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Cancer Ingress June 20 2021
Jun. 24th, 2021 07:38 pmBelow is the chart for this year's Summer solstice, which took place on the 20th of June, 2021, at 11:32pm:
Preliminary Remarks
The most important thing in this chart is the Grand Cross between the Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Uranus.
I've talked for some time on this blog about the square between Saturn and Uranus, representing ongoing conflict between the forces of order and chaos. For the rest of this year, the Moon, ruler of change and the common man, and Mars, ruler of war and violence, join in the conflict. The Moon is particularly badly afflicted in this chart, as Scorpio is the sign of her Fall and she suffers from hard aspects to all three malefic planets. This will not be an easy year for the average American, and the Moon's position in the cadent Ninth House shows us that their options for dealing with things are limited.
Now it's important to note that the Grand Cross isn't perfect. Aspects between planets in particular charts are rarely exact-- that is, within a single degree of perfection. Instead, the aspect's energy extends several degrees out to either side of the exact degree of perfection. This extension is called an orb. 7 degrees is about as wide an orb as an aspect can be granted to still be in effect, and that only for outer planets. In the case of the Grand Cross, Mars and Uranus are about 31 minutes out of orb, and so can't really be considered to be square to one another. We'll keep this in mind as we proceed.
House III: All The News That's Fit to Hide
The Fifth House rules the entertainment industry, financial speculation, and children. The House cusp is in Gemini, which makes Mercury its ruler; the Sun is in this House too, almost exactly conjunct the House cusp. All these placements are good for Fifth House matters. We will see a return (Mercury retrograde) of children to school (Saturn). The conflict between the populist movements and Wall Street, on the one hand, and the left wing elite school boards and teachers unions, on the other, which have taken center stage lately, will probably be decided in favorable terms for the populists over the rest of this year.
This is another House which contains two signs, suggesting divisions in matters ruled by this House between the President (Sun, Jupiter) and his party on the one hand, and the rural population and the Republican Party (Mercury, Saturn) on the other. As the Moon is very badly aspected, the Party and interests represented by the President can be expected to lose, but very likely without Biden himself suffering on account of it.
House VI: Health, the Working Class, the Military
The Sixth House represents public health, and also the working class and the military. As the House Cusp is in Cancer, the ruler is the Moon. Venus and Mars are both found herein as well. Venus is the good news, so let's start with her. In Cancer she suffers neither affliction nor benefit, but she is aided by a trine to Neptune. This further suggests government largesse reaching a certain portion of the population, very much to their benefit.
The news regarding the Moon and Mars is rather worse. The afflictions to both of these planet suggest ill health, high unemployment, and trouble in the military. I'd suggest, as I said above, that the ongoing controversy over the promotion of far left ideology in the military may be at the root of it. This chart suggests that we may see at least one incident of violence in connection with the military during this time. Rioting or violence by working class organizations is also possible.
House VII: Foreign Affairs and War
The Seventh House represents foreign nations and war. As the House Cusp is in Leo, the Sun is its ruler. The Sun's trine to Jupiter is good for foreign affairs, and predicts at least one major foreign policy success. The position of the Sun in the Fifth House may point to the ongoing kowtowing to certain foreign governments and fashionably foreign ideas by the entertainment industry.
House VIII: Other People's Money
The Eighth House represents foreign wealth; it also represents death. As the House Cusp is in Libra, Venus is its ruler. Venus's position in Cancer in the Sixth House is more-or-less neutral, and she is aided by a trine to Neptune. This suggests that either all is well, or it appears that all is well (Neptune as ruler of illusion) in these matters.
I don't make much use of Pluto, but I think the extent of his influence remains an open question. Given that, it's worth noting Venus's opposition to Pluto, who rules the Underworld and hidden things, in the Twelfth House of secret things and hidden enemies. This probably points to further complications with the Coronavirus vaccines, which will be ignored or suppressed in the official media.
House IX: God's Law, Nature's Law, Man's Law.
The Ninth House represents the Supreme Court, religion, science and higher education. As the cusp of the House is in Scorpio, the ruler is Mars, whose condition we've already considered. It's worth further noting Mars's opposition to Saturn, and the presence of a badly afflicted Moon, ruler of change, on the house cusp. This strongly suggests that a Supreme Court Justice will die during the next nine months. Given Saturn's location in the Twelfth House, it is at least possible that this death may not be of entirely natural causes. Expect speculation of the sort that we saw after Antonin Scalia's death.
