With his customary impeccable timing (Saturn in Virgo), jazzman Dave Brubeckwas died yesterday, just two days short of his 92nd birthday. But today is his actual Solar Return, the moment in the year the Sun returns to the place it was when you were bor…
Author: Christina
Too Much Information vs Mindfulness
Various Aspects by Deborah StevensonIs your head about to explode From information overload?Just asking.Last time Jupiter was in Gemini, the internet was probably not in your pocket. That was 12 years ago.Jupiter is the planet of expansion. Gemini…
Correction for Leo and Thoughts on Your Scopes
Since I have Leo Rising myself it’s rather ironic that in this month’s horoscopes, I made a mistake for Leo. Sorry, please don’t roar at me. I’ve updated the page, so if you have Leo rising or Leo Sun, take a look at the shiny new scope.But i…
December Horoscopes
Enjoy this festive month, dear readers. You deserve a wonderful holiday after this rather arduous year, and truly this could be a very merry Christmas.For your horoscopes click here.
Movies: The Master
Through grey mist a ship of fools floats out to sea under the Golden Gate Bridge. The year is 1950, exactly half way through the “American Century”.Much has been written about Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film The Master. It’s a warp and weft of ima…
Astrology of Now: Poison Pen
Yesterday evening my daughter told me that her friend has been receiving nasty anonymous notes. These have been left in her desk for about a week.It is a recrudescence of previous bullying but in a new form. I thought it was a perfect example of astrol…
Astrology of Now: Eclipse Pressure
This lunar eclipse today puts an enormous amount of pressure on the poor old Moon in Gemini. It’s as if all the bullies in the playground are standing in a semi-circle pointing an accusing finger at her.Just look at the chart (see below) and you can se…
Mercury in Scorpio: Inner Demons
A detail from Hieronymous Bosch’sThe Garden of Earthly Delights”Beware the slinking whisperer who whispers into the hearts of people, whether he is from the world of spirits or the world of humans.” – Sura 114, The Qur’an”The mind is its own place…
Georgia O’Keeffe: A Bouquet of Irises
Black Iris IIIThe American painter, Georgia O’Keeffe, was an über-Scorp, with Sun, Moon, Jupiter and Mercury all in the sign that rules – among other things – dissection and sexuality. Her bold studies of irises show how such things can be be…
Gaza: The Quality of Mercy
After I gave birth to my first daughter in a London hospital, I shared a room with three other women – a Palestinian, an Israeli, and a London Iranian. No kidding.There was some awkward negotiating around drips, cots, nurses and nappies. But the…