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Chiron, Eris, and Why the World is a Different Place
In a Starcast from earlier this week, I take an early look at our current very unusual astrology.
Dear Friend and Reader:
I would love to approach this topic with satirical wit, but it ain’t happening. In such a case, I write from the heart and do my best with imprecise words.
Those who follow astrology are familiar with how there’s always a big deal brewing, or even the biggest-ever deal. As with CNN, there has to be a headline, or something cool for the thumbnail image. However, for 2025 I’ve been focusing on the events in Aries, which first come into focus in late May at the time of the Gemini New Moon — one month from this weekend’s Taurus New Moon.
The times we are living through are so strange that half the people seem to be overwhelmed, and the other half aren’t noticing. This is something you would have to feel. Logic and reason are not going to get you there.
As I make my way through the foggy ruins of journalism, I’m looking for anyone who has a clue that the instability, chaos, and extreme, edgy restlessness of the world are the product of the digital environment. Unless you’re extremely intuitive and/or not a true believer, this can take a while to figure out.
If you’re totally in the trance, aided and abetted by happy pills, it might feel wonderful — especially if you don’t know or remember anything else. Everything is just another Gee Whiz and “Sure, let’s get the upgrade.”
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Monthly Horoscope for May by Eric Francis
Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You’re at the point of a profound breakthrough, something you’ve been working up to for years. That’s Taurus for you — take it super-duper slow, and adjust to every little change, decide how you feel about it, think it over a few more times, contemplate whether you’re really safe, have a hot cocoa with whipped cream even though it’s May because why not, vacuum out the car and do nothing whatsoever to compromise having the next three months’ rent set aside. However, this is not how breakthroughs work. The one that is brewing involves discoveries about yourself that could influence every facet of your life. Your solar chart has a kind of inner sanctum that’s a little like King Tut’s tomb. You won’t know what’s in there until you go inside. You might be worried about some kind of curse. I can offer a clue: you are what’s in there. Once you go in and meet who you are, there will be no turning back and no pretending that your encounter has not happened. Then there are the challenges of living some new way once such a revelation happens; these are not really clear. The world may seem like more or less the same place, until you recognize that you’re not the person you thought you were — and then all the same symbols can have exceedingly different meanings. Note that many people who get into their inner sanctuary only go so far. There are elements of themselves they leave out, or look away from — often the deepest and most important. But why?
Gemini (May 20-June 21) — When inspirational speakers talk about “hiding our light under a bushel,” what exactly are they referring to? Well, you could make a long list of spiritual and creative properties that humans usually avoid. You could list all the talents people are too insecure to share or allow others to see. One might imagine it’s about certain things you might say to others but choose to conceal instead. If you list all the things that might qualify as spiritual, careful review would suggest they are merely sketching qualities of something deeper, much closer to the core of who you are. And that something is not only easy to avoid; every facet of culture demands that you do so, and worse, offers a forest of fake plastic trees to conceal your view. However, for the best perspective, do your thing and explore the world of people and relationships. That’s where the gold and sunshine are. Listen to what people are saying to one another; and hear attentively what they are not saying. What you may find interesting is that they open up to you. In doing so they may surprise themselves and make discoveries or mildly shock themselves with what they reveal. It is vital that you hold their confidence, and reflect back to them what they are presenting to you. Be calm and steady as you do this, and remember that the mirror goes both ways. Sometimes freedom is discovered as a wholly private matter. In your life it’s more likely to emerge in a social environment.
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Venus, Mars and the U.S. Pluto Return
And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night —
We talked between the Rooms –
Until the Moss had reached our lips –
And covered up – Our names –
Dear Friend and Reader:
People can make excuses about why Harvard allegedly deserves to be disemboweled by the federal government, but I would ask why the Emily Dickinson Museum qualifies. They have been told that the museum “no longer serves the interest of the United States.” Will we be witnessing a burn party of her collected works?
Kilmar Ábrego García, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, has been deported to a gulag and torture center in El Salvador (apparently still an American client state). We were all told that the point of deportation was to get rid of bad people who are the united states illegally.