Changes in the laws and legal system will have a negative effect on ordinary Americans during this time. H.S. Green tells us that an afflicted Moon in the Ninth House predicts "religious excitement." This is possible-- one source may be conservative American Catholics irritated by their bishops' refusal to deny Communion to President Biden. Another source may e the Black Lives Matter movement, which shows every sign of being essentially religious in nature.
House X: The Powers That Be
The Tenth House rules the Executive Branch of government as distinct from the president himself. As the House cusp is in Sagittarius, the ruler is Jupiter. Jupiter is in a very favorable position in this chart, in Pisces, in the First House, trine the Moon and the Sun. With the president's support, government largesse is going to continue to flow to favored members of the population, very much to their benefit.
House XI: Congress
The Eleventh House represents Congress, especially the House of Representatives. As the House Cusp is in Sagittarius, Jupiter rules this House too, with everything that entails. In particular, the joint rulership of both the Tenth and Eleventh Houses by Jupiter and the trine to the Sun tells us that Congress, and the House in particular, will be behind the president's agenda at this time.
House XII: Hidden Things
The Twelfth House represents national institutions, prisons and factories, and hidden enemies. As the House Cusp is in Capricorn, Saturn is its ruler. Saturn is in Aquarius, as we've seen, conjuncting the Ascendant from the Twelfth House. Saturn is afflicted in this chart, as we've seen, by Uranus, Mercury, and the Moon. We've already discussed the meaning of this. Trouble is on the way in all the matters related to the Twelfth House. Saturn's only positive aspect is a trine to Mercury. At a mundane level, this trine and the retrograde motion of both of these planets suggests hidden scandals brought to light by Fourth House actors-- the opposition to the president and the Populist movement generally.
The good news about this year's Cancer Ingress is that, as it is in a Fixed Sign, it will remain in effect until the Aries Ingress of 2022-- a whole 9 months from now. Given that, it hardly matters that I'm getting to it a week late.
Preliminary Remarks
The most important thing in this chart is the Grand Cross between the Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Uranus.
I've talked for some time on this blog about the square between Saturn and Uranus, representing ongoing conflict between the forces of order and chaos. For the rest of this year, the Moon, ruler of change and the common man, and Mars, ruler of war and violence, join in the conflict. The Moon is particularly badly afflicted in this chart, as Scorpio is the sign of her Fall and she suffers from hard aspects to all three malefic planets. This will not be an easy year for the average American, and the Moon's position in the cadent Ninth House shows us that their options for dealing with things are limited.
Now it's important to note that the Grand Cross isn't perfect. Aspects between planets in particular charts are rarely exact-- that is, within a single degree of perfection. Instead, the aspect's energy extends several degrees out to either side of the exact degree of perfection. This extension is called an orb. 7 degrees is about as wide an orb as an aspect can be granted to still be in effect, and that only for outer planets. In the case of the Grand Cross, Mars and Uranus are about 31 minutes out of orb, and so can't really be considered to be square to one another. We'll keep this in mind as we proceed.
The Sun and Moon
The Sun represents the head of state in a mundane chart; Joe Biden, in our case. In our chart, the Sun is in the Fifth House, making a trine to Jupiter in the First House and a semisquare to Uranus in the Third.
This is a fairly good position for the Sun. The position in the Fifth House tells us that Joe Biden will continue to be favored by the forces represented by that House-- Hollywood for one, but also Wall Street, and also the teacher's unions. The trine to Jupiter is strongly beneficial, though it has to be weighed against indicators in other currently active charts, including the eclipse charts and the Aries Ingress. It also suggests that Biden will be strongly supported by a significant fraction of the general population, who will benefit from his policies. What policies, and what fraction? The chart doesn't say, but we can make a few guesses. Jupiter rules wealth and imperial power; in our chart he is in Pisces, the sign of Neptune, ruler of socialism (and also of delusion.) Look to government aid to continue to flow to groups favored by the president and his sycophants in the entertainment media.
The Moon represents the people generally, but especially that fraction of the people who have the power or the wealth to participate in the national conversation. The Moon is in a very bad way in this chart. She is in Scorpio, which is the sign of her Fall; weakened by placement in the cadent Ninth House; and making hard aspects to the three malefic planets: Uranus (opposition), Saturn (square), and Mars (square). It literally does not get worse than that for any planet in any astrological chart. So let's unpack it, one at a time.
