True, going back to Nostradamus, there have also been the predictable predictions of catastrophe around this particular stellar event. The weather forecaster who suggests that this year's hurricane season will see a killer hurricane may get it right without thinking that the future is predetermined. With the grand cross, we're given a set of symbols, and we can use them any way we wish. This is what the new astrology aims to explore. Power structures do what they do.
Nature does what it does.
These are facts not predictions. During the last six thousand years of recorded history, we've watched aggressive societies march up and down the globe, spawning wars and oppression. We've also seen humanity respond with brilliant philosophy, great art and music, astonishing love stories, and even alternative cultures that were peaceful and harmonious. We can work to heal the wounds from wars and oppression, using humanity's individual and collective talents to create a new century of healing. We can reclaim the planet and humanity, using our own higher consciousness and values.