulthood, despite ablation being initiated at hatching. (Arantes-Oliviera 2002)
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Germline stem-cells in C. Elegans appear to preside over two fundamental processes; reproduction
and longevity. Stem cell proliferation and differentiation initiates the germline cascade that results in
sperm production and also simultaneously generates steroid-based signals that decrease longevity.
Germline precursor cell ablation of (Z2-Z3) silences the longevity-suppressing signal of a active
differentiating germline centered on the stem cell, causing increased longevity.
In contrast, (non-germline) longevity caused by daf-2 insulin-signaling repression, up-regulates daf16 nuclear localization body-wide including gonad tissue, for a stronger global effect on longevity.
Daf-2 mutants more than double normal lifespan. If germline ablation is also present, then the
increase is more than doubled again. (Kenyon 2010) The phenotype is synergistic, with the animals
remaining active much longer than intact (non-ablated) Daf-2 mutants, with some living up to four
months. (Hsin 1999)
Extreme longevity (about 10-fold) in the C. Elegans has been achieved by mutating PI3K
(phosphatidylininositol-3-kinase), a central component in the Daf-2 insulin/IGF-1 pathway that binds
to and activates diverse downstream kinases (genes involved with phosphate transfer reactions).
That mutational genotype is almost completely dependent on DAF-16/FOXO hyper-activation, for
instance a 9-fold increase in SOD-3 (superoxide dismutase) a primary anti-oxidant in ROS
elimination. In normal life-histories the various downstream kinases contribute separately to total
kinase activity depending largely on nutritional/energy factors they respond to, and can only be
manipulated imperfectly by dietary/metabolic means that can upregulate DAF-16/FOXO or downregulate IIS insulin/insulin-like growth factor inputs that regulate kinase phosphorylation
progression.
Size of lines and type size show
relative activity.
 = inhibition ,  = activation
Diagram unaltered from
(Tazearslan 2009)
In C. Elegans, reproduction and longevity have mutually repressive signaling mechanisms. The PI3K
dependent, kinase signaling cascade versus DAF-16/FOXO gene activation which silences the kinase
cascade, demonstrates counter-repression between reproduction and longevity pathways.
This genetic manipulation is proof of concept that there are regulatory genetic-pathways to extreme
longevity, albeit very difficult to manipulate in real-life human dietary conditions. Kinases regulate
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the construction of the protein body and inhibiting component signaling of that protein building
program can regulate longevity. (Ayyadevara 2008, Tazearslan 2009)
THE CASSAVA DIET, a metabolic pathway to reproductive repression and longevity:
The cassava diet described below was developed by the author over a period of about 30 years to
remedy his health problems (principally schizophrenia). It is proposed to be a temporary generator
of a organismal NAD active phenotype, but has not been verified by others yet. He puts it in this
discussion because he has confidence in its efficacy to serve as a unique dietary method to rapidly
raise NAD levels, and because it may also serve to repress reproductive development, thus satisfying
the astrological symbolism pertaining to longevity.
Diet changes gene expression by what are called post –translational alterations, or epigenetic
(above-genetics) changes to gene components like DNA, histone proteins of nucleosomes in the
nucleus and other non-genetic molecules which affect gene expression. Transcription translates the
DNA sequence to produce the basic protein product, which is soon modified by post-transcriptional,
enzymatic chemical reactions of fuel substrate metabolism that phosphorylate, methylate, acetylate,
ubiquinate, etcetera, specific amino acid residues of proteins that regulate how the basic gene
expresses or is silenced. Differences in calories or composition of the fuel-substrate gives us a
dietary means of regulating gene expression, but human diets are so varied in composition that it is
virtually impossible to design one that will activate specific genes. The closest proof of concept are
dietary restriction of calories, protein, or specific amino acids like methionine (Lee 2016, McCIssac 2016, Brown
Borg 2016)
or tryptophan (Ooka 1988) that have substantial effects on lifespan, health span, and
reproductive schedules.
The cassava diet is very low in protein in general (1-2%) and amino acids methione and tryptophan.
See cassava amino table at.(Nagib 2007) That composition may give one a symbiotically pre-selected
food-composition optimized for SIRT1 activation and low enough in specific nutrition components
to stall germline progression.
