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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
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
Reader feedback
re: trioctile - You said in the Top Five Astro-Events Oct. 2012 that Jupiter and Saturn form a Trioctile... I was wondering if that Trioctile is the same as the Sesquisquare? Anyways... love your site... thanks.
A. yes, same thing - 165 degree aspect. And an octile is the same as a semisquare. I prefer the terms "octile" and "trioctile" because they're clearly aspects made by dividing the circle into eighths, while "sesquisquare" is such an archaic tongue-twister...
re: North Nodes & Chiron - With Obama's Chiron at 5 degrees of pisces in his 1st house (where it currently is by transit as well), is it that he one way or another - is his own undoing? The 15-year-old Freedom Fighter also has Chiron in the 1st. I hope to learn more about Chiron and the North node. Thanks so much for your articles. I eat them all up.
A. - Obama's Chiron Return is not an easy one since natally it's under stressful aspects to his Moon and Pluto. This in itself doesn't necessarily mean he will lose the election, but it doesn't help. As for Malala, the freedom fighter, her birth time is unknown, so we don't have the planets and North Node in the correct houses. A noon time is the default when time is unknown.
re: Malala - I never miss your weekly Newscope! Thank you for including Malala this week. I've been following the plight of this brave young girl! You are so very insightful in affirming (based on your astrology studies) that islamic extremism will only abate when women are empowered. So it has been for most religions, don't you think? Love your work...
re: Oct. Astro-event #4 - Cyber war with Iran is already going on. See nytimes.com/cyberattacks
A. Thanks for the link, which I invite visitors to read. I've taken your email and expanded it into this week's (Oct. 22) lead NewsScope story.
re: Scorpio Rising - Long before I started reading your articles in Dell Horoscope magazine, I had always felt and assumed that Scorpio Rising was perfect to describe America because the motto on our Great Seal reveals it succinctly: Novus Ordo Seclorum---a New Order of the Ages. Indeed, America is all about order and control in the world as our hegemonic activities prove. Of course, the EAGLE symbol augments this! Sibley be damned!!!
It's depressingly unfortunate that humankind isn't guided by more knowledgeable astrologers like you.
re: Nobel Prize winners - Do you look at the transits, progressions, etc. for the moment when they receive the happy news from the Nobel committee, or for the moment when they actually receive the prize in Stockholm, Sweden? I would just want to look for the significators of great news about a great achievement and the public recognition that goes along with it.
A. Great news is often seen in great aspects to Mercury, planets in the third house, or the ruler of the third house. And when the career is involved or a sudden elevation in status, the Midheaven, ruler of the Midheaven, or planets in the 10th house will be favorably aspected. However, we can only know this if exact birth time is available. Jupiter's favorable aspect by transit is generally involved, since Jupiter is associated with honors. See Ben Affleck's chart in this week's column, for example.
re: ads - I realize advertisers pay for website ads in one shape or form and we all need income for our business. It is just that I was somewhat shocked to find an ad from the National Organization for Marriage on your site. I guess I would have expected it on many other sites which of course I won't patronize but again shocked to find it on yours. After finding this ad banner on your site and knowing the distortions and untruths this organization promulgates I will no longer be patronizing your site. Though maybe there is some logical explanation or reason that I am not aware of
for the ad being on your site and if so I would be interested to know that reason.
A. You're barking up the wrong tree. I do not have any ad agreement with National Organizastion for Marriage. If you saw such an ad on my site, it's because I do have google ads which post ads according to the visitor's web history. So look in the mirror to find out why you found that ad on my site. If you feel your web browsing history does not warrant such an ad, I can have it blocked. Just let me know. Personally, I have never seen this ad, and didn't know about it until you just told me.
re: Romney elected - Love your website & work... Just some food for thought here.... There are a few writings appearing at this point reflecting what Romney’s & his wife’s charts look in the future... hints of her being really unsettled... possible he won’t live a term putting Paul Ryan in the hot seat... I would be interesting to see your take on the long view if indeed Romney pulls it off... I have an uneasy feeling if Romney gets in things won’t be as he thinks in many area’s... any insight in a weekly review would be great...
