Pisces North Node - Virgo South Node

January 11, 2025 - July 27, 2026

The true Nodes change to Pisces Virgo on January 11, 2025 (the mean Nodes change on January 30, 2025).

Note: This Astrologer uses the true Node. All Nodes dates in this article are for the true Nodes.  

Eclipses in Virgo Pisces Axis

Lunar Eclipse     September 17, 2024        25º♓️40' conjunct North Node and Neptune

Lunar Eclipse     March 14, 2025               23º♍️56' conjunct South Node 

Lunar Eclipse     September 7, 2025         15º♓️22' conjunct South Node 

Solar Eclipse     September 21, 2025        29º♍️04' opposite Saturn Neptune

Lunar Eclipse     March 3, 2026               12º♍️53' 

Lunar Eclipse     August 28, 2026            4º♓️53'    square Uranus

Lunar Eclipse     February 20, 2027        2º♍️05     conjunct Mars, square Uranus

Six Lunar Eclipses mean several culminations on the axis Virgo Pisces, only one Solar Eclipse in Virgo means a fresh start.

North Node in Pisces  

North Node conjunctions with planets

February 1, 2025 conjunction with Venus @ 28º♓️09' (Cancer degree*)

February 7, 2025 conjunction with Neptune @ 28º♓️09'

March 1, 2025 conjunction Mercury @ 27º♓️24' (Gemini degree)

March 17, 2025 conjunction with Sun @ 27º♓️23'

April 21, 2025 conjunction with Saturn @ 26º♓️50' (Taurus degree)

March 13, 2026 conjunction with Mars @ 8º♓️55' (Scorpio degree)

The Pisces North Node represents the most ethereal and subtle condition of human life. It promotes the development of one's spiritual journey towards enlightenment and emotional growth. For that reason, its influence could increase one's spiritual urges or, negatively, increase one's confusion, and submerge us in an ocean of delusion where reality becomes elusive. It will be easy to get lost and disoriented, especially if one's doesn't have a steady and sound spiritual practice.

It would be necessary to learn to be properly guided by spirit and intuition, because there is a risk of falling in the traps of dubious religious practices, sects or gurus that usually proliferate during this period. Caution is recommended because people are susceptible to suggestions, or unfounded illusions. In other words, be careful not to believe in flying pigs, or things too good to be true.

The veil with the so called 'other world' or 'great beyond' is blurred with the North Node in Pisces, but more so during the ingress when in conjunction with Neptune. It's difficult to distinguish what is what. There could be an increase ability to perceive spiritual things, especially through intuitive hints, however, with the need to use discernment. It's easy to self-hypnotize, or make oneself believe in things that are not proven to be real without understanding them.

North Node in Pisces calls for relaxation, retreat, and a peaceful environment. One will be more in tuned with one's instincts and intuitive hunches. So one's gut feelings may be stronger than normally and may feel the urge to follow them if not doubting them. A nice influence can make one understand things or learning the truth, without knowing how or the need for reasoning. It's common to download 'revelations'.

Feelings will soften. One may experience a heightened compassion, greater love for everybody and everything. That can potentially favor psychosomatic healing, or the predisposition to empathize with others or the collective suffering.

North Node in Pisces opens up boundaries. The personal aura is extremely permeable to everything in the environment. This may be emotionally overwhelming. There is a need to develop protection skills, like learning how to clean and remove foreign energy from the aura. However, there could be an increase in immune vulnerability which makes one prone to bugs, virus, bacteria & yeast. With the South Node is in Virgo, discernment can be lacking, and sound judgement be impaired. Anyway, it's important to make every effort to assess any situation and event by their facts, and people by their actions. It's easy to fall victim of another's 'victim' story.

These Signs Nodal axis may activate the victim/victimizer syndrome, as well as the healing journey. In fact they can combine in a way that the former can function as a psychological and emotional healing process. If one participates in a codependent relationship where one has assumed the caretaker role of someone who is otherwise perfectly able, the situation may escalate in negative ways. It's important to recognize any distortion of the notion of service to make sure one is not unnecessarily enabling an impairing dependence.

The North Node in Pisces will enhance inspiration in the heart and spirit of artists and creators. The fantastic world can manifest into wonderful music, amazing movies with breathtaking photography that stimulates burning emotions. AI contributes to an explosion of creativity in all forms of artistic expression that can be profoundly therapeutic.

At the mundane level, the collective takes precedence over the individuality. This means that one fallen feather from a bird in North America can be the original trigger of an earthquake in India. If you have ears to hear, listen. The globalization has reached such an extreme expression that an individual as well as one country cannot pretend to have any level of autonomy. Everything is interdependent if not codependent.

There will be an easy intuitive access to the collective unconscious. This allows individuals to understand those who are different. The whole world could benefit by the sharing of cultures and exchange of ideas in order to solve the real life problems (Virgo reflection) Humanity is facing.

On the negative side of things, fake news, conspiracy theories, scams, fraud, deceptions and extortion may proliferate. This is due to the mental vulnerability caused by letting go of discernment (South Node in Virgo).

