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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 Tuesday 11/8/2011: The Soul of Wit
/in The ForecastMore of the same from yesterday, so please re-read yesterday’s forecast and note the potential serious focus suggested around lunchtime on the East Coast. We are building to a Full Moon on Thursday at 3:16PM — FYI, if you happen to feel a correlating build in emotional intensity over the next two days. That’s it for now. Sometimes it’s that simple. Try it, you’ll like it.
Astro-logical Forecast for Monday 11/7/2011: Sunshine & Fog
/in The ForecastHappy Monday, a day in which we find the Sun running wild in the regenerative, resourceful sign of Scorpio, demanding our attention. Is that why Paul Krugman’s latest op-ed on the front page of the New York Times is about the real possibility that solar energy will be lighting our way sooner rather than later? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/opinion/krugman-here-comes-solar-energy.html?_r=1&hp
That zippy shift in energy you may have noticed yesterday at 2PM ET continues today with the Moon barreling through me-me-me Aries, no doubt seeking to take the initiative on all sorts of idealistic and potentially magical ways of thinking. The path is likely as clear as it can be after the potential Neptune-induced fog suggested by the nebulous planet’s exact challenge to assertive Mars early this morning. No major aspects hit until around 1PM ET tomorrow, when that soulful charge may have to get real, serious or cope with a “wet blanket” thrown on it by a challenge from restrictive Saturn. Until then, make the very best of a potentially dizzying day.
No Moon voids during business hours this week, except from 11:27AM-3:10PM ET on Friday. Onward!
Astro-logical Forecast for Friday 11/4/2011 and the Weekend: Go With the Flow
/in The ForecastMoon enters dreamy Pisces at 3:18AM ET. Sensitive types may wince at the potentially buffoonish communiques we may witness in the early morning hours, as the emotional Moon collides with Mercury (mind) and Venus (social expression) in rowdy, opinionated Sagittarius. Move through it and see if you can glide effortlessly throughout the rest of the day. As was suggested yesterday, do your due diligence on things that seem too good to be true, and enjoy the bliss of obvious escapes (film, music, spirit, healing, peace, love and granola)
If you’ve been dying for a break after a busy week, Saturday through 2PM ET Sunday is your time to chill. Moon goes void at 4:05AM ET Saturday. Sleep in and go with the flow, but try to resist indulging yourself in big impulse purchases during the void, unless you feel like testing the astrological rule for yourself. And frankly, it’s not a bad idea to test the rules every now and then. How else will you learn if not through your own experience? For those just tuning in, the astrological rule on Moon voids is that actions initiated often prove to be of no consequence. Therefore, that nifty pair of shoes you bought — even if they were on sale — often has a strange way of being of little use. More on voids is posted in the ESSAYS AND SUCH section of my website.
Sunday at 2:02PM ET, Moon enters the fiery, headstrong sign of Aries and hooks up with rebel Uranus at 4:15PM ET. A shock, a flash of insight or some other jolt is likely. Watch out for the weirdos, especially the ones thinking only of themselves…
And speaking of things not being what they seem or just too good to be true, keep an eye on this developing story:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/groupon-prices-i-p-o-at-20-a-share/?hp
Meanwhile, here’s my favorite innovation seen in yesterday’s headlines, as anticipated in yesterday’s forecast: check out Slide #19
http://www.businessinsider.com/veterans-march-for-occupy-wall-street-2010-11
Astro-logical Forecast for Thursday 11/3/2011: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
/in The ForecastThis could be a great day for innovation of all kinds. It’s a great day for laughs, too! Moon continues thru the sign of Aquarius, ruling scientists, including mad ones, and other creatively wacky, genius types. Mercury and Venus, now both in an idealistic embrace (as of 12:54PM ET yesterday) in “sky’s the limit” Sagittarius are making a easy connection to rebel Uranus, which happens to rule Aquarius. Seriously take note of what flashes of insight occur to you today and tomorrow. A practical connection between Moon and disciplined Saturn at 1:06PM ET can help ground your inspiration in reality (a practical joke?)… with one caveat….and that would be nebulous Neptune.