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the administration must try to get him back; and it’s being ignored. So we have more evidence that the branch of government that is supposed to enforce the law, ignores the law. And who exactly is going to stop them?
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Weekly Horoscope for Apr. 17 by Eric Francis
Aries (March 20-April 19) — Mars has now re-entered your fellow fire sign Leo. This will charge up your engines and also set you up for a potential power struggle. The structure of this is where your self-expression meets some resistance from your friends and potentially the public. Do you have any idea what this may be about? Do you have some specific need to “go public” in any way? You would be better served by developing your ideas and projects outside of public view. Your ideas are nascent; they are not developed enough for an audience. And if you share them and find some form of disapproval, you will almost certainly be dissuaded from further experimentation. Therefore, let your experiment persist, undisturbed by anyone’s opinion but your own. You do not need any form of encouragement or public approval. Seek within yourself the courage and dedication that can only come from you. And you can proceed slowly; you do not need an end goal. What you need is to be present for your own growth and learning.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You may feel like you’re in possession of forbidden knowledge — about yourself. Everyone has within them a fenced-off area from childhood that they were taught not to enter. The barrier is like a row of thick, thorny hedges or a barbed wire fence, and when your skin is pierced it feels like guilt or shame — possibly both. These were installed as control devices, not to hide your own truth but rather the conduct of others and what they did to you. Most people do not make their way through; it does not occur to them to try too hard. It seems painful and even impossible. Few therapists are aware of what I am describing, but there are some. You are very near this barrier, and you might want to find your way to the other side and see what’s there. So imagine you have a psychic bolt cutter, machete or laser, and make your way to the other side.
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The War Comes Home, Again
Dear Friend and Reader:
We all remember the phrase, “three weeks to flatten the curve.” The lies of New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo told us that all we had to do was make personal sacrifices for just 21 days, slow the spread of what we now know was an AI-constructed “virus,” and life could get back to normal.
Then, lockdowns ensued, and nothing was normal for the next nine months, as people went to war with friends, neighbors and relatives over “masking” and “social distancing” and had to adapt to school districts and workplaces being closed. No part of life was left undisturbed.
This insanity persisted until society was ripped apart again by a government injection that was mandatory for many people to keep their jobs. So “three weeks to flatten the [nonexistent] curve” crushed society and became a two-year drama that was still playing out well into 2022.
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Weekly Horoscope for Apr. 10 by Eric Francis
Aries (March 20-April 19) — Don’t be too sure of anything; there is not much certainty to go around. The best thing you can be doing for yourself is considering what you want, and making sure you know your top three items. Then, start experimenting with them: active excursions into your plans or endeavors to test the energy. These will serve as probes. These months of your life are an exploration of the possibilities that can manifest in the future if you want them to — and wanting is the operative concept here. This is why you must know. And also know what you don’t want, so that you’ve got that in your sights. In terms of probes and experiments, I am not talking about setting intentions. I am talking about knowing your intentions and then taking tangible and concrete action that will give you live feedback. Then you review, adjust and move forward.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You know who your true friends are because you don’t have to do anything to impress them. They take you the way you are and are not especially influenced by the changes you go through. Take the wisdom of the Skunk, from animal medicine. If you repel someone, be grateful for it; they are not into you. If you attract someone, check them out and listen to what they have to say. Attract means not doing anything more than being present and seeing who responds to you. Their response is your invitation to engage. We are accustomed to half of the human race pursuing the other half, thinking this is somehow wholesome. So if you are usually one of the pursued, you might take a more active role and indicate your availability rather than leaving it a constant mystery. It’s up to you to respond in a comprehensible way.
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The One Thing that Differentiates Us from Artificial Consciousness
Dear Friend and Reader:
The last of the Aries solar eclipses is behind us, and Neptune is in Aries for the first time since the Civil War and the Lincoln assassination. There is much other extremely rare astrology happening in Aries, which describes some force driving both individual and collective experience.
And frankly, most people don’t give a toss about any of this highfalutin spiritual theory — but I do, and while I’m sitting in the diner waiting for my huevos rancheros, I need something to keep my restless mind occupied. So I’m writing.
