Scorpio Versus Taurus – War of the Worlds:
The Sun moves through the Sign of Taurus in the Spring of the year (April 21 – May 20), linked with life emerging, flowering, reproducing, and sustaining itself. Seeds are planted, roots begin to establish themselves, blossoms pop up, bees begin to cross-pollinate, and animals often give birth to their young. In ancient times, wealth lay within this sign, often depending upon the number of cows owned by farmers; thus, Taurus is the Sign of the Bull. In modern times, the accumulation of wealth and prosperity and the term “Bull Market” emerged as Capitalism became the dominant economic system.
The Sun moving through the sign of Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 22) historically has been associated with Autumn and readiness for the coming Winter as leaves fall, and life seems to end on earth, leaving a barren landscape. The end of October presents us with Halloween and our spiritual need to have a confrontation with death and its ghosts. This is the “sign” that can deceive all the onlookers as life actually is “rooted” underground, protecting itself against the cold of Winter until it warms in the Spring. In ancient times, the power of nature and its constellations of seasons was seen as the ongoing cycle of death and rebirth. The ancient, powerful God, Pluto, ruled Scorpio and its underworld – the realm of those who had died on earth and were either extinguished or allowed to be reborn into a new life.
The Implications:
Life on earth is dependent upon Death on earth. Dying and decaying of the old forms creates the frameworks and supports for the emergence of new life in the Spring. In terms of the evolution of life, the old must die in order that something new may emerge – something that reaches upward in the Spring toward a hopefully higher, more expansive form of life.
This month, we will see more earthquakes, volcanoes, and climate disturbances as Taurus and Scorpio destabilize one another. An unusual hurricane may travel up the Atlantic Coast of the US.
It is not a good time to travel and it would be better to postpone your trips until the end of this month into December, when planets go into Sagittarius.
The Israel/Hamas War — An Enigma surrounded by complexities:
In previous newsletters, I predicted that, due to the transit of Uranus in Taurus through Israel’s astrological chart, they would be struggling to maintain their cohesion and their very existence.
The terrible war between the malignant terrorist organization Hamas (supported by Iran) and the State of Israel, killing and displacing Israelis and Palestinians alike, and involving the US is complex, horrific, and predictable. Hamas and its twin Hezbollah are not nation-states with whom diplomacy is possible. They are actually religious and ethnic cults fueled by historic and current hatreds. Their weapons, for decades, have been supplied by Iran and Russia.
Taurus is a sign of lands, boundaries, properties, and economies. The inequality of wealth is enormous and resources are scarce in these regions. The ongoing conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians that have remained unresolved for decades, feed these malicious terror organizations and give them support from many nations in the region who hate Israel. The fact that the Middle East has been a center of oil (Scorpio) production for over a century, has led to the forging of alliances between the West and nations that are run by royal families and/or dictators who avoid democracy as a system of governance.
The recently proposed peace deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia challenges Hamas. At the same time, Israelis have been engaged in a civil conflict, rebelling against the more autocratic rule of Benjamin Netanyahu, who has tried to limit the powers of their Supreme Court and sent the nation into an increasing cycle of instability. While his government has been in power, Israel has expanded its building projects into previously designated Palestinian territory, and it has done absolutely nothing to work toward supporting an independent Palestinian nation. Decades have passed since attempts to create an independent Palestinian state have failed. However, we need to point out that Hamas has, historically, for decades, prevented the Palestinian Authority (a weak government) from making deals of any sort with Israel.
Israel was blindsided by the Hamas invasion, demonstrating an ineptitude in Israel’s surveillance technologies. Hamas unleashed a terrible attack on Israel and captured hostages, a few of whom they have released. On top of all this, Israel’s chief ally, the US has been in a similar period of destabilization, has been extremely polarized politically, and more recently, its Congress struggled to elect a Speaker, suggesting weakness all around. For all these reasons, Hamas saw all this as a perfect time to strike.
Israel is bombing thousands of Palestinian citizens, many of whom are innocent, and destroying their infrastructure in a crude attempt to get at Hamas, who, we must remember, first attacked Israel and started this war. The news media is daily reporting on the mass destruction unleashed on innocent civilians in Gaza, moving more international public sentiment against the Israelis.
The US has moved military ships into the Gulf, in an attempt to keep this war from spreading throughout the region. All signs point back to Iran and its ally Russia, who are supplying arms to both Hamas and Hezbollah, another terror group that has taken over Lebanon since they are basically a failed state. Egypt and Jordan, who for decades, pledged not to attack Israel, are currently having talks with the US with regard to stabilizing the situation and attempting to work something out for innocent Palestinian refugees which they do not want migrating into their nations. I think Hamas will be forced to back down by the end of this month.
