Some people thrive on conflict and adversity. This sometimes heroic attitude of human nature a while back gave us the adage that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Yesterday’s circus high-wire act in the astro-psychic big top (orchestrated by an out-of-control Jupiter) gives way to the fifth of seven squares between revolutionary Uranus in Aries and extremist Pluto in Capricorn (12:22PM). Their nuclear-type, radioactive testing ground today activates 14 degrees of Aries and Capricorn while the entire sequence of seven face-offs began in June 2012 and concludes in March 2015. They mirror a sequence of five Uranus-Pluto squares that occurred in the early 1930s when the Great Depression was taking hold around the globe, fascist leaders were gaining power in certain national governments, gang violence was exploding, and yet there was an attempt by enlightening forces to awaken human souls to draw strength from higher truth, knowledge, and wisdom. Trying to make things happen your way when a Uranus-Pluto square is influencing everyone is foolish. Circumstances beyond your control are temporarily in the catbird seat and being patient is a cardinal virtue. Do your best to utilize a 45-degree link from the Sun to Chiron (2:27AM), a 72-degree contact from the Sun to Jupiter (2:31PM), a contra-parallel between Mercury and Neptune (8:14PM), and a Mercury-Juno union at 28 degrees of Aries (9:13PM) to keep you out of mischief and chugging along like the little engine that could. Be aware that the Moon in Capricorn is void for nearly four hours — starting at 4:22PM and lasting until 9:19PM (when the lunar orb enters service-oriented Aquarius). Despite the stormy nature of today’s overall psychic atmosphere, there is still a chance you can come out of this cauldron of universal uncertainty smelling like a rose. [Note to readers: All times are calculated for Pacific Daylight Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]