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Post-2016 Election Analysis and Reflections | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:21:54

In episode 93 of the podcast I talk about the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election, and reflect on what happened with my prediction. Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of our discussion. Giveaway Prizes for October/November On the next episode we will be giving away a pass to the upcoming NCGR astrology conference that is set to take place in Baltimore in February, as well as a copy of the astrology software program Delphic Oracle. For more information about the giveaway and how to enter for a chance to win see the description page for the October giveaway. Outline I covered too much ground to write up a full outline here, as it turned into a nearly three and a half hour discussion. Generally, for the first hour or so I talk about issues related to the birth times of both candidates, and the potential that I may have been using the wrong chart for both Clinton and Trump. For the second hour or so I talk about where I may have gone wrong with the specific techniques that I used, and the dilemma I ran into that required a sort of judgement call on my part. In the third hour I talk about some miscellaneous observations related to the outcome of the election and the reactions in the astrological community. Links to Pages Mentioned Here are some links to other pages mentioned in the episode: Mark Cullen’s roundup of predictions about the election Previous roundup of predictions from the 2012 election Listen to This Episode You can either play this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your computer by using the buttons below:

Astrology Forecast Discussion for November 2016 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:46:22

In episode 92 astrologers Kelly Surtees and Austin Coppock join the show to give an overview of the astrology for November 2016, which includes Jupiter square Pluto, Neptune stationing direct while conjunct the north node, and more. We also give a brief recap of the ISAR astrology conference that took place a couple of weeks ago, and I provide some auspicious dates for the month of November, using the principles of electional astrology. As always, the cover art for this episode is from the 2016 PlanetWatcher Astrology Calendar. Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of our discussion. Giveaway Prizes for October/November For this month’s raffle we will be giving away a pass to the upcoming NCGR 2017 astrology conference, as well as a copy of the astrology software program Delphic Oracle. For more information about the giveaway and how to enter for a chance to win see the description page for the October giveaway. New Lectures Available Two of the lecture recordings from the 2016 ISAR conference mentioned in this episode that are now available for purchase: * Chris Brennan: Timing Peaks and Transitions in Your Career and Life Direction (zodiacal releasing) * Leisa Schaim: Repeating Years, Repeating Themes: A Simple But Powerful Technique (annual profections) Kelly also has two new lectures available from talks she gave at NORWAC this year: * How Lucky are You?: The 11th House of Good Spirit * Planetary Periods: Timing Life through Firdaria * Kelly is also offering a 10% discount on chart consultations for podcast listeners if they book before November 7. Just use the coupon code PODCAST to get the discount. Planetary Alignments for November * Mars ingresses into Aquarius November 9 * Venus ingresses into Capricorn November 11 * Mercury into Sagittarius November 12 * Full Moon in Taurus November 14 * Neptune stations direct November 19 * Sun into Sagittarius November 21 * Jupiter square Pluto November 24*** * New Moon in Sagittarius November 29 Auspicious Dates for November * November 1 around 2:10 p.m., with 11° Aquarius rising * November 6 around 12:55 p.m., with 13° Aquarius rising * November 15 around 9:10 a.m., with 22° Sagittarius rising * November 24 around 7:15 p.m., with 12° Cancer rising Listen to This Episode You can either play this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your compu...

Hillary Clinton’s Birth Time Revisited | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:56:47

In episode 91 astrologer Patrick Watson joins the show for a followup discussion about Hillary Clinton’s birth time, in order to talk about some new developments that have taken place over the past few weeks since we originally covered this topic in episode 90. Since this is a followup discussion to the one we had in episode 90 we would highly recommend listening that that episode first, since this one is mainly meant to fill people in on what happened after we ended the previous episode on a bit of a cliffhanger. Below you will find links to some of the articles mentioned at various points during the episode, followed by links to download or stream the recording of this episode of the show. Giveaway Prizes for October/November Announced At the top of the show I announce our two sponsors for this month, as well as the giveaway that we are doing in cooperation with them for patrons of the show. For this month’s raffle we will be giving away a pass to the upcoming NCGR 2017 astrology conference, as well as a copy of the astrology software program Delphic Oracle. For more information about the giveaway and how to enter for a chance to win see the description page for the October giveaway. Relevant Links for This Episode Here are some links to pages that we mentioned at different points in this episode: The Astrology Podcast episode 90 released September 29: 2016 US Presidential Election Birth Data Issues Wall Street Journal article by Yogita Patel on September 29: Who’s Demanding to See Hillary Clinton’s Birth Certificate? Baffled Astrologers October 2 YouTube video: interview with Ray Merriman, Shelley Ackerman, and Marc Penfield Eric Francis on the TMA blog on October 4: It’s October 2016 And We’re Still Speculating About Hillary Clinton’s Missing Birth Data The Guardian on October 12: Astrologers predict the election: Trump is from Mars, Clinton is from Venus Los Angeles Times on October 12: These astrologists vow to predict who the next U.S. president will be Washington Post article by Justin Moyer on October 14: ‘This is not to be trusted’: Astrologers are battling over Hillary Clinton’s true birth time Los Angeles Times on October 18: Astrologers predict a Hillary Clinton victory is in the stars New Lecture Recordings Mentioned Two of the lecture recordings from the 2016 ISAR conference mentioned in this episode that are now available for purchase: * Chris Brennan: Timing Peaks and Transitions in Your Career and Life Direction (zodiacal...

