Paul Valéry was a writer who had Sun conjunct Mercury in Scorpio in the 6th house, along with two watery planets the Moon and Pluto swimming in the twelfth house. When his mentor died, he never returned to writing for 20 years, and it was called his great silence. On the night of 4 October…
James Dean the boyishly handsome, non-conformist rebel made a massive impact in the film world, and few possessed his natural charisma and magnetism and devastatingly handsome appearance. The reportedly bi-sexual star lit up our screens and was obsessive about acting, an avid gun collector, motorcyclist and photographer. He especially liked taking photographs of himself. The…
Linda Darnell, a highly regarded American film actress, traversed a tumultuous personal odyssey, marred by instability. Burdened with a mother whose overbearing and possessive nature overshadowed her every step, Linda was drawn into a whirlwind of complexity. Moreover, she found herself entangled in the clutches of a man twice her age, further adding to the…
A few individuals are born with remarkable intellect and possess human knowledge as profoundly as Einstein. Heralded as one of the greatest geniuses of our time, he unveiled the secrets of the Universe and brought a breadth of understanding that transformed our entire perception of the world. Even among his many lifetime achievements, one particular…
The three examples certainly had a mixture of good fortune and difficult events. The first illustration is Lisa Ling with Jupiter in Aquarius at the apex of her Yod and Sun-Mercury-Saturn at the base. A Jupiter Return on this Yod in her mid twenties, turned her into a senior (Saturn) correspondent (Mercury) and she was…
Jupiter, the planet associated with good fortune, often presents us with opportunities for growth and expansion. Though Venus is often referred to as the “lesser benefic,” it frequently aligned with days of celebration, indulgence, and generous gestures. While these micro-level transits involving Venus and Jupiter provide pleasant experiences, it is the grander transits that offer…
The book A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife— is where we find Dr. Eben Alexander offering his tale, his brush with the great beyond, which seems like something out of an epic fable. We’ve got all the ingredients. A near-death experience, the pull of the afterlife, a brain surgeon claiming firsthand knowledge of it, and…
The Mars transit over my natal Pluto provided the perfect opportunity for me to complete reading Into the Darkest Corner: A Novel (classically one of the aspects associated with abuse, violence, jealousy and control). The book may easily be classified as one of those Pluto taboo issues that we want to ignore in order to…
On the fateful day of September 17th, 1975, Dannion Brinkley experienced a life-altering event when lightning struck him as he innocently used the telephone in is home. The ensuing consequences were profound, as he found himself clinically dead for a staggering 28 minutes. Yet, in the midst of this darkness, something remarkable happened. Dannion emerged…
In the depths of our psychological landscape, a wounded child may bear the mark of pain and vulnerability, forever etched upon their soul. The precise moment of injury remains elusive, shrouded in uncertainty, but when it emerges, it presents a unique opportunity for the child to embark on a journey of self-discovery and inner growth….
The reality of stalking by former partners is as distressing as it is complex, like peering into the dark abyss of human desperation. This pattern, with its unpredictable timeline, exposes a desperate clinging, a refusal to let go, often entangled with notions of possession and control. It’s as if the person who stalks is suspended…
The dark and complex psychological underpinnings of stalking highlights the significant role that the planet Pluto plays in understanding this disturbing behavior. Pluto’s association with obsessions, compulsions, fixation, and the struggle to let go is a poignant parallel to the patterns often observed in cases of stalking. The fixed nature of Pluto can signify an…