With all due respect to the late Sathya Sai Baba, who was a controversial guru beloved by many before he died this spring, this recent interview with him shows an exceptional ignorance about the cycles (and lack of them) that are tied into the 2012 phenomenon. (For more details about 2012 please see this article.) In this interview Sai Baba is quoted: Well, in one way there are several prophecies that signal this date like a term or important conclusion... Read more
The US stock market has been manic-depressive lately, swinging from wild highs to abysmal lows. Mercury began to station (its apparent motion slowed down to a crawl) on August 2nd and it turned retrograde on August 4th. On August 2nd the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 266 points, and the next day it recovered some ground. All retrogrades seem to bring about some kind of reversal in the stock market – sometimes the market will swing higher rather than... Read more
Michelle Bachmann was the winner of the Iowa Straw Poll this week, putting her in the forefront of the pack for the 2012 elections. It would be a mistake to laugh off her candidacy as a joke. Ms. Bachmann has given us a birth time, sort of: in this earlier article I wrote about the confusion over whether she was born in the morning or afternoon. Since we don’t have a confirmation at this point I’m using the 12:08 pm... Read more
The Galactic Center, at 26 degrees Sagittarius, was a big topic a few years ago when Pluto transited through that point for the first time in 244 years, but it’s not a subject that receives a great deal of astrological discussion otherwise. Astrologically, the Galactic Center is the heart of the Universe – the soul of wisdom for our solar system and our species of humanity. Now there is a beautiful photo that maps the Galactic Center, showing where the... Read more
This is particularly apt for me today, because we actually did get some rain, and because I danced Friday night and am blissful as a result. I was unable to find the creator of this artwork, if you know it please email me! Read more
The Full Moon this month will take place August 13th at 2:58 pm EDT/6:58 pm GMT. The Full Moon is the culmination of the lunar cycle and the beginning of the waning phase of letting go. In Aquarius, the Full Moon seeks to achieve a pinnacle of social justice and fairness – an observation of the world in which ego, the realm of Leo, is no longer a part of the equation. However, since the Full Moon is an opposition... Read more
Disaffected young people have been rioting in England since the shooting on August 4th of a young suspect (Mark Duggan, age 29 and in his Saturn Return) during an arrest for gun crime in Tottenham in North London. The riots began as a peaceful protest in Tottenham and escalated to full spread rioting and vandalism, spreading to other areas of London as well as Liverpool, Manchester and other working class cities in England. Mars entered Cancer on August 4th. In... Read more
Last week I wrote about the Sibly chart that I and most other astrologers use for the United States as a preface for this series since this is the chart I am using to track the change of fortune for the US. The Sibley chart shows Sagittarius rising, with the Sun in Cancer in a wide conjunction to Jupiter in the seventh house of alliances and open enemies. Since I mentioned writing this article, the US debt was downgraded for... Read more
Sorry for the light posting last week – I’m back in town and will have the Decline of the American Empire article up Monday morning. Meanwhile here is something more inspirational to help us prepare for the changes in the world around us. Thanks Kelly Lee Phipps for the quote. “”If the Mind is the directive force behind action, the mind and its vision of life must be healed before action can be anything but conflict. This healed vision... Read more
Mercury retrograde is already wreaking some confusion regarding the date and time that it actually begins. I have been reading on some sites that Mercury turned direct on August 2nd, but according to my Solar Fire software Mercury actually turns retrograde tonight, August 3rd, at 11:50 pm EDT/3 am August 4th GMT. Mercury was stationary prior to that, meaning that its motion had slowed down to a virtual crawl in preparation for its change of direction. If any of my... Read more
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