Collaborate With Fate

NEW MOON, NEW START

2010-06-12T19:53:00.006+01:00

Hi and thanks for stopping by.

After amassing over 4 years of articles (see archives list in the left sidebar) in this space, I need to switch to a new format which has a much better interface. Unfortunately as I am busy writing my book and with other projects, I just don't have the time for all those technicalities at the moment. That said, writing is my passion and I doubt I will stop until the day I shift off this mortal coil. Therefore with the New Moon in Gemini today, which is the lunation associated with communication in my 8th astrological house of transition, I have begun another site called The Cosmic Chronicle. You can reach it on
http://www.cosmicchronicle.com or http://cosmicchronicle.blogspot.com

while Collaborate With Fate is on temporary hold.

In The Cosmic Chronicle I will continue to offer 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', but on a weekly basis. If you are interested in the more holistic perspective about our existence, I do hope you will join me over there.

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

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 this 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'

Something Hit Jupiter + Derrick Bird, symbolism & astrology

2010-06-04T19:00:00.002+01:00

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!

Forget Polls, Use Astrology - and much more

2010-05-13T23:19:00.008+01:00

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.

Click to enlarge

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.”

UNPRECEDENTED TIMES - Turmoil ahead

2010-05-11T10:49:00.002+01:00

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 .

Can We Call the Timing of What Happens Next?

2010-05-09T21:07:00.003+01:00

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.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

2010-05-04T00:53:00.001+01:00

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...... to read on and read all Larry's tips Click here

HEADS UP! - Fascinating, maybe important news

2010-04-28T19:29:00.001+01:00

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.

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

2010-04-18T15:55:00.001+01:00

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

Thoughts on The Nature of Astrology

2010-04-11T20:45:00.001+01:00

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.

YOGALOSOPHY

2010-04-07T14:44:00.001+01:00

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

WHY HAITI? WHY MADEIRA? - God as geometrician

2010-02-24T10:51:00.002Z

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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.

MEZHGAN HUSSAINY HAS THE X-FACTOR - the astrology

2010-02-22T14:40:00.012Z

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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Predicting Earthquakes from Cloud Formations

2010-02-01T20:14:00.003Z

This week, I just happened to come across a fascinating article from New Scientist dating back to early 2008, concerning the prediction of earthquakes. It contains a piece of information which, in light of recent events in Haiti, should perhaps be given more serious attention.

It would seem a group of geophysicists had noticed (in 2005) that just before an earthquake, a tectonic plate fault line emits an increased level of heat. This rising heat causes thermal currents which in turn appear to affect the cloud cover. Consequently, for some hours prior to a quake, scientists have noticed that it is possible to detect a break in the clouds which precisely mirrors the fault line below - thus (potentially) giving anyone who notices it, advanced warning of a tremor. This certainly gives the maxim, as above , so below a new twist!

Geophysicists Guangmeng Guo and Bin Wang of Nanyang Normal University in Henan, China, noticed a gap in the clouds in satellite images from December 2004 that precisely matched the location of the main fault in southern Iran. It stretched for hundreds of kilometres, was visible for several hours and remained in the same place, although the clouds around it were moving. New Scientist

Here's a link to a webpage where you can see a video of these clouds. They also have many photographs of these cloud formations.

One person who has certainly done their research vis a vis what was happening up above (non astrological) in the clouds and below, on Earth, on the day of the Haiti Earthquake is this blogger

I have to slightly distance myself from the 'There's a conspiracy in everything' type writing on the aforementioned blog, but that's not to say it isn't intriguing and I hope you will take a look.

A lot of the brouhaha in conspiracy circles across the Internet centres around HAARP - an acronym for The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. The fear is that the experiments and the technology used by HAARP is disturbing - if not deliberately manipulating - the ionosphere, causing changes to the Earth systems below. Here's a visual explanation of what's going on:

I don't have any firm opinion to share on the positive or negative consequences of the HAARP program. It does, however, seem reasonable to assume that messing with Mother Nature is not a good idea. I'm not so reticent about sharing my opinion on earthquake prediction techniques though. It seems like a no-brainer that more research should certainly be focused on these correlations between cloud formation, fault lines and seismic tremors. Overall I think it's important to bring both these things to the attention of a wider audience, so share this around as you see fit.

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2012. A transit of Venus and the Maya connection

2010-01-15T09:58:00.002Z

Here's a trailer for yet another film cashing in on the 2012 hype. From what I have seen, it's more complete and utter hogwash, but I am featuring this one as this is a new take on it that I hadn't heard of before.

The astronomy means the disappearance of the Sun could not be true, however many myths that have been handed down over the years are often allegories which, when correctly deciphered, do have some truth in them.

In this case it seems to me that the Maya so revered the planet Venus that they must have calculated that 2012 coincided with a transit of Venus to the Sun. The transit causes a black spot to pass across the face of the Sun and it is entirely possible that over the ages this fact has become 'corrupted' in much the same way as 'Chinese Whispers' alters the original message that was being conveyed. The Transit of Venus also produces something called the Black Drop Effect. Whilst the size and distance of Venus from Earth could, in no way produce the phenomenon we see at Solar eclipses - when the Moon appears to either completely cover the Sun or, as in today's eclipse, leave a ring around the Moon (known as an annular eclipse).

Nevertheless it is visible to the eye and a small part of the Sun is blacked out by Venus in 2012. (see pic at top) We won’t notice any decrease of sunlight during the transit but you can see how the whole notion of a black spot could have got misconstrued over the ages to become 'the sun is blacked out'. This happening in 2012 is too coincidental to this man's take on it in the video to be dismissed.

The Maya Calendar is thought to have begun in 3114BC (no one knows for sure - it's just a nifty bit of retrospective calculation that appears to have stuck). This list of 5 millennia of Venus transits reveals there was a transit in 3108BC

Although we last had a transit of Venus to the Sun in 2004 (they come in pairs) the last one before that was in 1882 so they are rare. If you want to read all about the transit this site is great. Use the links on the side of the page when you get there too. One of them allows you to calculate what the transit will look like from your location and another gives you a fascinating set of instructions from 1882 of exactly how to view it through a telescope.

A transit typically lasts from 7 to 9 hours but they can last much, much less or even not happen at all, just missing the Sun, in which case they are known as missing transits. How much you see of it depends on your location but one other interesting fact, which totally supports my theory that it is this to which the Maya gentleman in the video could be (unknowingly) referring to, is that in that part of the world the Sun will set before the transit is complete therefore the Sun and Venus effectively make the world go dark together from their perspective in 2012!

The transit will be wholly visible from eastern Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, the Philippines, China, Korea, Japan, the islands of the western Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Russia, Alaska and north-west Canada. In the far north the entire transit can also be seen, since the sun does not set. From eastern Canada, the United States, Central America, the Caribbean and northwest South America only the first part of the transit will be visible, because first contact occurs in the afternoon of June 5 and the sun sets while the transit is still in progress.

To my mind THIS transit of Venus is the event of 2012. It is June 5/6 is when people should be holding gatherings - not 21.12.2012.

From my extensive research, I still cannot rule out that the Maya knew of the return of a long term comet sometime around 2011/2013, or that some kind of electromagnetic changes may raise the vibrational frequencies of our Universe, in turn perhaps affecting our consciousness, but an extinction event it is not.

On that point at least myself and this Mayan chap agree! If you fancy hanging around until April 05 15232AD though then we'd really have something to jump up and down about. Take a look at this animation (obviously you have to click to play once you land on this page). The simultaneous occurrence of a transit of Venus and a total Solar Eclipse! Now that's really something that would strike awe and wonder into one's heart. Talking of which.............

Venus transits, like eclipses come in series. There are ten series, each with a distinct start and end date. Each member of a series is separated by 88,756 days or 243 years (= sum of 8 + 105.5 + 8 + 121.5 years). The one's in the 3114BC range were series 3 and 4 the upcoming 2012 one is series 7. This means the 2012 one is linked to one on JUNE 3RD 1769 a year also very much linked into the founding of America. It is also a date when a mere 5 hours later there was a total Solar eclipse! The significance of the planet Venus to the Masonic fraternity and the Mystery Traditions in general cannot be overlooked - she mentioned cryptically in advance of her still in progress book!.

Here is the full list of the Venus Transit Series - thanks again to Mr Jan Curtis. Jan's whole site is a masterpiece

Member    First Transit      Last Transit  Number  Duration

1    BC 18182 May 07   BC  4574 May 21    57      13608
2    BC 13412 Nov 02   BC  4178 Nov 15    39       9234
3    BC  6996 May 14   BC   921 May 23    26       6075
4    BC  6859 Nov 14   BC   541 Nov 19    27       6318
5    BC  3100 May 18   AD  3705 Jun 24    29       6804
6    BC  1764 Nov 21   AD  2854 Dec 14    20       4617
7    AD   554 May 22   AD 11732 Aug 30    47      11178
8    AD  1631 Dec 07   AD  7707 Jan 27    26       6075
9    AD  5269 Jan 08   AD 27868 Jul 26    94      22599
10    AD  9537 Aug 15   AD 14883 Sep 29    23       5346

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Just in case you haven't heard today's annular eclipse is historic. It is the longest until Dec 23 3043 which is 1033 years ahead. Lots of my fellow bloggers are covering it in detail so check out Astrodispatch to find them.

A correlation between severe weather and planets?

2010-01-07T13:17:00.006Z

Snow is lovely to look at when it first falls but, for those who get the white stuff all the time, it is rarely a talking point. The same with cold temperatures. This year however record snowfalls and below-the-norm temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere are leaving even the most seasoned winterers, wide-eyed.

Temperatures of -22C have left 122 dead in Poland, while in central Norway temperatures plummeted to -41C on Wednesday.In the Swiss Alps avalanches have killed at least seven people, parts of the USA are feeling unseasonally cold and the UK is in the grip of the longest cold snap for 29 years. Many are housebound due to icy conditions outside.

Is there a correlation between harsh conditions and planetary alignments or cycles. You bet there is!

The Met Office tells us that the average mean (UK) temperature for last month was the lowest since 1981, which had the coldest December on record. Whenever astrologers hear mention of a time span of '29 years', we know the words testing, hard, restricted or difficult will probably be somewhere in the same conversation. This is because these are words we know correlate to the planet Saturn, which has a periodicity of approx 29 years. (Saturn's orbital period around the Sun is 29.42 years) In 1981 Saturn was in the sign of Libra -where it is now - and in December 1981 ( that cold, snowy winter) it started to edge towards a conjunction with Pluto. These two planets, Saturn and Pluto, are currently moving towards another important phase of that early '80's cycle on 31st January.

While Saturn returning to the sign it was in back then gives a strong indication of a recurrence of similar circumstances now, the proximity to another harmonic alignment in its cycle with Pluto (this one is 270 degrees, a closing square) means that extreme conditions, where survival often becomes an issue, are also to be ( re) expected.

Now if you are in the Southern hemisphere you may already be thinking, well that's a load of tosh because down here it's summer! However the same warning applies - this time in mirror image. (remember everything has a polarity) Cape Town in South Africa, for example, is seeing record highs in their temperatures and other countries are suffering extreme conditions.

Unfortunately, astrologers get a bad rap when it comes to pointing out things like this because the skeptics are quick to point out that there have, of course, been many other dates of record lows and highs - they didn't all just occur at once 29 years ago. BUT it's a question of looking at the different cycles, such as the Saturn/Uranus or the Saturn /Jupiter and a myriad of others, plus the lunation cycle, sun spot activity and other heavenly events. This weather pattern is predominantly correlating to the Saturn cycle but a confluence of other factors can link it to the 196o's and earlier dates (etc)

One thing is absolutely sure though, and this is why so many sane, intelligent people do get brought around to 'believing in astrology' once they have studied it........ The planetary activity above correlates to events below on Earth - without doubt.

So, as in late 1981 there were extreme temperatures, it may be of interest to know these will persist, whichever side of the globe you are on, until the aspect has perfected at the end of January plus a week or so the other side. The overall feeling is one of conditions in which one feels tested in some way. In the shorter term some countries will feel a let-up after the next eclipse and the forward motion of a currently retrograde Mercury i.e. by the 15/16th Jan. Where the snow has paralysed countries, states and counties, most schools will reopen next week and transport should get moving again when Mercury picks up speed. With Mars still in reverse until mid March though I'm not saying there will be no more problems, just that the harshest of them should subside with the Saturn/Pluto at the end of January.

Many are latching onto current weather conditions and citing it as further evidence of Global warming. Agree with them if you like but you'll only hear me saying in a weary voice, "No, it's cyclical"! I think we should address pollution and other ecological issues but the weather is beyond control.

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Snow is the perfect reminder that, just as small shift in temps can turn moisture into a tangible form, so can the correct shift in your energy bring the things you imagine to visible manifestation. It's called transmutation - the changing of form.

