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”
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”
Björk: The Homogenic Landscape of Love
1: The Homogenic Landscape 2: Bjōrk: the Mid-Sixties Wild Child 3: The Outer Planetary Connection 4: Reverse Node Trouble with Ricardo López and Lars Von Trier 5: The Call to the Sacred Shimmering 6: The Sound of Sedna 1: The Homogenic Landscape Björk’s music and her unusual vocals have touched many people and repelledContinue reading “Björk: The Homogenic Landscape of Love”
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”
Housewife to Megastar: the man behind Dame Edna’s face furniture
1: The Death of a Great Comedian 2: Growing Up in Moonee Ponds 3: The Birth of Edna, Housewife and Superstar 4: Changing the Chat Show Genre 5: Sir Les Patterson 6: The World according to the Dame 1: The Death of a Great Comedian One of the great losses among many disturbingContinue reading “Housewife to Megastar: the man behind Dame Edna’s face furniture “
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”
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”
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”
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.”
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”
Nobody’s Lapdog: John Lydon, the ex Pistol
1: Not Rotten at All 2: Uranus, the Promethean 3: The Ultimate Contrarian 4: The Gig that Changed the World 1: Not Rotten at All Johnny Rotten was born Jan 31st 1956, was known by this name when he was in the Sex Pistols but the more you know about him the less theContinue reading “Nobody’s Lapdog: John Lydon, the ex Pistol”
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 Last New Moon Solar Eclipse of 2021 in Sagittarius
On December 4th 2021 there is a total solar eclipse at 12° 21′ of Sagittarius. It will be at 7.34 in the morning and will last for less than two minutes. You may have heard something about it as it is on the Ascendant of the US chart- but also may impact on the UK.Continue reading “The Last New Moon Solar Eclipse of 2021 in Sagittarius”
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”
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”
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