When the outer planets appear to change direction from our perspective here on earth, we call that “retrograde.” Jupiter, Chiron, Neptune, and Pluto are all retrograde now, and Uranus will turn retrograde tomorrow. A report on consumer confidence in the US that is out today reveals that confidence of the average consumer dropped in May, driven largely by job fears. Saturn changed direction in May – it had been retrograde since December of 2008. In mid-May Saturn slowed down to a... Read more
While South Carolina Governor Sanford was accused of using taxpayer money to fund his trips to Argentina to see his lover, MP David Tredennick received payments for several hundred dollars worth of astrology software and lessons. “He said that after his studies, he was inclined to believe there was some truth in the astrology and the influence of the planets on the earth and said the payments had been approved in advance by the Commons’ Fees Office.” Wouldn’t it be great if more politicians... Read more
Michael Jackson was found dead in his home this afternoon, and paramedics were unable to revive him on the way to the hospital. We don’t know Michael’s time of birth, but his astrological chart (born August 29, 1958) reveals a conjunction of the Sun in Virgo to Pluto, a planetary combination that can be quite difficult. There is a tremendous amount of power locked in this combination of the god of power and transformation (Pluto) and the Sun which represents... Read more
Before you can have an accurate astrological profile, you must have an accurate date of birth. In a mundane chart of a nation this gets a little tricky. What is the moment of birth? Is it the moment that the nation is announced? Is it when the constitution is signed? Ratified? New leaders elected? In my online research today I found several different dates used by astrologers for North Korea. There is a chart for August 10, 1945, the date that the... Read more
Mercury is moving into position today to form a square to Saturn tomorrow. Mercury, the Winged Messenger, presides over not only messages and communication but also the way we process our experiences through our conscious awareness. In Gemini, its own sign, it is particularly facile and communication typically flows without interruption. Saturn will put the brakes on that easy flow for a few days. Saturn, lord of restriction, karma and time, stops the presses while corrections are made. Saturn demands... Read more
There are several charts floating around for North Korea, and none of them are sourced. Many astrologers use the August 10, 1945 date. At midnight on August 10-11 member of the US War Department made the decision to divide Korea at the 38th parallel. Jeff Jawer of Star IQ and Marjorie Orr use a chart for September 10, 1948. Robert Blaschke uses a chart for midnight on September 9, 1948 and this appears to be the date that is celebrated... Read more
In case the Chiron/Neptune conjunction is getting you down, here is some comic relief from Al Yankovic complete with lyrics. I found this on the Astrology Weekly forum, and the poster there included the lyrics. Some of the most accurate Saturn in Virgo lyrics include these pungent lines: Think you’re really righteous? Think you’re pure in heart? Well, I know I’m a million times as humble as thou art. This is one of Al’s all-time classics. Unfortunately it can’t be embedded,... Read more
Read more about the astrological chart of Steve Jobs and his health issues here. Apple Inc. has just announced that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant about two months ago and is expected to be back at his desk at the end of June. In my earlier article from January I described the correlation of a transit of Chiron over Jobs’ natal Saturn to his health issues. Saturn in the birthchart reveals where we are likely to encounter challenges and limitation... Read more
The past few days have been a particularly powerful time, with the Summer Solstice (with the Sun entering the tropical sign of Cancer) on Sunday and the New Moon yesterday occurring only a day apart. This links the energy of the change of season that the Solstice brings to the sense of new beginnings of the Cancer New Moon. Cancer of course is the sign of the family and nurturing those we love, but it also extends to our ancestors,... Read more
Thanks to Al for this link to a great video of Rick Levine, one of the founders of the great StarIQ site, who writes the sun sign column for Tarot.com and BeliefNet. One thing I really like about Rick’s “horoscopes” is that he doesn’t pretend to make predictions for each Sun sign; instead he is looking at the planetary weather through the lens of each sign. In this video Rick describes the relationship between astrology and particle wave theory in... Read more
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