Super Bowl LIX (February 9, 2025)

Before yesterday’s NFL Championship game, there was a lot of speculation that something was not quite right about it. Of course, because #47 was going to attend, there was a sense of foreboding that perhaps an assassination attempt might take place, but as one woman on an American news channel said, “This is the safest place in the whole world to be right now.”

The double T-square pointing at the Uranus/Midheaven conjunction in Taurus suggested that it was going to be a surprise: the Sun/Mercury conjunction in Aquarius, and the Leo Ascendant, in opposition to them, gave us three-quarters of the Evangelists of the Wheel of Fortune and the World Tarot cards. There are three inconjuncts: two pointing at the Moon (from the Sun and Mercury); one linking Saturn with the Ascendant. In a sense this means that the T-squares were modified by some hidden messages.

Sun Inconjunct Moon

This aspect suggests that there is a subtle conflict going on inside you that may sometimes create emotional problems. The Sun signifies your conscious personality, the way in which you act and the kinds of activities that you like to get involved in. The Moon signifies the emotional and less conscious side of you. It indicates the habits that take over when you are not acting consciously and feelings that come up from deep inside you. The inconjunct aspect between the Sun and Moon means that the Sun part of your personality is quite different from the Moon part, and it may be hard for you to relate them to each other. It is as if you are divided in two, so that whenever you have to make an important decision, especially one that involves your feelings, the different sides of your personality want to go in opposite directions. You sometimes find it difficult to decide if you like something or if you want to take part in some activity.

Planets in Youth (pages 76-77) by Robert Hand (1977)

Moon Inconjunct Mercury

As you grow older, you will have to learn to make your feelings and your reason work together. The problem is not so much that they come into conflict with each other, but that your reason and feelings represent two very different sides of your personality. When you are calm and collected and able to reflect carefully, you make decisions in one way. But when you are emotionally involved in a situation, you are likely to make up your mind very differently, which could cause you to seem inconsistent to others and make it difficult for them to understand you.

Ibid (page 116)

Saturn Inconjunct Ascendant

On occasion this aspect indicates frail physical health, which can be corrected only by paying a great deal of attention to hygiene, personal health habits and proper diet. However, this aspect may also signify that you worry too much about your health. Try not to be so concerned about it unless a physician has diagnosed a definite problem.

Ibid (page 303)

Remember what I said about the Evangelists being 75% represented in the chart? Wikipedia says:

• Matthew the Evangelist, the author of the first gospel account, is symbolized by a winged man, or angel. Matthew’s gospel starts with Joseph’s genealogy from Abraham; it represents Jesus’s incarnation, and so Christ’s human nature. This signifies that Christians should use their reason for salvation. (Aquarius)
• Mark the Evangelist, the author of the second gospel account, is symbolized by a winged lion—a figure of courage and monarchy. The lion also represents Jesus’s resurrection (because lions were believed to sleep with open eyes, a comparison with Christ in the tomb), and Christ as king. This signifies that Christians should be courageous on the path of salvation. (Leo)
• Luke the Evangelist, the author of the third gospel account (and the Acts of the Apostles), is symbolized by a winged ox or bull—a figure of sacrifice, service, and strength. Luke’s account begins with the duties of Zechariah in the temple; it represents Jesus’s sacrifice in his Passion and Crucifixion, as well as Christ being high priest (this also represents Mary’s obedience). The ox signifies that Christians should be prepared to sacrifice themselves in following Christ. (Taurus)
• John the Evangelist, the author of the fourth gospel account, is symbolized by an eagle—a figure of the sky, and believed by Christian scholars to be able to look straight into the sun. John starts with an eternal overview of Jesus the Logos and goes on to describe many things with a “higher” christology than the other three (synoptic) gospels; it represents Jesus’s Ascension and Christ’s divine nature. This symbolizes that Christians should look on eternity without flinching as they journey towards their goal of union with God. (Scorpio)

So, just to be clear: the unrepresented sign of the four is Scorpio, symbolized by the, you guessed it,