The Uranus Return of the United States

A deep dive into the Uranus returns of the United states, looking at how the transit of Uranus in Gemini has worked out for the country in three distinct periods in American history and what that may mean for the future, with astrologers Nick Dagan Best and Chris Brennan.
The planet Uranus spends about 7 years in each sign of the zodiac, and it takes about 84 years to make a complete cycle and return to where it started.
Astrologers have long noted that Uranus was transiting through Gemini during three distinct periods in American history: the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War II.
This correlation between important conflicts in the past is important today because Uranus is again getting ready to return to Gemini starting in 2025, and then transiting through that sign all the way through 2032.
In this episode I sat down with Nick for a detailed conversation about those three previous periods in American history, in order to see just how close the previous correlations with Uranus transits have been, and also so that we could try to gain some insights about what may be coming up in the future.
Nick wrote a book about this topic in 2013 titled Uranus USA, which was recently re-released as a PDF ebook:
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:10 Overview of the history of Uranus transits of the USA
00:06:31 American Revolutionary War 1775-1783
00:08:40 Tensions in the years prior to the war
00:32:46 Declaration of Independence 1776
00:38:47 Patrick Henry
00:41:10 US Sibley chart
00:43:41 Remaining years of the Revolutionary War
00:45:40 Discovery of Uranus in 1781
00:48:30 Articles of Confederation
00:56:28 George Washington
01:01:00 The state of the country prior to the Civil War
01:03:51 Harriet Beecher Stowe
01:09:51 John Brown
01:12:34 Frederick Douglass
01:14:41 Lincoln-Douglas debates
01:18:34 Abraham Lincoln
01:27:18 Recurrence transits
01:29:14 Mars-Uranus and style of war
01:39:30 Civil War 1863
01:43:01 Gettysburg Address
01:52:08 Civil War 1864-65 and Lincoln's re-election
01:56:01 End of the Civil War and Lincoln's assassination
02:01:18 Jefferson Davis
02:03:42 Nick's Uranus USA book
02:07:15 Aftermath of Civil War
02:12:06 Lead up to WWII
02:41:40 USA and Britain in WWII parallel to American Revolution
02:43:00 Winston Churchill
02:45:50 Japanese story
02:54:40 WWII 1942 USA involvement
02:59:10 Franklin Roosevelt
03:06:20 End of WWII and aftermath
03:12:12 USA Uranus return #1 vs. #2
03:18:10 Second half of 1940's
03:23:56 Uranus in other countries
03:27:17 Uranus in Gemini USA presidents
03:28:25 Themes leading up to next USA Uranus return starting in 2025
03:49:00 Uranus cycles - squares and opposition
03:51:40 Mars-Uranus conjunction in the Sibley chart
04:01:30 Proxy wars
04:06:40 Tensions in USA
04:10:00 Importance of mundane astrology
04:12:18 Nick's Uranus USA book on PDF
04:13:14 Nick's website and KZbin
04:14:43 Patrons and sponsors

[@TheAstrologyPodcast]

You can get Nick's newly re-released ebook on the Uranus returns of the USA here, which has a ton of great illustrations and charts, acting as a nice visual complement to this episode: theastrologypodcast.com/uranususa/

[@joyce7892]

All of this coincides with Howe's book, The Fourth Turning and Generations. Very interesting.

[@jamberstone1]

another repeat theme is the authoritarian pull - Rachel Maddow's Ultra series on the powerful fascist movement in the US that got crushed only when Japan & Germany declared war on US

[@maxsirius1776]

​@@joyce7892 Yes, what is even more important than the U.S.'s Uranus Return, is Uranus's Conjunction with the Fixed Star Algol in the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and in early 2026. The last time Uranus conjunct Algol was during World War 2. Here an excerpt from the article "The "Horror-Scope" of Algol" by Nick Kollerstrom on what happened at the time: "Uranus was criss-crossing over Algol, during World War II. As London was being battered by air-raids, it stationed there on September 1, 1940. Each night through that month the Luftwaffe bombed London. The raids reached a terrible climax on the night of 29th of December with incendiary terror-bombing". What has been a "saving grace" in our time, and will continue to be for the upcoming transit, is that Pluto has been trining Algol and will also trine Uranus in the coming years, and Neptune will also sextile Uranus and Algol. This should make our current revolutionary era far less destructive and more constructive in terms of ushering in new forms of government, commerce, etc. I uploaded a short video about these aspects on my KZbin channel a few months back titled: "Pluto in Sidereal Capricorn Until 2040: Era of Global Deep State Politics - But Pluto Trines Uranus" Update Edit: I also just uploaded a new video, inspired by this discussion, titled: "United States Uranus Return Preceded by Uranus & Algol Conjunction + Pluto Trines & Neptune Sextiles"

[@AncientActivist]

​@jamberstone1 There were actual Nazi sympathizers in the Federal Government at that time, just like we have now.

[@barbglamser6799]

Do we have a Uranus leader now?

[@Rubylove48]

I love seeing these two gentlemen speaking with each other, no competing just trying to share and assist in understanding, giving space to each other to talk, process, add or redact and just hearing each other. Should be straightforward, but I rarely see this. Thank you.

[@katewenzell]

This is just fabulous! Imagine a high school history class being taught like this!

[@jdstep97]

Fewer of us would have fallen asleep in class.

[@madecht02]

I'm no history buff, but I do enjoy seeing historical events in reference to astrology, and it's just so interesting and engaging to watch Nick Dagan Best speak. You can tell not only how much knowledge he has but also how much he enjoys learning and talking about his work. Thanks for a great episode as always. 😊

[@alwayshavestrengthjoy7450]

Chris is so through & professional. Very appreciative of all that this Podcast shares and does to facilitate our understanding & empowerment with applied astrology individually and with the world ❤! Thank you, thank you for this Gem!

[@JennySparks23]

These Uranus and Eclipse videos are goldmines for those intuitive s who also closely follow history and politics.

[@CosmicOwlAstrology]

Nick’s historical knowledge is astounding. Love his work

[@LanaK83]

Hey Chris. I am having the worst day and my aspects are showing it. I am so happy to have an episode of TAP to keep me sane for an hour or so. Thank you for all you do. 💫💫

[@itsjust_Lisa]

The ultimate human ephemeris, Nick's knowledge of astrology in war and conflict is awesome, great episode. Thank you 🙏🏻⭐

[@infiniteabundant1176]

This should be his nick name

[@jamberstone1]

re GI Bill - most Black veterans were actually blocked from many of the benefits of this bill, both legislatively and thru bank & college discrimination. The % of black vets getting college tuition and mortgages was tiny compared to white veterans. Also imp - the black vets experienced much reduced racist treatment in Europe and in the Pacific, so the vets came back with more confidence & awareness

[@adamjeffries7235]

also gay soldiers. the us navy was SHOCKED! to discover homosexuals in the navy after they had returned, gave these veterans who were prepared to return to the closet..dishonorable discharges and disqualified them for the GI Bill or any other job in straight society.lthus creating SF as a gay mecca.

