Madame Zombra

Dark Ages

Sometimes an ordinary term for an era is indicative of one or more truths. I learned last week that in the month of May, 1110 AD, classified as part of the Dark Ages, no Moon shone at night. Can you imagine the consternation of the peasants and indeed of the landed lords and other nobility […]

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The question

“The question of all questions for humanity, the problem which lies behind all others and is more interesting than any of them, is that of the determination of man’s place in nature and his relation to the cosmos.” T.H. Huxley ‘Once you figure out your place in this world, aided by interpreting the heavens surrounding

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Company Chart

As you may recall, your favorite ancient astrologer recently signed a contract with a small publisher for an unspecified number of books about astrology. While this is truly gratifying, it’s also entailing a tremendous amount of work. In an idle moment, I thought it might prove interesting to calculate the publishing company’s ‘natal chart’ and

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Strange and wondrous

“At the moment I am looking into astrology, which seems indispensable for a proper understanding of mythology. There are strange and wondrous things in these lands of darkness. Please, don’t worry about my wanderings in these infinitudes. I shall return laden with rich booty for our knowledge of the human psyche.” – Carl Jung What

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Officially Spring

Since so many people seem driven to conduct ‘spring house cleaning’ once the season has officially started, I thought it might be fun to offer a few suggestions for each Natal Sign to pursue. Aries: March 21-April 19 The Ram needs to clear out the office that currently looks like a disheveled dorm room and

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Comparison

“The cosmos is a vast living body, of which we are still parts. The sun is a great heart whose tremors run through our smallest veins. The moon is a great nerve center from which we quiver forever. Who knows the power that Saturn has over us, or Venus? But it is a vital power,

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Positivity

There’s not much good news available in today’s world, or so it seems. However, there are scientific studies and plain old common sense to remind us that ‘thinking positive’ yields better results than succumbing to dismal reflections. Let’s find a phrase for each Sun Sign to use when the gloom turns to doom and you

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