Hello, readers; you’ll recall I’d promised to write a guest blog when planetary aspects warranted it, and now we’re staring down the barrel of Mercury Retrograde from January 30 to February 21, 2021. But it doesn’t have to be a smoking gun. Remember, there are ways to deal with any astrological transit. Your first way […]
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Sometimes there are impediments to doing all we wish to do; hence a sabbatical may be the most practical course. I have enjoyed opening the study of astrology to perhaps some new readers these past weeks. The opportunity to discuss one of my favorite subjects is not to be dismissed lightly, nor the chance to
“The sky is falling!” Indeed. The energies of a Mars-Pluto square need to be harnessed and not let loose, like ‘the dogs of war.’ You’ll recall Mars is the god of War, while Pluto is the god of the underworld. These two forces at each other’s throats, as it were, are staggering in their inherent
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“There is something out there. Astrology is like a game of chess with an invisible partner. We set out the board and the rules, make a move, and then find that the pieces are moving themselves, as if by an invisible hand.” —Noel Tyl Intriguing. – MZ
IMO, astrology is more of a philosophy than an exact science. Science it may not be, yet completely dismissing ‘something’ that figures minutes and seconds in orb calculations seems to ignore a system that perhaps has more to offer than the shallow public perception of it. Astrology is what you make it. It can be
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Dear Readers, It would appear we may be in for a ‘revisit’ of previously-mentioned aspects for several weeks beginning with Christmas week and afterward. I wish to do some more calculations on these aspects, and will return to you with my observations before that time. Until then, remember to take deep breaths during the day
Another week begins – and are you dreading it, enduring it, or anticipating it? If your least-favorite day of the work week is Monday, but your favorite is Friday, dare I suggest you may be in the wrong job? Or profession? Or, maybe, your attitude is what needs upgrading rather than your corporate status. I’ve
Some people will view this coming Friday with trepidation. In my opinion, it’s a good day – because, dear readers, it marks the end of Mars being retrograde in Aries. And, of course, the day itself and its unfolding will depend upon your superstitious nature. If you have a different superstition for each day of
Friday the Thirteenth – good! Read More »
Hopefully by the time you read this column, you’ll have voted and be back in your office, at your job or at home, able to kick off your shoes and think of other things. Not of ships and sails and ceiling wax… Mercury resuming its forward motion on Election Day does have a tinge of
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1512 German woodcut of ‘The Archer’ I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.~ Arthur C. Clarke What’s this odd green goo sliding down my computer screen? – MZ