South Node in Virgo

Planets conjunction with South Node in Virgo

Mars conjunction on July 21, 2025 @ 19º♓️38' (Libra degree)

Sun conjunction on September 10, 2025 @ 18º♓️20' (Virgo degree; extremely unfortunate degree*)

Mercury conjunction on September 12, 2025 @ 18º♓️3' (Virgo degree)

(Mercury cazimi on September 13, 2025 @ 20º♓️54')

Venus conjunction on October 4, 2025 @ 18º♓️14' (Virgo degree)

Behind were left the cooties. Virgo South Node lets go of worries about them, done with fears of contagion, done with precautions, masks and social distance. Nothing can convince people to care much about bugs, due to the lack of boundaries (especially after Saturn leaves Pisces). There may be reminiscences of the past pandemic, and other past health or healthcare issues. However, people will not take it seriously, may not acquiesce. Especially having Saturn in Pisces, because the authorities are not reliable and people has lost trust in them. Old information and recommendations are heard again, but they seem to come back from the time of the 'dinosaurs'.

Organization, schedules and order previously used don't work anymore in the present situation. On the contrary, with Pisces North Node, people may risk exposing themselves inadvertently, defiantly, or carelessly, again because boundaries are so blurry.

 

Another possibility is that focusing on hygiene, preventive measures, or any kind of prophylaxis may be a thing of the past. Some people (government institutions or healthcare regulations) may obsess about them, but they could not be effective any longer in face of new threats. Healthcare professionals may want to stick to conventional, and well proven methods of treatment without the same results. Regulations will probably either be eliminated or ignored (Saturn in Pisces with Neptune); people refuse control over them, and, instead, look for spiritual healing alternatives.

South Node in Virgo has mastered self-improvement efforts. It's tired of diets, fitness activities, tight schedules, organization of tasks, and all those efficient and perfectionist practices. The tendency is to let go of order and relax or embrace chaos, and the natural development of things. Even the Virgo inclination to identify what is wrong, and love for problem solving goes now down the South Node drain.

Since there is an inclination to empathy for the suffering of others, service efforts through methodic skillful work can contribute to compassionate charity service for the collective. Given that mass migration is overwhelming, due to wars and conflict promoted by the powers that be, now the governments of those powerful nations create obstacles, rules of law and other forceful measures to deport those already in their territory and deter others to migrate. Saturn in Pisces cohabitating with the Pisces Lunar Eclipses takes care of that 'business', at least until Saturn moves to Aries for good in 2026.

Saturn enters Aries from May 24, 2025 to Sep 1, 2025 and

from Feb 13, 2026 to Apr 12, 2028.

Saturn leaves Pisces May 24, 2025, but comes back from September 1, 2025 till February 13, 2026.

This means that Saturn is in Pisces during the eclipse seasons of  September/October 2024, March, 2025, and September 2025.

The Virgo ability to solve problems using facts, skills and accurate information can only be effective if used for one's spiritual evolution. World events may trigger a process of chaos that, in fact, promotes the development of spiritual healing for Humanity. The North Node in Pisces helps to tune into intuitive perception favoring a better understanding of others' needs. In turn, this empathetic approach contributes to more compassion for the suffering of others, an important switch from the North Node in Aries that made us focus on the individual, and selfish action.

The critical and practical traits of Virgo can favorably be applied in creative activities. The best way of expressing emotions and subconscious material would be with any form of art, but most especially, inspirational music, photography, and movies. This way of using the energy, could reveal itself very therapeutic for self and others when sharing the works of art.

If the South Node in Virgo manifests negatively, then one may get stuck in finding fault, criticising, judging, and requiring data. Whereas, if the North Node in Pisces shows up in negative ways, people would fall into escapist behaviors, refusing to accept the reality of things, disconnecting from reality, disillusionment, total lack of boundaries, codependence, and severe self-undoing.

Just remember that the Virgo/Pisces axis is associated with disease and healing, with imbalances and loss, with order and chaos. The South Node in Virgo makes it difficult to "separate the chaff from the wheat", in other words, have a sound discernment. The key is to learn how to balance both energies.

Virgo Pisces Rulership

It would be important to follow the planets that rule Virgo and Pisces, namely Mercury and Jupiter/Neptune.

Jupiter

When the Nodes ingress Virgo Pisces on January 1st, 2025, Jupiter is at 13º♊️13' Rx;

turns direct on February 3, 2025;

enters Cancer June 9, 2025 and goes up to the 25º♋️ where

will turn Rx on November 11, 2025;

turns direct again at 15º♋️ on March 11, 2026.

On July 1st, 2026, both Jupiter and the True Nodes are at 0º of respectively Leo and Pisces!

If you have placements in Pisces and Gemini, it would be useful to track Jupiter's travels. It will certainly show where there is growth, expansion and exploration opportunities or events.

Neptune

Neptune straddles between Pisces and Aries during the period of the Virgo Pisces Nodes, marking a time of transition and changes in those areas.

