The poet, her lover and the magic 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 traveled to Iraq with Wilfred Thesiger to explore the marshes (which were subsequently drained by Saddam Hussein).Continue reading “The Curse of Rowan”
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Blowing things up
The astrology of explosions ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds’ This week was the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, a terrible event in a terrible war. Two atomic bombs, eerily called, ‘Little Boy’ and ‘Fat Man’ were dropped by the USA on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9,Continue reading “Blowing things up”
A revolution?
changing times I wonder if the emerging theme of Chiron in Aries and Pluto in Aquarius is the championing of the collective (Aquarius) and a rejection of the selfishness, bullying and egocentricity of recent years (Aries). I had originally planned, and half written a blog about Diane Abbott being suspended, but events overtook me whichContinue reading “A revolution?”
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.
Pondering Pluto
There have been many interpretations of what PLuto moving in Aquarius will mean for us. This blog discusses what may happened in the liminal space between the Pluto’s exit from one sign and entry into another.
The Prince among the perverts.
A look at the astrology of the downfall of Prince Andrew and the strange synastry between him and his accuser and his network.
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?
Opening the doors of perception
Aldous Huxley is more remembered these days for his book, Brave New World,(1932) which arguably closely predicted our lives in 2021. But in the sixties, he was seen as a pioneer in hallucinogenic research. He took mescaline and wrote about his experiences in the book, The Doors of Perception: Heaven and Hell.
Elisabeth Brooke 