I found this interesting article on Red-Ice.net: Some people believe time is speeding up. This idea is based on observation that the difference between subjective and objective assessments of time have increased over the past decade. For instance, time seems to be flying by faster than ever, or what used to take several years to accomplish now seems to be taking place in just a couple. In the 2012 paradigm, this idea serves to correlate the prophesied dissolution of time... Read more

The Lovers by Jiri Borsky Not surprisingly, one of the questions that most often comes in for the advice column is “Are we compatible” or “Will we stay together.” I like this quote on the subject: What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility. ~George Levinger In earlier articles I’ve written on this subject I’ve addressed the fallacy of our concept of the soulmate as the perfect... Read more

This photo which I snagged from Universe Today won first prize in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s astronomy image contest. They claim it’s a gas bubble, but a conspiracy nut like me will never believe that! For the scientists out there: English’s winning image shows a giant bubble in the Milky Way’s dusty gas disk. The bubble has been sculpted by the wind and radiation force from a few dozen hot, massive stars along with the explosive force of supernova... Read more

Kim Jong Il has defied the UN and has begun a second test of his nuclear capabilities. Dr. Jerrold Post is a political psychologist with the CIA that recently spoke with the UK’s Daily Telegraph about Kim Jong Il’s psychological makeup: “He’s not clinically crazy, but he is crazy like a fox and has some major insecurities that help explain how he acts,” Dr Post told The Sunday Telegraph. ::snip:: Dr Post traces Kim’s insecurities back to his childhood, though... Read more

…you have the end of the fantasy over Western democracy in Iraq. Leaked policy options of a 10-member commission formed to assess US progress in Iraq have ruled out the prospect of US victory in Iraq. The commission is headed by James Baker, former secretary of state under Bush I. Both option papers would compel America to open dialogue with Syria and Iran, two rogue states that Iraqi leaders and American military commanders say are providing arms and funds to... Read more

One of my favorite non-astrology sites is Tim Boucher’s blog Pop Occulture. He had a post a few days ago that is just fascinating about the purpose of magic. Tim quotes David Abram who complains that the real purpose of magic should be to save the planet rather than facilitate individual healing. Tim argues for a more ecological approach to spirituality: What exactly is one’s “self?” Where does it come from? What does it look like? What is it made... Read more

This quote from the great Yoga master Patanjali is the perfect inspiration for the upcoming few weeks: “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”... Read more

Mercury will turn retrograde later this month (October 28) and in doing so it will enter into a dance with Jupiter and Saturn as they face off one final time, and all at the time of the New Moon in Libra. The “shadow period” of Mercury retrograde is said to begin about two weeks ahead of the actual event, as Mercury slows its motion in preparation for the change of direction. This is similar to a car which, when preparing... Read more

The story of Cory Lidle’s plane crash into a New York City building seems bizarre to me. The trajectory that the plane took to crash into the building was completely unexpected, and the presence of an experienced flight instructor on the plane as it crashed for virtually no reason defies explanation. Susan Custer has posted Cory Lidle’s chart and her analysis. I have somewhat of a different take than Susan’s: Lidle was an Aries, independent and self-directed. Aries people don’t... Read more

Thanks to Astrodatabank for obtaining an accurate birthchart for Mark Foley (with time of birth evidently from his birth certificate). (See my earlier profile using a noon chart.) Not surprisingly, Leo is rising in Foley’s chart. (I had guessed Gemini or Libra because of his facilitiy with words and political relationship, but the Leo love for drama certainly fits what we know of him.) In addition, he has a fifth house emphasis (ruled by Leo) with three planets present there,... Read more