November 1: COP 26 kicks off with doomsday warnings (Saturn-Pluto) from world leaders; and the official covid-19 death count surpasses 5 million but the real count could be four times higher. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
November 2: A group of leaders at COP26 promise (Neptune) to stop deforestation (Saturn) by 2030. More than 90 countries pledge (Neptune) to cut emissions of methane by at least 30 percent this decade. Progressed Neptune was square Saturn in the Neptune cycle; and progressed Sun was square Saturn in the Sun cycle.
Ethiopia’s cabinet declares an immediate nationwide state of emergency (Mars) and authorities in Addis Ababa tell citizens to prepare to defend the capital, as fighters (Mars) from the northern region of Tigray threatened to march towards the city. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle; and Mars was square Saturn in the sky.
November 5: Thousands of young campaigners (Mercury-Pluto) march through the streets of Glasgow demanding urgent action (Mars) from world leaders (Sun) at the UN climate conference to stave off catastrophic climate change; and in Baghdad protests (Uranus) against the results of Iraq’s recent parliamentary election turn violent with demonstrators clashing (Mars) with security forces outside the capital’s high-security (Saturn) Green Zone. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars, Saturn and Uranus in the Pluto cycle.
At least 99 people are killed and more than 100 injured when a fuel tanker (Neptune) explodes (Mars) following a collision (Mars) in Freetown the capital of Sierra Leone. Progressed Neptune was square Mars in the Neptune cycle; and progressed Mars was inconjunct Moon in the Mars cycle.
As winter (Saturn) closes in covid cases are surging across Europe with infections reaching record levels. Vaccines are readily available, but many people still refuse to take them. The World Health Organization says the region is, once again, the centre of the pandemic and warns of 500,000 more deaths by February 2022. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
November 6: Tens of thousands of protesters (Uranus) march in Glasgow, and in many other cities around the world (London, Paris, Copenhagen, Seoul, Sydney) to demand bolder action at the U.N. climate conference; and thousands of people gather in cities across Poland to protest (Uranus) against strict abortion laws. Uranus was opposition the lunation in the Scorpio new Moon chart.
President Joe Biden’s landmark $1tn (£741bn) infrastructure spending package (Jupiter) passes the House of Representatives. Progressed Jupiter was sextile progressed Venus and progressed Moon was opposition progressed Jupiter in the Aquarian Age chart.
November 7/8: Two days of strikes (Uranus) and civil disobedience (Uranus) across Sudan following last month’s coup and the ousting of a civilian government. Progressed Pluto was parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and Uranus was opposition the lunation in the Scorpio new Moon chart.
The official global covid-19 death count surpasses 5 million (could be as high as 17 million) and the total case count surpasses 250 million. Mars was square Saturn and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
November 10: Tensions escalate on the Poland-Belarus border as migrants from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa trapped in Belarus make multiple attempts to force their way into Poland. Mars was square Saturn in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Uranus in the Mars cycle.
France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic. Several of its neighbors are already there. Mars was square Saturn in the sky.
November 12: US inflation (Neptune) hits a three-decade high in October, delivering widespread and sizable price increases (Jupiter) to households (Moon) for everything from groceries (Moon) to cars (Uranus) due to persistent supply shortages (Saturn) and strong consumer demand. The Labor Department said the consumer-price index — which measures what consumers pay for goods and services (Jupiter up, Saturn down) — increased in October by 6.2% from a year ago. That was the fastest 12-month pace since 1990 and the fifth straight month of inflation above 5%. Progressed Neptune was parallel Sun, inconjunct Moon, square Mars and square Saturn in the Neptune cycle; and in America’s chart progressed Jupiter was square birth chart Saturn and progressed ascendant was square progressed Neptune > start date was April 29, 2021 > peak power date is July 1, 2022.
November 13: The COP26 climate summit winds up in Glasgow with a deal aimed at staving off dangerous (Mars) climate change (Saturn). It’s the first ever (Uranus) climate deal to explicitly plan to reduce coal (Saturn) and presses for more urgent (Mars) emission cuts (Saturn) and promises (Neptune) more money (Jupiter) for developing countries; but the pledges don’t go far enough to limit temperature rise to 1.5C. Several countries – including small, low-lying island states – said they were deeply disappointed (Saturn) by the watering down of the crucial language in the final text; while others slammed the revision as odious and against the rules, but said it was something they had to accept to bring the two weeks of talks to a close. The UN conference revealed huge global divides (Pluto) on tackling the climate crisis. Mars was square Saturn and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Sun was square Jupiter, parallel Saturn and trine Neptune in the Sun cycle.
In Sudan security forces fire live ammunition (Mars) killing 5 people as tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators (Uranus) rally in Khartoum and other cities; in the Democratic Republic of the Congo thousands of people take to the streets of Kinshasa to protest (Uranus) against President Felix Tshisekedi’s move to install a close friend to head the country’s electoral commission; and in the Netherlands police (Mars) use water cannon on protesters (Uranus) opposed to a new partial lockdown imposed amid record coronavirus infections and rising intensive care cases. Europe is the new epicentre of the virus. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Uranus in the Mars cycle.
