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Various references were made to Bible prophecy regarding the April 8 Total Solar Eclipse. These included the pattern formed by three paths of visibility from eclipses on August 21, 2017, October 23, 2023, and the latest on April 8, 2024. These patterns matched those of the Hebrew letters for Alpha and Omega (see below). Everyone was holding their breath on April 8, wondering what would happen. There were numerous speculations, including those in my book "The Dark Side of Eclipses: Do the Heavens still Issue Warning of Things to Come?" that pointed toward the intersections of those paths in potentially hot areas: South Texas, where the immigration crisis continues to play out, and Southern Illinois, right over the New Madrid fault. The general symbolism, as I've mentioned numerous times, is that when an eclipse path crosses a country it predicts division. This clearly occurred in the USA following the August 2017 eclipse. Now two more have crossed the country, forming two ominous "X" pattern. It was also noted that the eclipse paths touched numerous cities named Ninevah, suggesting the Old Testament story of Jonah and various interesting connections to that. Some implied that a "sign" given to Jonah was that of an eclipse, but I did not find that when I read the story in my Bible. My impression of that "sign" was that he was swallowed by a whale. Nonetheless, it was interesting. Another possible connection was Exodus 4:8 (numbers that correspond with the date April 8) which states: "And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign." When that may occur is implied by the Biblical standard of 40 days. Forty days after the April 8 eclipse is May 18. That's an interesting day astrologically that gives me shivers. That's the day of the Jupiter cazimi, i.e. when Jupiter, the planet that represents judgment, is "in the heart of the Sun." Even indigenous people perceived the Sun as God. When I observed the 2017 eclipse my impression was that of God turning away from the USA. Unfortunately, I did not see the April 8 eclipse due to cloud cover, even though it was supposed to be visible from this area. Anyway, that date is still in the future as I write, so we'll keep an eye on it. The symbolism is pretty hard to miss. Since I wrote my eclipse book I've learned more about the predictive power of eclipses, specifically where its effects may occur. A glimpse of that is included in the blog on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore which coincided with the March 25 lunar eclipse. One possible location where this might play out on May 18 is Houston, Texas. Why Houston? Because the April 8 eclipse went right over it. Okay, the lines technically went right over Galveston Bay, from which the Houston Ship Channel runs to the Port of Houston. The "Mc" notation at the top indicates it was right overhead on the Midheaven. Hmmmm..... If you're having trouble understanding the map, it represents the location of the planets, Trans-Neptunians, and Lunar Nodes with respect to location. For the March 25 Lunar Eclipse, that bad-boy, Hades, was over Chesapeake Bay from which the Port of Baltimore extends, where the bridge collapsed the next day. There are any number of likely targets in Houston. There are various refineries, chemical plants, and National Icons such as NASA's Johnson Space Center, the location of Mission Control. Its also prone to hurricanes and other severe weather events. I lived in the Houston area for 21 years while I worked for NASA. While I left Texas in 2023, I still have numerous friends and family there so this concerns me. Furthermore, there's the matter of that X from the 2023 and 2024 eclipse paths, so that's another possibility for trouble in the Lone Star State. Since nothing has occurred (YET) in the New Madrid area, I suspect that any activity there and in South Texas will come later when a malefic planet is over the area for a lunation or other cosmic event. For the April 8 eclipse, Mars was on Tehran's IC (Imum Coeli) and Jupiter was on Israel's Descendant (map below). The war started shortly thereafter. Other event indicators included Pluto on Rome's IC and Vulcanus on its MC. On April 8th the Vatican issued a statement of policy on transgenderism. Indonesia had Pluto was on the ascendant and Vulcanus on the Descendant for the eclipse. That country suffered a massive volcanic eruption on April 30, 2024. These locales all were touched by a malefic planet on an angle of the transit chart for the eclipse. This shows that eclipses have an impact anywhere, not just along the path of visibility, though it also has significance. It's apparent the effects may not come on the day of the eclipse. Looking at the actual charts for these areas provide an additional indicator of what will occur, as shown in the blog for the Baltimore bridge collapse, though the eclipse planet's character yields a pretty good clue, particularly if its malefic. My concern for Houston derives from the eclipse being directly overhead. Looking at Houston's Natal Chart shows it has various "hot" points. The biwheel with the transits for May 18 form an odd aspect pattern, with the quincunx from Pluto to Houston's Sun suspicious. This triggers the natal yod with Neptune in the 2nd House of resources at the eye with Mars in the 7th and the Sun in the 9th of other countries. Other aspects trigger both the natal Grand Water Trine and T-squares. The asteroid, Chaos, sextile the Sun and trining Saturn doesn't look friendly, either, as well as the quincunx to natal Chaos. These aspect patterns all triggered at once by the Jupiter Cazimi present a huge energy exchange. Coupled with that of the eclipse right overhead, this could bring something significant. Neptune at the eye of the yod plus a Grand Water Trine comprised of Saturn, Uranus and Mars certainly hint at the importance of water to what is now the 3rd largest city in the USA, for good and for ill. The Port and its economic influence is favorable for the area; not so good, the implication for hurricanes. Neptune also rules oil, the petroleum business another big influence for the area. What do I think will happen? Hmmmm. That's a tough one. To get a more accurate idea I'd have to look at other natal charts such as the one for specific refineries, chemical plants, NASA, and so forth. The Baltimore bridge collapse was extremely obvious upon reviewing those charts, but knowing to check there before the fact was pretty much impossible. It's always obvious after-the-fact, but making predictions is extremely difficult. The cazimi as well as a partile conjunction between Venus and Uranus in the 6th house along with Phaethon, the "crash and burn" asteroid suggest involvement of the working class and health issues. Which brings to mind there's a huge medical center there as well. As far as icons are concerned, given Mercury, Eris, and Chiron transiting the 5th house, the San Jacinto monument comes to mind. Eris squares natal Venus/8th, ruler of the 6th. Especially in the context of all the immigration issues, perhaps it will be a target as the symbol for when Texas defeated Mexico. The way to take down a culture and a country definitely involves destroying its history and that which is meaningful. Hades proved his power with the bridge disaster. Asteroid Chaos opposing natal Hades doesn't look good. Transiting Hades sextile Houston Mercury/9th doesn't look good, either. Vulcanus quincunx Houston Uranus is another one that's troubling. The Venus-Uranus conjunction squares Houston Eris in the 3rd while transiting Eris sextiles its natal counterpart. This implies it's going to involve immigrants who may stir up some trouble with demands. The transiting Moon in the 10th suggests a strong, public emotional reaction. There's enough going on astrologically for Houston on May 18 for me to be a bit nervous. I just hope and pray that whatever may occur does not affect any of the many people I care about in the area. After May 18, if anything happens come back for an update. At that point I'll be able to see it clearly. Again, if everyone is safe that's good enough. These events are going to play out somehow, but may be too small or seemingly insignificant to be reported in the mass media. But it looks like something is heading that way. There will be a lot to learn from these eclipses and how much speculation proves to be accurate, both on the Biblical side as well as teaching a lot about using the power of eclipses to predict future events. As an astrologer, I don't believe in coincidences and there are certainly a plethora of them operating. The recent parade of unusual cosmic events has been unprecedented as well with the state of the world unstable enough that anything could happen. |
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