Ghislaine Maxwell and August 2025's planets

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

By now everyone knows that convicted sex predator, prison inmate and comrade of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, has been transferred from prison in Florida to a country club sort of containment center near College Station, Texas where she's free to wander about. Does the nearness of Texas A & M University mean that young folk will be easy to locate for the unrepentent deviant? Hopefully, the entire region has been notified of the sex offender's presence.

Meanwhile, fact-challenged Tr*mp says he knows nothing of the unusual transfer or the strings that were pulled to put her there - even though his attorney Todd Blanche met with Maxwell to discuss what she can do for Donald (my interpretation of their recent meeting (horoscope shown with freedom-loving Uranus @00Gemini conjunct the Goal Point of the chart/meeting).

So as near as I can ascertain, Ghislaine Maxwell left prison in Florida for a comfy stint in Texas on August 1, 2025, hour unknown, so the following bi-wheel shows her AA-rated natal horoscope, center, surrounded by the noon planets of August 1, 2025 set for the town of College Station.

Highlighted in blue is her in-progress Persephone Return (6-8 Pisces); the significance of the asteroid's link to rape and to underworld Pluto cannot be missed, nor can transit Pluto @2AQ24 Rx conjunct her natal EROS (the piercing) and its link to the August 24, 2025 New Moon @2Leo08 (Sun-Moon = Pluto: "changed circumstances lead to critical phases of development, or separation from others" - R. Ebertin):

Dear Reader: If this post is of interest to you, please share if you care! Because spinning my wheels for nothing and no one is very tiresome! jc

Epstein's 8 South Eclipse

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Despite all the verbage expended on the now-deceased deviant, Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019), below is a view of his 8 South Solar Eclipse, the Saros Series he was born into. It's a difficult Series of loss, separation, and a potential for physical injury (if conditions are right) and if we study the 8 South horoscope there may be factors that reveal the fellow in ways his speculatively timed natal horoscope doesn't.

Having his accurate birth time would help, of course, but last I heard, we don't have it so noon is typically used. However, eclipse charts are always accurately time, so see what you think:

Above bi-wheel of horoscopes: 8 South Solar Eclipse August 20, 1952 @27Leo31 New York (inner) with EROS rising surrounded by a horoscope set for August 8, 2019 (just before his death August 10, 2019) due to the fact that at 6:28:01 pm New York, an inconjunct formed between restrictive Saturn and the 8 South Mercury (15Cap09/15Leo09).

With the Saturn-Mercury inconjunct, we find narrowly focused, obsessive thinking, frustrations and delays; with the Pluto-Pluto inconjunct, it was time to let go of childishness and old memories, and face the future maturely. This could refer to his past cruelties to others or even to violent acts, and to his egotistical behavior. Now these aspects don't reveal Epstein's mode of death whether self-inflicted or not, but the cosmic influences are what they are.

You'll note that other planetary contacts are shown in the charts, but are beyond the scope of this post.

Meanwhile, penned on is the August 4, 2019 position of transit Pluto inconjunct the 8 South Pluto (and inconjunct his natal Pluto, of course). These inconjuncts (aka, quincunxes: 150 degrees) suggest that adjustments have become necessary, and the aspect also includes health connotations. Plus, that's his natal Saturn rising (27Libra) with his Neptune in tow suggesting emotionally depressing circumstances and limitation of freedom (R. Ebertin).

So in closing, prior to Jeffrey Epstein's death, the August 4 - 8, 2019 time frame naturally stands out as full of difficult circumstances, some that are risky to health. Yet simultaneously, transit Pluto trines 8 South Jupiter so he may have been feeling confident and in control of his situation. Then with the North Node to Uranus meeting involved (new or unusual contacts), on August 8th, the harsh Saturn-Pluto duo in Capricorn arose with the separative South Node of the Moon, so that mourning and bereavement (and telling no tales) are predicted.

Todd Blanche meets with Ghislaine Maxwell

by Jude Cowell, keepin' it Astrology

As you know by now, and as reported by MSN dot com, (Trump) attorney Todd Blanche, now number two at the DOJ, traveled to Tallahassee, Florida to conduct interviews yesterday and today with convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, partner-in-crime with the now deceased deviant Jeffrey Epstein who was found dead in his New York prison cell on August 10, 2019.

