Astrologers Are Like Gays

Last updated on: December 7, 2008 at 8:35 pm By Lynn Hayes

Chris Brennan had an article on his Horoscopic Astrology blog about a speech from astrologer Lee Lehman in which Lee drew many parallels between the discrimination faced by astrologers and gay individuals, quoting Lee: “One of the major problems with astrology is that astrologers themselves do not recognize that the status of astrology is a political issue, and that the position of astrologers in our society is completely analogous to the position of gay people before Stonewall.” She then proceeded... Read more

Carol of the Bells in Claymation

Last updated on: December 5, 2008 at 8:39 pm By Lynn Hayes

This has nothing to do with astrology, but I had to share this. Many of you know that I’ve been studying the hammered dulcimer, and I just started learning Carol of the Bells, my favorite Midwinter tune and possibly the main inspiration for me wanting to learn the instrument in the first place. So I’ve been doing some browsing through videos for the tune and found this hilarious little film. Carol of the Bells by RavenTV Read more

Narnia Chronicles Based on Astrology!

Last updated on: December 4, 2008 at 8:40 pm By Lynn Hayes

I fell in love with The Chronicles of Narnia while I was in college – the spirituality and hope that they offer interweave with the fantastic realms through which the Narnia Chronicles take the reader. They are really wonderful books for people of any age. A new BBC documentary called the Narnia Code to be shown on Easter of next year elaborates on a theory by Dr. Michael Ward, author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of... Read more

Bill Herbst and the Leo Presidency

Last updated on: December 3, 2008 at 8:42 pm By Lynn Hayes

Bill Herbst’s newsletter has a very interesting article today about the fact that the last three presidents have had a strong Leo component. Bill Clinton is Leo Sun/Libra rising, George W Bush is Cancer Sun/Leo rising, and Obama is Leo Sun/Aquarius rising. You can read the whole article here, but these are the points I found most fascinating: Leo is the star of the zodiac—not “star” as in heavenly body, but “movie-star” as in Hollywood-type celebrity and fame. Leo is... Read more

Venus, Jupiter and the Birth of Jesus

Last updated on: December 2, 2008 at 8:45 pm By Lynn Hayes

A visitor to my blog today had a question about this configuration that I hope you can respond to, Lynn. He lives in Israel and was commenting on the fact that my Tarot Card of the Week is The Fool. He posted: “I watched the sky today in the evening and saw Venus, Jupiter and the horned moon. Venus was on top of the moon’s left horn. On the radio someone told that this star configuration is unique and happened... Read more

Transhumanism and the Age of Aquarius

Last updated on: December 2, 2008 at 8:44 pm By Lynn Hayes

Chiron is in Aquarius, Neptune is in Aquarius with Uranus, ruler of Aquarius, in Pisces, ruler of Neptune, and we are at the dawn of the Aquarian Age. Aquarius is the innovator – the transpersonal human. Transhumanists seek the ultimate perfection of the human being as beyond the confines of the laws of nature, “Combining artificial intelligence with interface technology, molecular nanotechnology, extension of human life span, genetic enhancing of human mental and physical capacities, combating diseases and slowing down... Read more

Skywatch for December is Posted

Last updated on: December 1, 2008 at 8:49 pm By Lynn Hayes

Skywatch, my monthly report on planetary news is posted now on my website. There’s lots going on this month so be sure to stay tuned right here for up-to-the-minute news on planetary effects and how they effect our inner and outer worlds. Here’s a bit of what we have in store: December is a busy astrological month, with lots of planetary configurations. Uranus, representing sudden change and reversals, has just changed direction which is likely to turn a number of... Read more

Two Charts for an Independent India

Last updated on: November 30, 2008 at 4:49 pm By Lynn Hayes

I am not an expert in mundane astrology (the study of charts of nations and events), but I do enjoy exploring this realm and recent events in Mumbai led me to investigate India’s astrology chart. There are two charts that are commonly used for India. My usual reference is The Book of World Horoscopes by the late Moon Moore, published by Ray Merriman’s Seek-It Publications. Mr. Moore uses the January 26, 1950 (midnight, Delhi India) date for the birth of... Read more

Venus and Jupiter Align, and Other Planetary News

Last updated on: November 29, 2008 at 5:09 pm By Lynn Hayes

Rich took this beautiful photo a few days ago while we were in Florida – you can see Venus (the brighter planet) with Jupiter just above it. Venus and Jupiter will conjunct in Capricorn on Sunday night around 2 am EST, and if the sky is clear you will see a beautiful sliver of a crescent moon adjoining them. We had no internet connection so my only link to my cyberworld was via a dialup connection using my Treo, so... Read more

Thanksgiving Dishes by Zodiac Sign

Last updated on: November 27, 2008 at 5:12 pm By Lynn Hayes

This will be a little late for most of you, but here is a very entertaining bit from Tarot.com with some tips on what to feed your zodiacal friends (use the rising and Moon signs as well as Sun signs for better accuracy). You’ll learn that your Aries guests will arrive hungry, that Geminis like exotic foods. Virgos are usually on food trips but will of course stay to clean up. and the Cancers in the bunch will not want... Read more