As Saturn and Neptune make their final opposition next week, the CIA will release records on its illegal activities that took place from the 1950s to the early 1970s, including illegal domestic spying on journalists and other civilians, “unwitting” drug experiments in mind control, and plots to assassinate foreign leaders. Gee, that all sounds eerily familiar, but the CIA claims it’s a different organization now.

The Saturn/Neptune cycle is closely associated with the revelation of secrets and scandals so this correlates nicely with the astrological imagery.

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