Mundane Astrology Update

[ecosophia]

I'm delighted to report that my venture into the field of political and economic astrology has received an enthusiastic welcome from readers -- enthusiastic enough that I'm going to be able to expand the number of countries for which I do forecasts and branch out a little into some of the other dimensions of mundane astrology. A hearty thank you to everyone who pledged to my Patreon or SubscribeStar accounts -- you've made it possible for me to take some time off from earning a living in other ways, and give astrology the hour or two a day it deserves. 

At my current level of pledges, I'll be doing three countries each quarter: the United States, Japan, and Great Britain. (The Libra ingress chart for Japan is in process right now; the one for Britain will follow promptly.) As pledges increase, I hope to be able to add more countries to the list. Each one of those takes a certain amount of study, astrological and otherwise -- to make sense of the Tokyo ingress chart, for example, I've had to put some serious time into studying the Japanese constitution and the nation's political history since the Second World War, not to mention the news -- but it's worth doing, and will likely feed into my blogging as well. 

I do have a question for readers. Aside from ingress charts, which are the bread and butter of the mundane astrologer, there are also eclipse charts, which predict political and social crises, and the charts for the grand conjunctions which mark the big phases of history -- and we have one of the most important of those, a Grand Mutation between Jupiter and Saturn, coming up in December of 2020. Would any of my readers be interested in a higher subscription/patronage tier, say $10 a month, with the benefit being access to my analyses of these other charts? Let me know. 

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10 dollar level sub

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG, i would be interedted in a 10 dollar tier. By the way can you recommend sime good beginning books on astrology

Re: 10 dollar level sub

[ecosophia]

Thank you!

I'm probably going to have to write an introductory book on the subject sometime soon; most of the books I know of are intended for serious practitioners in training, not the ordinary reader who wants to become astrologically literate. Derek and Julia Parker's Parker's Astrology is a coffee table book but useful, Grant Lewi's Heaven Knows What is good but too simplistic for my tastes; there may be others that other readers can recommend, but I think there's a serious niche available for an intro to astrology that focuses on learning your way around your own natal chart.

[joelcaris]

Simple answer: Yes. :)

Thanks for doing this. I'm excited for more mundane astrology readings from you.

Also, as usual, thanks for everything--particularly occult related at this point. My study of The Cosmic Doctrine is going well so far (three weeks in to daily study, slowly wrapping my mind around negative evil but still really trying to get a handle on the idea of locking it in by opposing it) and I am increasingly interested in bringing in daily practice of the SOP and meditation. But I'm also trying to layer it in carefully and not overwhelm myself/lose momentum, as I have a long history of jumping into things, eventually getting overwhelmed, and letting them drop. Trying to avoid that!

I don't always read the Magic Mondays, but I do peruse now and again and they always both fascinate and intrigue me. Obviously, I have work to do in this realm. I wish I had started earlier--and we'll see how disciplined I end up being--but I figure even if I don't get as far as I would hope in this life, at least I'll get some work done in advance of my next one!

[antinomiaimediata]

i'd definitely be interested in the $10 tier

[(Anonymous)]

The ten dollar a month pledge would be good for me as well.

[(Anonymous)]

I'd be happy to upgrade to $10 per month.

Astrology is one of my major interests, and I'm learning a lot by reading your interpretations, comparing them with what I'm reading in Raphael, and then looking at specific charts with all this in mind.

[ecosophia]

Excellent. See if you can find H.S. Green's book on mundane astrology as well -- it's more or less the next step up from Raphael's.

[(Anonymous)]

We're already covered at that level, dear host...and we're definitely interested in the grand conjunction-type readings. :)

Tripp and Jessica

[(Anonymous)]

Yes.

Mountain Astrologer

[deborah_bender]

Once in awhile, I run across a copy of The Mountain Astrologer and read it.

Are you familiar with this magazine? What do you think of it?

Re: Mountain Astrologer

[ecosophia]

I haven't really looked into it, but it's got a fairly good reputation.

[kayr]

I would happily pay $10 for access. I am glad to hear this endeavor has proved to be successful.

congratulations

[(Anonymous)]

I just signed up via subscribe star and also made a small contribution. I'll do more when I can. I don't know squat about astrology, I usually skim the explanation and read the conclusions. However, I am thrilled to contribute to a predictable source of income for you.

Rose Red Loon

Re: congratulations

[ecosophia]

Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG

I like that picture with this post.

Could you do “learning your way around your chart” here, in a series, like with meditation? Or is the chart topic sufficiently complex that it demands a book?

[ecosophia]

It would take a book's worth of posts. I'll consider doing it on a post-a-month basis, though -- I already know from experience that that's a good way to write a book. ;-)

[litotease]

I'm also up for a $10 tier. (I've never heard of a Grand Mutation, but now I'm intrigued....)

