Mars, Mercury, and Astraea Connect Houses Twelve, Two, and Ten

Augustus 23, 2025

Good morning!

A look at the current astrological alignment revealed a Twelfth House Mars in Libra, Mercury in Leo in the Tenth House, and Astraea in Sagittarius in the Second House.

Taking an aggressive approach to a possible lawsuit involving the workplace, or because of some form of defamation or libel that has destroyed your reputation with the public, seems like the way to go now.

Perhaps you’ll gain enemies from following through with that plan, but were they really your friends to begin with?

This is about truth, and it’s about righting a wrong that, quite frankly, could’ve been a long time coming.

The alignments of these planets and the relationships between them can manifest in many different ways.

The Second House governs survival and the necessities that, at the very least, support life or some form of comfortable living. A trine to Mercury in the Tenth House indicates that any type of conversation or commerce aimed at increasing possessions, money, or that which is needed to survive is good.

However, a Twelfth House Mars warns against violence from secret enemies, and so, with Mercury, the God of Communication, in trine with Astraea in the Second House, I would refrain from speaking about money or personal possessions in front of certain people.

It’s not that jealousy is so much of an issue now, but it looks to be more like entitlement.

Sometimes, you have people who are not honest with themselves about their own ability, or their own efforts to acquire what they want and need in life, and no matter what you say to these people, it’s hard for them to release the thought or feeling that they’ve been wronged or slighted.

Overhearing a conversation about how good your life is, and how much money you just spent on clothes and jewelry, can be enough to trigger them if they believe it’s them who should be at the top of the mountain instead of you.

They don’t see their actions as being motivated by jealousy but rather as some form of justice.

On a good note, this alignment favors fun and earning money or acquiring possessions in a fun or pleasurable way.

Mars in the Twelfth House is not only about secret enemies and violence.

When things are hidden from us or kept in secret, it can take a real effort both physically and mentally to get to the bottom of things. It can be draining, but more importantly, it’s a natural deterrent.

Mars in the Twelfth House makes us assertive, energetic, and aggressive when it comes to penetrating the depths of something. We won’t take no for an answer, and taking this kind of action when no one else will can be highly rewarding.

Some type of secret is discovered now, and the revelation of it will not only balance the scales, but it will also provide a feeling of love and harmony that for a very long time, has been missing from your life.

Moon Scope; Starting Fresh in the Sign of Purity

Written on August 19, 2025, for the New Moon on Augustus 23, 2025

Good morning beloved, and thank you for visiting Nooz Buffet. It’s not a secret that Mercury is the ruling planet of Virgo, but any good astrologer knows that there’s a personal branding or touch that goes along with the study and practice of astrology, which in all honesty, is what makes this an art.

I’ve grown fond of the goddess asteroid, Astraea, and personally, I feel comfortable with Astraea ruling Virgo. Hey, some astrologers say that Chiron should rule Virgo, and who would I be to challenge them. This is art!

I spend most of my time on the computer, so I don’t get to watch much television, but I remember how awful the nightly news was on television. Lots of people stopped watching the news because it was sad, negative, and just freaking disturbing.

Well, there’s no way around that. You get the same thing on the computer, and every time my homepage opens, I see murder, home invasion, roommates decapitating one another, robbery, hate crimes, carjacking, woman getting knocked out by men, men and women stabbing people for no reason, and the list of senseless and heinous crimes goes on and on.

This brings me to Astraea. Astraea was the ancient Greek Goddess of Truth and Justice, and she was the last of the immortals to live on earth with humans. Astraea loved humanity, and we often see pictures of her holding a scale and wearing a blindfold.

The blindfold represents an important and often overlooked concept that justice, in the end, must be served without discrimination and without favoritism. Without prejudice. Who you are and what you look like does not matter. We’re all humans.

While Astraea was here on earth, there was an extreme decline in ethics, morals, and virtue, and at a certain point, Astraea began to feel useless. She felt like humanity had gone down a road and there was no way of bringing us back. According to Astraea, she had done all she could, humans were beyond reproach, and she was wiping her hands clean. At that point, she ascended to stars and she was given the Constellation Virgo.

After looking at the news lately, I often wonder myself if humanity is beyond reproach, but I guess you can’t base that decision solely of the news.

New Moon in Virgo

We have a new lunar cycle beginning in Virgo, and if you look at the chart below (courtesy of astro.com), you can see the Moon on the 9^th degree of Virgo in the Seventh House.

The energy of this new lunar cycle is important because it takes us from the end of August to the beginning of the fall season, so yes, this cycle that begins today on the 23^rd, culminates on September 7^th, and then, it turns new again on the first day of fall or the autumn equinox.

Relationships are obviously in focus now with the Moon being in the Seventh House, but the overall picture gets a little clearer once we consider the placements of Mercury, Virgo’s ruler, and Astraea, Virgo’s co-ruler.

When it comes to the Seventh House, we always hear a lot about marriages, friendships, or just relationships in general, but what “open enemies?” Open enemies are enemies we know (as opposed to Twelfth House enemies), and they usually come in the form of competitors. Perhaps, subconsciously, even though we might not be aware of it, our moods and overall energies can be affected by people who compete with us.

