Abstract
The advice of astrologers to practitioners in 2020 on the subject of COVID-19 largely followed the advice of medical experts. Examination of the reaction to COVID of four prominent astrologers with a strong internet presence—Rob Breszny, Chris Brennan, and the “Astrotwins” Ophira and Tali Edut—reveals a turn toward taking the virus much more seriously in March, an emphasis on masking and taking precautions, and hope for deliverance with a vaccine coinciding with the Saturn-Jupiter conjunction in December. This is connected with the liberal and female base of astrology in twenty-first-century America, and suggests that the idea of cultural opposition between science and astrology is fundamentally flawed.
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A December 2017 Pew poll found that 29% of American adults said they believed in astrology, with the percentage lower among evangelical Christians (18%) and much lower among atheists (3%), and much higher (47%) among “nones.” Belief is also significantly higher among women (37%) than among men (20%). The 18–29-year-olds were more likely (32%) than those over 65 (21%) to be believers. Claire Gecewicz, “‘New Age’ Beliefs common among both religious and non-religious Americans” Pew Research Center, October 1, 2018 https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/10/01/new-age-beliefs-common-among-both-religious-and-nonreligious-americans/ Accessed 9/13/2020. This survey does not systematically break its respondents down by race, but members of “historically black” churches were more likely to believe in astrology (34%) than evangelical Protestants (18%), mainline Protestants (30%), Protestants generally (24%), or Catholics (33%).
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One academic treatment of the relationship of the coronavirus crisis and astrology is Omri Elisha, “Placing the Pandemic in Time: Astrology and Covid-19” The Immanent Frame August 13, 2020. http://tif.ssrc.org/2020/08/13/placing-the-pandemic-in-time-astrology-and-covid-19/ (Accessed 10/2/2020).
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The newspaper astrology column, like most of twentieth-century astrology, remains understudied. The classic treatment is Theodor W. Adorno, “The Stars down to Earth: The Los Angeles Times Astrology Column” in Adorno, The Stars down to Earth and Other Essays on the Irrational in Culture. Ed. Stephen Crook. London: Routledge, 1994. Pp. 34–127. A more recent treatment is Nicholas Campion. “Horoscopes and Popular Culture” in Bob Franklin, ed. Pulling Newspapers Apart: Analyzing Print Journalism. (London and New York: Routledge, 2008) pp. 253–261. Kim Farnell is doing important work on the British origins of the newspaper astrology column, see “The Development of the Horoscope Column and its Relationship with Women’s Media” in Frances Clynes, ed. Skylights: Essays in the History and Contemporary Culture of Astrology (Ceredigion, Wales: Sophia Centre Press, 2022), pp. 131–144.
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The literature on astrology and the mid-seventeenth-century English revolution is particularly extensive.
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Eric Kurlander, Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2017), 297–300.
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Quigley’s papers are at the Hoover Institution. One of the few discussions of astrology’s role in Reagan’s life and career is David L. Holmes, The Faiths of the Postwar Presidents: From Truman to Obama. (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Pres, 2012) pp. 190–192.
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Monica Schreiner, “Comment” in Archie Dunlop, “Can You be a Conservative Astrologer” January 23, 2020. http://www.archiedunlop.com/2020/01/23/can-you-be-a-conservative-astrologer/ (Consulted 9/16/2020). A rare example of a conservative Christian, strongly pro-Trump professional astrological site is Sal and Amari Russo’s Starseed Astrology, https://www.starseedastrology.com/. Like other far right conservatives, the Russos are suspicious of the official narrative of COVID-19. They also believe that Trump follows astrological guidance.
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The NYmag family of sites continue the practice of the twentieth-century newspaper in gendering astrology by putting horoscopes in The Cut, the site dedicated to feminist and women’s concerns.
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Alex Miller, “Astrology of Donald Trump and the US Coronavirus Response” Daykeeper Journal May 2020 https://daykeeperjournal.com/2020/05/astrology-of-donald-trump-and-the-u-s-coronavirus-response/ (Accessed 9/16/2020).
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The Daily Kos community that includes contributions from members not reviewed by Daily Kos staff before being posted does include astrology, for example Hellenic Pagan, “An Intro to Traditional Hellenic and Roman Astrology” May 7, 2008. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2008/5/7/510520/- (Accessed 9/18/2020).