A. My main concern at this point is Romney's progressed Mars, which at 27 Capricorn, is heading into a square with the U.S. Pluto. That's a very prominent war indicator. If he becomes the Commander-in-Chief, it likely won't be long before the U.S. is engaged in a major military conflict, and a potentially devastating one.
re: Black Moon Lilith - Thank you for covering the Black Moon Lilith in this week's NewScope.
I noted that you are using the "mean" setting for calculating the Black Moon Lilith in natal charts, and that in this week's NewScope you referenced "Sun conjunct Black Moon Lilith (orb <2 degrees)".
An Astrodienst Black Moon Lilith article refers to the "mean" node as only being "true" twice each month. I would appreciate any comments you might have regarding the accuracy of Black Moon Lilith calculations in individual natal charts, as there appears to be a wide orb of potential variance in any "mean" calculations as well as the "true" calculations with the exception of 2 specific dates and times each month.
A. Both the mean and true Black Moon Lilith positions are valid points. The mean position moves at a fairly consistent rate while the true position jumps forward and backwards, and occasionally can be over 30 degrees different from the mean position. I've been using the mean, but one will also find that the true apogee position resonates with this archetype whenever it's activated by major transit or progression. My colleague Divine Harmony has studied the difference between the two. She tells me: "the true is more appropriate to the wild, potent and naturally chaotic energy of the dark feminine - while the mean is how it gets civilized or NOT. Perhaps the mean when negatively expressed is how the person who has it represses it and the shadow comes out."
re: Black Moon Lilith - I've really enjoyed your election analysis and I found the article today very interesting. But what I couldn't tell was whether Black Moon Lilith changes your outcome, or do you still think Romney will win on Election Day?
A. Yes, I still think Romney will win.
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
July 30, 2012 - Romney's gaffe at the Olympics, August's top five events, Kristen Stewart's love life
Aug 6, 2012 - The Dawn Mission, Oscar Pistolius the blade runner, and James Holme's timed chart
Aug 13, 2012 - Paul Ryan wins the Veepstakes, the U.S. progressed Moon-Mars,Angelina wedding day
Aug 20, 2012 - The activated Uranus-Pluto, Russia's Black Moon, Jessica Alba's busy life.
Aug 27, 2012 - Romney's victory and the fiscal cliff, September's top five, Lance Armstrong's career dives.
Sept. 3, 2012 - The clash over Medicare, Clint East-wood talks with a chair, Mariah Carey's horoscope.
Sept. 10, 2012 - the astrology of QE3, Black Moon in Israel's chart, Leann Rimes and Patsy Cline
Sept. 17, 2012 - Chaos in the Middle East and Peace Day; women doing well; Kate Middleton's dilemma
Sept. 24, 2012 - Romney's 47 percent video, October's top five astro-events, Lindsay Lohan's attitude
Oct. 1, 2012 - Special Black Moon Lilith Issue, Romney's progressed Lilith; Iran's Lilith; Lilith celebrity profiles.
Oct. 8, 2012 - candidates' progressions, Turkey's Grand Cross, Miguel Cabrera wins Triple Crown.
Oct. 15, 2012 - Ohio, the bellwether state to win; Malala Yousafzai, freedom fighter; Ben Affleck's Argo...
* For an explanation and illustrations of progressions, see What are progressions?
NewsScope for October 22, 2012
By Michael Wolfstar
Cyber Pearl Harbor
Beginning in late September and continuing to this day, cyber-attacks against American banking giants has periodically disrupted their websites, leaving customers without access to their accounts. On October 11, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned that the hacking of American banks may only be the beginning of large-scale attacks on the nation’s vital infrastructure, potentially leading to a “Cyber Pearl Harbor”.
Astrologically, this kind of disruption was clearly foreshadowed in #4 of October’s Top Five Astro-Events: “In the U.S. 12th house of hidden activity, this astro-event may bring sabotage ….” Likewise in NewsScope for August 13: “Watch on October 10 or 11 for a pivotal martial incident and/or turning point in the presidential contest.” This was when Romney’s poll numbers suddenly reversed their downward spiral as he contested Obama’s account of the terrorist attack on the American Embassy in Bengazi.
