A Many Part Essay Comparing the Two Periods

For obvious reasons, I will leave the comparisons between the early 1930s and 2008–2012 to others who have already performed the task. From the beginning, I can tell you that both times, like any, are different. However, enough similarities exist and the line from the first event to the next displaying so many connections, the effort has to be pursued. Keep in mind that the essay means to present an overall picture, showing how one period connects to the other, rather than a side-by-side comparison.

The Really Big Picture

As the diagrams show. The main reason for comparison comes from how similar configurations, Saturn-Uranus-Pluto T-squares, appeared during both financial crisises. The first of such, circa 1930, includes the Uranus-Pluto wave, 1849Uranus-Pluto1966, bringing events near 1849 into the picture. Importantly, this wave began under the previous Neptune-Pluto wave, 1399Neptune-Pluto1892, when cultures shifted from medieval to modern practices and viewpoints. That the lead-up to the Great Depression follows the path of the last Uranus-Pluto wave of the previous Neptune-Pluto hints that some of the financial distress of that period relates to that transition. The Great Depression of the 1930s was the first globalized depression, one totally related to the full industrialization of the planet. Just as significantly, that 1966Uranus-Pluto2100 is the first Uranus-Pluto wave of 1893Neptune-Pluto2384, suggests it comes with different concerns. Specifically, the previous Neptune-Pluto wave contained the Paradox of Secularism, where Church reform, unleashed secularism as a modus operandi. 1893Neptune-Pluto2384, on the other hand, deals with the Paradox of Progress. This latter characteristic appears as more obvious–the 2008-? Great Recession clearly has obvious ties to the Progress and its ramifications. Conversely, the 1930s episode seems more connected to 1850s type issues of nationalism and ‘iron and blood’ industrialism, than the slicker, more financial-services causes of the 2008 collapse.  The difference shows up repeatedly thoughout this comparison.

The Big Picture: 1848–2102

Because the 1930 T-square includes 1849Uranus-Pluto1966 and the 2010, 1966Uranus-Pluto2100 the range our survey ties the 1850s to the early 22nd Century. The list shows all of the periods, hinting at why and how the times are similar, yet different.

1930 T-square

• 1849Uranus-Pluto1965
• 1897Saturn-Uranus1942
• 1915Saturn-Pluto1947

2010 T-square

• 1966Uranus-Pluto2100
• 1989Saturn-Uranus2032
• 1983Saturn-Pluto2020

As you may have guessed, both periods classify as turning points, a nexus of longer and shorter-term influences coming together to create an event with its own momentum. I have already presented From Revolution to Protest, about 1966Uranus-Pluto2100. Expect more posts on the other waves from various perspectives. By the end, the reader will gain greater perspective that will lead to greater understanding of each time.

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1. 1 1966Uranus-Pluto2100
2. 1.1 Quick, Make Up Your Mind
3. 1.2 That 360°/0° Thing.
4. 2 Rockets, the New Rail Roads
5. 2.1 The Future's Not So Clean Any More
6. 2.2 1792, 1902, 2045

1966Uranus-Pluto2100

The 1960s featured rockets. Rocket cars. Nuclear Rockets. Rockets to the Moon. Rockets were nothing new, but ones festooned with electronics, were. Rockets turned into guided missiles, transforming space, time and diplomacy. Fast was in. Slow was off the table.

Quick, Make Up Your Mind

People didn’t notice it then, but the ‘Instant’ world began in the 1960s. Instant Coffee, Instant Pictures, Instant Sex. Since then, Instant has only gotten faster (but instant coffee still sucks). The king of Instant, the Internet (actually packet technology, which also powers cellular networks), was invented in the 1960s because of what might happen when nations fire rockets at each other. But Instant did another thing: it turned news into history. No longer did people wait a few days for news; reports came hourly, now minute to minute.

Cue: “We just saw history here, today, Ladies and Gentlemen. Now, to our reporter on the street for an instant reaction.“
“Excuse me Ms./Mr. Public could you tell me how you feel about the history we witnessed today?”

That’s what began as 1966Uranus-Pluto2100 did. Instant culture. Instant immersed culture. Rockets. Satellites. Electronics. All now part of a growing network. Aerospace. Many of the components had been around for a bit, but how to use them, how to combine them changed. Forever. Uranus-Pluto is like that.

