Neptune-Pluto Waves: Age Replacement Theory

Measuring History: A Visual Primer begins with what at first seems a controversy: replace the ages of history with Neptune-Pluto waves. Three questions likely arise from this posit. What is a Neptune-Pluto wave? Why should we replace historical ages? Why use astrology to interpret history? In turn, these questions provide an opportunity to detail all of the methods used to measure history, the technique of mapping outer planet waves to history (and the future).

A Neptune-Pluto wave simply uses a sine wave as metaphor describing the relationship between Neptune and Pluto. The wave maps proportions we see monthly during every lunar cycle. The New, First Quarter, Full and Last Quarter Moons can all be seen as the 0°/90°/180°/270° relationship between the sun and moon, respectively, as seen in the table below. Measuring History, in its simplest form, relies heavily on these outer planet waves as measuring device. The quadrature alignments seen when the imaginary line we use crosses an x or y axis appear predictably across time, providing landmarks we can use to gain more perspectives from which to view history. Most usefully, we employ  these proportions in many aspects of our lives. A full wave equals one lunar cycle, one month, which we divide into weeks, closely matching the quadrature divisions evident at the moon phases. We also live our lives by the quarterly report, halftimes and the annual checkup. In terms of Neptune-Pluto waves these divisions appear as shown in the table below featuring three Neptune-Pluto waves we study here.

[Table of 576bcNeptune-Pluto85bc, 84bcNeptune-Pluto409, 1399Neptune-Pluto1892, 1893Neptune-Pluto2384]

Wave Nomenclature

     The nomenclature is quite easy. 576bcNeptune-Pluto85bc points to the Neptune-Pluto wave that spanned the period between 576bc and 85bc, a period measured from conjunction to conjunction. Since there are other outer planet waves, we should know that 1649Uranus-Neptune1821 denotes the period between Uranus-Neptune conjunctions of 1649 and 1821.Note how a subsequent wave begins a year after the previous one ends; 84bcNeptune-Pluto409 begins right after 576bcNeptune-Pluto85bc. This points to the reality that an outer planet transit remains in exactitude for about two years. Speaking of exactitude, history does not run on a strict timetable; an outer planet transit feels like it has influence for a period of about three to five years before a transit is exact. 
    More advanced nomenclature brings us down to transit level, but does so in context of the wave it belongs to. Thus, 1948Saturn-180°-Pluto1982: 1965 pinpoints the Saturn-Pluto opposition (a transit of 180°, halfway through a symbolic cycle of 360°) that occurred around 1965. The reason for using this naming system comes from the fact that the strength of Measuring History lies in its ability to keep the history it covers in complete perspective. The reader will learn that seeing the entire wave provides a holistic view of history available by no other means. The easy nomenclature system goes along with this feature.

576bcNeptune-Pluto85bc, 84bcNeptune-Pluto409, 1399Neptune-Pluto1892

These waves appear here because of our proximity to them, along with other reasons. Including the current one, fourteen Neptune-Pluto waves have appeared since 4545bc, the period near the First Agricultural Revolution.

4545bce	1073bce-2384	
4545bce-4048bce
4047bce-3553bce
3552bce-3057bce
3056bce-2548bce
2547bce-2062bce
2061bce-1569bce
1568bce-1074bce	1073bce-577bce
576bce-85bce
84bce-409
410-905
906-1398
1399-1892
1893-2384	

    Besides the four waves covered below, 3056bcNeptune-Pluto2548bc and 1568bcNeptune-Pluto1074bc stand out. The former because it began as the Middle East Bronze did, the latter because it spans the entire length of the New Egyptian Kingdom, with its start coincident with onset of the Iron Age. Future volumes of Measuring History will cover these and other Neptune-Pluto waves not covered in the Primer. Because the waves closer to our time, they provide more material with which to introduce a method certainly new to most.

