Anne Massey’s astrology blog

Summer Solstice

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | No Comments

The Summer Solstice takes place June 20, 2009 22:46 PDT. The direction changes, now the days begin to grow shorter until the Autumnal Equinox, when day and night are of equal length. The solstices and equinoxes are pivotal — our direction changes. Naturally this plays out more strongly in the mundane world of politics and the current dramas.

When writing an analysis about the current planetary weather I am looking at probabilities. When I write for the signs it is directed at the Sun sign only. Personal horoscopes however are rather complex in comparison and offer more specific information. I do think that many horoscopes are valuable, because they can provide information about the natural cycles in our lives. They cannot give detailed information specific to you.

The Sun is in Cancer until July 22, 2009, at 9:36 PDT, the Sun moves into Leo. The universal themes associated with the sign of Cancer are home, family, heritage and retreat from the hustle and bustle of life.
I chose to cast this Solstice chart for Washington, DC the seat of the US government, because it is one of the astrological tools to look at the season in terms of the USA. › Continue reading

Delta MLA progress report

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Mundane astrology | No Comments

I wrote a prediction about this riding Monday May 18, http://www.annemassey.ca/2009/05/18/delta-south-mla/— stating that Wally Oppal would be defeated in this riding and that it would still most likely go to a judicial recount. According to the newsfeed there were 918 absentee, Vicky Huntington received a total of 9,977 votes and 9,945 votes were cast for Oppal. Because the margin of the win was so close, the vote will now go to a judicial count to confirm the result. This and another riding were the recount changed the victor now has 50 Liberals, 35 NDP and one independent. I do think this result stands, but I guess these two candidates won’t breathe easy until that result is in.

Delta South MLA

Monday, May 18th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Mundane astrology | 1 Comment

Vicky Huntington and Wally Oppal

This article is an intellectual exercise to determine the winner in the contested South Delta riding using two horary charts. The latest information is that incumbent Wally Oppal who declared himself the winner on election night leads by three votes, which means that there will be an automatic recount and also that votes cast prior to the election are not yet included in the numbers. He was serving as the Solicitor-General in Campbell’s cabinet prior to the dissolution of the legislative assembly and the election writ issued April 17—the official date for the start of the campaign. I was thinking of writing a post script for my election analysis posted April 11, 2009, in which I stated that the BC Liberals would win. Read my earlier post at http://www.annemassey.ca/2009/04/11/bc-elections-a-close-race/.  However, I was distracted by this particular riding where there will be an automatic recount. I don’t have the option to look at the charts of the candidates, because I have no data for Oppal, other than he was born in 1940. I have even less for the independent candidate Vicki Huntington. The recount will not begin until May 25, when Mercury will still be retrograde in Taurus (23°53′); the Sun was at 22°30′, when the polls closed on May 12 at 20:00 PDT. Two days later when the results will be announced (May 27) Mercury will be at 23°16′ and on May 30 Mercury changes direction at 22°52′. The reason I am listing the actual degrees is that Mercury of accounting, counting and recounting will not return to the Sun’s degree on Election Day, which suggests that recount might not favour Oppal. However, I do not have a time for the announcement of the result of the recount, thus casting or reading an event chart is not an option. There are numerous aspects between the planets that day suggesting lots of news and activity. We will have a New Moon on Sunday May 24—a new direction with changes… maybe. › Continue reading

Here we go again

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 | Astrology for You, Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | 4 Comments

This Mercury period follows a Venus retrograde period—and Venus has been Aries forever it seems— which all began after the first Mercury retrograde period in January. Some things are in a holding pattern and what is moving ahead may not be what we planned. Mercury will spend 116 days in air signs (Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius) and 163 days in earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) this year, leaving the other six signs 86 days. So once again, the planet of communication, Mercury, is about to turn retrograde. Happens every four months, but we all hear about it and it is one astro-event we like to blame when we lose things, communication goes awry or our flight is delayed. There is much more to Mercury than meets the eye or ear as the case may be. Mercury is elemental, meaning that each year an element is emphasized. 2009 is a transition from Air of thoughts and ideas into Earth of practical application—rolling up our sleeves and getting stuff done. › Continue reading

