As classical astrologers, we are always somewhat critical of the interpretations and methods used by our modern colleagues, especially of their limitlessness. Every lump of rock of a few square meters in the solar system is assigned a profound meaning, there are even astrologers who work with hypothetical planets. There are ephemerides of such planets, of Vulcan for example, although it is not certain where in the solar system that planet could be found, which is not so strange because you cannot see it!
You can hardly call this a hypothesis any more, it’s fantasy. That is not to say that everything our modern colleagues do is nonsense! One technique that is valuable is, for example, the cycle analysis of the outer planets in combination with Jupiter and Saturn as developed by the French astrologer André Barbault. I would not take over everything he says, but the Saturn-Pluto conjunction in January 2020, for example, indicated the beginning of the Corona pandemic quite precisely.
Hyperinflation
At the moment the conjunction of Jupiter and Neptunehas perfected and it is interesting to take a look at that. Jupiter is expansion, growth and ideology and Neptune chaos and loss of control. That is why Barbault associates this cycle with revolutions, but also with hyperinflation! Bull’s eye, that a combination of Jupiter (growth) and Neptune (disintegration) can be connected with loss of value and economic chaos is not so strange. The Jupiter-Neptune conjunction that was full yesterday falls on the Pegasus star Markab, associated with the very painful fall of the Flying Horse, reinforcing that meaning. The most recent Jupiter-Neptune conjunction was in 2009, clearly linked to the credit crisis.
Le Pen
Another specific connection Barbault makes is with the fate of his own country, with France. Major political changes would be indicated by the important points in this cycle. For example, the Fifth Republic, the current French form of government, arose in a crisis situation in 1958 when there was also a conjunction. April 24 is the second round of the French presidential elections in which Emmanuel Macron will have to contend with the radical right-wing Marine Le Pen, just like five years ago, when Macron won. But if we would base ourselves on the Neptune-Jupiter cycle, you may expect a lot of big changes, which would mean that Putin fan Le Pen is going to win! We’ll look at this further next week.
Donbas
It seems that the battle for the Donbas that will soon start in Eastern Ukraine is indicated in the chart of the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine discussed last week, by the conjunction of Mars with Pluto (use the progression key 1 day = 1 week). In mid-May we see Mars leave its exaltation, would that show an inititial success for the Russians which gets jammed, just as it was with their failed conquest of Kiev?