July 2: After nearly 20 years American troops (Mars) pull out (Saturn) of their main military base in Afghanistan leaving behind a country that could descend into civil war without them. Mars was opposition Saturn and square Uranus in the sky.
According to UN officials 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray are now in famine (Saturn). Progressed Moon was opposition progressed Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
The British Columbia Wildfire Service says that 136 fires (Mars) were burning across western Canada following a record-breaking heatwave (Mars) and that about 12,000 lightning strikes (Uranus) had been recorded the previous day. Mars was opposition Saturn and square Uranus in the sky.
India’s covid-19 death toll surpasses 400,000 with half occurring during a second wave (Saturn) in the past few months. Progressed Moon was opposition progressed Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; and Mars was opposition Saturn in the sky. See: India’s covid-19 catastrophe
About 200 US businesses are hit by a ‘colossal’, ransomware attack (Pluto), according to Huntress Labs a cyber-security firm. The Russia-linked REvil ransomware gang (Pluto) is believed to be responsible. Progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle; and Mars was opposition Saturn and square Uranus in the sky.
July 3: A Vatican judge (Jupiter) indicts 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal (Jupiter), on charges including embezzlement (Neptune), abuse of office (Sun), extortion (Pluto) and fraud in connection with a 350 million-euro ($415m) investment in a London real estate venture (Saturn). Progressed Jupiter was sesquisquare Saturn and parallel Neptune in the Jupiter cycle
South Africa records 26,000 new covid-19 cases (Saturn) breaking a record set on July 2. A third wave of infections (Saturn) is rampant in the largely unvaccinated population. Mars was opposition and parallel Saturn in the sky.
At least three people are killed and over a hundred are missing after heavy rains (Saturn) hit Japan’s central city of Atami in Shizuoka, triggering landslides (Saturn). Mars was opposition and parallel Saturn in the sky.
Protesters (Uranus) take to the streets in Brazil demanding the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro and more vaccines to fight the coronavirus pandemic (Saturn); and thousands take to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital calling for a tougher government response to a wave of jihadist attacks (Mars) that has destabilised the West African country in recent years. Mars and Saturn were square Uranus in the sky.
At least 2,400 people in the Philippines flee (Saturn) their homes (house 4-Moon) after the Taal volcano (Saturn) started spewing steam, filling the air with toxic gas (Neptune). Progressed Saturn was parallel Moon in the Saturn cycle; and Mars was opposition and parallel Saturn in the sky.
A forest fire (Mars) raging north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca in Cyprus is the worst in the country’s history. Mars was parallel Saturn and square Uranus in the sky.
July 4: A Philippines Air Force plane carrying troops (Mars) crashes (Mars) and bursts into flames (Mars) after missing the runway in the country’s south. 47 people are killed with 53 injured. Mars was parallel Saturn and square Uranus in the sky.
Taliban fighters (Mars) capture key districts in Badakhshan and Kandahar provinces as Afghan troops flee (Saturn) into neighbouring Tajikistan. Mars was parallel Saturn and square Uranus in the sky.
Brazil registers 27,783 new covid-19 cases and 830 new deaths bringing the total death count to 524, 417 and the total case county to 18,769,808; and Russia reports 697 covid-19 death and 24,439 new cases. Case numbers have been rising for days as the country faces a surge of infections. Mars was opposition and parallel Saturn in the sky.
July 5: Armed men (Mars) kidnap (Pluto) about 150 students in a raid on a boarding school (house 5) in Nigeria’s Kaduna state. It’s the 10th mass school kidnapping (Pluto) since December in northwest Nigeria, which authorities attribute to armed bandits (Mars) seeking ransom payments (Pluto): And a ransom demand of $70 million – suspected to be from the cybercrime gang REvil (Pluto) that was behind the mass ransomware attack (Pluto) that affected hundreds of companies worldwide on July 2 – has been posted on a dark web site. Pluto rules extortion – the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats – and is the key player in both events. Progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle and Mars was square Uranus in the sky.
The BLACKFOG website reports that with ‘damages from cybercrime (Pluto) expected to hit $6 trillion this year (up from $3 trillion in 2015), we expect the number of ransomware attacks (Pluto) to increase and newer forms (Uranus) to become more sophisticated and disruptive (Uranus).’ Progressed Mars parallel progressed Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart doesn’t end till July 2025 and from June 2021 till March 2024 progressed Mercury is semisquare birth chart and progressed Pluto. Progressed Mars parallel birth chart Uranus reaches peak power in April 2023.
