SmithI vowed a long time ago not to watch Doctor Who until he regenerated as a woman. So far, the Doctor has had 11 incarnations, each with his own take on the character but none with a different gender. However, my children, as usual, c…
Author: Christina
Those Pretty, Pretty Virgo Boys
Keanu Reeves (Sep. 2, Virgo Rising) and River Phoenix (Aug 23, Scorpio Rising)They’re all a bit older now (except perhaps for M. Phillippe). But here they are in their pomp.Ryan Phillippe (Sep 10)Jeremy Irons (Sep 19, Leo Rising)Hugh Grant (Sep 9…
Boris: Toff With The Common Touch
Could this be the next Prime Minister?Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has had a fantastic summer, using the Olympics to upstage the Prime Minister David Cameron, repeatedly. His season of triumph climaxed with a rabble-rousing speech on Monday…
Hillsborough: Corruption and Shame
On that day, 41 Liverpool fans might have survived had those in charge acted more swiftly.It’s taken 23 years to expose the police cock-up that caused the Hillsborough Disaster – and the cover-up that followed.On that day in April 1989, 96 people wer…
8 Things to Do While Venus is in Leo
The Bather, Ingres.He was born with Venus in Leo and Sun in Virgo. This picture combines Virgo mastery of technique & perfectionism with Leo luxury.The planet of beauty is in the golden sign of Leo, what could be more luxurious. Here are some …
For All You Trekkies Out There: Part Three
My colleague Jackie Taylor has allowed me to publish her clever piece about Star Trek, which originally appeared in The Astrological Journal. This is the third tranche. To read the first part about Star Trek’s (rather inauspicious) beginnings, cli…
Talking Impressionism
La Loge, Renoir. It’s April 1874 and Paris is laughing. A group of painters has had the audacity to exhibit their work outside the Salon – and it’s absolute rubbish: smeary, blurry, amateurish, trash.But by 1890, everything has changed. The revi…
Mamma Mia: Queen of Pomegranates
Two temples to Hera at Paestum and one beautiful PersephoneA couple of weeks ago, I walked around the ancient city of Paestum under a bright, broiling southern Italian sun. It’s a beautiful place. Buttery yellow temple columns reach into a cerulean sky…
September Horoscopes
Painting by Grandma Moses (b. Sept 7 1860)Oh September. Golden light, ripe plums, a little tristesse for another summer gone.The general feeling of tension continues this month with the Uranus-Pluto square making another exact hit on September 19. This…
Monthly Horoscopes: August
August is looking kind of nice – considering the outer planetary stand-off between Uranus and Pluto which is making the whole summer a little tense.The month starts off on a quirky, good humoured note with an Aquarian Full Moon tickled pink by Jupite…