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re: Snowden relocated - Such a nice, clear statement. I've gone on and on trying to share the same point. I began relocating charts in 1970 before I'd seen an ACG map. They are very useful, especially when doing mundane work, but for the refinement, nothing beats a horoscope.
re: Tornado Alley and ACG maps- Your reasoning about tornados in the U.S. may be correct, but you have an obvious technical error. Or at the very least, your wording misrepresents what an AstroCartoGraphy map is. You say, "[W]hen relocating the U.S. chart to Moore, Oklahoma, Mercury is right on the Midheaven and Pluto is three degrees from the 4th house cusp, the IC." What's wrong is that relocating the chart is irrelevant because relocating the chart does not change the AstroCartoGraphy map in the slightest. An ACG map represents where you would have to relocate to get certain celestial bodies on the angles. You don't have to relocate the original chart to see that.
re: royal baby - Thanks for your very interesting Newscope articles -- I always like your topics. I hope someone will be interested in doing the Royal baby's chart---I didn't think it would quite be a Leo - it isn't, right?
A. If George were born 32 minutes later, he would be a Leo. Many astrologers have written good profiles on the young prince, so I'll pass on this story. But I hope you enjoy the Royal Succession angle.
re: economic collapse - Of late there are increasing numbers of astrology posts and websites warning of a financial collapse that will soon affect the entire world—not just the US. Many write this collapse will really “kick-in “beginning later this year” and are reporting the financial signs are overwhelmingly obvious now. My question to you is have you looked into this from an astrological standpoint?
A. No, I don't believe financial collapse will be kicking in later this year, especially in the U.S. While the Uranus-Pluto square is certainly cause for concern, in the U.S. chart transiting Saturn and Pluto are harmoniously related to the Scorpio Ascendant, which strengthens America's corporatocracy. Corporations are holding record amounts of cash and reporting strong earnings. Plus, with transiting Jupiter conjoining the U.S. Sun through April 2014, it won't be until after then that any real pullback kicks in, at least in the U.S.
re: economic collapse, cont. - Your response cheered me up considerably because there is a LOT of doom and gloom about an economic collapse later this year. Your info might cheer a LOT of other people as well, and perhaps drive more people to your site because you will be reporting different information than the doom & gloom prognosticators are providing.
A. Unless an astrologer uses the Scorpio Rising national horoscope, the strengthening of the U.S. corporatocracy isn't apparent.
re: Gold - Thanks so much for your gold horoscope, but I wish you had created it much sooner. However, I feel that gold and silver have bottomed and in August should really begin the blow-off, final third phase of its bull market which should propel the price/value of gold to over $5,000/oz. and silver near $200/oz. as global financial/economic conditions and debasement of currencies scare the hell out of discerning people!
re: Zimmerman - Love your weekly NewsScope. Have you looked at George Zimmerman's birth chart and current transits? That would make a very interesting article with your interpretations (Saturn return, Pluto squaring natal Sun, etc) Thanks.
A. Many readers asked about Zimmerman's horoscope as well as Trayvon Martin's. I looked at both their charts just after the incident took place. They both have volatile, danger-seeking Mars-Uranus aspects. You can see their charts and read the article here: April 9, 2012
re: Iran - An update of the Iran page to reflect current events would be appreciated.
re: NewsScope - Great column! It's my pipeline to international news (and has been now for more than a decade). I adore it. One suspects that the writer has a strong Mercury :)
re: Gold - I just read your piece on Nixon's August 15, 1971 speech taking the U.S. off the gold standard. The time he supposedly started the speech was 9 PM in Washington, DC. I figured that he took around ten to fifteen minutes to get to the part on the gold standard. Using 9:15 PM, I have a chart with Pisces rising and Sagittarius MC. One of my considerations for using the public speech instead of the private signing of the executive order is that gold is a public commodity whose price everyone can know, therefore a public speech makes more sense to me.