Iran:
Since this war broke out, the US has attacked Iranian cells in Syria, after Iran attacked US bases in the region. Everyone needs to be careful about their willingness to attack US warships in the Gulf. A stealth nation, Iran has been a sponsor of terrorists for decades and has been involved in a proxy war against Saudis in Yemen for years. We will likely see more Iranian strikes in this cycle, However, they do not want to engage the US directly, as it could escalate into a larger conflict they could not win.
The Overview:
Recent civil wars in the Middle East have resulted in multiple failed states. Attempts by the West to modify or control events in this region have failed. In addition, the region has had many serious earthquakes, floods, droughts, and climate catastrophes in recent years. As a result of all this, many of their economies have collapsed. This same region (The Fertile Crescent) is the ORIGIN AND BIRTHPLACE of most of the major civilizations and religions on Earth today. The war between Taurus and Scorpio – life and death – is upon us.
The War between Russia and the Ukraine:
The ongoing war between Russia, run by Vladimir Putin, a vicious dictator, and Ukraine, a struggling democracy has organized and renewed the NATO Alliance and involves a heavy financial and military investment from the US and its allies. Training of Ukrainians on the F-16s is going on now. This war is now getting less attention, but heavy fighting here is increasing.
Financing and permission for appointments and promotions in the US military need to be confirmed by a US legislature, which is paralyzed by infighting. Donald Trump’s previous “friendship” with Vladimir Putin and Trump’s current control over the Republicans may very well be behind their reluctance to continue funding the Ukraine war. Partisan struggles for funding (Taurus/Scorpio) will continue this month although US commitment to this war will hold.
China:
I have been forecasting China’s social and economic troubles in these newsletters for several years. They cannot pay their debts. They have been selling their US Treasury holdings. Capital wealth has been exiting the nation, leading to unemployment and a feeling of hopelessness in its young population. This nation, under Xi Jinping’s leadership, has returned to the old model of a Communist military dictatorship, whose expanding influence now lies in its escalating military power in the Pacific, threatening to take over Taiwan, and targeting the US and its Pacific allies. Opponents to his leadership in his cabinet have recently “disappeared”. There will be more upheavals in this nation this month.
Next year, Pluto goes into Aquarius, hitting the Ascendant and Moon in the Chart of China. There are two important messages about this. There may be an attempted rebellion within China to overthrow the present government. Thus, in an effort to distract its population from a possible revolution, there may be an increased motivation on the part of the present government to go to war over Taiwan.
The Biden administration needs to keep communication lines going between the US and China, which he attempted to accomplish in October… It also needs to recognize they are, by far, the greatest threat to our nation in the world today. China has the most advanced technology for spying in the world, which, ironically, it has been stealing from the US for the past three decades.
The US:
Here in America, we are arguably in the “dark night of the soul” as political hatreds and battles have not only paralyzed the function of our governance, but a growing number of homegrown terrorists are attacking innocent people in schools, malls, and synagogues. The recent mass shooting in the normally tranquil state of Maine is reigniting the decades-long push for gun control in the nation.
Since the 1980s, so-called globalization has produced severe economic inequality that has resulted in fueling political hatred and rebellions for decades. Too many young people are overdosing and committing suicide in numbers never seen before as they seem to lack a vision or constructive purpose for their lives. Most apparently, the most powerful nation on earth seems to be moving through the “End Times” predicted by many “seers”, testaments, medicine men, and psychics describing their visions through the ages.
This month, events in the economy will likely lead to a stock market “crash” between Nov. 3 and Nov. 12, when Mercury and Mars in Scorpio oppose Uranus in Taurus. This will not last, however, as transits in optimistic Sagittarius come into play at the end of the month, and solutions present themselves. There will be much talk about debt – banking, corporations, governments, and individuals that is haunting our nation. This is looming side by side with the serious issue of interest rates and what the Fed will do about them.
After a historic civil war in the Republican Party in the House, a Speaker was finally elected. Mike Johnson, from Louisiana, the newly elected Speaker, is a Trump supporter who voted against certifying the election of 2020, is against women’s reproductive rights, and gay marriage, and is ensconced in the extreme “right” of the political spectrum. This month, there will be a continuation of the ongoing disputes to pass some form of budget. Congressmen in both parties are “terrorized” by death threats.
There are Republicans who honestly take their responsibilities seriously and wish to govern, and they will become more vocal this month. Two famous journalists/authors, Peggy Noonan (Republican) and Thomas Friedman (Democrat) have written editorials with dire warnings that the present Trump-dominated wing of the Republican party threatens to derail our government and end Democracy in the US. Pluto went direct in October, making its last return to the Pluto in the chart of the US, leading to whether or not we destroy ourselves or experience a rebirth of our values and substantiate our very existence.
