June 12, 2010

NEW MOON, NEW START

This blog will remain up and the archives are in the left hand column but after amassing four years of articles, it no longer feels fresh. It's not such an easy job to give it a face lift and it is time for a change. Therefore with the New Moon in Gemini today, I have begun a new site called The Cosmic Chronicle. You can reach it on http://www.cosmicchronicle.com or http://cosmicchronicle.blogspot.com

The idea is that The Chronicle will offer snippets of topical information plus comment on the news and current affairs from the wider perspective of someone who is interested in symbolism, Sky/Earth synchronicity and 'the bowl of the heavens'. I have purchased the domain name as that will allow me to eventually expand it to a full site format and invite guest contributors. Who knows, one day it may grow into an online newspaper for the metaphysically minded. I do hope you will join me over there and bookmark it, or add a feed for a weekly review.

Meanwhile, here are two great videos for you. The first ( thanks to Laura Boomer- Trent) is the sound of the planet Uranus- yes really!


The second is one that is an all time favourite - Desiderata (the song). Watch the video or simply shut your eyes and just listen to the words.  Here is the full text of the poem written in 1952

Enjoy and thanks so much for supporting my blog(s) for all this time.



'Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should'

June 4, 2010

Something Hit Jupiter + Derrick Bird, symbolism & astrology

All cycle watchers know that Jupiter/Uranus (JU/UR) alignments, such as we have now, correlate to events in Space. The symbolism doesn't often come as perfect as this though: On this JU/UR/SA alignment, something hit Jupiter! It happened at 20.31UT, 3 June 2010. Watch the video here.

Here's some more symbolism that caught my eye. The Sun is in Gemini (sign of duality and twinned things). Gunman Derrick Bird, perpetrator of the terrible and senseless massacre in Cumbria has 2 r's in his name. Birds are said to correlate to Gemini and air signs (2 wings, quick movement etc) and Derrick was a twin. I had just been re reading the thought provoking book Cosmic Loom which has a lengthy section about the Dunblane massacre. In this book Dennis Elwell made similar connections and observations about coincidences between that gunman, Thomas Hamilton, and sign placements, names and world events connecting into that tragedy. We need a new paradigm for how the world works/interconnects.

I feel sure that the temporary shut down of the nuclear plant Sellafield, during this massacre (due to its proximity when the gunman was on the loose) also has some hidden meaning, which 'those with the eyes to see' may one day connect. JU/UR cycles seem to have connections to nuclear issues.

Incidentally Saturn at this shooting opposes Saturn at the Dunblane Massacre of 13 March 1996

Wiki tells us that Derrick Bird was born on 8th Oct 1957 making him a Libran. I do not have a birthplace or time but here is his Solar chart. The geodetic midpoint lines for the massacre are also intriguing on the astromap:

Click to enlarge both.

In the chart, Bird's Saturn/Uranus trine is exact. this pairing is often associated with breakdowns and these two planets have now cycled to a transiting opposition and are being joined by Jupiter. Depending on what time he was born, Bird's natal alignment is triggered by his Moon in Aries. Uranus is now in Aries and Jupiter is about to join it. This is said to be the lunar placing that can exhibit the most raw anger. Anything to do with heat and seeing red (as I explained in the last blog post) is Arien. This includes firearms. I said fires will also be in the news and a huge fire in Bangladesh took the life of over a hundred people yesterday.

If you have planets being affected by the first few degrees of Cardinal signs 0-6 Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Libra, check your fire/smoke alarms are working. Watch for burns, accidents to the head and face, headaches and you could consider taking a half an aspirin or fresh garlic to thin your blood a little, as this is thought to help prevent blood clots and strokes (consult your Doctor before taking any medication.) Also be wary of sudden electrical surges or electric shocks.

In the Football World Cup, assuming it isn't hijacked by protests or other unsavoury events, watch out for an amazing header ( a ball passed to another player or into a goal by the head) and surprise wins and losses from teams wearing Aquamarine or Red shirts. On the subject of JU/UR and red (plus the Mars/Neptune opposition) last night I had a very vivid dream. Its contents may be solely for my benefit but it is intriguing me that in the dream I was at an Equestrian Centre called Meridian/Meridan(?) and a red plane crashed in the field outside and then shortly afterwards a missile (one of those cigar shaped ones like a torpedo with 4 fins on the end) came down too. I haven't had such a vivid dream for ages and never usually mention them here for fear of sounding a bit cuckoo, but I am intrigued enough about it's import to share it now. I'll be watching the news to see if this dream was prophetic in any way.

Back to Derrick Bird - Mars/Neptune aspects correlate to a complete loss (Neptune) of temper (Mars) usually stemming from feelings of (or literal) impotence, but we have to remember his twin would have had almost the same birth chart, Moon sign and transits so how do we explain this? Well, many astrologers have often thought that in one twin the chart energy is often internalised and in the other externalised - repressed and expressed. It is just a theory.

As I say Jupiter is just about to change signs at 06.28 GMT on 6 June. Where situations have been dragging, new starts will present themselves or new factors will arise 'out of the blue' that alter the status quo. Sagittarians and Pisceans may enter or leave your life or they may just surprise you. Sagittarians/Pisceans and Aquarians could hook up in some way and this is also a time when we would expect extra attention on the subject of astrology (astrologers) and astronomy (astronomers), older astrologers/astronomesr may leave to make way for new blood. It may be time for me to go!

It's definitely time for me to update my website - and to finish my book that has been dragging on for far too long. By the way, if you have written to me via my webpage and never received a reply I am having a few technical problems so many apologies indeed. It will be fixed, but everything else works fine.

Take care and, if it helps, why not adopt my new mantra - All change is (ultimately) good!

May 13, 2010

Forget Polls, Use Astrology - and much more

Update: Since writing this post a number of things have already come to pass which are 'of the nature' of the aspects mentioned. Just after posting a British MP was stabbed in the East End of London. Stabbings fall under Aries but this reinforces the fact that we can expect the unexpected and things of a JU/UR Aries nature from Eastern England and East of London. Facebook was suddenly in the news over major privacy and security issues that had lots of people closing their accounts. The Red Shirt issue in Thailand came to a head and is still simmering. Red Bull Racing team have been much in the news as has the Confederate flag in S.C. A number of Earthquakes happened and Volcanic eruptions right on the Full Moon.
Where I have sadly been very wrong is over the capping of the Gulf oil spill. An attempt was made at the Full Moon - but, as we all know it failed. Also, as yet, thankfully Iceland remains quiet. Unfortunately though there have been many news items that the eruption of Katla is close
The stockmarket volatility also continues. Looking back over previous cycles we also have to watch for issues to do with babies and fires and the 'sudden ignition' of unrest. The football club Roma also shows up, so changes/surprises there. New posts coming soon


As a result of the recent election in the UK, and indeed the Presidential Election in the USA in 2008, many people must surely have a found new respect for the subject of astrology. A good number of my fellow astrologers called the 'Hung' Parliament and the coalition election result - much further in advance than the expensive polls that the media and official bodies conduct in these circumstances. Almost all had said that it was madness to call the election in a Mercury retrograde period.

In many cases, you don't need to be an astrologer to see how closely the cycles intertwine. Here are just two charts you may find interesting, even if they usually all seem like gobbledygook to you, these should be clear. Click them to enlarge and read clearly.

This first one shows the Conservative party formation of 1867 and the precise time that David Cameron became Conservative Coalition Leader of the new 'ConDemNation' (!) in 2010. A press release from the Palace was released, after we had seen Mr Cameron leave the Palace. This was timed at 20.35BST but should not be taken as the precise time of his being asked by the Queen to form a Government. The time was 20.26 +/- seconds.

Click to enlarge.

This next chart shows when Brown was inside the Palace being asked to 'form a Government' in 2007 as a result of Tony Blair relinquishing his seat and it is next to the moment Gordon Brown resigned his position as PM in the Queen's presence in 2010.

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Now onto a smorgasbord of tit-bits for you, ending with another chart to peruse of the New York Stock Exchange:

We are already witnessing the effects of the move of Uranus into Aries on May 28th GMT and its imminent -0- aspect (conjunction) to Jupiter (8th June). The full charts of both these events can tell us a lot about how the aspects will play out for the UK and abroad. We are also approaching a pivotal Jupiter/Saturn -180- (opposition). Put all these together and we get a Jupiter/Uranus -180- (opposition) to Saturn, which is -90- (square) to Pluto.

The picture these aspects form is distinctly angular, this means they don't really harmonise and the effects are stop/go, push/pull, forward/backwards and bring us to a definitive turning point - a point of no return - with all the resulting tensions that feeling torn and uncertain can bring. The addition of Pluto almost angular to Saturn/Uranus and Jupiter ensures one thing though, huge SHIFTs - seismic and otherwise. Historic events are happening/looming and the Earth will be mirroring these shifts and discomfort as we transition.

