{"id":1467,"date":"2014-04-20T12:01:57","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T12:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cosmiccandor\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2014-04-17T23:18:26","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T23:18:26","slug":"brace-yourself-for-aprils-cardinal-grand-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cosmiccandor\/2014\/04\/brace-yourself-for-aprils-cardinal-grand-cross.html","title":{"rendered":"Brace Yourself for April&#8217;s Cardinal Grand Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/329\/2014\/04\/planets-grand-square-380x235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1468\" title=\"http:\/\/www.tarot.com\/go3\/beliefnet-free-tarot-reading\" alt=\"Free Tarot reading from Tarot.com\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/329\/2014\/04\/planets-grand-square-380x235.jpg\" width=\"380\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a>Here we go again! Today, April 21, 2014, marks the fifth exact Uranus-Pluto square in a series of seven stressful squares taking place from 2012-2015. But this time there&#8217;s more!<\/p>\n<p>This particular Uranus-Pluto square is part of a Cardinal Grand Cross, which is something you may be hearing a lot about in the media &#8212; and that&#8217;s because this Grand Cross is the most powerful planetary pattern of the year!<\/p>\n<p>This Grand Cross or Grand Square, whichever you prefer to call it, is an alignment between four heavy-duty planets: Mars, the planet of action and energy; Jupiter, the planet of expansion; Uranus, planet of surprises; and Pluto, planet of transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these planets is in a pushy, Cardinal (season-starting) sign, too, so what we end up with is a Cardinal Grand Cross that can create chaos born from the need to make change happen RIGHT NOW!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll feel this energy from April 20-23, 2014, but the affects will be life-changing and long-lasting. Read more about this powerful event at Tarot.com, and consider a calming Tarot reading to keep your balance during this stressful time. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Free Tarot reading from Tarot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tarot.com\/go3\/beliefnet-free-tarot-reading\" target=\"_blank\">Get calming insight with a Free Tarot reading from Tarot.com!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we go again! Today, April 21, 2014, marks the fifth exact Uranus-Pluto square in a series of seven stressful squares taking place from 2012-2015. But this time there&#8217;s more! 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