September 11th

An Astrological and Psychological viewpoint of the terrorist attack of
September 11, 2001.

By Terence Guardino, written September 25, 2001

One of the main astrological components of the terrorist tragedy Sept. 11th was with the structured energies of Saturn in a tug of 'war' opposition aspect to Pluto, the god of underworld, subversive energies. And the outcome about every 35 years is which planetary energy is stronger; the conservative state of Saturn or the dark destructive forces of Pluto? This has always played out with military attacks or economic slowdowns. It happened in 1965 with the escalation of the Vietnam War and the beginning of the race riots in America and all the civil unrest with the protests of Civil Rights, Black Rights, Women Rights, and Gay Rights emerging. Prior to 1965 was 1931 when the world collapsed into a deep and severe economic depression which spawned the birth of Nazi Germany and Fascism.

The Saturn Pluto aspect in 2001 first triggered August 5th when the suicide terrorists (Pluto energies) from Palestine began inflicting horror on Israel (Saturn rules governments or the establishment) and the resulting backlash. Therefore, I assumed that this very stressful aspect of Saturn Pluto would play out with Israel finally escalating into a full out war with their Arab neighbors. But never in America! This planetary aspect will intensify with a second hit November 2nd and the final testing will be May 26, 2002. How will this continue to affect America, the world and each of us individually?

Saturn represents the 'rules and regulations' whereas Pluto rules 'profound change and transformations'. It is now obvious what is happening politically and economically but individually the Saturn Pluto combination indicates a need for each of us to overhaul our past rigid systems or those systems will change us. Your individual systems are your families, finances and health.

Let's start back 2 years ago when many recent reports suggested that the attack had to have been at least 2 years in the making.

Back in August 1999 the world experienced a grand cross solar eclipse that Nostradamus included in his four only dates of future prophecies. I, among many other astrologers spoke and wrote about the possible devastation on our planet and we all speculated what would it be; would it be immense natural disasters, the assassination of the pope or some other world leader, would it mean a world wide economic meltdown? Well nothing much happened except that the stock markets began to slide worse than ever as one by one most of the dot.com companies went out of business. But a solar eclipse is the darkening of the light or truth and something hidden or delayed was promised to change the consciousness of the planet at a later date. This type of solar eclipse configuration is extremely rare in the realm of about every 1,000 years, as well as a marker of profound changes on our planet.

I heard from the media that such an undertaking of this magnitude had to take at least 2 years to prepare. But in addition to the Solar Eclipse of 8/99, we also experienced last May 2000 a 7 planet lineup in Taurus and I talked about how that was also a rare occurrence that often synchronized with major shifts of consciousness. Example in 1524 there was an 8 planet lineup in Pisces. And what happened that year was that Martin Luther began nailing critical notes on the doors of the churches and many feel that was the beginning of the death of the Catholic Church as we knew it then and the start of the Protestant Reformation.

In hindsight, as always, we saw the dreaded signs of approaching terrorism but we as Americans assumed that any attack was going to be isolated to one region of the world because it always has in the past and never here at home. The past 2000 year Age of Pisces was a symbol of two fish tied together but trying to swim away from each other. The past 2000 years was the cycle of religious warfare, and of isolationism among countries, or the symbol of the 2 fish both being of one planet and one species but trying to get away from each other. But the approaching Age of Aquarius is about the global village and obviously we humans have to be kicked in the side of the head to wake up to a different way of handling life on our one planet that we all share.

We also are in the mist of another major cycle of change for the planet. Jupiter and Saturn lineup every 20 years that together indicate 20 year periods of economics and politics. But for some unusual reason the Jupiter and Saturn conjunctions repeat approximately 240 years in the same element before shifting to another 200 to even 300 years to the next element. The elements are the qualities of fire, earth, air and water. The current cycle of earth signs began in 1800, and in 1980 it shifted to the element of air, but in May 2000 it went back to earth for one last clean up before settling into air 2020 for another 200 plus year cycle. This also portends major shifts in economics and politics over the next 20 years.

