Free in Florida

The state of Florida has moved counter to the established order in dealing with the coronavirus situation. The state remains open and restrictions are not much different from what they normally are. The virus statistics are very good.

So curiosity led me to crack open my trusty book delineating horoscopes of American states and cities, and there it was! The Sunshine State has four planets in Aquarius -- Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Neptune. That indicates independence, sometimes rebellion, uniqueness, and the reverse of what's expected. Added to that are Jupiter and Uranus conjunct in Aries. Pluto is in Aries also. The bold Aries placements reflect Florida's drive to stick up for itself and make its own decisions. The state knows what's best for the citizens and will act to protect its autonomy. The people themselves are entrusted with decisions regarding the coronavirus.

Florida went ahead on its own until recently. Now the federal government is threatening the independent state with authoritarian commands unrelated to the local situation. The governor is resisting vigorously. It could be the movement of planets into Aquarius that has set this state's natural inclination toward liberty into motion, as well as the general Aquarian backlash to the recent authoritarian Capricorn squeeze.

In the United States republic, a federal government oversees a collection of independent sovereign states. The amount of power each has is often in question and is probably the defining challenge of the country since its birth. With  America's Moon and south node in Aquarius, freedom provides safety. The country fought against great odds to establish her independence and happened to choose a Moon in Aquarius to set the pursuit in motion. 

It's not at all surprising that Florida is taking the lead in this moment heralding many years of Aquarian influence.