Together, the two pals ran a lucrative international sex trafficking ring, near as I can tell, a criminal enterprise that apparently included blackmail and money laundering.

Now in the article linked above, we find Mr. Blanche saying that today's visit with Ghislaine began "around 9 o'clock," and lasted until lunchtime so let's set up an 'interview horoscope' for today, 9:00 am EDT, Tallahassee, Florida which shows that Ghislaine's natal Uranus conjunct Pluto-NN is first to rise; this word picture suggests potentials for:

Impersonal decisions to eliminate others from associations (from Epstein's client list?); unusual meetings on morbid subjects (M. Munkasey); emotional suffering (R. Ebertin); crush the opposition; intense need for publicity and recognition (N. Tyl); let's add two things - her natal Pluto-NN = interview ASC: desire for public influence (R.E.); reading the intentions of others (M.M.); and natal Uranus conjunct ASC: high probability of geographic relocation; a major new start (N.T.):

As usual, my study notes are messily sprinkled around the horoscope for curious readers and include the factoid that the interview's ASC-DESC angles (29Leo/AQ) conjunct those of Mr. T, plus, interview Venus @23Gemini conjuncts his natal Gemini Sun which always brings along his 10th house North Node and Uranus, his guiding planet of chaos, disruption, attack, revolt, and erratic behavior.

In closing, here's a view of Ghislaine Maxwell's AA-rated natal Horoscope (Sun Cap-Moon Leo); transit Mercury Rx to and fro in Leo is now bouncing against her natal Moon @14Leo04 which opposes her natal Jupiter @9AQ03 conjunct natal MC 8AQ34/IC. As noted, that's Mercury the Messenger which, on some level, symbolizes Todd Blanche and whoever sent him to "interview" her.

Then what about Ghislaine's Moon-Jupiter opposition activated by transit Mercury? This suggests potentials for: far-reaching plans; union with a wealthy woman (R.E.); ventings of great emotional impact (M.M.); traveling and learning (N.T.).

My Usual Sources: The Combination of Stellar Influences (R. Ebertin), Midpoints: Unleashing the Power of the Planets (M. Munkasey); Solar Arcs (N. Tyl) #ad.

A New Moon for Ghislaine!

by Jude Cowell, keeping it Astrology

The New Moon of August 23, 2025 conjuncts royal star Regulus along with the natal 4th house Uranus (Rx @00Vir22) of Jeffrey Epstein's incarcerated partner-in-crime, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Simultaneously, transit Uranus in Gemini continues squaring her natal Uranus in Virgo and this casts a spotlight upon freedom issues and blockages to her release from prison, a release which may or not occur. After all, knowledge is a powerful commodity yet it can be a dangerous thing when conditions are unfavorable:

Meanwhile, with royal star Regulus involved, we might advise caution against taking revenge (as in, better not spill the beans?) yet there's more to it when erratic Uranus and Regulus conjoin. Potentials include 'friends who become enemies at the end of life, living in seclusion,' and/or 'violent death through accident or assassination' (source: Astrology King #ad).

Then a day prior to the August 23rd New Moon, Maxwell's Secondary Progressions ('SP') show multiple factors of importance. Two that stand out for me are her SP Sun-Pluto opposition now aligned across the victim-savior Virgo-Pisces axis suggesting powerful forces against her, plus, a significant midpoint picture involving her Virgo Uranus (an unusual profession) since the word picture remains in force from natal chart to SP chart and is part of a YOD pattern of crisis/turning point/special task/spiritual opportunity arriving with the August New Moon:

Pluto-NN = Uranus: 'crush the opposition' (N. Tyl); 'emotional suffering through separation' (R. Ebertin); 'meetings about morbid subjects; impersonal decisions to eliminate others from associations' (M. Munkasey). Realistically speaking, this is a risky time for Ghislaine Maxwell.

Now at the base of the YOD are the Saturn-Pluto sextile (control issues; fear of loss) and Neptune-Pluto, an ongoing transiting sextile formed by the poster duo for Organized, aka, Underworld Crime such as drug dealers, gangsters, and those who traffick people for sex acts - including pedophilia.