Neptune enters Aries March 31, 2025;

turns retrograde on July 4, 2025 at 2º♈️11';

joins Saturn with a 13' orb on July 12, 2025 right when Saturn stations Rx at 1º♈️56' and Neptune at 0º♈️15';

ingress back in Pisces October 22, 2025;

perfects sextile with Uranus on November 19, 2025 @ 29º♓️30' ;

turns direct on December 19, 2025 at 29º♓️22';

conjunct Saturn on February 20, 2026 at 0º♈️45';

Neptune exact sextile to Pluto occurs on July 25, 2026 at 4º♈️20' /4º♒️20', in tight 26' orb with Uranus.

If you have placements in this Pisces/Aries cusp, or both squares, and opposition, follow these transits, observe and correlate with the Saturn/Neptune archetype.

Mercury

For Mercury, pay attention to his ingresses in different Signs, and the shadow and retrograde/direct periods.

Mercury will retrograde in Sagittarius on November 2024. In 2025, he will also retrograde in Fire Signs.

The most interesting period is when his retrograde goes from 9º♈️ 35' on March 15, 2025 till April 7, 2025 at 26º♓️50'.

At the start of the shadow on March 1st, 2025, Mercury is conjunct Neptune and the North Node at 28º♓️;

when turning direct in April, Mercury joins Venus, Mars, and the North Node in Pisces!

If that is not enough, this period coincides with two eclipses on March 14 and 29.

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Remember January 12, 2020?

Remember January 12, 2020?

Ceres and Pluto in the Underworld

Remember January 12, 2020?

What some don’t remember is that the Saturn Pluto conjunction in Capricorn was almost exact with Mercury, the Sun and… CERES! Remember how the authorities (Sun) empowered themselves & the institutional structures (Saturn, Pluto) were “taking care” (Ceres) of us in such a “motherly” way?

Ceres is obsessed in protecting her offspring, desperate looking for Persephone after she disappeared, or was kidnapped by Pluto, and trying to rescue her. It was not until Mercury went down to Hades that they were able to ‘negotiate’ Persephone's liberation.

Well, Ceres in Capricorn doesn’t do it for free. She has ambitions. But she organizes things, takes responsibility in nurturing, teaching people to be responsible and disciplined, gives them tools in order to succeed over the adversities brought about by Pluto and Saturn.

Ceres Pluto conjunction in Capricorn ‘may signify intense emotional crises brought about through the loss or separation of loved ones. Intense grief, sorrow, and depression my result’ says Demetra George. And regarding Ceres Saturn in Capricorn, the government institutions and their authorities took upon themselves to do everything for us (as parents overdo their care for their children?) because we were not ‘adult enough’ to take care of ourselves on our own.

But the other side of Ceres symbolism is that she ushers the dead to the other world. According to Demetra George in her book Asteroid Goddesses, “she governs our need to understand the death process and thereby resolve our fears about dying”

Finishing her 4-year cycle, Ceres is now back in Capricorn, squaring the Nodal Axis and approaching Pluto again. This time around, she will conjoin Pluto at 0º♒️24’ on December 8, 2024.

Ceres in Aquarius 'fosters self-determination and the recognition of the rights of others.' Taking care of people implies accepting eccentricities, originality, weirdness, and freedom. "This manifests as being a 'rebel without a cause'".

Ceres with Pluto in Aquarius could mean that during another certain crises of sorts, the science, technology or Internet ‘have to take care of us’ for our own good. Especially, the powers that be may take special interest in 'caring' for those who are not able to "gain inner control and self discipline to be able to handle the responsibilities of freedom." There may be deadly consequences for those who rebel against such ‘care’.

Pluto in Aquarius reminds me of the Reign of Terror in France in the late 1700's.

This time around Saturn and Uranus – Aquarius rulers- will be in Pisces and Taurus respectively in a sextile, and Uranus will trine the Pluto Ceres conjunction, so the whole context may not be that clear. Let’s wait and see.

REFERENCE

Demetra George with Douglas Bloch, Asteroid Goddesses, The Mythology, Psychology and Astrology of the Reemerging Feminine.

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The World that is Coming - Jupiter Conjunct Uranus April 20, 2024

Mix and match keywords to understand the
meaning of the Jupiter Uranus conjunction

On April 20th, 2024, expansive inspiring Jupiter finally makes a conjunction with revolutionary Uranus in Taurus, closing their ~13 year cycle and opening a new one. Take a look at previous dates for this conjunction trying to remember the events in your personal life. Some of them had three hits, due to the retrograde motion of one or both these planets during the period. In other instances, like the one this year, there is only one conjunction. Jupiter will swiftly fly through the rest of Taurus and enter Gemini in May.

The experiences you had in your personal life related mainly to the Sign and House where the conjunction occured. The next conjunction will relate to the significations of the Sign of Taurus, and the themes of the zodiacal house where it falls. It's best to use the Whole Sign House System, where one Sign is a house.