[@claudialarsson7439]

❤ wow. Nick is an historian and astrologer. Which honestly seem to go hand in hand but his depth of knowledge and detail is astounding! Thank you both!

[@Claudia-jq5kx]

As an Aquarius with a Mercury in Aquarius I have highly enjoyed this talk. Your guest is well documented, a good speaker with a funny punch, and very gracious as a guest. Thank you!

[@EarthAstroGirl]

This was one of the most informative podcast ever. Not only have I learned about Uranus in Gemini, I had a huge American history lesson by a Canadian astrologer. Not that I thought it was all Pluto in Capricorn causing all the current division in the US.

[@kevinminns5272]

This should be on PBS!

[@jdstep97]

PBS is not what it used to be.

[@pjmurphy920]

@@jdstep97 Absolutely right. PBS is like CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, etc. Owned by the legacy media and owned by one of 6 corporations. Used to be listener supported--and I was one of them. Changed under Kill Clinton or idiot Bush.

[@timothyhalligan8513]

Great conversation! One note about this timeline and racial issues in the United States, especially as it relates to homeownership is that it was only in 1948 - three years after the end of World War II - that the Supreme Court deemed racially restrictive covenants legally unenforceable in Shelley v. Kramer. This means that up until then certain groups of people were restricted to living and owning property in designated areas. That decision was strengthened in 1953 when the Supreme Court determined that white homeowners could not be sued for selling to Black families. Shelley v Kramer was decided when Uranus was in the last decan of Gemini, but the 1953 decision was when Uranus was in the middle of Cancer.

[@latifa1020]

Magnificent, thrilling historical perspective. Thanks Nick, for your incredible in depth research. April 14, 1865, the date of Lincoln assassination is also very close to when FDR died (April 12, 1945) in keeping w the parallel threads of Aquarian leadership during the tumultuous UR in Gemini. It's part of my family history. My parents had to postpone their wedding 2 days due to the entire country being in mourning with no band willing to play music, so interesting to learn about Venus Retrograde!

[@laylaeriksen4593]

Wow! I had never put those together. But now I’ll watch too since my son almost died in an automobile accident last April 18, 2022

[@mayracruzortega6316]

I am enthralled. I love this episode.

[@rhondamurrey7674]

This is one of my favorite episodes of The Astrology Broadcast. I was expecting to hear about only the most popular US Uranus return for 1775/76 - was happy to see the 4 hour run time and ALL of the Uranus returns addressed. I am from West Virginia which was formed during the Civil War. This history is fascinating to me. If you want to see a great representation of Lafayette, George Washington and the patriots check out Hamilton as well as TURN Washington's Spies. I am always looking forward to your next episode.

[@Butterkupflowers]

Omg - every moment of this podcast was spellbinding. I got goose bumps at the realization the “four score and 20” is a Uranian cycle - unbelievable! Thank you guys and please - more of this 👏❤💫

[@joanpaulbeck3335]

What an amazing and informative historical episode this has been! Very important!

[@BeataTarotTutorials]

I had to listen to this episode in bits, it's sooo packed with information. I appreciate the work that has gone into preparing this very much. Thank you both so much for sharing your vast knowledge!

[@LZinTX]

Came here just to say thanks for a 4hr+ episode! I’ve got a lot of work to do tomorrow and honestly can’t wait to pop my headphones in and get going 😅

[@kcowgirl7840]

As one of those born with Uranus in 23 °Gemini (right now, transiting Neptune in Pisces and Mars in Gemini are exactly transiting it) this was timely. Thanks so much for your research and the excellent interview.

[@tzerpa9446]

Scary times ahead 😱.

[@mtmtmtmt]

Wow! More than 4 hours ahead... so let's get started!

[@nancyallen9047]

Interesting revisit of this history lesson (s) with an astrological twist😊

[@montedolce]

Wow, almost 4 and a half hours!!!! Amazing! I can feed off that for days 😂😍🙏🏻

[@LanaK83]

I listened to this episode three times so far. The history itself is presented in such interesting way. Add Astrology to the mix and you got perfect recipe. I have so much respect for both of these man. Hope you guys have a nice restful holiday. Btw this is off subject but in case anyone reads this comment and is familiar with aspects, please tell me why is the upcoming certain aspect in January called The Anihilator and will I live trough it to tell? 😂

[@archi5075]

Exceptional podcast! Nick's grasp of history, including non-American history, is breath-taking and his ability to relate this to astrology is even more unique. Thanks a lot. ps: De Gaulle had Uranus in the 1st house.

[@NickDaganBest]

I looked that up after the show and saw that. It slipped my mind during taping, but there was a time when I was looking at his chart a lot. Thank you.

[@cherchezlamoon]

Exciting topic

[@JSBallard]

I love this type of discussion. Crazy how much the 1770s cycle was also drenched in water by the Cancer stellium with both benefics square Saturn. Each Uranus ingress will be different but contain echoes of the past, but maybe not!

[@artisticescapism2020]

This is so interesting! Wonder if it might be too much to ask for you two to complete an update since we are now in 2024. Either way, the way you explained it is so easy to follow and easy to see where things are headed. Thank you both for this detailed analysis.

[@iart2838]

Amazing analysis, wow. Serious engagement of astrology beyond personal destiny.

[@WakingDreamCurrents]

This is a wonderful discussion and historical presentation. Thank you!

