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?

1: The Moon Comes Home 2: The Worship of Cow Goddess Hathoor  3: Moon Watching 4: The Moon in all the Signs 5: Tyrion Lannister and his Moon in Taurus: Peter Dinklage    1: The Moon Comes Home On the evening of the 12th April till the morning of the 15th of April the MoonContinue reading “Why is the Moon Exalted in the Sign of Taurus?”

The Quest for Life Force and Pure Being: Wilhelm Reich and Ram Das

1: First and Foremost  2: Orgone Accumulators and Cloud Busters: Wilhelm Reich 3: Psychedelics and the Search for the Divine: Ram Das    1: First and Foremost  In my previous gallery of the first and foremost I had to leave out a few original talents who also demanded attention as Aries does not like toContinue reading “The Quest for Life Force and Pure Being: Wilhelm Reich and Ram Das”

The First and Foremost One and Only, Aries

It takes a certain umpf to run a mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds but Roger Bannister did that. He was an Aries. It had never been less than 4 minutes before so he was the first. This alpha type who likes to break records would have to be vital, spontaneous, yet very well trained,Continue reading “The First and Foremost One and Only, Aries”

AQUARIANA: concentrated quirk in the sign of Aquarius

1: The Essence of Quirkiness 2: Triple Whammy: Sun, Moon,Ascendant Aquarians  3: Science Fiction, Inner Space Exploration and Chariklo 4: Quirky Aquarians: Honorable Mentions 5: The Challenge of 2021   1: The Essence of Quirkiness If you squeezed all the planets into a garlic press through the sign of Aquarius, you would get a pureeContinue reading “AQUARIANA: concentrated quirk in the sign of Aquarius”

Flying the Kite of Destiny: the life and death of Yukio Mishima

1: Confessions of a Mishima 2: Sun and Steel Body Cultivation 3: Capricorn Broods on Time   1: Confessions of a Mishima There is a pleasurable intensity in  books that confess to sins or crimes that alienated the author yet seduce the readers. “Confessions of a Mask’ (1958) is like this – an autobiographical novelContinue reading “Flying the Kite of Destiny: the life and death of Yukio Mishima”

The Clash of the Old and the New: January 2021

1: Moving through 2021 2: Saturn Square Uranus rules the Year   1: Moving through 2021 The Roman god of the beginning of the year was Janus. This is how we got the word January. He is quite a complex god, associated with Quirinus, who became Saint Quirinus, who keeps away plagues, and Romulus, oneContinue reading “The Clash of the Old and the New: January 2021”

The Revolving Doors of the December 14th Solar Eclipse

1: Fascination with Eclipses and the Fall of Empires 2: The 2020 Finale: Eclipse Season  3: The Dec 14th Eclipse   1: Fascination with Eclipses and the Fall of Empires An eclipse can chill us to the bone- even when it is not visible to the naked eye. On March 20th in 2015  I wentContinue reading “The Revolving Doors of the December 14th Solar Eclipse”

Hard Knocks on the Path of Love: the Story of Eros and Psyche

1:The Golden Ass 2: Eros and Psyche: the Labours of Love 3: The Story of Eros and Psyche 4: The Long Game of Aphrodite:  Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton 5: Crazy in Love: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown 6: Psyche the Asteroid 1:The Golden Ass One myth that speaks directly to me is that ofContinue reading “Hard Knocks on the Path of Love: the Story of Eros and Psyche”

What Lessons have we Learned from Venus in Gemini?

1: Sweet Words of Love 2: Venus: The Sacred Harlot 3: Code and Platform Switching 4: Beauty Parlours as Heroes 5: Theatres Go Dark 6: Social Controls 7: Watch Thy Neighbours 8: Mushroom Zoom 9: Cancel Culture 10: Food Glorious Food 11: The Broader Picture 12: Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself 1: Sweet WordsContinue reading “What Lessons have we Learned from Venus in Gemini?”

Martialing your Mars in Aries 2020

Mars has been in the watery sign of Pisces since May 14th and emotions have been not just been bubbling mildly but reaching boiling point in an explosive emotional way and it has polarized the world, but on June 28th Mars moves into the Martial sign of Aries and stays there for six whole months.Continue reading “Martialing your Mars in Aries 2020”

The Beardsley Phenomenon

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

Venus Retrograde in Gemini: Venus in the House of Mercury

  1: Venus:  She’s Got Your Desire 2: Venus Retrograde in the Houses 3: Words: Sweet but Twisted 1: Venus:  She’s Got Your Desire We are approaching a phase of Venus in Gemini where she will retrace her steps as if she has forgotten something in the house of Mercury. To make sense of VenusContinue reading “Venus Retrograde in Gemini: Venus in the House of Mercury”

The Magic of Magnets

So we are in enforced lockdown where people are being shamed for even walking the dog. But stuck in four walls people can get easily very antsy and not know what to do with themselves. Why not play with your magnets? It beats banging your head on the walls?

Deep Sea Diving: Mercury in Pisces

Mercury entered Pisces on Monday February 3rd and I immediately felt drained as it is the communicator was diving under the surface. He is taking a long-held breath and swimming down to the bottom of the Ocean. This could be tense and require extra energy and attention, but the results are great. You may findContinue reading “Deep Sea Diving: Mercury in Pisces”