Jupiter in Leo Joins the Lineup

The Beginning is the End, and the End is the Beginning

In July, the lineup of Pluto, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, and Mars all in aspect with each other would suggest a massive shift in collective consciousness, signaling the end of the old world and all that it contains, presenting us with a brave new view of who we are, where we live, and how we manifest all that is important to our survival and growth, from deep within ourselves. You might call this phenomenon “creative destruction.”

The sign changes in Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus – the slower-moving outer ring planets forming favorable or supporting aspects to one another are joined by Jupiter this month, ushering in hope, enthusiasm, technological and scientific breakthroughs, all coming into the domain of public consciousness and led by young charismatic people (Jupiter in Leo) to emerge within the corporate and political arenas. When it comes to election cycles, we are reminded that: “There’s no business like show business.”

These configurations also openly demonstrate the parade of human technological breakthroughs, along with a new move to restore human relationships, embraced by tolerance, mutual appreciation, and healing. It represents the “beginning” of our moving away from a culture of tribal, religious, and ethnic hatreds that have characterized our most recent history, resulting in wars and devastation of people throughout the world. Unfortunately, the aspects to Mars in Gemini would signal a continuance of wars with Iran and in Ukraine. The first real efforts toward peacemaking may emerge around the 2^nd week of August.

Where were we?

In 1993, there was a significant conjunction of Uranus to Neptune (in Capricorn) and a square (conflict) between Pluto in Scorpio and Saturn in Aquarius. Arguably, this was the beginning of the “Age of the Internet,” the advent of cell phones, technological changes that changed our economies, redistributing massive amounts of wealth into the accounts of the rich and powerful, rearranging our lives, and destabilizing the minds and psyches of a large swath of our young people. This was a “big deal”.

The period of 2008 through 2024 brought us the transit of Pluto in Capricorn– emphasizing the dominance of “old men”, Plutocrats, and an unprecedented concentration of global wealth and power into the financial accounts of the very few. The 2008 “crash” on Wall Street and the so-called “Great Recession” should have awakened us, but instead, banks and financial institutions were bailed out, and the “trickle-up” wealth trend continued. This “wave” was reinforced by the Supreme Court’s Decision in the Citizens United Case in 2010, which legalized unlimited amounts of private money for donations to any and all political campaigns. This has resulted in the current transfer of 80–90% of this nation’s wealth into the accounts of about 1,100 American families.

The recent previous transits of Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Pisces have historically coincided with the rise of dictatorships, racism, religious tribalism, and generalized feelings of helplessness and hopelessness in the public domain. In the US and other industrialized nations, too many young people have decided not to marry or have children since economic supports for their healthcare, housing, and education have been systematically reduced or removed from the public economic domain.

The Trump administration has effectively “gutted” significant numbers of previously passed social support systems (for education, the disabled, children, the elderly, and the poor) so that a billionaire class of people can escape taxation that would share the wealth, investing in the future of our nation’s people. Billionaires are buying hugely expensive luxury housing in New York City because there are simply no taxes on the transactions. During Trump’s presidency, the US national debt has increased to $8 trillion. The interest we pay on this debt alone is greater than our entire military budget!

The Elephant in every room:

Even though top scientists have confirmed we are headed toward global climate emergencies, government investments in solar and windmill technologies have been gutted or shut down. The most crucial ocean-based instruments measuring the condition of our oceans, placed there by our scientists, have been ordered removed. This has taken place even while climate catastrophes due to global warming are escalating at an alarming rate, and fuel prices have skyrocketed due to the Iran war — reminding us of our dependency on fossil fuels from one of the least favorable nations on earth. It has recently been revealed that the Ogallala Aquifer in the southwestern US is running out of water. This system provides about 30% of all groundwater used in US Agriculture. In addition, the essential California Central Valley Aquifer is running dry.

Recently, the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela and the recent eruption of Mount Aetna remind us of global tectonic instabilities that I have forecast in previous newsletters.

The recent war with Iran has made us aware, once again, of our dependency on fossil fuels. The good news is that more private investment is now going back into wind turbines, solar panels, electric trains, electric vehicles, etc., as a backlash to all this. Pipelines are being constructed across the Middle East that will avoid the Gulf of Hormuz. As you all know, my take is that the Holy Grail of energy lies ahead in nuclear fusion.

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Where are we going?

AI:

Since the advent of Artificial Intelligence, a powerful fear has gripped Americans that a huge swath of jobs will be eliminated across our nation. This fear has gripped our nation before, during the Industrial Revolution, when people moved from farming to manufacturing jobs in major cities. The advent of the internet unleashed fears of this nature, but new jobs and different working environments also emerged. In addition, the “dangers” accompanying AI as the Trump administration forced Anthropic (Claude and Mythos) to back down, without a “rule of law” to intervene. It is now widely known that AI could easily breach government defenses. This is normally the job of the Senate and the House, which have been unable to pass much of anything. How to we fix this challenge? The answer lies in strict federal regulations.

Jobs:

My take on the fear of job losses is that we will need the people who will “fix”, maintain, and repair all this, which will be the electricians, construction engineers, plumbers, architects, and builders. (Who do we presently employ to install and fix the data centers for AI emerging all over the nation?) We will still need teachers, doctors, nurses, lawyers – all necessary to maintain our complex social system and support.

Colleges and universities that change their courses and majors to accommodate these needs will survive the current upheavals in education (Uranus in Gemini). A two-year associate’s degree from local community colleges will solve the problem of the enormous cost of a college education, and graduates will emerge with licenses to enter high-wage jobs and a bright future. I have written about these sweeping changes in my books and previous newsletters, but only recently have these movements been openly discussed.

Speaking of data centers:

There is a backlash across the nation against installing these data centers (to support AI), which companies refuse to pay for and would also burden taxpayers. These centers are energy vampires – using up huge amounts of electricity and water, and would increase consumer utility costs across the nation.

War Craft:

A major concern for me is that the last time Uranus transited Gemini, we entered WWII and dropped the Atomic Bombs on Japan to end the war. Russia, because Ukraine has been winning victories in the war they started, has threatened to use a nuclear weapon. Because the US, India, Pakistan, and China all have nuclear weapons, this option has remained off the table for decades. If Russia uses a nuclear weapon on Ukraine, NATO is obliged to reciprocate. This would put the world in the dreaded framework of “mutual self-destruction”. Let us hope this is simply not an option.

Education:

The last transit of Uranus in Gemini after WWII coincided with the US investment in public education nationwide and the financing of the GI Bill, which educated veterans to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, and corporate executives. We financed the coast-to-coast super highway, fairly taxed corporate profits (up to 90%), and created the greatest economy in the world. Now, we are well aware that our children’s basic knowledge scores have gone seriously downhill, especially with the widespread use of cell phones, and that funding for quality public education has been most unfortunate. Most worrisome is that many young people across the board are unable to address issues of any complexity.

I now think we are at the very beginning of correcting our course, investing more in public education, and enacting laws limiting the use of cell phones by children and teenagers. Australia has already passed a law prohibiting children under 14 from owning a cell phone. Personally, I do not think this will work since this technology is so widely available that children will still be able to access it. Something else will have to be proposed. There is a will to do this.

The Real Economy:

We have now reached a point of severe danger in geopolitical, fiscal, and macro-financial developments. The expensive war with Iran has made things much worse, creating an inflationary spiral that is out of control. As stated above, the US national debt is so large that the interest owed is greater than we can afford to pay.. We are not alone. China, Japan, and most nations in the European Union are in the same mess. Our large government-run programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, are all moving toward insolvency. The last time Social Security was “saved” was under the Reagan Administration, when the eligibility age was raised, and payments into the fund were increased. This would be an obvious “save”, but Congress has refused to implement this remedy.

Who owns the country?

