March 2: At the G20 talks (Pluto) in India there’s division and angry disagreement with the host country saying there will be no joint statement. Progressed Pluto was semisextile Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Mercury in the Sun cycle.
In Caqueta province, Colombia, at least 79 police officers (Mars) and nine oilfield workers (Neptune-Saturn) are taken hostage (Pluto) as protesters (Uranus) demand that the oil company, Emerald Energy (Neptune), invest in surrounding rural communities. Mars was square Neptune in the sky; and progressed Pluto was semisextile Uranus and parallel Neptune in the Pluto cycle.
March 3: The US gives an additional $400m (Jupiter) in military aid (Mars-Jupiter) to Ukraine to boost Kyiv’s ammunition stocks depleted during its war (Mars) with Russia. Jupiter is sextile Mars and progressed Jupiter was parallel Neptune in the Jupiter cycle.
In Greece anger (Mars) grows as thousands of students protest (Uranus) and train drivers strike (Uranus) after the country’s worst train disaster (Mars) which killed at least 57 people. Mars was square Neptune in the sky; progressed Pluto was semisextile Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Sun was sextile Uranus in the Sun cycle.
In Jakarta, Indonesia, at least 17 people are killed and dozens injured in a fire (Mars) at a fuel storage station (Neptune) operated by state-run oil and gas company (Neptune) Pertamina. Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
March 5: After years of negotiations more than 100 UN member states complete a UN treaty (house 9-Jupiter) to protect (Saturn) the high seas, a long-awaited step that environmental groups (Saturn-Pluto) say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses (Saturn) and ensure sustainable development. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle; progressed Jupiter was parallel Neptune in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Jupiter in the Sun cycle.
In Iran anger (Mars) erupts over the poisoning attacks (Neptune-Mars) on school girls that have increased in the past week. Mars was square Neptune in the sky. The first poisoning occurred in the city of Qom in late November with over 1,000 girls falling ill since then. A health official said the poisonings were deliberate attempts to keep girls from going to school.
In Israel tens of thousands protest (Uranus) for the ninth straight week against the government’s plan to overhaul the judicial system (Jupiter-house 9). Progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was semisquare Pluto in the Sun cycle.
March 7: In France the major anti-pension reforms protest (Uranus) begins with millions of workers taking part in 260 strikes (Uranus) and protesters (Uranus) taking to the streets. Fuel deliveries are blocked, most train and metro services are cancelled and many schools are closed. Progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
In the occupied West Bank city of Jenin Israeli forces (Mars) raid a house killing at least six Palestinians and wounding 11 others. Progressed Sun was square Mars in the Moon cycle.
March 8: In Tbilisi, Georgia, thousands of people take to the streets for a second consecutive day to protest (Uranus) against a controversial ‘foreign agents’ draft law; in Athens, Greece, at least 40,000 people take to the streets demanding accountability following the deaths of 57 people last week in the country’s worst train disaster (Mars); and in France strikes and protests continue against the government’s pension reform. Mars was square Neptune in the sky; and progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women (Venus). UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that ‘gender equality’ is still over 300 years away and progress on women’s rights is ‘vanishing’. Progressed Jupiter was sextile Venus in the Jupiter cycle. Cetus, the whale monster, symbol of repression and inequality will play a lead role in Aquarian Age life till 2597.
March 9: Russia launches a new wave of missile strikes (Mars) on Ukraine including rare hypersonic missiles. Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
After days of protests Georgia’s government (Sun-house 10) withdraws it’s ‘foreign agents’ bill. Progressed Sun was conjunction Mercury and parallel Neptune in the Sun cycle.
In Hamburg, Germany, seven people, including an unborn baby, are killed by a gunman (Mars) at a Jehovah’s Witness meeting. Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
March 10: In the US regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (Jupiter) and take control of its customer deposits (Moon) in the largest US bank failure since 2008. Jupiter cycle event > progressed Jupiter was parallel Neptune; and progressed Sun was parallel Jupiter in the Moon cycle.
March 11: In Israel 500,000 people protest (Uranus) against the hard-right government’s plans to curb the Supreme Court’s (Jupiter) powers; in France the Senate adopts Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension plan as tens of thousands protest against the reform (Uranus); in The Hague more than 10,000 Dutch farmers (Saturn-house 4) protest against government plans to limit nitrogen emissions; and in London thousands of protesters march in support of health care workers. (In England thousands of junior doctors (Mars) are set to strike (Uranus-house 6) on Monday, March 13, for three days amid pay dispute (Mars-house 2). Uranus cycle events > progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus; and progressed Jupiter was semisextile Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.
In Mozambique Cyclone Freddy (Saturn) again lashes the country. One of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Southern hemisphere it previously made landfall on February 6. The destructive weather system has been swirling for 34 days and has broken the record for the longest-lasting tropical cyclone. Saturn cycle event – progressed Saturn was parallel Sun; and progressed Sun was semisextile Saturn in the Sun cycle.
