Prophet Nostradamus and Donald Trump

You might want to read the Nostradamus prophecies said to be about Trump, such as the ones starting, "The false trumpet concealing madness," and "The Great Joker." I looked into those that are most popular on the Internet, and what they might really say, and present them for your inspection as as food for thought in this new article.

Did He or Didn't He? Teddy Roosevelt and Astrology

Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. president from 1901 to 1909, kept his natal horoscope chart mounted on a chess board in the Oval Office. When visitors asked about it, Roosevelt said, “I always keep my weather eye on the opposition of my seventh house Moon to my first house Mars.”

You'll see that story on several astrology sites and quotation sites on the Net. But I did some checking, and:

First of all, Theodore Roosevelt did not occupy the Oval Office because there was no presidential Oval Office until 1909, its first occupant President William Howard Taft, Roosevelt's successor. Roosevelt’s office was in the West Wing and is now called the Roosevelt Room. Theodore Roosevelt’s horoscope (October 27, 1858, 7:45 p.m., New York City) does show his natal Moon opposing Mars, and Houses 1 and 7 are involved, but the quotation reverses it: His Moon is actually in House 1 and his Mars in House 7.

Roosevelt was no astrology buff if he couldn't even keep his own chart straight. Chances are he didn't say this at all; there's no proof. This anecdote was first published around 1930, when mass media created the first real fad for popular astrology.

Besides, why would a president mount his horoscope on a chessboard? Couldn't he afford a frame? Would he have let just anyone see it? At that time, the practice of astrology was illegal.

Astrology shouldn't operate on misinformation. We're always striving for truth.

Adrian Ross Duncan: He's Not Really at AstrologyAnswers.com

Adrian Ross Duncan, a genuine astrologer associated with the fake astrology site Astrologyanswers.com, responded to my questions about his integrity--questions raised by dozens of my readers--in an email I copied onto this blog in February 2016. Since then he has allowed his name to be used by Astrologyanswers.com homepage as the "founder" of the site, which he is not--it is owned and run by New Peak Media, Inc.--and on fake, mass-produced free email horoscope "readings" from  Astrologyanswers.com. He also appears in video promotions for the site. The homepage openly states that its readings are for entertainment only, not real.

In Duncan's own words:

Early last year, AstrologyAnswers asked me if I would help them promote the reports. As I believe in my reports, I am happy to promote them, which I have done with videos. However, the emails used by AstrologyAnswers were absolutely awful. So there is a stipulation in my contract that any mails using my name may be edited by me. This process of editing  lasted from May 2014 to December 2014, as their copywriters test the results of every edited mail. Unfortunately my name has been associated with some crappy emails in the process, which is regrettable. They keep writing new mails, so it is hard to keep track.

So don't take the name "Adrian Ross Duncan" seriously as a source of horoscopes, if you ever did. Especially free ones. Consumer complaints against the messages written under his name are piling up. His email defending and explaining himself I will leave on this blog as a historical record.

Angela, Guardian Angel Medium

A full report about Angela's "guardian angel medium" qualifications will be posted soon.  Here's the discovery story and what I know so far. Angela's angel messenger website, created in February 2016, shares corporate roots in Hong Kong with George Tupak, known fake Visionary Shaman. His drawing power is waning. Tupak introduced her to me via his barrage of almost-daily emails.

So sorry that anyone who loves angels should know that "Angela" is fake and that nothing in angel lore says they work through mediums. In every historical report they appear to human beings one-on-one.

Best Magazine Horoscopes

I read and rated magazine horoscopes for quality, authenticity, and entertainment value, found out about their astrologer-authors, and the reasons the best are the best -- and why others aren't. Surprise: horoscopes in Town & Country magazine! Surprise: no horoscopes in the glossies Vogue,  Glamour and Vanity Fair (they used to have them!), and O. Click to see the article.

The Spellcaster Who Curses Customers: Arabella

I've now published actual screenshots of horribly abusive recent emails from UK online spellcaster "Arabella," responding to a first-time paying customer who wanted a refund. "She" has been cursing customers, potential customers, and critics since at least 2011. See the whole story and the emails, and please share the story. UK readers, what do you know about Justin Toper?

Claire Astrologer at Astrology-Revealed.com

I tried Claire the astrologer at Astrology-Revealed, and she sent with my free reading the first actual birth chart I've seen in 10 years of investigating offers like hers. Read the full, all-new review.

