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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.
Astro-logical Forecast for Friday 5/10/2013 & the Weekend: A Glass of Rose?
/in The ForecastYou’re waking up to the Moon void-of-course in Taurus — as of 8:28PM ET last night until 5:21PM ET today, suggesting a day of rest, wandering around and/or taking care of that which is routine. Yes, there was a New Moon yesterday, but I’d wait until the Moon is no longer void to launch an important initiative, make a major purchase or sign a contract. This void has not stopped many of my Facebook friends from changing their profile pictures — a perfectly suitable creative brainstorming activity for a void. Fascinating.
When the Moon does enter Gemini at 5:21PM ET, you may note the shift from a sensual, earthy, material focus to a that which is mental, airy and chatty. Got something you need to talk about? This need for information, entertainment and communication carries us through the weekend. Planetary patterns are fairly light, excluding the never-ending challenge between rebel Uranus and ruthless Pluto, which continues to shake up the status quo. In your own personal world, you’re more likely to be influenced by the lovely hook-up between Venus and the clever Moon at 8:49PM ET , which puts a pleasurable spin on your Friday night plans.
Saturday features an intense and idealistic hook-up between mental Mercury and the Sun in Taurus, exact at 5:10PM. What values, possessions and issues of self-worth and material comfort/security will you find yourself experiencing with those rose-colored glasses on, eh? Going shopping for articles of beauty, perhaps? Saturday is the day for shopping, as the Moon will be void all day on Sunday. If you’re not in a buying mood for art or beauty, chances are you’ll be wanting to experience it.
Rose is also the color of a dreamy challenge between Venus (women, social expression, art, money) and nebulous Neptune, which is exact on Monday at 4:48PM ET, but still influential over the weekend. And what a perfect aspect it is for one idealized vision of women celebrated on Sunday, otherwise known as Mothers’ Day. Go ahead and put Mom on a pedestal with the jovial enthusiasm suggested by Sunday’s 9:32AM ET hook-up between the charming Gemini Moon and jolly Jupiter, which is when the Moon goes void of course until Monday at 5:57AM ET — another day of rest.
I will fill you in on yesterday’s New Moon and eclipse when the Moon is no longer void-of-course. Chill, baby, chill.
Astro-logical Forecast for Wednesday 5/8/2013: That’s A Wrap
/in The ForecastSun, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all in fertile, sensual Taurus, and as of 6:09AM ET, the Moon is there, too. More focus on creating material security and enjoying simple pleasures is suggested. You can work with calm efficiency today, wrapping up projects initiated a month ago and contemplating your New Moon agenda for the next lunar cycle, which will continue today’s concentration on issues of worth, value, material security and possessions.
A lovely connection to Moon from nebulous Neptune at 4:10PM ET suggests a need for vision or other intangible escape. Music, healing and spirit (s) are also highlighted. A not-so-lovely to Moon from stern Saturn in “deal with it” Scorpio at 8:36PM ET may end the day with a slight thud; otherwise, there is no reason not to enjoy a simply delightful evening.
And now, the news — some of it belated, but still fascinating in light of the Sabian Symbol of last month’s lunar cycle, which you will recall was “a pugilist”, yes? And also recall that one theme suggested was whether this pugilist was fighting the good fight as a warrior championing a noble cause, or a tantrum-throwing, self-absorbed baby. We expected firearms to remain prominent in the headlines, along with nitty-gritty, “you can’t look away” stories exposing raw realities of life and death, suggested by Saturn in Scorpio in the spotlight.
So here we go. First, after a gun control bill died in the Senate, the bill’s sponsor admitted that members of his party shot it down because they did not want to be seen as “helping the President”, despite polls suggesting that 90% of Americans supported the bill. Score one for the tantrum-throwing baby. Shortly thereafter, a five-year-old boy killed his two-year-old sister with rifle — and not just any rifle, mind you, but a rifle especially designed and marketed for children. I wish I’d shared this story when it broke, because the company website has since been taken down — but you can see some of it via the preceding link. Want more? On July 4th, a very special March on Washington is planned: over 900 gun owners have RSVP’d to walk through the streets, openly carrying loaded firearms — which happens to be against the law in D.C. What will happen if law enforcement officials attempt to enforce the law? Stay tuned.
But wait, there’s more. The officer in charge of sexual assault prevention programs in the Air Force was arrested — for sexual assault; meanwhile, there’s been a sharp rise in sexual assaults in the military. In other news the guy who brought us “Girls Gone Wild” was convicted of assault, and Viagra will soon be available online. Meanwhile, evidence of cannibalism by early settlers in Jamestown, VA has been discovered — and surprise, surprise –with all this heavy Saturn in Scorpio news, now we. learn there’s a huge hurricane on Saturn.
Finally, a fascinating investigative piece on words that have stood the test of time, as in 15,000 years — brought to you by yesterday’s Mercury (communication) in “I’ll never change” Taurus trine Pluto (investigation). And speaking of never changing, during yesterday’s Moon void, in which surprise upsets and victories by underdogs are suggested, Mark Sanford, whose extra-marital affair generated headlines a couple of years ago when he was governor of South Carolina, was elected to Congress, in a close race against Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Stephen Colbert’s sister. Sanford was discussed in this forecast back in April.
Astro-logical Forecast for Tuesday 5/7/2013: A Restless Chill
/in The ForecastEast Coasters, the fired-up Aries Moon may inspire you to rise with great enthusiasm, but be advised that Moon goes void at 8:40AM ET on a jovial connection with Jupiter. All dressed up with no place to go? Let the enthusiasm carry you on a marvelous drift of a day, and roll with whatever twists may hamper efforts to move forward in a straight line. Rolling is a better strategy than a typical Moon in Aries response, and here I would be thinking of the madness at the Trader Joe’s on West 72nd Street last night, where hundreds of dangerously self-absorbed shoppers jostled each other in the aisles.
