TMA Weekly Blog Posts

Disputed Presidential Election in Iran

By Robert P. Blaschke | June 22, 2009

On June 12 Iran held presidential elections with a record number of voters participating. Within hours after the polls closed the Iranian government dubiously declared a re-election victory for incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, claiming he had won with 24 million votes. Main opposition leader Mir Hosein Mousavi was declared the loser with 13 million votes. […]   read more...

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Jupiter waits for the Sun

By Mary Plumb | June 15, 2009

Today the Sun is still in Gemini, the last quarter Moon is in Pisces, and Jupiter is stationary retrograde at 27° Aquarius. This weekend my mind was all over the place about writing this blog. I settled on a toast to the Sun in Gemini – as it not only gathers information, but also applies […]   read more...

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Sonia Sotomayor

By Mary Plumb | June 8, 2009

On May 26, 2009 President Obama introduced his choice for Supreme Court Justice. Sonia Sotomayor was born on June 25, 1954 in New York City. (1) Her birth time is unknown, but we can look at the noon chart for the day she was born, as well as her connections to the U.S. horoscope. Like […]   read more...

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Tension Mounts on the Korean Peninsula

By Robert P. Blaschke | June 1, 2009

On May 25 North Korea conducted its second underground nuclear test and the next day, in addition to test firing short-range ballistic missiles, the isolated regime and international pariah unilaterally withdrew from its 1953 armistice treaty with South Korea. Astrologers will observe that the June 1950 outbreak of the Korean War has now had its […]   read more...

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Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron

By Mary Plumb | May 25, 2009

We’ve been watching Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron move closer to one another for several weeks. Jupiter and Neptune are exactly conjunct for the first time on Wednesday at 26° Aquarius, and shape-shifting Chiron, the wise teacher from outside of our solar system, is also at this degree. Since both Chiron and Neptune station in the […]   read more...

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The Troubled U.S. Automobile Industry: Another Giant About to Fall

By Robert P. Blaschke | May 18, 2009

With Saturn turning direct in 14° Virgo and holding a stationary conjunction to the General Motors Corporation progressed ruler, Jupiter, it has become increasingly clear that this once formidable auto manufacturer will not be able to restructure itself by the June 1st deadline imposed by the U.S. government and GM will have to enter into […]   read more...

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Merriman’s New Article

By Mary Plumb | May 11, 2009

There is a letter in the new (June/July) issue of TMA from a reader requesting more articles with an in-depth analysis of planetary cycles and financial information. Ray Merriman’s article, Is It Camelot or an Economic Armageddon?, in the new issue, (which subscribers will have any day, if it’s not there yet) addresses that request […]   read more...

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Rachel Corrie

By Mary Plumb | May 4, 2009

Rachel Corrie was an American activist who died in Gaza in the Palestinian Territories in March 2003. She was a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). Corrie was acting as a human shield to protect the home of a Palestinian family when she was killed by a bulldozer operated by the Israel Defense Forces […]   read more...

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Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico

By Mary Plumb | April 26, 2009

We are all lucky to have such a brilliant (and prolific) astrologer as Robert Blaschke in our midst. I am especially fortunate to have him as an ever generous friend. Although he was preparing for a teaching trip, Robert offered to send me his research on the swine flu to use for today’s blog. Here […]   read more...

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Direct Station of Venus Exalted in Pisces

By Robert P. Blaschke | April 20, 2009

With the the opening words to “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables, an underdog Scottish singer with the voice of an angel has captivated the world. … I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high And life worth living I dreamed that love would never die I dreamed that God […]   read more...

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