Astrology of Now: Between the Eclipses

Subscribers to the horoscopes already know that I had my own private eclipse at the end of January: my darling mother died. Here’s some of what I wrote then: “She went back to bed one morning, feeling a little odd — and never got up. Yes, she had a Leo Moon, right in the path of that eclipse. Appropriately for me, at the heart of the eclipse was Ceres, the planet of motherhood and cherishing, and the only retrograde planet in the sky at that moment. “My mother had some of the most enviable attributes of a Libra Sun — […]

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DC Horoscope: Government Shutdown Feb 9, 2018

As of February 9, 2018 @12:01 am est, the 115th incapable and incompetent US Congress has shut down the US government again under Trump’s watch, egos at its base, money on and under the table, and Trump lurking about the place (rising Jupiter in big-bu…

Venus in Pisces

Venus in Pisces La vie en Rose. I love this song. It’s the melody, the lyrics, Piaf’s smoky voice… It’s perfect for Venus in Pisces. I’m planning a road trip through France in April/May, so have been boring my family rigid wth this and other French classics. Of course, another great song choice would be …

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Quincy Jones Gives Shocking Interview

* updated with alternative birth data Quincy Jones has given an astonishing interview to GQ magazine.  He runs his mouth, to say the least. If you’re not up on this you can read some excerpts here:  The 11 Best Quotes … Read More…

Fridamania

(Victor Oliver, editor of the Astrological Journal, has very kindly asked me to write a column loosely about “fashion”. I’ll be publishing them here too.) A squiggle of monobrow, two beady black eyes — it’s a shorthand for Frida Kahlo, the long-dead Mexican artist that just about everyone can recognise instantly. If the mood took you, you could kit out your house with Frida Kahlo magnets, coasters, posters, mirrors, matchboxes, tea-trays, lampshades, curtains, and maybe even an old-fashioned Frida phone. You could have that inimical gaze staring at you from every corner and surface of your home. If you really […]

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Is Adversity A Gift?

That’s “D” in the foreground of the picture.  He’s a character on the TV show, “Chance”. The show is ridiculous except for when it’s not.  In one episode, “D”, tells a young woman, a teenager, that she should thank her … Read More…

Having Trouble Logging Into The Forum?

There are still people who have not been able to log in the forum. This is not personal!  The site was hacked; the damage extensive.  Ultimately we had to restore a database that was a number of months old. Consequently, … Read More…