A big thank you to Gordon Brown for letting us enjoy our Easter weekend in peace before announcing the date of the election. As expected, it’s the 6th May and, as I expected, it’s announced as Mercury enters its shadow period.
I’ve talked a lot recently about shadow periods – when a planet reaches the point [...]
Started on 10th March, published 15th March.
It struck me this morning, as Mars stationed direct, that we are now a maximum of 13 weeks from a general elelection. The next one must take place by June 3rd but most people expect it to take its traditional spot of the first Thursday in May as this [...]
Today Mars goes direct. Things which seem to be more inclined to stay still, or that seem to be stuck in reverse, finally have a chance to move forward. When a planet slows to a halt before moving forward again it’s like a spring holding potential energy before it’s released. I read a great description [...]
Originally published on 24 March 2008
First published in Astrology Quarterly Autumn 2008
What are National Charts? And if so which one?
National charts are fairly common in modern astrology. If you attend any group which ventures into deeper waters than natal astrology then it won’t we long before you come across a chart for a country which [...]
Current and Upcoming Cycles
First published in Astrology Quarterly Winter 2007/8
First published on my website on 24 March 2008
I’ve spoken quite a lot about cycles in recent issues, which reflects their importance in astrology. They are at the heart of the astrologer’s view of time, which is cyclical not linear. Conditions repeat, not exactly, but [...]
Originally published on 30 December 2007
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and that you’re gearing up to celebrate the New Year appropriately. Since I wrote the Thoughts for December I’ve had some further ideas which I’d like to present to you about the movement of planets from Sagittarius to Capricorn.
What we’re looking at here [...]
Originally published on 30 December 2007
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto Declared Dead
Pakistan – Independence
Pakistan – Republic
Capricorn Ingress 2007 – Karachi
Benazir Bhutto with Progressions
The sad events is Pakistan show some very interesting astrology in action. If we take the 7.32 pm time for Ms Bhutto then the Jupiter Mars opposition takes place across her ascendant at 2 Cancer/Capricorn [...]
Originally published on 6 October 2007
William Morris
William Morris with progressions and transits for 5 October
William Morris was born in Walthamstow and the house in which he spent his early years in now know as William Morris House which has been maintained as a museum by Waltham Forest council.
Earlier this year plans to cut the opening [...]
Originally published on 6 October 2007
Burma – Separation from India
Burma – Independence
Burma – progressions and transits for 18 August 2007
Burma – progressions and transits for 19 September 2007
Burma – progressions and transits for 28th September 2007
Burma – progressions and transits for 13 October 2007
The tragic events in Burma since mid August are reflected extremely clearly [...]
Originally published on 1 June 2007
It was forty years ago today…
Sgt Pepper Released 1 June 1967
George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Sgt Pepper, possibly one of the most influential albums ever released, is 40 today. The chart is for 9am – when the shops open – and shows Jupiter and Saturn angular which is fitting for something [...]