The YOD pointing toward the New Moon denotes potentials for privation, renunciation, and/or succumbing to strange influences (which could mean anything). With the YOD pointing toward Ghislaine's natal Uranus we can add 'making sudden decisions in difficult circumstances; a person unafraid of danger; sudden acts of violence' (R. Ebertin), and 'unusual means to escape from or change reality; rebellion; impersonal attitudes about destructive or anti-social activities; tendencies to go to extremes with drugs' (M. Munkasey).

Obviously, New Moons time the beginning of new cycles of activity which reach a measure of fullfilment at the next Full Moon. Here, this happens to be the Total Lunar Eclipse @15Pis22 of September 7, 2025. More on that in a future post - but for Ghislaine, the September Moon Eclipse includes transit Mercury @10Virgo conjoining her natal 4th house Pluto; this transit suggests 'valuable information may help her gain personal power and could relate to finances, investments, and/or property.'

Now in closing, you can see that my study notes are sprinkled around the above bi-wheel of Horoscopes yet naturally there are other indications of her current predicament shown in Ghislaine Maxwell's natal horoscope, her progressed and return charts, and the August 23, 2025 New Moon Horoscope. If possible, check them out if you haven't.

btw: in this post we're treating the August New Moon as a Solar Eclipse. Its conjunction with a major fixed star is a good enough reason to do this due to their combined energies. jc

Those Epstein Mysteries

by Jude Cowell, keeping it astrology

Dear Reader: the following post is for entertainment purposes only; however, the topic of death is always sadly serious and not to be taken lightly. Therefore, sensitive readers may wish to skip this post. jc

UPDATE 7.17.25: Today I'm adding the 11:05 pm horoscope (Saturn-Pluto = MC) to this post as you can see, below along with a link to a 2008 post regarding the mysterious death of the DC Madam.. Orignial post begins here:

In 2023, we discussed the August 10, 2019 "found dead' horoscope of prison inmate Jeffrey Epstein with its major Saturn-Pluto influences hitting Epstein's natal Mercury, planet of bean-spilling, messages, and other communications. In fact, transit Mercury in Cancer was opposing US 1776 Pluto so intense communications and the urge to manipulate and/or withhold information was the general order of the day.

Then even without an accurate birth time for him ('noon' is used), we know that when transit Pluto conjuncts natal Mercury (a direct 'hit' at Jeffrey's ending) - or any Mercury for that matter - communications intensify, are altered, or may be destroyed all together. My suspicion is that what Epstein knew, and could have revealed, was "taken care of," as perhaps you may agree.

However, if he physically could have committed suicide (there was nothing to "hang from" in the ceiling of his cell, or so I've heard), the astrological implications of death don't change, and so - nearby Saturn, a planet of legalities known for its "stopping" and "restricting" functions, suggests the seriousness of his incarcerated circumstances. Additionally, karmic Saturn in its own sign of Capricorn is strong-willed, ego-centric, and often one-sided.

Then when Saturn pairs with manipulative Pluto (the assassin), severity, harshness, brutality, and/or primal violence can express. Plus, the harsh duo in Capricorn conjoined the transiting South Node, a Saturnian point of separation, which hinted that past actions were part of conditions in Summer 2019 and had forcefully returned to be dealt with, one way or another.

Protection of the Powerful

So an existing list of clients or no list, What Jeffrey Knew about people in power, in the political, corporate, religious, and entertainment fields - and what he could reveal about them - would have been the main point of hushing up his voice (Mercury) if indeed he was assassinated. Yet to be fair, association with the convicted sex trafficker need only be something mundane (such as having dinner at one of his houses) in order to be career, status, and/or freedom ending if names were revealed to the public and to prosecutors.

And obviously an uncovering of names would become highly inconvenient for those involved, and still could. Yet some names have already been mentioned such as Bill Gates and Bill Clinton but no harsh effects for them are as yet noted by yours truly. Perhaps you may disagree.

August 9-10: A Video Reset or Tampering to Hide a Secret Visitation?

