So actually, taking a thread out of that, this is obviously an age-old question and whether we're talking about astrology or otherwise, but what are your general thoughts on, you know, whether we can phrase it like this, but fate versus free will? Are we on a spectrum here? How can astrologers best think about this? Are we compelled? What's going on in your view?

Well, great question again.

Three answers.

On the one hand, difference between Western and Vedic.

Vedic is much more destiny and fate.

Western is more free will.

Second answer depends on the nature of your chart.

In the general sense of that nation astrology, mundane astrology, where do you see the United Kingdom going?

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And then as we got closer and closer, you know, two years ago I started looking at this in a great deal more detail.

And then as we got towards the end of last year, I realized that we're in a situation where for six months all of the moons, full moons and new moons, were in the same degree.

During that time we also had the Saturn-Neptune conjunction, and at the end of that time we had the seven planet line up in Aries.

Now, initially when I saw all this happening earlier this year, I saw this as a prelude to what was happening in July with the big lineups that's coming in July, which I'll come to in a bit.

But now that we're past those flash points, I don't really see them as a prelude.

Instead they're like ...

Mm.

And now back to the episode.

I would add Uranus and Gemini, we've ho- we've focused a lot on this in, in recent times.

And yeah, uh, holographic tech, nanotech, new tech, new methods of communication, new media, great.

But when we're looking at the Uranus trine Pluto, well, a lot of us have always been thinking, "Okay, so Pluto's gonna be trining Uranus, therefore Uranus and Gemini's gonna be doing this." But Uranus trining Pluto and Aquarius, I suggest that with all the new media, one of the side effects of this is that a lot more people are gonna start becoming aware of their own psychology.

And that-... is going to empower a great, a large amount of people.

And when you consider that Neptune is sextiling both Uranus and Pluto, it's bringing a practical approach to spirituality into the equation.

Not airy-fairy, but practical doc- da- grounded approach to it.

Just background info for people.