America: Born on the 4th of July and 13th Degree of Cancer

Today the great country United States of America turns 232 years old. What made America great, among other factors was the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in the sign of Cancer a few days around July 4, 1776. The Sun, which was not so far away in terms of degrees, was also in the sign of Cancer. Jupiter and Venus are called the benefic planets. The combination of these two planets brings luck and expansion that is why America was called the “land of opportunities” and the “land of milk and honey.”

232 is roughly equivalent to one full-cycle of Pluto's revolution around the Sun and with Pluto about to be deeply entrenched into the Capricorn in the coming years – important changes are about to take place in America. When astrologers speak of Pluto, events associated with it are not trivial in nature as Pluto is the planet of death, resurrection and profound transformation. There is no doubt that the current situation in the USA is going to transform the way life is lived in America and indirectly in the rest of the world.

What made the coming years significant for America is that Pluto in Capricorn will oppose not just one but three of its planets and within the next 16 years that Pluto will be in this sign it will hit, in the form of negative aspects, several other planets on America's astrological chart.


In light on the ongoing slowdown of the US economy as well as the burgeoning trade and budget deficits and the deteriorating value of the US dollar the status of the United States of America as an economic powerhouse, the “lone superpower” and the status of the US dollar as the “reserve currency” of the world will continue to be challenged and may eventually come to an end as Pluto hits the 3rd, the 5th and the 13th degrees of Capricorn.