June 1: War in Ukraine; Russia takes control of most of the eastern industrial city of Severodonetsk; Zelenskyy calls Russia’s bombing of Severodonetsk ‘madness’ due to the number of chemical plants (Neptune) in the city; Ukrainian forces have some success near the southern city of Kherson and are advancing in parts of the Kharkiv region; Zelensky says some 60 to 100 Ukrainian soldiers (Mars) are killed daily with about 500 wounded; and the United States will send Ukraine the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Mars) equipped with munitions that will allow Ukraine to launch rockets about 80km, but Ukraine will not use the missiles to hit targets on Russian territory.
Four people are killed in a shooting spree (Mars) at a hospital (house 12) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
And tensions continue to simmer on the occupied West bank with 2 more Palestinians killed during an Israeli incursion (Mars). Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Sun was trine Mars in the Sun cycle.
Scientists announce the discovery (Uranus) of the largest known plant on Earth – a seagrass roughly three times the size of Manhattan. Using genetic testing they determined a large underwater meadow in Western Australia is in fact one plant that is believed to have spread from a single seed over at least 4,500 years. Progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle.
Johnny Depp wins his defamation court case against Amber Heard. See Depp’s chart progressed to June 1. 2022
Mars conjunction Neptune in the sky ends
June 2: War in Ukraine; Russian forces have taken 70 percent of Severodonetsk; Zelensky says that Russian forces have seized 20% of his country’s territory and that 200,000 children are among the Ukrainians who have been forcefully (Pluto) taken to Russia. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Sun was parallel Pluto in the Sun cycle.
People in Taiwan are taking up arms (Mars) for the first time in their lives (Uranus) as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ratchets up anxiety (Saturn) at the prospect of China making a similar move on the democratic island. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
Yemen’s warring parties agree to extend a UN-brokered truce (Jupiter) for another two months under the same terms as the original deal that was due to expire today. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was sextile Sun in the Jupiter cycle.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that unless humanity acts now ‘we will not have a liveable planet’ and that the world must cease its ‘senseless and suicidal war (Mars) against nature’. He singled out developed nations and their gluttonous use of the planet’s resources. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Sun was parallel Pluto in the Sun cycle.
Gas prices (Neptune-Jupiter) are soaring around the globe. Jupiter is conjunction Mars and Neptune in the May 2022 Jupiter cycle.
A federal judge in New York sentences Michael Avenatti to four years in prison for stealing money owed to his former client Stormy Daniels. See Avenatti’s chart progressed to June 2, 2022
June 3: War in Ukraine; Russian forces have advanced deep into Severodonetsk; they’re amassing for an attack on the city of Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine; Ukrainian forces have recaptured around 20 percent of the territory they lost in the eastern region of Luhansk; the Kremlin says Russia will continue its invasion until all its ‘goals’ are met; and the whole world in some way is suffering the impacts of Putin’s war. Progressed Moon was inconjunct progressed Mars in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Mars was sextile Moon in the Mars cycle.
African countries are innocent victims of the war in Ukraine. Over 40% of the wheat (Saturn-house 6) consumed in Africa usually comes from Russia and Ukraine but with Ukraine’s Black Sea ports largely blocked for exports since the conflict began a grain shortage (Saturn) could result in famine (Saturn) that affects 1.4 billion people and triggers mass migration. Food prices have shot up (Jupiter) across Africa. Progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; and Mars was conjunction Jupiter and Saturn was square Uranus in the sky.
Thousands of people march against femicide and gender violence (Mars) in Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires as part of a movement now in its seventh year called Ni Una Menos, or ‘Not One Woman (Venus) Less.’ Progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle.
June 4: War in Ukraine; Ukraine claws back a chunk of Severodonetsk after Russian troops fail to advance in the nearby town of Bakhmut and retreat. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Mars was sextile Moon in the Mars cycle.
The main US climate agency says concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle.
June 5: War in Ukraine; Ukrainian forces counterattack in Severodonetsk regaining a swath of lost ground; and Kyiv saw its worst missile attack (Mars) in weeks.
North Korea test-fires eight short-range ballistic missiles (Mars) towards the sea off its east coast.
At least 50 worshippers are killed including many children as attackers (Mars) target the St Francis Catholic Church (Jupiter) in Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo state.
And at least 49 people are killed and more than 200 injured in an explosion (Mars) at a container storage facility in the town of Sitakunda in Bangladesh. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Mars was sextile Sun and Moon in the Mars cycle.
In a statement Australia’s defence department says a Chinese fighter jet ‘dangerously’ intercepted an Australian military surveillance plane in the South China Sea region in May 26 > progressed Mars was conjunction Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Mars in the Mars cycle.
