2018 Capsolar

[Jim Eshelman]

Here is the 2018 Capsolar: January 15, 2018, 0:05 AM EST, Washington, DC. It's summary string is:
Uranus Pluto (Sun Venus). Moon-Mercury Mercury-Saturn Sun-Venus-Uranus Su/Pl Ve/Pl Mars-Jupiter.


Here are the details:

Pluto sq. Asc (0°08')
Uranus on WP (0°42')
Sun on IC (3°08')
Venus on IC (4°44')
-- Sun-Uranus sq. (0°21')
-- Venus-Uranus sq. (0°25' in mundo)
-- Sun-Venus conj. (1°25')
-- Su/Pl on IC (0°08')
-- Ve/Pl on IC (0°56')
Moon-Mercury conj. (0°51')
Moon-Saturn conj. (0°57' in mundo)
Mars-Jupiter PVP conj. (1°15')

[Jim Eshelman]

A few highlights of other areas...

All locations of Moon-Mercury and Moon-Saturn aspects in addition to what is listed below. (I list them explicitly when also foreground.)

NORTH AMERICA
(Is there a substantial shift in relations among all North American nations, something akin to the Monroe Doctrine in scope?)
United States (Washington): Sun Venus Uranus Pluto. Sun-Venus Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus Mars-Jupiter. [Far worse than last year.]
New York City: Sun Venus Uranus Pluto. Sun-Venus-Uranus Sun-Mars-Jupiter.
Los Angeles: Neptune. [Less deadly than last year.]
Mexico (Mexico City): Saturn (Moon Mercury). Mercury-Saturn Uranus-Neptune. [Ouch!]
Canada (Ottawa) Sun Pluto (Venus Uranus). Sun-Venus Venus-Uranus.
Cuba (Havana): Pluto (Sun Venus Uranus). Sun-Venus-Uranus.

EUROPE
England (London): Neptune. Sun-Venus.
Belgium (Brussels): (Dormant.)
France (Paris): (Dormant.)
Spain (Madrid): Mercury (Moon). Moon-Mercury (Mercury-Saturn). [Interesting twist.]
Italy (Rome): Moon Saturn Uranus (Mercury Pluto). Moon-Mercury-Saturn Moon-Uranus Saturn-Uranus (Sun-Pluto). [Far worse than last year.]
Germany (Berlin): Uranus (Moon Mercury Saturn). Moon-Mercury-Saturn. [Worse than last year.]
Poland (Warsaw): Moon Saturn (Mercury). Moon-Mercury-Saturn. [Far worse than last year.]
Greece (Athens): (Dormant.)
Turkey (Ankara): Sun Pluto (Venus Jupiter Uranus). Sun-Venus-Uranus Venus-Jupiter (Mars-Jupiter).
Russia (Moscow): Mercury (Moon Sun Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto). Moon-Mercury-Jupiter-Saturn Sun-Venus-Mars Sun-Pluto Mars-Jupiter (Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus). [WATCH RUSSIA THIS YEAR! There is a LOT happening, and they tend to be on top.]
Ukraine (Kiev): Mercury (Moon Sun Venus Saturn Pluto).Moon-Mercury-Saturn Sun-Venus Sun-Pluto (Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus).

ASIA
China (Beijing): Mars (Jupiter). Mars-Jupiter-Uranus. [On an aggressive roll!]
Japan (Tokyo): (Dormant.) Moon-Neptune.
North Korea (Pyongyang): Jupiter (Mars). Mars-Jupiter. [Continue on high-success roll but more aggressive. Note curios of Lunar Node on meridian.]
South Korea (Seoul): Jupiter (Mars). Mars-Jupiter. [Same as North.]
Philippines (Manila): Jupiter (Mars). Mars-Jupiter.
India (New Delhi): (Dormant.)
Pakistan (Islamabad): (Dormant.) Moon-Uranus.
Thailand (Bangkok): Sun Venus Uranus Pluto. Sun-Venus-Uranus Uranus-Pluto. [Less stable than last year.]
Myanmar (Pyinmana): Uranus (Pluto). Uranus-Pluto (Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus.

MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh): (Dormant.)
Israel (Tel Aviv): Venus Jupiter (Sun Mars Pluto). Sun-Venus Mars-Jupiter (Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus). [Peace in the Middle East?]
Syria (Damascus): Venus Jupiter (05') (Sun Mars Pluto). Sun-Venus Venus-Jupiter Mars-Jupiter (Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus). [Peace in Syria?!?]
Iraq (Baghdad): (Dormant.)
Iran (Tehran): Jupiter. (Mars-Jupiter). [Ouch! cf. N Korea]
Afghanistan (Kabul): Neptune. Moon-Uranus. [Worrisome.]

AFRICA
Egypt (Cairo): Sun Venus (Uranus Pluto). Moon-Uranus Sun-Venus-Uranus (Saturn-Uranus) [Venus 01' from Asc]
Libya (Tripoli): Mercury Uranus (Moon Saturn Pluto). Moon-Mercury-Saturn Mercury-Uranus (Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus). [Me-Ur 17', Mo-Sa 18'; much worse than last year]
Kenya (Nairobi): Jupiter (Mars). Mars-Jupiter. [Interesting feature of Lunar Node on horizon.]

AUSTRALASIA
Australia (Canberra): (Dormant.) NB Mo-Sa is 04'.
New Zealand (Auckland): Moon Mercury (Saturn). Moon-Mercury-Saturn.

SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina (Buenos Aires): (Dormant.)
Brazil (Brasilia):
Chile (Santiago): Venus (Sun Mars Jupiter). Moon-Neptune Sun-Venus Mars-Jupiter (Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus).
Ecuador (Quito): Sun Uranus Pluto (Venus). Sun-Venus-Uranus Uranus-Pluto.

[Jim Eshelman]

Planetary progressions of the Capsolar for the year of its life are as follows:

p Mon -0- s Mer Feb 10 2018
p Mon -0- p Mer Feb 13 2018
p Mon -45- s Mar Apr 29 2018
p Mon -45- p Mar May 5 2018
p Mon -60- s/p Nep Sep 8 2018
p Ven -45- s Nep Sep 20 2018
p Ven -45- p Nep Sep 26 2018
p Jup -60- s Plu Oct 9 2018
p Jup -60- p Plu Jan 2 2019

[Jim Eshelman]

Remember Uranus-Pluto in the 2016 Capsolar? Uranus was 0°30' from one angle, Pluto 3°43' from another, and they closely squared each other (1°11'). That year, it seemed the whole world turned inside-out and topsy-turvy as populism raced through streets and election booths and, the more iconic someone or something was, the more likely they would be tossed.

The 12 months beginning January 15, 2018 will be a stronger, less forgiving version of the same pattern. This year's Capsolar for Washington has Pluto square Ascendant within 0°08', and Uranus 0°42' from Westpoint. Foreshadowed by 2016, this year will be unstable, revolutionary, revising, remapping, anti-establishment, and often anti-government. It will embody a spirit of revolution that assaults current systems to tear down existing, iconic structures. However, the same wave plays differently, with Republicans now controlling all parts of government, than during the twilight of the Obama administration: Someone else is "the man" right now, bearing the greater vulnerability in this unusually volatile midterm election year.

Success in the 2018 elections will usually fall to whomever (in general, or in a particular contest) can present himself or herself as the greater rebel.

To break this down a bit more, Pluto signals high-impact events that stun the senses, causing separation, severing connections, and confrontation between mainstream and counter-establishment sensibilities. Events are fiercely political: leader deaths and crises, terrorist attacks, bombs, financial crises, catastrophic destruction, and severing historic relations. Natural disasters include hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods.

Uranus signals explosions (literal or metaphorical); sudden rupture, shock, and surprise; and overflowing normal boundaries and limitations. Expect disclosures and revelations, shooting massacres and other surprise attacks, changes in foreign relations, changes in leadership, riots, revolts, and other populist uprisings (and their consequent suppressions).


Changes in foreign relations are a certainty in 2018. A foreground Sun-Venus conjunction squares Uranus (within half a degree). Venus-Uranus especially signals substantial changes in relationships between nations. The present administration has already signaled its wish for significant, sweeping changes in America's foreign policy. These aspects are also foreground throughout much of the Americas, so the U.S.'s stance regarding the Western Hemisphere may especially shift.

Venus-Uranus also signals shifting social values, especially increased liberty in Venus matters and slingshot retaliation against the push for freedom. What would 2018's version of legalizing same-sex marriage be? We may not yet have seen it as more than a blip on the radar, as Uranus and Pluto insist on startling us with the unlikely and unpredictable. The so-called "culture wars" of recent years will kick up more intensely for the midterm elections. A fundamental event, probably of a solar nature, will mark 2018 in the same way that John Glenn's orbit, the Kennedy and King murders, the civil rights and gay rights eruptions of the '60s, Patty Hearst's drama, the Columbine shootings, and the Berlin Wall's fall immortalized their respective times. Sun-Uranus and the Sun/Pluto midpoint on IC concentrates the voice of rebellion on those in the highest office.


A third major feature of the Capsolar, universal to the whole world, is Moon's conjunction with Mercury and Saturn. Moon conjoins Mercury 0°51' in eclipto and Saturn 1°36' for the world in general but 0°57' in mundo for Washington. This Mercury + Saturn theme, therefore, applies to the entire world and, in a more negative way, especially applies to Washington.

We have had many Moon-Jupiter aspects in Capsolars of recent years during economic recovery. Expect the opposite from this close Moon-Saturn. Outright recession is not out of the question. The Capsolar had a close Moon-Saturn aspect in 1819, 1837, and 2008, which should be enough to give any student of American money crises cause for concern. It also appeared in the Year chart for the Galveston, Labor Day, and Andrew hurricanes. Its record for violent inhumanity is even worse.

From Mercury + Saturn, expect world wide restrictions, delays, failures, or calamity relating to transportation and communication breakdowns. Communication fails either from technical failures or because people simply stop listening to each other. Commerce is interrupted in the new, more negative environment. More newspapers go out of business, and more small business close their doors. Flow of information is interrupted and rationed. Moon-Mercury also keeps our attention on the media which, itself, is much of the story of the new year.

Although sign positions are rarely important in these ingresses, I can't escape the sense that this aspect will mingle with Saturn's passage through Sagittarius, so expect themes of internationalism, immigration, aviation, elitism, hierarchical economic separation, and, well, missiles... These will take up much of your headline space for 2018.

Moon-Saturn itself signals hardship, sacrifice, loss, narrowing, and sadness. There is little cause for celebration. Bereavement for widely beloved figures, deprivation and disappointment, destructive assaults by people and nature, and other forms of hardship focus primarily on alienation and divisiveness. It will be a good year for undertakers.

