The last two lunar trips through Leo brought mass murders.  The July 12 VedicLeaks entry explained,

The all-important Moon transited into Leo mid afternoon yesterday -- August 3.  As explained previously, although the U.S. Vedic chart is hit very hard by this Rahu, truly, the karmic risks are global.   Thus, there was a vicious stabbing yesterday in London -- one American killed and five out people wounded, Russell Square stabbings: Man arrested on suspicion of murder. (Interesting how this matches the U.S. vulnerability)

The Moon is approaching Rahu now, as shown in the below transit chart this morning for Washington DC, EDT.  The exact conjunction will be just after midnight today.. As this occurs, the energy naturally builds.  The Moon will (thankfully) exit Leo late tomorrow evening.  One way to understand this combination is, Because the Moon is the memory and Rahu the future, memories of the past bring fear of the future.

Note also in the below chart that Venus and Mercury are also now in Leo. Further, not shown before is the ongoing aspect (glance) from Saturn, the planet of death, to Leo. Pay attention to how close this is now -- just 3 degrees, which is very potent.

Taking this altogether, all four benefics -- Venus, Moon, Mercury and Jupiter -- are afflicted in fiery Leo by malefics Rahu and Saturn.  It's going to be a tough day.  I can already feel the stress.

Beyond the likelihood of more major violences here in the U.S. and abroad, consider again the listing of significations issuing from Rahu in Leo. This was first published in February and repeated several times, including in the July 12 entry.  I could enumerate how these match to events, but anyone following current events can easily do that.

I would mention, however, that violent storms have been hammering the U.S., and hurricanes are predicted for this month.  Malefic Mars is fast closing in on malefic Saturn in watery Scorpio, which is the eighth house of calamity in the natural zodiac and the twelfth house of death in the U.S. chart.  As they draw closer, their destructive energies will build -- until they conjoin exactly August 23.  There's already been hurricane activity in the Pacific -- most recently Belize was hit today by tropical storm Earl.   Tropical storms have started coming off the western African coast.  Keep in mind hurricanes can last several weeks and take erratic courses over thousands of miles -- making it impossible to predict when and where they may strike land.

Further, when Saturn ends retrograde early August 13, violent Mars will stimulate Saturn's earth crust signification to bring earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes -- the last in the oceans as well as on land.

wealth issues
government
storms
religion
earth crust events
disease
vermin
aeronautical leaps

Of course, the U.S. political landscape is a mess, and both parties are receiving heavy incoming fire.  It seems, though, that the July 25 entry, On The Eve Of Destruction Or Resurrection? was accurate in stating, Trump's chart has both loss and emotional derangement.  Trump will likely finish blowing himself up this month.

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Just after midnight EDT, the all-important Moon will transit into evil Scorpio -- its fallen sign -- where malefics Mars and Saturn lurk.  This is a dangerous disposition for the planet of perception, the public, females and the benefits in life.

The (above) August 4 VedicLeaks entry, cautioned about the Moon then transiting Leo, where Rahu lurked. Fortunately, no awful violences occurred during that 2 1/2 day lunar transit.  Recall that the last two such lunar transits signaled mass murders in Orlando and Dallas.  Additional predictions that came true were storms raging, and the Zika virus hitting Miami.

That entry also cautioned about upcoming earth crust events, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes -- the last in the oceans as well as on land, when Saturn ends its retrograde August 13.  Actually, the sensitive interval occurs as Saturn (form and structure and things under the earth) slows its retrograde motion to a creep, stations (stops) and then turns forward early morning August 13.  This turn-around takes a few days.  So, we're already in the midst of this destabilizing energy.  During this time, Saturn's energies become temporarily potent and destructive for reversing direction.  Certainly the weak Moon will be hit hard by first Mars -- and then this potently destructive Saturn's wrenching destruction.

The July 25 entry, On The Eve Of Destruction Or Resurrection?, spoke to the political situation,

These predictions have been coming through in spades.  The August 4 entry concluded with, Trump will likely finish blowing himself up this month.  With Scorpio being Trump's fourth house of the emotions, and with his birthchart fallen Moon and Ketu there, plus a nasty aspect from Mars, the ongoing Mars and Saturn transits through Scorpio could over wash him with a political tsunami.  The current lunar transit through Scorpio signals peak harms.

