October 1: In Indonesia 125 people are killed and over 300 injured after a crowd stampede (Mars-Pluto) and police (Mars) use tear gas (Neptune) during a riot at a soccer match (house 5). Progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle; and Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
Thousands of Iranians protest (Uranus) the death of Mahsa Amini with solidarity demonstrations (Uranus) held in over 150 cities around the world. The protests have spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to Iran’s clerical authorities (Sun-Jupiter) since 2019. Saturn was conjunction and parallel Uranus in the sky.
October 2: In a stinging setback for Vladimir Putin (Pluto) Ukrainian troops (Mars) recapture the eastern logistics hub of Lyman. It is Russia’s largest battlefield loss since Ukraine’s lightning counteroffensive (Mars-Uranus) in the northeastern Kharkiv region in September. Progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle.
The United Nations says that Yemen’s warring sides have failed to reach an agreement to extend a nationwide ceasefire (Venus-Jupiter) that expires today. As talks (Mercury) continue both sides have been asked to refrain from acts of provocation (Mars). Progressed Mercury was parallel Mars and square Jupiter in the Aquarian Age chart.
Pope Francis (Jupiter) for the first time (Uranus) directly (Pluto) begs Vladimir Putin to stop the ‘spiral of violence and death’ (Mars-house 8) in Ukraine, saying that the crisis was risking a nuclear escalation with uncontrollable global consequences. Progressed Jupiter was conjunction Jupiter in the Jupiter cycle.
October 3: North Korea (Pluto) fires a ballistic missile (Mars) over Japan for the first time in five years prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations in northern Japan. Progressed Mars was parallel progressed Pluto and progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle.
Turkish annual inflation (Neptune) climbs to a new 24-year high in September of 83.45%. Jupiter is conjunction Neptune in the Jupiter cycle.
October 4: Ukraine hammers Russian forces into retreat (Saturn) on east and south fronts. Progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was trine Mars in the Sun cycle.
Wall Street (house 5) makes strong gains and Asian share markets follow suit with investors (house 8) hopeful (Jupiter) that future global interest rate rises (Jupiter) will become less aggressive (Mars); but is the Swiss bank, Credit Suisse, (Jupiter) on the brink of collapse? Progressed Jupiter was conjunction Jupiter in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Jupiter parallel Mars starts tomorrow (October 5).
October 6: In northeast Thailand a former policeman (Mars) kills at least 35 people, including 24 children (house 5), during a knife and gun rampage (Mars-Pluto) at a daycare centre (house 5) before shooting dead his wife, child and himself. Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart stimulating major aspect progressed Mars parallel progressed Pluto; Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Moon and Pluto in the Mars cycle.
US President Joe Biden announces a sweeping pardon (Jupiter) for thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession (Neptune) under federal laws (house 9), penalties that have disproportionally affected Black and other people of colour across the United States. Jupiter was conjunction Neptune in the Jupiter cycle; progressed Jupiter was parallel Moon and conjunction Jupiter in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Jupiter in the Sun cycle.
October 7: At least 57 students (Mercury-house 5) are poisoned (Neptune) by an unidentified substance in a rural secondary school (house 5) in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. It was the third mass poisoning reported over the past two weeks. Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
October 8: A powerful blast (Mars) damages Russia’s road-and-rail bridge to Crimea. It’s a prestigious symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula and the key supply route to forces battling to hold territory captured in southern Ukraine. Mars was square Neptune and parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle.
Nationwide anti-government demonstrations (Uranus) in Iran enter a fourth week with female students (Venus) in Tehran chanting ‘get lost’ as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits their university campus and condemns protesters enraged by the death of Mahsa Amini. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky.
Ten people are killed in an explosion (Mars) at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal. Mars was square Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Moon in the Mars cycle.
October 9: North Korea (Pluto) fires two ballistic missiles (Mars), the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days. Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age; progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle; and Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky.
October 10: In brutal payback (Mars) for the attack on the Russia-Crimea road-rail bridge on October 8 Vladimir Putin (Pluto) launches a barrage of missile strikes (Mars) across Ukraine. Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age; progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle; progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle; and Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky.
In Zelensky’s chart progressed Moon was opposition progressed Pluto > peak power date is October 23. Progressed Mercury trine birth chart Mars in his chart which activated their high-discord birth chart opposition and scripted Russia’s invasion in February ended October 7.
In Venezuela a landslide (Saturn) fuelled by flooding and days of torrential rain kills at least 36 people with 56 missing. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky.
