Astrology for The New Age

First: The Collective Situation

What about COVID-9? As I write this toward the end of February, various vaccines have found their way into the upper arms of various citizens, here and abroad, and though vaccines often don’t give lifelong immunity, and though the problems with the third-world rollout seem daunting (made more so because of various corporate shenanigans), and though we might not ever return to so-called “normal” (which failure might nonetheless have various beneficial effects), we should note a change on the way this month. On October 1, Saturn approaching his direct station at 6 Aquarius has separated from Pluto (at 24 Capricorn) by 12 degrees, having gained a separation of 17 degrees back in May and June, a situation that will repeat in January 2022, after which the distance between the two planets will continue to separate.¹

Why see these facts as important to the COVID-19 situation? Because Richard Tarnas’ research on the collective problems associated with Saturn-Pluto conjunctions (in ) strongly suggests that the most acute problems tend to dissipate once the planets separate by 15 degrees. Good so far. Mr. Tarnas’ research does not take sign-placements into consideration, though. My research suggests a connection (though neither a necessary nor a sufficient