Updates, Astrological and Otherwise

[ecosophia]

A couple of updates that may be of interest to my readers: 

To begin with, my mundane astrology project is proving to be well worth the time and effort I'm putting into it -- many thanks to everyone who's subscribed to it!  (If you're not familiar with this, by all means check it out on my SubscribeStar or Patreon pages.)

I've decided, after quite a bit of reflection, to move my eclipse charts from now on to the $10-a-month subscription tier. Partly that's because they're taking more time than I'd expected, and partly because I need something to offer my higher-tier subscribers once I finish the current series of posts on the December 21 Grand Mutation. 

The Grand Mutation charts for the US and Britain have already been posted, and I'm working on the delineation of the next 199 years of India's history, with charts for Japan and Australia still to come. After that, I plan on delineating the next Great Conjunction, which will take place in 2040, and then the next Grand Mutation, which won't be until 2219 and will mark the next major turning point in world history. 

In the meantime, I've already posted a delineation for the penumbral lunar eclipse coming up on November 30, and am working on the chart for the December 14 solar eclipse, which will take place the day the Electoral College is scheduled to meet here in the US, and is in the 10th house of politics as seen from Washington DC. (Oog.)  Charts for the Capricorn ingress for the five nations I currently track will be following promptly, and then it's on to the next set of eclipses and ingresses!

***Update to the update:  my predictions for the December 14th solar eclipse are up on both sites. Next up are the Capricorn ingress charts, and I also plan on delineating the inauguration chart for whoever ends up as US president on January 20th, and doing that as a public post. The inauguration -- well, let's just say it's a very, very interesting chart.***

In other news, I've set up an online shop for most of my books with Bookshop.org, an online firm that works with independent booksellers online and off.  The pages on my blog with links to my books -- which I've never really had time to maintain properly -- have been replaced by a connection to my Bookshop page. Full disclosure:  I get a cut from Bookshop.org for sales through my store, which more than makes up for the considerable discounts Bookshop is able to offer.  (It's associated with Ingram, the largest distributor of independent publishers in the market, which is why they can rival the discounts at that big online retailer.) By all means check it out, and let me know if you have any problems with it; currently it's only active in the US, but that should change early next year. 

Despite the crazed gibbering currently coming out of the US political system and a good many of its equivalents elsewhere, in other words, life goes on -- and all things considered, if any of you are thinking of devoting more time to your spiritual lives, a case could be made that this is a very good time for that...

Comments

[hwistle]

The Bookshop looks great! Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work outside the States... :-(

[d_mekel]

I will be sure to get my circles of power and golden dawn through here....plus whatever else

Not in the US

[sea_spray]

Hi JMG

Bookshop.org looks awesome! Unfortunately for me I'm in NZ so not likely to see much from them any time soon. Do you know if there's a way for a book shop that's not in the US of UK to approach them and get the discounted price to ship it to their door as a special order from a customer?

Thanks!

Reviews

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG,
On the bookshop site, there doesn't appear to be a way to leave reviews - I would be very happy to review those of your books that I have read. Perhaps this feature could be added?
Do you have somewhere that you would prefer people left reviews?
Christine S (UK)

[phillipwats]

"Despite the crazed gibbering currently coming out of the US political system and a good many of its equivalents elsewhere, in other words, life goes on -- and all things considered, if any of you are thinking of devoting more time to your spiritual lives, a case could be made that this is a very good time for that..."

So my decision to start LRM on November 1 sounds like a good one then...

As for the eclipse, just how ugly does it look like it will get? I tried delinating it, but I'm still learning how to read a chart. Either I'm misreading it or it looks like it'll be a doozy....

A World Full of Gods

[(Anonymous)]

Hi John. I was actually over there this morning, looking for one of your titles, a book that relates (as many of yours do of course) to the last paragraph in your post: A World Full of Gods. I didn't see that one in the bookstore but maybe I'll check again, before I look at a different seller (not the monolith you mentioned however).

Looking forward to the upcoming astrological reports. & congrats on the success of your mundane astrology project.

[(Anonymous)]

It's just opened in the UK - redirects to uk.bookshop.org

Spiritual Life

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I'm sold. Anything that pulls me further away from the mainstream will be welcomed at this point.

Got any books on deck for us?

- Dudley Dawson.

[esingletary]

I have a feeling this would push your workload into untenable territory, so forgive the question if it overextends, but would you ever consider doing comprehensive retrospectives on some of your charts once they finish playing out? Especially as eventful as 2020 has been, I’d be very interested in seeing your perspectives on what surprised you, what you learned, and on the role the eclipses seem to have had this year in modifying the ingress charts once the astrological rubble of 2020 stops bouncing at the end of March.

[ecosophia]

Delighted to hear it -- I knew that was in process but wasn't clear on how soon it would be up.

[ecosophia]

Thank you!

Re: Not in the US

[ecosophia]

I'm not sure how they handle that, but I believe Ingram distributes worldwide -- talk to your favorite local bookstore and see if they have access to Ingram titles.

Re: Reviews

[ecosophia]

Thanks for asking! I'll inquire and see if Bookshop plans on a customer review feature down the road a bit. In the meantime, I don't have any specific preferences, but I'm always pleased to see reviews of my books -- personal recommendations carry a lot of weight in the book trade.

[ecosophia]

It sounds like a very good decision to me. As for the eclipse, you're not misreading it; it looks like it's going to be a mess.

Re: A World Full of Gods

[ecosophia]

At the moment, AWFOG is unavailable on Ingram, though trhat may change -- by all means pick it up elsewhere for now. Thank you for the congratulations!

Re: Spiritual Life

[ecosophia]

I'll be announcing a new title in a couple of days, and there's a steady drumbeat lined up for the next year or so!

[ecosophia]

If I have the time, that would be interesting. We'll see...

[(Anonymous)]

Are we talking "brutal civil war turning the US into a collection failed states" level mess?

[hwistle]

It does, but your shop is not there John: we can still buy your books but not sure if the cut goes to you or to the local British bookshop... At any rate, better than Titless Bezos!

Manuel

Re: Not in the US

[(Anonymous)]

Hi sea_spray. NZ Post has youshop that can provide a US or UK delivery address for just such occasions. I think they make a healthy profit, though

Congrats!

[(Anonymous)]

Great move! The independent local bookstores in my area are on Bookstop.org as well.

Solar eclipse

[(Anonymous)]

After looking up the details of the electoral process a day or two ago, I noticed there's a new moon on the day the Electoral College meets, and thought it didn't seem particularly auspicious. But I had no idea there was a solar eclipse. From an election standpoint - that's bad, isn't it?

Kevin

[(Anonymous)]

I notice that the next book of yours I plan to buy, Inside a Magical Lodge, isn't available through Bookshop. Is there a particular reason for that?

[(Anonymous)]

I got coch+mab=carchar in the first triplicity for todays reading, so it appears there are definitely torpedoes in the tube. Prison does not sound very desirable so I fired them at the CosDoc instead. A very good time indeed...

Australian chart

[(Anonymous)]

Hi John Michael,

Is it possible to only purchase the Australian chart from you when it is available?

Sorry to not have an interest in other parts of the world. It is perhaps a personal failing, which I'm considering writing about. But yes, your advice in the very last paragraph is wise indeed. Down here in this fragile old land, well, a good case could be made that the spiritual world and the material world are perhaps more closely interlinked than people currently realise.

Cheers

Chris from Fernglade Farm - who is having troubles with OpenID on my domain... Computers...