Let me start with a more or less philosophical (astrological) look at Russian forces invading the Ukraine.

In fact, why don’t i start with the man that is (supposedly) behind this aggression and without knowing if he really is the sole decision maker at the Kremlin or in Moscow or in all of Russia, or if there are other, more discrete forces, behind him that make such decisions and he is only the “representative”?

At Google / Wikipedia this seemingly inhumane human was born Oct 07 1952, which makes him a Libra, certainly not the angry mass murderer type in general, in fact, one of his planets is on 14 degrees Libra, a very loving degree position (and i am not kidding here). Okay, he has a bundle of negative aspects into the 4 Libra based planets in his chart, but there are also positive aspects.
None of his planets degree positions are of any serious horrific nature!!
Is it the combination of Water- Dragon year and Libra that makes him such a inhumane character?
You can judge for yourself here:

• Years of the Water – Dragon
  1. 1952 – 13. 2. 1953
  Tough and powerful like the other Dragons, but far more subtle. They know what they want and also where or when to push for it. All tough they can play the wait-and-see game well enough and do not like to burden themselves with too complicated things, their interests may be so diverse that most of their activities lack a real foundation, and therefore may just collapse someday. These Dragons, however, are capable to hold their ego back in the interest of a democratic type of environment.

Reading this makes you wonder, isn’t it?

So, lets look at the combination then:

• Dragon / Libra
  The excitement of speed, success and glamour can really get to them and turn their usually good fortune into mishaps eventually. They may overlook others when on the move, but unlike most other Dragons they will stop and listen, if somebody should demand to be heard. Elegance and diplomacy seem to interest this combination more than power and dominance, that’s why they have far less problems to find a compromise than other Dragons. They can be very flattering and seductive, but if they are married they just go as far as a flirt, just far enough to feel the road would be open to go all the way. Than they go home to they’re partner.

Okay, what we derive from this information (copy and paste out of my own astrology book, available at Lulu.com) does not depict a war mongerer, just a guy that is prone to miscalculations.

So, let’s take a wild guess here, there is something else at play. Mind you, i only have day, month and year of birth of V. P. no hour or minute, not even place of birth, so there could be something sinister in his charts tips of houses, especially when in Moscow.
Perhaps the trouble is indeed the impact the city of Moscow seems to have on certain characters, I’m thinking Stalin perhaps?

Anyway, let’s go back to anachronism and miscalculations and a bit of astrological philosophy.

If people, governments or dictatorships plan long term – but have no clue what astrological situation there will be on day x, when the planning is supposed to culminate into real action, things like this anachronistic warfare unfold.
The times that we are in right now are harmonious, not even a single degree position of any of the current planet position is bad enough to point out some out-of-control anger or aggression, so, clearly, this war started to brew during the year of the Metal (Air) – Ox 2021. Someone in Russia started to slowly boil up – and eventually was ready to release the anger when the miserable angry days where already over and better days had started! An anachronistic move, the risk humanity will always face when people take over important positions in society who do not have the instincts or intellectual knowledge for doing the right thing at the right time (or at least not doing the wrong thing at the wrong time!

Compare this to high performance athletes. They plan and prepare for day x (the Olympics for instance) for years – without any astrological knowledge of how the quality of time will be for them on said day x, nor what the impact of the global location the event will be held at will be on them.
The result can be like that example at the recently held winter Olympics in China. A highly successful alpine skier has diligently prepared for the event, has been named the favourite to win several gold medals – but went home with NOTHING. Most likely another case of wrong time, wrong place.

I start the outlook for 2022 with the basics.

That would be the long term aspects happening during this year (by “this year” i mean the Chinese year. These changes are not just the change of a number like the Western calendar, but they signal actual changes each year brings. In this case we switch from the stiff and stubborn, not too socializing Air-Ox to the very flexible, far less comfi element of water combined with a dynamic wild tiger, this should give everyone at least some room to imagine it will be quite a change).