October 11: Negotiators (Jupiter) from Lebanon and Israel reach a ‘historic’ agreement to end a long-running maritime border dispute (Mars-Jupiter) in the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was inconjunct Jupiter in the Sun cycle.
October 12: The United Nations General Assembly (Pluto) votes 143 to 5 to condemn Russia’s ‘attempted illegal annexation’ of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and urged countries not to recognise the move; and backs a resolution that reaffirms the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age; progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle; and Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky.
North Korea (Pluto) test-fires a pair of long-range strategic cruise missiles (Mars). Progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle; and Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky.
In Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince violence (Mars) grips the streets and no one is spared from the insecurity (Saturn) wrought by (Pluto’s) armed gangs. Progressed Mars is conjunction birth chart Saturn and parallel progressed Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart.
Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and right-wing host and operator of Infowars (a sordid Lower-Pluto person who’s mind is controlled by inner-plane low-life), is ordered to pay $US965 million ($1.5 billion) (Jupiter) in damages to families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre for falsely claiming they were actors who faked the tragedy. Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age; Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
October 13: The US House of Representatives committee (house 11-Pluto) probing the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters votes unanimously to subpoena (Mercury) the former president, a move that could lead to criminal charges if he does not comply. Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age; and Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky.
Five people including an off-duty police officer (Mars) are shot dead (Mars-house 8) in Raleigh, North Carolina, triggering a massive manhunt that shut down part of city for hours and resulted in the arrest of a juvenile suspect. Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky.
Rival Palestinian factions meeting in Algiers agree on a reconciliation deal (Pluto-Jupiter) that aims to resolve 15 years of discord through new elections in the occupied Palestinian territories. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
Unrest, protests and strikes (Uranus) in response to the death of Mahsa Amini have spread across Iran. The ayatollahs have denounced the protests as foreign plots and have reinforced the police units of ideological paramilitaries (Mars). The mostly women protestors (Venus-Uranus) chant ‘Women, Life, Freedom!’ It’s all about freedom (Uranus) and the repression (third decanate of Aquarius) imposed by a repressive regime. The loyalty of the army will be tested. Progressed Venus is trine progressed Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart. Expect an upsurge in the unrest and major developments from October to December 7 when progressed Uranus is sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle > peak power date is November 11.
October 14: Communities in three Australian states are ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. Parts of the country have received more than three times their average October rainfall in just 24 hours. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Sun was trine Saturn in the Sun cycle.
An explosion (Mars) inside a coal mine (Saturn-house 4) in northern Turkey probably caused by flammable gases (Mars-Neptune) kills at least 41 people with rescuers trying to bring dozens of others trapped inside the mine to the surface. Mars was square Neptune and Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky.
At annual rate of 8.2% shoppers in America are struggling with surging inflation. Meanwhile in Argentina inflation is set to top 100% this year with citizens struggling to survive. You can blame it on the war in Ukraine, failure to heed the warning signs and the current Jupiter cycle.
October 15: Unrest (Uranus) erupts in Tunisia as thousands of anti-government protesters (Uranus) in the capital Tunis denounce President Kais Saied’s moves to consolidate political power and demand accountability for the country’s long-running economic crisis (Saturn). Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was semisquare Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
In Russia at least 11 people are killed and 15 more wounded at a military training ground (house 6) when two attackers (Mars) opened fire on a group of volunteers (house 12) who wished to fight (Mars) in Ukraine. And in central Mexico unidentified gunmen (Mars) open fire in a bar in the city of Irapuato shooting dead six women and six men. Mars was square Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Pluto and Moon in the Mars cycle.
The government in Uganda implements an overnight curfew in Mubende and Kassanda districts, the epicentre of an Ebola epidemic, closing places of worship and entertainment, and restricting movement into and out of two districts affected by Ebola for 21 days. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Sun was trine Saturn in the Sun cycle.
And Crete’s Heraklion region is hit by torrential rain and flash flooding (Saturn-Uranus).
October 16: In Paris, France, tens of thousands of angry protesters (Uranus) march ‘against the high cost of living (Jupiter) and climate inaction (Saturn)’. A three week refinery strike (Uranus) has caused fuel shortages across the country. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was semisquare Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
China’s Communist Party congress opens in Beijing.
October 17: In Ukraine swarms of explosive-laden ‘kamikaze’ drones (Mars-Neptune) target Kyiv killing at least four people and targeting energy facilities; and a Russian fighter plane (Mars-Neptune) crashes (Mars) into a residential building in the southern city of Yeysk engulfing apartments in a fireball (Mars) and killing four people. Mars was square Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Neptune in the Mars cycle.
