Astro-Notes on DNC 2012: Aldebaran Rising

DNC 2012: Aldebaran, Midas, Pan, and US natal Uranus Risingby Jude Cowell Some people think that Charlotte NC with its Bank of America headquarters and its "Wall Street of the South" vibe is a tone deaf choice for the location of the Democratic National Convention 2012 given Charlotte’s overflowing homeless shelters and lack of unionization on behalf of workers’ rights. So you may as well know

Syria: The Blood-Dimmed Tide

A member of the Free Syrian Army, an avatar of Pluto wearing his helmet of invisibility.This poem was written by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats in the 1919 in the aftermath of World War 1 and the Easter Rising in Ireland. As well as being a poet, …

A Tarot Spread For Shadow Work

Following yesterday’s post about Pluto retrograde and Shadow Work, here’s an enlightening Tarot spread (courtesy of Christine Jette over at www.llewellyn.com) that helps you discover what your Shadow issues really are. The spread is describ…

More on Robbins, Absent Fathers and American Dreams

As I was making soup just now, I had some (very obvious) thoughts about Anthony Robbins chart that I thought I’d better share immediatement. Right now, of course, Mercury is over his South Node and Mercury, so it makes sense to think about him again. A…

Mars Direct Station April 13, 2012 at 3Vir40

If you’ve been feeling the sluggishness and frustration of the long Mars retrograde period–and Mars tends to be extra frustrated when in Mercury-ruled Virgo–you will notice in the next several days that the planet of action will begin to move forward once his Direct Station simmers a while as of Friday April 13.Meanwhile, what a find! My friend, astrologer Dipali Desai, has published an article

Tony Robbins: Guru or Snake Oil Salesman?

Anthony Robbins, self-inventedAnthony Robbins is a phenomeon. If you haven’t come across him yet – well, you will.In a nut-shell he is the top, or one of the top, personal development salesmen in the world – hosting seminars, writing books, making …