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Friday 8/7/2020 & the Weekend: Big, Ginormous News
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceTGIF!
Here’s your reminder for the weekend:
No sleeping in on Monday. The Taurus Moon is high-functioning and looking to build something solid and/or preserve the status quo, using the genius buzz of the Mercury-Uranus square. The rest of the week is colored by the potent force of Thursday’s exact square between Mars (guns, war, assertion, men, desire, action) and Pluto (power, breakdown, annihilation, resources). Breakthroughs in brain surgery would be a happy reflection, but the Neanderthals among us may respond to this pattern with unchecked aggression. The other pattern pulling focus is Uranus — symbol of rebellion, disruption, technology, astrology, seismic activity — slowing to a virtual standstill as it prepares to turn retrograde on August 15th.
And now, the news.
Astrology is batting 1000 this week.
The Full Moon on Monday suggested an illuminating reveal involving genius, madness or general shock involving leaders, reflecting the Sun-Moon square to Uranus. Also involved: an opposition between Mercury (how we need to think) and Saturn (control, authority, endings), suggesting talk of heavy subjects, e.g., depression, death and debt (taxes). Cue Axios reporter Jonathan Swan in the White House, now please — for a sit-down interview with P45, in which he revealed a stark and stubborn lack of understanding of the scope of the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S., compared to countries with sane leaders capable of empathy. In response to the rising death toll, behold his words of comfort, “It is what it is.” Also stark: the realization of just how badly Americans who call themselves journalists have covered this president.
It’s Jonathan Swan’s birthday today, btw. A Leo driven by the Moon either in Aries or Taurus — we don’t have a birth time. His Mars is in Leo, too — and it is squared by Pluto — not as potent as the one that will be exact on the 13th — but potent enough. Watch the interview; feel his personal power; read the glowing reviews.
As for the debt shocker (potential noted above), consider the revelation from Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance that he might be investigating P45 and his company for possible bank and insurance fraud — not just the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels. Oh, and Deutsche Bank did comply with Vance’s subpoena.
Also disruptive, involving a sudden limitation (Saturn) on statistics (Mercury): the P45 Administration is going to end the critical 2020 census count a month early, on September 30 instead of October 31. Four former Census Bureau Directors who have served under nine former presidents howled in protest. Which brings us to our first
To do what, you might ask. To transform itself from a half-dead former film and camera manufacturer into a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. All very Neptune — but wait! there’s more.
With her Sun-Uranus conjunction at 0 Cancer — right on Kodak’s Neptune — we can see how Warren would be all over any efforts on Kodak’s part at fog and mirrors. Right?
That was a fun one!
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Elsewhere…
There were several primaries on Tuesday in this Election That’s Going On Forever. In Arizona, Maricopa County still does not know who will be the Republican candidate for sheriff: convicted felon Joe Arpaio or a guy who wasn’t charged with the same offense — but could have been — and might have been convicted, if it weren’t for a statute of limitations. Which brings us to the
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In Missouri, voters made the Show-Me State the sixth one to approve the expansion of Medicaid, despite “resistance from their Republican leaders.” That brings the total of hip humanitarian states to 37 out of 50. I am not surprised — and if you’ve been following this forecast for ten years, you aren’t surprised, either. Avid Readers know that in the aftermath of the supercharged Uranus-Pluto patterns in the early 30s and mid-60s, the social safety net in the United States expanded, with Social Security (1935) and Medicare (1965) being established. In the aftermath of the last Uranus-Pluto square of 2011-2016, I do anticipate another similar expansion, especially as we move into the new paradigm set by the Great Mutation of Jupiter-Saturn in Aquarius on the Winter Solstice.
Meanwhile…
Allan Lichtman — who successfully predicted P45’s win in 2016 — explains why he believes Biden will win this November.
UPDATE: on George W. Bush. We spoke a few months ago about the need for a disruptive fresh start for him this year and into 2021. He gave an elegant and loving tribute at John Lewis’s funeral, even though Lewis did not go to either of W’s presidential inaugurations. It was just announced that W is publishing another book — on a fresh subject: portraits and stories of 43 immigrants he has known. The book is called “Out of Many, One.”