576bcNeptune-Pluto85bce

[Table of four different views 576bcNeptune-Pluto85bce]

Each of the four views of 576bcNeptune-Pluto85bce shows the same period expanded to different levels. Obviously, the entire period 576bce-85bce remains the same in every view. The Wave view shows where the Neptune-Pluto quadrature alignments fall during the span. The Timewheel displays the period with Uranus-Pluto and Uranus-Neptune waves, arranged from outside to inside concentrically around the Neptune-Pluto wave shown in circular form. The Oval version of 576bcNeptune-Pluto85bc shows all of the above but also includes the Saturn waves that connects short-term to long-term history. At some point Measuring History may expand the view to include Jupiter transits, but Saturn through Pluto offers plenty of material. 
    Every Neptune-Pluto wave shares the same structure, a topic discussed in detail below. Neptune-Pluto waves span 495 years within tow or three years. The midpoint appears near the 249 year mark. More importantly, every Neptune-Pluto contains the higher frequency waves, Uranus-Neptune, Uranus-Pluto and Saturn waves. How the all of the quadrature alignments within appear relative to each other determines its signature, determines how one Neptune-Pluto wave differs from another. With this result we get predictable landmarks arranged in patterns that provide all types of reference points historians could use to interpret the past, present and future. 576BcNeptune-Pluto85bce serves as a great example.
    For the only time since 4545bc Uranus, Neptune and Pluto arrived at triple conjunction.  

[0576bcneptune-pluto85bc diagram here]

[576BCNeptune-Pluto85BC Quadrant Map Here]

A Neptune-Pluto quadrant map shows the period in many forms. The centerpiece displays three concentric circles displaying, from outside to inside, Uranus-Pluto waves, Uranus-Neptune waves and all of the Neptune-Pluto alignments for the period. If you skip ahead to the others, you will see similar, yet different patterns, perhaps giving an inkling of why Neptune-Pluto waves should represent a new standard for interpreting history. On each quadrant map you will see outer planet charts (ones that only display the planets Jupiter-Pluto) drawn for times when Neptune-Pluto reach a quadrature alignment of 0, 90, 180, 270 or 360 degrees, respectively. The charts appear at each of these points to show how all of the outer planet waves constitute the complete character of each Neptune-Pluto wave, justifying the reason I changed course and displayed all of this information from the beginning, rather than waiting until the end to reveal the importance of this more complete view.

Case in Point 576BC-404BC:
First Quadrant of  576BCNeptune-Pluto85BC

I chose this Neptune-Pluto wave because it begins with a rare triple conjunction of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, the only one seen in written history. It coincides with a time that many historians and philosophers term the 'Axial Age' when societies moved from ancient to classic thought, setting the stage for both monotheism and secularism on which the modern world prospers. All of the ingredients across many cultures are found here from the tension between Taos and Confucianism, the live of Buddha, the advent of Deuteronomy, the Zoroastrianism that set the stage for monotheism and modern religions, to the Greeks insistence on Reason over 'godly' forces to the politics and warfare that ended Persian threat to western culture to Roman triumph on top Hellenism that it readily accepted and spread far and wide, while simultaneously ending any vestige of Greek power that engendered the universally accepted culture movement that continued its legacy. More importantly, understanding how the outer planet waves of Uranus-Pluto, Uranus-Neptune and Saturn-Uranus, Saturn-Neptune and Saturn-Pluto all help illuminate the history of the period holistically rather than linearly.
	The triple conjunction, opposed by Saturn brings us into many different timescales marked by outer planet wave. Looking backward with the widest scope 576bce ends 1074BCNeptune-Pluto577BC, ends 747BCUranus-Neptune577BC and 692Uranus-Pluto577BCE. The opposition to Saturn means that 576BC marks the midpoint of 598BCSaturn-Uranus554BC, 594BCSaturn-Neptune560BC and 593BCSaturn-Pluto561BC. Continuing to look forward, 576BCNeptune-Pluto85BC takes us to the dawn of the Roman Republic, 576BCUranus-Neptune404BC to the end of the Peloponnesian War and 576BCNeptune-435BC to its beginning. I understand that the above seems like a paragraph of meaningless dates, but think of the perspective this view adds to what we already know marked an important transition from ancient to classic thought. Adding some events and people only widens the view. More importantly, it demonstrates how the Neptune-Pluto view moves us away from linearity to a richer, more complete view. 
	When we look forward to 404BC, the end of the first quadrant of 576BCNeptune-Pluto85BC and beginning of the second, we see not only Neptune 90° from its position near 576BC, but Uranus again conjunct Neptune. Thus at 576BCNeptune-90°-Pluto85BC we also see 576BCUranus-360°-Neptune404BC (or 403BCUranus-0°-Neptune234BC). The conjunction, lower square (90° from) Pluto means we can refer to this position as 434BCUranus-90°-Pluto323BC. When we do so we MUST also look at 323BC. The charts oapear in comparison below:

