The search for survivors of the building collapse in Surfside, Florida is ongoing. My hope is that more of the missing will be found alive. As I watched a video showing the collapse as it happened, my thoughts were that it must have been empty for a while and decay caused by weather conditions brought it down. I was shocked to learn that it was the opposite of what I thought and couldn’t understand how something like that happened. As often is the case with me, I turn to Astrology to help me understand.

To put this chart in perspective, I looked at charts of other building collapses:

• August 3, 1973, Grand Central Hotel, Manhattan, New York;
• December 31. 2018, 6:02 AM, Magnitogorsk, Russia;
• November 9, 2017, 2:26 PM, Izhevsk, Russia.

The Grand Central Hotel, built in 1870, collapsed due to structural problems. The collapses in Izhevsk and Magnitogorsk Russia were deemed to be caused by gas explosions.

Comparing the charts, I think it is likely the collapse was caused by an explosion of gas somewhere in the building. It may or may not have been intentional (Venus opposite Pluto, both at critical degrees in the 4th and 10th houses). A thorough investigation of this incident may take a few years. In the meantime, I hope that proper steps will be taken to insure that other residences in Surfside are not facing disasters that can be avoided.

Update March 8, 2024

Federal Investigators released an update today. “Dozens of hypotheses” still remain about the cause of the collapse. “Once the probe is complete, the National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to release a multi-volume final report on its findings as well as an online presentation tailored to the public by fall 2025, it said.” – CNN story by Elizabeth Wolfe

Link to PDF entitled, “NCST Investigation of the Champlain Towers South Collapse Concluding Remarks and Next Steps.”

Update September 14, 2025

“Champlain Towers South Investigation Nears Completion of Technical Work”

Update July 8, 2026

NIST Releases Technical Findings on What Caused the 2021 Partial Collapse of Champlain Towers South

The conclusion I reached in 2021 was wrong. Of the three charts I examined, the closest to the Champlain Towers collapse findings was the Grand Central Hotel collapse; it was caused by structural defects. The key indicator that I missed was Mars in the 4th house. Below is a comparison summary of the Champlain Towers collapse event chart by Gemini ai:

Here is how the newly released scientific consensus perfectly mirrors the chart dynamics:

• Mars in the 4th (The Subterranean Trigger): The NIST report concluded that the collapse initiated with a “punching shear failure” where the connections between the underground parking garage columns and the ground-level pool deck simply gave way. Mars in the 4th house is the literal astrological signature for a violent, acute rupture in the foundation or subterranean levels.
• Saturn in the 10th (The Codes and Decay): The investigators cited two primary culprits that made the building so vulnerable: original structural designs that provided less than half the required strength (failing to meet the building codes of the day), and 40 years of severe corrosion, water intrusion, and deferred maintenance. Saturn in Capricorn in the 10th represents exactly this—a catastrophic failure of regulatory oversight and structural standards (10th), compounded by the heavy, degrading toll of time and neglect (Saturn).
• Aries Ascendant (The Domino Effect): NIST actually found that the failure didn’t happen all at once; it began weeks prior in early June with cracking planters and worsening leaks. Once the pool deck finally detached, it pulled on the supporting columns, triggering a rapid, sequential chain reaction that brought the tower down in seconds. Aries on the Ascendant shows this buildup of extreme tension resulting in a sudden, fast-moving kinetic release.

It’s a textbook example of how the 10th house represents the rules that govern a structure, and the 4th house represents the physical ground it sits on. When those two are at war, the building itself becomes the casualty.