Tags: mercury, mercury retrograde, venus

Huff and Puff Rhetoric

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | 3 Comments

Jack Layton has been stating he will vote against the budget. No qualifiers, no reading it over—I guess he got a taste of being in power within the coalition and with it reason and logic left the equation. Layton the leader of the NDP is one of 37 MPs from that political party in the parliament; that is 12 percent of the 308 MPs. Gilles Duceppe of Bloc Quebecois is echoing that statement. The bloc holds 49 seats in the Parliament and represents Quebec only. Will this choice hurt these politician and their parties? The vote will take place on Thursday, but that will be a mute point… however, our political scene will change—well have Taurus vs. Cancer. More about that in future posts. Writing these commentaries is so much fun. › Continue reading

Liberals Budget Vote

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | 2 Comments

16:07 PST

Ignatieff is scheduled to meet with his caucus at 18:00 on January 27, 2009 to decide how to vote on Wednesday at 11:00. Finally some times to look at. The budget was released to the public with the Moon void of course in Aquarius. This timing tells me that all the promises need to be honoured and that most of the content was known already. During the Caucus meeting the Moon continues to be void, which tells me this meeting is a formality the decision has already been made, it simply needs to be formalized. Leo is ascending in Ottawa at 18:00, which puts Ignatieff’s Taurus Sun-Mercury at the top in the event chart; the caucus will follow his lead. › Continue reading

Budget Canada January 2009

Sunday, January 25th, 2009 | Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | 7 Comments

Throne Speech and Budget finally arrive following the October 14, 2008 elections, the controversial Coalition threat and proroguing the Parliament. The budget will be tabled January 27, 2009. I don’t know the time of the budget announcement, but apparently it will be broadcast by CTV at 13:00 PST. I expect the session to open at 10:00 EST in Ottawa. Much of the timing appears rather irrelevant. But let’s note that the Parliament resumes following a Solar Eclipse, which in itself might indicate that this is not the time for grandstanding. True to form much of this information was made public days prior to the official budget. The tempest in the teacup and the coalition threat has faded out of the picture—the ‘threat’ has subsided. At 10:00 in Ottawa 12°Aries 14′ is Ascending, Canada’s Ascendant is 17°22′ of Aries. This sign ascends very fast at Northern latitudes. At 10:39 Taurus will be on the Ascendant. Cardinal signs such as Aries imply fast action. The ruler of Aries, Mars is exalted in Capricorn and in the 10th house separating from a recent conjunction to Mercury, this is an indication about how the details were already leaked before the budget was to be tabled. This little detail might also mean that some of the statements or promises will be retracted, probably within two weeks of the budget. › Continue reading

Obama Era

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 | Mundane astrology | No Comments

On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama becomes the 44^th president of the United States of America. Officially the transfer of power takes place at noon in Washington DC. From an astrological perspective, the Moon is void of course in Scorpio. The Moon moves into Sagittarius at 12:30, half an hour after to the swearing in ceremony. The void of course period is typically defined as ‘not a good time for new action’. This concept was popularized by Al H. Morrison in the mid 1970s and it is a vital concept in horary astrology. Horary astrology is a branch of astrology which addresses questions posed at a specific time and place. When the Moon is void of course in a horary chart, the answer tends to be ‘nothing will come of it’ or ‘there is nothing to worry about’. Vedic astrology pays no attention to the void of course concept, naturally the Moon would not be void from this perspective at the inauguration as all planets are about 24 degrees earlier from the Western reckoning. › Continue reading

Harper and Ignatieff, two peas in a pod

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 | Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | No Comments

I was creating a graphic in anticipation of the Liberals naming their leader, which to me astrologically speaking was a foregone conclusion, and decided to make a quick grocery shop run, and in the car I heard the news which stated that Harper has to put in a televised request to the new leader of the Liberal Party—Michael Ignatieff—to meet with him to discuss the upcoming budget. I just about burst out laughing, in light of what I had just been working on, but a picture is worth a thousand words. Here comes that picture. › Continue reading

Liberal Party Saga…

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 | Current Planetary trends, Mundane astrology | No Comments

The saga continues with the Canadian Federal Liberal Party. In my earlier post  –early hours of Monday December 8– I drew the conclusion that Ignatieff would more or less be acclaimed the new permanent leader by Friday Dec 12) at the latest. Sukhwinder’s comment states that Bob Rae stepping aside is already in the news. It isn’t a done deal yet, however, it is fascinating to watch the timing of the various announcements from Ottawa–invariable when the Moon has become void of course. That happens at 11:23 Ottawa time tomorrow Dec 10. All of the astrology, the comments by journalists in Canadian press are prompting me to look at the astrology of the budget, and the likelyhood of a constitutional crisis in the Spring… more to come, of course. December 9, 2008 at 12:57