Finally, Washington has a PVP conjunction of Mars-Jupiter (1°15'). This furthers the Moon-Mercury-Saturn concerns of financial crisis. It could be as slight as the government shutdown of 2013 or as ravaging as the market crash of 1929, but probably will be something between. Resources are squandered, stretched past their capacity. Moon-Saturn does not leave much room for positive expressions of Mars-Jupiter, such as boosted productivity. Religious evangelism and other belief-driven enthusiasm and aggression accelerate. Bigots have louder voices. In nature, as in human affairs, expect stormy weather.

[Jim Eshelman]

Wow. That's long. I'll try to edit it to half this length. But for now, there's my forecast for 2018 overall, based on the Capsolar.

[Jim Eshelman]

Here are the astro-maps for the Capsolar for the U.S. The most important lines, of course, are the Moon-Mercury-Saturn lines through the middle of the country - we should memorize those locations. However, there is more: Neptune skirts the West Coast, falling very close to San Francisco (politics? earth quake?) but still quite close to LA (and the square to MC is just north of LA, just south of Santa Barbara). Pluto drops a vertical that touches southern Florida right about Palm Beach, being essentially right on top of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami (and Pluto square to Ascendant crosses even hotter targets). Sun and Venus (square Uranus) own New England, but also fall close to NYC.

As usual, the first map is for direct angle crossings; the second one for squares to MC and Asc.

[DDonovanKinsolving]

Planetary progressions of the Capsolar for the year of its life are as follows:

p Mon -0- s Mer Feb 10 2018
p Mon -0- p Mer Feb 13 2018
....

The strong economic and revolutionary themes of the Capsolar might have a manifestation at about this time. Insofar as Mercury deals with news, information and media of exchange, there may be an important and notable development regarding cryptocurrency around these dates. Perhaps a business acceptance, or a government regulation. This may simply reflect what my mind is thinking of, so what do others think about it?

-Derek

[SteveS]

Excellent observation Derek! I have been thinking about this tight Moon-Mercury-Saturn cnj all year. I went back and looked at all Capsolars for US trying to pick-up clues, but got no historical clues. I see the main 'theme' of this Capsolar as Sun-Uranus, probably manifesting as more government 'reforms/changes' by the political party in power (to the victors--go the spoils). I see angular Sun partile 90 Uranus as manifesting 'outstanding incidents' related to Sun-Uranus symbolism. Politically, the Country is equally divided, so maybe news with a Saturn connotation for half the people in the country. Previously, I have looked at this MO-ME-SAT cnj as a possible economic depressant and noted the Stock Market quietly put on a daily reversal last Friday. W.D. Gann taught always pay close attention to the first week of trading for any new year, he recognized historical evidence that certain trends for the entire year can sometimes be recognized with what happens in markets---first week of trading year. I see no great harm coming to the country with this Capsolar Sun is tightly cnj Venus. The mundo midpoint of Sun/Pluto=IC, I see as a consolation of more power by the ruling party. If we go out and look at the mid-terms election later this year, we should be able to allow the 'themed' Capsolar Sun-Uranus as possibly symbolizing major political changes in DC, but only TIME knows for sure.

[SteveS]

Jim writes from ISR (Interpreting Solar Returns):

Foreground Planets, both natal & solar, set the tone of the entire period covered by a Solunar Return. All other planetary aspects manifest within the context of these foreground tone or theme setters.

Even though Jim’s above words were not specifically written for Sidereal Mundane Astrology (SMA), I want to apply these words to DC’s 2018 Capsolar (Master Chart of the Year), with some of my own speculative thoughts from a strictly political standpoint.

What do we know for sure that is presently on the political ‘Stage’ pertaining to DC politics? By Jan 19, 2018, DC must endeavor to come to agreement on a budget; otherwise, the threat of the government shutting down will always be lingering above the country’s political heads. I can see the tight background cnj of Moon-Mercury-Saturn in DC’s 2018 Capsolar as possibly representing an unresolved Budget hanging above the political heads in DC. Also, we know for sure the Country is in dire needs of a new infrastructure (transportation) political policy. Both parties seem to agree upon this infrastructure/transportation need. There is talk of a trillion $ spending infrastructure/transportation policy being passed for the year 2018. I can read the background tight Mo-Me-Sat cnj in the 2018 Capsolar as having something to do with a possible infrastructure/transportation policy. All within the context of the main tone/theme setter of the angular partile 90 Sun-Uranus (changes/reforms). Just thinking out-loud here, politically, with DC’s new Capsolar.

[Jim Eshelman]

Sun has entered Capricorn. We're off!

[Jim Eshelman]

Moon-Mercury-Saturn will take many forms during the year, I'm sure (an ambulance as a car bomb? sheesh!), but this summary by CNN this morning of world-wide effects was particularly demoralizing.

Freedom of the press
Strongmen in Southeast Asia are taking Donald Trump's signature line -- "fake news" -- and using it to not only discredit the media but to also lock up journalists and shut down news sites. A Philippine news site, which ran afoul of President Rodrigo Duterte, may close. A pair of journalists in Myanmar arrested for reporting on the Rohingya. There's little criticism of these heavy-handed tactics from Washington or Trump, so Asia's dictators are emboldened, observers say.

[Jim Eshelman]

I can't say that we're in a really bad time for the market. There's too much residual gain still on the books.

And I didn't really predict a major crisis for this year, but definitely some trouble, definitely something unlike most recent years.

I can honestly say that the market, for the last week or so, has been behaving quite different from, say, last year.

