The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting And The Eclipses

Eleven people were killed on October 27, 2018 at Tree Of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a gunman stormed in on the congregation and began shooting. Six other people were seriously wounded. The police were notified at 9:54 AM local time. The event chart is below the written article.

At the time of the shooting, the Sun was stimulating the July 27, 2018 total lunar eclipse in Aquarius (at about 5 degrees). In that eclipse chart (over Washington DC), the cusp of the ninth house or organized religion is on Leo. And, the ruler of the ninth house (the Sun) is located in the eighth house of death and opposed to the Moon and Mars. Uranus squares both from Taurus. In the event chart for the formation of the city of Pittsburgh, we see Neptune and Mars in the early degrees of Scorpio and in opposition to the Sun in Taurus. Those planets square the eclipse point discussed in this paragraph. Chiron (in the Pittsburgh Chart) is at 7 Leo (which completes the grand cross in fixed signs).

In addition to the July 27, 2018 eclipse, transiting Mars was also stimulating the August 11, 2018 solar eclipse in Leo (at about 18 degrees). In Pittsburgh’s chart, we find Saturn at about 17 Taurus. Among those killed were a number of distinguished elders of the congregation.

Transiting Jupiter (and Mercury) were/are stimulating the Great American Eclipse of August 21, 2017 (at 28 Leo). The gunman’s birthday is September 4, 1972 (time and place unknown). His Mercury is at about 28 Leo and is squared by his natal Neptune (in early Sagittarius). His natal Jupiter (in late Sagittarius) is squared by his natal Pluto. Transiting Chiron squares his natal Jupiter and opposes his natal Pluto. There was a total solar eclipse at 29 Pisces on March 20, 2015. Asteroids Pittsburghia, Roberta, and Bower are conjunct in the ninth house or organized religion in the event chart.

The gunman’s natal Sun and Mars are conjunct the MC in the event chart. And, those planets are in a square aspect to his natal Saturn in Gemini.

The Loma Prieta Earthquake And The Eclipses

We just had the 29th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area., so I thought I’d do a little astrological analysis of the earthquake. The earthquake occurred at 5:04 PM (local time) on October 17, 1989. The epicenter of the quake was quite close to the small town of Watsonville - south of San Francisco. Most folks who were here and experienced the earthquake remember where they were and what they were doing. I was sitting on my sofa and talking on the telephone to an employment consultant. When the quake began, she yelled, “OMG, it’s an earthquake!” I had just moved to San Francisco a couple of weeks prior to the event, so the rocking and rolling was something quite new to me. Unfortunately, sixty-three people died from incidents occurring as a result of the earthquake.

Anyway, a few eclipses were being stimulated at that time. Probably the most important one was the total solar eclipse of March 29, 1987 at 8 Aries. In the event chart for the earthquake, we find Saturn at 8 Capricorn (and, in square aspect to the eclipse point) along with Neptune at 9 Capricorn and Uranus at 1 Capricorn. Those planets are squaring Mercury at 9 Libra and opposing Jupiter at 10 Cancer and Chiron at 16 Cancer. In Watsonville’s chart, we see the Sun at 10 Aries giving us a fairly tight grand cross in cardinal signs. Most of the folks who were killed were on the bottom level of the Nimitz Freeway when it collapsed. Gemini is on the third house and Mercury is a part of the grand cross. The Moon was in Gemini and the third house.

The September 22, 1987 annular solar eclipse at 0 Libra had also been activated by Uranus at 1 Capricorn. And, Uranus is conjunct the MC in the event chart. Interestingly, the asteroid Pholus is conjunct the IC at 29 Gemini. We very often have a malefic outer planet (one or more) conjunct one of the angles (or more) in the charts of these events.

In addition, the Sun was stimulating the lunar eclipse of April 13, 1987 by conjunction. And, Mars was stimulating the April 8, 1986 solar eclipse in Aries by opposition. That’s quite a bit of activity related to eclipses.

One of the interesting aspects about the timing of this earthquake is that it occurred almost 84 years after the 1906 earthquake (which leveled the entire city). At the time of that earthquake, Uranus was at 8 Capricorn and conjunct the MC of that event chart. And, Neptune was at 7 Cancer and conjunct the IC in that event chart. The epicenter of that earthquake was actually located in the Pacific Ocean just west of San Francisco.

Hurricane Michael And The Eclipses

Hurricane Michael is bearing down on the panhandle of the state of Florida now - October 10 (mid morning). It is the strongest storm to hit the Florida panhandle ever. It has developed rapidly into a strong category 4 hurricane.

As is very often the case, when we have an extreme weather event that can affect large numbers of people over a large area, one or more eclipses is being stimulated by one or more planets. In the case of Hurricane Michael, transiting Mars is stimulating the January 31, 2018 lunar eclipse by opposition. This eclipse chart shows Neptune on the Ascendant. Transiting Venus is also activating this eclipse by square aspect, but clearly Mars is the more dangerous transit here. And, as the Moon moves toward a conjunction to Venus (in apparent retrograde) and a square to this eclipse point, the hurricane will move onshore. After it moves onshore, it will head toward Tallahassee - the largest and most populous city that the hurricane will hit in Florida. This makes the state chart and the city of Tallahassee chart important. Some of the things that I’ve been hearing about this storm is that it formed very quickly and that it’s moving very quickly. It also strengthened quite quickly. That is all consistent with the Mars archetype.

In the chart for the state of Florida, we find Saturn at 13 Aquarius. So, this event will affect commerce and business in the state significantly. As a strong category four hurricane, it could destroy numerous structures. That even includes some of those inland buildings in Tallahassee. Also, in Florida’s progressed chart, the IC (bottom of the chart) falls on 11 Aquarius.

In the state of Florida’s event chart, we find Neptune at 24 Aquarius. Transiting Jupiter is squaring the state’s Neptune (and Venus) right now. And, Jupiter is stimulating the February 10, 2017 lunar eclipse by square aspect. It is also squaring the February 15, 2018 solar eclipse in Aquarius. This would indicate the large storm surge that is expected as well as the flooding that occurs with these large storms. And, in Florida’s progressed chart, Mars joins Neptune at 24 Aquarius.

I don’t usually say too much about solar arc charts in these posts. But, in Florida’s solar arc chart, there is something quite interesting. In that chart we find Neptune at 12 Aquarius.

Transiting Mercury is now at 1 Scorpio, but it’s moving quite rapidly. It will soon stimulate the July 27, 2018 total lunar eclipse in Aquarius. With the high winds of the hurricane and the tornadoes that these systems often spawn, I would expect quite a bit of wind damage with this one.

The Sun is also stimulating the July 12, 2019 solar eclipse in Cancer by square aspect (in a few hours). This will affect Tallahassee since the city’s Uranus is at 19 Capricorn. In the Tallahassee chart, Mars squares this point and Tallahassee’s Uranus. The storm event could be experienced as somewhat violent. In the city’s chart, Mercury is at about 14 Capricorn. The solar eclipse of January 5, 2019 will hit this point. In the city’s progressed chart, Mercury is at 4 Leo. That point was eclipsed by the July 27, 2018 lunar eclipse (by opposition). In Tallahassee’s solar arc chart, Neptune is at 21 Cancer - very close to the point of the July 12, 2018 solar eclipse in Cancer.

This will be a major weather event. So, I hope folks have either evacuated or are safely hunkered down.