• Oct 7, 1954, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 27 Cancer 22 • Jan 6, 1955, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 26 Can 05 • May 10, 1955, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 24 Cancer 16

• Dec 11, 1968, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 3 Libra 39 • Mar 11, 1969, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 2 Libra 27 • Jul 20, 1969, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 0 Libra 40

• Feb 18, 1983, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 8 Sagittarius 51 • May 14, 1983, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 7 Sagittarius 42 • Sep 25, 1983, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 5 Sagittarius 49

• Feb 15, 1997, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 5 Aquarius 55

• Jun 8, 2010, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 0 Aries 18 • Sep 18, 2010, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 28 Pisces 43 • Jan 4, 2011, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 27 Pisces 03

• Apr 20, 2024, Jupiter conjunct Uranus at 21 Taurus 50 

Jupiter Uranus conjunction localized in Austin,TX

What is going on in the world

The Jupiter Uranus conjunction happens horseback between April 20 and 21, depending on the location of the world. It's the milestone of 2024. What is shaken to the core is the sign of Taurus, representing the Earth, its resources, the substance and the energy that generates and maintains life. 

The Sun is not only powerfully illuminating all those significations, but exactly opposing Haumea, both at 1º ♉️♏️, and square Pluto in Aquarius. Haumea, represents the power of life regeneration, the ability to give birth abundantly. It could be said that she is Life reproducing itself to the infinite. However in the Sign of Scorpio, in perfect square with its ruler Pluto, she is suffering the risk of extinction. It's easy to see this manifesting around the world where humans are assaulting Nature and life in all its forms in so many imaginable ways.

The Sun as well as Jupiter and Uranus respond to the ruler of Taurus, Venus, now planted exactly at the degree of the Solar Eclipse just two weeks ago. Significantly, she is the first one to travel over that 19º♈️, and it's her way of indicating that the meaning of the Eclipse and the Jupiter Uranus conjunction are so much intimately related. She says that the radical changes in the Earth resources, in the material reality, in the economic system, and the beliefs humans have about Life and Nature are dying to make room for a new relationship with these forces. Venus being in the 12th house from the conjunction adds the element of loss and dissolution. 

Venus represents the world economic order. It is significant to point out the news about the Stock Exchange 400 year old building in Copenhagen, Denmark that burnt to the ground on April 16, 2024, just a few days before the Jupiter Uranus conjunction in Taurus. 2 Random? Maybe, but extremely synchronistic and symbolic. Because the angular relationship between the Jupiter Uranus conjunction and Pluto (Lord of Power and Wealth) is a biseptile. Even though this angle could be subtle and random, due to the fact that the circle divided by 7 gives an irrational number, there is an element of destiny's invisible hand.

The septile kind of tension between the planets at play is stressful and laser beam focused, making room for the sudden and at the same time, transcendental liberation of energy. This aspect brings about events that attract a broad spectrum of attention and present an eureka moment of discovery. Ironically, Copenhagen promises to rebuild it! It couldn't be otherwise with Pluto. Something has to die in order to be reborn. What they probably don't know yet is that as they will rebuild it, a brand new economic system will also be built. 

 "John Addey reckoned that septiles were connected “with sacred matters, with one’s creations and creativity, and with inspiration and one’s receptivity thereto. To this we may add that it is evidently connected with the unitive and mystical aspect of things ...” For comparison, the US astrologer Delphine Jay wrote, “I like to refer to the septiles as the consciousness-expanding aspect.”1

Additionally, Uranus is the modern ruler of Pluto in Aquarius, which means that the destruction in view of reconstruction that Pluto is doing in society, is exponentially blown up by the Jupiter influence. Under this energy, the common people will suffer deprivation of resources, scarcity of goods, and the consequences of dismantling the financial economic organization. The banking system will collapse to make room for a different management of resources, assets and property. For more on Pluto in Aquarius, I refer you to my blog post Collective Reformation, as well as Starting from Scratch.

Let's not overlook the traditional ruler of Aquarius, Saturn in Pisces conjunct Mars and Neptune. This trio represents the merciless extermination of life that goes beyond all boundaries. Pisces uses less obvious means, like secret attacks, intentional introduction of disease, subversive wars, hacking, genocides in the name of religion, nuclear explosions in the sea with much destruction of all life forms. Since Pluto ingressed Aquarius, mass death have been on the rise around the world. Some kill others whom they perceive as a threat to their survival, others do it simply because of mental disturbance. 

Jupiter also is the traditional ruler of Pisces, which increments the incidence of losses indicated by the stellium in that last sign of the zodiac. 

As it can be noticed, the last two Signs of the astro wheel and the first two are intimately linked among themselves by their rulerships. The upcoming collapse is obvious. The leading planet is Pluto, which indicates that everything we start implies a profound transformation. We don't know what will happen next, for that is a subject for 2026. Eventually, the Moon, Sun, Venus, Mercury and Mars  will reach the 21º♉️ in that succession over the next months reactivating the Jupiter Uranus energy. For now, we are walking on water with faith and hope that all will be for our good, but many will drown due to lack of faith or for being ill equipped to walk on such unstable and insecure surface. 

 

How to interpret this event for your life

First, what is happening? Mix and match the items in the two columns listed above, according to what is going on in your life. Examples: joyful insight, development of aviation, etc.

