OK – I’m on holiday, but I was just popping by to update the horoscopes so I thought I’d briefly post on the Olympic Opening Ceremony – what a hoot!Have you ever wondered what the shiny, happy face of Pluto might be? If so, you might want to watch the …
Author: Christina
Summer Holidays
Ciao ragazzi! The great golden god of the Zodiac has finally slipped into his own sign and it’s time for me (at least) to kick back and recharge the old batteries. Mentally, it’s been rather a frenzied few months. Astrologically there a…
Olympics: Looking Backward To See Forward
What with all those shiny bodies flinging themselves around giant stadiums filled with cheering crowds – the marching, the uniforms, the survival of the fittest, the faux-historical ceremonies – there’s always been more than a touch of fascism abou…
When The Past Comes To Life
Thomas Cromwell: fixer, strategist, statesman – Scorpio. Hans HolbeinKing Henry VIII – charmer, playboy, wife-killer and the first head of the Church of England – had an axe-man, Thomas Cromwell, whose job it was to facilitate the King’s desires
12 Questions From Mercury Rx in Leo
Freddie Mercury.Mercury, the trickster, lay down and took a nap in the Sun last week. Now he’s staggered to his feet and is laboriously retracing his steps through Leo. He’s a little dazed and confused poor fellow, asking this question: who am I?Mercur…
Vesta and the Olympic Flame
As you probably know, Oxford is a World Heritage Site. There’s Radcliffe Camera, the Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, St Giles… all beautiful, historic, and full of life, much used, much loved.Radcliffe Camera: probably one ofthe world’s most famous…
Cancer: The Power of Four
Fours:Corners of the earthNoble Truths of BuddhismSuits in a deck of cardsDirectionsLimbsGospelsBasic castes in IndiaAims of life for a HinduBuilding blocks of DNAThe Tetragrammaton – YHWH, the Hebrew name of GodHorsemen of the ApocalypseIn astrologyEl…
The Soul of Star Trek: Part Two
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 second tranche. To read the first part about Star Trek’s (rather inauspicious) beginnings, click h…
Literal Astrology
Martina Navratilova, the great tennis player, gave a touching interview on the radio last week. She was wiping away tears within the first few minutes as she recalled being separated from her family when she defected to the West more than 30 years ago….
Astrology of Now: Palllas Athena Loves Uranus
Gustav Klimt’s Pallas Athena, 1895Pallas Athena, the asteroid of strategy and weaving is in a cosy huddle with Uranus, the god of bright ideas. And the Moon is right there with them today, shining a soft silver glow on proceedings.The Ram is, of course…