Ahh bless him. Revisit David Sshwimmer (Nov.2) and his FriendsOh my goodness – I do try not to get in a fritz about Mercury Retrograde. Indeed I laugh in the face of the doom mongers telling you not to move a muscle for weeks.But…Here’s what h…
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Are You Cinderella or An Ugly Step-Sister?
The ugly step-sisters flank Cinderella in last year’s panto at the Oxford Playhouse.What is it about our brothers and sisters?It’s the longest relationship for most of us. And so often it is a knot of jealousy and loyalty, love and loathing, betrayal a…
December Horoscopes
Despite Merc Rx fandoodlemayhem, the scopes are here. This month is so cosmically amazing though that I’m going to be doing quite a few overview posts. Just to whet your appetite may I point out that on the eclipse, Uranus turns direct at 0 Aries and o…
One Night Stand
Pluto abducts Proserpine. Bernini.Venus meets Pluto tomorrow (December 2), setting the tone for a very “interesting” month ahead.Venus and Pluto do have two very important things in common: sex and money. And their one night stand is in the earthy mone…
Ken Russell: Dedicated to Dionysus
Film director Ken Russell made big, messy pictures with a lot of sex and music in them. His fluid, emotional, freewheeling camerawork is still like no one else’s.Yesterday at the age of 84, the old maverick was taken by his maker (Uranus Retu…
Astrology of Now: Eclipse Energy
Race ahead during an eclipse like this chap in the film StagecoachAll of us, without exception, are on a journey of evolution and change. Sometimes the road is smooth and even, we roll along at a steady pace; sometimes we stop for a long, long time at …
Grandma Love
Alison Uttley’s Little Grey Rabbit has the bright eyes and busyness of my darling mother out lawI am blessed with a very lovely mother-out-law, who is both charming and sweet-tempered. What is more, she really loves my children. The feeling is mutual.T…
George Harrison: Water Boy
George: Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Venus in water signs.Marty: Sun, Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter in water signs.”Who’s your favourite Beatle?”When I’m feeling difficile I like to reply Yoko Ono, but the truth is, for me, it’s always been George. W…
Egypt: More Work To Do
Praying in Tahrir SquareBack in February, I concluded my piece on Egypt with this remark: “Meanwhile, it remains to be seen if the junta makes way for a genuine democracy. Getting rid of Mubarak may turn out to have been the easy part.” To read th…
Astrology of Now: Mars in Virgo = The Big Clean Up
I have been down at the bottom of the garden this week, turning my compost, mulching the autumn leaves, sawing up wood, stacking old flowerpots and sharpening blades. It’s creating a surprising amount of room under the laurel trees.The action planet Ma…