NEWS BEFORE THE NEWS   2024  FINANCIAL FORECAST Stock prices are a neat reflection of public sentiment.  The rise of business brings exuberance, in the fall despair.  Public confidence, spending, and investment go up when the market rises.  Pessimism, hoarding, and conservatism prevail as the market turns down. Stocks plateaued through the year until a […]

AN UNEXPECTED STRIKE OF HORRIFIC VIOLENCE Israel was suddenly and savagely attacked by Hamas terrorists (resistance fighters) in Gaza sparking a new war.  Since its inception as a nation in 1948, Israel has fought numerous wars and almost continuous harassment conflicts with neighboring Arab countries and associated militia organizations.  The importance of this latest conflict […]

TRUMP’S 2nd PRESIDENTIAL RUN   Whatever side of the political spectrum you favor One resounding question pertains to both. As an American, do you believe in the Constitution? Believe, in the sense, that you follow the principles laid forth in this document of governance. If so, then the rule of law as enshrined in the […]

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Transiting Pluto made the last of three returns (conjunctions) to its natal position in the U.S. horoscope on 12/28/22; two days later transiting Jupiter crossed the Lower Culmination (IC).  This unique combination of transits still resonates as we move into spring 2023.  Jupiter signifies foreign affairs and big money.  […]

THE STAR OF IMPEACHMENT Algol in the constellation Perseus has a reputation of being the most evil and difficult star.  According to the Greeks, the star is the severed head of Medusa and is used by Perseus to save Andromeda, as well as his mother.   Arab astrologers called it “the Head of the Demon.”  The […]

MORE EARTHQUAKES IN 2018-2023 The Earth’s rotation slows slightly every 32 years.  The slowdown, which is measured in milliseconds, lasts for about five years.  Magnitude-7 or higher earthquakes average 15-20 per year but are closer to 30 following the rotational slowing.  Researchers speculate this rotation slowdown causes the planet to contract, increasing pressure along major […]

BLACK HOLES More than a century has passed since Albert Einstein proposed the existence of black holes in his theory of relativity. For the first time we have visual proof that they are real thanks to a network of eight powerful radio telescopes. The picture from Messier 87, a galaxy some 55 million light-years away […]

PROGRESSIVE POLICIES AND THE URANUS/PLUTO CYCLE Progressive administrations have initiated major liberal policies during successive Uranus/Pluto conjunctions, squares, and oppositions.  Uranus and Pluto are both planets of change – radical and revolutionary in the case of Uranus; totalitarian and transformative in the case of Pluto.  Together they point to unstable times when sudden dramatic shifts […]

JUPITER/SATURN CONJUNCTION The Jupiter/Saturn aspect is a major driver of nation building and decline. It operates within the broader implications of the rise and fall of world-powers such as dynasties, kingdoms, and empires governed by the Uranus/Neptune and Saturn/Uranus cycles. Themes Restructures the course of history through leading nations whether in breakup, consolidation of power, […]

JUPITER/PLUTO 2020: THE GREAT TRANSITION AND TURNING POINT The synodic cycle of Jupiter and Pluto officially formed when these two heavenly bodies joined in conjunction on 4/5/2020. This date and the events that surround it mark the beginning of a grand cycle lasting about twelve and a half years. It takes place in three phases: […]