Now to the significant aspects:

I start with the negative one that currently is still active until February 5.

Saturn in a square aspect to Uranus.

This aspect will resurface for almost the entire second half of the year, from o. July to 12. December!

The involved degree positions: on Saturns behalf, 19 – 23 degrees Aquarius. On behalf of Uranus 16 – 19 degrees Taurus.

I will post the main details in the next post, here just a few key phrases … a lot of crap can happen because everyone is tense, unable to focus, unable to balance traditional ways with modernity. Wasting energy, accidents with technical machinery etc.

On to the next long term aspect, this one is a bit more exiting. A conjunction between Uranus and the Moon node. Duration: 3. June to 2. January 2023.

Involved degree positions on behalf of Uranus, 15 – 19 degrees Taurus. (so we see, 16 – 19 Taurus are double active for a long time this year and thus i will go into more details on my next post about these degree positions).

Short interpretation of this aspect:

Great sense for the fast moving environment and able to make good use of this instinct. Less exiting for partnerships though.

Next up the final long lasting aspect of the year. Neptune in a hexagon aspect with Pluto. Duration: 2. May to 25. November.

Involved degree positions on behalf of Neptune: 23, 24 and 25 degrees Pisces. On behalf of Pluto: 26 -29 degrees Capricorn.

The combination of these 7 degree positions is complicated, more on that in my next post as well.

The aspect as such .. just what we need to finally figure out how to end all the messy crap we got ourselves into since the beginning of 2020! A positive push for new and bettersolutions to problems that have been caused by the pandemic and, already before that, some very unfavorable political decisions that hurt the majority, the common people, the most.

There are several other note worthy aspects happening this year, those i will elaborate in my next post, when i hopefully can work on my laptop again, rather than on the smartphone

But let’s visualize this with 2 charts:

Even if you have no idea about how to interpret an astrological chart, you spot a big difference in above two examples of the astrological situation for 2021!

In January (still the Chinese year of the Metal-Rat, or as i call it the Air-Rat) the situation looks rather horrific with the same old bundle of planets at the end of Capricorn / beginning of Aquarius in multiple square aspects to the 2 planets at the beginning of Taurus.

When you look at the mid year situation you see only one negative aspect remaining, accompanied by 2 positive aspects.
This negative aspect will be the main story line for extensive months of 2021!
Saturn square Uranus, i quote according to my own book of collected astrological knowledge, available at Lulu.com
“Often waste their energy because they feel tense on the inside, stopped somehow, unable to concentrate – because they can’t find a way to bring their modern ideas and their traditional attitude into proper balance. Risk of accidents with technical machinery is possible. Pain and worrying situations can occur in partnerships, as well as career set backs.”

Does this alone indicate much about Covid-19?
Nope, it certainly does not, and once again i must admit, there was nothing that would indicate such a catastrophic global pandemic in 2020, despite the conjunctions of 4 planets at the end of Capricorn for most of the year.

Do the more positive astrological aspects for 2021 indicate an end to this pandemic?
I do not dare to make this prediction!
What is obvious though is that (given the positive aspect between Pluto and Neptune makes a slightly longer appearance in 2021) there will be progress and possible new solutions!

More later in an in-dept analysis with a visual time line for the good, the bad and the ugly as far as astrological forecasts for 2021 is concerned.

Yet, already before that i begun to feel pretty embarrassed, asking myself “why did i not see something as dramatic as this coming”?

So i double checked all aspects, degree positions and signs the long term (slower moving) planets pass (and passed) through since October 2019. The result is – there is NO aspect, NO degree position that would indicate such an apparent horrific situation!! Some other astrologers (with a much much smaller base of knowledge than your scientific astrologer Rudolf Megert has collected since his start with astrology in 1986) made claims that a big conjunction of the planets Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto, plus very briefly also Mars, in Capricorn would invoke such a global outbreak – yet, neither of these planets in conjunction with one another has this kind of interpretation!

