Mercury in Gemini

  ‘Because Y is a crooked letter and Z is no better.’ My Poppa used to say this to me when I was very young in answer to any of my ‘but why’ questions. I always accepted the response without…

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Venus in Taurus

So anyways, Venus moves into Taurus today. Venus is about the things that make us feel good, and Taurus is all about the senses. Being an earth sign, it’s also about the pleasure that security, abundance and wealth can bring.…

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Shadow Planets

A few weeks ago I attended a seminar here in Oxford which included a discussion of the Vedic (or Indian) interpretation of the North and South Nodes by Adam Smith. The Vedic view turns out to be rather different from the widely held Western interpretation of the Nodes of the Moon as karmic — ironically. So I was fascinated by the Vedic personifications of the North and South Nodes of the Moon. Known as the “shadow planets”, they are considered as important as the seven traditional heavenly bodies. You’ll find flower-bedecked icons of these nine astrological “grahas” outside most Hindu temples. The North Node […]

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Creating through Kindness | Mars enters Cancer

Using our energy to take action in the weeks ahead, could be like moving through a mud bath, as feisty Mars exits from persuasive Gemini, and enters into soft-hearted Cancer (the Crab) on Sunday June 4. What we do and create during the next six weeks, will be fueled with loving kindness, gooey mushiness and domestic […]