The stock markets are currently defying the real economy. Elon Musk, now the world’s first trillionaire, took SpaceX public, and many people bought the stock. I have yet to see a way this company will actually make money. If it does, it will come from something unexpected. The giant corporations in America literally control our economy, and they are doing absolutely nothing to alleviate this nation’s massive, unprecedented debt. There are rumors that the big banks are quietly buying gold, holding down its price through futures trades, and planning to revalue gold at high prices to back the US dollar, which is currently in danger of losing its standing as a global currency. Jupiter entering Leo will initially create more market optimism until the end of the year, when reality sets in. Jupiter in Leo would also signify greater investment in gold. I think silver will follow the upward movement since it is a “necessary metal, now, even more than in the past, with its use in chips, airplanes, medical devices, and weapons of war.

Our economy is currently “owned” by giant monopoly corporations and oligarchs. As I have stated above, about 80–90% of this nation’s wealth is in the accounts of 1,100 families whose tax returns are filled with “loopholes”. Recently, the Stock Market has soared to new “highs”. All the while, more and more American families cannot feed their children or pay their bills. Healthcare is no longer affordable for most Americans, even though major breakthroughs are being made with cures for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and dementia.

The recent bipartisan “Housing Bill” somewhat reduces ownership control of multinational corporations, funds more housing construction, makes it easier for manufactured housing, and, stealthily, forbids the federal government from issuing a digital currency. Trump refused to sign it unless Congress votes to pass his bill that would disenfranchise voters, which they (both parties) are disinclined to do.

Days of Reckoning:

With the transit of Chiron (the wounded healer) into financial Taurus (where he was 42 years ago), we are headed for a financial “reckoning”. In November of this year, transiting Mars and Jupiter will hit the South Node, along with afflicted retrograde Mercury in Scorpio, which could signal a great stock market “crash” and a true “wake-up” call. The US dollar’s solvency as the “global currency” will be challenged. I will discuss this at greater length in future newsletters.

Much of the media is now controlled by a small number of corporate giants. The cuts of prominent, award-winning journalists at 60 Minutes – the gold standard for television news magazines – were due to the proposed merger of Paramount/Skydance with Time/Warner, including CBS, which wanted to please the President. Trump said that he would “approve of the merger”. Freedom of speech and the quality of truthful reporting are in danger of being eliminated across all news agencies. These new planetary placements will make us aware of all this and, hopefully, restore honest reporting.

The Supreme Court has recently ruled in Trump’s favor on immigration issues that will lead to the loss of “protected status” for people from Haiti and Syria. This will collapse regional economies – especially in Ohio, which has surged into prosperity since Haitian workers have supplied workers for businesses there.

Dangerous Tendencies:

I am frequently amazed by the number of people who seem to know nothing about politics, economics, or those running for office and what they stand for. As mainstream television is out of fashion, many people watch podcasts with no accountability to report honest, real news, or they simply do not listen to or watch news programs at all.

A generalized attitude that “everybody is crooked anyway” is a massive “cop-out” by citizens who take responsibility for maintaining and strengthening our democracy. This tendency to generalize or descend into meaningless “sound bites” is currently encouraging people not to vote at all, or take any responsibility for informing themselves. All this leads us down the rabbit hole into what we have now — a disastrous Fascist dictatorship.

Climate Change Now:

I have quoted global climate scientists’ predictions of climate-based catastrophes for decades in my books and newsletters. It is now upon us. Europe is experiencing the hottest Spring and Summer in history! Heat waves are hitting the US. Fires and Floods are happening with a frequency never observed before. This Summer, with Jupiter in Leo, heat will likely increase, and Uranus and Mars in Gemini will increase high winds. It will simply be too late for too many people to change the course of devastating climate destruction.

Previews of Coming Americans:

The recent enthusiasm around the New York Nick’s victory, the American hospitality and embracing of soccer from all nations around the globe in the World Cup, and the record-breaking “No Kings” movements across our nation, suggest that we will rally, enthusiasm for elections will return, and we will work to take our democracy back. A lot of hope rests in young people courageously standing up for what is right.

The array of planets that are with us now suggests we will “wake up” – come out of our collective coma – begin to “gather” in large groups, forge personal relationships based on common goals, and begin the long journey out of darkness into the light.

Science and Technology:

Brain and Neurological Treatments:

Recently published in the MIT Technology Review on June 1, 2026, it was reported: “China has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer chip. . . . This will be available to some patients with paralysis in their limbs due to spinal cord injuries. It is a coin-sized device called NEO.

Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink, has developed chips to be inserted into chimpanzees to improve their cognitive abilities. There is a movement in medicine away from chemical antidepressants toward electrical stimulation devices. The Fisher/Wallace Stimulator, an electrical device that stimulates the brain’s upper regions to lift people out of depression, will return to the market for public trading in the near future.

Recently, in the June 2026 Issue of Science News, an article was published entitled: “Pushing Back Against Parkinson’s”. The article concentrates on early diagnosis and early treatment. They report: “As drugs to hold off the disease’s progression advance, the demand for early testing will take on urgency.” “Dozens of such drugs are in clinical trials, and a handful have advanced far enough that researchers may soon be able to gauge how well they work.”

My take is that with Pluto transiting Aquarius and Uranus in Gemini, medicine will make amazing breakthroughs in disorders of the brain and nervous system.

AI Data Centers:

As stated above, AI Data Centers are projected to be built across our nation, consuming enormous amounts of water, land, and electricity, and raising utility rates. There is growing public resistance to this. I have previously reported that the energy required to sustain both AI and cryptocurrencies will exhaust our fossil fuel supplies within a few years. This is a major energy “black hole”. I admit that I am repeating myself. We may be doomed to run out of fossil fuels in just a few years.

Nuclear Fusion:

An article on Reuters, March 23, 2026, by Neil Ford, entitled “Fusion developers go public as AI boom widens funding sources,” reports: “Summary: Established fusion companies TAE Technologies and General Fusion recently announced merger agreements to go public, showing how fusion developers are increasingly tapping deeper pools of capital to build their first plants.”

They go on to report: For companies like Helion Energy and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) that have deep private backing and are more advanced in the development process, going public could make sense ‘once they hit a major technological milestone,’ said Alimento.” Helion recently announced that it is building a new fusion site to supply energy to the State of Washington.

This article is important to read in its entirety because it demonstrates a strong current movement of both private and public capital into the fusion industry. As many of my readers know, I think this is the most significant scientific and technological development of the 21st Century. We are running out of fossil fuels, and what we are currently using is threatening to destroy our livable climate here on Earth. Without this “endless” and clean energy source, civilization will simply collapse.

Rare Earths:

Our scientific and technological development (the chip industry) is absolutely dependent on our access to rare earths. On June 9, 2026, an article was published on “Yahoo Finance” reporting: “ R Ealloys (NASDAQ: ALOY) has signed an agreement that could give it priority access to up to 30 % of production from a 2-billion-ton Appalachian rare earth resource network expanding its growing pipeline of domestic and allied feedstock ahead of the Pentagon’s 2027 ban on Chinese origin materials.” We cannot minimize the importance of US independence in the rare earths industry, especially since the future of technology lies here.

China is known to control most of the world’s rare earth mining industries at this time.

China:

The astrological chart of China at this time is filled with unexpected changes, both positive and negative. With Trump dumping and/or insulting trading partners throughout the world, many of these nations are now happy to do business with China, including our closest neighbor, Canada, which has moved ventures to Australia and China.

China produces the most solar panels and has a large nuclear fusion site, developing rapidly. They have deals with Russia and Iran connected to mineral resources and shipping rights. They also have a massive public debt and are buying (have already bought) huge amounts of gold to back their currency. The “elephant in the room” for China is that, as Pluto crosses their Ascendant and Moon, they will no longer want a dictator and may be moving toward a democratic revolution within their own ranks. Recent “purges” of the top brass by Xi would suggest this. Uranus in Gemini is another placement that is “disruptive” for this nation. America’s credibility is being destroyed internationally by the President. Trump, China is cleverly moving to “step into the void” in world leadership. This is why I do not think China is interested in going to war with the US over Taiwan.

