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Astrology at its Best
NEPTUNECAFE·SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2018·

Ready to go beyond Sun Sign astrology? Delving into the archetypal, symbolic language of the planets can be quite an eye opener to people who think astrology begins and ends with Sun Signs. I’ve been a passionate astrology student for several decades, and enjoy sharing how the planets reflect what’s happening in our personal lives and geo

politically. I’ve been writing the weekly NewsScope column since 1997, and also wrote regularly for the major astrology magazines, notably Dell Horoscope. The posts that appear here are only a small part of what appears weekly. You can find more astro-commentaries here: NewsScope and at my website, NeptuneCafe.com

Tools: As a professional astrologer for the last twenty-five years, I've found a number of useful, holistic techniques for chart interpretation, gleaned from my library of over 600 astrology texts. The book reviews I wrote for Dell Horoscope magazine are now collected in an eBook, called The Ultimate Book of Astrology Books. Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DSSCLP4

Readings: For those interested in personal readings, these are generally based on outer planet transits and secondary progressions. Topics may cover romantic relationships, psychological or spiritual issues, career, health, relocation, parent-child relations, and personal finances. Our interaction will include as much astrologese as you're comfortable with, though activated natal dynamics are generally discussed. Format: I’ve tried a variety of formats over the years, and the current process begins with your email request. After you’ve sent me your exact birth data and we’ve settled the fee, I’ll need some brief background info on yourself (to put the planets in context), and the issues you’re interested in discussing. Then I’ll study your chart for 2-3 days (schedule allowing) and report back with a list of talking points. We can continue by discussing these itemized details of your chart, plus the current and projected conditions. This may be done as a conversation through email (where you’ll have the written record), over the phone, or via Zoom or Skype. For more info on personal consultations, such as cost, rectification, and testimonials, visit https://www.neptunecafe.com/readings

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Michael (Wolfstar) O’Reilly

05/03/2026

Stephen Colbert’s Ending and New Beginning

Stephen Colbert will likely be a major news item over the coming three weeks as he heads into the final episode of CBS’s The Late Show on May 21. The backstory here is that CBS was bought by Paramount which was sued for $20 billion by the Trump administration over a 60 Minutes segment that favored Kamala Harris. Paramount settled the lawsuit for a mere $16 million on condition that Colbert be fired.

As described last year* when Colbert’s firing was first announced, his birth time is set for 10:02 pm which gives him 16º Sagittarius Rising and 5º Libra at the Midheaven. The Midheaven, as naturally associated with his professional standing, is under major activation now as his long-standing job as late-night comedian comes to an end.

The primary indicator is transiting Saturn. The Saturn cycle is a well known, predictable cycle among astrology enthusiasts. Professional peaks arrive when transiting Saturn is near the Midheaven, while professional endings and new beginnings correspond to Saturn’s arrival at the nadir, the 4th house cusp. Over the past year, transiting Saturn has gone back and forth across his 4th house cusp as it opposed his Midheaven.

However, he’s not going out without major national attention and an unknown number of proposals for his next gig. This is evident with transiting Pluto’s station at 5º Aquarius, which forms a very favorable trine to his Midheaven. And then this coming September, transiting Uranus reaches 5º Gemini and turns retrograde, also making a rare exact trine to his Midheaven.

In fact, transiting Uranus and Pluto trine each other over the next two years while simultaneously trine his Libra Midheaven. This makes an auspicious Air Grand Trine, suggesting he will be doing a lot more with his comedic talents than co-authoring a film sequel to The Lord of the Rings. Uranus and Pluto, as outer planets, keep one interacting with the collective in some way.

Colbert doesn’t openly criticize Paramount’s executives since he’s thankful for the 21 years he’s spent with CBS. He says he’s looking forward to regrouping from the grueling fast pace of producing a nightly show. However, the tension between him and Trump is evident when viewing recent developments in his horoscope.

The 7th house represents “other people” which can be partners or open enemies. Colbert has his Moon in that house at 24º Gemini, which happens to be closely conjunct Trump’s Gemini Sun. Then note the importance of Venus, which gains significance by being the ruler of his Ta**us Sun and Libra Midheaven. Natally, Venus is also in the 7th house, but by secondary progression it’s been retrograding through Gemini.