I wrote the following over a year ago and handed it out to the class participant's for the May 2000 alignment lecture.

Jupiter and Saturn will conjunct while both are square Uranus in May 2000. The last time we had this particular combination of aspects was in October 1861, about 6 months after the US Civil War began. Uranus (Freedom, Rebellion and Unexpected Changes) versus Jupiter/Saturn (Governmental/Business systems and structures).

The last time this configuration of Saturn aspecting Uranus, but not exact as it did in 1861 or 2000 was 1912 to 1913 which was the war in the Balkan’s that triggered the first World War and when Lenin and Stalin joined forces.

So what we are experiencing if you step back historically and look at repeating patterns is a convergence of major cycles marking the end of one cycle of mankind and the emerging birth of another. We are leaving the Age of Pisces after 2000 years and entering the Age of Aquarius, we are shifting elements of the Jupiter Saturn cycle for the first since 1802, we have experienced another planetary lineup last May suggesting a shift in the world view, we experienced a Grand Cross Solar Eclipse that we haven't seen the likes of in at least a 1000 years and that event was of such magnitude and importance that Nostradamus, foremost an astrologer incorporated the eclipse into his last dated prophecy of July to September 1999 suggesting it was the trigger of Armageddon

So how could any astrologer or psychic pick up on the enormity of what happened or what has been happening if the events were going to change the consciousness of mankind? Because if the new consciousness hasn't come in fully yet how can mystics from the context of the old consciousness interpret future messages from the new emerging consciousness.

I would like to think that in my lifetime that all the nations of the same planet are going to start working together to enhance the quality of each and every one of us on the planet. A coming to together that benefits all is the hallmark of the Age of Aquarius and is the only solution for quieting the ugly dissent of the have not's versus the have's.

And so let's begin with the: The Saturn Pluto standoff -- the trigger aspect for the events of 9/11/2001.

Pluto rules death, transformation, great life-altering change. Pluto in mythology was the lord of the underworld, of darkness and death.

Saturn rules the structure, the system and protection, a protection from changes. In myth, Saturn was one of the original father's of all the gods, therefore Saturn's story is that of a parental, authoritative figure which incorporates leaders, bosses, and governments. Saturn is the last planet to be seen by the naked eye and consequently the ancients classified the energies of Saturn to rule boundaries and limitations.

Transformative Pluto may be reminding us that this is a time to look beyond old Saturnian structures and limitations to connect with deeper wisdom within ourselves.

Accidents, tragedy, war....it happens…crap happens...Astrology cannot predict the type of events that will shape your developing, unfolding story...but astrology can predict how you will respond to upsetting events and therefore predict the probabilities of your future destiny….. James Hillman, one of Carl Jung's more famous prodigies wrote at length in his best seller, The Soul's Code, where he goes into detail about his acorn theory, the psychological theory that incorporates the soul, or one's calling, or one's destiny into the individual's character.

The acorn has all the genetic make-up to become an oak tree and nothing else, no matter what life's unexpected events will bring upon the acorn like a terrorist attack. Hillman believes that most all previous theories of psychological development of the personality is limited, and outdated because these past theories believed that you are a product of your parents, your genetics, and your environment but leaves out the element of the soul. That was because the scientific revolution of the 19th Century refused to acknowledge anything that couldn't be scientifically proven.

However, mothers will tell you that the moment their child was born that a distinct personality was just there without any input from parents or environment. What Hillman's theory also does is support the premise of astrology. Which is why I am mentioning all of this. Terrorist's cannot change the reason your soul came back to earth nor can they can your destiny, the calling you always felt in your heart, but you can change it with fear or with a stronger conviction and resolve. Again, I say, this dark chapter in humanity is going to wake us up to greater potentials than we have ever imagined. It will take time but the seed of a higher consciousness sprouted on 9/11/2001 and we can either trampled on that seedling of hope and courage or we can water and nurture it to save the world and each other.

