The Astrology of the Japan Earthquakes, Landslides and Tsunami Warnings of January 2024
New year’s day 2024 and the day following, a series of earthquakes hit various regions around Japan, and the Japanese are bracing for more potential aftershocks. The quakes sadly left thousands homeless, dozens dead, thousands in shelters, and many freezing in winter weather. The earthquakes sparked fires, toppled buildings and destroyed infrastructure. Landslides took place, and a tsunami wave of 1.2 metres was seen making its way up a local river and on the coastline. It started with a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on 1 January 2024 in western Japan in the Noto peninsula region, Ishikawa prefecture, with the latest report claiming the loss of at least 48 people, tens of thousands without power, telecommunications down, and massive disaster relief efforts to find the missing in a battle against time. There has been reports of up to 150 after-tremors so far. Many Japanese were gathering at shrines and sacred sites to offer prayers for the new year when the quake struck just after 4pm local time. It was the largest the Ishikawa Prefecture had seen in over four decades, but the astrology seem simple…
This article is for astrological study and educational purposes only, to better understand the common astrological signatures of these kinds of disasters, and should not be viewed as anything else, or misconstrued.
The writer of this article feels deep compassion and empathy for those affected by these shocking natural disasters, and hopes that this information might assist astrological wisdom seekers in discerning the patterns and potentials of these things, for the astrologically triggered events, that they sometimes are. Astrology is not a fixed science, however we have seen plenty of good evidence to make BIG PICTURE assessments of this kind.
This article is for the more experienced astrologer, and basic concepts are not explained here, because a comprehensive study of astrology takes many years, and even then thoughts are diverse. See the video below to learn more about the recent event in Japan and how it has initially affected its people:
Hammer on Uranus, Algol and object 55637 in Taurus
On the day of the first earthquake, the Sun had been triggering an aspect pattern that Quaoar is involved in. The transiting Sun was conjunct trans-Neptunian object Quaoar at 9 degrees Capricorn making a square to MakeMake at 10 degrees Libra. Together they make a Hammer of Thor aspect pattern on Uranus, malefic fixed star Algol in Taurus, and a yet unnamed trans-Neptunian object listed as 55637 (from the list of the brightest Kuiper belt object as viewed from Earth). Lilith was at 23 degrees Scorpio. See the chart below, which is dated just a few days prior.
Jolting Uranus is the planet most associated with earthquakes, and earthquakes that lead to tsunamis… and Uranus in fixed earth sign Taurus doesn’t bode well for the infrastructure on the land. What used to be strong and stable, is moving under people’s feet; it is a classic expression of the astrological energy.
Uranus is currently retrograde at 19 degrees Taurus, but will turn direct later this month on the 27th of January 2024.
Uranus is currently not directly at the Hammer apex, but had been in 2023, and will be again later in 2024. This is documented well in other articles on this website and in the calendar. This information is not meant as scaremongering… as the earth will release tension when it needs to, no matter the astrology.
The image below shows the location of the first hit Noto Peninsula where an earthquake struck a mere 7km north, northwest of Suzu, and a mere 10km underground. It was the largest earthquake in the country since the 2015 Ogasawara earthquake. Nearly 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes. Learn more about this on Wikipedia. It details that “in Suzu, homes were washed off their foundations and some were driven further inland. The tsunami capsized many fishing vessels and carried some onto land. Building collapses and overturned cars were observed from a news helicopter flyover of the city. A resident recalled tsunami waves washing over a road, picking up cars and debris; he also estimated the waves were 3 m (9.8 ft) above tide level.”
Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. The Japan weather agency warns of further potential earthquakes in coming days.
Gonggong conjunct Saturn in Pisces
Landslides and Liquefaction in Japan:
Trans-Neptunian object Gonggong is an object famously connected with large scale landslides, floods that wreak the kind of havoc seen during ‘once in a centuary’ disasters, and the lack of disaster preparedness due to the massive scale of natural disaster devastation. Saturn, that had been retrograding over Gonggong in the early degrees of Pisces, is now direct and moving to conjunct it again. Gonggong is at 4 degrees and Saturn at 3 degrees Pisces. Gonggong is also at the apex of a yod that first went into close orb some years ago, and will continue to, but is not currently in tight orb, as both faster moving MakeMake and Varuna in sextile is out of orb. Currently, Neptune is also traversing the last decan of home sign Pisces; it’s time for water. See the video to the right about one of the landslides recently in Japan, and this one about the destructive power of the liquefaction in the coastal area.
Rain Saturated Soils in Australia:
As this disaster in Japan unfolds, eastern, south eastern, and south Australia has been hit for the last week+ with some of the heaviest rain, severe thunderstorms, water saturated soils, and flash flood disasters back to back. More is expected in areas like SE Queensland with its 350mm new year deluge.
Christmas and Boxing day were both tragic for Australians on multiple levels, and the Australian Defence Force were deployed to assist with storm relief.
Heavy Rain Saturation and floods in Britain:
Many other parts of the globe are also experiencing a tremendous amount of rainfall. See this video.
Unnamed Trans-Neptunian and Kuiper belt objects Blog and the Strange Current Astrology
There are many other aspect patterns that have been at play since Co-Vid started, like the Sedna yod, Haumea Yod, Gonggong Yod and the Varuna Yod, but they do not seem to be so prominent at present…. which is why the Unnamed Objects blog was started. So strange was the astrology in the last days of 2023, that the writer of this article started a new blog to document the movements, aspects and aspect patterns of some of the brightest Kuiper belt objects that have not been named yet.
Both Yods and Hammer of Thor aspect patterns are very powerful, directional energies that cannot be denied when in tight orb, and especially when activated by faster moving planets… See some of the charts below:
Some of the objects on the list mentioned, are making interesting aspect patterns at this time, like this grand trine involving Quaoar, a Hammer of Thor apex on Varda, a Hammer of Thor apex on Orcus, and also a Hammer of Thor apex on other unnamed objects like 55637. Articles were written about them with the details, which won’t be repeated here. Follow the links in the colour blue.
Conclusion:
It would seem that the transiting Sun on Quaoar potentially triggered the Hammer of Thor apex on Uranus in Taurus, and transiting Saturn is activating the Gonggong yod apex not currently in orb, yet the energies have been activated multiple times in the last couple of years. The image below shows MakeMake conjunct an eclipse later this year, and note how MakeMake in Libra is both a leg in the Gongong yod and the Hammer of Thor apex on Uranus, Algol. This website is to help experienced astrologers make sense of the newly discovered objects and to see how they potentially play out IN THE BIGGER PICTURE. Please remember that this astrology is pioneering and discernment should be used by inexperienced astrologers, see the Ethics page if you have an issue with this work. Do your own research if you do not understand the potential use of the material found here.