It is argued here that exclusive cyanogenic-carbohydrate is metabolized in the cell in the least
aerobic pathway possible, and over a short time on a restricted cassava diet accumulates to an
organismal sirtuin active phenotype. The cassava diet in its strongest routine is a (one week long +)
mono-food diet that utilizes the cyanogenic-carbohydrate tropical-tuber cassava in several forms,
fresh boiled tubers and gari, which is a pure processed dry form of cassava. (see diet protocol at
cassava.info) How long one stays on the diet depends largely on one’s body mass, because there is
always some demand on adipose tissue fat and protein autophagy-attrition during organismal sirtuin
activation, although it is not as severe as a fast because of the substantial nutrition in cassava.
Exclusive Cyano-carbohydrate metabolism may obligately utilize the methylglyloxal pathway due to
its food composition, which is a non-fat, high cyanogenic-glucoside carbohydrate. At 1-2% protein, it
is lowest in protein of all the common carbohydrate foods. In the presence of cyanide the
cyanogenic-carbohydrate may be non-enzymatically converted to methylglyoxal (a
dephosphorylation step, yielding free phosphate (Pi) and dismutated to pyruvate and then to
lactate, (Baxter 1969, Isom 1975, Ariyama 1928, Benov 1998) which is then put into general blood circulation and
taken up in lactate-utilizing cells in brain, heart, muscle, liver, central nervous system and
testis.(Bergersen 2006, Hashimoto 2006, Gladden 2004)
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Pi (free phosphate) and NAD are necessary for the first step of glycolysis from G3P (glyceraldehyde 3
phosphate. TPI (triose phosphate isomerase) decides which pathway of glucose metabolism is taken. In the
presence of cyanide and low free phosphates glucose is converted to DHAP (dihydroxyacetone),
methylglyoxal and dismutated to Pi, NAD and lactate. In the absence of cyanide or when high phosphates (ie.
protein) are present regular glycolysis pathway is automatically selected by the TPI enzyme.
It seems likely that the cassava tuber’s food-composition was selectively-evolved symbiotically, to
be utilized as a monofood-mechanism to hyper-activate sirtuin genes, in particular the SIRT1
characteristic of the IPA (increased-physical-activity) phenotype.(Chen 2005) Unfortunately maximum
therapeutic benefit of the cyano-carbohydrate may be spoiled by dilution of that precise foodcomposition with richer food components. Fats, protein and non-cyanogenic carbon sources shift
metabolism back to regular glycolysis and pyruvate entry into mitochondrial oxidative pathways.
Cyano-carbohydrate Metabolism
Proposed scheme of carbohydrate metabolism in the presence of cyanide. Broken lines
represent metabolic pathways activated or increased in utilization by cyanide.
The diagram is from Isom et al. (Isom 1975) with permission.
© (Isom 1975)
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Similar diagram from Baxter, with
permission. © (Baxter 1969,)
TABLE 2. SUBSTRATE AND COENZYME RATIOS IN THE LIVERS OF RATS FED CYANIDE, ETHANOL OR BOTH
Control EthanolCyanide-fed
Ethanol- and Cyanidefed
fed
Lactate/Pyruvate
32
49
15
22
.
Glutamate/246
76
61 5
118
Oxoglutarate. NH4+
NAD/NADH2
280
184
600
410
(cytoplasm)
.
.
.
.
NAD/NADH2
56
34
42
22
(mitochondria)
Cyanide’s effect on converting pyruvate to lactate which yields NAD produced a large increase in the
NAD/NADH ratio (greater than two-fold in rats supplemented with sub-lethal doses of cyanide. (Baxter
1969,)
Another laboratory using mice, reported a 50% reduction in glycolysis and a 100% increase in
utilization of the (pentose phosphate pathway) (Isom 1975)
The cytoplasmic sirtuin, SIRT2, has been shown to be a positive regulator of the PPP (pentose
phosphate pathway). (Wang Y-P 2014, Wu 2014) The PPP generates NAD and NADPH, necessary for
regenerating the anti-oxidant Glutathione. NADPH is the main intracellular reductant, involved in
reductive biosynthesis of fatty acids, isoprenoids and aromatic amino acids. NADPH’s main function
is maintaining cellular redox potential and reductive biosynthesis.