404BC	323BC	
Outer planet chart of 404bc	Outer planet chart of 323bc	
 
	We see that Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all appear in quadrature alignments to one another, Uranus opposite Neptune appears as part of 404BCNeptune-Pluto234BC. Now, look at the chart for 334BC:

[334BC Outer Planet Chart Here]

	Backing up to relate these date to history on the ground, particularly in Greece. We have already seen that both the 576BCNeptune-90°-Pluto85BC and 576BCUranus-0°-Neptune404BC appear near 404BC, coincident with the end of the Peloponnesian War. The end result of this conflict left both Athens and Sparta, the main combatants among many in the Aegean archipelago, significantly weaker so as to permit Macedonia to dominate the area through much of the 4th Century BC. More importantly, the end of result of Macedonian dominance drastically altered history's vector over a wide area at the next two charts in our comparison. Alexander the Great began his adventures in 334Bc, dying ten years later in 324BC (along with Aristotle, his likely tutor), setting up the next stage of Greek influence: Hellenization. Alexander's death ushered in the Seleucid Wars that divided Greek power while spreading its cultural influence. Alexander's generals, spread across a wide area from Persia to North Africa. The Seleucid Wars among the generals helped the Romans, in particular, by diluting their influence while preventing from other powers to ascend. At the same time, Greek, the language turned into the lingua franca of the time, while its culture, in the form of philosophy, the arts and proto-science served as way seeing life and conducting transactions of all types. In total, one can say that Hellenization endured for almost 2,000 years if you see it ending with the Age of Reason of the 17th Century. But even if one takes the closing of the Athens school in the 6th Century, its track record still left a long trail. Its widespread acceptance came in direct proportion to growth of Rome, which readily adapted Hellenization as a way of conducting its affairs, That early Christian texts arrived in Greek gives further evidence of how Hellenization lived well past the political and economic dominance that engendered all that made Greek ways useful to so many.
	Many characteristics helped Greek culture continue influence down to even our time. The Peloponnesian War that so defined the history of the time, for instance, had resounding effects because those that fought, the middle classes, also contributed to its long lasting affects. From the war we come across Thucydides, who fathered the practice of carefully chronicling history by using a method of cause and effect. Both Socrates and Plato fought in the war.  [MORE]

84bcNeptune-Pluto410

The focus of 84bcNeptune-Pluto410 shifts to the Roman Empire for obvious reasons. Though the period begins with still a Republic, the thread that eventually unraveled that political system had already been pulled by its beginning near 85 BC. Rome thrived on both its militaries and its alliances. Both of these dependencies also helped lead to its downfall, the paradox all Neptune-Pluto waves contain. Throughout the wave, the theme repeats in seemingly every possible mutation, but the basic scenario remained the same: Emperor comes to power based on his ability to continue Rome's military dominance; through various circumstances an emperor dies or is replaced based on military backing, encouraging venturing farther away from Rome's core; expansion required both alliances and management, stretching both the Empire and its leaders to the limits. Evidence of this comes to us with the reminder that the Visigoths who sacked Rome at the end of 84BCNeptune-Pluto410. At one time served as mercenaries for Rome, awarded with Roman privileges coveted for centuries. The issue of Roman citizenship in reward for service appeared at the start with the Social War of 91BC-84BC as it did at the ending episode referred to above. The paradox of 84BCNeptune-Pluto409 that Rome could never solve led to its split into East and West and the fall of the West. But do not see this ass criticism. This type of paradox never has a correct answer, or an answer at all. It simply represents the paradox that reflects of human existence.
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1399Neptune-Pluto1892 & 1893Neptune-Pluto2384

We skip ahead to the current Neptune-Pluto and the previous to emphasize the point made above, but to also introduce some new approaches.

