Category Archives: astrology
Pluto
The big guy is Earth, the little guy is Pluto +++ It’s the little planet that swirls at the edge of the solar system, the one that astronomers have dissed and demoted so it’s no longer a planet in … Continue reading
The 13th Sign, Part 2
Okay, so who is this figure Ophiuchus? Well, it’s the only astrological sign based on a real person – Asclepius. To the ancient Greeks in 27 BC, he was regarded as a healer, and in the Roman pantheon, he was … Continue reading
Mercury Retrograde Alert
Think of Mercury as the trickster. This little planet rules travel, conscious thought, communication, books, writing, computers, facts, education, and a whole host of other things – lungs, liars, nerves, language, even keys. Three times a year, it turns retrograde … Continue reading
Mercury Retrograde
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. In mythology, it’s associated with Hermes, the winged messenger of the gods, of commerce, trade, and travel. In astrology, Mercury rules the signs of Gemini and Virgo, and governs communication, travel, education. … Continue reading
Cardinal Cross
In astrology, cardinal signs are about action, doing, movement, forward thrust. Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. Those are the cardinal signs. Aries, a fire sign, reads like the Star Trek motto – going where no man has gone before- and follows … Continue reading
The Power of Pluto
On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled two precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations and said the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. The repercussions of this ruling? According to the … Continue reading
Void of Course Moon
In the Jungian scheme of things, divination systems – I Ching, tarot, astrology to name the most common – fall under the giant umbrella of synchronicity. When you toss coins, lay out cards, study transits you’re actively engaging synchronicity. … Continue reading
Astrological Synchronicity
We don’t receive too many synchronicities related to astrology, but Dale Dassell sent us a good one. It’s especially interesting, since it deals with a daily sun sign horoscope from a newspaper. These little ditties are very general, hardly specific … Continue reading
Mercury Retrograde and Writers
In Roman mythology, Mercury is the winged messenger, the god of trade, commerce, profit. In Greek mythology, his counterpart is Hermes, messenger of the gods, the guy with the winged sandals who is associated with travel, orators, thieves, poets and … Continue reading
Astronomical Odds
I’ve known about Michel Gauquelin’s research, but until now I’d never thought of it as a synchronicity. This shows that astrology and all forms of divination actually are subsets of synchronicity. (Jung said that.)*** French Statistician Michel Gauquelin set out … Continue reading