The steady high production of NAD would activate all sirtuin genes, especially if the need for NAD in
normal glycolysis is curtailed by the metabolic shift to the methylglyoxal and pentose phosphate
pathway as reported. On the cassava diet, as the cells of the alimentary canal organs are overtaken
by the cyano-carbohydrate food stream, those sirtuin active cells would accumulate and reach a
organismal phenotype when the large intestine is cleared of previous carbon sources. Lactate
consuming cells would find a steady supply from its export to the circulation. Other monocarboxylates like acetate, and ketone bodies that are normally rejected or inhibited in replete
nutrition are utilized in sirtuin activated cells. Sirtuins alter cell metabolic genes, through
deacetylation of strategic lycine residues of histones and transcription proteins.(North 2007, Tao 2010, Yu 2012,
Finley 2011, Shimazu 2010, Hirschey 2010)
Cassava cyanocarbohydrate composition may be unique in the World’s
foods due to complex plant/animal symbiocity which targeted sirtuin gene SIRT1 over-expression in
one of two symbionts, in a metabolic pathway that leads, over a short time ( about 7 days) not only
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to a Sirt1 organismal (body-wide) phenotype, but also activates the other known survival/longevity
pathways as a consequences of the foods composition and the fact that the food stream reaches the
main centers of organismal longevity control (the large intestine as terminal sensor of organismal
nutritional state, and the gonad which has its own contributions to organismal survival when
reproduction is stalled due to low nutrition signaling. The special aerobic-glycolysis metabolism of
potentially immortal stem cells and in induced somatic or cancer forms, point to the correctness of
the cassava plants food composition.
Triadic symbiosity = Cassava, Manihot escuentla, giant ground sloth, Eremotherium
Laurillardi and Pampatheres giant (armored) armadillo.
Animal drawings with permission. (Vizciano and Loughry 2008)
Cassava plant
Competitive large-mammal
symbionts
Separate plant food parts
Selection pressure for:
orientation
Shared function
giant ground sloth
pampatheres
leaf
root
territorial dominance, size,
Selection for speed, and defense
power, immobility
from blows from above.
Upper story plant (foliage)
ground (mature tubers)
Symbiont-enabled vegetative-reproduction from stem nodes
In theory the cassava diet gives one a doable method to chronically arrest spermiation progression
and activate somatic-body survival mechanisms conferred by organismal sirtuin/FOXO activation.
Perhaps by starting a serial cassava-diet program at the top of one’s physiological
(reproductive) fitness at puberty, one could insure maximum body-mass that can support longer
time-frames that the person can maintain a healthy cassava-diet routine on. Ideally one would
master the diet early in life, at puberty and maintain a serial routine into extended old age. The
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object is to preserve the organisms stem-cell capacity for self-renewal, with minimum differentiation
into germline sperm production, or ovary exhaustion in the female. By dietarily repressing
reproduction in the germline and by extension, minimizing all somatic-body stem-cell pool activity
captured by the organismal sirtuin phenotype, then maximum physiological youngness may be
preserved.
CAPRICORN (cap-pri-corn)
Cap the corn early.
The cassava diet may borrow a powerful deacetylation strategy that the cassava plant and a pair of
prehistoric symbionts evolved (naturally selected by circumstantial need), over several million years
of a close three-part symbiotic relationship. The need for speed in a spatially contiguous area (the
sunny side of the forest edge and out-beyond from there) may have naturally selected the best food
composition for sirtuin gene activation in one of the two symbionts, the pampatheres giant
armadillo.
Producing the SIRT1-dependent (IPA) Increased Physical Activity phenotype, may have conferred a
survival advantage by making the pampatheres hyper-active, relative to the slow-moving giant
ground sloth, that often competed for the same plant but at different food parts on the plant and at
different stages of the plants maturity. The high-protein (6-7%) leaves supported maximal growth for
the giant ground sloth, while the low-protein cyanogenic-tuber carbohydrate selected for
pampatheres hyper-activity during the rooting season. At plant maturity (9-12 months) foliage
decreases, but tubers mature and often become exposed around the base of the stalk, signaling the
stage when the now-active rooting pampatheres would dig up and eat the mature roots, which
simultaneously scatters the stem nodes on the brittle stalk over a wider area for the next cycle of
vegetative reproduction.
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The cassava generated (organismal) SIRT1 phenotype may involve SIRT1 activation
in the large intestine including low energy signaling which activates FOXO (prosurvival genes) in the large intestine, and germline stalling in the gonad.
SIRT1 organismal phenotype:
Quiescent-germline signaling from
gonad to intestine may further activate
FOXO gene expression in the large
intestine, and by extension in the
peripheral organs via feedback
regulation involving ins-7 insulin gene
(so-called tissue entrainment) discussed
above in nematode worm research.
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gonad
That is the time when there was most selection pressure for differential speed for the pampatheres.
