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ARTICLE #1: The current influence of
transiting Mars in Scorpio
ARTICLE #2: The current influence of
transiting Mars in Scorpio trine
transiting Saturn in Pisces trine
transiting Jupiter in Cancer
ARTICLE #3: The current influence of
transiting Saturn & transiting 2001-BL41,
both in Retrograde in late Pisces
ARTICLE #4: The current influence of
transiting Neptune in Retrograde in late Pisces
ARTICLE #5: The current influence of
transiting Saturn in Pisces trine
transiting Jupiter in Cancer
ARTICLE #6: The current influence of
transiting Uranus in Retrograde in Gemini & Taurus
ARTICLE #7: The current influe-nce of
transiting Pluto in Retrograde in Aquarius
ARTICLE #8: The current influence of
transiting Neptune in Aries sextile
transiting Pluto in Aquarius
ARTICLE #9: The current influence of
transiting Jupiter in Cancer
ARTICLE #10: The current influence of
transiting Uranus in Gemini
ARTICLE #11: The current influence of
transiting Neptune in Aries
ARTICLE #12: The current influence of
transiting Pluto in Aquarius
ARTICLE #13: The current influence of
the transiting North Node in Pisces

ARTICLE #14: The upcoming influence of
the New Virgo Blue Moon/Solar Eclipse
ARTICLE #15: The current influence of
the Full Pisces Moon/Lunar Eclipse
ARTICLE #16: The current influence of
transiting Mercury in Retrograde in Leo
ARTICLE #17: The current influence of
transiting Venus & transiting Mercury,
both in Retrograde in Aries & Pisces
ARTICLE #18: The current influence of
transiting Saturn conjunct
the transiting North Node in Pisces
ARTICLE #19: The current influence of
transiting Neptune conjunct
the transiting North Node in Pisces
ARTICLE #20: The current influence of
transiting Nessus conjunct
the transiting North Node in Pisces
ARTICLE #21: The recent influence of
the New Aries Moon/Solar Eclipse
ARTICLE #22: The recent influence of
the Full Virgo Moon/Lunar Eclipse

ARTICLE #23: The recent influence of
the New Libra Moon/Solar Eclipse
ARTICLE #24: The recent influence of
the Full Pisces Moon/Lunar Eclipse

Due to a confluence of multiple serious medical conditions and other worldly obstacles, I am formally suspending weekly transmission of JOHN DELANEY’S ASTROSCOPE backdated to Labor Day, September 2, 2024. I will continue to write and to transmit astrology copy, but not to the extensive degree that I have for the past 29 years.

When I began to write JOHN DELANEY’S ASTROSCOPE on January 1, 1995, one local newspaper, The Manhattan Mirror, published me. Some three or four months later, another local African-American newspaper, The Brooklyn Advocate, later called The New York World, began to publish me. Publication in the AAN (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies) followed in 1997.

Since 2006, publication of JOHN DELANEY’S ASTROSCOPE has been sparse. I continued to pursue newspaper publication and will continue to do so going forward.

However, as time progressed, the mission of JOHN DELANEY’S ASTROSCOPE evolved. Simultaneous with my foray into astrological research of recently named and unnamed planets, I began to investigate, to pitch newspapers concerning, to write and on occasion to publish astrological analyses of cities, states, provinces, elections and historical events. However, neither my business model nor my purpose in writing JOHN DELANEY’S ASTROSCOPE has evolved with such expansion. This step is overdue.

I hope you have enjoyed JOHN DELANEY’S ASTROSCOPE over the years and appreciate your support. Feel free to contact me with any and all inquiries.

I don't post everything to the Centaur Board. I will be posting backdated Astroscopes that have significance regarding the continuity of my research and analyses of Centaurs/Plutinos.

In many but not all cases, I will write these Astroscopes after the transit is completely ended, and based upon what just happened, both in current events and with me. I'll note these specifically as backdated.

I have done this on occasion in the past, but there will be several in a row over the next few weeks. These will include Hylonome, Echeclus and Thereus, to name some.

Mars transits Scorpio from September 22 to November 4, 2025. A comedian who not only inherited the mantle of late-night TV comedy from Johnny Carson himself, but also roasted President George W. Bush, in public, in front of President George W. Bush personally, Jay Leno possesses the credentials to discuss the primacy & relevancy of public debate. Fox News’ Hanna Panreck, in “Jay Leno calls Charlie Kirk Assassination the ‘Death of Free Speech,’” cites Leno speaking during Tim Conway, Jr.’s podcast, "When I was in school, lively debate was unbelievable, to have the SDS, the Students for Democratic Society, debate somebody else. I can remember when James Baldwin debated William F. Buckley at Oxford University. It was just fascinating.” While certainly noble for Leno to speak in non-partisan fashion amidst the fiercely partisan maelstrom in which we all live, the truth is, long before our current day, millennia before Kennedy v. Nixon – or Lincoln v. Douglas, for that matter – back to the days of Socrates, the purpose of debate was to make your opponent look stupid. The audience arrived at the debate with their minds already made up, many outright lying about their feigned dispassionate neutrality, waiting for their chosen champion to plunge the knife in their accursed opponent. Indeed, public debate exists to deliver a protracted, calculated, humiliating personal insult. Better, and more honest, for hated open opponents to choose from which barrel to drink their whiskey in the public square on a 19th-century Kentucky election day, the right-wing barrel or the left-wing barrel, and to make ferociously irrational bets (betting the horse without the saddle), tinged with undisguised personal malice, as to which candidate will win, as Robert Penn Warren described in World Enough and Time. Thank the risen Lord that there still exist anonymous people devoting all their energy, time & money to strategic & profound human initiatives meant to uplift supplicants from their meaningless squalor without drawing any attention to themselves.

ARIES – What you say can & will be used against you – not in a court of law, but in your salary & operating budget. Worse, what you say may be recorded in ink or in blood in the registers of sworn enemies. Mars in Scorpio advises that far better to work behind the scenes to further worthy causes that benefit those who need it – and to do so anonymously. Discretion is the better part of valor. \

TAURUS – You sit down at a sports bar late one afternoon, although the TVs are all turned to CNN and Fox News, because you want to unwind after a long day, when, suddenly, some disgruntled maniac pulls out a firearm & starts shooting up the TVs. Well, all that Mars in Scorpio can say is, “That was counterproductive.” If you drink there frequently, keep in close communication with the barkeep to help keep the bar clear of all violent “Looney Tunes.”

GEMINI – A display of temper with a workplace colleague can land you in litigation. Mars in Scorpio recommends that you distance yourself summarily from anybody who angers & annoys you. Work on projects of scale from a conference room alone. Don’t show your face indiscriminately.

CANCER – Sex: Sure, walking on the wild side may be fun – an extramarital tryst, a downlow same-gender encounter, a surreptitious liaison with a transgender. However, while the actual sex may be outright fabulous, Mars in Scorpio qualifies that what stings is the long-term aftermath of what you’ve done. “Yeah, I'm leaving town on a midnight train,” Jim Morrison sings on “The Changeling” leading off the Doors’ L.A. Woman – but you still board that train with those changes as luggage. Such changes are irrevocable. Think twice before dipping your toes in any inviting pools.

LEO – The malicious bitterness with which a supposed business partner or intellectual adversary insults you deeply infects your pride, and makes you wonder, not about man’s inhumanity to man, but man’s nonchalant, casual contempt for each other. Mars in Scorpio nevertheless denotes that to take this insult personally is a mistake. The insult of an insulting person is no reflection upon you. Moreover, taking this insult personally prevents you from playing your game at the highest level. If you choose to repay this insult, repay within the context of defeating them . . . and winning the game.

VIRGO – An employee or colleague tries to attack you physically in a fist fight because you issued criticism or instructions in a bald & unsparing manner? If this is something you do frequently & gratuitously, then, sure you are behaving unprofessionally. But if employee or colleague is simply not coming up the level time & time again, then Mars in Scorpio strongly advises you simply to let human resources handle it as you immerse yourself within the safety net & cocoon of more capable, staunch professional allies. There is still work to be done!

LIBRA – Politicians: Adversaries are bloodthirsty, vicious, anti-human, reptilian enemies. Adversaries may want to go to war, which is why they spoil for a fight – but Mars in Scorpio insists, “Don’t go to war alone.” First, there is safety & power in numbers. Secondly, and more importantly, working with people who believe what you believe protects your humanity & innocence – provided, of course, that you are humane & innocent from the onset.

SCORPIO – Bluntly & directly: Control your temper, and especially your fists, when dealing with an unscrupulous public official who uses law enforcement in an illegal manner against you. Whether you are a respectable citizen, recidivist felon or undocumented immigrant, Mars in Scorpio warns you severely that you may be dealing with enemies whose politics acknowledge nobody’s rules, or no rules at all. You need allies – find them. Act in tandem. Forge a plan. Play by the rules. Obey the written law – no matter what your enemies do.

SAGITTARIUS – Comedians: Whether the infamous episode of Crossfire where Jon Stewart called Tucker Carlson a dick on national TV or the group chastising of Republican Presidential hopeful Donald J. Trump led by President Barack Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, Mars in Scorpio laments that, sometimes, the end result of unfettered free speech is endlessly regenerative personal malice. Oh, it’s just satire? Well, sticks & stones may break my bones, but words can instigate murder. Nobody is asking you to be as vapid as Bob Hope, but, really, consider the advice of your grandmother, “If you have nothing nice to say – don’t say it.”

CAPRICORN – Sure, the powers that be will directly attack your financial net worth & your ability to earn a living because of how you expressed your political beliefs – this is not a new twenty-first century development. But Mars in Scorpio states that your ability to provide for your family or even for yourself is absolutely irrelevant amongst the totality of this world ocean. What you need to learn is that what you say & when you say it can affect not only your city, state, family or country, but whether there is peace or war, plenty or famine, life or death, across the planet. A fly beats its wings in Chengdu and one day later there is a tornado in Cleveland. Show more social responsibility.

AQUARIUS – So you want to speak truth to power when power is inclined to commit outright murder to prove how committed you are to the cause? Well, Mars in Scorpio guarantees that power will cooperate. But have you ever considered that such martyrdom is but a vainglorious, and, in fact, sinful, expression of the personal ego? What serves the greater good better: Your name indelibly fixed in the flashing marquee of history, or your anonymous work assuaging the deep pain of the silent masses in the trenches? Or, frankly, is it all about you?

PISCES – You are not an Aquarius, which you should read. Pisces more than any other sign knows why & how to tie the economic liberation of the masses to their individual personage. If there is another way to do it, you will do it – Mars in Scorpio does not need to remind you of the words of Jesus of Nazareth Himself – Matthew 26:39, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” You know the end game; you know what you need to do. Honor the ultimate legacy.

Mars in Scorpio trines* Saturn in Pisces trines* Jupiter in Cancer from October 23 to November 3, 2025. You asked, “What is the meaning of life?” You did not get an answer. You didn’t expect one, but nor did you expect the people around you to continue to indulge their slovenly, callous, sullen, morally & ethically indifferent ways. Refuse to tolerate such contemptuous spiritual rationalization. Do exactly what you need to do so to jeffison such sloths from your path. Manifest your inner avenging angel.

ARIES – You are brave; some others are cautious; still others are cowardly. While you believe that others are free to be & to do what they like, because you suffer when you are brave, Mars, Saturn & Jupiter notice that you resent when you & others suffer because somebody chooses to be cowardly. Refuse to tolerate this. Shine the unremitting spotlight upon the reprehensible & contemptible rodent.

TAURUS – If you suspect that somebody who calls themselves your friend is not, then Mars, Saturn & Jupiter dare you to challenge them. The future awaits – get rid of the past. Yes or no!

GEMINI – Mars, Saturn & Jupiter compel you to do your job that you know how to do as well as you know how to do it no matter what your boss says or not. If your boss objects, demand to know why. While it may not be the way the world should work, remember that nothing will get done without you.

CANCER – You already know that you have been appointed to reward or to punish, but Mars, Saturn & Jupiter demand that you do so, now. You will encounter resistance – which is exactly the signal you need to prove how tough you really are.

LEO – You recently reported corruption within your workplace or vestiges of crime within your neighborhood, but what is being done about it? Mars, Saturn & Jupiter implore you to get an answer to your question. Reject vague answers. Ask specific questions. Demand detailed answers. Name names.

VIRGO – Again, Mars, Saturn & Jupiter assert that spouse & partners who were not happy with you will not be happy with you now, no matter what you do. All you can do is the right thing. If spouse & partners object, retort, “I’m doing the right thing for the right people no matter the amount of pain & suffering it causes me, so what exactly is the basis of your mean-spirited & unjust complaint?”

LIBRA – Managers, supervisors: Bosses give you the green light to rectify unprofessional, bad & outright corrupt misbehavior amongst your employees in the workplace. Mars, Saturn & Jupiter exhort, “Go to it.”

SCORPIO – Recent disappointments to romantic aspirations & creative inspirations occurred to test your will. Mars, Saturn & Jupiter now throw down the gauntlet. Go after what you want with no apologies.

SAGITTARIUS – Current dreams about dead ancestors horrify & disturb you – which is what dead ancestors want to do. Mars, Saturn & Jupiter confirm that these are dark days. Dead ancestors communicate a message that you need, but do not want, to hear. Listen up. Take heed.

CAPRICORN – Partners & spouse who recently chastised you for your severe, unremitting admonitions now run for cover under your direction protection. Why? Because Mars, Saturn & Jupiter declare that such naïve loved ones now endure the irrepressible malice of demonic enemies. Don’t say, “I told you so” . . . yet.

AQUARIUS – Employees at all levels: Mars, Saturn & Jupiter unilaterally declare that you are only worth more money if you are indispensable. These are your “marching orders.”

PISCES – Parents, teachers: Mars, Saturn & Jupiter observe that children will understand why you are being so strict & severe with them only if they accept that your rules & the law are policy – and those children see you punishing somebody for transgressing those rules & those laws.

* A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water)..

Saturn, which exits Aries to enter Pisces on September 1, 2025, continues to transit Retrograde Motion1 in Pisces until November 28, 2025, while 2001-BL41*, which exits Aries to enter Pisces on August 20, 2025, continues to transit Retrograde Motion1 in Pisces until November 22, 2025.

Individuals, families & groups who endured setbacks, obstacles or flat out excruciating emotional pain as:

1) Neptune conjuncts2 the North Node$ in Pisces from January 29 to March 30, 2025; and

2) Saturn conjuncts2 the North Node$ in Pisces from March 28 to May 3, 2025, during which Saturn conjuncts2 2001-BL41* conjuncts2 the North Node$ in Pisces from April 13 to May 15, 2025;

regarded such setbacks, obstacles & pain as insurmountable. As time heals all wounds, summertime provided many with relief. Now, as the issues caused by such setbacks, obstacles & pain resurface, many will be able to manage the difficulties – not comfortably, but with considerable effort – while others will collapse. What will be the difference between the former & the latter? Did one, or you, handle the setbacks, obstacles & pain in a proper moral & ethical way? Did one, or you, try to take “shortcuts?” Pisces, like Scorpio & Capricorn, is a karmic sign!

Either way, resolve these moral & ethical transgressions now, so that you will be able to complete all old business as:

3) Saturn, which turns to Direct Motion1 on November 28, 2025, completes its transit of Pisces on Valentine’s Day 2026, as 2001-BL41*, which turns to Direct Motion1 on November 22, 2025, completes its transit of Pisces on February 8, 2026; and

4) Neptune, which turns to Direct Motion1 on December 10, 2025, completes its transit of Pisces on January 26, 2026 –

so that you will have a clean slate for the beginning of the new era starting 2026.

ARIES – Under the current influence of Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, you learn who amongst your tight knit group of family & friends are loyal – and who is a traitor. Everybody knows who is who & what is what. Everybody will know how to respond. Furthermore, regarding “everybody” – that’s a lot of people.

TAURUS – Political enemies who talked smack against you now eat all that crap that came out of their mouths, again & again & again. Really, Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, advise you to pay no attention. Low-minded revenge is for the low-minded. Seek higher ground with more worthy people.

GEMINI – The drama of the downfall of an untold number of unkind, unjust, inept & corrupt bosses continues. Even so, Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, recommend that you find your entertainment elsewhere. New bosses – many new bosses – demand you focus upon completing old business – which is something you should already know by now.

CANCER – We all do something wrong that we eventually regret, but sometimes we do it in some other city. Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, recall the lament of African-American novelist John Edgar Wideman, “We all have our Philadelphias.” But you can’t blame the city for all the bad things that you did in it – you needed to learn what you needed to learn & you learned it in that city. Time passes; time heals all wounds. Plan a trip & go that city & revisit it & yourself. And if that city is Philadelphia, get yourself a cheesesteak.

LEO – Some crew did the wrong thing in the wrong way, over & over again and to so many people, as they thumbed their noses at God, day after day after day. Well, Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, disapprove – nobody gets away with anything in this vale of tears. This crew needs to learn that, and it is a lesson they avoid. That’s okay – give it a chance to sink in.

VIRGO – You will forgive your spouse or you won’t. Your spouse will forgive you or your spouse won’t. You can quit or your employer can fire you. And let’s not get started about all those people in the random public. That is the current state of affairs – but Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, confirm that nobody is going to do anything yet. There are still petals on the daisy, “(He) (She) loves me, (he) (she) loves me not.” The deadline has not yet arrived. Search your heart & conscience as you prepare for the knife to fall.

LIBRA – Many talented & accomplished professional employees or colleagues must now prove both to your bosses & to all their colleagues that they are worthy – precisely because, as Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, note, those employees or colleagues are suspected of doing something very unworthy. Make no judgments or presumptions – this must play itself out. This will take time.

SCORPIO – One is given an inch but then takes a mile, and one might even get away with it – once. Moreover, Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces promise, that one who gets that mile after being given that inch will not be given any second chances – even & especially at those times when one really needs it. And how many of such “one” are there? You have no time . . . to count them.

SAGITTARIUS – “I do what I got to do,” is a pithy little phrase – but this pithy little phrase is often used by people who do the wrong thing because the wrong thing brings them some undeserved benefit to which they are not entitled. And how many of such people are there? More than watch every rerun of Seinfeld. No matter – now, when you use that same phrase, Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, state, that you are doing duty to provide for your family. Don’t confuse the former with the latter.

CAPRICORN – Michael Foucault discusses the “economy” of punishment & sentencing within Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. After all, the judge cannot proclaim the stiffest sentence for the first offence – because if that does not reform the prisoner, what does the judge do next? Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, cite this principle as the Goat is charged with separating the incorrigible with the deeply misguided. Such economy is necessary because there are so many transgressors. Add slack to that very heavy hand.

AQUARIUS – Maintain a high level of tenacity when dealing with debt from doctors & medical providers. Make as many phone calls as necessary to keep your insurance carrier embedded within the loop. Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, denote that miscoded, very expensive medical bills never vanish into thin air. Hammer that nail through the wall. Get whoever should pay, to pay – and keep your cash in your wallet, bank account & retirement savings.

