A New Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon align in the sky, beginning the next phase of the lunar cycle. There’s a clearing of the slate, and an opportunity to begin anew. The Libra New Moon on October 7 th includes not only a conjunction of the Sun and Moon but also a conjunction of Mercury to Saturn, all in Libra. Libra is ruled by Venus, and Venus is quite powerful right now since it’s virtually stationary as it... Read more
The first phase of the Pluto/Ceres conjunction brought us the Horizon oil rig disaster, and now as Ceres prepares to conjoin Pluto for the second time we have a “flood of red sludge” that could equal or exceed the negative effects to the environment of the oil spill: As Hungarian authorities take stock of the formidable task to clean up a toxic sludge spill that has killed at least four people, many environmentalist groups say the government should outlaw storing... Read more
Two satellites peering at the sun have snapped photos of Mercury’s long, comet-like tail, but it took an amateur astronomer to bring the pictures to light. The twin satellites are part of NASA’s Stereo (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) mission. They zip around the sun in Earth’s orbit, one behind our planet and one ahead of it. Their main job is to monitor the sun and its atmosphere…. Scientists have known for years that Mercury has a long tail. From Earth... Read more
The much publicized suicide of Tyler Clementi last week after a roommate posted a streaming web video of him in intimate contact with a male friend was only one of what appears to be an epidemic of suicides by gay teenaged boys. Asher Brown was 13 when he killed himself after coming out to his stepfather as gay. Seth Walsh was another 13-year old who hanged himself after being relentlessly taunted and bullied. Billy Lucas was 15 when... Read more
There’s still time to sign up for my newsletter if you’re not already on my mailing list. The newsletter comes with a translation of the astrological information and predictions into simple English along with other news from me. Just enter your email address in the sidebar! Meanwhile, here is the information for the first few days of the month to get you started and you can find the entire article here. October is in many ways the month of Venus... Read more
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the epidemic of UFO sightings under the influence of Jupiter and Uranus as they team up in the sky, and thanks to those readers who let me know about the press conference by the former Air Force officers who are coming out under this influence to tell their stories of UFO sightings. Jupiter is the planet of expanding the mind, and Uranus brings sudden and unusual surprises so when the two team... Read more
Many of my readers will recognize the name Dane Rudhyar as the father of twentieth century”humanistic astrology” that led to the psychological astrology many of us practice today. Rudhyar was the author of many astrology books and a noted Theosophist, but he was also an acclaimed painter, musician and composer. Rudhyar’s musical talents are largely forgotten, but an event this week in California includes performances by pianist Sarah Cahill of some of Rudhyar’s compositions. Cahill quoted Rudhyar: “The inspiration for... Read more
At first I thought something was wrong with Rich, my husband. Everything he did was bothering me. He didn’t talk to me enough. He talked to me too much. He didn’t pay any attention to what I was doing. He paid too much attention to what I was doing. I felt like a raw nerve, and everything he did set me off. And then I felt that there was something wrong with me – that I wasn’t good enough and... Read more
Venus will turn retrograde on October 9th and is at a virtual standstill now as it prepares to change direction. Don’t believe all of the negative hype you read about Venus turning retrograde; as planets go Venus is generally a beneficial one. But when retrograde, Venus forces us to look into our past and see where changes need to be made in current relationships and sometimes urges us to look into past situations that we thought were long gone. From... Read more
Wow, is all I can say. Saturn’s not all cold and darkness, it has a beautiful side. Perhaps that’s why it’s exalted in Libra! more information here… Read more
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