<p>{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.&lt;h2&gt;1390s: Converging Circumstances and Outer Planet Activity&lt;/h2&gt;In Europe, the XIVth century proceeded from brutality to 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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt; The Outer Planets and the 1390s &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;...page...&lt;h2&gt;The Outer Planets and the 1390s&lt;/h2&gt;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 &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy&quot;&gt;Avignon Papacy&lt;/a&gt; (or Babylonian Captivity), 1346 and &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death&quot;&gt;Blaclk Death&lt;/a&gt; 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:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src= width= height= align= desc= &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src= width= height= align= desc= &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In between around 1571 we get 1455Uranus-270-1597, 1478Uranus-180-Neptune1649 and 1399Neptune-90-Pluto1892. At that time Protestantism had grown from the root of Rome''s transgressions, the Church moved away from genuine reform and the both the French monarchies faced critical struggles related to the religious turmoil of the time. These outer planet positions appear below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src= width= height= align= desc= &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition, we can easily see in all these periods between the Renaissance (Petrarch introduced the term around 1305), overseas discoveries and the rise and fall of the Spanish (and to a lesser degree Portuguese) Empire. Iberia''s foreign adventures came from through the combined impetus of the Portuguese who perfected ocean-going fishing vessels into the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/caravelle&quot;&gt;Avignon Papacy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; during the mid XIVth century and through the mindset of &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/la_reconquista&quot;&gt;La Reconquista.&lt;/a&gt; These observations reach greater poignancy when we assess the combined effect of the printing press, the Renaissance and overseas commerce....page...&lt;h2&gt;The Axial Age, 1398, 1571 and 1648&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_Age&quot;&gt;The Axial Age&lt;/a&gt; brought the world both revealed religions and the first steps to secularism. 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 featured a crisis among revealed religions that led to a widespread adoption of secularism. At the dawn of the Axial Age the three outer planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto came together for the only time in history triple conjunction. At 1648 all three of these planets stood in important quadrate alignments, as they did at 1398, 1571 (and 1821), a condition that only repeats during a few Neptune-Pluto waves. Altogether this points to conditions at the beginning of the wave near 1398 setting up those around 1648. In addition these conditions relate to the Axial Age in regard to their positions throughout 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 and the 576bce conjunction.&lt;br /&gt;One thing that the Age of Reason that proves certain revolves around the dual issues of the time. Philosophy of the time relied heavily on St. Augustine and Plato. Often times philosophers attempted to prove the logical existence of God. At the same time, Copernicus through Kepler brought doubt to both Church and Platonist doctrine. But without all three conditions present, the move beyond Medieval could not follow the trajectory it did. The conditions that led to the Age of Reason and that all came after can be seen as being in place at 1399Neptune-0-Pluto1892 (with all of the attending outer planet alignments) and a foundation for what happened from the mid-XVIIth century forward. Had the Church not continued to ignore the need to reform, the Hundred Years stopped as many wanted at the time and other factors not been in place, the Age of Reason would have occurred (if at all). I understand that the &quot;if-not&quot; argument is a spurious one, but the central point comes with understanding how the outer planets mirror how historical developments relate to one another across time....page...&lt;h2&gt;1399-1571: More Definitions&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Uranus conjunct Pluto: 1455&lt;/h3&gt;1455, the time around 1455Uranus-0-Pluto1598 points to another critical time between 1399-1571 . The Hundred Years War had recently ended; Constantinople had recently fell and the Gutenberg bible made its first appearance. All three events relate to the time near 1648. The War of the Roses led to the Tudors and the Stuarts, the latter bringing us to Hobbes. The Age of Reason, of course, lived off the printed word. The Fall of Constantinople brought scholars familiar with the ancient texts, fueling the questions about Plato, Aristotle&nbsp; and the rest.&lt;h3&gt;Neptune lower Sextile: 1460-1540&lt;/h3&gt;Because Pluto orbits the sun in a lopsided fashion its transits to other planets contain certain anomalies. In the case of Neptune and Pluto this results in&nbsp; multi-decade transits between the two. Sometimes these were 90 degree relationships between the two, but during 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 we saw a lower sextile (60 degree relationship) between 1460 and 1542 and upper trine&nbsp; (240 degree relationship) between 1708 and 1780. More about the former appears elsewhere in this work, but we should note that the 60 and 240 periods appear related. 1460 to 1540 represents the height of the European Renaissance, while 1708 to 1780 mostly equates to the Enlightenment. Without much argument one can easily see that the former laid the roots for the latter.&lt;h3&gt;Uranus opposite Pluto: 1543&lt;/h3&gt;Here we see the complete separation of England and Rome and the Publication of&nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium&quot;&gt;De revolutionibus orbium coelestium&lt;/a&gt;. Both of these events indicate movement passed the point of no return</p>