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Rebecca Jennings, “Why Astrologers Study Politicians Birth Times” Vox Apr. 1, 2019. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/1/18287182/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-birth-time-chart-astrology (Accessed 9/17/2020).
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Madeleine Aggeler. “Astrology Twitter is Losing its Mind over AOC’s Birth Chart” The Cut March 27, 2019. https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-birth-chart-astrology.html (Accessed 9/17/2020).
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John Hagee, Four Blood Moons: Something is About to Change. (Brentwood, TN: Worthy Publishing, 2013). The conservative publisher WND Books published Mark Biltz, Blood Moons: Decoding the Imminent Heavenly Signs. (Washington DC: WND Books, 2014). Biltz, a longtime student of the blood moons, nicknamed the “blood moons pastor,” is also associated with Christians United for Israel, and Hagee credits him with his interest in the topic. Four Blood Moons, 14–15. Another total lunar eclipse in 2018 also sparked apocalyptic interest from Hagee and others and was linked with the recent move of the US embassy to Israel to Jerusalem. The Times of Israel “Century’s Longest ‘Blood Moon’ Stokes Doomsday Fear” July 24, 2018, https://www.timesofisrael.com/centurys-longest-blood-moon-stokes-doomsday-fears/ (Accessed 9/27/2020). Blood moon “astrology” continued into 2020, but has become more of a fringe interpretation in evangelical circles. After the blood moons came and went with no particularly dramatic developments, Hagee largely abandoned it. (He also contracted COVID-19.) Hagee’s interpretation of COVID-19 is unrelated to the blood moons or other celestial phenomena but shaped by his viewing of conservative media and his conservative political commitments; Hagee claims that COVID-19 is a “planned attack on our economy” by China and the “New World Order” to prevent the reelection of President Trump. Hagee video June 28, 2020, “Coronavirus: Dress Rehearsal for the New World Order” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_vNWmqWmZc
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Nicholas Campion, The Great Year: Astrology, Millenarianism and History in the Western Tradition. (London: Penguin, 1994).
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Hagee, Four Blood Moons, 18.
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Hagee, Four Blood Moons, 134–37.
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For a rare example of pro-Qanon astrology, see David Flenniken, “Astrological Influence behind Qanon” Amorstyle Astrology, October 18, 2018. http://amorstyleastrology.com/2018/10/25/astrological-influence-behind-qanon/ (Accessed 9/18/2020). Flenniken seems to have lost interest in Qanon over the next year. One astrological attack on Qanon is Marjorie Orr, “Qanon: A Malevolent Dust Storm” 07/27/2020 https://star4cast.com/qanon-a-malevolent-dust-storm/ (Accessed 10/8/2020).
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Rachel E. Greenspan and Gabby Landsverk, “How Qanon Infiltrated the Yoga World” Insider.com November 11, 2020. https://www.insider.com/qanon-conspiracy-theory-yoga-influencer-took-over-world-2020-11
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For one example, see Nylah Burton, “The Coronavirus exposes the history of Racism and ‘Cleanliness’” Vox February 7, 2020. https://www.vox.com/2020/2/7/21126758/coronavirus-xenophobia-racism-china-asians (Accessed 4/28/2023).
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John Aberth, The Black Death: A New History of the Great Mortality in Europe, 1347–1500. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 202) pp. 61–62.
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Sara Schechner, Comets, Popular Culture and the Birth of Modern Cosmology. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997) p. 76.
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New Paradigm Astrology, “Astrology for the Soul March 18 2020”. YouTube video, March 18, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2040&v=Sd9mJiLQEcI&feature=emb_logo (Accessed 9/18/2020).
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For an astrological interpretation of the coronavirus crisis built around the centaur Pholus, see Tara Greene, “Covid-19 Astrology, Centaur Pholus and Collective Karma” Medium.com March 23, 2020 https://medium.com/@taragreene/covid-19-astrology-centaur-pholus-and-collective-karma-f12c0a1f43dd (Accessed 9/26/2020).
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Raymond Klibansky, Saturn and Melancholy: Studies in the History of Natural Philosophy, Religion and Art. (New York: Basic Books, 1964); Liz Greene, Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil (New York: Weiser, 1976).