Beware of AstroMary and True Tarot

"Mary" is the new "Jenna" at The-Astrology.com. You can also buy AstroMary's incorrect readings and advice at Astromary.com. She's already got several consumer complaints. Another online reader to avoid is TrueTarot.com, who promised to send a reading within 24 hours but sent only an instant email begging for "donations" through PayPal, $3 here, $8 there. . .and if you don't donate, "she" sends the free reading a week later.

TrueTarot indicates a new trend in psychic ripoffs: calling payments "Donations" and having "Donation" buttons for payment. TrueTarot wants a "donation" of $39 for three months or $59 for six months of guidance. Is it a donation if they tell you what to pay? The advantage to them is that money you technically "donate" is not refundable.

Jenna's Back with a New Site

Jenna, the psychic/astrologer--"her" site AboutAstro.com abandoned in late 2014 thanks to bad reviews--tells me in a new email, the first I've received from "her" in months, that my next three months of 2016 will really matter, and for $29--a new low in terms of pricing--she'll guide me and tell me my lucky days.

After leaving her AboutAstro.com clients suddenly stranded, "Jenna" moved to the site "the-astrology.com," but, surprise, she's no longer there; a "Mary" has replaced her. Links in the recent email led me to Jenna's next new website, "astrology-jenna.com," a site that has only a homepage at this time. Links in the email took me to a drawing of  the "Energizing Crystal Grid" which "Jenna" asserts she made specifically for me.

In the email, "Jenna" claimed the planet Venus will be retrograde much of the year. In fact, the planet Venus will not retrograde at all during 2016. Whoever wrote "Jenna's" letter could simply have Googled "Venus retrograde" and learned that. But they're too--lazy? Dumb?--in any case, you still don't want to pay Jenna to give you readings or grids of any kind, astrological, numerological, crystallogical,, or psychic.

There is much more astrological misinformation in the email, but I think one big, blatant instance is enough to convince us that this new site--which the owner opened in February 2016--isn't going to revive the once-popular false astrologer "Jenna." She won't have clients until she offers real readings, and it doesn't seem as if there's any chance of that.

Adrian Ross Duncan, Astrologer: Real or Fake?

I emailed astrologer Adrian Ross Duncan because so many were asking me "Is he real or fake?" Here is the full email he sent me on January 19, 2016, clarifying his relationship with AstrologyAnswers.com, and discussing his own sites where you can buy reports directly from him. I asked if he had parted ways with AstrologyAnswers.com, which barrages customers with very cheesey emails signed "Adrian Ross Duncan."

Dear Sylvia:

… and thanks for writing. I get a lot of people writing in connection with AstrologyAnswers, so please excuse me if this mail does not exactly address your mail specifically. In answer to your specific questions, I don't think Astrology Answers has parted ways with me. They are always doing something strange, but basically I supply the reports they sell, and they are permitted to use my name to promote them.

As regards my own sites, www.astrowow.com is the most advanced and has a lot of free stuff. But within about 3 months my old site and new site will merge into a really beautifully designed new site. People will get redirected to www.astrowow.com

As you may know I have many astrological services… articles, my own websites astrowow.com and world-of-wisdom.com, I write books and even daily, weekly and monthly sun signs. It’s part of the busy life of working with astrology full time. I have also developed the World of Wisdom software programs, and recently I wrote and designed a really good prediction report – The Year Report. The reports I have developed are sent to customers in real time, and I have 3 to 4 companies who sell these reports, either anonymously or under my name. In my opinion these reports are amongst the best available on the market today, particularly the Year Report, which combines transits, progressions, planetary and age cycles and the solar return in amazing detail. 

By far the most successful of the companies selling my reports is AstrologyAnswers.com, which is affiliated to a marketing company called New Peak Media. I get a fixed monthly fee from this company, and they sell thousands of reports a month.

Early last year, AstrologyAnswers asked me if I would help them promote the reports. As I believe in my reports, I am happy to promote them, which I have done with videos. However, the emails used by AstrologyAnswers were absolutely awful. So there is a stipulation in my contract that any mails using my name may be edited by me. This process of editing  lasted from May 2014 to December 2014, as their copywriters test the results of every edited mail. Unfortunately my name has been associated with some crappy emails in the process, which is regrettable. They keep writing new mails, so it is hard to keep track.

Currently people who sign up get a free report, which has actually inaccurate (in the calculation of the Ascendant). This is an old system they were using before dealing with me. I have now redesigned this so that users will get a mini-report based on their birthdate. This report actually calculates a solar chart, scans it for the strongest aspect between personal planets and outer planets, and composes an interpretation. Furthermore it scans currents transits, finds the strongest outer planet transit, and adds that to the interpretation. That is what users will get – for free – so it is an excellent deal. But even this they keep changing. Also Astrology Answers sells 6 teaching videos which I designed, wrote and filmed, and these are doing very well on their site.