A planet in its Fall expresses its worst characteristics. As the Moon waxes and wanes, she always represents change. The Ninth House is the house of religion, law, universities, science and foreign travel. The Moon in this House, badly afflicted and in square to Mars, the House Ruler, suggests that the people as a whole will be badly impacted by changes for the worse in all of these affairs over the next nine months. The hostility of Official Science and Academia toward the general public is going to continue to worsen and probably cause serious harm during this time. Issues related to immigration are continue to cause serious problems, and we may expect open conflict over the attempts by the government of Texas to control its border with Mexico.
Mars, the ruler of the Ninth House, also rules the Second House of the nation's wealth; the affliction to the Moon tells us that economic trouble is going to continue, and the location of Mars in the Sixth House tells us that the working class is going to be badly impacted.
The affliction to Saturn, God of Death, is equally troubling, for obvious reasons. In this chart, Saturn particularly rules the Twelfth House of secret enemies, national institutions, hospitals and prisons. All of these afflict the population. The corruption in our national institutions has reached a fever pitch, as has public distrust of them. The Twelfth House also suggests that the social chaos in the United States is being deliberately provoked by the nation's enemies. This isn't at all surprising, as the US has a long history of provoking ethnic conflict among its own enemies-- funding the Kurds in Iraq and Syria, the Albanians in Serbia, Baloch separatists in Iran, and so on. (Nor is that something unique to the US; every country does it to its enemies, because it works.)
Mars rules war, Saturn rules sorrow and death, and Uranus rules chaos. In our chart, Uranus also rules the First House of the people generally. The opposition between the Moon and Uranus tells us something we already knew: The American public is sharply divided, and the two sides really, really don't like each other. We aren't going to see a civil war break out at this time, but incidents of violence, possibly including riots, terrorism, and mass shootings, are very likely.
The Moon's only dignity is a trine to Jupiter. Note that Jupiter is also trine to the Sun. I suggested that the latter trine primarily represents federal financial aid. If the Moon were just a few degrees earlier in Scorpio, we would have a Grand Trine, which is as strongly benefic as a Grand Cross is malefic. Instead, we have a hint of a Grand Trine that fails to perfect-- just as the Grand Cross doesn't quite perfect. What this suggests to me is that some government aid will be directed to the, er, "afflicted" members of the population, but that it will fail to have any positive effect on the mood of the people, and may be resented. Recent programs which awarded federal aid to farmers based on racial preference are probably the model here, as even those members of disfavored groups who did receive the aid are likely to have been left with a bitter taste in their mouths.
This is a fairly good position for the Sun. The position in the Fifth House tells us that Joe Biden will continue to be favored by the forces represented by that House-- Hollywood for one, but also Wall Street, and also the teacher's unions. The trine to Jupiter is strongly beneficial, though it has to be weighed against indicators in other currently active charts, including the eclipse charts and the Aries Ingress. It also suggests that Biden will be strongly supported by a significant fraction of the general population, who will benefit from his policies. What policies, and what fraction? The chart doesn't say, but we can make a few guesses. Jupiter rules wealth and imperial power; in our chart he is in Pisces, the sign of Neptune, ruler of socialism (and also of delusion.) Look to government aid to continue to flow to groups favored by the president and his sycophants in the entertainment media.
The Moon represents the people generally, but especially that fraction of the people who have the power or the wealth to participate in the national conversation. The Moon is in a very bad way in this chart. She is in Scorpio, which is the sign of her Fall; weakened by placement in the cadent Ninth House; and making hard aspects to the three malefic planets: Uranus (opposition), Saturn (square), and Mars (square). It literally does not get worse than that for any planet in any astrological chart. So let's unpack it, one at a time.
A planet in its Fall expresses its worst characteristics. As the Moon waxes and wanes, she always represents change. The Ninth House is the house of religion, law, universities, science and foreign travel. The Moon in this House, badly afflicted and in square to Mars, the House Ruler, suggests that the people as a whole will be badly impacted by changes for the worse in all of these affairs over the next nine months. The hostility of Official Science and Academia toward the general public is going to continue to worsen and probably cause serious harm during this time. Issues related to immigration are continue to cause serious problems, and we may expect open conflict over the attempts by the government of Texas to control its border with Mexico.
