The Comet Cometh – the astrology of Lulin’s approach

Last updated on: February 21, 2009 at 8:15 am By Lynn Hayes

photo from Spaceweather. Comet Lulin will make its closest approach to Earth on February 24. Joseph Mina wrote in the comments a few days ago, ” interesting how Comet Lulin, whose orbital movement is opposite (clockwise) the planets, will conjunct Saturn during the current Saturn/Uranus opposition. Wonder what message this “uranian type” cosmic messenger has to share?” (See earlier article here.) This Comet is particularly Uranian because its orbit is in the opposite direction from other planetary bodies. It does not appear to... Read more

More on the Aquarius lineup

Last updated on: February 20, 2009 at 7:13 am By Lynn Hayes

This image is from a work called Theologue from Alex Grey. Aquarius has an electromagnetic energy component as portrayed in this painting. The subtitle of the work is “The Union of Human Consciousness: Weaving the fabric of space and time in which the Self and surroundings are embedded.” Last night I gave a talk at a meeting of our local NCGR Chapter, the Network of Triangle Astrologers, and George Ward, one of my colleagues who works at the bookstore where the... Read more

Saturn and Uranus in prose

Last updated on: February 17, 2009 at 8:50 am By Lynn Hayes

Over at Raging Universe, JM has an interesting (as always) post on the opposition of Saturn to Uranus using Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum as a foundation: Life begins with a wiggle as the tail-whipping sperm cell pushes his way past the egg’s boundary with a force impossible to comprehend. In a sense, the walls close in when the human grows in the womb, squirming and kicking, then it’s thrust through a small chamber with such strength as to squeeze the... Read more

Musings on the financial crisis and the Life Path

Last updated on: February 15, 2009 at 8:23 am By Lynn Hayes

I did readings all day yesterday at the Body, Mind Spirit expo in Raleigh yesterday, and while there was a noticeable lack of vendors at the show, the attendance numbers were way up. It was interesting to see what kind of experiences people were having, but I did notice an underlying theme: people’s lives are being changed, whether they ask for it or not. We would expect that people who come for readings are in a time of crisis of some... Read more

Matthew is back! And with weightloss tips yet.

Last updated on: February 11, 2009 at 8:15 am By Lynn Hayes

For the most astrological fun you can have with your clothes on, catch up on Matthew’s reposts at Matthew the Astrologer including what appears to be the entire Zodiac’s Guide to compatibility. Who could forget such classic moments as these: Love is a Battlefield: Aries goes to war for love and concocts strategies for taking over Love Island.. Should I stay or should I go? A game show where Geminis get to compete for money on these important questions. Overture, Curtain Lights! The... Read more

The Astrology of the Australian Bushfires

Last updated on: February 9, 2009 at 7:15 am By Lynn Hayes

The timing of the horrific fires in Australia coincidental to a penumbral eclipse of the Moon that peaks today appears to be significant. As I have been writing, we have experienced a shortage of the Fire element and a preponderance of Aquarius which is not only airy and dry, but also electrical in nature. The eclipse is in Leo, a fiery sign that tends to be somewhat larger than life. I was unable to find exactly when these fires began,... Read more

5000 year old solar calendar found in Canada!

Last updated on: February 6, 2009 at 5:38 am By Lynn Hayes

Rich sent me this link, and this is a wonderful example of the way new discoveries (Uranus) often have to battle with old and rigid ideologies (Saturn). An academic maverick is challenging conventional wisdom on Canada’s prehistory by claiming an archeological site in southern Alberta is really a vast, open-air sun temple with a precise 5,000-year-old calendar predating England’s Stonehenge and Egypt’s pyramids. Mainstream archeologists consider the rock-encircled cairn to be just another medicine wheel left behind by early aboriginals. But... Read more

What’s eating Christian Bale?

Last updated on: February 4, 2009 at 8:15 am By Lynn Hayes

Christian Bale, brilliant actor in the most recent Batman series, was in the news back in July of 2008 when it was reported that he “assaulted” his mother and sister (under English law an assault can be physical or verbal). Now he is in the news again when audiotape of a violent rant just days before his arrest last summer against the director of photography for his new film Terminator Salvation was leaked to the press after being submitted to the... Read more

Weather.com promotes astrology!

Last updated on: February 3, 2009 at 8:33 am By Lynn Hayes

Well, maybe not astrology, but this article about fishing confirms that fish and wildlife respond to the cycles of the Moon: The quest to determine the best times to hunt and fish is not a recent project. For hundreds of years people that made their living hunting and fishing recognized that there were certain times when wildlife was more abundant. The lives of most Native Americans were completely dependent on knowing the best times to hunt and fish. People who... Read more

New comet in town: Comet Lulin

Last updated on: February 2, 2009 at 9:20 am By Lynn Hayes

Photo from Universe Today. Originally described by Chinese astronomers when it was first seen in July 2007 as an asteroid, a coma was noticed a few days later and Comet Lulin was born. Comet Lulin will be closest to the earth on February 24, according to the latest calculations, and is getting brighter and brighter as it gets closer: Astronomers at the Taipei Astronomical Museum said that the tail of Lulin will become most vivid during that time as it moves closest... Read more