2016 US Presidential Election Birth Data Issues | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:49:44

In episode 90 astrologer Patrick Watson joins the podcast to talk about birth data issues in the 2016 US presidential election, and in particular ongoing questions surrounding the birth time of Hillary Clinton. Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of our discussion. Monthly Giveaway Winners Announced At the top of the show we announce the winners of the monthly giveaway. The winner of the pass to my course on Hellenistic astrology was listener Dorje Kirsten. The winner of the pass to my course on electional astrology was Cindy Letourneau. All you have to do to enter the drawing each month is become a supporter of the podcast through our page on Patreon on the $5 or $10 tier. See the previous giveaway page for July for more details. The next drawing will take place on episode 94. Show Notes Here are some notes from this episode: Different Birth Times for Hillary Clinton: * 8:00 AM – Scorpio rising * 8:00 PM – Gemini rising * 8:01 PM – Cancer rising * 12:00 AM – Leo rising * 2:18 AM – Virgo rising Relevant Links: * AstroDatabank entry for Hillary Clinton * My original 2007 article on Hillary’s birth time after returning from the NCGR conference * Followup article on birth data issues in the 2008 election * 2012 ABC News interview we did predicting Hillary would run in 2016 * Fox News interview we did predicting Obama would win and Hillary would run * Patrick’s 2016 presidential prediction * Patrick’s article on Hillary’s Clinton’s real birth time * Patrick’s announcement of Tim Kaine’s birth time * Recent ISAR announcement about Hillary’s birth time * September 29, 2016 Wall Street Journal article: Who’s Demanding to See Hillary Clinton’s Birth Certificate? Baffled Astrologers Listen to This Episode You can either play this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your computer by using the buttons below:

Astrology Forecast Discussion for October 2016 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:02:34

In episode 89 Kelly Surtees and Austin Coppock join the show to talk about the astrological forecast for October of 2016, which includes Mars in a new sign for the first time all year, a Full Moon conjunct Uranus, and some other relatively light ingresses after a pretty busy September. I also highlighted some auspicious dates for beginning different types of ventures and undertakings, using the principles of electional astrology. As always, the cover art for this episode is from the 2016 PlanetWatcher Astrology Calendar. Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of our discussion. Astrological Alignments for October * Mars in Capricorn all month (in dignity and first new sign all year!) * Mercury ingresses into Libra October 7 * Full Moon in Aries October 16 * Venus ingresses into Sagittarius October 18 * Sun ingresses into Scorpio October 22 * Mercury moves into Scorpio October 24 * New Moon in Scorpio October 30 Auspicious Electional Dates * October 18 around 3:05 p.m., with 11° Aquarius rising * October 20 around 10:15 p.m., with 9° Cancer rising * October 22 around 2:45 p.m., with 10° Aquarius rising * October 27 around 2:25 p.m., with 10° Aquarius rising Listen to This Episode You can either play this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your computer by using the buttons below:

NASA Changes Zodiac Signs? Astrologers Respond | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:27:04

In episode 88 of the podcast Austin Coppock and Kelly Surtees join the show to discuss and dispel recent rumors that NASA has changed the signs of the zodiac, and clarify the relationship between the zodiacal signs and constellations. Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of our discussion. Episode Outline An outline of some of the topics we talked about and points made during the episode: Timeline of September NASA Rumor This is a short timeline that I attempted to put together in order to explain the sequence of how the September 2016 NASA rumor came out: * Last big zodiac controversy happens in January of 2011. * January 13, 2016 – Short astrology page updated on NASA education blog * The original article was shorter, and written a few years earlier. * The article doesn’t say anything about NASA changing the signs. * January 20, 2016 – High school newspaper blog notes article, but doesn’t gain traction * September 2, 2016 – Spirit Science blog publishes original sponsored click-bait post. * “Your Astrological Sign Has Shifted: NASA Updated The Zodiac Signs For The First Time In 2,000 Years” * Article makes it seem like NASA itself has recently changed the signs. * September 3–4+, 2016 – Spirit Science post gets shared widely on Facebook * September 12–17 – Story picked up, esp. by women’s magazine sites in second week. * September 15 – Cosmopolitan runs a story on it. * September 16 – Glamour posts article on it. * September 16 – Gizmodo gets statement from NASA. * September 20/21 – NASA issues updated article/statement on Tumblr blog * BBC runs story talking about how the NASA story spread September 21. * September 22-26 – Coverage from local news networks + lots of other sites. * NPR runs story on zodiac issue on September 25. Zodiac Issue * The three “zodiacs”: constellational, sidereal, tropical. * Only the tropical and sidereal zodiacs are typically used in practice as reference systems. * Tropical zodiac aligned with equinoxes and solstices, sidereal with constellations. * Zodiac standardized to 12 signs of 30 degrees each around 5th century BCE. * Around the same time natal astrology was developed. * Most of the qualities associated with the signs didn’t come about until 1st century BCE. * Tropical and sidereal zodiacs roughly aligned then. * Some qualities taken from the tropical zodiac, some from sidereal. * Part of the misconception is the assumption that all of the qualities that astrologers associated with the signs are derived from the constellations, which is not true. * Precession – slow drift apart – 1 degree every 72 years. * Tropical zodiac already used by Hipparchus in the 2n...

Astrology Forecast Discussion for September 2016 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:46:32