Pres. Biden, with Mars transiting through his sign this month, has to deal with a broken Congress, two big regional wars, the rise of China as an enemy, the uncertainty of our alliances with India, ongoing inflation, citizens complaining about the economy, getting a budget passed, multiple labor strikes, mass shootings, domestic terrorists, and just getting up every morning to face it all. He is fighting for badly needed aid to both wars in Israel/ Palestine and the Ukraine. This month, Biden will continue to have talks with China in the hope of keeping a dialogue going and avoiding the potential of a terrible war.
Former Pres. Trump has to deal with multiple indictments and federal and civil lawsuits. His former staff members and supporters are making deals with the courts, by pleading guilty to multiple lies about the 2020 election in turn for staying out of jail. Their testimonies will help to convict Trump of the crimes listed in his multiple indictments. With the transits in Scorpio in his natal chart, his family members will be brought into the picture. His future looks pretty grim this month. It looks even more difficult in the Spring of 2024.
What do the constellations say?
The slow-moving planets, with mass implications for humanity, are in the late degrees of the signs they are currently transiting, Pluto is still in Capricorn (the disestablishment of the establishment and the end of the reign of older generations). Neptune is in Pisces, the sign of the passing Age of Pisces and the reign of organized religions defining how people perceive reality. Uranus in Taurus, governing land masses, boundaries defining nations, and earth formations and instabilities points to upheavals in all these areas. We are looking at the shattering of previous ideas, boundaries, economies, and perceptions of what constitutes our worldviews. We are clearly looking at what no longer works and those whose perceptions of reality are DENYING the amazing breakthroughs in science, technology, and newly collaborative humanitarian efforts created by amazing people. Which leads me to hypothesize about what lies ahead.
What lies ahead?
Pluto is going into Aquarius in 2024, and in 2025 – 2026, Neptune and Saturn are going into Aries, and Uranus is going into Gemini – all long-term transits that are forming positive supportive aspects with one another. This is, undeniably, a “wow” configuration of planets that lends hope for a human race that will “crack the cosmic egg”, wake up in a “quantum world”, and leave behind the ancient definitions of who and what we are.
Standing at the precipice of possible extinction, I am of the opinion that we will very likely put together the components to solve the looming problems that threaten our existence. Nuclear fusion, the use of hydrogen, and advanced battery technology will end the age of fossil fuels. Last month, an article in “EEE Spectrum” (a technology site) posted an article by Tom Clynes, entitled “Five New Fusion Prospects, minus the Neutrons” – which presents the promise of non-lingering radiation fuels in the quest for the next generation of nuclear fusion quests. What we all need to grasp is that this technology, the “Holy Grail” of energy, is moving rapidly ahead. When properly regulated, the use of AI will make information available to all who wish to explore it.
Cleaning up oceans, planting trees, and newly designed architecture of buildings will end the current rapid global warming era. Pluto is going into 00 degrees of Aquarius in Jan. 2024 and is described in the book, “The Zodiac by Degrees” as: “A traveler comes upon an ancient temple in the desert, part of it fallen into ruin and part of it adapted for modern use.” At its best, Aquarius stands for “collaboration” – the opposite of war – and a recognition that we are all residing here together, participating in the human experiment.,
Advances in medicine, especially “crisper” technology and bio-genetic engineering ( It was recently announced that a gene therapy cure for Sickle Cell disease has been released); transforming the food we consume that is affecting intestinal microbes, restoring our immune systems and metabolic function; engineering robotic replacements for lost limbs; implants that will correct brain imbalances and neurological illnesses are all being tested and examined now, as we speak!
This newsletter will continue to refer to publications that point to amazing scientific discoveries that are, too often, missed or ignored by the public at large. As an astrologer, I believe that my job is to describe the meanings behind the historic movements of planets through the great constellations and how they illuminate our future possibilities. This is my mission and my commitment.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Blessings,
Linda
Important Points of Reference for Astrologers:
New Moon at 20 degrees Scorpio conjunct Mars and opposition Uranus Nov. 13; Full Moon at 4 degrees Gemini conjunct Mars and square Saturn Nov. 27; Mercury in Scorpio opposition Uranus Nov. 4, is sextile Pluto Nov. 9, goes into Sagittarius Nov. 9 square Saturn, is inconjunct Jupiter Nov. 14, is inconjunct Uranus Nov. 23, is trine the North Node of the Moon Nov. 26, and is square Neptune Nov. 27; Venus in Virgo is opposition Neptune Nov. 3, goes into Libra Nov. 7 square Saturn, is inconjunct Jupiter Nov. 14, is sextile Mercury Nov. 17, is inconjunct Uranus Nov. 26, hits the South Node of the Moon Nov. 29, and is inconjunct Uranus Nov. 30, Mars in Scorpio is opposition Uranus Nov. 11 and is trine Neptune Nov. 15.