That all changed in October 2022 when his progressed Venus stopped at 20º Gemini and began slowly moving forward. Normally, we think of Venus as a beneficial placement, but in the 7th house, and due to its proximity to Trump’s Sun-Uranus conjunction, it readily symbolizes Trump as a target for his jokes.

Colbert was born with Black Moon Lilith at 13º Sagittarius and only three degrees from conjoining his Ascendant. This Lilith is what gives Colbert the comedian’s edge of referring to hidden or dark truths without actually voicing them. The reference makes us squirm uncomfortably until we recognize the irony, the hypocrisy, and laugh to release the tension.

By secondary progression, as Colbert stages his last monologue, Black Moon Lilith will be at 20º Sagittarius, or exactly opposite his progressed Venus. That puts his progressed Venus under immense stress, something that has been building up ever since Trump was re-elected. So Trump got him fired. But don’t be concerned about Colbert’s next performance. He’s got an Air Grand Trine to inspire and move him.

* see NewsScope: https://www.neptunecafe.com/nsc081125

04/26/2026

May’s Top Five Astro-Events

1. Ceres is very favorably sextile to Jupiter on the 2nd, making a healing, helpful duo from the 1st through 5th. Often referred to as the Great Mother, Ceres in stable, reliable Ta**us gets more supportive, nurturing, helpful, kind, and generous when linked to Jupiter.

2. Pluto at 5º Aquarius turns retrograde on the 6th. Those with their Sun, Moon, Ascendant, or other prominent placement at 4º to 6º of the fixed signs (Ta**us, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) are already feeling the deep changes brought by this retrograde station, with the transformational process lasting a year or more.

3. The New Moon in Ta**us conjoins Ceres on the 16th, putting the spotlight on the Great Mother asteroid. The New Moon with Ceres suggests a new beginning in the parent-child relationship, financial planning and implementation, a growing concern about environmental issues, and turning to healthy food to nourish body and soul.

4. Ceres octiles (semisquares) Hygeia on the 23rd, but this healthy combination can be effective from the 14th through month’s end. Saturn is also involved since Hygeia squares Saturn. Those who come under the influence of this alignment will recognize the need to make lifestyle changes to improve whatever health issue arises at this time.

5. Mars in Ta**us squares Pluto in Aquarius on the 26th, which is probably the most anger-inducing, potentially violent, and accident-prone planetary combination. The most intense phase is from the 23rd through 26th as Mercury in Gemini makes hard aspects to Mars and Pluto. Then verbal challenges may be the main instrument of expressing one’s will.

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Get a deeper look here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

04/19/2026

Transiting Pluto’s Square to Melania’s Sun

Melania Trump’s April 9 formal statement at the White House was completely out of character and caught most everyone by surprise. She just doesn’t voluntarily bring up the one scandal that her husband’s team has been obsessively trying to bury. A look at Melania’s horoscope may shed some light on what’s happening here. A 7:10 pm birth time makes good astrological sense since it puts her Sun-Saturn conjunction in Ta**us right on the 7th house cusp of partners.

This business-first combination describes her marriage as a negotiated partnership based on a mutually rewarding pre-nuptial agreement. It also describes her personal identity (Sun) as completely wrapped up in her husband’s ambition and professional role. Yet her Sun is also closely quincunx (150º) Uranus, which drives her toward complete personal freedom and independence. Her conscious ego is then faced with the responsibilities and obligations to Donald pitted against her interest in doing her own thing, in having her own lifestyle.

Currently, the lead astro-event is transiting Pluto heading into a square to Melania’s Sun in Ta**us. Before making the exact square, Pluto turns retrograde when it stations on May 5 at 5º30’ Aquarius. This is only 0º02’ from the trine to natal Uranus. Still, the orb of the square to her Sun is tight and she obviously already feels it. Transiting Pluto squaring a 7th house Sun is bound to be highly disruptive to her personal relationships — and especially to her marriage.

Pluto turns direct this coming October and then will be squaring her Sun off and on through December 2028. Quite possibly, her marriage will unravel during this interval, which lasts through the end of Donald’s term in office. Also, this transit may be projected onto her husband and mark his unraveling in office. A seventh house Sun-Saturn conjunction can play out in her partner’s life, which she then experiences vicariously.

Apparently, at the center of Melania’s discomfort is the former model, Amanda Ungaro. Stay tuned for this developing scandal….