This happens because our connections to these people goes way beyond the competition. You could be competing in a writing contest, for an award in school, for a job promotion, or in a sporting event, and once you enter the competition, the people who compete against you are not going to be friendly. They want to win just as badly as you do. So, there’s a lot of ill-feelings, a lot of jealousy, and maybe even some overlooking as these people wish terrible things upon you. All of that can be draining.

Do your best to protect your energy now, and do your best to prepare for whatever it is that you’re trying to win. When you look at the chart below, you can see that there’s a large Seventh House that looks to be about 36 degrees and occupied by both Leo and Virgo.

This tells me that there’s going to be a split within the Seventh House between those that are just blowing off hot air and talking shit💩 (Mercury in Leo), and those who actually get something done (industrious/Virgo). That’s why I say to protect your energy and focus on your preparation. People like to talk, even if they have no intentions on getting involved or competing.

Do worry about them, and honestly, you shouldn’t be worrying about anyone except yourself anyway. Virgo is the sign of conscientiousness, she wants to know and she wants to understand.

The Moon in Virgo at the start of this lunar cycle can have you feeling intellectual and meticulous, so do the research. Study the market conditions, study your competitors, and know and understand what you’re getting involved in. Ground yourself, and do all the behind scenes work.

Astraea in the Tenth House indicates that religion, traveling or studying abroad, and colleges or universities are a part of the larger picture. With Mercury in Leo, the Moon in Virgo, and Astraea in Sagittarius, you might be preparing some type of speech that you’re eventually going to deliver in front of a large audience, or maybe you’re working on a book or movie script.

I see lot of ideas and thoughts coming in through Mercury, manifested by the will of Leo, and made concrete in Virgo. This is actually the essence of creating something from nothing.

If you have any good ideas, write them down now and work on them. Develop them.

In the sign of Sagittarius, Astraea won’t abandon you if you remain optimistic, open-minded, and most importantly, pure of heart. If you’re doing something because you absolutely and truly believe in it and care about it with all of your heart, the door will remain open for you to transcend your current condition or situation.

This, after all, is a new moon, and we’re starting fresh in the sign of purity. Virgo doesn’t mean you have to be a virgin, it means you need to be pure of heart. Sincere.

Conclusion

When it comes to relationships, or partnerships of any kind, you should be as discriminating as possible. Distinguish between those who can help you and add value and those who talk a good game, and say they will, but never do.

If you can remain broad-mined and open to new ideas, it will help to curtail the darker side of Virgo, which manifests as argumentative, and over-critical. The Moon is Virgo, especially a new moon, foreshadows new endeavors in business and industry. Virgo is about service and helping, and you can't do either of those things if you're being standoffish.

Let the fires of Sagittarius and Leo warm you. Be adventurous and outgoing, friendly, and creative. I like Mercury in Leo. Conversations are about expansion. How can we do more? How can we better ourselves or improve our position? How can we turn this idea into a real money maker?

There's really no limit right now with the involvement of Sagittarius. The only limitations are the ones we place on ourselves. If you want to start this new lunar cycle off the right way, let sincerity guide the way forward.

Okay, my friends. Have a wonderful weekend. This will be the last lunar cycle of the summer! Enjoy it.

NCAA College Football 2025 Opens with Big XII Matchup

Augustus 17, 2025

I just want to make it perfectly clear that I don’t typically cover college football games involving teams from the Big 12 Conference, however, since the 2025 season begins with a major Big 12 matchup, I decided to come out of my Big Ten comfort zone. Just this one time though.

We are six days away from the start of the 2025 college football season. The very first game is scheduled for a 12 o’clock kickoff on the afternoon of Saturday, August 23^rd, and for whatever reason, this game between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Kansas State Wildcats will be played at a neutral site in Dublin, Ireland.

When Iowa State met Kansas State during the 2024 season on November 30^th, which was almost nine months ago, the Cyclones were 9-2 and ranked 18^th nationally, and the Wildcats were 8-3 and ranked 24^th nationally. Iowa State won that game, 29-21, and they went on to beat Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl 42-41, to cap off their first ever eleven-win season.

Kansas State met Rutgers in the 2024 Rate Bowl. They won 44-41 and recorded their 5^th Bowl victory in seven postseason Bowl appearances. Both teams finished on a high note, but Iowa State was the better team last year. This year, Kansas State begins the season ranked 17^th nationally, and Iowa State sits at #23, but the Wildcats are the Big 12 favorites.

Kansas State Wildcats

Apparently, 2024 was a little bit of a rebuilding year for K-State, but 2025 is filled with high hopes and big expectations as their offense features the return of four high profile juniors, QB Avery Johnson, RB Dylan Edwards, TE Garrett Oakley, and WR Jayce Brown.

Joe Jackson gives the Wildcats depth at the running back position, so that position figures to be a strength, but there are questions elsewhere. Wide receivers, Jerand Bradley (senior) and Jaron Tibbs (junior), are both transfers, so they’ll be expected to step in and step up immediately. If they can, it will change the entire dynamic of the K-State offense.

Johnson will get three targets to toss the ball to, and opposing defensives will have a hard time trying to figure out how to cover three threats at the wide receiver position, an excellent Tight End, and a super-fast running back.