March 13: Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in America bank stocks around the globe suffer sharp falls (Saturn) as investors panic (Saturn). President Joe Biden vows to take whatever action is needed to ensure the safety (Saturn) of the US banking system (house 2). Major US banks (Jupiter-house 2) lose more than $70 billion (Jupiter) in stock market value (house 5) bringing their total loss (Saturn) over the past three days to about $170 billion. Major Aquarius event > progressed Mercury was square birth chart Jupiter in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Jupiter was semisextile Uranus in the Jupiter cycle; progressed Sun was parallel Jupiter in the Moon cycle; and progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle.
In China at the National Peoples’ Congress Xi Jinping calls for China’s military to become a ‘Great Wall of Steel’ (Mars). He said that China must modernize its military (Mars) to ensure it can safeguard (Saturn) the country’s sovereignty, security and developmental interests, oppose Taiwan pro-independence forces (Uranus) and promote ‘reunification of the motherland’ (house 4).
And in America the White House announces that Australia will buy three American nuclear submarines (Neptune-Pluto) under a new security pact (Saturn) with the United States and the United Kingdom. It’s part of an ongoing effort by the three nations to respond to Chinese military might (Mars). Major Aquarius events > progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn and square Neptune in the Mars cycle; and Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
US President Joe Biden approves a major oil and gas drilling project (Mars-Neptune) in Alaska a day after the administration, in a big conservation move, said it would bar or limit drilling in some other areas of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. Saturn cycle event > progressed Saturn was parallel Sun; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn and square Neptune in the Mars cycle; and Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
Tropical Storm Freddy rips through Mozambique and Malawi for the second time in a month leaving a trail of destruction and killing more than 190 people. Saturn cycle event > progressed Saturn was parallel Sun; and progressed Mars was trine Saturn in the Mars cycle.
In Ukraine the battle (Mars) for Bakhmut rages on; in South Korea American and South Korean forces begin eleven days of military exercises (Mars) dubbed ‘Freedom Shield 23’; and North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles (Mars) into waters of its east coast. Mars cycle events > progressed Mars was trine Saturn and square Neptune; and Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
March 14: A Russian Su-27 fighter jet Mars-Neptune) strikes the propeller of a US military ‘Reaper’ surveillance drone (Neptune), causing it to crash into the Black Sea in an incident the US military (Mars) condemned as ‘reckless’ (Mars). And an explosion (Mars) in adjacent coal mines in central Colombian leaves 21 dead after build up of methane gas (Neptune) across multiple tunnels. Mars cycle events > progressed Mars was square Neptune; and Mars was square Neptune in the sky.
March 15: The Saudi National Bank (Jupiter) tells news outlets that it would not inject more money into Credit Suisse (Jupiter) causing its share price to plunge (Saturn) and fears (Saturn) about deeper problems in the world banking system (Jupiter discord) to escalate. Jupiter cycle event > progressed Jupiter was semisextile Uranus; and progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle.
March 16: In France President Emmanuel Macron (Sun) shuns the French Parliament and uses a special constitutional power to push through a highly unpopular pension reform bill (Uranus) to raise the retirement age (Saturn) from 62 to 64. Protests (Uranus) erupt in Paris. Uranus cycle event > progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus; and progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle and progressed Mars was trine Saturn and square Neptune in the Mars cycle. See Emmanuel Macron’s chart progressed to March 16, 2023
March 17: The International Criminal Court (Jupiter) issues an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin (Pluto), accusing him of being responsible for the war crime (Mars-Pluto) of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. Major Aquarius event > progressed Mercury was square Jupiter and semisquare Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Mars was semisextile Mercury in the Mars cycle.
In Paris, France, anti-pension plan reform protesters (Uranus) take to the streets in a second night of unrest (Uranus). Progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was semisquare Uranus in the Sun cycle.
March 20: A new UN climate report which Antonio Guterres calls a ‘survival guide for humanity’ (Saturn) has scientists calling for more aggressive actions (Mars) to avert climate catastrophe. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart.
March 21: In Kenya thousands of anti-government and cost of living protesters (Uranus) take to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, and several other cities; in Los Angeles, California, education support staff launch a three-day strike (Uranus) with classes for more than half a million students cancelled; and in Italy thousands of people protest against the harsh conditions of Alfredo Cospito’s imprisonment, as fears for the 55-year-old anarchist’s (Uranus) health grow. Progressed Sun was semisquare Uranus in the Sun and Moon cycles.
In Britain a report into London’s Metropolitan Police Service (Mars) finds it is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic (Uranus). Progressed Sun was semisquare Uranus in the Sun cycle; and progressed Mars was inconjunct Pluto in the Mars cycle.
March 22: Uganda’s parliament (house 11) passes sweeping antigay legislation (house 9) that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships and criminalises anyone identifying as LGBTQ (Uranus). Human Rights Watch (Uranus) says the new law appears to be the first (Uranus) to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. Major Aquarius event > progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart > peak power date is April 13, 2023; and progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle and progressed Sun was semisquare Uranus in the Sun cycle. (Many African nations are ultraconservative when it comes to these matters.)
