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Jul 3, 2025

Mega-Bill passes at US Solar and Jupiter Returns 2025

"Game Birds Feathered Their Nests" Big Time Today!

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Well, I don't know about you, dear reader, but this has been an unusually exhausting week as Congress members voted on Tr*mp's "Mega-Bill." By now you know that Republicans reached their goal earlier today voting between 2:07 and 2:27 pm edt to pass the monstrosity with the obliging Libra Moon rising and millions of lives on the line. Thing is, the obliging was to please Mr. T, and to satiate his wealthy donors and enablers - and not for We the People at all. If we ever had any doubt, America is now officially Plutocrats-Are-Us.

What a 249th Birthday Gift for America the Mega-Bill will be!

So here you see a dual image of US Solar Return 2025 (lower left) and US Jupiter Return 2025 (upper right) - perfecting within hours of each other. Abundant astro-notes are penned on for the curious reader, but I'm really too wumped out to type it for you in a text right now so please make of the Return charts what you can:

Jul 2, 2025

Trump’s Mega Bill: Medicaid Cut to Fund Billionaire Donor Welfare - David Cay Johnston

If SO'W readers wish, they can find expert information from investigative journalist David Cay Johnston who has studied and written for years about the crimes of Mr. T:

In case this video is removed, here's a link to it on The Mark Thompson Show channel.

Reader Alert: some of the following information may not be suitable for all readers. jc

But for the curious reader, here's a link to a post written and published on the very day that Mr. T signed the massive GOP corporate welfare bill on December 22, 2017. This is the bill he's desperate to extend through the passage of the "Big Fugly Bill" of July 2025 which will take away Medicaid and other life saving programs from the American people in order to facilitate a massive wealth transfer upwards.

However, sly dogs as they are, the carnage really begins after the 2026 Midterms so as not to affect potential GOP voters (if elections are held at all). By then voters will forget that some pundits are now calling the legislative abomination Mr. T's "murder bill" and the words "genocide of the masses" come to mind along with their 2025 Purge agenda which we've discussed here in prior posts.

Then let's remember Mr. T's revealing 12th house midpoint picture lodged within his Unconscious: Pluto = Mars-Saturn (the death axis) with its deaths of many people potential, according to Reinhold Ebertin.

So with Mr. T and his Maga comrades in Congress determined to deal a death blow to millions of Americans, it seems significant to yours truly that The Great American Eclipse of August 21, 2017 @29Leo landed, not just upon the orange blighter's natal Ascendant/Mars/Apollo/Regulus grouping with his Saturn-Neptune midpoint rising, but also upon Medicare-Medicaid's 1965 Mercury, planet of bills, agreements, contracts, and those who vote for them. You'll remember that the eclipse Path of Totality in 2017 (1 North) split our country from the West Coast of Oregon to the East Coast of South Carolina.

So to close this fussy post, here's a little sashay down memory lane:

1 North themes: "Unexpected events place pressure on relationships and issues loom large; make no hasty decisions because information is distorted and possibly false; tiredness and health problems are attached to this eclipse" (paraphrasing B. Brady's Predictive Astrology #ad).

Possibly?

Jul 1, 2025

Senate Passes Destructive Trump Bill 2025

You Weren't Using That Health Insurance Were You?

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

By now everyone has heard of the US Senate passing Tr*mp's Big Fugly Bill earlier today so this will be a quick posting of the 119th Congress Horoscope (Jan 3, 2025; inner) surrounded by today's speculatively timed Horoscope set for the Rising of the Virgo Moon (12:16:34 pm edt) @28Virgo: "A Bald-Headed Man Dominates a Gathering of National Figures" (wonder who?). That's Virgo, sign of health and employment.

Added will be Dane Rudhyar's details concerning this degree below the image along with a dual chart showing voting Mercury's upcoming Retrograde and Direct Stations (July and August 2025) in Leo.

We may expect that Mercury's path in July and August will echo the 'Fugly Bill's path' as well since the legislation must now be sent to the House to be reconciled for final passage before the Leonine Mr. T can sign it - he hopes by July 4th or thereafter.

