Beyond Magic ~ LA PENSINE MUTINE (EN)

Went to the fortune teller,
Had my fortune read.
I didn't know what to tell her,
I had a dizzy feeling in my head.
"Fortune Teller", The Rolling Stones (1972)

As promised on New Year's Day, and in keeping with the Holy Cats' oracle, I'm fulfilling my first Eyaelian task, namely to peer into my crystal ball while making it sound not too ball-busting for you. So the Ace of Clubs, my special card for January, stands for ‘a thirst for knowledge or a special talent’ (once again, cross my heart, I had absolutely no idea when I randomly numbered the cards).

From Pythias to Sibyls

From the Greek pythias to Nostradamus including the three witches in Macbeth, Professor Trelawney in Harry Potter, and the Precogs in Minority Report, clairvoyance has always been met with a compelling mixture of fascination and awe, to the point where it has become a weapon of control.

A contemporary example would be the Palantir (also known as the ‘seeing stone’) imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings and The Simarillion — some kind of crystal ball enabling its user to see places far off, or events in the past which made it possible for Sauron to manipulate and corrupt the mind of magician Saruman. Palentir is now the name of a software company used by the NSA and the intelligence services of several countries to supposedly track down terrorists.

No wonder religions rushed to ban all forms of divination in order to impose the visions of their respective Holy Textbooks, which still serve as justifications for all the genocides perpetrated on this planet in the name of a 'merciful' God. Not to mention the countless self-fulfilling prophecies including those in the process of becoming so through the law of correspondence (we attract what we believe for vibration precedes crystallisation).

“The reading of horoscopes, astrology, palmistry, the interpretation of omens and spells, clairvoyance phenomena and resorting to psychics all conceal a will-to-power over time, history and ultimately mankind, as well as a desire to appease the hidden powers. They are incompatible with the awe-inspiring love, honour and respect we owe to God alone.”

Gosh !

By the Middle Ages, the stars became the preferred medium for clairvoyance. “According to the Christian theory of the time, the stars were actually disks behind which angels or cherubs were concealed, and their movements were regarded as signs. The heavens were therefore organised into constellations, and the years into zodiacal periods, making it possible to determine the horoscope by means of clever calculations.”

The Lord of the Rings

And what is the horoscope (from the ancient Greek hora, ‘time’ and skopos, ‘observation’ and ‘scope’) beyond our astral programming (chart) on the Saturnian time loop? Saturn, whose glyph is that of the scythe of his Greek counterpart, the titan Cronus, with which the latter emasculated his father Ouranos (Uranus) and subsequently devoured all his children except Zeus (Jupiter) so as not to have his throne usurped. Incidentally, the image of Death and the Grim Reaper was inspired by god Saturn, a hunching old man, wearing a cloak and holding a sickle.

In the Tarot, Saturn (the eponymous planet — the largest in our solar system after Jupiter) is represented by the 21th arcana of the World. Its occult symbol is a cube (the famous monolith in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey). And what does an unfolded cube look like? Let's figure it out for yourself (or click on the image opposite to find out).

In this world, all is made of symbols and codes. It was designed that way. There is nothing clearer than a symbol worth a million words. If individuals cannot read signs and symbols, which are the language of the Universe, it's because the planetary soul is unable to do so,. This deficiency is the consequence of the experimental demerging resulting in the soul being immersed into ignorance and confusion after its disconnection from the spirit. [...] Everything is clearly visible, but the planetary soul has blinkers on.
Iso V. Sinclair

Saturn (of which Satan is the ruler) governs Capricorn (the goat), which is assimilated to the 15th arcana of the Devil, representing everything that enchains us to matter, as well as to Aquarius (the water bearer, symbol of the astral) and the 17th arcana of the Star. It's only since modern times that astrologers have attributed the co-regency of the latter sign to Uranus “personifying the starry heavens and the demiurgic spirit". But it is also the sign of technology, AI and transhumanism (the glyph of Uranus bears an uncanny resemblance to a 5G antenna). The famous Age of Aquarius and 5D Ascension are nothing more than a call for (vital) consent to an improved version (not in favour of humanity) of our actual matrix jail.

In astrology, Saturn stands for (but is not limited to) structure, authority, discipline, restrictions, limitations, austerity, frustration, lack and infertility. Ancient astrologers used to regard it as the Great Evil and call it the Lord of Karma. Just like lead, its associated metal, the great taciturn is as cold as its ice rings and excels at spoiling fun. In a person's birth chart, it is also the significator of the father.

Don't Freak Out and Don't Lose it

As mentioned earlier, 2025 began with a new moon on 30th December, in false (tropical) Capricorn, the sign ruled by Saturn, and in true (sidereal) Sagittarius, the sign of Jupiter, which began its second test of strength with Saturn on Christmas Eve — the first took place on 19th August, heralding the ‘official’ recession according to French astrologer Valérie Lagrifoul. “Budget policies are getting tougher under the guise of climate (and/or epidemic or Russian) disasters; issues resulting in population displacement, desertification, environmental catastrophes... All this spelling the end of any growth expectancy. Production and consumption are being drastically held back, creating a domino effect in already sensitive areas… a system failure that should take months to resolve.”