Here are some more of my considerations for the future based on these aspects:

I am as sure as it is possible to be that Uranus into Aries at the end of this month is going to usher in some form of major cyber attack (latest by November 2011) or the release of a virus comparable to WinNuke As Jupiter meets Uranus in Aries (and the first section of the zodiac, Aries, corresponds to the Face) I would suspect Facebook may be the entry point for the rapid spread of some attack. If your livelihood depends on your computer be warned now and be doubly cautious about suspect attachments and other known forms of virus transmission.

There is a possibility that the source will not be some spotty computer nerd in his bedroom but a professional organisation who stand to profit from the problem or use the attack as some form of weapon against a government. Cyber security will be one of THE profitable industries to be in.

Facebook may also get a facelift, or face to face viewing of our friends, or some other change (perhaps surprising or revolutionary) could happen - like a mass exodus from it, or its alliance to something else.

As JU/UR correlates to sky and space, power cuts or systems failures may even be the result of unusual phenomena from 'up above'. Solar radiation tsunami's.

Companies organisations, places and things with the word Red, or evoking that word, such as: Fever, Hot, Cut, Fire, Sword - e.g Red Knight Consortium (currently involved in negotiations to buy Manchester United) Red Bull(s), Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Red Wings airline, Red Square, Red Magazine, Red shirts, Heat magazine, Hotmail, Firefox etc may be in the news as will things like: 'Hot' Stocks, Cutbacks, Sudden layoffs (firings). Airlines in the red. Planes on fire - you have to play around with the symbolism. Where there is a negative there is always a plus so we will also see large new opportunities in some sectors corresponding to Aries.

Astrology could also come to the forefront at this time and with a new, added respect. The words 'new start' also corresponds to Aries.

The -180- aspects are almost -90- to Pluto so this gives us a Saturn/Pluto square. New boundaries, border controls and shifts in the structure of the Earth are also almost assured. Terrorism, especially in Europe and the UK (around the City and Canary Wharf) is a real threat as Terrorist organisations often like to 'test the mettle' of a new Government or administration soon after they enter power. JU/UR Aries ( sporting prowess) denotes the Olympic buildings, which are to the East of London (Aries) could be a target and construction companies should also take care that all safety measures are taken to guard against accidents, electrical problems or other failures there.

Those people who find their lives responding to the JU/UR aspect i.e those who have it natally, will be prominent in global news. I would for example (a lightweight example) expect Jennifer Aniston to have a baby or new start as she responds to the JU/UR cycle and Aries correlates to embryos and births.

The opposite sign is always invoked in any aspect so Libra comes into play too. So think JU/UR Libra. We also have Saturn moving to Libra reinforcing the symbolism of this sign.

Libra corresponds to diplomacy, fairness, equality, compromise, the legal system, Judges, economics, Sweet things (including Chocolate factories like Cadbury's - now Kraft). It includes fashion and glamour models and the beauty industry, agreements and arbitration. Themes like Me/You, Collaboration, Co operation( Co operative) and all words that evoke an us and them (or me and you theme) and joint schemes will be to the fore. Things do do with 'Confederation' could be prominent too. Watch out for that word e.g. Articles of Confederation, Confederation Cup, Confederation of businesses etc.

Getting back to the UK Election; as much as a coalition of two leaders, standing at dual podiums (and two leaders who also look like each other) could be said to correspond to the duality of Venus in Gemini, the wider correspondence is Libra, because Libra rules all alliances. Jupiter/Uranus cycles correlate to sudden surprises (including that of our new UK Government) but also can denote sudden upsets. Saturn in Libra can bring delays, or restructuring, or legal challenges from those mired in tradition.

Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg should not sit opposite the P.M., David Cameron at the Cabinet boardroom table as he did today. He should sit to his right if he wants to assume power, or to his left is he is willing to take a slightly subordinate position. After watching their body language on entry into Number 10, Clegg seems to already be in a power play and although I openly admit to voting for him, I feel he should curb his ambition to lead for a while or he runs a risk of alienating those he wants onside. He has definitely already felt the 'I can't believe my luck' aspect of the JU/UR conjunctions, which is one way they, rather notoriously, play out. He may also find himself unexpectedly standing in for the new Prime Minister. This will certainly happen upon the birth of Samantha Cameron's new baby.

In my April/May newsletter I said I feared that David Cameron may be worrying about his wife's pregnancy. Maybe what I was seeing in advance was the fact that Clegg may be too good a stand-in, so Cameron's planned paternity leave and absences must already be worrying David Cameron and his party!

Michael Munkasey, a well known astrologer writes of Jupiter/Uranus conjunctions in his book that this aspect correlates to 'Civil war due to a legal or religious system which stifles justice for common people". This applies globally at this time - and through to 2012. There are hot spots around the world where civil unrest is brewing to boiling point. These will all be off and on but, like the Volcanoes in Iceland, could suddenly explode under the build up of pressure. (Watch for run ups to Full Moons in this regard. Next one 27 May 2010).

Full Moons bring eruptions, but also endings and with the reversal of Neptune at the end of May latest I would expect the oil should finally be capped off (totally) in the Gulf but the recriminations will then begin in earnest. I'm still wondering if we have heard the full story about what happened there with so much Neptune obfuscating the truth.

You can read more about what the JU/UR conjunction relates to from this article, which I wrote in 2006. I also suggest you look at the Wiki page for 1997 to get an idea of what is ending, what is beginning and what may need revisiting.

One aspect that I haven't touched on lately is the JU/SA (Jupiter/Saturn) - 180-. These cycles strongly correlate to expansion and contraction. They also denote huge responsibility and are thus prevalent in charts of leaders, Presidents, PM's, CEO's and those who rise to positions of great influence. (The Royal Family 'respond' to this cycle too). Leaders and those mentioned can arrive and leave on these aspects. For the Stockmarkets, it is further indication of a 'way up' one day, 'way down' the next uncertainty. For the building trade and house market (which correlate strongly to this cycle) it is a turning point. Unfortunately, due to retrograde motion, this is the first of 3 oppositions of the same aspect not ending until the end of March 2011, so corrections will be made now and schemes implemented to lift the House markets out of the doldrums but they won't even begin to show signs of significant change until the final turning point in mid 2011 ( and by then we will be dealing with other issues). Only slow, steady, sensible moves could result in gains. The transformation in the use of big buildings could occur ( JU/UR/SA/PL) i.e turning offices to flats etc.

The chart of the NYSE has just seen Neptune move to an important position. Neptune correlates to fraud, uncertainty, viruses and pharmaceutical, train, gas and oil companies. Big fluctuations in the fortunes of the latter stocks are indicated by the move of Neptune ( seen here in the 10th). This move is long term

Traders need to get an ephemeris and watch the movement of Mars and the Moon around this chart. On 6th May 2010 Mars was precisely conjoining Uranus the planet strongly associated with shocks and computers. Mercury was also RX. A huge trading glitch saw stocks plummet in price and many of those stocks were 'of the nature' of Neptune which has just moved to the 10th. Saturn is hovering and moving in and out of the 5th and will be opposed by Jupiter on 23rd May.

So, the next key dates to watch for significant movements on the global Markets are 22/23/24/25th May and first week of June (1st-3rd June particularly) but the entire months of June/July/August are volatile.

More immediately on Earth, in general, from now to 17th/18th May watch for major events involving Police and natural events (earth shifts) as Heliocentric Saturn opposes Uranus just as Mercury and Pluto align and Saturn and Mars align. These often coincide with Earthquakes or situations with people that lead to a release of tension after much frustration.

We are in midst of significant change and it all sounds bad when listed like this but it has an ultimate purpose, longterm. Trust that.

To be continued!

P. S What a coincidence. Just seen this in breaking news. Read the article in full here. New York Times

“My amendment writes these organizations out of law,” Mr. LeMieux continued. “Why should we reward them and allow them to continue to have what, in effect, is a government-sponsored monopoly?” He added, “In a way, we’re looking here and saying the astrology that we relied upon in the past didn’t work. Let’s have some new and better astrology. The ratings agencies don’t work.”

May 11, 2010

UNPRECEDENTED TIMES - Turmoil ahead

UPDATE: Since writing this, the fast moving events moved from the possibility of a Lib/Lab coalition or of a Minority Conservative led Government and we have a Con/Lib Dem coalition (some are dubbing it ConDemNation!). Unless the eclipse of Venus by the Moon, (on Sunday 16th) brings a bombshell, the new team seem to have sewn together an unbelievable (very Ju/Ur) deal together; one that brings monumental, historic and welcome change to the Politics of Westminster and could avert the worst of what I feared when writing this! The economic situation is still perilous and there will be protests from those who don't like this compromise but Clegg and Cameron appear to be two very 'awakened' people and they are offering the United Kingdom some form of hope! Hurrah

It is said that if you want popularity you should never openly discuss your religious or political viewpoints in public; well I have never sought popularity, what I seek is truth, justice and fairness. I have a voice and I am going to speak up.

