Author: Christina

Lady Gaga and Her Hungry Pluto Moon

I wrote a piece last year comparing Lady Gaga and Madonna. I was reminded of it because I’ve had a whole bunch of charts come across my desk with a Moon-Pluto conjunction. Now I hasten to add that all these charts belonged to people who were living out…

Cancer Self-portraits

Rembrandt July 15, 1606Rubens June 28, 1577You know what – there seem to be more artists born in Cancer month than at any other time of year. You will see  what I mean when you scroll down the page. A lot got left out. For example, Gustav Klimt (…

Harry Potter and the Cycle of Destiny

Tomorrow is just one more turn of the wheel of destiny for the author JK Rowling and her creation Harry Potter. The final film in the series will premiere in London. Is this finally the end?The cycle of the dragon’s nodes features strongly in the publi…

Are You the Captain of Your Own Ship?

Man at the Helm, Theo Van RysselbergheIf you’ve ever steered a boat (or dreamt you were doing so), you’ll know that sometimes you just catch everything right: the sail pulls taut, the boat leans and slices through the waves; she strains and leaps at yo…

News of the World: The Bitter End

Well, here’s a load of cobblers.The Romans had the Colosseum; we have the gutter press. Usually, it’s the evisceration of a celebrity’s private life that rouses the public’s bloodlust. But today, the News of the World, Britain’s biggest-selling newspap…

Astrology of Now: How Are You Being Robbed?

“Why you’re nothing but a pack of cards.” Alice solves the banking crisis”It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” – Alice in Wonderland. One day, many years down the line, we’ll know what to label the upheaval we’re living throu…