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,…
Mundane Astrology
Neptune in Pisces: The End Times
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…
Royal Wedding – Jupiter-Saturn: England’s Natal Chart
Prince William’s wedding, scheduled for April 29, 2011, coincides with a significant astrological event—the Jupiter-Saturn opposition—adding an intriguing dimension to this royal occasion. This push and pull—between tradition and boundless possibility—was written in the heavens as William and Kate walked down the aisle. A royal wedding is already a perfect metaphor for this: the weight…
Darkness Descends: Uranus Conjunct Pluto in the 1965 Blackout
On the fateful day, November 9, 1965, a disturbance occurred through the northeastern provinces of America and Canada, plunging an expansive area of 80,000 square miles into a darkness that lasted an agonizing 12 hours. The repercussions were felt by 25 million people residing in Ontario, Canada, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont,…
Jupiter, Chiron, Neptune: Another Dose
The current Jupiter, Chiron, Neptune conjunction in transit might have bearing on the events of the moment. The United Kingdom has experienced an outbreak of Swine Flu as well as the largest measles epidemic in many years. Chiron, in astrology, has been associated to issues of this size in the physical world. According to Liz…