A. I'm considering the time he signed the executive order, which was before the TV appearance, and records indicate "in the evening". I guess the proof of the pudding is when you an use one of these charts to profit from buying and selling gold stocks or futures.... I did notice a preponderance of planets in the 9 degree area at key turning points, tops and bottoms, which is why I placed 9 Scorpio at the MC, and Ceres at the Descendant. Another option is 6:14 pm which makes the Ascendant the same as Nixon's Capricorn Sun.
re: Federer - So happy about your response about Federer!!!!! It should be posted on his Facebook page. We, his crazy fans, were just terrified that we may have reached the end of an era.
re: Monsanto - I just got the latest Mountain Astrologer (Aug/Sept 2013), and read the article on Monsanto. They use a birth date for Monsanto Chemical Works of November 29, 1901; 12:00 PM CST (rectified); Jefferson City, MO. Date from company public relations book, Faith, Hope and $5,000. You used a date of November 30, 1901. The early date puts the Moon at 27 deg. 49 min. Cancer, while yours puts the Moon at 11 deg. 40 min. Leo. Can you tell me what the source of your date is?
A. If you do a google search using the terms "Monsanto November 1901" you'll get a list of sites that show both dates. My understanding was that Monsanto filed the papers on the 29th and was incorporated the next day, the 30th. However, I see now that the 30th was a Saturday, so most likely the 29th is the correct date.
re: Lilith - Thanks as always for your very interesting articles. I find the Black Moon Lilith information especially intriguing.
re: USA Moon - Do you consider the Moon in the USA chart to be Void of Course? I hadn't noticed this until I read this blog where the writer uses the Sibly chart, but the same would be true (by most traditional rules) in the Scorpio chart, too.
A. This is a common argument to justify using some other date for the national horoscope. No, I don't consider the Moon to be void of course, and for several reasons: 1) the v/c rule is meant to be applied to horary charts, not geopolitical or national horoscopes. 2) So using traditional aspects, the Moon is trine Mars. Using the so-called minor aspects, the Moon is also quincunx Mercury and Neptune, and these connections form a Yod. When considering the 8th harmonic aspects, the Moon is also part of a Fist of God formation, meaning its trioctile (sesquiquadrate or 135 degree aspect) both the Sun and Saturn. This is a very dynamic formation, and can be said to dominate the chart. 3) When considering the main four asteroids, the Moon is trine Juno, square Vesta, and applying to a conjunction with Pallas in Aquarius, a very powerful connection that reinforces democratic principles. And the Moon is sextile Chiron. So you see it has a network of aspects around the chart, including being the focal point of two major configurations.
re: Newcomers - I want to thank you for your "Newcomers" page. I've been introducing some friends to astrology and this page will be very helpful to them. I'm pleased, too, that my library includes several of the recommended books. I may pick them up and re-read them as a good review!
re: Kellie Pickler - I read the article you wrote about her winning DWTS. You were so right on your descriptions. I thought you might like to know her birth time. It is 2:27 AM. I have just listed it on Astrodatabank. Asc. 4 Taurus 14, Moon 27 Pisces 16, MC 20 Capricorn 54.
re: Paula Deen - What about her Neptune at 12 degrees Libra? Surely that plays a role
A. Yes, her Neptune is at 10 degrees Libra and being squared by transiting Pluto. Neptune, the planet associated with scandal, is being activated by the UR-PL square, which has led to so many breakdowns and in so many diverse ways.
re: Federer - What happened to Feddy ( Roger Federer) at Wimbledon? That beautiful soul was DESTROYED and as I watched him fumble, and miss "easy for him" shots a little bit of me also lost confidence and buoyancy. Does his loss mean he's finished? Kudos tho' to his young opponent Stakhovsky who played well. But is this on-going?
A. A number of icons have recently collapsed due to the Uranus-Pluto square. Consider Paula Deen and the price of gold as other examples. As for Federer, looks like it's also a clear case of Mercury turning retrograde. You'll notice that he wasn't the only top seed to lose to a much lower seed. Merc was (still is) squaring Federer's Pluto, making him second-guess everything, a mental disorder. The wet grounds may have shook him and other favorites. Also transiting Saturn is squaring Fed's progressed Mars which no doubt throws his timing off, and can be very frustrating. He'll get over it...
Recent NewsScope Articles
Jan. 14, 2013 - Chuck Hagel, John Howard's gun control program, Paul Salopek begins his journey.
