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Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus: big trouble and a bit of luck.

This year, on April 21st there is a Uranus Jupiter conjunction in Taurus. This conjunction is rare; the last three were in 1181, 1858 and 1941. The 1941 conjunction was at 25’38 Taurus on the malefic fixed star Algol, as was the 1858 conjunction at 29’25 Taurus. One way to look at these major conjunctions is to see what happened in the past.
This year, on April 21st there is a Uranus Jupiter conjunction in Taurus. This conjunction is rare; the last three were in 1181, 1858 and 1941. The 1941 conjunction was at 25’38 Taurus on the malefic fixed star Algol, as was the 1858 conjunction at 29’25 Taurus.
Image: Jupiter. Johannes Regiomontanus. 1512. Public Domain.

Talking Trash: Taylor, Kanye and Kim…

I have to admit that I am not a ‘Swiftie’ and have never heard her music but undoubtedly Taylor Swift is a phenomenon. Her extraordinary 2023 tour earned an estimated $1.4 billion (BBC), the film of the tour, likewise. What stood out to me was her thoughtfulness, giving her staff huge bonuses, sending cash toContinue reading “Talking Trash: Taylor, Kanye and Kim…”

The Dead Hand of Old Men

War, war, what is it good for? These last months old men have lead young men and innocents to their deaths, so many of them, what do they have in common, if anything? Looking at the astrology of tyrants and warmongers what, would I expect to see? Well a lot of Air, as air isContinue reading “The Dead Hand of Old Men”

Not all doom and gloom: musings on the 12th house

Listening to a podcast recently on the 12th house you would be forgiven in thinking that if you had any planets there, especially the Sun or the Moon, you were doomed to solitude, mental illness and the occasional interaction with large animals, all traditional readings of 12th house planets. It is a good podcast generally,Continue reading “Not all doom and gloom: musings on the 12th house”

Lucky/unlucky? A Tale of two Temperaments.

Temperaments show our basic nature and how we greet the world and in turn how the world greets us. Our temperament is calculated using the Ascendant, the Moon sign and planets ruling them as well as the season we were born in.* How and when we entered this world in other words. Two contrasting lifeContinue reading “Lucky/unlucky? A Tale of two Temperaments.”

The poet, the lover and the Rowan tree

The poet Katherine Raine fell in love with author Gavin Maxwell. Theirs was a stormy relationship, not helped by the fact that Maxwell was gay. Maxwell became famous after he travelled to Iraq with Wilfred Thesiger to explore the marshes (subsequently drained by Saddam Hussein). He wanted to bring an otter home with him. Thesiger found one, who Maxwell named Mijbil and he wrote about his experiences in the best selling book and film Ring of Bright Water, which is a line from one of Kathleen’s poems.
He has married me with a ring, a ring of bright water
Whose ripples spread from the heart of the sea,
He has married me with a ring of light, the glitter
Broadcast on the swift river.  
Their relationship ended with her curse by a Rowan tree. This blog looks at their synastry and major transits at this fateful time.

The Times they are a changing…the Autumn Equinox

It is always useful to start predictions by retrodiction, looking back to the last quarter. On the solstice we saw a debilitated chart, the Moon (the people) was in detriment in Aries (bad tempered and impatient) and the government (and the establishment) was weak shown by a Void of Course (VC) Venus.

Teflon Tony and his sleezy mates: the dark side of Air.

Here in the West, we live in a very Airy culture: spin, social media, surface charm and fun are the zeitgeist. Those who can talk and persuade and provide ‘alternative facts’ have the power in these times of reality tv and bought and paid for journalism and corrupt politics.
As you would expect the best proponents of these dark arts have a preponderance of air in their charts.