July Musings
Chiron in a chart points to a wound that never heals. In the US, first on any list of wounds that seem never to fully heal would be our history of vicious and violent racism. Using the Sagittarius rising version of the US chart, we find Chiron in the 4th house in Aries, currently receiving a long station from transiting Uranus, from late May through August 2015. What this suggests is sudden, powerful, and transformative events that agitate and then transform a deep reservoir of pain that exists within the national family . Clearly, the Charleston Church Massacre falls within this narrative, as well as the numerous and less notorious church arsons in the South that have followed in recent weeks. The dramatic shift in attitude towards the Confederate flag also falls within this Uranus/Chiron discussion. Although the entire period of the Uranus station is likely to agitate painful tensions among the squabbling siblings of the American family, and racist issues in particular, further dates to watch are July 10, during the Sun opposition to Uranus, and July 24 through July 26, during the likely violent Mars square to Uranus.
Also noteworthy during July is the building stress of the Saturn/Pluto semisquare, which extends from mid-May through mid-August. As of June 27 and extending through August 10, Saturn is also sitting in a protracted sesquiquadrate to the US Sun (13Cancer19). This will be joined by the Pluto opposition to the US Sun as of July 3, which itself extends until November 2 before beginning to dissipate. Thus, the tensions, power struggles, and difficulties of the Saturn/Pluto semisquare are likely to increasingly impact the US from late June through mid-August. We have already seen the impact of the Saturn/Pluto aspect in the increase in terrorist events throughout the world in recent weeks, as well as in the increasingly aggressive military push-back of ISIS. July seems likely to be a very dangerous month in regard to these issues, in particular during July 4 through July 5 (Sun opposite Pluto, sesquiquadrate Saturn) and during July 13 through July 15 (Mars and Mercury opposite Pluto and sesquiquadrate Saturn).
Although there will quite possibly be some upsetting fallout following the July 12 to July 15 events, with the Saturn station continuing very close to its aspect to the US Sun for several weeks, it seems likely that President Obama will handle the situation in a way that gains broad support. Jupiter will be transiting his natal Uranus and North Node from July 15 through July 28, suggesting a signficantly positive response to his actions.
