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re: Miley Cyrus data - Love your Neptune Café blog.... What is your source for that Miley Cyrus' birthday? Astrodatabank has 6:37 am, but it looks like a solar rising chart to me. Their source is some comment on facebook.

A. Yes, the Facebook data is suspect and rated C. My colleague John Halloran sent me her birth time with this note: 
"Source: FCC q. vital registry office/AA
     FCC is Frank C. Clifford. I probably got this from an issue of the AFA's Today's Astrologer."

re: Nyad - You should do a bit on Diana Nyad. She's amazing.

re: classes - I have been a fan for over two years now and have learned more from you than any other site. I was wondering if you offer any astrology classes?

A. That's something to consider... 

re: Uranus - You wrote: "Still ahead: the U.S. progressed Sun squares natal Uranus in late October, a combination that historically has gotten Americans entangled in war." Seriously? Every single time? Has there ever been such a progression without a war? And if so, what caused that anomoly? (she said, hope hope hoping...)

A. I mean the activation of Uranus, as described two weeks ago. Every major activation of Uranus since WW2 has brought Americans into war. The exception was Reagan's refusal to enter the Lebanon civil war after the U.S. embassy in Beirut was bombed. See NewsScope August 26, 2013 for clarification.

​re: election - How do you explain your incorrect call on the election?

A. Black Moon Lilith. See FAQ on the Lilith Front Page as well as the Oct 1, 2012 NewsScope article (before the election) about the role Romney's Lilith played in his defeat.

re: geodetics - One can correlate the zodiac with areas on the planet, which is called geodetic astrology. Zero degres Aries runs through Greenwich and the signs advance east from there. So Washington DC would have 12 degrees Capricorn at the MC. It would be interesting to to see you taking a position on this, with reasons.

A. I just read a book which definitively proves that the 0 degrees Aries meridian goes through Jerusalem. It's called Astrogeographia by Robert Powell. The thing is, I'm already involved with so many controversial stances (Scorpio Rising US chart, asteroids and Lilith), that I don't feel up to deciphering the geodetic puzzle. National charts work very well, so for the time being I'll stick with those.

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!
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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.
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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?

Aug. 12, 2013 - Jeff Bezos buys the Washington Post, Gov't Shutdown Looms, Major League Baseball

Aug. 19, 2013 - Sept's top five astro-events, Gov't Shutdown Looms, Major League Baseball

Aug. 26, 2013 - War and Aldebaran-Antares, Nasdaq halts, Bradley Manning's Sun-Saturn-Uranus 

Sept. 2, 2013 - The Middle East Mandate, Kim Jong Un executes his ex-girlfriend, Miley Cyrus twerks 
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NewsScope for September 9, 2013
By Michael Wolfstar

Obama and Syria

As Secretary of State John Kerry said regarding the use of chemical weapons in Syria, “Nothing today is more serious, and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny.” Astrologers associate the word “serious” with Saturn, so it makes sense that transiting Saturn is nearly conjunct the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. This major astro-event will be exact on September 16 when the “seriousness” of the situation comes to a head.

What makes this date so important is that the transiting North Node will be conjunct Saturn on the exact same day as the two hit the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant simultaneously. This confluence of events also conjoins President Obama’s Neptune, similarly located at 8º Scorpio. When transiting Saturn arrives on one’s Neptune, it often marks a phase when personal ideals, beliefs and vision may be blocked, and Congress is doing its utmost to play out the Saturn role in Obama’s life.
*NSA’s chart was previously profiled in NewsScope June 10, 2013, where you can view the entire chart. 
The Golden Age of Spying

“In the future, superpowers will be made or broken based on the strength of their cryptanalytic programs,” a 2007 NSA document said. “It is the price of admission for the U.S. to maintain unrestricted access to and use of cyberspace.” In the latest revelation about NSA’s reach, The New York Times described how the spy agency has circumvented the encryption that protects sensitive internet data.
​Obama’s “red line” statement was re-defined last week when he said Syria’s use of chemical weapons is the world’s red line, not his. Obama believes he is acting for the global community, which is characteristic of the self-sacrificing, heroic Leo Sun square Neptune. One possibility is that if Congress votes against an attack on Syria, Obama will be psychologically crushed, as so often happens when transiting Saturn lands on one’s Neptune. Yet he may only be delayed.

Saturn to Obama’s Neptune means he’s becoming serious about performing selfless work for the larger whole. With the transiting Sun conjunct his Mars on September 14, and transiting Mars conjunct his Sun on September 16, Obama is inevitably propelled forward with a doubly aggressive, martial dynamic. Still ahead: the U.S. progressed Sun squares natal Uranus in late October, a combination that historically has gotten Americans entangled in war.
With the NSA Sun in secretive Scorpio, Pluto is a key player in this chart (October 24, 1952; 10:45 am; Washington, DC), especially considering its network of aspects*. Astrologers know that individuals with Mercury in Scorpio or Mercury-Pluto aspects are especially interested in puzzles and ferreting out hidden information. NSA’s Mercury in Scorpio square Pluto intensifies this trait, and underscores NSA’s essential mission as code-breaking.

NSA’s Mars is prominently placed in the first house, and forms an exact trioctile (135º) to Pluto. Mars-Pluto aspects tend to be relentless in their pursuit of power, and in their need to triumph over enemies. This Mars-Pluto connection defines NSA’s bunker mentality which is reflected in its naming its most secret encryption programs after famous Civil War battles. Naturally, NSA fought to prevent The NY Times from publishing this article.

A transiting Lilith-Pluto opposition perfectly aligned with NSA’s Mars last week when the article was published (with collaboration from Pro Publica and Britain’s The Guardian). Over the coming two weeks, transiting Pluto will station and then turn direct right on NSA’s Mars (orb: 0º01’). Under this influence, watch for an intensifying fight over NSA’s right to harvest encrypted internet data, after which NSA will likely feel empowered. But then in mid-December transiting Uranus turns direct while squaring NSA’s Mars, and this one may prove more disruptive.
Dennis Rodman in North Korea

Famous bad boy Dennis Rodman made his second trip to North Korea last week, deepening a relationship with Kim Jong Un that no other American enjoys. His mission, according to USA Today, was to “bridge the gap” between the peoples of the two nations by promoting basketball and his friendship with Kim, who happens to be an ardent NBA fan. 
Rodman was born with his Taurus Sun square radical, eccentric Uranus (May 13, 1961; 12:10 am; Trenton, NJ), only one of several astrological signatures that promote his “bad boy” status. The Moon square Mars provides an aggressive hyper-defensiveness that helped him earn numerous rebounding awards, but temperamentally, invited conflict and anger. Another challenging aspect is his Mercury in expressive Gemini square Pluto, a mind-bending combination that often leads to obsessive thinking and underhanded behavior. 

Yet with Mercury trine Jupiter, Rodman has an understated interest in learning from his mistakes and assigning higher meaning to situations. However, with Neptune at his Midheaven, Rodman tends to drift through life, aimless and without purpose other than to make a spectacle of himself. 
The picture changes when Rodman’s chart is relocated to Pyongyang. In the North Korean capital, Pluto is right on his relocated Ascendant and Mercury is at the Midheaven. 

His natal North Node conjunct Pluto indicates that this is Rodman’s power place, where he needs to go in order to feel fulfilled and useful. His first visit on February 26, 2013 took place as his progressed Mars was precisely conjunct his North Node. During last week’s visit, transiting Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were all aligned with his progressed Sun in Cancer. Rodman has found a new home where he’s wanted and respected.