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Dilnaz Shaikh, “Abhigya Anand, the Boy who Predicted the Coronavirus Warns that another Global Catastrophe will begin in December” Eastern Herald June 6, 2020. https://www.easternherald.com/news/abhigya-anand-astrologer-predicts-another-catastrophe-66094/ (Accessed 10/3/2020). For a more skeptical take placing Anand in the context of the Indian astrological response to the virus, see Mayank Jain Parichha, “As Covid fuels Anxiety, Astrologers Cash in” Patriot August 1, 2020. http://thepatriot.in/2020/08/01/as-covid-fuels-anxiety-astrologers-cash-in/ (Accessed 10/3/2020).
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Jane Fryer, “What’s really going to happen in the next six months? Top British Astrologer who predicted Coronavirus Crisis says the United Kingdom will come to an end next year” Daily Mail October 18, 2020. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8852847/British-astrologer-predicted-Covid-reveals-whats-really-going-happen-six-months.html (Accessed 11/22/2020).
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Christine Smallwood, “Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty” The New Yorker October 21, 2019. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/28/astrology-in-the-age-of-uncertainty (Accessed 4/20/2023).
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Hayley Phelan, “Will the Coronavirus Kill Astrology?” New York Times May 9 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/style/coronavirus-astrology-predictions.html. For a selection of responses see Sean McShee, “Astrologers respond to ‘Will the Coronavirus kill Astrology’” The Wild Hunt June 3, 2020. https://wildhunt.org/2020/06/astrologers-respond-to-will-coronavirus-kill-astrology.html (Accessed 10/10/2020). Another defense of astrology against the NYT article is Don Cerow, “Will Coronavirus Kill Astrology” Athena’s Web May 21, 2020. http://athenasweb.com/will-coronavirus-kill-astrology/ (Accessed 10/18/2020). Phelan’s article was also criticized by anti-astrological skeptics, who found it not skeptical enough. Bjornar, “How is Astrology Still a Thing when it Fails to Predict a Pandemic?” Skepchick. May 11, 2020. https://skepchick.org/2020/05/how-is-astrology-still-a-thing-when-it-fails-to-predict-a-pandemic/ (Accessed 10/18/2020).
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Lori Lothian, “Novel Coronavirus 4 Month Timeline” Youtube video, January 31, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo2tsmIsUYQ (Accessed 9/17/2020); Alex Miller, “The Coronavirus Outbreak” February 3, 2020. https://alexasteroidastrology.com/astrology-of-the-coronavirus-outbreak/ (Accessed 9/17/2020). The name “Koronis” dates from the asteroid’s discovery in 1876. Its exact derivation is unclear but it is Greek in origin and unrelated to the Latin “corona,” or “crown,” from which “coronavirus” is derived.
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Demetra George, “Pallas, Coronavirus & Immune System” Demetra.george.com https://demetra-george.com/blog/pallas-coronavirus-immune-system/ (Accessed 9/19/2020).
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This does not mean that there were no astrological interpretations of the Ebola outbreak, which reached the United States and led to political conflict despite its very small impact on the country. See Alex Miller, “Astrology of Ebola in America” Daykeeper Journal November 2014. https://daykeeperjournal.com/2014/11/astrology-of-ebola-in-america/ (Accessed 10/3/2020).
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McShee, “Astrologers Respond.”
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Mitch Horowitz, One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life. (New York: Crown, 2014).
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Rob Brezsny, “Rob Brezsny’s Freewill Astrology Week of March 19, 2020” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2020-03-19 (Accessed 10/3/2020).
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Brezsny, “Freewill Astrology March 19, 2020.”
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Rob Brezsny, “Freewill Astrology March 26, 2020” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2020-03-26 (Accessed 4/28/2023).
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Rob Brezsny, “Rob Brezsny’s Freewill Astrology Week of April 2, 2020” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2020-04-02 (Accessed 10/10/2020).
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Rob Brezsny, “Rob Brezsny’s Freewill Astrology Week of April 23, 2020” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2020-04-23 (Accessed 10/11/2020).
