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I am a reporter with a unique beat. I use my understanding of planetary cycles to provide advance notice and analysis on the Zeitgeist of the day. If you have ever wondered “why is this happening now,” my insights will transform your experience of the headlines, adding new meaning and understanding. Call it Astrology for News Junkies. If you’re curious to know why the Impossible Burger is trending…or why the outcome of the 2019 Israeli elections was likely to be a shocker …or why “Woodrow Wilson, Stud Muffin” was a New York Times headline in December 2013, you will find it here, in over a decade’s worth of historical research and reporting.
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 2/21/2023: Sneak Peek at a Short Work Week
/in The ForecastAlll-righty then!
I hope you enjoyed the long holiday weekend (if you happen to live in the States). I gave myself a break, and used the time away from the computer to do yoga every day — yay!
Highlights for this week are:
That’s it. Here how it goes:
Beth Owl’s Daughter’s always-in-sync Tarot Card of the Week offers wise counsel for processing whatever dynamic action and revelations come to pass in the early part of the week, as Mercury connects with Uranus and Mars. The next exact aspect between two planets that do not include the Moon doesn’t happen until next Thursday, March 2. Thus we have a week of no exact aspects among the planets, starting on Thursday. What I’ve noticed in these apparent lulls in the action is not unlike a long exhale, like an ice shelf suddenly collapsing into the ocean. Just like that. The landscape is forever changed. We must go on.
And now, the news.
Reflecting the surprise potential of Mercury square Uranus, and operating under the cover of darkness provided by the New Moon:
UPDATE: on Kamala Harris, whose horoscope is functioning exactly as anticipated. On Saturday, she had a pattern suggesting an application of force, possibly in the extreme. This Tuesday, she will have the only exact hit of her second Saturn return, a marker for the official launch of a third act in life development. “U.S. accuses Russia of ‘crimes against humanity,'” was the headline on Saturday in Forbes. Guess who was doing the accusing, on behalf of the U.S., and guess whose photo accompanied that headline? Yup. VP Harris, right on schedule. This is quite a week for the VP, as after her exact Saturn return, she will have the third and final square to her Ascendant by transiting Neptune. This is the pattern that coincided with her seeming to vanish from the public eye last year, and this pattern is drawing to a close.
UPDATE: on Jimmy Carter, who made news again, right after I posted the weekend forecast. The Carter Center announced on Saturday that our 39th president has opted to enter hospice care at home, and tributes are pouring in from around the world. It was interesting to read in this (gifted) NYT op-ed that after he lost the White House in 1980 to Ronald Reagan, he was depressed (understandably) the following year. But in January 1982…
And what was happening in Carter’s horoscope at that time was transiting Pluto crossing his Libra Ascendant, transforming and empowering his need to be seen as fair and — diplomatic. Pluto transits can be phoenix-like, facilitating a rise from the ashes. Carter is a double Libra, as you may know. His Moon is in Scorpio, adding a need for emotional depth and substance to Libra’s intellectual, talk-it-out approach. Over the past two years, Pluto has squared Carter’s Ascendant. Now — as I mentioned on Friday — Pluto is right at the bottom of his horoscope. Another transformation in process.
In other news…
On a lighter note…
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A close-up of the Phoenix sculpture which is located on the southern facade of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The phoenix can be seen rising from the flames with the inscription RESVRGAM.
Friday 2/17/2023 & the Long Holiday Weekend: New Moon in Pisces, with Squirrel
/in The ForecastTGIF!!
Here’s what we can expect on this holiday weekend (in the U.S.), with its New Moon in Pisces, happening on Monday.
Here is the chart for the New Moon, set in Washington, D.C.:
Observations:
And now, the news.
You’ll find a ton of news in Episode 25 of Off the Charts: A Stellar Newscast, a joint effort between myself and Whitney McKnight. We are renegades from the corporate media and we are astrologers who can tell you why things are happening in the news, often before they happen. We also laugh a lot, and hope you will, too, while finding us informative and worthwhile. For as Whitney writes in this week’s show notes, “nothing done with love is ever a waste of time.”