Mars, the ruler of the Ninth House, also rules the Second House of the nation's wealth; the affliction to the Moon tells us that economic trouble is going to continue, and the location of Mars in the Sixth House tells us that the working class is going to be badly impacted.
The affliction to Saturn, God of Death, is equally troubling, for obvious reasons. In this chart, Saturn particularly rules the Twelfth House of secret enemies, national institutions, hospitals and prisons. All of these afflict the population. The corruption in our national institutions has reached a fever pitch, as has public distrust of them. The Twelfth House also suggests that the social chaos in the United States is being deliberately provoked by the nation's enemies. This isn't at all surprising, as the US has a long history of provoking ethnic conflict among its own enemies-- funding the Kurds in Iraq and Syria, the Albanians in Serbia, Baloch separatists in Iran, and so on. (Nor is that something unique to the US; every country does it to its enemies, because it works.)
Mars rules war, Saturn rules sorrow and death, and Uranus rules chaos. In our chart, Uranus also rules the First House of the people generally. The opposition between the Moon and Uranus tells us something we already knew: The American public is sharply divided, and the two sides really, really don't like each other. We aren't going to see a civil war break out at this time, but incidents of violence, possibly including riots, terrorism, and mass shootings, are very likely.
The Moon's only dignity is a trine to Jupiter. Note that Jupiter is also trine to the Sun. I suggested that the latter trine primarily represents federal financial aid. If the Moon were just a few degrees earlier in Scorpio, we would have a Grand Trine, which is as strongly benefic as a Grand Cross is malefic. Instead, we have a hint of a Grand Trine that fails to perfect-- just as the Grand Cross doesn't quite perfect. What this suggests to me is that some government aid will be directed to the, er, "afflicted" members of the population, but that it will fail to have any positive effect on the mood of the people, and may be resented. Recent programs which awarded federal aid to farmers based on racial preference are probably the model here, as even those members of disfavored groups who did receive the aid are likely to have been left with a bitter taste in their mouths.
The Ascendant
The First House or Ascendant rules the people generally. In our chart, the Ascendant is in Aquarius, which is ruled by Uranus. Saturn is distantly conjunct the house cusp, and Jupiter and Neptune are both in this house-- but in Pisces, not Aquarius.
We've already said a bit about the position of Uranus in this chart. Let's say a bit more. It is very bad. Uranus is in Taurus, the sign of his Fall, on the cusp of the cadent Third House, square Saturn. The square to Saturn has roughly the same significance that the Moon's square does. The corruption in major American institutions will cause serious harm to the general public during this period, and internal conflicts between segments of the US population are being funded by the nation's enemies, including hidden enemies within its own borders and those of allied nations. The presence of Uranus in the Third House of the internet and the news media suggests ongoing issues with internet censorship, dishonesty and rancor in the news media, as well as trouble with the postal service.
Neptune and Jupiter in this house tell us that a certain fraction of the population will benefit from more-or-less socialistic policies directed by the president and the Executive and Legislative branches of government. We probably saw the beginning of that in the days before the Solstice. Jupiter and Neptune are both very well aspected, telling us that these policies are both beneficial to and welcomed by the groups that they are meant to help.
House II: The House of Wealth
The Second House rules the nation's wealth. The House Cusp is in Aries, and so Mars is its ruler. Mars is not doing well in this chart. He is in Leo, a sign where he has no special dignity, in the cadent Sixth House, opposed to Saturn and square the Moon. As we've seen, the square to the Moon suggests economic trouble; the location in the Sixth House tells us that we will continue to see public health issues and problems in the military. The opposition to Saturn suggests deaths in high places; possibly a Supreme Court judge, possibly President Biden.
The First House or Ascendant rules the people generally. In our chart, the Ascendant is in Aquarius, which is ruled by Uranus. Saturn is distantly conjunct the house cusp, and Jupiter and Neptune are both in this house-- but in Pisces, not Aquarius.
We've already said a bit about the position of Uranus in this chart. Let's say a bit more. It is very bad. Uranus is in Taurus, the sign of his Fall, on the cusp of the cadent Third House, square Saturn. The square to Saturn has roughly the same significance that the Moon's square does. The corruption in major American institutions will cause serious harm to the general public during this period, and internal conflicts between segments of the US population are being funded by the nation's enemies, including hidden enemies within its own borders and those of allied nations. The presence of Uranus in the Third House of the internet and the news media suggests ongoing issues with internet censorship, dishonesty and rancor in the news media, as well as trouble with the postal service.
