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”

Uranus in Gemini for Seven Years

1: More Planets on the Move 2: Uranus Enters Gemini 3: Digital Twins and AI Influencers 4: Beau Brummel: Dedicated ‘Leader’ of Fashion 5: Uranus in Gemini for all Signs Aries – Taurus – Gemini – Cancer – Leo – Virgo Libra – Scorpio – Sagittarius – Capricorn – Aquarius – Pisces   1: MoreContinue reading “Uranus in Gemini for Seven Years”

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”

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”

The Sun Enters Aries to Mark the Equinox

This is the all-important zero degree of Aries, the onset of Spring and the start of the wheel of the zodiac celebrated by astrologers as the real ‘astrological’ new year. It’s known as the Vernal Equinox, when there is equal day and equal night. It is where the celestial equator intersects with the ecliptic (pathContinue reading “The Sun Enters Aries to Mark the Equinox”

M.R. James: Master of the Antiquarian Horror Tale

  There are ghost stories that are forgettable and then there are ones that stick because they probe into more unsettling areas of the psyche. M.R. James is remembered for the distinct flavour of his spectral tales in which he basically invented the ‘antiquarian’ folk horror genre- with  scenarios that have been widely admired andContinue reading “M.R. James: Master of the Antiquarian Horror Tale”

2025: Shifting Gears on the Highway Ahead

1: Shifting Gears for 2025 2: Your Battery is Low: Mars Retrograde 3: Pluto in Aquarius 4: Jupiter enters Cancer 5: Uranus enters Gemini 6: Nodes and Eclipses   7: General Forecast for 2025  7:1 FiRE SIGNS: Aries Leo Sagittarius 7:2 EARTH SIGNS: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn 7:3 AIR SIGNS: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius 7:4 WATER SIGNS:Continue reading “2025: Shifting Gears on the Highway Ahead”

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”

How to Drive someone Mad: Donizetti and the Bride of Lammermoor

1: Introduction 2: Gaslighting in ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ 3: Donizetti’s own Mad Scene 4: Gaetano Donizetti 5: The Birth of the Mad Lucia 6: Enter Maria Callas as Lucia 7: The 1955 Berlin Lucia 8: Blood and Gore Throughout   1: Introduction It is wonderful to hear an opera fully realised on stage with aContinue reading “How to Drive someone Mad: Donizetti and the Bride of Lammermoor”

Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius: Refresh your Ideas

1) Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn and Sagittarius 2) Triggering the Aspects 3) Is Mercury really that Bad in Sagittarius? 4) Reflections on Sagittarius 5) Fictional Sagittarians 6) Famous Sagittarians   1) Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn and Sagittarius Here comes the merry-go-round again and Mercury is about to go retrograde on December 13th.  Retrograde Mercury isContinue reading “Mercury Retrograde in Sagittarius: Refresh your Ideas”

Uranus and Jupiter: The Rebel and the Guru join hands.

1: The Rollout of Major Conjunctions 2: Jupiter the Guru merged with Uranus the Rebel 3: Aspects to the Jupiter-Uranus Conjunction 4: The Asteroid Outlook 5: Natives born with Jupiter-Uranus conjunction: Alec Guinness, Vivienne Westwood and Bob Dylan.     1: The Rollout of Major Conjunctions When two mighty planets conjoin, it is more thanContinue reading “Uranus and Jupiter: The Rebel and the Guru join hands.”

Friedrich Nietzsche: the Exit out of the Labyrinth

1: Nietzsche: Behold the Man 2: Nietzsche and the Kaleidoscope of ideas. 3: The Zero Degree of Aquarius 4: Style and Substance: The Epigrammatic Nietzsche 5: Nietzsche: the Psychologist. 6: Love Hurts: The Eros-Chiron connection 7: Nietzsche’s Asteroids and Dwarf planets 8: Nietzsche: The Legacy  Video version here.   1: Nietzsche: Behold the Man. ItContinue reading “Friedrich Nietzsche: the Exit out of the Labyrinth”

Jupiter in Taurus: Feel the Earth Move under your Feet.  

1: Jupiter on the Move 2: Jupiter Archetype 3: Jupiter through the Zodiac 3:1 Taurus 3:2 Gemini 3:3 Cancer 3:4 Leo 3:5 Virgo 3:6 Libra 3:7 Scorpio 3:8 Sagittarius 3:9 Capricorn 3:10 Aquarius 3:11 Pisces 3:12 Aries   1: Jupiter on the Move The biggest most gaseous planet Jupiter is on the move again inContinue reading “Jupiter in Taurus: Feel the Earth Move under your Feet.  “

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”

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”

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”

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”