[@FranklinJMiles]

Hi Chris - I have been an avid follower of your podcast for the past three years and it saddens me to say that I am disappointed at the levels of historically inaccurate information presented in this particular episode. Nick Dagan may have had the best of intentions in his discussion of African American history, but he makes a series of historically inaccurate comments throughout the show concerning Virginia’s relationship with slavery, the GI Bill and General Lee. I echo the sentiments expressed by @BeHack in the comments below and refer you to his detailed accounting of the misstatements so as not to repeat them in detail here. I also take this personally. I am an African American man currently living in the State of Virginia with a family history in Virginia that stretches back over 300 years in the Piedmont area of this state. In my family research, and in coming to understand the environs that my ancestors were born into and died, it is clear that slavery played a vital economic role, and was by most accounts, the most important institution in Virginia up until the end of the Civil War. Therefore, in no way can the state’s relationship with slavery be characterized as passive, incidental or accidental. In fact, Virginia was the largest state in the Union for decades after the initial founding of this country, if censuses included the slave population, providing Virginia ample political power in the U.S. House of Representatives under the 3/5 Compromise, then enshrined in the Constitution. It is one of the main reasons why 4 of the first 5 U.S. Presidents originated from the state. In a testament to the Virginia’s active and aggressive allegiance to slavery, Virginia forced free educated black teachers to leave the state out of concern that their example of education and the spread of literacy among slaves might create additional rebellions after a series revolts in the early 1800s. No government or state that pursues this path of forced dislocation and deliberate illiteracy has a “soft” relationship with slavery. This is not nitpicking details. Rather it is of utmost importance in this age of active dissemination of misinformation and historically inaccurate analysis for political ends that we get our historical details right. It's obvious to anyone the damage that misinformation has had in our body-politic. So it is vital that we fact-check and be diligent in the accuracy of the factual bases on which rely to make our arguments and premises, no matter what they are, astrological or not.

[@NickDaganBest]

I had some clumsy moments over the course of the taping, starting perhaps with my misspeaking at 3:22 when I referred to the thirteenth amendment as the fourteenth amendment. Thankfully I corrected the error later in the show. I also didn’t do Britain’s Glorious Revolution or the Seven Years War much justice. I was aiming for brevity there, the episode was long enough without adding them to the pile. But rather than dwell on that, let us proceed with addressing your grievances. On Virginia being “soft” on slavery: Keep in mind that the Virginia we are talking about includes what today is West Virginia. At 1:10:11 and 1:10:55 I did say Virginia was soft on slavery. What I was trying to say, and expressed more successfully immediately afterward, was that it was soft on the Confederacy. The Virginia convention was indeed divided over whether or not to secede and join the Confederacy. They argued for six weeks and then initially voted against joining, and only reversed course after the Battle of Fort Sumter. Some sources: “The present-day West Virginia in 1860 had a white population of nearly 380,000, a Negro-slave population of approximately 18,000, and almost 3,000 persons of color,” observed one authority. The 1860 census indicated that there were 490,865 slaves in Virginia, constituting 31% of the state’s entire population. Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, in what became the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, lay to the east of the Allegheny Mountains and relied on slave labor to work the plantations that drove their economies. The mountains served as a physical dividing line between the plantation economy of the east and the more commercial and industrial economy of northwestern Virginia. The entire northern and western areas of Virginia bordered on free soil, not slave states. Wittenberg, Eric J.; Sargus, Edmund A.; Barrick, Penny L.. Seceding from Secession: The Civil War, Politics, and the Creation of West Virginia (p. 7). Savas Beatie. Kindle Edition. The secession crisis of 1860-1861 opened the drama that led to the creation of the State of West Virginia. When Virginia seceded from the Union in April 1861, the majority of the state’s population west of the Allegheny Mountains adamantly opposed this decision. A movement quickly formed in favor of creating a new, pro-Union state from that portion of Virginia. The struggle lasted two full years before the statehood drive came to fruition: West Virginia formally became the thirty-fifth state of the Union on June 20, 1863. Wittenberg, Sargus, Barrick (p. xiii). This being said, I regret my choice to use the word “soft”, if only because it appears to downplay the severity of Virginian plantation slavery where it did exist. This was not my intent and I can see that the word is misleading in that regard. However it is not inaccurate to say that Virginia as it existed was torn over secession. On Robert E. Lee’s loyalty to Virginia That Robert E. Lee’s loyalty to Virginia is what put him in service to the Confederacy is not disputed anywhere I’ve looked. It has nothing to do with peddling myths about him being kindly. It was possible to support slavery but oppose secession, and Lee is an example of this possibility. One source of many: It is important to realize that Lee moved toward secession reluctantly, with infinite doubt and sadness, but with a firm line in mind that he would not or could not cross. He was not in sympathy with the cheering crowds calling for secession when it became clear that Lincoln had won the presidency on November 6, 1860; nor was he eager to give up the rank in the U.S. Army that had taken him so long to achieve. Then too, he was a Virginian, born in a manor house which George Washington had often visited; he grew up in a town where George Washington had worshipped and attended the Masonic Lodge; his son owned the home in which George Washington had courted his wife, Martha. The Federal government was not a faraway abstraction for Lee; it was only a short ride from his house to the War Department. It would not be easy for Lee to think of that government as the enemy. Korda, Michael. Clouds of Glory (p. 372). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. On the G.I. Bill and African Americans At 3:10:04 I discuss the G.I. Bill and its impact on African Americans after the war. My summary was broad and neglected the importance of regional differences in this matter. It was indeed counterproductive in a large part of the South. www.nber.org/digest/dec02/gi-bill-world-war-ii-and-education-black-americans?fbclid=IwAR1imVakmO2J9xG51sWnt-GT0RL3ThJKnZxtSpqmAnaPdndTD_u8DElqeqo americanexperience.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/After-the-War-Blacks-and-the-GI-Bill.pdf

[@behack]