That 360°/0° Thing.

1966Uranus-0°-Pluto2100 can also be read 1849Uranus–360°–Pluto1965. The end shapes the beginning. The path along the quadrature alignments from 1849, to 1874, 1902, 1930 and 1965 brought us from rail roads and telegraphs, through telephones and automobiles, to airplanes and mass-production, to nuclear technology and rockets.

Networks of steel and wire, lead to ones of steel and more wire, to ones through the air, both physical and virtual. Along with these accompanying changes appeared. The distance between field and table decreased dramatically, in time, altering all sorts of equations. The same technology that sent freight and people down rails also powered machines on the farm.

People’s lives began to revolve more around machines than farms, changing the focus on where to live. Better to live in the city, near the factory. So your family moves there, along with the shops, the offices and schools. Since you won’t need the many hands needed on a farm, you will have fewer children, also better for city living. Women live healthier lives, with more free time. To get away from the factory, some of the children learn mathematics, law, even the arts.

Abstract thought and art and music challenge previous limits. Newtonian Physics, mechanical and causal, gives way to Quantum Physics, where different states can exist simultaneously in different locations! And because we could see abstractly, we could see atoms. Well, at least we could see how they moved. And, then we learned how to split them! So when we blew stuff up, it stayed blew up. We also used it as a new way to heat up water. So the 360°/0° thing applies here because all those things happened during the last Uranus-Pluto wave; all those things occurred between 1849 and 1965; the past that shapes the future.

Rockets, the New Rail Roads

At 1711Uranus-270°-Pluto1848, near 1821, experimentation with rail roads began. After 1849Uranus-0°-Pluto, near 1848, rail roads, literally, became part of the landscape. Near 1849Uranus-270°-Pluto1965, circa 1929, Goddard began rocket experiments that lead to the moon landing.

Space rockets improve all the time, but their launch no longer is a big tourist attraction. We note their departure like we do a passing train. Whatever rockets evolve into by 2100, we have already begun down that path. We have already seen how the Internet change from its Morse Code-like beginning to its more useful telephone offshoot, more instant lives, even more instantly.

The Future's Not So Clean Any More

We need remember that Rachel Carson’ s Silent Spring just preceded the 1965 Uranus-Pluto conjunction, with a message equally as worrisome as the “Bomb”. Industry that exploded from 1850 on, came with dirty side-effects growing in proportion to the its influence on culture. Since her message ignited awareness, our capacity to spoil the environment grows. We literally have changed the weather, for decades, probably centuries. Meanwhile, we demand more resources, so we can grow more populous and demanding.

Pollution is no longer local; China’s smog is also California’s. British Petroleum’s negligence is Louisiana’s nightmare. Jetsons cartoons now come with a Surgeon Generals warning. The future is loaded down with carbon. The past shapes the future.

1792, 1902, 2045

The next Uranus-Pluto turning point comes near the opposition of 2045. These oppositions do not subtly arrive and disappear into history. Remember 1792 for being close to the French Revolution, the American Constitution, the final split of Poland and a dramatic shift toward industry. 1902 features planes, radios, air conditioning, imperial battles, strikes and revolutions. along with the avant garde, and the abstract. The turn of the century clearly departs from the past.
~2045 will likely amaze in ways both challenging and awesome. The children who barely knew what a land-line was will hit middle-age, just as many demographic timelines reach critical junctures. Population will close on 9–10 Billion, just as our oceans may run out of fish. We could be closer to 400 than 350.

Whatever decisions made or delayed regarding energy sources circa 2010 will show consequence at this time. At this point, since most cultures defer attention to these matters, and given the history of Uranus-Pluto oppositions, this astrologer suspects upheavals a long the line of Paradox2140:Progress . I wonder how much Louisiana Light Crude will haunt the Gulf of Mexico?

