A birthtime for Julian Assange

Last updated on: December 8, 2010 at 5:31 am By Lynn Hayes

The Mountain Astrologer magazine has been given a time of birth for Julian Assange, head of Wikileaks, from an unidentified source. They write: Our source has requested anonymity, which we are respecting. Both Tem and I felt that the circumstances through which we got the information, and some other details, suggest that this is an authentic time. The source personally viewed, but was not able to make a copy of, Mr. Assange’s birth certificate. Update: our source clarified what s/he... Read more

Thoughts on the upcoming Mercury retrograde

Last updated on: December 7, 2010 at 11:19 am By Lynn Hayes

This Mercury retrograde period may be more challenging than some, especially during the first week (beginning around now until the 18th of December when Mercury retrogrades back into Sagittarius. Mercury is in Capricorn now, where it wants to organize things and achieve something important. Capricorn is all about goals and success, and it is not well-suited to the retrograde periods of Mercury which require reflection and a more inward focus that stimulates the subtle mind rather than the mental realm.... Read more

Astrology in my world: The creativity of Saturn and Neptune

Last updated on: December 6, 2010 at 7:36 am By Lynn Hayes

I found Diane’s recent post on Saturn and Neptune interesting because I have these two planets conjunct in my chart, straddling my Sun. Diane’s post is entitled “Productive creativity” and she writes, “It takes these two very different planets working together to make the intangible tangible – pragmatic Saturn is the best at harnessing Neptune’s dreams and visions and producing marvelous works of art, music and dance.” Saturn is the left brain, with its focus on logic and discipline and... Read more

New Moon in Sagittarius, December 5 2010

Last updated on: December 4, 2010 at 9:29 am By Lynn Hayes

Mars and Uranus are locked in a challenging square at the moment, and even though Mars transits usually last just a day or so the energy of this square is locked into the New Moon chart so the effect will be pronounced over the next few days. Mars is energy, enthusiasm, motivation, anger and rage – Uranus is radical thinking, revolutionary behavior, a disdain for the staid and conventional. You can see where the combination of these two promotes recklessness... Read more

Fighting for Pluto’s right to be a planet

Last updated on: December 2, 2010 at 6:46 pm By Lynn Hayes

Astrologers chuckle when we hear people say that Pluto is no longer a planet. Try telling that to someone going through a gnawingly agonizing Pluto transit! But ever since Pluto was reclassified (some say “demoted”) a few years ago, a small but very vocal contingent of astronomers is fighting to classify Pluto as a planet once again. One of these astronomers is Alan Stern, who was interviewed by Space.com: Just because Pluto orbits with many other dwarf planets doesn’t... Read more

The astrology of Julian Assange: we have a birth date!

Last updated on: November 30, 2010 at 5:51 pm By Lynn Hayes

Updated 12/2/10 with more chart details. As you may know, on Tuesday the Wikileaks website released hundreds of cablegrams from diplomats in a variety of countries around the world. The feedback against Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has of course been profound. In fact, Interpol has just issued a “wanted notice” for Assange for an investigation into his “sex crimes.” This makes a date of birth available for Assange, something we have been craving since he burst onto the scene.... Read more

Skywatch for December is posted

Last updated on: November 30, 2010 at 10:20 am By Lynn Hayes

I’m a day early this month! I’ll be sending out my monthly newsletter with a simplified summary that is easier to understand, so if you’re not on my mailing list please sign up in the sidebar. Meanwhile, here’s a hint of what is to come (and for more information about that big eclipse on the Solstice, read through the original article): December begins with the Sun and Mars in Sagittarius, the sign that inspires us to reach beyond the limits... Read more

Sunday inspiration

Last updated on: January 2, 2017 at 8:33 pm By Lynn Hayes

Leslie Nielsen has died at 84

Last updated on: November 29, 2010 at 6:16 am By Lynn Hayes

Leslie Nielsen, whose 60-year career saw his transformation from serious stage actor to hilarious funnyman in films like “Airplane” and the “Naked Gun” and “Police Squad” series, died peacefully in his sleep yesterday after a bout with pneumonia. He was 84. 84 corresponds to the number of years Uranus takes to travel around the Sun, and if we live to be 84 we will experience the Uranus Return, the time when Uranus returns to its place in the birthchart. Personal... Read more

The North Node/Pluto conjunction November 2010

Last updated on: November 28, 2010 at 5:40 pm By Lynn Hayes

The North and South Nodes of the Moon are important parts of the astrological chart, but they are not planets. Rather, they are points in the sky that mark the passage of the Moon across the path of the Sun. I like to think of them as signposts in the sky that point us in the right direction so that we can accomplish our evolutionary journey. The South Node is associated with the past – things and emotions which give... Read more