Neptune/Pluto Septile......a call to transformation in the 21st Century

A Call To Transformation - The Astrology of the late 20th and Early 21st Centuries

by Michael R. Meyer

Beginning late-1994, and continuing for more than 20 years, each year during December and January the planets Neptune and Pluto draw together forming a new series of septiles or near septiles. The two planets first realize an exact septile aspect during the last week of 2001 and the first week of 2002. Exact septiles are repeated every year until 2007, but the two are often found within orb of septile until about 2017, when the sextile phase is restored. Then, in 2025, Neptune and Pluto once again meet in exact sextile, which may constitute a prelude to a truly new age.
The question begs asking: "Will the new series of Neptune-Pluto septiles bring a holocaust of the magnitude witnessed during the 1940s?"
The answer depends on how we respond to the call to transformation.

The Tense and Complex Astrological
Situation of the Late-20th Century

Excerpt:

In Search of a New Principle of Integration

During the late-1980s and early-1990s, five basic, sometimes overlapping, social-political trends seem to be operative. one is characterized by the european drive toward integration and unification. Many Islamic and former southern Soviet republics may be gradually following this trend—in their own way. If integration is founded on exclusionary platforms grounded in region and religion, however, the movement toward unification is severely limited and eventually produces just another big nation competing with other big nations.
The second trend disintegrates monolithic social and political "blocks" mortared together by an often brutally enforced ideology. Although on the surface this movement may appear to be moving toward small, independent and utterly sovereign political entities concerned only with their own welfare, prosperity and ethnic integrity, it may be the first stage of a voluntary and purposeful reintegration in which each "unit" participates freely in the realization of a new sense of togetherness and unanimity. In other words, both individuals and collectives must first feel themselves free and independent wholes before they can a meaningfully identify with and creatively participate in a large whole. The trend may also feature the resumption of old conflicts and vendettas, as seen today in Bosnia. In its larger sense, it is a deconditioning process leading to reintegration.
The third trend is characterized by nations, classes, social and religious groups, as well as by alienated individuals, unable or unwilling to participate in any larger whole in which they cannot play the role of master. In terms of nations, the collective mentality is locked in a hypnotic stranglehold by the belief that it must compete against all other nations; or that its particular ideology and way of life represents the One and Only True Way; or that it is somehow uniquely qualified to rule or police the world.
This is the path of a dying and fearful culture that has lost the ability to visualize a creative future. It replaces vitality and creativity lost with rigid and controlling structures propping up its slowly collapsing institutions and way of life. It is the way of fascism. A nation following this trend may long for a return to its "Glory Days," a return to a post-war boom when money was plentiful and the future always looked bright, for the "good old days" when its society and culture were still "pure," unpolluted by centrifugal elements, such as "the Jewish" or "illegal immigrants." It is a collective mentality that wants to be looked up to by other nations. It wants to hold supremacy over other nations.
The fourth trend is characterized by a national desire of Third World nations to emulate (in their own way) the middle-class life styles they imagine are being lived by citizens of the United States and Europe. Nations that were once colonies of Europe or de facto American colonies have been gradually pursuing this path of emulation for centuries, often under subtle and not so subtle coercion. The citizens of these nations are becoming rapidly inflicted with an avarice for expensive imported items—cars and motorscooters, TVs and VCRs, modern kitchens and high technology.
The work of avarice can be seen in India's recent "dowry inflation" and "dowry murders." To make the most of a rare opportunity to acquire costly imported items quickly, the families of young Indian men are now demanding exuberant dowries and bride murders (freeing the groom to marry again, thus an opportunity to gain yet another bountiful dowry) are increasing at an alarming rate.
Although these nations emulate, they need to regenerate. In the event of a major, worldwide technological setback, however, these nations may fare far better then nations following the third course.
The fifth trend may be seen in an as yet ill-defined movement toward recognizing the necessity of a global society and facilitating its gradual realization. Members of all nations are tuning into and resonating with the creative tone and power underlying the movement, yet it is difficult to identify groups and nations truly exemplary of it. In the European community, perhaps Holland comes nearest, with Britain occupying the opposite pole. The fifth trend differs from the first to the degree it features a conscious drive toward a harmonious and all-inclusive global society....cont'd

http://www.khaldea.com/articles/ct3.shtml

Without a doubt the US is on the third trend.....

The third trend is characterized by nations, classes, social and religious groups, as well as by alienated individuals, unable or unwilling to participate in any larger whole in which they cannot play the role of master. In terms of nations, the collective mentality is locked in a hypnotic stranglehold by the belief that it must compete against all other nations; or that its particular ideology and way of life represents the One and Only True Way; or that it is somehow uniquely qualified to rule or police the world.

We certainly see that here on a smaller scale as well, with some indivuals/groups trying very hard to impose their ideology on everyone else here in that their take on things is the ONLY RIGHT & TRUE way.


I realize how important it is to have a sense of who you are...of wholeness & self sufficiency before you can merge in to a larger "unit" and not feel loss od identity...whether as a country or as an individual...

In other words, both individuals and collectives must first feel themselves free and independent wholes before they can a meaningfully identify with and creatively participate in a large whole. The trend may also feature the resumption of old conflicts and vendettas, as seen today in Bosnia. In its larger sense, it is a de-conditioning process leading to reintegration.



Thanks Dover :hi::hug::loveya:
DR

This is one of those articles that I hope even the non-astrologers will read. I think this author is pretty good at keeping the technical parts of the discussion from weighing down the article for non-astrologers.

The same is true of Rudhyar's discussion of Planet X and the significance of the outer planets' long cycles that I posted in the 10th Planet thread in this forum. It discusses these cycles as a general evolution in consciousness.

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