The question of the August 11, 1999 Eclipse is one that keeps coming up and should come up. I have written several articles drawing attention to this eclipse because every major thing that has happend since then has it's roots in the Aug. 11 Grand Fixed Cross eclipse and a repeated pattern on Aug. 17/18 1999.
On August 11th the Moon and Sun were at 18 degrees Leo, opposing a 14 degree Uranus in Aquarius. The most powerful aspects to this eclipse was a 16 degree Taurus Saturn, and 16 degree Scorpio Mars.
The second Grand Fixed Cross was formed on August 17/18, not an eclipse but very powerful as all planets except Pluto were in the four fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius and Pluto was in a trine to Mercury; a promise of revealed information.
Eclipses introduce a sudden change or realignment with the prevailing wisdom and the 1999 Grand Cross Eclipse (It was a total eclipse of the Sun) introduced a destabilizing effect that would ultimately show us aspects of ourselves, governments, communities, economies, etc that no longer work. And we have certainly seen that.
In a sense George Bush was the perfect President for this time in history and his administration's corruption and incompetence has speeded the process of shearing our illusions away from our eyes and minds.
Every major event in the United States and abroad has aspects to that eclipse, including the 2000 Election and Inauguration, 9/11, New Orleans, the Invasion of Iraq, the Invasion of Lebanon, and every massive earth shift such as earthquakes, major storms. Remember this eclipse covered the earth, with it's center in the Middle East.
The horizontial line of a Grand Cross represents matter, the vertical line represents spirit and the nexus (where they intersect) represents humanity.
The occurrence of the Grand Cross in the fixed signs is suggestive of a spiritual shift, preparing for an upward move in consciousness. The four fixed signs are considered best for navigation and ceremonies of marking time and space because their relationship in the sky is consistently easiest to see.
Aldebaran in Taurus (where Saturn fell) is a bright red first magnitude star that is near the Pleiades and Orion, and is almost exactly across the wheel from another bright red star, Antares, the heart of Scorpio (the home to Mars) The brilliant blue giant Regulus, the heart of Leo, (the Sun and Moon) and the Lion's whole body, are easy to make out. Aquarius has no first-magnitude stars but you can still see it shining brightly.
The best-known associations of the fixed signs are with the four beasts in the bible, the book of Ezekiel, they are associated with the four Christian gospel writers, they are symbolized in Tarot (the Wheel of Fortune card).
Taurus the Bull; Leo the Lion; Scorpio the Eagle; and Aquarius the Water Bearer (or Angel) represent humanities progression or soul/spirit evolution from from brute force to intelligent force to spiritual force to life force.
Taurus is brute force, Aquarius is intelligent force, Scorpio is spiritual force and of course Leo is life force. The symbols of the Aug. 11 grand fixed cross found three of the four occupied by their natural rulers and Saturn in Taurus is welcomed in that sign as a friend.
All the planets can operate in a positive or negative manner and usually you will find both energies active. The outpouring of aid for the tsunami, for New Orleans, for 9/11, coupled with the negative actions of some of our world leaders, the nasty rhetoric, the violence toward other countries, the lies, the greed; all of these things can trace their roots to those 1999 Grand Fixed Cross aspects.
Now we have a Full Moon falling directly across the New Moon of the August 11th eclipse. Leading into this Full Moon is social unrest from the people of Mexico, France, the Hezbollah, Ned Lamont's win. That win represents the voice of the people standing against the establishment and we will be seeing more and more of that in the coming weeks and months. The coming Saturn/Neptune opposition on the very same degrees (16 to 18 Leo/Aquarius) promises a more vigorous shifting away from the "powers that be." Mr. Liberman thinks he is forming a "new party" he is not, he is trying to be a broker for the old way of doing things, but his run for the Senate will invigorate the people across this country to take their country back from the hands of corruption.
Leading into this Full Moon, the people in Connecticut found out they could count, they could matter, they didn't have to have the status quo shoved down their throats and the rest of the country is now watching.
As we move toward the end of August the Saturn/Neptune comes into play and we (the world) will be feeling the tension, there will also be a certain amount of awakening I think.
Events created by massive cosmic movement such as a grand fixed cross or a grand fixed eclipse don't unfold in a matter of days, it takes months even years, in fact earth can be affected for several hundred years by a powerful eclipse. It can and will be activated by powerful aspects to it, and you can see the result as events in the world play out.
Eclipses are most active six months before and six months after, following that eclipse points are subject only to active impulses and the 1999 eclipse has had a lot of powerful impulses the last six years that will continue for about 18 months before it goes semi dormant.
The last eclipse was March 29, 2006 and the Middle East was the hot spot for that eclipse. The next Eclipse will be Sept. 22 at 29 Virgo, activating Iraq and Iran and South America, particularly around Venezuela. Oil has been the motivating factor for the latest and possibly coming invasions.
The Aug. 11, 1999 Eclipse was in the 1 North Saros Series, relating to a tiredness of the past even health issues can arise. To know which eclipse is being activated one only need to examine the recorded eclipses and which Saros Series they relate to and the meaning, and trace the periods of time they will be activated or set off. You will be amazed at the events relating to that particular eclipse. I would suggest Bernadette Brady's book "The Eagle and the Lark" for that study.
It isn't just tragedy set off with the eclipses, you will also find discoveries, inventions, cures for diseases, progressive movements, wonderful things. Always look to the politicians of a government, they provide the examples of what we do or do not want as a collective, but it's up to us how we respond collectively.
It has been a long hard slough with this 1999 Eclipse but the effects of it will wane for a few years after 2007 at least until Saturn travels through Scorpio in 2014. But 2014 isn't our concern right now, it's the Saturn/Neptune opposition the end of August that bears watching, it will be most illuminating.