February 2nd, 2014, 6:30 pm, New York, NY
If kick off does indeed happen at 6:30pm, then the very last degree of Leo would be rising, which promises us a profound display of showmanship, superstardom, and big-play energy. This might really support the outspoken and huge personalities of a player like Seattle’s cornerback Richard Sherman. With Mars in Libra trining the Ascendant, athletic ability and prowess could call for stand-out performances by not just one, but many key players.
If kickoff happens just five minutes later, the game may spin into a more technical direction and hinge on accuracy, precision, or even penalties, due to the highly analytical and critical sign of Virgo rising.
We get the feeling that big plays and even trick plays may guide the course of the game. Jupiter and Venus’s square to Uranus may trigger the exciting and unexpected trick plays, while Jupiter’s opposition to Pluto and Venus’ conjunction to Pluto suggest over-the-top energy, extreme bravado, and some obvious surface tension between players early on.
But perhaps most importantly for the Super Bowl, we have to study the Moon. The Moon is the general mood and feeling permeating the game and the vibe surrounding the whole experience. On Super Bowl Sunday, the Moon is what astrologers call void-of-course, which means it has made its last geometric aspect to another planet before changing signs. This fact alone could bring a lot of surprises to the game’s proceedings. Also, the Moon is in the final degrees of Pisces and the watery symbol of the fishes forewarns us of possible fumblings, slippery grips on the ball. The formula could be as simple as whomever turns the ball over the least wins the game.
Mercury, planet of communication, is conjunct Neptune and Chiron in Pisces as well, which could bring difficulty to communications on the field, and also leads us to think that weather (again, Pisces’ water sign) may become an important factor, and could even lead to mishandling of the football.
The media is ruled by the sign of Pisces. Naturally, the media’s presence, including the focus on the advertisements, is always strong during the Super Bowl, but especially in New York City. And with all the Pisces in the air, it will seem like the big game is actually a unifying experience of our collective imagination. There will be no shortage of entertainment and Pisces partying on this night!
All this Pisces (in addition to Mars’ flip-flop and indecisive attitude in Libra) doesn’t portend well for having too fixed of a game plan, since Pisces is a slippery water sign, and the Seahawks tend to remain pretty fixed in their playing style. Intuition should guide the players and an almost psychic sense of the play, the ball-position, and other players’ decisions should permeate the field during the Super Bowl. Denver quaterback Peyton Manning’s keen ability to change plays at the line of scrimmage could give him an advantage. In any case, the team that uses illusion and deception most may have the upper hand.