Through the Taurids

Around Halloween every year we pass through the Taurid meteor stream the remnants of Comet Encke.

This image is a memorial to those we have lost through the ages.

Beet Meme - Etymology - Because words don't mean what they used to

August 29, 2020 by Starr Sites

Retrogrades

The Dance of the Retrogrades continues for one more month of 6 then 5 retrograde planets. Each month through the coming Fall and Winter, the number of retrograde planets will lessen progressively, until March and April of 2021 when ALL planets will be moving direct, sparking forward progress. 

Mars starts the month direct but retrogrades on September 9th, signaling rising frustration, slowing momentum, increased bickering, lowered sex drive, diminished ambition, and unproductive conflict. He joins the outer planets now retrograde – Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn.

Jupiter starts the month retrograde but stations direct on September 13th, marking a sort of criss-crossroads of changing directions, although Mars remains firmly ensconced in Aries, which he rules, and Jupiter is part of the current triumvirate stellium-of-power in Capricorn. The last time Jupiter was retrograde and then turned direct when it was in stern Capricorn occurred in 2008, one week before the stock market crash!

Will our currently bloated stock market follow suit, now gorged on millions of newly printed dollars, without any REAL supporting economic fundamentals? How can we sustain our economy when at least 1/3 of our workforce no longer has a place to work or a way to get paid? We are all pretty much at the mercy of the politically-convoluted COVID mess exacerbated by Trump ignoring the pandemic and refusing to apply any effort at all toward its prevention for months, while encouraging no distancing nor masks. (Note how close the 1500 attendees sat listening to Trump’s RNC acceptance speech while the deadly virus runs rampant through our communities….) Now we can watch COVID spread throughout our nation’s capital, thanks to our Chief’s super-spreader convention reception on the White House Lawn (which was illegal, by the way).

So much retrogradation over the last several months has focused our thoughts inward as time spent relatively alone during this pandemic has impacted us deeply. Continue to review the past and plan for the future, but do not move forward yet. There is too much confusion, ambiguity and uncertainty without solid grounding beneath our feet! (this is an earthquake warning…)

Full Moon in Pisces

On September 2nd a focused 10-degree Virgo Sun opposes a sensitive Pisces Full Moon in a very tense chart. Homemaker Venus-in-Cancer stands in conflict and opposes the powerful Capricorn stellium (corporate patriarchy). Venus is also squared by boisterous Mars-in-Aries, and she’s harshly-aspected by both Moon and Sun too (ouch!) Meanwhile, the Sun wields Thor’s Hammer between Mars square Saturn, and there’s another difficult Thor’s Hammer from Uranus to Mercury square the South Node as well – mighty forces for clarity, breakdown, smash and crash! So tread lightly amid harsh forces activated by this early September Full Moon!

This affliction of Venus may represent the thousands of families who will face eviction over the coming months, with corresponding increases in homelessness, hunger, and roving RV caravans and camps, reminiscent of the ’30’s. Food banks will struggle to serve the masses. Women will continue to be at the forefront of the fight for choice, gender equality, affordable housing, and fair elections. It’s a time for women to step up and be counted.

While favorably aspecting this lunation, Uranus activates Mercury square the Nodes of Destiny, bringing an urgent karmic message to humanity from Mother Earth, shaking things up in surprising and disturbing ways. Be cautious about making decisions or promises with the world in so much turmoil and transition. Hold off on important decisions.

Mercury also opposes Neptune indicating that TRUTH is being sacrificed on the altar of partisanship amid swirling confusion and delusion. By systematically crippling the Post Office before an election, mail-in voting is being de-legitimized. Deception and fraud are undercutting the democratic process, so that dishonesty and guile misleads the gullible, and the citizenry teeters on the brink of authoritarianism, engineered by the Supreme Commander’s 20,000 lies. Re-righting this lilting ship-of-fools that Amerika has become, with its feckless Congress and a Justice Department that does the President’s bidding, Americans face an uphill battle. The “will of the people” is being subjugated by the “whims of the Executive.” And the earth may need to warn us that she too is in trouble and needs more love!

