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Neptune And The Entertainment Industry, Part One: The Crash Of 2020

Today, I’d like to engage in a little speculative astrology. Specifically, the present and future state of the movie industry.

Anything in life is complicated, and so is the astrology behind it. But the one planet that most clearly represents movies, glamor, and entertainment has to be Neptune. And you have to admit that entertainment in general has undergone a long and continuous boom since Neptune entered the last four Signs of the Zodiac, starting with Sagittarius in the late 70s.

The 1970s was an era in which Hollywood became focused on producing bigger and louder box office blockbusters. How Sagittarius! Neptune entered Capricorn in 1984, and thus begun the era of even more profitable and more merchandised and franchised films. Starting in 1998, with Neptune entering Aquarius, we saw the rise of video games as a huge portion of the entertainment industry.

And now here we are with Neptune in Pisces, where has been there since February of 2012. Neptune certainly has a lot to do with the entertainment industry, but it also represents delusion. Remember when the world came to an end on December of 2012? Yeah, neither do I.

And now with Neptune in the Sign it rules, entertainment is more ubiquitous than ever. But even the theoretically best placements of a planet do not promise completely good and uncomplicated results. Consider what is happening right now with the movie industry, specifically the state of movie theaters.

As you can well imagine, 2020 has not been a great year for movie theaters or amusement parks. It takes a good couple of years to get a major movie from conception to release. And last year no one foresaw what we would be dealing with now in terms of the pandemic. For example, Christopher Nolan’s big budget film Tenet was expected to be a box office blockbuster. Despite Warner Bros’ best efforts, and despite generally positive reviews, Tenet turned out to be a flop by modern movie standards. Wonder Woman 1984 was supposed to be another big blockbuster for this year, but is expected to lose money as well, even though it has found a place to be released on HBO Max.

And personally? Don’t get me started about Dune. I’ve been waiting for two years for Dune. And I’m cranky that I won’t be able to see it on a big screen.

You can imagine how tough this is all being on entertainment industry juggernaut Disney, which is heavily reliant on both theatrical releases and attendance at its theme parks around the world. And both theaters and theme parks have been a total no-go in 2020.

Where will this all end? I think I have some ideas. Come back next time when I discuss this in light of the birth chart of the Disney corporation, which I have discussed here before. But bring your own popcorn. I don’t know where you’ve been.