On the offensive line, the Wildcats appear to be okay. Center, Sam Hecht, and Guard, Taylor Poitier, anchor a unit that returns three seniors.

Defensively, Kansas State has arguably the best defensive line in the conference, and junior linebacker, Austin Romaine, is expected to earn All-Big 12 honors.

Iowa State Cyclones

Do you want to hear something interesting about Iowa State? Their best linebacker, Caleb Bacon, missed the entire season after suffering a leg injury in the first game, and their second-best linebacker, Will McLaughlin, missed a bunch of time as well.

They’re back, they’re healthy, and they join stud mic linebacker, Kooper Ebel, to form arguably the best unit in the conference.

Nose tackle, Dominique Orange (senior), is not only the best in the Big 12, but he’s one of the best defensive linemen in all of college football. Junior defensive ends, Ikenna Ezeogu and Vontroy Malone, are expected to have breakout seasons.

The defensive backfield features two guys that will probably play on Sunday, senior safety, Jeremiah Cooper, and All-Big 12 junior cornerback, Jontez Williams.

Defensively, the Cyclones will be better this year.

Offensively, at running back, Iowa State has a true one-two punch in Carson Hansen and Abu Sama. At quarterback, the Cyclones have a real star in junior, Rocco Becht. Becht has passed for 6,690 yards and 48 touchdowns in three seasons!

Wide receiver, Chase Sowell is red-shirt junior and transfer from East Carolina. He played and started nine games for the Pirates, and he finished the season with 34 receptions for 678 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Cyclones expect big things from Sowell, and Sowell is pushing for a breakout year.

In general, the Cyclones don’t seem to be very strong at the wide receiver position. They return fifth year senior, Daniel Jackson, who was injured and missed all of last season, and junior, Xavier Townsend, who started three games and then used his redshirt.

6’4″ Sowell is definitely the go-to-guy for Becht, and hopefully he can add a spark and revitalize the unit.

Iowa State has two very good tight ends. Benjamin Brahmer (junior) is 6’7″ 250 pounds, and Gabe Burkle (junior) is 6’6″ 260 pounds. They’re both big targets with good hands.

Iowa State had a lot of injuries last season on both sides of the ball, but we don’t have to worry about any of that now since their game against Kansas State is the first game of the season. With a healthy roster, I think they can do a lot better than their predicted fourth place finish in the Big 12.

Oh my gosh. Ya know what guys? I’m doing two things I don’t normally do. I’m writing a preview for a Big 12 game, and I’m betting on a college football game that’s being played during the first week of the season.

Conclusion

So, this game is being played in Dublin, Ireland. That means home-field-advantage is a nonfactor. Kansas State is not only favored to win this game, but they're being picked to win the Big 12 Conference and finish no lower than 13^th nationally.

I think the Iowa defense is going to step up, show out, and play a lot better than a lot of people expect them to play. Carson Hansen and Abu Sama will help Rocco Becht control the clock, but Becht will make the big plays when he needs to. The addition of Chase Sowell will keep the Kansas State defense honest.

My Pick to win: Iowa State Cyclones
My Pick Versus the Point Spread: Iowa State Cyclones +3

Grand Trines, Fire and Air, Form Perfect Star of David

August 16, 2025

This pattern is two interlocking triangles, which does form a Star of David, but because the perimeter is enclosed and forms a hexagon, we actually have a very sacred geometrical pattern design (Metatron’s Cube) named after the angel, Metatron, who on earth, was the biblical figure we know as Enoch.

It’s believed that Metatron’s Cube was/is used to watch the flow of energy that passes back and forth between our 3-dimensional earth reality and the realm of the heavens.

Mercury in Leo in the Eighth House is the top point, which is above the horizon and faces upwards toward the heavens. The bottom point, which is below the horizon and facing downwards toward earth, is represented by Pluto in Aquarius in the Second House.

Fire and air are the elements involved here, so we’re working with a combination of intellect and emotion. The air trine touches Houses Ten, Two, and Seven, and the planets involved are Mars, Pluto, and a conjunction between Uranus and the Moon.

Arguments and aggression playing out in the public eye might be enough to wake us up out of this funk we’ve been in lately. We might immediately question our recent partners, the people we’ve allowed in our lives, and relationships in general, especially if they’ve been holding us back or preventing us from getting what we need and want out of life.

Because the air element is involved and we’re talking about intellect, a process of smartening up could most likely manifest.

Smartening up or learning about something that was previously hidden can manifest through Uranus in the Seventh House, and all of a sudden, because the Moon is conjoined, a ton of subconscious thoughts move into the awakened mind.

It might feel like an informational download as thoughts move from the realm of the Moon and into the realm governed by Mercury.

How do we react to this? Well, Mercury in Leo would indicate highly emotional. Once you understand the truth, it’s hard to go back, but I have a feeling that Leo prefers expansiveness anyway. Leo wants us to stand our ground and remain inflexible on certain issues and points of view.

You see, you don’t have to go back. You can draw your line, say this is what it is, this is how I feel, and I’m moving forward.

