Abraham Lincoln signs the Confiscation Act of 1861

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Anyone with an interest in America's Civil War history is likely aware that President Abraham Lincoln signed the Confiscation Act on August 6, 1861 just a few months after the War began in April. One point: the Act declared slaves to be contraband and it established a variety of restrictions against the seditionists. Follow the above link for more details.

Leonine Leadership: a New Cycle Begins

And so for SO'W and this end-of-the-week post, below you see a DC Horoscope set for August 6, 1861 and timed by the day's New Moon @13Leo56 in lieu of an exact hour.

Perhaps you'd like to check out the planets and a few astro-notes on that particular day during the early months of that particular war with 1861's Confiscation Act symbolized and speculatively timed by the Leo New Moon of August 6th:

12 South Eclipse events: Election 2028 and Inauguration 2029

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

"30 Cancer': "A Daughter of the American Revolution":

"The prestige and conservatism of a long-maintained heritage"; GLORIFICATION OF THE PAST" (D. Rudhyar).

Due to current events and the uncertainty that surrounds America's Presidential Election 2028 (November 7) and Inauguration Day 2029 (January 20), I'm optimistically publishing the DC Horoscope of the 12 South Solar Eclipse that will influence both events with its energies and themes running in the background of society.

12 South's strength crescendoes at exactitude on July 21, 2028 @29Can50:45 - yet actually, some effects may be noticed for up to two weeks prior to that date, and on through the rest of the year:

Now as you see, astro-notes are penned on the chart for the curious reader and include 12 South themes listed at the top of the image. We may expect a measure of karmic improvement if Mercury's logic and reasoning ability manage to override impulsive hotheadedness. Cancer is the Moon-ruled sign of patriotism and tribalism, after all, and this Eclipse closely follows a Mercury Return for the US.

As for the Pluto opposition to the Eclipse - well, we're already dealing in 2025 with scofflaw miscreants who've reverted to Plutonian animalism and use Pluto's primal violence as a tactic of control and manipulation against society to "have their way" - as if we're living and dying in the Wild West all over again - a past that lawless types prefer to glorify when they're not waxing poetic about The Confederacy of the 1860s.

California Horoscope 1850

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

One result of the Compromise of 1850 is that sunny California became a state. Considering current events of a disturbing nature involving ICE agents and the National Guard, below are two horoscopes: California September 9, 1850 9:32 am LMT San Jose, California (data provided by expert astrologer Elizabeth Grace) along with the 15 North Solar Eclipse of August 7, 1850 @14Leo56 which influenced the formation of the state.

Solar Eclipses in Leo relate to potentials for leadership, authority, vigor, and resolve. Yet for karmic progress to be made, negative traits of Leo must be avoided such as vanity, pomposity, ostentation, egocentricity, and diffidence regarding problems in need of solutions (R. Lineman).

Two 1850 Horoscopes Shown Below:

California (lower left) and the state's 15 North Eclipse (upper right); a few astro-notes are sprinkled around the charts for the curious reader:

You'll note that the Compromise of 1850 was intended as a solution to America's slavery issue but the topic is beyond the scope of this particular post, meager as it is.

15 North's basic theme: "Joy through commitment" - B. Brady.

In more modern times, 15 North Eclipses have manifested in the years 1904, 1922, 1940, 1958, 1976, 1994, 2012, and will next occur in 2030 in early Sagittarius (B. Brady).

Friedrich Trump 1869--1918

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good, unencumbered by corporate donations

This post is inspired by the recent Live coverage in the Oval Office of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presenting Mr. Trump with a framed copy of the birth certificate of his ancestor, Friedrich Trump, born in Germany (Chump descends from immigrants as most all Americans obviously do). A brief video of the presentation is available here.

And available here is a dual image of Grandpa Trump's natal chart set for sunrise (Sun @23Pis42) on March 14, 1869 Kollstadt, Germany (lower left) and his Death Chart (upper right) using the same hour on March 30, 1918 Queens, NY (but a different time zone so adjust the timing as you wish).

