Author: Christina

New York, The City with Jupiter Rising

New York City is taking a battering. The virus appears to be stomping through the five boroughs like a horrible hungry ghost, killing people, emptying streets, destroying livelihoods. And yet, at the same time, New York’s famous resilience, resistance, sense of humour,and sheer vitality persist. I have this chart for Greater New York from Lois […]

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Food Shortages

My supermarket is a cornucopia –– shelves of fresh vegetables from Kenya, South Africa and Spain, glistening fruit, vacuum-packed meat (as far from the carcass as possible), smoked salmon from Scotland and Alaska, pimentos from Alicante, olive oil from Tuscany, yoghurt from Thessaloniki, rye bread from Sweden, chocolate from Switzerland, sardines from Portugal, tahini and […]

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Happy May Day!

In France, bouquets of fragrant lily of the valley, or may bells are given to women on May Day. It’s a symbol of happiness, purity and good faith, and also of the end of a period of darkness. They are the most delicate, waxy flowers with a magical, delicate, heady scent. It seems a perfect […]

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Happy May Day!

In France, bouquets of fragrant lily of the valley, or may bells are given to women on May Day. It’s a symbol of happiness, purity and good faith, and also of the end of a period of darkness. They are the most delicate, waxy flowers with a magical, delicate, heady scent. It seems a perfect […]

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Your May Horoscope

In some ways, this looks like a more relaxing month than April, although information is still coming at us fast. One of the most important features is the fascinating retrograde of Venus, the planet of love, money, luck and laughter. She’s getting serious — even in lighthearted Gemini. To become a member — which includes […]

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The Mystery of the Missing Prime Minister

An odd feature of the current crisis — in this country — is the fact that the head of government has been missing for most of the time. Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to take the pandemic seriously back in February, missing five meetings on the subject, taking two weeks’ holiday and generally fannying about. […]

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Lockdown Astrology Podcast: 19 April-20 May

This was our first podcast across the ether. We do enjoy getting together in real life to talk through the astrology. On this podcast, we talk for longer as these are unique times –– about the lockdown situation, the wider picture revealed by astrology and a lengthy look at the astrology in your month ahead. […]

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