The Grand Fire Trine touches Houses One, Four, and Eight, and the conjunction in the Fourth House between Saturn and Neptune is refining us. In a place that’s hidden, private, and sacred, we’re preparing ourselves, we’re getting our beliefs straight, and we’re getting our minds clear.

Certain issues that may or may not involve you personally could try your patience now, and some of them might even be enough to pull you into the fray, buy resist if you’re not ready or unprepared.

If you can use this energy in the exact way it’s connected in the chart, you should be quite effective at getting your point across now. With air and fire connected in such a way, we’re not just blowing hot air.

Yes, we’re emotional, and yes, we’re intense, but we’ve done our research. You have the facts, you have the information, and you have the truth, so go ahead and deliver that speech with fire!

Innocent White People the Target of Vicious Racial Assault

What took place in Cincinatti on July 26^th, was not a melee, it was not a street brawl as the mainstream news would like you to believe. It was racially motivated, it was senseless, it was one-sided, it was vicious, and it was terroristic.

This woman pictured below is not only a hero, but her courage and bravery might have saved someone’s life who was being beat to death. While a cowardice crowd stood around filming this assault with their cell phones, this woman decided to step in to try to stop what was going on, but she was immediately punched in the face and knocked unconscious by a black male who then felt the need to stand over her and celebrate by dancing.

This poor woman ended up in tears as she, first the first time since the attack happened, decided to do an interview. Not only was she physically assaulted, but she’s now suffering severe emotional and psychological damage as that night keeps replaying over and over again in her head.

It’s not even what happened to her that’s troubling her, it’s the image of the man who reached out to her bloodied and battered and said, “Please, help me, God, please help me God.”

Is the answer to add more police? Is the answer to increase the size of government to infringe on the lives of everyone who wasn’t involved. I’m sure some people would say yes, but I would let this situation be a wake-up call. Let it sink in.

Getting into a fight is one thing, but this attack was on another level. Imagine being attacked for no reason and beat senselessly in front of a large crowd who instead of helping or calling 911, decided to film it and cheer your attackers on.

Imagine that.

Imagine being attacked by a group of young black men and women who were celebrating and dancing, taunting you, and shouting racial slurs as they stomped your head into street.

If a group of young white men and women did this, there would be national outrage.

In an unrelated incident, a black woman who was a city hall employee, just lost her job because she staged a fake hate crime.

Can you believe this?

She placed a noose on her own desk, and she tried to blame it on white people. She got caught and lost her job. Good!

Who the fuck does something like that?

I’ll tell you. A black woman who hates white people, that’s who.

Stop buying into the story lines that black people are oppressed in this country, and stop buying into the story lines that all white people are racist.

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A Lesser Known Messenger of the Gods

Augustus 14, 2025

Whenever it comes to communication and being a messenger of the gods, Mercury has the floor, but sometimes, some lesser or well known gods or goddesses can have something of value to add.

Iris was a Greek Goddess and the personification of the rainbow. She was also a servant to the Olympians and a messenger of the gods. The rainbow is actually her means of transportation, and she uses it to travel back and forth between our reality and the realm of the gods.

Currently, we can find Iris chilling on the 24^th degree of Cancer in the Seventh House, which forms a square to the Midheaven on the 20^th degree of Libra.

With the Midheaven set in Libra, we can see themes of love, harmony, and possibly justice manifesting in the Tenth House.

What does this look like?

Libra, don’t forget, is the ruler of the Seventh House, which is where Iris is actually located right now, but when Libra is involved we know the other plays an important role in whatever is going on.

The square is a block or an obstacle that can be a real pain in the ass-tronaut, but at the end of the day, it is through the most difficult times that we stand to gain the most.

With consideration to Iris and the Midheaven, the aspect that connects them, and their signs and houses, the situation could look something like this:

You and your coworker decided to get together before work.  There's an important client coming to the office today, and your coworker is supposed to help get you up-to-speed with important information so you're not lost during the meeting.  

You show up early at the local coffee shop, but your coworker doesn't.  He texts you an hour after he was supposed to meet you and tells you he overslept and won't be meeting you.  Wow.  With Iris in Cancer, you could be wondering where your coworker's loyalty lies, and you're also upset because you got up two hours earlier than usual for no reason.  That's a terrible way to begin the workday, and you might need to spend the next two hours trying to calm yourself down.

In general, with this alignment, I wouldn’t be surprised if your wife or husband has an issue with the work you’re doing. Maybe they don’t like that you’re never home and work entirely too much, or maybe, they feel like you’re overqualified for the work you do and deserve better.

The blessings that are usually shared between the Tenth House of Public Image and Career and the Seventh House of Relationships are just not there right now.

Sometimes, revelations of truth can hurt relationships. Libra wants justice and justice requires that the truth sees the light of day. The best men and the best women for the job are those who are the most qualified. This is obvious, right?

Well, of course it is, but things get complicated when the qualified one gets the promotion over the one who’s popular and loved by everyone. All of a sudden, the person who’s qualified for the promotion finds himself in a tense situation.

He quickly discovers that his coworkers could care less about his qualifications. They wanted the funny person, the cool person, and the younger person to get the promotion. Stuff like this happens all the time, and relationships (Seventh House) can suffer or come to an end because of it.