Meanwhile, here are a few headlines we didn’t have room for in this week’s show. All reflect the reality check or gravitas potential of Sun conjunct Saturn on the heels of Venus conjunct Neptune (pixie-dust, idealism, unconditional love).
Object downed by US missile may have been amateur hobbyists’ $12 balloon
Naval Academy Building Renamed to Honor Former President Jimmy Carter Transiting Pluto is now sitting at the bottom of Carter’s horoscope, in the area that refers to real estate. Pluto refers to power and resources. Astrology is amazing.
Bruce Willis Diagnosed With Dementia After Retiring Due to Aphasia. I thought I’d written about Willis’s retirement a year ago, after his aphasia diagnosis. I know I looked at his horoscope back then, and could see how a wipeout, vanishing act or bewildering fog could develop.
Anyhoo….
…for more on the astonishing synchronicity of planetary patterns and the headlines, check out Episode 25 of Off the Charts: A Stellar Newscast.
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Monday 2/13/2023: Sneak Peek at the Week; Of Dreams and Reality, Perchance; Venus Meets Neptune; Sun Meets Saturn
/in The ForecastAlllll-righty then!
Are we having fun yet? We’ve moved from Chinese spy balloons to talk of a few UFOs (which they are, until/unless someone publicly identifies them) shot down over the weekend. Surreal indeed, and yet in sync with planetary patterns. The highlights this week are:
But before I forget, last Friday, Whitney McKnight and I uploaded Episode 24 of “Off the Charts: A Stellar Newscast.“ We talk about the astrology of the Chinese spy balloon, and weigh in on a big blow-up that happened in the astrology community earlier this month, one that is still being talked about on the Twitter and such. Plus we put together some special bonus stuff for patron subscribers, including thoughts on the horoscopes of Mark Zuckerberg, President Xi of China and Mitt Romney — all of whom are making news. We are having so much fun with this podcast, and we’re glad our giggles are being appreciated by Avid Listeners. We are now airing every Friday — let us know what you think!
As for this week…
A pause, while we pay proper homage to the sign that has been called “the dustbin of the zodiac.”
Pisces is a sensitive, intuitive energy that at its best expresses compassion and loving kindness for everyone and everything, in its understanding that we are all One. Being such a sensitive soul is not always easy. Pisces has been known to wallow in suffering. It can go to extremes of surrender in order to escape life’s hard knocks, drowning its sorrows in the nearest rose-colored glass. Pisces is ruled by Neptune, a dreamy energy that can be challenging to integrate, but oh what sublime creative visions it can bring to life, when effectively channeled. Pisces appreciates that the individual and the collective are one and the same; that the illusion that we are separated from one another is just that: an illusion.
This Pisces truth is expressed in a book I stumbled across years ago. It’s called Happier Than God by Neale Donald Walsch. At the end of Chapter 15, Walsch talks about his quest to find the answer to these questions: 1) What does it take to make life work? and 2) Why does my life have to be such a continuing struggle? Walsch credits a conversation with God with this answer:
The book then expounds on a simple, yet profound concept that “All Things are One Thing. There is only One Thing, and All Things are part of the One Thing That Is.” Walsch makes the case that when you can apply this concept in day-to-day living, you will have mastered the key to success. Sounds pretty Piscean to me.
Pisces folk born 23-27 days into the sign should chat with Fish born a few days earlier about how spacey life seemed in the past two years, as transiting Neptune met up with their Sun. Lots of potential for creativity and soulful questing, though. This year may be a bit streamlining for Pisces born in the earlier days of the sign, given that Saturn will soon be paying them a metaphorical visit. I’d say the same is true for Geminis, Sagittarians and Virgos born in that range. May be time to check in with your local astrologer…
Anyhoo…
And now, the news.
Driving the headlines over the weekend were three conjunctions. Two of them are happening this week (Venus-Neptune & Sun-Saturn); the third happened on Friday (Mercury-Pluto). We anticipate intensely persuasive news from underground; far-out ideals involving women, money, values, aesthetics; and cuts/losses/authoritarian advances involving leaders of business and state.