@@NickDaganBest I appreciate the update, Nick. I understand that mistakes happen. More precision along these lines with respect to Virginia’s secession would have obviated any need for comment on the subject, as would appropriate nuance and context as Nick has now provided. Simply put, this would have been a non issue had Nick, for example, explained that, Virginia, despite consistently and unbendingly supporting slavery on a state level from its formation through the civil war and hosting the political capital of the Confederacy, had a political crisis due to sectional divisions over secession. It would also have been fine to simply state that there was widespread support for slavery in the state, but a contingent of unionists preferred the status quo of maintaining slavery while staying in the union. (In essence, perhaps Virginia wanted to have its cake and eat it too, but war was inevitable). Of course none of this was said. The problem is that these omissions, coupled with what I understand to be a regretful but significant error in describing the state as “soft” on slavery, add up to be harmfully misleading. It’s the harmful part that led to my post and the strong wording. Many the casual observer with limited background on the subject would easily take away from this talk that Virginia was a passive and reluctant supporter of slavery, even if what I expect Nick meant to say is, the general consensus in the state was a preference to just stay in the union despite perpetually continuing the evil institution of slavery. That’s the ultimate criticism here that I did not want to let slide. This is particularly the case given the many comments from viewers indicating that they knew little about history and found the talk enlightening. While I understand from Nick’s concluding remark to his reply to my post that he may not appreciate the intentionally harsh tone that follows my initial clarifications, it must be emphasized that, while mistakes happen, there are real world life and death consequences to spreading a misleading narrative on this subject, even if unintentionally, given the violent, oppressive, treatment of African Americans in Virginia and elsewhere well into the latter half of the 20th Century and beyond. As recently as 5 years ago, a rogue’s gallery of neo-fascists, neo-Nazis, and Ku Klux Klan members, the not-so-strange bedfellows of supporters of confederate monuments, violently and murderously marched in Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee and other confederate leaders. These statues have persisted to this day because of a widespread failure to acknowledge that slavery was America’s Original Sin, and we should all try our hardest not to be so casual about discussing history related to the ongoing controversy surrounding race relations in the podcast. Having delivered this podcast as a white male in post-Apartheid South Africa, I’m sure Nick can appreciate the importance of sensitivity on such subjects better than most. Like South Africa, the U.S. needs to acknowledge its serious past mistakes or these problems will persist. One could say the U.S. needs to do some serious shadow work. Absent that, it’s increasingly likely that these issues will, as before, contribute to another major conflict, perhaps coinciding with the forthcoming Uranian transits that were discussed. Regarding the villainous traitor Robert E. Lee - I will not mince words about him - celebration or even portrayal of the man as a neutrally-motivated actor is counterproductive. While I’m not saying Nick did, he has been lionized by many for his military strategy, but it’s hard to find another figure who is so celebrated on such grounds after unconditionally losing a conflict, all while fighting for a cause on such unequivocally morally repugnant grounds. I’ll direct any readers not only to reread my prior link to the Atlantic (and its own links) in my first post for more clarification on the man and his motivations and you can be the judge. But beyond that, let’s take a step back and just think about this: Isn’t it strange that the motives of perhaps the greatest traitor in U.S. history in his decision to lead the armies of the confederacy are attributed to strained benign notions of patriotism rather than actual support for the confederacy or secession? Some historians, through work such as those cited in Nick’s reply, choose to ignore Lee’s clear choices and actions and instead seem to be able to peer into his mind, and in doing so, like magic, attribute to him the most favorable possible motivation. The reality is we can’t see into his mind, and his own statements are like those of any political figure, largely self-motivated. His actions however, speak for themselves. He chose to command the armies of the confederacy to wage war with a singular goal: secession to support slavery. If serving as the key figure in shaping the outcome of a war for secession is not support for secession, I don’t know what is. Maybe some of Robert E. Lee’s biographers are better suited at practicing as criminal defense lawyers. (Beyond Lee, more broadly, I’d direct any readers interested in this general phenomenon to Zinn’s discussion in the first chapter of People’s History of the U.S. on how the narrative choices of historians heroicise deeply flawed figures by celebrating actions that are easily overwhelmed by their more harmful deeds.) Lastly, I occasionally listen to this podcast, but enough to appreciate Chris’s depth of knowledge on classical astrology. My sense is he does not pull any punches when he disagrees with someone on astrological matters, and is very precise in what he conveys. However, we all have our strengths, and others could be helpful for interview someone on a historical matters. I suspect that another frequent host better versed in the subject matter (maybe Patrick Watson, for example) would have helpfully course corrected Nick immediately after his various (otherwise, mostly minor, harmless, and understandable) mistakes, eliminating any of these concerns on the spot, and negating the need for this post. (There also could have been an interesting discussion about the creation of a new state as in Nick's reply. Could we expect more of that with the next Uranus return for instance? Purple states come to mind.) We all make mistakes, particularly when on the spot live. Some just need to be highlighted to avoid damage. That all said, thanks again for the thoughtful reply; I can't speak for others but I personally consider the matter settled.

[@Behavioralastrology]

Had to re listen a few times for all the information to sink in. So amazing how we can always track these historical events with astrological events. Thanks for all the effort and time this video took! 🙏

[@MVH-28075]

US History summaries have for far too long left out the genocide of indigenous peoples. I bring this up as I’m halfway through the video, because so much of what happened with them also impelled key political moves and events, like the Seven Years War, for example, and it seems that the humanitarian, democratic side of Uranus also contains its negative, or wholesale suppression of a people, and the initiation of the policy of genocide. With Uranus slowly moving through Taurus, how about an episode examining huge or extreme human impacts on the environment, or vice versa, because more than ever in human history planetary climate is predicted by pundits to be at the base of the increase and immensity of conflicts when it enters Gemini. In 1876 after the civil war has concluded, for example the suppression of fire in the West begins in earnest while indigenous people are brutally prevented from implementing millennia-old practices that we now call cultural burning. Wildfire gets that way from wind driven ember storms, so taking a look at the Uranus-Mars combination o with air sign Gemini could provide fodder for speculation.

[@graylunsford]

Wow! What a brilliant historical review! I need to listen to this about four more times. Thank you both! Going to buy the PDF of Nick’s book now.

[@kferra02]

I’m a historian and archivist. Nick’s historical discussion is super engaging and accurate. I’ve always thought about history in terms of cause and effect. Add the deep astrological research and you get a real clear picture of how the archetypes have played out in US history.

[@suedonn7996]

Fascinating information regarding historical astrological influences. Thank you!

[@auau4468]

Truly awesome. congratulations to both of you. 4 hours of delightful podcast. 😊 it was total pleasure to listen. 💕😊🤩

[@Nalhek]

This is brilliant. I'd love to see a video or sequence of videos on the astrology of revolutions more generally; the French revolution, the Russian October revolution, the Chinese Civil War and cultural revolution, etc etc.

[@savannaswan08]

Watching this only a year later, is chilling. The momentum that’s happened from 2023-2024 is undeniable. We do have automated drones fighting each other now, the nyt daily reported it today. Still has a human controls component but, wow.

[@noelleelizabeth9991]

3:00:01 The next Venus retrograde in Aires will happen next in March & April 2025, but the one after that in March & April 2033 will be when Uranus is at 27° of Gemini

[@christinehall7194]

I was gonna comment that i noticed the URANUS+MUTABLE RELATING to deaths..but NICK ENDED UP MENTIONING IT..😉 I LOVED THIS EPISODE. ...youre A GIFTED OBSERVER NICK!

[@BernardetteNBM]

Incredible historical memory! Fascinating correlation with Astrology. Sounds like we are entering dire times!

[@karinpeagam7742]

I was born with Uranus conjunct my sun in Virgo. No wonder I have so few memories of life before the age of 5

[@stephenag1]

Loved this. A reminder of all the names we heard and ignored in junior high school. Such historical detail , so interesting. What an educated and interesting guest. Thank you. I couldn’t stop listening.

[@moniquewells4068]

Ya I was basically engaged the whole 4 hours non stop. So so good!

[@rustamkhan7726]

Bravo Nick, that was a great history lesson besides the astrology part. 👍

[@annaanderson1111]

This is so good, thanks for taking the time to be so thorough. I had to watch it in spurts but ready to do it again for better understanding the second time through. Thank you 🍀

[@10317]

Me too Anna

[@amita0108]

Totally brilliant. I enjoyed every minute & can’t wait for the 10 year check in!