[SteveS]

I can honestly say that the market, for the last week or so, has been behaving quite different from, say, last year.

Without a doubt. We will have to wait till end of Capsolar year to determine if the Moon-Mercury-Saturn tight cnj has something to do with changing the market from an up-trending market in 2017 to a down-trending market in 2018. Until we make new highs for 2018, I would say the market at the very least, on balance, will incur a downward correcting trend for 2018.

[Jim Eshelman]

Just saw... over a thousand points down at the moment, a 4% drop! (It was 1,400 own a short while ago.)

I've never seen anything like this since I've been watching closely.

[Jim Eshelman]

Ended 1,175 down (4.6%) for the day.

[SteveS]

A 20% correction will carry the market down to 21,280. I will check and see where the market will have to close by end of year for a yearly reversal, a rarity. I can't see any panic driven SMA symbolism, can you? The only thing I can see is that Moon-Mercury-Saturn in this Capsolar with t. Saturn hitting Moon & Mercury more than once this year, which in my mind is enough to keep market from making any more new highs this year. With t Uranus at Cardinal 0 degree, par-excellent symbolism for lots of volatility this year. What goes up has to come down, and unless we can isolate other major SMA symbolism for a downward trend in 2018, I will go with the Moon-Mercury-Saturn cnj in 2018 Capsolar as main symbolism for downward trend, something I predicted months ago with SMA as a possible solid red flag for down market in 2018, with possible major market top. All happening at Trump's celebratory State of Union speech. As I have always said, major bottoms occur at the worse psychological market pessimism, and major tops always occur at the best psychological market optimism. We are seeing classic psychological stuff here for major top. Only TIME left for us to know for sure if we may have seen a major market top, maybe for our lifetime

[Jim Eshelman]

Moon-Mercury-Saturn affects the whole world, but (due to the mundane conjunction) hits U. S. harder. We also have the Mars-Jupiter PVP conjunction (conjunct in azimuth near 90 degrees = due East or Antivertrx).

I see increases unease or panic in 3rd quarter (Moon-Neptune in Cansolar) and the worst effects for commence in 4th. This willl be a really cheap Christmas season, and THAT sounds like families are already hurting badly.

[SteveS]

Jim wrote:

Moon-Mercury-Saturn affects the whole world, but (due to the mundane conjunction) hits U. S. harder.

We know everything is psychological. We have to allow this Moon-Mercury-Saturn downer possibly affecting all world markets.
Jim wrote:

We also have the Mars-Jupiter PVP conjunction (conjunct in azimuth near 90 degrees = due East or Antivertrx).

Bye-Bye to all those trillions the market has gained.
Jim wrote:

I see increases unease or panic in 3rd quarter (Moon-Neptune in Canale) and the worst effects for commerce in 4th.

(Moon-Neptune in Canale)
??

[Jim Eshelman]

Cansolar. Sorry, autocorrect on the phone.

[SteveS]

Link below to S&P Chart reflecting Dow prices. It is now appearing a possible significant/major Market Top occurred on Jan 29, one day prior to Trump’s State of Union speech. It remains to be known for sure, but it could be the State of Union speech to the public, fundamentally (news) timed a major top in the Market with DC’s 2018 Capsolar with the triple tight Moon-Mercury-Saturn conjunction symbolizing possible Market depression for 2018. Time will tell. Markets always discount very positive bullish market news as well as discounting very negative bearish market news. Trump’s speech was a most bullish news report for the Markets, but the Market had long ago discounted this bullish news, long before it was reported to the public by Trump.

https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes ... tive-chart

[Jim Eshelman]

In some respects, I would like to see that this is the case - that an actual top was Monday 1/29. Remember, I'd been predicting that 1/26 (the Friday before) would be the actual breaking point for Trump, and 1/29 is the first business day following. (I still think that there is some critical Mueller stuff that happened late on the 25th that we don't fully know about yet, but Trump was deep in the middle of and it shook him to his roots; but that's another conversation for elsewhere.)

I don't have personal financial motives for wanting to see the market drop, of course. My meager 401(k) had reached 2.9% growth for the year (it's early in the year) and, after Friday, was down to 2.6%, and after yesterday to 1.1%. Ultimately that's not a big deal, and I didn't even lose that much hard cash, it will likely spring back in the next 30 days; but, over the course of the year, I hope the account managers see the trends and adjust the investment portfolio for the roller-coaster.

[SteveS]

We see no major panic SMA symbolism which is good. It's the panic symbolism which ultimately drives the Country into deep depressions/recessions proven by your historical SMA financial panics. The panics do great economic damage to the common people. I hear you Jim about something happening around the 26 with Muller/Trump investigation that is not public yet. I guarantee you this: If indeed something damaging is getting ready to happen to Trump, you can bet the smart money knows and are taking market profits, which is reason for top. If this is indeed the case, when/if damaging news becomes known publicly with a big down day in market, it probably will be time to buy. The insiders ALWAYS know these things way before it becomes public knowledge.

[Jim Eshelman]

The one panic indicator is the one I mentioned yesterday. The Cansolar has a 0°16' Moon-Neptune square. (It's a PVP square, so you have to do extra work to know it's there.)

But my general sense is the same as yours, I think. This doesn't feel like the year we get a 20% correction. It feels like the year of some hard times and maybe the start down the recession path. And, because businesses look like they are hurting in the 4th quarter, it looks like a bad Christmas season, and that implies families are already hurting so much by November that they are pulling back.

