Our Bill (as I fondly call him) is widely noted for the charm of his Libra ascendant (and an astonishing five planets in Libra!!) and his ability to schmooze with just about anyone. He is also widely known for a bad temper (Mars conjunct Neptune in Libra on the ascendant). In his biography, he wrote of his anger as quoted in the New York Times: “I was a little disturbed by my anger, the currents of which would prove deeper... Read more

Linea posted a link to my article from December on the Jupiter/Saturn trine, reminding me that the first phase of this cycle is coming up on the 20th and we are definitely under its effect. If it’s not too weird, I’ll quote myself rather than post the link to make it easier on you, dear readers. Jupiter takes roughly a year to go through each sign of the zodiac, and it will remain in Capricorn until January of 2009. As... Read more

Thanks to Elsa and Top Ten Astrology News for this great article by Shane Ward on Pluto’s imminent entry into Capricorn written back in 2004. The previous ingress of Pluto into Capricorn was 7 January 1762. (For the record only I will mention that in 1762 Peter III of Russia was crowned only to be murdered 6 months later and replaced by Catherine II. This was a very quick fall and rise that stank of corruption and infamy). US Independence... Read more

More than 30 people over the past week have seen a UFO flying over Stephenville Texas. “It was very intense, bright lights,” said local newspaper reporter Angela Joyner. “The lights were like going like this,” said Constable Leroy Gateman making hand gestures to describe what he saw when he spotted the UFO. Rick Sorrells says he saw it while he was hunting deer in the woods. “You look at the trees, and it was right here,” Sorrells told ABC News... Read more

I could probably be a lot more famous if I was willing to write a Sun Sign column. I don’t know why I’m so stubborn, without newspaper horoscopes hardly anyone would even know about astrology. And after writing the Vanity Fair horoscope column for at least 15 years Michael Lutin is finally getting to write about real astrology. But articles like this (thanks to the Townleys for the link) show that sun signs have little effect on our ability to... Read more

The National Ledger has my article about the tragic death of former figure skating champion Christopher Bowman at the age of 40 (see right). For more commentary see Jill’s nostalgic look at Bowman in his heyday (see left). Read more

John Townley has done a yeoman’s job of creating composite charts between each presidential candidate and the Sibley chart for the United States. John was one of the early pioneers of the composite chart technique and probably understands it better than most (the composite chart combines the chart of two people or entities and describes the quality of partnership between them). John writes: [T]he first place to look [for predicting the outcome of the Presidential primaries and election] is not... Read more

Beautiful words from Matsuo Basha Winter solitude–in a world of one colorthe sound of wind. photo by Pete Leonard from Corbis Read more

I know, I know…this is partisan politics and not worthy of such a lofty astrology blog. 🙂 Read more

art from occultopedia Venus rules the skies this week. Venus is the goddess of love and beauty, and her namesake planet presides over all things relating to interpersonal relationships, the force of attraction, aesthetics, values, sensuality, self-indulgence, harmony and balance. As Venus transits through the sky it is barely noticeable to us because it moves so quickly and its effect is so mild. In its role in the governance of attraction, Venus is involved in matters of wealth and prosperity.... Read more