[@zambonifunk]

Nick Dagan Best is such a badass. Can't wait for the post Uranus in Gemini recap

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

May 13th, 1943 12:20 PM. Mercury and Uranus within 2 degrees of each other in Gemini. Mars is also trining Jupiter within 1 degree and septiling the Sun. The axis troops in Tunis, Tunisia announce their surrender sending 150,000 Axis POWs into captivity. Only 91,000 Axis soldiers surrendered at Stalingrad and therefore May 13th, 1943 is sometimes referred to as "Tunisgrad" to capture the scale of the surrender. This surrender had been a long time in the making. The sea lanes between Sicily, Malta, and Tunisia had been cut off and there was no way for them to retreat. Allied air power had forced the Italian navy and Axis air force to operate further north. The fate of these men had been decided long beforehand but the exact moment of surrender is on a Mercury-Uranus conjunction. Tunisgrad is also the first big win of the US army in WW2. The navy already had a big win at Midway. The whole North African campaign is a bit of a debacle where an inexperienced American army made a ton of mistakes but it ended on a high note.

[@mistyradford4816]

Awesome just bought one 😊 been in the hospital for appendectomy thought I’d probably had missed it.

[@kcowgirl7840]

Concerns about possible social credit system come to mind about tech applications in Gemini.

[@ademlhuillier7058]

Im not even living in the USA but im thrilled

[@mitzilinn]

Really interesting perspective

[@kevinminns5272]

Watching this for a second time. I wish there was a way to print a transcript of this conversation. ❤

[@etty74]

If Nick saying “uh” we’re a drinking game, I’d be dead.

[@NickDaganBest]

I'll drink to that.😇

[@Holly-ki7ip]

“The Orange One.” ❤😂

[@laurienrueger7552]

I love it when you guys talk history! More of the same, please! I really appreciate fellow Canadian Nick Dagen Best's deep knowledge of how history and astrology intertwine. I have ordered his e-book on the USA's Uranus returns and look forward to reading it. Also wonderful that Nick will be in Canada for awhile! I hope lots of astrologers and astrology students in the Vancouver area connect with him and make good use of his expertise while he is here! All the Best! Pun intended!

[@cherylcallahan5402]

*The Astrology Podcast Nick Dagan w Chris Brennan appreciate your videos Listening 🌟 from Mass USA TYVM 💙 Nick Chris*

[@shellyjakes7065]

Nick Best is a genius. Very interesting program. Thank you for sharing this information with us.

[@rajeshtanwar2445]

One prominent inference of this insightful discussion is : planetary conjunctions do have a profound, rather phenomenal impact on human beings on global scale.

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

The period 1945-1949 determined a lot of the USA's relationships with the world. Rather than pull back into isolationism, the US engaged in a Globalist foreign policy. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 clipped the wings of America's labor unions. During the whole of WW2, the American labor unions agreed to never strike. Any stoppage in American industrial output would indirectly help the axis powers. The class war was put on hold for 4 years. After the war ended, the labor unions believed that now was the time to get their rewards for supporting the war effort. They launched a coordinated strike wave across all sectors of the US economy in 1945 and 1946. Congress responded by passing the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 which prevented labor unions from coordinating with each other. This is part of the rightward shift of the US and the beginning of the red scare and the cold war. Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act but Congress shockingly overrode the President's veto. The act was named after Robert Taft, the son of the US president William Howard Taft. Robert Taft was a rock ribbed conservative. He opposed NATO, supported isolationism, opposed civil rights, and sought to roll back the New Deal. He ran for president in 1940 and 1948 but lost the Republican Primary to the liberal pro-New Deal wing of the Republican party. He was definitely a forerunner to Barry Goldwater. On May 14, 1948, Truman recognized Israel just 11 minutes after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The USA pushed the British Empire and Soviet Union to end their illegal occupation of Iran. The British and Soviets withdrew in the Spring and Summer of 1946. This was the first test of the UNSC as a body of conflict resolution. UN resolution 2, 3, and 5 all deal with the illegal occupation of Iran.

[@teadale2693]

Four hours!! I'm going to need some chips..

[@MVH-28075]

Proxy wars using drones has already been a major science fiction topic. See Orson Scott Card’s trilogy on Ender’s Game. The movie didn’t smash any box office records, but the technology and socio--political milieu were very well described in the books. It would be interesting to see where Uranus was, or what was going on with the author back then. With the planet’s 84 year cycle, that would mean it was likely in Virgo or Pisces.

[@johnmcgrath6192]

Excellent program. Very well informed huest.

[@whyarepeoplecrazy]

Chris, you have taught me so much!! Thank you so much for sharing your insight and knowledge! You’re amazing!

[@kvonduyke]

This is the Saeculum cycle discussed in the book The Fourth Turning - well researched book on characteristics of generations. So wild this work coincides with Uranus in Gemini. You guys will love that book.

[@rajeshtanwar2445]

A highly fascinating discussion, pretty objective and rational. May God protect all good and punish all evil..🎉🎉🎉

[@linguadesogra5287]

Wow, some quality hours man...

[@nmutua11]

I was hoping for a video like this!!

[@LouValcourt]

This is a great episode. Thank you for this wonderful information. At the end of the podcast Nick mentioned that Japan might feature in whatever is going to happen during the upcoming US Uranus return. I recently read a news story that some inside info from Russian intelligence was leaked saying that Putin was considering attacking Japan in 2021 using the disputed islands between them as a pretence. They were bringing up Japans treatment of POWs during WW2 as part of the propaganda for it. Then for some reason they decided to go after Ukraine instead. Wether or not it’s true, I think it’s interesting considering some of the repeating patterns we might see geopolitically in the future.

[@j.jehannablondeau925]

Great history review, especially tying everything together through planetary transits.

[@alexandria279bc5]

The squabbling at around 42 min cracked me up.

[@r.p.8906]

1:21:00 incredible trigger point! Good for the citizens of the country to be appalled by this supreme court decision. Absolutely incredible. Uranus conjuncts NN and squares Saturn in Aquarius: the people say BASTA!!

[@gabrielraphael8084]

Very interesting! Perhaps a beginner's question but why do all these conflicts coincide with Uranus in Gemini? I associate Gemini with communication and ideas...Is it because wars tend to come up when there is a conflict of ideas, or conflicting ideologies? Otherwise I would have expected war to come up when Uranus is in Aries or in Leo.