Mars/Jupiter

As Mars turns retrograde (less zeal) on September 9th, the Sun opposes Neptune (dishonesty and illusion), Mercury opposes Chiron (confusion), and Venus in Leo trines Chiron (a quest for “truth”).

The good news is that Jupiter turns direct on the 13th while sextiling Neptune so “hope springs eternal”.  But there is little to suggest optimism as Uranus in earthy Taurus remains heavily afflicted, suggesting that unexpected upheavals warn us of a grave potential for disaster.

New Moon in Virgo

The New Moon in Virgo on September 17th indicates plenty of worry. We are facing an unknown future, ripe with scarcity and wild weather.

How can we work if our kids can’t go to school? How do we provide for our loved ones while unemployed?  What if our medical and financial challenges cannot be resolved? What if we can’t find safe haven in this newly emerging world? These are just a few of Virgo’s many worries.

While Sun/Moon favors Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn, the New Moon and Sun at 25 degrees Virgo square the Nodes, semi-square Venus and sesqui-square Uranus while opposing Neptune (all square formations are challenging), so it’s unlikely that difficulties will clear up any time soon, especially with retrograde Mars still blocked by square to sluggish Saturn. So, while the rich are logistically safe, survival fears are overwhelming for the general populace and the poor.

Have compassion for one another!

Fall Equinox

By September 22nd the Libra Equinox brings some improvement in overall conditions due to the Equinox Moon’s trine to Chiron, the wounded healer. The Washington DC Equinox chart sports a proud Leo Midheaven Grand Trine, boosting national confidence, despite pervasive uncertainty. Mercury in Libra is indecisive, unsure of the right position to take while being hassled by Mars in Aries, now retrograde but still pushy and full of himself. The Nodes also form an out-of-this-world Mystic Rectangle with Mercury and Mars in opposite corners, which unfortunately amplifies arguments.

Mystic Rectangles are about breaking through on quantum levels to raise consciousness, so those on a spiritual path will continue to experience progress and higher frequencies through contemplation and meditative practices, despite the daily chaos of living within a pandemic.

However, Neptune remains T-squared by the Nodes (deception is rife) while quincunxes abound, making decisions uncomfortable, especially for Venus-in-Leo sitting at the peak of a Yod (formed by 2 quincunxes and a sextile), requiring continual re-adjustments while trying to stay on-top-of-it-all. Life is awkward and schedules are unreliable, yet frequencies are raised and breakthroughs in consciousness are attainable now. So Do Not Despair! Better days will come again!

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This Week:
Nuremberg Laws
Australian Totalitarianism
Freedom Revival in the Heartland Rally
Southwestern US bird die off

Strip One. Nuremberg Laws

In the last months I have heard more talk about the Nuremberg Trials than ever in my life. Many think we are well overdue for a day when tyranny has consequences among our leadership. Without some kind of tar and feather penalty there is little to no incentive to stay honest in government, it shows like neon lighting these days in the USA.

The chances that we will have some 21st century version of the Nuremberg Trials is increasing by the day. One of the most important mandates coming from this era and the Nuremberg Laws is the fact that "just following orders" is not a valid defense against accusation of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Another important mandate from the laws is the clarification that human experimentation requires consent. We have clearly accepted these concepts as crucial to the definition of humane since the 1940s though both are still far too common of crimes small, large and sometimes even centralized corporate crime around the globe in the 21st Century with many in US political circles wearing the war criminal badge and sleeping at night feeling much safer than the families and sometimes whole cultures of their victims.