Did you know that Cancer rules the breasts? So, how about this situation. You’re a young female in your 20’s. You have a beautiful face with an amazing pair of boobies. In secret, and without anyone knowing, you decided to create a new account on one of these social media websites so you could show your breasts to the world. For whatever reason, your thirst for validation was unquenchable.

The Tenth House rules public image, and your social media account started blowing up! What started as something you decided to do during your summer break out of pure boredom, has brought unimaginable fame and recognition.

Justice (Libra). One of your students (the other) decided to create an account, and she saw your pictures. She tells everyone, and the principal finds out eventually. Shit, you might decide to quit your teaching job and live the rockstar lifestyle, but these are the types of things that can happen.

Right now, relationships require work, but some of them might turn out to be worth it in the end. You might meet someone who can help you gain the honors and the respect you really deserve. Hang in there, and don’t get discouraged. The square can bring difficulties.

The biggest point to take away from this is that not everyone is going to open up their world and welcome you in with open arms within the first few days of meeting you. Especially with Cancer in the Seventh House. People are going to want to feel you out. They want to see where your head is at, how you think, and what you’re really like. Can they trust you?

On the flip side, take your time when meeting new people now. Not everyone is worthy of your time and your energy.

Watch out for the tattle tails, the man or woman who comes on to you as they’re hiding the fact that they’re married, and the people who promise you the world, but don’t have a pot to pee in.

If you find something of beauty, focus your attention on it. Nurture it, grow it, love it, and protect it. Relationships are not the most important thing right now, and you might find that some of them are causing more harm than good. The people who support what you’re doing and the people who respect you are the ones who truly matter now.

Nooz Now

August 13, 2025 Edition

During the fall of 2023, I published a weekly preview for the Big Ten college football conference, and in that preview, I presented a comprehensive game by game breakdown for all the games involving Big Ten teams. At the end of it all, I offered my picks-my picks straight up, and my picks versus the point spread.

It was a success, and I knew it would be. In forty-seven games, I picked the winning team forty times, and I was 29-17-1 versus the point spread.

I skipped the 2024 season, but I’d like to get back into it this September. If I do, I’m going to prepare for a week 3 start. Week 3 is September 8-14^th, and games will be played on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday that week, which is the 11^th, 12^th, and 13^th of September.

If you like to bet on college football, or if you’re a college football fan in general, you’ll want to check this out. I made people a lot of money in 2023!

This college football season is going to be a good one, and the Big Ten conference has six teams ranked in the AP Top 25. There’s a lot of competitive football to be played. Don’t miss out!

🔯 The astrology for the moment looks something like this: the Sun is on the 21^st degree of Leo, and the Moon is on the 21^st degree of Aries. The Moon culminated in Aquarius on Augustus 9th and is currently waning.

📺 King of the Hill has been off the air for 15 years, and although its reboot scheduled for August 4^th on Hulu was highly anticipated, I guess no one really knew what to expect. Well, in its first seven days streaming, King of the Hill reached 4.5 million views! That’s pretty darn good.

🎬 There was an article published on Yahoo Entertainment, titled Sylvester Stallone Hands Over Iconic Rambo Role to 29-year-old Up-and-Coming Actor.

Now, I didn’t read the article because Yahoo news is shit, but I’m sitting here asking myself, “What’s with all this remake business?”

I’m all about creativity, and I’m all about originality. I’m sorry, but I don’t support remakes, and I don’t support this handing over business. If you’re not creative enough to come up with fresh ideas and new movies with new characters, then maybe you’re in the wrong business.

Just to name a few, they did it with the Karate Kid, Conan the Barbarian, Annie (really?), Red Dawn, Chevy Chase’s, National Lampoon’s Vacation, and most recently, The Running Man (An Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic).

The 80s was a decade like forty years in the past. I want to see new actors making new movies-not remaking old movies. Anyway..

🥊 UFC 319 is coming up on August 16th. The main event is the Middleweight Title Bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus Du Plessis. That, without a doubt, will be a very good fight.

Gosh, I remember watching the UFC when I was in middle school. It was a pay-per-view event! Do they still have that service? Pay-per-view was awesome.

Anyway, the UFC was just beginning then, and I know I missed UFC 1, but everyone was talking about it in school, “There’s this crazy new sport on television where two guys go into a cage and fight!”

LOL, so, I convinced my parents to purchase UFC 2. There were no rounds back then, no one wore gloves, and there weren’t any weight classes. Boy, things have changed, right?

🏈 Have you guys heard about St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the best high school football programs in the state of Florida? They’re flying 4,000 miles to play another high school team in London.

Wow. I mean, this is an exciting experience that these young kids will never forget, but I don’t understand the reasoning behind this decision.

First of all, football is an American game, so are you telling me that London is now copying us? Now, I know the NFL has been scheduling games in London since 2007, and I can remember asking myself why they would go all the way to London to play a game, but now it’s starting to make sense, and my guess is that the American football game is attempting to go global because greedy Goodell is trying to capitalize on an international market.

Whatever. That’s the professional level, and that’s business.

High school is a little different. I’m sure there are high school football programs right here in the United States that would love to have St. Thomas Aquinas on their schedule.

I’d like to know why this game in London was scheduled.


