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Note that I do use astrological jargon in The Forecast in my effort to show how the planetary patterns are reflected in mundane events. I explain what the jargon symbolizes, so that all who want to understand the connections between astrology and the news may do so. However, I do not use astrological jargon in personal consultations, just plain English.

Tuesday 5/11/2021: Late Sneak Peek at the Week; New Moon in Taurus; Jupiter in Pisces

May 11, 2021/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth Grace

Allll-righty then!

The Moon is in Taurus, at the very end of its cycle. In such times we may feel listless or restless, sensing that something new is just around the corner, but we don’t know what. With no light from the Moon, it’s a fine time for clandestine meetings or actions you’d rather see fly under the radar. If the air felt heavy overnight, you may have sensed the square between the Moon and Saturn, exact at 10:54 PM ET on Monday. It was the last aspect the Moon will make until 2:59 PM ET today(TUESDAY), when the Moon meets up with the Sun. Happy New Moon in Taurus!

Here’s what the chart looks like, set in Washington, D.C.:

Observations:

A Taurus Moon needs to plant seeds for creating material comfort and security. From the U.S.’s perspective, those seeds are being planted in the 9th house — dreams, publishing, travel, higher education, foreign affairs, court opinions and collective belief systems. With rebel Uranus on the cusp of 9th house — supported by a sextile from Mars — innovative action involving caring for families and homeland security may be one manifestation. Technology may be a key factor.
The Ascendant–19 Virgo– is President Biden’s Midheaven. His professional status and reputation is key to this lunar cycle’s story.
Neptune is heavily involved in the drama, as it was in the chart for the last Full Moon. Neptune upsides refer to compassion for human suffering, vision and healing. On the downside, Neptune refers to batsh*t craziness, drugs and deception. In general, Neptune refers to oil, oceans, film and spirits of all kinds.
Neptune is sextile the Sun and Moon, adding visionary potential to initiatives intended to build material security.
Chart ruler Mercury is high-functioning in Gemini and it is trine to Saturn. This is a good week to make that pitch!! Your ideas can be structured for the benefit of all.
The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon is “a white dove flies over troubled waters.“ Some interpretations say the dove is “fearless” in its flight, and that this symbol reflects the peaceful, contented potential of Sun-Moon in Taurus, in harmony with “oil on troubled waters” Neptune. I’m fascinated by Blain Bovee’s suggestion (see the preceding link) that this symbol may suggest rising above a situation that has become toxic, trusting that if left alone, the toxicity will resolve on its own. Lynda Hill, another Sabian expert, also argues that the white dove suggests that help is on the way. Therefore, be proactive in seeking whatever support your quest for material security requires.

After the New Moon at 2:59 PM ET, Moon sextiles Neptune. Note your dreams, even if you’re awake.

WEDNESDAY: Excess or simple exuberance greets us in the morning, as Moon squares Jupiter at 8:22 AM ET. Practical chatter is favored, as the Moon enters Gemini at 8:42 AM ET, looking for hardcore facts. The aforementioned Mercury-Saturn trine is exact at 2:33 PM ET. After its encounter with sobering — yet productive — reality, the rest of the day is driven by a need for diverse flirtations, aided by the Moon’s meet-up with Venus in Gemini at 6:20 PM ET. Imagination is sparked by the sextile of the Sun and Neptune, exact on…
THURSDAY: …at 1:44 AM ET. More practical planning and outreach can be accomplished today, supported by the Gemini Moon’s trine to Saturn and conjunction with Mercury at 12:02 PM ET and 2:31 PM ET. The biggest planetary shift happens at 6:35 PM ET, when Jupiter dips its toe into Pisces until July 29th. Jupiter refers to expansion and reward, and for the next several weeks, watch how expansion impacts Pisces-ruled concerns, including feet, empathy, surrender, oceans, oil, refugees, spirits and other escapist tactics, suicides, suffering, soulfulness, and plenty of other things listed here. Jupiter is the traditional ruler of Pisces, which means it functions well in this sign. It’s good news for people looking to choose a time to do certain things. Those affected more personally during this Jupiter-in-Pisces sneak peek are those born in the last several days of Aquarius, Leo, Taurus, and Scorpio, as well as those born in the first three days of Pisces, Gemini, Sagittarius, and Virgo. Jupiter turns retrograde on June 20th (at 2 Pisces); it turns direct on October 18th (at 22 Aquarius), and re-enters Pisces on December 28th. Meanwhile, get it off your desk today, as the Moon will be void on…
FRIDAY: ….starting at 6:50 AM ET, right after it squares wiggy Neptune. Note your dreams and then chill, chill, chill. Moon won’t enter the next sign —Cancer– until 9:30 PM ET. Until then, stick to routine concerns (i.e., resist launching an important enterprise), and roll with the twists and flakes that may disrupt efforts to move forward in a straight line. Remember that crises that crop up during voids are often much ado about nothing. CHILL — and if you can clock out early today, go for it.
SATURDAY: Moon in Cancer seeks the comforts of home and family. Plan accordingly. Moon’s sextile to Uranus at 8:34 PM ET could include a few friends. Note the potential for provocation as we get closer to…
SUNDAY: …at 1:05 AM ET, when the security-defending, sensitive drive of the Cancer Moon meets up with action-hero Mars. Humming in the background all week and this weekend are certain easy efforts to consolidate power among the Powers That Be, suggested by a trine to Pluto from the Sun, exact at 5:48 AM ET on Monday. Meanwhile, Mercury officially enters its shadow period today, as it prepares to turn retrograde on May 30th. “Shadow period” means that whatever Mercury-ruled matters are acted upon between now and the 30th (e.g., documents released, contracts signed) are subject to review, as Mercury will retrace its path when it turns retrograde. It also means that Mercury is slowing down, and your thought processes should slow down, too. Clear?

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And now, the news.

