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"The natal chart is like a seed and progressions are the unfolding in time of that into the plant it is to become. Transits, are like a daily weather report. In political astrology, these three factors have to be taken into account!"
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Recent NewsScope columns
Jan 2, 2012 - Obama-Clinton in 2012?, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Maryl Streep as the Iron Lady
Jan. 9, 2012 - Rick Sant-orum, Eris and the job market, Stephen Hawking's State of the Universe
Jan. 16, 2012 - Corporations are people, Americans Elect hold online nomination, the glamorous Marlene Dietrich
Jan. 23, 2012 - Gingrich wins in SC, the Costa Concordia disaster, Eris and Madonna: Chaos as art
Jan. 30, 2012 - Gingrich's 12th house Mars, top five astro-events for february, and the journey of OR-7
February 6, 2012 - Pluto stimulates the U.S. economy, Israel tempts fate, a UFO in the Baltic Sea
Feb.13, 2012 - Santorum and Super Tuesday, Whitney Houston slips away, Linsanity spreading
Reader feedback
re: Aurua shooting - Your piece on the USA horoscope and the Aurora massacre was excellent. Very smart. And yet another--as if we really need more--reason for adopting the Scorpio-rising chart for the US.... One other bit of news is about the Toronto mall shooting survivor--it happened in early June of this year--Jessica Ghawi was killed in Aurora. How bizarre. Of course, it's just a "coincidence." Yeah, right. I wonder what her horoscope looks like.
A. If anyone has her birth data, please send it in...
re: commodity prices - I read your posts on Newscope every Monday and follow this blog on a regular basis. You mentioned that sun and ceres conjunction in the coming year. Can I ask you when it will be exact???
A. The U.S. progressed Sun will be conjunct natal Ceres on August 7, 2013, so this connection gets stronger between now and then. The influence of this challenging connection to Ceres doesn't wane though, because the progressed Sun goes on to square Uranus, becoming exact on October 29, 2013. The price of corn, wheat, soybeans and other agricultural products may continue to rise even after that, sijnce transiting Neptune conjoins the U.S. Ceres beginning in 2015. Global warming is upon us, and the progressions and transits reflect the stress on the agricultural industry.
re: Condi Rice - How does Condi's chart look around the Inauguration? Thanks, as always, for your deep, fascinating work.
A. Her chart actually looks very good on Jan 20, 2013. The transiting North Node is right on her Midheaven, her progressed Mars is exactly trine her 6th house Uranus, her progressed Midheaven is sextile her Venus, transiting Uranus is precisely sextile her Ascendant. These measurements suggest a new start, a tremendous career boost. If she's not the VP choice, I suspect she'll at least get a key cabinet post.
re: inauguration date - In my studies of the Inauguration 2013 horoscope I've been using January 21 since January 20 falls on a Sunday (as was Reagan's 2nd Inauguration) so am wondering if the official 'noon' time Jan 20 is what should be used for the horoscope or the actual date the Oath of Office will be taken on Monday? Thanks for all your excellent work and for your book--I link to and cite your website and articles whenever I can!
A. Have a look at each candidate’s chart for January 20, 2013 (noon; Washington DC), which is the official time and date mandated by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution when the president’s term begins. In 2013, January 20 happens to fall on a Sunday, and is the date and time used here. The Oath of Office will be given before noon on January 20. Then, the public ceremony will be held on Monday, January 21, 2013.
re: Romney win - I always respect your analyses. But honestly, this is one time I hope you're wrong, even thought I suspect you're right... Damn...
re: rectified charts - I'm disappointed that you use rectified charts for Michelle Obama and Anne Romney to justify your opinion that Romney will win. Rectified charts are no substitute for accurate birth data.
A. I totally agree that accurate birth data should be the basis for any solid forecast. Please notice that I rectified charts for Michelle Obama and Ann Romney before I concluded that Romney would win. The wives' charts are speculative, and clearly labeled as such. The June 4 NewsScope forecast of a Romney victory was my first analysis of the candidates' respective chances, which was inspired by the UAC panel's unanimous conclusion that Obama would win. If you want to criticize my forecast of a Romney win, look at what I said about his and Barack Obama's charts, not their wives' charts.
re: Katie Holmes divorce - Any astrological markers to the TomKat breakup, and/or the number 33, the age of all his wives when the got divorced?