PISCES – You didn’t see many things the way that they were when you were dealing with all the people in your life, whether close family, valued associates or random players – even if your mind was totally clear, not even a Pisces can handle a relentless flood. Now, Saturn & 2001-BL41, both Retrograde in late Pisces, put the big picture into better focus. However, you most likely do not see the connections between A and B, between B and C, between C and D, and between A and D. Nothing is as it seems, and it seem very confusing. Give yourself more time to let the counterintuitive to fall into place.

* 2001-BL41 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on January 19, 2001. The orbit of 2001-BL41 traverses between the orbits of Jupiter & out past Saturn. For information on how to interpret 2001-BL41, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

The only source online for how to interpret 2001-BL41 and many other unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Chariko and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “A Summary of The Centaurs”
on Jonathan Dunn’s website "Ephemeral Info” at
http://ephemeral.info/qot/galastro.shtml

A great resource for ephemeris data on 2001-BL41 and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website "Ephemeral Info" at
http://ephemeral.info

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

1 Planets either move forward, in which case they orbit in Direct Motion, or move backward, in which case they orbit in Retrograde Motion. Planets in Direct Motion seek to make progress, while Planets in Retrograde Motion seek to redress past imbalances.

2 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

Neptune, which exits Aries to enter Pisces on October 22, 2025, continues to transit Retrograde Motion in Pisces until December 10, 2025. Neptune, a planet whose influence dissolves mass, can, on occasion, compress volume, inducing increased gravity – and never more so than now. Because both Saturn & 2001-BL41* also transit Retrograde Motion1 in late Pisces, hearkening back to:

1) Neptune conjunct2 the North Node$ in Pisces from January 29 to March 30, 2025;
2) Saturn conjunct2 the North Node$ in Pisces from March 28 to May 3, 2025, during which Saturn conjuncts2 2001-BL41* conjunct2 the North Node$ in Pisces from April 13 to May 15, 2025; and
3) Nessus! conjunct the North Node$ in Pisces from May 19 to October 20, 2025;

many individuals, families & groups who endured setbacks, obstacles or flat out excruciating emotional pain have still not eradicated the source of their problems. While such Individuals, families & groups no longer regard such setbacks, obstacles & pain as insurmountable, they endure profound impatience & bitterness towards those who can, and who should, but who refuse to, cooperate, to help solve these dilemmas. Rest assured that such individuals, families & groups will prove as resourceful as necessary to get the aid that they not only deserve but in fact require . . . . whether those who refuse to cooperate like it, approve of it, or outright try to stop it.

ARIES – You recently learned who amongst your tight knit group of family & friends are loyal – and who is a traitor. Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces recommends that you leave what is not said, unspoken. Merely act upon this knowledge with unremitting severity & gravity.

TAURUS – Political enemies who talked smack against you have already eaten all the crap that came out of their mouths, but nevertheless continue to talk smack against you, because they do not like you & simply won’t learn. Whatever – Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces reiterates, “Do not address these political enemies personally. Address the crap that comes out of their mouths directly but impersonally.”

GEMINI – What is the endgame of the downfall of an untold number of unkind, unjust, inept & corrupt bosses? The eradication of a false value system & the establishment of a new paradigm. Even so, Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces does not advise that you look too far ahead. Too much will be happening in the upcoming days for you to think of anything else.

CANCER – An immoral, unethical or illegal act, for which you were caught & punished, in some other city, spooks you from traveling there again, or, in fact, anywhere. What Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces says that you need to do is to atone for that immoral, unethical or illegal act, there. And how do you do that? Only you will know.

LEO – Some crew did the wrong thing in the wrong way, over & over again and to so many people, as they thumbed their noses at God, day after day after day. Such miscreants have just begun to endure punishment, and now turn sullen & recalcitrant – but Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces guarantees, “These culpable individuals have no idea what is going to happen to them next.”

VIRGO – The amicable or hostile relationship between you & your spouse or partner recently endured redefinition & has become entrenched. Whether for good or for ill, Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces states that that amicable or hostile will now intensify . . . dramatically.

LIBRA – Many talented & accomplished professional employees or colleagues realize that they must now prove both to your bosses & to all their colleagues that they are worthy. Although the best amongst them now do their damnedest, under the current influence of Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces, this test becomes harder – much harder. That’s okay. The cream rises to the top. The truth will out.

SCORPIO – Too many people has gotten away with the same clearly illegal or immoral act again & again & again. Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces now asserts, but does not announce, that the trap is set. As long as you did & do the right thing, keep doing it. Otherwise, don’t “rubber neck” – simply move forward with your business.

SAGITTARIUS – He or she did what he or she had to do, and law enforcement did what law enforcement had to do. Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces shrugs – no skin off anybody’s nose.

CAPRICORN – Miscreants who you recently reprimanded misinterpreted the economy of your reproach with leniency. Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces confirms that they will be impressed & intimidated as you increase the self-evident & manifest severity of such reproach with equally parsimonious economy. They will not mess with you twice out of fear for what you might do next!

AQUARIUS – Certain doctors & medical providers – or, rather, the billing offices of certain doctors & medical providers – do not degree the high level of tenacity which you employ when dealing with legitimate or illegitimate medical debt. Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces smiles, “They didn’t know you were just being nice.” Woe to them!

PISCES – The less you do, the more you see. Retrograde Neptune in late Pisces observes that everybody around you is overwhelmed – but all change is sudden to the unobservant. Now, change really is sudden, and the unobservant are lost. Don’t congregate with them. Do not commiserate. Step back to get a wider vantage. Watch closely.

* 2001-BL41 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on January 19, 2001. The orbit of 2001-BL41 traverses between the orbits of Jupiter & out past Saturn.

! Nessus, named after the centaur whose bloodied & semen-stained shirt eventually killed Hercules, was discovered during the siege at Waco in April 1993 & named in 1997. Nessus bridges the gap in consciousness between Saturn & Pluto, forcing us to discard naivete about jealousy, anger, irrationality & evil in ourselves & in others so that we may cultivate the will & the stomach to evolve as a species.

A great source online for how to interpret Nessus and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at
http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

An excellent source online for how to interpret Nessus and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage
“Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More”
at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

$ The North Node and the South Node, or the Nodes of the Moon, represent current & past life karma, respectively, according to astrologer Martin Schulman. Astronomically, the North Node & the South Node are the two points at which the Moon's orbit intersects the ecliptic, setting a timetable for large-scale Solar & Lunar Eclipses over time.

A great resource for ephemeris data on 2001-BL41, Nessus and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node” at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

2 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

Saturn in Pisces trines* Jupiter in Cancer from October 13 to December 21, 2025. A lot of people who ask, “What is the meaning of life?” expect somebody to provide an easy answer. (When obscure science fiction author Kilgore Trout, published only in pornography magazines, read that exact question on a bathroom stall in Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions, he had a ready response, “To be the eyes & ears & conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool.” Unfortunately, Trout, the obscure science fiction author, published only in pornography magazines, did not have a pen with which to scrawl such graffiti in response.) An easier solution to finding the correct answer: Jettison all that is meaningless. We all have stuff we don’t need. If you find a reason to keep something worthwhile as you purge tons of useless crap, you narrow the road to self-discovery. Hidden gem!

ARIES – A lot of your most unpleasant memories stem from your fundamental character as fearless adventurer – you walk into environments which did not support or comfort, and some of which intend to hurt, you. Well, what is an Aries to do? Saturn & Jupiter now offer two pieces of strategic advice. First, congratulate yourself for being brave. Second, as Paul McCartney sang in “Get Back” to Let It Be, “Get back to where you once belonged.” Let those who admire you love you.

TAURUS – You know who your real friends are – but how do you know who are not your real friends? In other words, how do you know who your false friends are? Don’t worry – Saturn & Jupiter will force the issue. As for getting rid of whom you don’t need: Don’t cry for them, Argentina, “I kept my promise – you keep your distance.”

GEMINI – You endure two types of bosses. Boss No. 1 expects you to shield them from the onslaught of nonsense so they can work & earn real money. Boss No. 2 burdens you with an endless onslaught of nonsense because they have no purpose & no goal, and, most likely, no clients, and they blame you for everything. Either way, Saturn & Jupiter suggest that you can win. With Boss No. 1, you are on the team: It is us against them. With Boss No. 2, Demonstrate capability when they project absurdity & blame upon you. After all, nobody knows why they are a boss in the first place.

CANCER – Wheat from chaff for biblical scholars, nice from naughty for fans of Santa Claus. What you & everybody else want to know is, “Who made you the ultimate arbiter?" Saturn & Jupiter just shrug, “Who knows?” You are just in the right place at the right time – which, in some cases, like now, is an indicator of karma in & of itself.

LEO – You sense corruption within your workplace? You notice the vestiges of crime within your neighborhood? Well, are you a private investigator or a municipal cop? If not, then Saturn & Jupiter advise you to make your report . . . then to let it go. You can’t control everything!

VIRGO – Spouse & partners who were not happy with you will not be happy with you now no matter what you do. However, if you simply do the right thing, in & out of personal & professional relationships, Saturn & Jupiter guarantee that allies will speak up for you to all who oppose you because you do your best to be fair to all concerned.

LIBRA – Managers, supervisors: You would like to rectify unprofessional, bad & outright corrupt misbehavior amongst your employees in the workplace, but you need the support of your hierarchical superiors in order to do it. Saturn & Jupiter will provide that explicit backing. Once you get it, move forward.

SCORPIO – Romantic aspirations & creative inspirations seem daunting, deflating your spirit. Saturn & Jupiter will provide an expected big boost that you need. Why? Because somebody powerful – perhaps the Divinity Himself or Herself – sees the profound value in what you want.

SAGITTARIUS – Dreams about dead ancestors will offer you the clues as to the direction you need to take to heal deep rifts amongst all family members still alive. You are having no dreams about dead ancestors? Then Saturn & Jupiter recommend that you be proactive: Hire a medium. Ask grandma across the ethers what the Hell is going on!

CAPRICORN – Partners & spouse are not only exhausted with your severe admonitions, but also now exercise an inexhaustible ability to see a half-full glass. Therefore, Saturn & Jupiter implore you not to put too much effort into proclaiming damnation. Partners & spouse look for solutions to problems – and, whether you believe it or not, some of those solutions will work. Show more respect. Play ball.

AQUARIUS – You feel you deserve more money, but Saturn & Jupiter implore you not to let it affect your attitude. Go in the other direction: Offer extra value for what you are paid. Demonstrate good faith. If such good faith is not reciprocated, then strategize “next steps.”

PISCES – Parents, teachers: Saturn & Jupiter insist that you explain to children why you are being so strict & severe with them. Otherwise, children will assume you are mean – or worse, unfair. Do not set the foundation for groundless rebellion. Before there is law & order, there is law. Clarify – and do not be gratuitously harsh.

* A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water)..

Uranus in Gemini & Taurus transits Retrograde Motion1 from September 6, 2025 to January 2, 2026. An enormous blessing for individuals seeking to make new starts & to turn over new leases on life: Pluto in Aquarius sextile2 2001-BL41* conjunct3 Saturn conjunct3 Neptune in Aries sextile2 Uranus in Gemini from July 7 to August 20, 2025. Now, however, all must consolidate their gains. If you really need to close deals in order to move forward in life, Uranus in Gemini trine4 Venus in Libra trine4 Pluto in Aquarius on October 14, 2025 represents your deadline. Otherwise, finishing old business predominates.

ARIES – Conversations about proposals for deals & transactions are speculative; contracts are binding. If you are not ready & need nothing immediately, Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus encourage you to have a conversation with potential partners at a predetermined date down the line. Concentrate on clearing anything currently on your plate.

TAURUS – A monthly payment of an amortized loan eliminates to zero. A subscription, like the meter on a cab, keeps running to infinity. Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus warns you not to confuse one with the other.

GEMINI – You recently experienced an acute sensation of liberation. In truth, however, Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus denotes that that sensation represented more of an idea than a reality. That’s still valid – but what is that idea? Hone that concept.

CANCER – Mail, whether from the U.S. Post Office or electronically, will entrap & incarcerate you. Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus encourages the Crab to find as many ways as possible to distance themselves from the onslaught of clutter. Rent a P.O. Box. Dispense with all texting. Read email only on a stationary computer. Unplug from the gargantuan state monolith.

LEO – A new client, associate or employer served as a breath of fresh air, and you breathed in deep. However, Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus observes, “This is the honeymoon.” Are there storm clouds on the horizon? No – not yet, anyways. But nothing remains the same.

VIRGO – A shakeup at work & a new boss brings a welcome change. However, Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus advises you not to let optimism lull you into a false sense of Shangri-La. More changes will be coming down the line. Keep score. Pay attention.

LIBRA – Yes, of course, travel liberates the mind & spirit. Still, Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus insists that you keep your nose to the grindstone so that you may pay for such liberation without incurring debt.

SCORPIO – You thought you knew who your friends are, but the summer of 2025 forced you to reappraise the situation. Even though you have already rearranged your roster, Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus signifies that you will need to make further changes – but not right away. Let the dust settle. Remain alert.

SAGITTARIUS – Because the Archer wants to be the one who initiates changes, what friends, partners & spouses, and new associates, said & did recently threw you for a loop. Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus urges you to digest these changes. More are coming down the pike.

CAPRICORN – Merchants, law enforcement, public transit officials: Thieves upgrade their methods more often than high tech companies. Therefore, you must continue to upgrade your own methods – until, as Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus demands, you are ahead of the curve.

AQUARIUS – Pat’s and Geno’s Cheesesteaks in South Philly. Voodoo Donoughts and Blue Star in Portland West. Filippi’s and Mona Lisa’s Restaurants in San Diego’s Little Italy. Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus presents a timeline: A successful market creates a neighborhood. A successful industry creates a city. A successful city aspires to achieve a retail empire.

PISCES – A family member going through a dark phase for many years recently saw the light of day. You are tempted to exclaim, “Hallelujah!” But hold on – Retrograde Uranus in Gemini & Taurus warns of the temptation of recidivism. Inculcate the straight & narrow.

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2 A Sextile is a harmonious yet primarily mental & social aspect between either Fire & Air signs (Fire being Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; Air being Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) or Earth & Water signs (Earth being Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn; Water being Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).

3 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

4 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).

Individuals unfamiliar with the discipline of astrological analysis – and this may include people who have been reading their horoscope in astrology columns for decades – have no idea of the enormous significance of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction2 at 0 degrees Aquarius of December 21, 2020. The December 2020 Jupiter-Saturn conjunction2 at 0 degrees Aquarius, the first of three upcoming Aquarian Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions2 sixty years apart, will dominate (amongst other air sign Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions2 the world at large, astrologically, through Halloween 2219, when Jupiter conjuncts2 Saturn between 14 and 15 degrees Scorpio. The last time the entire extent of this cycle occurred was between the 13th and 15th centuries, from when Jupiter conjuncted2 Saturn at degrees Aquarius from March 5, 1226 to when Jupiter conjuncted2 Saturn between 12 and 13 degrees Scorpio on August 26, 1425.

God himself, having made man in his image (literally through the Book of Genesis or metaphorically via Darwin’s evolution), understands that mankind is myopic in the extreme. What larger society considers “the COVID-19 quarantine” from 2019 to 2022 astrologers consider as an extended balsamic phase of the previous Jupiter-Saturn conjunction2 cycle in earth signs. This previous cycle started with the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction2 at 5 degrees Virgo on July 17, 1802. Refer to the Preliminary Statement for 2020, 2021 and 2022 from JOHN DELANEY’S 2022 ANNUAL ASTROSCOPE:

What the current Retrograde1 transit of Pluto, back to, but not across, the most recent, dominant Jupiter-Saturn conjunction2 degree at 0 degrees Aquarius, is emphasizing is the long-term trajectory of society throughout the entire world through 2220. Stop thinking of prominent political faces across the media in remote places. Stop bemoaning the decline of American democracy as a cabal of like-minded individuals. Realize that the decline of American democracy represents an impersonal breakdown of a two-and-a-half century governmental paradigm. Repress a kneejerk inclination to consider how this might affect the price of Nvidia or United Healthcare. And, for God’s sake, stop streaming Taylor Swift on Spotify. This is not about this moment. Think extremely long-term.

ARIES – People who think they are discussing politics usually discuss “proper names.” Unless these proper names include Socrates, Aristotle, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Rousseau or Machiavelli – or at least refer to them – then Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius recommends that you disengage. Talk about Taylor Swift instead.

TAURUS – Some people talk about what they look like on their Facebook or Instagram feeds. Other people wonder whether or not to wear a tie during a Zoom interview. Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius is not impressed. Pay much closer attention to the guy trying to send his avatar on a Blue Origin flight to Mars.

GEMINI – Astronomers, astrologers: Read The Neptune File by Tom Standage about the discovery of Uranus & Neptune. Familiarize yourself not only with the discovery of Chiron in 1977, but also the discovery of all centaurs between the discoveries of Pholus & Nessus in 1992 & 1993, respectively, and the discoveries of Amycus & Crantor in 2002. Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius hears you complain, “But that’s ancient history!” Still, history tends to repeat itself – whether the murder trial of O.J. Simpson or the terrorist attack on New York City’s World Trade Center.

CANCER – Partisans favoring or opposing gay & lesbian rights, just like back in the day, when partisans favored or opposed the liberation of the slaves, proffered a narrative of good over evil, rather than discussing the underlying dynamics of economic & political forces. Now, Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius does not disparage the existence, or the push & pull, of good versus evil – but Karl Marx isn’t interested. Karl Marx really doesn’t care.

LEO – You, more than any other zodiac sign, have much to gain if you understand the underlying astrological dynamics of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction at 0 degrees Aquarius of December 21, 2020. But Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius qualifies that you really should not be concerned with discussing astrology with astrologers. You are interested in what that Jupiter-Saturn conjunction at 0 degrees Aquarius portends – and whether you champion or oppose it.

VIRGO – Your high-tech niche is calling you for your future professional role, whether Zoom, ChatGPT, Relativity or just plain word processing. Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius insists, “Make no preference.”

LIBRA – Librans, as a rule, are not interested in being first out of the gate in any race, but are adamant about putting themselves in a position where they can finish extremely strong. Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius confirms that such restraint will serve Librans well. Let fools burn themselves out. Bide your time.

SCORPIO – This is not the first phase of a municipal boom in American history by any means – although it may be the first phase of a municipal boom in your city, ever. That’s neither here nor there. Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius simply reminds you that history repeats itself – unless those controlling the switch study, and strategize, history.

SAGITTARIUS – Read quotes by celebrities, performers & sports figures of the past. Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius notes that certain quotes will resonate more strongly to you as they will sentiments that our current culture ignores. Well, their loss, your gain – especially if you can find a way to resurrect & to monetize an old trend.

CAPRICORN – Once you pay down your debt, you will be able to invest your savings in a machine, object or enterprise that you alone can control. Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius expostulates that you don’t want overhead, you don’t want ongoing costs. You should seek to invest & to utilize to maximum profit your own personal perpetual motion machine. Who is John Galt?

AQUARIUS – Because you will need to strip yourself of useless & outworn habits, ideas & physical fat as you transform, Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius warns that other people will seek to exploit your temporary disadvantage for their short-term gain. Recede into seclusion.

