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…
Author: Christina
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…
It’s OK To Cry
Neptune is in Pisces – right at the beginning again. Chiron, the wounded healer, is in Pisces too. Both planets have turned direct this week. If you need to cry, let your tears flow. It is part of the healing.
Who Should Die And Who Should Live?
Where is Woody Harrelson when you need him? (as Tallahassee in Zombieland)My friend the doctor has some really hard choices to make. He told me this week that he’s having to write up the “Do Not Resuscitate” protocol for one of the care homes he visits…
The Inception of Monsters: Frankenstein and Dracula
Bela Lugosi as … Lilith?1816: they called it the summer there was no summer. In the Swiss Alps, the cold was bitter even in June. Huddled under the stormy cloak cast by the unseasonable weather, a band of young English travellers passed th…
US Election: Natal Chart 1, Solar Arc 0
Compassion, tolerance and generosity: that was a storming victory speech from Barack Obama.The US election was close in terms of the popular vote, but in fact Barack Obama won a comfortable majority of seats in the electoral college. There we…
Astrology of Now: Scary Monsters
Amy Winehouse (born with Saturn in Scorpio)Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just gloss over the nastier side of human nature and pretend there’s no jealousy, no murderous rage, no stomach churning fear, no madness? We could all live in a happy, smiling …
November Horoscopes and the Eclipses
The Witching Hour by Miriam Escofet.We’re blasting into November in the wake of the extraordinary Full Moon of October 29th.And oh my goodness – so much to write about for November with two eclipses and a retrograde Mercury.Eclipses bring change, and…