Saturn, Uranus, and Outlaw Business

A speakeasy during Prohibition

I've noticed some corporations getting panicky as the Saturn-Uranus times come bounding in with the business of the people. The extent of commercial development on the Internet and the growth of direct sales, trade, and bartering of services have been startling. An enormous amount of business is being conducted outside of traditional law, without licensing, taxation, and government control. While big business knocked out the little man; as always, the small entrepreneur found alternatives and rerouted. Nonregulated trade has historically thrived but probably not so openly and widespread. In many ways it reminds me of tribal barter and a return to basic transactions with survival in mind.
Last century the music business was an exciting one with creativity, joy, and possibility. Artists thrived, people were satisfied. As corporate control took over it became next to impossible for innovative artists to get recording contracts and music deteriorated. But the people were not daunted. A few years ago, a musician won a Grammy, her entire distribution done on the Internet herself. Self-made success seems to be on the rise again. 90% of the economy is small business and regardless of the much talked-about multinational control, the common man will continue to be the most important figure in the economic picture.

Prohibition began on January 16, 1920 when Uranus was at 29 Aquarius, just entering Pisces, and the Sun was in Capricorn. Pisces rules alcohol. It continued through Pisces and the government lost the battle when Uranus transited Aries. On March 23rd, 1933, the repeal started with the Sun/Uranus in Aries and Saturn in Aquarius. The repeal was complete on December 5, 1933 with Venus, Saturn, and NN in Aquarius, Mars in Capricorn, and Uranus in Aries.

The force of the illegal trade was phenomenal and the attempted restriction failed as it always does. Governments invariably come head to head with their limitations and pretty much lose it.

Some are feeling a pinch and responding. The Pluto in Capricorn grip could strangle, conceivably, but who would be the victims? Jupiter and Uranus are headed for Aries and the individual is once again rising up, kicked off by the year and a half trip of the north node through Aquarius. The Aces are slipping out of the sleeves. The big bosses can't win, nor will they lose, as the battle rages on and business continues. Never did we know that cyberspace would be the next great shopping mall. Are we in an imaginary world with commodities secondary? Well, that could scare a corporation. I understand.