     To hammer home how each Neptune-Pluto moves along with history in way unique to the characteristics of each wave we will look at the the transition between 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 and 1893Neptune-Pluto2384. The period surrounding the 1892-1893 Neptune-Pluto conjunction turned into one of the most complex in history; an outer planet review reveals why “civilized” nations chose war to handle new uncertainties. A full chapter, Measuring History: The Onset of World I, appears below on the topic, but the technical side of this episode demonstrates how the unique characteristic of each wave reflects history.
    Some historians date the 20th Century beginning near the 1880s, calling the period the “Long 20th Century”. Measuring History agrees with this opinion based on how the outer planets map so precisely to this view. The table Outer Planet Analysis: Onset of World War I covers the period from 1879-1919, though it could easily reach as far back as 1868, except the period examined provides more than enough criteria.

[Outer Planet Analysis: Onset of World War I ]

    The major outer planet waves of the period, besides the once every ~495-year conjunction of Neptune and Pluto of 1892-1893, 1902-1905 Uranus-Pluto opposition (1849Uranus-Pluto1965) and the 1908-1912 Uranus-Neptune opposition (1822Uranus-Neptune1992). The picture becomes very clear when we look at the outer planet charts for the years 1914-1917, when issues for the entire period turned acute, we see how Saturn transits brings all of the lower frequency waves above into the picture.

[Major outer planet waves 1882-1919]

[Saturn transits  1914-1919]