Jan. 21, 2013 - A brilliant Moon-Jupiter occultation; Natalie Wood's case re-opened; Chelsea Clinton.
Jan. 28, 2013 - Mary Jo White to head SEC, February's Top Five, Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Feb. 4, 2013 - The Dow hits 14,000, immigration reform coming up, Kevin Spacey stars in the House of Cards.
Feb.11, 2013 - CIA nominee John Brennan, Apple shifting gears, and the search for cop killer Chris Dorner.
Feb.18, 2013 - Sequester is coming, the Blade Runner and Beauty Queen, Steve Martin becomes a father.
Feb. 25, 2013 - Lilith upsets the Vatican, March's top five astro-events, racing pioneer Danica Patrick's rising star.
March 4, 2013 - Seven planets in Pisces, the Keystone XL project, Dorothy Hamill joins DWTS
March 11, 2013 - Energy independence and global warming, Kim Jong Un's Saturn return, Bernadette
March 18, 2013 - Mars activates four outer planets, Pope Francis, Ryan Sea-crest and Julianne Hough
March 25, 2013 - Pope Francis, an accurate birth chart; April's top five astro-events, Zendaya on DWTS
April 1, 2013 - The New Moon's uncharted territory, the Monsanto Protection Act, Amanda Knox's Venus
April 8, 2013 - The coming Lunar Eclipse, North Korea: serious threat?, Jay Leno leaves "The Tonight Show"
April 15, 2013 - politicians make progress, CitiGroup returns to profitablity, Guan Liantang at the Masters.
April 22, 2013 - The Sun-Mars-Pluto dynamic; terrorist Tameran Tsarnaev; Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
April 29, 2013 - Syria's crosses the "red line", May's Top five astro-events, and Gwyneth Paltrow 's beauty.
May 6, 2013 - The U.S. progressed Moon cycle, Venus and GNH, Warren Buffett on prosperity.
May 13, 2013 - Hillary Clinton as a GOP target; Bangladesh's garment industry, the Great Gatsby.
May 20, 2013 - Jupiter and Big Government, Jupiter and market tops, Jupiter and Angelina Jolie's life.
May 27, 2013 - The UR-PL square, the astrology of Tornado Alley, Kellie Pickler's breakthru dance.
June 3, 2013 - Obama's dilemma, June's top five, super-athlete Rich Roll was a couch potato.
June 10, 2013 - Black Moon Lilith news items, NSA's chart, Sweden's Princess Madeleine weds.
June 17, 2013 - Lilith in the Age of Aquarius, Edward Snowden - traitor or hero?, Superman - Man of Steel
June 24, 2013 - The Water Grand Trine, Edward Snowden update, the Queen Anne's Revenge
July 1, 2013 - The astrology of gold prices, July's top five astro-events, and Paula Deen's fall from grace.
"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!"
July 1, 2013 - The astrology of gold prices, July's top five astro-events, and Paula Deen's fall from grace.
July 8, 2013 - Egypt in chaos; U.S. progressed Moon cycle Part 2; Chris Meledandri,Despicable Me
July 15, 2013 - The season of accidents and disasters, Malala Yousafzai at the UN, Randy Travis's demons.
July 22, 2013 - The tech revolution, Iran's president elect Hassan Rouhani, Cory Monteith's other woman
July 29, 2013 - Brtitish succession, August's top five astro-events, Amanda Bynes' troubled Moon
Aug. 5, 2013 - Snowden's chart relocated, Facebook's stunning earnings, Simon Cowell - why so mean?
Major League Baseball
Following last week’s suspension of Alex Rodriguez and 12 other baseball players for using steroids, this week’s celebrity profile is on Major League Baseball. The MLB horoscope is set for the first game played on April 22, 1876 (Noon, Philadelphia). The tight Sun-Neptune conjunction in Taurus highlights Americans’ idealization of the sport as well as the scandals which have periodically disillusioned fans.
Government Shutdown Looms
We got an early warning of an impending crisis during President Obama’s press conference last Friday when he called Republican efforts to repeal the health care reform package an “ideological fixation”. The current fiscal budget ends on September 30, and Tea Party members are threatening to block any temporary spending measure (i.e., shut down the government) if the budget contains any funding for Obamacare.
