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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 Monday 4/8/2013: Sneak Peek at the Week
/in The ForecastAs noted in the last post, the work week begins with a fizzle, courtesy of the Moon being void-of-course in Pisces. Sleep in, call in sick, tell them the dog ate your homework. Really, you’re not missing anything at the office, other than routine tasks and deadlines that are more likely to be fraught with stupid and frustrating delays than usual. During the void on Friday afternoon, a friend posted on Facebook that she couldn’t understand why repeated efforts to dial a number was not making a connection…until she realized she had been punching the number on her calculator. I kid you not.
Chill, meditate, do yoga — let your mind wander & enjoy whatever twists you encounter. You’ll notice a definite shift in energy at 3:02PM ET, when the Moon engages in impulsive Aries. But as we are in the dark side of the Moon, this is not the time to launch a brand new venture. Wrap up projects from the agenda you set nearly four weeks ago, and get ready to begin anew on the New Moon that happens on Wednesday at 5:35AM ET.
Other Moon voids this week are Wednesday 12:25PM ET – 11:22PM ET and Saturday 8:30AM ET – 10:30AM ET. Plan your important meetings, deadlines and purchases during times when the Moon is not void.
Planetary patterns are light this week. Other than Wednesday’s feisty New Moon in Aries, the only significant planetary shifts are ruthless Pluto turning retrograde on Friday (more news from underground), Mercury’s move out of intuitive Pisces — finally! — into impulsive Aries on Saturday. Stay tuned to this channel for further details…
Astro-logical Forecast for Saturday & Sunday 4/6-7/2013: The Urge to Merge
/in The ForecastMoon entered sensitive and empathic Pisces at 9AM on Saturday ET, suggesting a need to focus on intangibles, including spirit(s), service, music, vision, healing and art. A hook-up with nebulous Neptune at 4:48PM ET encourages that need all the more. What rosy glow will precede a potentially passionate or otherwise bold/fearless/inspiring encounter around 12:58AM ET Sunday, hmm? You do recall I mentioned that loving Venus would be catching up with horny Mars in Aries tonight, don’t you?
An intriguing exercise in structure, investigation and transformation carries us into the wee hours (watch for news from underground), ending big at 8:06AM ET on Sunday, as the sensitive Pisces Moon is challenged by expansive Jupiter. Maybe a talky kind of day, as far as feelings are concerned…
Moon goes void at 12:10AM MONDAY, suggesting another work week that starts with a fizzle. Blergh! You’ll notice the shift at 3:02PM ET when the Moon races into gear in the me-me-me sign of Aries, and not a minute too soon…
Astro-logical Forecast for Friday 4/5/2013: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
/in The ForecastPlanetary patterns suggest a perfectly lovely morning, as the friendly and helpful Aquarius Moon syncs up beautifully with a trifecta of inspiration: loving Venus, proactive Mars and the Sun all in Aries. We need that humanitarian Aquarius Moon to temper the self-absorbed (but oh-so-adorable) focus of all that Aries energy, doncha’ know…
Moon goes void at 1:22PM ET, suggesting that for West Coasters, your work day is a bit of a bust. Wanna start your weekend really early? Go for it, and tell the boss your astrologer said it was OK. East Coasters, make the most of the morning and spend the rest of the day taking care of routine tasks and chilling out. If you absolutely must ship this afternoon, please check it more than once. Oh, I could tell you stories about things I did during the all-day voids on Monday and Wednesday that had to be scrapped on Tuesday and Thursday. Better you should just keep yourself amused with something of no consequence whatsoever, like the humble Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer. An avid reader sent me the link to this fascinating product because of the 3,328 highly entertaining customer reviews posted on Amazon. Said avid reader has four planets in Aquarius, a sign known for its affinity for that which is weird, wacky and/or absurd.
I’ll write more on the weekend later. Meanwhile, here is the actual link to that story about the first integrated prom at a high school in Macon, Georgia (I posted the wrong one yesterday when writing the forecast during the void, of course).