In the end I think they give good service, more personalized and better than anything else offered for free on the net. AstrologyAnswers otherwise conforms to industry standards, you can unsubscribe from their emails if you don’t like them, you can get refunds, and they give a lot for free.

As I mentioned in the beginning, I do get a lot of people writing to me – hence this mail, which explains things in detail. But please note, my affiliation with AstrologyAnswers is just a small part of my work and I cannot address their support issues. For this you need to go to the support channels of Astrology Answers. Their email is:

support@astrologyanswers.com

Best Regards - Adrian

What to Expect from a Tarot Reading

Is it scary? Is it a trick, a sham? How much will it cost, how long will a reading take--and can the reader tell me about my soulmate and my fate? What if I don't like what the Tarot cards say? Is the reader a witch? What if the Death card comes up? Will she let me cut the cards? Read about what to expect when you meet, in person, with a professional Tarot reader, here.

Forced off the Net: "Norah" at PremiumAstrology.com

You reap what you sow: The fake psychic readings by "Norah" at PremiumAstrology.com, plus increasing unhappiness among customers unable to obtain refunds, forced the site off the Net. The shutoff occured suddenly and left customers hanging and googling until their eyes bled to hunt down "Norah's" new URL, Norahguide.com, and try to find a way to request a refund. I'll save you the hunt: The phone number is  1-866-732-9787.

This is the second major fake Internet psychic advertiser, after Jenna, who's been forced to abandon a profitable longtime URL and get another because of bad customer reviews and notoriety. They're both owned by the same company in France.

Maria Medium: Can She Contact the Other Side?

Several readers asked whether they could trust Maria Medium, or "Maria the Medium," at the-medium-maria.com, so I requested her free three-card Tarot readings and am sharing the results, and outing her outrageous price of $79 for a seven-card Tarot reading. I don't know any real Tarot reader who charges that much. Click here for my findings about Maria Medium, who delivers a blend of astrology, lucky numbers, and very limited Tarot.

Horoscope Review: "Padre," Your Guardian Angel's Middleman

"Padre," a new online fortuneteller, says he has the power to talk personally with your guardian angel. He says your angel wants you to to listen to him and pay him $106. "Padre" is not a priest, just happens to look like one. Clever programming on this site dealt me a new guardian angel each time, despite my entering identical information. Full review is here.

Astro-Readings.com: Just Say "Norah"

You'll see ads around for Astro-Readings.com, and looking into this firm I found it's another of those "guy-based-in-France" spinoffs, his main mealticket being the notorious "Norah" fake astrologer of premiumastrology.com. So don't be fooled. By the way, purchased reports from Astro-Readings.com are final after 6 days. That's right, no refund after 6 days (far different from Norah's 6 months). Buyer beware. And golly, the English on the FAQ page is awful!

Jenna Astrologer Changes Her URL from AboutAstro.com to The-Astrology.com

After thousands of customer complaints about her shabby "readings" and shabby customer service, Jenna the psychic astrologer at AboutAstro.com has changed her Web address to The-Astrology.com. There is no change in the services offered, nor the fees: Just the site's owner trying to hide a well-earned negative reputation and hundreds of bitter customer reviews. Read the updated Jenna review here, and the comments from her former clients.

Valentina Tarot: Veiled Threats and No Refunds

"Valentina Tarot" gives "free readings" that turn up the same cards for everybody, including a message in blurry blue type predicting that a scumbag lover will run away with your money. She'll clarify the message and avert the disaster if you send your money to her, through Paypal only. The terms: There are no refunds, ever. Here's the full review.

"The Extraordinary Chris" at PsychicReadingsForFree.com

Have you heard of The Extraordinary Chris who will read your personality and love life through a combination of stars, Tarot, and "astro-telepathic contact"? Want to see where he works? I found a picture. Whatever you do, don't join his site because your membership (and credit-card charges, because contrary to his URL his psychic readings cost money) will renew forever. Click here for my detailed review: http://hub.me/agmvq.

Review: USA-Astrology.com

You'll never guess who's selling her old services for $20 less than the usual through the new URLs USA-Astrology.com and IN-Astrology.com (the latter, hoping to tempt customers from India). These two new fortunetelling websites are now being heavily advertised on Google. Hint about "her": "Her" regular website sank beneath the weight of bad reviews. I got my free reading, too. Check out my review of USA-Astrology here.