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Have a wonderful evening everyone, and thanks for visiting Nooz Buffet!

The Astrology of Nipsey Hussle

Augustus 12, 2025

Dear beloved, good evening! Welcome, and thank you for visiting Nooz Buffet. Ermias Joseph Asghedom, aka, Nipsey Hussle, was a rapper, a song writer, and he was even starting to do some acting before his life was cut short.

I never listened to Nipsey’s music, but after his death, I did watch some videos of him that were surfacing on YouTube-some provided random content, and I think some were interviews. I didn’t know Nipsey Hussle personally, and I don’t know what life was like for him on the street, but from the little bit of footage I did watch, Nipsey was well-spoken and intelligent.

Nipsey’s birthday is coming up in three more days, and on Friday, August 15^th, he would’ve been celebrating his 40^th birthday. On March 31, 2019, at approximately 3:18 p.m., Nipsey was murdered in the parking lot of his clothing store, Marathon Clothing in Los Angeles, California.

He was shot ten times and then kicked in the head (that’s really personal). Hussle was taken to the hospital where he died almost a half hour later. He was 33-years-old.

Now, the name of the man who shot him was Eric Holder Jr., and immediately, I said to myself, “Holy shit! Is this guy related to the United States Attorney General, Eric Holder?”

The internet said there’s no connection, but I think they look awfully similar. Was the murder of Nipsey Hussle a massive conspiracy involving a relative of a United States Attorney General? If it was true, the internet and the mainstream news would never come right out and tell us, but it’s something to look into.

You might be wondering, “But, what’s the connection?”

Well, Attorney General Eric Holder was somehow involved with the illegal trafficking of guns in the United States to Mexican drug cartels, and we know of course, that Nipsey Hussle was a member of the Crips, a street gang out of Los Angeles, California, which also happens to be a place with a high Mexican gang population as well.

It’s a reach, but maybe something happened and Hussle had incriminating information on the Attorney General. Again, this is a reach, but this is called free thinking and being open-minded. Think about it.

Nipsey was a talented young rapper with ties to the streets, he had money, and his power and fame was growing. He was a rapper, a song wirter, an actor, and he was active in the community. Nipsey was murdered at 33 years-old.

Sound familiar?

Jesus was said to have been crucified at 33-years-old, and Jesus was an activist whose following was growing. When no one followed Jesus, he was dismissed as crazy and radical, but when people started to believe in him and what he was saying, he was all of a sudden seen as a threat to the government.

The Astrology of Nipsey Hussle

Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was a Leo born on the 15^th day of August in 1985. I don’t have his time of birth, but I do know he was born in Los Angeles, California. Without the birth time, we can’t see where his vertical axis (MC/IC) and horizontal axis (ascendant/descendent) were set, we obviously can’t get his rising sign, and we can’t get an accurate house position for signs and planets.

It’s all good. We’ll go with what we got.

Wow! So, let’s begin this reading with the super-interesting situation going on with Neptune on the 1st degree of Capricorn (Capricorn One!)

The Sabian Symbol for the 1st degree of Capricorn reads: “An Indian Chief demanding recognition.” This falls under the subcategory of accomplishment, and it’s about claiming power. It says, “When the community security is threatened then those who can will claim a position of authority and take command.”

No doubt, Nipsey was the reincarnation of an old Indian Chief looking for recognition. In other words, he entered this life with unfinished business.

Neptune forms a sextile to Pluto in Scorpio and a trine to his Sun in Leo. The sextile is an aspect of 60 degrees and the trine is an aspect of 120 degrees-both are favorable. Neptune is the God of Spirituality, and he represents things like belief, having faith, imagination, inspiration, and creativity.

The 1^st degree of Capricorn is the beginning of the winter season. The cusp line between Sagittarius and Capricorn is the winter solstice marker, so it’s helpful to think of this area as cold, dark, and lifeless (because of the winter cold nothing grows).

In terms of belief, I would imagine this to be a very tough position in one’s natal chart. In general, it would be hard growing up in an environment that’s dark and cold. As a matter fact, it wouldn’t be uncommon for the darker side of Neptune to manifest here, which is drug use and escapism.

The Sun is home in Leo, which means the Sun is very powerful in this chart. The trine connecting Nipsey’s natal Sun to Neptune means that he was blessed with great will and vitality. Even in the most difficult and harshest conditions, he had the ability to create, and he had the power to enliven or to give life to whatever he set his focus on.

Pluto is home in Scorpio, so again, we have another powerful and highly influential planet in the chart. Pluto is the Eliminator, and he is the God of Emotional Encountering. The sextile connecting Pluto to Neptune is another gift, but it’s one that requires peace, positivity, and optimism to activate.

Sextiles don’t activate in negative environments. Having said that, Nipsey had a lot of positive things going on in his life, therefore, Pluto would’ve removed anything that was or could’ve been a hindrance to his growth.

Scorpio is passionate, and through Pluto in Scorpio, Hussle, without a doubt, encountered situations and people in his life that drove him to the highest levels of fame and success. That’s the upside to Pluto. The downside is murder, violence, rioting, and things of that nature. We saw that also in Nipsey’s life. We actually got to see the extremes of Pluto, and they always say that Pluto is a source of great power that take us to the mountain top and delivers the very best of what life has to offer.

