May 1: Millions of workers (Saturn-house 6) and activists (Uranus) mark May Day with rallies and protests (Uranus) to demand better working conditions and salaries (house 2). Strikes (Uranus-house 6) took place in France, Italy and the Netherlands, with workers and labor unions demanding better government policies to safeguard (Saturn) their rights and meet their wage demands. Hundreds of thousands of workers marched in France with nearly 300 protestors (Uranus) arrested and dozens of police officers (Mars) wounded after rioting broke out. Progressed Saturn was semisextile Uranus and square Pluto in the Saturn cycle.
In America the First Republic Bank (Jupiter-house 2) collapses (Saturn) and is sold to JP Morgan Chase and Co. In America’s chart progressed Moon was parallel progressed Venus (the ruler of house 2) stimulating the major Venus-Saturn opposition aspect.
In Canada the government reaches an agreement with 120,000 striking federal workers (Uranus-house 6), effectively ending one of the largest public-sector work stoppages in the country’s history, which had crippled services from passport renewals to immigration since April 19. Progressed Saturn was semisextile Uranus in the Saturn cycle.
May 2: Uganda’s parliament (house 11) passes one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ bills (Saturn) mostly unchanged after the president requested some parts of the original legislation be toned down. Progressed Saturn was square Pluto in the Saturn cycle.
May 3: In Europe police (Mars) from ten countries (Pluto) after a 3 year investigation dubbed ‘operation Eureka’ arrest 108 members of one of the largest crime networks (Pluto) in the world. It was one of the biggest anti-mafia operations (Pluto) ever carried out involving over 1,000 police officers (Mars). Progressed Moon was semisextile Mars in the Aquarian Age chart activating major aspect progressed Mars parallel progressed Pluto; progressed Mars was parallel Moon in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was semisquare Mars in the Sun cycle.
In Belgrade, Serbia, 8 school children (Pluto-house 5) and a security guard (Saturn) are shot dead in a rare mass shooting (Mars-Pluto) by a fourteen year old suspect. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; progressed Mars was parallel Moon in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was sextile Mars in the Moon cycle.
May 4: In Serbia at least eight people are killed and 13 others wounded after a gunman in a moving car opens fire on passers-by near the town of Mladenovac, 50km (30 miles) south of Belgrade. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Moon in the Mars cycle. In Serbia’s Mars cycle chart Mars is in house 8 (death) and progressed Mars in house 11 was semisquare Midheaven.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo at least 176 people are killed in South Kivu province when torrential rain and flash flooding destroys homes, schools and hospitals. Progressed Saturn was square Pluto in the Saturn cycle.
May 5: The World Health Organization says that covid-19 (Saturn) no longer qualifies as a ‘global health emergency’. Progressed Saturn was inconjunct Mars, semisextile Jupiter and semisextile Saturn in the Saturn cycle.
May 6: Coronation of King Charles 111. See his chart progressed to May 6, 2023
In Dallas, Texas, a gunman (Mars) kills 8 people and wounds at least 7 others in a mass shooting (Mars-Pluto) at a shopping mall. The gunman was shot and killed. Mars was opposition and parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Moon and Pluto in the Mars cycle. It’s the third mass shooting with Mars opposition Pluto in the sky – peak power date is May 21.
In Peru’s Arequipa region a gold mine fire (Mars) claims at least 27 lives, in the country’s worst mining accident (Saturn-Mars) in decades. Progressed Saturn was inconjunct Mars in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Mars was parallel Moon and Pluto in the Mars cycle.
May 7: In Cairo, Egypt foreign ministers from Arab League member states (Pluto) agree (Pluto) to reinstate Syria’s membership after its suspension more than 10 years ago. Mars was opposition and parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle.
In Alberta, Canada a state of emergency (Mars) is declared as wildfires (Mars) flare across the province, forcing 25,000 people to flee their homes. In an ‘unprecedented’ crisis one-third of a 110 fires are listed as out of control. And in Brownsville, Texas at least seven pedestrians (Pluto) are killed and several others injured when an SUV mows down (Mars) people near a homeless shelter that attends to migrants. Mars was opposition and parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisquare and parallel Moon in the Mars cycle.
May 8: In Ukraine Russia launches (Mars) its biggest swarm of kamikaze drones (Mars) for months striking the capital Kyiv and the Black Sea city of Odessa and shelling (Mars) other cities; and Israel launches are raids (Mars) on the Gaza Strip targeting members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement killing 10 people. Mars was opposition and parallel Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was semisquare Moon, parallel Moon and semisquare Sun in the Mars cycle.
In Serbia tens of thousands of people join protests (Uranus) against gun violence (Mars) in the capital Belgrade and the northern city of Novi Sad after two mass shootings last week. Progressed Uranus was semisquare Moon in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Sun was conjunction Uranus in the Moon cycle.
May 9: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is arrested (house 7) as he appears in a court (house 9) in Islamabad to face corruption allegations (Pluto), sparking protests (Uranus) across the country. Progressed Uranus was semisquare Moon in the Uranus cycle; progressed Saturn was square Pluto in the Saturn cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Uranus in the Sun cycle.