Thanks for anything you can say about this in the Neptune Cafe blog.
re: Larry Ellison - in the 80's i lived a native style life on an undeveloped Hawaiian island for 7 years. There was an ancient kapu put on the island by the kahunas of old which was to protect the island from outsiders. and 2 or 3 millionaires could not beat our political fighting and certain natural happenings. Ellison is not a good person and plans to move the Hawaiians out for a typical luxe resort. but like my island the water supply is poisoned by 100 years or more of chemicals to produce the best pineapples. I never went to so many funerals in my life as I did on my island, most of it cancer of folks below 55. i would like to say that Oracle will steadily go down and now he has an ancient powerful curse on himself for buying lanai. at some point he has to implode and hopefully Hawaii will do him in as it has so many others.
re: who will win - Your insights into the upcoming election+Mercury Rx were insightful. I didn't think of that. But, I feel Obama will win handily because America wants its first black president to have a 2nd term. He will be forgiven much.
re: who will win - I think that we must also remember that Obama's secret strength is his ability to beat the odds (Jupiter conjunct Saturn in 12th house), and thereby best his opposition (Saturn inconjunct Uranus, and trine Mars in 7th house). Ever see videos of Obama shooting swish hoops, one after another, from way back around mid-court? First African American President in our history, in a country with the ruling class (ruling dynasty?) being of all northern European extraction. I continue to enjoy "Neptune Cafe", and your other writings.
re: who will win - I enjoy your insight very much. Your latest comments on the election are thought provoking. In looking at the dates of National Conventions, it appears that the Moon will be void all day on Obama's nomination day. I have read that Presidential nominees on a void moon always lose. Do you have any thoughts on that?
Feb. 20, 2012 - Xanax: addictive and profitable; Assad and the Lunar Eclipse; Bobby Brown
Feb. 27, 2012 - Obama's progressed Mars, Top Five Astro-events for March, will Jeb Bush save the GOP?
March 5, 2012 - Obama's Interview, the swing state Ohio, Maria Menounas - something to talk about
March 12, 2012 - Billionaire Sara Blakely, Rush Limbaugh and the feminazis, yoga teacher Kristin McGee
March 19, 2012 - the Goldman Sachs elite, journalist Chris Hedges, George Clooney arrested
March 26, 2012 - Afghan War chart, April's top five astro-events, Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence
April 9, 2012 - Ann Romney and Gender Gap, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmer-man, Matt Damon's guru
April 9, 2012 - Ann Romney and Gender Gap, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmer-
man, Matt Damon's guru
April 16, 2012 - The Chiron-Pluto Generation, Bobby Petrino's issues, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
April 23, 2012 - The Secret Service scandal, May's top five astro-events, and the Titanic 100 years later
April 30, 2012 - China's Uranus cycle, France's next president Francois Hollande, DWTS' Katherine Jenkins
May 7, 2012 - Romney blames Obama, Michelle Obama's rectified birth chart, writer-director Joss Whedon
May 14, 2012 - Same-sex marriage, Venus and the financial markets, and Tom Gabel's transformation
May 21, 2012 - FB's IPO, Will Greece leave the Eurozone?, Wis. Governor Scott Walker's recall
May 28, 2012 - Mohamed Morsi - Egypt's next president, June's astro-events, Jupiter and the SE
June 4, 2012 - Obama or Romney? Spain's financial T-square, cyberwarfare's General James Cartwright.
June 11, 2012 - Part Two of Who will win - Obama or Romney? A deeper look at each candidate's chart
June 18, 2012 - Pluto and the billionaries; Putin and the patriarchs, and the NBA finals with Kevin Durant
June 25, 2012 - The Vatican's protector of predator priests, July's top five, Larry Ellison buys Lanai
July 2, 2012 - Roberts and Obamacare, European leaders reach accord, Katie Holmes files for divorce
July 9, 2012 - Michelle Obama and Ann Romney on Election day, Henry Higgs and the UR-PL cycle
July 16, 2012 - Ceres and commodity prices, Condi Rice rumors, Woody Guthrie, dustbowl troubadour
July 23, 2012 - Black Moon Lilith Rising, James Holmes' split personality, celebrity CEO Marissa Mayer
NewsScope for July 30, 2012
By Michael Wolfstar
Romney’s Gaffe at the Olympics
Last Thursday, Mitt Romney committed a stunning diplomatic gaffe during a London interview with NBC News. His criticism of Britain’s preparation for the Olympic Games was widely felt as an insult, and Prime Minister David Cameron was quick to hit back. Later in the day, Romney met with Cameron and tried to backtrack his comments, but the damage had been done.