[SteveS]

My main interest is to see if the Moon-Mercury-Saturn cnj in the Capsolar confirms the deepest % correction since the major bottom in 2008. So far, it certainly appears an affirmative. But, if market makes new highs, then I will be wrong on the 2018 Capsolar being a Red Flag for a significant correction, at least 20%.

Jim wrote:

(It's a PVP square, so you have to do extra work to know it's there.)

Jim, How much confidence for this PVP square?

[Jim Eshelman]

200%. I can't disagree even any difference from other ecliptic AL and mundane (PV) aspects. The next edition OF SMA, which I'm presently writing, will treat them as fully equal.

[Jupiter Sets at Dawn]

I'd worry far more about inflation than recession at this point. Most people's wages are stagnant, and most employers are not increasing wages despite the recent tax bill. By diddling the Federal Reserve and trying to amp up the stock market, the current administration is (purposely!) causing inflation, and will continue to do so. And it's going to be a disaster for our economy and our country.

[Jim Eshelman]

We will definitely be down for the week. The Dow just dropped another thousand points (1,032 at the moment), after hovering around 500 down all day. I'm pretty sure it's not going to recover 2,500 point or so tomorrow - meaning, we have two down-flipped weeks in a row.

ADDED LATER: Well, there go another 1,032 points on the Dow. - Time to get out the calculator. I think it topped January 26 at 26,617. It closed today at 23,860. That's 10.35% drop below the January 26 value. We're in "correction" territory, folks! Tomorrow will be very interesting. Obviously we're going to be down for the week two down-flipped weeks in a row. It's been a while.

[SteveS]

Yes, defintely in correction mode. How long? If we are analyzing this Capsolar Moon-Mercury-Saturn triple cnj correctly, I would expect we will be in correction mode all year. How deep will correction be? At least 20%, but the rate it is dropping, probably more than 20%.

[Jim Eshelman]

Syria (Damascus): Venus Jupiter (05') (Sun Mars Pluto). Sun-Venus Venus-Jupiter Mars-Jupiter (Sun-Uranus Venus-Uranus). [Peace in Syria?!?]

I want to acknowledge that this one-line prediction is as far from the truth as could be. It's been pure hell in Syria recently, between the government's continued attacks on its own people and accelerated U.S. air attacks against Syrian pro-regime forces.

The year isn't over by a long shot but, so far, "peace in Syria" is exactly the opposite of what we are seeing.

ASIA
North Korea (Pyongyang): Jupiter (Mars). Mars-Jupiter. [Continue on high-success roll but more aggressive. Note curio of Lunar Node on meridian.]
South Korea (Seoul): Jupiter (Mars). Mars-Jupiter. [Same as North.]

Meanwhile... it's time for the Olympics!

[TheScales_BothWays]

This year is an election year for Malaysia. An election has to be done on or before 24 August 2018, and the Parliament of Malaysia will automatically dissolve on 24 June 2018, if not earlier. Jim and others, what does the Malaysian Capsolar say in general?

Current Prime Minister, Najib Razak would be leading the ruling party while former Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad leads the opposition. If Mahathir wins the election, he will be Prime Minister again until Anwar Ibrahim, the founder of the opposition party finishes his jail sentence for "committing sodomy."

Some Malaysians (even some opposition MP's) aren't too happy that Mahathir Mohamad is leading the opposition. A description from Mahathir's wikipedia article:

During Mahathir's tenure as Prime Minister, Malaysia experienced a period of rapid modernisation and economic growth, and his government initiated a series of bold infrastructure projects. Mahathir was a dominant political figure, winning five consecutive general elections and fending off a series of rivals for the leadership of UMNO. However, his accumulation of power came at the expense of the independence of the judiciary and the traditional powers and privileges of Malaysia's royalty. He deployed the controversial Internal Security Act to detain activists, non-mainstream religious figures, and political opponents including the Deputy Prime Minister he fired in 1998, Anwar Ibrahim. (Me: The rivalry between Mahathir and Anwar that has now become an alliance is a long story.) Mahathir's record of curbing civil liberties and his antagonism towards western interests and economic policy made his relationships with the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, among others, difficult. As Prime Minister, he was an advocate of third-world development and a prominent international activist for causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and the interests of Bosnians in the 1990s Balkans conflict..

(Note: Doesn't this description complement well with Malaysia's Current Capsolar? Sun-Venus-Uranus, and then there's also Pluto angular.)

He also created economic and educational policies favouring the Bumiputera, (the Malays and indigenous Malaysians), a cause of much resentment among non-Malay/indigenous Malaysian citizens. From wikipedia:

In the 1970s, the Malaysian government implemented policies which The Economist called "racially discriminatory" designed to favour bumiputras (including affirmative action in public education) to create opportunities, and to defuse interethnic tensions following the extended violence against Chinese Malaysian in the 13 May Incident in 1969. These policies have succeeded in creating a significant urban Malay and Native Bornean middle class as well. They have been less effective in eradicating poverty among rural communities. Some analysts have noted a backlash of resentment from excluded groups, in particular the sizeable Chinese and Indian Malaysian minorities.

The situation (at least here and in urban cities) seems like a mild dilemma, between a rock and a hard place, although support for the opposition is steadily and strongly rising.

