Mercury Direct Mercury Stations Retrograde on January 7th 1983

In episode 409 astrologer Gary Lorentzen joins the podcast to talk about the astrology of the AIDS pandemic, and how the timing of it correlated with the Saturn-Pluto cycle. In this episode we study the AIDS pandemic from the perspective of mundane astrology, but then also discuss it in terms of the impact it had on the astrological community. We begin by noting the parallel between the Saturn-Pluto conjunction that happened in January 2020 at the start of the Covid pandemic and the Saturn-Pluto conjunction in the early 1980s at the start of the AIDS pandemic. We then follow the 40-year Saturn-Pluto cycle and note how some key turning points during the course of the AIDS pandemic occurred around the time of the squares and opposition. We also talk about the pandemic from perspective of the impact it had on the astrological community, and the astrologers who died of AIDS in the 1980s and 90s, and how their loss set the community back by decades. Gary approaches the topic both as a seasoned expert in mundane astrology, as well as from the perspective of a gay man that lived through the pandemic and witnessed the impact it had. You can find out more about Gary on his website: GaryLorentzen.com This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on the astrology of AIDS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U4ROqRCxQo – Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 409 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3: