Month: December 2022

The favourites for this World Cup final are described by the 1^st house and its ruler. As Cancer rises and the Moon already has a key role describing the events of the match, the Moon’s dispositor (Venus) is called from the substitutes bench as the favourite’s main significator. They are also awarded Mars (ruler of the 10^th house; victory for the favourites). 

With Venus, ruler of the 4^th house, already occupied, their opponents have just one planet; Saturn, ruler of the 7^th house.  

As with so many competition charts in this World Cup tournament; this chart is inconclusive.

The Moon makes no major aspects to signifiying planets.  

Venus aspects the Part of Fortune by trine, favouring the favourites, but this aspect is separating: Representing the past, this aspect has no bearing on today’s match.  

The only other testimony of note is the placement of Venus (signifying the favourites) on the cusp of the 7^th house (their opponents): A strong testimony the favourites will win.   

Which brings us to the most important question: Which team are the favourites? The pundits give Argentina a slight edge in the competition, but France are a close match in form and ability.  

Conclusion: The favourites will have the edge, but this Tournament promises to keep us guessing until the final whistle.  

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Favourites France are signified by the Sun (Lord of the 1^st house) and Venus (Lord of the 10^th house). Rivals England are represented by Saturn, Lord of the opposing 7^th house and Mars, Lord of the 4^th house.  

Mars applies retrograde to conjunct the antiscion of the Moon at 13 Gemini 27: This is a positive testimony for England. Not as powerful as if Mars applied to a bodily conjunction with the Moon, which is one of the strongest guarantees of victory, but fortunate, nonetheless. 

The conjunction of the Part of Fortune with its dispositor, Jupiter, is a correspondingly fortunate testimony for France. This testimony would be stronger if Jupiter were applying to conjunct the Part of Fortune rather than separating, but it is still powerful.  

This is a balanced chart – time will tell if it translates into a similarly balanced game. However, there must be a winner; a draw will not suffice. The Mars-Moon aspect is applying, rather than separating, which should make it slightly stronger than the separating conjunction between Jupiter and the Part of Fortune: England may possibly win, but the match will be close.

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As favourites, Argentina are represented by the Sun, ruler of the 1^st house, and Venus, ruler of the 10^th house (victory for the favourites).   

Opponents the Netherlands are signified by Saturn, ruler of the 7^th house and Mars, ruler of the 4^th. 

The Moon aspects none of the main significators, either directly or by antiscion, within the 5-degree orb usually considered effective for a 90-minute football match.  A square aspect from the Moon to the antiscion of the Part of Fortune (at 13 Libra 28) might look promising for the Netherlands, were it closer to the effective orb.   

The Part of Fortune is in the same sign as her dispositor, but too far away to be of significance.   

In the absence of any testimonies favouring either team, there must still be a result.  In such cases, the favourites usually win by default:  A win for Argentina is the most likely outcome.   

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As the Moon already has an important role as significator of events, favourites Brazil only have one planet to represent them; Jupiter, Lord of the 10^th house (victory for the favourites). 

Croatia are signified by Saturn, Lord of the opposing 7^th house and Mercury, Lord of the 4^th. 

The Moon applies first to oppose Mercury: A powerful testimony for Croatia.  

Next, the Moon applies to conjunct the 1^st house cusp: This is a tremendous boost for Brazil and will be a difficult testimony to beat. Especially as Jupiter, (Lord 10) is strongly placed in his own sign and house, if slightly too far from the house cusp to guarantee victory.  

In combination, the testimonies of the Moon and Jupiter should add up to a win for Brazil, but Croatia will be determined not to make victory easy for them.  

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On to the Round of 16, and Saturday’s match between the Netherlands and the USA. The pundits favour the Netherlands to win, but what do the heavens say? 

The Moon (Lord of the 1^st house) already has a role describing the progress of events during the match, so another significator must be found for the favourites: The Moon’s dispositor, Mars, is called from the substitute’s bench to represent the Netherlands. They are awarded Jupiter, Lord of the 10^th house (victory for the favourites) as co-significator.

Saturn, ruler of the opposing 7^th house, describes their rivals, the USA. They are also represented by Mercury, Lord of the 4^th house as co-significator.  

There are two strong testimonies in this chart. First, the Moon applies to sextile Saturn (Lord 7). Secondly, Saturn applies to conjunct the antiscion of the Part of Fortune (at 21 Aquarius 56): Both these testimonies support the USA, suggesting that they will do much better than the pundits expect.  

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