‘When I speak of depression, I speak of a clinical depression that is the background of your entire life, a background of anguish and anxiety, a sense that nothing goes well, that pleasure is unavailable and all your strategies collapse.’ Some people find Leonard Cohen’s songs depressing, personally I find them full of joy. TheyContinue reading “The Melancholy Man: Leonard Cohen”
Author Archives: elisabeth brooke
The brilliance of Leo-Alice Ball
Alice Ball was an extraordinary chemist who discovered a way to trat leprosy in the early 20thC. This blog looks at her astrology, and how posterity shows up in the horoscope.
Mists and Magic Mushrooms
The autumn brings the Melancholic season, mists and mushrooms. This blog discusses the astrology of Albert Hofmann and Timothy Leary and their research into the magic mushroom, psilocybin.
Who is who? Murderer, Victim and Witness.
How does fate and destiny work out in real life events, do we have any choice in how things turn out? Therese three people met on one fated night. Could it have been avoided?
The two Keplers:
Retrodiction in Astrology. When we are unsure of a birth time we can look back to important dates in the past to see if we can ascertain the Ascendant. Kepler had two charts, in this blog I argue which one is more likely to be his horoscope.
Psychics among the Nazis
In 1940 Dion Fortune and a group of magicians set about to block the planned invasion of Britain. In this article I discuss the astrology of the times and how they may have elected a time for their ritual.
Vincent and Paul: artists at war
Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin worked together for nine weeks in the autumn and winter of 1888, they produced extraordinary work. In this blog I explore the astrology of both artists and their creative and ultimately fatal collaboration.
Magical Mugwort: Dreaming the Future
Lammas is when it is hottest and we rest and recuperate ready for the high energy of the Autmn Equinox. This pause allows for deep rest and is a time to go inward or at least away from everyday concerns. A time to dream and vision how we wish the rest of the year to go. Mugowrt is our guide.
On the road with Henry Ford-Sun Leo opposite Moon Aquarius
How does a Sun Leo and Moon Aquarius work out in a life? Henry Ford had an extraordinary life, both good and bad, which is revealed in his horoscope.
Finding your Daimon
Plato wrote that we all have a Daimon or guardian angel who helps us through the life we choose before we reincarnate. The daimon can stop your life in its tracks to put you on course more in alignment with your soul’s desire. Jay Z had one such moment.
Elisabeth Brooke 