From John Prine - "That's How Every Empire Falls"
Padlock the door and board the windows, put the people in the street
"It's just my job," he says, "I'm sorry," and draws a check, goes home to eat
At night he tells his woman, "I know I hide behind the laws"
She says, "You're only taking orders", that's how every empire falls

American Historical Association - EM 11: What Shall Be Done with the War Criminals? (1944) https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/gi-roundtable-series/pamphlets/em-11-what-shall-be-done-with-the-war-criminals-(1944)
https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/gi-roundtable-series/pamphlets/em-11-what-shall-be-done-with-the-war-criminals-(1944)/are-superior-orders-a-legitimate-defense

Wikipedia page on Superior Orders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders

John Prine - "That's How Every Empire Falls"
https://p2.tv/tv/john-prine-thats-how-every-empire-falls_32cf64101.html

That's How Every Empire Falls (Marianne Faithfull)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjD5ij8Ik00



Strip Two. Australian Totalitarianism

Australia is still leading the Western World in brutality and overstepping. Gaining lots of unwanted attention when they shook down farmers markets and placed heavy police presence and patrols on the farmers markets that they did not shake down brutalize and harass.

The message looks clear enough, farmers markets are being treated like criminals in Australia. From way over here in the USSA there is not much we can do or say other than to express our solidarity with the oppressed farmers in Australia and call out the brutality as what it is "terrorism". Remaining silent can only lead to one outcome in my opinion, this will come here soon enough, speak up for Australia if you care about this, don't wait until it is here.

Australian farmers market shake down among murmurs of rice shortage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKM_ABZrplE


Strip Three. Freedom Revival in the Heartland Rally

Kansas appears to have some health conscious folks that are not looking willing to follow the new abnormal corporate health agenda as the Freedom Revival in the Heartland Rally shows. These kind Kansans appear to be ready to lead the nation in groundbreaking new research and development of more sane solutions that even I (a dedicated naturalist) would be more likely to use.

Kansas Rally (live video)
48:00 Toby Rogers PHD speaks about safety
https://www.facebook.com/HighWireTalk/videos/1129815780753564
Part 2
https://www.facebook.com/HighWireTalk/videos/414932096188416/

Kansans for Health Freedom Site
https://www.kshf.org/


Strip Four. Southwestern US bird die off

The Southwestern US has been having a daunting increase of dead migratory birds. Many attribute it to the wildfires and rightfully so as this would effect them. Though most solely blame the fires, there is plenty of reason to consider multiple causes.

Dr. Martha Desmond, a biology professor at New Mexico State University (NMSU), told The Guardian that the die-off, which was first detected in late August, is a "national tragedy."

"We’re kind of coming at them from all sides," Salas told The Guardian. "If we don’t do anything to protect their habitat we’re going to lose large numbers of the populations of several species." - Allison Salas

Though I am sure the chilling effect of recent censorship has stopped many from asking the obvious question regarding RF, I sure will. There is a long history of suspecting magnetic compass issues in birds with increasing RF frequency pollution. Read more on this in the nature and sciencemag articles linked below.

"Weak radio waves in the medium-wave band are sufficient to disrupt geomagnetic orientation in migratory birds, according to a particularly well-controlled study. But the underlying biophysics remains a puzzle."

https://www.globalresearch.ca/hundreds-thousands-dead-migratory-birds-southwest-linked-wildfires-climate-crisis/5724161

NM Twitter thread with video, links, and some interesting discussion
https://twitter.com/austieJFish/status/1305308291535310848

News story out of Grand Junction covering SW Colorado (Sep 15)
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/dead-migratory-birds-found-in-southwest-colorado/article_d478eef6-f6d5-11ea-b8b1-43e16c1aab44.html

Radio waves zap the biomagnetic compass (Nature May 2014)
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13334

Electronic Smog Disorients European Robins (May 2014)
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/05/electronic-smog-disorients-european-robins

Why are dead birds falling from the sky? (April 2020 w/lots of World wide reference cases listed)
https://fendaux.com/why-are-dead-birds-falling-from-the-sky/



As a side note on Saturday (the time of this writing) the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg was trending, the memes and spin had already started, good, bad and ugly jumping into the fray.