Author: louiseofarabia

​A graduate of John Frawley's Horary Astrology Diploma Course, I work primarily with traditional Western Astrological techniques, but have also studied traditional and modern Western natal astrology, Renaissance Astrological Magic, Vedic Astrology and Chinese Astrology. I work full time as a consultant  astrologer, using techniques which give proven results and have stood the test of time.  My approach to astrology is rigorous and practical – the result of over twenty years of study and experience in a working, living tradition.  ​  

EFL (Carabao) Cup Special: Sunday 16th March 2025 Liverpool vs Newcastle United

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Currently top of the Premier League, Liverpool are the odds-on favourites to win this Sunday’s EFL/Carabao Cup final at Wembley.  They are signified by Mercury, lord of the 1st and 10th houses.  Jupiter, lord of the 7th and 4th houses, represents rivals Newcastle United.  

The Moon, whose major aspects describe how the match will unfold, is void of course (she makes no further aspects in her current sign of Libra).  In sporting contests, this often heralds a match with few surprises:  The status quo will be maintained, and a win for the favourites is the most likely outcome.   

Mercury is retrograde, but this is not a setback in contest charts, especially as he applies to conjunct the Part of Fortune, a strong testimony for the favourites.  Venus intercedes between Mercury and the Part of Fortune, preventing a bodily (exact) conjunction, but she ‘collects the light’ of both, bringing Mercury and the Part of Fortune together through her influence.   

Overall, the prospects look excellent for the favourites:  All things being equal, Liverpool fans should have much to celebrate on Sunday evening.  

Post-match report 16th March 2025: The result was Liverpool-1 Newcastle-2, with Newcastle dominating the action to bring to an end a 70-year trophy wait. Mistakes can be valuable teachers, as in this case, where I failed to notice that Venus was also about to turn retrograde. There will be no conjunction with retrograde Mercury before Venus leaves Aries and re-enters the sign of Pisces, hence no ‘collection of light’ between Mercury and the Part of Fortune, which was the major testimony for a Liverpool win in my original forecast. In his book ‘Sports Astrology’, John Frawley states that it is crucial to make sure the aspect actually happens: The chart for this match is the perfect demonstration of why this advice is so important!

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Astrological Football Forecast for the Premier League: 8th March 2025 Brentford vs Aston Villa

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At the time of writing, the pundits favour Brentford, whose recent form is slightly better than their rivals (Brentford have won 3 games out of 5, whilst Villa have won 2). Nevertheless, this promises to be a very close contest, in which Brentford will be hoping that home crowd support will cheer them to victory.   

As favourites, Brentford are signified by Mercury, ruler of the 1st and 10th houses (the 1st house represents the favourites, whilst the 10th house signifies their hopes of victory). 

Their rivals, Aston Villa, are represented by Jupiter, ruler of the 7th and 4th houses. 

The Moon (whose aspects decide the results of more matches than any other testimonies) makes no aspects to either Mercury or Jupiter over the 5-degree orb considered most effective for a 90-minute football match, so we must look elsewhere in this chart. 

Jupiter (Aston Villa) placed just inside the 10th house (Brentford) is highly positive for Brentford.  If Jupiter had been directly on the cusp, this would have favoured Villa, showing them dominating Brentford’s hopes of victory.  However, Jupiter placed inside the 10th house, (even so close to the cusp), depicts Aston Villa in the power of their rivals.   

If the pundits are correct and Brentford truly are the favourites, this testimony should be powerful enough to award victory to the home team.   

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Astrological Football Forecast for the FA Cup fifth-round: 3rd March 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town

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This season, the form of both teams has been unreliable, but Nottingham Forest (3rd in the Premiership at the time of writing) have the home advantage and are considered favourites to win.  They are represented by Venus (ruler of the 1st house).  They have no co-significator for this game as the Moon (ruler of the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites) already has a key role describing the events of the match.   

Mars, ruler of the opposing 7th house and Saturn, ruler of the 4th house represent their opponents Ipswich Town.   

Venus (1st house ruler) is placed inside the 7th house.  If Venus were closer to the cusp (within 1-2 degrees) this would be detrimental to Forest’s hopes of victory, depicting them in the power of their opponents.  However, Venus is retrograde and moving further closer towards the 7th house cusp, which makes her placement worthy of note, despite the testimony not being conclusive.  

