Part of Fortune Placement

In an astrological chart, the Part of Fortune, a little symbol that looks like a circle with a cross in the center, could show a position of worldly success. It’s a place of luck that involves the physical body and one’s health.

The Part of Fortune is not a planet, it’s a mathematical point that requires the degrees of your Sun, Moon, and Rising Sign. Yesterday morning, at 10:47 AM, the Part of Fortune was located near the top of the chart in the 10th House on the 17th degree of Pisces. The Sabian Symbol there reads: Pisces 17 “An Easter Promenade”.

The first thing worth mentioning is that Easter is coming up on the 31st of this month, and Easter, which in Greek is called Pascha, is the feast to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord.

A resurrection, a fresh start, a rebirth, and a new beginning is what we have to look forward to. The Sabian for Pisces 17 talks about how humans dress up and attend certain functions in society, church being one of them.

The deeper meaning of this symbol goes beyond our need to dress up in our “Sunday Best” for attention because the image we present to the world characterizes our inner and hidden sense of self.

According to the description of Pisces 17 on https://www.jamesburgess.com/an-easter-promenade.html,

we, in a way, idealize ourselves by dressing up, and by doing so, we gain insight into the ideal. That brings us to the most important part of this:

Unless our society allows us to celebrate ourselves as we choose to be, it is not our society. We need our idealised self-image accepted or we cannot realise it.

Variety and extremes of self-exhibition can often lack grace, even to the point of being ridiculous, yet they test our social environment, so they have genuine value. If we find that our Easter persona doesn’t fit – then maybe our workaday personality doesn’t either, and we need to find a better place, or way, to be.

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If our idealized self-image isn’t accepted, we cannot realize it (Self-Realization). If your society doesn’t allow you to celebrate yourself as you chose to be, then it’s not your society.

Okay, then, at this point we must consider changing something. Maybe we need to move to a different place that does accept the idealized self-image we have of ourselves.

The importance of this placement falls in line with Easter Sunday and the opportunity for rebirth or a fresh start. Unbelievable Synchronicity!

For a deeper understanding of the POF’s placement in Pisces on the 17th degree, we look to the placement of Neptune, the ruler of Pisces. Neptune is also in Pisces on the 26th degree, but in the 11th House, not the 10th.

The 11th House deals with our future, the friendships we have, and the groups and organizations we may interact with. Through the placement of Neptune, we learn from our higher selves, that this is really about the realization of faith.

Pisces 26, which is where Neptune was yesterday, talks about the freedom of choice. The freedom of choice is what we need if we want to make the necessary changes according to Pisces 17.

If you want the freedom of choice, you have to allow others to have the same-thing, the freedom to chose. At the Soul level, we’re actively creating our lives and our futures, even though a lot of people don’t realize this. If our human soul is creating our future, the it needs to have the freedom to chose what comes next.

Are you pissed off? Feeling stuck?

Feeling like you’re in a rut?

Feeling like you’re stuck in a repeating cycle of events?

Pisces 17 is spiritual, and too much conformity to the extent of robbing the soul of its freedom to chose, will crush the spiritual side of humans.

Free your soul, rebirth is right around the corner.

Christmas, The Full Moon, and Some Other Stuff

Right now, the planet Neptune is on the 24th degree of Pisces. I didn’t actually realize Neptune was in Pisces until a couple of years ago, which was surprising to me. You have to actively live your life before a lot of things in birth chart become visible to you, and for me, Neptune was the proof of this.

As many of you know my personal story, the spiritual journey for me began with synchronicities and dreams between 2007 and 2008, and by 2010 I was fully committed to this path of enlightenment. It was around that time that Neptune returned home to sign it ruled, Pisces, and now that I look back on it, the timing was simply amazing.

To be in sync with Neptune explains a lot, especially in terms of what I’ve been experiencing since 2010, but I wonder what Neptune’s transit through Aries will bring. That begins in 2025.


