Tag: Moon

2011: Springtime of the Peoples

Set during the Paris uprising of 1848, Flaubert’s novel Sentimental Education explores lessons in love and friendship. It was published some 20 years after the events.I’ve been thinking about the planet Neptune’s ingress into Pisces a lot over the past…

Tunisia: Revolution Now or Never

“Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven!–“William Wordsworth wrote these words about the French Revolution more than 200 years ago. But he was a spectator, a friend of France, not a participant, and he never suffered …

New Year, New Moon Solar Eclipse

Here we are, looking towards the start of another year.  2011 promises to grab our attention from the start with a solar eclipse on January 4th at 13 degrees Capricorn.  The eclipse takes place on a New Moon so it … Continue reading →

Synastry Studies: Conjunctions–Sacred Marriage or Train Wreck?

I think, of all the aspects in synastry, the most misinterpreted is the conjunction. It’s easy to understand why. There’s something romantic about a conjunction, something seductive. Two (or more, sometimes) become one. How lovely. There is a basic archetype at work here, the reconciliation of differing energies, the merging of two separate forces. On […]

Saying Goodbye With The Waning Moon in Libra

Today the Moon enters Libra but she won’t feel much like socializing.  The Moon is in her last phase (Waning Crescent) before the New Moon.  If the New Moon is the time to start things, the Waning Moon is the … Continue reading →