COSMIC DISCOVERY CONFERENCE
April 24-26, 2026 | Nashville, Tennessee
Revolutionary Discoveries that are Redefining Astrology
COSMIC DISCOVERY CONFERENCE
April 24-26, 2026 | Nashville, Tennessee
Revolutionary Discoveries that are Redefining Astrology
COSMIC DISCOVERY CONFERENCE
April 24-26, 2026 | Nashville, Tennessee
Revolutionary Discoveries that are Redefining Astrology
Where Astrology Meets Inquiry
Welcome to the Cosmic Discovery Conference—a gathering for those ready to test, explore, and evolve astrology.
Hosted by the Cosmobiology Institute, this event invites critical thinkers, researchers, and visionaries to engage with astrology through an evidence-based lens
Cosmic Discovery Conference | April 24–26, 2026 | Embassy Suites Hotel | Nashville South Cool Springs
Speakers and Presentations
Speakers and Presentations
Opening Session, Keynote:
Compatibility Reframed:
New Insights from Psychology and Evidence-Based Astrology
Psychologists have conducted extensive research on couples who are very happily married versus people whose marriages became acrimonious and failed. The results are surprising and contradict what many people believe and it contradicts the assumptions of many dating websites.
Research on over 20,000 married couples with recorded times of birth also produced surprising results, and amazingly the psychological research and the astrological research come to similar conclusions.
Here we see evidence-based astrology and modern psychology confirming each other’s results and producing findings that are very helpful to both psychologists and astrologers.
Research Terminology for Astrologers
An introductory session focused on foundational research terminology used in evidence-based astrology.
This session is free to all attendees of the conference.
Pre-Conference Workshop:
The Magic in Modern Science:
New Insights from Psychology and Evidence-Based Astrology
We often imagine science as cold, rational, and purely logical – a realm stripped of mystery or magic. But that story is incomplete.
In this workshop, Santino explores the hidden wonder within scientific discovery where breakthroughs often arrive. Not through step-by-step reasoning, but like stumbling upon a magic potion on the road. Even the most grounded scientific ideas emerge in moments of awe, surprise, and intuition. He will deliver concrete examples of how great discoveries were born, and show you the process for creating your own magic formulas.
Register for Pre-Conference Workshop ($50)
Cosmic Discovery ConFerence Presentations
Astrological Patterns of the Mind:
Insights into Psychology
Angela shares the results of the most recent research studies that give high confidence that there are planetary configurations at the time of birth that are more likely for people who have been diagnosed with various psychological conditions.
Angela focuses on the most well-designed studies that use shuffled control groups and other carefully conducted procedures that make statistical artifacts unlikely.
The Zodiac Under Scrutiny:
A Data-Driven Look at the Signs
by: Linda Berry, M.A., M.S.S.W.
Linda uses AI Large Language Models to analyze the biographies of people to see if the biographies of people with the most emphasis of a zodiac sign match the description of zodiac signs better than a control group that have no planets or the Ascendant in the zodiac sign.
This research puts astrology to the test to see if zodiac signs really do describe people better than is expected by random chance.
She also analyzes two descriptions of zodiac signs: a set of descriptions based on widespread ideas about zodiac signs that are endorsed by leading astrologers and meanings of the zodiac signs that emerged from research done by Santino Mancuso.
Linda’s research shows whether each of these sets of descriptions of zodiac signs work better than random chance.
Zodiac Signs in the Southern Hemisphere:
Surprising
Findings
Aries is associated with the burst of energy of Spring, Taurus with plants becoming green and thriving in Spring, etc. However, the seasons are reversed in the Southern hemisphere so, for example, the Sun is in Aries when Autumn begins instead of when Spring begins.
Most astrologers do NOT flip the zodiac signs in the Southern hemisphere, but some astrologers argue that we should.
Vincent Godbout has conducted a sophisticated quantitative analysis of data that strongly suggests that the influence of zodiac signs differs between the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Moments of Eruption:
Midpoint Patterns in School Shootings
by: Manda Selva, LCSW, C.A., NCGR-PAA
Can midpoint structures in event charts reveal recurring symbolic signatures in collective acts of violence?
This presentation features a quantitative analysis of 134 school shootings in the United States and Canada (1970–2025) using midpoint analysis within a mundane astrology framework. Representing the culmination of many years of systematic midpoint testing, refinement, and methodological development, this study expands significantly on earlier exploratory research conducted with smaller datasets.
Building on those initial findings, the current investigation applies a more rigorous statistical design, incorporating stricter inclusion criteria, improved time verification, orb sensitivity testing, and control-group validation. By examining angular midpoint activations in event charts, the research tests whether specific midpoint–angle configurations occur more frequently in collective acts of violence than would be expected by chance alone.
Fixed Stars Revealed:
Moving Beyond the Archetypes
Starlene employs a research method that has been used very successfully in genetics research to find “a needle in a haystack”.
How do we begin to understand what a fixed star does in astrology when all we have is the anecdotal evidence of astrologers and traditional beliefs? This is similar to finding out which genes among millions are involved in a physical condition.
By very carefully using Extreme Case Sampling we are like explorers making a path through the jungle to develop ideas that have a much greater chance of being replicated in future studies. Starlene has been conducting this research for years and our confidence in the findings is improving with each new study.
We learn what the latest findings are and what the data is that supports these findings.
Cardiac Disease, Cancer and Suicide:
Astrology & Human
Health
Christopher has conducted research on people with cancer.
He uses modern research methods that compare these people with a control group and both of them obtain results that strongly suggest that there really are astrological indicators of vulnerability to this disease.
Christopher’s findings confirm some ideas in modern western astrology.
by: Santino Mancuso, M.A.
Santino conducted an extensive and detailed study of athletic performance.
Using the Vibrational Astrology theoretical framework and careful implementation of modern research methods, Santino will describe the transit-to-natal planetary configurations that indicate when athletic performance is exceptionally good.
These planetary configurations are different from the kinds of planetary configurations that most astrologers use in their practice.
Celestial Thresholds:
Astrology at the End of Life
One use of astrology is to predict the likelihood of a particular event occurring. One of the most dramatic events in a person’s life is the end of life, i.e., death. In astrology Saturn is often associated with time, old age and death.
Is Saturn involved when a person dies?
Vincent has conducted an extremely thorough and sophisticated quantitative research study that shows clear indicators of death compared to the control group.
The results are fascinating. For example, the research indicates that secondary progressions are involved in determining when a person is more likely to die.
The Cosmic Mirror and Sexual Orientation:
Outer Planets & the Search for Authenticity
People who do not fit into the most common and socially accepted and socially endorsed behavior patterns often face a struggle to express themselves honestly. Social pressures can make it more difficult for them to feel comfortable with who they are and to be authentic.
Being gay is becoming more socially acceptable in some parts of the world but there is often still the struggle of “coming out” with one’s sexual orientation as parents and others may find it difficult to accept and support. Dr. Benton’s carefully conducted research ndicates that the interaction of Saturn and Chiron are involved in the challenges of being part of a marginalized group and the struggle to feel comfortable and content with one’s life.
Social pressures can make it more difficult for them to feel comfortable with who they are and to be authentic.
