Astrological Generations 1
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mollariI have decided to attempt to record every astrological generation of the 20th and 21st centuries. For those born already, this will be an attempt to record their experiences, and predict those which are yet to come, while for those not yet born, this will be an attempt to predict, in broad general outlines, the distinctive shared shape which their lives might have. My process is going to be to start by looking at the general indicators formed by the outer planets; then the shape of the world, and then see how the earlier generations reacted to these events. This necessarily means that these initial posts will always be rough drafts, and that a good amount of these initial thoughts will likely be proven wrong. Finally, once I'm don with this process I will then take a look at various famous figures with these placements to see how well I've done.
One other note is that these will be extremely cursory overviews of the periods of time. For now, this will be a very general overview; I intend to come back to this later, and look at each period of time in more detail later, once I have the general overview of things.
These generations will be defined using the outer planets: Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Eris. I've used Eris in my chart to good effects; I have a strong sextile between a stellium composed of my Mercury, Venus, Moon, and Eris, and find that it explains otherwise inexplicable elements of my chart. Since one of these is my strong taste for the 2000s aesthetic, I'm inclined to view it as a temporary planet, alongside Pluto, the distinctive factor which explains why the 20th century is a quite distinctive period of time. Pluto was a planet from 1930-2006, and Eris from 2003-2006; both appear to have started having influence around one Saturn return earlier, and for now I'll assume it'll take the same length of time for them to downgrade. Although planets will not be used to define the generations, they will be discussed where relevant.
The first generation is defined by Uranus in Sagittarius, Neptune and Pluto in Gemini, and Eris in Pisces. This occurred from December 3 1897 until July 3 1898, and September 12 1898 until July 19 1901, and December 26 1901 until May 21 1902. Eris can be discounted, as its discovery is far enough in the future that it doesn't matter; Pluto starts to come into focus January 11, 1901, and ought to matter from then on, although it won't be until March 18 1930 that it is discovered and becomes a full blown planet.
Uranus in Sagittarius is an uncomfortable placement. Uranus is the planet of radical change, division, unpredictability, and general strangeness; and to have it in the sign of growth, philosophy, and law is awkward. Uranus is awkward throughout the Zodiac though, but in this case the awkwardness ought to be felt in the form of legal and philosophical disputes, and constant attempts to bring about radical change in society; protests and general instability.
Neptune, the planet of unity, mass movements, and everything transcendent in Gemini ought to be focused and constrained by the detailed, focused, and highly intellectual orientation of this sign. Much of the time, Neptune is difficult to mange: it tends toward delusion and unattainable idealism. Given the fact that the period when Neptune was in Gemini was a golden age of occultism, while when it travelled through Sagittarius in the 1970s things ruled by the planet went septic in a big way, I'm inclined to consider this to be Neptune's exaltation, and Sagittarius to be its fall.
Pluto is also in Gemini, although it does not appear to matter yet. At this point my guess is that Pluto in Gemini will indicate a tendency towards obsessive intellect: this Pluto placement will likely indicate a strong need to know, and to understand, especially things which are not possible.
Uranus and Neptune don't form any aspects, but towards the end of this generation there is an opposition between Uranus and Pluto. Although it does not show up clearly, it is likely a major force in the charts for those who have it.
This period is indeed marked by protests and attempted revolutions in a number of places, ranging from The Dreyfus Affair in France through to protests in China around capital controls, as well as philosophical and legal disputes, some of which will lead to future revolutions (ex: The February Manifesto in Russian Finland), and others which will not (such as the dispute over the American House of Representatives refusing to seat Brigham H. Roberts due to his polygamy).
The golden age of Occultism continued on, although it would soon end, just as would be predicted from the above. Finally, the shape of things to come from Pluto could be seen in the dawn of the oil age, starting off in January of 1901 with the discovery of Spindletop in Texas. Further radical changes were coming, but most of this would not be obvious for several years yet.
One other note is that these will be extremely cursory overviews of the periods of time. For now, this will be a very general overview; I intend to come back to this later, and look at each period of time in more detail later, once I have the general overview of things.
These generations will be defined using the outer planets: Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Eris. I've used Eris in my chart to good effects; I have a strong sextile between a stellium composed of my Mercury, Venus, Moon, and Eris, and find that it explains otherwise inexplicable elements of my chart. Since one of these is my strong taste for the 2000s aesthetic, I'm inclined to view it as a temporary planet, alongside Pluto, the distinctive factor which explains why the 20th century is a quite distinctive period of time. Pluto was a planet from 1930-2006, and Eris from 2003-2006; both appear to have started having influence around one Saturn return earlier, and for now I'll assume it'll take the same length of time for them to downgrade. Although planets will not be used to define the generations, they will be discussed where relevant.
The first generation is defined by Uranus in Sagittarius, Neptune and Pluto in Gemini, and Eris in Pisces. This occurred from December 3 1897 until July 3 1898, and September 12 1898 until July 19 1901, and December 26 1901 until May 21 1902. Eris can be discounted, as its discovery is far enough in the future that it doesn't matter; Pluto starts to come into focus January 11, 1901, and ought to matter from then on, although it won't be until March 18 1930 that it is discovered and becomes a full blown planet.
Uranus in Sagittarius is an uncomfortable placement. Uranus is the planet of radical change, division, unpredictability, and general strangeness; and to have it in the sign of growth, philosophy, and law is awkward. Uranus is awkward throughout the Zodiac though, but in this case the awkwardness ought to be felt in the form of legal and philosophical disputes, and constant attempts to bring about radical change in society; protests and general instability.
Neptune, the planet of unity, mass movements, and everything transcendent in Gemini ought to be focused and constrained by the detailed, focused, and highly intellectual orientation of this sign. Much of the time, Neptune is difficult to mange: it tends toward delusion and unattainable idealism. Given the fact that the period when Neptune was in Gemini was a golden age of occultism, while when it travelled through Sagittarius in the 1970s things ruled by the planet went septic in a big way, I'm inclined to consider this to be Neptune's exaltation, and Sagittarius to be its fall.
Pluto is also in Gemini, although it does not appear to matter yet. At this point my guess is that Pluto in Gemini will indicate a tendency towards obsessive intellect: this Pluto placement will likely indicate a strong need to know, and to understand, especially things which are not possible.
Uranus and Neptune don't form any aspects, but towards the end of this generation there is an opposition between Uranus and Pluto. Although it does not show up clearly, it is likely a major force in the charts for those who have it.
This period is indeed marked by protests and attempted revolutions in a number of places, ranging from The Dreyfus Affair in France through to protests in China around capital controls, as well as philosophical and legal disputes, some of which will lead to future revolutions (ex: The February Manifesto in Russian Finland), and others which will not (such as the dispute over the American House of Representatives refusing to seat Brigham H. Roberts due to his polygamy).
The golden age of Occultism continued on, although it would soon end, just as would be predicted from the above. Finally, the shape of things to come from Pluto could be seen in the dawn of the oil age, starting off in January of 1901 with the discovery of Spindletop in Texas. Further radical changes were coming, but most of this would not be obvious for several years yet.