PISCES – Disassociate from individuals who perpetually attempt to speed up the pace & to get past you. Retrograde Pluto in Aquarius confirms that you are in it for the duration – while other people do not know what “the duration” is. Do not teach those who will not learn. Attract those who augment the power of your methodical pace. .

2 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

Neptune in Aries sextiles*
Pluto in Aquarius
from April 21 to October 22, 2025.

In The Astrologer’s Handbook, Frances Sakoian and Louis S. Acker discuss not just the denotative astrological influence, but in fact the historical impact, of Neptune sextile* Pluto, “This aspect is of extremely long duration, especially at the present time in history, because of a peculiar timing of the eccentric orb of Pluto with reference to the orbit of Neptune. These two planets have been more or less continuously in sextile aspect for at least thirty years as of this date – April, 1973.” For the record, Neptune continued sextiling Pluto until sometime in the early 1990s. This sextile resumes in late January 2026, where it will transit unabated until sometime in 2034.

Sakoian and Acker continue, “This aspect affects world karma and mass destiny far more than it influences individual natives. It indicates a tremendous opportunity for spiritual advancement in world civilization.” To conclude, Sakoian and Acker opine, “Our future depends on how many of the human family can constructively respond to the high-frequency vibrations of these two outermost planets.”

Okay, very uplifting – Frances and Louis, thank you. Now, the $64,000 question: What about President Donald Trump? President Donald Trump, through his words & actions, does not appear to favor the course of world history in the last part of the twentieth century, let alone the Obama and Biden Administrations, and seeks to reverse it. Donald Trump is in a position to do so, as he is duly elected President of the United States of America – with only one caveat: If he can. After all, automobile manufacturers conduct destructive testing to see how well -built their cars really are. Can our democratic institutions withstand the impact of the full-frontal assault by a loyal & committed opponent? We shall see.

ARIES – Sure, Abraham Lincoln said, “Any man over 40 is responsible for his face” – but wasn’t he a politician? Roger Daltrey was a little more blunt & a lot less erudite when he sang the chorus to the title song off Who Are You?, “Come on and tell me, who are you?” Which, as Neptune sextile Pluto surmises, is a major part of the point. Let’s rephrase the question for your brain & not the pit of your stomach: Do you have an identity? Are you just the sum of all the postures of a chameleon attempting to survive in disparate environments?

TAURUS – Television personalities, such as news anchorpeople & political pundits, use their appearance & especially their face as their “brand.” Neptune sextile Pluto does not recommend such a profession for Taurus the Bull, even if they are a prominent official or entertainer. Why trademark your face? Would your spouse kiss a laundry detergent container? Withhold your face & appearance from the public so that you can share it with loved ones in private. Learn the timing & the value of the “star appearance.” Do not exhaust your personal mystery.

GEMINI – Read Leo. Soon after the death of Jackson Pollock in 1956, no painter in New York City could get a gallery exhibit unless they were an Abstract Expressionist – until, that is, the rise of Pop Art, led by Andy Warhol & Jasper Johns, in the early Sixties. Similarly, as a result of astronomer Mike Brown’s discovery of Eris & his “downgrade” of Pluto, nobody discusses Bode’s Law anymore, which, like it or not, was instrumental in the discovery of Neptune after the discovery of Uranus. Neptune sextile Pluto therefore comments on revolutionary dogma: Any individual can believe anything that they want, but only those with standing will actually broadly change public opinion. Sometimes, standing requires expertise, such as for Mike Brown; sometimes, such as for Donald Trump, expertise is kryptonite. But why are you following the pack anyway? Use the brain which God gave you.

CANCER – The sitcom Modern Family represented an example of how mainstream media strove to normalize lesbian & gay lifestyles as they were empowered politically during the Obama Administration. To you, phenomena such as the radical & violent Zizian transgender cult speaks to an evolution, or, rather, devolution of the human species which should not be normalized. As you seek out what to exclude & what to include, politically, in this & other issues, Neptune sextile Pluto strongly advise the Crab to assume a baseline of tolerance for all viewpoints. When seeking to exclude or to banish, rely upon criteria all understand – such as the Ten Commandments or the Constitution. Set yourself up to be an equanimous judge – not a ruthless & kneejerk censor.

LEO – Read Gemini. For the moment, whether your preferred dialectic is Hegelian or material, is not relevant. What is relevant, according to Neptune sextile Pluto, is for you to understand that the prevailing dogma automatically sets up its reaction, its opposition, its successor – and that you can be that successor leading the reaction & the opposition. Don’t follow. Lead.

VIRGO – Oh! So one of your employees or colleagues is reading a polished homemade chapbook of Industrial Society and its Future, more popularly known as The Unabomber Manifesto, by Theodore Kaczynski. Well, that’s interesting! After all, both The Washington Post and The New York Times published this essay in full on September 19, 1995. But, Neptune sextile Pluto has reason to be suspicious, “Isn’t this the same employee or colleague whose copy of The Anarchist Cookbook sits on his bookshelf in his work cubicle?” Don’t ignore telltale signs – lest you read about what happens in your workplace on your day off in The New York Post.

LIBRA – Neptune sextile Pluto insists that you do not need to commit verbally to other people & to the public about your vision for the future. All you need say is, “The future is now.” Let your partners or adversaries question you as to what that future is or may be. Glean their own positions for their self-evident heuristic rhetoric.

SCORPIO – Changes in your city, state, province or country will dictate changes to the structure & personnel in your workplace. Do you need more clarification? Neptune sextile Pluto says, “Look no further than mandates operative during the COVID-19 quarantine.” Upcoming changes, however, will be variegated and, in some cases, very far-reaching. Anticipate – do not react.

SAGITTARIUS – Can a joke or statement become a novel or a film, or a novel & a film? Sure – but Neptune sextile Pluto qualifies that not every quip can transform into viable creative product. Such joke or statement must present an inherent dynamic. Two examples: 1) Groucho Marx stated, “One of life’s greatest pleasures lies in telling somebody something they don’t want to hear & having them pay you for it.” 2) The Abstract Expressionist painter Willem deKooning asserted, “The problem with being poor is that it takes up all of your time.” Leave “Why did the chicken cross the road?” for those who produced The Hangover trilogy. Be intelligent. Be penetrating.

CAPRICORN – Neptune sextile Pluto induces questions in your mind regarding your home or property, “Should I downsize or upgrade?” Some correct kneejerk answers: 1) Do you have any money? Really, do you have any money? Pay down your debt. 2) What’s the point? What exactly are you trying to do? Stop thinking about “investment.” Emphasize “utility.”

AQUARIUS – The Waterbearer is already cognizant that their words carry significant important. Neptune sextile Pluto now advises the Waterbearer that their use of the subjunctive mood is much more powerful than mere declarative sentences. This is not an invitation to cast aspersions. Realize the consequences once your audience hears you say, “I might.” Warren Buffet, Oracle of Omaha!

PISCES – How much money can you earn or lose under the current influence of Neptune sextile Pluto? Whether you earn or lose it is a question of luck, but what is not in question is the amount: A lot of money is at stake. Much depends upon the availability of helium, when filling balloons, or yeast, when baking bread. That is neither here nor there. Before you choose to (invest) (gamble), make damn sure that you have the money that you really need.

* A Sextile is a harmonious yet primarily mental & social aspect between either Fire & Air signs (Fire being Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; Air being Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) or Earth & Water signs (Earth being Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn; Water being Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).

Jupiter transits Cancer from June 10, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The road ahead is closed. There is no detour. You can’t get there from here. You must go back – but not too far back. Unfinished business awaits. Why? Because neither you nor anybody wanted to confront that unfinished business. It is an ugly mess. Regardless, we all must confront the truth of the situation. We all must accept & acknowledge our true & respective culpability. We all must work actively on that degraded situation, not only in order to improve it, but to regenerate & to transform individual moral torpor into manifest virtue. We all must radically & permanently change the way we think. And implacable didactic taskmasters must sign off. Manifest virtue & hard work will then result in important, & enduring accomplishments – in proper response to longstanding crises. Rewards may then be forthcoming. More importantly, the road will then clear – but you won’t want to go there anymore. You will have become more careful to take that first step forward . . . in the right direction.

ARIES – You don’t believe that you are emotionally or financially secure & in fact affluent because you are, temporarily, not getting what you want. Jupiter in Cancer therefore chastises you for manufacturing your own frustration. You have everything you need. Nobody can or would harm you. Not that you are ungrateful, but you feel nobody appreciates you – the furthest possible thing from the truth. Both your family & God love you very much. Why? Who the Hell knows? But they do. Be more tolerant of your own self.

TAURUS – Should you bluntly recoil against that true or false ally or adversary wearing sunglasses talking tough in some dimly lit bar, restaurant or Starbucks? Jupiter in Cancer says, “No” – adding, “There will be time for that later.” You must husband your communication skills to address the problems of individuals who now suffer profoundly. Some people get off on speaking truth to power because of ego – this is no time for that. You need to show those suffering real love – and you need to show others seriously tough love. You must remain objective. You must remember what is what.

GEMINI – So you lost $1000, cash, in the airport? Easy come, easy go. Truth is, Jupiter in Cancer asserts, painfully bluntly, that you didn’t need that money. What you need is the ability to make more money. Right now, you have that ability, in spades. Sock it away for a rainy day –or in case you lose another $1000, cash, in another airport.

CANCER – Avenging angel! Jupiter in Cancer knows well how the Crab has harbored memories of the insulting treatment & neglect that they endured as Pluto transited Capricorn from 2008 to 2024. Now such abuse seems to continue, and to get worse – which it does. But only briefly. Truth is, the tide has turned. You can now use your profound emotional toughness, not to survive, but to conquer. In the process, do not mirror the misanthropy of those who abused you. Do not, in your ascent to glory, debase into what you despise.

LEO – A legal or professional decision that goes against you on procedural grounds nevertheless allows you to appeal. There is a reason for that: Jupiter in Cancer confirms that that this current verdict is meant to protect you & your rights in the long term. Authority figures & arbitrators favor your cause. But you must be thorough. Take heart – you will have the time & energy to do what is necessary.

VIRGO – Individuals who drive & drink alcohol: If you need this astrology column to tell you not to do the former at the same time, or soon thereafter, doing the latter, then Jupiter in Cancer will bring you into contact not only with potentially heavy-handed but absolutely punitive law enforcement, but also irate & hysterical females who love those victims you harm with your vehicle. Careless recklessness is callous, immoral & criminal. There is no moral justification. You will be granted zero leniency.

LIBRA – Read Capricorn. Read Pisces. Bosses, managers: When things at work go well, employees cynically dismiss official professional proclamation “fairy tales.” However, then things at work go badly, Jupiter in Cancer contradicts that those cynical employees desperately need those fairy tales to give them enough hope to pull them through the crisis. You must not only know your audience – you must know which way the wind is blowing.

SCORPIO – You have more to gain, professionally, financially & in terms of worldly status, than most under the current influence of Jupiter in Cancer – but you really don’t care. About what do you care? Right over wrong. Good over evil. The truth over a lie. Whether this benefits you or not . . . what do you care? Really, what do you care? Glory is for suckers. Live every breath for the good, the right & the true.

SAGITTARIUS – Hopefully, you overcame your addiction to hardcore vice to live a clean, sober, virtuous & law-abiding life. Jupiter in Cancer wonders, “Are you willing to cooperate with law enforcement? Would you go undercover? Would you allow yourself to become hypnotized by a psychic medium in order to penetrate the veil, not just of hardened criminals, but of incorrigible agents of pure evil?’

CAPRICORN – Read Libra. You are not soft-peddling conflict with spouse, partner, neighbors or business allies. Jupiter in Cancer confirms that what you are really doing is speaking vaguely – extremely vaguely – in public & amongst disinterested parties so that you may resolve conflicts with spouse, partner, neighbors or business allies in private. Some people call this political. You call it practical. Both are right. Carry on.

AQUARIUS – Chefs, amateur & professional: Jupiter in Cancer highlight soups, particularly the ingenious, remarkably delicious deployment of seafood in such soups. That being said, at least once during this transit, somebody eating your food will have a severe allergic reaction. Forestall the manifestation of this alarming prediction by being as informed as possible about how different types of seafoods cause which type of allergic reactions – and making sure those dining on your cuisine realize completely, before they eat it, what is in it.

PISCES – Read Libra. You love telling children fairy tales – classic fairy tales or fairy tales from your own psyche. You live to fire up children’s imagination. That being said, Jupiter in Cancer denotes that children will respect you more than other adults when you speak the down & dirty truth. It hurts you to communicate ugly truths – and, as a result, children will honor you. This is not to make you look good. There is no embellishment. Honor sober reality.

“It struck me that all I had to do was turn, walk away and think no more about it. But the whole beach, pulsing with heat, was pressing on my back.” Mersault describes what occurred previous to his ultimate demise in Albert Camus’ The Stranger. “It was just the same sort of heat at my mother’s funeral, and I had the same disagreeable sensations.

“Then the Arab drew his knife and held it up towards me, athwart the sunlight,” Mersault continues. “A shaft of light shot upward from the steel, and I felt as if a long, thin blade transfixed my forehead.”

But why indulge Mersault’s bad end? Best to highlight that, rather than obey his own will, or even cultivating any will at all, Mersault instead obeyed the compulsion of the beach, the heat & the sun – intense, unremitting, overwhelming, cruel. The light does not illuminate, but, instead, blinds. Mersault desultorily walked onto that beach of his own free will because Mersault accepted no responsibility for any free will at all. Mersault is a victim only of his own lack of a moral compass, of his own absence of purpose.

ARIES – Hall of Fame New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra, known for his ostensibly braindead witticisms, said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it!” Thank you, Yogi. But Uranus in Gemini qualifies, “Do you have a plan?” Do you have any good reason to go this way or that? If you don’t have some sort of plan, it does not matter what you do. You will just stand there – until somebody else moves you.

TAURUS – Merchants: Do not obsess upon finding a way to sell to those who intend to buy. Uranus in Gemini declares that you can never be sure that your client or customer knows what they want. Concentrate instead on determining, exactly, what it is you are selling. That way, you will attract those customers who know the difference.

GEMINI – The Twin is the ultimate free agent: You want me, and if you pay me, I will agree to terms – but if somebody offers me more, I leave. Fine. What Uranus in Gemini now warns is not only that two can play at that game, but, worse than that, your reputation for me-first freedom precedes you. In a dog-eat-dog environment, each & all will protect their interests according to their master plan. Don’t assert against others – especially allies – without expecting others to assert against you.

CANCER – Associates who make snap decisions & snap judgements merely put forward provocations to unnerve you. Rather than take the bait, Uranus in Gemini suggests that you withhold any response at all to their knee-jerk flippancy. People who deal recklessly with important people & issues will have their revenge visited upon them without any contribution from you. Recede. Withdraw. Posture yourself as the voice of cautious reserve & calculated reason.

LEO – Several international law firms, including Paul Weiss, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, A&O Shearman, Skadden Arps, and Milbank, received significant public flack recently – not because they capitulated to open public threats by the Trump Administration, but because they did not fight them at all. Don’t misunderstand – Uranus in Gemini does not unconditionally champion the 9,000 pound gorilla. However, if you are not on the 9,000 pound gorilla’s team, and you don’t fight the 9,000 pound gorilla, what good are you to anybody? He who makes enemies makes friends. Know where you stand – then stand there.

VIRGO – Uranus in Gemini states that the current situation is not exactly Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, nor is it “meet the new boss, same as the old boss,” as in “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” off Who’s Next by the Who. The current situation is, “meet the new boss, who is not like the old boss, because the new boss moved your cheese because he wants you to starve.” Or, then again, conversely, “the new boss loves you because the old boss hates you.” Either way, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” from “Subterranean Homesick Blues” off Bob Dylan’s Bringing it all Back Home. If A, then B – stimulus response!

LIBRA – Lawyers, plantiffs, defendants: Uranus in Gemini will remind you that you cannot predict what the judge will say or do. This is because the judge is the steward of the law – not the steward of your professional or personal grievance. The judge does not take anybody’s side. Do not take the judge for granted.

SCORPIO – Prenuptial agreements & partnership contracts exist because untold wealth can only tempt vested partners. Uranus in Gemini outright refuses to say whether “every individual has a price” – but it will absolutely distinguish those who definitely do have a price from those who may, or may not. Take heed.

SAGITTARIUS – Best friend? Worst enemy? Worst friend? Best enemy? Uranus in Gemini just shrugs. A simple observation: Your worst enemy cannot hurt you at all – they don’t know anything about you! But your best friend? Be careful whom you hate – but be more careful about whom you love.

CAPRICORN – A resurgence of retail theft, as well as fare evasion in public transit, is due to occur under the current influence of Uranus in Gemini as a result of new loopholes for thieves to exploit. What the real problem is, however, is unconditional tolerance of theft. Freud postulated “the superego” – so what the Hell happened? Until people begin to feel remorse, guilt & real pangs of conscience, the mouse will continue to run away from the cat – and devolve into a rat. Back to work!

AQUARIUS – The Red Sox hate the Yankees. The Cardinals hate the Cubs. Calgary hates Edmonton (no matter what league or season). Local rivalries are what make sports great – but Uranus in Gemini insists that it still not a valid reason to beat up fans who oppose your local team in the middle of the street. Trash talk does not constitute civil war. Blood sports are for evil demons. It’s all a joke – so laugh!

PISCES – Parents: Whichever child comes into your house as friends of your children follows your rules. If the parents of that child who comes into your house does not accept that, then Uranus in Gemini states that it is best that that child stay away. Don’t court uncertainty – you cannot anticipate how willfully certain children will (mis)behave. The lay of the land is under your control – keep it that way.

How did Luigi Mangione, alleged murderer of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan in early December 2024, become a paradigm of virtue? Because thousands of Americans believe that Mangione executed street justice upon a corporate leader who widely exploited the suffering of, perhaps, millions of Americans for personal gain – and because women found Mangione sexy.

Is this morally valid? Disturbingly, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, anti-hero of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment, contemplates similar arguments while overhearing a discussion between a student & a military officer in a local café before Raskolnikov murders the local rapacious elderly female pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna. “On one side we have a stupid, senseless, worthless, spiteful, ailing, horrid old woman, who has not an idea what is she is living for herself, and who will die in a day or two in any case,” the student argues. “On the other side, fresh young lives thrown away for want of help and by thousands, on every side!” The student’s argument piqued in Raskolnikov an actionable epiphany, “Why had he happened to hear such a discussion and such ideas at the very moment when his own brain was just conceiving . . . the very same ideas?”

Such epiphany, of course, with the sway of its seriously flawed moral force, impelled Raskolnikov to act. Raskolnikov did murder Alyona Ivanovna – but Raskolnikov did not expect to meet, in his act of murder, Alyona Ivanovna’s sister Lizaveta. Raskolnikov’s “just” murder of Alyona Ivanovna required Raskolnikov’s immediately subsequent unjust murder of Lizaveta – precisely because a manifest act of murder obeys a logic outside of which its original premeditated justification is originally conceived.

