By Resti Santiago
To have an idea on issues that a country will face for a particular period of time, mundane astrologers use the Ingress charts. Ingress is the beginning of seasons. For the next six months, the chart to use is the Libra Ingress chart which falls on September 23.
The first step in analyzing the chart is to find the chart ruler. The ruler of the chart erected for that date is hard to find, which in itself is an indication that the country will suffer from leadership issues. This may be reflected in the way the pandemic is being handled a few weeks before this date. It also says something about the way the coffers of the country are being utilized or simply the state of the executive branch of the government. After checking each of the steps enumerated by medieval astrologers, I finally arrived at the chart ruler, albeit a weak one.
This chart has Venus as Lady or ruler of the Year. She is already weak in Scorpio and further weakened by being in the 4th house, the weakest among the four angles.
This Venus is the significator of the people and of the King. WIth her being weak indicates a situation that the country would be in, partly due to the actions and decisions of the leaders. Venus is in Scorpio, the opposite sign that it is in control. Astrology principles state that this is indicative of the leaders not being in control. This can mean that we can have a leadership crisis in the last quarter of the year–if the current trajectory (the policy and/or policymakers) is not changed.
This is bad if we view this with regards to the pandemic. Weak Venus here means that the virus will get out of hand and the government may not be able to control it–there will be a wider surge. As a tool for decision-making, this correspondence tells us of the mismatch between the reality of the situation (an increasing number of cases) and the response of the government. Projecting this further towards the end of the year, we may see that the decision to open the economy, upon the insistence of the economic managers, may not be the best one.
Update on Filipino Astrologer Surge forecast based on the ECQ chart.
The most critical period in the next 6 months are as follows:
October 2
October 25
November 14
December 12
December 22
January 9
January 13
January 17
February 9
These critical days have an orb of influence of about one week. When several critical dates overlap, a surge is highly probable just like what happened in the August-September period (August 29 and September 6). The next most critical period may be from December 22- January 17.
It is also worthwhile noting that these dates were derived from the ECQ chart, this is not based on the chart of the virus itself but on how the pandemic is being managed. Having said that, policies and decisions play a key role in ending this pandemic.
On a positive note, astrological factors regarding pandemic control starting March 2022 will get better.
In retrospect, these were the critical dates in the recent months, which indeed coincided with an increased number of cases: April 2-14, May 12, June 5, June 27 August 9, August 29, September 6.
In the Libra Ingress chart, we see planets of sickness and death prominent. We are not out of the woods yet.
As to the Ingress chart’s effect on the leadership itself, we can approach it in a multi-dimensional way by employing different astrological tools: the chart of the current regime, the chart of the Philippines and the natal chart of the president.
This is an excerpt from the article sent to Filipino Astrologer 2021 Auspicious Timing Guides subscribers.