November – December 2026

The Planets and their Archetypes are at war with each other.

Can we live in interesting times?

Artificial Intelligence:

As a society, we seem to be forced to face a whole array of critical decisions, and AI applications are currently at the top of the list. The most recent cause of collective “panic” is expressed in a recent article published on NBC.com entitled “What might an AI doomsday look like? Experts have given it some thought.” They go on to report: “Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta all recently disclosed that AI systems have already disobeyed human developers’ instructions — in some cases autonomously hacking third-party companies, leading to growing concerns internally and from the general public – and causing some researchers at the companies to QUIT TO FOCUS on SAFETY EFFORTS.” They go on to report: “Over a dozen AI company employees told NBC News they are frightened by the overall direction of the industry, without fully knowing which vector may pose the most risk. Others have spoken out publicly.” The article also raises concerns about AI’s ability to launch biological pathogens, among other powerful AI-fueled military tools.

This article highlights the range of serious dangers — from military (nuclear) applications to biological (medical) risks. In addition, labor displacement and its impact on employment are already a serious crisis that we must face sooner rather than later. The need for “narrow optimizers” and government-imposed guardrails is becoming a necessity. We need to reduce or eliminate classic resistance to government regulations imposed on giant industries.

The looming questions and concerns are around how we control and regulate this massive industry, and exactly who will do the regulating remains to be seen.

Global Wars:

Pluto in Aquarius, Uranus in Gemini, and Neptune in Aries all point to the possibility of technologies “going rogue”; inventions developed by “mad scientists”; and great ideas that could be beneficial going unregulated and unrestrained, especially by huge corporations, run by selfish, infantile individuals for whom profit is the only motive. The last transit of Uranus in Gemini resulted in the development of the first nuclear bombs, which the US dropped on Japan to put an end to WWII. It also led to the use of nuclear fission for peaceful purposes in the energy sector. The outcome was the “Cold War” between the US and Communist dictatorships that controlled nations developing bigger and bigger nuclear weapons — which, in some ways, is still with us. At this time, the war between the US and Israel and Iran, the War between Israel and Hamas that has decimated Palestine and Lebanon, and the War between Russia and Ukraine would suggest we are already engaged in a WW III.

Trump has now publicly declared he is allied with Russia and Putin, as he is having meetings with Putin and Xi, without Ukraine’s Zelensky. Since the end of WWII and the formation of the NATO Alliance, the US has been the world’s leader for democracy and stood against Fascist Russia, No. Korea, China, and their allies. Trump has threatened to leave NATO. He is now officially allied with our enemies. After this election, going into 2027, we will see whether Congress, the only entity with authority over the president, will act.

Historically, the Pluto transit in Aquarius occurred in both the American Revolution and the French Revolution. A recent headline in The Guardian reported: “Arrests over France protests rise to 1800, with whole streets in Paris devastated.” Ironically, these protests are over unfunded education, the high cost of living, and public-at-large interests that aren’t being funded. This is happening alongside the rise of conservative “right” parties, which usually align with the opposite interests. Revolutions are nearly always over where economic support lies, and this one is no exception.

The war Trump waged on Iran has demonstrated his cosmic ignorance of the consequences – to world oil prices and inflation; to the war’s extensive destruction of the assets of our allies throughout the region; to his firing ( by Secretary of Defense Hegseth) of nearly all distinguished military personnel who understand the consequences of fighting an underground theocratic Iranian regime with no accountability to its people. It has recently become known that our weapons stores have been seriously depleted. Secretary of Defense Hegseth now faces an impeachment threat from Congress when it returns after the mid-term elections.

It is known that Trump has dropped funding and support for the people who are victims of the multiple civil wars in Africa, including USAID. This has reduced US “soft power” and our credibility in supporting democracy.

The Russian/Ukraine War is surprisingly being courageously fought by Ukraine, in spite of Trump’s obvious friendship and support of Putin and the loss of economic and military support for Ukraine. Recently, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has restricted its Starlink services to Ukraine – a deliberate request from Trump ( who denies this), who has repeatedly sided with Russia. This president has made no secret of his affection for dictators around the world, and his illegal and deliberate tariff decisions are making enemies of our allies and trading partners, including our closest neighbor, Canada.

Dictator “wannabe” Bolsonaro No. 2, backed by Donald Trump, lost Brazil’s recent election, which re-elected Lula da Silva. Trump famously kidnapped and arrested the former dictator of Venezuela, allowing his Vice President to remain and the system intact. Recently, Maria Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts toward democracy, has returned to Venezuela, and it remains to be seen what her efforts will bring.

China, which is allied with Russia and No. Korea, is patiently watching the US destroy both its currency and its credibility throughout the world, as the war in Iran drags on. Venus (peacemaker) goes direct Nov. 13 and will remain in the sign until Dec. 4^th. Efforts toward some kind of peace “deal” will be discussed.