It can also bring us to the dark side, but energy is energy. It’s neither good nor bad, and honestly, it manifests in accordance with our personal karma and the work we have to do in this life. Both the trine and the sextile tell me that Neptune was right on the mark in terms of Nipsey’s soul vibration and his current destiny for this lifetime. He knew what he incarnated for. Recognition.

Also in Leo, there’s a conjunction between Mars, Mercury, and the Moon. The Moon represents our subconscious mind, it’s connected to our mood and emotional body, and in a man’s chart, it represents the mother or the wife. With Mercury conjunct the Moon, I think Nipsey had a very close relationship with his mother, and if he was married, his wife as well. Mercury would indicate open dialogue and lots of conversation and communication between them.

With Mars there, he was probably protective of the women in his life, but Leo is also meant to be warm and fun. There’s a lot of love there as Leo rules the heart.

I mentioned earlier that the Moon also represents the subconscious. Beneath the surface, Nipsey was extremely prideful (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars in Leo). We can see a person who’s stubborn, resistant to change, and unwilling to go with the flow. Leo is a kingly sign, and Leo can be regal, haughty, and at times, carry themselves like they’re too good or above and beyond the common folk around them.

With four planets in Leo, especially these four, we have a passionate and highly emotional individual. One who’s expansive, exuberant, and just big when it comes to personality and being in the spotlight.

The interesting thing here with the Moon, Mars, and Mercury, is that they form a sesquiquadrate with Neptune. The sesquiquadrate is an aspect of 135 degrees, and it’s somewhat adverse. It represents agitation or friction. We see lessons here possibly about being humble and not being so violent or ready to go to war. There might also be lessons in there involving the use of power.

Capricorn calls for patience and hard work. It likes when we’re disciplined and put our nose to the grindstone. I can see why or how a Neptune in hard working Capricorn could clash with a potentially self-centered and egotistical Leo.

Venus in Cancer indicates a person who loves deeply, and someone who’s somewhat shy or reserved in love. Nipsey protected and defended his love, and again, Venus in Cancer reveals a loving and close relationship with the mother. This is a person who enjoys and loves being at home, or in places with people that are familiar to him. Living and dying in L.A.-thats Venus in Cancer. Someone with Venus in Cancer loves their neighborhood and loves their home. This is also validated with Pluto on the 2^nd degree of Scorpio.

With his South Node in Scorpio, we know that the soul of Nipsey Hussle was one that was way to used to trauma, drama, and excessive suffering. The South Node in Scorpio reveals a soul that is almost entranced by sadistic violence and attached to the darker sides of sexuality. It’s pretty dark, I’m not going to lie, but his soul mission for this life was supposed to be easy.

He was supposed to relax, calm down, and settle into some kind of comfort. This person if it’s at all possible is supposed to avoid urban areas, and get away or travel as much as possible. He was supposed to spend time with animals, and try to find simple solutions to complex problems. Taurus, which is where the North Node is, is about comfort and beauty.

I wonder if Nipsey had a chance at some point in his life to leave Los Angeles. I wonder if the opportunity was there at some point for him to just be a normal person; Ermias Joseph Asghedom instead of Nipsey Hussle.

I wonder because apparently, the soul’s mission in this life was to get away from the complexities that pulled him into drama and suffering. Knowing the answers to these questions would help me understand the psychology behind this Nodal Position, or his attachment to the darker side of Scorpio.

When someone has suffered so much and they’re given an opportunity to get out of that cycle, what would cause them to stay in it? Martin Luther King Jr. also has this nodal position.

I guess we might never know why Nipsey was shot ten times and kicked in the head, but I can guarantee you that Hussle and Holder have crossed paths before in other lives. Hopefully, next time around, the owner of this soul will go a different route. Maybe, next time around, the owner of this soul won’t be so caught up in recognition, money, fame, and power. Maybe it will just pursue a simple life, with simple pleasures, and simple solutions to complex problems.

Now that I’m thinking about it, this was probably his test in this life-the universe gave him the soul of a beast and offered him the path of domestication. It was a true test of pride.

Gem in eye

Augustus 8, 2025

Tomorrow is the ninth, obviously, and this current moon cycle culminates at 3:55 a.m. I’m going to stay awake for this full moon.

I feel like it’s an important one, and it did begin with the death of Hulk Hogan on the night of the new moon. I never mentioned this, but when Hogan died, the Sun in his chart was on the first degree of Leo, and that’s where my ascendant is located.

As this moon has been illuminating towards fullness, I did receive some revelations, and I shared a little bit about one of those yesterday in a short video I posted on the Nooz Buffet Facebook page.

In astrology, an interception is when you have the entire thirty degrees of a sign within the confines of one house, which also means then that the opposite sign is in the same situation.

For example, I have Gemini locked in the 11th House, and Sagittarius then, because it’s the sign opposite of Gemimi, is locked in the 5th House.

So, the interception involves Gemini and Sagittarius in the 5th and 11th Houses. When you have an interception, it means that the Universe has put you in a situation that you can’t get out of.

