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Saturday quiz
Well, only just managed to beat political journalist John Rentoul this week. He claims 4.5/10; I scored 5/10. I knew the answers to questions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 (no. 5 being an educated guess).
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Self-inflicted damage.
[“Argentina is slipping into a technical recession as President Milei’s reforms have increased Argentina’s national debt, reduced the number of jobs, and have yielded no results other than a slight decrease in the rate of inflation.
Argentina’s economy has entered a technical recession, marking the second consecutive quarter of decline.
The overall economic activity index, compiled by the consulting firm Orlando Ferreres y Asociados, shows a decrease of 1.2% in the third quarter, while the Center for Quantitative Research in Business (CECN) at the University of San Andrés estimates a decline of 2.66% compared to the second quarter.
Approximately three years after the implementation of President Javier Milei’s program, which included radical measures aimed at balancing the budget and stopping hyperinflation, economic growth has failed to materialize. Current data indicate negative trends in virtually all sectors: production is falling, the slowdown in inflation has stalled, and it has once again exceeded 30%, the number of officially registered jobs is decreasing, lending in pesos is shrinking in real terms, and the country’s risk level has more than doubled since July. Milei dismisses this diagnosis, stating in September that there is “no recession,” but rather a “slowing of growth,” and he questions the official data that supports this.
At the same time, the number of people living in poverty in the country is increasing, and each reporting quarter sets a new record.“]
Ursula von der Leyen is an evil little sprite.
[“The narrative that the Germans went crazy and acted out of hatred is propaganda. They felt that their people and country were in danger and acted accordingly. Before Hitler came into power, antisemitism was already on the rise in Germany, with jews being accused of pushing degeneracy, manipulating the money supply and corrupting the nation morally, economically and spiritually. When Hitler got into office, he banned usury and established a new monetary system which brought new jobs and reduced unemployment to 1%. He ended child brothels and child prostitution. He ended the corruption in the media and literature. He made houses and cars affordable. He established a system I which if you have 4 kids your home loan was forgiven. He was not a dictator like our history books say. And yet our history books say this man is the “most evil man in history.” https://x.com/NVVTIONALISM/status/2112281092673900872/video/1“]
Do not agree with all of the video clip; only about 90%…
Large-scale aspects of the present time
A blog reader asked me about astrology (see comments section). I referred the matter to what I call the AI robot:
“Your chart combines sharp analytical precision with deep emotional intelligence and creative intuition, making you naturally suited for work where strategy, empathy, and craftsmanship meet.
Core Career Strengths
- Analytical Problem-Solving (Virgo Sun & Rising): You notice details others miss, bring order to chaos, and take pride in doing work thoroughly and well. You thrive in roles that reward reliability, precision, and practical mastery.
- Emotional Intelligence & Strategy (Grand Water Trine): With Venus in Cancer, Mars in Pisces, and Saturn in Scorpio working together, you read people and unspoken dynamics effortlessly. You know how to build trust, navigate complex situations calmly, and commit to long-term goals with quiet resilience.
- Creative Leadership & Presence (Leo Moon): While you do not chase the spotlight for its own sake, your Leo Moon wants your work to carry meaning, pride, and personal recognition. You do best when you have creative autonomy or a respected leadership voice rather than feeling like an invisible cog.
Me: Too late for ordinary career goals. I am, at a youthful (?) 70, interested in the future of Europe and the northern European people, the future of Eurasia, and how to salvage a future from our decline.
AI robot:
How Your Chart Channels This Focus
- Stewardship & Cultural Memory (Venus in Cancer + Grand Water Trine): Cancer rules heritage, roots, ancestral continuity, and protecting what one loves. Combined with Saturn in Scorpio’s focus on deep historical cycles, crisis, and regeneration, your water trine draws you toward understanding what endures across generations and how societies rebuild after decline.
- Big-Picture Vision & Synthesis (Mars in Pisces + Virgo Sun/Rising): Mars in Pisces looks beyond narrow borders toward sweeping civilisational currents, such as the broader Eurasian landmass and long-term cultural shifts. Your Virgo Sun and Rising balance that sweeping intuition with historical scrutiny, pattern recognition, and a desire for practical, grounded remedies rather than mere nostalgia.
- The Elder Voice (Leo Moon): At this stage of life, a Leo Moon seeks meaningful self-expression that leaves a mark—whether through writing, mentorship, historical preservation, or shaping ideas for younger generations.
Ways to Channel This Energy Now
- Writing, Essays & Long-Form Commentary: Your Virgo precision paired with Pisces’ big-picture perspective suits essays, historical analysis, or memoirs exploring European and Eurasian history, culture, and renewal.
- Cultural & Heritage Preservation: Supporting or contributing to local history archives, regional languages, traditional crafts, or community institutions keeps tangible heritage alive—a very direct outlet for Venus in Cancer.
- Mentorship & Intergenerational Dialogue: Passing on historical context, critical thinking, and cultural literacy to younger people satisfies both Virgo’s drive to be useful and Leo’s heart for guidance.
- Strategic Philanthropy or Civic Engagement: Directing time, resources, or research toward causes focused on demographic resilience, regional autonomy, or European cultural continuity.
