Five year-old Timothy Wiltsey was reported missing by his mother, Michelle Lodzinski, after both allegedly attended a carnival in Sayreville, New Jersey, on May 25, 1991. I live near Sayreville and remember how the story dominated the media at that … Continue reading →
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Astrology of the NYU Library Suicide
On November 3rd at 4:30 AM the body of 20-year old student Andrew Williamson-Noble was found in the Bobst Library of New York University. He had leapt to his death from the tenth floor of the library. Andrew told friends he had been experiencing “depressing thoughts,” but what could have motivated him to take this final and irreversible step? Continue reading →
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Making Love Last: Mercury–It’s Our Story and We’re Sticking to It
Mercury is generally not thought of as a “relationship” planet. The planet of our thinking processes, business, commerce and communications, it just doesn’t fit in our notion of romance. At best it gets a glancing blow in composite and synastry chart readings. But we may have to revise our thinking on the importance of Mercury […]
Weekly Forecast: What Do We Do? What Do We Do?
Witty Mars in Gemini challenges stuck in the mud Saturn in Virgo to do something, ANYTHING, as long as it’s fast, and smart. Saturn in stress aspect (inconjunct) to Jupiter in Aquarius feels the pressure, but feels that things are out of hand as it is anyway. The result is a fair amount of wailing […]
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Relationship Astrology: Making Love Last, Part 1–Your Relationship Style
In a country where well over 50% of marriages end in divorce, researchers have been looking into what makes love and marriages last. One researcher interviewed in depth over fifty couples that regarded their marriage as happy. Through this interview process she identified 4 relationship styles and 9 essential psychological tasks to creating a happy […]
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August 16, 2009 ASC New Age Fair!
Mark the date! The Astrological Society of Connecticut New Age Fair will not disappoint. There will be lectures, vendors, and of course, readers of all kinds, from astrology to tarot cards. And this fair, yours truly will be among the readers. Because the readers are such popular feature, tickets to sign up for a reader […]
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What’s a Blogger to Do?
Things were banging at Astrology Explored for July. I posted most days, got lots of page views and I was looking forward to the month’s wrap up so I could pat myself on the back. And what happened? The server inexplicably went dark! Nothing like blogging-interruptus to let a girl down! Last year a similar […]
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Intense times: What’s up with the stars these days?
Sudden deaths of a myriad of celebrities, revolutions in Iran and Honduras, what is going on? Well a lot, astrology-wise. There is a lot of intense, really rare energy this summer: the alignment of Neptune, Chiron, and Jupiter (so rare wont happen agai…
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Michael Jackson: Saturn exactly conjunct natal Ceres in Virgo amid reports of weight loss
Yesterday, transitting Saturn was exactly conjunct Michael Jackson’s natal Ceres. People.com is reporting that people have been shocked in recent weeks by Michael’s extreme thinness. When Saturn transits a sign, weight loss is favored, and …
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Virgos (and Virgo ascendants) take heed of Michael Jackson
Right now there is a very rare conjunction of Neptune, Chiron and Jupiter in Virgo’s sixth house of health. This planetary configuration is so rare it will not take place again until 2239. Virgos have a tendency to be gluttons for self-punishment…