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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 5/6/2011 and the Weekend: Paul Krugman and Jupiter transits
/in The ForecastThanks to a friend on FB, I caught this intriguing article posted yesterday about pundits and how inaccurate most of their forecasts are. Maybe they should start hiring trained forecasting professionals (astrologers), to fill these positions. I’m available, in case anyone reading this is hiring. http://www.theatlanticwire.com/business/2011/05/seeking-justice-bad-pundits/37339/
The most accurate pundit in the survey, I was pleased to see, is Paul Krugman, who writes for the New York Times. I’ve been meaning to write about him in this column because he seems to be quite good at identifying patterns in the economy that are in synch with patterns in the cosmos. He consistently points out, with a certain degree of alarm, that patterns seen in the 30s are repeating themselves. And certainly in the world of astrology, they are! So when Paul Krugman has something to say about why such and such is like what was going on in the 30s (the 60s also qualifies), I pay attention.
Paul Krugman was born Feb 28, 1953 in Albany NY – time unknown. He is a Pisces with Moon in Virgo and thus perfectly wired to analyze intangible data in a relentless quest for perfection. All last year the brilliance of transiting Uranus (the stroke of genius) intensified and empowered his Mercury (mind and communication), which is another reason I pay attention to what he’s been thinking. So — might there be anything happening in his horoscope right now that would suggest him being rewarded for his insights? You betcha! Yesterday the Sun at 15 Taurus hooked up with Krugman’s Jupiter (the promise of reward). Meanwhile, transiting Jupiter hooked up with his Venus (social expression) AND his Mercury and Jupiter midpoint, which is the hallmark of a WRITER! OK, readers, what do we learn? We learn that when Jupiter is active In the horoscope, we can anticipate reward. Where is Jupiter in YOUR horoscope?
Aspects on Friday suggest more happy, bouncy, chatty energy to apply in your quest for world domination. I mean oil is below $100 a barrel — pinch me! Moon goes void at 4:12PM EST, suggesting you get whatever agenda is of importance off your desk before then — and chill! Moon enters Cancer for the rest of the weekend, turning our focus on our need for emotional security, the comforts of home, Mom and apple pie (good for Mothers’ Day on Sunday). If there’s any excitement to be had, the odds favor Saturday. Watch for spats and power plays…but feel free to shop, especially if it’s for a home-related project. Sunday with Mom could be over-the-top, with challenges to Moon from loving Venus, Mercury and expansive Jupiter. Fortunately, challenges from those planets are rarely that stressful. Just be careful not to overindulge.
Astro-logical Forecast for Thursday 5/5/2011: The Merry Month of May
/in The ForecastMoon in chatty Gemini makes a harmonious connection to constructive Saturn this AM, and that’s the only exact aspect of the day, which makes it an excellent day for giving concrete form to mental concepts. Like a Mothers’ Day card that right now is just a concept in your brain. Get it in the mail today, before the Moon goes void tomorrow (yes, again).
In other areas of your life, think big and act accordingly. Aspects this month are just oh-so delicious — in an easy-going, focused, expansive sort of way. Oh maybe a few bumps between now and the end of the month, but nothing on the scale of the past four months. If there’s a caveat, it may be one of over-the-top idealism where a hard dose of reality may serve better. Rose-colored glasses are not always practical and can be downright delusional. That debt ceiling they’re thinking of raising? Up it will likely go. But if you can envision a solid support structure for your pie-in-the-sky concept, this is a good time for a launch.
Astro-logical Forecast for Wednesday 5/4/2011
/in The ForecastI could write about the alleged horoscope of Osama Bin Laden or Rick Santorum revving up his 2012 presidential campaign, but I’ve opted for neither. Nothing to report until Moon enters Gemini at 1:09PM EST. If you’re still recovering from the 24/7 cable news binge that began late Sunday night, you can get away (again) with sleeping in late and taking your time getting in gear. During yesterday’s Moon void (still void as I type), I heard reports of one friend rushing to get to a class that meets every other week, only to discover that — oops — it was meeting NEXT week, not this. Moon voids can feel like mini-Mercury retrogrades. Try to remember to double check the details.