Second, think how that relates to the themes of Taurus, like material security, stability, simple pleasures of life, food and energy necessary to sustain life, natural materials, family lineage, the voice, bank account, money, salary, possessions, property, etc.

Third, in what area of your life is this happening? At home (4th house), work or health (6th), relationships (7th) etc.

Fourth, what aspects does it make to your native planets?

The following list of ideas related to Jupiter Uranus conjunction were inspired or extracted from reading Cosmos and Psyche, by Richard Tarnas.

• new innovative moral values
• unusual emancipation
• sudden radical change
• generation of ideas
• morality changes
• sudden awakening
• new beginnings
• unexpected good fortune 
• extraordinary expansion of consciousness 
• psychological rebirth 
• joyful intellectual epiphanies 
• radically broad horizons
• heightened understanding
• high spirits
• impulsive exploration
• innovative discovery
• exciting, futuristic, and original
• need for progressive change
• update, refresh, and renew ourselves
• foolish risks for the sake of freedom 
• avoidance of responsibility 
• feel exceptionally restless
• open to new ideas
• Fortunate events
• acceptance of the unusual
• think outside of the box
• brave, positive, and optimistic enthusiasm
• freedom from restrictions
• thirst for adventure
• expansion of aviation
• discoveries and inventions
• space travel, discovery and exploration
• successful experiments
• brilliant creativity

REFERENCES

1- Quoted in Two Egyptian Eureka Moments By Nick Kollerstrom, PhD, ISAR Magazine, December 2020 issue.

2- Copenhagen vows to rebuild fire-hit stock exchange http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68834447

Chiron in Aries - The Gift of Surviving

Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754–1829):
L'Éducation d'Achille par le centaure Chiron, 1782.
Musée du Louvre, Paris

Chiron in Aries
The healing power of the willpower

A few days ago, I heard that the film "La sociedad de la nieve" (society of the snow), produced and directed by J. A. Bayona, based on the book of the same name by Pablo Vierci has just been released.1 In the La Nación + interview in which they interview Carlos Páez Rodríguez, they say that the film appears 51 years after the tragedy and miracle of the plane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 that occurred on October 13, 1972 in the Andes Mountains.2

Immediately, Chiron came to my mind, because 51 is Chiron's age. In astrology, Chiron is a misshapen planetoid that, due to the whims of the cosmos, has an eccentric orbit of 51 years. In its perihelion it crosses the orbit of Saturn and in its aphelion - transiting through Pisces and Aries - it crosses that of Uranus. In this way, symbolically, it seems to function as a bridge between Heaven and Earth, the afterlife, and our incarnation. It was discovered in 1977, and some astronomers believe it could be a wandering celestial body that entered the solar system's magnetic field on its journey through the galaxy. Symbolically, in astrology this would reflect the pain that human beings experience in this world, feeling that they come from another dimension, and that they have been abandoned to their fate on Earth.

Chiron's orbit between Saturn and Uranus.3

The Myth of Chiron

Furthermore, the Chironian astrological archetype largely reflects the myth of Chiron, the Wounded Healer. Chiron was a centaur who turned out to be unusual. Please go to the link if you are not familiar with the myth.

Chiron teaching Geography to his disciple Achilles, Gaetano Zompini 4

Astrological Chiron

With this idea in mind, I opened the astrological software and entered the date and there it was. Chiron in Aries at 14º 49'. It took me a little longer to find the exact time and place of the accident, but I managed to find them.2

The story presents numerous aspects of the Chiron myth. First of all, Chiron in Aries, ruled by Mars, the sign and planet of athletes, highlights the injured athletes. Obviously, the first wound was feeling abandoned in such an inhospitable place and without appropriate means of survival. They had the feeling that they could only entrust themselves to some higher force, or to their supreme self who gave them the strength and determination to live.

Another aspect clearly represented was having to face their ambivalent condition of being spiritual beings, some of them believers and respectful of God, and having urgent physical needs to satisfy or die. That is, just like Chiron, they also saw themselves in their half-human and half-animal condition. Through this crucial experience, they managed, with a high level of wisdom, to combine both aspects, especially when having to decide to eat parts of the deceased bodies of friends and family. Similarly, the sting of hunger that harassed them mercilessly, and from which no one can be freed except through death or food, could emulate the poison of the Hydra in Chiron's wound.

The part of Prometheus exchange in the myth is reflected in several ways. One is that Fernando Parrado and Roberto Canessa offer to invest what they have left of energy, even with the possibility of losing their own lives, in starting the search for some 'salvation'. Just as Chiron offered to die so that Prometheus could save his life, they were willing to sacrifice themselves. They climbed and descended mountains of colossal height with a determination that even 51 years later is considered staggeringly incredible. One may well believe that, for ten days, some inexplicable superior force kept them alive to achieve this. This could be compared to Chiron's immortality offered on that stone 'altar' where Prometheus was chained.

Fernando Parrado and Roberto Canessa

with their savior, the herder, Sergio Catalán

It is well known that it is probably the best studied accident in the entire history of accidents. Honoring, as expected, the myth of Chiron, who was a scholar and teacher of various sciences, not only have numerous books been written, several films and documentaries dedicated to the accident, but many professionals from different disciplines including doctors and psychologists have studied it.

