Osamenor
Staff member
The federal government is threatening to shut down, possibly next week. I heard about it through my work, because that will affect us directly. I work for a nonprofit operating on federal land. While we're not feds ourselves, if the government shuts down, we have to shut down because we can't access our site.
Astrologically, how likely do you all think it is that the shutdown will happen? I note that Mercury is retrograde right in the fire grand trine of the August eclipse. Currently, there's a local government shutdown happening in my area due to a labor dispute involving city workers--they've closed the public libraries and other city services--and it started right when Mercury turned retrograde. So, obviously, the astrological weather is right for a government shutdown. It's already happening on a smaller scale.
However, Mars will transit to Scorpio on Saturday. If the federal shutdown takes place, the soonest it would start is Monday. Perhaps Mars moving from indecisive Libra to decisive Scorpio will facilitate decision making and moving forward, so that they come to an agreement and don't shut down? But then, it's also possible that Mars moving from detriment (fair, negotiating Libra) to domicile will push things in a more militant direction. If communication is still being hampered (Mercury retrograde), the decisive action could be a shutdown.
Astrologically, how likely do you all think it is that the shutdown will happen? I note that Mercury is retrograde right in the fire grand trine of the August eclipse. Currently, there's a local government shutdown happening in my area due to a labor dispute involving city workers--they've closed the public libraries and other city services--and it started right when Mercury turned retrograde. So, obviously, the astrological weather is right for a government shutdown. It's already happening on a smaller scale.
However, Mars will transit to Scorpio on Saturday. If the federal shutdown takes place, the soonest it would start is Monday. Perhaps Mars moving from indecisive Libra to decisive Scorpio will facilitate decision making and moving forward, so that they come to an agreement and don't shut down? But then, it's also possible that Mars moving from detriment (fair, negotiating Libra) to domicile will push things in a more militant direction. If communication is still being hampered (Mercury retrograde), the decisive action could be a shutdown.