Cardinal Cross

cardinal cross

From 2008 to 2015 Uranus and Pluto made a dynamic square aspect in Cardinal signs. This was a major phase in their 139 year cycle that began in the 1960s. Other planets joined in, forming T-squares and a Grand Cross.

  • What is the Cardinal Cross?

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    It All Starts with the Uranus-Pluto Square

    When slow-moving planets form a dynamic alignment, astrologers sit up and take notice! Uranus and Pluto did this starting in 2010. When Saturn and Jupiter caught up to them, things got real "interesting."

  • Mars at the Crossroads

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    2014: Mars Awakens the Cardinal Cross

    The Cardinal Cross (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto) made a comeback in 2014. Jupiter and Mars moved into position to form a Grand Cross aspect pattern, reactivating the dynamic energy of the Uranus-Pluto square!

  • Cardinal Cross Dynamics

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    Cardinal Crossroads: Squared Off!

    From 2008 to 2015, Saturn and Pluto teamed up against Jupiter and Uranus in a battle for dominance and integration that is still playing out years later. This article explains the tensions, conflicts and dynamics of this alignment.

  • Cardinal Cross and You

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    Riding the Wave of Transformation

    The Cardinal Cross was a powerful aspect pattern in our skies for several years, starting in 2010: Uranus square Pluto along with Jupiter and Saturn. These alignments initiated deep change that continues to unfold.

  • Cardinal Cross and Myth

    Painting: Fall of the Giants, Jacob Jordaens

    Mythical Roots of the Cardinal Cross

    If you want a larger-than-life view of human nature, look to mythology! The astrology of the Cardinal Cross springs to life with a whole new dimension when we look at the mythology involved in the principle planets.

  • Back to the Crossroads

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    Return of the Cardinal Cross

    The Cardinal Cross (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto) was starting to relax its influence by 2013. Then Jupiter moved into Cancer, stirring it up again. In July 2013 Mars conjoined Jupiter, bringing it back into sharp focus!