Neptune and Jupiter in this house tell us that a certain fraction of the population will benefit from more-or-less socialistic policies directed by the president and the Executive and Legislative branches of government. We probably saw the beginning of that in the days before the Solstice. Jupiter and Neptune are both very well aspected, telling us that these policies are both beneficial to and welcomed by the groups that they are meant to help.
House II: The House of Wealth
The Second House rules the nation's wealth. The House Cusp is in Aries, and so Mars is its ruler. Mars is not doing well in this chart. He is in Leo, a sign where he has no special dignity, in the cadent Sixth House, opposed to Saturn and square the Moon. As we've seen, the square to the Moon suggests economic trouble; the location in the Sixth House tells us that we will continue to see public health issues and problems in the military. The opposition to Saturn suggests deaths in high places; possibly a Supreme Court judge, possibly President Biden.
House III: All The News That's Fit to Hide
The Third House rules transportation and communication; in modern times, it is the House of the Internet. The Third House is in Taurus, and Uranus is conjunct the House Cusp. The presence of Uranus suggests ongoing disruptions in the mail and ongoing conflict over lockdowns and censorship by media and big tech companies, and more wars of words in the media and on the internet. The preceding sentences are copy-pasted from the Aries ingress chart, as Uranus's position is the same in this chart, suggesting that these issues will continue to worsen over the next nine months, and have a direct impact on the general population.
Venus, the House Ruler, is in midling shape in this chart. She is in Cancer, where she has no special dignity, weakened by placement in the cadent Sixth House but strengthened by a trine to Neptune. This suggests media support for the federal government and its socialistic policies but bad news related to public health, the military (especially the navy), and unemployment.
House IV: The Flyover House
Venus, the House Ruler, is in midling shape in this chart. She is in Cancer, where she has no special dignity, weakened by placement in the cadent Sixth House but strengthened by a trine to Neptune. This suggests media support for the federal government and its socialistic policies but bad news related to public health, the military (especially the navy), and unemployment.
House IV: The Flyover House
The Fourth House represents the interior of the country, the farms and mines, and the opposition party. The House Cusp is in Gemini, which is ruled by Mercury. Mercury is here in this House, conjunct the cusp, trine Saturn, and retrograde. Mercury's position in this House is thus very strong. The trine to Saturn, natural ruler of the past and conservatism; the location in the Fourth House; and the retrograde motion suggest a strong turn toward traditional values and conservative populism by rural people and the Republican Party. This new conservative populism is represented by groups like the National Conservatism movement, the Claremont Institute, the candidacy of J.D. Vance and so on. Expect them to continue to make gains, especially in the red parts of the country, and to increase their share in the national conversation and their power in the Republican Party. I don't see any reason not to tell you that I view this as a very positive development.
There is another side to this that is worth discussing. If you remember, I talked in my post on the Cancer Solar Eclipse about Hermes's role as an underworld deity. That role is very much on display in this chart. The Fourth House, at the bottom of the chart, and the Twelfth House of hidden things, both relate to the Underworld; Saturn is the natural ruler of the Underworld; the trine to Mercury tells us that Mercury is acting as the natural conveyor of his energies. The blowback to 40 years of malign neglect of the working class and the interior of the country is coming now, in the form of a resurgent conservative populism.
House V: TV, Stocks and Kids
There is another side to this that is worth discussing. If you remember, I talked in my post on the Cancer Solar Eclipse about Hermes's role as an underworld deity. That role is very much on display in this chart. The Fourth House, at the bottom of the chart, and the Twelfth House of hidden things, both relate to the Underworld; Saturn is the natural ruler of the Underworld; the trine to Mercury tells us that Mercury is acting as the natural conveyor of his energies. The blowback to 40 years of malign neglect of the working class and the interior of the country is coming now, in the form of a resurgent conservative populism.
House V: TV, Stocks and Kids
The Fifth House rules the entertainment industry, financial speculation, and children. The House cusp is in Gemini, which makes Mercury its ruler; the Sun is in this House too, almost exactly conjunct the House cusp. All these placements are good for Fifth House matters. We will see a return (Mercury retrograde) of children to school (Saturn). The conflict between the populist movements and Wall Street, on the one hand, and the left wing elite school boards and teachers unions, on the other, which have taken center stage lately, will probably be decided in favorable terms for the populists over the rest of this year.