Well, perhaps this won't be over until its over. Today Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will continue fighting against the bill's provisions in July, August, and onward.

Significant in relation to this financial topic is the Midheaven degree and its Symbol for "28Gemini" = "BANKRUPTCY." Is this bill part of the Republican goal (MC) to cause America to go bankrupt? Or to "avoid" it by making cuts that cause hardship for The People while economic royalists are richly rewarded?

See what you think:

Moon rising @28Virgo: "A Bald-Headed Man Dominates--" = "THE POWER OF THE WILL - divine, executively human, or Satanic" (An Astrological Mandala, Rudhyar, #ad). He adds, "traumatic decisions are made."

(Voting) Mercury Stations July-August 2025 including a note about The Messenger reaching and passing its shadow degree (@15Leo34) on August 25, 2025 with wounded healer Chiron at Midheaven:

Jun 27, 2025

Nov 2025 New Moon: Stars and Fog

"Almost" a Star of David

by Jude Cowell, partisan for a Common Good America

Here you see the DC Horoscope of the November 20, 2025 Scorpio New Moon @28Sco11:54 so the lunation is basically a Birthday New Moon for former President Joe Biden, and it's much more besides:

Due to time contraints on this Friday afternoon, I must let my scribbled astro-notes on the chart speak for themselves although publishing future posts concerning the November 2025 New Moon cannot be ruled out.

One reason is because of current events in the Middle East and Mr. T's interference in them coupled by the fact that the horoscope above shows multiple planetary patterns including an "almost" Star of David pattern which, when qualified, is known as a "war star."

However, the two triangles (trines) you see (highlighted in red - one pointing upward toward Heaven, the other downward toward Earth) do not technically form a "Star of David," if memory serves, and so I refer you to the expert astrologer who first introduced me to the intriguing pattern during our phone consultation Mary Fortier Shea.

Yet I would be remiss not to mention two of the above planets affecting the Pentagon 1942 Horoscope and thus our nation, for they are significant: 2025 Pluto opposing 1942 Pluto (a no-compromise power struggle), and America's "death star" (pentagram: the Pentagon) now in process of having its first-ever Uranus Return (unorthodox behavior). This is not comforting, I agree - especially with the rebellious Uranus-Pluto pair now conjunct Aries Point of World Events via their midpoint (7th house), and transit Neptune once again @29Pisces, a critical degree, and conjunct the star of extreme misfortune, Scheat.

Now to close this consarned fuss: when it comes to the uncertainties of war, it's always a good idea to remember America's 1776 Mars-Neptune square so here's a TMA post by Mary Plumb regarding the baked-in square's energies and its unfortunate possibility of forecasting the "fog of war".

Jun 25, 2025

NATO Horoscope and Summit June 2025

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Details: NATO Summit June 24-25, 2025 at The Hague, Netherlands.

A request has been received to publish here the NATO Horoscope. Actually, there are four such horoscopes in my files so below you see a dual image of 'NATO founded' (April 4, 1949; upper right) and NATO (August 24, 1949: President Truman signed the entity into existence; lower left). Timings were verified years ago to be as accurate as possible based on historical records but if you prefer other timings, you do you).

This morning's New Moon @4Can08 conjoined NATO's 9th house Uranus in its August 24, 1949 Horoscope ('unusual twists of fate' - Munkasey) while simultaneously conjoining America's 1776 Venus-Jupiter (thinking of new ways of coping) and the natal Sun of Elon Musk (focusing on fame, popularity, and daily events). As for Tr*mp, his attendance means little other than a disruption and there is a Jupiter-Neptune with more Neptune vibe that suggests his ideas are seen as odd and/or unclear - which we already know!:

Since NATO was set up and became operative in 1949, it seems significant that a New Moon @00Vir39 perfected the evening prior -- at 11:59:01 pm edt to be precise, seconds before midnight on August 23, 1949 - with a New Moon identifying the beginning of a cycle and "pregnant" with plans in process of being hatched and implemented. So here's the 4th house New Moon Horoscope with aspect grid that relates to the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization:

The final NATO chart in my files has been previously published due to the fact that the 6 South Solar Eclipse of October 25, 2022 @2Scorpio landed directly upon NATO's August 24, 1949 Ascendant with 6S themes of being forceful, taking power; manic energy; sudden events; huge effort in a group activities (paraphrasing B. Brady).

