When I found a link in my inbox from Forbidden Knowledge TV to Peter Finch’s "Mad as Hell" speech I knew I had to post it to remind me that the presidency of Barack Obama is forever imprinted with the signature of the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction/s of 2009 conjunct US natal Moon (We the People) with the themes of inflation, speculation, fraud, waste, and grand schemes:
The Lunar eclipse April 25 2013 is at 5º Scorpio on fixed star Gacrux in the Crucifix. The Lunar eclipse forms the backbone of a heavenly Kite aspect pattern and trines both Ceres & Neptune. Constellation Crux “ is said to give perseverance, but many burdens, trials and responsibilities, together with much suffering and many hardships.” It was called the Southern Cross long before it was associated with Christianity. The constellation signifies guidance in general and it’s stars are often found in occultists and astrologers. It is the cross of matter, signifying the four directions in the horoscope, the Ascendant/Descendant axis crossing the Midheaven/IC axis. This is an important eclipse because this small, but potent constellation will be reactivated on November 1 when we get the final hit of Uranus square Pluto and soon after with the Solar Eclipse of November 3. The lunar eclipse usually brings endings and/or a culmination of a matter. This is so a new beginning can occur. Both lunar and solar eclipses are threshold points, birth and deaths. To me the lunar eclipse emphasises what you have to leave behind, so there is some melancholia about them. With solar eclipses you are so excited about your new start, you don’t even […]
Stephen Colbert interviews graduate student Thomas Herndon who discovered in writing a paper for his professor that the spreed sheets used to justify the benefits of austerity measures contain faulty numbers, plus, the much-cited Growth in a Time of Debt by Rogoff and Reinhart completely leaves out the improved economies of Australia and others in order to further support their faulty conclusions
24 April zings us: Pallas squares Juno, so that wisdom questions empowerment and vice versa–it doesn’t seem we can do …Continue reading »
My latest Sasstrology article (please leave comments on the Sasstrology site): “Eclipse season is approaching (there’s a Full Moon eclipse in Scorpio, on April 25). Some people view eclipses as tsunamis of change, sweeping away everything in t…
You’re in a relationship and you no longer want to be. Someone else has caught your eye. You’re dating or you’re married. You want out but you don’t want to face your partner honestly and own your feelings. So what … Read…
Eclipses can trigger major changes in long-term relationships. While these changes can’t be avoided, you can look ahead and prepare for what’s coming.
“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn’t it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
The highest expression of Taurus is knowing who you are, and loving it. If you’re not loving it, you either work to accept or change things. As Venus (love) and Mars (sex) move through Taurus, the relationship vibe is … Continue reading …
Here’s a review I received from someone bitter that I shut him down when he tried to promote his site …Continue reading »