Final Thoughts:

“Wavering between the profit and the loss,

Is this brief transit where dreams cross,

The dreamcrossed twilight between birth and death.”

T. S. Eliot from ‘Ash Wednesday’

It is undeniable that I am fully alive at the end of my time here on earth. The arc of history that I have traveled includes depressions, wars, pandemics, losses, and victories. It has been a great privilege to have discovered astrology and practiced its arts for decades, sharing celestial information with clients and interpreting the constellations and their messages to all of us about the challenges and opportunities we have experienced and will live with in the future.

Most of the great religions have presented to us the notion of “life eternal”, reaching beyond physical embodiment into a realm of the continuation of consciousness in a spiritual form. Recently, discoveries in quantum physics suggest that there is no time as we know it – that we all exist within a conscious continuum, expressing itself in an infinite number of possible and probable ways. Many people report “near-death experiences” that suggest core souls have lived many lives here on earth. There are people who believe we currently live in the “obstructed universe”, framed by limitations and their ensuing joys and sufferings. I think we all would agree that life is a journey within frameworks that are limiting until we change them, creating our own “realities”.

At this point in my life, I truly believe that human life here on earth is at a crossroads. The looming question is: will we descend into tribalism, hate, violence, and alienation, all of which will most certainly end in extinction? Or will we choose to make an evolutionary leap into a higher and greater realm of consciousness, recognizing that we are all of one continuum of light and life, framed by a universal love for all who exist here on earth.

I know which one I choose. Do you?

Blessings,

Linda

Sabian Degree Descriptions from “The Zodiac by Degrees” by Martin Goldsmith:

Solar Eclipse degree Aug 12^th – 21^st degree of Leo: “Drunken chickens make giddy attempts to fly over a barnyard fence.”

Lunar Eclipse degree Aug. 28 – 5^th degree of Pisces: “The cast party after a benefit performance. The host ladles out spiked punch and regales the other guests with outrageously exaggerated stories based on his own experience.”

Important Points of Reference for Astrologers

New Moon at 21 degrees Cancer conjunct Mercury July 14; Full Moon at 6 degrees Aquarius conjunct Pluto and opposition Jupiter June 29; New Moon Solar Eclipse at 20 degrees Leo Aug. 12; Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 4 degrees Pisces opposition Mercury Aug. 28; Jupiter goes into Leo July 1, is sextile Jupiter Aug. 17, and transiting there through July 25, 2027; Mars goes into Cancer Aug. 10 (through Sept. 27); Mercury retrograde in Cancer goes direct July 23, goes into Leo Aug. 9, is sextile Venus in Libra Aug 13, is conjunct Jupiter Aug. Aug. 15 and is trine Saturn Aug. 17; Mars transits Gemini July 1 through Aug. 10, is conjunct Uranus, trine Pluto, sextile Neptune. Venus is in Virgo July 9 through Aug. 6 and is square Uranus, inconjunct the Neptune/Pluto sextile to form a Yod July 13 and is inconjunct Saturn July 21; Venus goes into Libra Aug. 7 through Sept. 10, is trine Pluto Aug.. 11, is sextile Jupiter Aug. 17 and is opposite Saturn Aug. 21. The North Node is in 00 Pisces until July 27^th when it goes into 29 degrees Aquarius.

The Profound Changes of Uranus in Gemini

The fixed star, Caput Algol, was considered by the ancients to embody some of the worst characteristics of human nature throughout history. Its mythology has been associated with beheadings, hangings, broken and severed necks, infections of the throat, and the beginnings of wars when nations “blow up” or sever the lands of other nations. The last degree of Taurus, 29 degrees, is conjunct the Pleiades, the constellation of the seven weeping sisters, associated with death, loss, and eventual recovery of assets.

It would seem the ancients knew what they were talking about, as this last transit in Taurus coincided with the rise of the Third Reich in Germany and its invasion of Poland and bombing of Great Britain. It was there when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and the US entered WWII. Uranus has been transiting this area more recently since June of 2024; entering Gemini July 7 – Nov. 6th of 2025, then retrograde back into Taurus until April 26 this year, when it enters Gemini, where it will be until May 23, 2033. As I have reported in previous newsletters, Uranus in early Gemini has coincided with the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and WWII. This would suggest that recent wars in the US began in late Taurus and moved forward into early Gemini.

Trump’s War:

Many of my fellow astrologers have been predicting the probability of the US becoming involved in a war with these transits looming on the horizon — and they are now here upon us. Interestingly, President Trump’s horoscope has Algol on his Midheaven (career). In addition, both Trump and his “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth have their Suns in the sign of Gemini. Interestingly, the Premier of China, Ji Jin Ping, also has his Sun in Gemini, whose nation is greatly affected by Iran’s blocking of vessels through the Gulf of Hormuz, plus the US embargo, bringing all commerce to a halt. Ironically, this war has interrupted the shipment of fossil fuels to China, affecting its economy and giving it an incentive to work toward ending the war.

Trump’s decision to begin an all-out war with Iran has destabilized the whole region, shot up the price of oil, natural gas, and fertilizer, escalated inflation, and has no coherent endgame or clear strategy. His profound ignorance of the consequences of this war and the “nature” of Iranian culture is unfolding before the “eyes of the world”. Iran contains deep within itself a cohesive military security core that rules completely over the population-at-large, which has essentially no power. Their power over the Gulf of Hormuz is a winning card, enabling them to negotiate a settlement that will assure their survival. Saturn in Aries is moving over their Natal Sun, strengthening their determination.

Uranus recently completed its transit in Taurus and went into Gemini on April 26. At this moment, Mars (the God of War) will go through the sign of Taurus from May 19 through June 28. It will travel through Gemini from June 29 through July 10. These placements and ensuing events are only a small part of a much more profound series of cycles that confront us today. This presents to us a “second American Revolution” and a challenge to humanity-at-large – a mass evolution of human consciousness.

May and June present us with a transit of Mars in Taurus that points to serious conflicts and instabilities in Trump’s natal chart. The last time this transit took place, from June 9 to July 20, 2024, there was a failed assassination attempt on his life. Just recently on April 25, when Uranus was in the last degree of Taurus moving into Gemini, there was an attempted assassination attempt on Pres. Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Uranus has just completed its transit in this sign over the past seven years. Information is coming out that Trump has been a “Russian operative” since 1987, which accounts for his abandonment of Ukraine and his friendship with Putin, along with his releasing Russia from the restrictions on their exports of oil and gas. With a multitude of crises emerging for the president, we must remember that there are no “absolutes” contained within astrological predictions – only tendencies. All this will depend upon decisions made within the government beyond the powers of the president.

Energy – The Heart of the Issue – from Quagmire to Clarity:

On a global scale, unbeknownst to many, we are actually depleting our fossil fuel reserves. Because most “environmental” restraints on mining and digging, and “green” projects have been suspended by the Trump administration here, the US has freed up access to gas and oil flowing from our country. Most of the essential passageways for the transport of oil, Iran has controlled directly through the Gulf of Hormuz, the “choke point” without which many of the world’s current economies will suffer inflation and even collapse.

This age of monumental technological invention and expansion, including artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, is using up absolutely enormous amounts of this store of energy. If this continues, we will simply run out of known fossil fuel deposits within a decade. US presidents have understood for decades that the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Hormuz are necessary for the existence of the global economy and that Iran has control of this region. This is the rationale behind previous presidents’ refusal to get into an all-out war with Iran. At this time, our current economic and financial frameworks are seriously destabilized.

There have recently been efforts in the US to reinstate old nuclear fission plants and build more of them, which produce highly toxic nuclear waste, in order to get ahead of this catastrophe. Sadly, the Trump administration has defunded and discouraged green energy production like electric vehicles, solar, and windmill projects.