June 6: War in Ukraine; intense fighting rages in the streets of Severodonetsk in a pivotal battle for control in eastern Ukraine; and Britain will supply Ukraine with multi-launch rocket systems that can hit targets up to 80 km (50 miles).
And South Korea and the US fire eight surface-to-surface missiles (Mars) off South Korea’s east coast, responding to a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles launched by North Korea. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Mars was sextile Sun in the Mars cycle.
Strife (Mars) erupts in India and an angry row (Mars) erupts between India and the Islamic world – Kuwait, Qatar, Iran and Saudi Arabia – after two senior officials in India’s ruling BJP made controversial comments about the Prophet Mohammad (Jupiter). Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky.
Oil (Neptune) prices hit $120 a barrel after Saudi Arabia raised crude prices (Jupiter) for July. Jupiter is conjunction Neptune in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Jupiter was sextile Sun in the cycle.
June 7: War in Ukraine; street fighting rages in Severodonetsk; Russian forces control most of the city and are advancing towards Sloviansk; and Zelensky appeals for more weapons to arrive faster. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.
June 8: War in Ukraine; in one of the bloodiest battles of the war Russian forces launch a fierce assault (Mars) in Severodonetsk forcing the Ukrainian fighters to pull back to the outskirts of the city; and Moscow claims that 97 percent of the Luhansk region is under Russian control. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisquare Saturn and parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.
June 9: War in Ukraine; intense street fighting continues in Severodonetsk; Kyiv says that the only way of turning the tide is more artillery; in Kherson province Ukraine captures new ground in a counter-attack; Turkish efforts to ease a global food crisis met resistance as Ukraine says Russia is imposing unreasonable conditions and the Kremlin says free shipment depended on an end to sanctions; and according to information collected by Visegrad, a cultural and political alliance of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, Russia has launched at least 2,100 missiles (Mars) against Ukraine since the start of the invasion > more than 600 were launched from Belarus. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisquare Mercury and parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack (Mars) on the US Capitol holds its first public hearing (Jupiter-house 9) to reveal the findings of its year-long investigation. Mars was conjunction Jupiter in the sky; progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle; progressed Jupiter was conjunction Moon in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was square Jupiter in the Sun cycle. In America’s 2022 Mars cycle Mars, Jupiter and Neptune are in house 11 (Congress). In America’s chart progressed Midheaven (publicity) was trine birth chart Moon in house 10 (peak power date was May 1, 2022) and progressed Moon was conjunction birth chart Midheaven; and progressed Sun in house 11 (Congress) was inconjunct progressed Mars (gun violence – peak power date is August 10, 2022) and sesquisquare progressed Saturn (planet of grief and cusp ruler of house 8 [death] – peak power date is April 10, 2023 > and progressed Moon was trine birth chart Saturn.
World golf (Mars-Jupiter) is in chaos (Neptune) with the PGA Tour announcing a ban (Pluto) on all players who have teed off at the glitzy launch of Greg Norman’s Saudi-backed LIV Invitational Series. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.
June 10: War in Ukraine; The Ukrainian army say its forces continue to frustrate Russian attempts to take Severodonetsk; the regional governor says Russians are ‘dying (there) like flies’; and the Ukrainian forces are drawing the Russians into street fighting to neutralise their artillery advantage. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.
June 11: War in Ukraine; intense street fighting (Mars) continues in Severodonetsk with both sides suffering high numbers of casualties; Russian forces have not made advances into the south of the city; and Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant (Neptune) where hundreds of civilians are sheltering.
And the Damascus International Airport suffers major damage – including to runways – following an Israeli missile attack (Mars). Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.
In America thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in hundreds of protests (Uranus) to push lawmakers to take action on gun violence (Mars) in the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle.
June 12: The war in Ukraine remains the major war in the world today. It’s settling in and developing its own modus operandi. Both sides in the conflict have their problems and as Mars conjunction Jupiter in the sky ends the level of Mars energy impacting Earth is significantly decreased reducing the likelihood of important events and developments occurring. Aspects in the Mars cycle time routine conflict events pertaining to this and any other conflicts. Events that are over and above the ordinary can occur with Mars parallel Neptune in the sky on June 22; and Mars square Pluto in the sky on July 2. The next major developments are timed to occur with Mars conjunction Uranus in the sky which starts July 14.
