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A proposed chart for Canada

 

At the 1st of July 1867, with the passing of the Constitutional Act, three separate colonies of Canada, Nova scotia and New Brunswick were united into a single Dominion under the rule of the British Empire.  The 1st of July was named Dominion day, which was later renamed to 'Canada day'.  This is commonly referred to as Canada's birthday.  It is not quite like other countries which are declared by an event of independence, but to describe that event more accurately, it served as an important milestone in long process that would eventually result in a sovereign independent country.  As of 1867, Canada became a kingdom of its own right, within the United Kindgom.

Astrologers have usually used the chart for the 1st of July 1867, Ottawa, Ontario.  Another possible candidate would be a chart set for Canada act 1982.  I have seen most charts set for 00:00.  According to "The Canadian Astrology Collection" by John McKay-Clements, published in 1998, the 12:00 midnight time is used because "legal instruments in Canada usually take effect at 00:00 hours on the inception date".  Another possibility is a chart set for 12:05.  This time is based on an eyewitness account of the official announcement. Chart background info from https://www.astrologyweekly.com/countries/canada.php.

I listed events of Canadian history along with their corresponding astrological influences, while limiting myself mostly to 2nd harmonic aspects with 1 degree orbs.   The predictive techniques I chose were transits, secondary progressions and tertiary progressions.  I noticed that in some events there is a lag, and prominent aspects align few days before the date of the Constitutional Act.  I set the chart to 27 June 1867, 12:30PM, Ottawa, 45N25, 75W42. 

I believe the chart fits because of high incidence of aspects involving the secondary progressed and tertiary progressed moon.  Also, Libra ascendant fits Canada better than the Aries ascendant because its ruler is in Gemini, a double bodied sign, which fits Canada's inherent dual French-English identity.

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Following themes were noticed:

  1. The Quebec Sovereignty issue is brought up when Mercury and Mars aspects are active.  It's possible that the Quebecois identity is represented by Mercury in the chart.

  2. Natal Mars is involved in any type of crisis.

  3. Territorial expansion and integration of new provinces shows itself in many different forms, with no fixed pattern.

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Appendix 1 – List of events and corresponding astrological influences:

24 Jun 1497, Navigator John Cabot lands in the northern Atlantic coast of north America, claiming the land for England:

  1. Sec.Prog. Mars Exact conjunct natal moon.

  2. Sec. Prog. Jupiter Exact Opposite natal Mercury.

  3. Sec. Prog. Saturn Exact Trine natal Sun.

  4. By transit, the sun Neptune opposition is on natal IC-MC Axis.

  5. Tert. Prog.  Moon returns to exact natal moon location.

 

24 Jul 1534, Explorer Jacques Cartier claims the Gaspe Peninsula for France:

  1. Transit Saturn conjunct natal Mercury.

  2. Sec. Prog. Mercury reaches natal Mars and oppose Sec. Prog Moon.

  3. Tert. Prog. Mercury Conjunct Descendant.

 

3 Jul 1608, Quebec City is founded, becoming the capital of New France:

  1. Transit sun on natal MC.

  2. Transit Jupiter conjunct natal Moon.

  3. Tert. Prog. Ascendant reaches natal moon.

  4. Tert. Prog Sun conjunct natal IC.

  5. Tert. Prog Moon conjunct natal Mars.

 

4 Jul 1634, Trois-Rivieres founded:

  1. Transit Sun + Jupiter conjunct MC.

  2. Sec. Prog. Moon oppose natal moon.

  3. Tert. Prog. Moon conjunct natal moon.

 

21 Jun 1749, Halifax is founded and settled by the British, followed by the Father Le Loutre's War:

  1. Sec. Prog. Mars conjunct MC.

  2. Sec. Prog. Sun sq. natal Venus.

 

10 Feb 1763, End of the 7 years war.  France cedes New France to Great Britian:

  1. Transiting Uranus conjunct Descendant.

  2. Transiting Jupiter conjunct natal Moon.

  3. Sec. Prog. Mercury conjunct Descendant.

 

20 Oct, 1818, The "London Convention" is signed, settling the boundry between the US and British North America:

  1. Transiting Jupiter oppose natal Sun.

  2. Sec. Prog. Sun oppose natal Saturn.

  3. Sec. Prog. Jupiter oppose natal Mars.

  4. Tert. Prog. Mars conjunct ascendant.

 