As Hillman so brilliantly wrote and as an astrologer I believe his book, The Soul's Code is one of the most important books I have ever read, when he emphatically states that your character determines your destiny. There are absolutely unexpected events that will turn your life on a dime. But your character determines how you will incorporate any unexpected upsets to make it work for you or against you. Your character as so uncannily seen in the horoscope can determine the probability of you choosing calamity to destroy your life or make you a stronger and more resilient individual. But we have free will and learning about your inner selves, we can choose to work and strengthen our weaknesses as opposed to letting our emotional fears determine your future.

The terrorist attack doesn't negate any of your previous astrological forecasts. Yes, the September 11th shock was not previously factored into your developing business and relationship cycles. However, how you will react to this tragic turn of events will determine your future and your destiny. And you are not a victim of circumstance, for only you and your character will determine the rest of your life, you choose how you will incorporate this unexpected event in the biography of your unfolding life story. If anything the intensity of war will only accelerate your destiny and never forget that you are the one who chooses your destiny with your choices.

To be light for a moment, I look at this event on another level, such as winning a multimillion dollar lottery. All that money is not going to change your character one bit. If you were a selfish, egotistically jerk before, then the money will only enhance those personality traits. If you were loving and generous before, you will probably be seen as even more generous only because you have more to give.

Therefore, this approaching new system, Pluto/Saturn, will not change your destiny but it will accelerate it. You will get to see what you are really made of, and if you have been coasting and not taking responsibility for your life you are going to have to grow up fast or crumble. But if integrity, responsibility, and character have been strongly developed in your personality you will become stronger and more confident than ever. After the Great Depression the US. Government created all the banking and social safety nets just for extreme crisis like we are experiencing today. The banks will not close and take your money, the welfare programs will give you unemployment checks and all the rest to help keep most everyone afloat until the power and economics systems can shift to a new paradigm, and that is the paradigm of the approaching, Age of Aquarius.

All the great prophets, visionaries and artist over the last several thousand years have envisioned, dreamed, or believed of an impending end of the physical world, however, as I have explained in other talks that the brain of human beings and the consciousness of human beings has evolved considerably in the last 2 thousands and even though some great mystics interpreted an Armageddon and destruction of mankind at some point in history, these prophets were unable to interpret the true meaning of their dreams because of the level of their consciousness at that time. Did you know that man could not see the color blue until about 2 thousand years ago, and a 1000 years ago painters did not understand or perhaps could not see, perspective and through the study of literature, man did not begin to turn inward and experience depression and hopelessness until about 500 years ago. Therefore by reinterpreting the visions of 1, 2 and 3 thousand years ago with the consciousness of today, what Armageddon represents is the new consciousness of the Age of Aquarius that is unfolding before our very eyes.

0 AD - 2000 AD - Age of Pisces --- Pisces is the symbol of Christianity. During the 100 years or so before Christ the Greek's and Roman's began invading Egypt and ending it's power and glory but also the emerging Christian philosophy was seen with the invaders trying to chisel out the symbol of the Ram, which the invaders took as the symbol for Egypt and tried to replace it with the symbol of the Fish, the symbol of Pisces. Pisces is the two fish tied together but trying to pull away from one another. In another words, the symbol of the past 2000 years, the Age of Pisces, was about religious warfare, of the great holy crusades of a 1000 years ago fought over the belief that my god is better than your god, my country, my race, my culture is better than yours. But we are definitely all tied together by the fact that we collectively are called humans which forms humanity and that all of humanity lives on the same planet breathing the same air which knows no boundaries.

Which takes us to the dawn of the Age of Aquarius. The over riding personality of Aquarius is that of the humanitarian and brotherhood, the global village. Aquarius also rules technology and computers and therefore you can easily see a new age is developing before us but when one age emerges the older age will try and prevent it. We are definitely witnessing the shift of the old consciousness of separation versus the new consciousness of the collective group which is the key phrase that describes Aquarius.