Author: Christina

Mark Rylance: Being Saturn

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Lush with satin and velvet, beautifully lit by candles and England’s cool northern daylight, the TV adaptation of Wolf Hall is as enthralling as the book. At the centre of the bedizened, voluptuous court of Henry VIII, there is a still, dark point, Thomas Cromwell. For more on the story and why — astrologically speaking — it has had such an impact on the collective imagination, read my piece about the novel here. Mark Rylance is mesmerising as Cromwell — still, watchful, intelligent. Of course, he is beautifully directed, and supported by an outstanding cast, notably Damian Lewis as the king (epitomsing Cancer Sun/Aries Moon), and Clare […]

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Astrology of Now: Open The Door

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The New Moon in a few hours falls in the last minute of the last degree of Aquarius, the sign of the waterbearer, but the Moon certainly continues to be New as it slides into the ocean of Pisces. Something ends, something begins. This is a threshold Moon. A potential-filled moment. Both Aquarius and Pisces are signs of collective, but we move from collective thought to collective feeling now, from a fixed position to a fluid one. And the monthly marriage of the Sun and Moon is not the only one taking place; Venus and Mars are about to embrace […]

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Bitter Lake

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Adam Curtis’ extraordinary and beautiful documentary, Bitter Lake, mesmerises. Archival footage from the BBC, overlaid with a textured, eclectic soundscape creates an experience that leaves you breathless, wondering at the new world order that you sense, and at a new art form for the internet age. Ostensibly, Bitter Lake is a partial explanation of how the West wildly misunderstood Afghanistan. There are, as you might expect, an authoritative sounding voice over, subtitles and clips of world leaders shaking hands and soldiers fighting. But instead of delivering a load of facts to chew over, like most documentaries, Bitter Lake leaves you with a set of […]

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Get Your Mars In Pisces Grooving

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Both Mars, the planet of action, an Venus, the planet of love, are currently in Pisces, the sign of Venus’ exaltation. When the lovers of the Zodiac meet — once a year or so — sparks fly. The lovers won’t meet up precisely until they both move into Aries later this month (when Mars gets on top), but they are close enough for kissing already. Mars is mellows out in Pisces for a week or so more. Pisces is, of course, a visual sign, so let these pictures of folk born with Mars in Pisces set you dreaming and believing. Dreaming […]

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Talking Euro

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Since Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, seems to have borrowed Greek Fin Min Yanis Varoufakis’ leather jacket today, perhaps we can feel reassured that the talks about the future of the euro will go better than expected. Back in 2011, I wrote a short piece about the euro, the common currency used throughout most of Europe. It seemed slippery, wobbly and over-extended. Well, the euro weathered the storm when Pluto made an exact conjunction to its 10° Capricorn Sun in 2012. However, the eurozone has had the collywobbles ever since and today European finance ministers are meeting to try and figure […]

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Yanis Varoufakis

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For those of you curious to see the chart of Greece’s new finance minister, here it is. There is no birth time available, so I have drawn it for sunrise. Just briefly • Take a look at the nodes. SN conjunct Mercury in Pisces. (Wonder if there’s an ancestor in holy orders.). Brains run in the family. NN conjunct Pluto. He’s going to slay people with the power of his mind. But that’s a dangerous path. Lilith was at 6° Virgo when he got his new job. This axis is quite solution oriented. Both Pisces and Virgo are drawn to problems and how […]

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Greece’s Alexis Tsipras Dreams Big

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Destiny, and the Greek electorate, have pushed Alexis Tsipras, up to Europe’s top table. He may be holding a weak hand, but it already looks as if he’s smart enough to play and maybe even win against bigger, richer, stronger, meaner opponents. Tsipras was sworn in as Greek Prime Minister on January 26, and immediately set about saving the poorest people in Greece from going without electricity and food. Compassion is written large in his natal chart. See Jupiter, the planet of caritas in its own sign Pisces right at the top. Jupiter is sandwiched between Ceres, which seems to be an important planet for […]

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Astrology of Now: Moonlight And Music

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There’s a big fat passionate Leo Moon out there, and with Venus, Mars and Neptune all in Pisces the air is singing with romance and yearning. Let’s face the music… There are so many great interpretations of this song: from wistful (Diana Krall, Scorpio) to tear-jerking (Willie Nelson, Pisces), from comforting (Ella Fitzgerald, Taurus) and sweet (Nat King Cole, Pisces) to razzmatazzy (Tony Bennett, Leo and Lady Gaga, Aries) or seductive (Fred Astaire, Taurus), but for this month’s mood, Sinatra hits it just right — jaded, salty, a little sad, but full of life. The arrangement by Johnny Mandel isn’t too shabby either. Today’s transits […]

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February Horoscopes

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The day of the year set aside for lovers by the makers of greeting cards falls, in the northern hemisphere, during the grimmest month. Where is the erotic promise in February’s pale days and cold rain? But not this year. This year, February looks fabulous. It looks sexy, fecund, inspiring. A sweetscented posy of snowdrops, a young lamb curled in the hay, a golden candle at an iris-blue window, a tender caress under a warm blanket. This month promises romance, music, love. Neptune,the planet of ideal love, Venus, planet of real love, Mars the plan of action, are all in Pisces, […]

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Mercury Retrograde Technospiral & A Weekend Message

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Just to let horoscope subscribers know, I’m having serious technical issues. (I’m writing this via a “proxy server”: how Merc Rx is that?!) Briefly, your horoscopes are written and ready to go — but I can’t access the site well enough to give them a final polish. This problem may be dealt with in the next 24 hours, but there may be a delay. I want all of you to take note though that Venus, the planet of grace, meets with Neptune, the planet of divine grace, on February 1-2. This is in Pisces, where the love goddess exalts. The […]

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