What has driven me to the point of actually touching my laptop is the curious tepid response to my April Fool’s Day parody about ChatGPT experiencing an orgasm. Every devoted Planet Waves reader knows that April Fool’s Day to me is more meaningful than Christmas is to a room full of 10-year-olds. I will probably leave the planet some year on April 2, so I can get in one last good one.
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Aries (March 20-April 19) — Don’t be too sure of anything; there is not much certainty to go around. The best thing you can be doing for yourself is considering what you want, and making sure you know your top three items. Then, start experimenting with them: active excursions into your plans or endeavors to test the energy. These will serve as probes. These months of your life are an exploration of the possibilities that can manifest in the future if you want them to — and wanting is the operative concept here. This is why you must know. And also know what you don’t want, so that you’ve got that in your sights. In terms of probes and experiments, I am not talking about setting intentions. I am talking about knowing your intentions and then taking tangible and concrete action that will give you live feedback. Then you review, adjust and move forward.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You know who your true friends are because you don’t have to do anything to impress them. They take you the way you are and are not especially influenced by the changes you go through. Take the wisdom of the Skunk, from animal medicine. If you repel someone, be grateful for it; they are not into you. If you attract someone, check them out and listen to what they have to say. Attract means not doing anything more than being present and seeing who responds to you. Their response is your invitation to engage. We are accustomed to half of the human race pursuing the other half, thinking this is somehow wholesome. So if you are usually one of the pursued, you might take a more active role and indicate your availability rather than leaving it a constant mystery. It’s up to you to respond in a comprehensible way.
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Solar Eclipse and Neptune Entering Aries.
Dear Friend and Reader:
We are in an unusual moment — though it’s typical in that hardly anyone is noticing. While it all seems like “madness as usual,” the forthcoming eclipse heralding Neptune entering Aries is something special.
As you will hear, this includes Mercury and Neptune changing places just as Neptune enters Aries. That this occurs on the Aries Point is saying look for something that may seem too big to understand (Aries Point) with personal implications (more Aries Point) combined with a reversal of some kind (the Mercury-Neptune sign switch) that also may be invisible to ordinary perception (Neptune).
The most important skill we can cultivate now is pattern recognition — that is the realm of the artist and the musician. It’s also the realm of astrology, which is all about seeing patterns in the seeming chaos. Not making up patterns or forcing meaning on them, but observing what is so and what it may represent.
It is crucial at this time to suspend belief and also to suspend disbelief. Any form of believing or refusing to believe gets in the way of direct perception.
Understanding what is happening is not a matter of choosing whose opinion you like the best. Rather, it’s a matter of doing the work of thinking for yourself. Yes, it’s challenging and it’s a lot of responsibility.
Below is the chart for the solar eclipse set for the Eastern U.S. at around dawn on Saturday, March 29.
If you can pick them out, you can see that Mercury and Neptune (just above the horizontal line on the left) are very close, and seem to move in opposite directions. Within hours, they form a conjunction in the last arc minute of Pisces, and then Neptune enters Aries for the first time since 1861. That means that we are entering a whole new reality — of The Awakening.
See chart segment below for a more detailed view that homes in on the Mercury-Neptune thing.
In support of these ideas, I have Starcast (above), a video (below) and a new edition of Planet Waves FM posted early. And if you are curious about how to work with this astrology personally, that’s what FOR THE FAITHFUL — my spring reading — is for.
With love,
Your faithful astrologer,
Charts at this link.
Aries (March 20-April 19) — Don’t be too sure of anything; there is not much certainty to go around. The best thing you can be doing for yourself is considering what you want, and making sure you know your top three items. Then, start experimenting with them: active excursions into your plans or endeavors to test the energy. These will serve as probes. These months of your life are an exploration of the possibilities that can manifest in the future if you want them to — and wanting is the operative concept here. This is why you must know. And also know what you don’t want, so that you’ve got that in your sights. In terms of probes and experiments, I am not talking about setting intentions. I am talking about knowing your intentions and then taking tangible and concrete action that will give you live feedback. Then you review, adjust and move forward.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You know who your true friends are because you don’t have to do anything to impress them. They take you the way you are and are not especially influenced by the changes you go through. Take the wisdom of the Skunk, from animal medicine. If you repel someone, be grateful for it; they are not into you. If you attract someone, check them out and listen to what they have to say. Attract means not doing anything more than being present and seeing who responds to you. Their response is your invitation to engage. We are accustomed to half of the human race pursuing the other half, thinking this is somehow wholesome. So if you are usually one of the pursued, you might take a more active role and indicate your availability rather than leaving it a constant mystery. It’s up to you to respond in a comprehensible way.
