Author: Christina

Why Meghan Is Brilliant For The Crown

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, are finally suing the tabloids. The British media and the royal family have a weird symbiotic relationship. The media veers between creepy sycophancy and vicious criticism; relentless pursuit coupled with endless judgment. The family invites attention and demands privacy; grants interviews and expects deference. The royal family has often had its privacy trespassed by the meeja — phone-hacking, telephoto lenses, and kiss and tell stories. Most heinously, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash while being pursued by paparazzi, photographed as she died. The latest grown-up addition to […]

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The Tree of Time

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An early morning walk in Wytham woods set me thinking about the cycles of time. We also ran into the forester with a shotgun, who told us a story about magic mushrooms, and a group of scientists sitting around very delicately tagging the legs of birds. It was lovely — and timeless (except for the fact that the birds will each have a teeny electronic tracker attached to its leg).

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October Horoscopes 2019

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The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us — at least it is here in Oxford, where it has been raining sheets this week interspersed with spectacular rainbows and sunshine: god’s weather. The apples in the gardens are indeed luscious and ripe. They thump sporadically to the ground. There are rosehips, red rowan berries and those transparent berries that look like they are made of red glass. Crab apples are splattered across the pavements, and the whole neighbourhood smells like cider and rotting fruit: wasps’ delight. I hope it’s as lovely near you. To read your horoscope for […]

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Baroness Hale’s Spider Brooch

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Baroness Brenda Hale, head of the Supreme Court, delivered the devastating verdict on the government’s attempt at prorogation, yesterday. Her language was exceptionally clear and easy for even the most unlearned friend to understand. Also she looks like a sweet grandma out of a story book but she wears a giant spider on her left shoulder. Does that sound like an archetype to you? She really is rocking the Pluto meets Saturn look here. So I had to look at her chart — just quickly. I don’t have a birth time, of course, but ladies & gents, take a look at […]

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Astrology of Now: The Law

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Well, yesterday was quite the day for the law and democracy on both sides of the Atlantic. In London, the Supreme Court found that the government, and therefore Prime Minister Boris Johnson had broken the law when it suspended parliament. In fact, Judge Hale said that legally the “prorogation” did not happen. So parliament is back in business today. In the US, top democrat Nancy Pelosi has finally started an impeachment enquiry against Trump. “No one is above the law,”  she said. Both these legal decisions will have long-term effects on the law in both countries. The British Supreme Court […]

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Let’s Talk About Love this Sunday

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Virgos do it; Leos do it. Even sassy Centaurs & Rams do it. We all love somebody, sometime, somewhere — maybe for just an hour, maybe for a lifetime. Join me & Sally for a webinar about that most central of human emotions: love. The first whisper of romance, the pursuit of passion, the moment when two hearts beat as one, the heartbreak — all are part of our human stories, and all part of the planetary dance. How do we define love? How do we recognise true love? How do we know when love walks out of town? The […]

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Astrology of Now: Flying Flamingoes, Black Rod, and the Bendings

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Even by the standards of that operatic place, the scenes in parliament were extraordinarily theatrical last night. Starring roles this time were taken by– Mr John Bercow as The Speaker Ms Sarah Clarke as Black Rod House of Commons as The Chorus Opposition Benches as The Choir It’s always nice to learn a new word. According to my on-line dictionary prorogation is “the action of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving it.” This happens for a few days between parliamentary session, the average is about eight days — and then they all gather again. This time […]

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Astrology of Now: Battle of the Geminis

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Like much of the country, I was glued to the TV last night as the British Parliament took back control. It was theatrical. The cabal of profiteers sitting on the front bench, who currently control the Conservative party and government, visibly deflated and began to fray. The odious Rees Mogg, (“leader of the house” no less) actually slid down the front bench, looking like a peevish tween who’s been ticked off by nanny. Prime Minister Johnson blustered, fumed and rumpled like a cartoon baddie. You could almost see the steam coming out of his ears and the thought bubble with […]

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