Vedic astrologer Joni Patry examines Mars moving to 23° Taurus on July 23, a degree linked to Hiroshima, Pearl Harbor, and Tiananmen Square when other planets occupied it. Mercury stations direct the same day in the U.S. chart, marking a moment of collective change, while a grand sextile among outer planets offers opportunity for personal transformation.
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Hi, I'm Joni Patry, and welcome to my YouTube channel. Well, have you been feeling weird lately, feeling different? You can't put your finger on what's happening? Have you been reminiscing a lot more about your past? People from the past coming up and occupying your mind? Well, there's an astrological reason for this, as there always is, because the planets have an effect on us. They affect us in so many ways. We can't understand it per se because it deals with vibration— and frequency, and we're all connected to this vibration and frequency. So what's been going on that's causing this shift? Well, I keep talking about the 3 outer planets that deal with the collective unconscious. They are all in aspect, all 3— Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. To one another with a grand sextile. Sextile means 30 degrees exactly. They all become exact on July 22nd. But not only that, Mercury's been retrograde, and Mercury is retrograde till about the 23rd of July. And what is a retrograde? A retrograde is basically when planets appear to go backwards. Therefore, they make us review, revisit things, reassess things, analyze, reflect on things. And with this Mercury being in the sign of Gemini— remember, I'm a sidereal Vedic astrologer— it's in Gemini. This affects our thinking process more than any other sign because Mercury rules Gemini and it deals with our thinking, our consciousness, our mind. Now here's another thing that I want you to know that's been happening right now is that while Mercury is going to turn direct. It will turn direct, as I said, on July 23rd, but Mars on the same day, July 23rd, 24th, will be at a very touchy degree mark that I have discovered through my work is sensitive. And this is where Mars is going to be, 23 degrees of Taurus. Now let me tell you what I have discovered. Well, that particular degree mark is conjunct a fixed star that deals with wealth and money, and it's called Rajal. But all at the same time I have found that when planets, specific planets, cross over that degree mark, events happen. Such as Uranus has a cycle of 84 years for it to go through all 12 signs of the zodiac, but the last time that it hit 23 degrees of Taurus was the bombing of Hiroshima. Now Uranus is only 10 degrees right now. Uranus is not there yet. That will be in a couple of more years, particularly 2030. We won't go into that yet, but that is just to make note of that degree being highly sensitive because Mars is going to be there. On July 23rd and 24th. Two other instances of events that happened were the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and of course these happened different years, as well as the massacre at Tiananmen Square. This was when Jupiter hit 23 degrees of Taurus. So this isn't just coincidence. There is something going on with that degree mark, and I'm going to take note that when Mars crosses over it around July 23rd, 24th, there can be some dangerous events. And the fact that Mercury will be stationing right then and there, it stands still going from retrograde to direct. Now, the days that a planet stations are the most powerful because when they change directions, that simply means things change. People change, their opinions change, their course changes. And what I find that's interesting is that day on the 23rd when Mercury stations, it will be conjunct the Sun in the United States chart. So something changes, leadership changes, a new course and direction changes around this time. And Mars is right there on that star Rigel that has created a lot of transitional changes, and Mars can be violence and anger. So this is what I wanted to point out around July 23rd and 24th. These— this is a touchy day, just be aware. But people will be happy that Mercury is direct. But most of all, here is what I want you to think about. Because of this retrograde action of Mercury, things are coming back from the past. We're reviewing things, revisiting things, and our thoughts are all about things that happen to us and people from our past right now. And this is all a time for you to look back and remember, hindsight is 20/20, to look back and realize and recognize that it is time to learn from our past. What mistakes have we done before that we will learn because we'll never do them again? That is the healing power of looking back and feeling and understanding how we can learn from our past mistakes. That's what's happening right now, and that's what you should be using this energy for right now. And with that, it makes your life better. You unblock all the blockages that prevent you from what you're trying to do and achieve. Now's the time to wake up and look at it, reassess, reflect, and change. So with this little bit of information, you can have a transformational awakening during this time, because don't forget, those 3 outer planets all in sextile right now give us the opportunity for change. The sextile, which is 60 degrees in Western astrology, is said to be an opportunity. So I'm looking at this as an opportunity for you to change your life, to improve things by looking back and realizing what's happened before to make your future better right now. So with that, I think I'll close. If you want to get my free newsletter, if you want to learn about me, go to my website galacticcenter.org. And remember this, I'm starting my Semester 1 in the University of Vedic Astrology. You can become a Vedic astrologer, learn from me, be my student. And most of all, if you want to be aware of what's going on in your own personal chart every day, get my Galactic Planner. Learn more about it by going to our website, and that is galacticplanner.com. Thank you.
