Stir of Echoes is a fine cinematic jaunt into the liminal space where skepticism meets the spectral! This film is practically soaked in Neptunian mysticism, dripping with psychic revelation, and an eerie sense of fate calling from the beyond. Tom Witzky, played by Kevin Bacon, starts as a man firmly grounded in Saturnian realism—hard work,…
While astrology is often associated with the study of planetary influence on human behavior and events, some enthusiasts also explore how they may correlate with extreme weather conditions and natural disasters. In one particular instance, the coldest day on record coincided with an exact Sun square Saturn contact. It saw a significant temperature drop in…
Here I am, bundled up like a Russian nesting doll in the heart of this cold British winter. Yesterday, I had to embark on a journey across treacherous black ice. My legs are now throbbing like they’ve been through the wringer. You know, our weather’s been doing this funny thing lately. First, it’s all frigid,…
The Great Flood—humanity’s recurring dream of destruction and rebirth, is where the waters come to cleanse, to reset, to wash away the sins of the past. Liz Greene, in Neptune and the Quest for Redemption, beautifully articulates this idea of the flood as both destruction and the precursor to transformation. It’s a theme that transcends…
The film Closer is practically drenched in Scorpio’s essence—jealousy, obsession, power struggles, and the relentless pursuit of truth, no matter how devastating. Each character embodies an aspect of the 8th-house terrain, where intimacy and betrayal dance together in beautifully tragic scenes. Jude Law’s character, Dan, flirts with depth but is ultimately a scavenger of emotions,…
Aries rising is the one who enters every room as if it’s a battlefield and every challenge as if it’s a personal duel with fate itself. There’s a beautiful purity to this energy. A zest for life that refuses to be tamed. It’s the energy of a soul that is moved by some primordial force…
The Moon in the 8th house is a beautifully haunting placement, like the silver reflection of the moon on deep, uncharted waters. You have an emotional x-ray vision, detecting the unspoken beneath the mundane aspects of life. At times, this can be overwhelming. You’re carrying the weight of the collective unconscious, feeling other people’s grief…
Taurus rising is solid, dependable, and utterly unfazed by the chaos swirling around them. These are the people who will sit out a storm confident that their well-built foundations will hold. There is need for security, but isn’t all about money or material possessions (though let’s be honest, they do love the finer things in…
Liz Greene’s The Astrological Neptune and the Quest for Redemption is a book that feels less like reading and more like dissolving into the unconscious. Neptune always evades direct confrontation, preferring to communicate through dreams, fantasies, and longings. And Greene, with her Jungian depth and astrological analysis, manages to map these choppy waters. The fact…
According to Beyond the Mask: I usually appear as the Mask of Comedy or Court Jester but I’m a shape shifter; I can don almost any Mask. If required, I can even wear the Mask of Tragedy for a short time. I’m loquacious. At social events I shine brightly like the twin stars, Castor and…
Individuals born with Cancer rising exude an unmistakable air of softness, dreaminess, and sentimentality. This gentle demeanor is a key facet of their personality, and it influences how they respond to the world around them. Harsh situations make them uncomfortable, as their sensitive nature recoils from abrasive or confrontational environments. The protective shell they may…
With the Ascendant as the mask we wear, Leo risings don’t so much wear a mask as they don a crown, sometimes unknowingly. Their presence has a regal quality—commanding but not forceful, warm but never meek. They move through the world with an air of self-assurance. But let’s not be fooled into thinking this confidence…