What a weekend! I spent Saturday with my husband at a cheese making workshop. I’m never buying ricotta again! In 48 hours we will be eating our own feta and in 4 weeks will be slicing into hand made camembert. If I follow the instructions, that is. I…
Author: Jo Tracey
Blue Moon
I’m having a few 8th house transits at present, so some of the more unpleasant things in life have crept in of late. They are, however, life. And that is what the 8th house is ultimately about- life in the raw, life as the cold hard facts, life as a …
That’s Freedom
Today we said goodbye to my Nan. The Moon is in Aquarius (as was Nan’s natal Moon) and the music they played was John Farnhams’ “That’s Freedom.” She loved John Farnham. One of my cousins talked about how Nan always had a costume for any occa…
Wellbeing Astrology 2013
It’s out! This years Wellbeing Astrology, that is. Complete with a full Moon Calendar, a full run down of 2013 for each sun sign, and lots more, this is a must have magazine. More importantly, I have an article in there- a profile piece on Kylie …
How to Read a Mars Return Chart
One for Astro Peeps and Students… I do a Solar Return chart each year on my birthday- to mark when the Sun returns exactly back to the position it was at birth. It helps me identify what themes will be important during the year and where my head and …
For Nan…
This morning my Progressed Moon moved out of Scorpio and into Sagittarius. As it did my Nan passed away. She was 94 and, up until 2 months ago, was a fit and healthy 94. That was before cancer. I remember when I talked to her a couple of days before th…
Mars, but not as you know it…
In traditional astrology, planets have strength or dignity in each sign by rulership, term and face. Rulership is obviously the most essential dignity, and is the sign where the planet is most effective- where he is on his home turf, with his own suppo…
Revenge is Sweeter Than You Ever Were
I have Mars in Scorpio, in the 8th house. This makes it both easy and difficult to write this piece- easy in that I can tell it like it is without giving a faff if I upset anybodys precious ego way; and difficult in that I need to be careful not to exp…
Something About Virgo
Like all signs, Virgo is a contradiction. At one end of the spectrum you have the super critical, perfection seeking, nit picking, clean freak. At the other end you have chaos. Somewhere in the middle is a person who has the potential to organise life …
Something about Mars Returns
Along with being given the responsibility of caring for a child, mothers are also given other amazing talents: The addition of a cleansing and healing hormone to saliva The ability to induce guilt at any time without warning for the rest of the childs …