Eclipses and Downfalls: The Astrology of the Fall of Public Figures

The Astrology Podcast

Chris Brennan

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Spirituality

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🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In ancient astrology, eclipses were viewed as omens of the death or downfall of prominent people. In this episode, I want to go over some examples from recent history and current news that demonstrate that this ancient observation is still true to this day. I recorded this on February 19, 2026, right as the big news hit that Prince Andrew was just arrested in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files, which happened only two days after a solar eclipse in Aquarius. We'll dive into what I define as "eclipse season," a roughly month-long period that starts about a week before the first eclipse and ends about a week after the second eclipse. During this time, it is incredibly common to see prominent or political figures suffering some sort of public downfall. We are going to walk through several recent examples of this, from the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto company FTX, to the raid on Sean "Diddy" Combs' mansions. We will also look at how this applies to major historical events, including the deaths of Princess Diana and Pope John Paul I, as well as the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. But as we'll discuss, a downfall is not always permanent. Because an eclipse is a conjunction, it represents the closing of one cycle, but also the laying of the seeds or foundations for something completely new to grow. Since our current eclipse season is not over yet, I highly recommend paying attention to the new beginnings taking root in your own life right now, even if they do not seem that momentous yet. Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction to Eclipses and Downfalls00:00:27 Prince Andrew's Arrest00:01:36 Why the Sun and Moon Represent Leaders00:03:08 Prominent Deaths: Jesse Jackson00:05:47 The Origins of Eclipse Omens00:06:41 Prince Andrew's Birth Chart00:07:47 South Korean President Sentenced00:08:44 Defining the "Eclipse Season" Window00:10:56 Liz Truss Resigns00:11:35 Eric Adams Indicted00:13:00 Jeffrey Epstein Arrested00:14:18 Kanye West loses Adidas partnership00:16:06 Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Collapse00:18:37 Sean "Diddy" Combs House Raided00:19:37 R. Kelly Arrested00:20:44 The Flip Side: Sudden Rises to Prominence00:22:07 Ashlee Simpson's SNL Lip Syncing Fiasco00:23:35 News Anchors Fired: Cuomo, Lemon, and Carlson00:25:56 Temporary Setbacks: James Gunn00:27:59 Trump's First Impeachment00:29:13 Deaths of Three British Kings00:31:41 Princess Diana's Tragic Death00:32:07 Assassinations: Lincoln, MLK, and Indira Gandhi00:32:38 Death of Pope John Paul I00:34:17 King Henry I's Eclipse00:36:05 Why Eclipses Trigger Major Endings00:38:34 The rest of the current eclipse season00:40:56 Credits Watch the Video Version of This Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFdPdsFJFpI - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 524 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3:

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0:00.0	In ancient astrology, eclipses were viewed as omens of the death or downfall of prominent people.
0:07.0	And in this video, I want to go over some examples, both current ones that are in the news that demonstrate that that is still true to this day,
0:14.8	as well as some other recent examples from recent history that show the downfall or the death of prominent people during a clip season.
0:22.6	All right. So I'm recording this on February 19, 2026. And the big news today is that
0:29.0	Prince Andrew was just arrested in connection with some of the emails that came out over the
0:34.7	past month in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein case
0:37.9	and the Jeffrey Epstein files.
0:40.4	And this was major notable news from an astrological standpoint because an eclipse just took
0:46.8	place in Aquarius, a solar eclipse, only two days ago on February 17th. And in the news, this marked an important turning point because
0:58.1	this is the first time somebody connected with the British royal family had been arrested
1:03.6	in modern times. And there were no recent examples of this any time in like the past century.
1:13.9	So this is a major case and a major instance of a public downfall of like a notable or a prominent figure who's, you know, in a
1:20.5	very high position, but suddenly is suffering a public disgrace or a public downfall of some sort.
1:30.1	And symbolically, part of the reason this comes up during eclipse season is because the sun and
1:36.7	the moon are the two luminaries in astrology that represent the principle of light, but also
1:43.7	prominence, sovereignty, and eminent or prominent
1:49.4	individuals, basically.
1:51.0	Like in ancient astrology, the sun represented the king and the moon represented the queen.
1:57.2	So in ancient astrology, astrologers associated the sun and the moon with the king and the queen.
2:05.6	And sometimes when one of the two luminaries was eclipsed, it was viewed as a negative omen, indicating that something negative would happen to the king or to the queen.
2:16.6	And at first you might think that this is just
2:19.8	superstition or that it's something that they're just purely deriving for symbolic reasons,
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