People take to the streets across Spain protesting (Uranus) and expressing their anger (Mars) at the death of a 24 year old man in a suspected LGBT hate crime (Mars-Uranus) on July 3. Mars was square Uranus in the sky.
July 6: The UN atomic watchdog (Pluto) reports that Iran has begun the process of producing enriched uranium metal a move that could help it develop a nuclear weapon (Pluto). Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Uranus and progressed Pluto and progressed Moon was sextile progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and Mars was square Uranus in the sky.
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab calls on the international community (Pluto) to save his country in deep economic crisis (Jupiter-Saturn) warning that it is days away from a ‘social explosion’ (Venus-Mars). The World Bank (Jupiter) has called Lebanon’s crisis one of the worst depressions (Saturn) of modern history. The currency (house 2) has lost more than 90 percent of its value and more than half of the population has been propelled into poverty (Saturn). Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle; progressed Jupiter was sesquisquare Saturn in the Jupiter cycle; progressed Mars was parallel Venus in the Mars cycle; and Mars was opposition and parallel Saturn in the sky.
July 7: Haitian President Jovenel Moise (Sun) is shot dead by gunmen (Mars) with assault rifles (Mars) sparking fears (Saturn) of a further descent into chaos in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Mars was parallel Saturn and square Uranus in the sky; progressed Mars was parallel Venus in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Mars in the Sun cycle.
According to nCoV2019.live the total wide world death count from covid-19 (Saturn) has surpassed 4 million. Mars was opposition and parallel Saturn and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
The Taliban (Mars-Pluto) are roaring back in Afghanistan.
July 8: Covid-19 update – the virus is out-of-control in Indonesia; case numbers are escalating in Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Myanmar, Mongolia, Bangladesh and Fiji; rising case numbers in Japan saw restrictions in Tokyo so there won’t be any spectators at the Olympic Games; and infection rates are falling in the Philippines. The social and economic costs can’t be measured. Mars was opposition and parallel Saturn and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
A massive fire (Mars) in a juice-making factory in Bangladesh kills at least 52 people and injures more than 20. Mars was parallel Saturn in the sky.
Michael Avenatti is sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison for trying to extort Nike. See Michael Avenatti
July 9: The ‘The Hunger Virus Multiplies’ report by Oxfam found that eleven people die every minute of hunger and the number of those facing famine-like conditions globally (Saturn) has increased by six times over the past year. The death toll from famine (Saturn) outpaces that of covid-19 (Saturn), which kills about seven people per minute. According to the charity (house 12), 155 million people around the world now live at crisis levels of food insecurity (Saturn) or worse – some 20 million more than last year. About two-thirds of them face hunger because their country is in military conflict (Mars). Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Saturn was parallel Moon in the Saturn cycle; and Saturn was parallel Mars and square Uranus in the sky.
July 11: Thousands of people in Cuba take to the streets in rare anti-government protests (Uranus). The coronavirus pandemic (Saturn) and an economic crisis are spurring frustrations (square aspect), with some demonstrators (Uranus) chanting ‘down with the dictatorship’ (Pluto) and ‘we want liberty’ (Uranus). Progressed Sun was square birth chart Moon in the Aquarian Age chart; and Mars was parallel Uranus and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
Wildfires (Mars) are raging in the west of the United States as the region is hit by a heatwave (Mars) that has brought record temperatures to several areas. Mars was parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was sesquisquare Moon in the Mars cycle.
July 12: The worst violence (Mars) in decades erupts in South Africa following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma (Sun) with at least 72 people dead. Progressed Sun was square birth chart Moon in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisextile Sun in the Mars cycle.
At least 92 people are killed with many injured in a fire (Mars) at a coronavirus hospital (house 12) in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya. Progressed Mars was sesquisquare Moon in the Mars cycle.
Black players in the England soccer team are subjected to a storm of online racist abuse (Mars-Uranus) after their defeat in the final of Euro 2020. Mars was square and parallel Uranus in the sky.
Firefighters (Mars) are working in extreme heat (Mars-Uranus) across the western United States to contain surging wildfires as a scorching heatwave strains power grids (Uranus) across the region. The largest wildfire of the year in California – dubbed the Beckwourth Complex – has been raging in the eastern part of the state along the Nevada state line. Mars was square and parallel Uranus in the sky.