So maybe there's nothing important about the skip of a minute on the CC tape of August 9, 2019 until 12:00:00 am edt of August 10, 2019 but let's consider the time frame's midpoint pictures along with Epstein's natal midpoint pictures, those of 11:05 pm edt on August 9, 2019 (when Saturn-and-Pluto reached the Goal Point), plus, his "found dead" horoscope (about 6:30 am August 10, 2019). The word pictures may be informative concerning environmental circumstances and participating actors (planets), if nothing else.

First, you may wish to review Jeffrey Epstein's X-rated (hour unknown) natal horoscope. His natal midpoint pictures at noon: Mercury-Jupiter = Venus and Mars: being enraptured; execution of plans (R. Ebertin).

"Missing minute" midpoint pictures - although a couple more minutes are now said to be missing, so the CC tape is possibly doctored by the DOJ and/or the FBI (in 2019 these agencies operated under the first Tr*mp White House tenure; and note that at midnight, "doomed" Atlantis arose along with Tr*mp's natal MC - Taurus, sign of the throat): Moon-Neptune = MC: gripped by forebodings (R. Ebertin); notoriety (MM); Jupiter-Neptune = MC: speculators, fortune hunters, wastrels; harm or damage through thoughtlessness (RE); the role of politics as a way to gain stature and status (MM).

On August 9, 2019 at 11:05 pm edt, transit Saturn and Pluto reached MC forming the only midpoint picture in the midnight chart: knowing how to acquire and use power which can make significant changes in society (MM); desire to rise from difficult circumstances; severity; self-sacrifice; one-sidedness (RE).

Edit: Here's the August 9, 2019 11:05 pm edt Horoscope marked with astro-notes:

Epstein "Found dead" 8/10/19 6:30 am edt midpoint pictures: Sun-Mars = Ascendant: focusng on the competition (M. Munkasey); Pluto-MC = Neptune: dubious practices to increase power or prestige (MM).

Well, thanks for reading! Hopefully you find some value in this post. jc

To close, here's a previous post from June 2025 that includes Jeffrey Epstein's Death Chart of August 2019 surrounded by his noon natal chart.

Jeffrey Epstein 1953-2019; May he R.I.P. however he can.

'RE' = Reinhold Ebertin in his The Combination of Stellar Influences; 'MM' = Michael Munkasey in his Midpoint Pictures: Unleashing the Power of the Planets #ad.

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.

April-May 2023: Jeffrey Epstein returns to the news cycle

On April 21, 2023, transit Mercury turned retrograde in Taurus and as the Cosmos would have it, a variety of previous news makers, topics, and issues are returning to the news cycle. One such is the client list of Jeffrey Epstein whose natal horoscope is not accurately timed yet a 'noon' version can still yield information for our purposes. Follow the link for a view, natal aspects and all.

Yet one chart factor that doesn't depend on accurate timing - only a date is needed - are Eclipses and the Saros Series in which they manifest. On the biwheel image, below, there are two Solar Eclipses highlighted in orange: Epstein's natal 8 South Eclipse @27Leo31 (loss; separation), and notably an 8 South Eclipse repeats on October 2, 2024 @10Libra when perhaps more details will emerge or be leaked concerning these sorry circumstances and degraded people. For more eclipse details see Brady's Predictive Astrology #ad.

The second notated Solar Eclipse is the 3 North @10Can37 (obsessions) during which Jeffrey Epstein's hanging ocurred, whether by suicide or with help. A Solar Eclipse in Moon-ruled Cancer suggests involvement with family ties and other karmic links including those with children. In Leo, a Solar Eclipse used poorly denotes pride, egocentricity, pomposity, and any other negative Leonine traits that a selfish individual decides to express, no matter the effects of his behavior upon others. And of course, Leo is a romantic, dramatic sign, and is associated with children.

