Star Guide

    The U.S. saw a sharp increase in corporate bankruptcy filings in July, according to a recent report, reaching a post-COVID peak and placing 2025 on track to surpass last year's total.  S&P Global Market Intelligence, the research and data arm of the credit-rating agency, found that filings by large public and private companies rose to 71 last month from 66 in June, marking the highest monthly tally since July 2020. So far in 2025, meanwhile, the total of 446 bankruptcy filings is the highest for this seven-month stretch since 2010. Aug 21  https://www.newsweek.com/us-bankruptcies-highest-level-since-covid-2116819   A well timed national chart (like the Sibly) and its derivatives can help us understand the news clearly. Presented below is the (a) current Sibly solar return (b) its progression to August 21, the date of the news.   In (a) the Pluto-Vul-Apollon T-square is aligned with the horizon. In (b) the progression brings the same T-sq once ...

          The Loss of Soul in the Modern World | Henry David Thoreau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YACxW_OU4k   Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was a transcendentalist philosopher, essayist, and poet who often critiqued the dehumanizing effects of modern society, including its emphasis on materialism, conformity, and disconnection from nature. The idea of a “loss of soul” can be interpreted as a metaphor for the alienation and spiritual emptiness he observed in industrialized society. His most relevant work addressing these themes is Walden, written during his two-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond (1845–1847) and published on August 9, 1854.In Walden, Thoreau explores how modern life—driven by economic pursuits, societal expectations, and technological advancements—leads to spiritual and existential disconnection. A key passage from his work that resonates with the “loss of soul” theme is:  “The mass of men lead lives of quiet des...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5DlwZZuNQY&list=RDF5DlwZZuNQY&start_radio=1   The film "Phir Subah Hogi" released on November 7, 1958, directed by Raj Kapoor, is a poignant social drama that blends tragedy, and hope. It symbolizes optimism for a better future despite life's hardships. Its realistic portrayal of urban poverty, soulful music and emotional depth make it a classic of Indian cinema.   Inspired by the ethos of Nehruvian socialism and rooted in Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s revolutionary poetry, the song became an anthem of hope for a just and equitable India. The song captured the innocent optimism of the 1950s and 60s—the belief that a new dawn of justice, equality, and dignity would one day arrive for the millions of underprivileged.   Raj Kapoor’s horoscope [1] has Neptune conjunct the Ascendant. Neptune dissolves the boundaries between illusion and “ordinary” common sense reality. Film-makers, actors and novelists are ruled by Neptune, since their ...

  Ceres: Goddess of Grain    Traore's $14B Big Grain Deal With India SHOCKS the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yK1TaWciNo   India offered fair partnership (money + technology, no political strings). Deal shifts global trade order → small nations proving they can compete. Raised concerns in South America & Europe → fear of price wars. Burkina Faso ensured domestic food security with reserved grain quota.   This post can serve as a good example of how nations can respond very differently to the same star combinations - a point that I covered in an earlier post Is Astrology Predictive ? [1]. Here is an extract about the upcoming eclipse aligned with the horizon at Brussels from a previous post Eclipse signals possible “breakdown” of the European Union [2]   While eclipses are worldwide in their scope, they are especially significant for places where they they fall on the angles. The total lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025 is going to be...

       The Capricorn ingress chart often referred to as the Annual Chart by many astrologers is an important mundane event. So significant is this chart that astrologers attempt to understand events by (a) progression of the angles (b) major transits or eclipses aligned with chart elements.   The current Capricorn ingress drawn for Beijing, China has a Jupiter-Saturn squaring straddling the meridian implying that it is very significant for the place. This the first square after the conjunction of the two giant planets in Dec 2020 in Aquarius.   The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn , is a rare astronomical event where the two planets appear very close in the sky. In astrology, this event is known as the Great Chronocrator or "Time-Lord" and is seen as a powerful marker of societal and personal transformation.   Happening in Aquarius, a fixed sign which wants us to elaborate on the themes that emerged in the preceding cardinal sign, the J...

  Andrey Parubiy, who played a key role in the 2014 Maidan coup, was killed in Lviv after being shot eight times by an unknown gunman.  https://www.rt.com/russia/623710-ukrainian-mp-shot-video/   The current solar return chart for Ukraine [1] has Uranus [1ge] on the Ascendant [28ta] square Sun [0vi]. For stars at [0vi], Diana Rosenberg has “assassinations”. At the reported time of the shooting transit Moon [28sc] was on the descendant triggering the square.   [1] Ukraine: 24 August 1991; 14:31 UT; Kiev