Not only for that, but studying the astrological chart a little more in depth, I said to myself 'this is a purely Chironian story', and par excellence. It's a story about the fragility and resilience of life. It is the story of the deep wound in human conscience struggling between life and death. These are typical themes for Chiron in Aries. As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries represents birth, the entry into life and its inherent fragility.

Chiron in Aries wonders like the survivors of the Andes, "why have I been abandoned?" It is that moment when one realizes that one is essentially 'naked' in this world. And to survive, one needs protection, a mother and father, shelter, food, or one dies. Chiron in Aries makes this wound of helplessness, vulnerability and the fragility of life feel very acute. "We don't have mom, dad, home, or even food." Just like Chiron, who was abandoned by his parents at birth, the survivors say they felt abandoned by the world in that inhospitable place. With their inexperienced youth they felt that they lacked the necessary skills and resources to face such a desperate situation. Food, clothing and everything necessary to protect life was inadequate or scarce. That is the vulnerability of Aries, highlighted by the presence of Chiron.

Another aspect of Chiron's astrological archetype is that, unable to heal himself from his terribly painful 'wound', he turns to helping ease the wounds of others. In a cathartic act, Chironian suffering is alleviated by healing the other. In that "society in the snow", each person took the responsibility of looking out for others, thus saving the lives of several. And over the years almost all of them have dedicated themselves to giving talks and talking about their experiences, even confessing the most intimate details, because in doing so they have realized that they could inspire and encourage those who suffer in life situations or death.

They are the live testimony that "what you get in a crisis situation is an explosion of altruism. So people start helping each other on a massive scale."5

Around the world, many people today are grateful and recognize that their talks have 'saved their lives'. Even José Pedro Algorta confesses in a TeleDoce interview in 2012 that after 35 years of reserve, he decides to open up and 'talk about the Cordillera'. On that occasion, the host of the program, Facundo Ponce de León asks him, 'why did you decide to open up?' Algorta answers 'by seeing the impact our story had on people'. And he adds, 'Once I went to the Cordillera, and a woman told me that she was still alive thanks to our history. She told me that her son had committed suicide and that she gained strength to keep going thanks to our experience in the mountains.'6

They have also dedicated their financial resources to charitable projects. Since 1974, when they published the book "Alive", "the protagonists of the story agreed that they would donate part of the money raised in publications and conferences, benefiting schools in the interior [of Uruguay] that suffered enormous shortages, and so they did."7 Not only that, in 2007, they also founded a non-profit organization to help people in survival situations. "Together with Un Techo Para Mi País (A Roof for my Country) [they managed to build homes that allowed] the transfer of the inhabitants of Villa del Chancho (Pork Slum) to a decent land."7

So great is Chiron's influence on the accident chart that there have been many subsequent related events coinciding with Chiron's transits. To mention just one, twenty-five years later, shortly after the opposition of the Chiron transit, that is, in the middle of the cycle, some survivors and relatives of the deceased take an excursion to the Cordillera. They arrive at Los Maitenes where a religious service is offered. After that, Roberto Canessa and the children of Dr. Francisco Nicola return to the scene of the accident and install a cross in memory and tribute to the deceased. The Nicolas, although now adults, now feel the culmination of their grief. They name the site the Valley of Tears.

As expected, on that occasion, Heaven accompanies them. Saturn is in exact conjunction with Chiron on the accident chart. This indicates the pause, sorrow and recollection, a stage in which survivors feel the need to remember, seriously re-evaluate what happened, and take responsibility for the 'wound' - figuratively speaking. Chiron is exactly overhead in the midheaven, as if crowning the event.

The most recent film, "The Society of the Snow", was filmed since 2017 through the covid pandemic - says Pablo Vierci.8 Let us remember that Chiron enters Aries in March 2018. Since then, the process of Chiron's return to the position of the accident chart had started. Chiron's return is exact when the film is released. It is so exact that it is also retrograde (see chart below). Through historical research, Astrologers maintain that Heaven has memory, and that planetary returns are moments in which the original symbolism is revived in some way. Furthermore, the transit of Jupiter in opposition to natal Mercury favors the wide international dissemination of the film. The Moon square Pluto shows the deep emotions that the film has already provoked in all audiences.

With the return of Chiron in Aries, the film "The Society of the Snow" clearly reminds us of the values ​​that generated that community or 'society' in the crucible of pain. Their odyssey teaches the best way to confront the desperate adverse circumstances that millions of people face around the world today. The enormous amount of human displacement due to violence of all kinds in their countries of origin makes it almost impossible for other governments and charitable organizations to help them all. So it is urgent to take the lessons learned in that tragedy in the Andes, and apply them today. Thus, the film seems to be in sync with current events. Of course, this synchronicity is related to the fact that Chiron is in Aries again.

