art by the Universe, courtesy of Hubblesite.org (click to enlarge) updated 5-22-07. With Chiron now in retrograde motion, through October of this year we are likely to revisit old wounds, learning how to release them so that we can move forward with greater wisdom. Neptune follows shortly thereafter, turning retrograde on May 24 and calling on us to connect with the deeper truth that lies within us. The combination of Chiron and Neptune is a potent one, and as they... Read more
Constantly be aware,Without stopping.When the aware mind is present,It senses the formlessness of things.Constantly see your body as emptyAnd quiet, inside and outsideCommuning in sameness.Plunge the body into the realmOf reality, where there hasNever been any obstruction. —Tao-hsin (580-651)Photo by Glanzmann Read more
As I’ve said before, with Mercury in Scorpio and Pluto in the third house of communication, I have a nose for scandal and conpsiracy. In the early 1980s I read a phenomenal book by Jim Marr called “Crossfire” about the plot to kill Kennedy which was incredibly well-researched and documented, and this book blew my mind. For 44 years now the political establishment has insisted that Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy with a single bullet. Now, in a stunning confluence... Read more
From Tamil Nadu in India comes this sad tale of astrology gone wrong: A blind faith in astrology has led to a man killing his own son. The bizarre incident occurred at Veerappanchatram here recently. Murugesan (40), working as a watchman in a private firm at Pallipalayam, killed his son Sadurshan (9) by pushing him into the Cauvery river after he was told by an astrologer that his son’s birth timing was the cause for all his sufferings. . .... Read more
I decided to publish the Paris profile here after all – she turned out to be more interesting than I thought! Paris Hilton is widely dismissed as a dumb blonde, but her birthchart shows her with the Sun conjunct Mercury – a placement that usually denotes a powerful mind and strong intelligence. With both the Sun and Mercury in Aquarius she is creative and individualistic as well, making her own way through the world with a strong independent streak. She... Read more
Murphy’s Law states, basically, that if anything can go wrong it will. Evidently the same law has been around for many years before Murphy took credit for it; previously it was called “sod’s law,” because it could happen to “any old sod.” Murphy’s Law has generated a whole series of similar laws such as: Everything takes longer than you think. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one... Read more
As the world knows by now, Jerry Falwell died yesterday from a heart attack. Falwell was a wildly controversial religious figure who through his Moral Majority movement sought influence and power in the Reagan White House. It can be argued that in many ways Falwell’s movement was more political than religious and he has been quoted as saying “there is no separation between Church and State” and “The idea that religion and politics don’t mix was invented by the Devil... Read more
Thanks to the Townleys for this delicious tidbit that comes from Sri Lanka: It is history how [Ranil Wickremesinghe, prime minister] mislead the public when he signed the surrender agreement better known as the CFA. It took hours for some and days or years for the others to understand the true intentions of the signatories. Now we know that surrender does not tantamount to peace as peace comes essentially with law and order. . . . Ranil did it again... Read more
poster by Shan Kelly According to Yahoo News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales by U.S. retailers fell 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted $372.03 billion in April as soaring gasoline prices and a slumping housing industry sapped consumers’ appetite for spending, a Commerce Department report on Friday showed. The report offered persuasive signs that the combined stress from costlier fuel and falling housing prices were turning consumers cautious – spending on building materials took the biggest tumble in more than four... Read more
Jennifer Aniston is a mystery to entertainment writers. Is she pining away for Brad Pitt? Will she get back together with Vince Vaughn? Let’s see what the planets say about Jennifer Aniston’s choices in men. Jennifer’s astrological chart reveals her to be a cool Aquarian (see earlier article for a more complete chart analysis), but with her Moon and Venus both in fire signs (Sagittarius Moon and Aries Venus) she has a passionate side to her nature. She is also... Read more
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