Over the 5-degrees orb considered most effective for a 90-minute football match, the Moon makes just one aspect; a square to the antiscion of the Part of Fortune at 08 Aquarius 52.  This favours Ipswich Town.   

Aspects of the Moon to the Part of Fortune or the antiscion of the Part of Fortune are often conclusive. In his book “Sports Astrology” John Frawley notes that it is often unnecessary to take the Moon past one of these aspects, as they are so powerful:  The heavens suggest that Ipswich may play better than expected and have cause to celebrate on Monday evening.   

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Astrological Football Forecast for the Premier League: 22nd February 2025 Aston Villa vs Chelsea

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Placed 6th in the table to Aston Villa’s 9th, Chelsea are the most likely favourites to win this Saturday. However, there remains a question mark over their current form.   

Aston Villa have been playing well at home this season, and with both sides vying for a place in the league top four the match is expected to be closely fought.   

As favourites, Chelsea are signified by Mercury (ruler of the 1st house) and Venus (ruler of the 10th house; the house of victory for the favourites). 

Jupiter, ruler of the 7th house, represents rivals Aston Villa, who have Mars (lord of the 4th house) as their co-significator.   

The Moon applies to oppose the Part of Fortune; a strong testimony for underdogs Aston Villa.   

Uranus applies to the cusp of the 10th house, potentially disrupting the favourite team’s hopes of victory:  This adds to the testimonies against Chelsea and further favours Aston Villa. 

After her opposition to the Part of Fortune, the Moon makes one more aspect in her current sign of Sagittarius; a square to Neptune.  As the Moon has just over one degree to travel before perfecting this aspect, it is worthy of note.  Neptune works inconsistently in contest charts but can also be disruptive and unpredictable. With both Uranus and Neptune in play, one thing is certain:  This match will have a few surprises in store.   

If the pundits are correct (and Chelsea truly are the favourites), this chart suggests better fortunes for Aston Villa.  However, the teams are well matched and a draw cannot be ruled out.   

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Astrological Football Forecast for the Premier League: 15th February 2025 Crystal Palace vs Everton

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Having won five of their last six games, and in possession of the home advantage, Crystal Palace are favourites to win this Saturday.  However, rivals Everton are also on fine form and the match is expected to be close.   

As favourites, Palace are signified by the Sun (lord of the 1st house) and Venus (lord of the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites).  Everton are represented by Saturn, (ruler of the opposing 7th house) and Mars (lord of the 4th house).   

The Sun, ruler of the 1st house and main significator for the favourites, is in the 7th house, placed very close to the 7th house cusp.  This is very bad for Palace, as it shows them in the power of their rivals. This testimony is strong enough to give Everton the advantage, unless counteracted by other indications in the chart.   

The Moon opposes the Part of Fortune.  This would also favour the underdogs, Everton, were the aspect not already separating: In contest charts, separating aspects have little bearing on the match result.   

Venus (ruler of the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites) is close to the Part of Fortune.  This would be a powerful testimony for Crystal Palace, but this aspect is also separating and therefore more relevant to Palace’s past performance than any future result.  

More hopeful for Palace is the Moon’s applying opposition to Venus (lord of the 10th house).  The Moon must travel just under 5 degrees to perfect this aspect with Venus.  In 90 minute football matches, aspects must be within 5 degrees to be reliable, suggesting a late opportunity for Palace to loosen Everton’s grip on the game.   

Overall, the heavens agree with the pundits:  This match will be very closely fought.  The chart favours Everton.  With their main significator (the Sun) captured in Everton’s house (the 7th house) a win for favourites Palace is unlikely, but the late lunar aspect to Venus suggests a draw is possible.  

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Superbowl Special: Superbowl 2025 Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs

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Please Note:  Chart is cast for scheduled kickoff local time 17:30 CST (18:30 EST, 15:30 West Coast Time and 23:30 GMT) 

Will favourites the Kansas City Chiefs make this their third consecutive Superbowl win or do the heavens (and opponents the Philadelphia Eagles) have other plans? 

As favourites, the Chiefs are awarded the 1st house and its ruler.  If the game kicks off on time, the sign rising will be Leo, making the Sun the main significator for the Chiefs.  They will also be represented by Venus, ruler of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites). 

Saturn, ruler of the opposing 7th house, is main representative for the Philadelphia Eagles, with Mars (ruler of the 4th house) taking the role of co-significator.   

