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Saturday & Sunday 11/21/2020: Mind the Looooooong Moon Void; Dolly Parton & Edward Norton Make Waves
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceTGIF!!
Here’s the recap of The Forecast for the weekend:
No sleeping in on Monday — much can be accomplished, with a well-supported Pisces Moon going with the intuitive flow all day. Keep an eye on your dreams, as the Moon meets up with Neptune in the early morning. At 11:40 PM ET, Mercury (how we need to think and communicate) trines Neptune. Inspiration, vision, healing are possibilities — as are rigid fantasies seeking power and control. Mercury is still in Scorpio, doncha’ know, hence the need for depth. This Mercury-Neptune thing is in effect all weekend, infusing your world with various shades of rose.
And now, the news.
But first, an announcement. I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Avid Reader Whitney for an episode of her series, docu-mental. We spoke for well over an hour about the astonishing synchronicity of planetary patterns and world events — and not once did Whitney ask me what color nail polish a Taurus should wear in the winter, or how to seduce a Sagittarius. I mentioned Whitney’s work (you can find it here on Substack) in a post a few months ago, and if you’re one of the Avid Readers who joined her community, my money says your IQ has increased by 10 points. And if not your IQ , then certainly your consciousness. Whitney is just that darned smart and profound — and quite courageous, frankly, to present an astrologer’s viewpoint to a mostly Muggles audience. Much gratitude to Whitney for the fun opportunity to connect. You can see and hear our lively conversation via the link above.
Meanwhile…
Mercury is now officially out of its shadow stage, meaning that it has returned to where it was when it turned retrograde on October 13th. As anticipated, the election results have been sorted out, with all the states being called by the media, affirming Biden’s 306 Electoral College votes — the same number as P45 collected in 2016. Sixteen states have certified their results. Joe Biden is our president-elect, period.
BUT…also as anticipated, P45 persists in trying to maintain his position by underhanded means, enabled by loyalists willing to destroy our democratic process. Lindsey Graham was reportedly happy to call the Secretary of State of Georgia, wondering if the S.O.S. could toss out a bunch of ballots he didn’t like. The S.O.S., Republican Brad Raffensperger, declined. Let’s watch for more boundary-pushing action from Graham December 2 through December 14. Jupiter (expansion) will be activating his potentially reckless Mars-Uranus conjunction. Wish we had a birth time for him.
Reflecting the disruptive communication potential of the week’s shocking Mercury-Uranus opposition and the lean, mean potential of Venus square Saturn, we have:
Not all women of steel are mean. Dolly Parton has a Venus-Saturn opposition in her horoscope, and it’s also square to Jupiter. She can be all business — in ways that are simply grand. Her militantly disciplined Mars-Saturn conjunction in Cancer was eclipsed on January 10th…and darned if its triggers didn’t coincide with her giving $1 million to the Covid research fund (in April) that produced Moderna’s promising vaccine! Her horoscope is lit up like a pinball machine this month and next. The fabulous press she’s getting reflects Mars (action! crusades!) activating her Mercury, which rules her Gemini Midheaven (professional status) and her Virgo Ascendant (how she needs to be seen) all through November!! Of COURSE we’re going to hear about her now — and if we’d been looking at her horoscope in January, we could have made a note to watch for awesome news. Astrology is amazing!
Edward Norton also has the Muggles scratching their heads. Today he “came out of nowhere” (said the Muggles pundits and journalists) and posted a “poker-style analysis of P45 we never expected” (said the LA Times). As with Dolly Parton, had we been looking at Norton’s horoscope before today, we could have anticipated an expansive broadcast at this time — with more to come between now and early December. Patterns exact today include the Scorpio Sun (which rules the area of his life related to broadcasting), crossing his Scorpio Ascendant (which explains why the pundits are so surprised by his usual need to present an image of mystery and control). Venus (which rules the area of his life referring to the public) is right on his Libra Moon (an apt pattern for action that is well-received). What else do you see?
In other news…
Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay away from gatherings of people, large and small. If that doesn’t convince you, maybe Rachel Maddow’s recent revelation will.
