Midwest Flooding

The Midwest is suffering from a once every 500 years Flood. Neptune and Pluto are known for their 500 year Synodic Cycle (or about 500 years).

Almost the entire State of Iowa is under a State of Emergency. I wanted to see if it is being affected by the Neptune-Node conjunction as I blame that aspect for the current Weather Problems. Well, overall, I blame the mutual reception with Uranus.

So, Iowa's going through its Neptune Return at 27 Aquarius which is also conjunct its Saturn at 28 Aquarius. This trines its NN-Chiron conjunction in Libra; Squares its Mars in Scorpio and possibly also square a natal Moon in Taurus. T.Pluto is also within a few degrees conjunction of Iowa's natal Sun.

Iowa, joined Union Dec. 28, 1846. Des Moines.

While looking this stuff up I found out that an old Astrologer named Gar Osten gave his papers to the Library at the Univesity of Iowa. While writing this the News is just announcing that the Library is one of the buildings on campus that is in danger of flooding over the next couple of days. You know they put the astrology papers in the basement. Found a link to astrologer Gar Osten's papers at University of Iowa. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/MSC/ToMsC700/MsC672/IAAUTH_osten.html

Here is a great tribute to Gar Osten written by Donna Cunningham: http://www.solsticepoint.com/astrologersmemorial/osten.html.

Gar Osten b. Aug. 20, 1923 Marshalltown, IA

It looks like Gar Osten has just finished his Uranus Return in Pisces. Although he's passed on, his planets are still spinning around. His natal Uranus is at 17 Pisces conjunct South Node 12 Pisces opposite Virgo North Node. This is squared by natal Moon at 17 Sagittarius. I show down below how the current Uranus in Pisces aspect seems to be tripping off the flooding as much as the Neptune in Uranus aspect is. Don't know if it means anything but there was a Uranus-Neptune mutual reception in the 1830's-40's right around the time that many of these states were being admitted to the Union.

So I went on to look at the charts of the other states that are suffering heavy flooding.

Missouri was admitted to the Union on Aug. 10, 1821. Jefferson City.

• North Node 5 Pisces.

• Transiting Pluto is conjunct natal Neputne at 1 Capricorn and n.Uranus at 30 Sagittarius.

Illinois admitted to the Union on Dec. 3, 1818. Springfield.

• Affected by transiting Uranus at 22 Pisces.

• Natal Saturn 12 Pisces.

• Natal Chiron 21 Pisces conj. Natal Pluto 25 Pisces squares n. Uranus 20 Sagittarius-Mercury 25 Sagittarius-Neptune 26 Sagittarius.

Minnesota admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, St. Paul.

• Transiting Uranus at 22 Pisces conjunct natal NN 16 Pisces conjunct n. Neptune 25 Pisces

Wisconsin admitted to Union on May 29, 1848 Madison.

• Natal Neptune at 3 Pisces.

• Transiting Uranus at 22 Aquarius conjunct natal Saturn-Uranus conjunct 23-25 Pisces.

• Transiting Pluto 30 Sagittarius squaring n. NN 29 Virgo opposite SN 29 Pisces conjunct n. Saturn 25 Pisces.