The nation that has outproduced all other nations in solar panels, windmills, and electric cars is CHINA. In my next newsletter, I will concentrate on the rise of China as a global power and its attempt to make its currency the global currency. They have constructed a nuclear fusion site that has achieved extended ignition.

The Solution:

The real solution lies in financing and supporting the new technology of NUCLEAR FUSION, which provides virtually unlimited energy with no pollution and no use of fossil fuels. Those of you who read my books and newsletters know I have been publishing information about the evolution of this energy and its sites, which may be the biggest technological breakthrough of this century. AI – considered to be the biggest breakthrough of our times- cannot exist without energy. Our civilization will collapse without energy. Strangely, only in highly scientific and technical newsletters that most people do not read is the information available.

The astrology behind this is that Neptune in Aries sextiles Uranus in Gemini, and Pluto in Aquarius trines Uranus in Gemini, along with the recent transit of Saturn in Aries, all point to massive breakthroughs in energy technology. When Jupiter goes into Leo on June 30^th this year, it is likely that news around this technology will finally be revealed.

The Future of the Aquarian Age is upon us:

The recent Artemis mission around the Moon is a reminder that America’s inventions and technological breakthroughs are still happening, in spite of a Fascist, “enemy of science” government. The recent “Anti-King” demonstrations around the US were the biggest in our history and are resulting in “the people” democratically organizing themselves to effect major change.

Pope Francis IV has made public and highly moving statements against war, along with Trump’s policies to defund government agencies set up to assist the elderly, the poor, and the needy. It is profoundly important to note that this outspoken pope is an American. Putin is losing the war with Ukraine. The recent defeat of Trump-backed Orban in Hungary points to the movement away from dictators in multiple countries around the world.

The above-mentioned planetary configurations point to an amazing, mind-boggling age of scientific discoveries. Beyond all this will emerge a new human consciousness that may come to a realization that war does not work; hate foments hate; and submitting to dictators is a losing battle. Those people operating primarily from the “reptilian brain” will simply fail and fall. The Trump presidency would remind us of the worst of the worst of the psychopathic ancient Roman emperors who were brought down by their own people. History rhymes.

The New Economy – Science, Technology and a New Framework for Education:

My readers will recognize that for years, my books and newsletters have predicted a major trend in the job market. The “trades” – electricians, plumbers, construction workers, builders, mechanics, cyber security experts- are emerging as areas needing workers and paying an excellent wage. This is now unfolding before our eyes! Community colleges throughout the nation, offering Associate degrees, could graduate people with these licenses in the trades, courses in accounting and finance, preparing students to manage their money and even create their own businesses. The healthcare industry will be a major employer. Teachers will be needed to accommodate training in these job markets. A new book by Dr. Deborah Keaney, titled “The Well-Educated Child,” has just been published and would solve many of the problems and failures in public education in recent decades by presenting new frameworks that could salvage our current systems and save our children.

The progress of scientific, technological, and medical breakthroughs will reemerge in our great universities, despite Trump’s extortion and attempts to defund them. The most profound problems lie in “regulating” artificial intelligence. Recently it was reported in “Business Insider” “Anthropic said its next generation AI Model is too powerful for the public. That’s why “Claude Mythos” won’t be publicly released, Anthropic said. Anthropic said Mythos demonstrated concerning capabilities, including the ability to breach its own safeguards.” They go on to say: ”Instead, we are using it as part of a defensive cybersecurity program with a limited set of partners.”

Posted on the Neil DeGrasse Tyson site on Facebook: “American researchers developed a universal cancer vaccine that trains immune cells to hunt tumors forever. Early results from Stanford show the vaccine triggering complete remission in patients with advanced melanoma and pancreatic cancer previously considered nearly untreatable. The vaccine works by teaching T-cells to recognize a “fingerprint” common to 87% of all cancers.”

June presents to us economic trends that defy prediction, except to bet on extreme swings up and down on Wall Street. Thus, I would be on the sidelines for now. Jupiter goes into Leo on June 30^th and will remain in this sign until July 26, 2027. This placement bodes well for energy, gold, and new technologies. I will discuss these trends in my next newsletter.

Final Thoughts:

A multitude of predictions made by science fiction authors seem to be emerging in the mass media, in books, in published papers, and in lectures throughout our nation. Their worst fears are now surfacing — that we will be “taken over” by AI — reminiscent of “the Borg” in “Star Trek” or Hal the Computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Many think all this will result in ending human life on earth, as these massive inventions backfire on the humans who created them.

Humans have been predatory creatures since their emergence hundreds of thousands of years ago. Ruthless competition for resources; kings and dictators who wage wars that decimate populations, and the development of weapons of mass destruction, all point to our “doing ourselves in” and taking most life on earth down with us.

There is another side to human nature that lies at the core of the world’s great religions. The first American Pope Leo IV has emerged on the world scene, just in time to remind us that at the core of Christianity is the doctrine of absolute love that embraces all people, and holds the promise of the end of war and the possibility of a universal peace. Jesus taught that “The Kingdom of God lies within”. He represented the exact opposite of the multiple tribal wars and hating “all the others” who come from diverging races and cultures.

My take is that throughout American history, there have been a series of almost “magical” leaders who come from this tradition that would help us out of a moral “swamp” into the light. They remind us that this nation has stood alone in the world in the past for mutual respect, goodness, kindness, equality of opportunity, and freedom from tyranny. All this rises from Biblical scriptures that report Jesus accepted a Roman soldier, a tax collector, and a prostitute “into the Kingdom of Heaven”. The Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes are the core teachings of Christianity. These concepts are also present in many other world religions, but far too often ignored.

I think we have a chance, at this historic crossroads, to be the best of what humans can be: caring, compassionate, creative, loving. I see a new humanistic movement ahead – people coming together to restore the very best of what we can be.

Blessings,

Linda

Important Points of Reference for Astrologers:

Full Moon at 11 degrees Scorpio May 1; New Moon at 25 degrees Taurus (Algol)conjunct Mercury and sextile Jupiter May 16; Full Moon at 9 degrees Sagittarius inconjunct Mars May 31; New Moon June 15 at 24 degrees Gemini; Full Moon at 8 degrees Capricorn June 30; Mercury in Taurus May 3 through May 16, square Pluto May 4, goes into Gemini May 17^th through May 31, I conjunct Uranus May 17, is sextile Neptune My 18, is trine Pluto May 20, and is sextile Saturn May 22; Mercury goes into Cancer June 1, is square Neptune June 4, is square Saturn June 9, and goes retrograde at 25 degrees Cancer June 29; Mars is Aries is square Jupiter May 5, goes into Taurus May 19 square Pluto May 23 and is sextile Mercury June 17; Venus is in Gemini and will sextile Mars May 18, will go into Cancer May 19 square Neptune May 21, conjunct Jupiter June 10o, goes into Leo June 13, is sextile Uranus June 15, is trine Neptune June 15, is trine Saturn June 15, and is conjunct Algol June 22.

March 3 Lunar Eclipse at 12 Degrees Virgo sextile Jupiter

Sabian Degree Description: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice lets lose a spell that causes all hell to break loose. When the master magician returns, he uses his wand to put everything back in its rightful place.”

Patient: The United States of America

Diagnosis: Manic/Depressive (Bi-polar) Disorder

Cure: Changes in Leadership

The challenge to the democracy, direction, and cohesiveness of the United States did not begin under the present administration. Monsters do not arise in history without an environment that encourages and enriches them. The massive shift of US wealth into the accounts of the ultra-rich, diminishing services, supports, and opportunities for all the rest of the populace, led our discontent down the “rabbit hole” of dark conspiracies, racial and ethnic hatreds, and polarization. These movements have frequently been supported by an unregulated mass media, whose primary goal has been mostly to generate billions of dollars in profits.

