The Parting Glance: Neptune reenters Pisces

1: The Parting Glance Neptune dipped back into Pisces yesterday and it has been non-stop rain in the UK. This will be the last time it stays in Pisces for the next 165 years; so what does that mean? This is the endpoint of the entire zodiac cycle -the exit door where people vanish intoContinue reading “The Parting Glance: Neptune reenters Pisces”

Red River Under a Blood Moon: the Astrology of Vietnam

1: On the Trail of the Red River 2: The Status of Astrology in Vietnam 3: Travelling and Astro-Cartography 4: The Geodetic Lines across Asia 5: The Natal Chart of Vietnam 6: ‘Uncle Ho’ Chi Minh  7: The Way Out is In   1: On The Trail of the Red River The Vietnamese are proudContinue reading “Red River Under a Blood Moon: the Astrology of Vietnam”

The Saturn-Neptune Conjunction in Aries, 2026

Part I: The Saturn-Neptune Conjunction in Aries 1: The Inception Degree       2: The Timeline 3: The Saturn-Neptune Cycle 4: The Saturn-Neptune Conjunction Part II: The Saturn-Neptune People    1809-10: Saturn-Neptune in Sagittarius (Chopin, Carson, Lincoln, Darwin, Gogol, Poe)    1881-83: Saturn-Neptune in Taurus (Gibran, Braque, Fleming, Stravinsky, deMille, Chaney)    1917-18: Saturn-Neptune inContinue reading “The Saturn-Neptune Conjunction in Aries, 2026”

March Madness Builds to a Grande Finale

Several major celestial events have occurred during March in a sequence every two or three days so it has the effect of a stellium where everything feels more intense.  All these events planets and aspects align together and go back and forth over the same degree points 8-10° of Aries and 29-01° of Aries. SomeContinue reading “March Madness Builds to a Grande Finale”

Scorpio People: A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

1: Scorpio Season is here 2: That Charismatic Sex Appeal 3: Art for Pain’s Sake 4: The Music of the Devil 5: Murder Most Foul 6: The World According to Dostoevsky and Ballard 7: Scorpio Mavericks and Poets   1: Scorpio Season is Here The Sun enters Scorpio on October 23rd and the door opensContinue reading “Scorpio People: A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes”

For All Strangers in a Strange Land

1: Song to the Stranger in Strange Lands 2: Heinlein’s Natal Chart 3: Saturn in Pisces 4: Chariklo and how Sci-Fi Envisions ‘Things to Come’. 5: The Hauntological Question   1: Song to the Stranger in Strange Lands You quickly realise from Robert A. Heinlein’s novel Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) what all theContinue reading “For All Strangers in a Strange Land”

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”

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.”

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”

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”

The Window of Bliss Conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces

Contents ( jump to the part that interests you and/or see the video talk on AOAUK) 1: The Time Line 2: Jupiter and Neptune as Archetypes 3: The Neptune- Jupiter Conjunctions 2022: Phase 1 and Phase 2  4: Chart Example 1: William Bramwell Booth 5: Chart Example 2: Mikhail Vrubel 6: My War Gone ByContinue reading “The Window of Bliss Conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces”

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”

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”

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”

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”