Articles

Hundreds of articles are contained within this archive on politics and people, music and film, celebrities and culture, history and social issues: all through the lens of astrology, of course. Also there are articles here on all aspects of astrology from asteroids to zero. Most of them are written by me, Christina Rodenbeck, astrologer and writer, expert and enthusiast. There are a handful of outstanding guest posts though, which I highly recommend.
On the “Other”: Lilith, Harvey Weinstein and the Fate of Nations
Why are there so many Liliths to choose from astrologically? I asked myself this question recently, and wondered if the answer might not lie in the archetype herself. Just to be clear. There are: True Lilith, Mean Lilith… and the asteroid Lilith… and furthermore, in some software, [...]
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The Saturn-Pluto Conjunction (2)
Some more ruminations on the conjunction of Saturn, Pluto, Ceres, the Sun and Mercury in Capricorn.
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Australia’s House Is On Fire
Baking winds, sulphurous skies, raining cinders, the roaring; the trembling air, the red smoke, giant tongues of flame lashing the landscape, devouring trees and buildings. Fleeing animals, fleeing people, blankets of ash, a pall of smoke… The images of the bush fires in Australia have [...]
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2020 Webinar
Please join me and Sally Kirkman for a webinar looking at this fantastically fascinating year ahead. We’ll be discussing how each of us can make the most of the great astrology and work with the tough stuff. We’ll be taking as many questions as we can… For more details and [...]
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January Horoscopes 2020
A new year, a new decade… and the start of a massive new cycle. To get your horoscope or become a member click here.
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Your Year Ahead: The Book
2020 does look rather extraordinary — and interesting. There’s some bumpy astrology to navigate for everyone. But there’s help at hand. The Oxford Astrologer’s Year Ahead is ready for download now. Use it to map out 2020, avoiding the pitfalls and capitalising on the [...]
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Time Devours his Children
This article will be published in the next issue of Infinity Astrological Magazine. “By Saturn they seek to represent that power which maintains the cyclic course of times and seasons. This is the sense that the Greek name of that god bears, for he is called Cronus, which is the same as [...]
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Solstice Greetings
Wishing you all a peaceful Solstice weekend in the heart of the year.
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Your Month Ahead Podcast
Two eclipses and the conjunction of the century! What a month coming up leading us out of 2019 and in to 2020. Capricorn is the sign of the moment – hello, Greta Thunberg – and our astrology talk is dynamic and rather thrilling. Will new beginnings come before a final ending? Or, [...]
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Year Ahead Lecture Day in Oxford
The Oxford Astrology Group’s annual look at the year ahead is a great way to start 2020. We’ll be looking at the economy, politics, history and the way things are likely to unfold in this most important year. Israel Ajose form the Astrological Lodge is coming back for the third [...]
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Astrology of Now: The Game’s Up
Well, mendacity, greed and cruelty won last night’s unpopularity contest. That is the Conservative party won the UK general election — in England and Wales. It was also a victory for the Saturn-Pluto conjunction — a conjunction that means The End, as discussed in this post. [...]
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What Astrologers Are Saying About The UK December Election
What a lousy election. What a lousy choice. Still, there’s always astrology to ding around with while the old structures crumble around our ears during this Pluto-Saturn cheek-to-cheek. A Void of Course Moon in Gemini on the night means, traditionally, it ain’t goin’ nowhere [...]
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Astrology of Now: What Are You Ending?
Endings are often excellent. An end to smallpox, an end to abuse, an end to exploitation. And what about happy endings? Weddings come at the end of a romance; birth comes at the end of a pregnancy; a victory that comes at the end of a war, a judgment at the end of a trial. […]
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December Horoscopes
  Welcome to the new site!! December looks like quite an intriguing month. There are some important cosmic shifts, which will have an effect for many months to come. Horoscopes also include a new feature: a video about the current transits of the asteroids Vesta, Juno, Ceres and Pallas [...]
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Podcast: Your Month Ahead, Nov 22-Dec 22
Although — or maybe because — we recorded this on the first frosty day of November, this episode should warm the cockles of your heart. The big event this coming month is, of course, the move by bounteous Jupiter from Sagittarius to Capricorn. We decided to take the time to make [...]
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Astrology of Now: This Transit of Mercury
This afternoon, at around 4pm GMT, the little planet of speed, insight, commerce and travel, dances across the face of the Sun. With the right equipment, you’ll be able to see it. And I think it’s astrologically significant too. Mercury’s transit to the Sun happens 14 times [...]
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The Asteroid of Love Stories, Fairy Tales and the Soul’s Journey
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, in a country far away, a girl of breath-taking beauty lived with her family. Her two older sisters were “successfully’ married, to wealthy, middle-aged men, but her father was perplexed. Who was good enough to marry his darling youngest, [...]
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Your November Horoscopes
A magical month ahead with a profound Mercury Retrograde, fireworks and one of the luckiest days of the year. Click here to get your horoscopes or sign up.
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Astrology of Now: Turmoil
There’s an awful lot of churn right now. You can see it on the streets of Santiago, Hong Kong, La Paz and Barcelona; in the British Parliament and American Congress. And in Kurdistan where “confusion now hath made his masterpiece.” People are in a froth. There’s [...]
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