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Lena Rodriguez - Tarot Down Under

Lena Rodriguez is a fascinating Australian tarot card reader who has been conducting readings - primarily political - on YouTube. Her forecasts, no matter what your political persuasion, are fascinating as you can see in this July 17 reading:

Astrology About the Pandemic

There have been a lot of articles written about whether we were able to predict the pandemic using astrology. Here is one interesting take on it from India and when we might have a reprieve.

Several astrologers have predicted no relief from the novel coronavirus until at least September, even though they disagree on the exact trajectory it would take in terms of number of cases. The country has been under a lockdown since March 25 to contain the spread of coronavirus. But it has infected over 1.7 lakh people as on Saturday and killed nearly 5,000.

“Though the impact of COVID-19 will start reducing by the last week of August 2020, it would take time for the pandemic to completely disappear,” said Divya Bhojak, a noted astrologer from Toronto, holding command in Tarot reading and Graphotology.

Bhojak, an NRI, came to India before the lockdown was enforced and is stuck due to the travel restrictions
“This is a result of our own karma. The nature is giving us a lesson as we completely forgot to protect our mother earth,” she said. Explaining the planetary position, she said, the year 2020 is witnessing six eclipses including three visible in India. Many planets are turning retrograde, meaning an adverse effect for individuals, businesses and other aspects of life, she said.

Kedar Sharma, a senior astrologer from Jaipur, predicts a change to the existing situation after June. “The position of Saturn and Jupiter would change, without making adverse impact on the economy of country,” he said.

Young astrologer Pawan Nishant, and his sister-in-law Shalini Dwivedi from Mathura have earned good reputation for their political predictions.

“Don’t expect any respite from coronavirus until September, since Jupiter, now, is not in a position to shower its grace,” Nishant predicted. The country would witness a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases from June 10, he predicted. He also predicted mass scale damages due to accidents, flood, diseases etc. in coming months.

The noted astrologer of Dwarkadhish temple, Mathura, Ajai Tailang, predicted some relief from COVID-19 after September 23, including invention of a vaccine against the virus. People are suffering, since the noted six stars Saturn, Jupiter. Mars, Venus, Rahu and Mercury are on the common trajectory, full of adversaries, he said.

According to astrologer Ramesh Dwivedi of Jodhpur, the impact of pandemic would decrease after June 30th, and the death rate may not be higher. A drug or vaccine against the coronavirus may be invented after July when Jupiter would change its trajectory, Dwivedi added.

A former officer of the National Museum, Delhi, and young astrologer from Vrindaban, who is known for his novel way of Bhagwatam discourse presentation, predicted a steep rise in the coronavirus cases in the month of June. He, however, added that the mortality rate would not be high.

According to Anjali Girdhar, an astrologer from Delhi, the pandemic and the associated adverse environment are outcome of an assembly of Saturn, Jupiter and Ketu since “Ketu helps the growth of virus”.

She predicted some relief by mid-September. An astrologer from Mumbai, Shreyans Bhojak, also a Tarot Reader and Graphologist, said its impact will gradually decrease after August 2020. However, according to astrology, there is a possibility of a second outbreak if the precautions against the virus are not followed, he said.

He said as per the current planetary position, the world may face different challenges till 2021, including on economic front, natural disaster and crisis in individual lives. Some medicine or vaccine may be available by the end of this year, he predicted.

Robert Zoller - Medieval Astrologer

Latinist, Medieval Scholar, and Astrologer. Robert Zoller is the world’s leading proponent of Medieval Astrology. He predicted 9/11 two year ahead with many more successes under his belt came before and after this period.  In 2002, he was awarded the internationally acclaimed Regulus Award for excellence in astrological research and innovation.

It was the use of Medieval Astrology that allowed Robert to predict the events of 9/11 and publish those predictions over two years beforehand. He was the only astrologer who specifically stated that the attack would be by Islamic fundamentalists on US soil, that it would be in September 2001 and he specifically named Bin Laden, but also stating that the House of Bush would be responsible for the mismanagement of this disaster.

 

The 2020 Election and Donald Trump's Horoscope

With the whipsaw news coverage of our 45th President, there is arguably no good time to release the analysis of Donald Trump's horoscope for November 2020 without it becoming partisan. But please believe me when I say that I am not analyzing Donald Trump's horoscope with any bias pro or con. I am genuinely curious as to how his chart looks and his chances at winning re-election.

At this point in time, there has not been a Democratic nominee selected. The Iowa caucus is months away and it appears to be a tight race in 2020. So it could be argued that the ability to choose who has the strongest chance of winning the 2020 election according to astrology is still to be decided. Also, with the impeachment hearings in progress, one could say that we may not know who is even running in the 2020 presidential race.

So with all of this uncertainty, I decided to run Donald Trump's horoscope just to see what might be transiting his birth chart on Election Day 2020. Here is what I see.

Note: When I review a horoscope, it is totally objective. And I am not always correct in my conclusions. So don't take what I say as fate and certainty. Take it as just another observation that could or may not come to pass. Astrology is not fate. It is a guide to possibilities but we still have free will.

Birth Chart Analysis

I ran President Trump's chart for June 14, 1946 at 10:54am, Queens, New York. If someone has a different set of birth information, please let me know. Then I matched the transiting planets for Election Day 2020 to see how they aspected to his birth chart. The results I see show a very strong performance on Election Day, possibly accelerated by a surprising global event.

