Covid Lockdowns Economic Destruction — Mundane Astrology

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Covid Lockdowns Economic Destruction

A new Saturn-Pluto cycle formed at 22 Capricorn on January 12, 2020; the Saturn of restrictions merged with Pluto of plagues in the cold harshness of Capricorn. That day the Sun at 21 Capricorn and Mercury at 23 Capricorn joined the new cycle and focused the energy of the cycle.

That same day, China made the genetic sequence of a novel coronavirus available to the World Health Organization as Uranus of genetics was stationary. China claimed there was “no clear evidence of person-to-person transmission.”291 (more on transits to nation charts)
The cluster of the Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Pluto was conjunct the Paris Jupiter at 22 Capricorn and square the Paris Venus at 24 Capricorn. There had been a Lunar eclipse two days earlier at 20 Cancer in opposition to the new cycle. (More on Eclipses)

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were square the Federal Neptune of secrets at 22 Libra and in opposition to Jupiter at 19 Cancer 58 as Uranus was stationary at 02 Taurus to square the Federal Uranus at 01 Leo. 
The dispositor Venus was at 28 Aquarius conjunct the Federal Mars of infection at 28 Aquarius with transiting Mars emphasized at 06 Sagittarius to oppose the Federal public at 04 Gemini.
On both the Paris and Federal charts Jupiter was engaged with the cluster of planets. (more on keywords)  
Three days later, President Trump signed a trade deal with China meant to curb abuses of intellectual theft.292 Transiting Sun at 25 Capricorn, Saturn at 23 Capricorn and Pluto at 22 Capricorn opposed the Declaration Mercury at 24 Cancer as transiting Mercury at 28 Capricorn was conjunct the Declaration Pluto at 27 Capricorn, a double whammy of Mercury and Pluto.

Mars at 08 Sagittarius was in opposition to the Declaration Uranus at 08 Gemini with Uranus stationary, an aspect more often associated with the conflict of war. 

That same day the House chose impeachment managers for the Senate trial of President Trump with Chiron in opposition to the Midheaven. The war was over the president putting a hold on the Pentagon and the State Department sending almost 400 million to Ukraine.

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The head of WHO praised China for its transparency and handling of the virus, as ‘a new standard of outbreak response’, even though millions of people had left Wuhan and infected the world.293

 On March 11, 2020, the WHO announced the virus was a pandemic. President Trump announced Proclamation 9994 two days later at 1:12 pm, declaring a national emergency with Mercury stationary direct at 28 Aquarius conjunct Federal Mars at 28 Aquarius. Both transiting Mars at 18 Capricorn and Jupiter at 21 Capricorn would aspect the Federal Neptune at 22 Libra and the Federal Jupiter at 19 Cancer. The Sun of government leader at 23 Pisces was conjunct the Federal Mercury at 22 Pisces, Mars and Mercury were emphasized.294 (more on emphasized planets)
March 16, 2020, marked the beginning of ‘15 days to slow the spread’ as fear of this unknown virus became the perfect opportunity to destroy the American economy by locking down the country.295
Transits to Cycles and Eclipses on March 16, 2020.
  • Sun 26 Pisces 32 square Jupiter-Pluto 28 Sagittarius 24 orb 1.52.
  • Mars 20 Capricorn 10 conjunct Uranus-Neptune 19 Capricorn 34 orb 0.36.
  • Mars 20 Capricorn 10 opposition Lunar eclipse 20 Cancer 00 orb 0.10.
  • Jupiter 22 Capricorn 14 conjunct Saturn-Pluto 22 Capricorn 46 orb 0.32.
  • Jupiter 22 Capricorn 14 conjunct Lunar eclipse 24 Capricorn 04 orb 1.50.
  • Saturn 29 Capricorn 34 opposition Lunar eclipse 00 Leo 52 orb 1.18.
  • North Node 04 Cancer 33 opposition Solar eclipse 04 Capricorn 07 orb 0.26.
  • Chiron 04 Aries 50 square Solar eclipse 04 Capricorn 07 orb 0.43.
What is essential is ruled by Saturn, Saturn was critical at 29 Capricorn, as small businesses would be forced to close and deemed ‘nonessential’ and major corporations allowed to stay open. Pluto involved cycles, as the ruler of epidemics and corporations were aspected by the Sun of government and Jupiter of mandates.

Mercury stationary was a return to the March 11, 1941, signing of the Lend-Lease Act and to the March 9, 1862, battle of the ironclads between the Confederate and Federal naval forces. It was a return to March 10, 1783, and a threatened mutiny of the military due to the failure of Congress to pay them. The stationary returns pointed to battle conflict. (More on stationary returns)

Transits to Federal Chart on March 16, 2020.
  • Stationary Mercury at 00 Pisces 12 conjunct Mars 28 Aquarius 43 orb 1.29.
  • Stationary Mercury at 00 Pisces 12 square North Node 01 Sagittarius 55 orb 1.43.
  • Stationary Mercury at 00 Pisces 12 Square Ascendant 27 Scorpio 19 orb 2.53.
  • Mars 20 Capricorn 10 opposition Jupiter 19 Cancer 58 orb 0.12.
  • Jupiter 22 Capricorn 14 square Neptune 22 Libra 53 orb 0.39.
  • Jupiter 22 Capricorn 14 opposition Jupiter 19 Cancer 58 orb 2.16.
  • Saturn 29 Capricorn 34 opposition Uranus 01 Leo 16 orb 1.42.
  • Neptune 18 Pisces 42 conjunct Lilith 18 Pisces 05 orb 0.37.
Both Mars and Jupiter were emphasized to marshal all hands-on deck in a war against the virus. The Mercury station point had been at 28 Aquarius conjunct the Federal Mars as it was square the Ascendant. Neptune of fear was emphasized in a conjunction to the malicious Lilith as Jupiter enlarged the fear in a square to Neptune while Saturn shuttered the country.

The extreme pressure on the public as the lockdown wore on long past the expected duration was intensified by the emergence of tyrannical officials and bureaucrats. The Saturn-Pluto desire for total control was on full display as the technocrats arose and grasped power in every way they could. The goals changed from preventing overwhelmed hospitals, to the number of cases reported, then to arbitrary percentages vaccinated.


Notes
291. Sara M. Tharakan, Susan V. Lawrence and Tiaji Salaam-Blyther, Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): Developments in China and International Response, February 6, 2020, (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2020) 1-2.

292. Dominic Rushe, “Trump signs China trade pact and boasts of ‘the biggest deal ever seen,” The Guardian, January 15, 2020, accessed September 1, 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/15/us-china-trade-deal-donald-trump.

293. Betsy McCaughey, “Funding World Health Organization a waste of money,” Boston Herald, June 8, 2020, accessed September 10, 2021, https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/06/08/funding-world-health-organization-a-waste-of-money/.

294. Donald Trump, “Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak,” Executive Office of the President, March 13, 2020, accessed September 20, 2022, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/03/18/2020-05794/declaring-a-national-emergency-concerning-the-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak; “March 13, 2020: Press conference about the Coronavirus,” https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/march-13-2020-press-conference-about-coronavirus. Timestamp of 1:12 pm.

295. L. Elaine Halchin and Elizabeth M. Webster, Presidential Declarations of Emergency for COVID-19: NEA and Stafford Act, March 19, 2020, (Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2020) 1-4.
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