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This weather in the Northern hemisphere also somewhat mirrors the economic outlook - very bleak. Unfortunately shops are going to have low takings due to a lack of customers. Businesses will suffer due to the employees not being able to make it to the office, or parents not being able to organise childcare for this period. Distribution across Europe is affected, so many perishable goods, although being naturally kept 'on ice' will be unsaleable and have to be trashed. Many flights are cancelled, causing further problems for BA, other airlines and Heathrow this week ( see previous post - which highlights how you can see a problem ensuing but never tell where the 'threat' is coming from; terror or weather) Also the de-icing process is costly and time consuming, so on top of staff shortages, with many not able to get to work to crew the aircraft; all these delays significantly increase the debt burden of airlines.

The only winners are the oil, gas and salt industries. (BTW, there was no salt to be found anywhere in my town but a bit of lateral thinking helped me and may help you - Dishwasher salt and cat litter, both do the same trick!)

Anyway keep warm or cool depending on your location and try and scroll back to read my article on the upcoming January eclipse. Written in November, the astrology accurately pinpointed Yemen as being a country that would rise to the headlines in this period!

AVIATION THREATS USING ASTROLOGY

2009-12-29T15:19:00.011Z

Is it possible for astrology to give us any indication of which airlines could be most at risk of terrorism?

As an astrologer with a background in the aviation industry, this is a question that I have been pondering ever since the Lockerbie tragedy (21 Dec 1988 19:02:46.Lockerbie, Scotland) The conclusion that I arrived at some years ago is that it is nigh on impossible to wade through all of the charts of each of the airlines BUT the charts
(natal, progressed etc) of the first ever commercial airline flight (2 May 1952. 15.12, Heathrow (Hayes) has proved to be quite responsive to events which affect the airline industry as a whole - especially as it is a timed chart.

Also the charts of the opening of Heathrow (London) Airport (1 Jan 1946 and 31 May 1946, Heathrow (Hayes) use noon) are good bellwethers as, in the event of some major occurrence anywhere on the globe involving an airliner, this major international hub is often affected.

Being British, and as my preferred airline, I also use the chart of British Airways. (31 Mar 1974, Heathrow, use noon)

The problem we have in accurately assessing periods where 'events' have an increased chance of occurring is that we are somewhat hindered by the times we are living through. By this I mean that, when times were good, bad aspects often indicated a time when an actual aircraft could meet difficulties, now it may refer to the airline as a business, as many airlines are struggling to stay financially aloft!

In the chart of British Airways for example, the current aspects are pretty dire. Saturn is stationing within one degree of its natal Pluto and right on its progressed Pluto which speaks loudly of the cut backs, paring down and its battle for survival, It also flags up the transformation (Pluto) of the basic structure (Saturn) of the organisation that is needed.

Last month when the strike was announced, but before it was repealed, the retrogradation of Mercury and Mars pointed to grounding of the airline over Christmas. As it turned out adverse weather and the terrorism incident (and not the - postponed - strike) is what brought the chaos and a slow down to the airline. This highlights the difficulties of pinpointing the detail.

It should be said though that often (although this may sound a bit woo-woo to some) when a company as a whole has suppressed tension of anger in its ranks (as BA does now over the strike issue) this tension becomes in danger of 'exploding' (Pluto) outwards in the public domain. This puts BA (as it has the current Saturn/Pluto influence) at slightly greater potential risk of accidents or nefarious deeds and villainous plots against it - in much the same way as an angry person is more likely to 'attract' a bout of road rage or a car accident.

(Note: The national airline also shows up as Uranus in the Nation's 1066AD chart)

In 1988 though, when BA was in good shape, the Lockerbie bombing occurred (on a much overlooked tr SA/PL septile). At this time the progressed chart of BA showed a Mercury/Pluto opposition at 4 Libra/Aries (the position of Saturn now). The Lockerbie bomb was a Pan-Am flight but the incident changed the face of air travel so this 4 (and 5) Libra/Aries point is a 'hot' one for BA.

Mars had progressed to 4 Cancer at September 11th 2001, (when there was a tr SA/Pl opp) so Mars precisely squared this point and Pluto. We can therefore deduce that extra problems may be heaped upon this airline through to February and again right through to 2011 while the tr SA/Pl square persists in moving across the 4/5 Libra point and Pluto hovers back and forth square to BA's natal Pluto.

15 degrees Taurus, where BA's Progressed Sun is now, is 45 degrees (semisquare) from the world point of 0 Aries. It remains here until the end of September 2010 but Pr Mars moves to exactly square BA's natal Sun at the same time (pr Mars at 10 Cancer, natal Sun at 10 Aries). This is volatile.

Before that though, on 31st Dec (and persisting into January) we have a Lunar eclipse at 10 Cancer. This is incredibly ominous for Heathrow (Sun at 10 Cap) and for our flag carrier (Sun 10 Aries) and just in case the coming transits are not related to its financial predicament, extra care should be taken around security of the airline's fleet and base.

In May the movement of Uranus to 0 Aries triggers BA's pr Sun at 15 Taurus. Back in Jan 2008 I forecast a complete loss of power for BA connected (through the law of correspondence) in some way to China. I based this solely on the loss of engine power to a BA aircraft on an inbound flight from Beijing. BA has indeed dramatically lost power since then but, in exactly what way China could affect the fortunes of this airline I just don't know (unless the diplomatic incident over the execution of a British national in China today escalates) but the likelihood is from some financial issue (Venus) arising or getting worse, between now and May 2010. Click to enlarge chart below.

The presence of Jupiter and Saturn across the ASC/DESC axis on the exact day of the Uranus transition, plus the Venus conjunct Uranus aspect speaks of some huge aviation story that week - perhaps to do with space flight or, worst case huge (Jupiter) loss (Saturn) or a large airline going into administration.

Reverting back to the other charts - and our attempt to locate 'terrorism windows' - rather than lead you through the minutiae of the chart data (and maps) I will just list dates in January and locations where and when extra attention should perhaps be given.

31st Dec 2009
3/4 Jan 2010
17 Jan +/- 2 2010
28/29/30 Jan 2010

There are numerous other dates throughout the year when planets are triggered but late April and into May look very tense. I'll cover these as we get to them.

This applies worldwide but highlighted locations are:

Memphis TN
Atlanta,GA
London, UK
Chicago, Ill
Miami, FL

Suffice to say, we are not out of the woods with respect to administration or terrorism threats yet. My gut instinct is that airports may even have to be moved well away from densely populated areas in the future.

In astrology the substance used to attempt to blow up planes (in 2001 and 2009), PETN, would fall as a Neptune/Pluto correspondence. Neptune was septile Pluto on Xmas day 2009 and 22 Dec 2001!

Watch what happens when PETN is detonated

Note: If you are an astrologer, I suggest looking up the detail of the opening date of a major US airport hub and looking for severely adverse transits involving the outer planets in 201o/11/12 and cross referencing it to other major airports worldwide.

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2009-12-15T08:11:00.005Z

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GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - Plus Bank of England and more

2009-11-29T17:28:00.003Z

Another round-up week here on CWF:

While many of you in the States were tucking into your Turkey, I had a reason to give thanks of my own here in the UK.

On Thursday night, at 11.25GMT to be precise, I was up out of bed and outside tending to my daughters rabbit because it was, highly unusually, hugely distressed about something. Just as I backed away from his hutch something caught my eye up in the crystal clear night sky. It was a red light, and at first, as we live on the flightpath I thought it must be a plane but it was way too large for that, plus it was glowing red and yellow and quickly getting larger.

I stood transfixed as this 'thing' headed from the SSW to the NNE right over my house. Without a shadow of a doubt it was a fireball. I could see it really clearly as it approached.

It had no tail, it made no noise, it wasn't a firework or Chinese lantern blowing around; this was on a definite path like a missile ( albeit a round one) on a trajectory. As we are in the midst of meteor season it must have been a fragment of spacerock which had entered the atmosphere.

It was a thrilling, if unnerving experience and I was thankful it passed over our house! The thing I keep wondering about ever since though, is how and why my rabbit was so upset? He calmed down as soon as it had passed over, yet he could not have seen it from where his cage is positioned. The only conclusion is he must have heard it at some level above, or below, human hearing range.

I recall when I was in a series of earthquakes in Los Angeles that the animals always went nuts - dogs barking wildly - just before a quake came. So, if we were to consider the possibility that all the doomsday theories hold weight and '2012' is about an impact event or some huge natural calamity, perhaps the lesson to take from this is to get a pet and take particular note when it starts acting strangely;-)

Anyway, after my 'sighting' I immediately scoured the Net for news but found none. (BTW It looked just like the photo at the top, about one quarter this size, without the tail and more of a yellow and red hue whereas that one is white and red) What I did find were reports on sightings of a huge meteor in Utah (17th) and South Africa on the 21st November.

If you haven't yet seen the footage of the South Africa one, here it is (and a link to the Utah event)

Utah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1ZKm2Cru4E

As I say we are in meteor season but it's not expected to peak for another 14 days yet! God only knows what's set to rain down on us in days to come! Here's a report from the net. :

On the evening of Dec. 13 into the morning of the 14th, the Geminid meteor shower peaks. This shower is fairly reliable, producing up to 100 meteors an hour. The moon will not interfere with viewing this multi-colored display — more than half usually white, a quarter yellow, and the remaining meteors blue, red and green. Only about 25 years ago did NASA discover an object in the same orbit as the Geminid meteoroid stream, a rocky asteroid or extinct comet named 3200 Phaethon. This is most probably the parent body of the Geminid meteor shower.

DUBAI:

"There is no Bank of Morality that could provide a bailout for this sinister mirage in the desert".

Read this great article from The Huffington Post here (thanks to Christine Delorey for bringing it to my attention) and then hop over to my Tomorrow Today blog for an article, with chart data, which I wrote the day the news about Dubai broke. I must admit I had it in my head that 1 December was Monday, but turns out it's Tuesday, so as a quick revision to that article, look out for more problems at LSEG and Stocks in general re this Dubai issue tomorrow 30th Nov AND 1 Nov. Volatility always increases around Full Moons and the next is looming on the 2 Dec.

Christine also pointed out that Tiger Woods car crash and the Dubai crash came on the same day. Read more here

BANKS & ASTROLOGY:
Saturn and Pluto continue their square 'bleak, harsh, survival' aspect throughout the winter. On 16 December, all the way through to 9 February 2010, Saturn will station retrograde and remain at 4 Libra.

Saturn/Pluto cycles link into the metaphorical death and transformation (Pluto) of Institutions - like Banks (Saturn). Anyone with planets at 4 Libra, and therefore - due to the harmonic nature of the universe - also at 4 Aries, 4 Capricorn, 4 Cancer, 19 Scorpio, 19 Taurus, 19 Leo and 19 Aquarius, is going to feel an incredible tension in some area of their life related to the planets and position involved. Something may have to give in order to be renewed.

I have a number of colleagues who are available for personal astrological consultations if you would like to find out where this will impact you - please contact me for details at (cosmictrends at hotmail dot com).

Countries with planets at 4 Libra are:
New Zealand
Bhutan
Lebanon
Abkhazia
UK
Swaziland
Greece
Malaya
El Salvador
South Africa
Tonga
Portugal
Western Samoa
Kosovo
Eritrea
NATO has Uranus at 4 Cancer
OPEC has a close Mercury.

Most worryingly the Bank of England was founded by Royal Charter on 27 July 1694. If we use the time as 9am, then the forward motion of the planet Uranus (direct 1 Dec) is about to push over into angularity on 31st Dec - the night of a full Moon partial eclipse - and the Mars/Neptune opposition, at 24 Virgo/Pisces will also be conjoined by Uranus in Jan/Feb/Mar 2010 bringing the potential for sudden collapse. This at the same time as Pluto hits the node of the Banks chart, Saturn stations on the Moon and Mars retrogrades to impact the Sun/Pluto conjunction. Arghh. If anyone can put a positive spin on that I take my hat off to them!

Expect the fireworks to begin now (tomorrow) with the possibility of a Black Friday (or black week) around 18th Dec and mayhem in early 2010. Sorry to sound so pessimistic but, as I tweeted yesterday I think it is incumbent upon astrologers to warn people that we are in a bubble of hype about a recovery when the outlook actually calls for people to face the reality. We are not on the way out of the woods in 2010 but heading deeper in. If that stops just one person borrowing ro spending more than they can afford to lose in the erroneous belief of recovery around the corner, then we have helped.

Every single chart of banks, stock exchanges, currencies etc is being pulverized by difficult aspects. Whether this Dubai problem will start the domino effect, or if some other shock is looming we cannot tell but something is about to bring the banking system to its knees. Click to enlarge

MIDPOINTS:
This section is going to be too technical for most readers, but for the astrologers amongst you, I want to add another section here in the hope that careful study of these points will help uncover exactly where potential problems may emanate from in the turmoil we can see approaching in 2010.

