NEWS BEFORE THE NEWS TEMPERATURE   The national average temperature indicates a variety of political, social, and life-style trends.  During warm trends governments are more centralized.  International affairs take precedence over national ones.  Federal regulations increase.  Prices rise.  Moral decadence is unprecedented.  During cool trends, individualism replaces group or state control.  National affairs become more […]

NEWS BEFORE THE NEWS SUNSPOTS Sunspots have a lot to do with weather trends.  They also indicate during their cyclical rise and peak restlessness, anxiety, tension, increased accidents, storminess and cooler weather, conflicts, wars, pandemics (72% of the time), and mass human/animal migrations.  Low sunspot periods correspond with less human energy and production, epidemic diseases […]

NEWS BEFORE THE NEWS U.S. PREDICTIONS FOR 2025 Four methods will be used to describe the trends for the United States in 2025: major transits in the heavens during the year, the Declaration of Independence chart using my Diurnal-Planet-for-a-Year direction (DPY)* and significant transits to the President and U.S. horoscope. *This new direction method is […]

  We hear so much about politicians through the media and social platforms that it is hard to tell truth from fiction.  Astrology has a long track record of describing people, so for all it’s worth, here is a short astrological assessment of Kamala Harris. The Moon is rising and, therefore, dominant in her horoscope.  […]

NEWS BEFORE THE NEWS PRECIPITATION National average precipitation is an accurate indicator of the economy.  It is often a ‘leading indicator’ of what is to come.  Wet trends correspond with bull markets and a growing economy.  Dry trends correspond with bear markets and a shrinking economy. THE CURRENT CONDITION The sharp drop in precipitation in […]

NEWS BEFORE THE NEWS TEMPERATURE The national average temperature indicates a variety of political, social, and life-style trends.  During warm trends governments are more centralized.  International affairs take precedence over national ones.  Federal regulations increase.  Prices rise.  Moral decadence is unprecedented.  During cool trends, individualism replaces group or state control.  National affairs become more important […]

NEWS BEFORE THE NEWS U.S. PREDICTIONS FOR 2024  Three methods will be used to describe the trends for the United States in 2024: major transits in the heavens during the year, the Declaration of Independence chart using my Diurnal-Planet-for-a-Year direction (DPY)* and significant transits to the U.S. natal planets. *This new direction method is fully […]

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 […]