Babylonian Goal Year Periods in Astrology
6/27/20263 hr 31 min
Astrologers Chris Brennan and Patrick Watson explore the ancient timing technique known as Babylonian goal year periods, which can be used to identify repeating transits and events over very long spans of time. Recovered from the astronomical diaries of Mesopotamian sky watchers in the first millennium BCE, these periods demonstrate how the visible planets repeat their exact zodiacal placements and phase relationships with the Sun over predictable intervals. Our discussion breaks down the math behind these synodic cycles and highlights how repetition is the ultimate key to prediction in both mundane and natal astrology. By examining compelling historical case studies for each of the traditional planets, from the 1929 Wall Street Crash to major breakthroughs in modern communication technology, we show how tracking these ancient cycles allows astrologers to identify profound historical recurrences and project future events with stunning accuracy. This is episode 540 of The Astrology Podcast. Patrick's Website https://patrickwatsonastrology.com Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:02 What are Babylonian goal year periods?00:08:52 The story of recovering these ancient periods00:10:42 Donald Trump's birth chart and the 2024 election00:19:29 Historical context: Mesopotamian sky watchers00:34:00 The math and synodic cycles behind the periods00:47:14 Repetition is the key to prediction00:49:44 The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse00:55:41 Mars goal year examples00:56:19 The 1929 Wall Street Crash and the 2008 Housing Crisis01:15:26 Mercury goal year examples01:21:14 The first video broadcast, cell phone call, and 5G network01:38:16 Venus goal year examples01:41:08 How the 8-year Venus cycle perfectly tracks Nintendo's history01:43:32 The Academy Awards and broadcasting fiascos02:03:55 The Seneca Falls Convention and the 19th Amendment02:21:19 Jupiter goal year examples02:45:12 FDR's Lend-Lease Act and Biden's Ukraine aid package02:48:05 Saturn goal year examples03:00:12 Intimations of the outer planets?03:15:44 The 1,151-year ACT periods03:22:08 Concluding thoughts Watch the Video Version of This Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmOUA9qQTvk
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First 90 secondsChris Brennan· Host0:00
Hey, my name is Chris Brennan, and you're listening to The Astrology Podcast. Joining me today is astrologer Patrick Watson, and we're gonna be talking about Babylonian goal year periods in astrology. Hey, Patrick. Welcome back.
Patrick Watson· Guest0:11
Thanks for having me back. It's great to be back.
Chris Brennan· Host0:13
Yeah. We haven't talked in a while, but you and I have been researching this, uh, concept of Babylonian goal year periods for the last few years, and each of us has done, like, separate things on it, and then we've also collaborated on it at times. But I'm excited that now I feel like it's... we're at a point where we can present this publicly, and it's a really exciting, um, new technique, which is actually one of the most ancient timing techniques there is, yeah?
Patrick Watson· Guest0:40
Yeah. I'm, I'm glad that we're finally getting to do this. This, this was kind of always the plan. [laughs] Um, you know, it, it was sort of an accident, you know, that, uh, these other things sort of happened with it, but I'm glad that we're finally getting back to the original idea for... [laughs] So yeah, I'm excited to talk about it.
Chris Brennan· Host0:58
Yeah. So for the viewer, um, just to give you a snapshot of what we're gonna be talking about today, Babylonian goal year periods are long-term planetary periods where the placements of the planets, especially in the Zodiac, will repeat over very extended periods of time. And just to give you an idea of what kind of timeframes we're talking about, here's a, a diagram that shows the Babylonian goal year periods, um, just right from the start in order to give you an