In New York a jury (house 9) finds Donald Trump sexually abused (Mars) and defamed (house 10) magazine writer E. Jean Carroll awarding her $5 million in damages (house 2). See his chart progressed to May 9, 2023
May 14: The fighting rages in Ukraine and Sudan while a cease-fire in Gaza appears to be holding; and in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas a crash (Mars) between a tractor trailer and van claims 26 lives. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky and progressed Mars was sextile Mercury and parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle.
Cyclone Mocha (Saturn) rips into northwestern Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh causing death and destruction. Progressed Saturn was square Pluto in the Saturn cycle.
May 15: Amnesty International (Pluto) reports that 883 people were executed (Lower-Pluto) in 2022, the highest number of known executions in five years. The number did not include the thousands thought to have been carried out in China. The killing spree in ‘countries in the Middle East and North Africa region violated international law revealing a callous disregard for human life.’ Iran executed 576 people (314 in 2021), Saudi Arabia 196 (65 in 2021), and Egypt 24. Progressed Mars was parallel progressed Pluto in the Aquarian Age chart.
In America an 18-year-old gunman (Mars) kills three people before police shoot him dead outside a church in the state of New Mexico; and in New Zealand at least six people die and others are unaccounted for following a fire (Mars) in a hostel in Wellington. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Pluto in the Mars cycle.
May 16: Russia launches a fresh wave of air attacks (Mars) on Ukraine with Kiev shooting down six unstoppable hypersonic Kinzhal missiles (Mars). Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky and progressed Mars was opposition Pluto in the Mars cycle.
May 19: Leaders of the G7 pledge to impose restrictions (Saturn) on Russia including the export (house 9) of industrial machinery, tools and technology that could help Putin’s invasion and make efforts to limit Russian revenues from trade (Jupiter) in metals and diamonds. Jupiter was parallel Saturn and square Pluto in the sky.
In Sudan’s West Darfur region the fighting intensifies and there’s no aid and no escape. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was opposition Pluto in the Mars cycle.
In Belgrade, Serbia, tens of thousands march in an anti-government protest (Uranus) blaming the two mass shootings (Mars-Pluto) that killed 18 people on a culture of violence (Mars) that critics say authorities have allowed to fester unchecked; and in Syria, thousands protest against some Arab countries’ normalisation of relations with President Bashar al-Assad’s government and the country’s return to the Arab League. Progressed Uranus was semisquare Moon in the Uranus cycle.
May 20: In Mexico at least 10 people are killed and nine injured in a shootout (Mars) at a car show in northern Baja California. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Sun in the Mars cycle.
May 21: In El Salvador at least 12 people are killed in a football stadium crush (Mars-Pluto-house 5) where football fans had gathered to watch a local tournament. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Sun in the Mars cycle.
May 22: Facebook owner Meta (Neptune) is fined (Saturn) a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3bn) (Jupiter) for transferring EU user data to the United States. Jupiter was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Sun was semisquare Jupiter and square Saturn in the Sun cycle.
The Israeli army (Mars-house 6) kills three Palestinian men during a large-scale raid on the Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank; and in central Guyana at least 19 children die in a fire (Mars) that broke out in a dormitory at a school (house 5) that largely served nearby Indigenous communities. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Sun in the Mars cycle.
May 25: South Korean and US forces begin live-fire exercises (Mars) simulating a ‘full-scale attack’ from North Korea. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Sun in the Mars cycle.
The German economy is in recession (Saturn). Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart.
In central Japan four people are killed in a stabbing and shooting attack (Mars). Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Mars was parallel Moon in the Mars cycle.
May 29: In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni signs one of the world’s harshest anti LGBTQ-laws (Jupiter-house 9) including the death penalty (Pluto-house 8) for ‘aggravated homosexuality’. Western countries condemned the law. Jupiter was square Pluto and Mars was square Jupiter in the sky; and progressed Sun was parallel Mars and Pluto in the Moon cycle.
In Kosovo, Serbia, around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers (Venus-Mars) defending three town halls in Leposavic are injured in clashes (Mars) with Serb protesters (Uranus), while Serbia’s president (Sun-house 10) put the army (Mars-house 6) on the highest level of combat alert (Mars). Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Sun was parallel Mars in the Moon cycle.
In India’s remote northeastern state of Manipur at least 40 rebel fighters (Mars-Uranus) are killed in clashes with security forces. Ethnic unrest between tribal groups (Pluto) and the ethnic majority Meitei people erupted on May 3 over plans to extend economic quotas to the Meitei. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; progressed Uranus was semisquare Moon in the Uranus cycle; and various progressions in the Mars cycle stoked the violence.
May 29-30: Russia launches a wave of air attacks on Kyiv. It takes the total number this month to 17. During a rare daytime assault on May 29 Russia launched 11 Iskander ballistic missiles, 38 Shahed drones, and 40 cruise missiles. Most were intercepted using US Patriot anti-missile systems. Mars was square Jupiter and parallel and opposition Pluto in the sky. Progressed Sun was parallel Mars in the Moon cycle May 29-30.
May 30: Multiple drones target Moscow for the first with Putin accusing Ukraine of trying to frighten Russians. Mars was opposition Pluto in the sky; and progressed Sun was parallel Mars in the Moon cycle.
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