Stories reflecting the bewildering potential of Neptune running wild were rampant, especially in the United States, where Neptune is activating the U.S. Mars-Neptune square. Avid Readers will recall that this square symbolizes America’s idealization of cowboys, guns, soldiers, and its own ego (i.e., “American exceptionalism,” as astrologer Bill Herbst skeptically explains), as well as Hollywood fantasies, its notion of the “American Dream,” the current opioid crisis, and cults of all kinds. Last week’s trine between Venus and Pluto suggested we’d have stories of women and power plays, as well as intriguing “news from underground.” Here’s a sampling:

“Cult Leader ‘Mother God’ Was Found Dead and Mummified. Why Are Her Followers Celebrating?”
Thom Hartmann had a few things to say about Ayn Rand’s inspiration for Howard Roark, the hero of The Fountainhead, and OMG, it’s so bizarre…and who knew? Ayn Rand was an Aquarius, driven by an achievement-oriented Moon in Capricorn. Saturn exactly conjoined her Sun last week, so I’m not surprised by the harsh “reality check” now, nor is it surprising that Atlas Shrugged was the response thousands of people on Twitter gave to the question, “You’re on a first date, and they tell you the name of their favorite book. You immediately leave. What’s the book?” Astrology is amazing.
There are big power plays involving the control of leadership in the Republican Party, and they currently involve Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Elise Stefanik. We don’t have birth times for either one (thus we are limited to what we can anticipate), but we do have a timed chart for Cheney’s father, former VP Dick Cheney. Like Ayn Rand, his Aquarius Sun is under the disruptive and streamlining influence of transiting Uranus and Saturn, so we can appreciate 1) why he may be feeling shocked and squeezed by his party’s effort to oust daughter Liz from her leadership post; and 2) how the power play is enabling both to be seen in a fresh new light, i.e., as defenders of truth and integrity. We can also appreciate how confounding it may feel for the former VP, as transiting Neptune is sitting right on his 22 Pisces Moon — and will be there off and on into 2022. The attacks on Liz last week occurred as transiting Mars conjoined her natal Mars at 10 Cancer, and she says she’s not backing down. In the language of astrology, a Mars return is an opportunity to initiate a new two-year course of action. Liz Cheney’s Mars sits right on top of would-be usurper Stefanik’s 10 Cancer Sun. This is an energizing connection, for better or worse. Stefanik’s Mars is 12 Scorpio (like President Biden’s), and it’s under the influence of Saturn and Uranus now and into next year. We see the potential for discipline, frustration, and daring action. What kind of daring actions? The kind of action Liz Cheney took when she reached out to former U.S. defense secretaries and convinced them to write an op-ed warning the military to stay out of politics, as it is now being reported. Liz Cheney was under the influence of a daring Uranus transit in January 2021.
The Republican party’s horoscope — as I’ve mentioned before — is similar to the horoscopes of Israel and Boeing in that all three have transiting Pluto activating the Ascendant and the Midheaven. We see strong potential for breakdown, transformation, and power plays over the course of a few years, especially in matters of identity and public status. Pluto transits take time.
“Republican senator says ’embarrassing’ Arizona recount ‘makes us look like idiots.'” Stephen Colbert has more on this bizarre story, including other bewildering happenings of the week (e.g., the effort to oust Cheney).
For some reason, Salon published a piece about six documentaries about con artists.
“Archaeologists uncover oldest human burial in Africa” Fascinating news from underground.
WaPo exclusive: “The Making of a Myth” — an investigative report on the origin of The Big Lie (i.e., that the 2020 election was stolen); Heather Cox Richardson explains it here if you can’t access WaPo.
Meanwhile, guess who else has Mars at 10 Cancer, and thus could be expected to launch a new two-year action initiative last week? Melinda Gates! Now it is being reported that she met with divorce attorneys in October 2019, after a report in the NYT revealed husband Bill’s connections with Jeffrey Epstein. It is also being reported that Melinda voiced objections to Bill’s relationship with Epstein back in 2013. Without a birth time, we don’t have an Ascendant and we don’t know if Melinda has her Moon in Scorpio or Sagittarius. But we can see that her Venus-Mars conjunction in Cancer would have been rocked by the disruptive Uranus-Pluto square in 2013, and perhaps some of that disruption involved a need to take a closer look at her values and finances (Venus) and her ability to assert herself (Mars). This tidbit is brought to you in response to Avid Reader Liz, who wanted to know why I didn’t take the time to mention Melinda’s horoscope last week.

Meanwhile…

Over the weekend Venus in Taurus squared Jupiter in Aquarius. Financial expansion and indulgence were anticipated, and the stock market reached yet another new high. Factor in a runaway Neptune, and you might have heard that Jeff Bezos has ordered a “super yacht” that’s longer than a football field and will cost $500 million. He’s also been selling boatloads of Amazon stock. We don’t have a birth time for Bezos, but we can see his horoscope was also activated by Mars at 10 Cancer last week.

Mars also activated the horoscope of Ben Affleck, whose Venus sits on his 8 Cancer Ascendant. Transiting Mars on Venus can spark romance, and for Affleck it “coincided” with a presumed romantic getaway with Jennifer Lopez, a former fiancee. No birth time is available for Lopez.

I leave you with this intriguing headline from New Scientist: “Measuring Time Accurately Increases Entropy in the Universe.” Entropy is defined by Professor Google as:

PHYSICS

1. a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system’s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system.

“the second law of thermodynamics says that entropy always increases with time”

2. lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.

“a marketplace where entropy reigns supreme”

What does this suggest for astrology, I wonder. What do you think?

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Monday 5/3/2021: Sneak Peek at the Week; Mercury in Gemini

May 4, 2021/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth Grace

Alllll-righty then!

Most of the major action in the cosmos this week happened today, starting with tension between Mercury (how we need to think and communicate) in Taurus, in a square to Jupiter (publishing) at 5:32 AM ET. That was followed by the streamlining square between the Sun and Saturn at 6:01 AM ET. The Moon was –and still is –in Aquarius, seeking to be of social significance, network with its buddies and innovate, innovate, innovate — preferably in ways that are tech-savvy. Mix it all together and we’ve got a day that starts with the news that Verizon is selling AOL and Yahoo! for a cool $5 billion, because it wants to get out of the media business. That story is totally in sync with planetary patterns. Astrology is amazing.

Another jolt…followed by a streamlined focus…would have perfectly reflected Moon’s square to Uranus at 10:51 AM ET and meet-up with taskmaster Saturn at 3:07 PM ET. The Third Quarter Moon at 3:50 PM ET — a clash between the status-quo preserving energy of the Taurus Sun and the stubbornly innovative need of the Aquarius Moon — may have been an opportunity to be like Elsa and Let. It. Go. I finally gave up on the good tech support people at HP and Zoom, and I gotta tell ya, for some reason my spacebar has loosened up on its own and is functioning more in tune with its intended design. Maybe because transiting Mars (assertion, action) is currently hammering my Mercury (communication)?