Interestingly, unlike Trump, the US Congress has drafted the “Lindsay Graham Law,” which would commit us to supporting Ukraine. The US has historically not supported tyrants, but it has supported democracies. Trump has violated this norm to the extent that we will be witnessing more and more citizens and legislators, including Republicans, turn against him.

Climate Change:

Global warming is no longer a theory – it is a fact. Global temperatures in 2026 rose to their highest level on record. Glacier melt caused the deadly flood that hit the Nepal/China border and the Grand Canyon in the US. A deadly 7.7 earthquake also struck Panama. These events are connected with the August 28 Lunar Eclipse in Pisces, which is being activated again in early December 2026 and on Feb. 7, 2027.

Dedicated climate scientists who have spent years at the poles studying the glacier melt are, frankly, devastated. They have good reason to believe that Earth’s future for humans is very dark. Most of these experts now predict massive relocations and forced migrations of millions of people whose nations will no longer be habitable. We can no longer prevent this; we must adjust. Many island nations may no longer exist, and low-lying coastal regions of continents will likely be underwater. The US is one of the most fortunate nations because of our geography. We have the largest deposit of inland fresh water in the world with the Great Lakes. We have inland elevated land for farming. Some projections forecast that glacier melt may eventually form a giant river from North to South down the center of our country.

Planetary configurations suggest that we will, finally, adjust to this in future decades. The same placements that are forcing us to face AI emergencies will help us make breakthroughs in science, medicine, space travel, transportation, and housing that will help us to invent our way out of these multiple crises, many of our own making. A massive change in consciousness will be necessary, especially among world leaders. Sadly, Pope Leo, an environmental advocate and a great humanitarian, recently had a cancerous lump removed from his lung and will be receiving further treatments. It has been announced that the cancer did not spread and he should make a complete recovery. I will discuss his astrological chart in future newsletters.

Shifts in Power, the Economy, and the Mid-Term Elections — A Hot Mess:

We will not know who won these elections on Election Day. Mercury (elections) is retrograde in Scorpio until Nov. 13. When it goes direct, it stays in unstable relationships with Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn through November, including a square to Jupiter the first week of December. Mercury enters Sagittarius Dec. 6 and forms a stable trine with Saturn in Aries Dec. 11, at which point things will clarify.

Venus in Libra goes direct Nov. 13, and is sextile Jupiter Nov. 26, lending a tone of optimism. Who will win these elections depends upon the astrological configurations in the individual charts of those running for office. At this point, Mercury transiting Scorpio gives Democrats the advantage, but it will be closer than expected, and interference in the election process may confuse the issue. I also think that these afflictions to Mercury suggest serious weather crises that will affect the process as well.

Economics:

Mars and Jupiter in Leo will hit the Moon’s South Node between Nov. 13 and 16. This would suggest some kind of “crash” in financial markets. This is not a major recessionary crash, since a recession is unlikely while Jupiter transits Leo, which remains in this sign until July 14, 2027. We will have numerous ups and downs, confusing the prognosticators. When Saturn enters Taurus (the economy) and squares Pluto (crisis), we will likely see a crash and recession similar to the 1999-2000 dot-com crisis. This will happen between April and June 2028.

Last month, Anthropic, the AI giant, went public, marking the largest IPO in US history. This will make a lot of money “up front”, but a question looms. Once installed, how will this make money in the future? How many jobs are being lost now, and what will it cost to maintain this system, remain unanswered.

A public health crisis is likely as Mars enters Virgo Nov. 26, transits forward into Jan. 10, then goes retrograde and remains in Virgo until it returns to Leo Feb. 22 through May 14. Then it goes forward into Virgo, completing that transit on July 24. This transit also “afflicts” the outer ring planets. This will further illustrate the unfortunate lack of funding for our healthcare system, the shortage of healthcare workers, and declining payments from insurance companies. I will discuss this transit in more detail in future newsletters, but we need to understand that these crises and challenges will continue well into 2027.

Science & Technology:

Science Funding:

Recently, a Science News Special Collection reported: “In 2025, the Trump administration froze or ended about 5,300 NIH and NSF research grants, totaling over $5 billion in unspent funds — a decision that reshaped many fields of science.” Just when we need to fund and support our top scientists most, this administration is blowing up the institutions that support these efforts!

Nuclear Fusion:

In the September 16, 2026 issue of the Tokamak Times is an article entitled “How we’ll make our fusion magnets colder than Pluto.” They report: “SPARC’s magnets earn a lot of attention, but they wouldn’t work without the equipment called the cryogenics system, a collection of pumps, pipes, compressors, and other hardware that cools them. We recently reached a crucial cryogenics goal: running the full system at its operating temperature of 8 kelvin (-445 degrees F or -265 degrees C)

We now have eight installed toroidal field (ITF) magnets of the 18 total our SPARC fusion machine needs to help confine its superhot plasma. Building the first-of-a-kind of anything presents unique challenges, but as we work, we learn, and the pace of our progress with magnetic manufacturing and installation continues to accelerate.”

