Looking at the New Moon chart in Mexico City on the 24th of April, we see Saturn Retrograde in Virgo (health/illness) high and in close conjunction to the Midheaven of the chart. Over the past week there has been much in the news (3rd House) about the Swine Flu outbreak there, that has affected not only the elderly and infirm, but the young and hardy as well. And although the flu virus has spread to other countries, it has not had the dire consequences that it is having in Mexico, where many, many people are being hospitalized for pneumonia. Saturn on its own, limiting and constricting, can indeed be a harbinger of health concerns for a country, when it sits on an angle, especially in the sign of Virgo. Saturn on an angle suggests having to put other concerns aside in order to deal with the situation that is presented right in front of you.. and in this case it is the public health.
On the day of the New Moon, Mercury was exactly square Neptune/Chiron. Much has been made of the Jupiter/Neptune/Chiron conjunction which spans many months, and reaches culmination in May and June of this year. In Aquarius it points to the vast and furious growth of instant information, technology and reception through the air waves, or the internet highway (as in the Twitter and Facebook explosion). It also suggests a lot of misinformation, and difficulty sifting out relevant information... kind of like an overload of information. This is a good thing. But Neptune/Chiron has a decidedly illness biased relationship. And Jupiter makes things grow, sometimes out of proportion, out of containment. It implies a potential for pandemic.. and this is certainly the fear of epidemiologists as they turn their watchful eye towards Mexico.
Neither Jupiter, nor Neptune have a respect for boundaries, and this virus is a reflection of that. This particular strain of flu is a polyglot of different viruses, which normally only affects pigs. People who have had close contact with pigs could get this strain of flu. In the past though, it was rarely transmitted from human to human. Now it is easily being passed around. And with the easy accessibility of travel (Jupiter/Neptune in Aquarius) world wide, the potential for pandemic rears its head. So we see the boundaries broken down geographically, between different species (combination bird/swine flu thing), and between humans.
In the New Moon chart for the US, Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron fall in the 2nd House of finances. The health industry, including certain Pharmaceutical companies, are already looking at ways to cash in on the Swine Flu. It may also be that the danger of this epidemic may be grossly exaggerated (Mercury square Jupiter/Neptune), or also that the severity of the flu cases which seems to be limited to Mexico, may be due to something else, or some other factor that is not readily apparent. One of the advantages to Jupiter/Neptune in Aquarius is the easy access to information and sharing of this information with other countries, health departments, etc., that can help to stem the tide of the spread of disease. However, this same ease of information can help to blow things out of proportion. Even so.. the potential for the easy spread of disease is inherent in this configuration and needs watching.
Saturn opposite Uranus has been seen before associated with mass casualties, either due to catastrophic weather, earthquake or health epidemics. This includes the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 which killed millions of people world wide. This Saturn and Uranus opposition will be exact, once again, in September, followed by a square between Saturn and Pluto in the cardinal signs. So, although the severity of this flu seems to be limited to Mexico presently, it would seem that the potential for growth, and spread exists... kind of like a wild fire being blown by a heavy wind.
In the New Moon chart for the US, Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron fall in the 2nd House of finances. The health industry, including certain Pharmaceutical companies, are already looking at ways to cash in on the Swine Flu. It may also be that the danger of this epidemic may be grossly exaggerated (Mercury square Jupiter/Neptune), or also that the severity of the flu cases which seems to be limited to Mexico, may be due to something else, or some other factor that is not readily apparent. One of the advantages to Jupiter/Neptune in Aquarius is the easy access to information and sharing of this information with other countries, health departments, etc., that can help to stem the tide of the spread of disease. However, this same ease of information can help to blow things out of proportion. Even so.. the potential for the easy spread of disease is inherent in this configuration and needs watching.
Saturn opposite Uranus has been seen before associated with mass casualties, either due to catastrophic weather, earthquake or health epidemics. This includes the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 which killed millions of people world wide. This Saturn and Uranus opposition will be exact, once again, in September, followed by a square between Saturn and Pluto in the cardinal signs. So, although the severity of this flu seems to be limited to Mexico presently, it would seem that the potential for growth, and spread exists... kind of like a wild fire being blown by a heavy wind.
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