Democratic National Convention (August 19, 2024)

OK. I fell asleep at the wheel with this one: the August Full Moon in Aquarius happens today @ 2:25 pm EDT (based in Washington, DC, for ease of handling). It’s a very dynamic chart, as you can see:

Other astrologers have highlighted the two T-squares (focused on the Mars/Jupiter conjunction, and Uranus, on it’s own) , but no one has noticed the Yod pointing at the Sun, formed by inconjuncts to Neptune and Pluto. Neptune and Pluto have returned to their previous 20th century sextile aspect.

Sun Inconjunct Neptune

You are very sensitive to your environment and to the people around you. On one level of your being, you feel what is going on very acutely. Unfortunately your understanding often comes in terms that are very difficult to communicate to others, because their meaning is not clear in your own mind. Your greatest danger is in being exposed to negative people who are full of anger or depression or who act very harshly toward you and undermine your self-confidence.

Planets in Youth (page 92) by Robert Hand (1977)

Sun Inconjunct Pluto

You have a very strong will and can be quite stubborn, even when you don’t have any particular reason to be. It is as if you automatically resist any pressure to act in a particular way, even if you know it is good for you. This may arise from a fear of being controlled, helpless or manipulated by anyone else.

Ibid (page 95)

Those Pro-Palestinian protestors are bound to make it as uncomfortable as is reasonably possible.

Because this effect is being triggered by a full Moon in Aquarius, the resulting DNC is going to be more emotional than usual. I suppose that’s why Joe Biden is speaking tonight, in order to pass the political baton in public.

Comparison of the DNC Chart with Kamala Harris’ and the USA’s

First, here’s the Full Moon chart with the other two charts:

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There are a lot of ‘hot’ links between them.

Then, the DNC chart with the other two:

Only the Moon has moved on by almost 3°. And there appears to be four fifths of a pentagram in the centre. Hmm, that’s interesting.

A Star is Born moment, eh?