Astrologer D.K. Brainard has a beautiful post about the oil spill in the Gulf, the extent of which is still unknown but appears to be spreading at alarming rates. D.K. writes: In her 1980 book The Aquarian Conspiracy, Marilyn Ferguson noted that a funny thing happened on the way to the revolution of the 1960s. Frustrated by the lack of real change resulting from marching in the streets, confronting the authorities and inciting young people to rebel against “the System,” many... Read more
I’m leaving today for a long anticipated trip to England! We’ll be in London and then traveling through the magical area of Glastonbury and then Cornwall. I’ll be meeting my longtime astro friends Kathryn Cassidy and Dharmaruci, which is very exciting! I’ve pre-posted some new articles and some reposts for you to read while I’m gone, and I’ll also be posting from the road. Sorry, I won’t be participating in the comments until I return. Read more
Yesterday I wrote about the transition into a new 200-year Jupiter/Saturn cycle into the air element as the harbinger of new ideas and ways of thinking about our world. Evidently cosmologists agree, and back in 2003 in a brand-new conference on the Future of Cosmology they declared that we are in a “golden age” of cosmological discovery. An interesting article in the Daily Galaxy suggests that the Big Bang Theory, the sacred cow that describes the origin of the Universe,... Read more
Jupiter opposes Saturn on May 23, bringing its expansive qualities to the already tumultuous divisions between Saturn and Uranus, a larger planetary cycle that has been in operation since the fall of 2008. Jupiter and Saturn are oppositional forces. Jupiter expands, Saturn contracts. Jupiter is optimistic, Saturn is pessimistic (although it prefers to think of itself as “realistic”). I should say, Saturn IS realistic, but compared to Jupiter is SEEMS pessimistic. The 20-year Jupiter cycle is used by mundane astrologers... Read more
Jupiter and Uranus are preparing to conjoin in the sky, and the combination of Jupiter’s expansion with Uranian innovation has often been associated with technological and scientific advancement. Uranus is the planet that inspires “Eureka” moments where we conceive of things that were previously inconceivable. Scientists in Maryland led by Dr. Craig Venter have now created the first living cell controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. You can find the details here. This raises all kinds of questions – not only... Read more
All over the United States an anti-Washington fervor is throwing incumbents out of Congress in favor of unknown candidates with no ties to party machinery. Barack Obama won the presidency in November of 2008, the day of the first opposition between Saturn and Uranus. Saturn represents conventional thinking and structures; Uranus represents the breaking apart of the old order in favor of something as yet unknown. At the time astrologers wondered, who would win, Saturn or Uranus? This opposition between... Read more
I found this article through the Red Ice Creations website, and it brought up an interesting point for me. As with photography and art, light and shadow can define an object, area, or even a planet. Placing yourself in a specific location can cause an object to appear different, thus your perspective of an object that’s unchanging, becomes fluid. Leonardo Da Vinci’s perspective, although appropriately geared more towards an artistic sense, heavily relied on the Earth and the planets themselves.... Read more
(Please refrain from making scatalogical jokes!) Well folks, we’re getting down to it – the planetary drama that has been much discussed over the past few years is finally upon us. Our challenge is to be alert and aware of the impending explosion into consciousness of a new awareness and experience, without devolving into fear as change begins to spin our world around. The countdown to the Cardinal Drama, as I like to call it, really began back in early... Read more
Elena Kagan has been widely acclaimed after President Obama announced her as his choice to be the next Supreme Court justice, garnering support from conservative lawyers and policymakers. One of the qualities that has gained her widespread affection and respect is her ability to entertain arguments across the political spectrum. She is a trailblazer, having been the first woman named Dean of the Law School at Harvard University, and isn’t afraid to challenge the sacred cows of American politics. Kagan’s... Read more
I will love the sun for it warms my bones Yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit I will love the light for it shows me the way Yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars –Og Mandino photography and poetry selection by Tony Howell Read more
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