On a personal level, remember transits impact everywhere and everyone. There certainly has been a lot of bizarre news items on murders, accidents and scandals -- all Scorpio stuff.  Keep your head down and proceed with caution tomorrow and Friday. The Moon will exit Scorpio Saturday, August 13 at noon.

One More Caution -- Aircraft

Venus is vehicles and Rahu (the head of the dragon eclipse point) is flying machines. When Rahu influences Venus, aircraft accidents happen. This includes airplanes, drones, rockets, missiles -- anything that flies.  Since the location is Leo, the sign of government, there's a suggestion for government military aircraft crashing or attacking each other.  That malefic Saturn throws a very close aspect (glance) to Rahu, and Saturn is in the midst of ending retrograde, (which makes him temporarily incredibly strong), harms from flying machines can be tremendous.

The below chart is for today, August 11.  Notice Venus is close to Rahu already -- just over 5 degrees away.  Because Venus moves fast, and Rahu moves backwards, they are heading into each other. for a hard crash.  The exact conjunction will be late in the day August 15 -- Tuesday.   But, flying machine problems can occur anytime now.

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Here are two news stories that came in after publishing yesterday's VedicLeaks entries,

Soldiers, Residents Begin Cleanup After Quake in Myanmar

8 tornadoes carved through Indiana, thousands in Kokomo without power

And here's a New York Times Article on Trump, along with my pithy comment.  I believe this could be the nut of Trump's problem.

The Vedic reasoning is that Trump is nearing the very end of his 18 year Rahu Dasa.  Rahu can bring great gains, but then inevitably reversals.  Handle a  poisonous snake too long, and it will bite you.

It is said that Rahu Dasa, "HAS GOOD & BAD IMPACTS ON MIND, FOREIGN LANDS ,
FINANCIAL POSITION, GOVT AFFAIRS, DISEASES AND DEATH."

Get Ready for the ‘Real’ Donald Trump

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The (above) August 19 VedicLeaks entry discussed results of the stressful Mars/Saturn conjunction in Scorpio and ended with this listing of destabilizing planetary influences for September,

Because eclipses are actually transits, the annual solar on eclipse September 1 fits into this grouping of other disruptive transits -- Venus in her fallen sign beginning August 25, Mercury retrograde starting August 30, Saturn's aspect to Rahu closing and Mars transit out of Scorpio and into Sagittarius September 17.

Summarily: The solar eclipse blocks the ego; Venus fallen weakens diplomacy; Mercury retrograde causes confusions; Saturn's aspect to Rahu brings a hard push ahead and victimizing; and Mars in Scorpio stimulates destructions/violences of all kinds.

While all are impactive individually, and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, one transit stands out for Donald Trump -- Mars.  But, before discussing this, it's important to know that The Celestial Wheel has focused upon the 18 year Rahu Dasa (planetary cycle) in the U.S. chart as signaling the Second Progressive Age.

Trump is not a long term central figure here.  He's merely a short-term destroyer of the repressive and misleading Republican Party's agenda -- supply side (trickle down) economics (lower tax rates), reduced spending (strangle the government beast), reduced regulation and increased global trade (to benefit big corporations).  This began with Reagan in his first inaugural speech in 1981, Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.  Social issues of abortion, contraception, gay marriage, guns, marijuana, the national debt, racism against white folks...... are ancillary issues that fed the appetites of the white middle class and poor -- even as the Republican economic agenda has harmed, and continues to grind on, these folks the most!  There's a Celestial Wheel free In-depth Forecast targeting this philosophy written in July 2014, Economics As Moral Philosophy & The Second Gilded Age Robber Barons.

This is the U.S. Chart.  Notice that Rahu (head-of-the-dragon eclipse point) in in the eighth house of hidden depths and calamity with Mercury, the mind.  In this chart, Mercury rules the seventh house of partnership and the social nature and the tenth house of career and government officials.  Mercury feels under attack from serpent Rahu, which brings greater fear for being in the eight house -- what the Celestial Wheel has termed Mystical Paranoia.  That Mercury is retrograde makes it more sensitive and directs its fears back into history.

This combination brings a fear of authority, a breakdown of social/political groups, upheavals in government, fear of foreigners (Rahu is foreigners) and economic upheavals.  This last results from Mercury being a business planet and ruling two houses relating to business.  Trump's success is based solely upon capitalizing upon these fears. 

The US has run two complete 18 year Rahu Dasas and entered this still new third Rahu Dasa in December 2015.

