2020 Triple Alignment

2020 TRIPLE ALIGNMENT
A colossal cosmic event is fast approaching that has the world astrological community abuzz with the possible consequences. Three planets will join in conjunction, not at the same time but in rapid succession in 2020. This particular alignment has occurred before but it is very rare.
Saturn will join Pluto first on January 12, 2020. This conjunction takes place every 33.42-years and is followed by Jupiter jointing Pluto in three phases April 4, 2020, June 30, and November 21 making this a most unusual three planet close alignment. To top it off, Jupiter and Saturn form their historic 19.77-year conjunction December 21, 2020!

Conjunctions represent beginnings. When two planets join together (called a synodic cycle) they establish distinct blueprints for humanity to follow until the next synodic conjunction. This means that what the Saturn/Pluto cycle represents in 2020 will unfold in stages for a little over thirty-three years.

There are several themes associated with each planet pair. Robert Hand points out that Saturn/Pluto have three major themes: recessions or depressions, wars, and unrest in the Middle East especially involving oil. To this I would add the introduction of major innovations like the automobile, the airplane, and satellite communications. This planet pair also has to do with social revolutions and conflict between totalitarianism and the free world. The opposition of 1965-1966, for instance, was a horrendous time in American history. The nation was literally torn apart by the Vietnam War and the counter-culture movement. And once again the economy suffered as it had during the previous opposition in 1931. The Saturn/Pluto opposition of 2001-2002 correlated with the 9/11/2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. starting the War on Terror. Eight to nine years after this when Saturn and Pluto formed a waning square the American economy crumbled into the Great Recession.

Conjunctions are different from the ensuing “unfolding” phases like the waxing square, opposition, and waning square in that they give birth to the entire synodic cycle. Conjunctions are by nature the seed of the cycle. The January 2020 Saturn/Pluto conjunction is particularly troubling since both planets are on critical spots in their respective orbits. Saturn and Pluto are both on their south nodes! The nodes are juncture points along the orbital path of the planets (the ecliptic) known as strong electromagnetic inducers – solar system stress points. Planets on nodes indicate tremendous talent surrounded by untamed energy.

Saturn and Pluto together are a volatile combination. The action of Pluto on Saturn is instantly destructive as the plutonian forces of transformation undermine and destroy the rigidity of Saturn. The routine and stability of a nation can be broken up when these two planets form an aspect. Laws, rules, and regulations are apt to be repealed and replaced when Saturn greets Pluto. The legal system may undergo scrutiny. Someone may seriously betray the nation while others disclose flaws that have become institutionalized. The conservative security and tradition of Saturn is demolished by Pluto and replaced by extreme and fanatical elements.

Here is what I think is likely to happen.

GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING
A new round of Israeli and Muslim conflict fueled by an irate Iran is likely. An Iranian crisis is in the making with a temporary spike in the price of oil. Oil prices will otherwise remain low. The chances for passage of a revised agreement curtailing Iran from building a nuclear arsenal are small to nil.
Many nations undergo extreme shifts in policies and laws. Venezuela’s Maduro regime is replaced. Great Britain will be especially affected as they leave the EU under Brexit without a clear-cut deal. Two other hot spots are Argentina and Hong Kong. Argentina is facing extremely high inflation rates and Hong Kong residences are being threatened with extradition to China if suspected of a crime.
Extremist factions in both conservative and liberal parties from around the world continue to gain influence; but by the end of 2020, a popular repudiation of their policies leads a majority of voters to return to a more balanced approach in governing.

The U.S immigration crisis is forcefully resolved by addressing the underlying problems causing the mass Central American exodus: crime, corruption, and poverty in the originating countries, poor enforcement of the Mexican and American borders, and antiquated immigration laws. New immigration laws are crafted out of necessity.
The polarization of American politics reaches a tipping point. The gridlock started with the radical shift in political power associated with the last Uranus/Pluto square (June 2012 – March 2015) during the Barrack Obama presidency. This resulted in a conservative backlash and the election of Donald Trump. Further gridlock will cause Trump, like Obama before him, to bypass Congress and rely more on Executive Orders and questionable legal actions to govern. This will precipitate a constitutional crisis and a breakdown of law and order. The crude and divisive politics in Washington will cause more Americans to lose faith in standard democracy, turning instead to

Democratic Socialism.
A new way of governing may be in the making or, at least, an extreme departure from the politics of the past. If, as predicted, the economy suffers a severe recession or depression, then it is unlikely that Donald Trump will be reelected in 2020. Pluto is the great revealer. It is likely that Trump’s international financial dealings and dubious business arrangements will be exposed leading to impeachment proceedings or, at least, fewer Republicans and swing voters willing to back him.

THE ECONOMY
The long American bull economy will end due to a combination of two or more factors: a slowdown in the world economy, U.S. and China trade war continuation, Brexit, Middle East conflict, or a major cyber-attack on the U.S. banking system. It will largely be a debt fueled recession as the national debt and yearly deficits continue to rise due to government overspending plus the added expense from climate change storm, drought, flood, and fire catastrophes.

INNOVATION
Major anti-trust cases, notably against Google, will improve internet access and better secure individual freedoms. Some government regulation of the internet will be necessary, i.e., Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Government and corporate intrusions using surveillance camera, AI facial recognition, and other technologies will be hotly debated with new regulations being imposed.
Infrastructure rebuilding is quite possible at this time.

Additional nuclear energy production will be needed to supplement renewable sources.
5G digital networks will transform the technological world allowing AI, medical and personal devices to rapidly advance.

The commercialization of space will begin with spaceship tourism and the mining of natural resources on the Moon.

Government entities, the U.S. Airforce primarily, will admit privately that the world is being visited by alien UFOs.