Joseph Smith (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844)

There’s some controversy about this meeting, since Smith originally spoke of a holy angel, then called him Nephi, then Moroni. But what’s in a name? Moroni was apparently the final engraver of the plates, and the ultimate version of the close encounter story states that Moroni was a resurrected being.

Anyway, the night was September 21, 1823 in Manchester, New York.

I’ve set the clock for 10 pm, since any later might have been past midnight, and that didn’t seem correct.

The dynamic of the event is shown by the Sun/Pluto opposition. At the same time the Moon is opposed by the Mercury/Venus conjunction. The final opposition is between Jupiter on the one hand and Uranus conjunct Neptune on the other. Further information is gleaned from the inconjuncts with the Sun and the Midheaven, Mercury/Venus and Saturn, and Mars and Uranus. The tumblers to the locks were turned.

Sun Inconjunct Midheaven

While you are young, you will find it difficult to decide what to do with your life. The demands of the world may sometimes be hard to handle, because they don’t seem to take advantage of your natural abilities and instincts. Also, much of your time will be taken up with learning routine skills that do not seem at first to have much connection with reality.

Mercury Inconjunct Saturn

This aspect can have several different meanings. First of all, you may have hidden fears that are difficult to express, but they cause you to do things that others can’t understand. These may include fear of the dark or of certain places or people. or this aspect can mean that you often feel depressed and sad for no apparent reason. You tend to see the serious side of life, and it weighs on you more than on most people.

Venus Inconjunct Saturn

This aspect means that your family may make you feel that you are unworthy of love. Unless you are given a great deal of love while you are young, you will be attracted to cold and unfeeling people when you are an adult. Such people are an outward expression of your inner feeling of unworthiness. Even without any pressure, you are likely to be more disciplined than most people your age,

Mars Inconjunct Uranus

You have a tendency to be rash and impulsive, which may get in your way. If matters proceed too slowly, you are likely to make a sudden move that upsets the whole situation and forces you to start over again. You must learn to be patient if you want to achieve your objectives.

Did he intend to start a ‘new’ religion? I guess the answer depends on who is being referred to, here. If it refers to Moroni, then the answer would be a definite ‘yes’. Joseph Smith was the apostle, only. But he didn’t refuse, did he? And, as a result, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was born.