These are transiting midpoints of outer planets. What this means is that when a planet in a country chart or a natal chart falls at any of these degrees it acts as a conductor of the two outer planets.:

DEC 2009/JAN 2010/FEB 2010

JU/SA 11 Sag/15 Sag/18 Sag ( this means it is moving thru 11 to 18 degrees inclusive)
JU/UR 6 Pisc/9 Pis/13Pis
JU/NE 22 Aqu/25 Aq /29 Aq
JU/PL 26 Cap/29 Cap/03 Aq
SA/UR 27 Sag (GC)/28 Sag/29 Sag (turns Rx)
SA/NE 13 Sag/14 Sag/14 Sag (turns Rx)
SA/PL 17 Scorpio 17 Sco/18 Sco/19 Sco (turns Rx)
UR/NE 8 Pisc/8 Pis/9 Pis (now direct from Dec 09)
UR/PL 12 Aqu/13 Aq/14 Aq
NE/PL 28 Cap/28 Cap/ 0 Aq

Thanks to Claire in North Dakota for providing the data.

So, for example, on a personal level I can expect to really feel evidence of the SA/PL cycle manifesting in my life this month even if to the casual observer, my chart shows no significant hits. This is because the midpoint of the two is on my Sun at 17 Scorpio. Midpoints are like an x-ray of the chart bringing hidden resonances to light.

Ones to watch are the movements of the JU/PL & NE/PL midpoints to Aquarius in Jan/Feb- and JU/NE to Pisces in March, all concerned with currency!

UR/PL CYCLE
If we want to know what 2012 is all about we need to carefully study this cycle. The last time we had evidence of this cycle at work was in 1986/87 and before that in 1965/1966. We must study these dates and see what may be coming up again for it's first real test at the square since 1965/1966.

Ura 0 Plu 9 Oct 1965
Ura 0 Plu 4 Apr 1966
Ura 0 Plu 30 Jun 1966
Ura 45 Plu 6 Mar 1986
Ura 45 Plu 1 Jul 1986
Ura 45 Plu 23 Jan 1987
Ura 45 Plu 1 Sep 1987
Ura 90 Plu 9 Dec 1987
Ura 90 Plu 24 Jun 2012
Ura 90 Plu 19 Sep 2012

BLUE MOON
31st December is a 'Blue Moon'. These occur when we have 2 Full Moon's in one calendar month. The first is 2 December and the other on the 31st, NY's Eve. This one is also a partial eclipse. Technically speaking, the places in timezones where the Full Moon will not occur until 1 Jan (i.e. Down under) will not have a Blue Moon in December but in January 2010 on 1 Jan and 30 Jan 2010.

That's all for now. Just be sure that if you are in the UK you don't have more than 50K in any one bank in 2010 and if you are in other countries, check how much of your money will be covered in the event of the collapse of your Bank or Building Society or the collapse of a currency. Sources tell me that Bloomberg.com is a good site to frequent for financial information. In the UK I also like This is Money

EXCEPTIONAL ECLIPSE 2010

2009-11-23T11:29:00.006Z

In January 2010 we are going to experience an exceptional eclipse. Eclipses often cast their influence before them. Although the amount of time that the influence of an eclipse can be felt, prior to the event, is a hotly disputed topic, I always say we should take note from the time of the preceding Full Moon (a partial lunar eclipse, 31st Dec 2009). On this occasion though I feel we may see a chain of events begin to unfold from as early as mid December '09.

This eclipse goes down in the records as special because out of 1,684 eclipses that have been documented to occur between 1700 and 2050 only 5 eclipses are of longer duration. These 5 occurred, in order of occultation, in 1955 (longest at 12 minutes 09) 1973, 1937, 1992 and 1919 ( 11 minutes 37)* Our January 15th, 2010 eclipse comes next in line and this will be the longest annular eclipse to occur this century (between the years 2000 - 2100) with a duration of 11mins 08 seconds.

Fact: The longest ever recorded annular eclipse was on Dec 07 0150AD with a duration of 12m24s

What's an Annular Eclipse?
An annular eclipse would be a total eclipse were it not for the fact that the Moon is too far from the Earth for the apex of its shadow to touch the Earth surface, therefore the Moon will not completely cover the Sun and a narrow ring of light ( annulus = ring) will surround the Moon. Here's a picture of an annular eclipse moving into and out of perfection. It is annular bottom left:

What does this one portend?
An exceptional year began in July 2009 with a total eclipse which lasted 6 mins and 39 seconds - the largest this century - and now we have this second record breaker 6 months later.

For those of us with an interest in celestial/terrestrial correspondences we will be watching current events closely as we know to expect noteworthy occurrences down here on Earth in the months either side of the eclipses. For example, in June the total eclipse fell close to the announcement that Swine Flu was now officially a global pandemic. The eclipse also preceded the death of Micheal Jackson. That said, eclipses are not all doom and gloom. Good things do happen but usually they portend notable entries and exits from the world stage and dramatic occurrences or changes of fortune - ones which capture global attention.

Although some births or inventions are newsworthy right from the get-go, others need more time to come to public awareness. What we find is that things begun or born in eclipse years (people, events, countries or companies) unfold with subsequent eclipses. In 1955 for example, the year of a lengthy total and annular eclipse, both Bill Gates and Tim Berners Lee arrived on the planet. At the next eclipse juncture in 1973 Gates enrolled at Harvard, whilst Tim Berners Lee moved to Queen's College, Oxford. The end of 1991 and early 1992 (the time of the eclipse) were landmark years in the development of the WWW. In fact the whole concept of computer technology appears to be caught up in this Saros cycle.

As the chart of the initial eclipse in 1613 contains a Mercury Uranus conjunction in Gemini (communications technology) in close aspect to Neptune in Virgo, the initial energy or impetus of this cycle could be said to lend itself, amongst many other things, to social change as a result of the proliferation of communication technology..

This eclipse cycle also seems to have a particular association with Kuwait; with the New River of London; with Java, Indonesia; with Virginia, USA; with Descendants of King James 1; with Hungary and with The Globe Theatre and with Sunspots.

If we are to make a thorough study of what these eclipses portend we take at least 5 things into consideration

1) We must look back to the other eclipses in this series, Saros cycle 141. These dates are:

May 19 1613
1631 May 31
1649 Jun 10
1667 Jun 21
1685 Jul 01
1703 Jul 14
1721 Jul 24
1739 Aug 04
1757 Aug 14
1775 Aug 26
1793 Sep 05
1811 Sep 17
1829 Sep 28
1847 Oct 09
1865 Oct 19
1883 Oct 30
1901 Nov 11
1919 Nov 22
1937 Dec 02
1955 Dec 14
1973 Dec 24
1992 Jan 04

2) We must look at the eclipse degree. This time it will be at 25 Capricorn. So we look at other eclipses at 25 Capricorn and note what happened then. This would be Jan 15 1991 and Jan 16 1972.
For example, on this date in 1991 Operation Desert Storm was sanctioned by the UN while the 1972 date is close to the day King Frederick of Denmark died.

3) We look at the chart of the eclipse and its aspects (plus we note planets arriving at the eclipse degree of 25 Capricorn)
This January eclipse is closely conjoined to Venus which all looks nice, as Venus is the planet of love, engagements, money, gifts, beauty until we note that Venus is in the sign of Capricorn (business) ruled by Saturn, ruler of the eclipse and in mutual reception but retrograde. It looks very much like financial matters are on the slide and takings in shops will be well down over the Christmas period. More redundancies and an unstable financial climate ( Uranus 2nd). Banks or people could be 'robbing Peter to pay Paul' feeling things have to be on the up and ignoring reality. The astrology says we are not over the worst yet.

4) We look at which people, countries or companies resonate to 25 Capricorn. Look at which house of your chart it will fall and if you have a planet at 24, 25 or 26 degrees of cardinal signs ( Aries, Libra, Capricorn, Cancer) the eclipse will end something and bring something new in that area. The planets tell us more. For example in the chart of the USA the eclipse will trigger the Mercury/Pluto opposition at the axis of 24-27 cancer/capricorn. Mercury rules trade and trading and travel and Pluto rules corruption and all types of underhand actions and endings.

Countries which resonate to 24/25 Capricorn are: France. Latvia, Yemen, Australia, New Zealand, Roman Empire

5) We look at the geodetic ACG map - click to enlarge -

What we see here is the eclipse through China again and a specific emphasis on Shanghai and down through Indonesia ( New Moon lines) . reciprocal lines travel down through South America. The eclipse rises through Libya, up off the coast of Italy, through Geneva, home of the LHC and up through the UK. It sets through Vancouver.

The actual eclipse path is through India, Nepal and China

I have begun a new blog called Tomorrow Today, where I will be posting thoughts on cycles and trends, without all the detailed astrological background. I will comment more on the manifestations of this eclipse over there in December

* All eclipse info courtesy of Fred Espenak at NASA except for the total number of eclipses which is taken from Neil Michelsen's Planetary Phenomena

THRU THE LENS OF HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS

2009-11-17T12:35:00.002Z

Two babies were 'in utero' - wombmates! One is called Ego, the other is called Spirit. They are having a conversation.
Spirit says to Ego:
"I know you are going to find this difficult to believe but I truly believe there is life after birth"
Ego shouts back;
" Don't be ridiculous. Why must you persist with this notion that there is something beyond reality? Why don't you just accept your lot in life and stop parroting all this 'life after birth' nonsense."
Spirit quietens down for a while but then just has to speak up again.
"Now, don't get mad Ego but I also believe there is a Mother"
" A WHAT??" shouted Ego
" A Mother" said Spirit calmly
" How can you be so absurd?? You've never seen a Mother, can't you just accept reality? THIS is it. trust me Spirit, there is no Mother"
Spirit stops her conversation for a while but her restlessness got the better of her.....
"Ego" she implores, " Please just listen. Somehow I feel that those movements we both feel; those ones that make us so uncomfortable, that continual closing in an repositioning we both feel. I sense that this is somehow getting us ready, moving us towards a growing light and we are going to experience it very soon."
"Spirit" said Ego angrily, " Now I know you are insane. You have never known that. How can you even contemplate such an idea. The movements. Those pressures you feel. These are your reality. You are a distinct, separate, being. This is your journey; darkness, pressure, a closed in feeling. This is all there is. This is what life is all about and you are just going to have to put up with it. Now grab your cord and stay still."
Spirit relaxed for a little while but soon she can no longer contain herself. "Ego" she says " I have only one more thing to say and I will never bother you again."
" Go ahead" Ego said with an exasperated tone.
" I believe that all these pressures and all this discomfort is not only going to bring us to a new celestial light but when we experience it we are going to meet Mother face to face and know an ecstasy beyond anything we have ever experienced.
"Spirit" said Ego. " You really are crazy. Now I am convinced of it".

This story was told by the motivational speaker Dr. Wayne Dyer when promoting the concept of higher consciousness, purpose and unity

Keep the faith. However confused, dark or all at sea you feel, there is a purpose.

I loved this story. I thought I would share it with you now as I know this week is proving to be particularly difficult for some, and this entire period, where many people have lost their jobs or are enduring financial hardship, is one in which it is difficult to keep faith in any higher purpose.

We just need to give in, to surrender, to the process and trust!

There are a number of planetary cycles stirring up our Selves and environment at this time. A cycle known for its particularly difficult birth pains is the Saturn/Pluto cycle. The square aspect of these two culminated in the sky on Sunday. Although the two planets reached exact alignment, with both at 1 degree 42 minutes of celestial longitude in the signs Capricorn and Libra, they remain very close (what we sky watchers refer to as 'within orb') in days and weeks to come. Additionally, you should know that this is a 3 pass transit due to retrogradation, so they will meet again on 31 Jan 2010 and 21 Aug 2010. 3 pass transits usually work out on the physical and mental planes in this fashion: as a notable Crisis, followed by Action, then Resolution.

Look at it like this; an event occurs or a realisation is arrived at. You may see this as a crisis. On the next pass you revisit it (or it revisits you) in someway and you either integrate the change and it becomes an accepted part of your life, or you back away, having reviewed it, and change tack i.e., you take action. Then on the final pass you look back and see how your life has changed forever as a result of a process, event or decision set in place at the first pass and you'll know, better, how to proceed from thereon in. At that point it is over - resolved as best you know how. All this will occur between now and Aug 2010.

For those of you who are going to be affected by this transit on a very overt level, you will already know what the 'issue' is. It may be around money, work, relationships, family but you will 'know it' by the fact that it is threatening your equilibrium and, like it or not, it is transforming some previously established part of your life.

It's not necessarily bad or negative - although it is often challenging. Remember too though, someone, somewhere in the world got engaged, secured a great job, fell in love or even won the lottery this weekend on this transit. All of these events transform the structure of one's life and each presents its own challenges, but overall they are joyous.