Meanwhile…enjoy this long Moon void in Aquarius. Roll with the twists and flakes, such as the totally bonkers press conference Rudy Giuliani had during Thursday’s Moon void — in which he literally melted down. Remember that crises which crop up are usually much ado about nothing.
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Monday 11/16/2020: Sneak Peek at the Week; Sun in Sagittarius; Order in the Court & More
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceUp and at ’em. Mars — planet of action — is finally moving forward, and it’s getting along swimmingly with the Moon in Sagittarius. A Sag Moon needs to push boundaries, usually with righteous enthusiasm and opinions. Get out of the usual box; take in a foreign film or walk in the woods. Go for a gamble or a gambol. Things may get rosy or fuzzy around 4:07 PM ET, as Moon squares Neptune. Take whatever is said with a grain of salt. Meanwhile, there’s a buzz in the air, as at 3:07 AM ET on …
And now…about the New Moon in Scorpio, exact at 12:07 AM ET on Sunday 11/15. Here’s what it looked like from Washington, DC:
Highlights include:
And now, the news.
The weekend’s squares among Venus and Pluto-Jupiter suggested stories of extremes in matters of women and worth. From the NYT Sunday Week In Review:
Also reflecting extremes of wealth and power:
In other Venus-Pluto-Jupiter-Saturn news, three GOP senators have expressed opposition to P45’s controversial nominee — Judy Shelton — to the Federal Reserve,.
Meanwhile…
Venus in Libra is a lovely placement. As it has traveled between 20 and 22 Libra, it has triggered the anguished conjunctions between Jupiter-Pluto and Saturn-Pluto, whose cycles are in sync with the development of the Covid pandemic. One potentially bright spot today is the announcement of a second vaccine trial that appears to have tested as well — or better — than the one announced by Pfizer last week. The key word is “appears.” Time will tell.
In other news…
I thought it would be fun to look back on the predictions made when Neptune first entered Pisces over eight years ago. Here is a forecast from 2/2/2012. We’re just over halfway through this period of development, and what I’ve noticed is that when a slow-moving planet gets past the halfway point, the potentials manifest like a kettle of popcorn that’s finally reached the appropriate temperature. One of the predictions was that the use of recreational drugs would be decriminalized — and we see this in the Nov 3 election results. The halfway point for Neptune happened in January 2020. Coincidence or conspiracy?
Fun fact #1: “Lockdown” was declared the Word of the Year for 2020, according to the good folks at Collins Dictionary. I suspect we will have more lockdowns as Mars gets up to speed and squares Jupiter-Saturn and Pluto between now and the Winter Solstice.
Fun fact #2: Saturn rules the skeleton. Jupiter refers to BIG. Pluto makes it all macabre. Is it any surprise that big ginormous skeletons as decorations were so popular this Halloween?
Fun fact #3: the Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight. Look up!
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Thursday 11/12/2020: Late Sneak Peek at a Post-Election Week; Jupiter-Pluto Meet-Up; Mars Turns Direct
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceAllllll-righty then!
Thank you for your patience. As a reminder, I did post the astrology for the whole month of November in this forecast — and so far, the action is progressing as anticipated. Here are the details for this week, starting with Monday:
(Taking a break from writing this to join a yoga class on Zoom — back in a couple of hours. Thank you for your patience…
…and we’re back. It’s so important to take time for self-care in these oh-so-interesting times).
And now, the news.
With Mercury turning direct on Election Day, sandwiched between two squares from Saturn, Avid Readers knew to prepare for miscommunication, tech crashes and delayed results. We experienced all of those at my polling site, where I logged an 18-hour day as a poll worker (if you’ve never served as a poll worker, I encourage you to do so, as it’s an extremely rewarding experience to make voting a fun and informative experience for fellow citizens). Upside: I was too exhausted to stay up late and watch the returns. That was fine, because I knew we wouldn’t have an answer by morning. Isn’t it wonderful to be aware of planetary patterns so you can better manage expectations?
