Mother Rose and her baby. Mary Cassatt (Ceres conjunct MC in Scorpio) who became famous for her intensely emotional pictures of the mother-child bondWikimedia Commons.To caress the soft downy scalp of a baby, her head small enough to cradle in the palm…
Tag: Ceres
The Astrology of Venus in Scorpio
(Astrology Explored) Venus swings again into the heady sign of Scorpio on September 11. Yes, 9/11. There are no accidents. Venus in this placement sheds the party girl persona of Venus in Libra and gets dark, serious and seriously intense. … Continue reading →
Just a Little AstroEssence 17 August 2013: ‘Keep Your Senses Open!’
17 August the Sun conjuncts Ceres. This is a spotlight trained on our relationship with nature, with our children or …Continue reading »
“The Dark Goddess” Course Scheduling Now
Ceres, Juno, Vesta, Pallas…and the point, the Black Moon Lilith…are the focus of the upcoming course on The Dark Goddess. Part One of the course, “The Dark Goddess: Life, Death and the Embodiment of Spirit” (or “Sex, Death and the Whole Damn Thing) is scheduling now. I’m delighted on the one hand but also sorry […]
“The Dark Goddess” Course Scheduling Now
Ceres, Juno, Vesta, Pallas…and the point, the Black Moon Lilith…are the focus of the upcoming course on The Dark Goddess. Part One of the course, “The Dark Goddess: Life, Death and the Embodiment of Spirit” (or “Sex, Death and the Whole Damn Thing) is scheduling now. I’m delighted on the one hand but also sorry […]
A New Course for Spring: ‘The Dark Goddess’ (Part One) Begins in April
I’m happy to announce a new course, “The Dark Goddess: Life, Death and the Embodiment of Spirit” In this course we will examine the role of the four major asteroids and the Black Moon Lilith in both natal charts and in synastry. The first class will be devoted to an overview of the asteroids […]
The Popes and the Mother Goddess
Benedict XVI steps down tomorrowPope Benedict XVI has the chart of a true “Prince of the Church”. He has the two planets of power, Saturn and Jupiter, near the axes of his chart. This is something you see in royalty, people born to rule. In …
Kali Drives Change in India
Indians have taken to the streets to protest against violence against women.India, the world’s biggest democracy, is a great big bhel puri of languages, religions, customs and manners. Special interests are as diverse as religious customs, but fo…
Why Britain Loves Bond
Gadgets, car chases, kiss kiss, bang, bang. Was there ever a deeper examination of the modern condition than James Bond?Just kidding.A Bond film is about wallowing in style over substance, stuff over emotions, materialism over spirituality.Ian Fle…
Just a Little AstroEssence for Your Weekend 21-23 September 2012: ‘It All Feels a Little ‘Alice”
The 21st of September is a rough day for successful communication: Mercury sesquiquadrates Sedna, suggesting that much of what’s communicated is done without any awareness of what’s truly shared, and the Sun-Earth axis creates a T-square wi…