The eclipse degree of 19º24’ Cancer is of significance in a number of mundane maps. In my view, significance of the eclipse as indicative of major change or of important events in the political entity concerned, is to some extent a function of the role that this degree plays in the relevant map. If one of the luminaries is present at this degree, this would be more noteworthy than Pluto, all other things being equal. But it is one of the perennial frustrations of studying astrology that all other things are never equal.

"People have been predicting China to overtake the USA as the number one superpower at some stage in the future. Taiwan is the hotspot for any future conflict. Looking at the astrology of Taiwan should give some clues as to what the future may hold. The most accurate horoscope for Taiwan is the horoscope for the establishment of the Republic of China (Taiwan), not to be confused with the People’s Republic of China (China)."

"As if there weren’t enough juice flowing through the sign of The State (Capricorn), with the Lord of the Underworld (Pluto) taking up residence, now we begin a period where the Capricorn archetype will be torn open, erupting its dark shadow contents and forcing all the world to see. This is because an eclipse is essentially a rip in the fabric of time.

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China faced Uighur unrest on Sunday, July 5th 2009. In the city of Urumqi (Urumchi) in the province of Xinjiang, northwestern China, violence broke out. The unrest led to the deaths of 156 people; 800 people were injured. The conflict has dimensions that are political, ethnic and religious. Timing of this sudden eruption comes in the background of the Triple Eclipses of July August 2009. We analyze the astrological aspect.

"A prenatal eclipse is the last eclipse of the Sun to have occurred before birth.

"The eclipse of the sun which is to take place on August 11 this year, bears a particular significance terrifying the (genuine) astrologers, and justly so. First, all of the planets of the Solar System shall be in the worst of possible aspects, squares, and oppositions, which alone is bad enough.