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In episode 496 astrologer Chris Brennan talks about the transit of Uranus in Gemini, and how astrologers came to associate it with major wars in United States history. The first part of the episode discusses how the astrologer Luke Broughton (1828-1899) seems to have been the first astrologer to have observed the correlation between Uranus in Gemini and major wars in US history, and he used this in order to make predictions in the early 1860s about the start of the Civil War. Later I discuss the astrologer Evangeline Adams (1868-1932), who used the Uranus in Gemini transit to predict the start of US involvement in World War II, in a book that she published in 1931. Later I reflect on one of the earliest episodes of The Astrology Podcast, episode 11 titled The Astrology of Uranus and the United States, where I discussed this transit with Nick Dagan Best and the implication that it predicted another major war after Uranus enters Gemini again in 2025. This is also a followup to episode 376, titled The Uranus Return of the United States, which delves more into what Uranus in Gemini has coincided with in the past in US history. This episode was recorded late in the night of July 6, 2025, just hours before Uranus went into Gemini on July 7, and then released shortly after the ingress took place, with early Gemini rising. My goal was to reflect on the history of astrologers studying this transit and using it for predictions, and to mark the occasion as we head into what is clearly shaping up to be another very important turning point in US history. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:07 - The 84-Year Historical Pattern of Major U.S. Wars 00:05:44 - Why This Pattern Exists: The U.S. Birth Chart 00:08:03 - The Natal Mars-Uranus Conjunction 00:11:09 - Symbolism of Fireworks on the 4th of July 00:13:20 - Luke Broughton's 1861 Prediction of the Civil War 00:17:38 - Reading From Broughton's Astrological Journal 00:22:46 - The Three Most Significant Wars in U.S. History 00:24:52 - Evangeline Adams' 1931 Prediction of World War II 00:28:24 - Reading Adams' Famous Prediction 00:36:42 - How Long Modern Astrologers Have Anticipated This 00:38:38 - Clip from 2013 Prediction of a War in 2025 00:47:05 - Current Events: Potential for Internal & External Conflict 00:52:26 - The Empirical Side of Astrology & Making Predictions 00:56:47 - Potential Positives: Transformation & Liberation 01:02:21 - Key Dates to Watch During the Transit (2025-2033) 01:14:21 - Conclusion Watch the Video Version of This Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsuFeSuZeGo – Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 496 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3: