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re: Obama's Chiron - That's kinda neat. He may be able to heal the nation but not himself. Typical Chiron. Healthcare will be what makes him noteworthy (that Fomalhaut thing) but he will suffer for it (Chiron).hat's kinda neat. He may be able to heal the nation but not himself. Typical Chiron. Healthcare will be what makes him noteworthy (that Fomalhaut thing) but he will suffer for it (Chiron).
re: Tea Party - The current articles at NeptuneCafe are more indicative of a well written article with less COMMENTARY compared to other articles around the net that had me so dismayed---until you get to the Tea party nasty-ass comments. As a former upstate (Communist state of) New York Tea Party Founder and Leader during the 2010 mid-terms, I have to wonder how many Tea Party people like myself you may know. If you met me in person, would you hate me and call me the kinds of things you call the Tea Party?
re: Tea Party - I have gone searching for astrologers who do political astrology...but have been sorely disappointed so far because of the liberal/progressives being so hateful towards anything that they don't like which is usually anything about FREE MARKET CAPITALISM, Freedom, Constitutional, etc. They are all for SOCIAL JUSTICE which has a communist history of its own.
re: Ted Cruz - Your assessment on him is incorrect. Saturn in Scorpio will cause him to "Crash and Burn", politically speaking..
re: Ted Cruz - The stellium of 8th house planets (3 of them in Scorpio, natural ruler of the 8th house) can indicate he would do well with and for other people's money. But can it also lead to life-threatening plots against him? Cruz does have 1st house chiron (which I find to be a little worrisome) opposed 7th house of open enemies Uranus but it is not quite in orb.
Yes Sun Pluto can have a 'fascination' with power. But Cruz' 'fascination with power' may indicate his ability to work successfully with power and his 7th house/Libra placement of planets shows indomitable ability towards discernment and fairness - and holding the line.
I suspect that balancing the budget and refusing the debt ceiling will be next on his list - which might upset a lot of people who want the 'free' goodies to continue, caring not what debt they straddle future generations with - but we will see.
A. Please note that Cruz's birth time is unknown, and so I use 12 noon by default. This means we don't know which houses his various planets fall in...
re: NewsScope slant - why is it that there are no really fair astrologers out there anywhere??? I was hoping you were different. the leftist slant on EVERTHING is such a disappointment. You have good insight astrologically but then wreck it by inserting your hatred of conservatives.
A. I know, it's really difficult. I go the same reaction from Democrats when I forecast that Romney would win.
re: slant - I really enjoy your site and send the link to many people frequently. You would be a person I would trust on the astrology of the US and how it will probably be consumed for the next 100 or so years under socialists/communists /progressives----but only IF you would write it with NO SLANT whatsoever. You are better than the rest, that is certain. As a metaphysical conservative - I am an anomaly. But, I still think that there is an answer someplace within astrology for why this is happening.... hoping you will go in depth at some point SOON on what our future may hold as foretold by the heavens.
re: oil - Thanks for sharing the goodness on Neptune Cafe I'm delivering a presentation in a couple days, and I've been digging the oil history I've found there!
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Lilith - Thanks as always for your very interesting articles. I find the Black Moon Lilith information especially intriguing.
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!
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 outer planets, Pope Francis, Seacrest 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; Bieber and Selena Gomez.
April 29, 2013 - Syria's crosses "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?
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.
Sept. 9, 2013 - Obama pushing Syria, the Golden Age of spying, Dennis Rodman in North Korea.
Sept. 16, 2013 - Diana Nyad's epic swim; the Gates Foundation, Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
Sept. 23, 2013 - Rouhani's charm offensive; October's top five astro-events; hiccup girl Jennifer Mee.
Sept. 30, 2013 - Ted Cruz fights Obamacare, IPCC's wake-up call, Chris Hemsworth stars in Rush.
Oct. 7, 2013 - Government shutdown; The Republican Party Split; Ronn Farrow and Ol' Blue Eyes
NewsScope for October 14, 2013
By Michael Wolfstar
The Pallas-Fomalhaut Connection
The Four Royal Stars of Persia -- Aldebaran, Regulus, Antares, and Fomalhaut – are among the most important stars in the heavens. Fomalhaut is currently the most interesting because it’s being activated by transiting Neptune in early Pisces. Fomalhaut’s gifts are a keen imagination, vision, and idealism. It can bring success, but with many potential pitfalls that can lead to a fall from grace.