UPDATE: on Michelle Obama. Told ya to keep an eye out for heavy news, as transiting Saturn conjoins her Capricorn Sun three times this year — with the second hit this month. This week she shared in her new podcast that she’s experienced “low-grade” depression all year, as a result of the current state of the union. Not surprising — and not only because astrology. But here’s the thing about Saturn. Even though it can be a tough reminder of a lack or loss, that awareness can then be channeled into a focused ambition for getting what you realize you need. And that’s what I expect Michelle Obama to do under her Saturn transit. She’s down — but not out. Follow her lead.
Wow! I think we covered everything for now — and I even gave you a to-do list for the weekend.
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Monday 8/3/2020: Sneak Peek at the Week; Full Moon in Aquarius
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceHappy Monday!
Moon in Aquarius drives the day with a need for social significance. Aquarius keywords include: innovation, eccentricity, friendship, humanitarian, unconventional, rocket scientist and/or mad genius. The buzz this morning (I woke up before 6 AM, without an alarm clock), reflects the tension to be released involving 1) yesterday’s square between the Sun and Uranus; 2) today’s square between the Moon and Uranus at 9:52 AM ET; and 3) the Full Moon at 11:59 AM ET.
Here is the chart for the Full Moon, set in Washington, DC:
Aquarius refers to humanity and what’s best for the greatest good. Leo refers to personal ego recognition and the divine right of kings. A Full Moon in Aquarius illuminates this inherent conflict. Will the U.S. congressional leaders get their act together and extend relief to the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs and health insurance in the current pandemic? That would be one enlightening reflection of this Full Moon.
This is a dramatic chart for Washington. Note the planets on the angles: Mars opposing the Libra Ascendant; Mercury on the Midheaven; Saturn and Pluto opposing the Midheaven. These placements suggest strong themes of attack/courage/conflict; messages transmitted; power and control in homeland security concerns. We see heavy mind control and/or serious focus on authority suggested by an opposition between Mercury (how we need to think) and Saturn (necessary control; ambition), exact today at 5 PM ET. It’s like the U.S. Post Office is being drowned in a bathtub before our very eyes. Mercury is the Messenger Planet — and ruler of post offices. Saturn can be quite a squeeze.
We see a ginormous build-up of physical/assertive/military energy in a square between Mars in warrior Aries and Jupiter in Capricorn, exact on TUESDAY at 9:07 AM ET. This Mars-Jupiter square is especially significant, as it is a hair’s width away from an exact trigger to the January 10th lunar eclipse. If you were born around the 10th of January, April, October or July, you are feeling the rush of expansion or excess more than most. Jared Kushner, Nikolai Tesla, Joe Scarborough and Brett Favre: this means you– and it doesn’t matter if you’re dead.
Oh look –– Deutsche Bank says it is investigating Kushner’s personal banker. Deutsche Bank is such a tease.
The Midheaven in this chart for Washington refers to the head of state. The Midheaven is 23 Cancer, which is also the placement of Saturn in P45’s horoscope. Saturn refers to the father, authority and ambition. The planet ruling the Midheaven is the Moon (because the Moon is the ruler of Cancer), so here we have an illuminated Moon that has just separated from Uranus. A square between the Moon and Uranus suggests electric buzz, emotional upset, rebellious independence, possible genius or madness. Right now, P45‘s morning tweets include outright lies about the size of his crowd at a recent trip to Tampa, batshit crazy attacks on Dr. Deborah “Scarf Lady” Birx (for admitting that Covid-19 is out of control in the U.S.) and a demand that schools re-open (his son Barron’s school remains defiantly and sanely closed). It’s fascinating to see this activity in sync with planetary patterns.
The Sabian Symbols for this Full Moon are (for the Moon): “people on stairs graduated upwards“ and (for the Sun): “an evening lawn party.” The people on the stairs refers to finding one’s place in a social hierarchy, says Sabian Sage Blain Bovee. Those who step up are making a choice — and in his wonderful book about the Sabian Symbols, Bovee wanders off on a tangent about the consequences of apple-picking — as in the Judgment of Paris (which started a war) or the Garden of Eden. Hmm. Watch for apples and controversial, consequential choices in the news.
An evening lawn party is a social gathering before an important event, according to Bovee. He notes that the word “party” is from the French partir — which means to divide. An event divided among party lines is therefore one interpretation. Here in the U.S., these are apt symbols for the next two weeks, during which Joe Biden is expected to finally announce his running mate! Plus, there have been rumors about the Republican VP candidate, too.