The principles emphasized by the film are based on the fact that no one can survive alone, the care and protection of the group is needed. In order for everyone to provide support, we must develop cooperation skills to help everyone survive. Obviously it is useless to complain, and it is also prohibited because it negatively affects the group subjected to such circumstances. In survival mode, the benefit of the group is paramount. If everyone is fine, the individual is fine. Above all, each person must make the maximum effort, give the best of themselves, even sacrifice the most valuable thing they have for the benefit of the group. These cooperative principles of society have been lost in an era of high level of civilization, in which, paradoxically, everyone sought their own benefit, often regardless of the harm caused to others or to the environment. 

Taking a closer look, many other important values can be useful in situations of extreme misfortune, such as those suffered due to natural calamities, or those caused by war. It is probably the goal of Chiron in Aries, to realize the supreme vulnerability we suffer now, and the strategies necessary to protect and strengthen ourselves. It is important to understand that to overcome the suffering of the physical plane we must use "the Higher Law against the lower ones, and transmute what is not desirable into what is estimable, triumphing in that way.[...] Mastery consists [...] in employing the superior forces against the inferior ones, thus escaping the pains of the lower planes through elevation to the higher ones." 9  The way to heal an existential wound like the one they suffered, was using determination, initiative, and an iron willpower, of which youth is especially capable. 

 

Astrological analysis of the accident chart

October 13, 1972, 15:34, Malargüe, Argentina,

34°45′54″S 70°17′11″W   10

If someone had asked me for an astrological consultation to travel that day in that place at that time, I would have categorically dissuaded them. The main reason is that the Sun is square to the Lunar Nodes. This indicates that it is exactly the midpoint between the two eclipse seasons. It is the square to the eclipses that occurred 3 months before and those that come in another 3 months. This phenomenon occurs when the Sun or Moon approach and pass through the points where the lunar orbit and the ecliptic change direction. In this case, the Sun was traveling from the South Node to the North Node, the North Bend. Like eclipses, this is a point of great tension associated with all kinds of accidents, explosions, bombs, earthquakes, high tides, plane disasters, train crashes, multiple accidents. Some historical examples were the Challenger space capsule explosion, Chernobyl, September 11, 2001. 

The lunar nodes, the ecliptic and the lunar orbit.

Image credit Astrowiki  11

Curiously, on October 14, 2023 there was a solar eclipse at 21º of Libra, in exact square with the Lunar Nodes of this chart, and over its Sun. The next eclipse on October 28 happened at 5º of the Taurus Scorpio axis, with the Sun above the Mercury of this chart. The karmic memory of Heaven is undeniable. On October 19, between eclipses, Netflix announces the premiere of the film "The Society of the Snow." 12 

The ascendant of the chart in Pisces clearly indicates the tragic confusion of the pilot, and that of the survivors after the accident. Pisces is the sign of communion with the whole, reflected in the energetic and physical symbiosis that occurred between the survivors and their environment. Even faith, the deeply spiritual experience of their 'odyssey' and communion with the bodies of the deceased are Piscean themes. They formed a 'society' of survival in which individuality was erased to create an indissoluble community. Hence the offering and consecration of their own bodies to sustain the lives of the survivors. Pisces is the sign of charity, which implies sacrifice for the good of the community. So they soon understood that everyone depended on everyone.

Chiron in Aries is opposite several planets with negative connotation, in the overcrowded and unusually intensified 8th house. Mars, the ruler of Chiron in Aries in the eighth house, joins forces with none other than Pluto and Uranus, emphasizing the pathos of the tragedy, but also the powerful determination to save life. 

The eighth house is the area of experience associated with those deep traumas that lead us to savor death and rebirth, and the crises of life, often with loss of blood, such as childbirth. The ruler of Libra, Venus in the 7th house in Virgo, represents those outside the event. Venus square Neptune high in the sky indicates the confusion of those involved in the search for the plane. Venus at an 80º angle with Saturn represents the initiatory nature of the tragedy and miracle. Such an initiation helps participants establish sober personal values adapted to reality, such as taking responsibility and understanding the dimension of what it means to truly love others. 

The 8th house stellium includes Ceres with Uranus. She is the goddess of nutrition, the support of life, but she is also in charge of death rituals. As the death priestess, she accompanies souls to the afterlife and rebirth. Uranus brings the alternative factor to these issues, like many things related to that revolutionary planet. The total lack of food leads to their decision to accept a taboo. Although the funerary rituals are performed with reverence, they were obviously unconventional. And it is evident that those who died find new life in the survivors. 

Mercury in Scorpio (ruled by Pluto Mars conjunction) in the ninth house reflects the strange place in a foreign country. Mercury is the communications, the intense search for information, the painful conversations and thoughts, and also the cries of pain of the wounded who suffered (Scorpio ruled by Pluto) trapped for several hours without being able to be cured or saved. Mercury in Scorpio also reflects the religious debates, or the conversations about their beliefs. They discussed what to do to survive, until reaching the conclusion of a communion with the deceased similar to 'eating the body and drinking the blood of Christ'. In this way it could be said that the dead are resurrected through the survivors thanks to the offering of and communion with their bodies. 

