On July 4th we celebrate the birthday of the United States of America, and as astrologers we celebrate the Solar Return – the time when the Sun in the sky returns to its place in the astrological chart. This country is at a pivotal point right now, and the astrological factors can tell us a great deal about where we are and what is coming.
I’ve been writing a lot about the return of Pluto to its place in the US chart which will occur in the next few years. Pluto returns are very rare since they happen only every 248 years and very few governments last through their Pluto returns, although there are exceptions such as the Roman Empire. Pluto transits tend to dredge up the darkness from the psyche so that it can be exposed to light and ideally dispelled, and we have seen this dark underbelly of the American psyche emerge over the past few years. This is the clear influence of Pluto, which has been transiting sensitive points in the US chart since 2008.
We have an important election coming up in 2020, and the candidates will be decided in the Spring of 2020 so this is an important 12-month period for American politics. Saturn, planet of tests and challenges, will join up with Pluto in early 2020 and the two will be hammering the US Pluto in January and February next year. However, this year there is also a harmonious trine from Saturn to the US Midheaven – the government and reputation of the country – which ought to at least help the reputation of the US among world nations.
The Solar Return chart is a snapshot of the year ahead and helps us to get a sense of what the next year will bring. The Sun in this chart sits prominently on the ascendant of the Solar Return chart, an auspicious and beneficial placement which is very good news! However, Pluto is in the seventh house of partnership, suggesting that there will be some breakdowns in alliances between nations. The seventh house also represents “the other,” and in the US right now I think we can place the immigration issue in that house as well. In addition, the Moon (emotional heart of the nation) is exactly conjunct Chiron, indicating that more healing is required before growth can occur.
Solar Return Mars is in the eighth house of death and taxes, exactly opposite Mercury so the hateful rhetoric is likely to continue. The Black Moon Lilith is right there conjunct Mars and ensuring that the feminist viewpoint is heard, and all of these planets are entwined with the lunar nodes of destiny and past karma. The sins of the father, etc.
Still, there is some good news with Jupiter (good fortune) in a trine to Neptune (spirituality and creativity), and between Saturn (stability) and Uranus (innovation).
Looking ahead
The New Moon (the alignment of the Sun and Moon) in the progressed chart is a time of new awakening. It brings a rebirth of some kind, and a sense of a new beginning. The US will have a Progressed New Moon in 2024, around the time that the Pluto Return is completing its cycle. This suggests to me that the continued national stress between 2020 and 2024, while this could cause a major critical breakdown, will result in some kind of breakthrough and new beginning in 2024.
Looks like we still have a long way to go . . . Thanks for the reading..
I believe in America as the leader of A free World.
As long as we stay true to our Constitution and Bill of Rights we can weather any storm.
Thank so much Lynn! I admit it is difficult for me to feel patriotic during these dark times. I wonder if other citizens felt the same way when there country was coming to the end of the 250 Pluto transit?
How about those Youtube videos? i know you like to write and you are so good at it! But I also found your Youtube videos calming and you really cut through to the important aspects.
Thanks Gina! I may pick the videos back up but it’s not that comfortable a medium for me. I do seem to be more of a writer. But people do seem to like them so if my life calms down I may do some more. ❤️
Yes, we need the sins of the father from the last 30 years to be revealed.
In the next 7 – 8 months we will begin to the sins revealed.
America is a strong country and we will continue to be the light in the darkness.
Thanks, Lyn, for all the good work you do. It seems to me that since the hurtful and turbulent days are going to continue and even intensify as the Pluto Return gets closer, then maybe Trump will get re-elected. He has a genius for stirring up trouble and bringing out the worst in people. And we can’t even begin to imagine the ugly nightmare that will be his re-election campaign. I would think Kamala’s chart, with her diplomatic Libra Sun, her Chiron, and her flexible Gemini planets, would try her best to restore peace and understand and soothe our bruised collective psyche. Whereas Trump’s chart with his prominent Uranus is the ultimate agitator, the disruptor, throwing grenades into any stable situation. I can see Kamala entering the picture in 2024 when we’re in deep need of healing after Trump. Pluto transits make things so bad and bring us so far down, that in the end the only way is up to survive. I see Trump as the tunnel of darkness and Kamala as the light.