America's first Revolutionary War - the Boston Revolt
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:29 am
April 18, 1689, 8:00 AM, Boston, MA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1689_Boston_revolt
An event normally called the "Boston revolt," but which some historians call "the first American revolution," began on April 18 - a day that repeatedly shows in U.S. history - 87 years before the Declaration of Independence.
Pathetically short version: King James II decided to put the squeeze on the well-established New England colonies and installed a governor to the newly-declared Dominion of New England who began over-ruling fundamentals of the society they had built over several decades. On the morning listed above, New Englanders decided they'd had enough and hoisted a flag on Beacon Hill to signal the battle would begin. Supported by thousands of men from surrounding areas, they overthrew the installed pre-Dominion government.
There were no casualties on either side. News of their success sent encouraging waves through other American settlements.
The flag was hoisted "in the morning," but I also find that militia companies began gathering at Charlestown (just outside Boston) about 5:00 AM. (Sunrise was 5:18 AM.) They boated across the river and began marching toward the city about 8 AM. By 8:30 AM they were arresting British principals. It seems to me that 8:00 AM is the time for the igniting of the event. - For our purposes of examining this with ingresses, an exact time doesn't matter much; but I'm also curious whether this event might be a kind of pre-1770's birth chart for what eventually became the United States.
The 8:00 AM for the start of action speaks well for the success of the venture, as Jupiter culminated in Aquarius. On examination, I don't think the resulting chart is a sort of pre-horoscope for the U.S. - it's too sweet and positive - but it does speak in several ways of self-determinism and freedom.
It also may respond well to subsequent events: Most especially, I notice that transiting Mars crossed its Ascendant on July 4, 1776. The era when the full American Revolution began was almost exactly one-half Pluto cycle after the "first revolutionary war," and transiting Mercury crossed natal Pluto to emphasize that the day the document was prepared declaring independence.
The main puzzlement in the charts is that angular Moon doesn't make a stronger appearance. The frustration, pent-up rage, and final igniting of the fuse is quite clear, though.
Year: Capsolar {+2}
Mars on WP 1°07'
Neptune on MC 2°13'
Mercury on Dsc 2°30'
Moon more widely foreground
-- Mercury-Uranus sq. 0°24' PVP
-- Moon-Neptune op. 0°30'
-- Mars-Neptune sq. 2°13'
-- Moon-Mars sq. 2°43'
Bridge {+2}
t Neptune op. CapQ Moon 0°28'
t Mars conj. Cansolar Asc 0°19'
Quarter: Arisolar {+1}
(In this case, the PVP aspect actually weakens the chart since there were no casualties and nothing else that seems to be part of the event. The rest of the chart, though, is quite good and seems to show decisive "breaking away" action in the face of all the frustration and anger built up in the Capsolar.)
Mercury on MC 2°30'
Pluto on Asc 1°44'
-- Venus-Pluto sq. 1°14' PVP
Moon-Neptune sq. 1°26'
Month: Caplunar (Silent.) Moon-Sun Moon-Pluto.
Week: Liblunar {0}
Mercury on IC 0°48'
Moon-Pluto sq. 2°27'
Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {+1}
t Neptune op. p Moon 0°28'
Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits {+3}
p MC op. s Neptune 1°23'
p Asc sq. t Jupiter 1°45'
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t Mars conj. s Asc 0°19'
NOTE: Transiting Pluto remained within 0°05' of Arisolar Ascendant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1689_Boston_revolt
An event normally called the "Boston revolt," but which some historians call "the first American revolution," began on April 18 - a day that repeatedly shows in U.S. history - 87 years before the Declaration of Independence.
Pathetically short version: King James II decided to put the squeeze on the well-established New England colonies and installed a governor to the newly-declared Dominion of New England who began over-ruling fundamentals of the society they had built over several decades. On the morning listed above, New Englanders decided they'd had enough and hoisted a flag on Beacon Hill to signal the battle would begin. Supported by thousands of men from surrounding areas, they overthrew the installed pre-Dominion government.
There were no casualties on either side. News of their success sent encouraging waves through other American settlements.
The flag was hoisted "in the morning," but I also find that militia companies began gathering at Charlestown (just outside Boston) about 5:00 AM. (Sunrise was 5:18 AM.) They boated across the river and began marching toward the city about 8 AM. By 8:30 AM they were arresting British principals. It seems to me that 8:00 AM is the time for the igniting of the event. - For our purposes of examining this with ingresses, an exact time doesn't matter much; but I'm also curious whether this event might be a kind of pre-1770's birth chart for what eventually became the United States.
The 8:00 AM for the start of action speaks well for the success of the venture, as Jupiter culminated in Aquarius. On examination, I don't think the resulting chart is a sort of pre-horoscope for the U.S. - it's too sweet and positive - but it does speak in several ways of self-determinism and freedom.
It also may respond well to subsequent events: Most especially, I notice that transiting Mars crossed its Ascendant on July 4, 1776. The era when the full American Revolution began was almost exactly one-half Pluto cycle after the "first revolutionary war," and transiting Mercury crossed natal Pluto to emphasize that the day the document was prepared declaring independence.
The main puzzlement in the charts is that angular Moon doesn't make a stronger appearance. The frustration, pent-up rage, and final igniting of the fuse is quite clear, though.
Year: Capsolar {+2}
Mars on WP 1°07'
Neptune on MC 2°13'
Mercury on Dsc 2°30'
Moon more widely foreground
-- Mercury-Uranus sq. 0°24' PVP
-- Moon-Neptune op. 0°30'
-- Mars-Neptune sq. 2°13'
-- Moon-Mars sq. 2°43'
Bridge {+2}
t Neptune op. CapQ Moon 0°28'
t Mars conj. Cansolar Asc 0°19'
Quarter: Arisolar {+1}
(In this case, the PVP aspect actually weakens the chart since there were no casualties and nothing else that seems to be part of the event. The rest of the chart, though, is quite good and seems to show decisive "breaking away" action in the face of all the frustration and anger built up in the Capsolar.)
Mercury on MC 2°30'
Pluto on Asc 1°44'
-- Venus-Pluto sq. 1°14' PVP
Moon-Neptune sq. 1°26'
Month: Caplunar (Silent.) Moon-Sun Moon-Pluto.
Week: Liblunar {0}
Mercury on IC 0°48'
Moon-Pluto sq. 2°27'
Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {+1}
t Neptune op. p Moon 0°28'
Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits {+3}
p MC op. s Neptune 1°23'
p Asc sq. t Jupiter 1°45'
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t Mars conj. s Asc 0°19'
NOTE: Transiting Pluto remained within 0°05' of Arisolar Ascendant.