ARIES – Contemplate the word, “irrevocable.” The word “irrevocable” means that one cannot take one’s words or actions back. Neptune in Aries will deceive you – it will not warn you that from certain words & actions, you must proceed, you cannot backtrack. Think before you speak, think before you act. This crossroad is unusually dangerous. Recoil from paths where you are no longer in control of a pursuit of spiritual redemption.

TAURUS – You wonder of what great good & justice, or what great evil & violence, certain individuals are capable – then, Neptune in Aries provides you an opportunity to look such individuals in the eye. What you will see will unsettle you – the extraordinary exists amongst us. That is okay – as long as you, unlike so many mediocre spirits, refuse to deny what you now know.

GEMINI – An acquaintance harbors illusions of grandeur, not just for their self-interest, but for the country, world & species. Do you believe that such musings contain a strategy or a verifiable logic? Really, not even this acquaintance really knows. No harm, no foul – Neptune in Aries surmises that it might even be as exciting as Thomas Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. However, help this acquaintance to touch down on the runway, “Hey! Maybe you should write about this. Flesh out this idea more completely.”

CANCER – As the graffiti in the men’s bathroom in New York City’s Tower Records from the early Nineties posited, “Every boss has a boss.” And, unlike most graffiti on bathroom walls, in that there is no doubt. But Neptune in Aries objects, “We know what that means – but what does that imply?” The friend of my friend is my friend – but is the boss of my boss also my boss? Flesh this out. Flesh out what all those permutations imply.

LEO – The world is your oyster – but what if you are allergic to shellfish? Neptune in Aries may offer limitless possibilities, both good & evil – but what possibilities serve you? George Carlin joked, “I don’t want everything – where would I put it?” Not everything, not everyplace, serves you – is good for you. Indeed, what is good for you?

VIRGO – Name that tune! “Watch out! You might get what you’re after.” If you guessed, “Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads, the first song off of Speaking in Tongues, you are correct. But Neptune in Aries objects, “Arson? That’s pretty dark for a funky dance tune.” Indeed – but God punishes you by giving you what you want. Don’t think fast – think long & hard. “Hold tight! We’re in for nasty weather.”

LIBRA – Watch those (lemmings) (cattle) (humans) stampede towards & off that cliff! Hot damn! What a freak show. That being said, Neptune in Aries instructs the peaceful Libran to clean their binoculars and to stay where you are. Venture forth no opinions. You don’t want that irrational herd to stampede towards you!

SCORPIO – The days of “make work projects” are long dead. In the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neptune in Aries states that the idea of “scope of work,” a necessary paragraph in every lawyer’s retainer letter, is more than 50% of the actual work. What are we doing it? Why are we doing it? How much will you pay us?

SAGITTARIUS – Filmmakers, record producers, writers: So you want to replicate Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past – but you are going to finish what he started? Um – Neptune in Aries asks, “Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘Your eyes are bigger than your stomach?’ Like George Clooney said to Eliot Gould in Ocean’s Eleven?” Scale down. Start small. Start even smaller.

CAPRICORN – You are not thinking about your grandparents, parents, children or grandchildren now, but about your great-great-great grandparents, on all sides of each lineage, and your future great-great-great grandchildren, and what happened, or what will happen, to them. Is this practical? But it is inevitable. Accordingly, Neptune in Aries confirms, “To confront the inevitable, is, ultimately . . . practical.”

AQUARIUS – “What an idiot!” you complain. “Doesn’t that fool understand my plain English?” Which begs that question that Neptune in Aries now asks, “Are you so sure your English is so plain?” Be neither presumptuous nor smug. Speak more cautiously & slowly.

PISCES – You ask, “Do I have enough money?” No matter how much money you have, Neptune in Aries answers, “No.” How much is enough? That is part of the problem. Let this anecdote, possibly apocryphal, put it in perspective: Bill Gates does not stoop to the floor to pick up a stray $100 bill because it is not worth his time. Consider how your use of time governs your liquid income & bottom line.

Even sophisticated practitioners of astrology do not know, or they forget or overlook, the basic relationship between the outer planets Saturn & Uranus. Popular understanding dictates that Saturn rules Capricorn while Uranus rules Aquarius. The truth: Both Saturn & Uranus rule both Capricorn & Aquarius.

The distinction is inherently confusing. Saturn & Capricorn connote inertia, slow & incremental progress & the past. Uranus & Aquarius connote momentum, rapid & immediate progress & the future. This is black – that is white.

Not so easy. At some point, Saturn & Capricorn say, “Hey! We can’t go on like this forever. What are we going to do next?” Saturn & Capricorn then look to the future. Similarly, but in polarity, at some point, Uranus & Aquarius say, “Hey! We can’t go on like this forever. Where can we land this airplane? How can this spaceship return to earth?” Only then do Uranus & Aquarius research the past.

Conceptualization is easier than execution. When too much Saturn & Capricorn predominates, inertia will not budge – the mountain refuses to move. Now, for the long term, Uranus & Aquarius will oftentimes predominate. The vehicle will be unable to slow down. The brakes will not work. That unstoppable force will indeed destroy itself against that immovable object.

ARIES – Pluto in Aquarius will force you, again & again in the short term, but also over the long haul, to distinguish between political relationships, such as allies & enemies, and true friendship. The fallout from political relationships will, at times, be constant – but political relationships are not about the people, but the issues, and the material manifestations of such issues. Friendships are about personal affinities, and loyalty – despite, never because of, politics. Expect to experience more than one such lesson amongst various groups of people.

TAURUS – It is hard to know what Abraham Lincoln really meant when he said, “Any man over 40 is responsible for his face” – which is why people debate this point until this day. One thing for sure: Pluto in Aquarius emphasizes that Honest Abe certainly wasn’t thinking about what you look like on TV – let alone your Zoom conference call. The more we use technology, the more your talking head is a brand. Protect your (market value) (reputation).

GEMINI – Read Virgo. Could be the steamboat. Could be the discovery of Uranus or Neptune. Could be the invention of the photograph, the radio or television. Could be the proliferation of the personal computer, the cell phone or AI. Whatever it is, Pluto in Aquarius posits that the greatest curse to an advanced & prosperous civilization is the mandate for inexorable progress. When the technological vanguard steamrolls ahead, the laggard masses must cheat to survive. As the Chinese are wont to say, “May you live in interesting times.”

CANCER – The grizzled, bearded Marxist, disinterested in superficial political discourse, asserts, “Disregarding politically correct acronyms & pronouns, the fight for lesbian & gay rights during Obama did not involve the rectification of long-standing discrimination, such as plagued African-Americans, but instead enfranchisement to infrastructure via taxation.” We appreciate your insights, comrade. As the bearded one leaves the stage, Pluto in Aquarius goes further, “If the fight for infrastructure is really the core issue of ‘gay rights,’ then what will become of transgenders who must understand local & state laws to know where they may go to the bathroom?” Realize the potential depth of your alienation before plumbing the wilderness of hardcore gender politics.

LEO – Those who envy & fear your forthrightness, courage & magnanimity openly oppose you – but, often, cravenly, in insipid, sneaky, backstabbing ways. Not to worry – Pluto in Aquarius guarantees that you will also earn champions amongst those who cannot possibly fathom you. As for everybody else: When they are all after you, you are winning! Take no prisoners.

VIRGO – Read Gemini. Yes, no matter what bosses may assert, Pluto in Aquarius is adamant: The introduction of AI into the workplace will displace legions of employees of decidedly limited skill. Ascend or surrender.

LIBRA – The ascendancy of right-wing populism signifies a new type of political dynamic using social media & internet protocols. Pluto in Aquarius cites this undeniable phenomenon to demand that all politicians devoted to the academic training of the history of political theory & government take into account not only the new social media but also how it fits into, and manifests, all other historical theories of government. Put simply, consider, “What would Socrates say – on Joe Rogan?”

SCORPIO – Whammo! Remember when Charlotte, North Caroline became a major American city overnight in the early Nineties? How did that happen? It was neither the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets nor the NFL’s Carolina Panthers – those are effects, not causes. The cause: Hugh McColl & Edward Crutchfield, two visionary regional bankers. Pluto in Aquarius brings up this ancient history to ask, “Is your city next?” Stephen Fulop’s Jersey City Giants!

SAGITTARIUS – What the drug war teaches economists is simple: Trade continues unabated. Of course, drug traffickers relentlessly innovate because there are massive profits to be made. But, if you, a totally law-abiding merchant, innovated just as relentlessly, Pluto in Aquarius asks, “Will you make a lot more money?”

CAPRICORN – Pluto in Aquarius denotes that the way for the Goat to secure a financial foothold in the long run lies in establishing a platform where you opine on what happens next. Politics, technology, science, astrology, medicine – all will transform constantly, fast. Don’t be a journalist. Be a telegraph.

AQUARIUS – Pluto in Aquarius will induce you to transmit, not to retain. This will definitely burn you out, more than once. Accumulating knowledge will empower you to transmit as you simultaneously maintain equilibrium – you will be able to relax your mind at will. Husband your mental & intellectual endurance.

PISCES – Make everybody wait for you. Pluto in Aquarius observes that if you try to keep up with everybody else, they will move even faster. This is intolerable & ridiculous. Eat an ice cream cone as you watch all the lemmings jump off the cliff. Take your time.

The North Node$ transits Pisces from January 29, 2025 to August 18, 2026. It is all too much. It causes a lot of pain. Like Peter Finch as fictional UBS Network Anchorman Howard Beale in Paddy Chayefsky’s film Network, proclaimed, “I don't want you to riot. I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to write your-congressmen because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the defense budget and the Russians and the crime in the street. All I know is first you’ve got to get mad. You've got to say: ‘I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any more. I'm a human being, goddammit. My life has value.’" Howard Beale had integrity – similar to Bernie Sanders, as ineffectual within the Democratic Party and the two-party American political system as he is condemned to be. But Howard Beale was in fact mad – not angry mad, but looney-tune, wackadoodle, insane mad – and he cashed in. Or, more accurately, those who handled Beale cashed in. (Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen asks, “Are they yelling in Atlanta, Ted?” Another UBS employee confirms, “They're yelling in Baton Rouge.” Diana Christensen absolutely rejoices, “The next time somebody asks you to explain what ratings are, you. tell them: that's ratings! Son of a bitch, we struck the mother lode!”) UBS sold Beale’s soul at bankruptcy rate, pennies on a dollar, making his inevitable televised assassination his legacy for the ineffectual disenfranchised left-wing and, much later on, Fox News. Of course, nothing even remotely similar or sinister will plague Bernie Sanders. He does not take risks that will not pan out. He will not put himself in harm’s way. No liar will dare try to trade upon Bernie Sanders’ personal & political truth.

ARIES – Yeah, whoever dies with the most toys wins. Then some jealous son of a this and that burns down your mansion, or ten guys from Chile steal everything you own. Sort of like when an enormous fire destroyed three acres of the Universal Pictures’ warehouse complex, which contained about 40,000 to 50,000 archived musical recordings and films. The North Node in Pisces just shrugs, “Easy come, easy go.” You are unlikely to respond so casually. You require answers – but answers require questions. Start with, “What does this all mean?”

TAURUS – One day, you are really hungry, so you visit the food trucks in the local public square, where you want to buy a falafel, cheesesteak, burger or, maybe, a Trinidad roti. Unfortunately, the Oath Keepers, joined by the Proud Boys, tag-teaming against anarchists & antifas, surround the food trucks, as the cherry tops of a police squadron descend upon the crossroads. You really don’t want to take sides. The North Node in Pisces knows that you just crave food – or, sometimes, a shot of (Canadian) (American) whiskey (an issue in itself). Par for the course – just don’t expect your appetite to influence anybody else’s politics.

GEMINI – A grounding subtext of Don DeLillo’s sprawling magnum opus Underworld involves the recycling of garbage, which is the profession of the epic’s protagonist, “waste management” executive Nick Shay. The North Node in Pisces concurs with DeLillo is that humanity is drowning in its own garbage – just as you are drowning in garbage which your workplace has generated over several decades. How can you do business when you are swimming in the paperwork of yesterday’s (unpaid) invoices? Purge – so you can return to the physical office & think of future . . . clients.

CANCER – You may be passing by, while visiting (Times Square) (downtown Detroit) (Hollywood), and you look up to the sky, to see, and say, “Wow, the Church of Scientology – well, that’s pretty weird.” The North Node in Pisces does not necessarily disagree – but have you studied the history of Christianity for the past twenty-one centuries? How does one reconcile Papal infallibility, instituted in the mid-19th century, with John Calvin’s Geneva and Joseph Smith of the Mormons? And St. Paul, the zealot who imprisoned and persecuted Christians before becoming their official mainstream spokesman – what is he about? Don’t quote the Bible – not everybody is a true believer. Study the sociological dynamics of history. Consciously untangle all irrational belief.

LEO – Yeah, it’s all going to Hell. Better get out while you can. But where you are going to go? How can you be sure you are not jumping from the frying pan into the fire? The North Node in Pisces ponders the issue, “Hard to say. Tell me: Why are you leaving in the first place?”

VIRGO – Virgos are forever impatient with stupidity. Unfortunately, the North Node in Pisces will plague you interminably with the incorrigible & manifestly ignorant. Control your contempt and, more importantly, violent rage. Seclude yourself in a permanently remote location barricaded from low-minded & hateful idiots.

LIBRA – One of the foibles of the professional workplace lies in calling urgent yet petty matters, “Emergencies.” You don’t make that mistake – the North Node in Pisces knows that, to you, such urgent yet petty matters constitute the actual work of the job. However, what underlies such urgent yet petty “emergencies” may be more important than you acknowledge. Restrain cynicism. Penetrate analytically to root causes.

SCORPIO – Astrologically sophisticated Scorpions read, “The North Node in Pisces,” and let out a whoop, “Party Woo!” Where’s the booze? Where’s the dance floor? Which teams are playing? Are they serving lobster tail with the steak? Of course, it depends on your budget, but, think for a second: Is this valid? Doctrinaire Christians: Consider, at length, the discussion of nodal images, key images and reassurance images (“in which God’s forgiveness is announced and celebrated”) analyzed within “Fantasy and Religion” in Harvey Cox’s Feast of Fools. Radical libertarians: Heed the call of legendary Nigerian political radical & musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, “Let us get down into another . . . underground spiritual game.”

SAGITTARIUS – When man marries woman, whoever conducting the ceremony asserts, “For better or for worse.” Well, that is the North Node in Pisces: High highs & low lows. That is marriage. That is family. “This is the greatest moment of your life, man – and you're off somewhere missing it!” Reference what Tyler Durden asserts in Fight Club, “Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God?”

CAPRICORN – According to the National Association of Bond Lawyers at www.nabl.com, “Extraordinary Mandatory Redemption,” means, “A redemption of bonds in the case of certain unexpected or one-time events occurring with respect to the bonds.” This makes even fiscally minded Goats laugh – laugh out loud. The North Node in Pisces snickers as you assert, “So it is all about money?” You will explain why you laugh. Others will listen.

AQUARIUS – David Byrne sings on “Crosseyed and Painless” off Talking Heads’ Remain in Light, “The island of doubt is like a taste of medicine.” But the North Node in Pisces knows that, to astute Waterbearers, that island of doubt is what Forbes Magazine defines as a “Capitalist Tool.” Will it happen? When will it happen? What happens if it doesn’t happen? Where should I put my money?

PISCES – What President Donald J. Trump craves, for everybody in the world to change what they think, say & do in response to him, the man Jesus of Nazareth found terrifying & exhausting. The North Node in Pisces concedes that, as brilliantly expressed in “Heaven on their Minds” in Jesus Christ Superstar, Jesus of Nazareth knew both the truth & the deceit of the advice of his betrayer Judas Iscariot, “All your followers are blind – too much heaven on their minds.” It is all too much. Step back. Disengage.

Asbolus! in Cancer squares1 Mercury in Libra, as Jupiter in Cancer opposes2 2002-GZ32? in Capricorn, while Bienor< in Cancer opposes2 Hylonome> in Capricorn, as Saturn conjunct3 2001-BL41* in Pisces opposes2 the New Virgo Blue Moon/Solar Eclipse on September 21, 2025. Logistics not only in professional life, but just in quotidian existence, causes enormous confusion & stress, making people very angry – but, in almost all cases, they hold it all in. Until somebody lies. Then, all bets are off. When that happens, one can only hope that this causes no accidents, injuries or deaths.

ARIES – Your intuition is in overdrive. You know when somebody, whether a schoolteacher or an elected official, is lying to you about something important. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon nevertheless warn that this does not give you license to go off half-cocked. When something does not add up, calculate. Determine a logical plan about how to redress & to rectify. Act upon instinct spontaneously only after a plan is already in place.

TAURUS – An employee or colleague lies to you because machines or computers are involved; incorrect action can cause damage that is hard to correct. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001- BL41 & the New Virgo Moon therefore encourage you to get information or confirmation from a hierarchical superior. Don’t worry about hurting liars’ feelings.

GEMINI – You have plenty of work & you earn a good salary, but because the financial status of your employer is tenuous – as well as the fact that your healthcare & the cost of higher education is high – you feel that you will never have enough money. Therefore, you are not willing to tolerate a profligate, luxury-loving spouse, lover or child. Think about a logical solution – but Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon darkly warn you not to get into a fight about it.

CANCER – Personally, you are doing quite well, but you can’t help but notice how a spouse or partner suffers. Therefore, Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon augur that you are likely to react to the lies & excuses of a family member very harshly. Do & say what is appropriate – just don’t raise your voice.

LEO – An undeclared professional enemy uses lies & deceit to turn your employees, colleagues & workgroup against you. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon declare that it is unwise to confront unscrupulous & dishonest people directly. Instead, confront the illogical thinking of work colleagues. Defuse intrigue with intelligence.

VIRGO – Read Libra. You inherit an enormous amount of blame by a number of people under the current influence of Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon. Should you bail? Not before you confront a diabolical enemy’s twisted lies – if, in fact, you leave at all.

LIBRA – Read Virgo. Bosses need a scapegoat, and then, a patsy to replace the scapegoat. Whatever role bosses assign you, Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon signify that it does not bode well. Whoever bosses choose for either role is assigned a job impossible to execute, deliberately setting up whoever is assigned that job for failure. Develop an exit strategy ASAP.

SCORPIO – Read Aquarius. An unscrupulous undeclared enemy will lie about you in court or in sworn depositions. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon strategize that immediate attempts to exact vengeance are superfluous. Simply cite facts which such undeclared enemies cannot refute or even fathom – this will make them appear not only dishonest but in fact outright stupid. There will be time for vengeance thereafter.

SAGITTARIUS – A false professional ally will try to trick you into attending a strip club or notorious drug den so that they may surreptitiously photograph you, or even videorecord you, and to blackmail you. To which Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon ask, “Why are you socializing with such professional frenemies in the first place?”

CAPRICORN – Enemies sense that you are unusually weak & overburdened, and will cast aspersions, or outright lie, about or to you to undermine you or to bosses to try to knock you out of the box. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon promise that their plan will backfire if you recoil against such accusations in an emotional, irrational righteous rage.