Fomalhaut is sometimes called "The Eye of the Fish"
The asteroid Pallas mediates Fomalhaut’s influence particularly well. Many celebritities and politicians have Pallas aligned with Fomalhaut, which substantially increases their visual, artistic, and strategic skills. Most recently, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff raised a ruckus over NSA’s spying on her government. Her Pallas at 3º Pisces opposes Mars, leading her to demand an apology and to set up a counter-spying network throughout South America.
Mother Teresa was born with Pallas at 3º Pisces opposite her Virgo Sun, and this combo helped parlay her spiritual interests into an international cause. Jimmy Carter was also born with Pallas at 4º Pisces where it trined Saturn near his Ascendant. Carter is well known for his strong spiritual beliefs which enhanced his international authority, especially after his presidency. Benjamin Disraeli (Pallas conjunct Pluto in early Pisces) used his vision to glorify the power of the British Empire.
Planets forming hard aspects to Pallas in early Pisces make it more difficult to avoid the pitfalls of power. Congressman Tom Daschle, with his Pallas at 3º Pisces opposite Mars and square Mercury, fell from the leadership board when he neglected to accurately report his taxes. Similarly, Tom Delay has Pallas at 2º Pisces quincunx Saturn, and he had a similar failure. Ted Cruz, the Tea Party’s current favorite, has Pallas at 4º Pisces square Neptune, which is certainly prone to deception and miscalculations.
Fomalhaut in Presidents’ Charts
As a powerbroker, Fomalhaut can be found in many presidents’ charts. As always, this reddish bright star has no influence unless it’s mediated by a planet, angle, or asteroid. In Barack Obama’s case, Chiron at 5º Pisces is the transducer of Fomalhaut’s essence. Obama’s Chiron is powerfully placed by being in the 1st house where it earns him popularity by trining Venus, but also relentless enemies through the opposition to Pluto.
Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon also had Chiron in early Pisces, and curiously, both had Chiron conjunct Venus. Reagan’s Venus-Chiron formed a supportive sextile to Mars at his Ascendant, which not only made him a matinee idol, but also the most popular Republican president in the modern era. Nixon’s fall from grace became official when he left office on August 9, 1974. His progressed Black Moon Lilith was conjunct his Venus-Chiron at the time, making him a political outcast for the rest of his life.
George Washington was born with his Pisces Sun conjunct Fomalhaut. Mamny wanted him to become the king of the United States, but with his Sun square Uranus, he was a firm believer in periodically changing the leadership through fair elections. Ted Kennedy also had his Sun conjunct Fomalhaut. On July 18, 1969 his romantic companion Mary Jo Kopechne drowned in an accident, ruining his chance to become president. Transiting Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were all adversely aspecting his Sun.
What’s fascinating about Fomalhaut and the other Royal Stars is that they carry an intrinsic morality that can’t be codified. Those with Fomalhaut prominently placed in their charts know instinctively whether they’re doing right or wrong. For those who use the available elevation in status to advance the collective, success is assured. For those who abuse their power, they no longer fulfill the needs of the collective, and their downfall is swift and certain.
Sandra Bullock’s Royal Stars
After becoming a Hollywood A-lister in the 1990s, Sandra Bullock has just gotten better and better. Her critically acclaimed role in the 3-D blockbuster Gravity follows on the heels of The Heat, the most successful comedy of 2013. Bullock holds the record for being the highest paid actress (at $65 million), and in 2010 was selected as People magazine’s Woman of the Year.
Sandra Bullock** was born with her Leo Sun in the 2nd house of money where it forms a close quincunx (150º) to Saturn at her Midheaven (July 26, 1964; 3:15 am; Arlington, VA). This combination focuses her attention on having a successful and financially rewarding professional life. A Venus-Mars conjunction on her multi-tasking Gemini Ascendant adds sex appeal and an ability to play a wide variety of roles.
What intensifies Bullock’s star power is that two of the most prominent planets in her chart are aligned with 1st magnitude stars: Mercury, the ruler of her chart, conjoins Regulus, and her Saturn-Midheaven conjunction is at the same zodiacal address as Fomalhaut. Regulus and Fomalhaut make up two of the four Royal Stars of Persia, which have collectively been known since antiquity to bring fame, fortune and power.
Fomalhaut, according to Fixed Star expert Bernadette Brady, “contains a touch of the mystic, a sense of magic, and high ideals. However, if the ideals or dreams are corrupt in any way, then the downfall is total.” Many of Bullock’s films contain this sense of magic and mysticism, and in her personal life, she has been at the forefront of charitable causes. As transiting Neptune activates this charmed point in her chart, we can bet that she becomes a strong contender for the Best Actress Oscar.
