Category Archives: 2023

Riding the Waves: What We Learn from Surfers

1: What We Learn from Surfers   2: Astrology as a Surfboard   3: The Tao of Surfing   4: The Surfer’s Mindset: Ideas You Can Use   5: And the Next Wave…   Watch the Video version  1: What We Learn from Surfers Surfers have been known to wax philosophical from time to time.Continue reading “Riding the Waves: What We Learn from Surfers”

Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius: Refresh your Ideas

1) Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn and Sagittarius 2) Triggering the Aspects 3) Is Mercury really that Bad in Sagittarius? 4) Reflections on Sagittarius 5) Fictional Sagittarians 6) Famous Sagittarians   1) Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn and Sagittarius Here comes the merry-go-round again and Mercury is about to go retrograde on December 13th.  Retrograde Mercury isContinue reading “Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius: Refresh your Ideas”

The Haunted Hotel of Bedugul

  1) Location of Bedugul 2) The ‘Other’ Visitors 3) The Eerie Atmosphere 4) The Island of Bali  5) The Backstory: Tommy Suharto 6) The Astrology of the Main Players 7) The Shadows on the Walls 8) Wabi Sabi: the Beauty of Decay 9) How Haunted is the Haunted Hotel   1) Location of BedugulContinue reading “The Haunted Hotel of Bedugul”

Les Dawson: Comedy with An Echo of Shadows

1: Legend of Comedy 2: Humour in the Chart  3: Why Les Dawson and Why Now? 4: Thalia: Muse of Comedy 5: The Status of Comedy Today   1: Legend of Comedy Last Sunday, I visited the memorial statue of comedian Les Dawson who was born 2nd February, 1931. Les Dawson spent the last yearsContinue reading “Les Dawson: Comedy with An Echo of Shadows”

Venus Unveiled as Isis

1: Venus as Hesperus 2: Solar Return to Blavatsky 3: The Backwards Glance   1: Venus as Hesperus On August 13th Venus conjuncts the Sun marking the Venus star point at 20° of Leo the home of the Sun. It marks one of the most energised events of Venus in her dance with the SunContinue reading “Venus Unveiled as Isis”

Florence Farr: The Bohemian’s Bohemian

  1: Florence Farr: Wisdom Given to the Wise  2: Farr as Bohemian Muse of the Era.  3: Mistress of the Isis-Urania Temple 4: The Four Asteroid Archetypes of the Golden Dawn 5: Farr’s Personal Asteroids 5:1 Florence 5:2 Vesta 5:3 Urania 5:4 Polyhymnia 5:5 Isis 6: Final Years in Ceylon See the video versionContinue reading “Florence Farr: The Bohemian’s Bohemian”

Writing at the Deep Heart’s Core: William Butler Yeats

1: Things Fall Apart 2: In Search of the Unrequited 3: The Eros Connection 4: The Battle of Blythe Road 5: Yeats’ marriage to George Hyde-Lees   1: Things Fall Apart ‘Things fall apart. The centre cannot hold’ can mean to us that something darkly weird is happening out there and we feel that onContinue reading “Writing at the Deep Heart’s Core: William Butler Yeats”

Reflections in a Golden Eye: Venus Retrograde in Leo.

1: Keep an Eye on Venus 2: Timeline of Venus in Leo 3: Venus in Leo Personalities 4: The Retrograde Effect 5:Transits to Note in your Diary 6: Mars in the Mix 7: Venus in Leo through the Zodiac Signs 7:1 Aries 7:2 Taurus 7:3 Gemini 7:4 Cancer 7:5 Leo 7:6 Virgo 7:7 Libra 7:8Continue reading “Reflections in a Golden Eye: Venus Retrograde in Leo.”

Jupiter in Taurus: Feel the Earth Move under your Feet.  

1: Jupiter on the Move 2: Jupiter Archetype 3: Jupiter through the Zodiac 3:1 Taurus 3:2 Gemini 3:3 Cancer 3:4 Leo 3:5 Virgo 3:6 Libra 3:7 Scorpio 3:8 Sagittarius 3:9 Capricorn 3:10 Aquarius 3:11 Pisces 3:12 Aries   1: Jupiter on the Move The biggest most gaseous planet Jupiter is on the move again inContinue reading “Jupiter in Taurus: Feel the Earth Move under your Feet.  “

Make Way for Eclipse Season: April and May 2023

1: What’s in an Eclipse? 2: The Solar Eclipse April 20th 3: Emmanuel Macron 4: Benjamin Netanyahu 5: The May 5th Lunar Eclipse   1: What’s in an Eclipse? It’s time to check in with the eclipses again. Back in 2020 I wrote about the Dec 14th total solar eclipse in Sagittarius which was importantContinue reading “Make Way for Eclipse Season: April and May 2023”

Attractions and Repulsions with Brett Easton Ellis

1: Picking up the Shards of the Past 2: Saturn Moves into Pisces 3: Brett Plays Bad Boy 4: What Memory Can Do for You   1: Picking up the Shards of the Past A book starts with a feeling, an emotion. It’s not a rational process. So says the Pisces Brett Easton Ellis bornContinue reading “Attractions and Repulsions with Brett Easton Ellis”

The Four Cornerstones of the Year: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasa and Samhain

1:The Celtic Cycle 2: St Brigid and Candlemas 3: Groundhog Day and the Eternal Return 4: The Four Royal Stars 5: What Imbolc means in 2023   1:The Celtic Cycle Celtic year is worth pondering on for what it can reveal:  we have two solstices, the longest day and the longest night, plus two equinoxesContinue reading “The Four Cornerstones of the Year: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasa and Samhain”

Overall Forecast for 2023: New Beginnings

1: A Backwards Glance 2: General Themes and Predictions for 2023 3: Individual Forecasts through the Zodiac: Aries to Pisces Aries– Taurus-Gemini–Cancer–Leo–Virgo–Libra-Scorpio–Sagittarius–Capricorn–Aquarius–Pisces 4: The View Ahead: 2023   1: A Backwards Glance So we made it through 2022 alive and with some semblance of wholeness intact – well done. Still being here living and breathingContinue reading “Overall Forecast for 2023: New Beginnings”