I quote here from my very own astrology book:

“Jupiter / Pluto
Conjunction
Have a very deep understanding of the human nature, would make good judges therefor. Besides of that, they might often be unsatisfied. They’re high ideals would like to break trough but those could lead out of regularity, so they must be kept at bay. It is also possible that others try to do them some harm, in a back stabbing manner, but they have great recovery energies.
”

“Saturn / Pluto
Conjunction
Ambitions to change the world. Naturally they have a big impact, even if it all goes on in a rather secret fashion. Danger may occur to them when they try to influence a whole crowd or an entire community because it is not certain that they’re efforts
going in the right direction. Above all they torture themselves with criticism and may end up in in rather difficult circumstances”

If this sounds like a horror scenario that could cause a pandemic i change my name to Banana!! Mind you, said planets passing through the third and last sector of Capricorn, in the Chinese astrology also referred to as the Moonhouse of the pheasant, has no critical degree positions, to the contrary, quite considerate degrees mostly.

So, why is there an outbreak of such horrific proportions anyway, not indicated by some astrological constellation?

Simple answer – i can only guess!

One somewhat interesting observation on the side though. There is one specific astrological aspect that can point to such kinds of outbreaks, collapses on a global scale (and, that’s it, out of all long term negative aspects this is the only one that could potentially point to such a negative event!!) This would be a negative aspect between Pluto and Neptune. Nope, no such aspect in sight for a long long time, to the contrary, a positive aspect between these two planets is happening also this year for a certain time frame starting somewhere in July – but, for myself, i do have this aspect as a transit in my personal horoscope!!  It started mid February and will end mid June for me – and it coincides with the start of the global scale part of the virus outbreak! That is a bit odd. So, would this mean that once my negative aspect is over the world at large would also see the end of this pandemic??

An interesting thought i would not yet consider as scientific, just something i need to observe come middle of June.  If indeed the pandemic comes to an end by then it would mean two things to me:

The Covid-19 virus acts like a regular flu virus, seasonal only.

Since i will have this same transit aspect once more later in 2021 it would mean there would be a re-occurrence of this particular virus outbreak during the second half of 2021.

But please, do not take this as an astrological prediction, it is only a guess, something i need to observe first and understand better by late June.

Additional, not astrology based questions would be whether this covid-19 is in fact just another (but seriously dangerous) flu and the reaction to it by bureaucrats worldwide was somewhat over the top creating fiscal havoc on top of the health havoc?? But, to a good part the active involvement of politicians as well as science helped us all to understand the grave consequences of not learning how to avoid catching and spreading the-is horrific virus, and that in itself is a good thing we can all use in the future to keep viruses away by self protection measures – if the global polit-elite could agree to set up nation – or worldwide broad information systems accessible easily by all, that alert us of any corona virus outbreaks, and if it is only a mild flu!!

Since 1985 i have studied astrological facts and separated them from fictions and superstitions.
I have consulted with many people around half of the globe to give useful insight and advice.

Eventually all my collected knowledge ended up on the web, the DEAD END OF REALITY.
Nothing last very long online and the more info we can find the less important any info becomes.

In other words, the efforts i still put up to tell friends or anonymous people via the internet / Facebook, Twitter or email what the next year brings, astrologically speaking, don’t seem worth while all that much anymore.

However, i place a short interpretation here for 2020 and we shall see if i continue on with this in 2021.

In the graphic (see post below) you found a color coded time line with beginning and end dates for each relevant aspect.
Each aspect has a reference number in the order of the beginning date of each aspect so i will use the reference number here for the interpretation.

1) Pluto; 22, 23 and 24 degrees Capricorn, very okay, slow but steady, work and style.
Saturn; from late February to early March rather miserable!
This aspect overall:
Lots of activities and trying – but with uncertain outcomes. Often critical or negative thinking.

2) New connections, new things to learn and seek out, but in general in a discrete way.

