{maketoc}The period between 1339 and 1571 represents the time between Neptune's movement from a ((conjunction)) (0/360 degree relationship) and to a ((lower square)) (90 degree relationship) with Pluto. As such it see it has the first quarter of 1399Neptune-Pluto1892. Close examination shows that this period defined all the issues of the entire ((Neptune-Pluto)) wave and that outer planet transits of the time closely mirror how history played out. The full historical and astrological layout appears in ((1398-1571: The Medieval World at its Height)), but gain much by briefly defining what happened during this opening quarter.<h2>1390s: Converging Circumstances and Outer Planet Activity</h2>In Europe, the XIVth century proceeded from brutality. Too large economies, England and France waged war with one another from about the 1330s forward. Peasant uprisings over food shortages (there were many) met with cruel suppression. Partially as a result of famine, poor weather, partially as a result of increased contact with the East, Europe suffered through the Black Death. Some ares lost as much as 50% of their population. Underlying all of this, the Church, the most ubiquitous and unifying institution throughout the region came under what many viewed as French captivity, symbolized by the nuncio's move to Avignon. As the century ended and the Neptune-Pluto conjunction loomed each of these developments, along with others mentioned soon, set the stage for next hundred years and the 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 in its entirety. The Hundred Years War pushed both England and France toward nationalism, a recurring them throughout the 492 year wave. The Plague put labor in demand, forcing landlords and employers to grant more freedoms. Most importantly, the Church found itself split into factions backing different Popes--three at one point. This religious theme represents perhaps the key event of 1399Neptune-Pluto1892, even prescribing situations down to our time. Because the Church failed to adequately address its hypocrisies, it left the door open for replacement. At 1648, we can easily see a reflection of the time near 1398 and the result. From 1648 forward the Church no longer played the political role it had for near a millennium, leaving the door open for one the greatest leaps forward in understanding. Among the outer planets, all of these developments reflect the changing reality at every turn.<br /><br /><strong> The Outer Planets and the 1390s >>>>>></strong>...page...<h2>The Outer Planets and the 1390s</h2>In convergence with the Neptune-Pluto conjunction that began ((1399Neptune-Pluto1892)), Uranus opposed Neptune and then Pluto. We can write this as ((1308Uranus-180-Neptune1478)), ((1346Uranus-180-Pluto1455)) and ((1399Neptune-0-Pluto1892)) (or ((906Neptune-360-Pluto1398)). This equation connects us to 1308 and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy">Avignon Papacy</a> (or Babylonian Captivity), 1346 and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death">Blaclk Death</a> and even 906, the time the French granted land to the Normans, initiating the English claim to French soil. This configuration also connects to 1455--((1346Uranus-Pluto1455))--the end of Hundred Years War, the Gutenberg Bible and the Fall of Constantinople. And again to 1478, the height of the Renaissance, the establishment of the Netherlands and the foundations of the Inquisition. A graphic representation of he outer planets in the 1390s appears below:<br /><br /><img src= width= height= align= desc= ><br /><br />Stepping forward to 1648, we see a similar pattern. 1598Uranus-180-Pluto1708, 1478Uranus-360-Neptune1648 (or 1649Uranus-0-Neptune1821) and 1399Neptune-180-Pluto1892. At this time we see the effect of the papal schism, how the nationalism rooted in Hundred Years led to strong monarchies in France and England and emerging role of those from all classes throughout European society.