Or maybe it’s because Mercury is currently at the verrrrrry end of “immovable rock” Taurus, about to become much more mobile and efficient when it enters one of its home signs — Gemini — tonight at 10:49 PM ET. Bring on the quick-thinking charmers who are just loaded with information to share. Take advantage of Mercury’s clear path this week (as Beth Owl’s Daughter’s Tarot Card of the Week also advises). After the 15th, Mercury will be in its “shadow phase, ” preparing for its next retrograde on May 29th. It will also be within range of a square to Neptune, just as Venus was when it turned retrograde last June. Translation: plenty of magical thinking between the middle of May and the middle of June. Some of it may be truly inspired and visionary; some of it may be delusional, especially with respect to Covid theories and protocols.

The rest of the week goes like this:

TUESDAY: Aquarius Moon drives a perfect networking day, ending on a high note around 8:04 PM ET, as it meets up with Jupiter. After a brief void, Moon enters Pisces at 10:08 PM ET, replacing Aquarian detachment with Pisces empathy and sensitivity.
WEDNESDAY: Pisces compassion is supported by caring action and innovation, as the Moon harmonizes with Mars at 12:06 PM ET and sextiles Uranus at 6:56 PM ET. Humming in the background is Venus — losing her head, perhaps — in a deep expression of sensual and other material comforts that could be empowering. Venus trines Pluto on…
THURSDAY:…at 7:26 AM ET, and this is the only planetary pattern happening during much of the business day. Look for it in matters related to women, art, money, social expression — and potent news from underground. Happy hour and the rest of the evening may be dreamy, as Moon meets up with Neptune at 5:16 PM ET, following by easy connections with Pluto and Venus in the wee hours. Nice.
FRIDAY: Up and at ’em, as Moon shifts gears into me-me-me Aries, looking to get something started. What that is may lack a specific direction until later in the day, when Moon makes a cooperative connection (a sextile) with that high-functioning Mercury in Gemini. Whatever is planned feels like a big giant indulgent splurge, in anticipation of the square between Venus and Jupiter, two planets associated with good fortune (generally speaking). The square is exact on….
SATURDAY: …at 9:37 AM ET. Will there be a jackpot to win this weekend, I wonder…? If you have planets around the 29th degree of just about any sign, buy a couple of lottery tickets and see. At 10:01 PM ET, Venus leaves Taurus and flutters into Gemini. Alert your inner flirt; Venus in Gemini is happy to facilitate sweet-talking with more than one Juliet or Romeo.
SUNDAY: the Aries Moon clashes with Pluto around 1:15 PM ET, adding depth and potential catharses and/or power plays to your Mothers’ Day brunch. It lightens up by 6:50 PM ET, as the Aries Moon’s me-me-me focus connects with Jupiter, now at the end of its first visit this year in humanitarian Aquarius. Jupiter will dip its big toe into Pisces on May 13th, ready for a pedicure after way too many months (Pisces rules the feet). Jupiter functions well in Pisces, and I’ll tell you more about what we can expect in the next forecast. At 7:46 PM ET, Moon enters Taurus, looking to building something solid and secure for the next few days.

And now, the news.

This is my favorite headline reflecting the “bolt from the blue” potential of Friday’s Sun-Uranus conjunction. I told you to expect surprises, likely in technology and aviation.

“Unexpected passenger: woman gives birth on flight to Hawaii” — and guess what? She didn’t even know she was pregnant. Surprise! But don’t worry, there were three neo-natal ICU nurses on board to assist with the delivery of the premature bundle of joy.
Also: “Turmoil shakes California Air National Guard with firing of top generals”
And: “Joe Biden is Electrifying America Like F.D.R.” Mm-hmm. “Electrifying.” As anticipated.
“How the Pentagon started taking U.F.O.’s seriously”— adds the Sun-Saturn square (serious) to the Sun-Uranus flying saucers
VP Kamala Harris will be leading the National Space Council. Transiting Jupiter is conjunct her Saturn and fast-approaching her Pisces Midheaven. We anticipate an ever-expanding level of authority and public status in the coming months.
The Sunday NYT Magazine was “a special issue about the past, present, and future of the human life span.” Innovation meets mortality. For a paper that doesn’t seem to think that much of astrology, they’re batting 1000 when it comes to being in sync with planetary patterns.

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, tech innovations in the Taurus-ruled world of real estate were rock-solid, as “Dutch couple becomes Europe’s first inhabitants of a 3-D printed house.” The house even looks like a rock.

In other news, tech icons Bill and Melinda Gates announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage –almost a Saturn cycle. Bill Gates’ Scorpio Sun was shaken up by transiting Uranus last year and streamlined by Saturn in early 2021. This suggests a need for a break, followed by a potential cut or restructuring. His pioneering Aries Moon was lit up by the Full Moon at the end of March; his Sun was illuminated by the Full Moon at the end of April. Given the action on his Sun for over a year, we could see how these two consecutive Full Moons would reflect a potential release. Plus, Gates is one of several notable newsmakers whose horoscopes have planets or angles (i.e., the Ascendant or Midheaven) at 26 Capricorn, which is where Pluto has been sitting for the past few weeks. Pluto refers to breakdown and transformation, leading to potential empowerment (we always hope). Resistance is futile. Pluto is almost exactly opposing Gates’ 26 Cancer Ascendant, which needs to be seen as sensitive and caring. A big giant philanthropic organization would be highly fulfilling, with tons of resources at his disposal, suggested by Jupiter-Pluto in his 2nd house (of money, values, and self-worth). Here is his horoscope.

President Jimmy Carter is also in the news, thanks to a visit a few days ago from the Bidens. Carter is a Libra with Moon in Scorpio, suggesting relationship-focused energy that needs to be appreciated for its depth and substance. With transiting Saturn now squaring his Moon, gravitas is readily available (including the death of his VP Walter Mondale two weeks ago). Soon, the Scorpio Moon’s need for depth will be jolted by an opposition from Uranus. Carter has not always been appreciated for the genius his wonky Mercury-Uranus opposition suggests. Now, however, with transiting Neptune opposing his Mercury in Virgo, perhaps he’s now being seen as the visionary his Venus-Neptune opposition to Mars in Aquarius could reflect. I’ll never forget how he put solar panels on the White House in the 70s…only to have them taken down by the trickle-down policies of Ronald Reagan. Carter was so ahead of his time. His 26 Libra Ascendant is being squared by Pluto; his 28 Cancer Midheaven will be opposed by Pluto next year. As with Bill Gates’ horoscope, Carter’s is due for empowering transformation. Meanwhile, with transiting Venus squaring his natal North Node-Neptune-Venus conjunction in recent days, he was due for a lovely visit with old friends, as this photo shows.