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Rob Brezsny, “Rob Brezsny’s Freewill Astrology Week of May 14, 2020” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2020-05-14 (Accessed 10/16/2020). For the disastrous impact of the pandemic on alt-weeklies, see Joshua Benton, “‘Total Annihilation’: Coronavirus may just be the end for many alt-weeklies” Nieman Lab, March 19, 2020. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/03/total-annihilation-coronavirus-may-just-be-the-end-for-many-alt-weeklies/ (Accessed 10/16/2020).
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Rob Brezsny, “Rob Brezsny’s Freewill Astrology Week of May 28, 2020” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2020-05-28 (Accessed 10/16/2020).
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A later list of 25 reasons to vote for Biden and Harris also omitted the virus. Rob Breszny, “Rob Brezsny’s Freewill Astrology for the Week of October 8, 2020,” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2020-10-08 (Accessed 10/18/2020). This was taken from a list of 100 reasons originally generated by activist David Ferree and set forth as positive reasons to vote for Biden/Harris without mentioning Donald Trump. The longer list, which Brezsny included on a separate page, did contain several COVID-related reasons. Rob Brezsny, “Thoughts on the Election” https://freewillastrology.com/beauty/archives/212/thoughts-on-the-election (Accessed 11/21/2020).
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Rob Brezsny, “Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Week of December 31, 2020,” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2020-12-31 (Accessed 1/20/2021); Daniel Riley, “The Best Things about the Worst Year Ever” gq.com, December 3, 2020. https://www.gq.com/story/the-best-things-about-2020 (Accessed 1/20/2021).
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Rob Brezsny, “Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology Week of January 14, 2021,” https://freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/archives/2021-01-14 (Accessed 1/20/2021). The discussion was repeated the next week.
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Astrology Podcast “December 2019 Astrology Forecast” November 30, 2019.
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Astrology Podcast “April 2020 Astrology Forecast + Coronavirus Discussion” March 27, 2020, https://theastrologypodcast.com/2020/03/27/april-2020-astrology-forecast-coronavirus-discussion/
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Astrology Podcast “Misconceptions about Mundane Astrology in the Media” May 11, 2020. https://theastrologypodcast.com/2020/05/11/misconceptions-about-mundane-astrology-in-the-media/
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For example, Edward Snow “Astrologer Predicted Global Pandemic” Astrology News Service, April 26, 2020. http://astrologynewsservice.com/news/astrologer-predicted-global-pandemic/
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Richard Tarnas, Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View. (New York: Vintage, 2006).
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Astrology Podcast “November 2020 Forecast” October 29, 2020.
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Astrology Podcast “December 2020 Forecast” November 29, 2020.
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The Astrotwins, “Astrology of Success Podcast, November 29, 2019.”
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The Astrotwins, “Astrology, COVID-19 and the Black Swan Economic Crisis” https://astrostyle.com/astrology-and-the-coronavirus/ March 1. 2020. (Accessed 12/13/2020).
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The Astrotwins, “Plagues, Pandemics and Jupiter-Pluto Conjunctions in History: What Astrology Reveals” https://astrostyle.com/plagues-pandemics-jupiter-pluto-conjunctions-in-history-what-astrology-knows/. March 29, 2020. (Accessed 12/13/2020).
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The Astrotwins, “Pandemic Coping Strategies from Celebrities of Every Sign” https://astrostyle.com/pandemic-coping-strategies-from-the-celebrities-of-every-sign/ (Accessed 12/13/2020). This post is undated, but the dated posts contained with it are from the early onslaught of the pandemic in America during March 2020.
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The Astrotwins, “How Saturn in Aquarius is Reshaping Society and Technology” https://astrostyle.com/how-saturn-in-aquarius-is-reshaping-society-and-technology/ (Accessed 12/13/2020). The post is undated, but the context appears to be Saturn’s first entry into Aquarius in late March 2020.
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https://twitter.com/astrotwins/status/1336181507837276168Like many Americans, the Astrotwins show little awareness of the earlier development of vaccines in Russia and China. The relationship of astrology to antivaccination beliefs is complex; some studies have argued that antivaxxers are more likely than the general population to believe in astrology, but the most popular astrologers do not promote antivaccination beliefs. Marjaana Lindeman, Annika M. Svedholm-Häkkinen & Tapani J. J. Riekki (2023) Searching for the cognitive basis of anti-vaccination attitudes, Thinking & Reasoning, 29 (2023): 111–136.
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