June 13/14: Wall Street plunges (Saturn) and stock markets around the globe follow suit giving investors and traders a heart attack. In America’s chart progressed Moon was trine birth chart Saturn; in the Aquarian Age chart progressed Moon was inconjunct birth chart Saturn; and progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle. Investors (Neptune-house 8) are spooked by rising inflation > progressed Sun was square Neptune in the Sun cycle; and the Fed in America aggressively (Mars) raising interest rates (Jupiter) > progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
June 15: The US Federal Reserve in response to surging inflation (Neptune) raises (Jupiter) its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent. Progressed Jupiter was conjunction Moon and parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
In the Eastern Australian states days of power shortages (Saturn) prompt the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to intervene in a desperate bid to shore up the country’s power supply. It suspended (Pluto) the spot market for wholesale electricity across the entire country. Progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
There’s a sharp fall (Saturn) in crypto markets with Bitcoin (Uranus-house 2) tumbling to a new 18-month low. It has lost (Saturn) 28% of its value since June 10 to $20,289. In November 2021 it was valued at $69,000. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
June 15-17: France and the UK experience a punishing heatwave (Mars) and firefighters (Mars) in Spain are battling wildfires (Mars). Progressed Sun was sesquisquare Mars in the Sun cycle; progressed Mar was semisextile Uranus in the Mars cycle; progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Mars was trine ascendant in France’s and the UK’s Mars cycle charts.
June 18: In India protesters (Uranus) express outrage at a new military recruitment plan and demand the government reverse its actions. Progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was semisquare Uranus in the Sun cycle.
In the US Apple Inc workers (house 6) in the city of Maryland vote to join a union (house 6-Uranus), becoming the first (Uranus) retail employees of the tech giant to unionize in the country. Progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was sesquisquare Uranus in the Sun cycle.
Bitcoin drops below $20,000 as a spate of cryptocurrency (Uranus-house 2) meltdowns erase tens of billions of dollars of investors’ assets and spark urgent calls to regulate (Pluto) the freewheeling industry. Progressed Moon was inconjunct birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was semisquare Uranus and inconjunct Pluto in the Sun cycle.
June 19: After winning the French presidency Emmanuel Macron loses control (Sun) of the National Assembly in legislative elections. In his chart progressed Sun was square birth chart Moon and birth chart Uranus > it’s at peak power on August 1, 2022.
FINA votes to restrict the participation of transgender (Uranus) athletes in elite women’s competitions (Mars) while vowing to create a working group to establish an ‘open’ category for them. Progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
June 20: In Zimbabwe nurses, doctors, pharmacists, radiologists and other medical professionals (Mars-Jupiter) go on strike (Uranus) to compel the government to pay salaries in US dollars. Spiralling inflation (around 130%) has eroded the purchasing power of their take-home pay (around $400 a month for doctors and $50 a month for nurses). Progressed Mars was parallel Jupiter in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle.
June 21: The US bans the importing (Jupiter-house 9) of all goods from Xinjiang, where China has established detention camps for Uighurs. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
Bangladesh and India experience the worst floods (Saturn) in decades. Heavy monsoon rains have claimed over 100 lives in the past two weeks with more than 9.5 million people stranded with little food and drinking water. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Moon was inconjunct birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart > peak power date is July 2.
In the UK tens of thousands of railways workers hold a 24 hour strike (Uranus) with more planned Thursday and Saturday; and thousands of students in Sri Lanka’s main city, Colombo, protest (Uranus) to demand the president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies and disrupted (Uranus) people’s livelihoods and education; and an estimated 10,000 Indigenous people in Ecuador take to the streets in the capital Quito, continuing anti-government protests (Uranus) that began on June 13 over fuel prices, unemployment and President Guillermo Lasso’s conservative government. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus and sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle.
June 22: At least 1,000 people are killed and 1,500 others injured after magnitude 5.9 earthquake (Saturn-house 4) rocks remote parts of eastern Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky and progressed Moon was inconjunct birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart. You can see Afghanistan’s Aquarian Age chart progressed to June 22, 2022 here
In the Netherlands thousands of farmers (Saturn) protest (Uranus) against the government’s plans to rein in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle.
In the UK rising food prices (Jupiter-Moon-house 6) push the country’s inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1 percent, the highest rate out of the G7 countries. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Moon in the Jupiter cycle.