Two other patterns that must be considered are Saturn and Pluto at the end of Aquarius and Capricorn, respectively. Any planet at the end of a sign is at a crisis point. Saturn in Aquarius intensifies a crisis involving networks, group, circulation, friendships and technology. Pluto in Capricorn intensifies a crisis involving governmental authority, corporations and other Powers That Be. Exhibit A: Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch sitting together in their own very special box at the Superbowl. Whatever they are up to likely reflects the urgency of Saturn and Pluto.
Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly train derailments — the derailed train was carrying toxic chemicals, which are a Neptune thing. This story is not getting the press it deserves.
In other news…
There was a big game last night — a.k.a. the Superbowl! I was rooting for the Eagles — for no particular reason — and I didn’t make a serious prediction about who might win. Sometimes you just want to watch the game! With Mars (warriors) in the sign of the Gemini, sign of the Twins, it was fun to see “Mama” Donna Kelce wearing her support for her two sons — one who plays for the Chiefs and one who plays for the Eagles.
Watching Rihanna’s half-time performance on a small screen made it impossible to appreciate its razzle-dazzle. However, Justina Miles — the first female deaf performer for the Super Bowl’s halftime show — killed it. Her American Sign Language translation was up close and personal, and aptly reflected planetary patterns. In the language of astrology, Saturn refers to deafness. It also refers to debts. Rihanna opened her set with “B***h better have my money.” Indeed.
Not that anyone asked for my opinion, but why would any advertising agency pitch a campaign featuring John Travolta singing a song from “Grease,” when co-star Olivia Newton-John passed away only six months ago. Probably they’d already sold the concept, but still. Here are most of the other ads, courtesy of TVLine, which declared Travolta’s effort “a touchdown.” This led to me looking at Travolta’s horoscope, where transiting Saturn is sitting right on his 29 Aquarius Sun, and transiting Pluto is sitting directly opposite his 29 Cancer Ascendant. Heavy focus, streamlined ambition, transformation and empowerment is likely on his agenda over the next two years. Oh, and Travolta is yet another person making news whose horoscope is activated by transiting Mars. His Moon is in Virgo, where Mars currently squares it.
Meanwhile, it’s worth noting that last year’s Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in Pisces (happened on April 12, 2022) was activated over the weekend by transiting Neptune. From the perspective of the U.S., we would expect an expansive effort to influence collective belief systems, including spiritual ones. Here’s a recap of expectations, posted last year. One expansive, expensive effort — to the tune of $20 million — consisted of two ads that aired during the Superbowl. They are part of a campaign called “He Gets Us,” and it is an effort to “market” the message of Jesus Christ to a skeptical population,” according to the Washington Times. The last Jupiter -Neptune conjunction in Pisces happened in 1856, and coincided with the rise of Spiritualism in the United States. Thus the ads are not surprising. But gosh…$20 million???
Finally, while Heather Cox Richardson was writing a Letter from an American about the aforementioned disconnect between the reality-based community and those who deny actual facts, Whitney was getting ready to post a thoughtful essay on her other noble cause: docu-mental: mapping the american states of mind. The essay is called “The land between ‘crazy’ and ‘normal’ is Science Fiction, the map is myth,” and after I read it, I said, “Whitney, we have to talk about this from an astro-logical perspective, because what you’ve written is just so darned in sync with planetary patterns.” So that’s what we plan to do on the next Off the Charts: A Stellar Newscast, along with the usual fun observations on what’s driving the news.
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…in which a beautiful young woman
holds an artificial Saturn
while standing against a rosy background
Photo by Hanna Postova, Ukraine
Monday 2/6/2023: Sneak Peek at the Week; Full Moon in Leo Fallout
/in The ForecastIt’s Monday. Do you know where your planets are? I’ll tell you.
Highlights this week are:
Basically, we’re processing the fallout from the ginormous upsets of last week’s patterns, with intensely compelling investigative dirt dug up about the Powers That Be by the end of the week.
And now, the news.