Use the communicative energy of the day to reach out to the network of people you’ll need to put your New Moon agenda in motion. Indulge your inner visionary with an inspirational pitch. Tomorrow you can work on making it real.
Astro-logical Forecast for Tuesday 5/3/2011: New Moon in Taurus
/in The ForecastAfter the buzz of the last 36 hours, you might need a break. And a break is what is suggested, even on a day that began with a New Moon at 13 degrees of Taurus, exact at 2:51 AM EST. Why? Because the Moon promptly went void of course, with no other exact planetary aspects, until it enters chatterbox Gemini at 1:09PM EST on Wednesday. So you have all day to brainstorm your New Moon agenda before actually launching plans for action.
This New Moon is nowhere near as edgy as the ones we were dealt in March and April. In this New Moon chart, we see Mercury and Venus together in Aries, suggesting an idealistic outlook. This is strongly reinforced by that jubilant, believe-in-the-impossible (and act on it) hook up between assertive Mars and expansive Jupiter — also in the sign of the (battering) Ram — that we saw play out in the headlines over the weekend. This New Moon is truly waxing rhapsodic.
New Moon in Taurus needs to build material stability and security. So what do you want to have? No really, what? How creative can you get when it comes to acquiring what you want? If you’re feeling a lack of resources this month, you might benefit from this gem of a book: “Who Moved My Cheese?” Yes, the prose is absolutely awful, but its commonsense, practical wisdom might be just the kick you need to get out of your rut — or help you blast through any fear of lack. And who has time to be in a rut with all that pioneering Aries energy dying to make a miracle happen? Think fresh. Take action. Plant your seeds. Have faith in your vision of an abundant harvest of simple joys that feed your body, mind, heart and soul.
The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon at 13 Taurus is “a man handling baggage.” Accept responsibility for whatever you pick up — and enjoy the comfort it brings. Drop it if you’re carrying too much.
Astro-logical Forecast for Monday 5/2/2011: Osama bin Laden Dead
/in The ForecastFrom the Weekend Forecast for Sunday: “But wait — what about that jubilant, “believe in the impossible” (and act on it) connection between horny Mars and expansive Jupiter, happening right after midnight?” Well, what about it, indeed. As anyone who isn’t living under a rock now knows, on Sunday evening President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden was dead, having been killed by US forces in an (obviously) covert operation. And America was jubilant (and likely still is, on Monday morning). What an end to a New Moon cycle so full of promise for daring, self-reliant, status quo-disrupting words and actions to dominate the headlines (re-read the forecast for the New Moon posted on 4/3/2011 http://graceastrology.com/DAILY_FORECAST.html for answers to the question, “what just happened?”). I can’t help but note that the announcement came on a void-of-course Moon; suggesting a certain element of “no consequence.” Hmmm.
Of course I immediately began thinking about how the events of the weekend reflect patterns in Obama’s horoscope. President Obama, a Leo with Moon in news junkie Gemini, is driven by a need to inform. And wasn’t he informative (not mention clever, entertaining and intense), while holding court at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX16OrIVfeQ — especially at Donald Trump’s expense? You’d never know he’d recently authorized a deadly, high-risk covert operation that was about to rock the world.
You may recall a post a few weeks ago about the impact of nebulous Neptune’s current influence on Obama’s career/public status. Neptune energy can manifest as confusion (as in, “why is our Nobel Peace Prize-winning President bombing Libya??) or as guile, deception, illusion, vision, glamor, sacrifice or salvation. With Neptune, writes astrologer Noel Tyl, “things are not as they seem.” In sharp contrast to nebulous Neptune is a potentially brutal, driven, forceful, hard working connection between ruthless Pluto and controlling Saturn, exact in Obama’s horoscope on July 26 — but also influential right now — and certainly an apt description of the qualities of this covert operation. Also of note is a contact between aggressive Mars and Obama’s point of career/public status (technical term: the Midheaven), exact a couple of days ago. We would anticipate that he would be especially assertive at this time.
Use this day to wrap up the adventures of the last New Moon cycle; clear your desk and get ready for the next cycle, which begins at 2:51AM Tuesday in the sign of Taurus, where it is right now, seeking to establish material security and other creature comforts. To be continued…