Author: Christina

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…

Temporary Communications Glitch

My email is not working at the moment. I apologise if you have been trying to get in touch with me. I hope to have it fixed by Monday afternoon. It’s a server problem.However, I do note that Mercury is moving veeery sloooowly right now as he gathers hi…

Cancer Self-Portraits Redux

Cancer is the first water sign – an immediate, unmediated emotional response to the world. Maybe that’s why so many artists have been born under the sign of the golden claws.To read last year’s piece and get an eyeful of gorgeous portraits by artists…

Higgs Boson: Oh, So God Does Exist?

Beaker and Bunsen.Apparently, it’s the most important breakthrough in physics since they smashed the atom.Now as students of astrology know, Pluto is associated with atomic energy, so how wonderful that on the day of the Full Moon (a project coming to …

Astrology of Now: Where’s Your Revolution?

Lord Shiva, the transformerToday, the god of transformation is joined by the Full Moon in the sign of institutions, establishment, organisation. And the head of Barclays Bank resigns…The Moon slides over Pluto at 8° Capricorn and then opposes then S…

Carry on Merchant Banking

It used to be like this…When we talk about the City of London, we are talking about both a place and an idea. The City is the square mile that was once a fortified town founded by the Romans, that developed into the heaving moiling medieval trading c…