October 1: According to Reuters the worldwide death toll (house 8) from covid-19 (Saturn) surpasses 5 million with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the Delta variant. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky > peak power date is December 24; and progressed Saturn was parallel Uranus in the Saturn cycle.
October 2: Ten of thousands of women across all 50 US states march in protests (Uranus-Neptune) to support abortion rights; thousands of Brazilians march in protests to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro; and thousands of people in Romania march in protest against new coronavirus restrictions announced by the government this week to fight a steep rise in infections. Mars was parallel Neptune and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
A huge fire (Mars) destroys or damages more than 200 houses and businesses on the Honduran island of Guanaja forcing hundreds of residents to flee (Saturn) for safety. Progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was trine Mars in the Sun cycle.
The US drug-maker Merck (Neptune) announces that in an interim clinical trial the experimental drug (Neptune) – molnupiravir – for severe covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.
The US death toll (house 8) from covid-19 surpasses 700,000. This is about 15% of the world’s total number of fatalities.
October 3: The secret (house 12) wealth (house 2) and dealings of world leaders (Sun), politicians (Sun) and billionaires (Jupiter) are exposed (Uranus) in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents (Jupiter-Mercury). The Pandora Papers probe, involving 600 journalists (Mercury-Pluto), reveals how the global elite (Sun) hides (Pluto) billions of dollars from tax collectors (house 8), creditors, criminal investigators and — in cases involving 14 world leaders (Sun) — citizens (Moon) around the world. Progressed Sun was square Moon in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Pluto was parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle > peak power date is October 15; progressed Neptune was inconjunct Moon in the Neptune cycle > peak power date is October 12; progressed Saturn was parallel Uranus in the Saturn cycle > peak power date is October 10; progressed Sun was trine Saturn in the Sun cycle; and Uranus was in Taurus.
As Beijing intensifies a campaign of military intimidation (Mars-Pluto) Taiwan’s Foreign Minister warns his nation is preparing for war (Mars) with China and urges Australia to increase intelligence sharing and security cooperation (Saturn-Pluto). Dozens of Chinese military aircraft have flown into Taiwanese airspace in recent days. Progressed Mars was parallel progressed Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart > peak power date is November 21; progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Saturn in the Pluto cycle; progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle; and Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky.
October 4: China flies 56 fighter planes (Mars-Neptune) towards Taiwan in the largest show of force on record, continuing three days of sustained military harassment (Mars-Pluto) against the self-governed island. Progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle; and Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky.
Facebook (Neptune) and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms are hit by major global outages (Mars – strife) affecting millions of users (Moon). Progressed Neptune was inconjunct Moon in the Neptune cycle; progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle; and Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky.
October 8: A suicide bomb attack (Mars-Pluto) on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz kills at least 50 people. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle; and Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky.
Brazil surpasses 600,000 Covid-19 deaths (Saturn-house 8).
October 10: Thousands of protestors (Uranus) representing more than 80 organisations (Pluto) take to the streets in Brussels to demand bolder action (Mars) in fighting climate change (Saturn) at the 12-day United Nations climate summit (Pluto) set to begin in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 31. And fears (Saturn) that Poland could leave the European Union spark nationwide protests (Uranus) with 100,000 people taking to the streets in Warsaw. On October 7 Poland’s top court (Jupiter-house 9) ruled that key articles of EU law were ‘incompatible’ with Poland’s constitution (house 9). Progressed Moon was sextile birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Saturn was parallel Uranus in the Saturn cycle; and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
Pope Francis (Jupiter) lunches a two-year process to consult every Catholic parish around the world on the future direction of the Church. Some are hoping the ambitious attempt at Catholic reform (Uranus) for 60 years will lead to change (Uranus) on issues such as women’s ordination, married priests and same-sex relationships. Progressed Moon was sextile birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart stimulating progressed Jupiter trine birth chart Uranus; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Sun in the Jupiter cycle.
The death toll from a mass poisoning (Neptune) linked to illegal alcohol (Mars) in southwest Russia on October 9 rises to 34. Progressed Neptune was square Mars in the Neptune cycle.
October 14-15: In Norway five people are killed in a bow-and-arrow attack (Mars); in Britain lawmaker David Amess (Sun) is killed in a stabbing attack (Mars); at least 47 people are killed and 70 others wounded in an explosion (Mars) inside a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar; and at least 46 people are killed and dozens seriously injured in a fire (Mars) at a 13-storey tower block in southern Taiwan. It was a bad Mars day. Progressed Mars was square Sun in the Mars cycle.
October 16: In Rome tens of thousands of protesters (Uranus) demonstrate against fascism, a week after right-wing extremists forced their way into the headquarters of Italy’s oldest labour confederation. Progressed Moon was birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Pluto was parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle.
Australian police (Mars) seize the largest heroin shipment (Neptune) ever detected in the country, worth an estimated 140 million Australian dollars ($104m). Progressed Neptune was square Mars in the Neptune cycle; and progressed Mars was inconjunct Neptune in the Mars cycle.
