Today is the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a civilian city whose residents were peacefully going about their daily business when they were met by hell on Earth. Most had no idea what hit them; those who survived were not so fortunate. This was ordered by then-United States President Harry Truman, who that night lied to the world and said he had ordered the bombing of a military base, and that God had told him to do it. In the words of OMD, “Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday.”
And as far as yesterday in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, I wonder when we will collectively decide that we have had enough. This is a problem that will not be solved by gun control alone. However, we will take the first step toward a solution when we figure out that we really do have a problem.
This is going to be an interesting week — astrologically and otherwise (however in astrology, “astrology” and “otherwise” are the same thing). The two most significant moves in the sky involve Mercury and Venus — the two known ‘major’ planets whose orbits are shorter than those of the Earth.
Let’s start with Mercury stationing direct, which happens Wednesday at 1:40 am EDT. This is a planetary setup that is packed with tension, energy and potential. It’s in full color and suggests that a process underneath the obvious is gradually unfurling. The dharma piece is that the lunar nodes are involved; this is a potential point of action.
As you likely know, Mercury retrograde is associated with things (such as computers) acting weird, and people’s minds acting even weirder. All the usual suggestions apply: Don’t buy things. Backup your work. Do one thing at a time. This is NOT the time to update your software, or to fix minor problems that you can live with for a few days.
And pay attention. However, with this event, there’s a lot more.