A report published by UN agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) says that in 2020 the number of undernourished people (Saturn) rose to about 768 million – equivalent to 10 percent of the world’s population and an increase of about 118 million versus 2019. Most of the increase was likely due to the covid-19 pandemic (Saturn). In 2020 progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; and Saturn was conjunction Jupiter and Pluto in the sky.
July 14: Argentina records 614 covid deaths taking its total death count to 100,250 becoming the fifth country in Latin America to surpass 100,000 deaths linked to covid-19 (Saturn); Indonesia health system crumbles under soaring case numbers; case number hit a record high in South Korea; and the Delta variant of covid-19 is now in over 100 countries. Progressed Saturn was parallel Moon in the Saturn cycle.
Authorities in Colombia, working with counterparts in Panama and the United States, seize 5.4 tonnes of cocaine (Neptune) worth $185 million. Progressed Mars was inconjunct Neptune in the Mars cycle.
July 15: Lebanon Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri (Sun) steps down after failing to form a government for over the past eight months. Progressed Sun was square birth chart Moon in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Sun was parallel Pluto in the Sun cycle.
At least 170 people have died and hundreds are missing in extreme flooding (Saturn-Uranus) in western Germany and Belgium. Rivers and streets turned into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. It’s Germany’s worst mass loss of life (Saturn) in years. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Saturn was parallel Moon in the Saturn cycle.
South Africa deploys more than 20,000 troops (Mars-house 6) to assist police (Mars) in quelling week-long unrest (Uranus), as the death toll (house 8) in rioting (Uranus) and looting (Pluto) soars to 117. Mars and Saturn were square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was inconjunct Neptune in the Mars cycle.
July 16: Many countries – in particular Lebanon, South Africa, Cuba, Haiti and Afghanistan – are experiencing political disorder; and the people (Moon) in many countries – in particular in Africa, South America and South East Asia – are suffering due to the political incompetence of their leaders (discordant Sun) and their mismanagement of the covid-19 pandemic. Progressed Sun is square birth chart Moon in the Aquarian Age chart. The high discord square aspect was at peak power on July 7.
For the past six weeks, pro-democracy protesters (Uranus) in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) have sporadically taken to the streets to express their displeasure with the rule of King Mswati III (Sun) and to call for political reforms. At least 40 people have died and over 150 protesters been hospitalized with injuries. It is Africa’s last absolute monarchy (Sun). Political parties are banned. Progressed Sun was square birth chart Moon in the Aquarian Age chart; plus Mars aspects in the sky and the Mars cycle chart.
July 17: Over 100,000 people march across France to protest (Uranus) against Emmanuel Macron’s plans to force vaccination of health workers and require a covid-19 free certificate to enter places such as restaurants and cinemas; following a week of unrest (Uranus) and a slew of international criticism massive pro-government rallies (Uranus) are held across Cuba: and two hundred flights are cancelled at Lisbon airport (house 9) at the start of a two-day strike (Uranus) by Groundforce handling company workers (house 6). Progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
A man is shot dead (Mars) during a second night of protests (Uranus) over water shortages (Moon-Saturn) in several cities and towns in Iran’s Khuzestan province. Iran is facing its worst drought in 50 years. The water crisis (Moon) has affected households (Moon), devastated agriculture and livestock farming (Saturn), and led to power blackouts (Uranus). Progressed Sun was square birth chart Moon in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Saturn was parallel Moon in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
In the US state of Oregon intense summer heat and dry, unstable and windy conditions continue to fuel the massive Bootleg wildfire (Mars). 2000 people have been evacuated and 67 homes and 117 outbuildings have been destroyed. Progressed Mars was sesquisquare Mars and parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
July 19: It’s ‘Freedom Day’ (Uranus) in England. PM Boris Johnson ends more than a year of covid-19 lockdown restrictions (Pluto-house 12) urging the public to remain cautious (Saturn). It marks a new chapter (Uranus) in the global response to the coronavirus. London clubbers danced through the night rejoicing in human interaction. Let the virus rip we want to party. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky > it’s at peak power again on December 24; progressed Moon was sextile progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age stimulating major Venus-Uranus and Mars-Uranus aspects; progressed Saturn was conjunction Mercury in the Saturn cycle > it’s at peak power on July 29; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus and inconjunct Pluto in the Mars cycle.