Looking for a few good astrology books? I can recommend a ton — and I did — to the good folks at Business Insider. Reporter Lauren David said she’d read them all, and then pick the ones she liked best to share with the Entire Free World.

Thank you for reading this forecast. I can’t believe how unstuck this spacebar has become, now that Mercury is in Gemini.

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Friday 4/30/2021 & the Weekend: Greased Lightning; News Round-Up

April 30, 2021/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth Grace

TGIF!

If there’s a twist or flake to your morning, it may reflect the Sag Moon going void at 9:26 AM ET, not to enter Capricorn until 12:15 PM ET. Maybe you slept through your alarm or poured hot water over coffee beans you forgot to grind. I’ve done both during voids. Such lapses are usually of little consequence during these natural rest periods when the Moon is wandering without focus, so chill! Once the Moon enters Capricorn, the drive of the day is to take care of business, though things may not go as planned. The electric buzz of the Sun’s annual meet-up with rebel Uranus (at 3:43 PM ET) has permeated the week. Shake-ups, shocks, seismic action, tech breakthroughs, and other bolts from the blue are to be expected, likely involving leaders, aviation, and maybe even astrology. Also affected: Taurus arenas, e.g., food, retail, real estate, banking, and beauty. If you were born between April 28 – May 2, you’re feeling the push for a break-out more personally than most. An opposition between Mars and Moon at 7:50 PM ET could generate sparks among unholy alliances.

SATURDAY: Moon in Capricorn facilitates practical chores around the house, with less friction than last night. Accomplishments may be influenced by other patterns exact on…
SUNDAY: ..starting with a dirt-digging trine between Mercury and Pluto, exact at 5:18 AM ET. A harmony (sextile) between Venus and Neptune at 6:38 PM ET can be sweetly sensual. The Capricorn Moon was busy all morning, flitting from Venus to Neptune to Pluto and Mercury, before going void at 10:37 AM ET. Chill, chill, chill until 3:30 PM ET, when Moon enters Aquarius, seeking social significance and the company of friends. Humming in the background all weekend are two patterns exact early Monday morning. A square between Mercury and Jupiter suggests Big News on expanding a comfortable status quo; another square between the Taurus Sun and Saturn in Aquarius suggests austerity, ambition and controls — especially involving CEOs and heads of state.

No sleeping in on Monday. The Moon will not be void.

And now, the news…

…which I planned to update earlier, but every free moment for the past few days involved conversations with HP tech support. Who knew that a misbehaving spacebar could take up so much…time and space?

Last weekend’s headlines were ridiculously reflective of the sobering squares between Mercury-Venus and Saturn, sprinkled with the shock value of their conjunctions with Uranus. You could have looked no further than the NYT, and when I first started writing this forecast over a decade ago, that’s all I did.

Saturn is karma, and it finally caught up with “volatile and vengeful” Hollywood producer Scott Rudin, who faces “reckoning for abuse.” That was the Sunday front page.
Saturn-Venus patterns suggest steely women; Uranus adds a touch of rebellion. Liz Cheney was profiled in the NYT Sunday Magazine, and her Leo Sun (and other planets in Leo) have been directly affected by the “old guard clashes with avant-garde” potential of this year’s Saturn-Uranus square.
Unconventional billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott made it into the Business Section; the story angle was a Saturn-Venus-inspired reality check on how scammers are abusing her good name.
Venus-Uranus patterns are reliable markers of “unconventional” attractions, and Saturn weighed in heavily with “Escaping ‘this fear’: LGBTQ people flee a more hateful Poland.”
“Breaking with tradition,” President Biden declares mass killings of Armenians “genocide”
A Saturn-Venus square is a lousy backdrop for Hollywood’s most glamorous event, and NYT’s Maureen Dowd was in no mood to party at the Oscars. “Crushed Dream Factory,” was the title of her op-ed about how people were not likely to tune in this year. Did you? I didn’t — and confess to not having seen a single nominated film — even though I worked in “the biz” for years. It was a perfect time for The Handmaid’s Tale to return for a new season, however — but gawd, the influence of 2020’s heavy patterns is all over this lean, mean production.
Upside: Saturn-Venus with Uranus suggests serious, unconventional women who could shatter a glass ceiling — and they did! Chloe Zhao became the first woman of color — and second woman ever — to win the Oscar for Best Director. Her film, Nomadland, won Best Picture. I expected Frances McDormand to win for Best Actress and wrote about her horoscope when she won in 2018. Anthony Hopkins’ win for The Father didn’t surprise me, either. Really, the show’s producers should have looked at his horoscope. Last year was brought to us entirely by “the father,” a.k.a. the pile-up of planets in patriarchal Capricorn, and Hopkins is a Capricorn — with a 22 Capricorn Ascendant that was hot hot hot in 2020. Not only that, but he — like Frances McDormand, has a planet at the Aries Point — i.e., the early degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn.

Remember that Mars entered Cancer on Friday? As anticipated, many making headlines in recent days have planets at the Aries Point, including:

Rudy Giuliani, whose apartment and office was raided by the FBI yesterday. He has all four angles and Neptune at the AP, as you can see here. That, and Saturn just conjoined his Mercury (ruler of his career and Virgo ASC) for the first of three hits this year. That’s karma for you.
The death of Ahmaud Arbery has a chart, and that chart has a 29 Gemini Ascendant, opposed by Mars. The three men charged with Arbery’s murder were indicted on federal hate crime charges.