[@kevinminns5272]

I just purchased his ebook on what is potentially about to happen in Amerikikka...Eye opening

[@user-ul9is6nn1v]

I really have to say, that for symbolological reasons I do support more the sign for Uranus that is used predominantely in the german speaking countries. It looks like the symbol for Mars but with a dot.

[@stefaniebaeker590]

Brilliant - thanks for this very meaningful contribution! 🙏

[@VictoriaScerbo]

Interesting the Zelenskij is an Aquarius with a Mars retrograde in Leo

[@triplemoonguide6695]

Very interesting with the presidentially deaths in office during Uranus in mutable sign, however he forgot to mention Zachary Taylor, he died in Uranus in Aries. Still, absolutely incredible podcast. Thank you guys so much ❤

[@NickDaganBest]

Thank you, I remembered Zachary Taylor after the fact. So it goes.

[@ankevoelkel6255]

No concern about Uranian mind control tech , genetic engineering , transhumanism , metaverse science fiction ?

[@appleshampoozie]

I've been finding the lack of coverage of these topics limiting on this podcast in general. The monthly reviews are very politically neutral which I appreciate is probably done intentionally but I wish for a deeper analysis of what's really going on spiritually using this amazing tool of astrology. Do you know any astrologers covering these topics more directly?

[@BigHenFor]

I think you might find that Pluto's transits have more to say. Uranus kicks the door open, but Pluto harnesses those insights for power.

[@meharju]

❤ the focus on colonial VA! My family hails from there, and were involved in the war for Independence (as well as the Civil War).

[@NurielBahirOmniel]

Thank you2 for Fascinating research & talk ! I learned a lot. I appreciate your generosity with sharing your wisdom .

[@r.p.8906]

84 page book! so cute!! I totally love this! ( uranus conjuncts my ascendant😉)

[@maroonrebel]

Jah & Jahes love Chris. Thank you so much for this tour de force astrological forecast for the upcoming Uranus in Gemini (2023) transit. I have Uranus in Virgo, and I am always watchful of this planet's transits and how it affects my chart. I know that accidents, blow-ups, and sudden changes are possible or likely. I watched every second of this recording with attention and loved all the discussions about the U.S. legacy or "history." I just wanted to make some corrections. First, Dred Scott was about blacks who descended from enslaved Africans and were previously enslaved in the U.S., fighting to get U.S. citizenship. Secondly, I wish you folks had invited another Canadian, Jafrikayiti Jean Elissaint Saint Vil, a trained Biologist and an avid researcher on the legacy of Ayiti. He would have told you guys that around the same time that Uranus was entering Gemini in 1858, a huge debacle occurred in Ayiti, culminating in the ouster and murder of one Head of State. And the man who took office invited Generational African Americans who were becoming free in the U.S. to migrate to Ayiti. Finally, many of the astrological predictions regarding U.S. politics are going to happen. But, many of us will be surprised about who takes the heat. The U.S. and the world are on the precipice of great change. And we'll come out of it better and brighter. (Oh, you all should have drank some liquids or water during this recording! You are both red in the face!) Blessed love.#1804 #Ayiti #ToutMounSeMoun #HousingfortheHomelessNow #AbolishCPS #DefundFosterCare #ProChoice #UranusinGemini

[@lisamarieb3853]

So interesting that you recorded this November 10 and Donald Trump announced his presidential run for 2024 on November 16. Your zodiacal releasing showing you were bang on the mark. Very impressive. It legit freaks me out how real astrology is.

[@behack]

Planetary archetypes aside, there are several significant historical points that are patently false presented here, and egregiously so. While there are too many to name here, I'll just point out a few that are related. First, that Virginia was a reluctant participant in the confederacy is dubious given its long standing connection to slavery. Virginia planters (i.e. slaveholders) were the dominant political force in the state from the time of the founding of the U.S. Is the suggestion here that a concentration of the most powerful political class in America would let Virginia alone stand aside to just give up the linchpin of their lifestyle and instrument of power, but for the location of John Brown's Raid? This is utterly ridiculous. Quite the opposite, many of the key events related to the Confederacy occurred in Virginia or involved Virginians, down to the so-called Confederate Flag being originally the Northern Virginia Battle Flag, and the capital of the Confederacy's location in Richmond. Indeed, prior to the war, Arlington was separated from DC and returned to Virginia in part to preserve the rights of slave holders, for fear that they would lose their slaves if they remained part of DC, but could safely assume Virginia would never give up slavery. While Brown's raid was the point of no return for war, there's no universe where the civil war would have occurred without Virginia fervently standing with the rest of the Confederacy. With this background, I'm not even going to dignify the assertion that Virginia was a "soft slave state" with a response. Relatedly, with respect to Robert E. Lee, it is counterfactual and cannot be demonstrated that he was agnostic toward the confederacy but for his patriotism toward Virginia. This plays into the commonly peddled false modern myth of the "Kindly General Lee" that has done much harm toward the U.S.'s ability to heal the wounds of the Civil War. In fact, Lee fought to overturn his father-in-law's will that freed many of the enslaved persons at Arlington House. He even took it upon himself to increase the use of corporal punishment, going so far as to order the salting of the wounds of whipped slaves. Quite sadistic. The reality is Lee was a fervent and enthusiastic supporter of slavery, and there's nothing to suggest otherwise other than Antebellum revisionist propaganda. Counterfactuals suggesting otherwise are belied by the man's own actions throughout his life. Given the prevalence of this myth, I could understand how a layman could make this mistake a decade or two ago, but much has been written about it since in mainstream, widely available sources. (See, just for example: www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-myth-of-the-kindly-general-lee/529038/ ). Nick cracks a joke that the only thing nice he had to say about Hitler was that he killed Hitler. Some modification of that joke could be applied to Lee -- there just isn't much nice to say about him. Yet, unlike Hitler, despite his crimes, treason and defeat, he has highways named after him and monuments to him litter the landscape. Let's not play into this by spreading these lies about him. They could have taken that route in post-war Germany, but fortunately they didn't. Wish we had that fortune in America. Arguably worse than the above is the focus on the positive impact that the GI Bill had on African Americans and desegregation. Nick states here that the GI Bill was race neutral, and allowed blacks to become more educated and buy houses in neighorhoods that are not where blacks traditionally lived. He continues that, while there was pushback from whites, this ultimately led to more black militancy. This is absurd and demonstrably false. While the language of the GI Bill ostensibly was race neutral, in practice it de facto excluded black veterans from its benefits, which actually increased segregation and created a larger wealth gap between blacks and whites. This is precisely the opposite of what is stated here. Just last month Congress proposed legislation to remedy this widely known travesty in U.S. history. (See: www.npr.org/2022/10/20/1129753937/the-gi-bill-left-behind-black-world-war-ii-vets-now-theres-a-move-to-fix-that ). To say the opposite here is beyond belief given that it has so recently been highlighted by both Congress and the media. Why might this matter about the GI Bill be worse than the above? Well, maybe it isn't, but here's my thinking. It's sometimes argued that slavery was long ago, so African Americans have had plenty of time to catch up. The GI Bill was one of the most successful policies at lifting the masses from poverty to the middle class and beyond, and much more recent. That blacks were largely excluded is one of the most significant recent factors relating to the continuing racial inequality in America. While I've focused here on these examples of literally "white-washing" history because they are interrelated, this should not be misconstrued to suggest that there aren't other falsehoods beyond this subject matter (though it is interesting just how many here do relate to race-relations in the U.S.). However, to detail them all from a 4-hour podcast would be quite time consuming as you can see from the length of this. In the future, I would hope that this Podcast's guests would exercise more caution about spreading innaccuracies of this magnitude. They are directly connected to deep-seated simmering conflicts of the very type associated with the Uranian cycle. That these ideas persist today further highlight that these issues were not resolved during the Civil War and may just play out further in the coming years. With that said, it's not guaranteed, so let's not feed into the conflict by spreading sloppy, harmful, historical inaccuracies. If you don't know about something, that's fine, but then just stay silent on it and learn about it before stating proclamations of fact to an audience, that based on the comments below, may be better versed with astrology than history. Given these and the other historical inaccuracies I've heard so far, its unfortunate that I can't take this episode seriously, despite my sense that the overall Uranian arc presents an obvious approximate 84-year pattern of the type written extensively about by historians Strauss & Howe (albeit without explicit reference to Astrology per se). All the more reason why there's no reason to throw in harmful nonsense to demonstrate the point.