The separation of powers so carefully instituted by our Founders has failed to protect us from a dictatorship that freely violates the law in multiple directions. In 2010, in the Citizens United Decision, the Supreme Court ruled that unlimited corporate financing could be used in elections. In recent years, the Roberts Court has ruled that the president has nearly unlimited powers. The Congress has largely abdicated its authority to impeach him for multiple violations of law since the Republicans hold a majority in both houses and are afraid of losing their local elections. Thus, Pres. Trump has thoroughly instituted his own mobster form of governance, invading cities, using ICE throughout the nation ostensibly to deport illegal immigrants, and putting thousands into prisons filled with starvation and abuse, without trials to determine who is really there.

I PREDICTED in last month’s newsletter that Trump is entering a very difficult time in his presidency. The Supreme Court ruling in February that Trump does not have the constitutional right to impose tariffs is finally showing a “change in direction” that I believe, as an astrologer, is the beginning of the restoration of democracy and survival of the US that I believe the planets are presenting to us.

Trump’s policies are startlingly reminiscent of the Communist military government that took over Russia early in the 20^th Century and the Nazi Gestapo police that took over Germany in the 1930s. Trump’s erecting tasteless monuments to himself in Washington reminds us of those statues and building facades of dictators Hitler, Stalin, and Saddam Hussein that were torn down and demolished when their regimes fell. Most importantly, he is threatening to stop the important mid-term elections by declaring them “illegal” in advance. He violates international laws and norms by threatening to take over Greenland and Venezuela, even though these attempts have been limited by his proclaiming he is only “making deals,” and he recently backed down from invading Greenland. Now, he is surrounding Iran with military vessels, threatening to go to war unless they demonstrate they are not producing a nuclear weapon. When polled, the majority of Americans do not want to go to war.

Backlash:

The overwhelmingly large protests in Minneapolis, accompanied by Bruce Springsteen’s anthem, have flooded the media. A nationwide protest has been scheduled in March, just as Mercury goes direct conjunct the North Node. Special elections (before the midterms) are being decisively won by Democrats, pointing to a new backlash political wave. Inflation, non-affordable health care, job layoffs, and terrible cuts to government services to public education, the poor and disabled, who were all previously funded by Congress, are all taking a terrible toll on American families across the nation. Recent polls indicate a larger share of the American public now disapproves of the Trump administration.

The Epstein Files:

The Epstein files are not going away. The information from these files is unseating highly placed VIPs here in the US and all over the world. The planets in Pisces, upending secrets and scandals, do not go away until the end of April. Trump’s nefarious association with Epstein will continue to be revealed, plunging his polls further downward.

Military Threats:

The current planetary transits in Pisces and later into Aries signal a “changing of the guard,” as many economic and political systems are revealed to be both deceptive and defective. The term “wagging the dog” may be revived as the President may engage in threatening more military actions, underlying the new Aries transits, which often resort to war to divert failures of policy at home. Trump’s threats of war in Iran illustrate this effort. Mars transits Pisces from March 3^rd until April 9^th, when it goes into Aries until May 19th. This will keep everyone “guessing” as to which personality on the bipolar spectrum Trump will exhibit.

THE PROFOUND and SIGNIFICANT Saturn/Neptune conjunction on Feb. 14th has coincided with the expiration of the nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the US that had sustained itself in some form for the past 50 years. The last Saturn/Neptune conjunction in 1989 coincided with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. This does not bode well for Putin and his attempt to take over Ukraine. We now know he has been so desperate for soldiers that he has been recruiting men from Kenya to fight and lose their lives in Ukraine. Recently, he sold huge amounts of gold to continue financing his war, since the Russian economy is so bad, its citizens are running out of food, electricity, and basic income.

Meanwhile, China has been developing and expanding its nuclear arsenal to approximately 600 sites and is openly projecting to increase the arsenal to 1000. A three-way nuclear arms race between Russia, the US, and China will jack up the possibility of nuclear war that could lead to the extinction of most life on earth!

Pisces transits move from confusion and super sensitivity into fiery Aries which seeks immediate action. There may be confrontations between ships “at sea” that may be resolved when Mars is sextile Uranus in Taurus on April 23. As mentioned above, Trump has recently strategically installed military vessels surrounding Iran, whose astrological chart is being hit by the planetary configurations. He is threatening to attack this nation ostensibly for killing their government protesters and holding on to their enriched nuclear capabilities. Trump uses all these confrontations as part of his “extortion racket” with the intent of making financial “deals”. This would comprise his so-called “talks” with Ukraine that would make US help contingent on favorable oil and land deals in the nation. Because he likes Putin, Trump has essentially abandoned Ukraine.

Recently, China’s premier Xi has “purged” his eight top generals, fueling speculation about where he will go with his promise to “take over” Taiwan in 2027. I have already predicted significant changes in leadership in China as Pluto transits its Moon and Ascendant, leading to shakeups in government. Trump made a trade agreement with China for their rare earths. How far, if at all, will the Trump administration go to continue to support Taiwan with the US military? Uncertain and dangerous times lie ahead.

Mercury retrograde:

Mercury is retrograde in Pisces until it goes direct at 8 degrees Pisces, exactly conjunct the North Node of the Moon on March 8^th. The Sabian degree of 8 degrees Pisces is described as “An Emperor and empress are seated upon adjacent thrones. The empress leans over to her husband and gives him some frank advice on an important matter of state.” Perhaps this administration will heed advice from a woman. It would point to cooperation between men and women in an attempt to hold the world together in turbulent times. Many women are now impressively operating within positions of global leadership.

The Economy:

Uranus passes through Taurus for the last time until it goes into its major transit into Gemini (April 26^th), remaining in Gemini through 2033. This recent transit in Taurus last passed through these signs from the 1930s into the early 1940s marking the Great Depression and WWII. The previous transit in Gemini occurred when we entered WWII, vaulting our economy out of the Great Depression.

Current relations between the US and other nations are fragile. The War in Ukraine is still raging with no end in sight, with the Trump administration having withdrawn its support for Ukraine. Trump’s love affair with Putin will not be popular, even with his base. There is evidence that Trump has been a Russian “operative” since the 1980’s when he may have been laundering Russian money in the US through real estate transactions. One of these transactions is known to have involved Jeffry Epstein, who is now known to have been hooked up with Russians, both in real estate ventures and human trafficking..

Trump has threatened and insulted our allies and trading partners to the point that we are losing our power and status in the world. On the bright side, NATO should pay its fair share into the alliance and supply more of its military support, moving away from sole dependence on the US. On the dark side, Trump’s view of the US sticking to its own hemisphere, breaking up global alliances, and insulting national leaders supports a global economy now moving toward economic alliances with China and away from the US.

Current economic systems are fragile for a multiple of reasons, not the least is the solvency of the US dollar. US debt is at an all time high, and tariffs are being threatened or imposed. In January, Japan sold off its US Treasuries. European nations are moving their assets out of the US, selling both treasuries and stocks. Jupiter in Cancer goes direct on March 10^th and Mars will trine it on the 21^st. This is somewhat protective of the US over the short term.

Gold and Silver:

All this has led me to suggest investments in gold and silver. An article on Kitco News Feb. 24 by Neile Christensen reports: “Gold is not held as a fiscal financing tool but as a strategic reserve asset underpinning credibility, confidence, and monetary resilience.” He continues to report: “Global gold reserves have now surpassed US Treasury holdings for the first time since 1996.” The US dollar has been the global reserve currency for decades. Our massive national debt is threatening this status. However, other nations are also burdened with massive debts so it is unclear who would take over this status. All this points to a global instability that personal ownership of gold would, in a small way, alleviate.

AI and the Economy:

There is no longer any question that AI “unleashed” will eliminate many jobs, not only in the US, but around the globe. Economies will have to reinvent themselves. I think we will accomplish this in time. A much bigger concern is AI regulation – ethical decision making, data privacy, and cybersecurity. We all know the consequences of ignoring regulations over the past 30 years, as the internet developed, including lies, fraud, and data theft. Consumer protection was only an afterthought.