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Get the full picture here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

04/12/2026

Trump Update on Three Fronts

Trump’s horoscope is under an unusual array of major astro-events through the end of April, any one of which could severely alter the course of his presidency. The top three concerns are the military front, his mental health, and the Epstein Files.

First up is the fragile peace treaty with Iran. Transiting Uranus at 27º Ta**us was near his Midheaven and squaring his natal Mars when he gave the go-ahead for the invasion. Transiting Uranus was also exactly aligned with the US Pluto at 27º Capricorn, which is the planetary symbol for US power. Coming up on April 17 is the New Moon at 27º Aries, which forms a supportive trine to Trump’s progressed Mercury, and a hard square to the US Pluto. That alone suggests military action in one form or another.

Second is Trump’s cognitive decline. Transiting Saturn is advancing this month to activate his natal Mercury-square-Neptune. Transiting Neptune follows up over the next several years. If he has seemed completely mentally unhinged recently, this tendency only gets worse this month and through the end of his term.

Third is the never-ending saga of the Epstein Files. His natal Juno-Chiron is exactly octile (semisquare) his Ascendant at 29º Leo, which makes his relationship challenges an intrinsic part of who he is. Transiting Uranus is heading into its final square to Trump’s Leo Ascendant on April 24. This means that it will simultaneously be forming a trioctile (135º aspect) to his Juno-Chiron conjunction.

A look at the previous two squares, which took place in early July 2025 and mid-November 2025, tells us that the Epstein Files will once again be making headline news. Quite possibly, as April 24 comes around, new revelations from the Epstein Files will provoke Trump to re-ignite a distracting military conflict. This from the degenerating brain of the man with his finger on the nuclear button.

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Get the deeper look into each of these three fronts here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

04/05/2026

Pluto in Aquarius Empowers Pickleball

Since ancient times, men and women generally haven’t competed with or against each other in high-level sports. But now, in the emerging Age of Aquarius, a new sport is breaking that mold where men and women have equal standing. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the US and around the world. Pickleball athletes can play as singles, in mixed doubles, or in same gender doubles.

Pickleball has soared in popularity ever since Pluto entered Aquarius. It’s certainly not a coincidence that the most dominant player is a woman and an Aquarius. Anna Leigh Waters was born on January 26, 2007 with her Aquarius Sun conjunct Chiron, giving her an innate sense of needing to overcome weakness and vulnerability. Anna Leigh began playing professional pickleball at age 12 and is currently undefeated in women’s singles for the past two years.

Anna Leigh Waters has a boatload of placements in Aquarius. This includes a tight Mercury-Neptune conjunction at 19º Aquarius, which can readily space out and lose focus. But the ability to get into mental gear hour after hour, day after day, and year after year comes from her Mercury opposite Saturn, which does provide the self-control necessary to win the big points.

Her Aquarius Sun trines Lilith in Libra, giving her an interest in playing doubles. Her long-time men’s partner is Ben Johns, often touted as the #1 men’s player. Last week they claimed their 61st mixed doubles title together. Her partner in women’s doubles is Anna Bright, and they also won gold last week to extend their record to 105 wins with only 3 losses.

Throughout 2026 and 2027, transiting Pluto will go back and forth across her Aquarius Sun, helping her to spread the popularity of pickleball with her sheer vitality, enthusiasm, and winning ways.

ALW’s chart is rectified. For details and further narrative, read this week’s NewsScope here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

03/29/2026

April’s Top Five Astro-Events

1. Pallas octiles Ceres on the 6th but is within range of being an active dynamic from the 1st through 18th. The parent-child relationship may become a primary focus of emotional and mental energy for those who come under the influence of these two dwarf planets during this interval.

2. Mars conjoins Saturn in Aries on the 19th and is made highly productive from the 14th through 21st via the ongoing sextile to Pluto in Aquarius. Those with prominent planets at 5º to 8º of the cardinal signs will most benefit from this forceful duo that finds and overcomes adversity and resistance.

3. Juno conjunct Pluto becomes exact on the 20th but is a strong influence from the 15th through 24th. This astro-event dovetails nicely with the Mars-Saturn conjunction ( #2 above) while emphasizing the role of alliances in your activities.

4. Following a six-month retrograde phase in late Ta**us, Uranus definitively enters Gemini on the 25th, where it remains until August 2032 when it enters Cancer. Political astrologers have long recognized Uranus in Gemini as marking historical turning points.