Najib Razak was born on July 23, 1953 in Kuala Lipis, Malaysia. I have estimated a birth time of 9.30 or 9.45am a long time ago, based on very few but key events, but it could definitely be wrong.
Mahathir Mohamad was born on July 10, 1925 in Alor Setar, Malaysia. From astro.com:

Author Barry Wain, quotes an interview where Mahathir explains that his real birth date is 10th July 1925. His father registered his birth date as 20th December 1925 (which is shown on his birth certificate, and is celebrated as his official birthday) "to ensure his son could start the first year of primary school without any of the usual arguments about having to wait until the following intake. Mahathir’s birth certificate showed he was born on 20 December 1925, and it remained his official birthday, being chosen by the government, for example, as the day on which to open his old house as a museum. But, as Mahathir discovered from notes written by his father in the back of a dictionary, he was actually born five months earlier [July 10, 1925]. His father had given all the boys arbitrary December birth dates, while recording the correct dates in the dictionary

Anwar Ibrahim was born on August 10, 1947, on Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia.

P.S. I wish I could exercise my right to vote! Unlike most countries, Malaysia's voting age is 21, not 18. (And I'm 18.)

[Jim Eshelman]

Taking a look at Malaysia. First, editing the above for the bullet points:

Election must by held by 24 August 2018.
Parliament automatically dissolves 24 June 2018 regardless.

Current PM Razak, leads the ruling party. Born 7/23/53, Kuala Lipis, Malaysia, possibly 9:30 to 9:45 AM (Scales rectification).
Former PM Mahathir leads the opposition. Born 7/10/25, Alor Setar, Malaysia per him, but possibly half a year later. If Mahathir wins, he is Prime Minister again until Anwar Ibrahim finishes his jail sentence for "committing sodomy."


So, keeping it to the mundane charts instead of the personal charts, especially for this thread:

THE CAPSOLAR FOR KUALA LUMPUR certainly shows a revolutionary impact on the state of government, and probably a strong change of power. Here is the breakdown:

Moon-Mercury-Saturn conjunction (for the whole world)
Uranus 0°04' from Asc, Pluto 1°43' from MC, with the following foreground aspects:
-- Sun-Uranus sq. 0°21'
-- Sun-Venus conj. 1°25'
-- Venus-Uranus sq. 1°46'
-- Uranus-Pluto sq. 1°47' in mundo

The real stand-outs here are, of course, the EXACTLY rising Uranus, the Sun-Uranus square, and the Uranus-Pluto mundane square. Sun-Uranus often occurs under "change of leadership" conditions. Uranus-Pluto shows big, overwhelming reversals of conditions and, with all the Sagittarius focus among outer planets these days (and the world-wide Moon-Saturn conjunction), sounds to me like a continuation of the "Trump wave" of oppressive conservatism and narrowness.

So, I guess my first impression of this is that it will be change of government, through out the current guy, and go with the oppressive aff.


THE CURRENT CANSOLAR from last summer is quite severe, with Saturn about 1° from AScendant for Kuala Lumpur. One would expect that times have been harsh, depriving, and narrowing.

THE UPCOMING ARISOLAR in mid-April would cover the month under which Parliament must dissolve. However, it is dormant. Too bad, because not far away Venus is rising, well-aspected. (More like Cambodia for the Venus, Vietnam for the Jupiter.) So the Capsolar covers the dissolution of parliament. (Am I correct that this forces the new election?)

THE NEW CANSOLAR in mid-July is also dormant; which is good, because if the widely foreground planets were closer to the angles, it would really suck. The one advantage of the new Cansolar is that it gets rid of the old one - gets rid of that exactly rising Saturn. That should relieve some oppressive pressure.

But this also means that the Capsolar is the one chart showing long-term patterns between now and the election, and it has the meaning given above.

[SteveS]

Jim wrote:

So, I guess my first impression of this is that it will be change of government,

I agree. I would be somewhat if there was not a change in government. Very potent 'change' symbolism with Malaysia Capsolar. If there was a strong underdog candidate with betting odds, I would put a small wager on for a significant upset. I wish we had a definite election date for analysis of the Cap/Can Q''s.

[TheScales_BothWays]

Thank you so much Jim for your analysis on the 2018 Kuala Lumpur Capsolar. It's very enlightening, and clarified my confusions.

Uranus 0°04' from Asc, Pluto 1°43' from MC, with the following foreground aspects:

I think you missed the Sun being angular too, it's partile squaring the Ascendant. Although it's not obvious since the Ascendant's in Pisces, not Aries.

THE CURRENT CANSOLAR from last summer is quite severe, with Saturn about 1° from AScendant for Kuala Lumpur. One would expect that times have been harsh, depriving, and narrowing.

To be frank, I'm not as tuned into the nation's happenings as I used to be, so I'm not aware if Malaysia is under a Saturn period in a mundane sense. If in the more broad natal/solar return sense, then I would agree better.

The real stand-outs here are, of course, the EXACTLY rising Uranus, the Sun-Uranus square, and the Uranus-Pluto mundane square. Sun-Uranus often occurs under "change of leadership" conditions. Uranus-Pluto shows big, overwhelming reversals of conditions and, with all the Sagittarius focus among outer planets these days (and the world-wide Moon-Saturn conjunction), sounds to me like a continuation of the "Trump wave" of oppressive conservatism and narrowness.

So, I guess my first impression of this is that it will be change of government, through out the current guy, and go with the oppressive aff.

My thoughts exactly. Ugh...

So the Capsolar covers the dissolution of parliament. (Am I correct that this forces the new election?)

