Living with the Stars

  There are forty-five minutes left to the old year and I thought I'd put fingers to keypad and quickly jot down a few thoughts. This old year has gone out with a trio of departures, that of Pope Benedict, Vivienne Westwood and the legendary Pele'. To be honest, when I heard that the faithful were asked to pray for Pope Ratzinger, I recalled an article written by the astrologer Bernadette Brady regarding the fixed stars in his chart. Brady wrote that his natal Jupiter near his rising sign had the markings of a spiritual leader, and that although he would rise to prominence, the chart indicated that his 'success' would be compromised in some way. She wrote this around the year 2006, years before his resignation.  Well, this prompted me to look at the position of Jupiter in the charts of Vivienne Westwood and also Pele' (that's what astrologers do, they look for patterns in charts). This is not to say that this would in any way indicate any prediction of death - a...

  A New Moon at 1 degree of Capricorn graces our skies on the 23rd December, very close to the Winter Solstice, when the Sun reaches maximum declination south at mid-day. For three days, the Sun will 'reside' in this space, 23.15 degrees declination south, and then begin its return to the north. Of course, the Sun does not move, it is Planet Earth which is dancing around the Sun and 'wobbling' as it does so, and that 'nodding' to the Sun gives us the seasons.  A few interesting observations about this New Moon is the movement of Jupiter into the warrior sign of Aries, urging us to use the wisdom gained by its sojourn in Pisces (where it had retrograded into for a few months) and put our plans into action. Jupiter, in ancient astrology, represented the Crown Prince. Bernadette Brady writes extensively about Assyrian astrology and has a wonderful article over here (just copy and paste this link into a search engine -  https://zyntara.com/the-prince-takes-the-crown...

  Yes, it's been over a month since I last posted, in fact I totally missed the New Moon post of the 23rd of November. The truth is, I was drowning in work and after-work duties. You know the ones, cooking, clearning (a new word I invented meaning clearing and cleaning) house and then doggy duties as a close family relative needed to have surgery. The dog is doing well, thank you (the owner needs to be educated into how to feed his dog; this one is overweight!) I put it all down to transiting Pluto sitting on top of my natal Saturn at 25 odd degrees of Capricorn.  Pluto had been hovering over 25-26 degrees of Capricorn since late 2020 and into late 2021, and I'm still feeling its effects: responsibilities, responsibilities and - ah wait - do this too!  Pluto does this, you see. It pulls the carpet from beneath your feet.  Talking of Pluto, it is interesting that Prince Harry has a Pluto thing going on in his chart at the moment. His progressed Sun is now conjunc...

  If you thought that the current vibes out there are particularly intense, you are right. The Full Moon on the 8th is a corker - just look at that Moon conjunct Uranus, with the rebel Uranus square (challenging) establishment Saturn.  All this is happening with the COP27 meeting in Egypt at the moment, and therefore it would be interesting to see what information this Full Moon chart is offereing us at the moment.  As mentioned about, the square (a 90 degree aspect) between Uranus and Saturn seems to fit the description of the challenge that is facing us at the moment; change or keep the status quo. The thing is, changing will save us, maintaining the status quo will apparently lead to our undoing. The Moon in this chart, whilst also being occulted by the Sun, enmeshes her hidden light with that of Uranus, a planet which cannot be seen with the naked eye. In Ancient Eygpt, the Moon was represented by the God Thoth, depicted as a man with the head of an ibis. There are th...

  Tempus fugit, the saying goes. October is one busy month for me as I settle into a routine involving lesson plannng, meal planning and optimising sleep. Teaching is like that. However, I couldn't pass up writing something small about today's New Moon in Scorpio. It's a partial eclipse, to boot!  If you look at the chart, you'll notice that at the top are the glyphs for Venus, the Sun, the Moon and Mercury. This is a highly intense eclipse, given that it has a Scorpio vibe, but what is interesting is that the position of Venus at exactly the same degree as the Sun and Moon seems to indicate that it's all about her too.  Which brings me to last months article. For some reason unbeknownst to me, I decided to write a little about the position of Venus in the charts of President Putin and King Charles III. Venus figures much in  this eclipse chart and here she is in the sign of Scorpio.  Venus is the planet usually associated with beauty, charm and also money. She ...

  The Aries Full Moon (well, the Moon is opposite the Sun in Libra) occurs tomorrow at almost 11:00pm. The Moon will be high in the sky, and the twinkling planet close to it is Jupiter, so do look out for that. Mars will be rising on the eastern horizon, and Saturn will be visible towards the southeastern sky.  Much has been said about Venus in astrological forums, as 'she' is travelling with the Sun, and therefore cannot be seen during the day. Because of the shape of Venus' orbit, she is never far away from the Sun in an astrological chart. Indeed, it is never more than two zodiac signs away. You might be a Taurus - doing things slowly and methodically, but your Venus is in Gemini - socialising and information are done with ease and also with speed. So Let's have a bit of fun.... Since Vlad has been in the news so much lately, what is his Sun/Venus combo? This is just for a bit of fun, as it is common knowledge, apparently, that KGB agents never give about personal de...

  The New Moon in Libra occurs on Sunday 25th September at 23:54. This New Moon at 2 degrees of Libra occurs just after the equinox on the 21st, where the daylight and night enjoy equal hours.  Libra itself is a sign of balance, as represented by the Scales. This idea of balance probably stems from the notion that the Sun, having traversed the six zodiac signs which track the development of the individual, is now in the first sign devoted to the development of the collective.  In astrology, the sign of Libra denotes action with the significant other, business or otherwise. Libra's ruling planet is Venus, which is about how we relate to others. Anyone who is born under the sign of Libra, or indeed, has Libra as their rising sign, would look to where Venus is in their chart and whether it makes an aspect to another planet. Let's see what Venus is doing in this New Moon Chart. The New Moon occurs in the fourth house, the house of the home, or the clan, something that you inh...