We all have a choice at each moment to look at our life from the perspective of Ego and our isolated, separated Self, or from the point of view of Spirit, who sees the connection to the whole picture. If you 'work with' what is happening - meaning; use conscious awareness, then even if it seems tough or challenging for a short while, the ultimate benefits will outweigh the negatives. Ultimately you are facilitating your own spiritual growth in line with nature's timetable. Your part in a greater plan is unfolding.

CYCLES
The way any cycle works out is different to the retrograde transit where the planets meet 3 times. When looking at cycles we have to look at their start point - when the 2 planets were in conjunction indicates the start point in this cycle of unfoldment. So zero degrees was in 1982 - 8th November 1982 to be precise. Next came the square ( 90 degrees, 1993/1994) then the opposition (180 degrees, 2001/2002) and the closing square is right now (270 degrees, 2009 and into 2010 as mentioned). This whole time period, and what has occurred within it, is now in the autumn phase and seeking closure.

Every Saturn/Pluto cycle, not just this 1982 one, has a close historical correlation to events in Pakistan and India, to the Commonwealth and to large scale transformation of countries and their borders.

Cycle watchers will look to these things and know that some growth stage will be occurring for:-

Anyone, or anything, born/established with a natal Saturn/Pluto aspect.

Anyone or anything who was 'born' on 8 Nov 1982 ( or close to) as they will resonate to this cycle.

Transiting planets arriving at 27 Libra - or 27 of cardinal signs- the position of Saturn and Pluto in 1982.

Anyone born on Nov 14/15 of any year (and a few days either side) could have a challenging year ahead as the cycle will be exact in their solar return chart.

Anyone born with Sun or Moon at 1-3 degrees of cardinal signs Aries, Libra, Capricorn, Cancer is in the throes of extreme change as the current alignment falls at 1 degree triggering their charts.

The Thames Barrier in London was publicly demonstrated on 7 Nov 1982. This makes it resonate very strongly to the Saturn/Pluto cycle. It may now need repairs or worst case, will fail in the next 10 months. Expect Canada to be in the news. Pakistan and India, as mentioned, are greatly affected by this ongoing SA/Pl transit.

Prince Charles has the exact square in his Solar Return, as it was his birthday on the 14th, so expect long overdue changes in the Royal family in 2009/2010.

9/11 occurred on the SA/Pl opposition in 2001. This square therefore tells us that another stage in this tragic 'event' is now due to occur. We should therefore be on high alert this week, and around the others two dates mentioned, with regards to terrorist activity emanating from Al Qaeda or events that bring survival (either of structures, boundaries, Governments, landmasses and leaders - all Saturn ruled) into question. It may just be the issue around the trial of the 9/11 suspects that the aspect is triggering. As Saturn is in Libra, the significator of fair trials and justice.

Watch the news headlines and then Google back to 2001 or 1993/4 or 1982 to see if you can spot a connecting thread to the story or person you are assessing.

With regards to financial situations, historically the SA/PL cycle has seen recessions come to an end. In this case however other cycles, and that fact that we still have 2 more SA/PL squares to go, make this distinctly, capital D, unlikely. In fact, I notice today's New Moon squares the Pluto of the NYSE and Mars is approaching Uranus (some shock - or a surprise?). Mid 2010 looks dire as far as the overall global financial situation is concerned and Christeen Skinner, an expert Financial astrologer, sees a currency crisis looming, possibly due to even more money being pumped into the Banks/system at the looming Jupiter/Neptune in December.

Christeen has this to say:

Way back in September 1873, a group of banks in the US came unstuck. Within days it was decided to CLOSE the New York Stock Exchange: the first time this had happened. It didn’t reopen until the last day of that month.

Can I see that happening again? Will it be a stock exchange or part of the banking industry that is compelled to close its doors whilst a mess is unravelled? Well yes, all that’s possible in February 2010.

Before then there has to be obvious chaotic activity and a marked downturn: the question, as always, is when?

This week? It could be argued that the markets have gone as high as they can since the March low. As of this Tuesday, the number of planets (inc. the Moon) in Fixed signs, reduces. With this, a slide could begin. If the markets do move up on Monday, I think some people will start to worry. If they withdraw funds, the slide could start

Okay, so this is not positive news. But, in the context of forcing things down a birthing canal so that the pain and pressure can give way to some light, understanding and growth, I strongly feel it is best to just accept what is occurring and not to resist.

Keep faith!

WHEN A THEORY BECOMES A FORCE

2009-11-04T17:46:00.001Z

Through the course of a normal week, I often stumble across interesting little snippets of symbolism and/or astrological information. Where I can, I put them into a Tweet but quite often, as space there is limited, they get filed away in the recesses of my mind or computer, never to be seen again.

Earlier today, a friend and I were discussing this propensity for me to be a mine of tit-bits of information. "A mine of useless information" I lamented. "Oh no" said my far more positive pal, " A mine of useful information. Someone will find it interesting, and anyway in this day and age of speed, many people prefer their information delivered in short, sharp bursts". "

I took her comment on board and although not as short as they could be, here are some bursts of the useful/less facts that have caught my attention and been stored away this week!

I made a tweet earlier this week that, as Neptune was stationing direct this week, there may be more earthquakes. Well, I don't know that there were more than usual, there are actually many each day, every day, but there were some larger ones. One shook up the Azores. This one caught my attention as the Azores belong to the Portuguese and this week the Lisbon Treaty is shaking up the face of the globe.

The treaty was signed by the Czech Republic, meaning it has now been ratified by all 27 member states. It will most likely come into force on 1 Dec 2009. Make no mistake, this Treaty is big news even if many of you in more distant locations have heard little of it. It means that we will soon have a President of Europe (President of the European Council) and although, at the moment, word is he's not likely to be chosen for the position, Tony Blair, the person who committed all our troops to the War effort, is a candidate.

The Lisbon Treaty is a classic Saturn in Libra agreement as it will lead to what are called legal co-decisions and it's also very much a Saturn in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn event - redefining the legal and authoritative landscape of a huge portion of our globe. (Incidentally, negotiations began around the SA/PL opposition in 2001).

The President won't have the powers of a Head of State but, just the terminology President of Europe carries an air of incredible authority, and that person will have a close alliance with many world leaders and countries bordering on the Middle East. If you want to see how big this European Union is go here and scroll down to the animation under sub-heading 'Ratification'.

I do hope they choose wisely. Tony Blair has Mars rising. There are lots of interpretations of this but a certain amount of impulsiveness across the axis of 'the way one deals with enemies ' is to be noted.

Moving on but still looking to unification; did you know that on the Washington National Monument there is an inscription on the steps that reads: Fy iaith, fy ngwlad, fy nghenedl Cymru — Cymry am byth. It's Welsh for 'My language, my land, my nation of Wales — Wales for ever'.

Why is it there? It is said that no-one knows, but it's widely believed (behind the scenes) it is due to the fact that over 50% of those who signed The Declaration of Independence were of Welsh origin, including Thomas Jefferson. If you want to know of the remarkable influence the Welsh have had on America (and I love this because my Mother is half Welsh) then read these speeches given to the House of Representatives and the Welsh Assembly (especially the latter one) and prepare to exclaim, Gosh Golly! Proud to be Welsh/American

If you wish to look more deeply into this subject go here and here's a nice page I found on Wales and Standing stones

Talking of my Mother, as I was, she just had her cataracts done. Fabulous timing and symbolism as it was done just as Neptune went direct, allowing the fog to lift and one to see more clearly!

Would you like to see clearly into the future? Then you may like to take heed of this quote I came across from the Prophecies of Paracelsus:

There is not the slightest doubt that if the Present is the result of the Past, the Future will be the result of the Present. The three being one, the Future should be as easily read as the Past. But this can only be done when the finite mind of the Seer becomes one with the infinite mind of the Seen, by a manifestation of the Soul, which is the Creator, and source of Truth.

Note: The three being one. There is no separation. All we have is Now!

This week I'm sure my skin is slowly turning yellow. The reason why? I am chucking copious quantities of Turmeric into almost everything I eat! This is as a result of reading recent newspaper reports of it's magical properties. It has been proved to keep cancer cells at bay and to be good for stiff joints and all types of other ills ! Here's a good page of information and another on this 'wonder shrub'. You may like to incorporate some into your daily diet too.

Back in 2006 I referenced a book I was reading by Lawrence E Joseph, entitled Apocalypse 2012 - An Optimist Investigates the End of Civilisation. The book was popular then (I recommend it) but now it is going stratospheric and in the build up to 2012 he's revamping his website to cope with the inundation of interest. I decided to give the book a quick reappraisal, this week and I wanted to share a quote from the book:
'Of all the the potential cataclysms Armageddon is the only one for which significant numbers of Muslims, Christians and Jews actually hope, pray and scheme. Karl Marx observed that when a theory grips the masses it becomes a material force...

The doctrine of Armageddon has gripped several small, but extremely motivated and influential groups.. and that doctrine is rapidly becoming a powerful, perhaps unstoppable force. Whilst most abhor and eschew the harness of fundamentalist thinking, history is not driven by most of us. It's the fanatic few, at whom we may laugh one day and cower before the next, who are history's engine'. 'Evangelical Christians are the group most eager to precipitate Armageddon, ( a great war said to precede the Apocalypse) looking forward to the Rapture, the exalted moment when...true and faithful Christians are literally lifted up into the air, into the heavens, to join God'.

Lawrence E. Joseph has a big point here. We really shouldn't be fearing natural cataclysms so much as we should hope our powers-that-be are keeping an eye on those with a vested interest in seeing a final clash between Good and Evil as confirmation of their interpretation of the Scriptures.

2012 is becoming so huge in the collective psyche now that it is likely to become a self fulfilling prophecy. He goes on to mention the extremely worrying fact that a few years ago the oldest Christian Church in the world was unearthed in Megiddo. He mentions that This discovery has been hailed (by fundamentalists) as another 'sign' that the end is near ( In Hebrew Megiddo becomes Megeddon).

Talking of End Times, Carl Calleman, who will be speaking at this conference next week, believes that the end date of the Mayan Calendar is not 21 Dec 2012 but even closer; 28 Oct 2011 He tells us why here

Finally, talking of shifts, look out for changes from 11 November when Heliocentric Jupiter changes signs for the first time since Dec 2008. It moves to Pisces. Heliocentric means looking out as if the Sun was the centre of our system and not the Earth. For reasons that we don't yet understand, heliocentric charts seem to provide an additional level of information and aspect patterns within the helio charts often have a bearing on events on Earth. Here's an explanation of Heliocentric Astrology

On Calleman's date of 28 Oct 2011 in 'normal' astrology there will be an exact opposition of the Sun to Jupiter and a precise trine from Jupiter to Pluto which means that the Earth will appears to be conjunct to Jupiter using Heliocentric terms and Mercury would be conjunct to Pluto. There's no incredibly unusual significance in that but the fact they both occur on that day is mildly interesting!

One potentially very interesting point re 2011/2012 that I noticed is that the planet Uranus will move from southern to northern declination ( declination is the distance above or below the Celestial Equator) between the two dates and it happens more than once. On April 9 2011 it will go to north declination and then back to South on Oct 16th 2011 then on Jan 28 2012 it will go North.

The last time Uranus changed declination was in 1968 and 1969. I guess this could potentially have some bearing on Earth. Uranus is known as The Awakener!

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PS. Here's a nice little PDF with some great diagrams on Celestial Navigation!

SATURN'S ON THE TURN

2009-10-28T08:53:00.006Z

It's a changing of the guard from 29th October 2009 as Saturn moves into a new sign - Libra.

Astrology is primarily the study of cycles and the cycle of Saturn would, quite obviously, have begun when the planet itself was birthed. From a symbolic point of view however a planet's cycle begins when it enters the first sign of the zodiac, Aries.

As there are 12 signs of the zodiac the fact that Saturn is about to enter Libra, 6 signs away from Aries, is significant. (Note: for those of you new to astrology, please know that the signs do not correspond to constellations, of which there are 88 known ones with 12 or 13* lying close to the ecliptic)

Now whenever we are talking about a cycle the word circle could also be used as a substitute. When we do this often the astrological symbolism becomes more clear. When dividing up circles we are using straightforward geometry. If we have agreed to divide our circle up into 12 zodiac signs and give each 30 degrees, then the circle must have 360 degrees and the half way point will be 180 degrees. In astrology we call the 180th degree 0 Libra. This angle from the start point of 0 Aries is then known as an opposition.

If you imagine tracing your finger around the outside circumference of any circle, starting at, and returning to, any point one movement will always be outgoing, and the other incoming. A circle is therefore analogous to the natural flow of life. Breath is drawn in, rests and then goes out (is expelled). All of nature follows this movement. Circles divided into 2 parts, therefore describe what we term the waxing and waning phases. It is most common to hear this term in relation to the Moon, but it applies to all cycles whether it is of a planet or even a plant.

