Friday, September 17, 2021

Gabby Petito - The Pisces Full Moon - New Developments

  Gabby Petito is a young woman that was reported missing on Sept 11 2021. Gabby's boyfriend was the last person to see her, and he's not talking, so it's all a big mystery.where she is and what happened. Astrology might offer an insight on timing for future events.  Gabby was born on March 19 1999 when the sun was in Pisces conjunct Mercury at 28 degrees.  The next full moon will be in tropical Pisces at 28 degrees conjunct Gabby's sun and Mercury Sept 20.
Full moon's symbolize things coming to a head and being illuminated. I suspect around the days of this full moon we will be hearing some new developments about Gabby. Best case is she's found and brought to light under the full illumination of this moon. Pisces energy doesn't always offer up all the details, so there could perhaps be some unanswered questions but monday night Sept 20 full moon might help.

We can also look at Venus. Venus ingressed Scorpio around the time Gabby went missing, which is Venus's detriment and is in a secret place. When Venus squared Saturn Sept 16 new info came out showing her on police bodycam weeks before connected to different incident. Therefore when Venus opposes Uranus around Sept 23 we are likely to see something new come out about her, maybe shocking or surprising, unexpected. 

Also with Mars now in Libra, Venus's sign, the Mars person might become more cooperative, perhaps, even if only indirectly through others. 

We will have to wait and see if this turns out to be true 

Wrote on Sept 17 2021.

 

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

United States Astrology 2021 And Beyond - A Nation Misguided

 

I can imagine the title of this post has already triggered some of you as you assume it's politically motivated. However, it's not. I'm asking you to set your political viewpoints aside and contemplate this information objectively. I've titled this a Nation Misguided solely on the fact that there is a rare astrological transit aspect taking place in the USA chart right now that reflects this misguidedness. 

Currently the United States is having a rare Neptune transit (roughly 164 year cycle) that is opposing the USA natal Neptune, and squaring the USA natal Mars. In the past this transit has proven to be problematic for the nation, last occurring in the mid to late 1850s. 

 Mars is our drive, passion and what motivates us to take action. Transit Neptune in Pisces brings about a distortion to truth, beliefs, opinions, philosophy, information, education, facts, details, culture issues, etc, as it's at odds with Sagittarius, Virgo and Gemini which rules these things. Reality itself starts to get distorted which has been building up since 2011 as transit Neptune made its ingress into Pisces. The collective unconsciousness starts to take over, and people become hypersensitive, delusional, unrealistic, idealistic, confused, lost, disillusioned, some falling into suffering, escapism, victimhood mentality seeking a savior, as a loss of personal power seeps in, generally speaking of course. 

As this Neptune transit builds there becomes this need to have a connection to something above and beyond the normal mundane side of life, which sometimes but isn't always religiously based. It can be anything that's outside of this earthly reality. Scandals and conspiracies both real and imagined increase. There can be a positive side of this transit for individuals that embrace healthy creativity, imagination and personal spiritual development while still remaining grounded, but i'm interpreting this more on a collective mundane level right now.

In 2021 transit Neptune is square the USA Mars for the first time in the modern era.

So if Mars is our motivation as a nation to take action, it's clear as day from an astrological perspective that the motivation is misguided and very problematic, although very unclear for the majority of people without the knowledge of this hidden perspective. 

The transit Neptune opposite natal Neptune reflects there is two opposing sides of beliefs, culture, reality, etc. With natal Mars being the Apex of that T-square the opposition leads to war.

All we have to do is look back at the past to better understand the current times.

The last time transit Neptune was moving through this position square natal Mars was 1856-59(roughly) and was reflecting a major divide building for the nation because of contrary beliefs and opinions regarding culture issues.

1857:  "Dred Scott v. Sanford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War (the ruling is not overturned until the 14th Amendment in 1868)."

1858:  "A speech by Demoract James Henry Hammond in the United States Senate promotes the idea of "King Cotton" and the "mudsill theory" in support of slave labor." which contributed to the escalation towards the civil war.

1858: Republican Abraham Lincoln makes his "House Divided" Speech at the State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, on accepting the Republican Party nomination for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Lincoln went on to say - "A house divided against itself, cannot stand."

"It will become all one thing or all the other."