Astrological Forecast for Thursday 4/4/2013: Passion in the Works?
/in The ForecastHooray, hooray, hooray! The Moon gets into gear in the freedom-loving, humanitarian sign of Aquarius at 4:41AM ET, aiding all efforts to be socially significant, unique or just plain weird. Planetary patterns are quiet during business hours, suggesting no jolts or power plays to throw you off track. At 8:02PM ET there’s a communicative hook-up between Moon and rebel Uranus, which fosters innovative exchanges and maybe a tech story or two. At 9:48PM ET we’ve got a potential wet blanket or reach for ambition suggested by stern Saturn in Scorpio squaring the independent Moon. That’s it. Still pretty quiet, compared to the rambunctious activity of the past few weeks.
In fact, the only exact aspect between any two planets (not including the Moon) between now and April 16th happens just after midnight ET on Sunday, April 7th. And gosh, I hope you have a date between now and Sunday…or can spend some time in a place where passion might ignite. The aspect in question is a hook-up between receptive Venus and proactive Mars in the sign of impulsive, fearless, inspiring and passionate Aries. Those born around the 10th of April, July, October and January will likely feel this burst of energy more than most, as will those with a planet or angle at 20 degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn. Could be sizzling; could be more sparks that you can handle (so don’t fly off one) — let me know how it goes.
And now, the news. I can’t believe I missed this absolute gem when it hit the wires on March 29th, three days after ruthless Pluto squared Mars and two days before it squared the Sun. Pluto suggests “news from underground,” as in “Gate to Hell Found in Turkey”. Here’s another, posted just minutes ago: an anonymous leak exposes the identities of thousands who are hiding wealth offshore. Here’s a more thorough piece on the latter story. Maybe the Gate to Hell is really in the British Virgin Islands.
Capturing the breaking-down-barriers energy of so many planets in pioneering Aries, combined with the revolutionary Uranus-Pluto square is this stunner, from Macon, Georgia: “High School Students Organize First Integrated Prom”. Yeah, I’m speechless, too. Macon seems light-years away from New York…
Astro-logical Forecast for Wednesday 4/3/2013: Mind the Void
/in The ForecastThe industrious Capricorn Moon, which drove ambition and achievement yesterday, loses steam at 6:35AM ET, after a feisty challenge from aggressive Mars in me-me-me Aries. How interesting to wake up to a study on the New York Times home page about pedestrians and cyclists injured by self-absorbed, aggressive drivers (a startling number of accidents occurred when the pedestrian was in a crosswalk, with the traffic signal suggesting it was OK to cross).
This dynamic Mars-Moon connection sets the tone for the rest of the day, during which the Moon will be void-of-course. In other words, it won’t make a connection with any other planet until it enters the next sign, Aquarius, on Thursday at 4:41AM ET. Use this day to chill, take care of routine things and be patient with whatever twists crop up in your efforts to move forward in a straight line. During the all-day void on Monday, a reader reported spending two hours carefully transcribing a batch of TV promos that were allegedly just going to be updated, only to have the designated authority figure proclaim that they should really create a whole new campaign. OK, no problem — and completely understandable, given the void.
In other news, the former governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford, who made the Appalachian Trail famous when he told staffers he was hiking it (when in fact he was in Buenos Aires with his mistress, to whom he is now engaged) won a primary race in his current bid for Congress. Well of course he did, given that Jupiter the cosmic sugar daddy, turned direct on Sanford’s Gemini Sun earlier this year. Not only that, but Sanford’s Mars in feisty Aries is being supercharged by the Uranus-Pluto square, and if he was born in the early morning, his Cancer Moon is, too. That’s a lot of impetus for taking action, feeling empowered and/or dramatic changes of status, for better or for worse.
If you are a Gemini born around the last couple of days in May, you may be feeling rather lucky and expansive, too.