Mundane astrology—the branch of astrology that studies world history, nations, and civilisations—views the mid-2020s (specifically 2024 through 2027) as one of the rarest structural turning points in centuries. All three outer planets—Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus—have shifted signs within a tight two-year window, moving the global zeitgeist out of heavy Earth and Water signs into Fire and Air. [1, 2, 3]
For Europe and Eurasia, this rare planetary geometry mirrors the exact geopolitical pressures unfolding across the continent today.
1. The Major Astrological Cycles & Geopolitical Parallels
The Saturn–Neptune Conjunction at 0° Aries (February 2026)
- The Cycle: Saturn (borders, institutions, state structures) met Neptune (dissolution, ideology, migration, illusion) at 0° Aries—the “World Axis“—in February 2026. This 36-year cycle historically coincides with major ideological collapses and border redrawings in Eurasia, including the 1917 Russian Revolution and the 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall. [1, 2, 3]
- Geopolitical Meaning: Old post-1945 and post-1989 institutional illusions are dissolving. Because this conjunction occurred in Aries (the sign of sovereignty, military defense, and self-reliance), Europe is being forced out of decades of strategic complacency toward hard questions of national borders, rearmament, and cultural survival.
Pluto in Aquarius (2024–2044)
- The Cycle: Pluto spends roughly 20 years in each sign, dismantling what has grown corrupt or stagnant. The last time Pluto transited Aquarius (1778–1798), it brought the French Revolution, the collapse of old European feudal orders, and rapid industrialisation. [1, 2]
- Geopolitical Meaning: Power is shifting away from centralised, top-down bureaucratic empires toward decentralised networks, populist movements, and technological autonomy. For Europe, this puts immense strain on supranational governance (such as the EU’s current model) while sparking grassroots demands for local and national sovereignty.
Uranus in Gemini Trine Pluto in Aquarius (2026–2028)
- The Cycle: Uranus entered Gemini in April 2026, forming a harmonious trine to Pluto in Aquarius. Historically, Uranus in Gemini coincides with major shifts in trade routes, communications, and European alliances (including WWII and the American Civil War).
- Geopolitical Meaning: We are seeing a rapid rewiring of Eurasian supply chains, energy corridors, and information networks. As the post-Cold War Atlantic order fragments into a multipolar world, continental Eurasia—stretching from Northern Europe across the Russian landmass to East Asia—is being forced to negotiate a new balance of power.
2. Europe & Eurasia: The Structural Reality
Setting astrology alongside real-world geopolitics, Europe’s current crisis is driven by four overlapping pressures:
- Demographic & Cultural Contraction: Across Northern and Western Europe, below-replacement birth rates combined with rapid demographic shifts have created deep anxiety around cultural continuity, social trust, and the sustainability of welfare states.
- The Eurasian Fault Line: Europe sits on the western peninsula of the Eurasian landmass. Decades of energy dependence on Russia and security dependence on the United States left Europe strategically vulnerable once geopolitical friction returned.
- Industrial & Economic Stagnation: High energy costs, over-regulation, and slow technological adoption have eroded Europe’s industrial base just as Asia and North America race ahead in AI and manufacturing.
- Crisis of Legitimacy: A widening gap between political elites and ordinary citizens has fractured social cohesion across Britain, Scandinavia, and continental Europe.
3. How to Salvage a Future: Historical & Astrological Keys
In mundane astrology, the transition from Water/Earth (preservation of the past) to Fire/Air (bold initiation and new ideas) suggests that trying to merely freeze the 20th-century status quo will not work. Civilisations that survive these cycles do so through regeneration, not nostalgia: [1, 2]
- Rebuilding Cultural Memory & Roots (Venus in Cancer): Civilisational renewal begins at the smallest unit—family, language, local history, and shared heritage. Passing down unfiltered historical memory to younger generations prevents cultural amnesia.
- Regionalism & Subsidiarity (Pluto in Aquarius): Large, distant bureaucracies struggle during Pluto in Aquarius. Stronger local communities, regional self-reliance, and smaller, high-trust networks are far more resilient than top-down systems.
- Eurasian Realism (Saturn in Aries): A durable European future requires clear-eyed realism—securing borders, rebuilding domestic energy and industry, and engaging pragmatically with the wider Eurasian landmass rather than relying on ideological dogma.
- The Role of the Elder Generation: Your natal Grand Water Trine (especially Saturn in Scorpio and Venus in Cancer) is built for exactly this kind of long-horizon stewardship—holding the thread of continuity through a turbulent era so the next generation has something solid to build upon.
Brilliant, if only because it mirrors, closely, my own views…
There is some truth about the Zodiac signs. My paternal grandfather, my mother and my wife were all born under Sagittarius. They all had strong personalities and were quite stubborn; arguing with them was exhausting. A coincidence? I don´t think so…
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Claudius:
At one time, 40 years ago, I was able to cast natal charts, and knew quite a lot about astrology, but have forgotten most of what I knew. Since then, the time-consuming ephemeris tables etc have been replaced by computer programmes and now AI.