As I type, I’m already seeing stories reflecting the shock potential of the Sun-Uranus conjunction at 10 Taurus:

“Insanely cheap energy:” how solar power continues to shock the world”
“Researchers shocked to find Egyptian mummy was a pregnant woman,” no pun intended.
“Bombshell” confession letter claims Rep. Matt Gaetz did pay an underage woman for s*x, and if Gaetz does resign by Monday, it would be an apt example of Sun conjunct Uranus, followed by the cut of Saturn square Sun.
Meanwhile, NASA now has a new leader: Bill Nelson, former Florida senator who once flew on the space shuttle. Kewl.
This was a shocking admission: “NY Post reporter resigns; says she was ordered to write false Kamala Harris story”. And by “shocking,” I mean it was shocking that the reporter admitted it and then quit. In other Rupert Murdoch news, Fox anchor John Roberts apologized for telling viewers that President Biden’s plan to reduce carbon emissions by half over the next decade would force Americans to consume no more than one burger a month. It does no such thing, but that did not stop the Faux story from running wild on the Twitter. File those stories under Mercury conjunct Uranus square Saturn (newsflash, followed by reality check).

Meanwhile…

9 PM ET was a fine time for President Biden to give an address to Congress on Wednesday night. The chart for that time in Washington had a 22 Scorpio Ascendant, conjunct his natal Mercury. The chart’s boundary-pushing, righteous Sagittarius Moon was at 5 Sagittarius, conjunct Biden’s Ascendant. I told you last time that the President is determined to initiate and innovate, as Uranus is about to oppose his natal Mars in ruthlessly efficient Scorpio. And last night, he delivered, as Heather Cox Richardson explains.…and Stephen Colbert backs up with clips and commentary.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt — himself an Aquarian with a nurturing Moon in Cancer — would be so proud of Biden’s humanitarian agenda, which aims to put a “We The People” government to actually work for “We The People.” Using tax dollars to pay for expanded child care, health care, elder care, and education; broadband access; products made in America; green energy, and salaries that provide a living wage — what a concept. It was surreal to see half of the audience sulking in their seats while the President spoke of reducing child poverty by 50%, while the other half of the room stood up and cheered. Fun fact: FDR’s Mercury is 27 Aquarius, and it rules his Ascendant and Midheaven. Jupiter will activate FDR’s Mercury three times this year, including rightthisminute. We can appreciate FDR’s expanded profile right now. Astrology is amazing.

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Amazing Avid Readers may recall my musings on the fate of the Affordable Care Act when it was challenged in the Supreme Court during the seven Uranus-Pluto squares. Social Security happened after the Uranus-Pluto squares of the early 1930s; Medicare happened after the Uranus-Pluto conjunction (in Virgo!) in the mid-60s. I think it’s reasonable to anticipate that finally, in the aftermath of the seven squares of 2011-2016, we’ll see our social safety net expanding again. The challenge is one of power, and who has it, suggested by the U.S. Pluto Return, in effect now — with the first hit in February 2022. President Biden called this out in his speech as a fight to preserve our democracy in a world which autocrats and oligarchs wish to control. Making the challenge more difficult is the persistence of The Big Lie – that the 2020 election was stolen. This is reflected in the astrology of the United States, with transiting Neptune (fog, illusion, lies) activating the U.S. Mars-Neptune square. But of course, there’s always an upside potential. Neptune refers to vision, ideals, and healing. I’d happily give up burgers for that.

To be continued…

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Monday 4/26/2021: Sneak Peek at the Week; Full Moon in Scorpio; Pluto Retrograde

April 27, 2021/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth Grace

Allllll-righty then!

The Libra Moon was void between 8:38 AM and 12:18 PM ET. Did your Monday morning have a twist or flake? Did you have a tough time getting started? In my own personal world, management sent an email during the void announcing that the hot water would be turned off all day tomorrow. Three hours later, they emailed to say that plan was postponed. Moon voids are good for chilling and not making mountains out of molehills. I’ve been in a planned chill to support the Covid vaccine I received yesterday. Yes, I elected a time that looked like an event that would flow smoothly. So far, so good — other than a sore arm, which dissuaded me from my yoga practice this afternoon. No downward-facing dogs today!

The Moon is now in Scorpio, waxing to fullness at 11:31 PM ET. Here’s what that chart looks like, set in Washington, D.C.:

Observations:

The Moon in Scorpio needs depth and substance. I could flippantly say that Scorpio wrote the book on intimacy, the kind that draws people in like a magnet or sends more skittish and scattered types running screaming down the halls. Got a planet in Scorpio? Whatever it rules in your horoscope, it can take you all the way down to hell or all the way to heaven…but oh, the depth of the knowledge you will have as a result.
The Taurus Sun and Scorpio Moon are both concerned with values and assets. Taurus is concerned with the values of the individual; Scorpio refers to values/assets/resources that are shared. It is in these areas that we may find illumination suggested by a Full Moon: what is MINE vs. what is OURS. Check the houses in your horoscope ruled by Taurus and Scorpio to assess what areas of your life may be “lit up” by the needs of mine vs. ours.
Neptune is squaring the 21 Sagittarius Ascendant, adding challenging themes of magical thinking, scandal, deception, healing, drugs, oil and refugees to the United States’ collective experience of this Full Moon. Note that 21 Sagittarius activates the horoscope of the former guy, so he may be associated with one or more of these Neptune themes in the news.
Pluto is at a standstill, officially turning retrograde tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4:01 PM ET. We see potential breakdowns, power plays, corruption exposed and other forms of “news from underground,” especially in matters of values and money. At 26 Capricorn, Pluto is activating the horoscope of Justices Alito, Thomas and Scalia (doesn’t matter that the latter is dead). Even though Speaker Pelosi is not bringing a proposal to expand SCOTUS from 9 to 13 justices (one for each district) to the floor right yet, this idea isn’t going away.
Four planets in the 5th house, including the Sun, emphasizes children, entertainment, hospitality, creative self-expression and speculative ventures.
Mars is at the Aries Point in Cancer, having a tough time communicating its assertive home/homeland security agenda, which may be based more on emotional attachment than objective reality.
The Sabian Symbols for the Full Moon are: “the moon shining across a lake”(for the Moon) and “a sleigh without snow“ (for the Sun). It’s fascinating that Sabian Sage Blain Bovee associates the symbol for the Moon with “guile,” explaining that the moon seen in the reflection of a lake is but an illusion. He associates the symbol for the Sun with potentially slippery situations. Watch the headlines for themes of deft evasion, forgotten treasures, maintaining stability until the time is ripe for change; wasted resources; being ahead of one’s time, e.g., all dressed up with no place to go.
Beth Owl’s Daughter’s Tarot Card of the Week is the Four of Swords — an apt image for the stillness suggested in these Sabian Symbols. Scorpio is also a mute sign. When have you heard a scorpion chatter?
President Biden’s natal Pluto is illuminated by this Full Moon. We are attuned to potentially crafty power plays, especially behind the scenes. His Sun-Venus conjunction is under the expansive influence of Jupiter for most of the year, with exact squares this week and next. His natal Mars was just squared by Saturn, which may be experienced as militantly disciplined assertion. Biden’s Mars is in Scorpio, which can be quite ruthless. Resistance is futile, as my cat Pepper (born with Mars in Scorpio) is happy to demonstrate. I dare you to keep her from jumping on the dining room table — or the even higher china cabinet.
You are more personally affected by the emotional release of this Full Moon if you have planets around 7 degrees of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius. Note what happens now — and compare it to events around November 10th.