As a result of a profits-only mandate in all online businesses, our nation’s children have been “dumbed down” and are losing the ability to think critically and creatively. Many are succumbing to severe depression and suicide. We need a rule of law to step in and stop the madness. Once these assurances are in place, AI actually offers instant calculations and bodies of information never before available to all of us, lending the time and energy for us to discover, create, and mold whole worlds of possibilities – even solving the problems it, itself, creates.

META’s Mark Zuckerberg is currently on trial for addicting kids to online sites, resulting in an an array of bad results for young people, including intellectual decline, depression, and suicide. Research has shown that constantly being online is generally destroying the human capacity to pay attention. This is only the beginning of a new direction pointing toward holding all the corporations on the internet and AI accountable.

Devaluation:

There are rumors that US central banks are buying up gold involving a scheme to “re-evaluate” the price of gold and eventually back the US dollar with it, all in an attempt to prevent the dollar from devaluation and losing its global currency status. In January, there was a sell-off in stocks, along with gold and silver, upon Trump’s announcement of a new Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh. This will not indicate a trend. The financial “cartel” will likely initiate a sell-off in silver to bring the price down, and then buy it back. As I have reported above, gold and silver have initiated a substantial “comeback”.

A possible way to personally protect yourself from these economic uncertainties is to hold gold and silver. The hidden “shorts” by the big banks in the precious metals are being unwound, and the money is being renegotiated through these targeted sell-offs. At this time, there is a significant capital gains penalty on the sale of silver (gold too), which has been declared a necessary metal. The solution is to invest in silver mining stocks. New capital investments in the metals will reveal themselves. As stated above, gold may be positioned to back the dollar again in the future. Jupiter (expansion) goes into Leo on June 31^st for over a year; Leo is a sign traditionally associated with gold.

UFOs:

Trump has announced he is releasing all the government’s previously hidden UFO Files. I am in favor of this decision, but I have my doubts that all this information will be released without significant “redacting”. President Jimmy Carter witnessed a UFO. President Reagan, back in the 1980s, was convinced we were being visited by aliens, since he witnessed a UFO. President Obama, when interviewed, said he suspects alien UFOs may be real. In recent years, Congress has heard multiple testimonies from credible people and has admitted that there is no current scientific explanation for many pictures of UFOs. If, indeed, aliens have been present here on Earth, the question arises: “Can we handle this?”

New Frameworks:

The Feb. 14^th conjunction of Saturn and Neptune at 00 degrees Aries marked a NEW AGE in humankind’s history. The transit of Uranus into Gemini, beginning April 26 and walking into a trine with Pluto in Aquarius and a sextile with Neptune in Aries in July, ushers in new ideas, technologies, breakthrough inventions, new economies, and even the emergence of new global leadership. Whatever world we have lived in up to this time will be dissolving as new frameworks of consciousness present themselves on the world stage.

Science & Technology:

Recently, in the “Tokamak Times,” it was announced that “Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CCFS) delivers its first fusion magnet, a stronger, smaller design.” It goes on to state: “Key innovations unlocked our new pathway to a smaller, more economical fusion power plant. It will become part of SPARC, the machine we are building to demonstrate the core technology of a fusion power plant.”

Since the world is running out of fuel to power the astronomical amounts of fossil fuel it will need to run both AI and cryptocurrency systems, there is a rush to reopen old nuclear fission plants and dig further for more oil, coal, and gas, continuing to pollute the environment. Whatever is going on here is short and temporary at best. Within about 10 years, we will run out of fossil fuels to run these giant energy grids. The Holy Grail of energy is nuclear fusion, and by this coming July, when Jupiter enters Leo, the world will start to wake up to its importance.

Science News recently reported: “Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a treatment that can reverse cartilage loss in aging joints and even prevent arthritis after knee injuries. By blocking a protein linked to aging, the therapy restored healthy shock-absorbing cartilage in old mice and injured joints, dramatically improving movement and joint function. Human cartilage samples from knee replacement surgeries also began regenerating when exposed to the treatment.”

It has been announced that the Nobel Prize was awarded to three scientists who discovered how to prevent the immune system from attacking the body. Autoimmune diseases like Lupus, Hashimoto’s Disease, MS, Psoriatic Arthritis, etc., are a scourge on human health. This breakthrough in medicine accompanies recent research into how to prevent healthy, normal cells from becoming cancerous.

Final Thoughts:

“The life of man is never quite completed;
The daring and the chatter will go on;
But, as an artist feels his power gone,
These walk the earth and know themselves defeated.
Some could not bear nor break the young and
mourn for
The wounded myths that once made nations
good,
Some lost a world they never understood,
Some saw too clearly all that man was born for.”

From “In Time of War”, by W. H. Auden

There are new requirements for human life on earth; loudly proclaimed from the stars and felt deeply here on the earth. The upheavals in nature and those massive changes initiated by human power and innovation are shocking us out of our collective coma into a light that could initially blind us. What do we do with this? What do we do about this? Are the richest and most powerful of us simply too consumed by greed and self-absorption? Are the rest of us simply too tired, too broken, too unprepared to come face to face with this terrifying dilemma – extinction or evolution?

The greatest hope for the future lies within the frameworks of the questions themselves. The yearning for decency, love for our neighbors, equality of opportunity, respect for life on earth – are emerging out of the soils of our distant past into the light of Spring. The Vernal Equinox faithfully arrives, as it does every year, to remind us that we have a chance, once again, to reinvent ourselves. As the poet says, above, “Some lost a world they never understood, Some saw too clearly all that man was born for.”

Blessings and grand wishes for all,

Linda

Important Points of Reference for Astrologers:

Lunar Eclipse at 12 degrees Virgo March 3 sextile Jupiter; New Moon at 28 degrees Pisces March 19 sextile Uranus; Full Moon at 12 degrees Libra April 2; New Moon April l7 at 27 degrees Aries; Venus in Pisces is sextile Uranus March 4, goes into Aries March 5 and is conjunct Neptune March 7 and is conjunct Saturn March 8 and is sextile Pluto March 9, goes into Taurus March 30, is square Pluto April 3, is sextile Jupiter April 12, and is conjunct Uranus at a critical 29 degrees April 23, going into Gemini April 24 , is sextile Neptune April 26 and trine Pluto April 28; Mars goes into Pisces March 3, transits the North Node March 13, is trine Jupiter March 21, is sextile Uranus April 8, goes into Aries April 10is conjunct Neptune April 12, is conjunct Saturn April 19. Uranus goes into Gemini April 26 (and will sextile Jupiter and Neptune and will trine Pluto in July 2026).

Sabian Degree description: “A butterfly emerges from the husk of a chrysalis into a beautiful new world. It begins to flit from one flower to the next.” from “The Zodiac by Degrees” by Martin Goldsmith

The Cold and Challenging Journey from Capricorn to Aquarius

The bundling of planets from Capricorn into Aquarius (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars) transiting together through these signs in January and February is a demonstration of humankind’s often harsh struggle; first to simply survive the storms and conflicts, and secondly to work together to invent technologies and forge alliances and friendships that solve the problems that are impossible to detect and correct by an individual alone.

We experienced Pluto’s transit in Capricorn from 2008 – 2024, taking Pluto’s deadly dance of death through society’s established political leadership; the “disestablishment of the establishment” that I have frequently referred to in my books and newsletters. Capricorn often seeks a “father archetype”; presents itself as “the government”, “the corporate and banking system that controls an economy, “respected” leaders in politics and industry within the highly valued system of “trust and verify”.

Pluto, the King of Conspiracy, spoke to people in the US and around the world, asserting that all authorities were flawed. He warned the public-at-large to “trust nobody”. His presence in our skies coincided with an extreme polarization of bad will between races, sexes, political parties, and religions. This has led to a loss of faith in Democracy, which cannot exist without well-informed critical thinking, a willingness to compromise, proven historical institutions, and a collective respect for all views. Unfortunately, this month’s planetary concentrations in Capricorn point to a possible flu epidemic.