There’s something that you must learn in this life, and there’s no way around it. Somehow, and some way, when it’s all said and done, you will have learned the lesson attached to the signs and houses involved.

It took 45 years, but finally, I think I learned the lesson associated with Gemini in the 11th House.

I should start by sharing with you that Gemini is a human sign. It represents humanity, the individual human, and possibly, the human experience and the human condition as well.

We have three words in Gemini when you break it down: Gem in eye (and interestingly enough, the key phrase for Gemini is “I Think,” while the key phrase for its opposite sign Sagittarius, is, “I See.”

The point is within the balancing of the signs involved. When you get Gemini to see, and Sagittarius to think, you’re on your way!

By definition, a Gem is defined as something prized, especially for great beauty.

Once you break the word Gemini down and separate it into three words, we begin to realize that there’s an obvious connection we’ve been missing.

Gem in eye is the equivalent to the famous saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

Who’s the beholder? Me. You. I’m the beholder, and you’re the beholder because we’re human, and Gemini is a human sign.

Gemini, in the futuristic house of aspirations, dreams, and wishes (11th House), contains a subtle and almost subliminal message that you would never really understand or even get until you reach a certain age.

When I was 18, I thought I’d have an amazing job making six figures per year, a beautiful wife, three children, and all the other wonderful things we associate with success.

As time moved forward, and none of those things were attained, you began to look at yourself as a failure, and not only a failure in your eyes, but a failure in the eyes of everyone who had certain expectations for you.

At 45, I don’t have any of that stuff, and so I began to dig deeper into the meaning of life.

Well, you and I might have a difference of opinion when it comes to what we find beauty in, so it’s really up to me to attach a personal definition to what I find beautiful and harmonious.

When it’s all said and done, it might not be anything we expected.

This is only one side of this interception, the Gemini side, but because I finally got the message, the Sagittarius side is starting to make sense.

I don’t have a wife or children or any real responsibilities because Sagittarius doesn’t want to be tied down. That’s the other side of the interception.

Initially, I’m sitting here thinking I failed in life, but I didn’t.

Things are moving along exactly the way God intended.

This is the surface of the lesson. Of course, this lesson is going to be layered, and I might even fall into a rabbit hole.

In the end, I wouldn’t be surprised if this has something to do with the pineal gland because of Sagitta, but we’ll see.

What eye are we talking about? The eye ball or the eye of the soul?

Now, understand this. Gemini represents the individual human, humanity, and the human experience and condition, so it might take an entire lifetime to learn this lesson, and because the Universe has made it mandatory by creating the interception, learning it could be at the expense and sacrifice of everything else.

I suppose that’s why we were given free will.

You know, I’m sitting here thinking, this lesson must be pretty fucking important if it’s costing me everything.

Warring with the Other?

Augustus 7, 2025

Yesterday, at some time towards the evening, Mars was on the zero degree of Libra in the Seventh House.

From that position, Mars squared Venus, who was in Cancer in the Fourth House, and was opposite the conjunction between Saturn and Neptune in Aries in the First House.

The Seventh House, as it naturally sits in opposition to the First House of Self, represents the other people we deal with in partnerships and relationships. Libra rules the Seventh House and, therefore, is right at home.

When I see Mars in Libra in the Seventh House, I know, potentially, we could be dealing with a very specific manifestation of energy. This is not war, arguing, or fighting just for the sake of fighting and arguing.

This type of energy is the kind that builds over time. It’s about justice, it’s about balancing the scales, and ultimately, harmony and peace.

Now, from this point, I see the possibility of three different scenarios.

Because the conjunction between Saturn and Neptune is opposite Mars, I can see that there’s an option between fighting on one end and the higher side of Neptune conjunct Saturn, which is really about self-control, clearing the mind, and snapping back into reality. In other words, working on the self in a very disciplined and spiritual way.

However, I don’t know if Mars is going to go that route because of the square with Venus in the Fourth House. If Venus was trine Mars here, I’d say okay, but the square indicates a problem we must face for growth, and love has nothing to do with it.

So, Mars hides his love, Venus, away in the sanctuary that is the Fourth House, and he rejects the option for more self-work and self-improvement because he has finally had enough, and he’s going to kick somebody’s ass, who probably deserves it.

The second scenario goes like this:

The square between Venus in Cancer in the Fourth House and Mars in Libra in the Seventh House tells me that this is an issue within the home between boyfriend and girlfriend, or husband and wife possibly. Cancer is the sign of loyalty, so because of the square, this could be a situation where she cheated, and Mars in Libra in the Seventh House then obviously represents the outcome of something that began in the Fourth House.

The third scenario is one no one thinks about.

In the mirror of the Seventh House, Mars in Libra in the Seventh House indicates that you are at war with yourself. You’re not happy with yourself.

Remember, the opposition between Saturn and Neptune in Aries in the First House means that Saturn could be putting his foot down. Old Father Time has spoken, and there are habits you’re trying to break.

It’s time for you to face life head-on like a grown man or woman. It’s time to ground yourself and develop positive attitudes towards your life and the future. You know this, and you’re working towards it, but it’s difficult.

If this is the case, just be patient with yourself. Love yourself.

Alright, everyone, enjoy this glorious Thor’s Day!