Something else I wanted mention had to do with Christmas, and believe me when I tell you, I’m not bashing or trying to ruin Christmas in any way. I’ve been celebrating Christmas with all my heart and soul since my childhood, but there are some things I’ve learned.

Culture, religion, and society leads us to believe Christmas is all about giving. We race around, stand shoulder to shoulder with strangers in the crowded malls, and buy presents for everyone we know. 

What if I told you the real meaning behind Christmas was the opposite? What if I told you Christmas was meant to be a time of isolation, fasting, and prayer? The truth surrounding this time of the year is that there’s an opening for us to go within. There’s an opportunity, finally, after an entire year of giving ourselves to everyone else and being completely selfless, to go within, give self-love, and align our hearts and minds in preparation for the new year ahead. 

Right now, the sun is on the 28th degree of Sagittarius, which pretty much puts it on the galactic center. Did anyone ever tell you that the sun conjuncts the galactic center on Christmas? No, I didn’t think so, but it does. 

As a matter of fact, it’s pretty shocking that on Christmas Day, the Sun should be on either the 2nd or 3rd degree of Capricorn. This is shocking because:

  1. The Sun will be conjunct the galactic center, and..
  2. The Sabian Symbols in that area read as so;                    Sagittarius 30, “The Pope” Capricorn 1, “An Indian Chief Demanding Recognition” Capricorn 2, “Three Stained Glass Windows, one damaged by bombardment” Capricorn 3, “The Human Soul Receptive to growth and understanding”

From reading the Sabian Symbols Sag 30 and Cap 1, I have this image in my mind of a struggle for Power between The Pope and the Eastern World, and the Native Chiefs and Tribes of the Western World. Extremely interesting considering..

But look at Cap 3. The human soul receptive to growth and understanding; that’s not possible unless you take the time to go within- isolation, fasting, and prayer-not running around buying gifts for everyone. The opportunity is here now for major soul growth.


On December 25th, the Moon will appear full, but it will only be 97% full. The Full Moon will be on the night of the 26th in Gemini.

My nephew’s chart is absolutely amazing. 

His South Node is on Capricorn 2 conjunct the galactic center, and his Midheaven is 16 degrees Gemini conjunct the Star Rigel! Not only that, but The Hypothetical Christ Comet is on the exact degree of his natal sun! I’m not saying he’s Jesus, but he’s really looking forward to Christmas, and he’s only 3! His South Node will get a solar burst on Christmas when the Sun reaches the 2nd degree of Capricorn, and Rigel and his Midheaven will bask in light of the full moon on the 26th. Interesting…. 

Check out your own charts and see what planets are in that area between the last 5 degrees of Sagittarius and the first 5 degrees of Capricorn. 


When you meditate on Christmas this year, imagine that you’re the Christmas tree. Your goal is to become lit, like the tree. The star at the top of your tree is supposed to represent your personal connection to source. That’s why you’ll notice all the important “Gods” in ancient Sumerian pictures had a star over their head. They were lit, or awake and in communion with their source.

That’s what we’ve been pulled away from. 

So, imagine that you are the tree, and the garland wrapped around the tree is the intertwined DNA running up your spine that engulfs the chakra centers. Up the center of the tree runs the wooden tree itself, but that equates to the vertical axis that runs from the inside of your right heel, to the top of your head and beyond. 

Try to activate all seven centers and blow open the crown to activate your star. That would be one hell of a real Christmas!!!!!

The Finger of Fate

Apparently, it’s very rare. It has been known as the Finger of God, or the Finger of Fate, and in astrology circles, we call it a Yod. A Yod looks like an isosceles triangle, and it’s formed by three points, or the placements of three planets.

The Yod is what I noticed second. It was really the sextile between Venus and Mars that I was looking at first, so, let’s start with Venus and Mars.