For the past couple of days we’ve seen — especially in the headlines — Neptune challenging minds and communication (Mercury), and desires for love, beauty, art and money (Venus) — see forecasts for the rest of the week for a few examples. But wait — there’s more! Neptune challenges Mars, planet of action on Monday morning — but the influence is now in effect and getting stronger. Issues of (blind) faith, great charisma (upside), razzle-dazzle and snake oil (downside), glamor, magnetism, fantasy and other intangibles will likely pull focus. Enjoy the glorious ride with a grain of salt or your favorite Hollywood escape. It might be real; then again, it might not.
Moon goes void tonight at 11:41PM ET and enters soulful Pisces at 3:19AM Friday.West Coasters, take note.
Back to Herman Cain, as promised yesterday, for those wondering what planetary patterns are up for him right now, with all these allegations and denials and stuff of tabloid magazines. Did I mention Neptune also refers to scandal? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/us/politics/herman-cain-accuses-rick-perry-of-smear-campaign.html?hp Cain was born December 13, 1945 in Memphis TN — time unknown. He is a Sagittarius with Moon in me-me-me Aries and has the same idealistic, opinionated hook-up between Mercury and Venus we’ve got going on today. He NEEDS to tell the world what he thinks, with his own particular idealistic spin. Other patterns suggest a strong need for independence and the unusual in relationships, along with a likely defense mechanism that insists on self-sufficiency. There’s a militancy suggested here — stemming from an experience of harshness for (I suspect), a sensitive soul. Faith — real and unreal — likely play a huge part in his life.
Right now, he has transits that suggest: 1) “Criticism with a passion; knowing just what’s wrong with the world; big arguments (this has been going on for a year; 2) “dreaminess about love potential; overindulgences of all kinds for ego gratification or defense;self-deception” (going on for some months, but exact Nov 17); and finally, exact on Nov 25, “powerful sex drive; the conquest”. And there you have it.
Astro-logical Forecast for Wednesday 11/2/11: Herman Cain & Other World Events
/in The ForecastLet the friendly, sometimes quirky, often innovative and humanitarian Moon in Aquarius carry you through a day of advancing your agenda. There’s a buzz in the air as we sort through and organize whatever divine inspiration (upside) or wtf?? (downside) event or communication may have been received in the past two days. In the financial markets, efforts will surely be made to organize and process the wtf??? shock of Greece’s prime minister announcing EOD Monday that a deal to deal with its massive debt, which appeared to be a done deal last week (in line with the richly resourceful trine between Pluto and Jupiter), is now to be put to another vote, and the uncertainty and the wtf???-ness of it all has sent the markets downward — in Europe and the United States. Yesterday a CNBC anchor had this to say about the Greek PM, “Is he delusional”? Which is an apt reflection of events suggested by Neptune in combination with Mercury. Coincidence or conspiracy?
If you haven’t been following the European debt crisis, what’s especially interesting about it is the unavoidable fact that we are all connected. What’s going on in Europe is immediately impacting what’s going on in financial markets around the world. And the speculation is that Europe is close to a crisis of the level that the US experienced in September of 2008 (and anticipated by many astrologers, thank you very much).
A meditation on your connections — or lack thereof — would also be appropriate for a day with Moon in Aquarius.
Meanwhile, we have two wobbles over the next 24 hours that require a bit of adjustment. Venus has left moody bastard Scorpio for the sign of opinionated Sagittarius, the philosopher clown, and Mercury will follow tomorrow. Whatever has been simmering or brooding over the past few weeks is sure to be expressed — perhaps outrageously, and maybe even idealistically. Sagittarius just can’t keep its opinions to itself.
Take Herman Cain, for example — he has Mercury and Venus conjunct in Sag and both are in contact with nebulous Neptune. Does he have fiery opinions to share? Are they inspirational? Is he wearing rose-colored glasses most of the time? Keep in mind that his stint at Godfather’s Pizza is so very 90s; for the past 15 years he’s worked in media as a columnist and radio show host. Cain is a Sun Sign Sagittarius with Moon in Aries, suggests a need to be Number One — or at least President of the United States. I am intrigued by a signature in the horoscope that suggests the influence of the mother — or women — may run away with the persona. Check back later when I will have time to post a few current transits — right now, I gotta fly.