I think you're starting to get the idea. If gov't and the nation under a Neptune square Mars back then was resulting in these unhealthy beliefs thinking slavery was okay, what are the unhealthy beliefs and philosophy of the current gov't and nation... Neptune opp Neptune reflects the oppositions between two very different realities and culture showing once again we are a nation divided which could very well lead to another war, which is already building.

What's worrisome with this current cycle is that it's happening at same time as other rare cycles that reflects the situation is much more critical than what we might realize.

Saturn conjunct Pluto in Capricorn 2020 is still only in its beginning stages so we have not seen the full manifestation from that cycle yet, including the full transformation to the structures of our society. We are getting a good glimpse though. This is a rare cycle for the next 30 + years of amplified Govt power and control that affects not only the USA but the entire world. This cycle is also reflecting what we've been experiencing since 2020, with the c-word, etc. Saturn Pluto is also about power and control issues in general for individuals, companies, society, etc, where the events of 2020 have justified certain people to assert their will and power over others. In the past, for some people, the need to control others has been repressed (others not so much) but is now coming to the surface being exposed. The closest control freaks are coming out of the woodwork. I could say a lot more about that cycle, but let's move on.

USA Pluto Return is a rare cycle (roughly 246 years) and becomes exact in 2022, although we are already experiencing the build up. Right now we are in the dark phase of that last 246 year cycle before we start a new cycle next year. This is also a cycle about power and control, intensity, extremes and forced transformation. This was one of the main energies reflecting the American revolutionary war. 
The reason for this is when Pluto transits Capricorn, especially the last 10 degrees gov't is reaching the height of their power and control over the people. Last time Pluto was here the British were over taxing/ controlling the American colonies not allowing freedom which led to the revolution. 

Pluto return is also about the shadow of the American society being exposed as what's been deep and hidden comes to the surface. At this point all the negative side effects from this society and culture becomes apparent. There are many great things about the USA experiment, and those things should be honored and preserved, but Pluto return also indicates some things about our system don't work in the long run and need to be reformed. Wildfire being one small example of many where our policies have led to unhealthy situations in the long run, such as disrupting the natural fire cycle of the forests for over a 100 years leading to massive overgrowth, resulting in catastrophic fires now and a problem that seems unsolvable in the short term.  Pluto is a destruction, death and rebirth cycle. There are so many other topics that Pluto return reflects. Factor in the Neptune opposing Neptune and there is contrary beliefs and ideas about every topic cause and cure, making this return even more critical. Lord of the underworld is front and certain for us all to face in this era. There is so much more to say about Pluto return but let's move on. 

Jupiter conjunct Saturn in Aquarius.  This cycle is also only just beginning so we haven't seen the full results yet and will affect the next couple decades (not just for the USA) in combination with all these other cycles. There was a lot of hype about this meaning a new cycle of freedom and unity for the world, but as i've said all along, Saturn in Aquarius does not reflect freedom. Aquarius is about the group, community, organizations, politics, science, etc, and thinking about everyone, not just the self. In mundane context it's about groupthink and NOT about individuality in the way that Aries is. Saturn here (in combination with these other cycles) is social restrictions and limitations to individuality with new rules, regulations for the world where all must conform as one. It's a limitation to open mindedness, and also shows gov't injecting itself into social organizations, science, etc. This can also manifest in small organizations where the leader is more controlling than normal requiring full unity and conformity. Jupiter here is going to expand all this for the next 20 years at least. However, Jupiter here is less positive and more restricted in its expansion because it's with Saturn, therefore could be a slow gradual expansion over the next 20 years. Scientists will become more and more the authority of reality and dictate policies embedded with gov't. One of the problems with this is that Neptune cycle at same time which is distorting facts and information as well as some data. If the data is flawed, the science is flawed. This is not to say ALL data is flawed, but a lot of it is, based on these cycles of Neptune.

Current media headline in USA - 
New York becomes first U.S. city to mandate c-word v a c c i n e s

This is one small example of what i said above and will continue to build in many other forms. The danger of this is not so much about the V, (although govt forcing people to inject an experimental substance into your body is still bad enough regardless if it's safe or not).  I'm  not saying take it or don't take it, that's up to you. My point is about the power and control forcing group conformity, not allowed to be an individual or think differently from the groupthink. I wouldn't be as concerned with this if it wasn't for all the other rare cycles happening at sametime. In my professional astrological opinion all this is going to spark the conflict to the next level, along with everything else. 