A planet at 180 degrees is at a natural transition point. It's 'on the turn'; shifting from an outgoing cycle to an incoming one. This fulcrum point is where things change or change tack. In this case the planet we are tracking is Saturn which has a cycle of 28.5 years. We are at the opposition of a cycle which began at 0 Aries on 7 April 1996.

In celestial/terrestrial symbolism, Saturn has been noted over the eons to correspond to rules. We could therefore, have forecast ahead of time that the coming days and weeks would point to the rewriting, or change, of the rule books.

And so it is.

In the news today members of the British Parliament are literally re-writing their code of conduct rule book over claims for expenses. They realise a change is needed if they are to stand any chance of maintaining authority over, and respect from, the voting public. Expect to see lots of other changes with things which correlate to 'Saturn' in days and weeks ahead. To work out ahead of time what these may be. Here are just a few ideas and key words for Saturn:

Boundaries of countries
Leaders and leadership (Saturn's turn would favour the Conservative Party, or another party, in Britain from now on but other countries could see leadership changes).
One's relationship to the physical body and material life as opposed to the spiritual
Laws
Business
Older People
'Establishments' and Institutions, including Banks
Construction
Those whose authority has been unassailable since the 0 Aries start point, 7 April 1996, will now start to slowly wane in line with natural law.
Lead (Saturn's opposition could affect the price of lead. I'm not a financial astrologer but if it has been high since 1996 it will possibly drop - or vice versa - only a change of direction is noted at 180 degree junctures)
Anything begun in April 1996 could be on the turn or be being rewritten

Interestingly gravity and time correspond to Saturn. In the next 14-15 years will our viewpoint on the nature of gravity and time change? I think the answer is; undoubtedly yes, but maybe some news will come out when Saturn is around the 0 degree mark. It returns to zero degree Libra, due to retrograde motion, in 2010 too: 22 July 2010. So watch this date for all of the above.

If you wish to look back in time you can track Saturn cycles, as whatever unfolds now will always have its roots in what was begun in previous cycles. Again, each cycle is 28.5 years so each turning point is roughly half that. (It is never exact due to the phenomenon known as retrogradation). Looking back 3 Mar 1967 was the start of the previous Saturn cycle and that one came to the 180 degree transition on 21 Sep 1980 (0 Libra).

Let's remember that what we call Time is really just the term we have adopted to describe the way we track a succession of cycles related to our viewpoint from Earth of the Sun and Moon. In the bigger picture, all of the bodies in the heavens are moving and have cycles ( even the apparently fixed stars) and it is Saturn's cycles which astrologers believe most clearly define and shape our civilisation.

This current Saturn cycle will end on 25 May 2025. Just as our world changed beyond recognition between 1967 and 1996, so too between 1996 and 2025 will Saturn mark a new era.

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To read my new post on 2012 - please go to Cosmic Cipher

Notes:

Image at top shows the Seal of Saturn

* Another point of debate is whether there are 12 or 13 constellations. Different cultures use different numbers

Update on my last post on Jan Moir. Jan Moir posted this apology. Unfortunately some very vindictive people started a Facebook page petition calling for her to be sacked. Really, it beggars belief.

LAY OFF JAN MOIR

2009-10-17T12:04:00.005+01:00

I have no comment to make either way about the content of Jan Moir's column (about Stephen Gately) but I will get quite vociferous about the internet campaign launched against her.

Whether you are in the UK or not, and know of this story or not, the principle is the same......

When a furore ensues like the one raging around Ms. Moir all those people joining in the 'war of words' against her must be EQUALLY as intolerant as she is, otherwise they would just say 'I don't agree with what she said' and leave it at that. They wouldn't vehemently react against it and actively seek to incite others to agree with them, or work to see her punished.

Jan Moir accepted a job. That job, like that of Amanda Platell and the late Lynda Lee Potter, and all columnists of this ilk, involves being caustic tongued and critical about those in the public eye. If someone wants to get paid for that kind of work, then they have to live with their decision - and believe me they do suffer for that choice. Making critical, negative comments day in day out is eventually poisonous to one's soul. A really happy, sorted person would just never contemplate taking on that kind of job in the first place, probably because deep down they know that nature's laws always kick in.... Law 1: thoughts and words are things, they have energy and if you constantly put of negative energy then Law 2: you will attract it back in some form.

Astrologically, Mars is moving to Jan's Uranus, and Tr Uranus is conjunct her Mars (She was born August 1956) I doubt she'll keep her job, she'll probably walk even if they don't push her. These aspects denote that internally she's needing to be free of something and that's manifested in a way that she probably, subconsciously, knew would cause a stir and shake up her life.

Ultimately though this whole episode shows the truth of the Universal Law of Attraction (aka resonance) - she's just attracting back anger that must lie deep within her Self so she can consciously deal with it. Which leads me to Law Number 3 ; only hurt people hurt.

Until we can find compassion and tolerance for every individuals point of view and see their views, not as an attack on us (or the person they are talking about) but as a reflection of themselves - i.e. their being critical says more about them then it does about who they are writing about - the world's problems will never heal.

Wars start because two countries have two opposing and irreconcilable views. How does it further humanity's wish for peace on earth if we wage war against another individual for their viewpoint?

If I were Darren Brown, Stephen Fry or M&S I would be ashamed of what I had done at this juncture, for all the reason's stated above, and because I firmly believe in Law 4 : Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Still I won't let it bother me after writing this because this I know for sure: these two men, the companies that are distancing themselves from Jan Moir, and all the people speaking out against her, will realise the error of their ways when they too are one day (and it will come) are verbally attacked and persecuted for saying something controversial. That's the natural law.

Leave this poor woman alone.

LIVING WITH JOY

2009-10-12T11:01:00.004+01:00

The signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are taking the brunt of the current planetary alignments. With Saturn and Pluto squaring off across the solar angles of their chart, the energy is very intense. One might deduce that this aspect is already manifesting in a way that makes many people (and countries) of those signs feel as though they are just surviving their life at this time, rather than living it with joy.

The part of the cardinal cross affected is known esoterically as a Crisis of Equilibrium. The square to Capricorn is all about our innate need to find out who we are and what our purpose is, without losing balance and perspective.

This square continues on and off (within orb) now until early 2011 but peaks 15th November, 31st Jan 2010 and and 21st August 2010. so this is a long term process of a change in consciousness for all of us and not just a quick fix issue.

With Saturn, the sign of structure, about to enter a new sign, Libra*, relationships, marriages, professional agreements, public perception of us and how we relate to our enemies (our capacity for diplomacy) are all coming up for review, change and ultimately, transformation (Pluto). So too is everyone's relationship with money and the economy (again!).

Libra is ruled by Venus, the planet of beauty, harmony and joy. Sadly for many that joy is found seeking physical money and material goods, rather than harmony between ones outer abundance and inner wealth! So for those who ignore their inner Self and insist on making what they own or possess who they are, I have to warn you, Saturn/Pluto aspects are known for being brutal. People who derive their identity from their partner, their job or what they (the person) are against rather than what they are for, will be severely tested too.

Mars is also on the move, transiting into Leo for a 9 month stay and this denotes that conspicuous cuts (Mars) in ostentatious (Leo) expenditure are needed this Christmas season. For those who 'get' that money is like the total amount of water on earth - always pretty constant; if a tap is broken in one place you just have to find another one that works - then things will work out okay.

Having an abundance mentality means that you don't need to possess or covet anything, anyone, or even any job. It doesn't however, mean your tap will permanently be on either! It simply means that you have an inner trust, that will carry you through 'dry' periods, knowing you'll always be OK. That's abundance. Those who hang on, or resist, adapting to change (which will come thick and fast with Saturn and Pluto in cardinal signs) could take a pounding.

Relationships will be tested, (Saturn Libra) especially for those who are Aries, Librans, Cancers or Caps but remember this old axiom and loosen your grip: What is for you will not pass you by (or leave you).

Families with inherited wealth, Saturn (old) Libra (money/agreements around wealth), those who have invested in traditional, established companies (Pluto in Capricorn) or those who lord their authority over others in an unfair way, could be in for a bit of a ride. ( Am I picking up on something to do with the House of Lords or Parliament in writing that?) Anyway, here Mars in Leo also comes in again as Mars denotes cutting away at expectations of entitlement, as well as pruning flamboyance or super inflated ego's back down to size!

The forces of change are truly upon us and Saturn/Pluto aspects are great levellers - in every sense of the word (look out too for an increase in disasters or disputes ( wars?) which break down boundaries and level buildings and ground). Those who judge others (Libra) may now find themselves facing a judgement day! (X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing judges just popped into mind then, as well as the legal profession and ambassadors)

So, I think I have made it clear as a bell that whatever you may read, with regards to the financial meltdown, astrological cycles inform us we are not out of the woods by any means. More chickens could be coming home to roost this autumn/winter and by the time next spring comes, and the credit cards are full to the brink from Christmas expenditure, for many the game could truly be up. The 29th degree of Taurus is associated with Bankruptcy but so in many ways is Saturn in Libra. Libra is the 6th house from the 2nd so this house denotes the way in which our money works for us.

So take my advice, spend (Venus) wisely (Saturn). Structure your daily expenditure and finances, look at relationships and agreements, realistically, and fairly (Saturn in Libra). If you are in trouble now, consider consolidating your debts or agree to pay them off slowly but surely.

I'm sounding like doom monger. We do have difficult times ahead but it doesn't follow that you have to be unhappy. Ultimately it's all happening to bring those who are too firmly rooted in materiality to a realisation about what is really important in life, and to illuminate those areas of our lives which are not serving our spiritual growth. If you can do that consciously then this period is all about supportive relationships ( Saturn Libra) that will endure anything thrown at you (Pluto). It's about overcoming patterns which have held you back and perhaps also about grand passions, creative or romantically
(Mars Leo) which forever change you (Pluto) and the way others perceive you forever.

By 2011 we'll be out of Saturn/Pluto's current survival and restructuring mode* and the Saturn/Uranus one which I have spoken about many times before will also be behind us.

The new cycle of Jupiter conjunct Uranus in June 2010 and again in 2011 will definitely get things moving and (along with Jupiter's move into Pisces in January) is possibly the most exciting and positive shift on the horizon. There are whole host of other planetary cycles coming along to continue this 'consciousness raising exercise' up to 2012 but don't just listen to my take on it all. Other astrologers devote their entire time to these larger cycles of change as they relate to the life and the economy. If you are close to London, why not book a place on this:

TRADING IN 2010
with Christeen Skinner
author, The Financial Universe

10.30 – 16.30

Friday October 23rd 2009

Regus, Stock Exchange, London

Where financial matters are concerned, astrological knowledge gives a competitive edge. This seminar is suitable for those who are familiar with the glyphs for the planets and signs. You do not have to be a full-time astrologer or trader to gain from the material presented. 2010 promises to be a thrilling year: planet formations in the coming months are quite different to any that we have experienced in our lifetime. With Jupiter making swift passage through Pisces and forming rare alignments with Saturn, Uranus and Pluto especially, investment challenge will be as never before.

In this seminar we will study the key dates of 2010 and identify the sectors most likely to flourish.

One session will be devoted to currencies: the US dollar, Euro and Sterling

Jonathan Jones, a trader who uses astro and technical expertise will show how he has successfully used this combination of techniques. The cost for the day is £135 including refreshments and lunch.

To book a place, please email christeenskinnerATgmail.com
Say Kathryn sent you!

Finally this 56th verse of the Tao Te Ching is something I feel it would be good to share at this time:

Those who know do not talk.

Those who talk do not know.

Keep your mouth closed.
Guard your senses.
Temper your sharpness.
Simplify your problems.
Soften your glare.
Be at one with the dust of the earth.
This is primal union or the secret embrace.

One who knows this secret is not moved by attachment or aversion,
swayed by profit or loss,
not touched by honour or disgrace.
He is far beyond the cares of men,
yet comes to hold the dearest place in their hearts.

This, therefore, is the highest state of man.

In other words, Look within. This is the way that one comes back into equilibrium and begins living (Saturn) with harmony and joy! (Libra)

* Saturn retrogrades out, back into Virgo, for 3 months in 2010 but still in aspect to Pluto. This cycle is also very much about displacement of people - as a result of war, disaster or in the context of the economic slump- and could see many people losing their homes. Our home is analogous to our body that houses our soul. The body is just a temporary shelter, like a house. Both can pass away but the soul lives on. The quest for immortality does not refer to finding everlasting physical life but knowing that one's life - soul - is eternal. This brings illumination and joy!

A DIFFICULT TIME FOR OBAMA - and the Moon!

2009-10-07T08:51:00.001+01:00

My wonderfully warm and talented colleague, Martin Davis taught me all I know about Locational astrology. This is the branch of astrology which looks at the planetary correspondences 'up above' to precise locations on the Earth's surface 'below'.