Actually, the election should be held no later than two months after the dissolution. Hence why the election must be held by August 24, which is two months exactly from the date the Parliament must dissolve by. (June 24)

[SteveS]

If the DOW does not make new highs from the most important State of the Union top during DC's 2018 Capsolar, I allow a 60% chance that we have seen a major top. If this is the case, then we probably will see a major bottom with the very nasty DC 2021 Capsolar.

[Jim Eshelman]

I just noticed (hadn't looked before): Among the actual planets (not hypotheticals) that may or may not have astrological relevance, Eris - which appears to indicate chaos - is 0°07' from Descendant in the Washington Capsolar.

This gives us a Pluto-Eris square (2°45' in mundo) and Uranus-Eris conjunction (1°53' in eclipto).

[Jim Eshelman]

Commerce is interrupted in the new, more negative environment. More newspapers go out of business, and more small business close their doors.

Apparently more large businesses, too. A friend (long-standing Tropical mundane astrologer Richard Nolle), mentioned today the following: In just over two weeks, the following has happened:

Toys R Us liquidating
Claire's announced bankruptcy plans
Best Buy is closing 257 outlets
Kay/Jared/Zales closing 200
Ann Taylor closing 400'
Foot Locker closing 110'
Mattress Firm closing 175
Winn-Dixie closing 94
A&F closing 60
The Walking Co. bankrupt

[SteveS]

Very appropriate happenings for the triple cnj of Moon-Mercury-Saturn in the Capsolar. Retail stores are rapidly dying and online ordering is now dominating. Too much hassle to go out and shop, fighting the terrible traffic problems. Also the baby boomers are aged to the point it is becoming very dangerous for them driving in metro areas. Also the expense of gas.

[SteveS]

Jim, with our recent discoveries with the March 8th, 1993 Storm of the Century and Sidereal Mundane Astrology (SMA), we need to discuss the July 12 Partial Solar Eclipse for July 12, 2018. Note:

Eclipse degree: 25,42 Gemini
DC’s 2018 Capsolar MC: 26,59 Gemini
Transiting Pluto: 25,01 Sagittarius

And, with our recent discussion about Planetary Nodes, we note Pluto’s Nodes wired in partile cnj-180 with this Eclipse, with Pluto’s latitude being only 00,10. I see this as a triple whammy effect of Pluto symbolism with Pluto angular in the Capsolar. I read this as a possible high impact Pluto event for USA-World and with Pluto symbolizing ‘stunning & shocking’ incidents, well, you get the picture.

Also, when we cast this eclipse itself for DC, we see mundo Venus partile cnj DC’s Descendant. Don’t really know how to read this unless we focus on a major Venus incident, maybe some type of possible major Peace (Venus) accord, but probably wishful thinking on my part with the current condition for State of World.

Anyway, I see with high % a very significant DC-World event occurring around July 12, 2018 with Sidereal Astrology.

[SteveS]

The following link is the July 12, 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse chart for Washington DC (Eclipto), but Mundo Venus is 00,30 cnj Descendant, which is the main theme for this chart. But also, very important, Venus the main theme of this chart is tightly aspected involving a Grand trine with Saturn & Uranus. So, we can expect high % something is going to occur pertaining to relationships (partnerships) on USA stage. Although not partile aspected, this Grand Trine probably classifies itself as an ‘outstanding incident’ Grand Trine. But, do not forget, this DC eclipse is strongly flavored with Pluto, ‘stunning—shocking’ incidents for this Grand Trine. This is going to be very interesting since this eclipse falls on the MC of DC’s 2018 Capsolar---THE MASTER MUNDANE CHART FOR USA 2018 YEAR.

https://imgur.com/a/YI22C

[Jim Eshelman]

Indeed it does fall along that meridian, and that could be very interesting. Is this an intensification of Midheaven, or something consistent with "blotting out the solar figure themed to Midheaven" (i.e., the president), or just an intense Pluto theme?

One thing about the eclipse's own symbolism, though: I couldn't understand at first why you said Venus was exactly setting, when I got it about 3° below. Then I realized... oh, yeah, one more of those technical things that is subject to debate. You calculated the eclipse for the exact moment of the Sun-Moon conjunction in the zodiac. However, that's not the moment of maximum totality.

The Moon-Sun conjunction is exact at 10:48 AM. Maximum totality is 11:01 AM. I don't know of any evidence proving which (if either) is a better chart, but I've always used maximum totality (at least, since I've had the ability to calculate it).

In Solar Fire, if you calculate an eclipse by selecting New Moon (on the Lunar Phase & Eclipses tool), you get the ecliptical conjunction. However, if you pick one of the options labelled Eclipse (there are several), it gives you the time of maximum totality (the eclipse peak)

Oh, I do have one possible example on which is better, but it's only a single case - doesn't prove anything. The August 21, 2017 eclipse occurred within minutes of Midheaven for Houston if you take the moment of maximum totality, 1:25 PM. You may recall that this eclipse occurred 5 days before Hurricane Harvey struck Houston. Calculating for the time of the Sun-Moon conjunction (1:30 PM) doesn't change things much in this case (the eclipse was so total that there is only a 5 minute difference in time), but it does put Sun-Moon about a degree and a half from Houston's MC rather than conjunct MC almost to the minute. In a more practical vein, maximum totality places Mars 1°54' from square Houston's MC (within the 2° orb I'd count), and the conjunction time puts Mars 2°59' from square Ascendant (from which I would not expect a result).