AQUARIUS – Read Scorpio. Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon denote that an isolated fact will set you free from professional colleagues’ intrigue. Hammer this fact repeatedly in as many different contexts as possible, like a nail penetrating the other side of the devil’s skull.

PISCES – An ex-spouse is prepared to lie that you violated terms of a child-sharing agreement. Therefore, Asbolus, Mercury, Jupiter, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, Saturn, 2001-BL41 & the New Virgo Moon insist that you have material, time-stamped proof at the ready at all times.

! Asbolus, named after the psychic centaur whose wisdom was completely ignored while his foolishness was universally emulated, was discovered in April 1995 & named in September 1999. Asbolus, which embodies the higher mind in the lower self, bridges the gap in consciousness between Jupiter & Neptune, warning us not to take our “leaders” at face value.

(b) 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

<< Bienor, a centaur planet that traverses from just outside the orbit of Saturn just across the orbit of Uranus, was discovered in August 2000 & named in January 2004. Theseus, fighting for the Lapiths against the Centaurs to avenge the honor of Pirithous's bride Hippodamia, killed Bienor by jumping on his back, pulling his hair, and smashing his mouth while it spouted violent threats. For information on how to interpret Bienor, formerly 2000-QC243, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

>> Hylonome, named after the wife of centaur Cyllarus, with whom she died during the Centaurs' battle with the Lapiths, was discovered in February 1995 & named during the year 2000. Hylonome bridges the gap in consciousness between Uranus & Neptune, forcing us to draw unexpected links between "accident" & "devotion" much more rapidly than is either wise or comfortable.

* 2001-BL41 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on January 19, 2001. The orbit of 2001-BL41 traverses between the orbits of Jupiter & out past Saturn.

A great source online for how to interpret Asbolus, Bienor, Hylonome and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at
http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

An excellent source online for how to interpret Asbolus, Bienor, Hylonome and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage
“Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More”
at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

A great resource for ephemeris data on Asbolus, 2002-GZ32, Bienor, Hylonome, 2001-BL41 and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node”
at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

Research on the above footnotes
generously provided to the general public by:

The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

1 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

2 An Opposition is a disharmonious 180-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

3 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

Jupiter in Cancer not only trines1 Nessus in Pisces(a) but also squares2 Mars in Libra squares2 2002-GZ32(b) in Capricorn squares2 2000-QB243(c) in Aries, as Chiron< conjunct3 Okyrhoe> in Aries squares2 Bienor<< in Cancer opposite4 Hylonome>> in Capricorn, while Pandora<<< conjuncts3 Orcus>>> in Virgo opposite4 the Full Pisces Moon/Lunar Eclipse on September 7, 2025. Will to power can take one far. Backing up one’s will to power with superhuman effort puts octane in the tank. However, when you say, “I did what I had to do,” what do you mean? Do you mean?: “I fulfilled my duty in the face of adversity to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves while denying myself any recognition or reward.” Do you mean?” I’m willing to go on the downlow to breach both morals & ethics in order to get what I want.” Impressionable youth are watching & keeping score. Punishment & rewards comes from unexpected quarters. The karmic stain or badge endures.

ARIES – No matter their age & cumulative experience, Aries the Ram is always impressionable & idealistic. Keeping this in mind, when dealing with power brokers & authority figures, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon remind the innocent Ram not to be naïve. Ambition is not honor. Business people will act invulnerable but will do whatever they can when desperate. Need nothing & nobody. Don’t ignore your nose when you smell the human methane. Shoot straight but judge nobody. Just say, “No thank you,” and walk away.

TAURUS – You are open-minded & inclusive but associates are close-minded & exclusive. Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon warn that agendas – anybody’s agenda – will get you in trouble. If somebody else attempts to impose conditions upon unconditional friendships, exclude them. Do not burden yourself with somebody else’s petty politics.

GEMINI – Young, unmarried adult professionals: If you have been itching for work overload to prove what you can do & to increase both salary & income in the process, then Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon will provide you with that opportunity. However, be wary of potential romantic partners who admire your industriousness for purely material reasons. Protect your innocence by demonstrating a healthy, if kneejerk, selfishness.

CANCER – You are now endowed with enormous energy & power to make your personal & societal vision for the future immediately manifest & prosperous. However, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon warn you of the consequences of dealing with unscrupulous local power brokers willing to aggrandize for the benefit of themselves at the expense of the future of other people & your city, state or province. Refuse to deal with, and to tolerate, liars.

LEO – Whether with “friends” or at work, now is not the time to put your head in the sand. Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon definitively state that several developments are in active process behind the scenes which undeclared rivals seek to hide from you. Don’t be fooled by a false friend’s bald-faced lie. Poke around in the background. Find that man behind the curtain – then pull that curtain back to find out what he is really up to.

VIRGO – Whether it resets or ends your relationship with your spouse or partner, what you say to them under the current influence of Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon will shock them & force a reaction. Your spouse or partner will absolutely retreat into the company of associates, whether friends or false friends. At least one false friend will lie about you to others & right to your face. Be ready to face fall out before you open your mouth. Know what you are doing & saying before doing & saying it.

LIBRA – Whether you are management or employee, you should not tolerate corruption & lies at work. If things are that bad Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon recommend that you give your two weeks notice – or, if absolutely necessary, two minutes notice. Assert, “I will not be the sole professional in somebody else’s Romper Room!”

SCORPIO – Yes! Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon exhort, “Accept that party invitation from that friend of a friend of a friend.” Revel in the scintillating conversation & outlandish humor. Women: Beware of snakes in the grass – not every story is true!

SAGITTARIUS – Your boss was fired! Too bad for your boss – or, as Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon qualify, “Sort of.” Why did that happen? Why do you need to know? The answer to the second question: You don’t. There is so much to do & you can’t even see it – but if you can handle the impossible discombobulation & conundrum professionally, expect overtime – or maybe a raise & a promotion. Too bad for your boss!

CAPRICORN – Your boss’s uncharitable & implausible horror story about your ineptitude is wearing thin & getting on your nerves. However, even though you are in the right, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon instruct you to hold your tongue until the one appointed as the judge gives you the green light to speak. Be patient – you won’t be waiting long.

AQUARIUS – If you thought that the way some people handle an automobile is criminal, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon warn you of those riding motorized scooters. Pedestrians: if possible, avoid trying to beat the crowd on the sidewalk as a lone wolf – some drivers of motorized scooters have no qualm about accidentally killing one human being. Favor thoroughfares laden with obstacles to quick passage & rapid speed.

PISCES – A spouse or partner throws you a mean curveball. Whatever your spouse or partner does or says, Jupiter, Nessus, Mars, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus & the Full Pisces Moon implore you not to overreact. Parents: Think only of protecting your children. Singles: Don’t share everything with friends – lest they twist your words to third parties.

(a) Nessus, named after the centaur whose bloodied & semen-stained shirt eventually killed Hercules, was discovered during the siege at Waco in April 1993 & named in 1997. Nessus bridges the gap in consciousness between Saturn & Pluto, forcing us to discard naivete about jealousy, anger, irrationality & evil in ourselves & in others so that we may cultivate the will & the stomach to evolve as a species.

< Chiron, named after the wounded centaur who sacrificed his immortality in return for the liberation of Prometheus (he who stole fire from the gods!) was the first centaur planet discovered back in 1977. Chiron, described as "the wounded healer" by Zane Stein & Barbara Hand Clow, bridges the gap between Saturn & Uranus, exhorting us to teach that which we most need to learn.

> Okyrhoe, a centaur planet that traverses between the orbits of Jupiter & Saturn, was discovered in September 1998 & named in June 2003. Okyrhoe (meaning “rapid flow”), the daughter of Chiron & Chariklo, had offended the Fates by using her gift of prophesy. Okyrhoe transformed into a mare and was given the new name Hippe.

<<< Pandora is a minor planet discovered by G. Searle in 1858 in Albany, New York. Named after the first woman on earth, according to Greek mythology, Pandora opened a box which contained all the miseries which plagued the earth which she had been forbidden to open – then closed the box before hope, the only good thing the box contained, could escape.

>>> Orcus is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on February 17, 2004. Orcus, the Roman god of death and the underworld, would allow others to enter his realm but not to leave it. Orcus is also known as the punisher of perjurers & those who break oaths.

The best source in print for how to interpret Chiron, Pandora and many other minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Asteroid Goddess, written by Demetra George and published by
ACS Publications of San Diego, California.

A great source online for how to interpret Nessus, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at
http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

An excellent source online for how to interpret Nessus, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Orcus and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage
“Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More”
at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

A great resource for ephemeris data on Nessus, 2002-GZ32, 2000-QB243, Chiron, Okyrhoe, Bienor, Hylonome, Pandora, Orcus and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node”
at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

Research on the above footnotes
generously provided to the general public by:

The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

1 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).

2 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

3 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

4 An Opposition is a disharmonious 180-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

Mercury in Leo transits Retrograde Motion1 from July 18 to August 11, 2025. Yes, it is obvious that the current Retrograde1 transit of Mercury recalls the recent extended transit of Mars in Leo. Mars entered Leo very soon after Mars in Cancer opposed2 Pluto in Capricorn, both at 29 degrees, on November 3, 2024, and before Mars transited Retrograde Motion1 in both Leo & Cancer from December 6, 2024 to February 24, 2025. During this brief timeframe, most people formed a comprehensive worldview of the current state of affairs, in explicit & through detail, as & because:

A) Echeclus^ in Leo & Cancer
transited Retrograde Motion1
from November 5, 2024 to April 4, 2025;

B) Cyllarus< in Leo
transited Retrograde Motion1
from November 8, 2024 to April 16, 2025, and

C) 2001-SQ73> in Leo
transited Retrograde Motion1
from November 10, 2024 to April 12, 2025.

Despite all this, the current Retrograde1 transit of Mercury does not really focus on Leo at all, but upon the extremely important shift of Pluto from Capricorn to Aquarius on November 20, 2024. This shift ended a long-term cycle of Pluto’s transit of Capricorn from 2008 to 2024 to the next long-term cycle of Pluto’s transit of Aquarius from 2024 to 2043.

The changes which happened in this short timeframe, commencing with the election of President Donald J. Trump while Pluto remained at 29 degrees Capricorn on November 5, 2024, and continuing when Luigi Mangione allegedly assassinated United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan with Pluto at 0 degrees Aquarius, as Stationary1 Mars conjuncted3 Cyllarus< conjuncted3 2001-SQ73> in Leo on December 4, 2024, have profound untold consequences – many of which will be unpackaged, quite uncomfortably, right now.

1) 1998-VG44?, the plutino which rules propaganda & disinformation, transits Leo from August 2024 to July 2038; and

2) Those who forged agendas during the aforementioned brief window of time in November & early December 2024 will try to bring them to fruition as Jupiter transits Leo from June 30, 2026 to July 26, 2027.

ARIES – If you did not face & purge your repressed ambitions & desires during the transition of 2024 to 2025, Retrograde Mercury warns that you may lash out now. You will nobody to blame but yourself if you incur backlash against you. Face the demons of your remote past as soon as you can so that you will sabotage yourself no longer.

TAURUS – Parents, especially patriarchs: You love your family fiercely. Point conceded, Retrograde Mercury nevertheless cites the third line of I Ching Hexagram #37, Chia Jên (The Family), “When woman and child dally and laugh, it leads to humiliation.” Any situation can turn from meaningless to deadly serious in a New York millisecond. Insist that your family maintain a sober & serious attitude. Emphasize prudence & caution.

GEMINI – Retrograde Mercury pulls no punches: Fighting words turn into fights. Watch what you say. Take no bait.

CANCER – Money you lost during the transition of 2024 to 2025 can become money you find now. Nevertheless, Retrograde Mercury states that nothing about this is about the money. Honor earns; dishonor begs – or steals. What kind of person do you want to be?

LEO – During the transition of 2024 to 2025, you may have overcompensated as unseen enemies cast cunning aspersions to make you doubt yourself. Retrograde Mercury confirms that you now have the advantage. Don’t overplay your hand – you gain more in the long term if you keep something firmly in reserve.

VIRGO – Take the next flight out of town wherever & have a great time. But should you come back? Sure, Retrograde Mercury knows that you might want to visit Ontario or Alberta for the long days of pleasantly warm weather – but do you really want to relocate permanently? Who knows? Follow your dream – but do not burn any bridges.

LIBRA – False allies & ostensible enemies now become open enemies & heroic new allies under the current influence of Retrograde Mercury. Who knew? Deep down in your heart, you knew – but you also knew that push must come to shove.

SCORPIO – You got a false read of whether bosses favored or opposed you recently because their bosses were determining whether or not those bosses & you were or not obeying the law. As long as you personally obeyed the law, over time, then Retrograde Mercury will now communicate to you exactly where you stand.

SAGITTARIUS – If you acted upon that fleeting feeling during the transition of 2024 to 2025 that you could do whatever you want, with impunity, then Retrograde Mercury will teach you how wrong you were. If you kept to the straight & narrow then, then you will not notice anything any different right now – except it will amuse & sometimes surprise you who amongst your associates get in deep trouble for what.

CAPRICORN – Retrograde Mercury will openly & mercilessly catalogue your progress in paring down or purging your debt. Do not worry too much that you are not yet in the black – just ensure that you are making steady & consistent progress over time.

AQUARIUS – At the end of 2024 & the beginning of 2025, did you try to bully adversaries or did adversaries try to bully? Whichever it was, Retrograde Mercury announces, “Those bullies now lose.” If you yourself are so empowered, do not overplay your hand.

PISCES – If you worked too much during the past December & January, go to the gym more, rest & heal. If you were underemployed or unemployed, get to work. Retrograde Mercury insists that you rectify imbalances. Fill up that glass which is & has been bone dry empty. Clean up that mess from that cup that runneth over.

^ Echeclus, a centaur planet that traverses from the orbit of Jupiter to the orbit of Uranus, was discovered in March 2000 & named in February 2006. Echeclus, in the battle fought between the Centaurs & the Lapiths, died as the Lapith Ampyx threw his spear without a tip directly into Echeclus's face as Echeclus was attacking Ampyx at full gallop. For information on how to interpret Echeclus, formerly 2000-EC98, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

< 2001-SQ73 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on September 19, 2001. The orbit of 2001-SQ73 crosses over the orbit of Uranus. For information on how to interpret 2001-SQ73, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

> Cyllarus, a centaur planet that traverses between Uranus & Pluto, was discovered in October 1998 & named in June 2003. Cyllarus, the noble husband of Hylonome, was killed by a random spear from an unknown hand in the battle between the Centaurs & the Lapiths. Upon witnessing the death of Cyllarus, Hylonome committed suicide by jumping on the spear that killed her husband in order to die with him. For further information on how to interpret Cyllarus, formerly 1998-TF35, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

? 1998-VG44 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on November 14, 1998.

A great source online for how to interpret Echeclus, Cyllarus and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

he only source online for how to interpret 2001-SQ73 and many other unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Echeclus, Cyllarus and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage
“Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More” at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

A great resource for ephemeris data on Echeclus, 2001-SQ73, Cyllarus, 1998-VG44 and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node” at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

3 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

Venus in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion* from March 2 to April 14, 2025, while Mercury in Aries & Pisces transits Retrograde Motion* from March 16 to April 7, 2025. When U.S. President Donald J. Trump began talking seriously about tariffs on Canada & Mexico in early February 2025, soon after his Inauguration on January 20, 2025, was he aware of the vulnerability that both Canada & Mexico displayed in their respective natal horoscopes? Possibly – but not in any thorough or informed way. All U.S. President Trump needs to hear is that U.S. President Trump and the U.S.A. could benefit from the astrological vulnerabilities of both Canada & Mexico at their expense. And, given, that both Venus & Mercury in Aries will be crossing over those vulnerable points in the charts of both Canada & Mexico during February, March & April:

A) Venus in Aries in Direct Motion*, Retrograde Motion* & Direct Motion*, respectively, crosses over the Canadian Part of Fortune at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Canada’s natal 12th house of seclusion, glamour, cosmic experiences, institutions, secret enemies, self-undoing & the collective from February 13 to 15, 2025; March 15 to St. Patrick’s Day; 2025; and on May 10 & 11, 2025;

B) Mercury in Aries in Direct Motion*, Retrograde Motion* & Direct Motion*, respectively, crosses over the Canadian Part of Fortune at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Canada’s natal 12th house of seclusion, glamour, cosmic experiences, institutions, secret enemies, self-undoing & the collective on March 8 & 9, 2025; March 21 & 22, 2025; and on April 23 & 24, 2025;

C) Venus in Aries in Direct Motion*, Retrograde Motion* & Direct Motion*, respectively, crosses over the Mexican South Node$ at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Mexico’s natal 7th house of marriage, partnership, rivalry & public relations from February 13 to 15, 2025; March 15 to St. Patrick’s Day; 2025; and on May 10 & 11, 2025;; and

D) Mercury in Aries in Direct Motion*, Retrograde Motion* & Direct Motion*, respectively, crosses over the Mexican South Node at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Mexico’s natal 7th house of marriage, partnership, rivalry & public relations on March 8 & 9, 2025; March 21 & 22, 2025; and on April 23 & 24, 2025;

any individual who knows what vulnerabilities these astrological placements represent can exploit them. However, such opportunities to exploit such vulnerabilities under the transits of Venus & Mercury are relatively superficial & fleeting. However, long-term astrological aspects to vulnerabilities that both Canada & Mexico display in their respective natal horoscopes as a result of transiting aspects by both Saturn & Neptune:

E) Saturn in Aries crosses over the Canadian Part of Fortune at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Canada’s natal 12th house of seclusion, glamour, cosmic experiences, institutions, secret enemies, self-undoing & the collective from April 4 to 12, 2026;

F) Neptune in Aries crosses over the Canadian Part of Fortune at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Canada’s natal 12th house of seclusion, glamour, cosmic experiences, institutions, secret enemies, self-undoing & the collective from May 22 to August 30 2027; St. Patrick’s Day to April 13, 2028; and from October 18, 2028 to February 12, 2029;

G) Saturn in Aries crosses over the Mexican South Node$ at 6 to 7degrees Aries in Mexico’s natal 7th house of marriage, partnership, rivalry & public relations from April 4 to 12, 2026; and

H) Neptune in Aries crosses over the Mexican South Node$ at 6 to 7 degrees Aries in Mexico’s natal 7th house of marriage, partnership, rivalry & public relations from May 22 to August 30 2027; St. Patrick’s Day to April 13, 2028; and from October 18, 2028 to February 12, 2029;

ARIES – Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces confirm that the only reason other people can manipulate you is because you care about what they think of you. Care only about what you think of yourself – then identify what it is that others want from you. If possible, affiliate yourself only with those people who directly state what they want – and that what they want is something you are willing to provide.

TAURUS – You may indulge international travel now in order to get away from your local adversaries & enemies so as to clear your head & emotions. However, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces warn that friendly faces in far-away locales may mask evil intentions. Be not too trusting.

GEMINI – Partisans & politicians addicted to gerrymandering all existing geographical boundaries for political & economic gain may let their imaginations run wild as they pursue world domination. While international megalomaniacal hegemons terrify you via newspapers, TV news, Google & Bing news, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces warn that you may have more to worry about by local developers behaving suspiciously like greedy feudal lords.

