Yesterday (January 6, 2021) a pro Trump mob stormed the Capitol Building as a joint session of Congress was in progress to certify the Electoral College vote count. Violence and mayhem ensued, and some members of Congress were moved to safe spaces as others scrambled to couch under desks and shelter themselves. The event is being (rightly) described as acts of sedition and an insurrection.
Many Astrologers are pointing to transiting Mars at the anaretic degree in Aries and approaching transiting Uranus. I agree with that, however I believe that there is more to it astrologically.
There are a couple of eclipses that I would like to discuss. The first one (eclipse point) had been stimulated by the Sun - the January 5, 2019 Solar Eclipse in Capricorn. In my write up of that eclipse I stated:
For the US, this eclipse will affect the President of the nation as it is in opposition to the Sun in the chart of the United States. It is highly likely that justice will prevail with this eclipse, because Saturn always requires what is deserved. And, even if what is deserved is something very good or positive, it usually takes a while for that to manifest. There is an element of permanence or of the final outcome of something. As is always the case, it might not occur along with the eclipse. It might be when one of the inner planets stimulates the eclipse.
Mercury squares Mars in the chart. So, it looks like there will be talk of war and rumours of war and conflict. Jupiter is in a square aspect to Neptune. Many will be tempted to take big and major risks, but there is great potential for loss here.
In addition, transiting Mars and Saturn had been stimulating the Lunar Eclipse (point) of January 20, 2019. In my blog post of that eclipse I stated:
Transiting Uranus in square aspect indicates a time of instability and of sudden surprising and difficult events involving various world leaders. Transiting Mars square transiting Saturn and Pluto connotes power plays, power struggles, and possibly violence.
For the US, the eclipse falls in the tenth house in the eclipse chart over Washington DC and conjunct the MC. The President and the Executive Branch figure prominently. Transiting Uranus squares the eclipse point from the seventh house, so sudden, surprising, and difficult events are likely to occur involving the President with this eclipse.
These eclipses pretty much describe what has happened and is still happening as of this writing. We’ve had the mob and the violence (four people died). And, then there was the finality of the certification of the Electoral vote count in Congress even though Trump refuses to accept the results. In addition, there are calls for Pence and cabinet members to execute the 25th Amendment to remove Trump and/or another impeachment proceeding in Congress.
