The Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Last updated on: March 11, 2008 at 10:22 am By Lynn Hayes

Eliot Spitzer, Governor of New York and former district attorney for the State of New York, is likely about to resign after being associated with a prostitution ring under investigation. As with most situations of this kind, there is a bitter irony associated with this scandal since Spitzer was well-known for his bulldog techniques in fighting crime in New York and presided over the prosecution of prostitution rings himself as attorney general. His vigilant prosecution of Wall Street firms and... Read more

Big Full Moon on Friday. I mean, really big!

Last updated on: March 10, 2008 at 8:27 pm By Lynn Hayes

The full Moon of Dec. 12th is the biggest and brightest full Moon of the year. It’s no illusion. Some full Moons are genuinely larger than others and this Friday’s is a whopper. Why? The Moon’s orbit is an ellipse with one side 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other: diagram. In the language of astronomy, the two extremes are called “apogee” (far away) and “perigee” (nearby). On Dec. 12th, the Moon becomes full a scant 4 hours after... Read more

Saturn in Virgo and Challenges to our Health

Last updated on: March 10, 2008 at 11:50 am By Lynn Hayes

Virgo is associated with health because it generally is concerned with matters of hygiene and balance between the mind, body and spirit. With Saturn in Virgo we are likely to see more issues like this in the mainstream news: More than 100 different pharmaceuticals have been detected in lakes, rivers, reservoirs and streams throughout the world. Studies have detected pharmaceuticals in waters throughout Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe — even in Swiss lakes and the North Sea. For example, in... Read more

The violence wave reaches Chapel Hill

Last updated on: March 8, 2008 at 12:03 pm By Lynn Hayes

As Mars and Pluto opposed each other for the last time in a cycle that began last fall, a student at the University of North Carolina here in Chapel Hill where I live was murdered, the latest in a wave of violence that has increased the murder rate in Los Angeles by 27% for the year so far, and 30% in New Orleans. The UNC student, Eve Carson, was student body president and by all reports well-loved by students, faculty... Read more

Obama’s Birthtime – settled by Astrodatabank

Last updated on: March 7, 2008 at 2:19 am By Lynn Hayes

Astrodatabank has confirmed that the 1:06 pm birthtime for Obama that is floated around is a myth. Date and place from media sources including Obama’s IL General Assembly webpage. Various times of birth have been circulated or posted. A time of 1:06 PM was provided by Fran McEvoy who told PT she couldn’t remember who gave it to her. She said that the person reportedly obtained the time from Obama and wished to remain anonymous. McEvoy adamantly denied that she... Read more

New Moon tomorrow! and a look ahead

Last updated on: March 6, 2008 at 4:48 pm By Lynn Hayes

We are still in the middle of the Aquarius stellium, with Chiron conjunct Mercury which is exacerbating the tendency of Mars in Cancer for hurt feelings. Fortunately, a conjunction of sweet Venus and romantic Neptune will soften the edges of any conflicts that come up, providing creative ways to move through difficulties and release old patterns as Neptune’s urge to dissolve and transcend does its magic. The New Moon on March 7 is at 17 degrees Pisces, the sign of... Read more

The Astrological Use of Mythology

Last updated on: March 6, 2008 at 12:13 pm By Lynn Hayes

I continue to be blown away by the new crop of astrologers who have grown up in the craft with so many tools at their disposal and made good use of them. Chris Brennan, a recent graduate of Kepler College, is one of these and he has a new article up on his site questioning the use of mythology in astrological counseling. He writes: While the planets themselves were named after the gods of the Greek pantheon centuries before horoscopic... Read more

Mars/Pluto and Nasty Campaigning

Last updated on: March 5, 2008 at 8:07 pm By Lynn Hayes

Democratic primary goes even more negative as Mars opposes Pluto. Read more

Republicans for Hillary

Last updated on: March 5, 2008 at 11:26 am By Lynn Hayes

As a culture-watcher I found it fascinating that in Ohio Republicans were voting for Hillary Clinton in order to shore up a big win for John McCain in November. “I voted for Hillary,” said Republican Eric Klieber, 56, of Cleveland Heights. “John McCain has a better chance of beating her than Barack Obama. . . . If the Democratic race was decided, I’m sure a lot of them would vote for the candidate less likely to win.” Clinton was the... Read more

Astrology and MI5

Last updated on: March 4, 2008 at 9:24 pm By Lynn Hayes

Secret papers just released tell the story of Louis deWohl, an astrologer and flamboyant character who was hired by the British secret service to cast horoscopes for Hitler and other Nazi leaders under the auspices of the “Psychological Research Bureau.” John and Susan Townley were ahead of the curve on this one, posting this article back in 2006. It has long been rumored that British intelligence utilized the help of an astrologer, mostly from legends disseminated by deWohl himself. Most... Read more

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What idols' worship did the Israelites imitate in the wilderness?

Select your answer to see how you score.