CANCER – Bosses & political leaders do not really care if they are popular – but Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces confirm that they do worry if they are hated so much that they are targeted by mutiny or assassination. Just because they are paranoid does not mean that somebody capable of doing it is not out to get them.

LEO – Mungo Park, the late 18th century British explorer of the Congo in T. Coraghessan Boyle’s Water Music, relied upon his hand-picked crew during his first successful incursion into the heart of the African continent. However, when he began his second incursion just a few years later, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces cannot help but note that Park took that same hand-picked crew for granted. You alone may get the credit – but you can’t do it alone.

VIRGO – Read Scorpio. Cultivating hatreds towards opponents & enemies who either dislike you or who deliberately tried to harm you may seem like a natural response to hostility, but Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces warn that to do so will only attract violence, malice & destruction to you – and not only from those specific opponents & enemies to whom you give your evil eye. Clear your karmic slate of blackness – now.

LIBRA – Did you know that Libra rules boxing? In that context, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces will introduce you to opponents who try to knock you out with only one punch. Such opponents do not understand that that one punch is merely the first punch – and that there are other people who may be throwing such punches in return. Namely, when appropriate & legal, you.

SCORPIO – Read Virgo. Your contempt for aggressive, obnoxious professional competitors is well-founded. Such competitors recall Hexagram #10 of the I Ching, Lü (Treading), “A one-eyed man is able to see, a lame man is able to tread. He treads on the tail of the tiger. The tiger bites the man. Misfortune.” Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces confirm that people who think that they know, really know nothing. They compete with you out of ignorance. The problem is theirs, not yours. Be ready to pick up the pieces.

SAGITTARIUS – Writers, artists, playwrights: You are to be lauded for your enormous ambition. However, frankly, Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces assert, “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” Scale your ambitions down to a goal where you can accurately define a discernible timeline.

CAPRICORN – Family members & long-time, if not lifelong, neighbors, will feel no need to control their anger about changes in your hometown or political affairs, even though controlling their anger may be critical to their long-term survival. You can tell them this home truth until you are blue in the face – but Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces reply, “Take your own advice.” In this case, lead by example.

AQUARIUS – Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces reiterate an axiomatic truth: If you declare war on others, others will declare war on you. Expect nothing different.

PISCES – Sudden changes in your business environment, whether they occur locally, nationally or internationally, impel kneejerk reactions. Retrograde Venus & Retrograde Mercury on the cusp of Aries & Pisces confirm that kneejerk reactions can be relatively harmless – as long as you have a mechanism in place which checks your most immediate impulses of fear & greed. For best results, don’t try to do this by yourself. Do not obey gut instincts – they will lead you astray & cost you big money that you cannot recover easily. When investing, whether in stocks, business or real estate, listen to your broker or lawyer. Solicit, then follow, sage advice.

* Planets either move forward, in which case they orbit in Direct Motion, or move backward, in which case they orbit in Retrograde Motion. Planets in Direct Motion seek to make progress, while Planets in Retrograde Motion seek to redress past imbalances.

Saturn conjuncts* the North Node$ in Pisces from March 28 to May 3, 2025. A common cause unifies – especially when the team is winning. (As Charlie Sheen said, “Winning, anyone?”) This is true of political parties, sports teams & bands of thieves. When the team isn’t winning, however, the common cause still exists – but the unity is gravely threatened, and often completely disintegrates.

ARIES – You had no idea that a group of seemingly disparate individuals were colluding against you – you thought that they were all random individuals whose agendas opposed yours. Under the current influence of Saturn conjunct the North Node, the conspiracy falls apart. How should you respond? Really, the question is, “Should you respond at all?” Proceed unhindered.

TAURUS – Political enemies who spoke maliciously against & even to you now eat their words because they have been proven while you have been proven correct. Should you gloat? Of course not – Saturn conjunct the North Node advise you to shun them like the stink of methane.

GEMINI – Unkind, unjust, inept & corrupt bosses meet a bad end under the current influence of Saturn conjunct the North Node. Do not gloat. You still work for your employer – you are not voting in a popularity contest.

CANCER – The last official act that A. Bartlett Giamatti made as Commissioner of Major League Baseball was to complete negotiations with former Cincinnati Red and Philadelphia Philly Pete Rose for a lifetime ban from baseball – soon after which Giamatti suffered a massive & lethal heart attack. Saturn conjunct the North Node cites the poetry of that circumstance in the current day. Some miscreants expect a third & fifth & seventh chance. Too damn bad.

LEO – The greatest achievement of William Bratton’s career as Police Commissioner of Boston, New York & Los Angeles was to clean up the rampant corruption of the “Dirty 30,” the notoriously morally toxic 30th precinct of Harlem in New York City in 1994. Saturn conjunct the North Node does not empathize with any of the cops arrested & disgraced. In for a dime, in for a dollar. You get what you pay for and you pay for what you get.

VIRGO – You will forgive your spouse or you won’t. Your spouse will forgive you or your spouse won’t. You can quit or your employer can fire you – and, so what? See you in the funny papers. Any way that you look at it, Saturn conjunct the North Node observes, “The love is gone.” Pick up the pieces. Leave while you can.

LIBRA – It matters not how talented & accomplished a professional employee or colleague is. If it is proven that such employee or colleague is not to be trusted, Saturn conjunct the North Node insists that there is no reason to employ them.

SCORPIO – Romantic relationships & mentoring partnerships between old & young are predicated upon trust. If trust is violated, trust vanishes – and Saturn conjunct the North Node confirms, that the relationship or partnership no longer exists.

SAGITTARIUS – You must address arduous family responsibilities under the current influence of Saturn conjunct the North Node no matter what. Consequences of improper action are unusually grave. Submit to duty. Pray.

CAPRICORN – For Capricorn the Goat, the astrological aspect of Saturn conjunct the North Node is akin to the proclamation of a sentence by a judge based upon a guilty verdict. Do the circumstances in question warrant such a grave damnation? Maybe. Even so, think before you speak. Realize the gravity of such words beforehand.

AQUARIUS – Debt, especially for medical bills, can be as debilitating as the disease the doctors cured. Saturn conjunct the North Node recommends that you in fact negotiate with medical providers. There is no limit to what a hospital can spend but there is a very definite limit to what you can afford. Stop the hemorrhaging of cash long before it gets out of hand.

PISCES – Others often accuse Pisceans of being hopelessly deluded or grandiosely severe. While such accusations reveal others’ prejudice, under the current influence of Saturn conjunct the North Node, such accusations ring true. Stand back from circumstances. Slow down the pace. Observe yourself more closely, at length, before you think, speak or act.

Neptune conjuncts* the North Node$ in Pisces from January 29 to March 30, 2025. Simplistic model though it is, playing on a football team can be an ideal way of life, lucrative compensation or otherwise. A group, comprised of independent individuals & codependent people, gather for a common goal with fixed deadlines & cooperative exercises. While winning football games & football championships fulfills the purpose of the common goal, not winning football games & football championships unifies those in the group in good faith to further aspire & to achieve. The downside of playing on a football team is that this simplistic model has a very limited half-life – one cannot devote one’s life to playing football. Furthermore, the danger of football is that many people in society, including & especially politicians, lawyers & stock brokers, believe that life, complex as it is, is as simplistic as playing football, and look for teammates, in the absence of an endzone to penetrate or to defend, along with the nonexistence of touchdowns.

ARIES – The temporary entrance of both Neptune into Aries just before April & Saturn into Aries around Memorial Day will give you more confidence in the acuity of your perception. For now, however, Neptune conjunct the North Node advises you to realize that all the so-called individuals deluded by their own sectarian groupmind, whether political, religious & financial, are all lemmings who have not yet reached the cliff. You may feel like you have been left alone & exiled on the Island of Misfit Toys – but better alone than in bad company.

TAURUS – You don’t have to agree with somebody if you don’t want – and Neptune conjunct the North Node confirms that you probably don’t want to agree with anybody at all. Well, what happens when a “friend” you’ve known for thirty years cuts you off because you don’t concur with & affirm their stubborn, nonnegotiable politics? Well, you know what they say, “Easy come, easy go.” Stick to your guns.

GEMINI – Read Libra. Stick to fundamentals professionally. Neptune conjunct the North Node makes bosses panic – and when bosses panic, employees become vulnerable. Do whatever you have to do right in front of you for whomever you have to do it. Don’t project too far ahead.

CANCER – Not only is this a perfect time for the Crab to travel, but, if you do travel, Neptune conjunct the North Node advises you to take a significant amount of your time on the road to visit a spiritual or religious landmark. Make your brain & heart open to messages from the divinity.

LEO – Terrified investors on a bank run use their body’s adrenaline in the same way as an aboriginal running from a tiger, elephant or lion. Neptune conjunct the North Node warns that the terror generated by those who are fearful is extremely contagious. Keep conspicuous distance from toxic irrationality. Maintain poise & composure.

VIRGO – You believe that knowledge is power. While this is true, Neptune conjunct the North Node posits that ignorance is not necessarily powerless – ignorant people believe in “strength through numbers.” A large number of ignorant, weak people can still hurt you – badly. Act & speak with caution.

LIBRA – Read Gemini. Changes in the workplace, and changes of personnel in the workplace, are a mere distraction – especially arrests made by uniformed policemen in the workplace. Neptune conjunct the North Node confirms that there is lots of work to do in the workplace to distract you from changes & changes of personnel in the workplace – or, more accurately, upon which to focus your attention much more productively.

SCORPIO – Lots of parties, lots of lovers, lots of fun, fun, fun! However, Neptune conjunct the North Node warns, “It only takes one companion at a party, or one of many lovers, to cause you all sorts of uncontrollable, overwhelming trouble.” Too much excitement clouds the mind. Associate only with individuals whom you trust.

SAGITTARIUS – Family events under the current influence of Neptune conjunct the North Node can be not only enjoyable but in fact profoundly joyful. Emphasize the significance of landmark celebrations by investing them with heartfelt shared memories.

CAPRICORN – Neptune conjunct the North Node emphasizes that the Goat does not need to be a minister, priest or rabbi to deliver a meaningful sermon – all you need to have is a message & an audience.

AQUARIUS – Money: Neptune conjunct the North Node will teach you that fear & greed stem from the seme emotion & the same illusion. Look at the bird in your hand, put it in some Tupperware, put the Tupperware in the refrigerator, then wash your hands . . . of all the blood.

PISCES – You are not sure. You are really not sure. You look around you, and Neptune conjunct the North Node confirms: You are really not sure. This is good. You see things as they are. Nobody else will be able to give you a clear answer which satisfies you . . . so learn to live with doubt. With doubt & hope!

Nessus* conjuncts@
the North Node$ in Pisces
from May 19 to October 20, 2025.

It is limitlessly perplexing why, if he is guilty as alleged, accused assassin Luigi Mangione decided to kill UnitedHealthcare (“UHC”) CEO Brian Thompson in the middle of the street in midtown Manhattan as Thompson walked from his hotel to a United Healthcare Investor Conference. As MSNBC’s Clarissa-Jan Lim reports in “Luigi Mangione Wasn’t Insured by UnitedHealthcare, the Company Says,” Luigi Mangione wasn’t insured by UnitedHealthcare. Therein, MSNBC’s Lim quotes the New York Police Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, “We have no indication that [Mangione] was ever a client of UnitedHealthcare, but he does make mention that it is the fifth-largest corporation in America, which would make it the largest health care organization in America. So that’s possibly why he targeted that company” – whose assertion smacks of the self-protective self-evidence of any cop speaking before the media, “The corpse is in fact a dead man.”

To be sure, Mangione’s spondylolisthesis, and the failed surgery upon his back, provided him with valid grievances. MDLinx’s “Neurosurgeons Agree: Luigi Mangione’s Back Surgery Was Botched,” quotes several named and unnamed neurosurgeons as to why the approach to Mangione’s surgery by Mangione’s unnamed neurosurgeon represented a bad strategy & equally bad execution. Yet, despite the various critical analyses, MDLinx also quotes a comment on the Instagram account of an unnamed surgeon’s video about Mangione’s back surgery, “Why take down the insurer for a bad surgery? Wouldn’t he be more upset with the surgeon?”

Which, of course, begs other questions, as, again, United Healthcare was not Mangione’s insurer. From Mangione’s private notebooks recovered after his arrest at McDonalds in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Mangione’s assertion, “these parasites simply had it coming,” suggests that Mangione saw himself as some sort of advocate opposing the greed of private insurance companies. The reasoning is simple yet flawed: You can’t kill everybody who is guilty, but you can kill one person, and UHC CEO Thompson is as good a candidate as anybody else.

Under that simple, flawed logic, United Healthcare indeed seems like a worthy target. Two of UHC’s senior executives, Thompson and UnitedHealth Group executive chairman Stephen Hemsley, were sued by the Pension Fund of the Firefighters of the City of Hollywood, Florida for selling $102 million and $15 million of UHC stock, facilitated by UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty, as part of an insider trading scandal. But such advocacy does not include putting an indelible target on any executive’s back for the dispensation of live ammunition.

Popular sentiment clearly begs to differ. As Registered Nurse Theresa Brown editorialized in “Opinion: Brian Thompson’s Shooting and Why People Are So Angry” on Cancer Nursing Today’s website:

I’m emphasizing that Thompson’s death is a tragedy, because social media has reportedly been awash in celebrations of his murder. Gloating over a public shooting and death is unacceptable, full stop, but I, and probably other nurses, find the anger understandable. People are infuriated about the state of health care in the U.S. and specifically at how corporate greed has, in so many ways, broken our health care system.

In the aftermath of Thompson’s death, the sentiments of UnitedHealth Group CEO Witty in his New York Time’s op-ed, “The Health Care System Is Flawed. Let’s Fix It.” rings profoundly hollow, “No one would design a system like the one we have. And no one did. It’s a patchwork built over decades. Our mission is to help make it work better.” The cynicism emitted from Witty’s mouth over his colleague’s corpse positively reeks – as long as the system is broken, and we are always trying to fix it, we will always get paid! But not UHC CEO Thompson – UHC CEO Thompson is dead in the ground. UHC CEO Thompson is dead in the ground because accused assassin Mangione, if guilty as alleged, selected

UHC CEO Thompson as his chosen scapegoat. Judging from the response, most succinctly described in “Luigi Mangione’s Popular Appeal Highlights our Fetishization of ‘Dangerous’ Men” by The Independent’s Olivia Petter, his choice won a democratic victory, “Hot men can get away with anything – even murder. At least, they can in the court of public opinion.” But that democratic victory won by UHC CEO Thompson’s corpse is a bounty of vengeance. It merely focuses grievance & hatred over a much larger problem on a scapegoat that even the most brilliant assassin cannot kill twice.

ARIES –George W. Bush’s nuclear core of political influence within his Presidential Administration – W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Condaleeza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld – promoted themselves frequently in photographs as if they were a rock band. Despite this, the Bush Administration is perhaps the most prominent political force, much more than either Trump Administration, in the history of the decline of representational democracy within the United States. Nessus conjunct the North Node brings up the W. Bush rock band to remind you that many legacies, whether you like them or not, involve a group of people – the Dalton Brothers, the 1927 Yankees, the Dirty 30 Police Precinct of Harlem, the United Nations street gang of mainland Vancouver, the Beatles. This is true for totally unknown groups as well – people without names & faces which have a devastating effect upon many lives, including yours.

TAURUS – It does not bother you when allies become adversaries or when adversaries become allies – the transactional component of business, of politics, of life does not phase you. Recently, however, Nessus conjunct the North Node notice how unnerved you became when a friend became an enemy. Frankly, you saw no reason for it – and there may be no reason for it. Indeed, you wouldn’t treat your worst enemy the way this former friend treated you. Well, if love means never having to say you are sorry, the same is true for love lost. There is no reason to think about this any longer. Keep that door closed.

GEMINI – Nessus conjunct the North Node implores you to acknowledge to yourself that the owner of your employer, and the bosses that run it, may have business & financial interests greatly different from yours. You can study the aborted sale of Trans World Airlines (TWA) to Frank Lorenzo in favor of Carl Icahn, both corporate raiders, or the biography of Elon Musk, as examples of corporate leaders with an adversarial posture towards what they own & who they employ – but the same is also true of a waitress at a diner which was sold & being converted to a steak house. Employers are not obligated to take care of you – and may in fact prey upon you. Define, and champion, your own financial interests.

CANCER – The religious antipathy between the French Catholics from Quebec & the English & Irish Protestants from Ontario within mid-19th century Winnipeg in The Scorched Wood People, Rudy Wiebe’s historical novel about Louis Riel, palpably spills over into overt political conflict because there were very clear stakes involved: The future of an undeclared landmass eventually named Manitoba. Nessus conjunct the North Node confirms that nothing sharpens one’s toxic bitter ire more than a dispute between sworn rivals, whose rivalry is based upon regional origin, language & race, where high stakes or, God forbid, property are involved. No more “live & let live” – as if there ever was. As if there ever was.

LEO – When one cannot contact the proper representative of a large institution about a billing dispute, outside observers who call it “frustrating” are unwittingly insulting whoever is trying to resolve this dispute in order to protect one’s self from financial damage to a degree which is bitterly infuriating. If you are that one, Nessus conjunct the North Node reminds you that those outside observers do not want to get involved – unless, of course, they personally have such a dispute. You, of course, have a right to be murderously furious – particularly when dealing with arbitrary medical billing – but you must nevertheless remain absolutely civil & law-abiding. Realize that somebody with a brain who by some accident of fate actually works at such an institution realizes that many unhinged individuals with strategic genius are carrying around assault rifles & notebooks about individuals’ whereabouts – with whom that somebody with a brain might confuse you. You live in civilization – act civilized.,

VIRGO – Whether you are speaking to or about a spouse, your family, your employees, your client, your lawyer, the victims of a crime or a corpse in the middle of the street, Nessus conjunct the North Node emphasizes that what you say has legal & material consequences far beyond the amount of time that you take to speak them. Write down what you say before you say them. Realize before you open your mouth exactly what such words mean.

LIBRA – Whether it is you, a colleague or an employee, somebody persists in extremely annoying, unethical & insulting microaggressions which they maintained throughout the entire transit of Neptune in Pisces from 2012 to this day. Nessus conjunct the North Node states that this annoys a lot of people – after all, television’s Seinfeld was a work of fiction. The toxicity of such pettiness will cause you & others cancer. However this ends – and it will end badly for somebody – as far as you, or somebody who opposes you, are concerned, this ends now.

SCORPIO – Regarding sex: Nothing entices more than one whom one is not allowed to have – Nessus conjunct the North Node emphasizes that there is no higher price for acquiring & consuming such forbidden fruit. Glenn Selvy, protagonist of Don DeLillo’s Running Dog, endured reprimand & punishment from professional superiors at his government agency specializing in counterespionage & black operations because he violated his personal code of sleeping only with married women. The karmic price Selvy paid was not only insurmountably high but exquisitely perverse.