58 inmates are killed in the latest round of violence to hit the Penitenciaria del Litoral in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Uranus in the Mars cycle.
November 14: A Russian anti-missile test (Mars) destroys (Mars) an old Russian satellite. Space debris forces the crew aboard the International Space Station to shelter (Saturn) in capsules. America condemns Russia for conducting a ‘dangerous (Mars) and irresponsible (Saturn)’ test. Mars was square Saturn and opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Uranus in the Mars cycle.
November 15: Thousands of people remain stranded in freezing conditions (Saturn) on both sides of the Belarus-Poland border, barred from entering the EU via Poland (Pluto) as a dispute (Mars) between the bloc and Minsk rages and a migration crisis deepens. The European Union agrees to widen sanctions (Saturn-Pluto) on Belarus. Mars was square Saturn and opposition Uranus in the sky; Mars was opposition Uranus in the Mars cycle; and Neptune was square Saturn in the Neptune cycle.
November 16: Twin suicide bombings (Mars-Uranus) in Uganda’s capital Kampala kill at least 3 people and injure 33 others. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky.
Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq tells a British parliamentary inquiry that English cricket is rife with racism (Uranus). He catalogued a culture of widespread racism at the Yorkshire cricket club. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky.
November 17-18: Anti-coup protests (Uranus) continue in Sudan. At least 15 people are killed mostly in the Sudanese capital Khartoum’s twin cities of Bahri and Omdurman. Police (Mars) fire tear gas to disperse protestors. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky.
November 19: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Sun) says he will repeal three controversial farm laws (Mercury-Jupiter-house 9) that led to massive protests (Uranus) by farmers (Saturn) throughout 2021. Mars was square Saturn and opposition Uranus in the sky; progressed Saturn was parallel Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Neptune was parallel Sun in the Neptune cycle.
Austria imposes a full covid lockdown (Pluto) and makes vaccination mandatory (Pluto) as covid case numbers (Saturn) surge to new highs. Mars was square Saturn and opposition Uranus in the sky; progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Sun was sextile Pluto in the Sun cycle.
In central Iran thousands of protesters (Uranus) gather on a barren strip of dirt (Saturn) in Isfahan to demand the revival of the major Zayandeh Rud River (Pisces) that has dried up (Saturn). Mars was square Saturn and opposition Uranus and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Neptune in the Neptune cycle (in Pisces) was square Saturn.
In America the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges sparks protests (Uranus) in some US cities and divides the country. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle.
November 20: Thousands (of discontented extremists) attend anti-lockdown protests (Uranus) in Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Croatia, Italy and Australia. (Millions of reasonable people didn’t.) Dutch police open fire (Mars) on protestors when rioting erupts in Rotterdam; in Austria thousands gather in Vienna and the far-right opposition Freedom Party pledges to fight the new restrictions announced on November 19: and peaceful (Venus) protests (Uranus) are held in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Mars was square Saturn and opposition Uranus and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
In France tens of thousands of protesters (Uranus) take to the streets to demand more government action to prevent violence (Mars) against women (women). Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Venus and progressed Moon was trine birth chart Venus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Sun was trine Venus in the Sun cycle.
The UN and the United States demand proof of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis champion Peng Shuai (Venus) amid rising concerns for her wellbeing. She has not been seen in public since alleging on November 2 that she was sexually assaulted (Mars) by China’s former vice-premier. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Venus and progressed Moon was trine birth chart Venus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Sun was trine Venus in the Sun cycle.
November 21: As covid (Saturn) surges across Europe tens of thousands of people protest (Uranus) against anti-covid measures (Pluto) which stop the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants and bars; and Guadeloupe is hit by a third night of looting (Pluto) and rioting (Uranus) amid protests(Uranus) against covid-19 measures. Mars was opposition Uranus and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky > Saturn square Uranus reaches peak power on December 24 and will script the latest developments in the covid story over the coming weeks.
At least 5 people are killed when an SUV (Uranus) ploughs (Mars) into a Christmas celebration in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Mars was opposition Uranus in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle. (In the 2020 Mars cycle chart Mars is conjunction Moon.)
November 22: The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) says a greater number of countries are sliding towards authoritarianism (Sun), while the number of established democracies (Uranus-Aquarius) under threat (Pluto) has never been so high. The equinox was square progressed Pluto, progressed Mars was parallel progressed Pluto and progressed Sun was square Moon in the Aquarian Age chart.
A new deadly wave of covid across Europe is met by popular fury (Moon-Mars) over lockdowns (Pluto); in Germany the health minister warns (Pluto) that ‘By the end of this winter everyone in Germany will either be vaccinated, recovered or dead’; and more than 20 million adult Kenyans will be barred (Pluto) from bars, restaurants and public transport from December 21 if they are not fully vaccinated against covid-19. Less than 10% of the population is currently vaccinated – about 6.4 million people. Mars was opposition Uranus and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Saturn in the Pluto cycle.