Generally speaking, Donald Trump has a very lucky and powerful birthchart. The Sun, Uranus and North Node are in his 10th house of career and long term goals with Uranus being the highest planet in his birth chart. He accomplishes his career goals (which are vitally important to him) with shock and surprise and it has proven to be very lucky (North Node) for him. All of these placements are in Gemini which is the sign of communication and airwaves.

While it may seem that friendships are more superficial and light hearted (Gemini on the 11th house of friendships), they are in fact very emotionally deep and connecting for him (Cancer intercepted in the 11th house). And this makes a positive aspect to the top of his chart - his public face and the way he approaches his long term goals. Taurus is on the cusp of the 10th house indicating a slow, steady climb to success.

Jupiter, the planet of luck and expansion is in his  2nd house of money and it makes a great aspect to those previously discussed three placements in his 10th house. Finally, among the strong points of his chart, his center of power - the Vertex, makes an excellent aspect to the top of his chart as well.

The negatives are few. in the 12th house of self-undoing and hidden things, Mars the planet of action, energy and fight, squares the top of his chart. So there are actions that he undertakes as well as actions taken by hidden enemies, that can upend his career success. But this same Mars placement makes a great aspect to his natal moon (emotions) in his 4th house of family. So I would assume that family can get him out of his biggest problems in this area. And this Moon also makes a great aspect to his Jupiter in the 2nd house of money. Finally, His Mercury in the 11th house of friends makes a harsh aspect to his Neptune in the 2nd. To me that means that friends may cost him money or he can be swayed by certain friendships based on wishful thinking. 

2020 Election Transits

I plotted all of the outer planet transits to this birth chart for Election Day 2020 and what I see is a strong day for Trump, should he run. Three major planets - Saturn (life lessons and challenges), Jupiter (luck and expansion) and Pluto (volcanic change and personal power) are making beneficial (trine) aspects to the top of his chart (long term plans and his public face). These planets in careful Capricorn are also empowering (conjuncting) his natal Vertex, a power point in the chart, that is also making an excellent aspect to the top of his chart.

But a word of caution - Uranus, the planet of shocks and surprises is transiting the top of his birth chart on Election Day on the 9th house of international activities. Does this mean a shocking attack? Or is it that something he is working on with other countries dramatically shifts?

I would say that the stars seem aligned for a Trump re-election. It might be interesting to review a relocation charge for the President in Washington DC on Election Day.Or, if he is in another location like Palm Beach, run a relocation chart for that place. But that is another blog post....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A “Sorcerer’s Treasure Trove” Uncovered in Pompeii

This just reported by HyperAllergic.

A wooden box full of amulets, trinkets, and gems is believed to have belonged to a Roman sorceress, according to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.

Archeologists working in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy, say they have unearthed a cache of amulets, good luck charms, gems, and other items of sorcery. The objects likely belonged to a Roman sorceress, officials at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii say.

The objects were found in a decaying wooden box with bronze hinges at Casa del Giardino in Region V of the archaeological park. The archeologists believe the objects were left behind as inhabitants of Pompeii tried to escape the volcanic eruption that destroyed the city in 79 AD.

The sorcery items include crystals, amber and amethyst stones, buttons made of bones, amulets, dolls, bells, phallic amulets, fists, human figurines, and a miniature human skull. A glass bead depicts the head of  Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and fertility. Another glass amulet features a dancing satyr.

Among the objects found, a miniature human skull.

“They are objects of everyday life in the female world and are extraordinary because they tell micro-stories, biographies of the inhabitants of the city who tried to escape the eruption,” said Massimo Osanna, the general director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, in a press release. “In the same house, we discovered a room with ten victims, including women and children, and now we are trying to establish kinship relationships, thanks to DNA analysis,” he revealed. “Perhaps the precious box belonged to one of these victims.”

“The high quality of the amber and glass pastes and the engraving of the figures confirm the importance of the domus owner,” Osanna continued. But since none of the objects in this “sorcerer’s treasure trove” was made of gold, a material favored by Pompeii’s elites, they most likely belonged to a servant or a slave rather than the owner of the house, Osanna assessed in an interview with the Italian news agency ANSA.

A glass amulet features a dancing satyr.

Many of the objects symbolize fertility and love. Others, like bird bones, were used in rituals to cast away an “evil eye” or bad luck. Pieces featuring Egyptian Scarab beetles are known to have been used by Romans to protect pregnant women and infants.

“Interesting is the iconography of objects and amulets, which invoke fortune, fertility, and protection against bad luck, and the numerous pendants in the shape of a small phallus, or the ear, the closed fist, the skull, the figure of Harpocrates, the scarabs,” Osanna said in his statement.

The objects are now being studied to understand their meaning and function, according to Osanna. The jewels and stones found in the discovery will be eventually displayed, together with other Pompeiian jewels, in an exhibition at the Palestra Grande in Pompeii.

The objects “invoke fortune, fertility, and protection against bad luck.”

The archeologists believe the objects were left behind as inhabitants of Pompiie tried to escape the volcanic eruption that destroyed the city in 79 AD.

Since none of the objects was made of gold, a material favored by Pompeii’s elites, they most likely belonged to a servant or a slave rather than the owner of the house.

“They are objects of everyday life in the female world and are extraordinary because they tell micro-stories, biographies of the inhabitants of the city who tried to escape the eruption.”

Many of the objects symbolize fertility and love. Others were used in rituals to cast away an “evil eye” or protect pregnant mother and infants.

The objects are now being studied to understand their meaning and function.