So with Epstein's client list making the news once again, I've finally gotten around to publishing the following bi-wheel:

Jeffrey Epstein natal horoscope 'noon' January 20, 1953 NY, NY (inner); outer 'Epstein found dead' August 10, 2019 reported as 6:30 am edt NY, NY; Angular are his natal Jupiter @14Taurus ('neck') at Midheaven ('MC') at 6:30 am edt, and natal Pluto @22Leo33 Rx rising at 6:30 am edt - in his assassin role, or at least as the planet of death and the Underworld; meanwhile, transit Pluto @21Capricorn (with karmic Saturn stalking close behind, aligning for their Great Conjunction January 12, 2020) crushes Mercury, the planet of voice and communications:

Now as you know, with Forensic Astrology, Angular planets are a prominent consideration and with "found dead" charts I've always noted the position of Mercury, planet of sight and other senses. As you see, Mercury on August 10, 2019 at 6:30 am edt was @28Can32 conjunct Epstein's 'noon' IC, the Angle of Endings. This is not conclusive by any means since we have no accurate birth time for the criminal whose links to the wealthy and well-connected of the world must have made keeping Jeffrey's mouth shut a dire necessity. A vast array of characters had mulitple reasons to keep him from talking, and hanging tends to be a favored way of accomplishing such a deed. Of course, it's possible that one can be threatened into committing suicide but I refer you to Epstein's confession about cowardice, linked, below.

Notably, the 6:30 am edt Mars-Saturn midpoint, the 'death axis' according to Reinhold Ebertin, @5Scorpio, sign of spies, spy agencies, and Big Business, opposes transit Uranus, planet of sudden attacks and disruption, so we find a picture of potentials for 'application of brute force; a case of death' (R.E.).

And yes, there are many other planetary factors squooshed upon the charts (sorry!) for those who care to read them. And admittedly there are a few contacts to the natal planets of Herr Trump sprinkled around the bi-wheel for the curious including his natal Moon-SN conjunction (opposite his Sun-NN, of course, but August 10, 2019 was a Lunar Return day for him - and it's basically a Mars Return for Trump, too); then there's the 6:30 am edt Sun-Moon midpoint @18Lib57 which landed upon Agent Orange's natal Jupiter stationed @18Lib27 in his 2nd house of Earning Ability, Possessions, and Valuables. "Joint success" (R. Ebertin) is suggested by the midpoint picture this cosmic synchronicity formed.

Now here's Jeffrey Epstein in his own words from a couple of years ago when The Guardian reported that he had told a psychologist that he was "too much of a coward" to kill himself. Two weeks later he was found dead in his prison cell after being unexplicably left unguarded for 8 hours prior to being found at 6:30 am edt on August 10, 2019. And as we know, cowards are always bullies - and young people tend to be weak enough to bully easily. Check out the two midpoint pictures operative at 10:30 pm edt August 9, 2019 that are listed in the lower right corner.

Previously, on SO'W: Horoscopes: Donald Trump with Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested; and The Death Eclipse of Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine's father.

Horoscopes: Donald Trump with Ghislaine Arrested

July 2, 2020: As you've heard, this morning at 8:30 am edt in Bradford, New Hampshire, Ghislaine Maxwell, culpable associate of the late Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested by the FBI. A myriad of questions about whether she'll "spill the beans" and "name names" of the rich and powerful who were customers of their sex trafficking enterprise are top of the list along with wonderings about those already known to have been involved in some way such as Donald Trump partying with Epstein during Trump's NY playboy days (you've seen video clips) prior to what Trump has described as their "falling out". This type of trafficking is a branch of the global crime syndicate that now operates out of Washington DC with you-know-who acting as figurehead.

So below is a bi-wheel of Trump's natal horoscope (center) - not with Ghislaine Maxwell's natal chart surrounding it (although some of her natal placements are penned around the outside: see her natal Gemini ASC in 10th house = peep-eye!). But with the horoscope of her arrest today, reported as "8:30 am edt", as noted, above:

So was Trump more involved with the Epstein-Maxwell enterprise than he now admits? Well, looking at his chart with the 'arrest' transits, you see his 12th house (hidden, secretive) Mars and Pluto in sexy Leo with their midpoint conjunct not only today's 'arrest' Ascendant (18Leo53) but both also conjunct Maxwell's natal North Node (18Leo44) of public and other contacts. My notes on these midpoint pictures are penned in the center of the chart where her indication of 'close ties to the rich and powerful' describes Trump via his sexy Mars-Pluto midpoint. Not a conclusive factor, of course, and it needs support from elsewhere in the charts, but there it is.