The great irony in all this tension and anger has been the willingness to return to authoritarian leaders whom many believe will care for them like a “benevolent parent,” relieving them of the responsibility to ferret out the truth. These collective decisions have led to a reemergence of dictatorships here in the US and around the world — who spew lies and propaganda over the media, demonize immigrants, suck up a nation’s wealth, and freely use the military to stop protests and further their own personal interests.

The internet and its presence on cell phones, and then the advent of AI on all devices everywhere, is framing itself as a parent-like “authority. This would remind us of numerous science fiction novels involving people who “consult” it not only for information but for “therapy”, or simply companionship as an antidote to the loneliness often created by solitary individuals, living and working from home alone. I can’t help but remember the computer, “Hal”, who controlled the space capsule on “2001: A Space Odyssey”, the famous novel by Arthur C. Clark, made into an iconic movie in the 1970s.

The frenzy over open AI will likely hit a wall of harsh realities in 2026. The investment (on borrowed money) of over $1 Trillion is only estimated to bring in an estimated $1 Billion a year. This is not a perfect tool as it is filled with errors and misstatements. We must remember that AI has been created by humans. Thus, a “bubble” breaks, along with the stocks invested in this area. In addition, our chief competitor in the world, China, is ahead of the US in the development and evolution of AI.

A Flawed Economic System:

The long established American “worship” of unregulated capitalism has resulted in what some call a “Plutocracy” in which giant corporate monopolies who fight with each other for control, escape taxation, dodge responsibility for product flaws, create national monopolies, and, since the Citizens United Decision from the Supreme Court in 2010, can pour limitless amounts of money into political campaigns. This does not resemble any model of healthy entrepreneurial capitalism, which would encourage innovation and healthy competition. It is also seriously damaging public systems, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and public education.

Over the past several years, Sinclair Media has become a media monopoly by acquiring local newspapers, radio stations, and television stations across the country. The recent battle between Netflix and Paramount to buy Warner Bros. – Discovery is an example of this trend that could potentially control and interpret all the “news media”, eliminate access to free speech, and even possibly “dumb down” the nation’s collective mind even further as young people’s eyeballs continue to be plastered to their cell phones. We are facing the fact that, at this moment in time, 80 – 90 percent of this nation’s wealth is concentrated in the accounts of 1100 American families! Meanwhile, the public at large can no longer afford health insurance, housing, adequate education, or infrastructure repairs nationwide.

A Reality Check:

Since the end of World War II, the USA has been the world’s greatest economic and military power. Our GDP is, by far, the largest in the world. It has also become an intellectual center of scientific research, development of innovation, and has attracted the finest academic minds from other nations to gather here and work in our universities to expand knowledge that will benefit humanity-at-large. It has come at a cost.

Too many Americans feel “left out” of all this to the point they feel “invaded” by foreigners, whom they blame for their reduced financial situations. This same segment of the population is reeling from “culture shock” as different races, ethnic groups, religions, and sexual orientations emerge as major forces in their lives. Thus, there is an emergence of extreme “right-wing” political forces that will go to great lengths to reverse all of this.

Instead of correcting these imbalances, President Trump has obliterated and defunded all the institutions that made us a great nation, and is blaming immigrants, playing to blame “the other” than white “Christians” he thinks are the “real” Americans. In addition, he has imposed tariffs that, historically, have never worked and only served to make our economy worse. However, corporations that donated to Trump’s campaigns and events were systematically “exempted” from the tariffs. The nations on which the US imposes tariffs impose tariffs on the US, ultimately ballooning prices for the consumer, and everyone loses.

Returning to Fascist tactics, Trump has recently announced a beefing up of our military and nuclear complex, encouraging other nations like South Korea and Saudi Arabia to do the same. For decades, all administrations have been working toward global disarmament of nuclear weapons, realizing the human potential for the dreaded “mutual self-destruction.” All this is playing out as Trump refuses to support Ukraine and caters to Russia in a terrible war that Russia started. Instead of supporting the NATO Alliance in this war, he launches military strikes at Venezuela and Nigeria, violating international norms, and threatens to take over Greenland.

Meanwhile, China is forging ahead as an economic powerhouse.

Possible Solutions:

Fair taxation of the rich could help create social support systems for relevant and targeted training and education, housing, and health care, to give Americans more access to benefit from an economy that is currently often out of their reach. In December of 2025, former Republican candidate for president, Mitt Romney, wrote an editorial published by the New York Times entitled “Tax the Rich, Like Me.” Trump’s economic policies are all about firing personnel and defunding the greatest centers for medical and scientific study in the world, claiming “waste and fraud. His “reverse Robin Hood” techniques would rob the poor to finance the rich. His anti-intellectual policies could collapse US scientific and medical research organizations that have led the world for decades. Fair trade with other nations throughout the world needs to be brought back. These destructive policies need to be reversed and our greatest institutions restored.

Around the World:

Multiple climate catastrophes, civil wars resulting in starvation like the one in Sudan, border wars in developing nations, and ongoing crises in the Middle East that produce terror groups like ISIS and Hamas have increased migrations throughout the world. Amplifying all this are the horrific wars in Palestine and Ukraine. The US had developed what is called “soft power” through charitable organizations such as USAID, which the Trump administration recently “defunded. Trump’s focus on Venezuela, threatening a war over “drug trafficking,” has now attracted our old enemy, Iran, to support them and may lead to a larger war. Trump’s attempt to “settle” the Ukraine/Russia War by “capitulating” to Putin will not work as NATO nations and the EU are stepping up their economic and military support for Ukraine. Putin will never forge any compromise.

What Now?

Pluto is transiting Aquarius over a considerable arc of time that will extend to March 2043. Uranus is transiting Gemini, and Neptune and Saturn are transiting Aries. Historically, Pluto has transited the end degrees of Capricorn and into Aquarius at the time of the American Revolution — which was a war fought for Democracy — self-governance rather than a people controlled by a monarchy; a president, legislature, and judicial system with a “balance of powers” so that no one entity could control a nation. It ushered in an age of inventors, statesmen, and grand experimental ideas such as “We the People.” Unfortunately, these transits also coincided with great wars before these victories were won. In this era of nuclear weapons, we cannot tolerate a “great war” that would possibly result in the extinction of mankind.

A Wake-up Call:

Guess what! Here we are, finally waking up one morning to see that a dictator took office in the US with an astrological chart that bears a startling resemblance to “Mad King George”, who was the king during the American Revolution. It is de-ja-vu all over again. The Eclipse in February at 28 degrees Aquarius, conjunct the US Natal Moon signals a crisis in the continuity of the presidency, suggesting Pres. Trump will suffer a series of losses, making it difficult for him to remain in power.

The Tide is Turning:

These two winter months in 2026 will enhance and frame our crises, conflicts, and awakenings that swirled around us in 2025. With skyrocketing inflation, huge price increases in healthcare that benefit predatory billionaires, jobs lost to Artificial Intelligence, and the three parts of government, that were meant to “check and balance one another” rolled into one, — people are starting to feel the pain and “come out of their coma”.

The US is now having to face the harsh realities that became fact when we turned ourselves over to somebody who not only did not “save” us, but who is a fraud, convicted of fraud, and who has used his power in the government to line his own pockets (his deal with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and his cooperation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin)). He rewards those loyal only to him (the others he indicts in the courts). This president has seen Congress and the Supreme Court do nothing essentially as he violates the law, usurps their power (tariffs), and uses ICE to arrest, detain, and deport immigrants indiscriminately all over the nation. The Epstein scandal revelations continue to unfold in Congress. More and more Republicans are either leaving office or disassociating themselves from the President. The Supreme Court has recently signaled they may no longer support the president’s agenda at all costs.

