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Asian Tsunami: Mars and Saturn Cross The Ecliptic

The following article appeared in the February/March 2005 issue of The Mountain Astrologer.

[Author's Note: I am indebted to Ashland, Oregon-based astrologer, Steven Stuckey, for first bringing the concept of ecliptic crossings (or parallels) to my attention.]

At the time of the tsunami on December 26, 2004, there was one interesting alignment in the sky that has gone largely unnoticed: Both Mars and Saturn were very close to crossing the ecliptic. The ecliptic is the flat plane of the solar system and marks the vertical position of the Sun with respect to the orbiting planets. Unlike declination, which is an Earth-centered vertical measurement as seen from the equator, latitudes measure the vertical distance of planets from the Sun-based ecliptic. The position of the Sun, therefore, is 0 degrees of latitude. Most of the planets stay within a few degrees of this 0° line.

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Katrina and the Sun Neptune Conjunction

[Author's Note: The following article appeared in the December 2005 edition of The Mountain Astrologer magazine.]

One interesting and novel way to see the Katrina disaster is to examine the chart of the Sun-Neptune conjunction. This is a mundane technique that reduces the need to consult national horoscope for predicting major events since it involves only transiting planets. This is especially helpful when considering matters in the US where the "correct" US chart remains an intractable issue of debate that divides astrologers into longstanding warring factions.

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Historical Trends and Planetary Synchronicity: The Saturn-Jupiter Conjunction of May 28, 2000 12.07 pm EDT Washington, DC

 

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