I like what Melody has to say on Venus retrograding in Virgo: Because I have a Virgo Moon, a friend of mine who gave me my first real astrology reading told me the story of how Native Americans would weave a beautiful white blanket but intentionally leave a yellow bead towards the middle as a reminder that nothing is perfect. The journey that Venus in Virgo puts us on is the same. In learning to understand humankind’s imperfections, there is... Read more

The lovely Venus, having just entered Virgo a few short days ago, has slowed down for her retrograde turn tomorrow. While traveling backward she will re-enter the more outgoing sign of Leo where she enjoys a good party, at least until she reconnects with Saturn in the days leading up to the exact conjunction on August 13. The conjunction of Venus with Saturn reminds us of our responsibilities to others and can put a damper on social intercourse. Venus conjunctions... Read more

Michael Wolfstar O’Reilly and Jeff Jawer of Star IQ are covered in this article in the New York Observer ezine: The fate of the 2008 presidential election might already be sealed—in the fine print on Barack Obama’s birth certificate. Was he born at 1:06 p.m.? Or was it just after 12? According to America’s most popular political astrologers, what happened—or did not happen—during that crucial Honolulu hour on August 4, 1961 could determine the future of the free world. Since... Read more

In case you didn’t know, the Democrats held the world’s first You Tube debate last night. Jill has a report this morning that gets right down to the fundamentals of the candidates. I have no link to astrology here, but it’s a good character study. Here’s a sampling: Dennis Kucinich: He’s fun to listen to, but talking about the Kucinich zen utopia is a waste of time. Bill Richardson: Awful. It’s a shame, because [he] is the best candidate to... Read more

I’m working on an article about Pluto’s entry into Capricorn at the end of the year that I will probably serialize in these columns to facilitate its birth, but meanwhile I found a link to this article on the Astroworld site: Globalisation backlash in rich nations A popular backlash against globalisation and the leaders of the world’s largest companies is sweeping all rich countries, an FT/Harris poll shows. Large majorities of people in the US and in Europe want higher... Read more

Back in June, Mars interacted harmoniously with the waxing phase of the Saturn/Neptune opposition, adding energy to our ability to synthesize the structural energy of Saturn with the dissolution and transcendence of Neptune. Now, Mars in Taurus will form a T-square with Saturn and Neptune which are still connected although they are moving farther from the exact oppositional degree. (Click to enlarge image) A T-square forms a planet makes a 90 degree angle to two planets that are in opposition... Read more