Harry: Mars in SagittariusOh dear, the royal family is so much better when they are like proper icons – that is silent.Prince Harry, the third in line to the throne, has given a disastrous interview about his life in the army. This is from the normal…
Author: Christina
Aquarius The Engineer & Civilisation
Roman aqueduct, Segovia, Spain.In the first century AD, Rome’s 11 aqueducts delivered tons of fresh water to the one million citizens who thronged the capital of of the world’s biggest empire. Without those aqueducts and the giant cisterns that held fr…
Jodie Foster’s Chiron Return
Jodie Foster is one of the few movie stars who has managed to transmute her juvenile brilliance into adult excellence. Now, she’s 50 and still at the top of her profession. It’s a remarkable career.But just as remarkable has been her determination to k…
The Nebra Sky Disc
This mysterious disc is said to be the oldest known map of the heavens.Two nights ago the stars sparkled so fiercely above our house. Jupiter was a perfect, tiny orange disc, suspended between bright burning Aldebaran, the Watcher of the East, and Orio…
The Lyre
It all started with this picture. The sculpture’s called Spring and I thought it was a pretty good representation of Lilith conjunct Sun in Capricorn. Lilith is, of course, all that is unmentionable and dark about the feminine. She is, among …
Bowie: Back After a Decade of Silence
Plaintive, beautiful, broken, nostalgic. David Bowie’s new single Where Are We Now?, released today, is a return to his Berlin years both lyrically and musically.Bowie’s 66th birthday is today – maybe a good moment to recall those times in Berli…
Kali Drives Change in India
Indians have taken to the streets to protest against violence against women.India, the world’s biggest democracy, is a great big bhel puri of languages, religions, customs and manners. Special interests are as diverse as religious customs, but fo…
Knowledge Travelling Through Time
William Blake: Seven Spririts of God. Now he had some really funny ideas.Whenever we receive wisdom that’s come down through many centuries, we can be certain that it has lost half its original bodyweight, accrued an encrustation of opinion, developed …
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January Horoscopes
Thermos of tea. Polar blanket. Biscuits. Crampons. Diary. Camera. Socks. Cuddly toy. Horoscope. Coalscuttle. Cabbage. Sealing wax. Fifty Shades of Grey. Brandy. Handcuffs. Kendal Mint Cake. Are you ready for adventure? You’d better be, b…