I agree with David. XYZ is something like pop astrology. Especially at work people are quickly to talk about gen this gen that but they forget we work in a legal system and we have equality laws. However, I digress, I think there needs to be more evidence to this generation xyz. Astrology wise I do think generations change due to the outers however we can’t pigeon hole or box people off into categories. Much more so for me as I’m into astrology and know people are different as we all have aspects planets etc moved around and touched upon in different ways.
I'd have to disagree, not because I think you're wrong, but because I think understanding Generations requires a different perspective than most people who throw out generalizations on Gen Z/Millennials/Boomers etc take, which is a simplified approach, or just another way to box people into groups.
And that’s obviously dangerous, because there’s going to be all types of people from every generation – selfish/selfless, outgoing/introverted, liberal/conservative, you name it. And this is because our inner planets, as well as Jupiter/Saturn, will dominate the behaviors of most people, outside of those with heavy outer planet energies.
Just like in an individual, the impact of the outer planets for a generation is much more “below the schema” than that of the inner planets. The clearest expressions of a Generation’s Pluto/Neptune/Uranus come from the prominent figures with hard aspects to these planets, but even then, they’re not exactly a full embodiment of Pluto/Neptune, because one can’t *fully* embody that which extends beyond time and space (what lies beyond Saturn). They can be the messenger of these truths/energies, through whatever conscious planet(s) their chart allows for (i.e. a Millennial musician with Moon in Scorpio conjunct Pluto may stir up unconscious Plutonic feelings in listeners, especially those from their Pluto Generation, while a Gen X singer with Venus in Sagittarius conjunct Neptune may take listeners to dreamy/optimistic places, most reminiscent of a time specific to their generation).
What’s socially accepted evolves/changes over the years, which is a reflection of Saturn and specifically its relationship with Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (and arguably Chiron as well). Saturn governs the structures and limits of a society, while also governing time, and through transit aspects with the outer planets, a society’s structures will change (usually slowly) over time. The major/faster shifts tend to occur during major/multiple outer planet transits to Saturn, like Uranus/Pluto in Virgo opposing it in the 1960s (Civil Rights etc), Uranus/Neptune in Capricorn conjuncting it in the 1980/90s (fall of the USSR, start of the internet), and Pluto (and Jupiter) conjuncting it in 2020 with the pandemic.
Saturn has been central to all functional countries/societies throughout time, but each one’s Saturn differs, as one may have more Neptunian influence, while another may have Plutonian elements. Some may have aspects of all three, while another may deny anything relating to Uranian/Neptunian/Plutonian themes to be true. Not to mention there are higher and lower manifestations of each, as a nation with heavy Pluto influence in its Saturnian structures could be one which deeply understands life/death and transformation, or it could manifest as something closer to Nazi Germany. Each society is affected differently by these transits, just as each person is, but with the internet and a much more global society today, it’s easier to see larger scale themes throughout the world.
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But on another note, I think it’s important to look at a Generation’s outer planet placements, but also where they were during that Generation’s formative years, as well as their middle age years.
For example, my Gen's Capricorn Uranus/Neptune and Scorpio Pluto can be somber/critical, but my cohort’s adolescent years were spent in a time of relative exuberance/excess (Aquarius Uranus/Neptune and Sagittarius Pluto). But as a post-Saturn return adult, the outer planets are all in Yin signs again (Taurus Uranus, Pisces Neptune, Capricorn Pluto), which has brought me back down (perhaps too much), but this has forced me to get back in touch with my outer planet energies (which are very prominent in my chart), and to question things again.
The opposite will likely occur with Gen Z, most of whom have outer planets in Yang/outgoing signs (Aqua U, Aqua N, Sag P), but are coming of age in a difficult time where all the outer planets are in Yin signs. Many of them will likely reconnect to their deeper energies later in this decade when Uranus is in Gemini, Neptune moves into Aries and Pluto goes into Aquarius.
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Lastly, I also wanted to say that the internet has changed the boundaries of society -- and I'm still working on a way to understand this astrologically. The Uranus/Neptune combination meeting Saturn at home in Capricorn was arguably the inception (1989), while the web became functional a few years later in 1993 when Saturn was in Aquarius, squaring Pluto in Scorpio and Uranus/Neptune were still together after 4 years in Capricorn (and stayed that way another 2 more). The Saturn/Pluto square in their home signs scares me a bit, as the lower manifestations of those signs in this dynamic points toward major control/exploitation via data.
I think the erratic, ingenious, expansive and amorphous nature of the mix between Uranus and Neptune is what has made things so difficult to understand -- as many of our Saturns struggle to create boundaries/structure when our lives are so dependent upon the Uranian/Neptunian energies of technology/the internet.
I could probably write a book on this so I'll stop lol