The Sun (for the Chiefs) is very badly placed in this chart.  In the 7th house, just below the 7th house cusp, the Sun shows that the Eagles will have the Chiefs in their power.   

In the absence of any equally strong testimony in favour of the Chiefs, this unfortunate placement of their main significator suggests a possible upset, and cause for the Eagles to celebrate.   

However, the game may start late (a not unlikely occurrence for the Superbowl).  If the match kicks off after 18:21 PM CST (19:21 EST, 16:21 West Coast Time or 00:21 10th February 2025 GMT) the sign rising will change from Leo to Virgo: 

Mercury will then step in as ruler of the 1st house and main significator of the Chiefs, with Venus (ruler of the 10th house) retaining her role as co-significator. 

Jupiter, traditional ruler of Pisces) will be the new ruler of the 7th house and main significator of the Eagles, whilst Mars (4th house) remains their co-significator.   

At first glance, this looks better for the Chiefs, as in this new chart, Mercury is not placed in the 7th house, releasing the Chiefs from the power of the Eagles.   

However, Mercury is combust (within 8 degrees of the Sun), itself a serious debility.  This chart also appears to favour the fortunes of the Eagles.   

The last chart we will consider is cast for the eventuality that the game kicks off over an hour later than scheduled, at 18:31 CST, (17:31 EST, 16:31 West Coast Time and 00:31 on 10th February 2025 GMT).   

This does not change the signs on the 1st and 7th house cusps (Virgo and Pisces respectively) but gives new rulers to the 10th and 4th houses. With Gemini on the Midheaven and Sagittarius on the 4th house cusp, the Chiefs and the Eagles have just one planetary significator each:  Mercury for the Chiefs and Jupiter for the Eagles.   

Otherwise, little changes:  Mercury (for the Chiefs) is still combust and therefore severely debilitated.  Despite the Chiefs being widely regarded as the favourites, each of these three charts favour their opponents, the Eagles.   

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Astrological Football Forecast for the Premier League: Monday 20th January 2025 Chelsea vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

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This chart is cast for the Premier League match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers, which is due to kick off at 20:00 (8pm) GMT/UST on Monday 20th January 2025 at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea 

In John Frawley’s system for forecasting contest charts, the 1st house and its ruler is awarded to the team considered to be the favourites. This is not necessarily the home team.    

However, in this match, hosts Chelsea enjoy both the advantage of a home crowd and the confidence of the pundits:  Despite their recent lacklustre form and current injury worries, Chelsea are placed 5th in the Premiership to Wolves’ 17th place and are expected to win easily.  But do the heavens agree? 

In this chart, Chelsea are awarded Mercury (ruler of the 1st house and also the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites).  

Jupiter, ruler of the 7th house and the 4th house (the house of victory for the underdogs) signifies their opponents, Wolves.   

Jupiter (for Wolves) is in the 10th house (one of the houses representing Chelsea).  Were Jupiter nearer to the 10th house cusp (within 2-3 degrees) this would depict Wolves in the power of Chelsea. However, even applying retrograde closer to the 10th house cusp, Jupiter is too far away for this to signify.  

The same rules apply to the antiscion of Chelsea’s significator, Mercury:  At 11 Sagittarius 33, the antiscion of Mercury is in one of the houses representing Wolves (the 4th house, the house of victory for the underdogs).  However, he is too far away from the house cusp for his placement to represent any serious affliction to Chelsea’s hopes for success. 

Potentially more significant is the opposition of Pluto to the antiscion of the Part of Fortune (at 01 Leo 57).  John Frawley has observed that Pluto causes problems for the favourites, so Pluto’s opposition could represent a serious obstacle for Chelsea. 

Pluto is combust (within 8 degrees of the Sun), which is a serious affliction.  Whether this will mitigate or increase Pluto’s baleful influence remains to be seen.  Either way, it seems likely that Wolves will prove stronger opposition than the pundits expect, and a win for Chelsea is far from guaranteed.

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Astrological Football Forecast for the Premier League: Tuesday 14th January 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

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This chart is cast for the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, which is due to kick off at 20:00 (8pm) GMT/UST on Tuesday 14th January 2025 at City Ground, Nottingham

Currently at the top of the table, Liverpool are masters of all they survey and are odds-on favourites to win against hosts Nottingham Forest this coming Tuesday.  However, the heavens suggest that these teams may be more closely matched than the pundits think. 