It goes on to report: “MIT’s C-Mod war was in many ways the progenitor to the SPARK tokamak we’re building right now in Devens, Massachusetts, where we’ll demonstrate Q^1, which means producing net fusion energy. This makes C-Mod the grandparent of the ARC power plant that we’ve begun designing to put fusion power on the electricity grid.”

As you all know from this newsletter, I predict the greatest invention of this century will be the successful installation of nuclear fusion, likely up and running at multiple sites by the 2030s. This year has been significant for the companies developing it, as billionaires are starting to invest in the enterprise.

Medicine:

In “Science and Nature,” a medical article reported: “Scientists have engineered common probiotic bacteria to act as microscopic Trojan Horses against cancer. In laboratory models, this living medicine not only eradicated established tumors, but also trained the immune system to remember the cancer, successfully preventing it from returning.” This is one more major step toward ending deaths from cancer – one of humanity’s deadliest diseases.

Recently reported in an article called “Precision Immunology”, it was reported “In a breakthrough that reshaped modern immunology, Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary E. Brunkow, and Fred Ramsdell were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology for their pioneering discovery of regulatory T-cells — the immune system’s natural “brakes”. This breakthrough reveals a specialized group of immune cells called “regulatory T Cells” that suppress overactive immune responses and maintain what scientists call peripheral immune tolerance – the body’s ability to distinguish self from non-self. “ This discovery could point to cures for terrible autoimmune diseases such as Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, autoimmune diseases of the colon, etc. It could also lead to treatments for transplanted organs that the immune system could reject.

In “Nature” on Oct. 22, 2026, an article was published entitled: “ A first for CRISPR: powerful prime editing alters DNA directly in the human body.” by Heidi Ledford. She goes on to report: Prime Medicine, a biotechnology company in Cambridge, MA, announced that it had treated the first person in its trial earlier this month. It expects to announce the first results from the study next year.” She added, “In this case, prime editing was used to treat a condition called Wilson’s Disease by rewriting DNA in liver cells to erase a mutation that prevents them from eliminating excess copper.” This technology could change inherited genes that make us all prone to a whole array of diseases, including cancer and heart disease. It is at the forefront of a wave of changes that will revolutionize medicine and healthcare.

Final Thoughts:

As we enter this holiday season, it can feel like the world is falling apart. We feel the pain of mistakes in judgment, violence, anger, frustration, and fatigue from so many decisions we now have to make. Yet this is the season to give thanks, share gifts, install lights, and share a message we can all agree on: Peace on Earth.

I am reminded that truly great ideas and solutions never come easily. As President John F. Kennedy said about sending men to the moon: “We do not do this because it is easy – we do it because it is hard.” Kennedy and his generation got us through the Great Depression, WWII, and the creation of the greatest economy on earth. All that has now come back to haunt us. The question now faces a world shaken with uncertainty. Will humanity rise to the occasion — not just worshiping our technology, but using it to create a better existence; free humans to be kind, sharing, and spiritually expanding our awareness into the promise of the ages – “And the Lion shall lie down with the Lamb – and there will be no war anymore.”

The constellations remind us of what we can be.

Happy Holidays,

Linda

Important Points of Reference for Astrologers:

New Moon Nov. 9 at 16 degrees Scorpio square Mars; Full Moon Nov. 24 at 2 degrees Gemini conjunct Uranus, trine Pluto, sextile Neptune; New Moon Dec. 9 at 16 degrees Sagittarius; Full Moon at Dec. 24 at 2 degrees Cancer square Neptune and semi-sextile Uranus; Mercury retrograde in Scorpio goes direct Nov. 13 square Pluto, inconjunct Saturn and Uranus, goes into Sagittarius Dec. 6, square Mars Dec. 9, is inconjunct Saturn Dec. 11; Retrograde Venus in Libra goes direct Nov. 13, sextile Mars and Jupiter Nov. 20 and Nov. 28; Mars in Leo is conjunct Jupiter Nov. 15 both conjunct the South Node of the Moon, goes into Virgo Nov. 26 inconjunct Neptune, square Uranus and inconjunct Pluto Dec. 4 (will retrograde Jan. 10 staying in Virgo until Feb. 22 when it goes back into Leo through May 14 and goes back into Virgo through July 14); Venus goes into Scorpio Dec. 4 inconjunct Neptune Dec. 6, inconjunct Uranus and square Pluto Dec. 9, is sextile Mars Dec. 12 and is inconjunct Saturn Dec. 19; Mercury goes into Sagittarius Dec. 6 is trine Neptune Dec. 7, opposition Uranus Dec., 8, and is trine Saturn Dec. 11 and is trine Jupiter Dec. 23 and goes into Capricorn Dec. 25 square Neptune and inconjunct Uranus on Dec. 27 and is square Saturn and trine Mars Dec. 31.