Let it Happen: Mars’ Transit of Pisces

Action planet Mars enters dreamy Pisces on January 12th. This is a notoriously uncomfortable sign for Mars, because Pisces dissolves his will and dampens his fire. This can be a transit where action is confused, diffused or put off because … Cont…

Born Today 7 January

Ambitions may consume you this year, dear Capricorn, through to your next birthday; eliminating obstacles will be a focus of …Continue reading →

Born Today 6 January

You are now and through this coming year, dear Capricorn, working out and working toward fulfilling your ambitions and desires; …Continue reading →

Charlie Hebdo

Today 12 people were gunned down in a magazine office in Paris. Charlie Hebdo is a well-known satirical magazine, the equivalent of, say, Private Eye or National Lampoon. Two, or maybe three, murderers shouted Arabic slogans as they left the building. Charlie Hebdo has a history of pissing Islamists off, so it’s assumed that this is yet another attack on Europe by fundamentalist muslims. Laughter is central to freedom: they have struck at the heart of our culture. And they were right: ridicule is the best weapon against fascism. Here is a chart of the attack. Time is approximate. I […]

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Hygeia, The Asteroid of Health

The image of Hygeia is a constant in modern times. Although we do not always recognise her for the goddess that she is, perhaps there are more images of her in the media than any other Greek goddess except Aphrodite. In the Greek pantheon, she is one of the daughters of Aesculapius, the doctor. One sister is Panacea “cure-all”, another is Iaso (recuperation) and she is, of course, the goddess of hygiene — which frankly sounds rather dreary. However, the Greeks didn’t think so. They probably did not mean OCD style disinfection, after all no one really knew about germs […]

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Composite Aspects That Echo Natal Aspects

Excerpt from my latest Sasstrology post (please leave comments on the Sasstrology site): “One of the mixed blessings of a composite chart is that it can repeat certain natal aspects of the partners. If those aspects are positive, it’s a ……