Jamaica
All countries have a birth chart, and just like people, they go through ups and downs. The birth chart for Jamaica is based on the time of its independence from the U.K., believed to be 9:38 on 6 August 1962.
The chart has a Leo Sun. Jamaicans are flashy, outgoing, proud people. Rastafarianism is a religion originating in Jamaica, and the lion is its symbol. The Libra ascendant represents the arts and musicians. Adding to the musician theme is how Neptune squares the Sun and Jupiter in Pisces (music), which is trining Neptune.
Jamaica is responsible for bringing us ska music in the 1960s. Ska, by the 1970s, morphed into reggae with Bob Marley being the king of the genre. Jamaica is also synonymous with marijuana, which Neptune rules.
Hurricane Melissa
On 28 October 2025 at 13:00, the powerful Category 5 hurricane with 300 km/h winds made landfall in Jamaica, causing massive destruction and four deaths before moving on to other parts of the Caribbean. It caused 20 deaths in Haiti and more destruction in the Bahamas and Cuba.
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How does Melissa show up in Jamaica’s chart? I couldn’t see anything right away, but when you examine the midpoints of the transiting planets to Venus —the ruler of the Ascendant —five significant hits. Venus is at 27°42’ of Virgo.
Analysis
Venus in Jamaica’s chart is at 27°42’ of Virgo.
- The previous Solar Eclipse was at 29°05’, making it conjunct Venus. It is just over a degree off of exact. Eclipses bring powerful events by amplifying situations, which can be either good or bad.
- Mars – violence / Mercury-wind at 27°12’ of Scorpio is in a sextile aspect to Venus. The sextile aspect brings ease of interaction. With winds of 300 km/h, the interaction came swiftly.
- Moon – water / Pluto – destruction at 28°08’ of Capricorn, making this an almost exact trine aspect. Trines make things happen effortlessly.
- Saturn – difficulties / Neptune – water at 27°54’ in Pisces (water) opposite Venus brings destructive rains and flooding.
- Jupiter – expansive / Uranus – hurricanes at 27°37’ of Gemini (air) in an exact and challenging square aspect to Venus brought a massive hurricane to Jamaica.
This combination of midpoint events shows how a nation’s chart can indicate what is happening in that country. This method can also be applied to people as well. If anyone was born with a Libra or Taurus rising and Venus at 28°, they might experience significant events depending on what the planets rule in their charts.
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