Subscriber VP from Tampa asked if this new Rahu Dasa weren't actually the Third Progressive Age.   Here's our email exchange,

Hi Doug,

In your first August Predictions email, you referred to the U.S. entering the Second Progressive Age.... I thought it was the Third??

Nice to hear from you, V.

The Progressive Age was begun under Teddy Roosevelt in 1901.  That was during Rahu Dasa -- 18 years.

With a another Rahu Dasa happening now, we have a Second Progressive Age.  It started 12/2015 and
lasts 18 years.

The Progressive Age has been renamed to First Progressive Age -- to distinguish the cycles from each other.

V P wrote:

Ahhh.  OK.  I thought the First was the break from King George in our Revolution, and the Second was with Teddy from the Robber Barons and their monopolies, and that we are in the Third.

But you are looking at the current Rahu Dasa as The Second.

What happens after 18 years?

Thanks VP! I think this expanded information (below) will help alot.

The 18 year Rahu Dasas, which (brings) revolt against authority with emphasis of fear/distrust of foreigners, results in rebellion of some kind. These 3 Rahu Dasas began and were primarily:

11/30/1775 -- 1793  Political revolution against the Kind of England

12/1/1895 -- 1913  Economic revolution against First Gilded Age Robber Barons

12/1/2015 -- 2033  Economic revolution against Second Gilded Age 1% -- both old money and new tech money.

Of course, these "revolutions" involved more than one area.  After the country was established during the first Rahu Dasa, for example, the country benefited in many ways.

During these Rahu cycles, there's a tremendous amount of turmoil during the entire cycle.  The Revolutionary War took many years. George Washington wasn't elected until 1789.

After these 18 year cycles, during which society is cleansed, transformed, the 16 year Jupiter cycle runs. Jupiter brings prosperity/gains and cements the union of the states -- economically, politically, culturally.... Jupiter binds the country together.  Of course, the Jupiter cycle in 1913 was screwed up with the first world war, but then the 1920s were a period of great growth.

And keep in mind -- history repeats, but not exactly.

These are good questions to me, V.P., and I'll keep this email to include in the Celestial Wheel. It's time Subscribers were told again about this long view of history.

As stated above, Trump is not a long term central figure here; he's merely a short term destroyer of the repressive and misleading Republican Party's agenda.  Since Trump began his run last summer, The Celestial Wheel has predicted he would not become president.  His role in this third Rahu Dasa is merely to pave the way for a progressive agenda by destroying the Republican Party.  He does this by revealing its policies have harmed Americans, not helped them --using immigration and trade as scapegoats.  Trump is truly merely a walk-on, a pitch hitter, a bit player in the expansive and long drama of the 18 year Rahu Dasa transforming America by bringing the Second Gilded Age -- restoring shared democratic values.  Yes, he will make a lot of noise until and after the elections, but he'll be shunted aside, actually shunned.

The (above) August 4 VedicLeaks entry stated, Trump will likely finish blowing himself up this month.

The August 11 entry stated, With Scorpio being Trump's fourth house of the emotions, and with his birthchart fallen Moon and Ketu there, plus a nasty aspect from Mars, the ongoing Mars and Saturn transits through Scorpio could over wash him with a political tsunami. 

The August 19 entry stated, Trump is too far behind to catch up with Clinton now.  He's already blown himself up, but that doesn't mean he's going to stop making noise this month -- or even through the election November 8.

Here's Trump's Vedic chart.  Look at it with regard to the above August 11 entry statement about him, in which Mars is in blue.

Mars is currently at 18 degrees Scorpio, approaching the all-important perceptional Moon (28 degrees Scorpio) at a rapid clip.  Mars will be within striking ranging of the Moon (23 degrees) on September 6. Although he's already lost the presidential race, this is when Trump will really lose it emotionally -- sealing the deal with Trump the winner forced into being a loser.

Yes, the other challenging transits will bring him more headwinds.  And most importantly, Saturn crossing the Moon (called Sadi Sati) is tremendously harmful to Trump -- just as it was 29 years ago, when Saturn last crossed the Moon, stimulating overspending and borrowing that wrecked his casino empire.

But, the key planetary influence here now is warrior Mars striking his emotional Moon -- the bubble must truly burst.  The July12, 2015 VedicLeaks entry was correct in stating,

I just didn't seen then Trump's ability to influence the masses with his TV reality show persona.

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