The February transits in Aquarius present a wake-up call. The Eclipse Degree of 28 degrees Aquarius is conjunct the Natal Moon of the US and is on the Descendant of Donald Trump, suggesting his partnerships and coalitions may be breaking up or coming to an end. It suggests “We the People” are ready to emerge out of a chrysalis and implement the famous “butterfly effect” where all of us, rich or poor, young or old, man or woman, can change the course of history!

The Economy:

Treasury data from last year shows the US government spent $970 Billion on NET INTEREST in fiscal 2025, more than the $917 Billion spent on national defense! Healthcare costs are skyrocketing beyond anything we have ever seen before, as many of us discovered in Dec. 2025 when we had to negotiate which plans to adopt – especially those attached to both the Affordable Care Act and Medicare. January will see increased unemployment, corporate restructuring with layoffs connected to AI, fights in Congress concerning taxes (the unfair distribution of taxation of the middle class and little or nothing connected to the very rich). Financial markets may come down. People will believe that the data points to recession and to possibly what is now being called the “AI Crash”. At this time, however, I do not see a serious recession.

The housing market continues to be uncertain, since Uranus is still in Taurus (real estate) until the end of April. This is not just about interest rates. Young people with decent jobs do not make enough money to afford to buy property. They are often shouldering college loan debt, credit card debt, and health insurance costs, etc., that all eat away at their finances. There has also been a movement of millions of people through their retirement funds into the stock market, similar to the trends in the1920s. Financial journalist, Andrew Ross Sorkin, points this out in his recent blockbuster book “1929” — that historically, in the 1920s, thousands of middle-class people put all their money and savings into the stock market without knowing what they were doing, done within a background of missing safety nets.

The new “Gold Rush” has already begun as a hedge against the out-of-control inflation spiral, as the nation will no longer be able to service its debt. Both gold and silver may see all-time highs this year. These January Capricorn transits will go over the US Pluto in Capricorn, raising even more conflicts over who and what controls the US economy, and would be revealing what would be most accurately described as resembling the “Gilded Age” of the early 20^th Century.

From the end of January to the end of February, planets will go through Aquarius, joining the present transit of Pluto in this sign and recalling the adage spoken by Patrick Henry – “Give me liberty or give me death.” Aquarius is a sign of innovation, technology, and wide communication networks. Artificial Intelligence will be at the top of the agenda. There will be major moves in Bitcoin and other Coin-based currencies. We are witnessing an age of “Online Everything.” On Feb. 14th (Valentine’s Day), Saturn and Neptune will be conjunct at 00 degrees Aries, which astrologers refer to as the “World Point”, elevating the presence of these trends.

By April 26, 2026, Uranus will go back into Gemini, harmonizing with Pluto in Aquarius and Neptune in Aries. This is truly the “Dawn of the New Age” we have all been waiting for!

Mercury Retrograde:

The Mercury transit into Pisces this month, which will retrograde at the end of February and go direct in the middle of March, will have us all “swimming” in doubt and confusion. Part of this uncertainty will be caused by crazy storms and accompanying weather conditions across our nation until the end of April. All this does not inspire confidence in stable financial markets, any more than it does in stable weather conditions.

Weather and Natural Events:

Last year, Mt. Kilauea in Hawaii erupted 37 times, Alaska endured a major earthquake, and Japan endured another major earthquake and tsunami. Feb. 3, Uranus goes direct and is square Mercury Feb. 5 and is square Venus Feb. 7, both “earth-shaking” events. Since Aquarius rules over aviation, I would not be traveling by air in this period. Mars hits this square on Feb. 27, just as Mercury goes retrograde on Feb. 25., another time to stay safe and remain home. Saturn and Neptune reach critical degrees in Pisces (storms and earth instabilities) before they conjunct on Feb. 14^th in the new sign of Aries.

Science & Technology:

A major breakthrough in nuclear fusion has occurred in France’s ITER nuclear reactor that has been constructed over decades and had run into a multiple of problems.. It has maintained 90 million degrees of plasma for a record-breaking 22 minutes and 17 seconds. This information was posted in Advanced Science News, 2025. This surpasses what was recently accomplished in China. Fusion is on its way to eventually solve our energy crisis and end human-induced global warming.

Recently, an article in “Interesting Engineering” reported – “Researchers at MIT have discovered “the most direct evidence to date of unconventional superconductivity, in “magic-angel” twisted trilayer graphene (IMATTG).” “This finding is a crucial step in the global search for room-temperature superconductors, often referred to as ‘The Holy Grail of Physics.”

Recently, in December, the CBS show”60 Minutes” did a piece on a mother faced with her sick infant’s genetic disease that would destroy her spinal cord. Recent genetic engineering has formed a “cure” for this disease with a caveat: it costs $1.4 million. Some programs donated the money, and the child‘s life was saved, but the point of the story is that there is no way most people can afford to make use of these medical interventions. CRISPR technology, which has ushered in genetic “cures” for diseases, is a breakthrough in medicine, but it is too costly for most people to access.

Looking to the future:

I believe the year 2026 will mark a turning point in human civilization, marked by technological breakthroughs across AI, spaceflight, and medical cures for cancer, autoimmune diseases, infections, and even mental diseases and abnormalities. The “theory of entanglement” has already transformed our notions of time, space, and a quantum reality that resembles nothing we have encountered in history. Recent observations among quantum theorists would suggest that time, as we know it, does not exist.

On April 26, 2026, all the powerful slow-moving planets: Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and even Saturn will be in new signs, making supportive angular relationships (aspects) with each other. With both Neptune and Saturn going into Aries (the God of War), the looming question will be whether or not we engage in another world war. June 30^th, Jupiter goes into Leo (which I will discuss in future newsletters), making aspects to all these planets. This could be the “Time we have been Awaiting” for centuries:

However, it is not enough for us to march into the Space Age without the components of human compassion, emotional maturity, intellectual curiosity, and spiritual development. This would be analogous to giving a fire bomb to a toddler. As legend has informed us, when Prometheus brought fire to the human race, the Gods were horrified, saying humans “could not handle this” and punished Prometheus for the act. Were the gods right?

Final Thoughts:

I foresee enough people speaking out with intelligence and compassion; younger persons running for positions in the political sphere, and demonstrating in our great cities, who would create a wave of consciousness change that will speak to us once again, reclaiming our democracy – a nation by and for the people. We will have to recognize and end our reliance on the “Reptilian” part of our brains, because such humans will simply go extinct.

Because I can’t see any other alternative, I prefer to think humanity will likely discover and begin our ascension to a higher level of intelligence that would recognize and access multiple levels of the conscious universe we currently inhabit. The bridge to this new way of living will be formed by the gathering of all the different individual pulses into one beating heart, encompassing the whole earth and inspired by the constellations above. Stay tuned!

Happy New Year!

Linda

Important Points of Reference for Astrologers:

Full Moon at 13 degrees Cancer, opposition Venus and Mars on Jan. 3, Mercury in Sagittarius square Neptune Jan. 1, opposition Jupiter Jan. 14, conjunct Mars Jan. 17, is conjunct the Moon, is trine Uranus and is sextile Saturn on Jan. 18, is sextile Neptune on Jan. 19, goes into Aquarius Jan. 20 and is conjunct Pluto Jan. 21; Mars in Capricorn is conjunct Mercury Jan. 18, is trine Uranus and sextile Saturn Jan. 19 and is sextile Neptune Jan. 20, goes into Aquarius Jan. 23. and is conjunct Pluto Jan. 27, and will square Uranus (conjunct the Solar Eclipse) Feb. 27; Full Moon at 12 degrees Leo Feb., 1, New Moon Solar eclipse Feb. 17 at 28 degrees Aquarius (conjunct the US Moon); Mercury at 28 degrees Aquarius is square Uranus Feb. 5, Mercury goes into Pisces Feb. 7 and goes retrograde Feb. 25^th (going direct March 20); Venus in Aquarius will square Uranus Feb. 7, will go into Pisces Feb. 9, and will trine Jupiter Feb. 22; Saturn goes into 00 Aries conjunct Neptune Feb. 14.