Autumn, A Wood Path Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880) It’s Sylvia Plath’s birthday: Sun Scorpio, Moon Libra, Aquarius Rising. (b. October 27, 1932) A real Scorpio has to find the authentic experience. A real Scorpio has to dive deep and come back again, transformed. Death is a [...]
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Astrology of Now: Juicy New Moon
Dream by Henri Rousseau After the serious mood brought on by that Sun-Saturn Full Moon a couple of weeks ago, I’m relieved to report that this New Moon (October 26) is rather luscious. Especially if you’re trying to have a baby, get deeper into a relationship or plant the seed of a [...]
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Libra Self-Portraits: Blending into the Picture
Suzanne Valadon (23 Sept 1865) Theoretically, there’s nothing more revealing of character than a self-portrait, yet this month’s artists don’t do that straightforwardly. Their own faces blend into the backgrounds of the pictures, becoming simply part of the motif. Compare [...]
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Mark Rothko: Painting God
Unspecified Mark Rothko (September 25,1903) Sun, Mercury and North Node in Libra. Is one expression of Libra the erasure of ego? A reflection of the viewer Moon in Scorpio Profound emotion Jupiter in Pisces Encountering endless compassion Venus in Virgo Artistic [...]
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Astrology of Now: Shake That Gloom Off
John Singer Sargent: sketch for Atlas If you have felt especially oppressed, depressed or lonely over that last week or so – rest assured, we’ve just had an especially gloom-inducing Full Moon. It took place a week ago, but I, for one, am still recovering. The Sun (life force) was [...]
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Astrology of Now: Sugar-coated Bitter Truth
The planet of chit-chat, Mercury, and the planet of syrup,Venus, are currently strolling hand-in-hand through the sign of the scorpion. What does that mean? Personally, I think Mercury is rather good in Scorpio. OK, so Mercury in Scorp has a habit of telling the truth, or even worse telling [...]
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Venus Waves her Magic Wand Around My Home
Just What Is It That Makes The Modern Home So Different, So Appealing.* This week I came home with a painting that I’d (accidentally) bought at an auction that I just happened to be passing – oops. Honestly, the money sort of swooshed out of my purse. The funny thing was that on the same [...]
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Call Me Venus
BB Some people are emblems of their Sun sign. These three women all have Libra Sun, but more than that they have Libra at a critical angle of the chart. Venus, the goddess of beauty, rules Libra. Catherine Zeta Jones Brigitte Bardot – Sun Libra, Libra MC Catherine Zeta Jones – Sun [...]
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Does David Cameron Feel Up to the Job?
King George II David Cameron. Plus ça change My children like to slide down the bannisters singing a song which they find utterly hilarious. The chorus goes like this: “Born to rule over you, King George 1, 3, 4 and 2 You had to do what we told you to Just because our blood is […]
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Burma’s Full Moon
The Burmese Festival of Lights takes place over the three days of this October Full MoonPhotograph by Chien-Chi Chang, National Geographic Two hundred political prisoners were released this week in Burma. So I guess it’s not all bad news in the world. Has the military junta in charge of [...]
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Mrs Libra Says No No No
Happy Birthday Mrs. T. Enjoy the Iron Lady in her element. When Mrs Thatcher said no she meant no, displaying all the qualities of a truly hard-core Libra. Of course, it helped having Saturn smack on her Scorpio ascendant. Boy, she can really kick ass. Can you see what makes her so storming?
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Libra: The Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove
Vladimir Putin – Russian president and Libra You know, when I read about Librans in most astrology books I only half recognise them. I mean that fairly precisely. I recognise the need for beauty, the ability to accessorise, the instinct for grace, the love of socialising, but the [...]
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How Jewels Can Light Up Your Life
The late Liz Taylor loved a bit of bling – but did she know how much energy those little rocks contained? I’m very pleased to introduce a new guest, my colleague Peter Stockinger, an expert on Renaissance and Early Modern astrology. Peter’s special subject is the [...]
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Venus the She Warrior
Bright blue Venus seems suspended in the black branches of my neighbour’s cherry tree these evenings. When I tuck my daughter into bed, I look out her window and see the planet shining more brightly and steadily than anything else in the sky.I am looking west. Venus is in her guise as [...]
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Venus Journeys to the Underworld
Star of Heaven by Edward Robert Hughes My guest Laura Perkins takes up the tale of Venus where she left off last week. But things are about to take a fascinatingly sinister turn. Indeed, the goddess undergoes a sex change and turns nasty. To revisit Laura’s previous piece click here. [...]
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RIP Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs made the world a better place. He was only 56 when he died yesterday but his vision has already changed the way so many of us live our lives now – and the way we imagine the future. In the summer I wrote a piece about him using his own inspirational words. To […]
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The Day of Atonement
Jews praying on Yom Kippur (1868) by Maurycy Gottlieb courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The wheat is threshed, the apples are picked. It’s time to weigh and measure this year’s harvest. And I mean that metaphorically. We’re coming to the end of the the ten days that observant [...]
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Barter = Commerce Libra Style
I could trade some apples. I’m rather pleased. I have just arranged to exchange astrology lessons for acupressure sessions. I like barter as a form of exchange. You don’t have to get any banks involved – nor any middlemen, sales reps or big corporations. The scales of Libra are [...]
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Mahatma Gandhi
Born on October 2, Mahatma Gandhi epitomised that wonderful Libran quality – grace. He also had Scorpio rising with Mercury, Venus and Mars in the first house: tenacity, bravery and the ability to find the right words to expose flimflam and woolly thinking. Here’s a link to piece [...]
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The Goddess Lives
Happy Durga Puja! In some parts of the world, the goddess has never been denied. She’s never had to hide her identity, change her gender – and she’s never lost her power. In India, she’s alive and well and riding a lion. This week, Hindus will be celebrating the Mother [...]
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