Now, that’s how it’s done.
Sometimes, the Sun in aspect to Uranus (such as today’s square) acts like a truth serum – especially with the Sun in ethical Sagittarius. Case in point: Scandal-plagued San Diego Congressman Duke Cunningham resigned today – with honor and grace – from the House of Representatives. It’s a first step. …
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Yesterday’s New Moon at 9 Scorpio made a tight square to Saturn at 10 Leo. On Monday, a desperate Bush declared all-out warfare on Americans who are slightly to the left of Genghis Khan with his appointment of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid …
Read MoreHarriet goes down.
Today, Harriet Miers withdrew from consideration for the Supreme Court. Miers, you will recall, was nominated on a Solar Eclipse with the asteroid Harriet (1744) only two degrees from the Solar Eclipse point. She issued her withdrawal with asteroid Harriet at 22.26 Libra – 2 degrees from the Oct. 17 …
Read MoreFun with eclipses and asteroids
On Monday, a few hours after a solar eclipse in Libra, Bush announced his appointment of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court – an appointment that seems to have pleased practically no one. Not surprising, really, given that the eclipse, at 10.19 Libra (the sign that rules judges), conjoined Saturn …
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“A place where they felt at home…”
The Moon has just entered Scorpio, a perfect atmosphere in which to read this essay from New Orleans-born author Anne Rice (thanks to MoonCircles reader Augustine for the link): But to my country I want to say this: During this crisis you failed us. You looked down on us; you …
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A great sadness.
I don’t have any sage astrological commentary about Hurricane Katrina, just sadness at the sight of crazy, beautiful New Orleans under 20 feet of water. We’ll kick down some bucks to our favorite relief organization, but if feels like such an inadquate gesture. Certainly not as magnanimous as leaving a …
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Saturn in Leo really IS bad news for leaders.
In light of articles such as Ed Tamplin’s, which suggests that Saturn’s recent entry into Leo spells difficult times ahead for “kings and kingdoms” (are you listening, George?), I found this story from Salon very amusing (note: to read full article you’ll need to be a Salon subscriber or sign …
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Saturn Diego: Dick gets it right.
Yesterday morning, beleaguered San Diego mayor Dick Murphy announced he will resign effective July 15. Murphy’s resignation comes only five months after he claimed victory in a hotly contested three-way mayoral race; Murphy actually garnered fewer votes than write-in candidate Donna Frye. It also comes as San Diego teeters on …
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