15 Jul 1879, Canada aquires Rupert's Land in the NW territories:

  1. Sec. Prog sun conjunct Uranus.

  2. Tert. Prog. Moon conjunct Saturn.

 

20 Jul 1871, Colony of BC enter Confederation as a province:

  1. Transit Jupiter conjunct Midheaven.

  2. Transit Saturn oppose natal Sun.

  3. Sec. Prog Sun square Ascendant.

  4. Sec. Prog Moon sextile natal Moon.

  5. Tert. Prog. Jupiter oppose Mars.

 

1 Jul 1873, PEI enters confederation as a province:

  1. Transit Saturn oppose natal Mercury.

  2. Sec. Prog Sun conjunct Midheaven.

 

1 Sep 1905, Alberta and Saskatschewan become provinces:

  1. Transit Mercury conjunct Mars.

  2. Transit Venus conjunct Mercury.

  3. Sec. Prog. Sun conjunct POF.

 

25 Jun – 14 Sep 1926, The King-Byng Affair, a constitutional crisis:

  1. Sec. Prog Mars conjunct ascendant.

  2. Sec. Prog Moon conjunct MC.

  3. Sec. Prog Jupiter oppose natal Mars.

  4. Tert. Prog Saturn oppose Venus.

 

11 Dec 1931, The Statute of Westminster is enacted in Britian, officially ending the power of the British to pass and nullify laws in the Dominion without its conscent:

  1. Transit stationary Mercury oppose natal Sun.

  2. Transit Venus conjunct IC.

  3. Sec. Prog. Sun oppose natal Jupiter.

 

9 Nov 1945, Canada joins the United nations:

  1. Transit Sun conjunct natal Saturn.

  2. Transit Mars conjunct natal Mercury.

  3. Sec. Prog. Venus conjunct N. Node.

  4. Tert. Prog. Mars conjunct natal moon.

  5. Tert. Prog Mercury conjunct natal Venus.

 

31 Mar 1949, Newfoundland enters Confederation:

  1. Sun conjunct Descendant.

  2. Neptune conjunct Ascendant.

  3. Sec. Prog. Moon conjunct natal Moon.

  4. Sec. Prog Mars & Jupiter Conjunct natal Venus.

 

1963 – First wave of Front de libération du Québec attacks:

  1. Uranus conjunct natal Mars.

  2. Sec. Prog. Venus and Sun conjunct Ascendant.

 

Oct 1970, The October Crisis:

  1. Transiting Uranus conjunct Ascendant.

  2. Transiting Mars sq. Natal Sun.

  3. Tert. Prog Saturn conjunct IC.

  4. Tert. Prog Pluto oppose natal Saturn.

 

20 May 1980, Referendum on Quebec independence:

  1. Transit Mars conjunct natal Mars.

  2. Transit Mercury conjunct natal Mercury.

  3. Sec. Prog. Mars & Mercury oppose natal Pluto.

  4. Tert. Prog. Uranus conjunct Mercury.

  5. Tert. Prog Mercury conjunct N. Node.

 

17 Apr 1982, Total independence from Great Britian through Patriation of its Constitution:

  1. Transit Jupiter oppose natal Moon.

  2. Transit Uranus square natal Mars.

  3. Transit Sun sq. natal Mercury.

  4. Sec. Prog. Moon conjunct natal Mercury.

  5. Sec. Prog Mercury conjunct natal Saturn.

  6. Tert. Mars conjunct natal Saturn.

  7. Tert. Venus conjunct Ascendant.

 

18 Sep 1967, "An Option for Quebec" essay is published by René Lévesque:

  1. Transit Saturn conjunct descendant.

  2. Sec. Prog Mars oppose natal Moon.

  3. Sec. Prog Moon conjunct IC.

  4. Tert. Prog Mars sq. Sun.

  5. Tert. Prog. Sun conjunct Jupiter.

 

30 Oct 1995, Referendum on Quebec independence:

  1. Transit Sun oppose natal Moon.

  2. Transit Uranus oppose natal Mercury.

  3. Sec. Prog Mercury sq. natal Mars.

  4. Tert. Prog Moon oppose natal Mars.

  5. Tert. Prog Mars sq. natal Sun.

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