In recent weeks I have been busy with other pursuits but Martin never took his eye off the ball. He warned of a window of time around the Libra/Aries Full Moon, in which geophysical upheavals were likely. Sure enough, the build up to this Lunation brought several catastrophic earthquakes, typhoons - and a tsunami.

Martin was basing his predictions upon a specific cycle: the applying conjunction of Mars to the South Node. This aspect, as he reminds us, is not rare. It occurs approximately every two years but, when it occurs in tandem with other intense outer planetary aspects it has been noted to coincide with major disasters or political events.

The South Node and Mars were applying on 9/11 when the planets Saturn and Pluto were in opposition. This time around we have the conjunction of Mars and South Node and a Saturn/Uranus opposition. In addition to this, the recent lunation on Sunday 4th Oct, occurred across the cardinal signs. Cardinal signs are often associated with very visible events in the life of an individual, or those that occur on a global scale, as opposed to internalised events.

You can read the article Martin's posted on all this here. In it he warns of the potential for more problems that will last until the Mars/Node aspect has perfected and parted. The aspect is exact on 9 October and finally separates by mid month.

Combine this with the unsettling observation of Vedic astrologer, Komilla Sutton (a must read too) regarding the same conjunction and the debilitation of Mars, and it all adds up to a tense October - and indeed, beyond into 2010.

What I find most interesting about this Mars/Lunar Node aspect, besides the geophysical activity it has already triggered, is that on the date that it becomes exact, 9 October, NASA will be bombing the Moon.

Obviously this will be an event to which the entire world turns its attention, corresponding as I say, to the fact that Sunday's lunation was in a Cardinal sign. Furthermore the LCROSS centaur bombing will occur near THE MOON'S SOUTH POLE . I put this in capitals as here we have an extraordinary bit of correspondence; Mars, the planet of things which impact or penetrate is currently in the sign which rules the Moon, Cancer, and is exactly conjoined to the Lunar South node.

Impact is scheduled for 4:31 a.m. PDT or 7:31 a.m. EDT (11:31 UTC) You can read about observing this event here

So, can we expect more than just a short, sharp plume of lunar debris? Well maybe. I don't think you can mess with Mother nature and not see some effect from the cause - energy never disappears, it just changes form.

What concerns me most however, is the deeper symbolism. Remember, astrology is a language and often their are subtle nuances that only those well versed in the language pick up on. Bombing the Moon (Mars in Cancer) may be one simple translation but here's another observation....

America has it's 'birthday' on July 4th. It is therefore a Cancerian country, ruled by the Moon. In symbolic language, the planet ruling the USA is about to be 'attacked' or 'penetrated' (one could take this further and say it's a bit of an inside job as it is an American mission).

As the Moon is the natural significator of water and emotions and they are looking for water, it leaves me with this unsettling feeling around deluges or a sudden overload of public emotion.

Furthermore, I recently came across a book written in 1916 which states that America was 'born' very close to 2pm. Now I could write several posts on the debate around the timing of the signing of The Declaration, I know there is no definitive time and I don't want to get into that here, but let's use 2pm. This gives Scorpio rising (very apt, for reasons I'll go into another time).

So Mars rules the chart and not only is transiting Mars conjunct the South Node in the heavens on 9th October but Tr Mars is exactly conjunct the progressed Nodal axis of the 1776 chart on the 9th Oct and opposite natal Pluto! (Note: This would be so whatever time chart you use but Mars gets added significance if we use a 2pm chart).

In astrology, aspects to the Nodes point to fated events often of a karmic nature. We reap what we sow. They also point to our journey - where we have been, compared to what awaits us; our destiny.

Even more interesting than this, from the point of view of cycles and correspondence, is that just 2 days before the Moon bombing, on the 7th October, President Obama's Progressed Moon changes sign*. This is the culmination of a 2 year cycle where his Moon has been moving through the sign of Aquarius and now moves into the water sign of Pisces - his solar 8th house of money, banking, taxes and transformation ( deaths/birth, endings/beginnings). His Moon will not have been in Pisces for around 27 years. Now I'm not making some dire prediction here**. I am just noting that we have confluence of factors. This week there is a significant shift for the President and when the President's chart moves, so usually does something in his life or the country he presides over.

So, all eyes will be on NASA, America and outer space this week, let's just hold our breath and hope that the addition of a Venus/Uranus opposition to the aforementioned already tense line up, doesn't bring a shock or surprise closer to home.

*Saturn also moves close to conjoining the President's progressed Sun
** That said if I was looking for a threat to his health, and/or some serious difficulty to him or his family ( females), I'd advise him to be cautious this week in particular
Pisces is the sign associated with religion, health reform, charitable concerns,fraud, viruses, collapse, bankruptcy, chaos and a multitude of other things. It's a feminine sign and will possibly see the President becoming more intuitive and emotional.

WHO'S FOOLING WHO?

2009-10-01T17:49:00.000+01:00

Except for a quick reference, I'm ignoring the 'metaphysical' for this post. 'Normal service' will be resumed soon but, today I am unashamedly stepping up onto my soap-box.........

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

This was the quote that sprang to mind when I read about the sad demise of Natalie Morton. Natalie was, unbeknown to her or her family, walking around with a huge malignant tumour in her chest. We are being asked to believe that this tumour just happened to kill the 14 year old shortly after she received the HPV Vaccine.

While I'm not attempting to dispute that Natalie was a rarity in having a totally undetected, life threatening mass, are we really meant to swallow this statement that her receiving the HPV jab was not a contributing factor in her death?

"The pathologist has confirmed today at the opening of the inquest into the death of Natalie Morton that she died from a large malignant tumour of unknown origin in the heart and lungs," she said.

"There is no indication that the HPV vaccine, which she had received shortly before her death, was a contributing factor to the death, which could have arisen at any point."- Dr. Caron Grainger, joint director of public health for the Coventry area

(Forget all the Government obfuscation you may be reading in the numerous media articles about this, those words above are a direct quote and direct quotes, in quote marks, printed in numerous papers are rarely inaccurate due to the possibility of libel).

What beats me is just what indication they need when before she had the jab Natalie was alive and shortly after she had it, she's dead.

The truth is that if you choose to be vaccinated, or to allow your child to be vaccinated, against anything (and it is always a choice) if you have a severely compromised immune system (even just a temporary compromise) then most jabs could trigger all sorts of side effects; some that lead to a worse outcome than getting the disease you are vaccinating to prevent. It is this that people are not fully informed about.

Maybe Karen really didn't have long left (and here we are back to the fate and freewill debate that I touched on in my last post) but, my concern is how are you to know if you, or your child, has an underlying health issue unless you are first given a battery of expensive health checks? Are Governments offering those for free? No. As it stands at the moment you offer yourself, or your babies, up to the needle and take your chances - mainly for diseases that one stands a remote chance of contracting anyway.

I am fully aware that in most cases disastrous side effects will not occur but we should at least be offered the unbiased facts so that we can take an informed decision. Otherwise one runs the risk of becoming a hastily swept-over statistic.

At this point Natalie Morton will undoubtedly go down in the record books as a mere anomaly in an otherwise safe vaccination programme, but how would you feel if it were your child? Unless enough people demand more transparency about the risks, and not just in this programme but in the Swine Flu one, the HPV and all others, nothing will change. I'm moved enough to write about it (again) and I hope others will be too, Ultimately those who speak out cause a trickle of dissent to become a river and the river to become a flood. No one ignores a flood.

With the planet Uranus due to move into Aries in 2010, I predict a revolution (Uranus) against jabs (Aries) but sadly I fear this astrological aspect could also warn us that any real change may have to be preceded by a spate of more unexpected (Uranus) deaths from vaccinations (Aries) before people really sit up and say "Enough is enough, I refuse to be a puppet of the drug companies and Government" ( Saturn opp Uranus and Pluto into Capricorn).

I'll leave you with this comment from The Daily Mail on the same topic:

The findings come as the cervical cancer vaccination programme was branded a 'public health experiment' by a senior researcher who helped develop the drug. Dr Diane Harper - one of the world's leading cervical cancer experts - said health officials and drug firm bosses were exaggerating the jab's benefits.

Now that's not in quotes, so let's not rush to hail Dr Harper as a 'Whistle Blower' but it gives cause for thought and very serious concern.

AN ACCIDENT OF FATE

2009-09-27T16:30:00.001+01:00

All of us are moved by an energy. Moreover, it's an energy with intelligence. Some may term this energy Mind, others prefer to call it Source or the Collective Unconscious - even Guardian Angel.

Whatever name we bestow upon this invisible form of energy, it connects us all and, I believe, if we become open to its presence we can use it to 'collaborate with fate', gaining the best possible outcome, even from the most difficult trials and tribulations.

Quantum physics tells us that this energy to which I am referring, appears to have a wave like motion. Just as all forms of waves peak and trough, so if we look hard enough we can discern a time of increase and decrease; an in-flow and an out-flow; an active and passive phase in everything we encounter.

Our language is replete with phrases which denote that, at some subconscious level, we are cognisant of these natural peaks and troughs. For example, a very common way in which we refer to the 'peak' phase is as a run; ' I had a run of good luck' or 'I had a run of overhearing the same conversation/seeing the same pictures/seeing the same name' ( we like to term these as coincidence).

Sometimes it's a run of feelings, in which case we may hear people remarking; 'My mind was suddenly flooded with ideas' or 'My mind was suddenly filled with the urge to contact'....

Whether we act upon, or ignore, these periods could, arguably, alter our level of participation in our fate. Personally I believe one can collaborate with fate by becoming more aware of these peaks and troughs and then trusting and cooperating with them. This can be encapsulated in the advice: 'When you know- go. When in doubt - do nowt*.

In the story below, taken from a weekend newspaper article by journalist Bel Mooney, the M.P, Chris Patten acted upon one of these invisible prompts. If we could ask him what was going through his mind at the time, I'm sure he would say that he was just filled with the urge to call his Mother .........

Bel was invited to be on a TV Programme. Chris Patten, a then unknown Member of Parliament, was a fellow panellist. She takes up the story here.....................

We were to become friends - but that's not the story. Some years later I interviewed him for a Radio 4 series on bereavement and he described how he realised that night that he hadn't talked to his mother in a while and, of course, she should know that 'her son was about to appear on this glamorous television programme'.

Which she would never see. For that night, Lord Patten's mother died in her sleep, at the age of 60. It was entirely unexpected. He knew that, had it not been for the accident of the programme, he would not have phoned her as he did. Our lives become so busy, don't they? So the lesson of the tale is: always make time to make contact - because you never know what's going to happen.

Bel's advice is obviously sound. The story is undoubtedly true but, is the premise? Was it an 'accident of fate' that were it not for the programme might never have occurred? I'm not sure. How is anyone to know what may have happened if Chris Patten had not been invited to appear on that show? My belief - my hope - is that something else would have caused him to call his Mother but who's to say? The real magic is that he acted on a prompt, and he'll never regret doing so. Fate conspired and he collaborated.

Whatever your thoughts on this matter of fate and freewill, I think an underlying truth is apparent; The secret to a life of few regrets is to get into alignment with - to become totally aware of - this force in life that moves us to times of action and times of rest. For where awareness and harmony reside, joy and acceptance can surely flourish.

As the Sun is now in Libra, there is no better time than the next 28 days to weigh up just how actively you harmonise with the forces that shape your life!

* Nowt is an English word (often used in the North of the country) meaning, nothing.

A PLAN IS UNFOLDING

2009-09-20T13:20:00.003+01:00

It's Sunday morning and I just sat down to listen to a replay of a radio show, kindly sent to me by a reader, featuring an interview with Wayne Dyer. As many of you know, Wayne has been, via his books and tapes, one of the guiding forces in my life. He has undoubtedly helped to shape me and my consciousness into the form it takes today. If ever I am asked the question, 'What book has most changed your life?' the answer has always been the same: Wayne's book 'You'll See it When You Believe It' which I read back in the early 80's.

This book changed the lens through which I viewed my life. It spoke to me. If he could overcome struggle and find magic in his life then so, potentially, could I.

And so, although some of you may have heard the news already, I was caught totally off guard when Wayne revealed in this interview that he is dealing with cancer. Wayne has Leukemia, an incurable but not life threatening form of it known as CLL.

All over the Net you will see (or for those like me who came to the news a little late, I'm sure you will soon see) people talking about Wayne's battle with cancer or his struggle with this illness. One thing you can be sure of though, is that you will never hear Wayne use those words himself. If he taught his legions of aspirants anything it is that one does not 'battle' or 'struggle' with illness, for how and why would one fight with their Self. Instead one finds the cause of the dis-ease and deals with it as symptomatic of an imbalance at work somewhere in the life being reflected in the physical body. When one receives a diagnosis, you change the outer and the inner will follow suit; you change the inner thoughts and the outer shell, that your Self is temporarily inhabiting in this lifetime, will surely respond.

