The New Army Mind-Meld

Last updated on: September 28, 2008 at 11:46 am By Lynn Hayes

Shall we file this under Chiron conjunct Neptune in Aquarius, where the boundaries between technology (Aquarius) and the human mind/body connection (Chiron) are blurred beyond distinction? And the mutual reception between Uranus in Pisces and Neptune (ruler of Pischttp://astrodynamics.net/blog/wp-admin/post-new.php?unfoldmenu=1es) in Aquarius (ruled by Uranus)? The boundaries between technology and humanity continue to dissolve in a very Neptunian/Piscean way. The Army has given a team of University of California researchers a $4 million grant to study the foundations of “synthetic telepathy.” But unlike... Read more

The Astrology Of Henry Paulson

Last updated on: September 27, 2008 at 12:00 pm By Lynn Hayes

Financial astrologer Ray Merriman said last week in our workshop that Aries Henry Paulson and Sagittarian Ben Bernanke did a fine job during the big expansion of the Pluto in Sagittarius era, but that they don’t have a clue how to deal with the contraction of Pluto in Capricorn. This is an interesting point, but the chart of Henry Paulson (3/28/1946, Palm Beach Florida, time unknown) is even more interesting in light of the current financial debacle. Paulson’s Aries Sun... Read more

Ten Things You Should Know About Astrology

Last updated on: September 26, 2008 at 12:04 pm By Lynn Hayes

1. Your birthchart is much more than your Sun sign. You have more than ten different astrological signatures in your chart!! The astrology that most people know comes from the horoscope in the newspaper. If you’re an Aries, you’ll meet an interesting person today. Libra, it’s time to make a decision. This kind of astrology is called Sun Sign astrology, and while there are some excellent astrologers doing Sun Sign columns, they are not very useful except in getting people interested... Read more

Mercury Retrograde

Last updated on: September 25, 2008 at 12:06 pm By Lynn Hayes

Planets are said to turn retrograde when they appear to be moving backwards from our perspective on earth. Western astrology studies the motion of the planets from earth, since we are the center of our own universe, and when planets are in retrograde motion there is a tendency to look back over what has been rather than move forward into the future. This is a necessary part of the process of self-actualization and should not be feared! Nearly every planet is... Read more

Chart for the Autumnal Equinox

Last updated on: September 24, 2008 at 12:10 pm By Lynn Hayes

The Autumn Equinox occurs when the Sun reaches the zero degree point of Libra in the Tropical zodiac. At this point the days and nights are of equal length, and this is the last sense of balance before the day yields to night and the darkness ascends in power. The charts for the four cardinal points (equinox and solstices), when the Sun reaches the zero degree of the four cardinal signs (Libra, Capricorn, Aries and Cancer) are considered points of... Read more

Pluto and Capitalism: “Creative Destruction”

Last updated on: September 24, 2008 at 12:08 pm By Lynn Hayes

I first heard the term “creative destruction” this morning on NPR relative to the current debacle in the financial industry, and I thought: how perfect for the nature of Pluto re-entering Capricorn where it has already marked a destruction of the mode of capitalism that the US economy has devolved into. From Wikipedia: “The opening up of new markets and the organizational development from the craft shop and factory to such concerns as US Steel illustrate the process of industrial... Read more

The Blast: Part Two

Last updated on: September 23, 2008 at 12:11 pm By Lynn Hayes

If you’re interested in the previous posts on the Blast Conference and my trip to Sedona, catch up here and here. Saturday morning I took a bit of time off to have a leisurely breakfast, and arrived at the conference in time to catch the end of Philip Sedgwick‘s talk on “Our new Solar System.” Philip was one of the first astrologers to use the Galactic Center in astrological charts, and he makes a radical departure from the more traditional... Read more

Report from the Blast: Friday

Last updated on: September 20, 2008 at 12:17 pm By Lynn Hayes

This is a continuation of the post I started yesterday, reporting on the conferences from the Blast Astrology Conference. I’m not a big conference person but I chose this one because (a) it’s in Sedona, and (b) the small size (200 people) appealed to me, as did the concentration of talks by the new generation of astrologers that are coming up with some mindblowing new techniques. The second talk I attended was with Moses Siregar, a young astrologer who put... Read more

Greetings from Sedona!

Last updated on: September 19, 2008 at 12:21 pm By Lynn Hayes

There’s a lot of hype around Sedona, but there’s no doubt that this is an incredible place. I dragged my husband Rich along for the week while I enjoy a few days of expanding my astrological horizons at the Blast Astrology Conference, and we spent all day yesterday exploring the incredible surrounding area after seeing the Grand Canyon the day before. We wondered if the whole vortex thing might be a big hype, but after spending a day driving through the... Read more

Tales from the AstroBlogosphere

Last updated on: September 17, 2008 at 12:23 pm By Lynn Hayes

I arrived in Arizona last night, heading towards the Blast Astrology Conference this weekend. I’ll have lots of exciting news from the conference, but today please visit some of my friends for your astrology fix: Leslie takes a look at karma in Barack Obama’s chart, concluding “the potential for him to grow into one of the greatest diplomats of our time is enormous.” Neith takes a look at the astrological relationship between Todd and Sarah Palin. Jeffrey examines the astrology of... Read more

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