There is this road (in New Zealand) between Wellington and the Wairapa Valley wine region. Locals call it the Gorge. I had driven it before, but as a passenger…& then really only noticed the steepness of the road on the way into the wine re…
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The Astrology of Transits: The Problem with Mars In Aquarius
(Astrology Explored) Oh, it’s you. Didn’t I make it clear last year that I wanted nothing to do with you? Now here you are crossing over the doorway of my tenth house opposing my Uranus, getting ready to conjunct my … Continue reading →
Writing Posts That Ride Search Engine Popularity
(Astroblogging) In an astrology blogging workshop that I gave last year I talked about using Google Trends to mine subjects for blog posts. One attendee objected saying he didn’t want his writing dictated by the popular media. He seemed to … Continue reading →
Astrology and Celebrity: A Pluto Moment for Keith Olbermann
(Astrology Explored) Keith Olbermann was MSNBC’s most popular personality and single-handedly led its transformation to an outspoken, left-leaning cable news network in prime time. Despite that, he often seemed to be walking on a tightrope with his job. Friday night, … Continue reading →
Jupiter in Aries: Wild horses
Even if Jupiter isn’t especially strong in your birth chart, he tends to exaggerate the qualities of the sign he’s in. And when transiting Jupiter gets up to something, we notice; our spirits snap to attention like restive stallions, awaiting our maste…
Astrology 101: Why Astrologers Aren’t Concerned About a 13th Sign
(Astrology Explored) Astrologers watched in bemusement and surprise that the internet literally blew up over a astronomer and community college professor Parke Kunkle’s pronouncement that “the earth had shifted” resulting in the magical creation of 13th zodiac sign, Ophiuchus, otherwise … Continue reading →
Soul Points in Synastry: The Vertex versus the Nodes (Part One)
One of the questions that has already come up a number of times in the Soul Points class I’m teaching is, “Both the Vertex and the Nodes are sensitive relationship points that often feel destined, what’s the difference?” It’s assumed that contacts to both the Nodes (particularly the South Node) and the Vertex feel like […]
True Crime Astrology: The Fractured World of Jared Loughner, Part 1
The name of Jared Loughner became a household world when he opened fire a political function and killed six people and wounded a half dozen more before he was wrestled to the ground by onlookers. The attack was sudden, swift … Continue reading →
Slight delay…
Sorry, folks. I know I promised a new article this weekend, but a family emergency got in the way. New material will be up shortly–an article on the difference in impact between the Vertex angle and the nodes in synastry, and an article on Chiron/Mars. Part Two of the series on Ceres is also in […]
Astrology and Astronomy: The Starry Reasons Ophiuchus Raises His Head
(Astrology Explored) Of all the things that seem strange in this world, one of the strangest is this. Why would a statement about commonly known astronomical phenomena, by a Community College professor, no less, cause a worldwide stir? Astronomer Parke … Continue reading →