When two planets are 60 degrees apart, the aspect they form is called a sextile. A sextile between Venus and Mars means that both planets are in perfect harmony. And, this is good because Mars is in Libra in the 11th House. Libra is the sign of balance and harmony, and with Mars there we have this energy that’s calling for an active pursuit or an aggressive approach to bringing balance and harmony into our lives.

This is almost like saying we definitely need this right now, and it’s way over due. Mars is giving us the green light or the go ahead to go after whatever is going to bring stability to our lives. And, because the planet and sign are both in the 11th House, we know the future is on the line. This is about getting active so that you’re in the right places to meet the right people-the type of people who can make your dreams and wishes become a reality.

How beautiful it is as well that Mars is in sextile with Venus, because Venus, the planet of love is giving her blessings. She is saying she understands the aggressive action of Mars, and she knows that it’s out of love that he’s doing what needs to be done.

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Venus in Leo blends this love energy with the passionate fires of emotion. Venus is calling for the spotlight, and to be the center of attention. She asking that we pursue creative endeavors and building our lives around what truly makes us happy. In the 9th House, there’s definitely travel involved, maybe to a foreign nation. There could also be some type spiritual pursuit or long journey involved. Sometimes, for growth, it’s absolutely necessary for us to step outside of our comforts zones. It’s okay to be noticed. It’s okay for people to see you.

So, this is what’s going on at the base of this triangle, or Yod. Mars and Venus connect to none other than, Neptune in Pisces in the 4th House at the top, and wow! This is major energy here that I feel is calling for a religious retreat, or a spiritual journey almost at the level of a pilgrimage. Wow.

The 4th House is the house governing home, and the 9th House is long journeys and traveling, so, there are two ways of looking at this. I’m seeing either the need to leave the home, to venture out and go after what you need to bring harmony and balance to your home and life, or, this might be the power to have this experience at home.

It could be something involving philosophical pursuits or studying that leads to an almost enlightening experience or connection to one’s higher self. Sometimes we think the 9th House automatically means we have to travel physically, but long journeys could also be spiritual in nature. It could be someone’s journey through graduate school, or maybe a project you’ve been working on for a long time that’s finally starting to unfold or blossom.

As always, the energy is neutral. How you decided to use it determines weather or not it’s perceived as good, but then again, who is anyone to judge us? Follow your heart if it’s possible.

Now, Mars and Venus are in sextile, and because they form this Yod, they’re also both in aspect with Neptune. Venus and Mars are in Quincunx with Neptune. That’s an aspect that’s formed when two planets are 150 degrees apart. There is potential here, and the keyword is expansion.

Nooz Now

June 11, 2023

Hello everyone, I hope you’re all doing well! Thank you for visiting NB and welcome to this addition of Nooz Now.

🔥The wildfires in Nova Scotia were said to be the cause for the thick haze and smell of burning wood last week on Wednesday, June 7th here in Pennsylvania, but wow! I wrote about Vesta, the Roman Goddess of Hearth and Home last week, and how Wednesday the 7th was the beginning of nine days dedicated to her. It was totally surreal; here we were on the 7th last week, and the inner sanctum of the Temple was opening. Vesta is the eternal flame, and because of that, she is often represented by a torch or a burning fire. Knowing that, to me, it really felt like an inner temple was opening with the smoky haze and smell of burning wood. Sometimes the timing of things is just incredible.

🏈Switching gears a little bit, and returning to the game I love, NFL training camp begins on June 18th. I assume all players and personnel will report that Sunday, and meeting will begin on Monday.

❤ Today is June 11th, and this is just an interesting day all the way around. From a numerology standpoint, 6+11=17/8, so, it’s an 8 day. The number 8 is associated with Jesus, and biblically, 8 represents new beginnings, which makes sense since 9 would be the end of the cycle.

Historically, June 11th has been a day of significance as well. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston made up the Committee of Five, a committee appointed by the Continental Congress on June 11th in 1776 to begin drafting the Declaration of Independence.

Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon, in 1509, and in 1594, Phillip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines. They say history repeats itself, and we see this event from 1594 resurface again in theme in 1963 as John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights At of 1964, which guaranteed equal access to public facilities, end segregation in education, and guarantee federal protection for voting rights.

Also in 1963, George Wallace, Governor of Alabama, stands in front of the auditorium doors at the University of Alabama to block the entry of two black students (Civil Rights Movement).

Famous births today; Sadie Robertson (Duck Dynasty), Kodak Black, Shia LaBeouf, Gene Wilder, and 49er great, Joe Montana.

The list on Wikipedia is extensive, go and check it out!

The last thing I wanted to mention about today’s date is that it’s the 162nd day of the year. That means we’re approaching the halfway point of the calendar year. Also, we’re ten days away from the solstice (first day of summer) on June 21st.

1️⃣2️⃣I wrote a little bit about the number 12 the other day, and I wanted to briefly recap something because I know it was confusing. The number 12 is a special number for a few very different reasons, but the other day I realized for the first time:

  1. If you multiply 12 by multiples of 25, the answer will always be in multiples of 300.
  2. Astrological significance: We all know there are 12 signs and 12 houses, but I think the multiplication of 12 by numbers 1 through 30, is important for astrology as well; by 5 equals 60 (sextile), by 6 equals 72 (quintile), by 10 equals 120 (trine), by 12 equals 144 (bi-quintile), by 15 equals 180 (opposition), and by 30 equals 360, the degrees in the zodiac circle itself.

As far as time and cycles of time are concerned, 12 becomes very important when we consider the separation between BC and AD. Our system of time was created carefully and with specific intent, and I’m not going to run down the list of correlating events and decisions, because in this case, it’s not so much about what took place over the years. The important thing to know is that there’s strength in numbers, and don’t take that in its normal context.

Numbers are powerful, energetically and harmonically, they’re powerful.

🔱Speaking of time and cycles of time, we’re coming up on another important astrological transit. I wrote about Pluto’s entry into Aquarius, that was the first, and the second, which no one seems to be talking about, is Neptune’s entry into Aries in two years. It takes approximately 165 years for Neptune to make one orbit around the Sun. The last time Neptune was in Aries was from 1861 to 1875.

I keep telling you guys we’re living during a very unique time, and the examples keep showing up. We’re fortunate, we’re going to witness 14 years of Neptune in the fire sign of Aries, which means a return to the beginning; a fresh new cycle begins anew. Neptune is the ruler of spirituality, and in the active fire sign, Aries, Neptune possesses a spirit of reformation. It will be a generation full of idealists and revolutionaries, and for those of us who have these qualities within, they’ll awaken during this transit (2025-2039). The last time Neptune was in Aries, the world was in upheaval.

Darwin introduced his theory of evolution, America was experiencing a Civil War, the Red Cross was founded, and the Theosophical Society was founded.

Okay, I want to share something important now.

I found an inconsistency with the definitions of Pluto. Pluto is popularly known as then Planet of transformation. Pluto, as most will agree, is the planet death/rebirth and transformation. It was defined this way in one of my books from the early 80s and in another from a book published in 2010, but Barbara Hand Clow, in her book, Chiron Rainbow Bridge between the inner and outer planets, defines Pluto as the ruler of emotional encountering. She defines Uranus as the ruler of transformation.

Chiron, according to Clow, is the ruler of initiation and the bridge or the way to the outer planets. Chiron allows us to access multidimensional perceptions.

The picture on the left is from her book, and it shows the majors changes occurring in our lives. On the bottom of the pyramid is the physical crises we go through during our first 30 years of life. The duration or time period for this crises coincides with the planet Saturn. Saturn makes one full trip around the zodiac in approximately 29 to 30 years, we call that a Saturn Return.

The next change involves an emotional or astral crises, and this crises occurs around 40 to 43 years of age coinciding with Uranus’s opposition to itself. It takes Uranus 84 years to make one full trip around the zodiac, so in half that time, Uranus reaches a point in your chart when it’s exactly opposite of it’s position when you were born.

