Normally, I'd go through point by point and grade the 12/4 chart, but I think it will suffice to just say whatever period it was describing, it wasn't the last four months. It doesn't pick up a number of potentially significant events: the Trump indictment, the bank troubles, the turmoil around choosing a Speaker in the House of Representatives, the failure to find the leaker of the draft Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs case. My mention of New START feels particularly awkward considering that the treaty seems even wobblier now than it did four months ago.

This leads me to think that I don't have the right timing rule yet. I'm planning to go back over past charts and try to see if I can discern any other patterns. I also realize that it's entirely possible there's a reason that astrology has been the mundane divination tool of choice -- other methods just might not work as well. Still, the only way to find out is to try and see what works.
The December 4 chart has run its course, so let's see how the predictions held up. (The July 4 chart remains in effect until December 4.)Read more... )
The July 4 chart has run its course, so it's time to look back and see how the predictions held up.
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Based on the timing rules I've been using, the March 4 chart has run its course, but the July 4 chart still applies through early December. That means this is just a recap; the next new chart is three months away.
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The way I've been interpreting these charts, the March 4 chart still has two months to go. Tomorrow's chart will layer on top of it, so I wanted to pause and check where things stand so far.

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January's brief reading needs only a brief review. In short, the chart was spot on, but my reading wasn't quite as good.

First of all, I predicted fewer assorted calamities. The last two months have been a good reminder that there's more than one way to relieve tension, which is where I went wrong in my reading. The direct way is what I assumed: relaxing the tension. The indirect way is for the stressed object to fail under the strain. We thus saw political tensions erupt in a violent confrontation at the Capitol, and the Texas power grid buckle under the pressure of a severe winter storm.

As for the courts, Chief Justice Roberts made a savvy decision. The second Trump impeachment left almost no one satisfied, but the Supreme Court managed to stay out of the way as the process ran its course.

So I'd say the chart is two for two, but I myself only get half credit for my reading. This is indeed a learning process.
Looking back at my predictions from July, originally I planned to go bullet by bullet, but there's really only one I have comments on: I misread the situation in the courts. From all the chest-thumping over the years, I bought into the hype and expected a contentious fight once Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat opened up. Instead, Trump was able to get his nominee confirmed with little more than some jaw-jawing from the Democrats.

Following that, at the other court levels there was a wave of post-election lawsuits that were pretty much uniformly rejected across a variety of jurisdictions and judges. My reading back in July of a controversial court decision doesn't quite fit there either. On both counts, I think I missed the mark there.

Overall, though, I'm reasonably pleased with how I did. Tomorrow I'll generate the next chart and get it written up and posted over the next few days.
So... like I said, things have happened. It's time to look back at how I did with my predictions from July 4th of last year. It's going to be a rough ride, but I think I've learned something useful from it.

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