It took several million years, over a huge expanse of environment in tropical South and Central
America for this SIRT1 selection process to produce the ideal food composition that fulfills the
molecular requirements for SIRT1 activation in that particular mammal.
The stable-anchor of this proposed triadic-symbiosity was provided by the powerful, slow-moving
giant ground sloth, while the development of a (SIRT1-dependant IPA phenotype) producing food
was the result a secondary symbiont partner that increased the plants range but also increased the
giant ground-sloths food-security in doing so. The morphological-plasticity and molecular flexibility
of the animals and plant parts in this relationship is perhaps the most complex proposed for any
large-mammal symbiosity, which flourished before the mega-faunal extinctions of 10,000 BCE, and
has no match in extant symbiotic plant/mammal relationships, and probably in all Earth evolution.
Selection pressure for SIRT1 dependant increased physical activity, inadvertently secures the other
deacetylation-dependant sirtuin genes, SIRT1,2,3,6 and 7 (Canto 2012) which makes it a very special food
for humans because it may provide the only naturally-selected food-route to organismal (body-wide)
sirtuin-activation. The tubers nutrient composition may have been naturally-selected to sustain an
organismal SIRT1 dependant (IPA) Increased Physical Activity phenotype, in order to hyper-activate a
vegetative reproduction routine with the Pampatheres armadillo, in close proximity to the slowmoving but powerful giant ground sloth, which was the primary symbiont. ( Golay 2012)
In conclusion the author finds the science of biology and astrology equally imp ortant
to understand our individual and collective situation. On the physical side the author
recommends experimentation with the cassava diet as it may allow the unique
advantage of a symbiotically -selected sirtuin-activating food that has therapeutic
value against disease states we all eventually encounter, regardless
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of whether it can be used as the main metabolic dietary for extended
longevity. It may facilitate both goals.
On the psychological side, Astrology needs to be mastered in order to under stand
and peacefully resolve Western Imperialism. Due to the existential danger of that
threat, it is no longer enough for politicians or citizens to analyze political relations
only in real-politic terms. Life is more complicated than that and now we have the
tools, the collective-mind designed for that purpose, so that we and the deity
(collective-mind) are of one mind and goal. We are now in the period of time
equivalent to the (Incunabula) cradle period of information reorganization that
followed the invention of the printing press about 1450 when science and astrology
were forcefully reorganized by that invention. See incunabula p.90. The computer and
internet are having a similar effect on information and knowledge organization now
including political and biological understanding of astrology symbolism. It is our luck
to have such tools, and hopefully that will quicken the pace of resolution of what
threatens us.
Personal history:
The author first started experimenting with cassava diets while working in construction, in South
America in 1981-83. He had been experimenting with diets and foods for about 5 years to control
schizophrenia which had plagued him since 1976 when he was hospitalized for it. Upon returning to
work he found diet and food composition could modestly affect the disease. While working in
Suriname, South America he began experimenting with tropical foods and found the most popular
carbohydrate among the Amerindians and others groups was cassava. It had a profound effect
against schizophrenia when eaten exclusively for 1-7 days, to the point of being asymptomatic and
seemingly panacean against other diseases as well. For instance the diet was effective in controlling
a duodenal ulcer but not eradicate the cause. The bacteria Helicobacter pylori was discovered as the
main cause of stomach ulcers in 1982, but it took a decade or more for that knowledge to work its
way into clinical practice as a cure of the disease with antibiotics. He was using a strict cassava diet
to control the H. Pylori infection for those 10 years. The diet would stop the ulcer from bleeding and
become asymptomatic on the diet but was not strong enough to completely kill the root bacterial
colony. If he went off the diet for 4-5 days the ulcer would return with blood and acid in the
stomach. In response, he would vomit the stomach contents and start the diet. The bleeding and
acid would stop right away and the stomach would be normal (asymptomatic) within a few days. It
taught him the bacteriostatic value of the food. While that bactericidal characteristic may have more
to do with free cyanide in the food’s composition, than with sirtuin gene activation, the experience
motivated his study of cyanogenic-carbohydrate metabolism, which is at the core of cassava’s
unique food composition. The science of how it might work only became comprehensible with the
scientific discoveries in bio-gerontology aging-research, which really took off around the time of the
1993 kl conjunction, and is ongoing. The author had 3 years of college majoring in journalism and
psychology. He is a certified professional astrologer with the International Association of Astrological
Research. Born in Columbus, Georgia Sept. 24, 1946, 10:42 PM, Standard Time.
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