You might recognize 6 South as the solar influence running in the background during the 2022 Midterms when Maga/neo-Nazis and Christian Nationalists of the bossy theocratic (holier-than-thou) persuasion managed to infiltrate the US House of Representatives, proudly sporting AK-47 lapel pins, and some of whom like the fact that the GOP now amounts to a death cult:

So there ya go, 4 horoscopes that directly concern NATO, and Thanks a Bunch for reading! Jude

Jun 23, 2025

Astro-Notes: US Bombs Iran 2025

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Below are two horoscopic images for you - one a bi-wheel with the Department of Defense (DOD) Horoscope July 26, 1947 (inner; as signed by President Truman minutes before his plane took off at 12:30 pm) surrounded by the US Bombs Iran Horoscope set for June 21, 2025 2:30 am IT Qom, Iran.

Below the bi-wheel is a stand-alone chart with aspect grid of Tr*mp's failure; as you see, nuclear planet Pluto, the assassin, conjuncts the Bombing's Midheaven, the Goal Point. There are YOD patterns of crisis and reaching a crossroads, but more than a mention is beyond the scope of this brief post:

History Rhymes Through Similar Events

A particular factor must be mentioned and that is the Pre-Event ('PE') Solar Eclipse which influenced the founding of the US Defense Department - the 3 North which manifested @28Tau41:59 on May 20, 1947 with themes of "over-excessive or obsessive energy; large plans are wanted but don't get carried away; news that may involve young people - and can transform a situation" (paraphrasing B. Brady). Perhaps you recognize 3 North themes as the Series in which the WTC attacks of 9/11/01 occurred.

Needless to say, the neocons of 2001 got "carried away" and hence we're hearing comparisons between Tr*mp's bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities and America's ill-conceived invasion and war against the Bush-Cheney regime's chosen scapegoats of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Neptunian deceptions are involved both then and now with 2025 Neptune in early Aries aligning in opposition to its 1947 position in Libra. This transit heralds a period of religious and civil persecutions along with clashes of ideals and ideologies, some generational (1947 vs 2025). Yet underneath, East vs West is a basic feature of this period.

Then in the bi-wheel chart we see the Bombing's Uranus @29Tau12 conjunct 1947 North Node, an indicator of karma and of radical reactionary politics. Simultaneously, Uranus conjuncts the 3 North of 1947. And as you know, all eclipses are karmic and Uranian by nature (unpredictable and disruptive) and erratic Uranus conjunct this Eclipse provides us with a cosmic picture of zealots, anarchists, and radical revolutionaries via our current day insurrectionists who call themselves "Maga" and who act as an elite gang of vigilantes, saboteurs, gangsters, thieves, and Republican "politicians" - all who now attack our nation on multiple levels and sport AK-47 pins on their anti-American lapels.

In closing, here's a previous post concerning a related topic, video included, and it's not as far-fetched as we would wish: Will the Tr*mp Admministration Bring on the New Crusades?

Jun 18, 2025

The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe

by Jude Cowell

Actually, there are multiple mysteries associated with Edgar Allan Poe. His tragic and untimely death at age 40 is but one. His is an unsolved cold case but we can consider astrological influences of his life and death so let's do that.

Poe: Inventor of Detective Fiction, Father of American Mystery Writers

Born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, there are various birth times proposed for author, poet, editor, and critic Edgar Allan Poe but below you see Poe's natal horoscope using the Starkman-rectified time of 2:52:54 LMT with 25Sco24 rising.

And yes, Scorpio does seem to be an appropriate Ascendant considering Poe's obsessive interests in writing tales of mystery, murder, crime, and gothic horror, along with the sign's Mars-Pluto association, a planetary pair which can contain a streak of violence if the conditions are right and the characters are so inclined - with force being an operative feature of the pair's powerful arsenal. Plus, the Scorpio connection with death and other 8th house matters mustn't be overlooked.