The USA Progressed chart from 2021-2024 is the darkest moon phase of the past 30 year cycle, aka the balsamic phase, closing out the past preparing for the new. However all that is happening now affects the long term future for this country, and with two opposing Neptunes directing the energy into Mars it will be a miracle if we don't slide into another civil/revolutionary war. Right now it's a cold war but could very well turn hot.  

Based on this astrology, i think we are a Nation Misguided, which will only lead to pain, suffering and disillusionment for the people influenced and trapped in this distorted collective consciousness. It will be hard to maintain sanity, but ultimately is just another phase of the human race that continuously changes and evolves through the 26,000 year cycle of the zodiac with ups and downs of consciousness, for spiritual growth purposes.  

Although there is a collective result for all this, the personal experiences of individuals will vary depending on your birth chart, and own personal destiny. Some folks will be able to be in their own little world, not affected as much, others not so much. 

Thanks for reading.


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Friday, January 1, 2021

Frequently asked questions about me & an update

 



As we enter the new year of 2021 there is a lot of changes ahead, including with me and my astrology work.  Below i'm going to answer the most frequently asked questions i get about me personally and my work, along with an update on what you can expect from me for 2021 and beyond.

Q: Are you still working as a professional astrologer?

A: Yes. I do astrology reports as my main source of income full time. I'm consistently booked up two weeks in advance. I've done thousands of personal reports for people over the years that i stay busy with returning clients in a cycle.

Q: Are you taking new clients?

A: Yes

Q: Do you do readings, phone or skype consultations?

A: No,  i don't give readings on the phone or through any video chat, i offer reports via video that i email you the link to watch at your convenience. This works best for me as i live in a remote area that has sketchy phone and internet service. Also this allows me to report on what i see, rather than a back and forth where the astrologer is feeding off of what the client is saying, acting as a counselor more than an astrologer. Reporting on a chart in the blind is much more challenging for the astrologer, but i've been doing it for years and i believe it offers certain insights that you can't get from a normal astrology reading. My style isn't for everybody. If you prefer phone readings, i'm not the astrologer for you.

Q: Where can i find you on social media?

A: I'm not on any social media sites besides YouTube and even that is limited right now.  I have enough established clients that i don't need to promote myself on social media. I don't think social media is healthy, so i don't engage in the collective chaos.

Q: I loved your weekly astrology reports on YouTube, do you plan on making astrology videos again?

A: Yes. I've taken a few months off from YouTube collective/mundane reports but i am planning on returning and making more astrology videos for 2021 and beyond. Right now it's looking like i'll start back up around the Aquarius new moon in Feb of 2021 (That date subject to change though). I'm still trying to decide if i'll do the same format as before with weekly reports covering everyday of the week, or something different. Also i have no interest in becoming a famous youtube astrologer. I don't care how many subscribers or "likes" i have. I'm not trying to build the channel into more than what it already is. I'm not trying to make money from YT. I don't care about getting attention, praise or fame, or making tons of videos everyday, as i get plenty of work without YT. In fact, the thousands of views i was getting on YT was bringing me more work than i could keep up with. Not doing YT videos has brought me back down to a more manageable workload. I don't mind new clients, but I can't be working seven days a week anymore, and i don't want people to have to wait a month to get their report after they buy it. Two weeks is long enough. There's more to life than just work. I'm figuring out a better system from behind the scenes for 2021 and beyond. Stay tuned.

Q: Why did you turn off comments on your YouTube videos?

A: It goes back to my thoughts that social media is unhealthy. 95% of the comments i get are positive, so it's not about negative comments. I don't need validation, or praise. I don't really care to hear about other people's take on the astrology. I'm there to report on what i know. There's just too much noise on social media. I don't mind one on one conversations in real life, just not opinions on every topic from every which direction from random people on the internet. A lot of Youtubers are desperate to make money and get attention and validation. That's just not me. In order for me to keep offering free astrology videos i had to take the social media aspect out of YT. Believe it or not life is pretty darn great without social media. 

Q: How long have you been into astrology?

A: I first got into astrology back in 2006, learning it on the down low. Then in 2011 astrology started to become an obsession where i spent all day everyday studying and researching to the next level, for the next couple years. I took it to extremes, but that fits me since i have Mercury conjunct Pluto on the midheaven (highest point in the sky). By 2013 i started offering reading for money where i've been doing astrology fulltime ever since.

Q: Where and how did you learn astrology?

