Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal in August 1974 was a seismic event for the USA.
At that point tr Pluto at 4 degrees Libra had been hovering around the square to the USA Jupiter – amplifying the theme of the-rules-don’t-apply-to-me and clashes with authority. Tr Neptune was opposition the US Uranus for high-anxiety and trine the US North Node for a dent to national vanity. More significantly tr Uranus was in square to the US Pluto opposition Mercury for an almighty upheaval. Tr Saturn was in a discouraging conjunction to the US Sun exactly.
I was wondering about any similarities to the present given VP Vance’s bizarre comment that today Watergate would be a 12 hour scandal. As several commentators point out what is happening now is much worse. — Trump’s trading of regulatory favours for gifts viz Paramount and Bezos’ Melania documentary, currying favour for his space venture. ‘Trump operates an apparent market in presidential pardons.’ People who donate to him have been forgiven for crimes of embezzlement, money laundering and funnelling money to sanctioned regimes, including Iran. Hundreds were forgiven for storming Capitol Hill to overthrow an election. ‘Trump does not even bother to conceal. He makes no pretence of abiding by the US constitution’s emoluments clause.’
At present the Solar Arc Pluto is square the USA Jupiter which makes for overly-confident and lawless actions as above. Tr Saturn is this year square the US Sun. In 2027 tr Neptune in early Aries will be squaring the USA Jupiter for a bubble-bursting effect on national confidence and finances. Tr Neptune will then trine the USA Uranus by 2028 for a highly strung mood. The Solar Arc South Node is conjunct the USA Saturn in Libra undermining a fair minded approach to rules and regulations at the moment.
There is additionally the continuation of the high-crisis, game-changing Solar Arc USA Sun square Saturn colliding with the USA Mars square Neptune which has another year to run, having picked up two years ago.
Some similarities. But not the major upheaval of the Uranus transit upending Pluto.
What will be significant will be tr Pluto opposition the US ‘leadership’ Leo North Node in 2027/28.
9/11 occurred when tr Neptune was opposition the Node severely denting the nation’s pride. Nothing like that is likely to recur but it will be an event or series of events, maybe a culmination of the past two years, which brings a reckoning with the country’s identity.
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