JMW Turner. Snow Storm.Let me tell you why you haven’t heard from me for a few days.This is how it was meant to be. I was meant to go out to France on Wednesday and come back Sunday, having graced my elderly parents with my presence, and caused as litt…
Author: Christina
February Horoscopes
I’m on a whirlwind visit to my parents way down in the south of France. It’s snowing and they say it going to be -10 C tonight.I am wearing gloves (fingerless) to type this, such is my dedication – and besides it’s keeping my fingers warm.The overall v…
12 Ways to Feel the Magic of Neptune in Pisces
Thought it was time to revisit this post, which I wrote back in April. Neptune goes back into Pisces on the 3rd or 4th of Feb, depending upon where in the world you are. Catch that wave.Neptune’s Horses by Walter Crane.Neptune, the great god of the sea…
That Tiger Mother
Tiger Mom: me me meAs an indulgent, child-worshipping Western mother, the Tiger Mom thing really gets up my nose.In case you missed it, (which I’m sure you didn’t), last year a law professor at Yale published a book explaining how she was a brilliant m…
Correction – Which Planet Rules Which Metal
I see I wrote that Saturn rules iron in my post about Mrs T. It’s a bit more complicated than that. She has Saturn in Scorpio, which is ruled by the iron planet Mars. In Western astrology, Saturn rules lead, Mars rules iron.However, in Vedic astrology,…
Thatcher’s Legacy, Saturn and Iron
Thatcher: Saturn RisingRecently, I asked a businesswoman friend, who was complaining about bankers’ bonuses, when she thought the rot had set in.She answered with one word: “Thatcher.”And she’s right, what we are experiencing now, financially and socia…
Streep, The Iron Lady and the Chameleon Aspects
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 …
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…