A: In the very beginning, like everyone i started by reading books and looking up stuff online just to understand the basics. My chart ruler is Jupiter in Aries so i'm not much of a follower, and i'm here to pioneer my path in everything i do. The idea of learning something like astrology from a teacher didn't sit well with me. For some people, that's the best way, it all depends on your chart and style of learning. I'm my own teacher; life and experience is my classroom. Learning astrology from a teacher is just learning one person's perspective and way of doing it, and their way might not be the best way. Getting a certificate from some random astrologer doesn't mean much to me. Some skills in life, like say, becoming a mechanic, can be best learned by a teacher because there is a direct set way of doing it, but astrology doesn't have a concrete way of working with it. Again though, some people love learning from others, getting certificates and degrees, but those types of people are usually lifetime students and never meant to be a teacher because they feel the wisdom has to come from outside of self.  Some people can only learn something from a teacher, Again it all depends on your chart and who you are. In the beginning of astrology education we all have to learn some stuff from others, but only the very basics.

There is a lot of misconceptions and popular ideas in astrology that don't always pan out in reality. Books and teachers can only take you so far, but if you are content by taking someone's else's word on what is true, then maybe that approach is best for you. Getting certified by someone just means you are a clone of them. Hey, this is just my perspective and we are not the same so do what's right for you.

I think the best and true astrologers are the pioneers, the ones researching discovering new correlations that haven't been recorded by people of the past. There is still many truths and techniques that can be discovered through researching astrology in the real world.

That's how i've been learning. I got professional software and started researching charts, people, events, history, etc, which i've been doing for years. It truly takes years to learn astrology, and i'm still learning and will be for years until i'm an old man and even after that. In that process through years there is changing and evolving of ideas and techniques as knowledge and experience grows. Experience is key. These 20 something year old kids that think they are astrologers, or the people with a few years of experience that claim they are "master Astrologers" are living in a ego delusional fantasyland. Now once you hit 30, 40, 50 years of experience and beyond, that's respectable  

The short answer is i've learned from research and experience, doing astrology for real people for years and i'm not perfect, i get things wrong sometimes. Like i said i'll be learning forever. There is different types of astrology, i have my own style. 

Q: Has it been hard making a living from astrology?

A:  Being able to make a good living from astrology all depends on your birth chart, but for me, yes it's been extremely hard in the beginning, and i would say hard for most people. Most people won't be able to live good from astrology. Since i have a lot of Pluto influence in my chart, at the highest point of the sky aspecting almost every one of my personal planets, i'm extreme and capable of living in ways the average person isn't. Like i said, i've been obsessed with astrology and went all in since 2011; astrology or bust.  

I wasn't going to get a "real job" as my ex suggested. My main source of money was going to be from astrology, but starting from scratch as an unknown astrologer? Not easy. By 2013 i was homeless. I started this blog and was also posting on Google+ and Twitter trying to put myself out there and get clients. I was doing written reports back then. I was homeless living in my car doing astrology 2013 - 2019 with one or two short term breaks here and there, with very little income. I had little to no support from anyone and i'm not the type to take government assistance. Like i said it was astrology or bust, although i would make some side money sometimes from the medical mj industry of northern California. I was also going through an epic once in lifetime Pluto transit those years. But yes, i didn't have a home for 7 years! 

Some of those years in the beginning were really hard. There were times i didn't have a penny to my name, out of food and out of gas for my car, parked on some random road, just sitting there starving, waiting for an email notification to come in that someone bought a report. Part of me wanted to go out and camp in the wilderness but public land in the mountains of northern Calif doesn't have much cell service that i needed for online work, so i had to stay close to town, living in my car. I had a lot of pride so it didn't make it obvious. Sometimes i would go three to four days without food (i'm not the food bank type of guy) or gas money. Just when i thought i was at a breaking point, someone would buy a report and i was saved. Back then i was charging 60 bucks a report. That would give me just enough money to put some fuel in my car and some unhealthy food in my belly, keeping me alive several more days until i ran out again, and the cycle would repeat. My faith was tested to the extreme and i was skin and bones. As the years went on i was slowly building up more and more astrology work and by 2016 i was living in my car on someone's raw land i knew, half of the year. It was still a rough life though, between the hot summers and cold winters and very little money. I tried making astrology videos on Youtube back in 2015/16 but would get very little views so i stopped doing it. Then i started making video again, i think in 2018 slowly building up views with very little subscribers.

