2027 Saturn opposes 1776 Saturn: Reckoning Time

by Jude Cowell, partisan for democracy

When by transit karmic Saturn, planet of law, order, authority, responsibility, authenticity, reality, consolidation, and restriction opposes America's 1776 Saturn exalted in Libra (@14:48:20 in 10th house in the 5:09 pm LMT chart of July 4,1776) it will be a significant influence on government and the courts. And yes, all Saturn Returns of the old man/senex and Time Lord repeat all aspects to other planets that 1776 Saturn engaged in.

These are limited to: Saturn square Sun in Cancer, sesquisquare Moon in Aquarius, opposite Chiron @20Aries, a fabulous trine with Uranus in Gemini, and a sextile with ASC (@12Sag08 at 5:09 pm LMT ). However, these aspects are not the focus of today's limited Saturn-oppo-Saturn post.

Note: Use the US Horoscope You Prefer

Now obviously, transit Saturn has opposed 1776 Saturn through the centuries on a regular basis, and correcting mistakes of the past is often a required task during such a transit if progress is to be made. Yet considering the current illegalities of the authoritarian regime's take-over of our federal government and judiciary - both Saturnian entities - along with the gross amount of denials of guilt by those responsible, the upcoming opposition horoscope, exact one time on March 15, 2027, may contain a few tidbits of useful information worth mentioning so hopefully you'll check out the horoscopes at your leisure.

1776 Saturn (inner) with 2027 Saturn Opposing (outer):

Then for a more complete picture, here's the current US Saturn Return 2010 (inner) surrounded by the Saturn Opposition Horoscope of March 15, 2027. Note that I used the horoscope of the very first Saturn Opposition to 1776 Saturn of February 9, 1792 to formulate the 2027 Saturn Opposition:

Saturn in Libra: a strong sense of duty; conscientious; reliable but can become discontented. Saturn in Aries: the desire to rule other people; self-willed; ambitious; defiant; obstinate (R. Ebertin).

Additionally, pivotal events took place in the year 1792 and we may wish to label this a cosmic time link from 1792 to 2027. One well known event is the Buttonwood Agreement (horoscope shown), the handshake that heralded the founding of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Of course, a much closer time frame is the Year 2010 which is worth checking out as well. One prominent event that 2010 is known for is the longest solar eclipse of the 3rd Millennium and that's the 12 North of January 15, 2010 ('joining new groups through travel or ideas' - B. Brady) which I labeled at the time the "New President Eclipse" in honor of President Barack Obama, a man born with Saturn in its own sign of Capricorn.

Then for an ancient cosmic time link to the mess we're in, we can hardly do better than the Ides of March which marks the most famous political assassination in history of none other than Julius Caesar. If only he'd listened to his wife and stayed home from the Senate that day in 0044 BC.

Previous Saturn-related posts include Saturn: America's Credibility-Authenticity-Authority Gap and Saturn-Neptune and the Weakening of America.

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

Is the DC Madam haunting DC?

by Jude Cowell, keepin' it astrology

July 17, 2025: Below is my original post concerning the controversial death of "DC Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey but with a few edits and code corrections for the sake of clarity; a previously included news link is no longer available so I deleted it, and a related horoscope is included below for curious readers:

A headline back in the day read, Alleged Call Girl Professor Hanged Self Jan 30, 2007:

A former university professor accused of working as a call girl hanged herself over the weekend, police said Monday. Brandy Britton was found dead at her home Saturday by a family member. Britton, who was a sociology and anthropology professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, was charged a year ago with four counts of prostitution and was scheduled to go on trial next Monday. #

Then came this:

Police: 'DC Madam' Palfrey Hanged Self in FL May 1, 2008:

Deborah Jeane Palfrey, convicted last month of running a high-end prostitution service in Washington DC, hanged herself in a shed outside her mother's mobile home in Florida today, officials said. Authorities were called to the Sun Valley Estates Mobile Home Park in Tarpon Springs, Florida, by Blanche Palfrey, who found her daughter's body hanging by a nylon rope shortly before 11 a.m., Tarpon Springs police Capt. Jeffrey P. Young said at a news conference. He said Deborah Palfrey left at least two suicide notes, but he declined to discuss their contents. #

Well, I remember this case and that Deborah Jeane had reportedly said to investigative journalist and author Dan Moldea, with whom she was working on a book that, "I am not going back to prison. I will commit suicide first."

Meanwhile, her Wikipedia page contains a variety of details for the curious reader: Deborah Jeane Palfrey.

Now here's an excerpt from one of my 2007 posts, edited for clarity:

Earthwalk Astrology's (Robert) Blaschke had spoken by phone with the DC Madam and she gave him her birth data. The federal charges against her may be dismissed or reduced - her Secondary Progressed Moon was trining natal Jupiter at the time of her indictment, March 1 (edit: apparently this did not happen):

Deborah Jeane Palfrey Mar 18, 1956, North Charleroi, PA 16:55:00 GMT

And here's her natal Sun Pisces-Moon Gemini personality blend's Images for Integration:

"A child grips his magic red balloon as it lifts him into the sky and over the sea onto an island of eternal beauty...A schoolboy dreams of heroic deeds during a class on the romantic poets" (Sun Sign-Moon Sign, Charles and Suzy Harvey #ad).

