How in the world did we get to where we are today? Gargatholil's new book, Fresh Garbage, provides an astrological answer to this question.
In the late 1960s, the band Spirit released a song, Fresh Garbage. This fresh garbage was psychological content that wasn't fully processed. During the Uranus-Pluto conjunction of the 1960s, a tremendous amount of transformational energy was released. That energy powered several important social movements. While many living in that era were swept up by this energy, a great many more resisted it. When the transformative power of Uranus-Pluto was rejected, it became unprocessed psychic fresh garbage. That fresh garbage manifested in the collective consciousness in the form of reactionary attitudes and movements.
Inspired by Richard Tarnas' Cosmos and Psyche, Fresh Garbage explores the astrology and history of six movements that can be identified with the energy of the Uranus-Pluto conjunction: the Civil Rights Movement, the Free Speech Movement, the Vietnam War and the Anti-war Movement, the Countercultural Revolution, the Sexual Revolution/New Feminism, and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. It then follows each movement through the period marked by subsequent Uranus-Pluto contacts: the semi-sextile of the late 1970s, the semi-square of the late 1980s, the sextile of the 1990s, the square of the 2010s, and the trine of the mid and late 2020s.
There is plenty of astrology here (70 event and natal horoscopes). There is also deep historical and psychological analysis to explain both the development of the six transformative movements discussed in the book and the opposition that arose to those movements. This is a must-read for devotees of mundane astrology or transpersonal and evolutionary astrology, or anyone craving a psychologically fulfilling explanation of how in the world we got to where we are today.
Gargatholil: -
Gargatholil's interest in astrology began more than 40 years ago with his discovery of the works of Dane Rudhyar and Alan Leo. Their love of music goes back farther. One of the first albums Gargatholil bought was Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
In the 1980s, Gargatholil;s knowledge of astrology was further informed by the writing of Donna Cunningham, Stephen Arroyo and Liz Greene. Gargatholil has always appreciated astrology as a tool for self-knowledge and personal growth. He believes, while transits may be valuable for understanding the "astrol weather" one is experiencing, it is the natal chart that holds the key to interpreting the drives and motivations, qualities, internal conflicts and challenges, and potential of the personality resident in this lifetime. Gargatholil has long rejected using astrology to attempt to predict the future on both practical and spiritual grounds.
Gargatholil has a Libra Sun and Taurus Ascendant (both ruled by Venus), with Moon in Capricorn in the tenth house (both ruled by Saturn) cusp Aquarius (ruled by Uranus). The primary rulers of Gargatholil's chart, Venus and Saturn, are conjunct in Virgo, while the Moon forms the point of a Yod to Saturn and Uranus. Understandably, Gargatholil has a straight gig and does not wish his identity to be revealed. He also is grateful to have been blessed with the capacity to bring the content of the Higher Mind to a more concrete and structured level.
Gargatholil has eclectic taste in music. His criteria for considering something worthwhile listening to boils down to "as long as she's been doin' it right." Gargatholil lived the Sixties Countercultural experience and the music of that era occupies a special place in their heart.