The United States, NATO, the European Union, Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan and New Zealand (Pluto) call out Beijing for hacking (Pluto) and accuse China of a global cyberespionage campaign (Uranus-Pluto) that posed a major threat (Pluto) to economic and national security (Saturn); And Pegasus spyware case (Uranus): An investigation by 17 media organisations, led by the Paris-based non-profit journalism group Forbidden Stories (Pluto), says the spyware (Uranus technology-house 12), made and licensed by Israeli company NSO, has been used to successful hack (Pluto) the smartphones (Uranus) belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists. The phone of French President Emmanuel Macron was on a list of potential targets for potential surveillance on behalf of Morocco. Progressed Moon was sextile progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart stimulating major aspect progressed Mars parallel birth chart Uranus; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus and inconjunct Pluto in the Mars cycle.
Indonesia is the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic (Saturn). It’s running rampant and can’t be contained. Deaths are going unreported. The sound of grief (Saturn) is deafening. Progressed Saturn was parallel Moon and conjunction Mercury in the Saturn cycle.
A suicide bomber (Mars-Uranus) kills at least 35 people and wounds dozens in a crowded market in Iraq’s capital Baghdad. Progressed Mars was parallel Uranus and inconjunct Pluto in the Mars cycle.
July 21: At least 33 people have died in extreme flooding (Saturn-Uranus) in Zhengzhou city, China > a year’s worth of rain fell in three days. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Saturn was parallel Moon and Mercury in the Saturn cycle.
A climate of fear (Saturn) has enveloped academics (Mercury) in Hong Kong as they suffer curbs on their freedoms. Progressed Saturn was conjunction Mercury in the Saturn cycle.
In the US major drug companies – McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and Johnson and Johnson (Neptune) – reach a landmark opioid settlement of $26bn US (Jupiter). Progressed Jupiter was parallel Neptune in the Jupiter cycle.
July 23: The Olympics Games opening ceremony is held in Tokyo. Progressed Moon was sextile progressed Uranus (big shocks and surprise developments) in the Aquarian Age chart > peak power date is July 31; Mars (competition, strife, accidents and injuries) was opposition Jupiter (prayers, good sportsmanship and finances) in the sky > peak power date is July 29; progressed Saturn (covid-19 and loss) was conjunction Mercury (controversies) > peak power date is July 29 > and parallel Jupiter in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Neptune (drugs and drug cheats) in the Jupiter cycle.
Progressed Saturn parallel Mercury in the Saturn cycle starts July 24; progressed Sun is trine Saturn in the Sun cycle July 27; progressed Mars in inconjunct Saturn in the Mars cycle July 28; progressed Mars is parallel Jupiter in the sky July 29; progressed Sun is square Uranus and parallel Saturn in the Sun cycle July 31; progressed Sun is opposition Saturn in the Sun cycle August 2; progressed Mars is inconjunct Moon in the Mars cycle August 4; and progressed Mars is sextile Mercury in the Mars cycle August 7. The Games end August 8. With Saturn very active security, safety and covid-19 will be stealing all the headlines and Uranus is sure to spring a major shock or two.
South East Asia is overwhelmed by covid-19 (Saturn); and Australia’s New South Wales state reports its biggest daily rise in new covid-19 cases this year, prompting a tighter lockdown (Pluto) in Sydney in what state officials call a ‘national emergency’ (Mars) that has already derailed (Uranus) a broad economic rebound. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; progressed Saturn was parallel Moon and conjunction Mercury in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Extreme weather (Saturn-Uranus) – torrential monsoon rains that caused landslides and flooding (Saturn) – has killed at least 112 people in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Saturn was conjunction Mercury in the Saturn cycle.
July 24: Covid-19 update: Infection rates are soaring across South East Asia with covid strategies being tested; the effects of long covid are a big concern; mass vaccination programs are being raced out; vaccine hesitancy is a major problem; there are protests against vaccine passports; lockdowns ignite anti-lockdown demonstrations; and the delta variant is a risk to America’s economic growth. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Saturn was conjunction Mercury in the Saturn cycle.