When the United Kingdom was asked to visit the polls, those who turned up and cast their vote have every right to feel confident that their vote counted. Those who didn’t (35%) have no right. Barring illness or extenuating circumstances, if they couldn’t be bothered to vote they should now keep quiet.

The final vote for the 3 main parties from 65.1% of the population was:

Conservative: 10,683,787
Labour: 8,604,358
Liberals: 6,827,938

That is approximately 2 million votes separating Lib and Lab and Lab and Conservative.

How can anyone think it is fair, based on these figures, that the Liberals deserve to have only 57 seats in Parliament, as compared to the 305 of the Conservatives and 258 of Labour? It may have worked (with recent difficulty in this decade) for centuries but the world has moved on.

I believe there is a fair way to solve this deadlock and abandon this antiquated system.

It is this:

The Electoral Commission have a list of every person who did turn out and those people (and those people only*) should now be subjected to another poll as to who they want to run the country – Labour or Conservative. (Leave Labour in charge in the interim). The side with most votes must then form a minority Government and bring about an immediate referendum of the entire voting public on voting reform and also commit now to a new Election within 4-6 months of the result to put those reforms into place. This will eventually allow the Liberals proper representation in the House and those who didn’t vote this time around to come out and make a difference. It will also ensure we end up with a Prime Minister elected by the people and not by default.

Call it utopian if you must but to me it makes sense.

At the moment there is a huge swathe of the public who get the bulk of their information about politics solely from their daily newspaper or a politically biased news station. NEVER have we had such biased reporting as in this election. We also need some type of reform of the Media during elections.

Many voters simply do not understand why the Liberals have become Kingmakers when they look at the pretty red, yellow and blue seat graphics in the papers and on TV and see a mass of red and blue but hardly any yellow. They should show actual votes more often. Let's see a Red. Yellow and Blue chart of the votes.

These readers/viewers I speak of, many of them who never even went to vote, are fed up with the state of the economy and the frightened by the rapidly changing world they now live in and frustrated at the rich/poor divide that still seems to exist. They believe the Liberals to have gained hardly any votes. They are being incited to anger, whipped up by the media bias and spin from the parties themsleves. All their frustrations will be taken out on the new Government unless they feel it has been fairly elected. We can expect protest marches, strikes - the lot.

Turmoil in this country will affect the markets, further endanger currencies and lead to civil unrest. We have to use social media to spread the truth of the relative closeness of the result by votes and not by seats and force another election as quickly as possible.

I concede that the Conservatives won the popular vote by 36% but, proportionally it is too close ( 36% 29% 23%) to allow them to form a Government unless it is accompanied by a definite date for a new election.

We have to see the marvel of the notion of Democracy on this Earth and uphold it. We need to look at what we are faced with and deal with it fairly with respect for all the parties.

My previous post attempts to track the timeline of this weeks events.

Here too is a fair piece of reporting on Gordon Brown
(from the Independent)

*I recognise that many voters were unable to cast their vote due to the queues at some polling stations but this has to be based on those who actually voted to keep it fair.

I do recognise too that the US Voting system also needs reform but I am addressing the UK situation here .

May 9, 2010

Can We Call the Timing of What Happens Next?

UK ELECTION 2010

Once again I am keen to put astrology to the test. This is how we gauge when things are going to happen. The slightly trickier bit is being accurate about what happens at these times, but for this we use symbolism of the planets, signs and houses. So. let me walk you through it. Here's what we (or I) do when analysing situations of uncertainty like this one the country faces now.

1st Chart (click to enlarge)
: The polls for the election opened at 7am on 6th May 2010. I have set the chart for the correct time but I use a Sun on the 1st chart to make it all clearer for you. Notice the Moon at the top and watch it move around, anticlockwise, in the following charts. The Moon tracks the Nations concerns and the 'way things are going' it can also symbolise the most prominent candidate.....



2nd Chart:Next the Moon makes a conjunction to Neptune. Moon with Neptune denotes, and did indeed denote, public confusion and disappointment at the non result. This conjunction occurred just as the last returns were coming in
The Moon then goes VOC ( i.e. symbolically into uncharted territory) and this happened as a Hung Parliament was officially confirmed at 09.41am on 7 May 2010. The first since 1974 (and I called this accurately in my April 16th Tweet!)

3rd Chart: The Moon then leaves its VOC status and entered Pisces where it immediately met Chiron
(hurt, pain and 'building bridges'). At this point Nick Clegg swept into Party Headquarters and emerged to say he would, out of politeness (and in my opinion clever political chess playing) meet with Cameron and the Tories first. ( Astrologers please note that the time used here may be a minute or two out but makes no difference to where the Moon was). Symbolically then Clegg is mirroring the movement of the Moon in these charts.


Brown has to walk back into Number 10 as a Lame Duck leader and he does it just as .....

Chart 4: just as the Moon meets his Sun, a personal New Moon for him. Maybe Clegg called him too around then? Whatever, Gordon knew it was all over for him as a Leader and the chart confirms a 'New Start' but one marked with pain (Chiron again) as he knows he has to remain in power until a deal is thrashed out by the parties.

We then watch the Moon as it moves to the Jupiter Uranus conjunction opposite Saturn See chart 5. All day the leaders have been meeting. They left talks at 17.40. 9 May 2010 and note that at that time the Moon was, highly symbolically positioned between Jupiter and Uranus. Clegg still has two options! Mercury is still Retrograde, so negotiations will continue and other options may be revisited. If they reach an agreement before 11 May we should worry as it may unravel.


When the Moon passes Mercury at 3 degrees.50 Taurus, the degree it was placed at for the start of the election, I would expect to hear an important announcement/statement (probably from Clegg) but not before. There may well be other statements beforehand but this one will be important as Mercury will now be stationing direct i.e. about to move slowly forward. This juncture of Moon and Mercury is reached in the afternoon of Wednesday, 12 May


Then when the Moon moves over 15 Taurus on Thursday 13th May by lunchtime we should have some definitive deal and detail announced. It may be slightly later but not before the Moon reaches 15 Taurus.


This will be in time for the New Moon on Friday which straddles the natal Mars of The House of Commons ( 20 Jan 1265) and squares the progressed Sun of that chart.

Gordon Brown will definitely leave. I think Cancerian David Miliband will replace him as the upcoming move of Uranus into Aries impacts his chart. I would think Gordon will announce his intention to no longer lead the Labour Party by the end of this week ! I think he was a poor, misunderstood soul and, as a Piscean, far more evolved than anyone quite realised but this year the time has come for his life to change. This is borne out by a few progressed planets and points moving signs in his chart.

As always let's see what happens. 'It ain't over till the fat lady sings' as they say and although a Tory leader is looking likely we are in 'unprecedented' times and that means twists and turns and the Lib Dems would surely be better bedfellows with Labour if they can gather a majority. Moon in Taurus could suggest the intervention of the Taurean Queen but, unless another candidate, maybe female or Libra or Taurus emerges, it points to the Venusian Cameron.

Venus is occulted by the Moon on Monday 16th. An occultation is like an eclipse. If Clegg is the Moon in this chart then in any alliance, just Like Princess Di and Charles, Cameron will have to take a back seat to the charismatic Clegg. If the Moon is seen as denoting the public ( which it does) then a Cameron/Clegg alliance may not sit too well with the people who voted. Then again Venus can also signify the Queen so maybe she will have to step in! Oh dear now I have put too many options. The timing though is what we will watch for from this post.

21.07 - 9 May 2010

Update 10.44 10th May. Re the Moon in Taurus mention, I just realised Harriet Harman is Deputy Leader of the Labour party, so she would also represent Venus. When Brown goes she steps in until a new leader is formally appointed. So this to my mind confirms Brown will go this week.
Update 15.38 12th May
This experiment with a 'Start of the election' chart appears to have worked. A quick recap. Voting began, then when the Moon moved to Neptune there was confusion, when it moved VOC there was a sense of being in uncharted territory as we had a Hung Parliament. When it entered Pisces (which incidentally is the sign most associated with complete confusion, spin and rumour) Nick Clegg broke the silence and made the first speech and Gordon Brown went back into Number 10. When the Moon reached the JU/UR conjunction Clegg was first in talks with Conservatives and then, as it moved towards Uranus, Clegg and his team surprised everyone, and entered into serious talks with Labour and then quickly and unexpectedly walked away from that and went for the Con/Lib agreement. When the Moon reached the chart Mercury in the afternoon of the 12th May, Cameron and Clegg laid out their plans of their coalition in their first joint Press Conference.

