January 2020: So it begins…

Saturn-Pluto Conjunction (Jan. 11-15)

Around the time of Jan. 11-15 is when two malefic planets, Saturn and Pluto, formed a conjunction in the constellation of Capricorn. This conjunction only happens once every 30-40 years, so it normally triggers major world events. Saturn-Pluto conjunctions are known to trigger “paradigm shifts” in world powers. The last three Saturn-Pluto conjunctions occurred in 1914, 1947, and 1982.

The 1914 one coincided with the beginning of WW1, and the 1947 one coincided with the end of WW2, but also the beginning of the Cold War. The 1982 one marked a time where the new world order began to sprout up, as well as the AIDS epidemic.

With this conjunction occurring in Capricorn, the sign ruled by Saturn, there is reason to believe that the 2020 conjunction can have greater implications than the others and cause even greater shifts in power. J

Around this time, we saw Australian wildfires, Iran-US tensions heating up, but no Coronavirus news yet. But given that it has about a 2 week incubation period and China began to get hit hard in late January, this could have been the initial period where the Coronavirus spread.

February 2020: Is this really happening?

Mercury Retrograde, along with Mars entering Capricorn (Feb. 17)

Mercury retrogrades indicate periods where it is tough to communicate and receive solid, reliable information. In February, this period began at the same time that Mars, the planet of aggression and war, moved into Capricorn, a position where it is given more strength.

While the western world was unable to properly gauge the impact of Coronavirus at this time, Mars in Capricorn suggests the actual spread of the Coronavirus was speeding up. At this point in time, people outside of China were still going on with daily activities, with no way to tell whether they would be affected or not by the events in China. Since people were traveling at varying levels during this point and unsure if Coronavirus would really be that bad, this allowed it to multiply quickly.

March 2020: Yeah, it’s happening

Mercury direct (March 10), Jupiter-Mars conjunction in Capricorn (March 22)

When Mercury comes out of retrograde and goes back direct, people are again able to find reliable information and communicate more easily. With Jupiter, the planet of growth and expansion, meeting Mars, the planet of aggression and war, expect an expansion of global strife.

Around March 10, most of the world realized that the Coronavirus would somehow affect them. Schools and businesses started to be shut down, people started going back home, and people had to start planning for how the Coronavirus would impact their daily life. But the magnitude of Coronavirus still did not sink in for most.

It did on March 22, when Jupiter (debilitated in Capricorn) met up with Mars (exalted in Capricorn) in the sky. Mars “beat” Jupiter in this battle, as people’s optimism about Coronavirus not being “that bad” was destroyed by the scientific facts of how viruses spread. This is when people realized they were gonna have to hunker down.

April 2020: Now what do we do?

Mars-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius, Jupiter-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn (April 1), Mercury into Aries (April 11)

Mars-Saturn conjunctions occur when the planet of war and aggression meets the planet of restriction and loss. In the sign of Aquarius, which represents society as a whole and technology, this is when people realized Coronavirus would cause major changes and restrictions in social life, and that they would need to use technology as a means to replace socialization. But with Mars moving out of exaltation into peregrine (normal) condition, the actual spread of the Coronavirus can start to be slowed down.

But the Jupiter-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn has a different tone to it. When Jupiter, the planet of growth and expansion, meets Pluto, the sign of transformation, death, and power, fascinating insights can be had. At this people realize its a crisis, so if they shift their thinking from how normal life used to be to “what ideas can I come up with to help during a crisis”, they can come up with powerful insights and great ideas. This conjunction marks a time where people start thinking “where do we go from here” and putting their minds to use. But a transformation in thinking from the pre-corona to post-corona is required.

Amidst the social restrictions, many people still have a good amount of autonomy, and they will be able to think more clearly when Mercury moves out of detriment in Pisces to peregrine (normal) condition in Aries. Yet they might lose a bit of the compassion they once had when they are out of the “were in a global pandemic” shock phase, and decide to make brash decisions.