Meryl Streep inhabiting Margaret ThatcherMeryl Streep’s impersonation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady is almost frightening in its accuracy, believability, naturalness and depth.How did Streep dig down and find that character …
Author: Christina
Thank You
Thanks to everyone who’s been using the Amazon button. Much appreciated.For those of you who don’t know: when you feel the urge to splurge, by clicking through to Amazon using the button on this site, you painlessly give a percentage of the s…
Unpacking My Library: A Lover’s Discourse
“Am I in love? – Yes, since I’m waiting.” The other never waits. Sometimes I want to play the part of the one who doesn’t wait; I try to busy myself elsewhere, to arrive late; but I always lose at this game: whatever I do, I find myself there, with n…
What Astrologers Are Saying About Mars Retrograde
Sandro Botticelli’s painting depicts exactly what will be happening in the skies at the beginning of February when Venus opposes sleeping Mars.Mars the planet of action aggression and war is about to go retrograde in the sign of skill, precision and or…
Unpacking My Library: The Confessions
Bascove: Reading in BedI found myself yesterday, rather to my own surprise, urging a client to read The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a book which was written more than 250 years ago and which I last read about 350 years ago.This is how it begi…
Obi Wan Kenobi vs Darth Vader: Saturn vs Pluto
Here is the question that Iris asked on this site: Could you say a bit about how you would distinguish the cutting away of the unnecessary by Saturn from the letting go of the unnecessary by Pluto? How might they feel different?Iris is right: both…
Is This The Most Challenging Saturn Return Ever? Part 2
Saturn is in LibraOct 29, 2009 – Apr 7, 2010 Jul 21, 2010 – Oct 5, 2012Sept 21, 1980 – Nov 29, 1982 May 6, 1983 – Aug 24, 1983Nov 20, 1950 – Mar 7, 195 Aug 13, 1951 – Oct 22, 1953Oct 7, 1921 – De…
The Oxford Astrologer on Facebook
I’ve just started an FB page for The Oxford Astrologer. I’m still trying to get my head around how to use it properly, but meanwhile here’s the link. Do go and like it.
Is This The Most Challenging Saturn Return Ever? Part 1
Father Time by Edmund Dulac.I started writing this post a while ago and realised there was so much to say that I’d have to split it into three to do justice to the subject, so here is the first part. In the past 12-month, I have read a lot of…
Burma’s Thaw: Managing Inevitable Change
Burma’s generals.Why has Burma’s junta, which has ruled the country for decades with steely ruthlessness, decided that this is the time to start making peace with its rebels, release political prisoners and allow elections?Could it have anything to do …