As Mercury slowly got back up to speed, mail-in ballots were tabulated. Key swing states turned blue, starting with Michigan and Wisconsin. But then Arizona and Nevada stalled — and if you weren’t aware of planetary patterns, the delays could have made you berserk. The second square between Mercury and Saturn was on Friday — we were still stuck — and all-too sober. Though Democrats retained their majority in the House, they have not yet prevailed in the Senate — but OMG there will be two runoffs in Georgia on January 5th that could split the Senate 50-50 if Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are victorious.
But even more sobering is the fact that 93% of the counties with the worst outbreaks of Covid voted for P45. And even though Biden received 77.5 million votes, over 72 million did not — including a former neighbor and cat lover whose most recent Facebook post is a meme stating “Imagine being so dumb that you think the guy in office for 4 years is the problem, and the guy in office for 47 years is the solution.” Nowhere on her Facebook page is there any outrage about the Covid outbreak being so bad in North Dakota that hospitals who are short-staffed have been ordered by the governor to allow infected health care workers to treat infected patients.…and no one in the state is required to wear masks. Imagine being that insane. Heather Cox Richardson has that story in the preceding link.
On the other hand, in order for the potential we see in the U.S. horoscope for delusion (as Mars squares the U.S. Mars-Neptune square in 2021) and extremes of power struggles/breakdown (in 2021-2023, as the U.S. experiences its first-ever Pluto Return), the presidential election could had to be that shockingly close. Thank goodness for astrology to help us make sense of it all.
But getting back to Friday’s second Mercury-Saturn square. Stephen Colbert ditched his usual comedic monologue that night and channeled its heaviness, appropriately dressed in black.
Finally, on Saturday — with the Moon in Leo — Pennsylvania clinched it for Biden. CNN called it at 11:24:20 AM ET in Wilmington, DE. From the forecast that day:
As dancing broke out in the streets of cities around the world, the best show in town was happening at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, just off I-95 outside Philadelphia — and conveniently sandwiched between a s*x shop, a jail and a crematorium. It was the perfect place for a P45 campaign presser, headlined by Rudy Giuliani. Unlike Dr. Ben Carson (why does he still have a medical license?), Mark Meadows and others who attended P45’s election watch party at the White House, Giuliani hasn’t tested positive for Covid. For a good chuckle, read about Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
Meanwhile…
The surge of power suggested by the Jupiter-Pluto conjunction (and other patterns this week) are reflected in the headlines. Biden is moving forward like a responsible Moon in Taurus, doggedly laying the groundwork for material comfort and security for all Americans (even the ones who didn’t vote for him). P45’s power surge is being described by some as an attempted coup, enabled by Moscow Mitch, a majority of Republican senators and the Usual Suspects in the P45 Administration, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was totally not joking about facilitating “a smooth transition to a second [P45] administration.” Attorney General William Barr emerged from his undisclosed cave location this week to authorize federal prosecutors to investigate allegations of election fraud, which caused Richard Pilger — the lawyer who oversees voter fraud investigations — to step down.
However, on Wednesday the NYT said they’d spoken to Republican and Democratic election officials in every state; none reported incidents of voter fraud. Lawsuits that have been filed are “foundering” (reports WaPo) and judges are not amused. This isn’t surprising, given that Mars is retrograde (not an apt time to start a war). Elsewhere, the creative folks at The Lincoln Project have devised clever ways to shame the big law firms who are working to subvert democracy. Meanwhile, the P45 campaign has been asking for donations to pay for the legal challenges…but over half the funds are actually paying down campaign debt. Always follow the money.
Bottom line: I do not believe P45 will prevail in any effort to have the presidential election vote overturned. Patterns in Biden’s horoscope and Kamala Harris’s horoscope suggest that they are the dynamic duo that will be inaugurated on January 20th. For details, see the articles posted on my website here (you’ll also find Alex Trebek, who sadly passed away on Saturday)The question is how much damage to national security and raiding of our national coffers P45 will accomplish between now and then. He is operating under the last of three oppositions to his Saturn (need for control; ambition) from Pluto (extremes of power and/or breakdown, under anguished threat of loss); that’s not exact until December 20th. We have two eclipses before then — one which affects his Gemini Sun and Sagittarius Moon on December 14th (when the Electoral College votes). I’m keeping an eye on December 2nd, when Mars will oppose his Jupiter, suggesting an impulse to do something expansive. I’m also keeping an eye on November 18th (Jupiter opposes his Saturn; Mercury squares his Pluto), and still feel that the matter of who will occupy the Oval Office next year will be settled soon thereafter.