Susan Miller's Horoscope Scandal: Facts Only

Famed New York City-based astrologer Susan Miller of Astrologyzone.com aims to post her monthly horoscopes by the first of each month, but postings during 2014 have often been late: March 2, May 7, June 4, July 7, August 6, with Miller often blaming delays on personal illness or having to wait for her IT team. In July an online article in the magazine The Atlantic titled, "Dude, Where's My Horoscope?" reported that some of Miller's six and a half million fans complained of feeling "abandoned" or "taken for granted" when Miller's horoscopes are late. By September 3, bitter complaints about the missing September horoscope appear on Miller's Facebook page, balanced by fans calling for patience and prayer. This is the first time a missing monthly horoscope has blown up into a scandal.

Miller has a business degree from NYU and has written horoscopes syndicated by Disney and ABC.com; she set up AstrologyZone.com in 2001. A February 18, 2013, profile in New York Magazine called her "the go-to astrologer for New York's fashion set" and noted Miller's loquaciousness, her many ailments including a broken wrist, and five bottles of painkillers. By her own description, Miller was a sickly child.

Miller or her assistant posted on Miller's Facebook and Twitter accounts (@astrologyzone) that on or near April 15's total eclipse of the moon, Miller had an acute attack of intestinal bleeding. She kept fans posted about her progress, lapses, and medications. Soon after September's fan complaints began, her website was reduced to a notice on the homepage that Susan is ill and the horoscope for September 2014 will be online "as soon as possible."

Why are so many people so impatient for Susan Miller's horoscopes? Miller's monthly horoscopes are lengthy--about 3,000 encouraging, specific, spirited and some say incredibly accurate, 3000 words long each, and free.

Here are some facts:

April 1, 2014: April forecast posted.

April 20: Miller tweeted: "April 15 eclipse hit me hard with a mysterious infection. Pills really strong so I sleep and sleep. This is not like me! Sorry not here!"

May 7: May horoscopes posted.

June 4: June horoscopes posted.

July 5, 2014: A Reddit post by a fan discusses "Is anyone else pissed off by Susan Miller?" regarding the late horoscopes and their excuses, usually related to Miller's health.

July 7: July horoscopes posted. Miller tweets "After 40 days on corticosteroid, 95% of problem gone, now stepping down off the pills. But doc not happy with my progress. . ."

July 11: The staid, elite magazine Atlantic Monthly online edition publishes "Dude, Where's My Horoscope?" an article about bitter complaints that Susan Miller's much-anticipated monthly forecasts have been consistently late: March 2, May 7, June 4, July 7. After July's posting, Facebook fans accuse Miller of taking them for granted.

August 6: August horoscopes posted.

August 18: On Facebook, Miller announces that she is taking new medicine and also is launching a brand-new AstrologyZone app. Unlike the previous app AstrologyZone Premier, which downloaded for a single payment of $1.99, this new app's costs subscribers $50 per year. AstrologyZone Premier is no longer available.

On Twitter the same day, Susan posts about her bleeding intestines "open since April" and separately answers a follower question about the difference between the new and old app: "In the paid version you get 75 words + every day, per sign and access to evergreen personality info. More juicy content." This is followed by other same-day Twitter postings.

August 20: Susan's assistant reports on Facebook and Twitter that Susan is taking Humira, a medicine for Crohn's disease, a chronic intestinal disorder.

September 3: Miller or her team changed her Facebook cover photo from her face to the AstrologyZone logo and the website is reduced to a single page saying Susan is ill. Fans angry about the late horoscope post comments such as: "So this is really a gimmick to help pay for what..? the apps developers? Feign illness. . .?"

September 5: The first Facebook and Twitter posts since August 20 appear. Miller tells agitated fans and well-wishers that she has completed the monthly Sun-sign summaries but is taking the time to write complete forecasts as usual.

September 12: September horoscopes are published.

Quelling the Rumors: There is no question that Susan Miller personally knows astrology; her astrological facts, presented online since 1995, are accurate. There's no proof that Miller is a certified astrologer, but most astrologers are not certified; the certification exams tests are complicated, expensive, and given at one location once a year. Astrology is taught and learned, a skill, not "psychic" or an inborn gift, so speculations that Miller has "lost the gift" or that it "died with her mother" (in 2012) are wildly off the mark. Crohn's disease is chronic, ulcerates the intestines and is exacerbated by stress.