Here’s how the rest of the week goes:

TUESDAY: Scorpio Full Moon fallout may be reflected in a rough-and-tumble morning, as Moon is jolted by Uranus at 4:51 AM ET and blunted by Saturn’s authoritarian control at 8:46 AM ET. A clash of social expression or aesthetics may present itself around 1:26 PM ET, when Moon opposes Venus. At 4:23 PM ET, Moon opposes Mercury — how we need to think and communicate. Scorpio Moon needs profound control; planets in Taurus need peace and calm; both signs are inclined to dig in their heels. Moon’s trine to Neptune at 11:30 PM ET may soften some resistance.
Humming in the background is Pluto, which turns retrograde at 4:01 PM ET. Remember that the days before and after a planet changes direction suggest a focus on whatever that planet represents. And by focus, I mean the sound of a car’s horn blaring. Retrograde planets suggest a time to look inward for authority in whatever matters are ruled by that planet. Pluto is power, control, regeneration, transformation — such as a phoenix experiences after bursting into flames and rising from its own ashes. With that energetic intensity turned inward, stop trying to control the world around you. Work on controlling (mastering) your own inner world — and then the world around you will start to reflect your newly masterful self. Y’know? You’ll feel the potential for a change of perspective more personally if you have a planet or angle around 26 degrees of Aries, Libra, Cancer — and especially Capricorn. Consult your local astrologer for details.
WEDNESDAY: Scorpio Moon goes void on a square to Jupiter at 8:31 AM ET. Expansion or exuberance –followed by a flake, twist or opportunity to chill. At 11:42 AM ET, Moon soars into Sagittarius, finally free to gamble or gambol, seeking to influence the Entire Free World with its authentic truth. Entertain a debate; take a walk in the woods or a foreign film. Moon travels without interference for the rest of the day.
THURSDAY: the Sag Moon’s high-flying ideals benefit from the practical structure suggested by a sextile with Saturn at 8:26 AM ET. Go about your business with enthusiasm, inspired by the sextile (a cooperative connection) between Mercury and Neptune at 10:26 PM. Could be dreamy or fuzzy around midnight, as Neptune squares the Moon, possibly dissolving boundaries.
FRIDAY: Another morning with a possible twist. The Sag Moon goes void at 9:26 AM ET, entering Capricorn at 12:15 PM ET. Moon in Capricorn needs to Make Things Happen, though things may not go as planned. The electric buzz of the Sun’s annual meet-up with rebel Uranus (at 3:43 PM ET) has permeated the week. Shake-ups, shocks, seismic action, tech breakthroughs and other bolts from the blue are to be expected, likely involving leaders, aviation and maybe even astrology. Also affected: Taurus arenas, e.g., food, retail, banking and beauty. If you were born between April 28 – May 2, you’re feeling the push for a break-out more personally than most. An opposition between Mars and Moon at 7:50 PM ET could generate sparks among unholy alliances.
SATURDAY: Moon in Capricorn facilitates practical chores around the house, with less friction than last night. Accomplishments may be influenced by other patterns exact on…
SUNDAY: ..starting with a dirt-digging trine between Mercury and Pluto, exact at 5:18 AM ET. A harmony (sextile) between Venus and Neptune at 6:38 PM ET can be sweetly sensual. The Capricorn Moon was busy all morning, flitting from Venus to Neptune to Pluto and Mercury, before going void at 10:37 AM ET. Chill, chill, chill until 3:30 PM ET, when Moon enters Aquarius, seeking social significance and the company of friends. Enjoy the evening, as Monday morning starts off on a sobering note, courtesy of the Sun’s square to Saturn.

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Monday 4/19/21: Sneak Peek at the Week; Sun in Taurus; Mars Pulls Focus; These Wiggy United States

April 20, 2021/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth Grace

Alll-righty then!

Moon is in Cancer, continuing its weekend quest to establish home and homeland security. I don’t know about you, but I found myself drawn to tackle a couple of home improvement projects I’d been putting off, egged on by the proactive focus of Sunday’s meet-up of the Sun and Mercury in go-go-go Aries. The need for fast and furious thinking shifted this morning at 6:29 AM ET, as Mercury entered Taurus. From now until May 3rd, the way we need to think and communicate is slow, steady, deliberate — and perhaps just a tab obstinate, especially when it comes to preserving the status quo.

The Cancer Moon trines Neptune at 10:55 AM ET, which accounts for any spacey-ness to your deliberate focus. At 4:33 PM ET the Sun follows Mercury’s lead, leaving me-me-me Aries for mine-mine-mine Taurus. Happy birthday to all the bulls and cows!!! Now is the time to build something solid out of all those Sun and Mercury-in-Aries pioneering ideas. Tend to your garden; take time to stop and smell the roses. Spring is really, truly in the air!