Another curious synchronicity is that Trump's second of three Mercury Returns (8Can51) perfected this very day and dates are listed, upper left, and highlighted in green. Amazingly, Trump's natal Mercury, planet of young people, precisely opposes Maxwell's natal Mercury (8Cap51) to the minute. At the top is the rounded-up Sabian Symbol for Trump's natal Mercury - "9 Cancer" = "A Tiny Nude Miss Reaches Into the Water for a Fish" - and I don't care to think about what this may imply in relation to such criminal activities against children. However, one of Trump's favorite words comes to mind: disgusting.

Also of interest is that in his Mercury Return chart for July 2, 2020 there appears a YOD pattern of crisis (also a health indicator), aka, a Finger of God pattern. It points toward the Moon - this morning @6Sag34 and rounding up to '7 Sag' we have "Cupid Knocking at the Door." Does this symbol refer to Maxwell's arrest (his crisis) and/or SDNY prosecutor Audrey Strauss who, in a sense, knocked at Ghislaine's door this morning about Cupid-related issues? Is Audrey Strauss still employed and for how long?

Also penned on are the three-fer dates of Maxwell's current Saturn Return/s and considering Saturn's realm of legal affairs and the law, I'd say she's having a demanding Saturn Return wouldn't you?

So if you need the natal data (RR; AA) of Ghislaine Maxwell it's penned on the chart, lower right, and highlighted in a magenta-pinkish color, plus, there's a link to her chart, above. Her Earth-Fire Sun Capricorn-Moon Leo personality blend tends toward social climbing, snobbishness, a dictatorial demeanor, and self-centeredness but I suppose this can be no surprise. And now that she's been taken into custody and release on bond is questionable due to flight risk, perhaps the 'Image for Integration' for Cap-Leo that most closely applies is,

"After a lone, silent climb up your mountain you greet the spotlights and television cameras with flair and aplomb." Somehow, I know she will.

Recommended: Sun Sign-Moon Sign, Charles and Suzi Harvey.

DC Horoscope: Aug 30, 2019 Virgo New Moon

Image: August 30, 2019 New Moon @6Vir47 6:37:02 am edt Washington DC; it's a Solar Hour with Mercury exalted in Virgo as chart-ruler and fixed star Zosma (victim or savior) emphasized by Mercury, Sun, Moon, and Mars in Virgo--and with a small stretch we may include Venus @11Vir13 in Zosma's net as well.

Of course, Mercury is the planet of young people (puellas and puers alike) along with The Speedy One's many other roles including messenger, speaker, teacher, student, planner, trader, juggler, thief, liar, and tweeter.

Now, lower left, you see that chart-ruler Mercury applies twice: 1. trine Uranus (4A15) denoting large societal issues that relate to personal affairs, travel, and international finance; and 2. conjunct Mars (5A33) suggesting ideas that become reality, and having a pressing need or urge to travel. This could indicate that some type of escape is involved.

And speaking of trading, this evening as I type (August 14, 2019) the stock market has jumped off a cliff again today (down over 800 points--or was it pooshed?), a Trump recession seems to be in the cards, Hong Kong protests keep heating up under threats from the government of China, and many other difficult conditions and situations are bubbling and boiling over across the globe. Because of all the chaos we're meant to lose faith in government all together but I know the ineptitude is being done on purpose. Meanwhile, it's become obvious to more and more people that Trump was installed in the White House in order to implement the end of America's global leadership by greasing the skids, gutting the government, and sabotaging our nation. Voters in 2016 were warned about Trump but many did not or could not listen. Now our nation and people are in danger on various levels with no one at home in the White House who is capable or willing to do what needs to be done.

Even so, let's not belabor the New Moon of August 30th in critical Virgo, sign of The Virgin, and indicative of the lunar phase when new seeds (ideas, plans) are planted which should come to fruition at the next Full Moon of September 14th @21Pis05. And there's little need to mention the several references to the Epstein-Barr-Trump-Prince-Andrew--?-- embroilment with the many young victims (Mercury) of their sleazy 'attentions' for such may be found in the horoscope for those who care to enlarge the chart and look. (A good example: New Moon '7Virgo' = "A Harem"...whose harem would that be?)