SAGITTARIUS – A dead ancestor who acts with disturbing impunity within your nocturnal dreams disturbs you profoundly – because Nessus conjunct the North Node confirms that this is what they want to do. Are these warnings? Are these instructions? Is this simply gratuitous cruelty? All yes, but not, significantly, gratuitous at all. It is clear to the living that you are denying some painful truth to your self – but only the dead can force you to look at it directly. It is your duty to acknowledge & to act upon that painful truth.

CAPRICORN – Clergymen presiding over funerals or weddings: Previous to the rise of spoken & videotaped media, what clergy proclaims during a sermon at whatever service or ceremony over which they presided became the final official word of public opinion – whether the public agreed with it or not. For that reason, Nessus conjunct the North Node emphasizes to such clergy that, when they speak during such ceremonies, they lay down dogma for future generations to which family members present will refer – which will make especially painful, perhaps in time, to you, if they vehemently disagree with what you say. Honor your pulpit – refuse to stoop to the bully pulpit.

AQUARIUS – Senator Lisa Murkowski feels very proud to be from & to represent Alaska, but, as a member of the contemporary Republican Party, she seems & feels to be a fish out of her water. Still, out of a duty to her state dominated by the Republican Party, Nessus conjunct the North Node notes that Senator Murkowski honors her duty to swim in very unfriendly waters. That is difficult, but Senator Murkowski will do it – Senator Murkowski knows who her friends are & she will indeed bite when necessary.

PISCES – Actions you take & words you speak under the current influence of Nessus conjunct the North Node will haunt you for many years. Those who watch you take those actions & those who hear you speak those words will remember, and praise or chastise for decades to come, and even after your death. You cannot control all, or perhaps any, of the consequences. Express the full depth of your conscience with what you know to be the absolute truth.

* Nessus, named after the centaur whose bloodied & semen-stained shirt eventually killed Hercules, was discovered during the siege at Waco in April 1993 & named in 1997. Nessus bridges the gap in consciousness between Saturn & Pluto, forcing us to discard naivete about jealousy, anger, irrationality & evil in ourselves & in others so that we may cultivate the will & the stomach to evolve as a species.

$ The North Node and the South Node, or the Nodes of the Moon, represent current & past life karma, respectively, according to astrologer Martin Schulman. Astronomically, the North Node & the South Node are the two points at which the Moon's orbit intersects the ecliptic, setting a timetable for large-scale Solar & Lunar Eclipses over time.

Read seminal astrological analysis on Nessus and other named & unnamed minor planets, asteroids, centaurs, transneptunians, plutinos and damacloids on
Juan Antonio Revilla’s website “Astrology of the New Centaurs” at
http://www.expreso.co.cr/centaurs/index.html

The only source online for how to interpret many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Nessus and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “Riders in the Sky – The Centaurs”
on Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at http://www.zanestein.com/phil.htm

A great resource for ephemeris data on Nessus and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website "Ephemeral Info" at
http://ephemeral.info

An indispensable resource for mythologies from all five continents, including but not limited to African, Native American, Inuit, Mayan, Aztec, Incan, Voodoo, Asian, Norse, Celtic, Oceanic, Greek & Roman mythologies is
Encyclopedia Mythica
at
www.pantheon.org

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

@ A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

Retrograde1 Mercury in Aries not only sextiles2 Pluto in Aquarius but also squares3 Asbolus! in Cancer, as Chiron* in Aries not only squares3 Mars in Cancer but also trines4 2000-GN171@ in Sagittarius, while Retrograde1 Venus conjunct5 Neptune in Pisces not only squares3 Diana# in Sagittarius but also trines4 Pandora< conjunct5 1998-VG44> in Cancer trines4 2002-CR46<< conjunct5 Deucalion>> in Scorpio, as Mars in Cancer trines4 Sappho+ in Pisces, while 1996-TO66<<< in Aries squares3 Echeclus>>> in Cancer, while 2002-GZ32(z) in Capricorn sextiles2 Saturn in Pisces sextiles2 Uranus conjunct5 2002-PN34(a) in Taurus, as 1996-TP66% in Cancer squares3 the New Aries Moon/Solar Eclipse on March 29, 2025. The song lyric by Bob Dylan, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” has taken on a life of its own. People hear informal references or “street citations” to this Dylan quote to say, “You don’t need to heed any official reports, expert opinions or press releases to confirm what you feel in your gut” – and, in fact, these official reports, expert opinions or press releases may indeed contradict reality: When the weatherman says the sun is shining & it is 85 degrees as a tornado ravages your entire city. But it is actually extremely useful to return to the context from where this now famous aphorism derives, “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” the first song off Bob Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home. “Subterranean Homesick Blues” is about some guy on the street trapped amongst low-level criminals, low-rent associates & uniformed, undercover & usually corrupt low-level cops. Everybody’s slick, predators & prey, and nobody’s got a soul. Summed up, in short, as “Watch your ass.” Which is a lovely, poetic sentiment for the modern age. But the modern age is over. Dylan’s song lyric shifts form the indicative to the interrogative mood, “You chump, do you really need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows?” Moreover, the interrogative mood herein is rhetorical, because the individual saying those self-evidently insulting words is a tyrannical authority figure or power broker deliberately & consciously adding insult to injury, “Don’t you know I am going to walk on your face?” Therefore, in this case, there is no need to “Walk on your tiptoes,” as Dylan also sings in “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” as violence is done to an individual by institutional injustice & outright brute force. Get a strategy. Work the strategy. Be proactive, not reactive. Give as good as you get & do not back down.

ARIES – Some people understand, some people don’t understand, some people willingly misrepresent. In the midst of this you are impatient because a general lack of understanding slows you down – potentially, considerably. Even so, Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon admonishes you proactively not to be mean. Not only will you cause resentment amongst those who are stupid, you will also give ammunition to enemies who are cunning. To that end, how can you tell the stupid from the cunning? Easy – observe how they treat your allies who understand you perfectly

TAURUS – Somebody tries to intimidate you by casting unusually vicious aspersions. Fact is, if they are not willing to declare their hatred of you outright to your face & to challenge you to a fight directly, then they are just sneaky cowards. That being said, Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon confirm even though they may be sneaky cowards does not mean that they cannot hurt you – badly. You have to communicate that you are willing to fight them right now without making any outright challenge whatsoever – as you simultaneously suggest that you can be even more covert & sneaky than they are. Counter intimidation by vulgarity with intimidation by the intelligence of unbridled ruthlessness. Do nothing illegal!

GEMINI – “Nice little operation you got going here,” the wiseguy says to the local retail store owner. “It would be a shame if something happened to it.” Sound familiar? More germane to the current influence of Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon, has anybody said this, or something suspiciously close to this, to you, about your livelihood, lately? Don’t shiver in the fog. Take concrete steps to protect yourself, your livelihood & your money. Add layers onto layers.

CANCER – You resent how mean your boss is to you as they extract work from you that you did not know you were capable of providing. You also know that your boss harbors positions & ambitions far beyond their station in life, but, because they treat you so badly, you are not willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Indeed, as a result of the current influence of Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon, and long after, you are very tempted to confront such bosses with an explosion of suppressed rage. Before you even begin thinking about such action, ask yourself, “Do you even fathom how mean bosses can be?” You would be much better served to go on a propaganda campaign where you damn such professional superiors with ingeniously understated faint praise.

LEO – Read Virgo. Law enforcement, school administrators, regulators: Vandals, purveyors of alcohol who deliberately ply their trade by selling massive quantities to underaged students & serial frauds offend you deeply with their craven, sneaky immorality. But what infuriates you more is your inability to catch them so as to convict them. Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon confirm that you are dealing with a well-developed, disciplined & motivated mens rea – criminal mind. Don’t let your emotions infect your logic. Think things through – then think things through again.

VIRGO – Read Leo. Politicians: Mothers are furious that law enforcement, school administrators & regulators have not caught, convicted & sentenced vandals, purveyors of alcohol who deliberately ply their trade by selling massive quantities to underaged students & serial frauds who plague their teenagers, family & neighborhood. Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon demand that you be absolutely straight with them. Assert, “We are dealing with a stubborn problem as a result of incorrigible, intelligent criminals. We require your cooperation – not your chastisement.”

LIBRA – Professional partners & rivals engage in a vicious, hostile, even titanic power struggle. Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon confirm that this does not concern you. Take no sides. Do not get involved. Work with colleagues behind the scenes. Speak circumspectly with knowing understatements.

SCORPIO – Bosses, colleagues & employees will be extremely hostile & litigious under the current influence of Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon as they seek to terminate & to convict you in the absence of a crime. To them, disinformation is relative. Give them no ammunition with which to work.

SAGITTARIUS – Creative types recovering from interminable substance abuse: Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon warn you severely about falling off the wagon. You are letting deep resentment boil inside of you & seek to rebel against everything & everybody. You are in a prime position to damage yourself & your life permanently. Go to the gym & hit a large boxing sandbag until you exhaust your rage. Blow off steam in a healthy, not an antisocial & deviant, manner.

CAPRICORN – Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon denote in no uncertain terms that you absolutely must defuse conflict, confrontation & hostility between you & your spouse or amongst your family. Conflict can easily escalate from bad to worse to tragic. Endeavor to solicit an old family friend to intervene so as to cool boiling heads. If necessary, simply leave.

AQUARIUS – There is no mystery about it: Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon warn that your fighting words can lead directly to fights – physical fights. Don’t speak hostile words if you are not willing or able to defend them with your fists. Watch what you say.

PISCES – Parents, lovers: You may think that the solution to your child’s troublesome behavior or your lover’s emotional distance involves purely money, either withholding it or throwing at what you think is the problem. Truth be told, Retrograde Mercury, Pluto, Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Retrograde Venus, Neptune, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Mars, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, Saturn, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 & the New Aries Moon are telling you that you are not even sure of what the problem is. You are too emotionally remote from what is happening & you rely upon third party narratives. You really need to reconnect with your relationships personally & directly.

! Asbolus, named after the psychic centaur whose wisdom was completely ignored while his foolishness was universally emulated, was discovered in April 1995 & named in September 1999. Asbolus, which embodies the higher mind in the lower self, bridges the gap in consciousness between Jupiter & Neptune, warning us not to take our “leaders” at face value.

* Chiron, named after the wounded centaur who sacrificed his immortality in return for the liberation of Prometheus (he who stole fire from the gods!) was the first centaur planet discovered back in 1977. Chiron, described as "the wounded healer" by Zane Stein & Barbara Hand Clow, bridges the gap between Saturn & Uranus, exhorting us to teach that which we most need to learn.

@ 2000-GN171 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 1, 2000.

# Diana, named after the Roman goddess of nature & the hunt who protected the virginity of all young girls, was discovered by R. Luther in 1863 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Diana teaches both women & men to trust their own instinct & intuition as they discreetly protect themselves & others, often in total defiance of “the common wisdom.”

< Pandora is a minor planet discovered by G. Searle in 1858 in Albany, New York. Named after the first woman on earth, according to Greek mythology, Pandora opened a box which contained all the miseries which plagued the earth which she had been forbidden to open – then closed the box before hope, the only good thing the box contained, could escape.

> 1998-VG44 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on November 14, 1998.

<< 2002-CR46, officially named “Typhon”, is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on February 2, 2002. The orbit of 2002-CR46 traverses between the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto.

>> Deucalion is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 18, 1999. Deucalion, the son of Prometheus & Clymene, is the Greek counterpart of Noah, as Zeus saved Deucalion & his wife Pyrrha, who rode upon an ark, from a flood that devastated mankind.

+ Sappho, an asteroid discovered in 1864, is named after the literary & spiritual leader of a mystery temple which presided over the secret sexual rites of the goddess Aphrodite, according to Demetra George's Asteroid Goddess. Sappho was discovered in 1864 by N.R. Pogson at the oldest observatory in India: the Madras Observatory, founded in 1792. Sappho, a refinement in the octave bridging Venus & Neptune, explored all possible sexualities to their ultimate ecstatic & complex conclusions.

<<< 1996-TO66 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on October 12, 1996. For information on how to interpret 1996-TO66, note references to Zane Stein below.

For penetrating, cutting-edge analysis on the effects of
1996-TO66,
read Denis Kutalyov’s article,
“1996-TO66: “Nothing is Eternal Under the Moon”
at
http://astrologic.ru/english/1996TO66.htm

>>> Echeclus, a centaur planet that traverses from the orbit of Jupiter to the orbit of Uranus, was discovered in March 2000 & named in February 2006. Echeclus, in the battle fought between the Centaurs & the Lapiths, died as the Lapith Ampyx threw his spear without a tip directly into Echeclus's face as Echeclus was attacking Ampyx at full gallop. For information on how to interpret Echeclus, formerly 2000-EC98, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

(z) 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

(a) 2002-PN34 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on August 6, 2002. The orbit of 2002-PN34 traverses from within the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto. For information on how to interpret 2002-PN34, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

% 1996-TP66 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on October 11, 1996.

The best source in print for how to interpret Chiron, Diana, Pandora, Sappho and many other minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Asteroid Goddess, written by Demetra George and published by
ACS Publications of San Diego, California.

A great source online for how to interpret Asbolus, Chiron, Diana, Pandora, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at
http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

The only source online for how to interpret Asbolus, Chiron, Echeclus and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Elatus and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More” at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

A great resource for ephemeris data on Asbolus, Chiron, 2000-GN171, Diana, Pandora, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Sappho, 1996-TO66, Echeclus, 2002-GZ32, 2002-PN34, 1996-TP66 and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node” at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

3 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

4 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).

5 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

Retrograde1 Venus & Mercury in Aries not only trines2 Varuna$ in Leo but also sextiles3 Pallas Athena? in Aquarius, as Neptune in Pisces trines2 1998-VG44^ in Cancer trines2 2002-CR46< conjunct4 Deucalion> in Scorpio, while Saturn in Pisces squares5 2000-GN171@ in Sagittarius, as Uranus conjunct4 2002-PN34# in Taurus trines2 Urania* conjunct4 2002-GZ32% in Capricorn, while Sappho^^ in Pisces squares5 Jupiter in Gemini opposite6 Hidalgo<< conjunct4 1999-KR16>> in Sagittarius, as Mars in Cancer trines2 Vesta(a) in Scorpio trines2 2001-BL41(b) in Pisces, while Pluto in Aquarius trines2 2002-VA131! in Gemini trines2 Thereus<<< conjunct4 1998-BU48>>> in Libra, as Urania* in Capricorn sextiles3 the Sun in Pisces opposite6, while Urania* in Capricorn also trines2, the Full Virgo Moon/Lunar Eclipse on March 14, 2025.

In an untitled video within the webpage “Kurt Vonnegut, Cloud Seeding and the Power of the Weather,” by the Petroleum Service Company, renowned author Vonnegut expostulates, first, about the origins of his concept of Ice-Nine, the centerpiece of his satiric, dystopian science fiction novel Cat’s Cradle, and, secondly, and more generally, about working as a publicist amongst high-level research scientists at General Electric in Schenectady, New York. The article & video describe how Vonnegut’s brother Bernard, a physical chemist with a Pd.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), became acquainted with General Electric research scientists Vincent Schaefer & Irving Langmuir while studying supercooling. The aim & purpose of supercooling is to lower the temperature of water – or any liquid – below its freezing point while, at the same time, preventing that liquid from transforming into a solid. Renowned author Vonnegut conflated his knowledge of General Electric’s research with his brother’s, renowned physical chemist Vonnegut’s, research upon deicing, as Director of the MIT meteorology department, to conceptualize “Ice-Nine,” wherein ice, which normally commences melting at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, now, as Ice-Nine, melts at 114.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Moreover, Ice-Nine, invented within the fictional satiric, dystopian science fiction Cat’s Cradle, when it comes into contact with water – such as, for example, the Atlantic Ocean – immediately transforms all that water into Ice-Nine, or Ice, which will only melt at 114.4º Fahrenheit.

“In those days it was quite conventional for research scientists to be indifferent about what became of their discoveries as they were interested only in truth,” renowned author Vonnegut states in the video. (Was renowned author Vonnegut thinking about Albert Einstein’s 1939 letter to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt exhorting him to recruit scientists to study uranium so as to develop & to build nuclear weapons? Perhaps.) “And it seemed wrong to me in view of some of these discoveries that [they] should be indifferent to what became of them. So this dreadful substance, which is discovered by a man who is purely interested in truth, finally winds up in the hands of a dictator.”

ARIES – A lot of businesspeople & sports figures believe that life is a game & will cynically laugh off truly misanthropic, fraudulent & outright criminal behavior with the excuse, “That is just how that player plays that game.” At a certain point, however, that player goes too far, and endeavors to cause everybody real harm in their blind pursuit of sole & selfish victory. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon declare, “Let it be know that when the worst-case scenario occurs, it is far too late for that cynic to object. Object long before circumstances transgress destructive boundaries.

TAURUS – Some local real estate developers who is trying to take over all the available land in your city is, as a deliberate cause or unintended effect, pushing people out of their homes & the region. Of course, you, Taurus the Bull, have your (passionate) opinion. Nevertheless, be warned: Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon guarantee that, whatever opinion you hold, there are literally multitudes of people with equally strong opinions on this specific individual & subject. Many oppose, many support & a number of them have public or secret alliances with them. In truth, this is a sophisticated & quite possibly ruthless organization with significant media connections & support. Don’t be naïve.

GEMINI – You may believe that you are just the person to bring order to a controversy or conflict involving any number of unruly & anti-cooperative individuals & large groups. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon contradict with the maxim, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Push as hard as you like – the pushback may be harder & may be out of your control. Worse than that, you can get yourself hurt. Get yourself two pounds worth of that “ounce of prevention.”

CANCER – Hedge funds have enormous logistic resources to deploy to determine what to buy as prices of other commodities inflate & what to offload in order to make purchases based upon their determinations. Citing this, Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon urge you, whether you are an investor, a business person, a restaurant critic or a housewife, to become your own “hedge fund.” Prepare yourself with data as you rely upon your experience & information to act decisively using purely muscle memory, upon less than a moment’s notice.

LEO – You, more than most people, keep abreast of the market trends of your professional & business interests by keeping in touch on a regular basis with all your people near & far. Even you, however, have a difficult time seeing your way forward, as many colleagues report a contracting business environment & those willing to do business are people you really don’t trust. While this may make you frustrated, Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon state that your really have all the answers you need at the moment. While everybody else is moving backwards, endeavor to consolidate your own affairs so that you can incur & absorb the loss. Stand still & stand well.

VIRGO – Is that guy in the sports car speeding in the non-travel land on the highway during a traffic jam a coke dealer who needs to deliver product to avert his certain assassination at the hands of a cartel hitman? You will only know when: 1) The sports car guy runs into three cars parked in shambles on the roadside as six police cars with cherry tops investigate the scene; and 2) As the story hits the newspapers. Whatever. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon ask, “Really, is this any of your business? Why do you care?” Wait for the traffic to clear. Listen to some fine jazz on the car stereo.