You are especially affected by this Full Moon if you have a planet or angle around 11 degrees of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius. I bet you’re feeling pretty buzzed about something these days — and will be into next year. Wanna talk about how to handle it? Here’s the 411 on personal consultations.
Here’s how the rest of the week goes:
And now, the news.
The Sun refers to leaders; Uranus refers to bucking the system. Of course we’d see “White House considers unilateral moves amid stalemate with Congress” on the front page today. Sun-Uranus aspects suggests space-age technology (or just plain old technology). And yes, Avid Reader Barb gets five gold stars for noting that yesterday’s Space X splashdown — minutes after the Moon entered Aquarius — was aptly timed!
Also apt: all this fuss about Tik Tok being banned by P45…or acquired by Microsoft…or whatever. It’s true that there have been security concerns for well over a year. On the plus side, Apple hit a record high and is offering an astonishing 4-1 split as it approaches a $2 trillion market value.
Ohhh…and here’s a shocker: P45 told reporter Chris Wallace two weeks ago that he would have a health care plan signed by August 2nd. Today is August 3rd. The surprise is that he was called out on this lie — on the WaPo homepage.
This story was definitely disruptive, sad and bittersweet:
This story was disruptive and just plain sad — but how odd to see it show up within days of Hubert and Kalisa: “Death of a Cat,” in which the author struggles to understand “her tears over a [feral] cat she did not love.” It’s a wake-up call, as Uranus suggests.
Yet another disturbing — yet beautifully-written essay — also involving animals symbolized by current planetary patterns was in the NYT Sunday Review. Jupiter refers to horses. Of course we have Mars (attack!) square Jupiter tomorrow. “To Break a Horse, and a Woman,”is about staying safe in a dangerous world — with a shocking twist.
But wait — there’s more! I was captivated by an essay in the NYT Sunday Magazine called “The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down.” It’s about swifts — and it made me think that if swifts were human, they would be…astrologers. What do you think?
Here’s another apt Sun-Uranus headline:
Meanwhile, it’s bonkers in Berlin, as “1000s march to protest coronavirus restrictions.”
No one is quite sure why many Americans have received packets of seeds (Taurus) from China, but those who have received them are certainly surprised (Uranus).
In other news…
We last looked at the horoscope of Ellen Degeneres at the end of 2018, when it was rumored that she might end her run as a talk show host. With six planets in her chart affected by challenging contact with Uranus in 2019 through 2021, we see the need for a breakout — or a potential shocking upset. Now the so-called “Queen of Nice” is having to apologize for enabling a “toxic work environment,” including allegations of sexual harassment on the part of some of her producers. This “downward spiral” of her reputation began last fall (says WaPo) — reflecting those lengthy illuminating Uranus transits. There is talk now of her stepping down from her show…and y’know that makes a good argument for the accuracy of her speculative birth time, which gives her a 14 degree Sagittarius Ascendant. Why? Because it would have been eclipsed on July 4th, accelerating a potential change. Plus, transiting Mars was sitting right on her Aries Moon last week — that can be pretty darn provocative.
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Friday 7/31/2020 & the Weekend: Buzz in the Air; Catching Up on the News
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceTGIF!
What a week for the news…though it’s remarkably quiet elsewhere. Are you all on vacation? Sensing that Mars — planet of action — is beginning to slow down as it prepares to turn retrograde on September 9th? Or are you transfixed by the constant flow of breaking stories — for better or for worse?
To recap the planetary patterns for this weekend — and reflected in the news for the past few days (except for the Moon):
No sleeping in on Monday, the start of another busy week. The Full Moon will be followed by Mercury’s annual face-off with Saturn, a likely reality check.
And now, the news.
Heather Cox Richardson‘s daily digest continues to present the important stories — here’s her review for Thursday (yesterday). As she notes, it was a week of extremes — good and bad — and in sync with planetary patterns noted above.
Meanwhile, in the relative quiet here at the Home Office on Tuesday, I applied the Scorpio Moon’s need for depth and control to a deep-cleaning and purge of files that no longer served. In Washington, House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) experienced a different outburst of energy. Born on June 13, 1947 in NYC, he had transiting Mars (cars, action) squaring his Mercury right about the time he got into a car accident. Though unharmed, the fender-bender delayed the start of Attorney General William Barr‘s appearance before Congress until minutes before the exact trine between the Scorpio Moon and Neptune. Holy obfuscation, Batman — just as anticipated in the forecast posted on Monday — summed up by Heather Cox Richardson here.
