Eclipses: Magic in the Dark
Sometimes, momentous events take place without our noticing; it’s only in hindsight that everything seems clear, even preordained. This is often the case with eclipses. We wait with bated breath for something dramatic to happen on the day of an eclipse, or the week before, or (surely) a few days …
Read MorePolitical commentary from astrologer Terry Lamb
My San Diego colleague Terry Lamb has a new political blog, and her inaugural (get it? it’s a pun!) post takes an astrological look at tomorrow night’s presidential debate. (Spoiler: advantage, Obama.) And don’t miss her October forecast, full of interesting commentary about the current Mercury retrograde, the election, and …
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Eating my vegetables.
Right. Where were we? It took a week or so, but I finally shook off my post-vacation funk and the residue of that nasty flu. I’m working against a writing deadline for Llewellyn’s 2010 Moon Sign Book, but this particular article has been rather shockingly easy to put together… naturally, …
Read MoreState of the Onion
Heh. Someone caught George tidying up before a visit from Chinese President Hu Jintao – perhaps to keep his mind off this evening’s oral presentation on the state of the union (in a word: “disgruntled”): “I knew he was coming, but I didn’t realize he was coming today—just look at …
Read MoreObama and Me
There are many interesting things about Barack Obama, but my interest in him is personal: We are nearly birthday twins, born just 26 hours apart. Both of us were born with a Leo Sun in the 9th house and a Gemini Moon in the 7th house. We’re both writers; both …
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Thursday Thirteen Vol. 23
This Saturday (2:00 am PST / 5:00 am EST), Mars and Pluto collide in their last conjunction before Pluto leaves Sagittarius. When irresistible force (Mars) meets the cold, dark collective heart of darkness (Pluto), the result is almost always the ultimate defeat of Mars’ shadow side of reckless, self-destructive temper …
Read MoreJerry, full of grace
The 1970s were an ugly decade, and it’s only the fact that I came of age then that I hold any nostalgia for it. For instance, I’m stunned today to find myself shedding a tear over the death of former President Gerald Ford. My mother disliked Richard Nixon even as …
Read MoreVoting the Ritual Ticket
Hi! Remember me? Sorry, it’s been nuts around here. Not a lot to offer you of any substance right now (much stealth writing going on elsewhere, I swear), either – just a little “Get out the Vote” goodness. I’m afraid I’ve largely lost my faith in the democratic process; the …
Read MoreBloggin’ the eclipse
Everybody bloggin’ the eclipse! Fresh off the wire this morning (it pays to wake up early): Robin at Urania’s 9th House has posted a really fascinating take on the eclipse and domestic political issues. Don’t miss it. And Neil has a nice take on the Virgo theme of simplicity (beautifully …
Read MoreDeath of a President
Kathryn has posted her thoughts about the upcoming exact Jupiter/Saturn square and its implications in the “Presidential Death Cycle.” Planetary alignments currently indicate an increased likelihood of the death or assassination of a World Leader and as these indications coincide with the ‘Presidential Death Cycle’ and his chart is highly …
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