LIBRA – Litigators, negotiators, business people: People from your industry sector all over the world have financial interests in, and form factions concerning, very specific issues. These issues are complicated & unwieldy; one cannot see the thing by itself at all, let alone the “big picture.” Before you make any statement about such issues, at all, Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon remind you of two correlated maxims, “One who makes friends make enemies. One who makes enemies makes friends.”

SCORPIO – You are under the impression that you & your workgroup or employees are seriously outperforming, but a certain boss asserts that you & they are not doing nearly enough. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon denote that you cannot possibly inform those underneath you who cannot possibly understand your explanation of the “big picture” if they cannot fathom, and do not know how to implement, your spoken & written instructions. Demand explicit guidance from professional superiors before your whole department bursts into flames.

SAGITTARIUS – Writers, filmmakers, actors & actresses: A recent or current hot streak may make you believe that your opportunity is limitless & the world is your oyster – and it may be. However, Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon advise that you go slow – and not because “your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” Consider the fate of Salman Rushdie, who, over 25 years after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa demanding his death, he is attacked at a public reading in Chautauqua, New York & blinded for life.

CAPRICORN – No matter what real estate becomes available, keep your eyes from bursting out of their sockets. Not only may the listed price contain unexpected hidden costs, but the truth is that your financial position is not nearly as strong as it looks. (Not that it looks strong at all.) Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon exhort you to prepare to confront an erratic economy – and do not couple an erratic economy with a more erratic temperament. Eliminate debt. Consolidate net worth.

AQUARIUS – A profoundly more powerful adversary insults you in an attempt to pique your temper. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon observe that you already feel the pressure of the weight of the world on your shoulders – you certainly don’t want the weight of the world to fit squarely on your head. Don’t take the bait.

PISCES – You don’t need more work – you need a higher-paying job. Retrograde Venus, Mercury, Varuna, Pallas Athena, Neptune, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Saturn, 2000-GN171, Uranus, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Jupiter, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Mars, Vesta, 2001-BL41, Pluto, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania, the Sun & the Full Virgo Moon state that your emphasis should be upon increasing your liquid income & net worth – but you cannot deplete your physical body in the process. Review what Karl Marx’s “Labor Theory of Value” means to you personally – and your bottom line.

$ Varuna, the official name bestowed upon 2000-WR106 as of March 2001, is the first transneptunian object (TNO) to receive a name. In Indian mythology, Varuna is the keeper of “rta” (the cosmic order); in modern astronomy, some astronomers & astrologers believe that Varuna begins a drastic redefinition of the solar system suggested by the recent demotion of Pluto as a planet.

? Pallas Athena, the second asteroid to be discovered in 1802, was named after the warrior queen who officially protected ancient Athens. Pallas Athena always thought before she acted to insure inevitable victory. As befits her mythological birth, wherein she sprung fully grown & clad as a warrior from the back of the head of Jupiter, Pallas Athena operates under the same principle as the Queen of Swords in the Tarot, "The densest thought penetrates matter."

^ 1998-VG44 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on November 14, 1998.

< 2002-CR46, officially named “Typhon”, is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on February 2, 2002. The orbit of 2002-CR46 traverses between the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto.

> Deucalion is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 18, 1999. Deucalion, the son of Prometheus & Clymene, is the Greek counterpart of Noah, as Zeus saved Deucalion & his wife Pyrrha, who rode upon an ark, from a flood that devastated mankind.

@ 2000-GN171 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 1, 2000.

# 2002-PN34 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on August 6, 2002. The orbit of 2002-PN34 traverses from within the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto. For information on how to interpret 2002-PN34, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

% 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

^^ Sappho, an asteroid discovered in 1864, is named after the literary & spiritual leader of a mystery temple which presided over the secret sexual rites of the goddess Aphrodite, according to Demetra George's Asteroid Goddess. Sappho was discovered in 1864 by N.R. Pogson at the oldest observatory in India: the Madras Observatory, founded in 1792. Sappho, a refinement in the octave bridging Venus & Neptune, explored all possible sexualities to their ultimate ecstatic & complex conclusions.

<< Hidalgo is an asteroid named after Mexican priest and revolutionary Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the father of Mexican independence. Hidalgo, along with Thuringia and Westphalia, was discovered in 1920 by W. Baade at the Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf, Germany. Hidalgo’s influence impels individuals to assert themselves in the service of a cause, or in the service of themselves, when more influential members of society refuse to grant such people well-deserved respect.

>> 1999-KR16 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on May 16, 1999.

(a) Vesta, the brightest of the four major asteroids and the fourth to be discovered in 1807, is named after the goddess of the sacred fire within the hearth of ancient Rome, for whom the vestal virgins who named. The sacred fire represented the manifestation of the gods on earth, as well as how human sexuality (which vestal virgins indulged only during solstices) forms a bridge from human mortality to divine immortality.

(b) 2001-BL41 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on January 19, 2001. The orbit of 2001-BL41 traverses between the orbits of Jupiter & out past Saturn. For information on how to interpret 2001-BL41, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

! 2002-VA131 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on November 9, 2002.

<<< Thereus, a centaur planet that traverses the orbit of Saturn, was discovered in August 2001 & named in June 2003. Thereus was a centaur who hunted bears which, upon capture, he carried home alive. For information on how to interpret Thereus, formerly 2001-PT13, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

>>>1998-BU48 is an unnamed transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on January 22, 1998. The orbit of 1998-BU48 traverses from the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Pluto. For information on how to interpret 1998-BU48, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

Juan Antonio Revilla
(http://www.expreso.co.cr/centaurs/posts/naming.html)
postulates that 1998-BU48 should be named Alastor, after one of the four demon-steeds of Pluto's chariot.

* Urania, which was discovered in London by J.R. Hind in 1854, is the Greek muse of astronomy & astrology. Those who honor Urania use the clarity & pure systematic thought of logic & math to penetrate the veiled truth.

The best source in print for how to interpret Pallas Athena, Sappho, Hidalgo, Vesta, Urania and many other minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Asteroid Goddess, written by Demetra George and published by
ACS Publications of San Diego, California.

A great source online for how to interpret Varuna, Pallas Athena, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, Sappho, Hidalgo, Vesta, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at
http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

The only source online for how to interpret Thereus and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Elatus and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More” at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

A great resource for ephemeris data on Varuna, Pallas Athena, 1998-VG44, 2002-CR46, Deucalion, 2000-GN171, 2002-PN34, 2002-GZ32, Sappho, Hidalgo, 1999-KR16, Vesta, 2001-BL41, 2002-VA131, Thereus, 1998-BU48, Urania and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node” at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

2 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).

3 A Sextile is a harmonious yet primarily mental & social aspect between either Fire & Air signs (Fire being Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; Air being Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) or Earth & Water signs (Earth being Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn; Water being Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).

4 A Conjunction is a harmonious aspect wherein two or more planets meet as they transit the same sign.

5 A Square is a disharmonious 90-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

6 An Opposition is a disharmonious 180-degree aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like modality (modalities being Cardinal – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; Fixed – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; & Mutable – Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces).

Albion# in Taurus not only sextiles1 Mars in Cancer sextiles1 Orcus? in Virgo but also trines2 Orcus? in Virgo trines2 2002-GZ32% in Capricorn, as Urania= in Scorpio trines2 Saturn in Pisces, while Venus in Scorpio squares3 2001-KF77! in Aquarius, as Mercury in Libra sextiles1 Sappho@ in Sagittarius sextiles1 Chiron* in Aries during the New Libra Moon/Solar Eclipse on October 2, 2024. Representatives of factions on all sides of a group of transactions must maintain their composure & control their emotions, as agendas under discussion reach far beyond the individuals who forge them. Moreover, what these representatives now negotiate involves significant milestones for their individual families, cities, states or provinces. Yes, villains float through the ethers, but not as many as feared, while certain representatives & their concomitant factions which fostered significant doubt wind up connecting long-lost relatives & friends amongst groups alienated from each other for decades. A formal celebration is indeed in order.

ARIES – You know how important it can be to put personalities aside so as to address issues at hand. Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon state that the personal enmity amongst certain groups of personalities is an issue in & of itself which you all must address. What is getting in the way? Only truth will penetrate the problem.

TAURUS – You already get along with everybody – and you want the deal. Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon confirm that the less you say, the better. However, keep you eye on a pair of saboteurs who always seem to be whispering to each other. Be ready for the full-frontal assault of the shameless.

GEMINI – No matter who objects to the current terms of the deal, you respond with alternate terms & a definitive solution. Indeed, the nature of this deal has brought out the profound, core motivations of everybody involved – and Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon note that this is the place from which you derive these solutions: From total strangers’ core motivations.

CANCER – You do not need to move the deal forward all by yourself. Other people also want this deal – Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon advise that you allow them to move the deal forward from their own unique vantage. If there is no reason to object, there is no reason to argue.

LEO – Read Virgo. You object to the wicked alliance of saboteurs who refuse to cooperate or to negotiate but who instead insist upon manipulating. Launch your objection – but Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon implore you to note that you are not alone in launching such objections.

VIRGO – Read Leo. Some people don’t know how to fight dirty – and one such person is the naïve yet rude individual who launches heartfelt objections against this negotiation’s saboteurs. Fortunately or not – for this situation, fortunately – Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon notice that you know how to fight dirty. You intend to force these saboteurs to surrender in order to coerce them to turn all of their cards face up. This should be interesting.

LIBRA – You have spoken to the better selves of all those involved in negotiations. The closer you get to a closing session where everybody signs with notaries, Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon declare that the closer you come to codifying these better selves for the rest of their lives, as well as for . . . the ages.

SCORPIO – A villain double-crosses you to put you in a position where you are impelled to double-cross anyone else. Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon advise you to air your grievances without, initially, naming names.

SAGITTARIUS – Whether or not you are involved in negotiations, you already know who the sneaky villains are. Until the snake rattles his tail, Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon recommend that you merely refine your negotiating position . . . and wait.

CAPRICORN – Engineers: Your role in the final deal is so big & so arduous that you have zero interest in whether they agree or not – even though you will earn enormous fees if the deal goes down. Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon translate, “If we do it, great. If we don’t do it, great. Keep me out of the drama. I have more than enough work to do already.”

AQUARIUS – Your role in current negotiations is not transparent. Some think that you are too smart for your own good. Others feel like you are Elon Musk, looking to upend the deal so that you can pick up an unfair differential off a dirty floor. Basically, Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon explain the dynamic: You are not as smart as you think & partners are not as dumb as you believe. Your ego will lead you into trouble.

PISCES – Albion, Mars, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, Saturn, Venus, 2001-KF77, Mercury, Sappho, Chiron & the New Libra Moon confirm that you must honor your instinct & intuition. If all the participants in the enterprise appear to be conducting business for a serious purpose, then address & overcome your anxiety. If, however, all the participants in the enterprise appear to be playing poker, swimming amongst sharks, then fold your hand & give it a pass.

# Albion is the first “cubewano” or low-eccentricity transneptunian object (TNO) (named after its provisional designation 1992-QB1), located more than halfway between the orbits of Neptune and Pluto at aphelion discovered on August 30, 1992. Albion (which is also the ancient Greek name for the island of Great Britain) is named after the son of Poseidon, who, along with his brother Dercynus or Bergion, died during their attack upon Hercules as he passed through Albion’s homeland of Liguria.

? Orcus is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on February 17, 2004. Orcus, the Roman god of death and the underworld, would allow others to enter his realm but not to leave it. Orcus is also known as the punisher of perjurers & those who break oaths.

% 2002-GZ32 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on April 13, 2002. The orbit of 2002-GZ32 traverses across the orbit of Uranus and just before the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2002-GZ32, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

= Urania, which was discovered in London by J.R. Hind in 1854, is the Greek muse of astronomy & astrology. Those who honor Urania use the clarity & pure systematic thought of logic & math to penetrate the veiled truth.

! 2001-KF77 is an unnamed centaur planet discovered on May 22, 2001. The orbit of 2001-KF77 traverses from just beyond the orbit of Uranus out past the orbit of Neptune. For information on how to interpret 2001-KF77, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

@ Sappho, an asteroid discovered in 1864, is named after the literary & spiritual leader of a mystery temple which presided over the secret sexual rites of the goddess Aphrodite, according to Demetra George's Asteroid Goddess. Sappho was discovered in 1864 by N.R. Pogson at the oldest observatory in India: the Madras Observatory, founded in 1792. Sappho, a refinement in the octave bridging Venus & Neptune, explored all possible sexualities to their ultimate ecstatic & complex conclusions.

The best source in print for how to interpret Urania, Sappho, Chiron and many other minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Asteroid Goddess, written by Demetra George and published by
ACS Publications of San Diego, California.

A great source online for how to interpret Albion, Orcus, Sappho, Chiron and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at
http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

An excellent source online for how to interpret and many unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Chiron and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “Eris, Sedna, Centaurs & More” at
https://www.philipsedgwick.com/

Read about Orcus and select low eccentricity transneptunian objects (TNOs) and scattered disc object (SDO) centaurs on Italian geologist & astrologer
Francesco Schiavinotto's website "AstroGeoData" at
http://www.astrogeodata.it/index.htm

A great resource for ephemeris data on Albion, Orcus, 2002-GZ32, Urania, 2001-KF77, Sappho, Chiron and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “True Node” at
http://true-node.com/eph0/
or
http://true-node.com/eph1/

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

1 A Sextile is a harmonious yet primarily mental & social aspect between either Fire & Air signs (Fire being Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; Air being Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) or Earth & Water signs (Earth being Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn; Water being Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces).

2 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).

Mars in Cancer squares1 the North Node$ in Aries, as Saturn in Pisces not only opposes2 Mercury in Virgo but also trines3 Mbaba Mwana Waresa? in Scorpio, while Uranus in Taurus trines3 Thereus# in Virgo, as Hylonome! in Capricorn trines3 the Sun in Virgo opposite2, as Deucalion@ in Scorpio trines3, the Full Pisces Moon/Lunar Eclipse on September 17, 2024. Current projects resist analysis to one variable. Conversely, complications provide their own dynamic, their own infrastructure, a series of potential modalities. What engineers can reduce to the most efficient & minimalist structure, they will, to provide for all parts of the project that operate according to efficiency & simplicity, other equipment can accommodate more variegated modalities.

ARIES – You are dealing with new equipment, old equipment, experienced veterans, inexperienced leaders, antiquated conditions, electronic protocol. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon declare that you will not execute your agenda & reach your destination by turning on automatic pilot. Complexity unfolds then retracts. None of your assumptions are valid & some can get you killed. Pay attention.

TAURUS – Yes, you coexist with myriad vast complexities – but don’t let that intimidate you. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon denote that juxtapose self-contained within your realm. Other elements will not overlap with yours, because that will cause collision. The variety is for the audience to ponder. Full speed ahead.

GEMINI – So much has happened as a result of certain artists, authors & musicians, and the confluence is absolutely symphonic. The future does not interest you – Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon encourage you to revel in the achievement of the past. Indulge.

CANCER – Your ambition puts you in the position where you can impose your will, but nothing could be further from the truth. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon declare that the direction of many different factions had commenced by the design of many different heads many moons ago. The best you can do, at the right time, is direct one or another path & its concomitants practitioners to cooperate with another for mutual exaltation.

LEO – Outbursts by troublemakers disrupt your concentration as you pursue long-distance goals. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon denote that you will be unable to apply any of the subtlety of your gifts until you have quelled their selfish bluster.

VIRGO – Don’t think about how everybody else on the project must rely upon you to execute your task first & well. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon signify that the unwieldiness of the logistics you face put you in a position where you may not be able to execute your task at all. Don’t be afraid to abort mission if you believe the mission to be unsafe.

LIBRA – Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon insist that you can get through certain obstacles with flying colors if you rely upon your own experiences & the accumulated knowledge of your most experienced colleagues.

SCORPIO – You have accomplished enormous amounts of vital work by relying upon a perfectly ancient system of personal discipline – Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon agree with you when you assert that you see no reason to change now.

SAGITTARIUS – Nobody needs to tell you that your family is on the threshold of transformation into a distant & different future – all of which you know to be irrelevant until you overcome the crisis under the current influence of Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon.

CAPRICORN – Nobody will provide you with the help that you need because unworthy competitors to such aid will make competing demands. Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon declare that the best you can do it build up the foundation by the way your principles have underwritten your enterprise over time. What makes you think that those who will provide you with such aid believe that such competitors deserve any help?

AQUARIUS – You take a look around & say, “What the Hell happened to the Aquarian Age? This looks like Joe Biden’s Scranton!” Don’t be fooled – but Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon remind the sometimes arrogant Waterbearer that they sometimes forget or just outright ignore the lesson of “backward technologies” taught by Saskia Sassen in The Global City. You need to think more holistically.

PISCES – You move forward with your team or group, and, long as that proceeds with confidence, Mars, North Node, Saturn, Mercury, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Uranus, Thereus, Hylonome, the Sun, Deucalion & the Full Pisces Moon declare that you can, too. You will all confront that which you don’t know & have never seen before (very little of it) when you get there.

? Mbaba Mwana Waresa is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on March 11, 2005. Mbaba Mwana Waresa is the fertility god of the Zulu religion throughout South Africa.

# Thereus, a centaur planet that traverses the orbit of Saturn, was discovered in August 2001 & named in June 2003. Thereus was a centaur who hunted bears which, upon capture, he carried home alive. For information on how to interpret Thereus, formerly 2001-PT13, note reference to Philip Sedgwick below.

! Hylonome, named after the wife of centaur Cyllarus, with whom she died during the Centaurs' battle with the Lapiths, was discovered in February 1995 & named during the year 2000. Hylonome bridges the gap in consciousness between Uranus & Neptune, forcing us to draw unexpected links between "accident" & "devotion" much more rapidly than is either wise or comfortable.

@ Deucalion is a transneptunian object (TNO) discovered on April 18, 1999. Deucalion, the son of Prometheus & Clymene, is the Greek counterpart of Noah, as Zeus saved Deucalion & his wife Pyrrha, who rode upon an ark, from a flood that devastated mankind.

A great source online for how to interpret Thereus, Hylonome, Deucalion and many other centaurs, asteroids & minor planets, in an individual's chart & in transit, is
Zane Stein's website "Chiron and Friends” at
http://www.zanestein.com/chiron_a.htm

Read seminal astrological analysis on Hylonome and other named & unnamed minor planets, asteroids, centaurs, transneptunians, plutinos and damacloids on
Juan Antonio Revilla’s website “Astrology of the New Centaurs” at
http://www.expreso.co.cr/centaurs/index.html

The only source online for how to interpret many other unnamed centaurs and transneptunians, as well as an excellent source for how to interpret Thereus, Hylonome and all named centaurs, is
Philip Sedgwick’s webpage “A Summary of The Centaurs”
on Jonathan Dunn’s website "Ephemeral Info” at
http://ephemeral.info/qot/galastro.shtml

A great resource for ephemeris data on Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Thereus,
Hylonome, Deucalion and over 3000 minor planets, asteroids & centaurs, is on
Jonathan Dunn's website “Ephemeral Info” at
http://ephemeral.info

Research on the above footnotes generously provided to the general public by
The IAU: Minor Planet Center
at
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html

3 A Trine is a harmonious aspect between or amongst planets transiting signs of like element (elements being Fire, Earth, Air & Water).