November 23: There’s a global oil (Neptune) shortage (Saturn) and crude oil prices are soaring (Jupiter). They recently reached a seven year-high. The US is releasing 50 million barrels from its reserves in an attempt to bring the domestic price down. Progressed Neptune was inconjunct Moon and square Saturn in the Neptune cycle; and progressed Pluto was parallel Neptune in the Pluto cycle. (Progressed Moon opposition progressed Neptune (oil) in the Aquarian Age chart starts November 25 > peak power date is December 21.)
November 24: At least 27 people die in a drowning accident (Neptune-Mars) while crossing the English Channel from France to Britain, in the worst disaster (Mars) on record involving migrants in the waters separating the countries. Progressed Neptune was square Mars in the Neptune cycle; and progressed Mars was parallel Venus in the Mars cycle.
After 4 days of student (Mercury) protests (Uranus) in Sulaimaniyah in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region authorities promise to reinstate a monthly stipend (Jupiter) that was cut (Saturn) seven years ago. Progressed Saturn was parallel Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus in the Saturn cycle.
November 25: It’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence (Mars) Against Women (Venus). The term ‘violence against women’ encompasses all forms of male violence against women and girls, including intimate partner abuse, sexual harassment, human trafficking, female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. In Spain thousands of people took to the streets in marches to mark the Day; and in Turkey police fire pepper gas (Neptune) to disperse demonstrators who gathered in Istanbul to protest violence against women. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Venus and progressed Moon was trine birth chart Venus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Mars was parallel Venus in the Mars cycle.
Australia deploys more than 70 security personnel (Mars-Saturn) to the Solomon Islands’ as two days of violent unrest (Mars-Uranus) continues to escalate in Honiara, the capital. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and in the Scorpio new Moon chart Mars was conjunction and Uranus was opposition the Sun-Moon lunation.
An accident (Mars) in a Siberian coal mine (Saturn) kills at least 52 people, including six rescuers, in one of Russia's worst mining disasters (Mars-Saturn) since Soviet times. A methane gas explosion (Mars-Neptune) caused a ventilation shaft to fill with gas. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Neptune was square Mars and Saturn in the Neptune cycle; and in the Scorpio new Moon chart Mars was conjunction and Saturn was square the Sun-Moon lunation and Mars was square Saturn.
A new variant of covid-19 – B.1.1.1.529 – (Mars-Uranus) has been detected in Botswana; virologists are racing to learn about its transmissibility and resistance to current vaccines; Germany records 351 covid fatalities and the country’s death toll surpasses 100,000; and Thanksgiving in America is bound to be a covid superspreader so prepare for spike in cases and deaths. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and Pluto was parallel Mars and Saturn in the Pluto cycle.
November 26: In response to the discovery of a new coronavirus variant Saturn’s fear grips the world. The World Health Organisation says Omicron may spread faster than other forms and preliminary evidence suggests there’s an increased risk (Mars) of reinfection. The EU, Britain and India announce stricter border controls as scientists seek to determine if the mutation is vaccine-resistant. Wall Street has its worst day since February falling (Saturn) over 900 points; oil prices crash more than 10%; and Bitcoin tumbles 9% as traders dump risk assets and flee (Saturn) to the safety (Saturn) of bonds, the yen and the Swiss franc. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Saturn was parallel Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus in the Saturn cycle; progressed Neptune was square Saturn in the Neptune cycle; and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky. Progressed Saturn parallel Moon in the Saturn cycle starts today – November 26 > peak power date is January 5, 2022.
November 26: In Serbia skirmishes (Mars) erupt between police and demonstrators at anti-mining protests ((Uranus); in Mali two people are killed in continuing anti-government protests; in Burkina Faso police (Mars) fire tear gas at anti-government protests; in Jordan hundreds protest against a water-energy deal with Israel; and in India farmers say their anti-farm law protests will continue until the laws are revoked. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; progressed Mars was inconjunct Moon in the Mars cycle; and Uranus was opposition the Sun-Moon lunation in the Scorpio new Moon cycle.
November 29: South Africa is angry (Mars) that the world has shut its doors to the largely unvaccinated country; The World Health Organization says the global risk (Mars) from Omicron is ‘very high’; Joe Biden says don’t panic, go get vaccinated; and the scientists are racing (Mars) to learn as much as they can about the new covid variant. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Sun, inconjunct Mercury, parallel Venus and trine Neptune in the Mars cycle.
Newsmaker Jack Dorsey: He is stepping down as the CEO of Twitter. See his chart progressed to November 29, 2021
Newsmaker Ghislaine Maxwell: The trial of the British socialite who’s accused of grooming underage girls for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse begins in New York. Maxwell has pleaded not guilty. A verdict is expected sometime in January 2022. See Maxwell’s chart progressed to November 29, 2021
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