UPDATE: On December 2nd, P45 did this: “The Most Petulant 46 Minutes in American History.”
In other news…
It seems that SCOTUS may have been watching the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings on C-span, in which Democratic senator after Democratic senator presented dire examples of how Americans would suffer if the Affordable Care Act was overturned. On Tuesday, on that healing Neptune-Sun trine, SCOTUS heard the P45 Administration’s argument for yanking away the healthcare of 23 million Americans during a pandemic — and the majority seemed unconvinced. This optimistic take would make sense, given the extreme potential for reward and optimism we see in Barack Obama’s horoscope this month. I wrote about it in the latest Mountain Astrologer — check it out here.
UPDATE: on George W. Bush. His horoscope was under pressure to take action in the week before the election. We saw this reflected in op-eds calling for him to endorse Joe Biden before November 3rd. He failed — true to his conflict-avoiding Libra Moon. But he did call Biden after the election to congratulate him. The pressure to act will return on November 29th and December 5th.
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Monday 11/2/2020: Sneak Peek at the Week; Mercury Direct; the Astrology of November
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceAlllllllll-righty then!
The start of the work week is driven by the Moon in Gemini, which needs to be the smartest kid in the room. Buzz, buzz, buzz…what’s the buzz; tell me what’s happening — from now until 4:45 PM ET on Wednesday, when the Moon enters Cancer. Getting correct information is challenged by Mercury, which is literally the focus all week. Why? Because it is slowing down to a virtual standstill, preparing to turn direct on Tuesday.
When a planet is stationary (that’s the tech term for “slowing to a virtual standstill,”) it is reflected in human experience in the way a driver leans on a horn. We see events blaring in whatever that planet symbolizes. Mercury refers to communication, transportation, information, negotiation and transmissions. We are advised to apply extra FOCUS in these concerns — especially if you are planning to go to the polls.
On Sunday, retrograde Mercury was challenged by Saturn, symbol of structure, authority, controls and BLOCKS. Did we see any authoritative blocks in the news yesterday? We sure did — including a blockade now being erected around the White House, and roads and bridges being blocked by supporters of P45, as Heather Cox Richardson explains. How many efforts to BLOCK votes will we see this week? Hundreds, says HCR. This Mercury-Saturn pattern carries gravitas, and it is the only exact pattern in the cosmos. It will be repeated early Friday morning, now with Mercury moving direct. It will be interesting to see how this pattern is reflected in Beth Owl’s Daughter’s Tarot Card of the Week later today. Other patterns will be in play next week, OK? If you’re feeling heavy, this too, shall pass.
Upside potential of Mercury square Saturn: constructive structuring efforts on an idea. I will be writing, writing, writing all week — on my next TMA article and on another presentation about the horoscope of Jane Austen. I am confident I can make good use of the mental discipline Mercury-Saturn reflects.
These Mercury-Saturn blocks will be experienced more personally if you have planets around 25 degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn. Consult your local astrologer for details.
The week goes like this:
Here’s the outline for the rest of November:
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And now, the news.
The Full Moon in Taurus — with the engagement of disruptive technogeek Uranus and the sobering Mercury-Saturn square was the perfect backdrop for a Halloween horror show. Mine was watching The Social Dilemma on Netflix. Now is the time for the heavy realization of how much our social media connects and controls us. I like to believe I am free from such profit incentive-based efforts to influence my behavior, but this film says it just ain’t so. We can expect more controls and authoritarian advances in these matters when Saturn returns to Aquarius in December — for better or for worse.