The next change involves a mental crises. This, we experience around the age of 50 when Chiron makes one full tour around the zodiac and returns back to its original position at the time of your birth.

These are three major periods in our lives, and no one talks about this in the mainstream. All these periods coincide with the orbit of a planet, and there is work that must be done in between these periods. There are lessons to learn and karmic issues to resolve between each of the levels on the pyramid, so when the time comes and the planets involved reach their described positions, you’ll be ready.

Above the Chiron return is a small triangle at the top of the pyramid, this is the soul. The symbols for Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are on top of the pyramid. They are the three outer planets of higher frequencies and higher octaves, and they represent the soul. Chiron is the bridge or the way to them, and that’s available to us for the first time ever since it was spotted in 1977.

By using Chiron, we can reach the outer planets and experience their frequencies in our bodies. This isn’t easy. It’s the pinnacle of the spiritual path, and it takes work.

I really must be either blessed or just plain lucky, because I can see all of this stuff in my chart, and that’s important because my chart is basically verifying everything she says. That’s how I know all this stuff is true, I can see it in my chart.

For example, she said in her book the mythology of Chiron describes him as a sacred warrior and protector of the divine feminine. I haven’t seen that information anywhere. Well, in my chart, I have Chiron and Vesta conjunct in Taurus in the 10th House at the top of my chart. Chiron is 9 degrees, and Vesta is 10 degrees. I mean yeah, you could say Chiron was a protector of the divine feminine by looking at the placement of the symbols in my chart, so once again, she’s accurate.

And I know I’m precisely on point because of something I just realized this morning. Chiron’s orbital period is 50 years, and since I bought her book two years ago, I’ve been killing myself trying to figure out the meaning of the Sabian Symbol shared by both Chiron and Vesta. The Sabian Symbol for Taurus 9/10 is “A Red Cross Nurse.”

For two years, I couldn’t make any sense out of this, but this morning I had the sudden flash to look at Neptune and his passage through the signs. I said to myself, “holy crap, Neptune is on the 27th degree of Pisces, he’s gonna be leaving soon.” So, I looked to see when Neptune would be leaving Pisces, and I found that Neptune would be entering Aries in 2025 and staying for 14 years.

We have two more years of Neptune in Pisces. I went a little further and studied what the world was like the last time Neptune was in Aries, and there it was; the Red Cross was established during Neptune’s last transit of Aries.

The Sabian Symbol now makes perfect sense, and Clow is right again. Chiron’s placement in my natal chart points to this current time and Neptune’s transit through Aries (I’ll turn 50 in 2030). Chiron is the rainbow bridge to the outer planets, she was right about that, and she was right to define Pluto as the ruler of emotional encountering.

WTF does all this mean? You wouldn’t believe me.

Astrology, Planetary Discovery, & Digging for Answers

If there’s a 10th or a 12th or a 3rd or a whatever planet missing, that if found could unlock the key to this whole mystery, then, perhaps we’re not digging deep enough.

What do I mean?

Well, if you haven’t realized it yet, every time the discovery of a new planet is announced, we coincidentally discover the comparable element.

What do I mean?

PLANET/DISCOVERYELEMENT/DISCOVERY
Pluto/1930Plutonium/1940
Uranus/1781Uranium/1789
Neptune/1846Neptunium/1940
my table

All of these elements are radioactive, and like we found out yesterday in our post “I Might Be on to Something Here,” electromagnetic radiation in the form of radio waves is broadcasting from Sagittarius A near our Galactic Center.

Wouldn’t it be something if our galaxy was quite literally a cosmic dance? Radio active planets powered by radio waves.

Getting back to my point, if there’s a 12th Planet, then the keys to finding it are probably buried within our earth.

This is somewhat unrelated, but super interesting. The roots of astrology have been traced all the way back to 5,000 B.C. to 3,000 B.C. with Vishnu, the reigning god of Hinduism, the sun incarnate, and their most divine being.

