The renowned astrologer Vadim Levin, who not without reason calls himself the “Kremlin astrologer,” has developed a unique system of human compatibility based on the Zoroastrian calendar.
According to this system, one can confidently choose a future life partner, plan the birth of children in favorable years, even months.
The point is that the familiar Eastern horoscope is based on the 12-year cycle of Jupiter’s orbit around the Sun. Jupiter primarily governs public behavior within human relationships, whereas Saturn, whose solar orbital period equals 32 years, governs personal life. The Zoroastrian calendar is specifically Saturnian in nature, exerting a stronger influence over family and an individual’s destiny.
Nowruz, the Zoroastrian or Persian New Year, begins on March 21.
Happiness in marriage, Levin assures, depends greatly on the age difference between spouses. No, this does not refer to the stereotypical notion that the greater the age gap, the less mutual misunderstanding and other common clichés. It’s more complex. Thus, here are the Zoroastrian keys to marital happiness)))
Age Difference
- Same age. In such a marriage, fishing and wallpapering are good activities—meaning a steady, down-to-earth life spent working without lifting one’s head from the plow to the stars. This marriage offers the couple no opportunity for career advancement and implies repeating a script established once and for all. Precisely for this reason, it’s rather difficult to find such marriages among famous people, as reaching the peak of popularity in this case is challenging. A historical example is the secret marriage between Empress Elizabeth and Kirill Razumovsky. Clearly, it became possible only after Elizabeth ascended the throne.
- Age difference of 1 year. A fairly common and successful union between a man and a woman. Passionate love fades quickly, but friendly relations last a lifetime. Typically, they have two children, money is present, preserved, and spent wisely. Examples of such marriages: Bill and Hillary Clinton, Boris and Naina Yeltsin, Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev.
- Age difference of 2 years. Everything is complicated, as is customary to write on Facebook! There is love, good sex, mutual attraction, but no money or business. No matter how much the couple earns, money does not stay in the household. Among famous people, such was Mayakovsky’s civil marriage with Lilya Brik. Joseph Kobzon and Lyudmila Gurchenko also entered a brief and extremely unsuccessful union.
- Age difference of 3 years. Frequent quarrels and difficult reconciliations. Each year, the spouses irritate each other more and are unable to properly appreciate one another. A high divorce rate due to incompatible life views. Even shared professional activity cannot save such a marriage—the examples of figure skaters Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev, and astrologers Pavel and Tamara Globa, confirm this.
- Age difference of 4 years. Outwardly, a completely exemplary union—there is love, friendship, and harmony—yet it rarely withstands the test of time. Such was the difference between Inessa Armand and Vladimir Lenin. Armand was married and had five children; they were united by spiritual closeness and friendship.
- Age difference of 5, 10, or 15 years. (Sufficiently similar unions) Such a marriage is very beneficial for mutual social advancement and additionally has a thoroughly romantic character. It suits couples who met at work: an actress and a producer, a businessman and a financial director. In this case, one is the leader, the other the follower, which ensures success in the relationship. One spouse must constantly yield and possess considerable patience. Grigory Orlov was five years younger than Catherine the Second. With his support, she became empress, and they shared love. But as soon as Catherine ceased indulging Grigory’s whims (for example, absolutely refused to marry him), the relationship gradually came to an end. An example of a 10-year difference is Catherine the Great’s romance with Grigory Potemkin. Salvador Dali was 10 years younger than his wife Gala. As a result, this is one of the most striking examples of marital collaboration.
- Age difference of 6 years. Similar to a 3-year difference, yet conflicts in this union are even sharper. In the case of a famous couple, it is obvious to everyone that being together is sheer torment. Alla Pugacheva and Vladimir Kuzmin, whose brief marriage resembled Kuzmin’s song “Two Stars,” had a six-year age gap.
- Age difference of 7 or 14 years. “We met strangely and will part strangely”—the motto of such a marriage. This bond is magical, strange, and at the same time romantic. For example, the marriage of Napoleon and Josephine, whom the emperor passionately loved, yet, preoccupied with wars and politics, rarely visited her.
- Age difference of 8 years. Finally!! This is always a happy union. The family is filled with love and complete understanding, mutual care, and sexual harmony. The marriage of the renowned physicists Pierre Curie and Marie Curie-Skłodowska illustrates this best of all.
- Age difference of 9 years. The worst variant of disharmony. Rarely encountered. It inherits all the hardships found in cases with 3- and 6-year age differences, only intensified further. American actress Natalie Wood was 9 years younger than actor Robert Wagner. They married when she was 18. (By the way, an important clarification! Wagner was born in 1930, Natalie Wood in 1938, and it seems there is an 8-year gap between them. However, Wagner was born in February, before the start of the New Year according to the Zoroastrian horoscope.) Six years later, they separated; their entire shared life was accompanied by scandals. Then they reunited and lived together until Wood’s tragic death. She drowned under mysterious circumstances on the yacht “Splendor.” A modern equivalent of a 9-year age difference: Ksenia Sobchak and Maxim Vitorgan.
- Age difference of 11 years. Unreliable relationships. Their essence is captured in this phrase: whoever deceives the other first. Rarely encountered. In such a relationship, one should not even thank the partner for a good deed and may bluff. Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe.
- Age difference of 12 years. This is paradise and hell simultaneously. Everything depends on how ready the couple is for mutual concessions. The union is difficult yet interesting. Usually, the younger partner suffers. A vivid illustration is the marriage of John and Jacqueline Kennedy.
- Age difference of 13 years. A successful marriage with an emphasis on spirituality. This is a creative union, through one spouse’s support, the other (usually the man) achieves an important life goal. Pushkin and Natalia Goncharova. Hitler and Leni Riefenstahl.
- Age difference of 16 years. Considered the apotheosis of love. It absorbs and amplifies the best qualities found in marriages with 4- and 8-year age differences. If people marry, it is for life. However, it occurs quite rarely.
Thus, these are the keys to marital happiness handed down to us from ancient Zoroastrianism. And it is up to us to apply them wisely and thoughtfully in arranging our own lives!
