In the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (apec) summit in San Francisco, Joe Biden and Xi Jingping came to agreement that US and China could co-exist. Quoting The Economist:
Both emphasized the fact that they have known each other for more than a decade, since they were both vice-presidents. But they disagreed on many things, not least the nature of their countries’ relationship. Mr Biden said they had to “ensure that competition does not veer into conflict”; Mr Xi warned against the very notion of a contest, saying “major-country competition is not the prevailing trend of current times”. Earth, he added, “is big enough for the two countries to succeed”.
After years of nervous energy around a major conflict erupting between US and China, it seems we have possibly entered into a harmonious era.
This is the archetypal signature of Uranus-Neptune, a softer aspect (sextile: 60º) that just came into alignment this August and will go out of alignment in 2029.
Uranus, the archetype of freedom is fused with Neptune, the archetype of peace.
The last time we had a Uranus sextile Neptune transit was between 1964 – 1969.
During that period, the Paris Peace Accords negotiation process began. Although the agreement was not signed until 1973, the impulse toward restoring peace in Vietnam was subtly underway.
And this is the energetic nature of a sextile. Compared to hard aspects (conjunction, square, and opposition), a sextile evokes the energy of a (low caffeinated) cup of tea. It's subtle.
During the Uranus-Neptune square in the 1950s and the Uranus-Neptune conjunction in the 1990s (both hard aspects) the energy was much louder.
1950s were a significantly peaceful era as the collective consciousness was just coming out of World War II. As for the 1990s, it is also hailed as a peaceful period, marking the end of the Cold War and the demolition of Apartheid in South Africa.
The next major Uranus-Neptune (square) transit will be from 2034 – 2045.