In amongst all this Gordon did indeed step down as Leader of the Labour Party and then, subsequently, as Prime Minister - Chiron on his Sun was well and truly present in an emotional farewell speech. Harriet Harman is Deputy Interim Party leader and David Miliband is front runner to be the new Labour party leader.

This chart by itself did not indicate who would become Leader but it did show timing of some key moments. Using further symbolism, such as Venus being in Gemini was what made it possible for me (and other astrologers) to know way in advance of the polls that the result would definitely be some kind of coalition. The opposition of Saturn to Uranus indicated it would be a very close call and bring major change, just as it did when Barack Obama was voted in under the same aspect. No one quite believed that change of this magnitude could come to the UK as Conservatives and Liberals have been so far apart but here it is and so far, it sounds like they intend to try and deliver the change we need. With the Sun in Taurus, the focus will be mainly on finances (and Taurus ruled things) for the entire term and on issues connected to the opposite sign of Scorpio.

May 4, 2010

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words




You don't need to be an astrologer or an economist to glean the importance of these charts (Click to enlarge) The chart above is Federal Reserve Act. Take a look! Here too is a nice document on the History of the Federal Reserve

This is a picture, and the chart, of the Federal Reserve Board being sworn in. Transits for 2010/11 are listed next to it:



The Federal Reserve Board as they took office on August 10, 1914. From left to right, standing: Paul M. Warburg, John Skelton Williams (Comptroller of the Currency), W.P. G. Harding, Adolph C. Miller; Seated: Charles S. Hamlin (Governor), William G. McAdoo (Chairman), and Frederic A. Delano. McAdoo is wearing a mourning armband to commemorate the death, four days earlier, of his mother-in-law, Ellen Axson Wilson.

This chart is the one for the beleaguered Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner.



Meanwhile, on first viewing, Ben Bernanke's chart seems to escape any direct hits until you look at his progressions and midpoints.

Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Fed, has his progressed Moon and Mars due to change signs but the approaching cardinal axis transits align to his SATURN/PLUTO and VENUS/URANUS midpoints and these will be directly affected this year (especially June and August and April 2011).
His birthdata is 13 Dec 1953, Augusta, Ga. Roughly translated and best case these midpoints mean SURVIVAL thru RADICAL FINANCIAL CHANGE.

Nothing less than sweeping reforms is going to save the dollar from collapse now. Some think it's gone beyond the point of any return. Personally, I think, despite some really scary moments, the dollar may look as though it's just holding its head above water through some lucky interventions and decisions in 2010 but in early 2011 the real changes and problems take hold thru to 2014. We all need to be prepared and informed as the whole currency crisis is global and will take almost all this time (to 2014) to navigate.

For an excellent article The Astrology of The US Dollar and World Currencies, read this magazine. Here's another excellent article ">Dollar Collapse written in 2009 and spot on.

Finally, with all this fear about a sudden collapse/devaluation of the dollar people are wondering what to do with their money and what it means for them. This site gives some tips - see link at the end:

DOLLAR DOOMSDAY
How to Protect Your Wealth
in Three Simple Steps
by Larry Edelson

Step 1:
Avoid The Worst Investment of All Time.


Your first step is to keep LESS cash dollars on hand than you would in almost any kind of other crisis! Why?

Because cash, quite simply, is about the worst place to put your money when the dollar is being deliberately devalued.

Don’t believe me? Consider what famed investor Warren Buffet recently said about cash …

“Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn’t. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.”

And this is not new. It’s been that way for cash for a very long time. For instance, today it takes …

— $6,167.83 to buy what $5,000 bought just ten years ago

— $27,319.59 to buy what $5,000 bought in 1970

— $44,075.92 to buy what $5,000 bought in 1950

Even a McDonald’s hamburger — which cost a mere 57 cents in 1959 — now costs $4.29, an increase of 653%, or just over 13% per year. A little over six years from now a Big Mac could cost twice that, or $8.58, if not more.

Because …

A) This the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and …

B) Washington is now doing more to deliberately devalue the dollar more than at any other time in our country’s history.

So what do you do with your cash? Do you keep most of it in CDs, money market funds, notes or bonds, Treasury bills?

My answer: No way because whether it’s in money markets, bonds, or hidden under your mattress — cash dollars are quickly becoming trash.

My rule of thumb: KEEP NO MORE THAN SIX MONTHS WORTH OF LIVING EXPENSES IN CASH. To pay bills, to pay for basic services, for emergencies. (And the more cash you can keep in NON-U.S. dollar accounts, the better. More on this aspect in a moment.)

I repeat: Not a penny more than six months worth of cash. That way, you’re automatically reducing the damage that can be caused to the purchasing power of your money as the U.S. dollar falls — because, plainly and simply, you’re keeping a minor fraction of your money in the dollar!

Step 2:
Avoid these allegedly “safe” investments.
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April 28, 2010

HEADS UP! - Fascinating, maybe important news

One of the great things about the Internet revolution is the ability to connect with people who you might never meet but with whom you establish a strong rapport based on mutual interests. My cyber associations since 1996 - blogs, website, Twitter and Facebook accounts etc - have brought me into contact with lovers of metaphysics from all over the world and we often provide each other with links, snippets of great of information and generally help each other out. Two such cyber friends Karen and Tracy deserve an extra special mention today.

Karen alerted her circle of friends to the fact that later this year ALL the planets will be in a Southern declination. I mentioned it to Tracy (owner of the brilliant, useful site SERENNU) who is an astrologer and programmer and quick as a flash she has put out a page for us all showing the exact dates when the planets are in North and South declination.

Thank you Tracy! This is a tremendous resource for the whole astrological community as many of our ephemerides don't list declinations at all or, if you use Raphael's Ephemeris, it only lists the declinations for every couple of days.

Declination is an astronomical measurement (so if you are firmly in the Science camp of the Science vs Astrology debate then it's not a measurement you can contest) of the position of the planets North or South of the Celestial Equator; the Celestial Equator being a projection of Earth's equator into space. There has to be potential importance of this if all the Sun, Moon and ALL the planets, including some planetoids and asteroids for certain periods of this window) will be SOUTH. Symbolically it is a major discovery but we will have to let the astrophysicists tell us if this imbalance has any geophysical implications.

HERE IS THE PAGE OF DECLINATIONS

Tracy has colour coded the North and South Declinations so we can easily see when they switch. If you want to see another year then simply change the 2010 at the end of the URL to the year you want to see!

Now scroll down to October 6 thru 19th 2010. This is what Karen was telling us about - look at the sea of red!

The next question this knowledge provoked though was, When did this last happen? So back to Tracy who speedily bashed out another programme which detected this and reported back:

This last happened 8 - 10 Feb 1996.
A few occurrences 1993 to 1996.
Prior to that 1839-44.
1814-19.
1805-09
1494-97 so quite erratic.
There will be no more occurrences up to 2099

I for one will be looking back now at what was occurring in the World on those dates. I hope all of those of you who are interested in forecasting using cycles and symbolism will see if you come up with anything that may reflect the imbalance of the heavenly bodies in the hemispheres, and perhaps let me know.

The big dates to watch this year will be:

Jupiter's transition across the Celestial Equator on 1 Aug
Saturn's transition across the Celestial Equator on 7/8 September

Why? Because these shifts (some of them, not all) of the outer planets across the Celestial Equator are believed to coincide with big changes in the collective and earth events. One instance that I had in my files was that in late January 1700, 25,000 people were killed in an Earthquake just as Neptune transited the C. Equator. I'll now look back at all major events and check the declinations. I know financial astrologers believe declinations strongly correlate to changes in the Stockmarket.

To recap then, the big Southerly shift begins in earnest in the height of Summer and by October all will be South for 13 days 6- 19th October (watch 12th October particularly)

This phenomenon will happen again on the dates below - the only reason why there is a break at all is because the Moon swings rhythmically north and South of the Equator every month. So essentially, except for the Moon, which dips up and down, note in your diary all will be South
6 Oct 2010 - 5 Feb 2011:
so all planets South
6-19 October 2010
3-15 November 2010

30 November to 13 December 2010
and 27 December thru into 5 Feb 2011

In December (as Karen pointed out) Mercury and Mars will also be Out of Bounds. When planets travel outside of the maximum declination the axial tilt (23.5 degrees) they are said to be Out of Bounds (OOB) and this seems to correlate to an over excitability of the populace, or events where we are symbolically stretched or are out of our comfort zone.