November’s Top Five Astro-Events
1. Mercury turns retrograde in Sagittarius on the 6th, beginning a three-week phase when communication and transportation networks may not function as smoothly as desired. From the 6th to 14th Mercury picks up a perplexing square to Neptune which can muddle thinking. Many people will jump to the wrong conclusions under this influence, while insisting that they’re right. Beware of hubris.
2. The Solar Eclipse on the 13th is a power day in geopolitical terms, with some enduring political, business and military leaders falling from grace, while ambitious newcomers take their places. Since the eclipse is aspecting the ongoing Uranus-Pluto square, the days surrounding this important astro-event mark historic, revolutionary transitions. Those with vital placements at 19º-25º Scorpio or Taurus are most affected.
3. Chiron turns direct on the 14th, after which all forms of holistic health are favored. From the 14th through mid-June 2013, Chiron in soulful, mystical Pisces picks up practical support from Saturn and Pluto. These months will help alternative medicine businesses thrive. For personal well-being, this is an excellent time for starting a yoga program or other discipline that helps integrate the mind-body connections.
4. Saturn quincunx (150º) Uranus on the 15th (but in effect all month) represents the clash between the old and new, tradition and innovation, the urge for stability and the impulse for radical change. Geopolitically, Saturn in Scorpio gains the upper hand since it’s harmoniously related to Pluto, beginning a two-year cycle when nationalism and conservative values are on the upswing.
No astrologer can be accurate 100% of the time, but if the right charts and forecasting techniques are being used, then the accuracy rate will certainly improve. Only in the Scorpio Rising U.S. horoscope does this progressed Moon-Mars aspect take place in the 12th house of saboteurs. More to the point, on September 11, 2001 the U.S. progressed Mars was activated by a square from the progressed Ascendant.
The U.S. progressed Mars at 18º Libra is obviously a vital spot in the country’s national security, and adverse outer planet transits and/or major progressions will coincide with terrorist activity, as was twice predicted in this column. Transiting Uranus and Pluto will be activating this progressed Mars in a few years, with the first of many hits coming on May 8, 2015. However, in one year, the U.S. progressed Sun will square natal Uranus, but that’s another story….
5. The partial Lunar Eclipse in Gemini arrives on the 28th fostering the social divide between the haves and have-nots, between winners and losers. In the week leading up to this eclipse, a Mars-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn empowers the wealthy while those in survival mode may feel dispirited, over-worked and underpaid. Watch out for mentally unstable individuals. Transitioning toward personal independence is favored.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Marry
Ever since the Sundance Film Festival in January 2007, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have been an item of interest. Having previously dated numerous high profile celebrities, Justin had become as well known for his glamorous romances as for his various entertainment venues. But last week he and Jessica finally tied the knot. Naturally, Saturn was all over the place….
Justin Timberlake was born with his Sun in the networking, social sign of Aquarius (January 31, 1981; 6:30 pm; Memphis, TN). The career-enhancing trine to a Jupiter-Saturn conjunction opened doors for him at an early age – he joined the Mickey Mouse Club in 1993, and two years later became the lead singer for the popular band ‘N Sync. With Saturn and Jupiter in Libra, Justin’s interest in serious relationships also began early with Britney Spears.
A romantic, dreamy Moon-Neptune conjunction sits right on his 5th house cusp of love, which describes the many enchanting women he’s dated (including Cameron Diaz, Janet Jackson, and Scarlett Johansson). Mars right on his Descendant also describes his potential partners as forceful and independent. And since Mars squares Uranus, the shift from dating to commitment is challenged by an impulsive need to re-classify the relationship as “friends” (Mars in Aquarius).
Such was the case in March 2011 when Justin and Jessica decided to call off their relationship. For both of them, Saturn was returning to its natal place in Libra and forcing the issue: were they just friends, or was it time to get serious? They reconciled in November 2011, and in December Justin proposed. When they said “I do” last week, transiting Saturn, Pluto and Chiron were all harmoniously activating his natal Juno, the marriage asteroid.
