“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.” – Albert Einstein Read more
and you can read it here in its entirety. To sign up for my monthly newsletter and receive Skywatch in your inbox, just enter your email address in the convenient box in the sidebar. Or learn more about Skywatch here. Meanwhile, there is a lot going on this week so here is a tidbit to get you started: As I write this in the hours before April 1st, we are seeing the beginnings of the influence of the upcoming square... Read more
Mercury turns retrograde today, taking us into three weeks of reconsideration and re-evaluation with potential communication and equipment glitches. Mercury is in Aries during this retrograde, and since Aries is the sign of action and initiation it’s not too happy when it has to look backwards and review rather than take direct action. Retrograde periods serve a function that goes beyond creating problems in our lives: they are opportunities for do-overs. If you didn’t get something right the first time,... Read more
This week the expansive urge of Jupiter bumps up against the contraction of Saturn for the third and final time in the current cycle. This is the “Full Moon” phase of the cycle, the culmination of a pattern that began in 2000 with the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in Taurus. Mundane astrologers, observing the effect of astrological patterns on nations and politics, connect the Saturn/Jupiter opposition with a crisis point or climax in global political events. It’s hard to... Read more
Tomorrow I’ll analyze the riots over the weekend in London and how they tie in with the global unrest that is unfolding as Uranus moves closer to a square to Pluto, fulfilling all of the astrological praophecies. But today, I’ve gone to an unconventional source for inspiration, Steve Jobs: “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all... Read more
Having sat and chatted around the table with Dharmaruci last summer when I was in England, I know how interesting a conversation with him can be. Dharmaruci runs an astrology blog called Astrotabletalk that is one of the more interesting ones out there. Now you too can enjoy this fascinating discussion of astrology and magic. Such as this exchange: D – I think of astrology as a system of knowledge that respects and uses all our faculties. Science is very... Read more
Elizabeth Taylor died yesterday after a long battle with congestive heart failure and a lifetime of health problems. Although she had a long and successful film career her romantic life was plagued by scandal and divorce. She was the best of friends to Michael Jackson and many in the gay community, and an earlier fighter in the battle against HIV. She was a woman who was bigger than life in nearly every way. Astrologically, Ms. Taylor (chart here) had the... Read more
The photos are coming in: More photos at this link. They are really amazing! Read more
It’s no secret that the United States is not the superpower it was even twenty years ago, when American manufacturers clothed people all over the world, and American farms provided grain and milk to assuage global hunger. I would argue that the actual turning point came in 2006, when the US progressed Mars turned retrograde and the drive of the country began to weaken and dissipate. Today is the second phase of America’s Saturn return, the time when transiting Saturn... Read more
Art by Laura Elliott. The Vernal or Spring Equinox takes place at 7:41 pm tonight (EDT) and it looks like the intensity will continue to ramp up for the next few months. The Equinoxes and Solstices occur when the Sun moves into the Cardinal signs: Aries for spring, Cancer for summer, Libra for fall, and Capricorn for winter. Aries is the first sign in the zodiac and as such it is the sign of initiation and the point of beginning.... Read more
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