Author: Christina

Zombie Johnny Depp and the Doggie Debacle

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A spongey, grey-faced Johnny Depp and his beautiful wife Amber Heard read an apology to the State from an autocue, staring sullenly into a camera set at a strangely low angle. No, the State is not North Korea, but Australia. If you wondered whether Johnny Depp’s birth time deserved the AA rating it gets on astrodatabank, you will rest assured. Mars stationed retrograde on the cusp of his 5th house of acting, children and games, yesterday. The actor and his missus were having no fun at all, indeed the opposite. With chilly Saturn Rx squishing Depp from that same house too, the laughs he […]

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The Lost Library of John Dee

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John Dee — astrologer, alchemist and magus, one of the great characters of Tudor England — had the greatest private library in the western world. But when he was off on a European tour, it was pillaged by “friends” and the contents were lost. Some turned up in other collections over the centuries, but his library — like the ones of Alexandria, Constantinople, Cordoba and the Maya — is partly legendary. The libraries we have now are mosaics of knowledge: mere fragments of the libraries we have lost plus the knowledge we have acquired. The Royal College of Physicians has put on […]

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Astrology of Now: Looking Deeper

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One of the pleasures of this retrograde period… Saturn Rx in Sagittarius, the sign of higher learning, the exotic and libraries Mars station (Rx on April 17) also in Sagittarius Mercury in shadow (Rx on April 28) in Taurus, ruled by Venus the goddess of beauty and art Jupiter Rx in Virgo, the sign of detail and craft …is the chance to take a deeper, longer look (or listen) at masterpieces of craftsmanship and art from the past. The Hieoronymous Bosch Museum in Holland has just put an interactive Garden of Earthly Delights on line, giving us a chance to […]

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Astrology of Now: Castrating Mars

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This extraordinary gory painting, possibly by Caravaggio, was found in an attic in the French city of Toulouse a couple of years ago, but not presented to the public until yesterday. It’s fascinating that it should be revealed at just this time of retrogrades, a time of retrieval — perhaps especially because of the subject matter. Mars, the sanguinary planet of blades, turns retrograde in a few days and is currently stationing in Sagittarius.   Saturn, also in Sagittarius, turned back at the end of March. So this is a time of looking back — and of publishing things that have […]

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The Panama Papers

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“I want these crimes to be made public”, leaker “John Doe” to the Süddeutsche Zeitung. It turns out that very rich people have been hiding their money in secret bank accounts abroad. Why do they feel the need to do this? Either a) because the money is stolen or b) because they are avoiding taxes. Let’s deal with b, which may initially appear less heinous. Look at it this way: through your taxes you pay to keep the streets safe, the police on the beat, the garbage collected, the army ready to defend you, the sick well and the poor fed — guess what, […]

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RIP Zaha Hadid

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The world’s foremost female architect died at the height of her powers yesterday. Zaha Hadid was taken suddenly — by a heart attack — when Uranus (shock) and Mercury (nerves) met opposite her insanely hard-working Saturn. Hadid was an architect who opened the door to the future for us, and showed us just how cool the 21st century ought to look. (Moon-Uranus in Cancer. Uranus is a time-machine. Moon in Cancer is our home.) She made steel and concrete look as light as silk and air, as sensual as cats. The organic curves and folds of the Milan’s Maxxi tower, London’s Aquatic Centre and […]

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Monthly Horoscopes: April 2016

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By the end of April, Mars, Pluto, Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter will all be heading in retrograde motion. That is a lot of planetary impetus for reviewing your personal situation. Since Mars and Mercury are the planets that often precipitate action, you can see that we may be in for a bit of a sticky time. Also, Pluto turns retrograde the very day after Mars, which will affect Cancer, Scorpio and Capricorn most strongly. However, the Sun sails sedately on, Venus dances through Aries, the Moon continues her watery orbit and Neptune and Uranus have not intention of turning back for some […]

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Migraine

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I woke up this morning with an astonishing migraine. Doesn’t happen often — but feel it’s a reasonable response to today’s Uranus-Mercury conjunction perhaps, plus the general slow-down. So horoscopes are delayed by some hours. Apologies and will get them up ASAP.

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Podcast: Obama in Cuba, Roundheads vs Cavaliers, Rebellion, and Baldness

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    My good friend Andrea Soole and I discuss the planetary set up for Aries month, Obama’s historic trip to Cuba and hair — or lack thereof. We are still working through some technical stuff, but I hope you enjoy this podcast. You can find Andrea at andreasoole.com.      

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Brussels Attack

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Here is the chart for the moment the first gunfire was heard at 8AM on March 22 in Brussels. Depressing. Notice the packed 12th house of secret enemies, Pluto, the ninja on the MC being trined by the Moon, which is just moving from Jupiter Retrograde (religious fanatics) to the North Node (a moment of destiny). This movement of the Moon triggers the event. Also note that Mercury is on 0° Aries, applying to the Sun and trining Mars in Sagittarius — which we could associate with firearms. Fires are started as the messenger reaches Aries. Also see that Chiron, in […]

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