Earlier this year, I decided to take a break from blogging. At the foot of my last post in March I wrote:

Oh and finally before I go..... Here's a link to the latest audio from Wayne Dyer. It's a couple of hours long but if you have resonated with me over the years, you'll definitely like this. What I noticed in listening to it is that Wayne sounds a little tired. I've been following his work for 29 years now (saturn return!) and this is the first time ever that I have noticed a drop in his energy levels. As a Taurus, Pluto rules Wayne's 7th and is in his 9th - so, maybe he needs to review his extensive travel and his teaching/lecturing commitments at this time?

Wayne revealed his condition some weeks after that post.

At some level I must have been tuning into Wayne, no doubt because I have been so closely aligned with him, on an energetic level. Much can be discerned through the voice. I also recall looking at his chart at that time and thinking that if his new film was labelled 'The Shift - from Ambition to Meaning' it could herald some big change in his own life - again, the As above, so below, as within, so without - as without , so within principle at work.

So what does the illness of one of the 'Fathers of self-help and personal empowerment' have to teach us? Well we could go down the route of asking if Wayne, like the title of his film, needs to move from ambition to more meaning. After all, we teach what we most need to learn and he is constantly on tour or promoting a new book and appears to spend little time at home.

We could hazard a guess that he has contracted this (made a contract with God to have it!) as it reminds us all that no one is immune to the tests and trials of life (and that phrase 'No one is immune' is key when we are talking about cancer, a disorder of the immune system).

We could even ask if he was 'walking his talk' but no, this is, for what it's worth my take on it.....

I personally think that, the best way to teach is always by example. I believe that Wayne has such an important mission here on the terrestrial plane that he has made himself open (subconciously of course) to show people first hand that there is a different way to view and approach illness and it is this Shift - a paradigm shift - in the world of health that he has come here to lead, and next has to focus our awareness on.

The work was begun by his close friend and mentor Louise Hay ( who overcame her own bout of cancer) and is being perpetually promulgated by a whole stable of Hay House authors. His friend and colleague, Deepak Chopra has also made incredible breakthroughs in the field of 'quantum medicine' and the way we all think of and deal with dis-ease, but my guess - and maybe my hope - is that now Wayne has to really show us how it's done. No pressure Wayne!

Just because a person has proved themselves to have a gift shouldn't single them out for any extra help or concern than any other less prominent person but I do hope you will say a silent prayer for Wayne as he navigates this part of his journey.

*******

I've now read The Lost Symbol. I don't want to hear or read the critiques about Dan Brown's writing style or people bashing the fact that the characters and storylines are becoming formulaic. As with Wayne, I believe Dan Brown is fulfilling 'a mission' - he's being of service. He's bringing the subject of the ageless wisdom (and how it is veiled in symbolism, metaphor and allegory) to a whole swathe of the population who would never normally be exposed to it. For this we - especially we as astrologers and metaphysicians - should be grateful.

Foster and Alice Bailey wrote this very prescient remark over 50 years ago:

"Masonry has still, Masonically and spiritually to 'prove itself'. When this takes place and the spiritual purpose underlying all Masonic work is better grasped, then the Law of the Builders can make its influence felt. The group work for the race can be done. Then the conscious cooperation of the Lodge at labour on High will be seen. Then Masonry will be established as the custodian of the Mysteries of the spiritual life upon Earth, and will prove itself to be the force of life which lies at the heart of all true religion"

I have come a long way in my decades of treading 'the path' but I can honestly say that it was only through the study of Freemasonry (which I mentioned how this arose in my last post, visible beneath this one) that I have finally understood and realised how all the cogs fit the wheels and what is unfolding.

Please read Dan Brown's book - no, devour Dan's book. Not only is it a page turner of a yarn, it is packed full of factual information for any student of The Mysteries. I give it 11/10

Let Light, Love and Power, restore the Plan on Earth

BROWN'S LOST SYMBOL - An esoteric revelation

2009-09-14T17:09:00.012+01:00

The secret is how to die................

What a great opening line to a book! It certainly seems like Dan Brown is not going to disappoint us when his latest blockbuster novel, The Lost Symbol, is published tomorrow.

Apropos of this event I would like to share with you a most intriguing story of how I recently uncovered a few secrets of my own:

Earlier on in the year I was tasked with the project of researching a book about synchronicity. To be more specific the book was to focus upon the significance of the number 11 and the increasing recurrence of the number in the sequence 11.11. Those of you with an interest in metaphysics may already know that this number sequence has been dubbed 'the time prompt phenomenon', due in the main part to vast numbers of people noting its repeated appearance, above all other sequences, in digital form i.e. as the time 11:11 on their clocks, watches and computer screens.

Initially I looked into the numerological significance of 11 and 1111. Then readers were invited to write in with their own stories and I spent many days enthralled by some the incredible tales which arrived in my in-box. Mindful of the need for balance, I also looked at academic and scientific explanations for the 11:11 phenomenon such as confirmation bias, subjective validation etc. It was interesting research but something wasn't right. At the back of my mind something else was percolating. Eventually it bubbled to the surface. Whenever I looked at, or doodled the numbers 11 or 11:11, I didn't see numbers, I kept seeing pillars and towers.

Once I acknowledged this my quest subtly changed direction. Before too long, I realised I was no longer researching about synchronicity, instead I was living my own daily ongoing synchronicity, for I was repeatedly noticing articles and pages on the Internet which referenced things like the Tower of Babel, the tarot card The Tower or the pillars outside buildings and in particular the Temple of Solomon and pages about Freemasonry.

Soon after this, I noted that two sets of 11 i.e. two times 11 equated to the number 22 - the number of letters in the Hebrew Alphabet and the number of pathways between the Sephiroth in Kabbalah (the Jewish version of the mystery religion). Again articles kept popping up with judicious timing and before long I was immersed in deepening my understanding of Kabbalism and Freemasonry. Next the two pillars of the Tree of Life with its central supporting pillar - often referred to as the neutral pillar between 2 opposing forces or male and female - grabbed my attention. Everywhere I looked I no longer even saw the number 11 or 11:11 as mathematical objects,or even towers, I was now seeing them as symbols of a portal or gateway. I wondered what else I would uncover for the book if I kept following this mystical trail and just 'went with the flow'.

The resulting days and weeks turned out to be less of a gentle flow and more like a swirling vortex of energy. I got pulled even deeper down into the world of occulted wisdom ( occult by the way simply means hidden or veiled - nothing sinister) I found myself up to my ears with information about Mystery Schools, Secret Societies and Invisible College's. It was coming in faster than I could cope and I was wondering how on earth to piece it all together. It was at this juncture that I had one of those truly jaw dropping synchronicities - as probably only someone who set out to research them in the first place can!

My Mother who obviously knows I'm interested in anything 'esoteric' called and asked if I had heard of someone called Peter Dawkins because not only was he a friend of her friend but he was speaking about Freemasonry that weekend. What she didn't know was a) that I was even researching Freemasonry or that b) only the previous day I had watched Peter being interviewed and decided I simply had to find this man and speak to him as he was a world expert on Sir Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon being, amongst many other roles, the founder - The first Grand Master of Freemasonry - in its present form.

I couldn't make his talk that weekend but as a result of her call I did indeed find myself sitting in Peter's home a few weeks later. He was the answer to my prayers, and quickly pieced together for me the missing jigsaw puzzle pieces around what 11 and 11:11 really means, why we are seeing it and what it means for 2012 and how it links in with Freemasonry and the Ancient Mystery schools.

The bigger picture soon became clear as I sat listening in rapt attention. Peter is one of the most erudite men I have ever had the pleasure to meet. With his assistance I have now learned all about the central tenet of the all the mystical teachings. I understand the true foundations of America and its greater purpose, 'the secret of how to die' and also was thrilled - in fact spellbound to hear the story of the most likely whereabouts of some incredible Masonic 'treasure'; documents, artifacts, records etc which may well be to what Dan Brown is referring when he wrote in his pre launch copy: 'It's buried out there somewhere'.

Now, at this very apt juncture in the cycle of the planets Saturn and Uranus (the opposition occurs on The Lost Symbol launch day and speaks of startling revelations about things considered to be rock-solid) I'd like to share this life changing wisdom with you.

This information is freely available to those with the time and desire to read lots of books and delve deeply into the world of symbolism, allegory, myth, history and much, much more but you don't have to bother with such things for I have collated all the pertinent information together. I'll be continuing to shape and polish this vast amount of information into a finished publishable form in coming weeks, but as the topic is about to become 'hot' I've decided to share some of it with you right now.

What I would just like to say though is that I now believe Freemasonry deserves our highest respect. It is an accumulation of eons of practical observation into nature and her harmony. It is not something to be either feared, ridiculed or suppressed. Rather 'The Craft' as Freemasonry is known, is a modern day manifestation of the mystery religions and forms the foundation for an esoteric empire which has America at it's head and Egypt at its heart and the path to unity and the creation of a 'heaven on earth' at its core.

So without further ado here's some basic facts and revelations. I freely admit I have incorporated some unanswered questions and teasers just to whet your appetite for my book.

I have marked certain entries below with a star for they need need more careful contemplation than may immediately be apparent. Please skip read to the end if you simply wish to find a brief synopsis about 'the secret of how to die', remember there is an obvious role of the practicing Freemason, and a hidden, spiritual inner role. Read everything on many levels.........

Ok here goes then in Q&A format.......

Q Why are there 33 degrees in Freemasonry? To what does the 33 allude?

A There are really only 3 degrees in Masonry. The third degree, the Master Mason, is the top rank - the others are all more like sideways steps and are levels of further instruction. The 33rd level is the highest level of instruction. Regarding the number 33, I have seen some people point to the fact that the temperature at which the solid form of water, ice, melts back into water is 32-33 F. This can be seen as metaphorical of finally being freed from constriction. Some will say it is connected to the 3X3 Grand Omnific Royal Arch word and the 'signs' made with feet and hands intrinsic to that initiation level. Some may say it references the significance of the 33rd degree of latitude, or to the fact that if you use a letter for a number A=1 B=2 as your cipher then the word BACON = 33. (Francis Bacon)

It could allude to 'the thrice great' Hermes especially as 1 divided by 3 = 0.33 recurring. It could indeed be all these things including the number of the trinity or 3 as the number of a triangle. Multiples of 3 are certainly used prolifically throughout all masonic chapters, lodges and initiations but the esoteric (occulted) reason is that there are 22 pathways between the 10 Sephiroth in the Tree of Life 22+10 =32, (33 therefore being the ultimate) and there are 33 bones in the human backbone in 3 different sections and they lead to a place some refer to as Golgotha where something special occurs (that's all I'll tease you with at this point) Sleuths go figure!

Q What does the phrase Ordo Ab Chao mean?

A Order out of Chaos. It is a phrase that is used widely in Masonic symbols and emblems. It alludes to the creation of the Universe.

Q What, then, is Freemasonry?

A Freemasonry is basically a science of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. " As the most vital parts of Man are contained between the two breasts, so the most valuable tenets of Masonry are contained between 2 extreme points of the compass- which are virtue, morality and brotherly love." (3rd degree Master Mason initiation ritual). Masonry teaches Faith, Hope, Charity and strength, beauty and wisdom but is also the vehicle through which accumulated wisdom can be safely delivered to those who can use it to do some good and to help a greater plan unfold.

Q Francis Bacon was known by many titles such as 'The Herald of The New Age' what was his name for America?

A The New Atlantis.

Q Were Washington DC and other key cities in America originally laid out according to star maps and according to Geometric patterns?

A Yes. As above, So below. As below , So above. There will always be the 'spiritually blind' Mason who will dispute this but then they may have joined for other reasons than to 'Know Thyself' - if you get my drift!

Q Were many of the Founding Fathers Freemasons?
A. Yes or involved in some form of esoteric practices

Q What is the capital of the American State which contains anonymously funded Guidestones?
A. Atlanta (Atlanta/Atlantis....) Just coincidence?

Q Who or what were the 'Builders from the East' or the Builders of Baghdad?

A They were Masons.

The word Freemasonry at one time, and more correctly, Free Mason or Free and Accepted Mason, is not a very ancient title. It means men free to practice Masonry. The longer name however is also said to be a corruption of Freres Macons i.e Brother Masons in French.

Q How are Freemasonry lodges situated

A Due East to West

Q Why?

A Because the light (Sun) rises in the East but also because the gospel was first preached in the East and moved to the West.

Q What else is aligned this way - due East to West

A Churches and Chapels (with the altar in the East). Check it out. Most are.

Q What is the pass-word of the Master Mason

A Tubal-Cain

Q What is the ultimate goal of a Master Mason

A Hopefully to find equilibrium and illumination. Not all Master Masons reach that goal!

Q What were the pyramids built of?

A. They were fashioned out of Stone.

Q Who built them then?