Now one decade ago (5 Feb 2000) there was a big fuss made by astrologers over the fact that all the planets lined up together that even prompted NASA put out a statement to say it was no big deal
but in that case some planets were North and South. In particular the mighty Jupiter and Saturn were in North declination while all the rest were South, so even though they made a nice pattern they didn't actually all share a hemisphere of Space - and none were at 0 degrees.

South declination puts an emphasis on the Southern hemisphere on Earth and also (symbolically and maybe even actually) highlights the topic of magnetism. This is due to polarity. One side of the equator is considered positive and one negative. South is negative.

My gut feeling is that this is another indicator of what all our normal day-to-day astrological charts are telling us - that this year is due to be one of considerable Geophysical Earth events, shifts and imbalance.

Again, all we can do is wait and see.

April 18, 2010

Putting Astrology to the Test - Flights begin again.....

Okay, so this is in no way, shape or form going to hold up to scientific scrutiny but the unprecedented grounding of all flights throughout all of the UK and most of Europe, is an opportunity for me, personally, to put the form of astrology I use to the test. I have no idea whether my conclusions will hold up but I'm willing to give it a try.

The question is When will flights resume?

First of all I should tell you that when the stoppage began on the 14th April, I had a to and fro chat with some Facebook pals in which I posited that as Mercury was slowing to a virtual standstill ( from our perspective on Earth) and was halted on 12 degrees for a week, that it was highly unlikely things would get back 'up to speed' until Mercury picked up speed and moved from this degree. At the time the stoppage was only meant to last a few hours. Now into our 4th full day of no flights, this assessment seems to have proved correct.

Mercury starts to pick up speed from tomorrow (19th) and moves from 12 degrees late on the 21st. PURELY FROM THE SYMBOLISM, I would say that by the 21st the backlog will be starting to be cleared and the wind may change direction or pick up speed before that so some first flights could depart from somewhere as soon as late Monday/early Tuesday morning UK time. The marked change should be seen on Wednesday 21st.

However, moving from symbolism to alignments due to the Saturn/Uranus opposition not perfecting until the 26th and the movement of Mars across Iceland as seen in these Geodetic ACG maps ( See my previous posts on Geodetic maps and note that the first map at top shows 14th April, the second below shows the 26th April when Mars has cleared Iceland) the volcano will probably only lose some of its anger (Mars) and slow down its eruptions after 26th April. There is a critical day of the 24th when it may give another display) Therefore I do not think the entire volcanic episode will have ended until the three planets Saturn/Uranus and Neptune move from sharing the 28th degree of the signs Virgo, Pisces and Aquarius on 1 May. This is because whilst they remain at 28 degrees they are all harmonically aligned, so we effectively have a SA/UR/NE aspect Saturn (delays) Uranus (unpredictability/flights) Neptune (clouds/ uncertainty).
So to sum up: Some flights maybe resuming by early Tuesday, Clearing backlog begins by 21st. Possibility of further eruption around 24th - 26th. Whole episode not over till 1 May. Uranus to Aries on 27/28 May coudo bring a further surprise.

Now in all major events there is never just one alignment but a confluence of events. So I also needed to look at what was going on, symbolically and harmonically with all plamets when this crisis started. For this I would point to 3 specific, time related astrological events:

1) A New Moon occured on 14 April and coincided with an exact Uranus (Flight)/Neptune (Clouds and chaos) harmonic aspect (30 degrees). The Uranus/Neptune cycle is a whopping 171 years in length thus we tend to see marked global events at each of its exact aspects. At the infamous Laki eruption of 1783 the two planets were in almost exact 90 degree angle (now they are 30 degree) so the giant has probably awakened!
2) The Jupiter/Uranus cycle is closing in. This cycle is associated with flight 'issues' and unexpected occurrences ( see the end of my last post written just prior to this event).
3) On the 14th, as mentioned Mercury was slowing to station but also Mercury (the planet of winged flight and travel through air) had recently become the dispositor of Saturn, which just moved back into Virgo. Saturn (delay) is opposed to Uranus (Flight) which is being conjoined by Jupiter(International).

Is this over or will it last all summer?

I prefer to use the chart for the first commercial flight by jet engine to track this current problem with the volcanic ash - and other issues -as almost all travel is by jet engines these days and it may even be that the Ash cloud would not have affected propellor driven aircraft in the same way. The chart I use is: 2 May 1952, 15.12 LMT Hayes. London. As I say there are other charts. This one though just happens to have its Sun at 12 Taurus - the degree that Mercury stationed on, Its Ascendant/Desc Axis at 28 Virgo/Pisces therefore aligning precisely with the SA/UR opposition, disrupting air travel.

My observation would be that this immediate crisis with this volcano with the unpronounceable name will be over by the end of the week BUT that with a Full Moon on 28th April forming difficult aspects to both Uranus and Pluto in the 1783 chart of the Laki Volcano eruption PLUS Mercury returning to the 12 degree mark just as Uranus moves into Aries, that further cloud problems are possibly to be expected in May (especially around 28th) but maybe from a different volcano (or two together) as we move towards planets in Gemini.

I'm glad to see that the authorities have put people before profits for once. I just hope that they can keep this stance up and not bow to any pressure, if this does persist - or abate and reoccur.

Let's see what happens

April 11, 2010

Thoughts on The Nature of Astrology

This article is generated as a result of the recent controversy around astrology noted here

What can cause artificial earthquakes and artificial lightning storms? What can knock an entire power plant off line or threaten the steel frame of a sky scraper under construction to collapse? The answer is Resonance. Nikola Tesla knew a thing or two about it!

Resonance is a fascinating subject. Knowledge of it can be used to:
a) manipulate
b) harness or
c) understand
the nature of energy and the vibratory frequencies inherent in nature/matter.

An example of manipulation of resonance would be to use it as a weapon like stun grenades or acoustic canons. By harnessing resonance we can use it in things like Power plates or MRI scans for health benefits. Resonance is of particular interest to me though because in astrology we - or maybe I better just speak for myself and say I - seek to understand how resonant frequencies can affect human behaviour and psychological health.

I believe that planetary resonance can have an effect on the energy centers of an individual because ultimately everything in the Universe stems from one source - Light/God, call it what you will - differentiated out into a multiplicity of forms. At the quantum level everything is vibrating and we are affected by our resonance between the things/people/conditions we encounter and vice versa.

HARMONICS
Resonance occurs between one point and another at very specific mathematical divisions of the circle. These divisions we call harmonics (in astrology we more commonly use the term, angular relationship). We base everything on the circle because that is quite literally the shape of nature. Look around you at all the curvature. Planets are round, the Sun is round, cells are round, your head is round, your eyes are round (even your body is contained in one unbroken sheath of skin with all its orifices being basically round!) the seasons come a 'round'. In fact the entire universe will undoubtedly prove to be curved.

All circles and spheres can be divided into two and when we divide oneness into 'twoness' (unity into duality) and introduce the straight line we enter into the realm known as Geometry . From the curve and the straight line all other shapes can be formed. It is my opinion that astrological correspondence will one day find its explanation in wave harmonics of the circle - the circles of the Universe. We know that light travels in waves and all waves have a duality -a peak and a corresponding trough. Indeed some have postulated that all space-time manifests from the geometric harmonics of these wave motions of light.

THE LIGHT AND THE DIFFUSED BEAM - ONE SOURCE
I believe we are Light/Divinity diffused from a single point, unfolding in perpetual phases of expansion and contraction, light and dark. It's my view that our body possesses a natural attunement - a frequency - that is peculiar to our Soul. Our Soul being an invisible emanation from Source/Light which is constantly seeking to curve back on itself and return to Source. I believe (again I can only give my personal viewpoint so I apologise for all the I's) our vibratory frequency is 'fixed' (for the observer of it) in this incarnation at the moment of our birth. We are born into a personal and collective array of frequencies which can be 'measured' from noting the geometric positions of the planets around us at the time and place of our birth. This is NOT the same as the planets themselves causing anything per se but is part and parcel of a unified field theory.

The birthchart could be said to be your personal blueprint of these frequencies. Thus, while life force animates the body you inhabit in this incarnation you will resonate well, or discordantly, with anything in the entire Universe that has a frequency which harmonically 'excites' your natural birth vibration - positively or negatively. This is what gives you your life lessons and shows you where you need to 'raise' your vibration to return to pure energy.

CYCLICAL TIME
The planets and their angular relationships can therefore be seen as akin to a clockface telling us what time it is in our unfoldment.But, rather than our normal clockface showing us a 12 hour am/pm cycle, when we look at the circle of planets in the birthchart we can see larger cycles of timing. The birthchart dispenses with linear time and instead shows us time is ultimately circular and like many shapes, it is also multi dimensional.

