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”
Category Archives: Signs
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?”
Chimananda Ngozi Adichie Counters the Mono-Narrative
Author Chimananda Ngozi Adichie has just made a statement that I want to applaud. She’s a voice speaking out with the fiery tone that James Baldwin used to have when he called out the mob mentality among all shades and skin colours. He said – and it is still true – that hate leaves theContinue reading “Chimananda Ngozi Adichie Counters the Mono-Narrative”
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?”
The Quest for Life Force and Pure Being: Wilhelm Reich and Ram Das
1: First and Foremost 2: Orgone Accumulators and Cloud Busters: Wilhelm Reich 3: Psychedelics and the Search for the Divine: Ram Das 1: First and Foremost In my previous gallery of the first and foremost I had to leave out a few original talents who also demanded attention as Aries does not like toContinue reading “The Quest for Life Force and Pure Being: Wilhelm Reich and Ram Das”
The First and Foremost One and Only, Aries
It takes a certain umpf to run a mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds but Roger Bannister did that. He was an Aries. It had never been less than 4 minutes before so he was the first. This alpha type who likes to break records would have to be vital, spontaneous, yet very well trained,Continue reading “The First and Foremost One and Only, Aries”
The Poet of Film and the Mystic: Pier Paolo Pasolini and Chögyam Trungpa
1: In Search of the Ultimate Pisces 2: Pasolini: the Poet of Film 2: The Crazy Wisdom Rinpoche 1: In Search of the Ultimate Pisces “Take a moment to Live, Take a moment to Cry, Take a moment to Love, and Don’t ask Why. “ Winter Kills mixed by Armand Van Buuren (2020 ) InContinue reading “The Poet of Film and the Mystic: Pier Paolo Pasolini and Chögyam Trungpa”
The Ultimate, the Indescribable Endpoint of the Zodiac – Pisces
1: Pisces: Last but not Least 2: I Put My Spell on You: Nina Simone 3: The Piscean Flavour in Russian Romantic composers 4: The Piscean Signature 5: What to do in Pisces Season 1: Pisces: Last but not Least Hokusai’s woodcut captures that a wave becomes a mountain if it is frozen in time,Continue reading “The Ultimate, the Indescribable Endpoint of the Zodiac – Pisces”
Aquarius, the Internet and the Empires that Mark and Jack Built
1: Is the Internet Aquarian? 2: The Empires that Mark and Jack Built 3: The Spidery Web 4: Saturn Square Uranus Times Three 1: Is the Internet Aquarian? Continuing the exploration of all things Aquarian, Aquarius and the Internet have long been linked. The internet opened a world of niche interest groups across theContinue reading “Aquarius, the Internet and the Empires that Mark and Jack Built”
AQUARIANA: concentrated quirk in the sign of Aquarius
1: The Essence of Quirkiness 2: Triple Whammy: Sun, Moon,Ascendant Aquarians 3: Science Fiction, Inner Space Exploration and Chariklo 4: Quirky Aquarians: Honorable Mentions 5: The Challenge of 2021 1: The Essence of Quirkiness If you squeezed all the planets into a garlic press through the sign of Aquarius, you would get a pureeContinue reading “AQUARIANA: concentrated quirk in the sign of Aquarius”
Flying the Kite of Destiny: the life and death of Yukio Mishima
1: Confessions of a Mishima 2: Sun and Steel Body Cultivation 3: Capricorn Broods on Time 1: Confessions of a Mishima There is a pleasurable intensity in books that confess to sins or crimes that alienated the author yet seduce the readers. “Confessions of a Mask’ (1958) is like this – an autobiographical novelContinue reading “Flying the Kite of Destiny: the life and death of Yukio Mishima”
The Clash of the Old and the New: January 2021
1: Moving through 2021 2: Saturn Square Uranus rules the Year 1: Moving through 2021 The Roman god of the beginning of the year was Janus. This is how we got the word January. He is quite a complex god, associated with Quirinus, who became Saint Quirinus, who keeps away plagues, and Romulus, oneContinue reading “The Clash of the Old and the New: January 2021”
Shirley Jackson’s Chironic Eclipse Message
1: Throw the First Stone 2: The Chiron Signature: Moving Forwards 3: Lotteries for Money 4: Arabic Parts or Lots 1: Throw the First Stone Shirley Jackson has something to tell us from beyond the grave. Her date of birth is on this December 14th eclipse, her star is rising again with Elisabeth Moss portrayingContinue reading “Shirley Jackson’s Chironic Eclipse Message”
The Revolving Doors of the December 14th Solar Eclipse
1: Fascination with Eclipses and the Fall of Empires 2: The 2020 Finale: Eclipse Season 3: The Dec 14th Eclipse 1: Fascination with Eclipses and the Fall of Empires An eclipse can chill us to the bone- even when it is not visible to the naked eye. On March 20th in 2015 I wentContinue reading “The Revolving Doors of the December 14th Solar Eclipse”
Yoga and Astrology: Salutation to the Stars
1: Astro Yoga Blends 2: Yoga Teachers and their Charts Swami Yukteswar Giri–Narendranath Vivekananda–Sri Aurobindo–Yogananda Paramahamsa–Krishnamacharya–BKS Iyengar– Sri Baghwan Rajneesh 3: The Astrology in the Subtle Body 4: Suggested Yoga Poses for Each Zodiac Sign Aries–Taurus–Gemini–Cancer–Leo-Virgo–Libra–Scorpio–Sagittarius–Capricorn–Aquarius–Pisces This is Part 2 of 2 articles on Yoga, following up from Yoga and Writing 1: Astro YogaContinue reading “Yoga and Astrology: Salutation to the Stars”
Yoga and Writing: getting back on the mat and the chair
1: Pen-to-Paper-Asana 2: The MindBody and/or BodyMind 3: The Moment of Contact is Where it Happens 1: Pen-to-Paper-Asana There are many reasons for embracing yoga and getting back on the mat. Stay away too long and you feel the urge to return. One reason may be surprising; to be a better writer. This isContinue reading “Yoga and Writing: getting back on the mat and the chair”
Jackie and Aristotle Onassis: the Juno and Jupiter of Greece
1: Jackie as Juno 2: Eros and Psyche 3: Maria Callas 4: Personal Name Asteroids 5: Astro Locational Astrology 1: Jackie as Juno It is always satisfying to tidy up a mystery – that of why Jackie Onassis became so associated with Greece and is so revered by its people, though she was mistrustedContinue reading “Jackie and Aristotle Onassis: the Juno and Jupiter of Greece”
Hard Knocks on the Path of Love: the Story of Eros and Psyche
1:The Golden Ass 2: Eros and Psyche: the Labours of Love 3: The Story of Eros and Psyche 4: The Long Game of Aphrodite: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton 5: Crazy in Love: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown 6: Psyche the Asteroid 1:The Golden Ass One myth that speaks directly to me is that ofContinue reading “Hard Knocks on the Path of Love: the Story of Eros and Psyche”
Proteus Astrology 