The Sun has it’s element, and that’s gold. According to Wikipedia, gold was discovered in the Middle East before 6,000 BCE.

Do we dare to say astrology began with the discovery of gold?

And what about the Moon and its relationship to silver? Wikipedia said silver was discovered before 5000 B.C. So, first we dug and found gold, and our sun was brought into visibility. Then, we dug some more, and our moon was visible.

Copper is said to be the first element discovered, and copper is associated with Venus. As a matter of fact before gold and silver were found, we found copper (Venus) and lead (Saturn).

I find it amazingly interesting that Venus and Saturn are the two planets spoken about between Thoth Hermes Trismegistus and the Great Dragon when the most important secrets concerning life after death and our Galaxy were revealed. It was said that the secrets to reincarnation, or coming back with an awakened memory and full awareness of a previous life is connected to Venus. The Great Dragon said our Milky Way Galaxy was the seed ground of stars that Saturn returns souls to after death without memory. The Milky Way is a prison for souls and Saturn is the warden.

Moon Scope; Something Fishy Going On..

Good Evening! This week was hectic, and I haven’t done a Moon Scope in quite some time, but at this point I feel like I need to see what’s going on up there.

Right now, the moon is a waxing gibbous lit-up at 95%. The moon will be full in two more nights in Aries on October ninth.

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Tonight’s moon is in the astrological sign of Pisces, and at this moment (4:31 PM), it’s in the first house. So, we have the moon in Pisces (18th degree) in the first house in a conjunction (5 degrees) with the ruler of Pisces, Neptune.

Our discovery of the moon in the first house sets the tone for something personal, and trust me, the timing is perfect. The first house is the house of self, it’s partially our personality, but generally it’s about the way you present yourself to others and the way the outside world sees you. In an individual’s chart, the first house is the most powerful and the most personal because it represents you!

The moon is comfortable in compatible Pisces. The moon is reserved, methodical, and it’s energy is feminine. Pisces is receptive and mutable. Suddenly, the moon is shining a light on the undercurrents and depths of the self but in a unique way enabled only by this conjunction we mentioned earlier.

The message I’m getting from the heavens right now is to put aggression aside. There are times when-it’s time to go, and there are times when it’s important to wait. Now, I wouldn’t say this is a time to wait as in doing nothing, but listening and trying to go with the flow is the recommendation.

Pisces is a water sign, and like we mentioned, it’s mutable, meaning adaptable, flexible, and open to change. For those of us who believe in the universe and follow astrology, the Gods, I feel are trying to bestow something special that has the ability to completely change who we are for the better. It can be something that can help us improve in a major way, so much so, that it actually has the ability to change the perceptions people have of us. Which is not typical for this alignment or the planets involved.

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This is big. Don’t get caught up in the arguing and don’t lose focus on what’s going on around you. Water represents intuition, and with intuition, greater fulfillment is possible with a clear sense of reality and balance.

The Neptunian energy is entwined with lunar energy, and this is powerful with only 5 degrees of separation. The energy here is about romance, dreams, mysticism, illusion, inspiration, and a connection to a higher source. It’s like God is about to show you something that has been hidden in the watery depths of your subconscious only to be brought to surface at this very precise time. If you have some time to escape and be alone with yourself, this is an excellent time to pray or mediate. Get ready because the door to the spirit world is about to open for a brief moment and who knows what’s coming through it. It could be a barrage of information and you’ll need to determine what’s real and useful, and what’s a figment of your imagination.

Don’t forget, traditionally, Pisces is a 12th house sign. This could be about self-improvement through beating an addiction, coming out of prison and starting a brand-new life, or eliminating self-sabotaging behaviors or thoughts. The Universe is pushing us towards a greater future with a renewed sense of self. So renewed, that everyone around you will notice!

A great movie to watch right Now: Satan’s Triangle (1975) 👍

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