Jupiter Moves into the Sign of Cancer

1: The Big-Picture  2: Jupiter: The Good, the Bad and the Contradictory 3: The Jupiter Cycle 4: Heath Ledger: Jupiter at 29° of Cancer 5: Jupiter in Cancer: Sign by Sign  Aries; Taurus: Gemini; Cancer; Leo; Virgo; Libra; Scorpio; Sagittarius; Capricorn; Aquarius; Pisces 1: The Big-Picture  I posted my Overview of 2025 a few monthsContinue reading “Jupiter Moves into the Sign of Cancer”

William Burroughs and the Algebra of Need

1: Fellow Travellers of the Mind 2: The Return of the North Node 3: Burroughs, the Walking Pharmacologist 4: The Aquarian from Interzone 5: An Accidental Death in Mexico 6: The Wild Boys of Rock Music     1: Fellow Travellers of the Mind “Love is the most natural pain killer there is” was theContinue reading “William Burroughs and the Algebra of Need”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

For the Love of Astrology: the Asteroids of Walter Mercado

A Whole Lotta Love Walter as Guan-Yin Avalokitesvara PNOs-Walter and Mercado The Other Muses   A Whole Lotta Love Flamboyant astrologer Walter Mercado is the news because of a Netflix documentary film released July 8th 2020. It is called ‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ and is almost a hagiography – the beatification of Saint Walter. It provesContinue reading “For the Love of Astrology: the Asteroids of Walter Mercado”

The Beardsley Phenomenon

Beardsley said“I have one aim – the grotesque. If I am not grotesque, I am nothing.”