    Saturn's conjunction to Pluto in 1914, followed by its conjunction to Neptune in 1916 mirrors the 1892-1893 Neptune-Pluto. Likewise, Saturn's opposition to Uranus in 1917 brings the Uranus-Pluto and Uranus-Neptune oppositions into play. When we look back to a comparable period, 1397, within tolerance of being at the start of 1399Neptune-Pluto1892. From a strictly outer planet viewpoint, the same transit sequence, more or less, appeared in one year (plus/minus two years on either side). 1397, that appeared over a forty period. Of course, this is the simple view of period. The chapter on the subject reveals the many nuances that go along with this observation, but the simple view remains valid. That exercise has its own merits. Here, the way the vector of history changed with as Neptune-Pluto characteristics proves more important. From the secularism that arose from 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 turned into the paradox of Progress we deal with during 1893Neptune-Pluto2384. The outer planet signature of each wave are connected in the same way that all of history is a complete set, of one body.
     Even more than 576bcNeptune-Pluto85bc, 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 contains tight transits among the lowest frequency waves at each quadrature alignment. The issue of European theocracy turning into secularism that begot Progress consistently shows up at each quarterly mark not only as a turning point.  In retrospect, the issue of Reformation seems a much simpler issue than the paradox of Progress presents. For instance, developments during our present wave provide the ability for the human race to destroy itself or greatly reduce its comfort level. Certainly, end-of-the-world scenarios have come before, but none came as a “side-effect” of technological prowess. It is reasonable to expect decisions about Progress, a very new phenomenon, will require decades, not just a few years. The experience with World War I bears that out.
    During the ending quadrant of 1399Neptune-Pluto1892, 1822-1892. we see developments pile on top of each other as never before. At the beginning of this end, Europe, and soon much of the rest of the planet, would lurch from major change to major change. Europe moved with uncertainty, suspecting the monarchism was dead, but know not how to replace it. At the same time the Industrial Revolution marched on, building momentum. We see both old and new in many ways, evidenced by the beginning of a new Uranus-Neptune wave (1822Uranus-Neptune1992) and the end of both 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 and 1710Uranus-Pluto1848. We see the old in the massive migrations that would accelerate over the next 70 years, writing the final chapter of overseas discoveries, a major feature of 1399Neptune-Pluto1892. We can also see the old in the way that a major question of the French Revolution, the place the proletariat played, did not find resolution until the 1848 Revolutions, coincident with the end of 1710Uranus-Pluto1848.We also see the new marching relentlessly forward at the Uranus-Neptune lower square (1822Uranus-90°-Neptune1992: 1868) when a plethora of nations chose nationhood in the surrounding years (Canada, Japan, Germany) and experience with electricity moved to the next stage; societies went from only telegraphs to telephones, electric lighting, radio and appliances from 1868 through 1908 during this quadrant of the Uranus-Neptune wave. Transportation saw similar changes 
    All of these factors escalated in front of world leaders as 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 moved toward its conclusion. Railroads gave entry to ports far from investors. Steamships turned wind into navigation, rather than propulsion issues. Instant communication to other points on the planet meant business, and war, could be conducted remotely. All of these developments had tertiary effects. European markets no longer could sustain business investment for two reasons: customers and resources. Industry turns raw material into finished goods. At some point one or both sides of this equation falls into short supply, forcing the need to find suppliers and consumer farther afield. When “strategic” materials such as steel and oil enter the picture than corporations must “partner” with governments to secure them. The Opium  Wars stands as a case in point. Britain forced China to accept opium imports from India. This began a trend grew throughout the 1822-1892 period (see the Suez Canal).
    The overall paradox of 1399Neptune-Pluto1892, Church reform leading to secularism, never disappeared, secularism was simply the final chapter, a lesson we can apply to any final Neptune-Pluto wave quadrant. An addendum to this comes from the fact that we see the paradox of the next wave introduced during this final period, creating a before and after situation revolving around the same issue. We see this in the World War I episode where the one issue in common among all parties came down to creaking, obsolete political systems inability to adjust to modern realities. World War I saw a certain end to the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, Chinese and Russian Empires, and a de facto end to the British version (Spain's Empire had disintegrated earlier 1822-1892 period, but the causes were the same). Taking their place came new nations of all sorts. Remember, nationalism also arrived during the Neptune-Pluto period that ended in the early 1890s. As we saw with the first two waves in this chapter, 576bcNeptune-Pluto85bc, 84bcNeptune-Pluto, how a Neptune-Pluto paradox changes to engender a new ways, new cultural movements determines the paradox of next wave. In the first example here, Hellenization, only possible through Greece's Rise and Fall, set the framework on which Rome built its empire. In turn, Romes success in bridging east and west Eurasia provided the foundation that Christianity, Europe's unifying medium. That secularism built on top Christian philosophy gives evidence that Neptune-Pluto paradoxes do not fade into the past. Greek culture, the bedrock of Eurasian philosophy introduced secular thought, while also setting the foundation for Christianity. The two issues that collided during 1399Neptune-Pluto1892.
    On the other side of 1399Neptune-Pluto1892, ie, the beginning of 1893Neptune-Pluto2384 we see both shadows of the past, religious fundamentalism, for instance, juxtaposed against the undeniable and overwhelming force of Secularism. Only after 1893Neptune-Pluto2384 could we get jihadists using vehicles of secular invention, aircraft, to bring down a symbol of secular triumph, the World Trade Center in one of the most secular cities on the planet.  

9/11 and World War I    

 In trying to better illustrate the before 1893Neptune-Pluto2384 picture, let us trace 9/11 and its causes to our World War I example.
      
    9/11 contains all of the factors that World War I introduced. The demise of the Ottoman Empire, just as oil became a strategic advantage sets the framework for 9/11's components. The unquestioned administration of Ottoman lands by Western powers, including the Balfour Agreement that sets up the Nation of Israel; the path to the Cold War that eventually leads to Soviet-Aghan War, where the Taliban and al-Qaida got their start. World War I, of course, also established air power as weapon, but more importantly signaled that the war machine moved on a stomach of petroleum.
    Each of these factors has strong roots in the 1882-1919 transition period, but their beginnings reach far into the past. However, their meaning, their affect changes with the move from one Neptune-Pluto wave to another, with both the past and future creating a unique dynamics on each side of the conjunction. Before 1892, things like air travel, radio communication and automobiles seemed real possibilities, especially noting the trend toward ever quicker technological development. Their possibility provided a certain expectation without them actually existing. But after 1892, these developments did exist, especially evident in World War I where all of these inventions played roles with various effects. World War I announced with certainty that old ways such as dynastic empire no longer worked as a viable option. Any notion that societies could hide from global industrialization disappeared. The past was gone, the future, whatever it may bring, lay ahead.

The 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 Uranus-Pluto, Uranus-Neptune Wave March to Secularism