For as you know, when son Fred was about 13 years old, his Dad, "Grandpa Trump" was taken away by the Spanish flu which was sadly going around and is more correctly known as The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 to 1920:

Meanwhile, the Trump family story goes that Grandpa T left Germany for America to avoid military service in his native country and made at least part of his fortune in the US by running brothels and saloons for gold miners, last I heard. However, it's true that I wasn't there but that's what yours truly has been told.

Review: Jeffrey Epstein's Death Chart

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Back in late April 2023, we took a look at Jeffrey Epstein's 'noon' natal horoscope (January 20, 1953) surrounded by the reported date and time that he was found dead in his prison cell after allegedly hanging himself (while unwatched and unattended by guards since 10:30 pm edt the night before).

Since the bi-wheel of charts in the previous post is messily squooshed up with an abundance of my astro-notes, here is the same bi-wheel of natal and found horoscopes unmarked for any curious reader who may be visiting SO'W:

Not shown is a chart for the reported time that a 911 call was placed: August 10, 2019 6:39 am edt. And as you see, in the found chart, the Moon @20Sag23 conjuncts Tr*mp's natal South Node, then floats on to perform a Tr*mp Lunar Return at 8:02:13 am edt - also on August 10, 2019.

And it might be significant that Tr*mp's next Mars Return perfected two days later on August 12, 2019. Or not. You decide.

DC Horoscope: Citizens United

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

At last, I'm publishing a DC Horoscope of the Citizens United decision of January 21, 2010, which "opened the floodgates for special interests," according to then-President Obama, and made possible the destruction of democracy via election funding by wealthy corporations and entities here and abroad. As we both know, this political shift is precisely the sort of thing America's Founding Fathers warned future generations to avoid.

Yet now in 2025, such funding supports the "Dark Enlightenment" that Pluto-in-Aquarius technocrats are working to implement - in other words, Technocracy, with Silicon Valley types in control of America while Elon Musk quarrels with an age'd Tr*mp - and some say, Elon plans to replace the old fella with J.D. Vance, a creation of technocrat Peter Thiel.

Notably, the anti-democracy boys' "dark enlightenment" morass is the opposite of the traditional Enlightenment principles (Uranus-Neptune) that our nation was founded upon, striving though failing to reach them as closely as we would wish. But that's no reason to give up trying!

So for the curious reader, here is a DC Horoscope of the Citizens United decision (5 to 4) handed down on January 21, 2010 and set for 2:00 pm est. A few astro-notes are judiciously sprinkled about the chart including the 12 North Solar Eclipse, one of which also occurred on December 2, 1937 @10Sagittarius. For this chart, adjust the timing as you wish:

So Who's "Untouchable" in the White House?

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Dear Reader, have you heard that we have an 'Untouchable' in the White House?

Well, of course this could describe the slippery "Teflon Don" who so far escapes all accountability, as many folks have marveled through the years. But now the rumor is, it's Teflon's close adviser Stephen Miller, deporter-in-chief, and a fellow identified by his own Sun-Moon personality blend as a "bulldozer."

And then, so that you may appreciate Mr. Miller's supreme splendor as you wish, here's his natal horoscope surrounding Inauguration Day planets way back in 2017, his first year to grasp the White House helm, and the place where he apparently believes his brand of brutal unAmerican activities belongs:

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In 1961 America Nearly Nuked North Carolina

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

If you've never read or heard about the 1961 Goldsboro/B-52 Crash when a bomber broke up mid-air due to a fuel leak and two nuclear bombs were dropped near Goldsboro, North Carolina, you're not in for a treat if you do so now.

Besides the perilous feelings that such a catastrophic event engenders in us all (or simply the thought of it), a further point of interest for me personally is that Goldsboro in Wayne County, NC was the site of a Civil War hospital during the fractious war and subsequently, a Civil War Memorial was created - in other words, there's a mass grave in which at least one of my twice-great-grandfathers rests. Notably, there are both CSA and Union soldiers resting there because casualties from both sides of the war were treated at the hospital with many soldiers dying from disease.

100 Years Later Catastrophe Avoided

Well, if the B-52's nukes that fell on January 24, 1961 - a significant event in US history and covered up at the time with details only surfacing in 2013 - hadn't turned out as it did with one safety switch doing its job, there would have been many more deaths in the Goldsboro NC area back in 1961. Yet sadly, not every airman aboard the B-52 bomber made it to safety. For further details, check out the event's Wikipedia page linked, above.