[ecosophia]

That's what happens when the conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn, which happen in signs of the same element for around 200 years, shift into another element. We're about to see the end of an Earth cycle which began in 1842, and are beginning an Air cycle that will continue until 2219.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes definitely, BTW - can you look at Australia, or New Zealand. Australia may have a regional role to play, NZ is of passing interest. However, you will have major problems in finding foundation dates for those countries - similar to Britain, as there's no clear date for independence of the former British colonies. Many dates compete for that title - for Australia, it's either the arrival of the British fleet in 1788 (26 January 1788) but that's primarily for New South Wales, or 1 January 1901, when the Australian Constitution was ratified by most of the former colonies.

For NZ, you'd have to choose either the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (6 February 1840) perhaps the earlier Declaration of Independence (28 October 1835), when several Maori tribes declared their full sovereignty/tino rangatiratanga (NZ was nominally part of New South Wales at the time). But it all gets murky in terms of applicability and acceptability across all NZ.

I don't know enough/anything about foundation charts to resolve it - except to say that maybe one does a few and sees how they pan out.

[ecosophia]

I don't actually use foundation charts much; I find that quarterly ingress charts do a much better job of predicting events. Australia's the next nation on the list -- I'll add it as soon as my income from this goes up enough to cover another chunk of time -- so with any luck that'll be available in the not too distant future. Of course you can also learn how to do ingress charts yourself and see what you can work out...

[(Anonymous)]

I don't live in any of those countries, so I am not that interested in having regular access to all their charts... but I am very interested in your discussion of the Great Mutation - would you consider/are you able to allow single-chart accesses for a higher one-time fee?

When I was 15 several of us with zero occult knowledge (or sense) got into serious weird TSW series of contacts with a Ouija board. Over time the difference between malevolent and benevolent contacts became easier to suss out by their energy as well as the type of information they would share. One (set) of entities that I am still fairly sure was actually benevolent that we contacted (that told us they were "the Stars") warned that we should know, our "world would end in 2020". We insisted they had the date wrong, because everyone was all abuzz about 2012 at that point - and anyway, they couldn't/wouldn't tell us the source of this ending, or what exactly they meant by "world". Also, we would be horrifically old by 2020, and it would not be sexy to be middle aged soccer moms during the apocalypse, that is not in the movies at all. I've come to believe they meant in the "man-old" sense, and that the websites claiming that the Mutation means we will develop a new financial and social system that brings equality to all are perhaps uh, overselling it...

But when a man-old ends, is it obvious at the time, or only in hindsight, while up close we just experience a slightly worse year on the Long Descent?

[ecosophia]

The end of an era is sometimes evident at the time, but most often only in retrospect. For what it's worth, 2020 is a good date for that, since the Grand Mutation that year marks the close of one 180-year cycle and the beginning of another 199-year cycle.

As for single-chart access, I'll have to see what I can arrange; Patreon and SubscribeStar aren't really set up for that. There may be some other way to do it, though.

[mmelvink]

Most definitely, especially for the grand conjunctions! I'm at $20 a month on Patreon already, but happy to up it for more access -- and delighted to hear that the pledges are piling up nicely...

[(Anonymous)]

Another yes to the higher subscription.

HV

I'm interested and would pay up

[slclaire]

Yes, I'll kick up to $10/month for the added charts and analyses! And count me in as interested in a good beginners book too. I'm in the process of teaching myself astrology - mostly in winter when I'm not actively gardening - and would welcome anything you write in the field.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not signed up but a thought occured that might be of interest to others. What about astrology-based alternate history? For example if the second Russian Revolution had happened in the July Days instead of October, how differently would it have gone? That kind of comparison could illustrate how much influence the heavens have.

[ecosophia]

Hmm! I don't know of anyone who's ever tried that. It might be interesting.

$10/mo

[(Anonymous)]

I would be interested. I learn something every time I read any of your posts. --Sidney

[smj]

Count me in for the $10 tier!

SMJ

[(Anonymous)]

The extra content sounds exciting.

Just wondering about the Libra ingress you will do for the UK. Will that cover Brexit or does your original forecast still stand?

[ecosophia]

The original forecast stands, and I'll be referencing it and probably posting an expanded version of it; the Libra ingress, though, will update and modify it.

Charts for New Zealand and Australia

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG,

On a separate but related point, I'm not as interested in the other charts, but I am keen on charts for other countries. Specifically, I would happily pay extra for New Zealand and Australia.

Cheers,
KiwiJon

Re: Charts for New Zealand and Australia

[ecosophia]

Duly noted! Australia's next on the list once I get enough donations to free up the time.

[orathbone]

I'd be up for a $10 tier (despite the fact Patreon add 20% UK sales tax. Bah!). I'd like to hear more on the UK but also particularly the future of the European Union

I would be interested

[(Anonymous)]

JMG,
I would be happy to subscribe at a higher level

Natal astrology

[(Anonymous)]

Any chance that you would consider doing natal charts eventually at a suitable price level?

Re: Natal astrology

[ecosophia]

Thank you, but that's not something I'm ready to do yet -- I need to study a lot more natal astrology before I'll be qualified to do that. Give it a few years and we'll see.