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Stephen Colbert’s Ending and New Beginning

Stephen Colbert will likely be a major news item over the coming three weeks as he heads into the final episode of CBS’s The Late Show on May 21. The backstory here is that CBS was bought by Paramount which was sued for $20 billion by the Trump administration over a 60 Minutes segment that favored Kamala Harris. Paramount settled the lawsuit for a mere $16 million on condition that Colbert be fired.

As described last year* when Colbert’s firing was first announced, his birth time is set for 10:02 pm which gives him 16º Sagittarius Rising and 5º Libra at the Midheaven. The Midheaven, as naturally associated with his professional standing, is under major activation now as his long-standing job as late-night comedian comes to an end.

The primary indicator is transiting Saturn. The Saturn cycle is a well known, predictable cycle among astrology enthusiasts. Professional peaks arrive when transiting Saturn is near the Midheaven, while professional endings and new beginnings correspond to Saturn’s arrival at the nadir, the 4th house cusp. Over the past year, transiting Saturn has gone back and forth across his 4th house cusp as it opposed his Midheaven.

However, he’s not going out without major national attention and an unknown number of proposals for his next gig. This is evident with transiting Pluto’s station at 5º Aquarius, which forms a very favorable trine to his Midheaven. And then this coming September, transiting Uranus reaches 5º Gemini and turns retrograde, also making a rare exact trine to his Midheaven.

In fact, transiting Uranus and Pluto trine each other over the next two years while simultaneously trine his Libra Midheaven. This makes an auspicious Air Grand Trine, suggesting he will be doing a lot more with his comedic talents than co-authoring a film sequel to The Lord of the Rings. Uranus and Pluto, as outer planets, keep one interacting with the collective in some way.

Colbert doesn’t openly criticize Paramount’s executives since he’s thankful for the 21 years he’s spent with CBS. He says he’s looking forward to regrouping from the grueling fast pace of producing a nightly show. However, the tension between him and Trump is evident when viewing recent developments in his horoscope.

The 7th house represents “other people” which can be partners or open enemies. Colbert has his Moon in that house at 24º Gemini, which happens to be closely conjunct Trump’s Gemini Sun. Then note the importance of Venus, which gains significance by being the ruler of his Ta**us Sun and Libra Midheaven. Natally, Venus is also in the 7th house, but by secondary progression it’s been retrograding through Gemini.

That all changed in October 2022 when his progressed Venus stopped at 20º Gemini and began slowly moving forward. Normally, we think of Venus as a beneficial placement, but in the 7th house, and due to its proximity to Trump’s Sun-Uranus conjunction, it readily symbolizes Trump as a target for his jokes.

Colbert was born with Black Moon Lilith at 13º Sagittarius and only three degrees from conjoining his Ascendant. This Lilith is what gives Colbert the comedian’s edge of referring to hidden or dark truths without actually voicing them. The reference makes us squirm uncomfortably until we recognize the irony, the hypocrisy, and laugh to release the tension.

By secondary progression, as Colbert stages his last monologue, Black Moon Lilith will be at 20º Sagittarius, or exactly opposite his progressed Venus. That puts his progressed Venus under immense stress, something that has been building up ever since Trump was re-elected. So Trump got him fired. But don’t be concerned about Colbert’s next performance. He’s got an Air Grand Trine to inspire and move him.

* see NewsScope: https://www.neptunecafe.com/nsc081125

Transiting Pluto’s Square to Melania’s Sun

Melania Trump’s April 9 formal statement at the White House was completely out of character and caught most everyone by surprise. She just doesn’t voluntarily bring up the one scandal that her husband’s team has been obsessively trying to bury. A look at Melania’s horoscope may shed some light on what’s happening here. A 7:10 pm birth time makes good astrological sense since it puts her Sun-Saturn conjunction in Ta**us right on the 7th house cusp of partners.

This business-first combination describes her marriage as a negotiated partnership based on a mutually rewarding pre-nuptial agreement. It also describes her personal identity (Sun) as completely wrapped up in her husband’s ambition and professional role. Yet her Sun is also closely quincunx (150º) Uranus, which drives her toward complete personal freedom and independence. Her conscious ego is then faced with the responsibilities and obligations to Donald pitted against her interest in doing her own thing, in having her own lifestyle.

