My readers will be relieved to know that over the next week or two the planetary energy is much more mellow than what we have been experiencing over the past few months, especially in July. The outer planets which have created so much pressure and power are beginning to move away from each other and will not make any major aspects for the rest of the year. Even Mars will be relatively quiet and not give us too much trouble... Read more
Rupert Murdoch is quite possibly the largest media baron in the world. A native Australian, his reach extends throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas and the list of media outlets he owns would strike terror into the heart of conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck if his conspiracy research would include his own employer. Now it appears that Murdoch’s media empire is in danger of collapsing over the scandal in London in which his former newspaper News of the World is accused... Read more
The Capricorn Full Moon the 15th occurs with the Moon in Capricorn opposite the Cancerian Sun. Signs in opposition are like the Yin/Yang symbol – each sign contains what the other lacks, and the Full Moon requires that we integrate those opposing forces. The Cancerian Sun is concerned with family and feeling – a connection to our tribe and our ancestors. There is an emotional focus that personalizes everything we see. The Capricorn Moon is all about responsibilities and prefers... Read more
I have always found it interesting that the worldly definition of “Uranian” according to Wikipedia is Uranian is a nineteenth century term that referred to a person of a third sex — originally, someone with “a female psyche in a male body” who is sexually attracted to men, and later extended to cover homosexual gender variant females, and a number of other sexual types. Delving a little deeper, I find that the origin of this association with the word Uranian... Read more
Tropical astrology is based upon the turning of the wheel of the seasons, with Aries at the Spring equinox and the rest of the cardinal signs marking the beginning of the other equinoxes and solstices. But what happens in the southern hemisphere where the seasons are reversed? When the first day of Aries marks the first day of autumn, does astrology still work? For some reason I have more clients in Australia than in any other country, and often when... Read more
I had been meaning to write about Uranus turning retrograde and then I read Beth Owl’s Daughter’s blog post from a couple of days ago: I have been somewhat surprised to find that I am on becalmed waters. Not because of a lack of things to do. On the contrary, I should be busy gearing up for the Fall launch of my next series of classes, both in-person and through teleconferencing. I have a deadline looming for my next article... Read more
Any time the public is swept into hysteria over a sensationalized media frenzy I tend to back away from it unless I want to use it as a magnet to attract traffic to the blog. I believe that this kind of obsessive attention to other people’s business serves as a distraction from the important matters that require our attention. To me it’s the same thing as drivers who cause traffic tie-ups for miles as they slow down to observe a... Read more
Any person, place or event with a date of origination has an astrological chart. Humans have birthdates, companies have incorporation dates, and countries have their own dates of origination (we call this “mundane” astrology). Mundane charts are not always easy to define since we must accurately pinpoint the exact time at which the current incarnation of the place began. The chart for the United States that is most typically used is called the Sibley chart which uses a date of... Read more
“For me, spirituality is ecstatic experiences with the divine within nature and all that is beyond. For me, the divine is what gives the universe life and it is therefore eternal, yet it penetrates our world even to the extent of creating the time-acceleration cycles characterized by the World Tree.” –Barbara Hand Clow Read more
I’ve posted the Planetary Illuminations for July, and you can read the entire article here. You can also read the abridged English translation here, and if you would like Skywatch delivered each month in your email box just sign up in the sidebar. Meanwhile, the last of the eclipse series occurs July 1st so here’s the information on that and the introduction to July: July begins with the Cancer New Moon and a partial Solar Eclipse. This is the third... Read more
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