This Uranus-Pluto wave epitomizes the events connected to 1848: women’s and civil rights, class war, The Communist Manifesto to the marriage of governance and politics. All of these issues reappear consistently near each quadrature alignment near 1848, 1874, 1902, 1932 and 1965. Compare 1848–1849 and the 1960s and many of the topics remain pertinent though modified by time. Issues of class, particularly lower versus middle or blue-collar versus white-collar echoed loudly on both sides of this wave. Nationalism and the idea of nationhood, very new in 1849, had matured into many different forms, but conflicts over sovereignty, such as the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War and Prague Spring showed a new side of the equation. Two new or improved technologies of the 1840s presaged the instant culture that grew from the 1960s: the telegraph and drum printing. The combination lead to “scoop” journalism, where newspapers sought reward by being first with a story. Telegraph, of course, preceded the telephone; drum printing dramatically increased printing speed, helping meet growing populations.

Industry Takes Hold

At the beginning of this wave industry established itself in all levels of society. This began a trend that literally continues to change our planet. The Industrial Revolution began as the last Uranus-Pluto wave began. The world after 1848 dramatically demonstrated the result. From here forward, little of the planet, even part of the atmosphere, remained off-limits or unchanged. Industrialism also altered life in many forms, from class to balance between city and country. Labor unions grew with the demand for workers; even those still on the farm saw industry significantly reshape agriculture. Count diplomacy in this list as factory output also meant ability to produce munitions and armaments. Stronger militaries, particularly navies, confer the ability to control oceans and colonize regions holding valuable resources. Balance-of-power, a standard component of 19th diplomacy, changed dramatically as a result. World War I’s cause points directly back to this policy and turning war into a battle of technology.

Industry and Society

Another distinct change attributable to secular triumph over religiously-oriented doctrine (often fought at the school level): family. Families in more developed nations began to prefer fewer children. This new desire still processes throughout the globe, but, either way, industry contributed greatly to this new dynamic. Jobs in the city encouraged residence there, where more children give little advantage. Less children meant that parents expected better education. Women benefited greatly through fewer tasks around the home and less risk through childbirth, both by better treatment and bearing fewer children. Of course, this metamorphosis faded in over time, but from the beginning near 1848 to the end of 1965, women continued to build on freedoms they first began to dream of during and after 1848 (Seneca Falls).

These changes echoed elsewhere through the growth of middle-classes across the globe. Schools require teachers, professors and administrators; industry needs engineers, designers and architects. With education citizens become more aware and more invested in their cultures. Thus, the rise of the political party, at first a curiosity from the US, and modern politics driven by instant media.

Uranus-Pluto Tendencies

Both sides, beginning and end, truly reflect Uranus-Pluto tendencies and connections to other quadrature alignments during other Uranus-Pluto waves. The introduction of the Gutenberg Bible in 1455, coincident with the Uranus-Pluto conjunction in Leo, echoes through all the waves, up to and including 1849Uranus-Pluto1965. The midpoint of the previous wave, 1711Uranus-Pluto1849, appeared in 1792, the peak of the French Revolution. That event lived and died on the power of the press, a major component of the Enlightenment that justified the uprising in so many ways. The Revolution also served as the model for the 1848 Revolutions, which so many saw as a bookend to the 18th Century affair. We should also note that the successor to the press, the Internet, came into being very near the 1965–1966 Uranus-Pluto conjunction in Virgo.

Each quadrature alignment of 1849Uranus-Pluto1965, 1848, 1874, 1902, 1932 and 1965 reflected Uranus-Pluto tendencies throughout. During each one featured civil unrest and uncertainty (and two depressions!) played out in more than one location. Each pattern also had a distinct industrial element, including revolutions not involving direct action, such as mass production, air travel and air conditioning. As is typical with Uranus-Pluto waves, the modern/post-modern world arrived, whether people were ready or not.

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Different Paths, Same Result

Please watch the embedded video and compare to Paradox2140:Progress. Both reach the same conclusions via different paths. I also included Empathic Civilization video as part of the embed, because it too asks the same questions and provides answers.

Who Dictates Morality in Morality in the post-Modern World, and Why?

My friend, Mara Segal, and I discuss the question, linked above (scroll down to find). Pardox2140:Progress is open-ended, meant to engender questions that can lead to solutions. The back and forth between Mara represents that intention.

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No Year is An Exact Match

1567 stands out as one of the few times in history that the outer planets appeared in a Grand Square

While researching what to expect in the 21st century, I came up with charts for years that look and act similarly. Most alike? 2069 and 1567. 1567 really excites me because it is, so far, the only year that I have found to contain a Grand Square, two T-Squares back to back, among the outer planets. But a particular pattern means little if coincident events do not appear with it. Luckily for this Futurist, Historian, Astrologer, the five years on either side of 1567 stand out as watershed years that affected global history.