UPDATE July 17, 2025:

Below you see a speculativley timed "found dead" horoscope for Deborah Jeane Palfrey set for "shortly before 11:00 am" (news reports). As we know, Angular planets at death are significant and her natal Mars is setting at the angular Descendant and her natal Sun (vitality) is visible at Midheaven:

Note: On March 19, 2007, a 9 New North Solar Eclipse @28Pis07 landed upon and dimmed Deborah Palfrey's natal Sun (@27Pis47 in natal 1st house) with 9NN themes of: 'accidents; great physical eoffort; violence; sudden physical events' (Brady) which suggests a risky period for her. Of interest is that 9 New North happens to be the current Solar Eclipse Series running in the background of society since a 9NN Eclipse manifested on March 29, 2025 @9Ari00.

And so I'm wishing that Deborah Jeane Palfrey can R.I.P.

jc July 17, 2025

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.

Astro-Notes: America's Saturn-Neptune Cycle

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

Considering the massive social and political shifts occurring these days, here are two images for you on the topic of the Saturn-Neptune combination of energies in society:

1. A bi-wheel with what I suspect is the beginning of America's Saturn-Neptune Cycle (center; September 27, 1773 @18Vir42:53 - conjunct Mercury 18:50) surrounded by the DC Horoscope of the February 20, 2026 Saturn-Neptune Conjunction at the Cardinal Aries Point of World Events:

2. A dual image showing the Saturn-Neptune Conjunction of September 27, 1773 @18Vir42:53 conjunct Mercury (upper right) and the February 20, 2026 Saturn-Neptune Conjunction (lower left):

Of significance is (what I call) a cosmic time link from 1773 to 2026 created by the Pre-Event Eclipse of 1773 ('PE'; Total) in the 10 North Saros Series because a 10 North Eclipse repeats on February 17, 2026 (Annular) and - surprise! - 10 North is the 'PE' of the February 20, 2026 Saturn-Neptune Conjunction @28AQ49.

Therefore, 10 North themes closely link to Saturn-Neptune energies in the US and elsewhere with the planetary duo's multiplicity of potentials.

10 North themes: 'emphasis on communications; frustration or inhibitions regarding news, paperwork, and/or young people; sense of drained energy and fatigue; work through difficulties one at a time' (paraphrasing B. Brady).

Initial 10 North: April 25, 944 (OS) @9Tau53 conjunct Mercury Rx @10Tau04.

Since we know that history tends to rhyme, a look at historical Events of 1773 could be instructive for the curious reader, especially when it comes to the topic of cups of tea.

And for a deeper dive into history, try Events of 944.

For more Astrology regarding this topic, see a previous post, Saturn-Neptune and the Weakening of America.

July-August 2025 Lunations - and Regulus

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

As you see in the DC Horoscope below, fixed star Regulus, the "little king" star, features prominently in the August 23, 2025 New Moon Horoscope.

But first, have a look at a dual image of two charts - the New Moon of July 24th @2Leo08 (lower left and opposed by Pluto Rx @2AQ36 which suggests critical phases of development, plus, reversion to the brutal animalism now operating in society), and the July 24th New Moon's subsequent Full Moon of August 9, 2025 @16AQ59:55 (upper right) when some sort of culmination or fulfillment of plans can occur - likely in the technological (cyber/AI) spheres of development which includes surveillance and subversion along with a generous measure of arrogance, squandering, and theatricality mixed in:

And below is the DC Horoscope of the August 23, 2025 New Moon conjunct royal star Regulus with aspect grid included. As you know, a New Moon can behave in similar Uranian fashion to a Solar Eclipse (a wild card: disruptive, course-changing, a cosmic blink) while a Full Moon can have similar effects as a Lunar Eclipse: revelatory, casting a bright glare upon inconvenient facts or secrets that may lead to scandal):

Then if we treat the August 23, 2025 New Moon as if it's a Solar Eclipse, aspects to the lunation become significant especially considering current events and the actors perpetrating them. They are:

Saturn inconjunct: freeloaders with no sense of duty or responsibility;

Neptune inconjunct: escapists who can't or won't face reality and who carry enormous karmic debts they tend to project upon others;

Pluto inconjunct: brutal, violent people with no sense of right or wrong;

Uranus square: people indifferent to the needs of society with an uncaring attitude toward humanity. In other words, anti-societal people such as criminals, gangsters, thieves, political extremists and zealots.

Then as you likely know, Regulus rises in the natal chart of a man some call Donny John; therefore, the inconjuncts in the YOD pattern/s, plus, the square from radical Uranus, also spotlight this particular deviant. So if these aspects remind you of anyone currently behaving corruptly in politics, then we're on the same page.