October 18: Thousands of people take to the streets in dozens of cities across France as transport workers (Saturn-house 3) stage a nationwide strike (Uranus) for higher salaries (Jupiter-house 2) and some high school teachers and public hospital employees (house 6) went on strike. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was semisquare Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
October 19: Vladimir Putin (Pluto) declares martial law (Mars) in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow claimed last month as its own territory. Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle.
Belarus is unable to repay its foreign currency-denominated debt (house 8) due to sanctions (Pluto) imposed on it by the European Union and the United States. On Monday (October 17) the World Bank (Jupiter) placed all loans (house 8) made by its main lending arm to Belarus into ‘nonperforming’ status effective immediately, citing overdue payments amounting to $68.43 million. Progressed Jupiter was conjunction Mars and semisquare Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
British inflation (Neptune) jumps back above 10 percent in September on soaring food prices (Jupiter), with the country gripped by a cost of living crisis (Jupiter). The Jupiter cycle was active throughout September.
October 20: UK Conservative (Saturn) Party leader Liz Truss resigns after her disruptive (Uranus) leadership shatters the country’s reputation for financial stability (Jupiter) and left many people poorer (Saturn). Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was semisquare Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
In Chad security forces (Mars-Saturn) open fire on anti-government demonstrators (Uranus) in the country’s two largest cities killing a reported 30 people in the capital N’Djamena and 32 in Moundou. The main hospital (house 12) in N’Djamena was overwhelmed with doctors (Mars) tending scores of people with gunshot wounds. Saturn was parallel Uranus and Mars was parallel Pluto in the sky; and Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby declares a state of emergency (Mars) over flooding (Saturn) that is affecting more than a million people in the country. Floods are not uncommon but this year, the rains came early and were the heaviest in decades. Progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle.
In Sudan at least 150 people are killed during two days of fighting (Mars) in the latest ethnic clashes (Uranus) over land disputes (Saturn-Mars) in the southern Blue Nile state. Protesters (Uranus) in the states capital Damazin took to the streets condemning a conflict that has killed hundreds this year. Mars was parallel Pluto and Saturn was parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle.
In Ukraine, authorities curb power usage (Saturn-Uranus) nationwide for the first time (Uranus) after Russian attacks damage critical infrastructure. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky.
In Lebanon a deadly cholera outbreak (Saturn-house 6) is ‘spreading rapidly (Mars)’, with cases rising after the virulent disease (Mars-Saturn) spread from neighboring Syria. Progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle.
October 21: Australia promises (Neptune) millions of dollars in support (Jupiter) for Pacific island nations to address the ‘existential threat’ of climate change. Progressed Jupiter was parallel Moon in the Jupiter cycle.
Inflation (Neptune) in Sri Lanka hits record 73.7 percent.
The US congressional committee (Pluto) investigating last year’s attack on the United States Capitol issues a subpoena demanding (Pluto) that former President Donald Trump testify by November 14. Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Sun was square Pluto in the Sun cycle.
October 22: Tens of thousands of protesters (Uranus) in six German cities gather to demand a more just (Jupiter) distribution of government funds (house 8) to deal with rising energy prices and living costs (Jupiter) and a faster transition (Mars-Pluto) away from fossil fuels (Saturn). Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was semisquare Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
October 23: China’s Xi Jinping secures an unprecedented third leadership term and introduces a new Politburo Standing Committee stacked with loyalists, cementing his place as the country’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. An assessment of his birth date planets is presented here
Thousands of protesters (Uranus) in Berlin, Washington and Los Angeles march in support of anti-government demonstrators in Iran; thousands of anti-government protesters in Hungary march through Budapest demanding higher wages (house 2) for teachers and a curb on surging inflation (Neptune); and thousands of anti-government protesters in Moldova denounce steep price rises (Jupiter), particularly for gas bought from Russia. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; progressed Jupiter was semisquare Uranus in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Uranus was semisextile Venus in the Uranus cycle.
Communities on the west coast of Mexico brace for damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge (Saturn) and flash flooding as hurricane Roslyn makes landfall; and communities on the east coast of Australia brace for major flooding (Saturn) as river levels rise in the wake of extreme rain. Saturn was square and parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle.
A Russian military jet (Neptune) crashes (Mars) into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, killing two pilots. Progressed Mars was square Neptune in the Mars cycle.