While Twitter pundits opined that the Democrats’s questions to Barr lacked teeth (Neptune!), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Gymnasium)’s trio of planets in “Ready! Fire! Aim!” Aries were supercharged — especially by the first of three meet-ups of transiting Mars with his Jupiter (the other Aries planets are Moon and Venus). His bombast was duly noted in HCR’s notes linked above — and he continued with his aggressive questions to Dr. Fauci, who appeared before Congress today. Watch for more of the same from Jordan around October 25 and December 4th — and also note that with transiting Uranus conjunct his Mercury through 2021, his thinking and communication style is bound to be disruptive, innovative — or simply bizarre. Birth data: February 17, 1964 in Urbana, OH. Here’s a write-up from 2018, reminding us that former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) once called Jordan “a legislative terrorist.” Jordan’s Mars and Saturn in Aquarius sit on the U.S. Moon, so we can see why his impact on the nation is so combative and controlling.
Speaking of the U.S. horoscope, transiting Saturn will meet up with its Pluto on August 4th for the second time this year (first was February 23rd; third will be November 20th). Harsh controls and a potentially anguished effort in the face of loss would not be unexpected. Yesterday Senate Republicans failed to agree on a coronavirus relief bill that House Democrats passed in May. Instead they worked on their own bill, which included zillions for fighter planes and a new building for the FBI — certainly a novel way of fighting the novel coronavirus.
Were they under the influence of transiting Mars activating the U.S. Sun-Saturn square last week? That could be militant, right? Alas, they could not come to terms with Democrats or among themselves, so the Senate left town yesterday, with no deal on the table — and no federal assistance paid to roughly 30 million Americans next week. Harsh? Here’s what’s harsh: “U.S. economy contracts at record rate” — highest since the Depression.
When will your horoscope be activated by a potentially assertive or streamlining pattern — and how will you put that energy to good use? Consult your local astrologer for details.
Belated story reflecting the weird, wild, wigginess of Neptune in contact with Venus and Neptune earlier this week — on a day with Moon in bwaahahahahahahahahaha! Scorpio:
And…
Madonna’s horoscope is currently experiencing a heavy Neptune pattern, in which finding strength in the spiritual –as opposed to the material — would be tested. It’s fascinating that she has a Venus-Neptune square in her horoscope and a strong Jupiter-Neptune connection, too — similar to the general patterns that were exact on Monday — and here she is making news!! Point is, we see why Madonna needs to see the world as more ideal than it perhaps is…and how much big, fat faith needs to be part of it.
Moon soared into Sagittarius on Wednesday, pushing boundaries with enthusiasm. A highly active Mercury (how we need to think and communicate) suggested “significant court opinions, legislative efforts, diplomatic statements and editorials.” Mix that in with the muckraking potential of more Mercury action this weekend, in effect now. These past two days have brought us:
Hmmm. Did I get all the highlights? There’s so much to report.
Herman Cain died. He went to P45’s Tulsa rally in June, without a mask — defiantly. He was hospitalized with Covid two weeks later. Do we see that vulnerability in what we know of his horoscope? Yes.
Meanwhile…
“NASA launches Perseverance rover in mission to find life on Mars” — several days after the UAE launched their first mission to the Red Planet. Avid Reader Katya noticed the word “perseverance” more than once in the headlines — here in reference to John Lewis — and wondered if was there an astrological connection?
Perseverance is a fitting word for Mars in some signs. Aries, for instance, never gives up. When in contact with planets in Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn), Mars could be motivated to create structure and form out of its fiery drive. Mars is in Aries now — in touch with Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto in Capricorn through most of the year. Uranus — symbol of space-age technology — is in Taurus. Hmm.
Mars in Taurus always makes me think of perseverance, as Mars in Taurus can be so darn stubborn. Guess what John Lewis has? Mars in Taurus — in a charged aspect with Saturn in Aries and Pluto (power!). He has two other planets in Aries, too — Venus and Jupiter. Birth data: February 21, 1940 in Troy, AL. Pisces Sun; Moon in Leo.