[@SparkyOne549]

I am sure that your point would have been a pleasurable read, but the lack of paragraphs hit me in the face.

[@behack]

@@SparkyOne549 Not substantive, but point taken. I've revised, as to not let such form stand in the way of significant substance that needs to be understood to add context to this episode.

[@SparkyOne549]

@@behack Much better thank you! To clarify, I have a vision issue that blends sentences into each other. This was easier to read.

[@NickDaganBest]

I had some clumsy moments over the course of the taping, starting perhaps with my misspeaking at 3:22 when I referred to the thirteenth amendment as the fourteenth amendment. Thankfully I corrected the error later in the show. I also didn’t do Britain’s Glorious Revolution or the Seven Years War much justice. I was aiming for brevity there, the episode was long enough without adding them to the pile. But rather than dwell on that, let us proceed with addressing your grievances. On Virginia being “soft” on slavery: Keep in mind that the Virginia we are talking about includes what today is West Virginia. At 1:10:11 and 1:10:55 I did say Virginia was soft on slavery. What I was trying to say, and expressed more successfully immediately afterward, was that it was soft on the Confederacy. The Virginia convention was indeed divided over whether or not to secede and join the Confederacy. They argued for six weeks and then initially voted against joining, and only reversed course after the Battle of Fort Sumter. Sources: “'The present-day West Virginia in 1860 had a white population of nearly 380,000, a Negro-slave population of approximately 18,000, and almost 3,000 persons of color,' observed one authority. "The 1860 census indicated that there were 490,865 slaves in Virginia, constituting 31% of the state’s entire population. Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, in what became the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, lay to the east of the Allegheny Mountains and relied on slave labor to work the plantations that drove their economies. The mountains served as a physical dividing line between the plantation economy of the east and the more commercial and industrial economy of northwestern Virginia. "The entire northern and western areas of Virginia bordered on free soil, not slave states." Wittenberg, Eric J.; Sargus, Edmund A.; Barrick, Penny L.. Seceding from Secession: The Civil War, Politics, and the Creation of West Virginia (p. 7). Savas Beatie. Kindle Edition. "The secession crisis of 1860-1861 opened the drama that led to the creation of the State of West Virginia. When Virginia seceded from the Union in April 1861, the majority of the state’s population west of the Allegheny Mountains adamantly opposed this decision. A movement quickly formed in favor of creating a new, pro-Union state from that portion of Virginia. The struggle lasted two full years before the statehood drive came to fruition: West Virginia formally became the thirty-fifth state of the Union on June 20, 1863." Wittenberg, Sargus, Barrick (p. xiii). This being said, I regret my choice to use the word “soft”, if only because it appears to downplay the severity of Virginian plantation slavery where it did exist. This was not my intent and I can see that the word is misleading in that regard. However it is not inaccurate to say that Virginia as it existed was torn over secession. On Robert E. Lee’s loyalty to Virginia That Robert E. Lee’s loyalty to Virginia is what put him in service to the Confederacy is not disputed anywhere I’ve looked. It has nothing to do with peddling myths about him being kindly. It was possible to support slavery but oppose secession, and Lee is an example of this possibility. One source of many: "It is important to realize that Lee moved toward secession reluctantly, with infinite doubt and sadness, but with a firm line in mind that he would not or could not cross. He was not in sympathy with the cheering crowds calling for secession when it became clear that Lincoln had won the presidency on November 6, 1860; nor was he eager to give up the rank in the U.S. Army that had taken him so long to achieve. "Then too, he was a Virginian, born in a manor house which George Washington had often visited; he grew up in a town where George Washington had worshipped and attended the Masonic Lodge; his son owned the home in which George Washington had courted his wife, Martha. The Federal government was not a faraway abstraction for Lee; it was only a short ride from his house to the War Department. It would not be easy for Lee to think of that government as the enemy." Korda, Michael. Clouds of Glory (p. 372). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. On the G.I. Bill and African Americans At 3:10:04 I discuss the G.I. Bill and its impact on African Americans after the war. My summary was broad and neglected the importance of regional differences in this matter. It was indeed counterproductive in a large part of the South, as the article you shared indicated. Your clarification is appreciated, while much of what follows it is not. Sources: www.nber.org/digest/dec02/gi-bill-world-war-ii-and-education-black-americans?fbclid=IwAR1imVakmO2J9xG51sWnt-GT0RL3ThJKnZxtSpqmAnaPdndTD_u8DElqeqo americanexperience.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/After-the-War-Blacks-and-the-GI-Bill.pdf

[@behack]

