Does the S&P 500 fall during Mercury Retrogrades
One may easily assume that Mercury Retrograde is a period when the stock market in general will fall. This assumption is based on basic astrological concepts that Mercury traditionally rules trade, and it being retrograde makes trade difficult. However, I have found looking back in over the last 10 years and correlating it with stock […]
Does Venus Retrograde Crash the Stock Market
I had this question in my mind today, and upon examination, no it does not. Going back to the inception of the S&P 500, over the course of the retrograde cycle the Market usually ends the retrograde moving up. I was running under the assumption that Venus Retrograde in Aries was a Bearish factor. I […]
The Astrology of the L.A. Fires
As the Moon is in Capricorn today I am writing about a practical mundane (world) event that we are all witnessing. A reader sent me a message asking about the astrology of the Los Angeles Fires. If you are an avid follower of multiple star gazers and chart calculators, you have certainly read more than […]
The Value of Astrology
Astrology and prediction go hand in hand, but it does not always turn out the way one would want. After predicting the election for Kamala and then watching her lose to Trump, it was time for me to do a little self-reflection. I expected that Kamala Harris would win the election using many ancient and […]
Astrology and the 2024 US presidential election
The Moon is in Cancer today causing me to have a big heart full of feelings. Some of my feelings are a certain angst over the upcoming presidential election. One can not be 100% certain of any outcome, even from an astrological perspective, because the factors that contribute to any final result are infinite and […]
Astrology for good timing with doctors
This morning and over the last few days, I have seen a number of articles and social media posts on how the third largest cause of death and injury in the US is medical misdiagnosis. Here is a link to one if you want to read up on the subject. I do not see this as a […]
Hurricane Milton and Astrology
Hurricane Milton is about to barrel through central Florida. This storm is incredibly powerful and appears likely to make landfall as a category 5 Hurricane. It may have winds up to 150 mph accompanying a devastating ten to fifteen-foot storm surge and is predicted to come ashore near Tampa, Florida. Reading that I wanted to […]
The Astrology of the Asheville Flood
The floods in North Carolina and Tennessee, which are a result of hurricane Helene disassembling itself in the Blue Ridge mountains, are being called a once-a-century storm and weather event. They are occurring in the context of Jupiter the fabled “God of Storms” stationing at 21º Gemini and a Solar eclipse Saros South 8 which […]
Love, Eros, Pragma and Astrology
The number one question for most astrologers is: relationships. Astrologers are asked to understand what in the chart makes a relationship work, what causes a relationship to fail? When we are young, Eros dominates and we fall into it with flaming desire. As we mature, we become weary of what happens when dating goes wrong […]
Mercury Retrogade August 2024
“Refining what you consume to center your heart August 4th through August 27th, 2024. The following post was provided to all paid subscribers on Patreon and Substack on August 4th. To celebrate Mercury Cazimi, I am now making it available for free here. Introduction During this retrograde cycle, Mercury will station retrograde at 4º Virgo […]
The Quincunx in Astrology
The Quincunx is the third of the minor aspects in our series on minor aspects. It is a measure of 150º between the two planets. The glyph for the Quincunx looks like a triangle with a line on top of it. In traditional astrology, it is the far inconjunct and represents signs that do not […]
The SemiSextile in Astrology
The SemiSextile The SemiSextile is considered a minor aspect in astrology. The major aspects, the common astrologers trusted tools, are called the Ptolemaic aspects. The are familiar to most even casual sunny weather practitioners of astrology. They are, the conjunction, the square, the opposition, the trine, and the sextile. After that you may be shocked, […]
