Madame Zombra

A thought

Photo of Jupiter, courtesy of NASA Jupiter, everyone’s favorite planet. And remaining in Taurus until October 9, 2024. You’ll also recall, dear readers, that it was in conjunction with Uranus on April 20. If I were you, I’d use this almost-six months of time to really consider what dreams you’ve had but not done much

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Point to ponder

“The soul of the newly born baby is marked for life by the pattern of the stars at the moment it comes into the world, unconsciously remembers it, and remains sensitive to the return of configurations of a similar kind.” – Johannes Kepler A quote well worth studying, from someone who set some of the

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Jung at heart

“We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more.”  –  Carl Jung Qualities of the season, hmmm? Let’s roll the dice and see

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Say what?

Hmm. Could the Eye of Sauron have been based on the appearance of a total eclipse of the Sun? J.R.R. Tolkien isn’t here to ask, more’s the pity. Be that as it may, dear readers, I hope you’re not worried about the eclipse on the very day you’re reading this blog. Eclipses occur on a

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The eclipse cliff

“Zeus, the father of theOlympic Gods, turnedmid-day into night, hiding the lightof the dazzling Sun;and sore fear came upon men.“ Archilochus, Greek poet (c680-c640 BC) and mercenary soldier, writing of the total solar eclipse of April 6, 648 BC. You’ll note that ancient eclipse date was quite close to Monday, the 8th of April’s, date

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Unusual advice

Well, perhaps a perfectly preserved vintage Rolls Royce would be a bit over the top … your antediluvian astrologer has always had good taste. But I am going to suggest something I very rarely do. In honor of Jupiter, the benevolent planet, the generous one, the jovial, cordial planet of fellowship and ease, I suggest

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Uranus + Jupiter

Ah, time to study astrology as if it were your cup of tea, dear readers. And with that, let’s choose words and/or phrases which might be particularly applicable for the conjunction of Uranus and Jupiter on April 20, 2024, and the week afterward. Yes, this aspect is just next month – and we’ll of course

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