3) Helpful, philosophical, rich fantasy. Spiritual too, but also blessed with a good sense for profitable activities.
Neptune; end of January to beginning of February often a bit to angry, later in February even with a self destructive touch added in. March, however, rather harmonious again.
Jupiter; all nice degrees position passing!

4) Aspect with more uncertainties!
Pluto 24, 25 and 23 degrees Capricorn now, all good nice degree positions.
Jupiter; mid April to mid June a bit stressful if not outright depressing.

5) Here is our slowly increasing presence aspect again!
Neptune; 21, 20 and 19 degrees Pisces, all of August to mid September with anger and difficulties interacting with each other lessen the positivity a bit.
Pluto; 24,23,22 degrees Capricorn are pretty nice degrees however.

6) The year will end tense and violent, people become risky losers and aggressors
Pluto; 23 and 22 degrees Capricorn may be able to cover up the underlying anger with work and style.
Mars; 18 through 28 degrees Arias, very active!

7) More losses by pushing hopeless projects or ideas, more risk of violent outbursts and accidents.
Both involved planets degrees transitions as said under Ref. number 6 above.

1 b) Pluto; 24,23,22 degrees Capricorn, same as under Ref. No. 1
Saturn; 29 through 25 degrees Capricorn. A bit heavy or even depressing, all about material values.

3 b) Neptune; 21 to 18 degrees Pisces, 20 degrees again with tendency to aggressions for most of August and first half of September.

4 b) Pluto; 23 and 22 degrees Capricorn make it seem okay
Jupiter ; 18 to 28 degrees, the December portion of this aspect somewhat unhappy.

6 b) Pluto; 23 and 24 degrees Capricorn, Mars; 17 to 29 degrees Arias. Active. Aggression might get somewhat tamed by creativity and stylish attitude.

7 b) Saturn; 1 to 5 degrees Aquarius. Start into 2021 rather depressing.
Mars; 24 Arias through 12 Taurus. VERY active and passionate overall, but over the top mostly.

Summarized and simplified even more:

The first half of 2020 looks quite okay. A bit to much rotation for not enough outcomes perhaps, but at least no big trouble anywhere.
August, September and October are tricky months, things may appear to go steady as planned, but there are tensions lurking that could flare up or even blow up in our faces!!
A little break from the uncertainties, the running around and the tensions during November and then into the final furioso in December and January 2021

What’s this all about you might ask?

I try to zoom in from a simple angle after the relevant charts for the year to come.

2020, at least from Saturday, 25 January on, when the Chinese year of the Air-Rat* starts.
The Chinese sign of the Rat equals the Western sign of Arias.
Both signs are represented by Mars as their planet in our solar system.
Irony has it that it will be exactly that Mars, in exactly that sign, Arias,
that will bring in some potential for eruptive bursts, this mainly during the northern hemispheres summer and once more later in the year.
To give you a better picture, i can tell you that Japan is an Air-Rat country.
Do you already see where this is going ?
The Air-Rat is greatly talented with mechanics, engineering, machines – but also has flaws like being way to inflexible and thus prone to (earth)quakes, eruptions caused by inner tensions so to speak.

Than we observe the other oddity within the significant planet positions for the year. Except for intervals of above mentioned Mars, Neptune or Uranus, the rest of them are moving through Capricorn, a square sign to Arias.

Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter, frequently all in Conjunction to each other within the last third of Capricorn, that is quite significant.
The details of that i will sort out for you in my next post, only so much for now;
The degree positions in the last third of Capricorn are not horrific, just some of which are a bit to sobering.
The same goes for the last third of Arias, so we will probably get away with some negative crap happening yes, but nothing that could throw us into total despair etc. (but again, details to follow in my next post).