Mercury in semi-square with Jupiter also indicates the obstacles and frustrations in relating to the environment and with the rest of the world (Jupiter and house 9). For example, this aspect reflects the fruitless search and the renunciation of it by the authorities. To survive and ultimately escape the place, they had to use inventiveness, creative skills, and alternative methods of  communicating with the world, and to explore the surrounding areas. For example,  they drew a cross in the snow trying to be seen from the sky. To communicate, they had to use their inventive to operate a  radio. Two of them exposed themselves to extreme risks by making the  final walk to try to find a way out. And when they found the herder, Sergio Catalán, across the river, they had neither paper nor pencil to write a message. When the herder got them for them, Fernando Parrado had to throw the letter wrapped in a stone to the other side of the river, but being so weak, he was unable to bridge the distance and the message fell into the water. The herder's son went into the water to save it. The pain of losing their 'brother'-friends and other people who accompanied them was extremely painful. They suffered from seeing others injured without having the appropriate means to heal them. They improvised glasses so that the snow wouldn't blind them. All of these issues are associated with an 'afflicted' Mercury, as a planet in poor condition is called in Astrology .

What is most significant for this article is definitely Chiron in Aries. Once again we see the ruler Mars next to the symbol of death, Pluto. Together they make an undesirable couple, which portends unbearable pain, bleeding, infected fractures, tragic and cruel death and, as a corollary, a very disturbing psychological trauma. 

Chiron is in the second zodiac house. This includes those resources necessary to sustain life, such as food, energy, the support provided by a family, a home (fire), a roof. Therefore, this is the area of experience of our desires and values. Chiron reflects the inadequacy and lack of such resources. Survivors have often told how difficult it was to even provide themselves with water, which is the basis of survival. Not to mention maintaining the energy level with a precarious food first, and then a mono nutrient such as meat. As a house they had a dilapidated fuselage that could not even protect them from the avalanches. 

Individual desires are usually derived from what is necessary, or what the person believes to be of value to sustain his or her life, or lifestyle. All survivors have testified that this experience marked a milestone, a turning point in which their values and desires were turned upside down. For some it was definitive from that moment, others had to face other challenges and mature even more. But in the end they ended up confirming that those were authentic values that had to be upheld. 

As the days went by, they formed a community with close ties of interdependence so lasting that even today they call each other 'brothers' and treat each other as such. Some have confessed that they are very different, that at times they have not agreed, that they have fought sometimes and reconciled immediately, that fraternal ties are stronger than everything. The main one, the most firm and lasting, is that of that family, which they call "society of the snow" - to return to the title of the film, the fraternal family that has sustained them for the rest of their lives. There they forged the unwavering value of brotherhood that has resulted in an inspiring example for many. Another value is having learned what true love is, practicing that message in the Gospel of John "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." 13

Conclusion

There is no doubt that given the karmic nature of the tragedy of the Andes, it will endure throughout history as an icon of human resilience. The sky has memory. I say karmic because of the significant influence of the Lunar Nodes (psychic memory) on cardinal signs. Let us remember that the cardinal signs form the cross that governs the world, the cross of matter, physical incarnation, taking physical form at all levels. They are the signs that represent the changes of season, thus determining the tropical zodiac. They mark the solstices and equinoxes. So they are signs activated constantly almost all year round. As explained above, every time there are eclipses or squares to them, in those four signs, this story will be named again, we will continue to learn from it. We will continue to listen to the survivors reflecting on what they learned. We will continue learning from them. The world will continue to drink their wisdom that saves lives, just as they drank that distilled snow that saved theirs. 

REFERENCES

1 - The snow society, https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_sociedad_de_la_nieve#Producci%C3%B3n

2 - Flight 571 of the Uruguayan Air Force: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuelo_571_de_la_Fuerza_A%C3%A9rea_Uruguaya

3 - Chiron orbit image credit: Reyk - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38068800

4 - Gaetano Zompini - Imagen: Chiron teaching geography to Achilles http://collections.lacma.org/sites/default/files/remote_images/piction/ma-31723605-O3.jpgGallery: http://collections.lacma.org/node/232778 archive copy, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27295935

5 - When everything falls apart, Through line NPR Podcast, https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1151023362

6- The Miracle of the Andes: the story told by its protagonists. Youtube video https://youtu.be/3jOCxPEuWEA?si=VzGgVxdEq961n5mb

7 - The survivors of the Andes create a foundation. https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/sobrevivientes-de-los-andes-crean-fundacion-de-apoyo

8 - In Perspective with Pablo Vierci and Fernando Parrado

9 - The Kybalion, Three Initiates, pg. 60.

10 - Exact coordinates of the accident- https://youtu.be/N10aP9JszDw?si=GSotOtrBA6igdFoO and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571

11 - Moon's Nodes - https://www.astro.com/astrowiki/en/Moon%27s_Nodes. 

12 - Netflix official trailer, October 19, 2023 https://about.netflix.com/es_es/news/netflix-presents-a-new-trailer-for-society-of-snow-by-ja-bayona

13 - The Bible, Old version of Casiodoro de Reina and Cipriano de Valera, 1960. Gospel of John 15:13.