[SteveS]

Jim wrote:

The Moon-Sun conjunction is exact at 10:48 AM. Maximum totality is 11:01 AM. I don't know of any evidence proving which (if either) is a better chart, but I've always used maximum totality (at least, since I've had the ability to calculate it).

I understand Jim, food for thought. But I go back to that Supermom March 8, 1993 calculated to exact full moon in DC showing the par-excellent angular Saturn-Pluto partile 90. Since this is a partial solar eclipse on the other side of the world, we will have to wait and see if we see par-excellent angular symbolism with mundo Venus 0,30 cnj DC Dsc wrapped into the Grand Trine with Saturn-Uranus with the New Moon calculated to DC. If we don’t see an ‘outstanding incident’—then I would think your maximum totality for this partial solar offering no Venus partile DC Dsc would certain explain why no ‘outstanding incident’. Also, very important to remember Trump’s preceding Sun-Saturn SLR & DSLR.

[Jim Eshelman]

I understand Jim, food for thought. But I go back to that Supermom March 8, 1993 calculated to exact full moon in DC showing the par-excellent angular Saturn-Pluto partile 90.

Yes, the Supermoon isn't affected by the issue of "totality." There is not a second competing theory - just the time of the exact Sun-Moon conjunction.

Eclipses are their own kind of ani-mule.

[SteveS]

I hear you Jim, I never have worked with angles with totality so no experience to judge. What about Pluto Nodes being particle 0 & 180 the July 12 eclipse? Any insights?

[Jim Eshelman]

Steve, I found another example that supports where you're going with eclipse vs. Capsolar interface.

Taliban forces made a final assault on, and seized, the city of Kundiz (Qonduz), Afghanistan near dawn (which was 5:48 AM) on September 28, 2015. Within a few hours, they took complete control. A total lunar eclipse occurred in the early hours of this assault, September 28, 7:17AM (about an hour and a half after the assault began), with the following:

8°34' Gemini - Kundiz Capsolar Asc
8°41' Pisces - lunar eclipse Moon\
8°43' Virgo - lunar eclipse Sun

[SteveS]

Jim wrote:

A total lunar eclipse occurred in the early hours of this assault, September 28, 7:17AM (about an hour and a half after the assault began), with the following:

8°34' Gemini - Kundiz Capsolar Asc
8°41' Pisces - lunar eclipse Moon\
8°43' Virgo - lunar eclipse Sun

Impressive Jim. We definitely need to check each year for these types Capsolar interfaces in DC. Note for Full Moon Qonduz, Saturn azi 87,28 1,08 square Mars for the attack and probably destruction.

[SteveS]

“The effects that the exploding populations of redcedar is having on the state might be compared to the soil erosion that occurred during the ‘Dust Bowl’ era of the 1930s-40s. It is becoming a problem in almost all coun­ties, and will take years and millions of dollars to bring the spread of cedars under control.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topst ... li=BBnb7Kz

Aside from the ever-present geo-political situations in DC, this may warrant monitoring from a weather standpoint. I did some SMA research with the ‘Dust Bowl’ and noticed some distinct Cardinal Sun-Pluto symbolism. In the DC Capsolar there is a partile Sun/Pluto=IC, with both Sun & Pluto in the immediate foreground.

[Jim Eshelman]

One clear expression of the Moon-Mercury-Saturn emphasis for the year: U.S. Net Neutrality laws end today.

Another probable expression on a wider world stage is filed under the heading of "Mercury as commerce": The way G7 went over the weekend.

[Jupiter Sets at Dawn]

We keep breaking temperature records here, many of which were set during the dust bowl in the 1930s.

[Jim Eshelman]

With respect to economic forecasts based on this Capsolar (in which we clearly anticipated a downturn)…

Today is the last trading day of the first half of the year. The market ended the first half of the year about 600 points below where it started. This is dramatically different than any of the last several years.

[SteveS]

Jim wrote:

This is dramatically different than any of the last several years.

Exactly! And from a market economic standpoint--- it is one of Gann's strongest technical indicators by using the length of Time corrections compared to the length of past Time corrections-- a long lasting Bull trend is reversing. In this case it means, a long lasting Bull Market trend from March 2008 to State of Union Top in 2018 is reversing itself with the current Time correction being longer than any other Time correction in this 10 year Bull Market. The longer the market stays in a sideways trading range from the State of Union Top to its corrected low after the State of Union Top, the stronger move when it breaks out on weekly/monthly charts of this trading range. Another way to put this is: Smart Money is using this trading range to take profits from a 10 year Bull Market and short the market. There is an old wise saying: Buy on bearish fundamental news and sell on bullish fundamental news. I think smart money is selling on Trump's so-called good economic news and dumb money is buying Trump's good economic numbers. If this is the case, then we have to ask ourselves: What is going to be the bearish news in the future which breaks this market out of this trading range to the downside? Muller nailing Trump, Trade Tariffs, Mid-Terms results, who knows for sure, we are all guessing? One thing for sure: the market has stopped making new highs on good domestic economic news. Why? Smart money (the few) always knows why. I don't know why, only guessing. But I think the 2021 Capsolar is the most destructive Capsolar in the entire Capsolar history of USA, and has high % of clobbering the stock market--which would mean it would be time to buy if this happens no matter what low level the market is positioned. If Muller does not nail Trump, then good % Trump will be elected again in 2020 which would probably be bullish for the market provided the Trade Tariffs Wars don't destroy the markets before 2020, or Trump dies as Prez from natural causes. Only Time knows for sure, or a high grade psychic having a good sight day.