Astrologically, the gaffe points to larger weaknesses in Romney’s campaign. Naturally, it arrived during Mercury’s retrograde phase, when words spoken have a way of reflecting private concerns that are generally better kept to oneself. Mercury’s position at 8º Leo was precisely squaring Romney’s natal Chiron at 8º Scorpio, which in turn is exactly conjunct the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. Mercury highlighted his “wounded candidate” image.
During this retrograde Mercury phase, Romney’s handlers have been trying to wean him from using the teleprompter so that he speaks more spontaneously.
In the long run, voters will be more focused on how he fixes the economy than his off-the-cuff remarks in London. Ultimately, Romney still has Neptune squaring his Gemini Ascendant to sow doubt and uncertainty about who he is and what he can do.
During last Thursday’s gaffe, transiting Neptune was only 0º06’ from forming a quincunx to his Saturn, which had the effect of undermining his authority in international relations (Saturn rules his 9th house of foreign affairs). The Obama campaign has underscored another Neptunian cloud hanging over Romney – what do his tax returns look like, and do they suggest someone who will rebuild the middle class? Neptune brings yet another uncertainty: the candidates are in a statistical tie, a condition that will likely remain right up to Election Day.
Top Five Astro-Events for August
1. The Sun octiles Venus all month as the planet of beauty, grace and style emerges from its retrograde phase and links up with the Sun on the 2nd and 31st. This pleasant combination enhances all personal, social and business relationships, and is especially favorable for travel and recreational activities with family members. Business negotiations and agreements are favored after the 12th.
2. Mercury turns direct on the 8th while closely aspecting Neptune and the Lunar Nodes, marking an important turning point in new or developing scandals. Watch out for deceptive or fraudulent reports. From the 1st through 12th, it becomes difficult to tell the difference between artificial and genuine. Beware of liars, wishful thinkers, and those in denial. Fantasies abound.
3. Venus activates the Uranus-Pluto square from the 13th to 16th, bringing dynamic changes in personal relationships. Those secure in their commitments will find these three days to be exciting and passionate, while the more shaky affairs will have to contend with eruptions in problem areas. New romances that begin now will likely go nowhere; take all sudden attractions and fascinations with a grain of salt.
4. The New Moon August 17th is a good time to begin new projects or revitalize creative plans that have been on the backburner. The Sun is energized by a sextile to Mars through the 21st, which favors physical expression such as in yoga, garden work, and recreational activities. All self-improvement programs are favored now and over the coming month, so get busy and just do it.
5. The Sun and Mercury aspect the Uranus-Pluto square from the 26th to 30th, bringing a phase of brilliant, erratic, obsessive, and creative thinking. Those with an open or receptive mind may be struck by inspiration, while most people will feel scattered, impatient or confused. The 29th is a power day and may bring healing - physically, mentally, and/or spiritually.
Kristen Stewart’s Venus-Juno Dilemma
The celebrity zines are all a-buzz about Kristen Stewart’s tumultuous love life. Did her brief fling with Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders sabotage her relationship with Twilight co-star Robert Pattison? Until last week, she didn’t even acknowledge the four-year affair with Robert, but People magazine published her very public apology to “the person I love and respect the most, Rob.”
Kristen Stewart was born during the Full Moon in Libra (April 9, 1990; Los Angeles, CA; time unknown), a dynamic polarity that precariously balances the Aries drive for independence with the Libra need for relationship. This Full Moon is part of a Cardinal Grand Cross featuring the generational, breakthrough outer planet alignments in Cancer and Capricorn that coincided with the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
Kristen’s Aries Sun is much enhanced by an octile to Venus in Pisces, giving her a natural romanticism and an attractive presence. Venus is enriched by a close trine to her Ceres-Jupiter conjunction in Cancer, which has generated a prosperous film career as the highest paid actress in Hollywood over the last three years. While Venus has brought her popularity and wealth, her Juno has fostered much secrecy, jealousy and betrayal.
Kristen’s Juno in possessive Scorpio is dramatically intensified by a conjunction with Pluto and a square to Mars. The Juno-Pluto-Mars configuration evokes the kind of vampire images that she made famous in the Twilight sagas, but in her personal life, this deeply afflicted Juno has brought her grief and sorrow. Transiting Juno just turned direct while conjunct her natal Juno, shifting her attention from flirtatious Venus to committed Juno. However, next year transiting Neptune will conjoin her Venus, once again offering opportunities for steamy love affairs.