Pay attention to the words reporters choose to describe the people they write about. You’re sure to find those words expressed in the horoscope. It gets to the point where you know what you’re going to see in the horoscope before you even look. Astrology is amazing.
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Monday 7/27/2020: Sneak Peek at the Week; Mercury in Focus
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceAllll-righty then!
I’m sorry I wasn’t able to post a forecast for the weekend, as there’s so much to report.
Moon entered Scorpio at 12:12 AM ET, driving the next two days with a need for depth and substance — for the sake of power and control. It squares the Leo Sun at 8:33 AM ET, prompting action and/or a challenge released on whatever New Moon agenda was set last Monday. A surprise upset likely occurs around 6:04 PM ET, when Moon is opposed by Uranus, marching to the beat of its own drummer.
Meanwhile, we have three patterns exact today, two of which are the third in a series of three — – which means that issues that were happening on the first and second hits are likely to return for a final wrap. You’re seeing them all over the news:
The rest of the week goes like this:
Meanwhile…
…we have two planets either entering or leaving the shadow portion of their respective retrogrades. Today (Monday), Venus is at 21 Gemini — where it was when it turned retrograde on May 13th. Even though Venus turned direct on June 25th, it still had to retrace steps it had already gone over twice before — once forward; once backward — and forward for a second time. Clear? You have now completed the re-evaluation of values — in money, art and social expression — that Venus retrograde offers. If you have a planet around 21 Gemini, Pisces, Virgo or Sagittarius, perhaps you’ll experience a recall of appreciation received around May 13th.
Mars was at 15 Aries yesterday. It will turn retrograde on September 9th at 28 degrees of Aries. Every action and assertion that happens between now and then is subject to REVIEW between September 9th and November 14th, when Mars will turn direct at — 15 degrees of Aries. Then we will have until January 3rd to REVIEW these actions and assertions once again — and finally move forward. I have said this before and I will say it again: it is fascinating that both Mars and Saturn will end their retrograde shadow periods on January 3rd, the start of the next Congress.
Note also that between now and the end of 2020, Mars in Aries will square Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn multiple times. This will trigger the eclipse that happened on January 10th. It will trigger the Saturn-Pluto conjunction exact on January 12th, as well as the three Jupiter-Pluto conjunctions that occur this year. Translation: a lot of action, as Aries independence clashes big-time corporate controls. Note these dates: August 4th, 13th and 24th — and stay tuned.
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And now, the news.
The ability to shine and help others shine, too is oh-so-apt for the Sun in Leo. And darned if this article didn’t show up on last week’s ingress of the Sun — and Moon — in Leo:
UPDATE: on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), whose horoscope was first discussed in 2018. Diplomatic Libra Sun; crusading Aries Moon; righteously opinionated Sagittarius Ascendant; Mercury in Libra at the Aries Point — square Uranus. Whatever she has to say is bound to get noticed. This summer she’s enjoying a rare pattern involving her Midheaven and her Venus, the planet which rules her Libra Midheaven and two other areas in her chart which refer to self-expression and cooperation. The pattern was exact on July 16th — but still in effect now — and it facilitates truckloads of popularity.
Enter Congressmen Ted Yoho (R-Obviously), who encounters AOC on the Capitol steps last Monday — and tells her she’s “disgusting” and “out of her mind” for siding with statistics and criminologists that affirm a causal link between economic marginalization and crime. She tells him he’s rude — and when she’s out of earshot (but not far enough away from a reporter), he mutters that she’s “a fuckin’ bitch.” Quelle scandale!
Two days later, Yoho gives a speech in which he refuses to apologize and denies saying what the reporter heard him say. Yoho could be a recalcitrant, eccentric blowhard, with Sun in Aries squaring rebel Uranus and grandiose Jupiter. His Neptune opposes the Sun and squares Jupiter-Uranus, adds his own special brand of faith and fantasy. These four planets are currently stressed by Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto — which is one reflection of why he’s not running for re-election. Yoho: April 13, 1955 — in Minneapolis, MN. Yoho’s angry outbursts may also be sourced to transiting Mars on his natal Mercury. We see why he would be feeling provocative.
Now AOC is not going to stand for this, given her horoscope. Right? So, with additional support from Venus, Mercury and Mars, AOC gives her own speech on the House floor, condemning the patriarchy for its persistence in using words as a weapon against women — and then refusing to take responsibility for their abuse. It’s been declared a classic — and you can watch it via the link above. Ultimately, Yoho’s “verbal attack” got him ousted from the board of a Christian charity.