Finally by 2019 my long Pluto transit started to move on and life started to get way better when i got into a place in Arizona. I started getting a lot more views on Youtube and getting a lot more clients from that exposure. I have a strong birth chart, with Uranus the sun, Mercury, Pluto in the 10th house of career, so once transit Pluto moved on (my fall from grace years) my chart naturally boosts me back up (relative to where i was) and the money has been rolling in with more clients than i can handle. At this point i'm making a very good living, but i also live a very simple life with zero debt and only a few basic bills to pay.

The truth is though, i went through a major death and rebirth transit those 7 years, living extreme and with no support. I had to face all my fears, lack of material security, lack of respect from the world, family and friends and it taught me that i don't need much in this life. I don't care about being " successful". I don't need to accomplish anything, i don't care what people think of me anymore, i don't need a lot of "materialistic things", i don't need to prove myself to anyone. I've already been to the bottom of the social spectrum. Astrology has been my life through this process, having more time to research and do astrology than a normal person could have with their real life. 

I find it kind of funny that i have finally made it to the point of making a good living from astrology and i don't really care, doesn't mean much to me and i limit the growth that is trying to happen. There is so many people that would love to be a professional astrologer, working from home, making your own hours, being your own boss, etc but don't have the opportunity. I don't think the average person could have made it through the life i lived those years to get to this point. Like i said, i'm extreme. 

Dealing with so many people and doing so many reports can be very draining but this is the way i make a living and i do feel like i'm helping people sometimes which feels good. I need to advance my astro business. I'm working on a new website that i'll launch in 2021 and i'm going to try and put some effort into this even though i'm making a good living without all the business effort side of it besides doing the email work and report work. So YES it's been hard to get to this point but now it's easy! My chart allows me to make money from astrology and online stuff, but not everyone can.

Q: Do you have more than just a few recommendations from clients than what you have listed on your blog? 

A: Yes! I haven't updated the recommendations section of my blog in years. I have many many recommendations that i have to sort through and list. I'm going to add those to my new website. I have had so many people give me positive feedback about my reports. If you are one of my clients and like my work and want to recommend me to other people, email me it and i'll add it to my blog. Thank you!

Q: What did you do for a living before astrology?

A: Right out of high school i got a job as a seasonal wildland firefighter for state government which was the beginning of my firefighter career. I also became an emergency medical technician and worked for local government fire depts as an all risk firefighter ,but my passion was wildland fires. I worked off and on in the fire service for local, state and federal agencies from 1994 thru the end of 2008. In between all that i've also done labor work, construction, ranch work, woodworking and internet marketing coding websites from scratch, and after 2008 some mmj work. Big change to astrology huh. Ha.

Q: Are you part of the astrology community?

A: Not really. I know a few other astrologers but i don't really interact with the "astrology community". Maybe this makes me sound like a snob but i don't really fit into that group and i don't really want to. I have gotten several requests for interviews and collaborations from other astrologers but i always turn them down. I'm just not really interested. I do my own thing and i like it that way. I don't watch or read what other astrologers say.  I see headlines sometimes but i don't want to be influenced by them and i usually don't agree with their interpretations. Every once in a great while i'll get a reading from someone i've never heard of, but that's rare. I've only gotten 3 readings from other people in my life, and i'm not that impressed.

Q: Are you a Trump supporter or republican?

A: I have no political party affiliation. I have NEVER voted on anything in my life, and i doubt i ever will. Voting might work on the local level, but i don't believe it does on the bigger scale. With that said, i'm a mountain man/country guy, i don't fit into city folk mindset. I've owned many guns in my lifetime, i'm okay with hunting and eating wild game. I think gov't has too much power and control. I don't need the gov't to take care of me. I love freedom and independence. I would say i'm right of center since modern day liberalism and "woke cancel culture" makes me cringe. There's a lot of unhealthy victimhood mentality being amplified since 2011, correlating to Neptune's transit through Pisces. Once you step out of that and take responsibility for yourself and stop blaming everyone else, life gets a lot better, depending on the personal phases you're in. I don't base my political opinions on right or left groupthink. If i voted i would be independent or libertarian. Some issues i lean right and some i lean left, but i'm definitely not the modern liberal. 

Q: Do you teach astrology?

A: No, although my natural style of doing astrology reports has a teacher vibe to it. I am ruled by Jupiter.

Q: Are you married or single?

A: I'm divorced and currently single.


Well folks, there's some answers and an update. 

Welcome to 2021. 

Rik