The Revolutionary 1560s

The Council of Trent ended in 1564 with the announcement of the Counter-Reformation, that promised to better train clergy, reduce corruption through indulgences and generally become more accountable to local communities. Most important to history, the Church doubled down on its ‘protestantism is heresy’ strategy at a time when certain regions and provinces not only confirmed support for Lutheranism, but Calvinism that emerged in many areas around Europe. This collision of values took on acute meaning in the Netherlands, a province of staunchly Catholic Spain, who took the Calvinist philosophy of  smashing idolatry quite seriously. The clash resulted in the 80 Years War that eventually bankrupted Spain.

The decade also included the French Wars of Religion, a religious conflict that hid the economic and political intentions of two powerful family factions. By the end of the 1560s, Elizabeth had cemented her sway over the English throne, eventually eliminating her closest rival, Mary Queen of Scots. The Tudor queen went on to make a more important decision: the fight for the Oceans by any means necessary. Her new focus laid the foundation for the ‘Empire, Where the Sun Never Sets’. Shakespeare, Galileo and Kepler all entered the world within five years of 1567.

1567 and 2069

With similar charts should we expect similar events?

The events will differ, but how events connect to each other will seem similar. I know. An inconclusive conclusion. But I have clues!

The 1560s Neptune-Pluto lower square matches the 2060s lower square, but the paradoxes differ. 1399Neptune-Pluto1892 was all about the Reformation. 1893Neptune-Pluto2384 contains the Paradox of Progress, all about global connectivity, climate change, sustainability and science & technology. So, we may (probably will) reach a critical point around 2069–more like 2051 through 2085 for reasons explained elsewhere–but it will revolve around secular based progress that blesses/curses us through 2384.

If I say any more, I ‘ll say too much.

What does this mean to the reader. A Book-of-the-Month, weekly media reviews, an astrological view of the previous month and a few series including History of the 21st Century, 9/11 and Now, more on Paradox2140 and more hidden gems under development. Most importantly, posts will daily and the static pages on waves and the wiki on Measuring History and mundaneastrology.net will stay more up-to-date.

1981–2018: The Saturn-Pluto Connection

The Saturn-Pluto Wave of 1982–2018

In less than hour on September 11, 2001 history’s vectors shifted dramatically, as they often do. As with any similar event, no one cause or time lead to hijackers flying planes into the Trade Towers and Pentagon. This series of blog posts, however, will tie Saturn-Pluto waves to the episode and show how they still hold relevance.

In particular the Saturn-Pluto wave of 1982–2018 1982Saturn-Pluto2018 ends up as especially relevant to both the tragedy and economic distress that began around 2008. We should also know that we will gain a clearer picture by seeing 09/11/2001 as an integral part of the entire period spanning 1980 to about 2020. A larger perspective connects us to both World War I, the Great Depression and the Cold War. All of these topics will appear in posts tagged under relevant categories.

Before you roll your eyes and turn away know that Saturn-Pluto waves typically transcribe full historical episodes, not just events. Examples abound:

• The Black Plague in Europe begin in Europe around 1346, but the root cause, famine and deforestation began at the Saturn-Pluto wave that began near 1318.

• The Thirty Years War coincided with 1617Saturn-Pluto1648;

• the French Revolution, from beginning to end, matches 1782Saturn-Pluto1819

In that light we can see 1982Saturn-Pluto2018 connected to major influences that began in the early 1980s:

• End of Cold War

• The Soviet Afghan War

• Reaganomics

• The Persian Islamic Revolution

These events reverberated resoundly at 9/11 and its aftermath. All combine to contribute to influences we feel during the time of fundamental change we feel as the first decade of a new century nears it end. If that’s not enough, in 9/11 and its connection to 1982Saturn-Pluto2018 we feel shadows of both World Wars, The Balfour Agreement, The November Revolution and, again, the Cold War.

Yes, big claims. Stay tuned to see the evidence behind them.

Like any classsic riddle, the question proves more important than the answer. Progress is our paradox, but progress is the question and not the answer. How this is so is the subject of many posts. For now the Paradox MindMap shows the direction I’m headed with this.