7.2 Earthquake in Iwata, Japan

Japan suffered a 7.2 earthquake today. The Astrology Chart sticks the Nodal Axis very close to the Ascendant-Descendant Axis with Mars conjunct the ASC and Neptune & Chiron conjunct the Descendant. Saturn is also placed in the 1st House.

My condolences to those who are suffering from this new disaster.

7.2 Earthquake, Japan
June 14, 2008 8:43 LT Iwata, Japan

Sun 24 Gemini; ASC 16 Leo; Moon 2 Scorpio; MC 9 Taurus; NN 21 Aquarius;

I've worked on this blog for 2 years now and still can't add a picture. This should be a priority in my learning. It would be much more valuable to have a blog that just shows charts of these events rather than my jibber jab. That aside, here comes the Talkie Talk.

So far there are a few confirmed deaths and massive damage to roads (Moon in H3 with nothing but positive aspects!). A nuclear power plant got jiggled around a bit with some slight spillage but reportedly nothing leaked out into the community. (Hopefully that's what really happened. As I once considered buying a home from a guy who helped build a nuclear power plant and during the purchase inspection almost all the plumbing pipes were found to have leaks I can't tell you how nervous this makes me.)

In this chart, Mars is at 20 Leo conjunct the South Node at 21 Leo. 16 Leo is Rising. Saturn is also in the 1st House. Neptune-Chiron and the North Node are in the 7th House.

The Sun-Venus-Mercury Rx conjunction is in the 11th House squaring Uranus in the 8th House. House. The Sun rules the Chart and Venus rules the Midheaven.

The IC is ruled by Pluto and the Scorpio Moon had just past over it into the 3d house by 7 degrees.

The Leo Rising-Scorpio IC could be a concern for Nuclear Power Planets. It could also indicate massive damage. Also, not good is the fact that Pluto (at 1 Cap in H5) is opposing the Sun-Venus-Mercury conjunction. It's just out of orb for aspect to Uranus. These planets are all placed in the Resource Houses. (2d House is empty, ruled by Mercury which is Rx.)