And yet we may wish to consider the dynamic T-Square between the Venus-Neptune opposition square expansive Jupiter in its own sign (4th house) with its 'keeping up a good front' and 'romantic reverie' vibes (Tyl) although admittedly I cannot see how much longer the Trump Circus (enabled by the complicit GOP and others) can continue without collapse considering how quickly things are shifting now--and that includes Trump's denial of involvement in the Epstein affair.

But then, as usual these days, there's gas giant Neptune Rx in Pisces in the 7th house of Relationships and Partnerships adding its usual delusions, deceptions, fraudulent schemes, bubbles, and fairy dust to everything it touches which resonates well with Trump's problematic Mercury-Neptune square of lies and misconceptions--for the Virgo New Moon's Mercury-Neptune quindecile (165 degrees of obsession-compulsion) describes someone deceitful who tends to get lost in thought, can't remember or memorize things, and is driven by fantasy and illusion.

So yes, we're in the midst of dark times and any New Moon is the dark phase of the Moon when things 'go bump in the night' and someone is up to something.

Of course, in Washington DC Politics, 'night bumps' are a time honored tradition so for this particular Mercurial lunation you may wish for more information so have a listen to The Scottish Astrologer's video, Virgo super black moon and Pisces micro harvest moon - Major Warning from Above (30th Aug/14th Sept):

No mincing of words here!

Alex Acosta: 2019 Saturn Square his 1969 Aries Saturn

Donald Trump's embroiled Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta was born on January 16, 1969 in Miami, Florida and has served as US Labor Secretary since April 28, 2017. Here you see his official Labor Department portrait. Also see CNN's segment Breaking down Epstein's sweetheart deal now spotlightig Acosta's involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Of course, "sweetheart deals" for the wealthy class are not uncommon in America's two-tiered 'justice' system, are they? Yet pedophiles are the lowest of the low, even in prison and apparently Epstein maintained a vast network of depravity that may eventually ensnare other perverted fish in its net of publicity if not captivity.

So is there anything outstanding about the natal planets of Harvard-pedigreed attorney Alex Acosta or perhaps a significant transit that applies to current events? Let's peek at the placements of January 16, 1969 using 'noon' since we have no birth time for him. Right away, we know he's a Sun Capricorn, sign of government, law, and business, ruled by legal planet Saturn, of authority, judgment, responsibility, and accountability fame. Now 50 years old this year, Acosta's natal Chiron @29Pisces is emphasized for its 'wounding/healing' and 'blind spot' functions--at a critical-crisis 29th degree and conjunct his Nodal path of destiny. For personality details (conscious-unconscious energies) we can check his natal Moon sign (in Sagittarius or, if born after 3:38 am est, in Capricorn) to add to his Capricorn Sun (conscious mind; adult personality). Plus, as you know, a Moon sign reveals information about a person's 'reigning need' (Tyl) and Acosta's natal Moon was out-of-bounds ('OOBs') all that day denoting a faulty and/or estranged relationship with Mother. So is his need for Sag 'freedom' or Capricorn 'authority'? See details, below.

Then there's Acosta's Prenatal Solar Eclipse series ('PE') which adds some very useful background information and supports the Capricorn need for control and authority which further adds to what I suspect are father-mother-parenting issues in his nature. And maybe his lusty Mars in sexy Scorpio has an opinion!

First, below, is the noon natal horoscope of Alex Acosta (inner) with the transits of December 13, 2019 snugged around it. Why those transits? Because on that day, transit Saturn @19Cap19 squares Acosta's natal Saturn (19Ari19 at noon) for the third of three times in 2019 (in green). Naturally, there are other planetary transits to his chart (ex: Neptune in Pisces to natal Venus--focus on his social behavior) yet a Saturn-Saturn square is so very timely and descriptive! For this restrictive period highlights law-abiding Saturn's legal and justice functions on an inner level (square) and marks 2019 as a testing year of squares beginning on or about March 22, squaring his Saturn again on June 8, with the final square coming December 13, 2019, the resolution phase. Karmic Saturn's orb of influence would be prior to those dates, and of course, without a birth time for him the dates of exactitude could possibly be off by a bit but not by much (making this a general guide to Acosta's Saturn-SQ-Saturn period 2019, a time of fears, formalities, and demands to conform):

