I haven't heard of Deb before but I love the clean, clear layout and content of her website and blog. My only gripe is that, yet again, the article throws psychics and astrologers into the same bag, when as we all know the two are completely different methods of tapping into the Universal consciousness. Okay so you can be psychic/intuitive and an astrologer - indeed it helps - but astrology is not about psychic phenomena.
Having been involved in media astrology for many a moon, I know how easy it is to commit to appearing in an article, only to find that the finished version either portrays astrology in a bad light, or, worst case, ridicules it all together. So a word of advice for anyone looking to embark on a career involving being interviewed by the media; always ask for some measure of editorial control from the publication, or if that is denied check beforehand what the main thrust of the piece will be - ask lots of questions of the interviewer or commissioning editor before agreeing to have your name appear.
This particular article ended up being a great advertisement for Deb and for astrology but it is still very mixed up with an article on 'fortune telling'. An address for the Psychic Society appeared but not one for a serious astrological body such as the AA or FAS. If we are going to bring 'proper' astrology to the attention of the public and assist it in gaining more gravitas, every astrologer has to take responsibility for ensuring it is properly promoted and the distinction between being psychic and being an astrologer is made clear.
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Here's another poem from Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This time on astrology. To my mind she hits the nail on the head with the words; There is no puny planet, Sun or Moon, Or zodiacal sign which can control, The God in us! If we bring that to bear, Upon events, we mold them to our wish. Which is why I am such a staunch advocate of using the Universal Laws, such as the Law of Attraction, to mold our fate (or to set our sails, as mentioned in my previous post) using visualisation and intention techniques, whilst working with our natural' bent' - which is described by the planets and their position in our natal chart.
Jupiter into Aquarius does suggest a large scale humanitarian crisis and a heavy workload for the UN this year.
I also pointed out Switzerland as a location that will be much in the news. This is because the Saturn Uranus lines meet in this area and all points north and south of the country. Maybe it's just because I am looking for it but I have noticed an increase in news stories from there recently. As we move towards the next SA/UR opposition on Feb 5th expect news over Swiss banks and the re-start of the LHC later this year. With heavy snowfall coming very early in the year, it may be a bad avalanche season, with new (UR) snow on old (SA) so take care if skiing in the Alps this year. We also have the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos later in January, so that's one to watch too.
The first map is the Jan 11th Full Moon Map - In Mundo. the second is the Full Moon at Gaza - in Zodiacal mode. In the first ( in mundo) Pluto ASC is actually way off the coast if one zooms in. Click to enlarge maps
Nay, seer, I do not doubt thy mystic lore,
Nor question that the tenor of my life,
Past, present and the future is revealed
There in thy horoscope: I do believe
That yon dead Moon compels the haughty
seas
To ebb and flow, and that my natal star
Stands like a stern-browed sentinel in space
And challenges events; nor lets one grief
Or joy, or favor, or success pass on
To mar or bless my earthly lot, until
It proves its fated right to come to me
All this I grant; but more than this I know:
Before the Solar Systems were conceived,
When nothing was but the unnameable,
My spirit lived, an atom of the Cause.
Through countless ages, and in many forms
It has existed, ere it entered in
This human form to serve its little day
Upon the Earth; the deathless Me of me
The spark from that all-creative fire
Is part of that eternal source called GOD,
And Mightier than the universe. Why he
Who knows, and knowing never once forgets
The pedigree divine of his soul,
Can conquer, shape and govern destiny
And use vast space as 'twere a board for chess
With stars for pawns; can change his
horoscope
to suit his will; turn failure to success,
And from preordained sorrow harvest hoy.
There is no puny planet, Sun or Moon
Or zodiacal sign which can control
The God in us! If we bring that to bear
Upon events, we mold them to our wish;
'Tis when the Infinite 'neath the finite gropes
That men are governed by their horoscopes.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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This months Full Moon ACG chart ( see below) pinpointed areas that have subsequently hit the headlines - like Indonesia. Interestingly Gaza is not exactly highlighted although there is a Pluto rise line if we use a Zodiacal view. Obviously the Gaza situation is ongoing, (although I did note a short ceasefire occurred when helio Pluto had passed its conjunction with Mars) so we have to look to earlier, and cycle, maps. I would relate this latest trouble to a few different cycles but if Saturn/Uranus turns out to be the trigger, this terrible situation could remain a defiant one and continue on into 2010.Nor question that the tenor of my life,
Past, present and the future is revealed
There in thy horoscope: I do believe
That yon dead Moon compels the haughty
seas
To ebb and flow, and that my natal star
Stands like a stern-browed sentinel in space
And challenges events; nor lets one grief
Or joy, or favor, or success pass on
To mar or bless my earthly lot, until
It proves its fated right to come to me
All this I grant; but more than this I know:
Before the Solar Systems were conceived,
When nothing was but the unnameable,
My spirit lived, an atom of the Cause.
Through countless ages, and in many forms
It has existed, ere it entered in
This human form to serve its little day
Upon the Earth; the deathless Me of me
The spark from that all-creative fire
Is part of that eternal source called GOD,
And Mightier than the universe. Why he
Who knows, and knowing never once forgets
The pedigree divine of his soul,
Can conquer, shape and govern destiny
And use vast space as 'twere a board for chess
With stars for pawns; can change his
horoscope
to suit his will; turn failure to success,
And from preordained sorrow harvest hoy.
There is no puny planet, Sun or Moon
Or zodiacal sign which can control
The God in us! If we bring that to bear
Upon events, we mold them to our wish;
'Tis when the Infinite 'neath the finite gropes
That men are governed by their horoscopes.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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I see Revolutionary Road won a few awards at The Golden Globes. perfect symbolism for another approaching Saturn/Uranus aspect. I expect it to do well at The Oscars.
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Jupiter into Aquarius does suggest a large scale humanitarian crisis and a heavy workload for the UN this year.
I also pointed out Switzerland as a location that will be much in the news. This is because the Saturn Uranus lines meet in this area and all points north and south of the country. Maybe it's just because I am looking for it but I have noticed an increase in news stories from there recently. As we move towards the next SA/UR opposition on Feb 5th expect news over Swiss banks and the re-start of the LHC later this year. With heavy snowfall coming very early in the year, it may be a bad avalanche season, with new (UR) snow on old (SA) so take care if skiing in the Alps this year. We also have the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos later in January, so that's one to watch too.
The first map is the Jan 11th Full Moon Map - In Mundo. the second is the Full Moon at Gaza - in Zodiacal mode. In the first ( in mundo) Pluto ASC is actually way off the coast if one zooms in. Click to enlarge maps
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