A Cosmic Time Link: 1961 to 1861

It occurs to me that certain horoscopes may be of interest to the curious reader. Generously marked by my scribbled astro-notes, below is a bi-wheel with the Civil War Horoscope of 1861 (inner) surrounded by a Horoscope set for January 24, 1961 and timed by the exact opposition between the Moon in Taurus and Neptune in Scorpio on that January day, merely as a symbolic chart.

This planetary pair suggests potentials for confusion, deception, illusions, exploitation, 'life crises caused by indolence or laziness' (R. Ebertin) so I must wonder if someone along the way may have been impaired by alcohol or other drugs - perhaps in the maintenance department? Alternately, the celebratory mood of the country on behalf of JFK's victory may have played a part. But these are only wonderings. Don't take them seriously!

Now as you see, the bi-wheel displays a few of the significant Sabian Symbols, plus, the 17 New North Eclipse Series in which 1961's horrific incident occurred. Notably, the 17NN Eclipse @28Virgo with its "hectic socializing" and "impulsive energies" also influenced two other major events: Election 1960 and JFK's Inauguration of 1961 - with his Oath of Office taken a mere four days earlier than the B-52 Bomber catastrophe over Goldsboro, NC.

You'll find 1960's 17NN conjunct the Descendant of the Civil War Horoscope and with 1961's 17NN opposing 1861 Neptune, potentials for confusion, chaos, and self-delusion are increased. Then if we wish to add 1961's 17NN opposing 1861 Mercury, wishy-washy decision-making enters the picture (R. Lineman):

So if you made it this far, dear reader, Thanks a Bunch for reading!

Reader's Note: Understandably, the current atmosphere of financial uncertainty affects many people's budgets, and my paid Patreon subscriptions have somewhat dropped off. Yet a cup of coffee or two would be much appreciated about now, and very encouraging to my work while helping defray expenses such as ink and paper! jc

Elon Musk exits Trump admin

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Leaving behind the damage he's done to our government and our lives, Elon Musk announced yesterday on his "X" platform that his time as a "Special Government Employee" has come to an end.

This post will serve as a brief end-of-the-week post due to my family arriving in Raleigh this evening for a few days' visit. :)

Now as you see below, a bi-wheel of the Musk natal horoscope (inner) is shown surrounded by yesterday's noon chart set for Praetoria, SA; Significantly, DOGE technocrats (Pluto in Aquarius) continue to operate, havoc and all, and leading a ruthless Locomotive shape of planets.

Then perhaps we might ask, did "Icarus Elon" fly too high to the Sun (DJT) and find that his wings have melted?

Well, his recent SpaceX launch fell apart upon entry due to a leak, if that tells us anything. So I'll add to the charts the placements of his natal Icarus and Phaethon, their transiting positions, along with other tidbits of information such as the current 9 New North Eclipse (@9Aries in his 9th house of Foreign Lands) being the Eclipse Saros Series into which little baby Elon was born with 9NN themes that include sudden physical events (Brady).

Additionally, multiple astro-notes penned on the charts reveal separation and tension in relationships, an urge to be liberated from said tension, and thereby to find greener pastures elsewhere - all this as transit Chiron prepares to cross his Career and Aspiration Point (MC) which denotes a desire for freedom and/or a search for knowledge of a pioneering nature (Aries):

Now as you can see, there's a good bit of Jupiter activity between the charts suggesting that finances are a major part of Elon's 'exit' strategy along with feeling thwarted in the achievement of his goals - by Tr*mp's so-called "big beautiful" financial package which ostensibly would undercut Musk's DOGE "savings" that strive to beggar the rest of us.

Well, there seems to be some truth to this justification when we consider that Elon's Mars in Aquarius opposes Don the con's natal Mars in Leo across the Self-Will axis.

For as many have said, a break-up between these two massive egos was only a matter of time.

Related Reading includes: The Shocking of Elon Musk! which displays an informative synsastry grid between his natal planets and those of the current 9 New North Eclipse; potentials are listed.