Santa Fe school shooting in Texas

Oh no, not again!! There's been a school shooting in Texas and newswires are saying that there may be "multiple fatalities". An individual entered an Art Class at Santa Fe High School between 07.30 and 07.45am and opened fire without warning.

This appalling incident happens of course just after Uranus has changed signs and while Mars is in a long term square with the planet of disruption. The attack happened with the Moon opposing Saturn in the 8th house of death and change bringing solemn emotions, both widely squared by Chiron. Mars was making a trine to the Sun (ruling the 3rd house of schools and the 4th house of the nation). This shooting will bring more national pressure on politicians and law makers to change gun laws. Mars is also in a square to Mercury representing young people - Mercury rules this chart as Gemini was rising at the moment it happened. You'll also notice that Jupiter, the planet of knowledge, education and higher learning is in a closing trine to Neptune, the planet of chaos and confusion.

What is stunning about all these school massacres though are the links and connections to the original shooting that rocked the US, the one at Columbine in 1999. This one put against that incident sees disruptive Uranus conjunct to the natal Sun of that shooting with an incredibly close orb of 0.02 degrees. Mars of course, the planet of violence and aggression is square to Uranus right now, being closely square to the Columbine Sun. The planet of transformation, death and brutality Pluto is now opposing the Columbine Ascendant sitting conjunct to the descendant (orb 0.21 degrees). There is one other interesting connection as transiting Chiron, the planet of wounding is conjunct to the Columbine Mercury and also in conjunction with the Midheaven too.

I send my condolences to everyone who has been affected.

This article was also posted on my Facebook page - Astrology by Paul Saunders