Poe natal (inner); Poe Death (outer):

First, let's direct our attention to a few factors such as wounding/wounded Chiron in Scorpio conjunct natal Ascendant (physical body). Voting planet Mercury @8Scorpio conjuncts his natal North Node (a karmic indicator; a meeting) while Mercury to natal Uranus suggests dealing with larger societal issues such as elections but with a quirky or unusual flavor to communications.

Also significant is the victim-savior axis of Virgo-Pisces and Poe's quadruple line-up in Pisces (9-17 degrees) opposed by transit Venus and Jupiter, both money planets. Chart-ruler Venus exactly opposes Poe's natal Venus which suggests a time of hostile disagreements and differing perspectives. And transit Jupiter opposing his Pluto more than hints at manipulation and a contest of wills by powerful, wealthy entities - perhaps including the politicians they enable.

Meanwhile, transit Neptune, planet of deception, subversion, and drunkenness conjuncts the separative South Node suggesting intrigue and loss within the Collective at that time. Additionally, Poe's natal Uranus-North-Node conjunction in 12th house denotes a connection with politics and/or radical reactionaries, plus, the 12th house of Secret Deals lends itself easily to politics. Then we can look toward his natal 8th cusp for Moon and Mars which snug around it at the time of his death, and indicate quarrels and angry emotional outbursts. Was a fiance somehow connected to his ending? Some sources have mentioned his fiance's mother who disapprved of Mr. Poe as her daughter's intended. Or so I've read. This may be only a rumor.

A Difficult Life of Loss and Grief

Now you're likely aware that E.A. Poe's life had been full of deaths - starting early on for he became an orphan at age 2. And fatal diseases such as tuberculosis were rampant in the 19th century, as we know. In fact, TB took away his wife Virginia on January 30, 1847.

As for Solar and Lunar Eclipses prior to his death, a Total 14 North Solar Eclipse on August 18, 1849 @25Leo06:13 is very telling. 14N themes include confusion, delusion, unexpected financial happenings, unrequited love, despair, a draining of energy - and a "peculiar turn of events" (B. Brady). Then on September 2, 1849, a Lunar Eclipse @10Pis04 landed directly upon Poe's natal Moon with physical implications - and across his natal MC-IC axis in his rectified chart (a clue that its timing may be accurate).

In addition, Edgar Allan Poe was born under the auspices of a 9 New North Solar Eclipse @25Sco38:21 - conjunct his Ascendant (was the eclipse a timer for rectification? More factors must connect as well) - with themes of sudden physical events and accidents, even violence (B. Brady). Its conjunction with (the speculative) natal Ascendant suggests potentials for discord in relationships and possibly physical congenital defects - and the 9NN caution to keep an eye out for safety is seriously undermined by overindulgence with alcoholic beverages - to dull the pain of his grievous losses, no doubt.

Edgar Allan Poe died at 5:00 am LMT in a Baltimore hospital on October 7, 1849 after being found in the street on October 3, 1849 - wearing another man's clothes. This lends a clue to the couping theory since victimized voters changed outfits so that they could vote multiple times in sneaky fashion. Then were elections being held in Baltimore, MD in 1849? Oh yes: on October 3rd, the day he was found in the street.

Yet we should mention that as an outspoken literary critic, making enemies could occur. In fact, a professional rival named Griswold held a grudge against Edgar and proceeded to damage Poe's reputation for years after his death. But the name that Poe cried out on the night before he died was "Reynolds," yet no person by that name has ever been discovered. Not so far, anyway. Perhaps a search in the politics of the era would dredge up a suspect.

And so in closing, R.I.P. Mr. Poe is definitely in order.

However, if you wish for more information, a handy Wiki bio page is available here, and the Biography channel provides a 43-minute documentary, Tragic Life of Edgar Allan Poe which may interest you.

Now in case you're wondering, the reason this post is published to Stars Over Washington is that Poe's mysterious death could likely relate to the practice of couping as noted above, a tactic used to capture and force a voter to cast multiple ballots for a certain candidate; injury, even murder, of the victim often followed.

And within the tragic mystery of Edgar Allan Poe, I believe it did.

Jun 12, 2025

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:

Jun 11, 2025

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.