Star Guide

    For those of us who study astrology there is danger of getting lost in details unless we have a model to deal with the jungle of information.   In his second book, The Changing Sky , Steven Forrest presented a model for sorting through the many possible planetary configurations that present themselves in a transits and progressions reading. This system, termed "The Four Nets," is applied to the jungle of astrological symbolism, each net catching creatures in descending orders of size. In the First Net, we see all the astrological biggies—major transits and directions to and from the Sun, Moon and Ascendant for example. By the time we get to the Third or Fourth Nets, we are looking at events we might safely ignore —unless the earlier Nets have come up empty. This is a strategic, orderly, and effective method for organizing one’s approach to a transits/ progressions analysis.   Of all directions those of the progressed Sun are among the most important. In Donald Trump’s

  Achernar, the Brightest Star on the River of Eridanus Philadelphia officials warned area residents on Sunday to drink only bottled water "out of caution" following the spill of a latex product along a tributary of the Delaware River. "City of Phila recommends using bottled drinking water from 2PM 3/26/2023 until further notice for all Phila Water Department customers," reads a text message from city officials which was sent to area residents and reported by CNN. "Contaminants have not been found in the system at this time but this is out of caution due to a spill in the Delaware River." https://bit.ly/3LPI8qh     In mundane astrology, the cardinal ingresses of the Sun (entry into the four cardinal signs/ constellations, i.e. 00 deg of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn ) have a traditional reputation as important mundane events. The Sun entered Aries on March 20 th so that the chart for the event drawn for Philadelphia becomes important for the city.

  French authorities struggled on Thursday to suppress the protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. Over a million demonstrators took to the streets across the country in what some security sources described as an “insurrection” against the government in Paris. https://www.rt.com/news/573491-france-protest-out-of-control/   In a previous post The horoscope of Emmanuel Macron [1], I wrote:   Macron seems to be vying for the honor of being the most unpopular French leader in history, provoking violent protests that have lasted now for weeks, involving every sector of the population. Macron will probably be able to survive this political storm, but his political future looks dire. His horoscope as provided by Astro-Databank is reproduced here. His current Primary Progressions (Van Dam) is “Uranus conjunct Sun”. Some keywords for Uranus are “revolutions, breakdowns and chaos”. When a person is in denial about the need for change, Uranus hitting the Sun can bring ab

  Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales are asking citizens of several towns in the Darling-Baaka river basin to stay out of the water amid dead and rotting fish.  A million fish, including bone herring, Murray's cod, golden perch, silver ramp and carp, have died in a river basin near Menindee, New South Wales, Australia, according to media reports.  Presumably, the cause of the death was the abnormal heat that set in on Australia's east coast in early March. This weather caused oxygen levels in the river water to drop significantly. https://bit.ly/3FzHCss   The entry of a planet into a new sign is a major event in astrology. While the event is worldwide in scope, it is especially significant in places where the planet aligns with the angles. On March 7 th Saturn (planet of disasters) entered Pisces (the sign of the Fishes) and conjoined the star Fomalhaut, in the mouth of the Southern Fish - Piscis Austrinus. At Menindee, New South Wales, Saturn was plac

  Arawn Eclipses bring about endings and new beginnings with their effects felt strongly in places where they aspect the angles. A chart for the upcoming solar eclipse of April 20 th drawn for Kiev, Ukraine has it straddling the meridian. Notice that the eclipse is part of a Grand Cross with Pluto on the MC which in mundane astrology rules the nation’s leader.  I n his book  Planets in Transit,  Robert Hand writes about transit Pluto conjunct the MC. With Pluto, what is required is not just success; it must be won properly. If you have had to violate the rules of your game in order to win, this transit is likely to bring you crashing down in failure.   And more importantly, the eclipse is conjunct Jupiter and square Pluto. About this combination Ebertin has:   Jupiter/Pluto: loss of social standing...the misfortune to lose everything.   Now take a look at the US Sibly which is going through its Pluto return. The eclipse along with Jupiter falls in the 5 th house square radix Pluto

  Battle of Karbala- Genesis of the Shia-Sunni schism DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Long-time regional foes Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other’s countries following China-led negotiations in Beijing, both governments announced via their respective state media agencies.  “As a result of the talks, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations and re-open embassies ... within two months,” Iran’s news agency IRNA reported Friday. https://cnb.cx/3YFlzHi   The cosmic clock ticking, as planets pursue their motion and form celestial patterns, provides a flavor, a meaning, or a message for each passing minute. Astrologers track and interpret these passing transits using several methods. Foremost among them are the monthly lunations considered among the most reliable indicators of events on earth. A Moon phase can act as a local “step down transformer” for powerful energies generated by far away stars and planets tha

  Angry citizens are taking to the streets all over the world, and often they are lashing out in wild and unpredictable ways. The eruptions of civil unrest that you will read about below are all happening for different reasons, but they all have one thing in common. People are deeply frustrated with the direction that things are going, and they have lost faith in the ability of their elected representatives to solve their problems. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning. For years I have been warning my readers that we will eventually see civil unrest on a scale that we have never seen before. Could it be possible that we are now entering the leading edge of that storm? https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/widespread-civil-unrest-is-suddenly-erupting-all-over-the-globe/     The conjunctions of the outer planets are among the important events for which astrologers routinely cast horoscopes. Jupiter, at 14° Aries 27′, forms a conjunction with Chiron, at 14° Aries 27′, on March 12, 20

  A Bronze Age relic found on a Kent beach is believed to be the oldest shoe ever found in the UK. The artefact, which has been dated at 3,000-years-old, was discovered on a foreshore in the north of the county by professional archaeologist Steve Tomlinson. Feb.21 https://bit.ly/3Zso1Sv   The phases of the Moon are among the most reliable indicators of events on earth. A Moon phase can act as a local “step down transformer” for powerful energies generated by far away stars and planets that it aspects. To understand how their energies are focused at any place of interest astrologers routinely draw charts of monthly lunations.   Presented here is the chart for the February 21New Moon drawn for Kent,UK. Notice that the New Moon is placed very significantly on the Ascendant. The New Moon is placed in Pisces - a sign that rules the feet.   The body begins with the head, which is ruled by Aries (the first sign in the zodiac wheel). It ends with the feet, which is ruled by Pisces (the l