The Stars and the Stripes: An Astrological Exploration of the United States

Rebecca M. Farrar, M.A.
10 min readJul 4, 2024

“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”-James Baldwin

While I’m not necessarily patriotic nor anti-American — though I am on the verge — I appreciate Baldwin’s sentiments. As someone born in the United States and has lived in other countries and experienced different ways of doing things, I feel both protective and dubious. I want to believe we as a country can evolve and create new systems and structures that work for everyone. And yet, the progress often feels slow and hopeless and I have started to doubt the country’s capacity to keep up with the evolving world.

When I feel frustrated or annoyed with a person I often find myself looking at their natal chart in attempts to appreciate their complexity or understand our co-created dynamic. And right now, my biggest disappointment and fear sits with this country I call home. So in this time of mixed emotion…and transition….I turn to the tool I know best for insight and perhaps optimism of a country I both dislike and love — astrology.

Just like people have birth charts, locations have them too, created at the moment they become recognized as a city or country. Beyond horoscopes for individuals, astrology can also…

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Rebecca M. Farrar, M.A.
Rebecca M. Farrar, M.A.

Written by Rebecca M. Farrar, M.A.

Enchanted with Earth & Ether | M.A. Philosophy, Cosmology, Consciousness | Archetypal Astrologer & Writer | www.wildwitchwest.com

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