Mars squaring the Uranus Square Pluto (2012 – 2015) adds a more potent picture to the already ominous aspect between Uranus and Pluto which was exact on June 24, 2012 and is set to be exact six more times until March 17, 2015. Read more on Uranus Pluto Square – Part 1. This is a long term aspect with long standing consequences but aspects from other planets could add another dimension to this energy. With Mars in Libra squaring both Uranus and Pluto, the tension filled conversation between these planets could turn violent and there is more spark being added to the existing potent mix. It’s not that hard to see that there is a sudden escalation of violence in the recent days with Mars in the picture.
Tension in Syria since March 2011 has evolved into a civil war (Mars) with rebel groups (Uranus) wanting to topple the President, President Bashar Al-Assad who is as tough a dictator as his late father Hafez (Pluto in Capricorn) who in 1982 ordered the massacre of 10,000 Syrians in Hama to crush a revolt by Sunni Muslims. Recently, with Mars on the cross square of Uranus and Pluto there has been an escalation of violence as seen on July 12, 2012, when 305 people were killed by the Syrian government in the Sunni village of Tremseh in Hama province, and on July 18, 2012, when the rebel group threw a bomb at a high level security meeting killing 3 prominent Syrian ministers. This explains the influence of Mars on the existing tension between wanting immediate change and freedom (Uranus) from outmoded dysfunctional systems (Pluto).
Mars was exactly squaring Uranus on July 18, 2012 and I was happy when the day got over without any shaking news but not for too long. On July 19, 2012, at midnight a gunman shot 12 people and injured many more in a theater in Aurora, Colorado.
Again, if you have any personal planets in early degrees (approx. 5 to 15 deg) of cardinal signs, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, and Libra, then just watch out for accidents, slow down and be more in touch with yourself.