This topic can give you severe brain ache but, if you give what I have written a little contemplation, you will hopefully come to the realisation that if everything is responding to your vibration, it must follow that you either have a great deal of influence on the way your life 'shapes up' or you have none and your entire life is fated. I prefer to posit the former. If you can use your freewill to alter what you put out in terms of your vibration (vibes) then what you get back will also alter.

This gives a deeper meaning to the phrase Keep on doing what you do and you'll keep on getting what you get. It puts you in a position of empowerment when you realise you can choose to change what you keep doing and therefore change your life and maybe even your life force.

In astrology we (I) believe these change points come around and are noted (not caused by) planetary alignments. If we see you are due to harmonically align with the 29 years Saturn cycle for example, we know certain other things which vibrationally align to the concept of 'Saturn' will arise in your life. Knowledge and awareness is all. If you are a blue eyed and 5 feet 5inches you are never going to become brown eyed and 6ft but you have choices as to how you deal with what you have been given.

CAN ASTROLOGY PREDICT?
Also let me just state that Astrology is never going to tell you that next week, or in 2 years or 20 years, you are going to get married or divorced, have a baby or whatever. Anyone who tells you they can use it in this way is lying (or using psychic ability) as astrology cannot do this. What it can help you know is that - as an example - next week the moment of your birth that we equate with you i.e. your birth planet positions ( a moment in space/time), will be harmonically aligning with a cycle of Space/time that is often a beneficial juncture to focus on your one-to one relationships, or a good time to put structures in place that will support you for the next 7 years etc etc. It may show a time of expansion and increase that has been often shown to coincide with pregnancy but, statistically, being able to forecast this would probably equate to only a 50/50 chance, no more.

We can't tell the detail but as Astrology is one of the oldest studies of 'Life', over the eons astrologers have built up a wealth if information as to what 'things' each harmonic time period (angular relationship) often correspond to. Thus an harmonic alignment between the cycles of Jupiter and Uranus (as we have at the moment in spring/summer 2010) historically corresponds to significant, sudden global events, scientific breakthroughs, space travel or news about Space, including airlines and flight 'issues', and it also correlates to big leaps forward in technology. The Labour Government (UK) came into power on a Jupiter/Uranus cycle in 1997 but now the cycle is renewing and challenged by Saturn (Conservative). The cycle is also associated with large scale changes in legal/judicial and religious systems. It has some correlations to the Monarchy.

MORE ON JUPITER/URANUS CYCLES
It also has been found that people who were born with any alignment of Jupiter and Uranus will resonate to this phase of the cycle more than those who don't have the aspect in their birthchart. On the personal level the essence of Jupiter and Uranus can be summed up as an expansion of awareness leading to the urge for breaking free of restrictive conditions (that's just one interpretation). We also have to take other cycles into consideration though and this one aligns with Saturn and Pluto, so the picture becomes further complicated to 'read' with any real accuracy. Astrology has HUGE limitations, not least that any interpretation is influenced by the interpreter and their own level of awareness and vibration. Usually though the astrological consultant and his/her client are attracted through resonance in the first place, so there is a match and a learning 'curve' for both parties!

MIDPOINTS 2010
That's my thoughts on the nature of astrology then. I'm including this final section for astrologers only (as to fully explain the correspondences of all of these pairings will turn this post into a ridiculous length) but please note that wherever two planets have arrived at in their 360 degree cycle, the midpoint between them is going to be the place of highest resonance. So if we look at the current positions of the outer planets, those who have any birth planets in a harmonic alignment to these degrees will feel the energies manifesting strongly in their lives in the next 3 months, particularly if you have a planet on the direct midpoint;

Saturn/Pluto 16/17 Scorpio (Taurus,Aquarius, Leo)
Saturn/Neptune 13/14 Sag (Gemini, Pisces, Virgo)
Jupiter/Uranus 29 Pisces/0 Aries ( Capricorn/Libra, Cancer)
Jupiter/Saturn 26/28 Sag (Gemini, Pisces, Virgo)
Pluto /Chiron 01/02 Aquarius (Taurus, Scorpio, Leo)
Uranus/Pluto 16/17 Aquarius (Taurus, Scorpio, Leo)
Uranus/Neptune13/14 Pisces (Sagittarius. Gemini, Virgo

So if you have Sun or Moon at 16 or 17 Scorpio read it as a Saturn/Pluto = Moon . If you have your Sun or Moon or Venus ( or any planet) at 16/17 Aquarius then UR/PL= that planet.... and so on

Lastly, I can't leave this subject without saying that I also strongly believe that we have a harmonic resonance with certain places on the face of the planet. To read more about this and to obtain your own personal resonance map, please see my Prosperity Map Service

Thanks for reading.

April 7, 2010

YOGALOSOPHY

What is important in life is NOT the messenger, it's the message. Mandy Ingber's soul is obviously in the right place and her message is sound. In coining the word Yogalosophy, Mandy is bringing to public attention (with more than a little publicity from Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Aniston) the philosophy that yoga is not just a physical discipline but a union of mind, body and spirit.

The press are making a big deal of Yogalosophy being a combination of Yoga and astrology. I'm not quite sure where Mandy brings pure astrology into it, as I have only seen portions of her video, but this publicity offers the perfect opportunity to educate anyone reading what astrology actually is. Be prepared to be surprised by this definition....Astrology is, at source, the same as Yoga but without the physical exercise: Astrology is not just about Sun signs or who you are compatible with, astrology is a realisation of one's indivisibility from everything in the manifest and unmanifest universe.

Astrology is, like yoga - when used correctly - a tool towards reunification
. Using knowledge of cycles, geometry and natural law one gains awareness of their connectivity to what lies within and outside of them. This heightened awareness gives the student of astrology and yoga the potential to become a radiating, manifesting force-field of energy, which in turn fosters the ability to co-create your life and find harmony and contentment.

Whether you choose to exercise your mind, your body or both together the fundamental route to changing one's life is by understanding the polarity inherent in the universe - and therefore in your being. Astrology teaches this through an understanding of the dualities associated with the Sun and Moon, the planets and everything in nature.

In the final analysis, these are the polarities - the opposites - one seeks to reconcile and centre within ones SELF - both astrology and yoga help in this task:

Keeping silent and talking
Receptivity and resistance to influence
Obeying and ruling
Humility and self confidence
Lightning-like speed and circumspection
To accept everything and to be able to differentiate
Ability to fight and keep peace
Caution and courage
To possess nothing and to command everything
To have no ties and to have loyalty
Contempt for death and regard for life
Indifference and love

By seeking balance and equilibrium in all areas of your life and by focusing positively, and with intention, on your desires you can master the ability to gain harmony. From this place - and only from this place - you become empowered and gain the ability to attract towards you whatever you place your attention on. Mandy uses Visionmats to facilitate this, I use Visionboards. Over on my website you can read all about them. (Watch Mandy's video and consider purchasing a VisionBoard system which gives you the ability to print out a poster size Visionboard to attach to your mat).

Watch the video here

Undoubtedly, Mandy, who has been a top lifecoach/yoga teacher in America for many years is resonating to the current Jupiter/Uranus/Saturn aspect. The cycle of this trio of planets corresponds to greater publicity for the mysteries of the Universe - The BBC 'Wonders of the Solar System' series being an example. Science and Spirituality currently still lie as polarities. One day they will be re-united.

Just as you didn't have to do anything after the seed was implanted in your Mother to bring yourself into being, we live in a Universe that has an organising principle behind it. Your life is unfolding whether you participate or not. If you choose to become aware of this underlying energy , you can more readily align with it. A good analogy is that you can learn to steer and captain your boat down the river of life as opposed to being tossed about by chaotic currents!

This organising force inherent in the Universe is obviously now seeking to bring humanity to a greater awareness about the nature of life and the Cosmos. Mandy Ingber and many others are just facilitators - but one's to whom we should pay great attention to the message they impart. Good luck to her and her Video Yogalosophy which you can buy here

February 24, 2010

WHY HAITI? WHY MADEIRA? - God as geometrician

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What you are looking at here is a map of the world divided into equal 30 degree sections of the 12 signs of the zodiac, centered on the Greenwich Meridian i.e. 0 degrees E/W or 0 degrees of the sign, Aries.

These are purely symbolic divisions as, quite obviously, when looking at any sphere or circle there is no beginning and no end point. However, since the Prime Meridian line was finally fixed to Greenwich (at one time there were many 'start' lines, two of these famously passed through Paris and in Washington DC) astrologers have noticed an uncanny correspondence between the position of transiting planets and these divisions - more specifically the position of the Sun and the faster moving planets, Venus or Mercury, although other correspondences can be noticed.

