Six Years Later: Evaluating the 2015 Regulus USA Forecast
From beer bellies to gym rats, America's fitness obsession goes mainstream
Originally published June 11, 2021. Long read: 1.5 to 2 hours.
This report assesses predictions made in 2015 using the Regulus USA National Horoscope, a rectified version of the July 4, 1776 U.S. founding chart developed by Regulus Astrology. Central to the method is Abū Maʿshar’s System of Distributors and Partners, which tracks social trends through planetary primary directions and Egyptian bounds. The horoscope features an Ascendant degree of 26 Sagittarius 54’40”.
Between 2012–2017, the Ascendant Distributor was Jupiter in Virgo, associated with health trends, data analytics, and the craft beer boom. The prediction that craft beer would peak in 2016 and decline thereafter was partially confirmed: although total brewery counts continued rising, other metrics (barrels brewed, M&A activity, hops prices, media interest) all peaked or declined during the forecasted window.
Healthcare was also tied to Jupiter/Virgo, with the end of Affordable Care Act cost-sharing subsidies coinciding with the shift to the next distributor, Mars in Virgo, in April 2017.
From 2017–2026, Mars/Virgo became the Ascendant Distributor. Key predictions included:
A shift from craft beer to hard seltzer and a boom in fitness metrics and wearables, both confirmed by market trends.
A revival of U.S. military logistics, seen in Project Maven’s use of AI facial recognition for drone targeting.
Renewed interest in hard rock mining and Arctic oil drilling, culminating in the Trump administration’s 2021 ANWR lease auctions.
A failed prediction about Tough Mudder as a national fitness fad was offset by Peloton’s explosive growth during COVID-19 lockdowns.
The report also explored the Mars-Mars partnership period (2017–2021), predicting heightened political belligerence. Events like the end of DACA, Antifa protests, and growing partisan hostility confirmed the martial tone, though the report notes the risk of confirmation bias.
Overall, the study shows stronger predictive reliability when using Distributors for long-term social mood than Partners for specific event timing. The exercise demonstrates that even astrologically derived forecasts can generate meaningful, testable, and economically relevant insights—especially when linked to public metrics and real-world developments.