gbejm | The Interlude Ends: Final Report Card

Based on the timing rules I've been using, the March 4 chart has run its course, but the July 4 chart still applies through early December. That means this is just a recap; the next new chart is three months away.

Going bullet-by-bullet through my summary:

general economic problems: inflation at levels we haven't seen in a long time? widespread shortages of various items? fresh rounds of regional lockdowns stifling an economic recovery? Check, check, and check.

the media and other state institutions will capitulate and follow someone else's lead, potentially the adminstration's: this is an interesting one, and I didn't fully appreciate how things would unfold. Folks who step one toe out of line on the approved narrative regarding the pandemic or the vaccines faces a strong chance of getting kicked off whatever platform they're using, even if what they're saying is in line with what the CDC is saying. And, of course, that approved narrative can practically turn on a dime.

a further surprise regarding health: I'm going to call this a miss on my part, since I think this is pointing to the linkage between health and employment (both sixth house matters). Multiple larger employers, including the tech giants, United Airlines, CNN, and the New York City public school district are requiring employees to get vaccinated or lose their jobs. In some places, unions are pushing back on this. How this all plays out in the end is anyone's guess.

a flurry of diplomatic activity that doesn't turn out to be helpful: In my commentary I was right about "epic fail" but I guessed the wrong country (Iran instead of Afghanistan) and I also incorrectly guessed that it would be diplomatic activity, not a military withdrawal. I'm going to be a harsh grader on myself and say I missed the mark here too, even though the Ogham seemed to get it right.

something unusual (but not currently clear what) regarding the adminstration itself: I have a tentative guess on this one. The way the withdrawal from Afghanistan was conducted blindsided our allies, both in terms of Afghans working with us (e.g., sneaking out of Bagram in the middle of the night) and countries we normally have close relationships with (e.g., Biden dodging Prime Minister Johnson's calls for a day and a half, a bizarre move even under routine circumstances). Taken in that context, the stellum in the tenth house would mean that the adminstration's new plans (Muin) have burned bridges (Ur, reversed Eabhadh) with our allies (reversed Or, reversed Eamhancholl). In other words, Biden's promise that "America is back" just got -- as Kipling once wrote -- wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains.

All in all, the chart seemed to indicate the fault lines over the period, though I didn't always correctly foresee how they'd play out. I'll try to keep that in mind as I do future charts. In addition, the withdrawal from Afghanistan seems to confirm that I'm on the right track with the timing rules for these charts.

(Edited 12/4/2021 to fix a minor HTML glitch.)