Currently, the lead astro-event is transiting Pluto heading into a square to Melania’s Sun in Ta**us. Before making the exact square, Pluto turns retrograde when it stations on May 5 at 5º30’ Aquarius. This is only 0º02’ from the trine to natal Uranus. Still, the orb of the square to her Sun is tight and she obviously already feels it. Transiting Pluto squaring a 7th house Sun is bound to be highly disruptive to her personal relationships — and especially to her marriage.

Pluto turns direct this coming October and then will be squaring her Sun off and on through December 2028. Quite possibly, her marriage will unravel during this interval, which lasts through the end of Donald’s term in office. Also, this transit may be projected onto her husband and mark his unraveling in office. A seventh house Sun-Saturn conjunction can play out in her partner’s life, which she then experiences vicariously.

Apparently, at the center of Melania’s discomfort is the former model, Amanda Ungaro. Stay tuned for this developing scandal….

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Get the full picture here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

Trump Update on Three Fronts

Trump’s horoscope is under an unusual array of major astro-events through the end of April, any one of which could severely alter the course of his presidency. The top three concerns are the military front, his mental health, and the Epstein Files.

First up is the fragile peace treaty with Iran. Transiting Uranus at 27º Ta**us was near his Midheaven and squaring his natal Mars when he gave the go-ahead for the invasion. Transiting Uranus was also exactly aligned with the US Pluto at 27º Capricorn, which is the planetary symbol for US power. Coming up on April 17 is the New Moon at 27º Aries, which forms a supportive trine to Trump’s progressed Mercury, and a hard square to the US Pluto. That alone suggests military action in one form or another.

Second is Trump’s cognitive decline. Transiting Saturn is advancing this month to activate his natal Mercury-square-Neptune. Transiting Neptune follows up over the next several years. If he has seemed completely mentally unhinged recently, this tendency only gets worse this month and through the end of his term.

Third is the never-ending saga of the Epstein Files. His natal Juno-Chiron is exactly octile (semisquare) his Ascendant at 29º Leo, which makes his relationship challenges an intrinsic part of who he is. Transiting Uranus is heading into its final square to Trump’s Leo Ascendant on April 24. This means that it will simultaneously be forming a trioctile (135º aspect) to his Juno-Chiron conjunction.

A look at the previous two squares, which took place in early July 2025 and mid-November 2025, tells us that the Epstein Files will once again be making headline news. Quite possibly, as April 24 comes around, new revelations from the Epstein Files will provoke Trump to re-ignite a distracting military conflict. This from the degenerating brain of the man with his finger on the nuclear button.

The above is an excerpt from this week’s NewsScope. Get the deeper look into each of these three fronts here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope

Pluto in Aquarius Empowers Pickleball

Since ancient times, men and women generally haven’t competed with or against each other in high-level sports. But now, in the emerging Age of Aquarius, a new sport is breaking that mold where men and women have equal standing. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the US and around the world. Pickleball athletes can play as singles, in mixed doubles, or in same gender doubles.

Pickleball has soared in popularity ever since Pluto entered Aquarius. It’s certainly not a coincidence that the most dominant player is a woman and an Aquarius. Anna Leigh Waters was born on January 26, 2007 with her Aquarius Sun conjunct Chiron, giving her an innate sense of needing to overcome weakness and vulnerability. Anna Leigh began playing professional pickleball at age 12 and is currently undefeated in women’s singles for the past two years.

Anna Leigh Waters has a boatload of placements in Aquarius. This includes a tight Mercury-Neptune conjunction at 19º Aquarius, which can readily space out and lose focus. But the ability to get into mental gear hour after hour, day after day, and year after year comes from her Mercury opposite Saturn, which does provide the self-control necessary to win the big points.

Her Aquarius Sun trines Lilith in Libra, giving her an interest in playing doubles. Her long-time men’s partner is Ben Johns, often touted as the #1 men’s player. Last week they claimed their 61st mixed doubles title together. Her partner in women’s doubles is Anna Bright, and they also won gold last week to extend their record to 105 wins with only 3 losses.

Throughout 2026 and 2027, transiting Pluto will go back and forth across her Aquarius Sun, helping her to spread the popularity of pickleball with her sheer vitality, enthusiasm, and winning ways.

ALW’s chart is rectified. For details and further narrative, read this week’s NewsScope here:
https://www.neptunecafe.com/newsscope