As favourites, Liverpool are signified by Mercury, lord of the 1st house. Their co-significator is Venus (lord of the 10th house, the house of victory for the favourites).  

Although they may enjoy a home advantage, Nottingham Forest are considered the team less likely to win and have Jupiter (lord of the opposing 7th house) and Mars (lord of the 4th house, the house of victory for the underdogs) as their significators. 

Using major aspects only, the Moon’s only aspect to any significator for either team is a sextile to Jupiter, lord 7; a testimony for Nottingham Forest.   

The Moon’s aspects describe the progress of events during the match.  As the sextile between the Moon and Jupiter occurs just beyond the limits of the 5-degree orb considered most reliable for 90-minute football matches, this aspect suggests a late opportunity for Forest, which becomes more likely if the match drifts into extra time.    

The antiscion of the Moon (at 24 Taurus 02) is in proximity to the cusp of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites).  As noted in John Frawley’s book “Sports Astrology”, the Moon or her antiscion placed here is a strong testimony of victory for the favourites.   

So we have one testimony for Nottingham Forest and one for Liverpool:  Of the two, the antiscion of the Moon’s placement on the 10th house cusp is the stronger and will probably give the favourites the winning edge.  However, Nottingham Forest will prove strong opposition and may have the chance to thwart Liverpool’s hopes for victory should the match stray into extra time.   

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Astrological Football Forecast for the Premier League: 4th January 2025 Brighton and Hove Albion vs Arsenal

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In their first match of the new year, Brighton and Hove Albion play hosts to Arsenal.  Arsenal are odds-on favourites to win, but do the heavens agree? 

As favourites. Arsenal are signified by the Sun, ruler of the 1st house, and Mars, ruler of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites). 

Although they are playing at home, Brighton are considered the underdogs, so are designated by the opposing 7th house and its ruler Saturn.  They have Venus, ruler of the 4th house (the house of victory for the underdogs), as their co-significator.  

Mars, Arsenal’s planet of victory, rests on their 1st house cusp.  If Mars was placed inside the 1st house, this would show victory already in their grasp.  However, Mars is on the cusp, showing that Arsenal are strongly focused on winning, but their victory is not guaranteed, especially as Mars is retrograde and moving away from the 1st house cusp.   

The Moon, whose aspects often show how events will unfold, makes no decisive aspects to significators of either team.  This may forecast an uneventful game, with unsurprising results (that is to say, a win for the favourites).   

However, an important testimony hints at another possibility:  Pluto (who John Frawley observes seems to have a grudge against the favourites), is placed in the 7th house (for Brighton) and opposes Arsenal’s 1st house cusp.  With such a powerful ally, it is possible that Brighton may do better than expected and put an end to Arsenal’s winning streak.   

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Astrological Football Forecast for the Premier League: 30th December 2024 Manchester United vs Newcastle United

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Please note: Chart is cast for GMT/UST (00:00)

As usual when the Moon applies to conjunct the Sun, the Part of Fortune is on the cusp of the 1st house.  As this occurs every month at the time of the New Moon, the placement of the Part of Fortune is not significant to the result of the match.   

Notwithstanding, the conjunction of the Moon with the Sun has great importance in this chart:  This is because Leo rises, and the Sun (ruler of the 1st house) represents the favorites.   

The aspects of the Moon describe how the events of the match will unfold, and a lunar conjunction with a significant planet often points to the winning team.  It is rarely necessary to look beyond it at any other aspects the Moon may make:  The strength of the lunar conjunction is usually sufficient to indicate the result.  

A conjunction between the Moon and the Sun (ruler of the 1st house) suggests that victory will go to the favourites.     

So, who are the favourites?  Manchester United has the home advantage, but Newcastle are on a winning streak and are currently placed 7th in the table to Manchester’s 14th.  It seems likely that the Magpies will continue to play well and Newcastle will have cause to celebrate.   

Is there any hope in this chart for Manchester United?  Possibly.  Venus, ruler of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites), is placed in the 7th house, the house of the underdogs: Venus in the 7th house shows that Newcastle’s hopes of victory are the power of Manchester United.  If Manchester United play better than expected, they could prove a severe hindrance to Newcastle’s ambitions.   

The chart inclines towards a victory for the favourites, but a draw cannot be ruled out.   

Wishing all my readers a Happy, Successful and Prosperous New Year! Please check back for more Astrological Football Forecasts in 2025.

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