UPDATE: on Dr. Fauci. I wish we had a birth time. Yes, his Capricorn Sun was eclipsed in December and June. Yes, his Saturn — and probably his Scorpio Moon — are being jackhammered by disruptive contact from transiting Uranus. But there’s more — probably involving the Ascendant — to reflect the current slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Last week, Randy Rainbow paid tribute in a new must-see song parody. He’s on the cover of InStyle magazine, and he tossed out the first pitch for the Washington Nationals (to prove he’s serious about not wanting anyone to catch anything, snarked the Twittersphere). Today Dr. Fauci offered a sliver of Jupiter-Venus-Neptune hope…for a possible Covid-19 vaccine in November.
UPDATE on Michelle Obama. Told ya to keep an eye on an upcoming launch, given patterns in her horoscope. She is launching a project — a podcast –– on Wednesday.
Meanwhile…
Neptune diffuses aggression; Jupiter expands whatever it touches. Together, the two reflect hope in the most hopeless of times. Peaceful protests are growing — not just in the United States, as in “Huge anti-Kremlin protests erupt in Russia’s far east”. Even in Norway, they are protesting…the destruction of a building adorned with murals by Picasso (cue Venus-Neptune now, please). In other news, here are some statistics about the potential for violence of the so-called Antifa movement vs. other protest groups. They’re much more fizzle than sizzle.
Venus-Neptune suggests rose-colored idealism involving women:
Mars refers to athletes, and in Aries, it’s rarin’ to go. They tried hard last week in baseball — but darn that Jupiter-Neptune diffusion. First, many athletes took a knee during the national anthem (in basketball, WNBA teams walked out) — a big peaceful protest. But now other games are being postponed, due to Covid-19. — including the Republican convention that had been moved from Charlotte, NC to Jacksonville, FL — and has now been flat-out cancelled.
If only we had a strong national leader who would do what New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern did and seriously shut the whole country down in a massive coordinated effort. If only our leader had her horoscope — (written about in the current issue of Mountain Astrologer)!
Finally, if Neptune is imagination, Jupiter makes it big. Now we are finding out about a secret gathering that happened in June, under another imaginative Neptune pattern (Sun square Neptune). Their mission: imagining all possible scenarios in the aftermath of the November 3rd election, as if they were playing a Dungeons & Dragons game.
We are living in extremely interesting times.
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Monday 7/20/2020: Sneak Peek at the Week; Saturn Opposing New Moon in Cancer is Heavy
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceIt’s Monday.
Moon has been in Cancer since Saturday morning, driving the days with a focus on home/family/homeland security. It’s a dead Moon — at the end of its cycle. In these literally dark nights (and days) we may feel listless or restless, sensing that something new is around the corner, but we don’t know what. These times are apt for clandestine meetings — anything that wants to fly under the radar. Oh, we’ll find out what they were up to eventually — and in this particular case, keep an eye on the first weeks of September and January, as well as Thanksgiving/early December. That’s when transiting Mars and Saturn will activate patterns in today’s heavy New Moon in Cancer chart.
Here’s how the week goes:
Sun-Moon at 28 Cancer are at the top of the chart, square to the 28 Libra Ascendant. Sun-Moon is at the end of Cancer; Ascendant is at the end of Libra. If this chart were a horary question (explained on this page as the Quick Question), we’d say that events are flowing to their inevitable conclusion. The person asking may already know the answer and there’s nothing left to be done — or the matter has already been decided and the person has simply yet to discover it. Les jeux sont faits — a play by Jean-Paul Sartre — has been on my mind all weekend. I studied it in high school.
The fated quality of this New Moon is Saturn at 28 Capricorn, exactly opposing the Sun-Moon and also squaring the Ascendant. We’ve been feeling the cuts and controls of Sun opposing Saturn over the past few days, adding further weight to the power plays of last week’s Jupiter-Pluto opposition to the Cancer Sun. Warning: Saturn headlines can be depressing and defeating, but this is the reality we’re in right now — and since you’ve been reading this forecast, hopefully you are prepared:
More headlines in a minute — and the point here is that the stories driving the news cycle are a reflection of current planetary patterns — and we saw them coming, especially in the U.S., as its horoscope is affected more than others. Astrology is amazing.