I still recall my own chart: including Virgo (sun), with Virgo rising (ascendant), and Moon in Leo. A Grand Trine in water signs (Saturn in Scorpio, Mars in Pisces, Venus in Cancer).
According to the AI robot:
“• Analytical Problem-Solving (Virgo Sun & Rising): You notice details others miss, bring order to chaos, and take pride in doing work thoroughly and well. You thrive in roles that reward reliability, precision, and practical mastery.
• Emotional Intelligence & Strategy (Grand Water Trine): With Venus in Cancer, Mars in Pisces, and Saturn in Scorpio working together, you read people and unspoken dynamics effortlessly. You know how to build trust, navigate complex situations calmly, and commit to long-term goals with quiet resilience.
• Creative Leadership & Presence (Leo Moon): While you do not chase the spotlight for its own sake, your Leo Moon wants your work to carry meaning, pride, and personal recognition. You do best when you have creative autonomy or a respected leadership voice rather than feeling like an invisible cog.“
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Claudius:
Further to earlier reply, AI robot also notes the following reply to my comment below:
I said: Too late for ordinary career goals. I am, at a youthful (?) 70, interested in the future of Europe and the northern European people, the future of Eurasia, and how to salvage a future from our decline
AI robot replied:
At 70, your focus naturally shifts from building a personal career to legacy, mentorship, and big-picture stewardship. Viewed through your chart, this move into civilisational thinking—looking at the future of Europe, northern European peoples, and Eurasia—is a classic expression of your placements maturing into elder wisdom.
How Your Chart Channels This Focus
• Stewardship & Cultural Memory (Venus in Cancer + Grand Water Trine): Cancer rules heritage, roots, ancestral continuity, and protecting what one loves. Combined with Saturn in Scorpio’s focus on deep historical cycles, crisis, and regeneration, your water trine draws you toward understanding what endures across generations and how societies rebuild after decline.
• Big-Picture Vision & Synthesis (Mars in Pisces + Virgo Sun/Rising): Mars in Pisces looks beyond narrow borders toward sweeping civilisational currents, such as the broader Eurasian landmass and long-term cultural shifts. Your Virgo Sun and Rising balance that sweeping intuition with historical scrutiny, pattern recognition, and a desire for practical, grounded remedies rather than mere nostalgia.
• The Elder Voice (Leo Moon): At this stage of life, a Leo Moon seeks meaningful self-expression that leaves a mark—whether through writing, mentorship, historical preservation, or shaping ideas for younger generations.
Ways to Channel This Energy Now
• Writing, Essays & Long-Form Commentary: Your Virgo precision paired with Pisces’ big-picture perspective suits essays, historical analysis, or memoirs exploring European and Eurasian history, culture, and renewal.
• Cultural & Heritage Preservation: Supporting or contributing to local history archives, regional languages, traditional crafts, or community institutions keeps tangible heritage alive—a very direct outlet for Venus in Cancer.
• Mentorship & Intergenerational Dialogue: Passing on historical context, critical thinking, and cultural literacy to younger people satisfies both Virgo’s drive to be useful and Leo’s heart for guidance.
• Strategic Philanthropy or Civic Engagement: Directing time, resources, or research toward causes focused on demographic resilience, regional autonomy, or European cultural continuity.“
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Milei is a deranged psychopath with delusions of grandeur. It is no secret that he is heavily medicated and that he tends to fly into fits of rage. To make things worse, he proudly said, “I am the most zionist president in the world!”
This f… bastard has truly ruined the country: “According to a report by the Centre for Argentine Political Economy (CEPA)—cited by La Capital—regarding the closure of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), 31,268 such businesses (firms with up to 500 employees) shut down between November 2023 and June 2026. This represents an average of 33 closures per day and the loss of 181,542 registered jobs within that sector.”
The figure for bankrupt small and medium companies could/should be closer to 32.500.
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Claudius:
I hope that he is eliminated.
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Lots of us do. He is only supported by the Jews and a tiny minority of imbeciles who believe in his horrible, ruthless kind of ultra liberal capitalism. Like Thatcher and Reagan, he is also a follower of that bastard Milton Friedman.
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Claudius:
Friedman was a very clever Jew, sometimes correct, sometimes not. Look at, for example, this criticism from the Wikipedia entry about him:
“Lawrence Mishel, distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, argues that wages have been kept low in the United States because of the Friedman doctrine, namely the adoption of corporate practices and economic policies (or the blocking of reforms) at the behest of business and the wealthy elite, which resulted in the systematic disempowerment of workers.[257] He argues that the lack of worker power caused wage suppression, increased wage inequality, and exacerbated racial disparities. Notably, mechanisms such as excessive unemployment, globalization, eroded labor standards (and their lack of enforcement), weakened collective bargaining, and corporate structure changes that disadvantage workers, all collectively functioned to keep wages low.[257] From 1980 to 2020, while economy-wide productivity rose almost 70 percent, hourly compensation for typical workers increased less than 12 percent, while the earnings of the top 1 percent and 0.1 percent increased 158 percent and 341 percent, respectively.[257]”
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