Episode 10: Crime and War with Samuel F. Reynolds and William Holloway
🌙 Spirit Stomach: https://www.clarissadolphinexplainsitall.com/spirit-stomachAmerica has never not been at war. Astrologers Samuel F. Reynolds and William Holloway join me to trace crime and war through the US Sibley chart: Mars in the seventh house squaring Neptune, Mars and Pluto both out of bounds and Uranus in Gemini. We get into what America’s astrology chart says about empire, corruption, and revolution, why a country flanked by two oceans built the largest military in history, the history of policing, and who the police actually answer to and what comes next.Biggest TakeawaysSamuel’s read on where crime and war live in the Sibley chart: Mars in the seventh house (whole sign) squares Neptune and is ruled by a Mercury under the sunbeams in the eighth house, which opposes Pluto, and he notes the US has never not been at war when Uranus is in GeminiWilliam’s “flexible face” of war: Mars in Gemini, plus Mars and Pluto both out of bounds in the Sibley chart, which may explain the extreme nature of American conflict. Drawing on astrologer Rosie Finn’s research on Pluto’s declination cycle, he reads Pluto out of bounds to the north as tied to WWII-era dictators and empire, and out of bounds to the south, as now, as more tied to revolutions, a reason for hope that we end up in “a better version” of the countrySamuel’s point that America has always been “out of bounds” in a broader sense: a hyper-protective, hyper-defensive Cancer nation flanked by two oceans, with the largest military in history, a Department of War among its first government departments, and Homeland Security created after its 2001 Jupiter returnMy framing on the Cancer stellium in the eighth house: protectiveness and tribalism, with a side of secrecy and hypocrisyOn policing: Samuel traces modern policing back to post-Revolution France and how it became militarized and surveillance-driven, notes that crime has been falling in most major cities for about four or five years even as policing has increased, and argues that a country born of revolution is also deeply afraid of one. His fix is to rethink who police answer to, so it’s the people and not just mayors, commissioners, and unionsLived experience: Samuel as a fourth grader asking his teacher why the Confederate soldiers weren’t hanged, and William as a kid wondering why America, so far from everywhere, was so afraid of being attackedThe hopeful thread: William notes secondary progressions point to a harmonious moment in the year ahead, with the progressed Moon in Taurus conjunct Venus and sextile the natal Jupiter and Venus, and the progressed Mercury in Aquarius nearing the natal Moon by 2029. He reads that as “power to the people,” with a note of caution about surveillance, and both guests land on big change within our lifetimes and real hope for the other sideAbout the guestsSamuel F. Reynolds: Samuel F. Reynolds (https://unlockastrology.com), a former skeptic, had a life-changing visit to an astrologer and has since spent 30+ years studying astrology. Now, Samuel consults and teaches astrology full-time. He serves as president of the newly established International Coalition of Astrology Educators (https://astrologyeducators.com) and was the co-recipient of the International Society for Astrological Research’s 2022 Community Service Award. His co-founding of NORWAC’s diversity scholarship has helped launch or develop the careers of many historically marginalized astrologers.William Holloway: Drawing from both Modern and Hellenistic traditions, William Holloway has been a practicing astrologer for over six years, helping clients bring the patterns of their lives into focus and revealing clarity where once there was uncertainty. He is the host of two astrology podcasts, ORBITALS and Astrology of the Unknown: A True Crime Podcast. Through his consultations and podcasting, William explores astrology as both a practical tool for self-understanding and a lens through which to examine history, culture, and the mysteries of human experience.Connect with Samuel F. Reynolds: https://unlockastrology.comConnect with William Holloway: https://www.williamhollowayastrology.com/ (find both of his podcasts there)Connect with me: https://www.clarissadolphinexplainsitall.comMentioned in this episode:Spirit Stomach – Enrollment Dynamic AdSpirit Stomach isn't a course. It's three months of one-on-one spiritual initiation — just you me me, tailored to your unique medicine and spiritual lineage. No cohort of strangers or generic curriculum. This round is almost full. If you've been circling this, stop circling.Spirit Stomach