Author: Christina

A Talk, A Chat and A Lecture

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Hello. Yes, it’s still Mercury Retrograde— and the little planet of speed and thought and communications is still conjunct the planet of electricity Uranus. What is more, Mercury is in “mutual reception” with Mars Gemini. In short, words and ideas are flying along at the speed of Uranus. Who knows, somewhere on this planet, a Gemini or perhaps a Ram is probably inventing a flying car. Oh wait a minute, that already happened, apparently they are really “roadable aircraft”. But maybe someone is inventing a flying car for everyone, not just zillionaires. So this week, I am in a flurry of public […]

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May Monthly Horoscopes

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I write this, the day before May Day. Tonight is Walpurgis Nacht or Beltane, one of the four festivals that mark the most intense point of a season, and which take place at the four fixed signs of the Zodiac — Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. Now, spring is springiest. I glance out at my garden filled with flowers: pink-tipped apple, white pear, white and purple lilac, some late japanese quince, a strange rust colour; my neighbour’s glorious pink and white beauty bush, acid green euphorbia, and a lone, magenta rose. We are deep in the world of earthy, Venus-ruled Taurus, the sign of gardeners and farmers, the sign […]

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Tenderness Is Strength

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Tenderness is strength: Cancer Rising, Moon conjunct Venus in Aquarius, Saturn in Pisces.
Have a good weekend.
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A Passion For The Wild

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“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” Shepherd, naturalist, philosopher, traveller, mountaineer, writer, defender of the wild, environmental activist and immigrant, John Muir  through his passion and poetry, was the driving inspiration behind the preservation of thousands of acres of American wilderness. His legacy is the wonderful US National Parks Service. (Taurus (the gardener) Sun at 0° (beginning) conjunct Vesta(legacy)) His nickname was John of the Mountain (Aquarius Rising, ruled by craggy Saturn and sky-god Uranus). Muir’s nature writing was widely read in the late 19th […]

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Astrology of Now: Venus Exalted

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My daughters’ favourite moment during the recent Venus Retrograde was their discovery of a large skeleton in a lonely, crumbling ruin by the edge of the roaring Atlantic — even the 13 year old lost her composure for a full moment. They burst out of the broch — a 10th century miniature fort — and into the rain, terrified and thrilled. Then they crawled back through the dark, muddy tunnel for a closer look. The 40-day Venus retrograde can be read as Venus’ journey through the Underworld. Perhaps this was a little re-enactment of that story of Inanna’s journey to the Kur, the Sumerian hell. As you […]

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April Horoscopes

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It’s a very complicated picture this month, but things do slow down a lot — and about time too. It’s important to note that from April 9 to 24, Venus will be between just two degrees of Pisces, 26° and 28°. This intense focus from the goddess of love and luck is unusual and will touch you directly if you have any planets around these degrees in water signs, Cancer, Pisces and Scorpio, earth signs, Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn — or Sagittarius and Gemini. It seems as she will be especially supportive during an otherwise potentially fraught week as the […]

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Brexit: Pluto’s Plaything

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Well, it had to happen eventually. Prime Minister Theresa May will start the legal process of Brexit tomorrow. For the United Kingdom to leave the European Union she must “trigger” Article 50, the relevant piece of legislation, by writing an official letter to the European Commission. She has chosen to do this on March 29. As some of you may recall, the chart for the Brexit vote on June 21, 2016 had Pluto Rising. Tomorrow’s charts also have Pluto’s fingerprints all over them. In a nutshell, Pluto is about death and rebirth: something wiped out in order for something else to come, slash and […]

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Liz Greene on Jung

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I have a place in from 5-7 May on Liz Greene’s workshop: JUNG’S ASTROLOGY AND THE PLANETARY JOURNEY OF THE RED BOOK. However, I can’t go. If you would like to take my place, let me know, and I will let the organisers know that you are coming in my place. Needless to say, Liz Green is the foremost astrologer working in Britain — and she does very little teaching these days, so this is quite a rare opportunity. At least one other well-known astrologer will be participating I believe. As for the Red Book, well… intriguing, fascinating, strange…. For more […]

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Attack on Westminster

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Attacks  in London today brought terror to the Mother of Parliaments. At least two people have been killed and many more have been badly injured after a car mowed down pedestrians on Westminster Bridge — and shortly afterwards, a man wielding a knife attacked police guarding the Houses of Parliament. One officer has been confirmed dead. One attacker was shot around 2.45pm. The car started mowing people down shortly after 2.30. Note the position of the Moon — which often triggers events. Also note 23° ASC, Uranus and Moon. The Moon has moved from Pluto conjunction to square Uranus. Mars on the MC. Note transiting Pluto to the […]

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