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  Daft Predictions.

Posted. 31st May 2004.

Roll up, roll up - witness a great cosmic event on June 8th 2005, the Venus Sun transit. 

Yes, it's the silly season once again, when an astronomical event attracts the attention of Sun Sign Astrologers  guaranteeing lots of 'predictions'.  And what will be the effect of this conjunction? Very little! I guarantee it. 

Are you saying that astronomical events are of no consequence? No, of course not, but it does depend very much on what the event is and how we attempt to relate it mundane existence. Two things matter: 1] the strength, and therefore the importance of the configuration, and: 2] the placement in a chart.

To begin with, planetary configurations by themselves tell us very little. Yes I know you can see lists of planetary activity and interpretations in various publications but, in the main, they are nonsense and more likely to be the product of an over-fertile imagination rather than astrological reasoning. Take it from me, if it says, for instance, that the Moon is square to Venus today it won't matter a hoot - mainly due to the fact that the Moon exerts little influence.

For any event to be useful we have to have a 'base' chart in order to see how it is likely to function. This can be a simple 'Aries chart', an Ingress chart, or the chart of a person or a nation. A reasonable analogy would be to equate a planetary event to the statement 'it is raining'. It isn't very informative. In the second instance - relating it to a chart - we would say, 'it is only raining in Exeter', which tells us much more. In this case we have placement.

In the case of the Venus Sun conjunction it is a relatively weak aspect and without a chart to relate it to it tells us very little. If we use, say, an Aries chart [Zero degrees Aries forming the cusp of the 1st House] the conjunction occurs in Gemini in the 3rd House. But before we rush into print we have to remember that the aspect is a weak one and that the chart, per se, isn't particularly useful. Any prediction must take cognisance of both and be weighted accordingly.

In this instance I think the best that could be said is that a romance could capture the public attention and be featured in the media, but the jury is out on this. 

As a final thought, Venus does not cross the face of the Sun, it only appears to do so. The Sun actually moves behind Venus. 

Author's note. 8th June 2004.

As I said previously, the Sun Sign astrologers would be out in force predicting great things, among which we have the start of a new 'lovey-dovey' world in which peace and harmony will rule and goodness will bless everyone. Why not make a wish - it could come true! How about a new source of energy, or the election of a female President of the USA? I notice that Jonathan Cainer states he needs time to observe and study this event. Isn't that a bit like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted? One of the functions of astrology is to make predictions before the event, otherwise what is the point?

I have to say that this sort of thing does Astrology no favours and is more likely to make us a laughing stock rather than raise our status. I will say it again: this is a MINOR event of little significance, and to treat it otherwise while ignoring the many other factors at work - such as the powerful transits of Uranus, Neptune & Pluto - is quite wrong. You can bet that a lot of money is going to made out of this by some people, though.

The Sun Venus predictions. 

Sun - Venus configurations occurring in the heavens are of little significance and are quite easily overshadowed by aspects between the heavier planets, yet according to Jonathan Cainer it is one of the most important astrological events in history and will have a major impact on our lives, thereby ignoring astrological fact. Furthermore, he goes on to say:

1. It will work wonders for women and that they will be honoured for the contribution they make. A little vague don’t you think?

2. A female revolution in the next few years. I think you will find it has already been going on for a decade or so.

3. A more loving, giving world? With Pluto entering Capricorn in a few years time I really don’t think so. In any case, why didn’t any of the previous transits bring this about?

4. A female President of the USA? When, may I ask? [Didn’t Russell Grant say this first?].

5. In the past, says Cainer, this transit has often coincided with the sudden arrival of exceptionally wise, powerful, noteworthy women. Exactly who, for instance?

Next - How to find your Venus Sign, complete with tables and interpretations. May I ask what on earth the Sign in which Venus happens to be in at birth has to do with this Venus -Sun conjunction? Unless the conjunction forms an aspect to your own Venus it is to all intents and purposes irrelevant and serves only to fill out the pages of a newspaper. 

New 'planets'.

King of the Sun Sign cowboys - Jonathan Cainer has decided [against all scientific opinion] that Sedna is the latest buzzword and has proceeded to make all manner of silly claims as to its effects. Like other daft predictions this one is also doomed to failure. Sedna in NOT a planet, nor does it have any place in the Astrological scheme - cloud-cuckoo-land, perhaps? 

The Lunar Standstill. 

This is typical of uninformed Astrologers who fail to realise that such events carry little or no weight - they are a non-starter as far as accurate predictions go. To make predictions, such as; There will be more floods, storms, earthquakes and eruptions but less so than last year, or the worst outrages of the 21st century are already behind us is plain silly. To further imply that our new year resolutions have a better chance of coming true beggars belief. This is not Astrology - it is fantasy, as time will show. 

Lottery win prediction?

Wednesday's Daily Mail featured a large article on the so-called prediction of a lottery win for a Mr. Gareth Cooper, a Cancer subject by Sun Sign Cowboy Jonathan Cainer. By accident or design they failed to consider the statistics, so I will give them here. 

There are approximately 60 million people in this country, so if we divide this by the number of Zodiac Signs we get roughly 5 million people per Sign. As this was a prediction for all Cancerians, would Cainer or the Daily Mail explain to us why the remaining 5 million Cancer subjects didn't win. Perhaps I am missing something here, but did Cainer predict this just for Mr. Cooper? No, of course not, it was just one of his run of the mill predictions. 

So what is all the fuss about? Selling newspapers - that's what.

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