From the Desk of Leslie Marlar, May ’25
STAR Guild met on the 22 for the last time on Skype. Our next meeting will be on Messenger on May 27 at 6 pm.
The last few months have had a number of extreme events. Astrological correspondences are more obvious with extreme events. This continued in April.
Om March 28th an earthquake happened in Mandalay. The malefics were active for this harmful event that killed over 3000. In the horoscope for this events, Mars was very near the Ascendant and Saturn was very near the Moon. Neptune, “shaker of earth” was elevated and between Venus and Mercury.
The series of events relative to the tariffs started when the Moon and Jupiter were in Gemini near Trump’s Sun. He was taking action like an executive.
On April 13th at 2 am a fire was started in Harrisburg, Pa. at Shapiro’s governor’s mansion. There was a full moon in angular houses with Mars squaring both the Sun and the Moon.
The FSU shooting, where 2 were killed and 6 injured, happened with the Sun squaring Mars and Pluto and the Moon in shooting sign, Sagittarius.
Puerto Rico is continuing to have a problem with their power grid. Since Sept. Mars, a power planet, has been moving slowly in Cancer or Leo. Problems last longer when Mars moves slowly.
Pope Francis died on April 21st at 7:35 am in Rome after a long illness. He recently had Mars in Cancer in his first house squaring his natal Mars. Mars was just past his Pluto in the 1st house. And transiting Pluto was also in his 8th house, the house of death. At his death there was a T square between The Sun, Pluto, Moon and Mars, which connected with his natal planets.
Under this T square which is similar to the T square that happened during the Palisades fire, the New Jersey fire started.
Also on April 24th and April 25th under the T square of Sun, Mars, and Pluto, which is about power, two judges were arrested for obstruction of justice involving criminal immigrants.
In May, Venus trines Mars. This activates happiness and creativity.
Mars is opposing Pluto in week 1, this can cause trouble.
At mid-month and a bit after, the Sun and then Mercury are with Uranus and this can bring the unexpected.
Jupiter squares Saturn in weeks 3 and 4. Jupiter rules the Church and there will be a lot of attention to selecting or getting to know a new Pope.
These are also business planets, buying and selling, so business events are highlighted. This will continue in June. Expect changes in week 4 of May when Saturn goes to Aries and in week 2 of June when Jupiter goes to Cancer.
This change of sign of Saturn and then Jupiter affects more that the Pope and business. It affects us all. When planets change signs, our lives change. Saturn is going from emotional, water sign Pisces to the active fire Aries. This shows an increase in action. Jupiter is going from the information sign Gemini to the emotional and caring sign Cancer.
Jupiter going into Cancer is very important in the U.S. chart because we have Venus, Jupiter, the Sun, and Mercury in Cancer in our natal chart. Jupiter is good and expansive.
Neptune already changed sign in late March from Pisces to Aries.
Something good is developing. By the end of the month Neptune and Saturn will start to sextile Pluto. The Sun and Mercury will start temporarily connecting with this by sextile and trine. Uranus will come into this in Summer. Since this is all temporary, it is a hint of some good things that are coming early in ’26 and continuing for years. I am thinking about discoveries and futuristic progress.
We will see how the theory plays out in reality.
I have been texting Grok about some astrological research. A lot of astrology theory has been programmed into him. I’ll start to see soon if he can pass good judgment or if he is just responding to me.
Full Moon in Scorpio later on the 10th, the 11th & 12th is intense and contrasts Spring versus Fall ideas.
New Moon in Gemini from early afternoon on the 26th to early afternoon on the 28th is a new start in our thinking and communicating.
Fairly good days this month are: 6, 7, 13, 14, 17, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, & 31.
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