In astrology, when the Sun is in a house division it symbolically 'shines a spotlight' on issues relating to that division. The same appears to apply when we look at these symbolic divisions of the world on a map. As Above , So below; As within, So without; As in chart divisions, So on land divisions!

What is noted is that when the Sun enters one section, countries, or a country, located in that section will often hit the news headlines.

For example on 20th Feb 2010 the island of Madeira was hit by terrible floods. At this time 3 planets, Sun, Venus (and Jupiter) were in the sign of Pisces. If we put these planets on the map this is what we see. The Blue line is the Sun line, the red is Venus and I have shown Jupiter too:

The lines are int he section containing Madeira.

Likewise if we look at the earthquake in Haiti we would expect to see planets in the Capricorn to Aquarius division, which lie either side of the island. Indeed we do. On that date the Sun and Venus were in the section enclosing Haiti and close to the island :



You don't have to be an astrologer in order to follow this map to see if this theory holds true throughout the year. Bookmark it and return to it throughout the year when specific news events that bring a world focus to a country occur. The proof is in the pudding so to speak!

Technically, all you have to know is that the Sun is now in Pisces and therefore in the section bounded by the yellow lines which include the Canaries, Madeira, Lisbon and up to Greenwich. The Sun and Venus lines are moving towards Africa, Portugal and Ireland and sure enough Ireland is now back in the news due to a faltering peace process. Next, Venus will pass over Wales (and everywhere on those meridians North and South from pole to pole) and reach London on 7th March.

The Sun is close behind and when the Sun changes signs on 20th March 2010 it will cross the yellow line running through London, UK and move through that division towards the one through Egypt. Therefore countries in that entire section, North and South will be highlighted in that astrological period of Sun in Aries, and so on and so forth across the map (Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo etc) moving Eastwards.

If and when an event happens, look at any astrological site online and find out what sign the Sun is passing through and see which section it correlates to on the map at the top and what countries that section encloses.

For those with more advanced astrological knowledge, due to the phenomenon of polarity we do also find the opposite 30 degree division is affected. So the Sun and planets in the Pisces to Aries section will also affect the Virgo to Libra section between Sydney and Wellington, NZ. That's why you see the lines duplicated. This makes things a little more complicated for the non astrologer though, so for those of you new to symbolism and planetary mapping, just follow the Sun, now in Pisces, as it moves Eastwards through the 12 divisions and round again - ad infinitum.

Ultimately, the more you study metaphysics it can be seen that all aspects of life from the microcosm to the macrocosm, relate to number. God is truly a Geometrican.

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In my previous post on the astrology of Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy I mentioned facial proportions. The next day, completely by chance, I received an e-mail alerting me to some new software for mapping the facial features using a geometric rule called Phi . Take a look at this site and watch the demo!

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If you are interested in Astro Mapping you may like to have your own personal map computed. See my website for details. The cost is only 9 GBP! That has to be the cheapest on the Net. Please note for the map service you will need an accurate time of birth.


February 22, 2010

MEZHGAN HUSSAINY HAS THE X-FACTOR - the astrology

Question: If you morphed the faces of Simon Cowell's girlfriends, Sinitta, Jackie St Clair and Terri Seymour together what would you come up with? Answer: Mezhgan Hussainy.

One thing is for certain Mezhgan is Simon's type in the looks department. It would seem that blondes need not apply!

So why did these brunette women become so attractive to Simon? Well you don't need me to tell you that it's always a combination of x-factors that make us fall in love, but here's an interesting observation for you to ponder. If you look carefully beyond make-up, hairstyles, skin colour and look to the overall shape of a person's face, you'll often find each person exhibits a predilection for a particular 'look' in their choice of partner. Furthermore, although this may be strongly denied by many (and even sound vaguely disconcerting to a few) the overall proportions of the face of one's 'mate' usually mirror something about the Mother (in the case of males) or the Father (in the case of females).



Take a look at the picture of Mezhgan next to Simon's mum. That's Julie Cowell on the left as she looks now, and on the right as she was in the 1960's, a stunning brunette. On first look there's no apparent similarity at all to Mezhgan, but allow your eyes to drift to the proportions - the shape of the smile, lip thickness, neck length, the distance between lip and chin, general overall face shape etc and there's a definite match. The middle picture of Mezhgan and the picture on the right of Julie Cowell could be of the same woman. Apparently, it's all to do with how we were hardwired at a young age to pick out our primary caregivers in a crowd. We are attracted to what we recognise. You will often see the same phenomenon when older men swap their wives for younger models. For a good example of this take a look at the face shape and proportions of Jo Wood and Ekterina Ivanova.

I haven't got a picture of Ronnie Wood's Mum to check out this theory but I would wager she'll have many similarities to his wife and young lover(s).

So, Mezhgan ticks all the boxes in the face shape department but will Simon and Mezhgan settle and have babies, or is this another PR smokescreen - 'a convenient arrangement'? Could Simon just be offering a boost to a friend's career and profile - after all his life work has been to turn people from a nobody into a somebody. Or, perhaps Mezhgan is simply, in Rock Hudson-esque terms, a willing 'female walker' who fits easily into his extended Team Cowell family. For sure Simon and Mezhgan have some close relationship going on but, in the world of celebrity, nothing is ever as it seems and the public are often fed - and appear to hoover up - huge amounts of claptrap. Unless Max Clifford suddenly leaves the planet we can never hope to penetrate the spin machine that surrounds Mr Cowell's public life - Max does his job far too well!

Personally, I continue to remain suspicious about all these stories and even having read part of the interview he gave to Piers Morgan (which airs on or around 6th March) in which Simon appears to declare his love, I'm still cynical. Apparently he neither confirms or denies any engagement.

Simon's enigmatic, but to my mind he presents an oddly asexual, demeanour. He could well view Mezhgan as very special, but even if he walks her up the aisle, he can't be surprised, when his life is all so stage-managed, that there will be some of us who feel this could simply be yet another production. No one really cares what someone's sexual orientation is but until people, especially public figures, can stand up and be proud of who they are this world will never move towards one of greater authenticity, tolerance and love.

The Astrology
That Simon and Mezhgan would be instantly attracted and form a strong, if, perhaps a somewhat unconventional bond, can be verified when we look at their astrological charts.

Mezhgan was born on 28 March 1973 and Simon Cowell was born on 7 Oct 1959 Charts below, Click to enlarge.




Simon is a Libran and so Mezhgan's sunsign, Aries, is his opposite sign. This brings an instant recognition of each others shadow side. Some people are repelled by people of their opposite sign, but the more integrated one's personality is, the more likely it is that one or both parties, of those with opposite birth signs, will experience an instant attraction. Simon and Mezhgan - and indeed all Sun sign Aries and Libra's - are here to learn the art of relating harmoniously to others and miraculously the right people always show up at the right time to facilitate that life purpose.

By her own admission Mezhgan's motto is 'Just Keep Running and Don't Stop'. To an astrologer, this is an extremely apt choice of words for someone born under the go-getting sun sign of Aries. Additionally, as the sign of Aries is here to learn how to move from self interest to partnership, the sign has long been associated with the phrase 'Me, Me, Me'. It's therefore very interesting from the symbolic standpoint to observe that the name Simon's girlfriend chose for her company was Me by {Me}zhgan.

Venus - planet of love, harmony and beauty
When looking to see what type of person anyone is attracted to, we look at their Venus placing. Mezhgan's Venus is, like her Sun, in the sign of Aries. This places it in Simon's Solar 7th astrological house, which is the area of the chart that denotes 'those we form committed partnerships with'. But, if we put the Sun on the first house cusp ( a common practice in astrology) it places her Sun and Venus in his 6th house. This translates as: Mezhgan 'beautifies' (Venus) Simon for his work (6th). She'd also be good at doing some interior design (Venus) on his house (6th) or generally acting as an attractive adornment (Venus) in his daily life. That's obviously a plus for someone who works with him each day and is rumoured to have moved in with him. Still, this doesn't help us know if this is true love or just a 'special friend'.

How Mezhgan attracts others.
In the sign of Aries, Venus is very direct. Venus in Aries people are certainly not shy about coming forward and they have instant likes and dislikes. They can assertively, if not aggressively, go after what they want and often they will make it very plain when they are attracted to someone. Whereas, say, a Venus in Sagittarius female will try and attract her mate by humour, or perhaps an overt sway of the hips, Venus in Aries, will look a mate straight in the eyes and say 'I want you'! Even if she doesn't say it, Mezhgan could transmit it with a smouldering look. I say this as Mezhgan's Venus in Aries is opposite Pluto in Libra. This gives her incredible sexual power and allure. Basically she's hot with a capital H.

It should also be noted that Venus in Aries is often involved in love triangles, either they have someone else on the go or their partner does. Don't ask me why this is, it's not everyone so if you or a partner have Venus in Aries don't panic, but it's probably something to do with having to learn the lesson of being in partnership.