@@NickDaganBest I appreciate the update, Nick. I understand that mistakes happen. More precision along these lines with respect to Virginia’s secession would have obviated any need for comment on the subject, as would appropriate nuance and context as Nick has now provided. Simply put, this would have been a non issue had Nick, for example, explained that, Virginia, despite consistently and unbendingly supporting slavery on a state level from its formation through the civil war and hosting the political capital of the Confederacy, had a political crisis due to sectional divisions over secession. It would also have been fine to simply state that there was widespread support for slavery in the state, but a contingent of unionists preferred the status quo of maintaining slavery while staying in the union. (In essence, perhaps Virginia wanted to have its cake and eat it too, but war was inevitable). Of course none of this was said. The problem is that these omissions, coupled with what I understand to be a regretful but significant error in describing the state as “soft” on slavery, add up to be harmfully misleading. It’s the harmful part that led to my post and the strong wording. Many the casual observer with limited background on the subject would easily take away from this talk that Virginia was a passive and reluctant supporter of slavery, even if what I expect Nick meant to say is, the general consensus in the state was a preference to just stay in the union despite perpetually continuing the evil institution of slavery. That’s the ultimate criticism here that I did not want to let slide. This is particularly the case given the many comments from viewers indicating that they knew little about history and found the talk enlightening. While I understand from Nick’s concluding remark that he may not appreciate the intentionally harsh tone that follows my initial clarifications, it must be emphasized that, while mistakes happen, there are real world life and death consequences to spreading a misleading narrative on this subject, even if unintentionally, given the violent, oppressive, treatment of African Americans in Virginia and elsewhere well into the latter half of the 20th Century and beyond. As recently as 5 years ago, a rogue’s gallery of neo-fascists, neo-Nazis, and Ku Klux Klan members, the not-so-strange bedfellows of supporters of confederate monuments, violently and murderously marched in Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee and other confederate leaders. These statues have persisted to this day because of a widespread failure to acknowledge that slavery was America’s Original Sin, and we should all try our hardest not to be so casual about discussing history related to the ongoing controversy surrounding race relations in the podcast. Having delivered this podcast as a white male in post-Apartheid South Africa, I’m sure Nick can appreciate the importance of sensitivity on such subjects better than most. Like South Africa, the U.S. needs to acknowledge its serious past mistakes or these problems will persist. One could say the U.S. needs to do some serious shadow work. Absent that, it’s increasingly likely that these issues will, as before, contribute to another major conflict, perhaps coinciding with the forthcoming Uranian transits that were discussed. Regarding the villainous traitor Robert E. Lee - I will not mince words about him - celebration or even portrayal of the man as a neutrally-motivated actor is counterproductive. While I’m not saying Nick did, he has been lionized by many for his military strategy, but it’s hard to find another figure who is so celebrated on such grounds after unconditionally losing a conflict, all while fighting for a cause on such unequivocally morally repugnant grounds. I’ll direct any readers not only to reread my prior link to the Atlantic (and its own links) in my first post for more clarification on the man and his motivations and you can be the judge. But beyond that, let’s take a step back and just think about this: Isn’t it strange that the motives of perhaps the greatest traitor in U.S. history in his decision to lead the armies of the confederacy are attributed to strained benign notions of patriotism rather than actual support for the confederacy or secession? Some historians, through work such as those cited in Nick’s reply, choose to ignore Lee’s clear choices and actions and instead seem to be able to peer into his mind, and in doing so, like magic, attribute to him the most favorable possible motivation. The reality is we can’t see into his mind, and his own statements are like those of any political figure, largely self-motivated. His actions however, speak for themselves. He chose to command the armies of the confederacy to wage war with a singular goal: secession to support slavery. If serving as the key figure in shaping the outcome of a war for secession is not support for secession, I don’t know what is. Maybe some of Robert E. Lee’s biographers would better suited at being criminal defense lawyers. (Beyond Lee, more broadly, I’d direct any readers interested in this general phenomenon to Zinn’s discussion in the first chapter of People’s History of the U.S. on how the narrative choices of historians heroicise deeply flawed figures by celebrating actions that are easily overwhelmed by their more harmful deeds.) Lastly, I occasionally listen to this podcast, but enough to appreciate Chris’s depth of knowledge on classical astrology. My sense is he does not pull any punches when he disagrees with someone on astrological matters, and is very precise in what he conveys. However, we all have our strengths, and others could be helpful for interview someone on a historical matters. I suspect that another frequent host better versed in the subject matter (maybe Patrick Watson, for example) would have helpfully course corrected Nick immediately after his various (otherwise, mostly minor, harmless, and understandable) mistakes, eliminating any of these concerns on the spot, and negating the need for this post. (There also could have been an interesting discussion about the creation of a new state as in Nick's reply. Could we expect more of that with the next Uranus return for instance? Purple states come to mind.) We all make mistakes, particularly when on the spot live. Some just need to be highlighted to avoid damage. That all said, thanks again for the thoughtful reply; I consider the matter settled.

[@EBGokay]

Hi! 😊 Could you please add Turkish subtitle?

[@reducetheatoms]

Hello, do you plan on making a video about Pluto 2024 ?

[@ceraway2276]

I got so lost listening to the history I forgot I was listening to The Astrology Podcast- when he brought up that Paine was an Aquarius Sun, I gasped.

[@malcolmcronin5700]

If one has Uranus in Gemini on their chart, how will this return (year 2025) affect the individual? :)

[@euniceaugust2197]

I loved this video and great take on history to and I like that he is a Canadian.

[@lourdesperez6960]

Can you provide the correct time of birth and time for the USA to make sure what I have is correct ✅ thanks

[@amberwyman3176]

Listening to this, when you got to the comment about having your half-Uranus return at age 42... a light went off. I have natal Uranus in opposition to a Venus-Chiron conjunction and at age 42 when Uranus went conjunct that (and opposing natal Uranus) I had SIGNIFICANT soul-mate stuff come up. And, not as painfully but at age 21 (square natal Uranus), same thing. I guess that means when I turn 63 in 4 years I'm gonna have more soul mate stuff come up. I'm not sure what to think! But seriously it was like a lightning bolt (appropriate). Thanks for the insight into my own chart as well as the fascinating discussion.

[@amberwyman3176]

(and that square in 4 years comes during Uranus in Gemini so wheee should be fun)

[@kevinminns5272]

Does Cornell west, who is running for prez, does he have a sun in Gemini or Aquarius .

[@mamamoon8628]

Fascinating. I want to listen to it again and again. So much to take in. Have you considered the Yugas and where we are? From what I’ve studied we are entering ascending Dwapara Yuga. So that is good news. However, will we need a good kick in the a** to fully propel us forward? I hope not. Really great guys! Thank you!!

[@sempressfi]

LMAO Nick I live in Georgia and cringed at the name Herschel when you were discussing Uranus being discovered but your joke about the police badge evened it out 😆 was so unexpected (fitting for Uranus, eh?) I almost spit my drink on my phone. Still trying to process his most recent speech about werewolves and vampires 🤦🏽‍♀️😆