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”
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The Eternal Eros in Harry Styles
1: How to Embody an Archetype 2: Casting Styles as Eros 3: Styles’ Fashion Style 1: How to Embody an Archetype No other system confirms hunches time and again as much as astrology. It underscores the formulation by Hermes Trismegistus of ‘As Above, so Below; as Within, so Without‘ and these synchronicities construct theContinue reading “The Eternal Eros in Harry Styles”
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”
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”
Dion Fortune: Sea Priestess of Avalon
1: Jupiter on the Move 2: The Sea Priestess of Avalon 3: Dion Fortune: Astro-Biographical Details. 4: Mars and Jupiter in Aquarius in the 5th 5: The Changeling Story 6: The Avalonian of Glastonbury 7: The ‘Magical’ Battle for Britain 1: Jupiter on the Move If you are still recovering from the eclipses onContinue reading “Dion Fortune: Sea Priestess of Avalon”
When Lovers Meet: Eros conjoins with Psyche
1: Eros: Light and Dark 2: The Conjunction Chart 3: The Love Vibration 4: The Discovery of Eros and Psyche 5: Psyche and Eros in Libra 6: Fixed Star Arcturus 1: Eros: Light and Dark This might seem counter-intuitive at a time when- the world is being disrupted by geopolitical shifts, when economies areContinue reading “When Lovers Meet: Eros conjoins with Psyche”
Time, Space and Astrology in Bali
1: Island of Gods and Demons 2: Balinese Astrology and Calendars 3: Balinese Birthdays 4: Temples and Megaliths in Bali 5: Woven into the Fabric of Life 1: Island of Gods and Demons When I go on a long trip my Sagittarian sun kicks in and it often becomes a giant learning curve. ForContinue reading “Time, Space and Astrology in Bali”
Proust and his Time Capsule of Curiosities
1: The Search for the Real Proust 2: Proust in Love and Hate 3: Proust’s Daimon or Genius 4: Proust’s Sense of Humour 5: Death and a Cork-lined Room 6: The Cinematic Proust 1: The Search for the Real Proust They say people are changed by reading Marcel Proust. Life is foreverContinue reading “Proust and his Time Capsule of Curiosities”
Rudolf Steiner: Mystic for the Modern Era
1: Rudolph Steiner: Mystic for the Modern Era 2: The Kaleidoscopic Viewpoint 3: Astrology and Theosophy 1: Rudolph Steiner: Mystic for the Modern Era The work of Rudolf Steiner has impacted more people in the past few years than it ever did in his lifetime. His was a quiet voice and nothing he saidContinue reading “Rudolf Steiner: Mystic for the Modern Era”
Nobody’s Lapdog: John Lydon, the ex Pistol
1: Not Rotten at All 2: Uranus, the Promethean 3: The Ultimate Contrarian 4: The Gig that Changed the World 1: Not Rotten at All Johnny Rotten was born Jan 31st 1956, was known by this name when he was in the Sex Pistols but the more you know about him the less theContinue reading “Nobody’s Lapdog: John Lydon, the ex Pistol”
The Age of Individualism: Lord Byron’s travels across Europe
1: The First Modern Anti-Hero 2: The Astro Location of Byron in Europe 3: What the Asteroids Say 4: The Death of a Poet 5: Being Byron 1: The First Modern Anti-Hero The name Byron represents one who stands out from the crowd- the lone hero battling his personal demons. It is aContinue reading “The Age of Individualism: Lord Byron’s travels across Europe”
Romance and Finance: Venus Retrograde in Capricorn
1: Status Conscious Venus the Valuer 2: Like Father, like Daughter 3: Bronzino’s Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time 4: Ageless Venus in Capricorn 5: Retrograde Venus 1: Status Conscious Venus the Valuer Venus goes retrograde in Capricorn on the 19th December. You might think – fine, Venus retrogrades every 19 months or so, andContinue reading “Romance and Finance: Venus Retrograde in Capricorn”
Master of Masters: Enter Bruce Lee
1: Enter Dragon Lee 2: The Philosopher-Teacher in Hollywood 3: Pluto and Chiron: Uneasy Bedfellows 4: Exit the Dragon 5: Father and Son 6: Lee is Dead: Long Live Lee 1: Enter Dragon Lee When Bruce Lee bursts in the room, he lands on his toes, arching like an alley cat, raises his armsContinue reading “Master of Masters: Enter Bruce Lee”
How Bram Stoker created Dracula, Lord of the Undead.
1: Stoker: The Dark Dubliner 2: The Origins of Dracula 3: The Forensic Astrology of Dracula (1897) 4: Screen Portrayals of Count Dracula 1: Stoker: The Dark Dubliner Many have wondered from which pit of hell was wrenched a character so imprinted on the collective mind as Count Dracula. Stories as to how thisContinue reading “How Bram Stoker created Dracula, Lord of the Undead.”
The Cosmic Wrestling Match: Uranus and Saturn
1: The Cosmic Wrestling Match 2: Uranus Stationing Retrograde 3: Who are you Number 6? 4: Saturn as Supreme Oppressor 5: Uranus versus Saturn Ongoing 6: Who Wins? 1: The Cosmic Wrestling Match With the chaos in the world right now, it can feel like we are the frogs being boiled slowly in theContinue reading “The Cosmic Wrestling Match: Uranus and Saturn”
Nick Drake: The Loner’s Loner
1: The Troubled Mind 2: Nick Drake Birth Chart 3: The Chariklo Moon 4: The Death of Nick Drake: What does the astrology say? 5: Why listen to Drake Why now? 1: The Troubled Mind This period while the sun is in Cancer has been cathartic mainly because I listened once again toContinue reading “Nick Drake: The Loner’s Loner”
When is a Muse not a Muse?
1: Musing on The Muse 2: The Liannán Sídhe 3: The Irish Muse 4: Muse Asteroids 1: Musing on The Muse This is another meditation on a theme which is presented as a visual essay in video form as well as this written version here. I conceived it as a visual essay as itContinue reading “When is a Muse not a Muse?”
The Ingress Dance: Venus in Cancer and Mars in Leo
It’s early June, the days are long and should be happy and yet things do not feel quite all right. So time for an update and review. Many pieces of the jigsaw are still missing. We cannot relax. There’s a buzz in the air from extra photonic light and we still have a lot ofContinue reading “The Ingress Dance: Venus in Cancer and Mars in Leo”
The King of the Gods in the house of Spirituality: Jupiter in Pisces
1: King of the Gods 2: The Peak Experience 3: Neptune in Pisces 4: Jupiter conjunct Neptune 5: Pisces in the Houses 1: King of the Gods As a native of the sign Sagittarius my assessment of what Jupiter is all about is long overdue. Perhaps I just needed the benefit of hindsight-because asContinue reading “The King of the Gods in the house of Spirituality: Jupiter in Pisces”
Why is the Moon Exalted in the Sign of Taurus?
1: The Moon Comes Home 2: The Worship of Cow Goddess Hathoor 3: Moon Watching 4: The Moon in all the Signs 5: Tyrion Lannister and his Moon in Taurus: Peter Dinklage 1: The Moon Comes Home On the evening of the 12th April till the morning of the 15th of April the MoonContinue reading “Why is the Moon Exalted in the Sign of Taurus?”
Proteus Astrology 