The Sun-Moon oppositions to Saturn are sooooo close (and exact today) that they are likely to be felt throughout this lunar cycle. Next on deck is a cooperative alignment between Mercury (how we need to think) and Uranus, suggesting innovation and technology can go a long way to effect progress — for or against — authoritarian controls. Other patterns in this New Moon that are building to release next Monday:
The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon is “a muse weighing twins.” It’s fascinating to see the word “weighing” crop up in a New Moon chart that is truly weighty. What is the muse weighing? Twins — i.e., a duality — perhaps two sides of the same coin? A Gemini? To weigh something in the balance suggests a court opinion, perhaps. Indeed, Sabian Symbol sage Blain Bovee opines that the muse in this Symbol might be the muse Astraea, the blindfolded goddess who personifies justice. If only justice were truly objective, detached from past experience and prejudices — see more from Bovee here.
In the New Moon chart set in D.C., we see six planets in the 3rd and 6th Houses, focusing attention on matters of thought, publishing, foreign affairs, collective beliefs and opinions. My sense is that books, broadcasting and courts will weigh heavily on fate in this lunar cycle. You are more personally affected by this New Moon if you were born at the very end of Capricorn, Cancer, Aries or Libra. Michelle Obama and Kellyanne Conway: consult your local astrologer for details.
Back to the Sneak Peek at the Week:
And now, more news.
There were actually a few inspiring stories in the midst of the cuts and controls. First, in the language of astrology, Jupiter rules the lungs. Pluto refers to refers to regeneration. The upside of Jupiter-Pluto opposing the Sun — and sextile Neptune (healing) — is “In Astounding Test, Scientists Revive Damaged Lungs for Transplant.” It really is astounding. Also: “Oxford vaccine results ‘major breakthrough’ in fight against coronavirus.” We can only hope.
In other news:
Meanwhile…
Fox news reporter Chris Wallace is a Libra driven by Moon either in Virgo or Libra (feels like Virgo). With his Mercury in Scorpio square to Pluto, Saturn and Mars in Leo, we see the potential for depth and tenacity in thought and communication. Last week transiting Saturn squared his Venus, suggesting tension in relationships, perhaps connected to a need for a stern reality check. If you watched his interview with P45 yesterday, you know what I’m talking about. “Fox News’ Chris Wallace Finally Gave Americans the Interview with [P45] They Deserve.” P45 is also under the influence of a “get real” transiting of Saturn to his Venus (and Pluto, as you know). But he’s also got the delusional potential of transiting Neptune squaring multiple planets through the end of 2021.
In other news…
Because I had the good fortune to discover the work of astrologer Bill Herbst over a decade ago I’ve been hip to the potential authoritarian horror show humans were likely to experience in the wake of the infamous 2011-2016 series of seven squares between Uranus and Pluto. I first used the word “fascism” in reference to P45 in November 2015. And now, here we are in 2020, with unidentified federal militiamen kidnapping and assaulting peaceful protesters in Portland, Oregon — even though Oregon and the city of Portland have asked the feds to leave — and filed suit in court. Today, P45 spoke of sending these suspected mercenaries to Chicago and New York. It’s not at all amusing — and it fits the potential of planetary patterns for explosive actions and militant controls.
Still, there were a few powerful displays of resistance to these uninvited guests:
And today, nationwide:
This just in…one of those court opinions I anticipated in connection with today’s New Moon: “Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ plea to speed up P45 tax case.” What wasn’t blocked: federal executions — after a long hiatus — and last week the government carried out three of them. Harsh.
Shall we end with something light — but still astonishingly in sync with planetary patterns? We shall. So…the forecast for last Friday night was:
Meanwhile, author Susan Orlean was experiencing a couple of patterns in what we know of her horoscope (10/31/55 in Cleveland, OH). One was an exact opposition of transiting Mars to her natal Mars, suggest a potential assertion of aggression. The other was a pattern between Saturn and Neptune, suggesting a loss of focus, confidence — even a writer’s block. This is what happened: “Susan Orlean’s Drunken Tweets Were the Pandemic Comic Relief We Needed Right Now,” wrote Vogue editor Stuart Emmrich in the hours after Orlean took Twitter by storm.
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An 1886 bas-relief figure of Astraea
in the Old Supreme Court Chamber
at the Vermont State House.