Following the International Criminal Court (Pluto) issuing an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin (Pluto) on March 17 Russia’s top investigative body opens a criminal case against ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan as well as the judges (Jupiter) who issued the warrant and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (Pluto) threatens (Pluto) to hit the war crimes court in The Hague with hypersonic missiles (Mars). Pluto cycle chart event > progressed Pluto was semisextile Uranus; and progressed Mars was inconjunct Pluto in the Mars cycle.
March 23: In France hundreds of thousands (Pluto) of protesters (Uranus) march against Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan reform. Uranus cycle event > progressed Uranus was sextile Venus and semisquare Uranus; and progressed Pluto was semisextile Uranus in the Pluto cycle.
March 25: Vladimir Putin announces Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons (Mars-Pluto) in Belarus ‘without violating our international agreements on nuclear non-proliferation’. Pluto cycle event > progressed Pluto was semisextile Saturn (security) and Uranus (change); and progressed Moon was semisextile birth chart Mars in the Aquarian Age chart.
In America at least 26 people are killed and homes destroyed when a tornado (Mercury) and severe storms (Saturn) sweep through the state of Mississippi. Saturn cycle event > progressed Saturn was parallel Sun; and progressed Sun was conjunction Mercury in the Sun and Moon cycles.
March 26: In cities across Israel tens of thousands of protesters (Uranus) take to the streets in a spontaneous outburst of anger (Mars) after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly (Uranus) fires his defence minister Yoav Gallant after he spoke out against planned judicial (Jupiter-house 9) reforms (Uranus). Uranus cycle event > progressed Uranus was sextile Venus and semisquare Uranus; progressed Pluto was semisextile Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Mars was semisquare Uranus in the Mars cycle.
March 27: In Israel thousands of anti judicial-reform protesters (Uranus) take to the streets, workers launch a nationwide strike (Uranus), chaos shuts down much of the country, flights are suspended at Ben Gurion International Airport, work stops at the country’s main seaports, kindergartens and malls are closed and PM Benjamin Netanyahu announces his controversial reform plan will be delayed; in Germany a mega strike – one the largest in decades – brings the country’s transport system (house 3) and airports to a standstill; and in Kenya police (Mars) use water cannons and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who marched defying a government ban on rallies. Uranus cycle events > progressed Uranus was sextile Venus and semisquare Uranus; and progressed Mars was semisquare Uranus in the Mars cycle.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles (Mars) into the sea off its east coast in protest against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea; in America a female shooter (Mars) kills three children and three adults at a primary school (house 5) in Nashville, Tennessee; in Afghanistan at least six people are killed after a suicide bomber (Mars-Uranus) detonates explosives in Kabul; and in Mexico a fire (Mars) in a dormitory at an immigration detention centre near the US border leaves at least 40 migrants dead. Mars cycle events > progressed Mars was semisquare Uranus.
March 28: In France a nationwide strike (Uranus) and hundreds of thousands anti-pension plan reform protesters (Uranus) on the streets indicate France is angry (Mars). Uranus cycle event > progressed Uranus was sextile Venus and semisquare Uranus; and progressed Mars was semisquare Uranus in the Mars cycle.
The United States places sanctions on two cousins of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and four others alleging their involvement in an illicit drug (Neptune) trafficking network that helps fund the Syrian government. Sun cycle event > progressed Sun was parallel Neptune.
March 29: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (Sun-Venus) arrives in New York vowing en route not to let external pressure (Pluto) prevent the island from engaging with the world after China threatened retaliation (Mars) if she met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Mars cycle event > progressed Mars was sextile Venus.
In America nine soldiers (Mars) are killed in a crash (Mars) of two medical evacuation Black Hawk helicopters during a routine night time training mission over Kentucky. Mars cycle event > progressed Mars was semisquare Uranus; and progressed Uranus was semisquare Uranus in the Uranus cycle.
March 30: Donald Trump’s lawyers (Uranus) say he’s been indicted (house 7) by a Manhattan grand jury (house 9-Jupiter) and will be formally charged and accused over hush money payments (Neptune) made to porn star (Neptune) Stormy Daniels (Venus-Neptune) becoming the first (Uranus) former US president (Sun) to face criminal charges (Pluto-house 7). (That will give everyone in America something to talk about.) Uranus cycle event > progressed Uranus (Donald Trump) was sextile Venus (Stormy Daniels); and progressed Pluto was semisextile Saturn and Uranus in the Pluto cycle, progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle and progressed Mars was sextile Venus in the Mars cycle. See his chart progressed to March 30, 2023
In Kenya thousands of protesters (Uranus) take to the streets in a third wave of anti-government demonstrations. Uranus cycle event > progressed Uranus was sextile Venus and semisquare Uranus.
March 31: The Italian government’s privacy watchdog temporarily blocks (Pluto) OpenAI’s artificial intelligence software CHatGPT (Uranus) over data privacy concerns becoming the first (Uranus) Western country to take such action. Uranus cycle event > progressed Uranus was sextile Venus and semisquare Uranus; and progressed Pluto was semisextile Saturn and Uranus in the Pluto cycle.
In Tunisia water supplies (Moon) have been cut (Saturn) to seven hours a night in response to the country’s worst drought (Saturn) that is now in its fourth year. Saturn cycle event > progressed Saturn was parallel Sun.
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