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August 11, 1999 - Making Astrological and Cultural History© Rev. Nancy Leigh Jobes
The solar eclipse scheduled to take place over Europe and the Balkans on August 11, 1999, is not only a cultural and astronomical event, it is also of great interest to prophets and astrologers. The astrological community has collective interest in this date because it is not "just another solar eclipse." It marks the day of an astrological event that has never before occurred in recorded history: a Fixed Grand Cross with a total eclipse of the Sun as one of the focus points. The truth is, astrologers don't really know what will happen. However, we will take a peek at some of the different possibilities that could occur under this amazing transit. (See the articles archived on this site for the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Uranus to get a feeling for each planet.)
Background: What is a Grand Cross or Grand Square? A Grand Cross or Grand Square is when 4 planets (or more) in one quality (either Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable) make a perfect cross to each other. In other words, think of one planet at each angle, each 90 degrees from the next. There will be two sets of two planets opposite each other, and all square to each other as well. (See graphic chart for the eclipse, 7:08 a.m., Washington, DC. The Cross is shown in RED) In this case, The Sun and Moon eclipse is applying (9° away) to the ascendant in Leo at 18 degrees. Mars is applying to the Nadir in Scorpio at 16 degrees. Uranus is nearing the Descendant in Aquarius at 14 degrees. Saturn is applying to the Mid Heaven in Taurus at 16 degrees. Each of these signs fall into the Fixed quality. The Fixed quality is just that: Fixed. It is the original unstoppable force and immovable object. In natal terns, a person with an abundance of the fixed quality in their chart can be dependable, steadfast, and also stubborn or rigid. From a mundane or event point of view fixedness can indicate several things, ranging from a screeching halt to events and a "Mexican standoff" scenario to something that has already begun chugging along like an irreversible freight train. It can feel like a powerlessness over the inertia of events. The aspect, in my opinion, resembles the latter. Because the eclipse is involved, I feel that whatever events set the stage for that day will have results that span over the following six months. This is what astrologers normally see from an eclipse situation. The paradox of this transit is that the fixed quality shows us that the events that will take place on this day are related to things already begun, while an eclipse usually sets up situations that will take place over the next half-year.
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