5. The New Moon in Aries takes place on the 17th (7:50 am EDT) and marks a decisive new beginning by conjoining the rowdy Chiron-Eris conjunction. At this time, astrologers will note that we have eight planets in Aries, a rare accumulation of headstrong, me-first, gung-ho energy.

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Read the full post here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

03/22/2026

Three Iran Synchronicities

Do you ever feel that the universe is talking to you? Call it coincidence, synchronicity, or an angelic message, sometimes things happen that make you aware of your connection to a larger consciousness. This happened to me several times over the past two weeks as I was musing over what to write about the ongoing war in Iran. Here are three such incidents:

The first one took place when I was at an appointment with my eye doctor. I was put in a small consultation room while a technician prepared me for the doctor’s visit. The computer screen showed a full-color close-up photo of Mars and I asked the technician, “Did you know that Mars is the God of War?” She said these images are randomly generated and didn’t know anything else about it. It was the only image I could look at after she left and I awaited the doctor.

Yes, the war was on my mind at that time, but the next incident seemed even more unusual. I play pickleball regularly and especially on Wednesday in a round-about tournament. Last week I partnered with someone new, someone I’d never seen before. He said his name was Babak and I asked him where he was from and was surprised to hear “Iran.”

Although I’m no longer doing personal readings, the third incident involved a former client. Two weeks ago she wrote to me, saying, “If you happen to be working on the chart for the new leader of Iran (and I hope you are!), I wanted to send this to you for a head start because I just found out that he and I share the same birthday.” This client (who shall remain nameless) not only shares the same birthday as Mojtaba Khamenei but they were born in the same year on September 8, 1969.

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Get the full stories here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

03/15/2026

US Scorpio Rising Chart Outlook

The US is in an obvious and historic developmental phase, which the transits and progressions to the US Scorpio Rising horoscope clearly reflect. The widely unpopular war against Iran is only the latest bizarre and apparently random event initiated by Trump. This goes along with his natal Sun-Uranus conjunction and the concurrent octile transit of Uranus to the US Sun in Cancer. This creates a double theme or a resonant national vibe that dominates the daily news stories.

The confusing and contradictory reasons given for Trump’s war on Iran coincide with Mercury’s retrograde cycle. The first wave of bombs struck on February 28, killing Mojtaba Khamenei’s father, wife, son and other close relatives. This was just as Mercury turned retrograde at 22º Pisces — right on Mojtaba’s Mars and exactly squaring Trump’s Sun at 22º Gemini (which in turn conjoins the US Mars).

Mercury turns direct on March 20, the same day as the Spring Equinox. At that time, Mercury will be at 8º Pisces where it forms a supportive trine to the US Scorpio Ascendant. It will also be trine to Trump’s Mercury at 8º Cancer. Ideally, if he’s listening at all to the nation’s antiwar sentiment, he’ll feel it in his bones to end this Middle East conflict.

What the American people can do about the Trump regime’s abuse of power is send a collective message. This is shaping up on No Kings Day 3.0, scheduled for March 28, just as the US progressed Midheaven at 24º Aries squares natal Mercury at 24º Cancer. The evolution of the nation’s status (progressed Midheaven) is all about sending an effective collective message (Mercury).

The US Moon at 25º Aquarius represents the people and their security needs. This natal Moon is also under major activation around the time of No Kings Day: the transiting Chiron-Eris conjunction at 25º Aries forms an exact sextile to the US Moon. In Aries, this becomes a troublemaking, aggressive duo and shakes up the population to —in no uncertain terms — act how they feel about Trump spending $1 billion/day on a useless attack on Iran.

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Additional discussion on this triwheel’s marked aspects can be found here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

03/08/2026

Pete Hegseth’s Holy War

As Jupiter, the planet we associate with religion, turns direct in Cancer, the sign of the homeland, many serving military members are filing complaints that US commanders are evoking Armageddon to inspire their troops in the war on Iran. Commanders from every arm of the military are telling their units that this war is “anointed by Jesus” and is “all part of God’s plan.”

Hegseth’s Sun in Gemini squares a Mars-Saturn conjunction in Virgo, which is placed in the 9th house of religion. Saturn in this house often manifests as religious fundamentalism, and Mars here is willing to fight for it. He sponsors a monthly Christian service at the Pentagon and leads a weekly White House Bible study that preaches evangelical Christian practices and support for Israel.

