November 20, 2024

Transit Outlook — Week of 18 November 2024; Trump cabinet picks

(17 November 2024) The transits this week remain somewhat unstable.  Last week's 120-degree Mars-Rahu alignment moves a bit past exact but will still be very close for much of the week.  The decline in stocks last week was due in part to this Mars-Rahu influence, especially as it also aligned with the Moon and Venus later in the week.  It is possible we could feel echoes of that influence again this week, although with Venus moving out of range, the overall negativity may be less. The other reason for the market weakness could also have been the continued weakening of the Jupiter-Chiron alignment.  Even though this is a relatively minor 60-degree angle, it has provided a source of optimism and...

Transit Outlook — Week of 11 November 2024; Trump returns to power

(10 November 2024) In the end, it wasn't as close as many observers thought.   Besides winning the popular vote, Donald Trump ended up winning...

Transit Outlook — Week of 4 November 2024; US election looms

(3 November 2024) Emotions are riding high on the eve of a hard-fought and often bitter US election campaign.  With most polls showing Donald...

Transit Outlook — Week of 28 October 2024

(27 October 2024) The transits this week suggest that mutually respectful negotiation and compromise may be in short supply.  With Mars is approaching its...

The Kamala Harris campaign is in trouble

(25 October 2024)  After enjoying a honeymoon period in August and September following her nomination, the Kamala Harris campaign is in trouble.  This week's...

Research study: the Mars-Pluto opposition and the stock market

(23 October 2024)  As I noted in a previous study of the Sun-Mars square, financial markets offer a unique opportunity to assess the effects...

Transit Outlook: Week of 21 October 2024

(20 October 2024)  The transits this week could focus on the impact of the entry of Mars into sidereal Cancer.  Mars enters Cancer, its...

Transit Outlook: Week of 14 October 2024

(13 October 2024)  The transits this week suggest a time of transition.  With Pluto and Jupiter having just turned retrograde last week, and  the...

Research study: the Mars-Sun square aspect

(7 October 2024)  In the absence of objective and replicable data sources,  astrologers are typically forced to fall back on traditional understandings of planetary...

Transit Outlook: Week of 7 October 2024; Jupiter turns retrograde

(6 October 2024)  The highlight this week would seem to be the retrograde station of Jupiter at 27 degrees of sidereal Taurus.  Retrograde stations...

Transit Outlook — Week of 30 September 2024

(29 September 2024)  This week's transits are very much open to interpretation.  At first blush, Wednesday's solar eclipse would appear to be the highlight. ...

Vance and Walz to face-off in VP debate

(28 September 2024)  The US election campaign remains as close as ever ahead of Tuesday's vice-presidential debate.  The debate will feature GOP nominee and...

Transit Outlook — Week of 23 September 2024; Israel attack

(22 September 2024)  The transits this week argue for caution.   Last week's entry of Venus into sidereal Libra on Wednesday may have supported collective...

Transit Outlook — Week of 16 September 2024; FOMC meeting

(15 September 2024)  The highlight this week may well be Tuesday night's lunar eclipse at 1 Pisces.  With the eclipse occurring just three degrees...

Trump on the defensive after losing debate with Harris

(12 September 2024) Democratic nominee Kamala Harris took a big step forward in her campaign for the White House on Tuesday as she prevailed...

Transit Outlook — Week of 9 September 2024; Presidential debate

(8 September 2024)  This week could well be split into halves.  The first half of the week has a series of somewhat tense alignments,...

Transit Outlook — Week of 2 September 2024

(1 September 2024)  The transits this week focus our attention on the symbolism of Saturn and Ketu.  The early week New Moon occurs at...

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