The wandering sensation of the typical Moon void may be augmented the balsamic phase (the end) of the lunar cycle. The Moon has little light; hence, a sense of listlessness or restlessness, as we sense there is something new just around the corner, but we don’t know what. Use this time to wrap up projects initiated at the New Moon last month and think about your agenda for the next cycle, which begins Thursday at 8:28PM ET. This Taurus New Moon is also an eclipse — more on that later in the week.
Meanwhile, some interesting news from underground, as anticipated by an easy a connection between mental Mercury and Pluto, lord of the Underworld: three women who disappeared a decade ago have been found in Cleveland; three men have been arrested. And — look out East Coast — after 17 years, the cicadas are beginning to emerge from their underground hideaways…what else will be brought to light on this day? Lastly, note the potential for impassioned, inflamed, stubborn communication around 8:33PM ET, when mental Mercury and aggressive Mars hook up in earthy, possessive Taurus. Be nice and share your toys.
Astro-logical Forecast for Monday 5/6/2013: Get Up & Go
/in The ForecastGet up, get out, get moving. Driving the energy of the day is the Moon in me-me-me Aries, a sign that falls down stairs because it’s faster than walking. In a perfect world, Aries shines as an inspiring, courageous pioneer. Otherwise, Aries can be pushy, impatient and dangerously self-absorbed, like a newborn fascinated by its fingers and toes. As we approach the time span of 5PM -6:30PM ET, be aware of the potential for a jolt, revelation or power play as the Moon makes its weekly meet-up with the disruptive Uranus-Pluto square.
Meanwhile, persistent, persuasive and deep communication are suggested during the next 36 hours, as Mercury in stubborn Taurus is aspected by investigative Pluto and willful Mars — exact on Tuesday. More dirt, news from underground and a clash of wills, I’ll wager.
Your Moon voids for the week: Tuesday 8:40AM ET until 6:09AM ET on Wednesday; Thursday 8:28 PM ET until 5:21PM ET on Friday. Moon voids are natural rest periods which are well-suited for aimless wandering and chilling. Get it off your desk today or ship it on Wednesday; consider starting the weekend a day early. As for right this minute — onward!
Astro-logical Forecast for Sunday 5/5/2013: Serious Focus & Flow
/in The ForecastI hope you’re enjoying the dreamy sensitivity of the weekend’s Moon in Pisces, colored by the rosy glow of mental Mercury in touch with nebulous Neptune (ruler of Pisces). Music, spiritual pursuits, healing and other idealistic escapes are favored, experienced with the depth and power of an easy connection (a trine) between Mars (action) in earthy Taurus and regenerating Pluto in earthy Capricorn. The Mars-Pluto trine follows on the heels of Wednesday’s Sun-Pluto trine, another measurement suggesting an abundance or easy flow of resources in the material plane.
Take the magical thinking potential of Mercury-Neptune, mix it with all that Sun-Mars-Pluto empowered action/resource; add in expansive, optimistic Jupiter running wild in the middle of airy Gemini, and it appears we have a recipe for more all-time highs in the markets last week. Even more fascinating: the Jupiter/Pluto midpoint — a highly reliable suggestion of wealth — has been at the Aries Point for weeks. Avid readers of this forecast know that any astrological measurement configured with the Aries Point (0 degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn) needs to demand prominence/fame. So it’s no surprise to see so many stories of outrageous fortune dominating headlines recently, like this one about trillions of dollars stashed offshore — or this one presenting yet another study about the relationship between political clout and wealth.
Energy resources have also been making headlines. Credit the Uranus (aeronautics) – Pluto (power) square reflecting the test flight of a solar-powered airplane –way to reinvent the wheel — and it’s going rather well. U.S. oil production is at levels not seen in 30 years — and hey, soon those fossil fuels will be flowing under a new pipeline slated to run right through the heart of New York City’s West Village, installed by a company which reportedly has a rather dicey safety record — huzzah! But wait, there’s more. Helium was a hot (air) topic this week, as the always-witty Gail Collins informs us — did you know we’re facing a shortage & that this is important?
Also in the headlines: a mind-bending physics bulletin I won’t pretend to fully understand, but it does reflect the disruptive power of the Uranus-Pluto square to change our perspective of the world as we know it: “Time Crystals Could Upend Physicists’ Theory of Time”.
Well, I promised you a lot of news, and I haven’t even talked about the forecast for today, Sunday, which began with a sobering opposition to mental Mercury (transportation) from stern Saturn at 7:13AM ET. This is the serious focus referred to in the forecast headline. What’s at the top of the newsfeed as I type? A story about a limousine catching fire in Northern California, killing five passengers. Sobering, indeed — and naturally I looked at the chart for the time of the fire (10pm in San Mateo, California), fully expecting to see a challenging aspect on the angles. Why? Because planets on the angles seem to have a greater need for expression, and in the case of this freak accident we immediately see the Uranus-Pluto square on the angles of the chart, suggesting a sudden, freakish, potent and potentially explosive quality to the event.
If you’re out and about running important tasks today, get them done before the Moon goes void at 12PM ET. Moon will coast through the rest of Pisces until 9:03PM ET, when it enters fiery Aries, immediately shifting the “go with the flow” energy to one of action! now! andale (and a happy Cinco de Mayo to you, too). Use the energy of the void to chill and recharge. Monday will be another day to hit the ground running.