You are warned not to purchase a computer at the time of Mercury Retrograde and should avoid doing so because it foreshadows that you will have a lot of problems using the item, returning it, and getting it fixed. These periods are also considered to be unfavourable times to begin any new endeavours, even if such activities are not tied in any way to the communications sectors. In a similar vein, it is not advisable to sign any contracts or…
Question: I’m not sure whether anyone else has astrological anxiety, but I’ll put it out there anyhow. I began reading astrology as a pastime, but I find myself becoming anxious when major astrological events are approaching. Note that I suffer from generalised anxiety (I am in treatment and have spoken with my doctor about this). There will be a New Moon that will be in opposition to Uranus, and everything is pointing to the possibility of significant and unexpected change,…...
It is commonly believed that Grand Trines will cause you to become apathetic. Astrologer Bill Tierney discovered, through the use of chart analysis, that even though the Grand Trine might be beneficial to certain people, he is of the opinion that it could also hinder their potential and that, in some cases, it may be a struggle to develop self-discipline over the long term. The real danger comes into play when the Grand Trine either slows down or completely prevents…...
Eclipses are intriguing in astrology, but I believed I was the only one who didn’t have an eclipse tale until I started writing this article. Other astrologers frequently tell dramatic stories about how an eclipse landed on a natal planet and set off a shitstorm, causing an event to blow up in their face, triggering an intense period in relationships, work, health, or money, depending on where the action is in the chart and what planets and aspects were being…...
I was jotting down notes on Dane Rudhyar’s piece about Uranus when I realised something. I found myself thinking about the war as I was reading it. Vladimir Putin launched the largest war in Europe since World War Two on the justification that modern, Western-leaning Ukraine was a continual threat and Russia could not feel “secure, develop, and exist.” Putin’s birth chart shows the Sun conjunct Saturn and also square Uranus. Essentially, Saturn is square Uranus in his chart, which…...
While studying the chart of Blanched’ Antigny (a lady of her day in the 1800s) and reading the biography that accompanied it, I realised that she had such a fantastic life filled with adventure, lovers (and plenty of them), and a little bit of fame and fortune. When you see someone’s life that might be turned into a movie, it makes your own life seem a little uninteresting in contrast. In general, I believe that while other people’s lives may…...
You have the opportunity to play astro-sleuth in this case and deliver a verdict. The following is an example of a guy who, although still a teenager, was found guilty of starting a hotel fire. Later on in the case when he was released it was alleged that he had been wrongfully convicted. Despite these reservations, I continue to believe that it is more probable that he committed the crime in part because of astrological transits and other factors in…...
In a previous piece, I discussed the Pluto-Moon transit, and I mentioned that Johnny Depp had transiting Pluto conjunct his Moon during his relationship with Amber Heard. I’m not sure who’s on the right side of the Johhny and Amber dispute; it’s possible that they’re both as bad as each other. The transit of Pluto in aspect with the Moon in a man’s chart is not always conducive to positive descriptions, and other men who are subjected to this transit…...
At the end of this year, Pluto moves forward from my Venus at 25 degrees and begins to enter Aquarius by next March. With everything going on with the Ukraine war I’m wondering how we will all be left by the time Pluto’s finished its last sojourn in Capricorn. It’s impacted the last part of my own Pluto-Venus transit as it may for any of you with any planets at the end of Capricorn – impacted by this world event…...
I have a Saturn square Neptune aspect, albeit wide. It’s associated with some depressing interpretations involving those rays, with their mysterious, unseen vibrations, and some have suggested that it is an aspect connected to phobias and fears. With all the doom and gloom around in astrological readings, it’s enough to make you astro-phobic (fear of astrology). I get anxious a lot, anxiety pervades a large part of my own life. A phobia is a bit different as it is an…...