Money is another Virgo concern, in this blog I discuss two women who have thoughts about how we manage our money, the macro view of economist Carlota Perez and the micro view of trainer Amanda Frances.
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Let’s hear it for Virgo!
Virgo’s have a bad rep in Astrology, they are seen as nit-picking, nervous, detail obsessed, and sometimes neurotic. But of course, there is another side, in my book Goddess Astrology I give Virgo to the great goddess Demeter. In this blog I discuss the goddess and the sign.
The main attraction: Annie Oakley the Leo star.
Leo, the performer, this blog looks at the astrology of Annie Oakley, the amazing sharp shooter who rose to fame and fortune from a difficult beginning,
The Brilliance of Leo-Rosalind Franklin:
Rosalind Franklin was a scientist an example of the brilliance and tenacity of Leo. Against the odds, shining through, she was eventually recognised.
Gemini- Iris the winged messenger
Iris, the goddess of Gemini has a message, things to say and do. Josephine Baker had a stellium in Gemini, Mercury, Sun, Jupiter, Pluto and Mars all in her 10th house of career. She was also Virgo rising, ruled by Mercury, Virgo rising often gives beauty and Gemini gives a great sense of fun.
Trump the felon
The trial of Trump returned a unanimous verdict this week. He was found guilty on all 34 charges. The verdict was read out at the last moment in the court house in New York. Trump is the only ex-president to face and be convicted on felony charges. Let us have a look at his chart. What was happening by way of transits when he was found guilty?
Rishi! bites the bullet. Why now?
Finally, Rishi has put us all out of our misery and called an election for July 4th. Why now? We don’t have a time of birth for his chart, so we cannot know the Ascendant or the houses, although for my money he is either Gemini or Virgo rising, physically he has one of thoseContinue reading “Rishi! bites the bullet. Why now?”
Taurus: Ella the divine voice
Ella Fitzgerald was the archetypal Taurean, in this blog I Look at her astrology. She said if herself: ‘I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don’t have all the words. Maybe I can sing it and you’ll understand’
Beauty and the Beast: Jupiter Uranus:
A new biopic of Amy Winehouse and the Jupiter Uranus conjunction of last week made me check out Winehouse’s astrology. And indeed, she had a Jupiter Uranus conjunction in Sagittarius quite close, Jupiter at 4’19 and Uranus at 5’29, both opposite Chiron at 2’55 Gemini in the 12th house.
Wheels within wheels
Looking of cycles of awakening, unraveling and crisis through astrology.
In the book, The Fourth Turning1 the authors discuss how history is made up of around 80-90 year cycles. What is an 80-90 year cycle in astrology? Well, our old friend Uranus who has a cycle of around 84 years. The Neptune cycle is around 165 years, so a half Neptune return would fit.
Elisabeth Brooke 