{"id":2343,"date":"2022-12-20T13:19:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malvinartley.com\/blog.malvinartley.com\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2022-12-20T13:19:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:19:07","slug":"the-capricorn-ingress-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malvinartley.com\/blog.malvinartley.com\/2022\/12\/20\/the-capricorn-ingress-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Capricorn ingress 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ingress of the Sun into Capricorn takes place every year on 21 December, marking the end of the calendar year and the start of the northern winter. Normally this ingress inaugurates a period of introspection, as in the year that is finishing. This year is different, however: This Capricorn ingress shows a real turning point in world events and a changed world order. It therefore shows an opportunity for fresh starts across the world. We will have a look at some of the major points here, with a wider exposition to come in the Chinese New Year letter \u2013 the Year of the Black Rabbit. For more, read on\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two distinct poles internationally where historic change is occurring, and those changes are clearly divided between the East and the West. The West is facing what could be called an existential crisis, with old alliances fracturing, economies in recession amidst high inflation, an energy crisis \u2013 self-induced, we might add \u2013 with creeping fascism raising its ugly head again and even embraced, or whitewashed at the very least. This is across the West, and no Western nation is immune from it, including Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Orient, on the other hand and across Asia is emerging from a long period of being in 2nd<\/sup> place to the West, with China and Russia leading the way. The Asian bloc is consolidating quickly, and it is largely economic and peaceful. This in turn is gaining traction in South America and Africa, with nations on those continents lining up to join organizations like BRICS and the SCO. The Western nations, most notably the United States, are waning in influence in the Global South. Hence, we see efforts overt and covert by the US and other Western powers to prevent an emerging multipolar world from happening. With these preliminary points in mind we turn to the ingress chart.<\/span><\/p>\n

The chart for the solar ingress into Capricorn is below (bigger<\/a><\/span>):<\/span><\/p>\n

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The biggest standout in the chart above is the partile t-square at 0\u00b0 of cardinal signs, formed with the Sun at the apex and Jupiter and Ceres in opposition as the base. The fact it is at three of the four Aries points indicates a distinct change in the world view. Sun\/Jupiter squares point to excesses, over-optimism (often unfounded), spending money like water through one\u2019s fingers, pretentiousness, negligence, heedlessness, extravagance, squandering and ostentatiousness. It is a very imperious aspect. Coupled with Ceres the t-square indicates carelessness with supplies and overt materialism. Note particularly the US has just passed its largest-ever defense budget, now approaching one trillion dollars\/year. Jupiter at 0\u00b0 Aries indicates heedlessness, in this case because it receives only hard aspects, thus amplifying its more materialistic and pompous qualities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, we take note of Uranus at the apex of a \u2018Finger of the World\u2019 configuration with the Sun\/Ceres square as the base of that hard sesquisquare triangle. That aspect set and planetary combination points to great uncertainty this quarter and unexpected turns of events. Ceres in hard aspect, especially to outer planets, has a Pluto-like quality and indicates crossroads or turning points. And with Ceres at 0\u00b0 Libra we see difficult decisions being made, in line with unexpected turns of events (Uranus). Suffice it to say, ambitions (Capricorn) will be called to account this quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, we see the Moon, Mercury and Venus all parallel, but out-of-bounds (thus increasing their potency) and Mars out-of-bounds as well. To top that off, the Sun is parallel Pluto. Mars is retrograde in Gemini, which gives the sense of \u2018loud, deafening silence\u2019 (in reality, extreme internal chatter), and it opposes the Moon. Mars\/Moon oppositions can give a very prickly character and explosive temper, if not tempered by other factors. And in this case, the opposition receives no major amelioration. When we add up all the preceding factors in the ingress chart for this northern winter, we will have a very \u2018exciting\u2019 and \u2018interesting\u2019 quarter ahead of us.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are we looking at going forward, then, given what has just been described? Europe faces its first real energy crisis in decades. The petroleum reserves in the US are at their lowest level in years. Energy bills in the US and Europe are sky-high. The price cap the EU and US have sought to slap on Russian oil will backfire. Russia will just cut supply to the West and send it to the East. It\u2019s no problem for them, and the Asians love getting their Russian hydrocarbons at a discount, as they have been throughout the Ukraine crisis. What the price cap will likely do instead is to destabilize the markets and send oil prices even higher.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, continuing with what to expect, Ukraine\u2019s dark winter is quickly becoming a reality. Surovikin is taking out any civilian infrastructure in Ukraine that could possibly support Ukraine\u2019s war effort. The Patriot AA systems allegedly being sent to Ukraine will be visible to Russian radars<\/a><\/span> and destroyed. But Washington knows this<\/a><\/span>. Sending those AA batteries is simply a PR move<\/a><\/span> and a handout to Lockheed Martin. But NATO is determined to escalate the war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strange red squares are beginning to appear painted on Russo-Belarus military vehicles<\/a><\/span>, in a repeat of what we saw with the \u2018Z\u2019 and \u2018V\u2019 symbols painted on Russian vehicles just before Feb 24th<\/sup> this year. A large winter offensive by the Russians appears to be in the works once Ukraine has been rendered powerless (without oil and electricity). The power grid there is teetering on the edge of collapse. We had the following forecast from a previous post here<\/a><\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSaturn turns direct on 23 October, square to Ukraine\u2019s Pluto. It will again square that nation\u2019s Meridian axis on 7 December, with Ceres having transited to Ukraine\u2019s Mars. Directed Saturn will be semisquared to Ukraine\u2019s Ascendant, with the directed Ascendant squared to Ukraine\u2019s Pluto. That combination of factors looks like a capitulation\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Did anything of moment happen on anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor this year, then, seeing as the 7th<\/sup> of December has already passed and Ukraine still stands, however wobbly? There was Merkel\u2019s admission<\/a><\/span> (translate from German) that Minsk was a delaying tactic so Ukraine would have time to arm itself. In a sense, this sealed Ukraine\u2019s fate. After her remarks, the Russians have decided only unconditional surrender by Ukraine will do. The only other thing of note was an article that appeared saying Ukraine\u2019s power grid could collapse by Christmas. But that in itself is forcing decisions to be made regarding Ukraine\u2019s future, and the Ceres transit to Ukraine\u2019s Mars shows the turning point with regard to Ukraine\u2019s power grid.<\/span><\/p>\n

To get an idea of what to possibly expect going forward, we need to look at the last quarter and see what has transpired as a basis going into this quarter. Here is what was forecast for the Libra quarter of 2022<\/a><\/span>, with a few developments in links and brackets after:<\/span><\/p>\n