Taylor & Travis:  Written in the Stars?

By Alex Miller

Swifties the world over were gob smacked by the announcement on 26 August 2025 that pop icon Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, were engaged.  The couple had been dating for just under two years, a record for Swift, who is noted for the brevity of her entanglements, and the fodder her failed relationships have been for her music career.  No date has yet been set for the wedding, but it is not expected to occur before the 2026 Super Bowl, due to her tour commitments and his playing schedule.

With asteroid Kelsey (2 Leo), an alternate spelling and phonetic match for Kelce, conjoined Venus (0 Leo) for the announcement, as well as asteroid Hera (6 Leo), while opposed (180 degrees) Pluto (1 Aquarius), it’s clear that Travis Kelce (Kelsey) is focused on love, romance and partnership (all Venus traits), ready to transform (Pluto) his life with a long-term commitment (Hera, named for the Greek goddess of marriage).  But is Taylor fully onboard?

With asteroid Taylor (23 Sagittarius) opposed asteroid Aphrodite (27 Gemini), Swift has surely been bitten by the love bug (Aphrodite, named for the Greek goddess of love), but butterfly Aphrodite is known more for a “sip and flit” variety of lovemaking, focusing on casual affairs more than lifelong partnerships.  Asteroid Swift (12 Gemini) exactly trine Mars (12 Libra), arbiter of sexuality, says she’s hot to trot, for certain, but passion can burn out quickly, and is rarely a marker of lasting unions.

One thing the couple has going for them – self-referential asteroids running in tandem, and making important pivots simultaneously.  There’s no stand-alone Travis asteroid, but several which are comprised of first and last names strung together as one word, which can be separated and used for either.  One of these, asteroid Travisbrown, has been conjoined asteroid Taylor for months, signifying closeness and unified purpose.

Reportedly, the actual question and answer phase of the engagement came several weeks before the public announcement, in early August.  At that time, asteroids Taylor and Travisbrown were within a degree of each other (22 and 21 Sagittarius, respectively), slowed to a virtual standstill as they headed to station (1).  Taylor made its direct station on August 7^th; Travisbrown followed suit on the 10^th.  This timeframe likely aligns closely with the fateful decision to join hands and move forward (direct station, when normal forward motion is resumed), continuing this journey together.  Stations are periods of special moment and import, when lifechanging events occur or transformational decisions are made, and their choice to make it official at this time augurs well for their ultimate success as a couple.

On a more generic level, additional celestial markers heralded the change in status.  Jupiter (16 Cancer), planet of fame and celebrity, opposes asteroid Briede (14 Capricorn), an alternate spelling of “bride,” indicating nuptials where at least the female half of the sketch (Briede) has some renown (Jupiter).  As well, asteroid Singer (17 Taurus) opposes asteroid Juno (21 Scorpio), named for the Roman goddess of marriage, so we can intuit that a vocal performer (Singer) is about to tie the knot (Juno).  Mercury (17 Leo) in square (90 degrees) to each creates a T-Square (2), and ensures that the announcement makes big news, Mercury-ruled.

How committed are the couple?  Will those as-yet-unscheduled wedding bells actually ring out?  Travis Kelce surely seems locked in, with asteroid Kelsey semisquare (45 degrees) asteroid Groom (14 Virgo).  But Taylor Swift may be somewhat uncertain.  Asteroid Swift is inconjunct (150 degrees) asteroid Briede, an aspect that shows a need for adjustment or reappraisal.  Given that Briede also conjoins asteroid NOT (17 Capricorn), a general disqualifier or symbol of negation, don’t be surprised if the bride gets cold feet, with at a minimum, a protracted engagement while she mulls the situation further.

Notes:  (1) Stations are periods when, from our perspective on Earth, a planet appears to slow its movement, come to a standstill, and reverse course.  This is an optical illusion created by the triangulation between the sun, Earth, and any third celestial body; astrologically, it represents a focusing of the energies associated with that point, and often coincides with major life events or a radical recalibration of how that point has functioned previously.

(2) a T-Square is a dynamic pattern composed of two or more plantes in opposition (180 degrees), each squared (90 degrees) a third.  It represents stress and conflict, with the fulcrum point (at the square) offering a possibility of resolution.

Sources:  reporting from NBC News, chart data from serennu.com, graphic images by author

Title Image Credit:  drawn by ChatGPT