June 23: The European Union agrees to put Ukraine on a path towards EU membership, acting with uncharacteristic speed (Mars) and unity (Pluto) to pull the embattled country further away from Russia’s influence and bind it more closely to the West. Progressed Pluto was parallel Neptune in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
The US Supreme court (Jupiter-house 9) deems unconstitutional a decades-old New York state law that requires gun owners (Mars) to show ‘proper cause’ to carry a concealed handgun (Mars) for self-defence in public. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
June 24: In America the conservative (Saturn) dominated Supreme Court (Jupiter-house 9) rules the US Constitution ‘does not confer a right to abortion’ and ”overturns the landmark Roe v Wade decision, upending nearly five decades of abortion (Mars) access in the country. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle. Saturn the planet of conservatism and loss is transiting Aquarius the sign of human rights. See America’s chart progressed to June 24, 2022
US President Joe Biden signs the first major federal gun reform (Mars-Uranus) in three decades. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
June 25: In Ukraine, following weeks of bloody fighting, Russian forces seize (Mars) full control of Severodonetsk – home to more than 100,000 people and now a wasteland. It was Russia’s biggest victory since capturing Mariupol. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisquare Moon and Sun in the Mars cycle.
In Norway at least two people are killed and 21 others wounded when a man opens fire (Mars) outside a popular gay bar and nearby locations in Oslo. Progressed Mars was semisquare Moon in the Mars cycle.
June 26: Russian missiles (Mars) hammer Kyiv for the first time in weeks while the leaders (Sun) of the Group of Seven (G7) meet at summit in the Bavarian Alps. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisquare Sun in the Mars cycle.
June 27: At least 13 people are killed and more than 50 injured when a Russian missile (Mars) strikes a crowded shopping mall in central Ukraine. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; progressed Mars was semisquare Sun in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Pluto in the Sun cycle.
At least 42 migrants are found dead (Pluto) inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas in what appears to be one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling (house 12) along the U.S.-Mexico border. Mars was square Pluto in the sky.
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) announces further dramatic cuts (Saturn) to food aid in Yemen due to a lack (Saturn) of funding. Millions of Yemenis will go hungry (Saturn). Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was sextile Saturn in the Mars cycle.
June 28: On the eve of NATO’s annual summit, with Mars square Pluto in the sky, the head of the Western defence alliance (Mars-Pluto) calls for member states to boost their military spending (Mars-Jupiter) in an increasingly ‘unpredictable’ (Uranus) and ‘dangerous’ (Mars) world. Progressed Mars is parallel Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and Mars conjunction Uranus in the sky starts July 14.
NATO ally Turkey lifts its veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the Western alliance after the three nations agreed to protect each other’s security (security). Progressed Mars was sextile Saturn in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Pluto in the Sun cycle.
Bulgaria announces the mass expulsion (Pluto) of 70 Russian diplomatic staff that have to leave by July 3. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Sun was parallel Pluto in the Sun cycle.
At least 49 people die and dozens are injured in a fire (Mars) during a riot in a prison (house 12) in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was sextile Saturn and semisextile Neptune in the Mars cycle.
Japan is baking under scorching heat (Mars) as temperatures in the country’s capital, Tokyo, top 35 Celcius (95 Fahrenheit) for three successive days. It’s the streak of hot weather in June since records began in 1875. Mars was square Pluto in the sky.
Ghislaine Maxwell is sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. See her chart progressed to June 28, 2022
June 29: The US will increase its military (Mars) presence across Europe as NATO (Pluto) agrees a ‘fundamental shift’ in its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A permanent army headquarters will be created in Poland, while new US warships will go to Spain, fighter jets to the UK and ground troops to Romania. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisextile Mercury in the Mars cycle.
In Ghana demonstrators gather for a second day of protests (Uranus) against spiralling inflation and other economic woes after the first day ended in clashes (Mars) with police (Mars) and 29 arrests. Progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle; and Mars was square Pluto in the sky.
In northeastern Mexico journalist Antonio de la Cruz (Mercury) is shot and killed outside his home in Ciudad Victoria. He is the 12th Mexican journalist murdered this year amid rising violence (Mars) against members of the press. And in the Philippine Maria Ressa’s news company Rappler is ordered to shut down (Pluto) by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission on charges of violating rules on foreign ownership of mass media (Mercury-Pluto). Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisextile Mercury in the Mars cycle.
June 30: Russia steps up its offensive in eastern Ukraine after NATO brands Moscow the biggest ‘direct threat’ to Western security and agrees plans to modernise Kyiv’s armed forces. And Russian forces abandon the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian ports. Mars was square Pluto in the sky.
The US Supreme Court (Jupiter) rules that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not have the authority to impose sweeping measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Progressed Pluto was square Jupiter in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle. In America’s chart progressed Moon was trine birth chart Saturn – the cusp ruler of house 9 (the Supreme Court) > peak power date is July 3.
The UK provides another 1 billion pounds ($1.2bn) in military support (Mars-Jupiter) to Ukraine. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
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