At 8:03 PM ET, the Cancer Moon’s need for emotional security is challenged by an opposition to Pluto, suggesting a power play, purge or emotional catharsis. Chill during the ensuing void. The rest of the week goes like this:

TUESDAY: Moon enters Leo at 2:10 AM ET, looking for an excuse to party and issue regal pronouncements. Within minutes, the Leo need to shine is challenged by the Taurus Sun’s need for stability at 2:58 AM ET. Happy First Quarter Moon. These challenges continue through the day, as the Moon squares Mercury, Venus and Uranus at 6:08 AM, 4:20 PM and 9:10 PM ET, respectively. Adjust accordingly.
WEDNESDAY: Last night’s Moon-Uranus jolt is followed by a face-off at 1:55 AM ET between the drama queen Leo Moon and Saturn in Aquarius. How might the masses challenge an entitled leader, hmm? On this day Vladimir Putin plans to make his annual address to parliament, while supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny plan to take to the streets (as anticipated in the last forecast). This is a critical time for Navalny, with Mars making hard contacts with all the angles of his horoscope. A few days ago, his Twitter feed reported that he was in danger of death; today it was reported that he has been transferred to a hospital ward in prison.
Note that the Moon travels without interference all day and night on Tuesday, perhaps like a snowball rolling down a hill. As it rolls, it’ll reflect Mars — planet of action and aggression — pushing boundaries at the very end of Gemini, and gaining prominence as it prepares to enter Cancer on Friday. Themes of freedom, unconventional alliances and other disruptors to the status quo are suggested by Thursday’s meet-up of Venus (money, art, values, women, social expression) and Uranus (technology, astrology, aviation, revolution, mutations).
THURSDAY: Night owls had good reason to stay awake, channeling a surge of energy suggested by an opposition between the Moon and Jupiter (big!) at 3:54 AM ET, followed by harmony with Mars at 8:04 AM ET. After a one-hour void, Moon enters Virgo to clean up the party confetti and set things right. This is an awesome day for sorting out practical details as you build your empire. Venus and Uranus meet up at 9:01 PM ET, surprise, surprise. This is an excellent pattern for coming up with innovative ways to preserve the resources of our precious planet Earth, and perhaps we’ll see that potential in President Biden’s global climate summit, happening on this day. With transiting Jupiter squaring his Sun (exact on Sunday), we can appreciate how he would expand his influence at a world summit at this time. Jupiter rules his Sagittarius Ascendant; the Sun rules his 9th house — of travel, foreign affairs, collective beliefs, etc. This is also the day the House is scheduled to vote on granting statehood to the District of Columbia so its citizens can have a Congressional representative who can actually vote (not to mention two senators).
FRIDAY: The Virgo Moon travels without interference all day, building to a potential dreamy or befuddling face-off with Neptune at 11:09 PM ET. Do your best to get it right. Mars is the focus this morning as it leaves Gemini for Cancer at 7:48 AM ET. Look for prominent action related to home and homeland security — or general Mars matters such as iron, guns, cars and steel. Note that on this particular ingress, Mars will activate the eclipse we had on last year’s summer solstice, increasing the potential for prominent action and/or aggression. FYI, here’s a story that popped up when Mars entered Cancer in 2015 — about an axe thrown by a Fox & Friends host that missed its target and hit a West Point drummer instead. Mars will be in Cancer until June 11th. You are more personally affected by transiting Mars entering Cancer if you are Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Adam Schiff, Ted Cruz, Prince William and Derek Chauvin. Will the jury reach a verdict? Chauvin was born with Mars at 0 Cancer square to the Sun at 29 Pisces, so we can certainly see how the end of this week may be provocative. Plus, he has transiting Pluto at a virtual standstill, opposing his natal Saturn, a potentially anguished pattern.
SATURDAY: the buzz leading up to the weekend reflects the conjunction of Mercury and Uranus, exact at 2:41 AM ET. More disruptions in technology, likely in Taurus matters of property, food, fashion and beauty. The Virgo Moon will be void between 6:48 AM ET and 12:05 PM ET. Time to chill, sleep in and roll with the twists and flakes you may encounter. At 12:05 PM ET, Moon enters Libra, seeking fairness and balance in relationship. Note the potential for a clash around 1:19 PM ET, when Mars in Cancer’s emotional security needs may overstep boundaries for the sake of defending somebody’s homefront as it squares the Moon. Your Saturday night date may reflect the serious cuts or advances suggested by Saturn’s square to pleasure-seeking Venus, exact on…
SUNDAY: ...at 12:21 AM ET. More sobering communication is suggested around 7:57 AM ET, as Saturn squares Mercury (how we need to think). Put on your big-girl panties and strive for balance, supported by a trine (harmony) between the Moon and Saturn (structure). As serious as the past 24 hours may have been, a 6:19 PM ET conjunction between Mercury and Venus in Taurus facilitates comfort in material silver linings. The downside would be clinging to the status quo in spite of screaming cues to make a change.

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And now, the news.

Last week was as anticipated, wasn’t it? Sun and Venus squaring Pluto suggested extremes of emotion and power plays. “Stick a fork in it; I’m done” is how Beth Owl’s Daughter described last week, in her always-in-sync Tarot Card of the Week. Add in boundary-pushing action and aggression reflected by Mars being literally out-of-bounds from our perspective on Spaceship Earth. This OOB Mars has been especially active in the horoscope of the United States, as it conjoined the U.S. Mars and squared the U.S. Neptune around April 9th. What does that mean? It means an awful lot of horrible and frankly embarrassing stories about gun violence, including 13-year old Adam Toledo being shot dead by Chicago police, even after complying with an order to put his hands in the air.

On the plus side of Mars square Neptune, half of all Americans have received one dose of the Covid vaccine, way ahead of President Biden’s original goal. We flew a helicopter called Ingenuity on Mars, and the Pentagon confirmed that a video of a UFO was for real. Also for real: Russia interfered in the 2016 election on behalf of the former guy, and as a result, the U.S. Treasury issued a bunch of “sweeping new sanctions“ against some of the parties involved. In other words, there was collusion between that campaign and Russian operatives. It wasn’t a hoax, not that this Forecast ever argued otherwise.

The Mars-Neptune square in the U.S. natal chart suggests that if the United States was a human being, you’d immediately notice a certain glamour and magnetism. That person would likely have issues with intangibles like movies, video games, drugs, oil, spirituality, idealism, sex appeal — and DREAMS! Let’s not forget dreams, especially The American Dream. There might be an idealization of all things ruled by Mars: e.g., guns, soldiers, courage and cars.

Yesterday’s post by Heather Cox Richardson focused on the downside potential of the U.S. Mars-Neptune square in its current stressed-out state. This downside is the persistence on the part of certain Republicans in keeping The Big Lie alive, i.e., that the 2020 election was stolen. Avid Readers should not be surprised by this development, given this forecast from last year:

Over the next year or so, we are at the end of an old order, come hell or high water — and probably both. Resistance is futile. Professor Heather Cox Richardson offers this historical perspective, and I wonder if she’s at all hip to planetary cycles. Seeds for a major new cycle will be formally planted in December — symbolized by the Great Mutation between Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius. You can read more about that here.