October 25: At least six Palestinians are killed and 17 wounded during clashes (Mars) with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Progressed Mars was parallel Moon in the Mars cycle.
October 26: In Iran at least 15 people are killed and 40 others injured in an attack (Mars) on a Shia religious shrine (Jupiter) in the southern city of Shiraz; and in Saqqez clashes (Mars) erupt as thousands of people attend Mahsa Amini’s memorial (Jupiter) marking 40 days since her death. Jupiter was conjunction Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
In Sudan thousands of protesters (Uranus) rally across the country, demanding civilian government as they mark the first anniversary of the coup (Pluto); and thousands of Palestinians take to the streets across the Gaza Strip, denouncing (Uranus) the killing of six Palestinians by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Progressed Uranus was sextile Venus and semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
Australia’s inflation rate (Neptune) soars to 7.3%, a 32 year high. Jupiter is conjunction Neptune in the Jupiter cycle.
October 27: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) releases its annual Emissions Gap report showing that current commitments by governments (Sun-house 10) to curb the rise of global temperature (Saturn) are ‘woefully inadequate’ (Saturn). It warned that the planet is heading for ‘climate catastrophe’. Saturn was square Uranus in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Saturn in the Pluto cycle.
In Colombo, Sri Lanka, thousands protest (Uranus) with civil rights groups (Pluto), trade unions (house 6) and students (house 5) expressing their discontent (Uranus) over the economic situation and the brutal suppression (third decanate of Aquarius) of previous demonstrations. Progressed Uranus was sextile Venus and semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
China reports its third straight day of more than 1,000 new covid cases (Mars) with cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest doubling down on covid-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts (Pluto) and throwing millions into distress. Progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle; and progressed Saturn was parallel Venus in the Saturn cycle.
In Mexico same-sex marriage (house 7) becomes legal nationwide when the state of Tamaulipas votes to make it legal. Progressed Uranus was sextile Venus in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Jupiter was conjunction Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
October 28: Elon Musk takes over the social media company Twitter (Neptune). Progressed Moon was sesquisquare progressed Mercury and opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; Mars was square Neptune in the sky; and progressed Jupiter was conjunction Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
Tropical storm Nalgae (Saturn) slams into Maguindanao province, Philippines, with flooding (Saturn) and landslides (Saturn) claiming 42 lives with dozens feared buried. Saturn was parallel Uranus in the sky; and progressed Saturn was parallel Venus in the Saturn cycle.
In Prague, Czechoslovakia, thousands of anti-government protesters (Uranus) demand the centre-right government step down to allow an early election and calling for talks with Russia on gas supplies ahead of winter. Progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
October 29: Russia suspends (Pluto) participation in a UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal (Jupiter) after what it said was a major Ukrainian drone attack (Mars-Neptune) on its fleet in Crimea, dealing a blow to attempts to ease the global food crisis. Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Mars was square Neptune in the Mars cycle; and progressed Jupiter was conjunction Mars in the Jupiter cycle.
In Seoul, South Korea, at least 151 people are killed and 150 injured in a Halloween celebration crowd-crush (Pluto). Progressed Moon was opposition birth chart Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle; and Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
In Mogadishu, Somalia, at least 100 people are killed and 300 wounded in two car bomb explosions (Mars). Mars was square Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was square Neptune in the Mars cycle.
October 30: In Ahmadabad, India, 134 people are killed when a suspension bridge collapsed. It was one of the country’s most deadly accidents (Mars) in the past 10 years. Mars was square Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn and square Neptune in the Mars cycle.
October 31: Despite Russia’s suspension the food (Moon-house 6) flows as cargo ships (Jupiter) carrying 354,500 tonnes of grain, the most shipped in one day from Ukraine since exports resumed, set sail with Turkey promising (Neptune) to keep grain moving to the world. Progressed Moon was sesquisquare birth chart Jupiter in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Jupiter was parallel Moon and Mars in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was sesquisquare Neptune in the Sun cycle.
In Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), thousands of protestors (Uranus) denounce Rwanda’s alleged support of M23 rebels, as Kinshasa recalls its interim acting ambassador from Kigali in a further souring of relations. Progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
The Russian parliament approves bills (Jupiter) aimed at further constricting (Saturn) the country’s marginalised LGBT (Uranus) community. Saturn was parallel Uranus in the sky; progressed Jupiter was parallel Mars in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
Inflation (Neptune) in the Eurozone jumps to record 10.7 percent.
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