Vesna Vulovic was a young 22-year-old flight attendant working for Yugoslav Airlines. Due to a mix-up on her work schedule, she boarded a flight by accident only to find herself in the middle of a terrorist attack/hijack. A bomb exploded…...

In his book How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming, Mike Brown shares his thoughts on Pluto in the months leading up to its reclassification as a dwarf planet. The catalyst for this shift was his discovery…...

This morning, I noticed on television that March 13th marks the 20th anniversary of the Dunblane massacre, a tragic event in which Thomas Hamilton killed sixteen schoolchildren and their teacher. This horrific incident was deeply troubling to witness through news…...

Question: What aspects point to generosity and a giving spirit?  In general, we can look to Jupiter for material giving, and in myth he is the biggest of the gods and dispenser of gifts, conferring immeasurable wealth, power, and honor…

Katie Piper is my favourite inspiring person on the planet, and she is someone who I consider to be absolutely remarkable. I see her as a beacon of hope for many individuals who are going through really difficult situations and…

Question: What defines lucky in a chart?  Basically, astrologers look toward the two benefics – Venus and Jupiter. Jupiter, or Zeus, who was the king of the gods, known as the Greater Benefic, and Venus, or Aphrodite, the Lesser, are the…

I finished reading The Lovely Bones the other day, and it’s a deeply traumatic story about a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered watches life and her family from heaven. The story portrays dismembered and murdered children  are…

Crime charts used to be particularly interesting for me to study, mainly because the events, psychology, and everything surrounding them are extreme. I focused on this area of astrology a lot in the beginning of my learning. Lately, these charts…

Patricia McBride is an American Ballerina with the longest career on record and spent 30 years dancing with the New York City ballet. McBride emerged as a star with roles specifically created for the accomplished performer. It was said she…

Shane Gould is an Australian former champion swimmer, winning a record 5 medals in the 1972 Olympics. The Olympic games take us right into the FIRE sign area of competition, winning and godlike forms. Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are all…

The Sexual Life of Catherine M. by Catherine Mullet is about an art critic discussing her sexual life, an autobiography filled with explicit content about sex ever written by a woman. “…the most shocking thing about “The Sexual Life of…

“During the German occupation of Poland, Sendler lived in Warsaw (prior to that, she had lived in Otwock and Tarczyn while working for urban Social Welfare departments). As early as 1939, when the Germans invaded Poland, she began aiding Jews….