Author: Ed Kohout
When I finally got around to studying and dissecting the tarot years ago, I thought it would be somewhat simple. As an astrolo-phile, it was necessary to understand it, not because I wanted to do tarot readings at the local bazaar, but because the occult-minded mentors I knew used the tarot as a sort of … Continue reading Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part IV
It's always interesting to see where Mars' exaltation stars show up in notable events. The so-called "7/7 Bombings" in London offer up yet another example. Subscriber Content The 7/7/2005 bombings in London were the third major "Islamic terrorism" act of the 2000s, preceded by the Madrid bombings in 2004 and the 9/11 attacks in 2001. … Continue reading On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 5.7 – The London 7/7 Bombings
A very astute astrologer asked (on Facebook), "Maybe the Moon's exaltation was based on Algol and not the Pleiades?" I can't recall the lad's name, but it's a good question, as Algol's fixed (Fagan-Allen) ecliptic longitude is about 1°30' distant from 3° Taurus, a tad closer than Alcyone's longitude. However, the answer, is no. It's … Continue reading On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 6.3 – The Moon’s Exaltation and the Pleiades
So far in this book, Mars has been presented as an oddball of the heavens, a strange actor among the planets with a special zone and a complex mathematics. Should we not be surprised, then, that Mars holds a lofty place, even among the other planetary exaltations? It's true, and of course it has to … Continue reading On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 6.2 – Special Mars Maths
On April 3 of 2021, an amazing event happened that mostly fell under the radar of USAnians. Egypt put on a big show of moving 22 mummified remains of ancient pharaohs from one museum to another. It was called the Pharaohs' Golden Parade. It was all part of a larger revamping of Egypt's PR that … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 5.2 – The Pharaohs’ Golden Parade
In this chapter, we will look at events that resonate with the underlying thesis of Mars' exaltation. The central thesis of the study of geo-cosmic cycles known as astrology, or "why it works," is that we can glean future events by looking at past patterns. Some of these items will be brief, and some will … Continue reading On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 5.1 – Events of Note Intro; the Covenant School Shooting
In the last part, I attempted to finish explaining the cyclic nature of this daunting and disruptive JU/ SA = PL alignment. Today, we get the punchline, which is a list of historical manifestations of this alignment. As you will see, it's basically a litany of revolutions, coups, and also sometimes good things. HISTORICAL SYNCHRONIES … Continue reading Foresight is 2020: Revolutions, Coups, and Combinations, or Why the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction of 2020 is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think – Historical Synchronies
Originally published on September 9, 2019 @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/527533154653378 Updated with graphics and addenda. INTRO When I learned that the State of California moved their 2020 primary election date from June to March 3, my first thought was, “Who is doing California’s astrology?” The reason for my thought is that March 3 of 2020 ties into … Continue reading Foresight is 2020: Revolutions, Coups, and Combinations, or, Why the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction of 2020 is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think – Parts 1 through 3
[Special thanks to Autumn at https://autumnallalong.com/ for letting me borrow some of her excellent photographs that were invaluable to this research. It was difficult to find quality pics of the monument but Autumn knew what she was doing and captured the scope of the monument.] If there's one thing we strive for here at Occursion … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 5.4 – The Ritual Astrology of the Georgia Guidestones
In this brief subchapter on unlikely but significant events in which the Exaltation of Mars shows up, we have the unique - and mostly USAnian - observation of the Battle of Puebla, more commonly known as the unofficial party holiday of Cinco de Mayo. Subscriber Content You may have noticed memes floating around on social … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 5.5 – Cinco de Mayo
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