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Jun 03 2021

2024 – 2026: The Astrology of the Post-COVID Era

One of my favorite branches of astrology is “mundane astrology” — the study of world events. The “mundane” descriptor comes from the Latin term for “world” (“mundus”), but also unfairly makes the whole thing sound terribly dull. It’s anything but!

Astrologically, the mid ‘20s mark the beginning of a major global shift. To be clear — this is different from the astrology of January 2020 (when Saturn and Pluto met in Capricorn, marking the start of the COVID-19 global pandemic), which blatantly screamed “foundational collapse” and the dismantling of systems.

The years 2024, 2025, and 2026 (when looked at as one cohesive period) delineate the beginning of the next global chapter following the breakdown brought on by the January 2020 Saturn-Pluto conjunction.

Why? Because that is when the three transpersonal planets (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) will change signs. Due to their slow speeds, it’s rare to see these three planets change signs back-to-back.

In my eyes, this major shift in the mid 2020s means we’ll still be dealing with COVID-19 — as a global village — in some fashion until then. That isn’t fear-mongering. It’s just a fact. Some nations will recover much more quickly than others. But, others will need until then to return to something that resembles pre-pandemic life. I also think we will see many COVID-19-related public health measures in effect until early 2024. Astrologically, 2024 is the beginning of the “post-COVID era.”

Let’s begin the analysis.

Feb 14 2021

All the Astrological News That’s Fit to Print: The Stock Market, Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump, and A Sneak Peek at 2024

Lots to cover in this post. Let’s get right to it.

THE GAMESTOP STOCK HEADLINES

I’ll let Wikipedia provide the one-sentence summary: “In January 2021, a short squeeze of the stock of American video game retailer GameStop and other securities took place, causing major financial consequences for certain hedge funds and large losses for short sellers.”

Onto the details.

On January 28, GameStop’s stock reached $483 per share (on January 4, a share could be purchased for $17.25). By February 2, GameStop shares lost 60 percent of their value. By February 9, shares plummeted 86 percent from their January 28 high. Per CNBC, “hedge fund Melvin Capital Management lost 53% in January” as a result of this short squeeze.

This case of severe stock market whiplash wasn’t terribly surprising to me, given the astrological climate.

As I explained in my January 7 blog post, 2021 will be dominated by a persistent square (90-degree) aspect between Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus. I wrote:

“… in my eyes, this Saturn-Uranus square indicates major (Uranus) economic (Taurus) restructuring (Saturn) as we embrace a new world (Aquarius).”

This square will peak (AKA: be exact) at three different times in 2021:

February 17
June 14
December 24

Although the aspect is active all of 2021 (and until November of 2022), the time periods listed above are when we can expect “Saturn square Uranus” themes to reach a boiling point.

As I explained in that same January 7 post: “given these two planets’ slow speeds, I will keep an eye on those dates — with a three-week window on either end” (the GameStop stock short squeeze falls within the ‘dates to watch’ of that first peak).

I want to explain why this event, in particular, epitomized Saturn in Aquarius.

Jan 07 2021

The Astrology of 2021 (And The Events of January 6)

As I always say, the planets don’t give a fu er, “hoot”, about how we keep track of time on Earth.

Astrologically, the start of a new week/month/year doesn’t have special significance. It’s the dates of specific planetary configurations that we care about.

Last year, we experienced three crucial astrological events on five specific dates (one reason why it was such a… unique year!):

January 12: Saturn-Pluto conjunction
April 5: Jupiter-Pluto conjunction (first pass)
June 30: Jupiter-Pluto conjunction (second pass)
November 12: Jupiter-Pluto conjunction (third pass)
December 21: Jupiter-Saturn conjunction.

Astrologically speaking, 2020 ‘started’ on January 12 and ‘ended’ on December 21. That’s almost equivalent to a calendar year. But, some years, we don’t have an important astrological event until April or May. And, that one event may be at play until June or July of the following year. So, a calendar year is not always the most accurate way to track astrological phenomena.

As an earthling, I nevertheless understand the symbolism of beginning a new year. So, in this post I will cover the most significant astrological influences over the next twelve months, and specify who will be most affected by them (if you have your birth chart handy, you’ll want to reference it).

I have divided this post into various sub-sections so you can read it piecemeal (and easily remember where you last left off).

Nov 04 2020

Astrological Check-In: The Last 8 Weeks of 2020

Let’s begin with the obvious. 2020 has been a transformative and turbulent year.

The year kicked off with a conjunction (face-to-face meetup) between Saturn and Pluto in January.

When I initially discussed this aspect (on my Instagram account in April of 2019), I described it as “foundational collapse.” I didn’t mean that in a hyperbolic end-of-times way; it was a literal interpretation of the astrology: Pluto (collapse) conjunct Saturn (foundations).

Here’s the thing: Pluto and Saturn meet up every 38 years. So, we’ve lived through prior Saturn-Pluto conjunctions (and will continue to persevere through future ones). As I always say, astrology consistently demonstrates that life goes on. Sure enough, history books show that we — as a collective global village — have survived extremely challenging planetary configurations.

With that said, Saturn and Pluto hadn’t met in Capricorn since the year 1518. And, with Capricorn as the sign that relates to business, corporations, economics, finance, government, and labor, this was a Saturn-Pluto conjunction on steroids (hence me not flinching with that “foundational collapse” description).

As the year went on, three personal planets (Mercury, Venus, and Mars) retrograded. While Mercury retrogrades three times a year, there are some years in which Venus and Mars never retrograde.

In addition, the stick of dynamite we call Mars — the planet that most loathes its retrograde period — felt emboldened while in its home sign of Aries (where it has been since late June, and will be until January 7 of 2021) and got into all sorts of caustic arguments with other planets.

Those arguments, by the way, are not completely over. More on that later.

The question I most frequently receive in my Instagram DMs is: “when is all this intensity and craziness ending?”

The last two months of the year have a significant amount of astrological activity that will begin to change “the vibe.” And, yes — the intensity we have been feeling since late August is coming to an end.

I’ll explain all that (and more!) in this post. Let’s begin.

Oct 04 2020

The Astrology of the 2020 United States Presidential Election

A PERSONAL NOTE FROM ME TO YOU

I initially thought this post would be a two-week research and writing project. Alas, it turned out to be a twelve-week research and writing project.

If you’re expecting to skim through this post in 30 seconds while at a stoplight and find out who wins the 2020 US presidential election, you’ll be sorely disappointed.

Analyzing the astrology of a presidential election requires multiple layers of interpretation; in preparation for this post, I analyzed over twenty charts (the complete list is below).

To make it an easier read, I have divided this post into many smaller sub-headings. Reading ease aside, I also don’t expect most people to read this 8,000-word post in one sitting (with sub-headings, you can read it piecemeal and easily remember where you left off).

This has been, hands down, the most time-consuming blog post I’ve shared so far. If you find it interesting or insightful, I would be very appreciative if you shared it with anyone else who you think would appreciate this content.

Here we go.