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”
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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”
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”
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”
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”
Pluto reenters Aquarius conjunct the Sun
Pluto is shifting from Capricorn to Aquarius and the news is littered with scandals coming to light- the dirt is being stirred up from the depths. Some knew all about these stories already, but for others, it is shocking and new. There is genuine anger at the injustices perpetrated often at first in the nameContinue reading “Pluto reenters Aquarius conjunct the Sun”
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”
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”
Mars Opposite Neptune: Fighting the Fog
Mars is in Virgo opposing Neptune in Pisces right now. They pass like ships in the night as Mars is going forwards while Neptune is going backwards. So when Mars is at 26° of Virgo, Neptune is at 27° of Pisces but when Mars reaches 27° Neptune dodges back to 26°of Pisces. They getContinue reading “Mars Opposite Neptune: Fighting the Fog”
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.”
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. “
Make Way for Eclipse Season: April and May 2023
1: What’s in an Eclipse? 2: The Solar Eclipse April 20th 3: Emmanuel Macron 4: Benjamin Netanyahu 5: The May 5th Lunar Eclipse 1: What’s in an Eclipse? It’s time to check in with the eclipses again. Back in 2020 I wrote about the Dec 14th total solar eclipse in Sagittarius which was importantContinue reading “Make Way for Eclipse Season: April and May 2023”
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”
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”
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”
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 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”
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