The political showdown happens to coincide with the interval when the U.S. progressed-Sun-square-Uranus reaches maximum influence. Uranus is naturally associated with political crises, and its position in the 8th house refers to national budgets. The last time the U.S. government had a major shutdown was in 1995 and Uranus was also involved: transiting Uranus conjoined the U.S. Pluto, the nation’s ruling planet.
Black Moon Lilith’s cycle is equally relevant. Lilith is now in Cancer and heading toward the U.S. Sun, becoming exact on October 5. Lilith takes a little over nine years to make one circuit, and nine years ago when she made her last conjunction with the Sun, President Bush was overhauling the CIA*. That event resonates with the current NSA preoccupation. More to the point, one Lilith cycle earlier was when Newt Gingrich led his followers to the first major government shutdown in 1995.
The synchronized presence of Uranus and Lilith over the next two months suggests that Tea Party threats are more serious than puffed-up posturing. Another factor to consider is the New Moon on October 4 which activates the ongoing Uranus-Pluto square, further heightening any potential crisis. On the plus side, transiting Saturn is conjoining the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant, which ushers in a practical, common-sense approach. Saturn may help avoid a shut down, but it won’t be pretty.
As comedian George Carlin notes, unlike the soldier mentality of football, “In baseball, the object is to go home, and to be safe, to be safe at home.” This keen observation is supported astrologically by the MLB’s Sun-Neptune being exactly sextile the U.S. Venus in Cancer. The U.S. Venus in Cancer is about being safe at home, and about what we love: MLB carries a long tradition of being America’s favorite sport.
The MLB Uranus is stationary direct at 16º Leo, which happens to coincide with the U.S. horoscope’s Leo Midheaven. In this way, MLB became an exciting addition to American’s entertainment business on a grand scale. The U.S. Leo Midheaven is associated with Hollywood (think of the MGM lion), and the many enterprises that thrive on the American need to be entertained. If nothing else, baseball is Big Business.
The greatest baseball scandal took place in October 1919 when the Chicago White Sox threw the World Series. At the time, a transiting Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in Leo was trine the MLB Moon in Aries, suggesting the hugely rewarding and successful fixing of the World Series. But over the next two years, as transiting Neptune went over the MLB Uranus (and the U.S. Midheaven), the full extent of the scandal was revealed.
* See NewsScope’s November 2004 article, CIA in Upheaval
NewsScope for August 12, 2013
By Michael Wolfstar
Jeff Bezos Buys The Washington Post
One week ago three mega-deal media transactions took place virtually simultaneously. The Boston Globe was sold to the owner of the Boston Red Sox, IBT Media bought the venerable Newsweek magazine, and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million. Although reporters referred to these concurrent deals as “coincidental”, they were all formulated under the same dynamic astrological influences.
As previously described in NewsScope’s July 22 edition, the background set-up for this technological revolution is the U.S. progressed Sun squaring natal Uranus. This major astro-event will be exact on October 29, 2013, and becomes a growing influence between now and then. Faster moving transits can activate this progression, which creates real events that mirror its underlying significance. Since Uranus in Gemini is in the 8th house of corporations, it refers to leading-edge media businesses.
The U.S. progressed Sun is at 8º Pisces where it forms multiple aspects around the national horoscope. In addition to the upcoming square to
Uranus, last week it was exactly conjunct natal Ceres in Pisces, and closely trine the Scorpio Ascendant, so that it illuminated this dynamic configuration. Last week when these deals were announced, a transiting Pallas-Jupiter conjunction at 8º Cancer completed a Water Grand Trine, smoothing the way for these media transitions.
Jeff Bezos (b. January 12, 1964; Albuquerque, NM; time unknown) made the most startling deal, and will theoretically be able to apply his internet savvy to the dwindling fortunes of America’s most prominent political publication. His progressed Mars (the action planet) is now at 8º Pisces, perfectly in line with the U.S. progressed Sun and natal Ceres in Pisces. Bezos is therefore seen as a savior (Ceres in Pisces) who is personifying (progressed Sun) America’s innate ability to reinvent itself (Scorpio Ascendant).