What’s unusual about Hegseth’s chart is that he has Black Moon Lilith right on his Midheaven. Lilith is totally repressed in this case due to the religious programming that women should be subservient to men, a belief that Hegseth has long promoted. A repressed Lilith leads to intense resentment and explosive rage.

When Lilith gets activated by major transits or progressions, she can’t hold back her anger and can become psychologically, emotionally, or physically violent. And that’s exactly what is happening now. His natal Lilith is at 6º59’ Libra and at this writing his progressed Mars is at 6º52’ Libra, or only 0º07’ from being precise.

However, transiting Saturn will be opposing his Midheaven and Lilith over the coming month. This suggests that constraints are being imposed by forces outside his control. As Saturn enters his 4th house of home he will likely find that the domestic political situation becomes a serious challenge to his military plans. Last week, Republican Senators overwhelmingly voiced support while Democrats called the invasion an illegal, regime-changing war. Hegseth’s response was, “we’re just getting started.”

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Read the full post here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

03/01/2026

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the US Horoscope

As I describe in my book, Political Astrology, one of the best ways to interpret a candidate’s political potential is to compare it to the US national chart. I’ve long promoted the Scorpio Rising chart (set for 2:21 pm, July 4, 1776) which gives extra importance to the Pluto at 27º Capricorn and the Moon at 25º Aquarius. Candidates with natal or progressed planets aligning with these degrees will do better than candidates without these links.

First, AOC has her natal Black Moon Lilith at 27º31’ Libra, which is only 0º02’ from exactly squaring the US Pluto. This paints her as an outsider, a feminist carrying rage and demanding fairness — which is exactly what many voters are looking for after Trump’s autocratic cover-up of the Epstein File. She’s out there every day making comments on social media and otherwise encouraging people to organize and act.

She was born with the asteroid Hygeia at 25º Sagittarius (sextile the US Moon), perhaps reflecting her popular promotion of clean and honest elections. And when the astrologer uses the 8th harmonic set of aspects, she has several more links to the US Moon. The tightest one is her natal Jupiter (the ruler of her chart with Sagittarius Rising) at 10º29’ Cancer which is only 0º01’ from the trioctile (135º) to the US Moon at 25º28’ Aquarius.

Her Jupiter participates in multi-planet oppositions between Cancer and Capricorn. Concerning her presidential aspirations, she has a progressed Saturn-Neptune conjunction at 10º Capricorn, which is octile (45º) to the US Moon. This is what is happening now, and her future candidacy and influence over the general population is bound to grow over the coming two years.

This can be seen through her progressed Midheaven, now at 12º Scorpio and applying to a conjunction with her powerful natal Pluto at 14º Scorpio. Her Pluto is key since it harmonizes the planets in her Cancer/Capricorn axis. The Democrats’ political machine will also take increasing interest in her message with her progressed Sun sextile progressed Vesta, which is exactly conjunct the US Pluto at 27º Capricorn. This makes her a rising star on the political scene.

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Read the full blog here: https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

02/22/2026

March’s Top Five Astro-Events

1. The Full Moon in Virgo on the 3rd is a Lunar Eclipse (6:37 am EST). This one is special because it’s a total eclipse of the Moon for a full 58 minutes, and because it’s at sunrise in Washington, DC with the Sun conjunct the political asteroid Pallas.

2. Chiron conjoins Eris at 24º Aries on the 19th, but this troublemaking duo is in effect all month. Chiron and Eris aren’t traditional planets like Saturn and Neptune, so not many astrologers are paying attention to their interaction, their conjunction.

3. The relatively fast-moving Mars in Pisces activates the Chiron-Eris conjunction in mid-month. Consider the 12th through 16th a high-energy phase when impulsive, directed actions take center stage, either in you or in the people around you.

4. The Spring Equinox takes place on the 20th (at 10:46 am EDT), the same day that Mercury turns direct, and just two days after the New Moon. These three concurrent astro-events all signal a new beginning, a fresh start.

5. Saturn sextiles Pluto on the 28th and is within one degree (making it significant) from the 18th through the first week of April. Those under the influence of this highly constructive dynamic can do much to advance their goals, fulfill their ambitions, and get involved with others for a shared interest or cause.

The above highlights the more in-depth descriptions of these astro-events. Get the full picture here: https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

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