Now only a few of my notes are penned on the charts for as both readers of SO'W know, I get rather fussy trying to type much about untimed charts. However, in the center of the bi-wheel I've penned on Acosta's PE in the 6 South ('6S') Saros Series @29Vir29 and some of its themes which include: 'being forceful and taking power' and 'sudden sexual encounters' (Brady). Obviously the first supports a Capricorn personality while the second suggests possible involvement with low characters such as Epstein. (I don't know this, I'm just sayin' since Bernadette Brady mentioned it first.) Perhaps time will tell or will exonerate Alex Acosta from all but his prosecutorial ramifications. Yet I would feel remiss not to add that Acosta's natal asteroid Lilith, the seductress, conjoins his natal Mercury in Aquarius, planet of young people (puers and puellas). Note that the last 6 South eclipse occurred on October 14, 2004 @30Aries and the next will perfect on October 24, 2022 @2Scorpio. And fyi, 6 South is the PE series of the 'Nazis' Rise to Power' in 1932: 'taking power'.

Now the bright, illuminating rays of the Lunar Eclipse of July 16, 2019 @24Cap04 are set to potentially reveal something about Acosta's natal Sun--more scandal? Secrets and/or leaks? This could occur prior to July 16 of course which is only 5 days hence as I type. Plus, the heavyweight transit of major karma, the Saturn-Pluto Conjunction @22Cap46 on January 12, 2020 may be worrisome for Acosta for it perfects near his natal Sun (25Cap53--26:55)--look for its position in the chart between the Venus-Pluto conjunction, above. Reinhold Ebertin says the intense Venus-Pluto pair of energies working together relates to lasciviousness, an excessive sexual urge, and/or to fanatic love. Will Saturn-Pluto bring restriction and accountability to Alex Acosta? Or merely to the other culprits involved in this tragic drama? How interesting that hidden wealth and organized crime are also features of the Venus-Pluto combination.

Astro-Notes: Alex Acosta's two possible Sun-Moon Personality Blends

Sun Cap-Moon Sag (Earth-Fire: powerful ego 'runs the show'; domineering) is self-motivated, zealous, and authoritative. This blend suggests the forceful personality of a natural politician, professor, or priest who occasionally likes to toss off the yoke of responsibility and "indulge in a crazy adventure". This is the 'old man' + 'crazy teen' combo but with a sense of 'high-mindedness' and a tendency toward pomposity. If Acosta's natal blend, he gets "fixated on narrow views that become rigidly moralistic".

Either or both of its two Images for Integration may apply: "In his spare time, a High Court judge takes up the serious hobby of gambling at horse races...A bank clerk plans a world cruise." And if this is Acosta's natal blend we should add two quotes from famous folk born under its influence:

"Great lords have their pleasures, but the people have fun." - Montesquieu; and, "All the things I like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening." - Alexander Woolcott. Well said, Mr. Woolcott!

The Sun Cap-Moon Cap combo (Double Earth: matter-of-fact; dependable; 'pillar of society'; fears chaos and loss of control) denotes practicality, responsibility, realism, and autocracy. Self-absorbed, serious, and ambitious, this blend tends to act professionally with a strong will power mobilized toward success. His "resourceful intellect always needs a challenge of some kind" and he is terrified of change and of things mysterious. Lust for power (Heaven Knows What, Grant Lewi), materialism, and shrewd common sense are marked features of his nature and he may wear overly tough defensive armor for he always expects the worst. Safety, security, rationality, authority and control are important to this stern combination with its double Saturnian vibes which can judge others self-righteously. Naturally, a legal career seems appropriate, or perhaps a career in politics or investment banking.

Now Sun Cap-Moon Cap has only one Image for Integration: "A hoary grandfather sits in his chair with his grandson on his knee. He gives him a gift for his seventh birthday - a first edition of Pilgrim's Progress."

Amusing that '7th birthdays' tend to mark the time frame of our very first Saturn squares!

Saturn-Pluto Conjunction 2020 @22Cap46 (2020 DC Horoscope shown as is their 1982 Conjunction); for more personality details see Sun Sign-Moon Sign by Charles and Suzi Harvey.