* Huh, Air-Rat, you thought it’s the Metal-Rat, right?
Absolutely, for the Chinese it is Metal, but you can expect more from
your scientific astrologer Rudolf Megert!
How much more you can review in this new table of the basic elements
everything is made of:

So, you see, the Chinese element Metal is Rudolf Megert discovered element Air.
Need more details on the basic elements everything is made of?
Links for further information on this issue:
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/sciencenewdiscovery/
(Yes, it’s an old page created 1996, looks accordingly :-) but the info is nonetheless readable and valid).
Further more (in German this time around);
http://rudolf.atspace.eu/wissenschaftlich-akkurate-astrologische-beratung/68/

Here is the first installment of what’s coming our way in 2019 based on astrological aspects. Here are the relevant charts indicating the slower moving planets aspects that are of significance for 2019 and into the first months of 2020.

So, what do we read within the above 6 astrological long term outlook charts for 2019 above?

It’s actually quite simple this time around, i can phrase it like this “It’s the Moon nodes this time, it’s the Moon nodes”!!

The main (negative) aspect of the year, Chinese year of the Earth-Pig, referring country = Israel,  seems to be Saturn in opposition to the moon node lasting for at least half of the entire year.

The other significant aspect/s of the year i have brushed on in previous years already, the (positive) aspects of mainly Neptune and Pluto but in 2019 also accompanied by Saturn Neptune.

I will add interpretations and precise timelines for the significant aspects of this 2019 astrological outlook astrologyblog post in my next post, but for now let me just add the short and sweat (well, more like sour) meaning of said Moon node to Saturn and Pluto aspects respectively. Please keep in mind though, this is the pure aspects interpretation only! The degree positions involved for the three planets are not considered yet and those (something you can only get from scientific astrologer Rudolf Megert by the way) are the defining value of any long term aspect!

Saturn / Moon nodes
–
Nobody seems to like people with such an aspect because they can’t adapt to anything. On the other hand they have a lot of worries and are so conservative that they miss out on most chances society may has to offer. Hearty relations can’t be expected. In case of the opposition they may have the special talent to work out complicated applications in perfect detail.

(Yes, we have an opposition here, but as you can guess, if you feel worried and no one likes you in 2019 it’s probably not you but just the miserable times the world is going through)!

On to

Pluto / Moon nodes
–
To strong a desire to be someone special. Therefore difficulties with others. Acting against common interest could lead to a tragic live.

Keep it real during this time frame i can only advice.

Again, the degree positions will define how bad or easy these two aspects will affect us all in 2019 (these details will follow in my coming astrologyblog post before the 1st of January 2019).
One thing is clear though, not your wonderful hugging everyone (plus some trees) year awaits us – but i can also say that we have been through far worse years.
It’s all about knowing in advance and adjusting expectations, at least as far as the global general public is concerned.

I’d like to end this astrologyblog post on a philosophical note.
What distincts us humans from animals?
Our instincts or our intellect?
Okay, i guess you all agreed, it’s gotta be the intellect.

Knowing about astrological aspects and their impact on us all helps us understand the time we live through – already in advance, so we can stir our ship clear of unwanted issues as good as possible, or at least know we do not need to expect 12 months of Woodstock parties in 2019 nor see politicians getting closer to those that pay all their expenses :-(

With instinct alone you might sense the quality of time too, at the present moment only though. You will have no real clue why nor how long this will go on – and that is often a vital tool to manage your live, your business, your finances or family activities!

The astrological aspects for 2018 (and in a large part for 2019 as well) interpreted in a timeline order:

Jupiter positive to Neptune
April 21 through Sept. 18
(Samaritans who take very much part in other people’s well-being. They have a lot of fantasy and are usually very tolerant towards others. Besides their philosophical attitude they also have a good sense for profitable opportunities. But worldly stuff is not so much their thing, they prefer to swim in an ocean of superior enlightenment, a feeling of constant spiritual highs. )

Mars negative to Moon node
May 22 through Oct. 6
(Disturbances and fights will occur when they try to make contact with others. Their aggressive and mostly misplaced attitude can produce nervous upsets in others, so most people will prefer to just leave them alone. Since they can’t fit into the attitude around them they will also often experience bad luck. In case of the opposition they seem to have a
completely own explanation for everything and act accordingly. This will eventually make them some enemies. )