Meanwhile, The Social Dilemma is a must-see, as it explains how social media algorithms keep users (a.k.a. addicts) trapped in individually-tailored bubbles of alternative facts. It is sobering indeed to realize that what you see in your newsfeed is radically different than what your P-45-loving uncle sees in his. This is why I try to keep an eye on the Wonderland of media sites that espouse beliefs I do not share. It’s important to recognize these perspectives.
In other news…
Seismic activity was anticipated on this Sun-Uranus opposition. There was a 7.0 earthquake in Turkey. Not seismic, but still mightily disruptive: Hurricane Zeta, which knocked out power to 2 million people in the Southeast. Meanwhile, The Philippines was hit by Super Typhoon Goni, the area’s strongest storm in four years.
Other reflections of disruption in the headlines include:
Upsets involving P45:
Meanwhile…
The opinion columnists at the NYT were feeling the gravitas of Sunday’s Saturn-Mercury square. All 15 weighed in on this heavy question, “What Have We Lost?” (in America over the past four years). Once again we marvel at the NYT for its astonishing ability to be in sync with planetary patterns. Well done, Grey Lady!
Also heavy (some involving the Mars-in-Aries theme of cars):
Finally — a random gender-bender. There’s always one in the news when Uranus is hot in the headlines:
If you haven’t already voted, get thee to the polls! If you don’t vote, someone else will (and then you’ll be sorry). Check your registration online before you go. Remember MERCURY is changing direction, increasing the odds of delays, tech snafus and misunderstanding. Stay focused. Be patient. I am not predicting how it will all turn out, but I remain hopeful.
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Monday 10/26/2020: Sneak Peek at the Week; Venus Pulls Focus; Full Moon in Taurus
/0 Comments/in The Forecast /by Elisabeth GraceGood Morning!
The day is driven by a Pisces Moon, facilitating depths of feeling — especially for the suffering of others. It harmonizes with Uranus at 10:44 AM ET. Innovation and unconventional alliances are highlighted. P.S., there’s water on the Moon, says NASA –and Pisces is nothing if not watery. Moon travels without interference for the rest of the day; go with the flow. Just note that Mercury is STILL retrograde (double check schedules and transmissions), as well as MARS (reckless ramming is likely to backfire). The rest of the week goes like this:
Here’s what the Full Moon looks like, set in Washington D.C.:
An especially well-known astrologer is saying that this is the “worst Full Moon chart” they’ve ever seen. I’m not at all sure how this is helpful or productive. Yes, we can expect upsets in the mundane and/or political world. Yes, if you’re born around the 30th of October, January, April and July, you may be more personally affected by the buzz than most (consult your astrologer for details). One directly affected chart is the 2017 inauguration.
Yes, there is a heavier mindset around this Full Moon that will continue into all of next week. Why? Because Mercury is slowing down again, prepared to turn direct on November 3rd. As it slows to a virtual stop, it will be square Saturn — exact on SUNDAY and again on November 6th. We see potential for authoritarian or sobering controls imposed in matters of thought, communication and movement.
Yes we also see expansion in matters of power — and also possible breakdown/corruption exposed. Why? Because Jupiter (big) is moving to its third meet-up with Pluto on November 12th, and in this Full Moon chart set in D.C. Jupiter rules this chart (with its Sagittarius Ascendant) and sits in the 2nd house of money, self-worth and values. Maybe we’ll hear illuminating news about the “dark money” Jane Mayer writes about. (Fun fact: Jane Mayer is reportedly either 64 or 65, and thus may have been born with Jupiter-Pluto conjunct in Leo. If so, we can appreciate why she would be drawn stories of wealth and power).
The Sabian Symbols for this Full Moon are more cryptic than usual, if you ask me. For the Moon: “a Christmas tree decorated” and for the Sun: “dental work.” Sabian Symbol Sage Blain Bovee offers thoughts on a practical application here. He adds (in his book) that we should be mindful of “the prudent regulation of what goes in and out of the mouth….stories that have no teeth; a toothy smile in an attempt to fit it; managing decoration and decay; balancing power and peace.”
We shall see.
And now, the news.
