I will never meet Robert P. Blaschke because he passed away on 18 January 2011. But I’m reading a book of his and I know that he is going to be one of the most important influences in my life as an astrologer. I plan on getting all his books. I have only one right […]
Author: nray
A Million Letters
I just wrote a ranty-and-ravey email to my favorite writing friend about, well, emails and phone conversations and communication in general. My Facebook friend, Lauren Miranda Gilbert, recently said, “I think many have the 3rd house/Gemini issue these days – a kind of nervous energy that has us flitting about, seeking distraction outside of ourselves. […]
When Venus is in Gemini…
Evoke a mood Catch an eye Spark a thought Invoke desire …flirt. With a sun beam A grumpy cat An idea. Maybe two. Or anything else you fancy. Make love With …words. Come here Flit away. Wispy yellow scarves Jingling phones And citrus …get fresh. Butterfly kisses Always constant In inconsistency Will o’the wisp A […]
Rambling on the Nodal Axis
It’s the start of monsoons in Bangalore and it can’t get lovelier. It’s the kind of evening made for walking. So we went for a walk. I stepped out of the building literally covered from head to foot, wearing my specs, no make-up on and being aware of being stared at by a bunch of […]
Synastry: My IC, Your Moon
I want to unravel
And un-spool
At your feet
And lie there
For a while
Shapeless
And then knit me
Back again
Hold me together
Read more on IC/MC conjunctions in synastry:
http://alcuin9.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/synastry-studies-the-m-c-i-c-part-one/
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Ceres
The closet thing I have to a child is my cat. Noisy, beautiful, vicious and bad-tempered, he’s perfect for me. I don’t know his birthday, but I suspect he’s strongly Martian like me. When I came home today, my mom (who’s visiting) said, “Oh, look, he’s so happy to see you.” And indeed I could […]
Perfect Happiness
Ultimately, it’s really simple, isn’t it? To snag happiness? Someone to love, something to do. Someone who loves us, some goal to strive for. And then when the sun has dipped below the horizon, to be able to rest. But don’t listen to me. I just had a chocolate donut, am in the middle of […]
Overheard
I’m working on post about current transits faced by people in their mid-thirties and reading Bernadette Brady’s Predictive Astrology, The Eagle and the Lark. Well, not just reading but studying it. If you’re learning astrology like I am and want to get into predictive, this is a book you must have. It might take me […]
Progressed Moon into the First
There was always light But I closed my doors and barred my windows There was always music and birds and flowers But I couldn’t see them They told me there would be birth again After the deaths and despairs But you have to go through the Valley of Death alone And grieve as your bury […]
Something Fanciful…
I’ve sometimes felt this great positive energy just fill my soul. Out of nowhere, my spirits rise. When I was younger I used to think someone at someone point loved me so much, it blessed my soul. And when I was older, I thought it must be my Aries Jupiter trine my Leo Sun. But […]