Saturn positive to Uranus
June 18 through Nov. 3
(Serious and reliable. Talent to make the best use of experience in combination with new methods. They may have to struggle a bit along the way, but they will be successful in the end. Upright as they are they can also understand complicated issues rather quickly and they can also focus on the tasks ahead very well. )

Neptune positive to Pluto
June 23 through Sept 18, again June 9 2019 through Oct. 6 2019
(This is THE aspect of our times. It is because of this aspect that human kind has made such huge advances in technology, science or social politics. The positive search for new ways to become popular, powerful or wealthy, has pushed us all in big Steps ahead, and will so until we are gone. )

Mars negative to Uranus
July 9 through Oct. 4
(Very tense and nervous, they will have a hard time just to find enough of inner balance to keep them from exploding constantly.
Their ability to judge situations is rather wrong, mistakes will occur. With this they will almost certainly lose money where the II. house is involved. With the VI. house involved they will end up in the OP, because they often use their force without any control, which leads to accidents. Naturally there are also rather tense situations with friends and partners, they often even provoke such in spite. If the VIII. House is involved, they may die in a violent incident)

Uranus negative to Moon nodes
July 11 through Feb. 19 2019
(Tense and nervous when around people. Sudden accidental events around them hamper or even disrupt social contacts.
Bad luck seems to follow them wherever they go, but it is, of course, they’re revolutionary attitude that estranges them from others. )

Jupiter positive to Pluto
August 6 through Oct. 9
(Honorable leaders and organizers who know how to make dreams come true. They also have the necessary fortune for that. If the VI.
House is involved they will be interested in psychology or chemistry. With the X. House involved they will end up in a very powerful position. They will also be respected by the opposite sex or have the talent to realize intuitively when something is not right, and more so, they know how to get it right. )

Saturn positive to Neptune
Dec. 9 through Dec. 30 2019 (!!)
(Like to plan behind the scene but have good moral values and can behave themselves very decently. With hard work they can
achieve their goals and have a strong sense for togetherness in a partnership. They do have a Sherlock Holmes type of instinct that makes them realize hidden facts so they make naturally also good inspectors or even secret agents.)

Jupiter negative to Neptune
Dec. 13 through Feb. 19 2019
(Life in a world of illusions, far away from any responsibilities. They may be on a constant search for enlightenment but have nothing but chaos all around them. They may be friendly but don’t realize to whom they turn to. They may pretend great plans – while all they can actually achieve is filling up their bellies or indulge in other excessive abuse)

Mars negative to Saturn
January 9 2019 through Feb 2 2019
(Too hard and sober for comfort. There will always be some obstacles in their way to success. If the VI. house is involved they will experience problems with the structure of their bones, have accidents, or become victims of their own or other people’s violence. Often they may start something but get somehow frustrated in between and never finish it, or they try to push completely hopeless projects through. Losses will naturally occur. Relationships can easily turn sour.)

Mars positive to Jupiter
January 11 2019 through Feb. 8 2019
(Practical talents but also full of enthusiasm and joy of living. They will be rather successful in any sort of business or investment (if the II. house is involved). Their full efforts will always be rewarded. Above all that they do not forget those who are not so lucky, they like to give real help too. They also like to be as independent as possible.)

Pluto negative to Moon node
January 29 2019 through July 10 2019
(Too strong a desire to be someone special. Therefore difficulties with others. Acting against common interest could lead into a tragic life. )

Saturn negative to Moon node
March 10 2019 through Nov. 12 2019
(Nobody seems to like people with such an aspect because they can’t adapt to anything. On the other hand they have a lot of worries and are so conservative that they miss out on most chances society may have to offer. Hearty relations can’t be expected. In case of the opposition they may have the special talent to work out complicated applications in
perfect detail. )

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The interpretations for the 2018 astrological outlook will be worked out before the outlook posted under 2017, the turning point into better times! will end.