Gwendolyn Brooks: Literary Recurrence

In this episode, I'm looking at Saturn-Neptune conjunctions in birth charts and sharing some preliminary research I've been doing recently about how this placement shows up in people's lives. With the Saturn-Neptune conjunction finally going exact in the sky right now on February 20, 2026, I wanted to shift our focus from mundane world events to how this alignment manifests on a personal level, especially by looking at the lives of notable individuals and celebrities. I explore a variety of fascinating manifestations, from what I've been calling the "reality distortion field," to themes of mysteries, hidden secrets coming to light, and the tension between belief and skepticism. I also spend a lot of time talking about "recurrence transits", where people born under a previous Saturn-Neptune conjunction experience major, defining turning points in their lives when the two planets align again years later. Since this is ongoing research, I want to hear from you. If you have a Saturn-Neptune conjunction in your own birth chart, or if you know of any other great celebrity examples I might have missed, please let me know down in the comments. If we get enough good examples, I'm planning to do a follow-up episode to explore this topic even further. This is episode 525 of The Astrology Podcast. Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction00:02:10 Betty Ford00:05:44 JonBenét Ramsey00:08:38 John F. Kennedy00:09:48 Jeffrey Epstein00:11:12 Boston Tea Party00:12:18 Gisèle Pelicot00:17:11 Vladimir Putin00:19:44 Christopher Columbus00:25:08 Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa00:26:26 Charles Darwin00:28:56 Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce00:30:08 Kathleen Kennedy00:34:47 Stephen Paddock00:37:06 Ayurvedic Medicine Ashram Example00:39:34 Mercury Cafe in Denver00:41:49 Haley Joel Osment00:43:29 Ken Burns00:48:10 Edgar Allan Poe00:49:05 Discovery of Neptune00:49:46 Proclus00:51:11 Pierce Brosnan00:52:47 Elvira, Mistress of the Dark00:55:13 Alexander Graham Bell00:56:30 Gwendolyn Brooks00:57:19 Pablo Picasso00:58:51 Daniel Radcliffe01:01:05 Fall of Empires: King Fuad II & Gamal Abdel Nasser01:03:45 King George III & the American Revolution01:06:26 Conclusion01:08:54 Patreon & Sponsors Watch the Video Version of This Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_3rNcEZKVs Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 525 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3: