Currently placed 8th in the table, to Sunderland’s 12th place, hosts Bournemouth are hotly tipped by the bookies to win this Saturday. But does the contest chart agree?
As favourites, Bournemouth are signified by the 1st house and its ruler. The sign Cancer rises, which is ruled by the Moon. As the Moon already has a role describing the events of the match, her dispositor, the Sun, steps in as substitute. The Sun applies to conjunct the cusp of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites): The orb of aspect could be closer (within 2 degrees is ideal) but this is an excellent testimony for Bournemouth, as it shows victory is within their grasp.
Furthermore, retrograde Jupiter (the ruler of the 10th house of victory) is placed in the 1st house and applies to conjunct the 1st house cusp. With strong testimonies in their favour, Bournemouth could be forgiven for thinking that the match is already in the bag.
Are there any corresponding testimonies which argue the case for Sunderland? Not really: Saturn (7th house ruler and main significator for Sunderland) separates from a close conjunction with Neptune. In contest charts, Neptune is unpredictable at best, and often unhelpful, so this testimony is more likely to count against Sunderland than assist their cause.
Mercury, ruler of the 4th house (the house of victory for the underdogs) is under the sunbeams (within 15 degrees of the Sun) and moving closer to combustion due to his retrograde motion. This is another debility for Sunderland.
The Moon applies to oppose Pluto, who is known to have a grudge against the favourites. This testimony is unlikely to be enough to swing the match in Sunderland’s favour, but suggests they may play well enough to stop Bournemouth having everything their own way.
However, the Moon’s next aspect, a trine to the Part of Fortune, again favours the favourites Bournemouth.
The contest chart agrees with the bookies: The odds seem stacked in favour of the favourites.
Chart cast with Astrogold for Mobile
Bibliography
Sports Astrology by John Frawley
Christian Astrology by William Lilly
Gambler’s Dharma by Simon Chokoisky (Sports Charts analysed with traditional and modern Vedic Astrology techniques)
ASTROLOGY BY LOUISE OF ARABIA 