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”

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”

Overall Forecast for 2023: New Beginnings

  A Backwards Glance So we made it through 2022 alive and with some semblance of wholeness intact – well done. Still being here living and breathing is an achievement. It was a traumatic year in which all the seismic fault lines that separate people into false categories were rattled to capacity. We were steeredContinue reading “Overall Forecast for 2023: New Beginnings”

Proust and his Time Capsule of Curiosities

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 byContinue reading “Proust and his Time Capsule of Curiosities”

The Age of Individualism: Lord Byron’s travels across Europe

  The name Byron represents one who stands out from the crowd- the lone hero battling his personal demons.  It is a familiar name and even has its own adjective ‘Byronic’. It is hard to see the famous portrait, and not feel his charisma ooze out of the canvas. If he had a Twitter accountContinue reading “The Age of Individualism: Lord Byron’s travels across Europe”

Nick Drake: The Loner’s Loner

  This period while the sun is in Cancer has been cathartic mainly because I listened once again to the entire catalogue of Nick Drake.  If you feel the monthly shift of the tropical zodiac, and tune in to that seasonal flow, this is the time to get in touch with your emotions- just beforeContinue reading “Nick Drake: The Loner’s Loner”

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”

Why is the Moon Exalted in the Sign of Taurus?

On the evening of the 12th April till the morning of the 15th of April the Moon will glide once again into the sign of Taurus for its monthly stay. She will do that as if stepping into a healing warm bath radiant with salts and aromas and healing salts and we can all sighContinue reading “Why is the Moon Exalted in the Sign of Taurus?”

Yoga and Astrology: Salutation to the Stars

This is Part 2 of 2 articles on Yoga, following up from Yoga and Writing Tucked away at the bottom of the programme at your last Astrology Conference, and starting at some ungodly hour of the morning, there might be a yoga class.  A bit of HaTha or Ashtanga to accompany the Horary, House systems,Continue reading “Yoga and Astrology: Salutation to the Stars”