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Planet Waves Monthly Horoscope for April by Eric Francis
Dear Friend and Reader:
Today (3/20) is the Aries equinox, when the Sun’s rays meet the equator at a right angle. This creates a situation where night and day are approximately equal all over the planet. In the STARCAST on your horoscope page I describe the somewhat complex circumstances that surround the equinox, and I also ask a question — since you’re probably not reading the astrology directly and are relying on my translation, in what was does it help you? I am reading based on a body-level aspect sensitivity as well as mental assessment, which must align before I can say anything. How does this work for you? Thanks for your responses. -efc
Aries (March 20-April 19) — There’s probably a long list of tasks that you must get to but don’t feel like doing. Honor your feelings as best you can, and start with the projects, tasks or activities you prefer. Unless something is truly pressing, set it aside for a while. You might find a preference for old-fashioned household tasks — reorganizing the linens, cleaning behind the couch, finding out what’s going on in the oven, and making the dangerous journey to the back of the fridge. Think of this all as ritual practice; proceed with intention and invoke the household saints as you clean (Lakshmi loves this stuff). You will feel better and while you’re at it, sort out some complex emotions that have been evasive and elusive during the long Mars retrograde. All of this will make important decisions easier.
Aries Astrology Studio has been published, preview below.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) — You may feel like you’re walking with one foot on either side of a canyon. One side of the canyon is supposed to be the familiar you that you know, though you can’t find that person anywhere. On the other side is an inner world that you knew you contained, but had no idea the depth and intensity of your private cosmos. If you want to experience the potential and the beauty of the moment, I suggest you drop any notion that people might think you’re weird. This is one of your usual phobias, which is why you dress so impeccably for every occasion and maintain the image of total integrity. Fuck it. That’s a brittle container for the kind of inner fire that you’re pumping right now, and that fire has the power to burn, melt or evaporate every thought and judgment that ever held you back. However, you can pretend that this is about ‘other people’ by concerning yourself with what they might think about you. Said another way, you burn a lot of energy when you guard your image — and this is supporting an illusion at the expense of your reality. Yet the time is long gone when you can hide from yourself. You have had clues of this over and over and it’s high time you give up this ridiculous effort to pretend you are not who you rather boldly are. Get out of your own way. You are joyfully beyond any need to impress anyone with your purity and innocence.
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Chart for the National Emergency of March 13, 2020
Dear Friend and Reader:
Today is the 5th anniversary of the national emergency declared by Pres. Trump on March 13, 2020. I have the astrology of that event for you.
Was there actually an emergency? It depends on who you ask. It depends on how you define the term ‘emergency’ — not merely as the vote of an advisory committee.
I know that most people don’t want to think about this. I seem to be the only presenter still discussing the matter for whom this is not the primary purpose of my entire project; i.e., Planet Waves is a general interest astrology and art website.
So you’re unlikely to be one of those ‘health freedom’ people obsessed with the issue, watching every video you can find. And neither am I! But the virus detection issue is back, as hundreds of millions of hens are tortured and killed for no reason (which consumers experience as egg prices — not a holocaust).
This is all based on an antique analytical device called the PCR or polymerase chain reaction. The PCR is a tragedy. It’s a weapon of war being used against civilians. It cannot diagnose anything. It’s not difficult to understand this but it is necessary to; using the PCR, any doctor can claim that any living creature has ANY disease.
Flashback: March 13, 2020
All the world had on March 13, 2020 were some reports out of China and some PCR positives in the United States. In other words, a tool that cannot test for a virus was used to claim that there was one; and the alleged detection of “viral specific nucleotides” (which were neither) was used to support the claim of systemic infection.
