Tag: Middle East

Astrology of Now: Overwhelming

Jupiter in Virgo opposition Neptune in Pisces — September 17 Readers of the horoscope will know that the coming opposition between Jupiter and Neptune is the most important aspect this month, influencing this entire period into the next season and possibly the whole year.  For some people it will be the most important aspect of a lifetime. For the refugees walking out of danger, the meaning of this aspect is clear, but every single one of us feels this one. Neptune in Pisces is super-powered. Jupiter, opposing him, both magnifies the power and distributes it. This aspect is about huge […]

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On Pisces

Sadko In The Underwater Kingdom by Ilya Repin (Wikimedia Commons) From Tunisia to Elizabeth Taylor, you never know who you’re going to swim past down there in the blue, blue sea. With the Sun still in Pisces, visit or revisit these OA posts on or about the sign of the Fishes. A Fortnight of Visionary Artists 7 Good Things To Do While The Sun Is In Pisces Neptune in Pisces by Sign Pisces Self-Portraits Brotherhood of Romantics Rupert Murdoch: Uber-Pisces 12th House People Unpacking My Library: On The Road Revolution Now or Never? Tunisia Tony Robbins: Guru or Snak Oil Salesman? George Harrison: […]

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dec 2, 1971

In case you need the info, here are the horoscope details for the Persian Gulf’s #UAE federation as provided in Campion’s The Book of World Horoscopes:

The proclamation was made at noon on December 2, 1971 in Dubai, the federation’s capital; ASC 27AQ44; MC 7Sag36; 10th house Sun 9Sag29 opposite 4th house Moon 9Gem06; At Midheaven (The Goal), Jupiter-Neptune = Sun which denotes potentials for:

Ariel Sharon: Simultaneously Complex And Simple

Ariel Sharon aged 19wikimedia commonsAriel Sharon lived a life of mythological proportions. Villain, hero, warrior; farmer, politican, bully; killer, peacemaker; and in every role “the bulldozer”.  And those were just his public faces.So how come …

Qatar: It’s A Family Business

Old Emir/new EmirThe little kingdom of Qatar, which sticks out like a thumb into the Arabian Gulf, is a fiefdom belonging to the Al Thani family. Happily for them, it’s a thumb that’s stuck in a magic pudding, which just goes on and on giving – at cu…

Astrology of Syria

Here is what I wrote about Syria last spring.”Let us pray for as many ceasefires as possible, because this is a long, drawn-out struggle. I really hate to be pessimistic, but it seems to me there is a strong potential for civil war, whether Assad …

Gaza: The Quality of Mercy

After I gave birth to my first daughter in a London hospital, I shared a room with three other women – a Palestinian, an Israeli, and a London Iranian. No kidding.There was some awkward negotiating around drips, cots, nurses and nappies. But the…