The new year therefore begins under a great deal of tension. On 3rd November, Mars retrograde had its first clash with Pluto on the Cancer-Capricorn axis, and just did it again on 3rd January.

Mars in Cancer seeks comfort in the familiar, often preferring the toxic over the unsettling unknown, and typically reacts rather than thoughtfully responds. […] Pluto in Capricorn transforms and dismantles the obsolete. Conversely, it may reveal itself as a shadowy desire for dominance, embodying an authoritarian “father knows best” mentality. [...] Pluto represents endings, while Mars embodies energy and drive. This opposition may lead to intense situations that feel like a battle for survival, where power dynamics escalate and the only path forward seems to be through decisive separation. (source)

For Valérie Lagrifoul, this opposition should give the chills to many. “Soon we should have information on child trafficking networks and even more atrocities featuring extermination, violence against children and much more sordid matters”, she adds.

However, any significant changes are likely to take place from April onward, when slow planets and karmic points change signs:

04/01/25: Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
04/15/25: North Node in Aquarius
04/25/25: Saturn in Pisces
05/17/25: Uranus in Taurus
05/29/25: Jupiter in Gemini

On 27th April, Mars returns to Cancer and opposes Pluto for the third time, while the 4th of May marks Uranus' last transit over demon star Algol, which had presided over the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

The Final Chapter

Numerology-wise, 2025 is a universal year 9 (2+0+2+5), marking the end of a nine-year cycle that began in 2017 (2+0+1+7=10=1+0=1). But before we close this chapter, there's still a lot of work to do, and that's exactly what's in store for us this year.

As a reminder, here are the most significant world events of 2017 in my opinion:

01/20/17: Inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the USA
03/29/17: The Brexit is officially implemented (started in a year 9)
05/07/17: Emmanuel Macron is the new elected President of France
07/05/17: Elon Musk buys the X.com domain name back from PayPal
09/13/17: The IOC approves Paris' bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games
10/05/17: Accusations of sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein
12/06/17: Donald Trump recognises Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel

A year of closure and assessment which, like its counterpart the Hermit of the Tarot, encourages introspection, patience and resilience. With the urge of Pluto in Capricorn and the new Saturn-Neptune cycle in Pisces starting by mid-spring (the first conjunction in 323 years to occur in the sign of Neptune), we certainly should have a lot to purge before we're ready to begin a new chapter in 2026.

According to French astrologer Lune-Soleil, ”The Saturn-Neptune conjunction reforms every 35 years. It is related to mass movements, collective revolutionary thrusts such as Communism and the Russian revolution in 1917. The penultimate conjunction took place in Libra, in 1952/1953, and the last one, in 1989/1990, marked the collapse of Communism.” Not a very happy planetary combination, given that the essence of the two planets is fundamentally different. “On the one hand, we are in the presence of limitation, structure and rationality... and on the other, we are dealing with excess, intuition and irrationality”, she pursues.

The danger with Neptune in its own sign, especially when Saturn squares Jupiter (the traditional ruler of Pisces) for the third time on 15th June, is to lack discernment and repeat the same mistakes. Let's not forget that with the North Node in Aquarius, the matrix programme invites us to let go of our sovereignty (South Node in Leo) over an illusion of community.

During the Year of the Snake, as we'll see by the end of this month, there's a higher risk of getting scammed and outsmarted. A favourable climate for dirty tricks, treachery, military coups, insider trading violations, etc., calling for caution.

In addition, the Hermit, symbolising 2025, is assimilated to Virgo, with the opposite values to those of Pisces. So, take heed of any delusion and misplaced hopes; of dangerous plebiscites only meant to obtain the consent of as many people as possible. What is true today won't necessarily be so tomorrow and vice versa.

May the Odds Be With You

Let's be honest — as I don't think sticking our heads in the sand of La La Land and focusing only on the positive (which is just playing the game of polarities and therefore of the matrix) is going to help in any way — 2025 promises to be a year of break in every sense of the word. We let go off the superficial and fabricated dreams to refocus on ourselves, which in no way refrains empathy. While toxic self-righteous wokers may call you selfish, let them bray! No one can give others what they are incapable of giving themselves period.

People and circumstances may try to keep you from fulfilling your ambitions, but these forces will only succeed if you’re holding on to old ideas, sympathies and concepts that can be exploited. Nine is the number of letting go – release whatever is holding you back! The things that anchor you in the past can include doubts about your capabilities, mistrust of the world, or worries about people, places and things that you have toxic attachments to. All of these drain your energy and make it difficult to pull yourself together to move forward. But these things are not you. When the spirit moves you, you don’t need to carry any baggage. (source)

To conclude on a more optimistic note, the last quarter of 2025 should bring some solace, with a fine planetary pattern of soft aspects between all three generational planets, namely Neptune, Uranus and Pluto (as well as a temporary cease-fire between Jupiter and Saturn). Time for a breather.