I feel like we should be hearing from George W. Bush this week. His conflict-avoidant Libra Moon is currently opposed by Mars, ruler of his Midheaven. This is provocative potential and is exact on Thursday.
Mercury retrograde snafu:
Mercury retrograde bringing the past to light; Venus in Virgo trine Saturn-Pluto adds a dash of macabre:
In other news…
Meanwhile…
There was plenty to watch on TV over the weekend. On Saturday, the Aquarius Moon went void at 5:54 PM ET for almost exactly 24 hours. In a sports contest, Moon voids suggest surprising upsets, usually favoring the underdog — as seen in a stunning last few minutes of the World Series, Game 4: “Rays Stun the Dodgers with Chaotic Walk-Off Win in Game 4″ .
Now, on to politics. P45 is pushing boundaries, as patterns in his horoscope suggest (and explained in recent forecasts). Here he is lying and stomping out of an interview with Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes. He’s devoting the last days before the November 3rd election by flying to rallies all over the country, even as Utah hospitals may soon be rationing health care and El Paso is now under curfew as Covid continues to spread. Studies now show that Covid cases have increased in the aftermath of those rallies. Heather Cox Richardson has more.
Five people on VP Mike Pence’s staff have tested positive for the coronavirus, including his Chief of Staff Marc Short. The VP, as you know, is head of the coronavirus task force — and today he’s planning to attend the Senate confirmation vote for Amy Coney Barrett. Meanwhile, over the weekend P45’s Chief of Staff — Mark Meadows — said there is no plan to get Covid under control, as they’ve totally given up.
The surges are in sync with the build-up of tension happening on November 12th, the third meet-up of Jupiter and Pluto — and they are happening in other countries, too — but not all of them.
In other news…
People were wondering what Jared Kushner was up to, as he fell off the radar after his father-in-law was diagnosed with Covid. Not to worry, as Kushner’s horoscope suggested a grand comeback, as Avid Readers may recall. Transiting Mars and Jupiter challenging his 20 Capricorn Sun on October 15 and 26 (for the third of three hits) suggested provocative action, perhaps involving expansive publishing and legal concerns. Exhibit A: The Lincoln Project erects ginormous Jared billboard in Times Square; lawsuits are threatened. Exhibit B: this interview with whistleblower Max Kennedy, explaining what it was like to work on Jared’s disastrous Covid response team makes the rounds on social media. Exhibit C: NYT publishes exploration of Jared’s involvement with fishy Kodak loan that was put on hold a few months ago after appearance of possible corruption. That deal made headlines in the first week of August, when Mars and Jupiter activated Jared’s 20 Capricorn Sun for the second time. The first one was around March 16. Exhibit D: Jared makes news today by telling Black people what to do. How grand of him — and how apt for a Sun-Jupiter conjunction.
Meanwhile…
On Sunday, the NYT published the obituary of the Republican Party. In New Hampshire, the Union Leader — the state’s most widely-circulated paper — endorsed Joe Biden. This paper hasn’t endorsed a Democrat in a hundred years. What in the world are they thinking?
The GOP has been going through a lengthy period of upsets. Now, with transiting Saturn at the base of one horoscope astrologers use for the birth of the Republican Party (July 6, 1854 at 1:01 PM ET in Jackson, MI), we see a need to shore up the foundation of the proverbial house.
Transiting Pluto will follow suit next year; right now Pluto is busy reflecting a potential teardown and transformation of how the GOP is seen as it squares the GOP’s 23 Libra Ascendant. According to a new study, Republicans are now more aligned with “autocratic parties in Hungary and Turkey, shunning democratic norm and advocating violence.” Speaking of Turkey, it just insulted France.
Good news! Japan pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2050. Japan is the world’s 3rd largest economy. Subarashii desune!
Good news! More than 58 million Americans have voted, 8 million more than 2016’s early voter tally at this point in the game. Keep it up!! Let’s smash records!! Get thee to the polls — but before you do, check your voter registration status here.
We always, always end with a bit of good news. Especially in these interesting times.
Thank you for reading this forecast. Hope to see many of you at my San Francisco Astrological Society webinar on Thursday, October 29th at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT.
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