In order to tease out these issues and make supportable statements grounded both in the scientific method and in the specifications for the tools being used, you have to do some reading. You don’t need to do the pick and shovel work. That has been done competently. For example, this video will get you far — an interview with Dr. Mark Bailey, a science historian in New Zealand.
Long before I was in a position to verify the work of teams other than Planet Waves, I had a sense of the issues. I had mapped them out in a primary source chronology that accounts for the claim of every strain of the virus, every development related to the PCR and the various claimed SARS-CoV-2 test kits, and much else.
I covered most of this last week.
For those of you reluctant to look at a document with technical references, imagine what it took to make it. I came into this issue with some experience covering claimed viruses (HIV, HPV, HSV and others), though with no experience in molecular biology. So I had to learn, at least to the degree where I could question world-class experts.
Today I Have the Astrology For You
Today, what I have for you is an analysis of the chart for Trump declaring a national emergency. There are two charts above, which highlight specific aspect patterns that I describe in the video; and a version of the full chart is below.
As you will see, the first question I take up in the video is: could you tell from the chart whether the claimed emergency was real? The main clue is that this chart (Saturn conjunct Pluto) is a direct extension of the Sept. 11, 2001 chart (Saturn opposite Pluto).
For Background, Read ‘Don’t Look Back’
If you want the deep background on this chart, in 2022 I wrote a book-quality article called Don’t Look Back. This sizes up the claims of a disease outbreak in China and chronicles the development of the AI viral sequences known as MN908947 and 402123. It is a gripping story — you may be surprised.
I have many other resources, though the ones above, and the video, will get you started. I explain all of these charts in the half-hour presentation.
In 2020 through 2022, there were people angry at me because my coverage did not match up with what the legacy media were reporting (i.e., everyone from The New York Times to CNN et al). There is a good reason for that.
I did the story, and they did not. And then I provided my notes to the public.
If there is some interest, I will do an “ask me anything” zoom call to discuss this. Mention that in the comments if you’re interested.
With love,
Your faithful astrologer,
Planet Waves Weekly for March 13 by Eric Francis
Aries (March 20-April 19) — There’s probably a long list of tasks that you must get to but don’t feel like doing. Honor your feelings as best you can, and start with the projects, tasks or activities you prefer. Unless something is truly pressing, set it aside for a while. You might find a preference for old-fashioned household tasks — reorganizing the linens, cleaning behind the couch, finding out what’s going on in the oven, and making the dangerous journey to the back of the fridge. Think of this all as ritual practice; proceed with intention and invoke the household saints as you clean (Lakshmi loves this stuff). You will feel better and while you’re at it, sort out some complex emotions that have been evasive and elusive during the long Mars retrograde. All of this will make important decisions easier.
Pisces Astrology Studio 2025-26 is now available. Preview below.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — You have a tendency to see the best in people. I suggest you see what they show you. Let them reveal exactly who they are, and respond accordingly. It’s almost always true that people tell on themselves, which can disabuse you of the task of figuring out who they are or what they want. However, it’s up to you to respond to what they reveal — or at least to acknowledge it consciously. This may be challenging as you may be in one of your more idealistic states. Just remember, once you have cautionary information, the responsibility for whatever happens falls on you. When someone’s presence in your life is unhelpful, detrimental or toxic, it’s a good idea to let them go. Save your sentimentality for your old teddy bear or your photo album.
Amazing. Audio-visual beautifully composed. Looking forward to delving in further and sharing with others.
Namaste from India,
I am Dinesh Sharma and I am a professional astrologer, practising in Vedic Astrology since last twenty six years ……… I am always looking for similar people and I always try to know new things ……. I am very happy to see your work here ….. Best wishes for more success and escalated heights ……..
Regards,
Dinesh Sharma
Eric – what is THE best way to communicate with you? The Leo reading cuts off with about 8 pages of the transcript left out of the recording – is this just the way it goes… ie; is there a limit to the recording length? On another topic, can I share your COVID info, which is SO rich and vital on social media? many thanks, in advance, for your answers, Karen
Hi Karen,
You can try the phone at Eric’s office: 845-481-5616
Also Eric’s email: efc@planetwaves.net
thank you!