In these United States, we are simultaneously surrounded by fog, while beginning a gut renovation this country has never experienced since its inception in 1776. This would be a Pluto Return — and it works like a Saturn Return (which most Avid Readers know about). Pluto refers to breakdown and transformation, for the purpose of empowerment. The U.S. gets the first exact hit in 2022, but it’s in effect now.

Also in effect now — but not exact — is transiting Neptune in Pisces, squaring the U.S. Mars in Gemini and opposing the U.S. Neptune in Virgo. This pattern will be exact in 2021. Avid Readers will recall that the U.S. Mars-Neptune square reflects this country’s romance with war, religion, opiates, oil and Hollywood. It’s why we need to have this thing we call The American Dream. What’s it like to have transiting Neptune on your Mars (your ability to assert and take action)? Ask Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, who has this pattern active in his horoscope all through 2019 and 2020. His two-year investigation into l’affaire Russe is being erased, as charges are dropped and jailed guilty parties are released from prison and sent home.

Neptune dissolves whatever it touches. Thus the United States is at risk of having its assertive capabilities erased. The last time the U.S. had this kind of Neptune transit was during the Carter Administration — especially 1979. We had an oil crisis and a hostage crisis in Iran, which many viewed as embarrassing. We also had an upside of the healing potential of Neptune: the Camp David Accords, which resulted in a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. This Wikipedia entry summarizes the Carter Administration; you’ll see other shades of Neptune in the issues of that time.

Neptune patterns often reflect disappointment, as people operating under Neptune’s influence look for greener pastures. President Jimmy Carter lost his bid for re-election by a landslide in the Electoral College, winning only six states (plus the District of Columbia) and 41% of the popular vote.

The fog of Neptune lifted in 1981, as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated (with just 50.7% of the popular vote). The Republicans won control of the Senate for the first time since the 1950s, just in time for two important seed-planting cycles that happened in late 1980-81 (Jupiter conjunct Saturn in Libra) and 1982 (Saturn conjunct Pluto in Libra).

At the end of Sunday’s letter, HCR asks the rhetorical question, “Where do Republican lawmakers think this is going to end?” Astrologically, if they keep this Big Lie alive, the election in 2024 could be even more bonkers than the last, given the shifts we see at the fall of that year and into 2025. Plus, the Mars-Neptune will be activated by Jupiter, which suggests big actions, assertions, aggression and faith – good and/or bad.

The Big Lie was the focus last night on 60 Minutes, as seen in its segment on the Oathkeepers, a nationwide organization of armed citizens (including many with formal military training), who are dedicated to the defense of a Constitution they do not seem to truly understand. A founding member of the Oathkeepers who participated in the attempted coup at the Capitol on January 6th pled guilty to charges last week. One of the Oathkeepers in the 60 Minutes interview called out a series of dates that were significant to the growth of the militia group, and they correspond to patterns in the U.S. horoscope during the 2011-2016 series of Uranus-Pluto squares (this is an excerpt from an early forecast):

One more point about cycles repeating themselves. There’s a lot in the press comparing these times in the U.S. to 1968 — and of course there would be. 1968 was the aftermath of the disruptive seed-planting opportunity of Uranus conjunct Pluto. We hadn’t had one of those since 1848 (think about that, history buffs). Avid Readers will recall that between 2012 and 2015, we experienced the next stage of the Uranus-Pluto cycle in the form of seven squares between Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn. This post from 2014 talks about those squares in light of the protests that happened in Ferguson after yet another unarmed African-American man was murdered by the police. May it offer insights on the present unrest in these United States.

Anyhoo.

While I was sitting at my computer for a seeming eternity today, wrestling with these heavy patterns, Beth Owl’s Daughter was wrestling with a heavy card for this week — and we both ended up writing about the same thing — The Big Lie. Coincidence or conspiracy? Beth’s post offers an honest and helpful perspective.

Meanwhile, on April 15, Heather Cox Richardson laid out the details of the sanctions against the Russians who interfered in the 2016 election. In her analysis, she hit on a key shift we expected in the aftermath of last December’s Great Mutation of Jupiter-Saturn in Aquarius: success will not be measured by those who exploit the earth and die with the most toys. Success will come to those who control networks, information and airwaves. Obviously, HCR doesn’t refer to astrological patterns. She observes that the U.S. decision to 1) pull all of its troops out of Afghanistan (ending a “forever war); and 2) retaliate against Russia through sanctions that impact access to funding suggests that conventional “boots on the ground” wars fought with conventional weapons are on the way out. And they are, in this shift from the element of Earth to the element of Air.

In other news…

Queen Elizabeth II will be 95 on Wednesday. It is not unusual for members of the royal family to publish a new portrait as part of a birthday celebration, but that’s not happening this year. The Queen buried her husband on Saturday, and this was one of WaPo’s headlines: “Image of Queen Elizabeth II sitting alone at Philip’s funeral breaks hearts around the world.” That link will take you to a story in The Guardian that doesn’t have a paywall. The heartbreaking photo is the second one down in the article.

In the language of astrology, Saturn refers to loss and isolation. In the Queen’s horoscope, Saturn rules her Capricorn Ascendant. She needs to be seen as a woman in charge, and there is no doubt that she is. Transiting Saturn will oppose the Queen’s Leo Moon three times in 2021. The first opposition was on April 11th. Her Moon is in the 7th house of significant others, and it rules the 7th house. We can see how this transit of Saturn would coincide with the loss of a consort. The color of Capricorn — and Saturn — is black.

Finally…

“Bhutan sat on coronavirus vaccines for months, awaiting auspicious rollout date — then delivered shots to 93% of adults in two weeks.” As the WaPo article explains,

Despite receiving a supply of vaccines in January, the small Himalayan kingdom didn’t begin immunizing its population until March 27, a date that was selected through astrological consultations with Buddhist monks.

Given that the first person to receive the vaccine had to be born in the Year of the Monkey, we must assume that Bhutan used Chinese astrology to elect its auspicious date and time. Translated into Western astrology, there is a lot to like about this chart. How can this be? Well, it makes perfect sense if you think of astrology as a language. German and French are also languages, and it would be silly to say that German is valid, but French is not. Same goes for Chinese astrology vs. Vedic astrology vs. Western astrology. Different rules may apply, but they all make sense.

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