Covid is raging in Russia with 33,208 new infections (Mars) and 1,002 deaths (house 8). The country’s vaccination drive is at a standstill and there no restrictions in place. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky and progressed Mars was square Sun and inconjunct Neptune in the Mars cycle.
October 17-19: A group (Pluto) of missionaries (Jupiter) are abducted in Haiti; Haitians mount a nationwide strike (Pluto) to protest a growing wave of kidnappings (Pluto); North Korea fires at least one ballistic missile (Mars) off its east coast overshadowing the opening of major arm’s fair (Mars-Jupiter) in Seoul; and gunmen (Mars) kill at least 43 people in an attack in northern Nigeria’s Sokoto state. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Jupiter in the Mars cycle. Progressed Sun was square Pluto in the Sun cycle on October 19.
October 21: Thousands of supporters of Sudan’s transitional government (Sun) take to the streets of the capital, Khartoum, and other cities, with rival pro-military protesters (Mars-Pluto) holding a sit-in (Pluto) outside the presidential palace. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Pluto in the Mars cycle.
October 23: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moves to expel (Pluto) the ambassadors of 10 Western countries who appealed for the release of jailed civil society leader Osman Kavala. Mars was square Pluto in the sky.
October 25: Sudan’s military (Mars) seize power (Pluto) from a transitional government and soldiers (Mars) kill at least three people and wound 80 as anti-coup protests breakout. Progressed Mars was parallel progressed Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart > peak power date is November 21, 2021; progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle; and Mars was square Pluto in the sky.
A coup d’état (or coup) is the overthrow of a government by non-democratic means and with progressed Mars parallel progressed Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart reaching peak power on November 21, 2021 and progressed Mars parallel birth chart Uranus there have been more coups in 2021 than in the previous 5 years combined.
Feb 1: Myanmar coup d’état; Feb 25: Armenian coup d’état attempt; March 31: Nigerian coup attempt; April 3: alleged Jordanian coup attempt; May 24: Malian coup d’état; Sept 5: Guinean coup d’état; and Oct 24: Sudanese coup d’état
October 28: Mark Zuckerberg announces that embattled (Mars) Facebook Inc. (Neptune) is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what he says is its commitment to developing the new surround-yourself technology known as the ‘metaverse.’ Progressed Neptune was parallel Sun and Mars in the Neptune cycle; and progressed Sun was sesquisquare Neptune in the Sun cycle.
The toxic social network itself will still be called Facebook. In the Hermetic system of numbers Facebook vibrates to 16 > Mars > planet of strife, conflict and acrimony. Its divinatory significance is accident/catastrophe. Meta vibrate to 5 > Jupiter > planet of wealth. Its divinatory significance is religion or law.
Russia fights a surge in covid infections (Mars-Saturn) – 40,096 infections and 1,159 fatalities (house 8) in the past 24 hours – and Moscow shuts down all non-essential services for 11 days.
October 30: In Sudan tens of thousands of people (Pluto) take part in nationwide protests (Uranus) demanding the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup (Mars-Pluto). Military forces (Mars) shot dead three people. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle.
Thousands of people including students (Mercury-house 5) and groups of workers (Pluto-house 6) demonstrate (Uranus) in Rome during the summit (Pluto) of G-20 leaders (Sun) calling on them to act against climate change (Saturn-Uranus) and ensure fair access to covid-19 vaccines (Saturn). Progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn and Uranus in the Pluto cycle; progressed Saturn was parallel Mercury in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle.
A diplomatic row (Mars) over Yemen between Gulf countries and Lebanon escalates with Saudi Arabia cutting of diplomatic ties with Lebanon and banning Lebanese imports on October 29 and the United Arab Emirates announcing it will withdraw its diplomats from Lebanon and calling on its nationals not to visit the country. Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Mars was square Saturn in the Mars cycle.
A fishing row (Neptune-Mars) between Britain and France heats up (Mars) when Boris Johnson refuses to rule out triggering trade dispute (Jupiter-Mars) action. Progressed Neptune was square Mars in the Neptune cycle; and Mars was square Saturn in the Mars cycle.
October 31: World leaders (Sun) at the G20 summit in Rome approve new tax rules (house 8) that will see the profits of large multinational corporations taxed at a rate of at least 15 percent and pledge action on climate change (Saturn-Uranus) but make few commitments. Progressed Neptune was parallel Sun and square Saturn in the Neptune cycle.
Extinction Rebellion activists (Uranus-Pluto) march through Edinburgh in solidarity with protests (Uranus) taking place across the world on day one of the COP26 climate summit. Progressed Pluto was parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Sun was opposition Uranus in the Sun cycle.
Health officials and scientists are closely tracking a new Delta coronavirus subvariant labelled AY.4.2 that has been detected in dozens of countries amid concerns that it could be more transmissible than the original strain. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; progressed Saturn was parallel Uranus in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Sun was opposition Uranus in the Sun cycle.
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