These stories reflect the weekend’s disruptive Full Moon in Leo, which activated the November 8th lunar eclipse. Adding to the anticipated surge of energy were two squares (tension) between the Sun-Uranus (leaders and upsets), and Venus-Mars (provocative, yin-yang). Not only that, but magical thinking and events bordering on the surreal aptly reflected today’s Mercury-Neptune sextile.
Ready?
Meanwhile…
Here’s a fun follow-up for those who listened to Episode 23 of Off the Charts: A Stellar Newscast, released on Friday. My esteemed co-host Whitney McKnight was inspired to spark a discussion of the horoscope of the Federal Trade Commission and its fearless leader, Lina Khan. On Saturday, WaPo’s editorial board published this affirmation, “Banning non-compete clauses would be an economic game changer”. Woot!!!!
And then, there’s this one:
Man wanted for leaving dead fish at The Goonies house rescued by coast guard.
Wut????
Thank goodness we have astrology to help us understand the astro-logic of why things happen when they do.
What’s going on in YOUR horoscope? All the planets are moving forward until mid-April. What’s your plan? Astrology is an amazing tool for understanding why you are the way you are, and why things happen when they do. Astrology can be used to map out a strategy or answer a Burning Question.
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Friday 2/3/2023: News, News, News — Sweet, Sizzling & Surprising
/in The ForecastTGIF!
It’s such an interesting Friday night, and with such a buzz in the air — literally! I just had to post a few headlines in sync with planetary patterns.
First, here’s a reminder of what’s driving the action:
Monday dawns with a face-off between the regal Leo Moon and authoritarian Saturn. That could feel like a wet blanket or a harsh cut, and it happens at 9:15 AM ET. Chill during the ensuing seven-hour Moon void. The void may be reflected in a slow start, flake or twist to your usual routine, and your mission is not to freak out about it. So if you sleep through your alarm, no worries!! At 1:28 PM ET, a sextile between Mercury (how we need to think) and Neptune (visions, dreams, bubbles) will be exact. Whatever fueled your imagination over the weekend gets real by the end of this week.
And now, the news.
Cue the 5th Dimension’s “Up, Up & Away (in my beautiful balloon),” now, please….and LOOK UP!
Wow! What a buzz! Can you say “Sun (leaders) in airy Aquarius square Uranus (surprise! technology!)?” Oh, and what a Venus square Mars diplomatic conflict is brewing…under Sunday’s illuminating Full Moon in Leo, with its Mercury sextile Neptune dreamy, mysterious bubble in the background. China says it’s a civilian airship that drifted off course…hahahahahahahaha.
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It’s worth reviewing the horoscope of Xi Jinping, which was last looked at during his power grab in October:
Avid Readers should glean from the above that Xi’s Jupiter (expansion and reward) is in airy Gemini (which needs to be the smartest kid in the room). Mars — the energy of action and assertion — hit Xi’s Jupiter twice, on January 3rd and 21st. And here we are now, with an assertive reach for intelligence. Astrology. Is. Amazing.
Also reflecting themes of the Sun-Uranus square and/or/with the Venus-Mars square are stories of burning desires, unconventional attractions and provocative attacks — in matters of women and men.
New proposal sets limits on sugar in US school meals for first time — Venus rules sugar in the language of astrology
Are you seeing a theme here? Why are they popping up in the headlines, NOW? The answer is obvious — and astr0-logical!
..and OMG…here’s one reflecting the Sabian Symbols for the weekend’s Full Moon, i.e., “the non-vested choir” vs. “a watchdog”
Bye, bye, bye Delilah: Wales rugby choirs banned from singing Tom Jones hit
Can’t make this stuff up.
Finally, here’s a story that’s unusual because of how it got written — which you can read at the bottom of this gifted article:
“An alleged $500 million Ponzi scheme preyed on Mormons. It ended with FBI gunfire.”
And last but not least, Whitney & I recorded a fresh episode of Off The Charts: A Stellar Newscast on Groundhog Day. It’ll be up sometime on Saturday…but if you missed last week’s episode, you can find that here.
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