An estimated 160,000 in France take to the streets in nationwide protests (Uranus) against President Emmanuel Macron’s health pass that will drastically curtail (Pluto) access to restaurants and public spaces for unvaccinated people; a similar scheme (Neptune), called ‘green pass’, sparks angry demonstrations (Uranus) across Italy; Greek police (Mars) use teargas and water cannon to disperse people who gathered in central Athens to protest (Uranus) against mandatory covid-19 vaccinations; in cities across Australia thousands of anti-lockdown protestors (Uranus) defy stay at home orders; thousands of Hungarians join the annual Budapest Pride march to support LGBTQ people (Uranus) and protest (Uranus) against a law that limits teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues in schools; in Brazil protesters (Uranus) take to the streets in several cities to demand the impeachment of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro; in Haiti protests (Uranus) and gunfire (Mars) disrupt the funeral of assassinated president Jovenel Moise; and protests (Uranus) over water shortages (Moon-Saturn) continue in Iran’s southwest where at least four people have been killed. Progressed Moon was sextile progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; Saturn was square Uranus in the sky and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Climate change fuelled wildfires (Mars) are burning across North America from northern Canada to the prairies of the western United States. Progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
July 25: Police (Mars) and protesters (Uranus) clash in several Tunisian cities with demonstrators demanding the government (Sun) step down after a spike in covid-19 cases (Saturn) that has aggravated economic troubles. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
Tunisia’s president (Sun) suspends parliament and dismisses Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi (Sun) in a move that puts the country’s democracy (Aquarius-Uranus) in crisis. Progressed Sun was square birth chart Moon and progressed Moon was sextile progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart.
Eighteen year old Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui wins surprise gold (Uranus) in the 400 metres freestyle at the Tokyo Games beating a field of faster and older swimmers. He squeaked into the final by 14-hundredths of a second, landing him in the far outside lane and is the second-youngest athlete from an African nation to win a swimming gold.
July 26: The unrest (Uranus) in Tunisia has been triggered by high youth unemployment (Saturn), mounting government debt (Saturn-house 8), corruption (Pluto) and covid-19 (Saturn). It’s a recipe for worldwide economic and political unrest – Tunisia follows South Africa and Cuba. Progressed Sun is square birth chart Moon in the Aquarian Age chart; and Saturn is square Uranus in the sky. (Progressed Pluto parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle starts today – peak power date is October 15.)
At least 57 migrants die in a shipwreck (Mars-Jupiter) off the Libyan cost. Mars was opposition and parallel Jupiter in the sky.
July 27: The biggest criminal trial (Pluto-house 9) in the Vatican’s Jupiter) modern history opens in a modified courtroom in the Vatican Museums. A cardinal (Jupiter) and nine other people are accused of bleeding the Holy See (Jupiter) of tens of millions of dollars (Jupiter) in donations through bad investments, deals with shady money managers and apparent favors (Jupiter) to friends and family. After eight hours of hearing the trial was adjourned until October 5. Progressed Mercury was semisquare progressed Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; and Mars was opposition and parallel Jupiter in the sky.
The US House of Representatives inquiry into the storming of the US Capital on January 6, 2021 opens in Washington. The inquiry is being conducted almost by Democrats with Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger breaking ranks (Pluto) with the Republicans to join the investigation. Mars was opposition and parallel Jupiter in the sky. See Liz Cheney
July 28: Police in Paraguay seize more than 3,400 kilos of cocaine (Neptune) near the capital city of Asuncion calling it the country’s biggest-ever drug bust (Neptune). Progressed Jupiter was parallel Neptune in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was sesquisquare Neptune in the Sun cycle.
July 29: Tokyo reports 3,865 new covid cases in the past 24 hours, up from 3,177 on Wednesday and double the numbers a week ago. Olympic officials announce 24 new Games-related covid-19 infections including three athletes, bringing the total to 193 since July 1. Progressed Saturn was conjunction Mercury in the Saturn cycle.
July 30: The highly transmissible Delta variant of covid-19 (Saturn) is the dominant global strain having been detected in 132 countries. Progressed Saturn was conjunction and parallel Mercury in the Saturn cycle.
Heavy monsoon rains (Saturn) trigger landslides (Saturn) and flash floods (Saturn-Uranus) in refugee camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern Bangladesh. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Saturn was conjunction Mercury in the Saturn cycle.
The death toll from wildfires (Mars) in Turkey rises to four as thousands of firefighters (Mars) battle about 70 blazes fanned by strong winds and scorching temperatures for a third day in a row. Mars was opposition Jupiter in the sky.
July 31: Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announce record covid-19 infections (Saturn); Myanmar is overwhelmed by the virus; the highly transmissible Delta variant is surging across America; and France battles a fourth wave of infections as thousands of people protest (Uranus) in Paris and other French cities against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and Sun was parallel Saturn and square Uranus in the Sun cycle.
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