Dec 26, 2019 Capricorn Solar Eclipse repeats from 1929

3 South Eclipse of November 1929 a Cosmic Christmas Gift for 2019 into 2020?

by Jude Cowell

December 8, 2019: In the year 1930 a lot of stuff occurred in the US and across the globe including debuts of Mickey Mouse, Loony Tunes, and the Discovery of Pluto (named after Mickey's dog, Pluto--wait! it's the other way round!). Also in 1930 were two Solar Eclipses which repeat in 2020 in the 4 North and 4 South Saros Series.

However, 1930 eclipses repeating in 2020 are actually topics for another post because first we should consider the last Solar Eclipse of 1929 in the 3 South Saros Series for we're about to fall within its field of influence (up to two weeks before the eclipse date) on December 26, 2019 so once again its themes are on society's cosmic calendar, my friends, and their solar vibes stretch into 2020. Manifesting on November 1, 1929 @9Scorpio, the previous occurrence of 3 South is the Prenatal Eclipse of Pluto's discovery. And as you know, Pluto is associated with the sign of power, research, spying, and intense brooding, Scorpio, yet Pluto's discovery degree is in Moon-ruled Cancer, as noted, below.

Revealingly, Ebertin says Pluto in Cancer is 'the magician' while Pluto in Capricorn is 'the dictator' so here we are from Moon-Pluto vibes to harsh Saturn-Pluto indications which culminate on January 12, 2020 @22Cap46 (conjunct Trump's natal Vertex 22:51).

Now when it comes to late 1929 and 1930, it's only natural that astrologers and astronomers alike immediately think of Clyde Tombaugh's confirmation of the discovery of Pluto on February 18, 1930 from photographs taken in January with Pluto's Tropical position at his debut @17Can46 Rx. Note that this evening as I type, transit Saturn @18Cap48 is done opposing 1930 Pluto off and on since February and March 2018. This denotes a period when authority challenges power and it's an unfavorable time to attempt manipulation of circumstances for personal advantage. Sound familiar like a political election scheme involving Ukraine? Well, this transit has affected any or all the realms that astrological Pluto rules such as political and financial power for Pluto's discovery horoscope is its 'birth chart' and transits to, and progressions of, the chart are attached intrinsically to Pluto's meaning--at least for those who use the lens of Astrology to study societal issues and topics which must unfortunately include atomic and nuclear concerns, the criminal elements of society, plus, ultra-wealthy culprits who wield hidden control. We can also mention that Saturn @8Cap57 in the Discovery Horoscope of Pluto was activated three times recently, all in 2018: on April 2nd (with Mars conjunct Saturn), May 3rd, and December 10th, a time of accountability and reckoning.

And now that transit Pluto in Capricorn opposes its past position in Cancer, most people (if they're paying attention to current events at all) can feel the titanic power struggle ongoing above our heads--or perhaps 'below the surface' is more appropriate for subterranean saboteur Pluto's deep, transformative effects occurring at a structural and cellular level.

As for the eclipse themes we're facing now via the 3 South Solar Eclipse of December 26, 2019 @4Cap06, we'll be dealing with concerns into 2020 such as 'sudden endings of associations', 'traumatic transformation through news received or short journeys undertaken' (Brady), plus, issues of our relationships to authority figures (a la Capricorn and Saturn in Capricorn--not good for markets) which must necessarily include government, law, investment, and business in general.

Now if you wish, check out a list of Events of 1929 in the US where the Inauguration of Herbert Hoover and the "Black Tuesday" Crash await you and be daring--for history doesn't always repeat but it does quite often rhyme.

Above image: Pluto without his cloak of invisibility

Pluto Night and the International Year of Astronomy 2009

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy and the Lowell Observatory is having a celebration of Pluto's 1930 discovery.

In honor of Pluto, dwarf planet of the Kuiper Belt, the Lowell Observatory's blog feed has been added in SO'W's sidebar - have a click and check out the astronomical goings-on.

As you know, one of Astrology's glyphs for Pluto is a capital P and an L melded together which stands for 'Percival Lowell'.

Yet it's astronomer Clyde Tombaugh who gets the credit for Pluto's discovery at the Lowell Observatory on Feb 18, 1930, with Pluto 17Can46 Rx.

On the evening of 2.18.30, the Sun was in AQ, Moon in mid-Scorpio, giving these Images for Integration:

Sun AQ-Moon Sco: 'A scientist dissects a scorpion with great tenderness and absolute precision...A researcher presents his findings to colleagues at a Science for Humanity conference...Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' (Chas & Suzi Harvey.)

And so, precisely 79 years later, the celebration is set for February 18, 2009, when a Pluto Night program will be presented at the Observatory.

Perhaps you remember the New Horizons spacecraft which was launched toward the dwarf planet in Jan 2006 and could reach Pluto in 2015, if all goes well.

For Pluto Night, planetary scientist Will Grundy, a member of the New Horizons team, will speak on recent discoveries about Pluto and its neighbors, which should make for fascinating listening.

And Kevin Schindler will give a presentation on his research into Pluto's discovery which was "the dramatic culmination of a dedicated search program from this Observatory" - the Lowell Observatory of Arizona.

If you're in the area on Feb 18, I hope you can drop in for Pluto Night and let me know if you do!

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image: Moss Cave Observatory, drawing by jude cowell 2009; from my Secret Moon Art collection.