This is another House which contains two signs, suggesting divisions in matters ruled by this House between the President (Sun, Jupiter) and his party on the one hand, and the rural population and the Republican Party (Mercury, Saturn) on the other. As the Moon is very badly aspected, the Party and interests represented by the President can be expected to lose, but very likely without Biden himself suffering on account of it.
House VI: Health, the Working Class, the Military
The Sixth House represents public health, and also the working class and the military. As the House Cusp is in Cancer, the ruler is the Moon. Venus and Mars are both found herein as well. Venus is the good news, so let's start with her. In Cancer she suffers neither affliction nor benefit, but she is aided by a trine to Neptune. This further suggests government largesse reaching a certain portion of the population, very much to their benefit.
The news regarding the Moon and Mars is rather worse. The afflictions to both of these planet suggest ill health, high unemployment, and trouble in the military. I'd suggest, as I said above, that the ongoing controversy over the promotion of far left ideology in the military may be at the root of it. This chart suggests that we may see at least one incident of violence in connection with the military during this time. Rioting or violence by working class organizations is also possible.
House VII: Foreign Affairs and War
The Seventh House represents foreign nations and war. As the House Cusp is in Leo, the Sun is its ruler. The Sun's trine to Jupiter is good for foreign affairs, and predicts at least one major foreign policy success. The position of the Sun in the Fifth House may point to the ongoing kowtowing to certain foreign governments and fashionably foreign ideas by the entertainment industry.
House VIII: Other People's Money
The Eighth House represents foreign wealth; it also represents death. As the House Cusp is in Libra, Venus is its ruler. Venus's position in Cancer in the Sixth House is more-or-less neutral, and she is aided by a trine to Neptune. This suggests that either all is well, or it appears that all is well (Neptune as ruler of illusion) in these matters.
I don't make much use of Pluto, but I think the extent of his influence remains an open question. Given that, it's worth noting Venus's opposition to Pluto, who rules the Underworld and hidden things, in the Twelfth House of secret things and hidden enemies. This probably points to further complications with the Coronavirus vaccines, which will be ignored or suppressed in the official media.
House IX: God's Law, Nature's Law, Man's Law.
The Ninth House represents the Supreme Court, religion, science and higher education. As the cusp of the House is in Scorpio, the ruler is Mars, whose condition we've already considered. It's worth further noting Mars's opposition to Saturn, and the presence of a badly afflicted Moon, ruler of change, on the house cusp. This strongly suggests that a Supreme Court Justice will die during the next nine months. Given Saturn's location in the Twelfth House, it is at least possible that this death may not be of entirely natural causes. Expect speculation of the sort that we saw after Antonin Scalia's death.
Changes in the laws and legal system will have a negative effect on ordinary Americans during this time. H.S. Green tells us that an afflicted Moon in the Ninth House predicts "religious excitement." This is possible-- one source may be conservative American Catholics irritated by their bishops' refusal to deny Communion to President Biden. Another source may e the Black Lives Matter movement, which shows every sign of being essentially religious in nature.
House X: The Powers That Be
The Tenth House rules the Executive Branch of government as distinct from the president himself. As the House cusp is in Sagittarius, the ruler is Jupiter. Jupiter is in a very favorable position in this chart, in Pisces, in the First House, trine the Moon and the Sun. With the president's support, government largesse is going to continue to flow to favored members of the population, very much to their benefit.
House XI: Congress
The Eleventh House represents Congress, especially the House of Representatives. As the House Cusp is in Sagittarius, Jupiter rules this House too, with everything that entails. In particular, the joint rulership of both the Tenth and Eleventh Houses by Jupiter and the trine to the Sun tells us that Congress, and the House in particular, will be behind the president's agenda at this time.
House XII: Hidden Things
The Twelfth House represents national institutions, prisons and factories, and hidden enemies. As the House Cusp is in Capricorn, Saturn is its ruler. Saturn is in Aquarius, as we've seen, conjuncting the Ascendant from the Twelfth House. Saturn is afflicted in this chart, as we've seen, by Uranus, Mercury, and the Moon. We've already discussed the meaning of this. Trouble is on the way in all the matters related to the Twelfth House. Saturn's only positive aspect is a trine to Mercury. At a mundane level, this trine and the retrograde motion of both of these planets suggests hidden scandals brought to light by Fourth House actors-- the opposition to the president and the Populist movement generally.
