Author: Christina

Alexander Nix: His Business is Discord

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Alexander Nix, suspended head of Cambridge Analytica, the data firm accused of manipulating voters around the globe, has just ducked testifying before a British parliamentary committee. So it seems he’s a coward as well as a liar. I guess even he would have a hard time explaining the video that caught him explaining how his company uses honey traps to smear politicians or the testimony of his ex-colleague Chris Wylie. But you’ve probably read enough about Nix elsewhere. For a good profile in The Washington Post, click here. Suffice to say, Nix’s business is corrupting the political process. So how does […]

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Astrology of Now: War or Peace?

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No doubt about it: this is a tough and dangerous month. Here’s why. Mars, the planet of war, aggression, action and passion, is pounding his way through the sign of Capricorn. At the start of April, he contacted sombre, stony Saturn, sitting there in his own sign, and at the end of the month, he contacts that underworld crime lord Pluto. These two powerful outer planets are both now in this sign of the establishment, governance and earthly power. You probably don’t need me to tell you what’s been happening to the “World Order” since 2008, when Pluto entered this […]

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What Aries Has To Teach The Rest of Us: “I Think Therefore I Am”

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I’m always interested in how obvious a person’s Sun sign can be — not from how they look but from how they are. So I wondered how philosophers’ Sun sign might show up. This is going to be an occasional series but clearly, it was right to start with Aries. Aries learns best through direct experience — not through books or lessons.  So when Aries, working well, can be more authentic and pure than the rest of us. But we all benefit when Aries passes on what they have learned. When I began thinking about this series, I thought about Aries […]

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Astrology of Now: “Weaponised Data”

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Last night Channel 4 news ran a piece in which the head of the data collection company Cambridge Analytica, one Alexander Nix, offered an entrapment and disinformation service to a journalist posing as a Sri Lankan politician. Cambridge Analytica worked on Donald Trump’s election and the Brexit campaign and was funded by billionaire Ayn Rand enthusiast Robert Mercer. This came a few days after the exposé in The Observer and New York Times of the massive data harvesting on Facebook undertaken by Cambridge Analytica and used to create microtargetted propaganda. To paraphrase whistleblower Christopher Wylie, the data was used to create […]

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New Podcast: The Month Ahead

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What’s in store for the month ahead? Which Sun Signs are up? Which are, well, coasting? What dates should you take a risk and when should you stay at home? And why was last month so … last monthish? I’ll be chatting with my friend and fellow astrologer Sally Kirkman about our favourite topic – the language of the stars — at the start of each astrological month Our starting point is the Sun sign of the month and the major astrological events coming up, but we’ll see where that takes us… This month it’s Aries and that pesky Mercury Retrograde…

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Saturn in Capricorn: Winter is Coming

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This video was made during the one-day workshop held in January by The Oxford Astrology Group here at Trinity College, Oxford.
I took a look at the UK chart during the talk as well as touching more generally on Saturn, Capricorn and the shape of 2018. …

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A Moment of Magic in Memory of Hubert de Givenchy

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The woman, the dress, the tune, the most poignant opening sequence…. Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929-1993) wore it. Sun in Taurus, Aquarius Rising, Moon in Pisces, Venus in Aries. Hubert de Givenchy (February 20, 1927 — March 10, 2018) designed the dress. Sun in Pisces, Gemini Rising, Moon in Libra, Venus in Pisces. Blake Edwards (26 July, 1922 – 2010) filmed it. Sun in Leo, Moon in Leo or Virgo, Venus in Virgo. Henry Mancini (16 April 1924 – 1994) wrote the song. Sun in Aries, Cancer Rising, Moon in Virgo, Venus in Gemini. Of course, many more people were […]

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The Wounded Healer Steps Into Aries — and Back Out Again

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This year, the asteroid Chiron is finally changing signs for the first time since 2010/2011. He’ll be spending his summer vacation stirring up a whole lot of aggravation in Aries, before slipping back into Pisces until next year. Chiron in Aries 17 April — 27 September 2018 18 February 2019 — 19 June 2026 In January, I did a one-day workshop on the year ahead for The Oxford Astrology Group. This video is an extract from the day, briefly discussing Chiron.

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