Why Simon?
Maybe we need to see a picture of Mezhgan's father! Certainly her former husband and partner show some similarities to Simon, so he was already Mezhgan's 'type' visually, plus Simon has a Venus/Pluto conjunction, so this is another immediate and compelling 'sympathetic' link between them.

Whilst Venus/Pluto types are very intense, they can also be obsessive and once they are drawn into an attraction they rarely ever let it go. They can also be secretive in matters of sex and love but are often - maybe this is Simon's 'issue' - scared of the intensity they know they can feel if they let themselves really fall for someone. Love can literally consume them and cause them to lose control! The strong character embraces this, the more insecure one will avoid it like the plague and will often transmute the love nature into very strong, non sexual, 'safe' alliances or channel it into their career. They'll pass it off as being freedom loving but really they are avoiding their own intensity. Just because someone is secure and successful in the workplace doesn't mean they have the same confidence in the bedroom. Also, if one falls in love, that relationship requires time and attention which detracts from the power they can exert at work, so some prefer to avoid that compromise. As I pointed out in another article about Simon a number of years ago, he in particular doesn't like things to 'get messy'. Discord is to be avoided at all costs for many Librans.

More on Venus/Pluto
Mezhgan's Venus and Pluto aspect is an opposition. This is slightly more of a challenge than Simon's conjunction of the same two planets, as it means she may have the propensity to swing between extremes. Perhaps some jealousy or explosiveness is lurking here. Alternatively it could work out that she attracts this from others.

Simon's Venus/Pluto aspect gives him more of an ability to keep renewing himself and coming up with new schemes. Venus/Pluto people always end up transforming something Venusian in their lives and Venusian includes women, beauticians, singers and finances!. This aspect is a typical Bust to Boom aspect and that fits well with what we know about Simon's early bankruptcy.

For someone who transforms (Pluto) the faces (Aries) of singers (Venus) and Judges (Libra) with make-up though, Mezhgan's Venus in Aries opposite Pluto in Libra is a perfect astrological signature, for her chosen career. She is following her innate passion. For a love affair (Venus) with someone powerful (Pluto) who can increase her finances, again this alignment fits like a glove. For both of them, they would only be attracted to a lover (Venus) who had depth (Pluto) or the ability to really dig their way deep into their respective soul's. Relationships have to be life changing and passionate for those with Venus/Pluto aspects or they aren't worth the effort. In that respect, if these two were to set up some charitable organisation together, this would be very 'well starred.' With contacts between Mezhgan's Sun and Pluto and Simon's North Node there is a fated quality to this pairing which could have something to do with a greater mission. With Mezhgan's Sun, Venus and Chiron in Aries it could have to do with helping those with facial disfigurement or head injuries.

In the interests of a well rounded look at Venus and Pluto, aspects between these two planets are also known to be associated with relationships conducted in secret or with some buried secrets about the love or sex life, which may or may not come to light depending on the amount of control that one is able to exert. People who pay others to keep them quiet, silence them through litigation or who receive money for sex are often seen to have this aspect, but there is no suggestion that this applies to Mezhgan or Simon.

Mars
Mezhgan's Sun in her chart is in opposition to Pluto. As the Sun shows something about the men we are drawn to, she would always be attracted to someone who has the power to change her life. Her Mars is in Aquarius, this is associated with TV shows and humanitarian work. Venus is how we attract others but Mars is how we assert ourselves, so this Mars tells us that she is quirky and intelligent, freedom loving, innovative, spontaneous and unconventional in someway but Mercury square to Saturn suggests Mezhgan may have had to deal with shyness and sorrow at some point. There may also be difficulties from siblings and as Aquarius is a fixed sign, there can be stubborness or intransigence.

As a Sunsign Aries Mezhgan's natural mode of expression is fast forward but every now and again she may be forced by circumstance to retreat or stop in her tracks. I say this because Mars is the Sun sign ruler and is in aspect to Saturn. This planet is the traditional planet of age, wisdom and status and it shows us why she is drawn to older men, but it is also one of a stop/go, hot/cold quality to her drive and vitality and to her actions.

Mezhgan will most likely assert herself in a very friendly, communicative way, but underneath she may be quite controlled, aloof and unpredictable. She may have to watch what she says from now on which will make her feel very restricted. Saturn in Gemini tells us that she may even be quite lonely or occasionally depressed. Maybe she hasn't felt this since she left her home country of Afghanistan but if she marries Simon this could speak of her feeling isolated or having her freedom (and freedom of speech and right to reply) curtailed by the press (Gemini).

As it stands at the moment Mezhgan's ability to be glamorous, intelligent and alternately soft hearted and necessarily hard nosed (Saturn and Neptune aspects) augurs well for Simon's Libran needs. With his Mars sextile Uranus he doesn't want a predictable doormat or a vacuous beauty. He likes his friends to keep him on his toes and be independent and intriguing! So far, so perfect.

What makes this relationship potentially very different to others is the magnetism and sparky quality imbued by Mezhgan's Uranus being closely conjoined to Simon's Mars. As Mars rules his 7th house of commitment and her Pluto and Uranus are in his Solar 1st he could indeed suddenly marry Mezhgan, or there may be some other 'shocking' or highly unusual - even unexpected - facet to the course of this relationship. Something about Mezhgan will definitely excite Simon and vice versa, but something unforeseen could also leave him a little unsettled or disturb his longterm alliances in someway. She could energise him to act in an uncharacteristic way or to sever some alliances.

Babies can also change someone's life but is this going that way? Mezhgan's Chiron in his 7th means that it may even be she who calls the shots and breaks his heart wide open, surprising even him with the intensity of his feelings. When looking at the course this relationship may follow we can direct the chart of Mezhgan forward in time and look at the links it forms to Simon's. Mezhgan has come out of the shadows just as her progressed Sun has arrived at 13 Taurus. This position is Simon's 8th house cusp of joint financial agreements but it forms a difficult aspect to his Sun. It has been about 6 years since her Venus reached this same position - his 8th, the house of what he shares with others. We would therefore expect to discover that this attraction stretches at least that far back but it is now about to be formalized. It won't always be easy.

Mezhgan will definitely transform Simon's life and finances in some way, and now the lid has been lifted on this relationship it may be difficult to cap it off. Certainly Pluto affects their composite chart right through to 2014 so this isn't a flash in the pan that's going away soon. Pluto aspects come with a lot of soul searching. Whereas a Uranus aspect can revolutionise a couples life this Pluto one will tear things down so that they can be rebuilt. Just how this will play out is not certain. Saturn is coming to square their composite Sun in October 2010 so this will either be the time of some formal seal on their relationship or it will be the first sign of problems.

With Jupiter and Uranus meeting in Aries in June and Saturn heading to Simon's Sun and square to Mezhgan's Venus and Sun, it is perfect timing for them both to make some serious decisions and consolidate their relationship. I still have a feeling though that something unexpected could surface, or threaten to surface. Maybe the press will be too intrusive for Mezhgan's freedom loving Mars in Aquarius? Her Mars/Saturn could suggest cold feet or fear of what she's letting herself in for - especially with the media.

Mars, the ruling planet of Simon's 7th house of commitment and the ruler of Mezhgan's Sun, Venus and Chiron, just happens to be going direct on 10th March. This is shortly after the airing of the Piers Morgan's show, Life Stories, in which he interviews Simon and asks him questions about Mezhgan and allegedly about his sexuality. From that date on, with Mars direct you can expect to regularly see Mezhgan and Simon pictured together and increasing speculation, gossip and rumour about their relationship and any marriage date as we head to her 37th birthday in late March.

Will they have children? They'll have pets but having children is in the lap of the Gods. Mezhgan may even have a little trouble conceiving. They may have kids and not marry such is the propensity for a non-conformist union. For sure, Mezhgan has some life changing aspects in 2011 and these coincide with Saturn crossing Simon's Sun. Saturn can either bring one sharply out of a reverie and into stark reality or it can bring added responsibility.

These are the dates +/- a week or so, that from the astrology charts I would expect significant news from this couple regarding the relationship (and any marriage and babies - if it does happen!):

24 May 2010
25 July 2010
10 Feb 2011
9 Jul 2011
1 Dec 2011
15 Aug 2012

Whatever is really going on with these two, they will attempt to control what we are allowed to know as much as possible but Uranus does promise a few suprises. Mezghan looks like a beautiful, dignified woman and Simon has transformed himself (Pluto) from Mr Nasty to Mr Charm Personified over the years, and seems to do a lot of good. I have always liked him a great deal, so I wish them every happiness. I also look forward to reading what other astrologers have to say about this pairing.

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