*A Stonemasons! Let that one percolate. How old is Masonry!

Q What does Pyramid mean

A Pyr = Fire or light and Mid = measure. Light measurers!

Q What do builders use to make cement?

A Sand and water.

*Q What is the collection of salts; calcium, magnesium and silicon in the Pineal Gland known as?

A Pineal Sand - again Sleuths, delve deeper or wait for the book!

I'll just add here as a teaser:

Virgin = Pure

Mar-y or mare = water

Q Where else is there a pyramid?

A In the Medulla Oblongata in the skull.

Q. What does the masonic tool, the Trowel, signify?

A It symbolises the tool to spread the cement which unites a building as one common mass and for spreading the cement of brotherly love and affection.

Q What is 'the lost word'?

A. There are many secret words and passwords but the lost word is ultimately Love!

Q What do the Letters GAOTU stand for?

A. Grand Architect ( sometimes Artificer) of the Universe.

Q To what do the letters A.U.T.O.S.A.G refer?

A The Latin translates to the To The Glory of The Grand Architect of The Universe

Q To what do the letters G.O.D stand for?

A They are the initials of the three Hebrew words. Gomer = Beauty, Oz = Strength and Dabar = Wisdom. Three of the founding principles of Freemasonry

Q What are the three degrees of Freemasonry called

A 1.The Entered Apprentices

2. The Fellow Crafts

3. The Master Masons

Q What does the Hebrew letter Mem-M signify?

A Woman, Mother, womb, water, Mary and is the 13th letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. It is one of the three 'Mother' letters

Q Why is the number 13 significant to the founding of the USA?

A The Sun occupied the 13th degree of Cancer on 4th July 1776 and this date was chosen by design. Cancer is a feminine sign and represents the mother, her breast and nurturing. The US plays the part of Mother to the people. It began as a nation of 13 states. Furthermore in 1782 the obverse side of the United States seal contained 13 stars and stripes, an olive branch with 13 leaves, an eagle with 13 arrowheads in the quiver held in the tallon and a motto' E Pluribus unum' which had 13 letters. When a new seal was adopted in 1921 the digits of the year add to 13 and a pyramid was shown and the Great pyramid's base in Egypt covers 13 acres. There are 13 steps or terraces in the image and the motto Annuit Coeptis contains 13 letters and translates to 'Prosper us in our understanding' Again no synchronicity but by design.

On this date in 1776 the planets representing Beauty (Venus) Wisdom ( Jupiter) (see G.O.D. above) were also in the sign of Cancer and the planet representing Strength (Saturn) was in Libra - ruled by Venus. The Moon was in the sign of Brotherhood and Freedom - Aquarius.

Q What does the letter G stand for in Masonic Symbolism?
A G.O.D , God, Geometry, Gnostic Gospels - and some could say Goodness and Glory

Q What is the temple made 'without sound of saw or hammer?

A The temple of the human body

*Q Why was Marie Bauer Hall, mistaken and what is her connection to the national tree of England?

Q What did John Dee reputedly pass on to Francis Bacon?
A His knowledge and his connections at the Invisible College

Q Why was John Dee the original James Bond?

A He was Agent 007 in the Court of Queen Elizabeth 1st

Q What number was Freemason, Benjamin Franklin?

A Agent 72

Q What did the word Los stand for?

A Sol - the word for Sun reversed. It was used as a Masonic password.

Q What are the 3 jewels of The Master Mason?

A Humanity, friendship and Brotherly love

Q What does the plant Acacia contain?
A DMT

Q Why is this plant significant to Freemasons?
That one I'll answer in my book

Q What does Boaz stand for?
A (pillar of) Strength

Q What does Jachin denote?
A Establishment

Q Which town, again in Georgia, takes its name from one of these pillars?
A Jakin

Q What do the 2 pillars in the Lodge signify?

A Positive and negative, male and female - polarity. In the middel you are in equilibrium " In strength shall this house be established"

*Q How do Isis and Horus link to Demeter and Perspehone and Dionysus?

A Once harmony is achieved, beauty can follow and beauty gives rise to joy.

Q What are the 'secret' words of Masons?

Q The word Rosicrucian comes from Rose Dew. What links Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry and what is the dew to which they refer?

*Q Why are the signs performed with the feet and hands in freemasonry called the Due-guards?

Q What is the annointed one annointed with?

A Oil.

Q Why is oil significant? What oil?

Q To what does The Royal Arch truly refer?

*Q Where can one find an eternal lamp?

Q What is the real symbolism of the all seeing eye?

All unanswered will be covered in my book. I'm just trying to get your mind asking questions and making connections!

Q. What does the name Hiram Abiff signify?

A. Hiram Abiff is a corruption of the word CHIram. CHI is the Greek Kristos or Christos - the anglicized word is Christ or 'the annointed one'.

Q*. How does this link with the Chi Rho symbol and the planetoid Chiron?

*Q Chiram Abiff is another name for Hermes Trismegistus " Chiram telat Mechasot" - the Chaldean version of the Emerald Tablet Chiram is the universal agent, one in essence but three in aspect.

How does this link into the hebrew letters Cheth, Resh, Mem and the three single consonants of the Hebraic alphabet- Jod, Heh and Vau?

Q Why does this link into the word for Chiropractor

A One who tends to the musculoskeletal system namely the spine

Q What shape is the Sacrum

A It is a triangular bone

*Q To what does Solomon's Temple really refer?

A The human body

Q What is the 8th Chakra?

A The Alta Major

*Q How does this link to the word Altar and why?

Q What is the alphabet at the top of this page

A It is the key (cipher) found on four pieces of paper inside the Ark of the Covenant. It is used to discover the Grand Omnific Royal Arch characters written on the four sides of the Ark. The ark was found in the secret, curiously arched, vault below the trap door (8-10 feet down and only reached by coiling a rope 7 times around the body leaving two long ends) along with the Keystone of the arch of a Mark Master Mason - Hiram Abiff

and finally

Q. What would happen to Christianity as a religion if the resurrection, like the above tale, was purely metaphorical and allegorical?

Hmm, much to ponder here and so much more to explain and share.

So, what is the secret of how to die? The 'secret' of Freemasonry (which is not actually secret, just veiled wisdom) is that one can learn to free the spirit from the physical building (masonry) that houses the spirit to achieve immortality via the creation of the immortal light body. One can learn how to die whilst alive and bring heaven down to earth - to create your heaven whilst on Earth. This process will be further revealed in my book. How does all this link into the 11:11 phenomenon and 2012? All I can say now is that it does and I'll be sharing what I know about that too!

Enjoy Dan Brown's book!

APRIL THRU SEPTEMBER 09, PLUTO RX

2009-03-29T19:21:00.001+01:00

Hi everyone,

I'm taking a break from posting here for a while. I'm a Scorpio and Pluto, the ruling planet of this sign, is currently stationing. It will turn retrograde on April 4th 2009 until September 11th, 2009. This is a perfect opportunity for all Scorpio's to review matters relating to their Self and their commitments; particularly those which involve the way they communicate, interact, express themselves or share their knowledge (Pluto in Scorpio's solar 3rd). Personally I know this is the ideal time for me to devote myself to writing my book and regenerating other projects.

Wherever you have Scorpio on the house cusp, the people, things, places etc which that house corresponds to, combined with the house which Pluto is currently transiting (Capricorn) will give you a clue as to what themes you need to merge together. Retrogrades indicate what you may need to review, return to, or 'finish off' at this time. Once done, you can then expect to re-emerge - somewhat like a butterfly from a cocoon - invigorated and transformed when the planet returns to forward motion in September and particularly when it re-crosses the 3 Capricorn location, right at the end of the year.

Remember too, we always have to leave something behind for something new to come into being.

Under any Pluto transit, we feel pressured to eliminate and release the old, outworn, outdated and obsolete in our lives. When Pluto is transiting retrograde, we are urged to let go of attitudes, thinking or communication patterns, security drives, rigid emotions; a time to undergo an internal form of house cleaning....

For more on Pluto Rx read Lynne Koiner

I'm not abandoning CWF, just taking some time out, but please don't go! There are well over 350 articles on my blogs and website for you peruse and I also invite you to view my latest quarterly newsletter/e-zine, which contains a number of interesting articles by myself and other authors, plus numerous links to some fascinating sites. You can find Spring 2009 here

The archive for all previous ones can be accessed here.

Until next time then, thanks for your support and feedback - particularly to those of you who have been faithfully following CWF since 2006. I started writing for my own amusement, knowing that if what I wrote was meant to be shared with someone, they would find their way to these pages - I'm astonished just how many found their way and that's what has kept me writing for so long. Thank you.

Kathryn x

Oh and finally before I go..... Here's a link to the latest audio from Wayne Dyer. It's a couple of hours long but if you have resonated with me over the years, you'll definitely like this. What I noticed in listening to it is that Wayne sounds a little tired. I've been following his work for 29 years now (saturn return!) and this is the first time ever that I have noticed a drop in his energy levels. As a Taurus, Pluto rules Wayne's 7th and is in his 9th - so, maybe he needs to review his extensive travel and his teaching/lecturing commitments at this time? Anyway here it is, Enjoy

A MYSTICAL UNIVERSE

2009-03-22T11:00:00.003Z

The late, great, Theosophist and Astrologer Alan Leo repeatedly used the phrase, Character is destiny i.e., As you think and act inwardly, so you attract and become.

When an actor or actress plays a part, the way we distinguish a good performance from a bad one is if it is utterly believable. This happens when the thespian merges their Self so utterly and completely into the role that they become the character they are portraying.

What I note is that in some, as yet, unexplained part of our reality, sometimes character reveals our destiny even when the character is an assumed one. This is extremely interesting to students of metaphysics because the whole premise of the efficacy of manifesting rests on a person's ability to assume the feeling of being, or having, something so completely, that it shows up in their life.

Incidentally, the words Self-efficacy is defined as a person’s perception of their ability to produce an effect or reach a goal.

So, what are we to make of the fact that Liam Neeson portrayed a bereaved husband in the film, Love Actually?* Or that he has already shot performances in the upcoming films "After Life" and "Five Minutes of Heaven," (neither of which are in distribution at this time).

We all know the phrase 'Art imitating life' but what is this phenomena? No one would ever want to be deemed responsible for attracting tragic events into their life and it's obviously not as simple as saying that if one plays a part then that precise destiny will befall you. That is patently wrong. You only have to think of some of the bizarre roles assumed in Sci-Fi films or thrillers - Anthony Hopkins won't suddenly be found eating human livers with fava beans and a nice Chianti like Hannibal Lechter.

That said, the roles one is drawn to, or invited to play as an actor/actress, may show some correlation to a repressed or unconscious side of the psyche. Maybe it is a case that we are all drawn to play out their greatest fears (or in some cases fantasies) at some level. Or perhaps to work through a role to prepare us for a later, real life event which, at some unconscious level, we know lies ahead. I am reminded here of the Professor who specialised in a very rare form of brain cancer and then died from this same disease herself.

No one knows what's really going on, but again metaphysicians/quantum physicists would say that the answer lies somewhere in the fact that every moment in time, has the quality of everything that will happen, has happened or will ever happen within it and that our Time/Space perceptions are illusory. So the fact that someone chooses some course of action at any given time can hold the outcome, just as astrology looks at the birth moment as describing the course of life.

There is a case to be made for this line of thinking for the 'synchronicity of life' is apparent all around us. Vanessa Redgrave ( Natasha's mother) was, in a few weeks time, due to reprise her role in the play 'The Year of Magical Thinking'. This is a story of bereavement and personal grief set around the real life personal loss of the play's writer, Joan Didion. who lost her daughter and husband. The daughter was in a coma in hospital and later died.

Reviews for the Broadway show which originally ran from 2007, told us that Didion found solace in "magical thinking," and was stunned by the realisation that "life changes in the instant".

The Redgrave family has been beset by drama both on and off the stage. Here is a brilliant article on Natasha and the family One that will be particularly interesting to astrologers wishing to know how the 'chart fitted the life'**.

There are many other cases of life imitating art; just a couple of very well known examples that spring to mind are the fact that Christopher Reeve had played a paralysed Police officer in the film Above Suspicion prior to becoming paralysed himself. Grace Kelly filmed The Swan in which she played a Princess. She then went on to marry Prince Rainier and become Princess Grace of Monaco.

The parallels are, therefore, not always negative. However, when a play or film come out where the actor or actress has an affair, becomes a parent, plays an alcoholic, is beareaved or faces some particularly emotionally charged event, it has been noticed that, in many cases, there is some issue around these themes playing out in their personal lives - or of those close to them. The 'law' of attraction, where like meets like, appears to be at work.

I'd be interested to hear of any examples you may have noted in this area over the years. I believe that discussing these subjects will help us to move closer to understanding more about how we may consciously, or unconsciously, collaborate with our fate.

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* The film Love Actually was produced by Tim Bevan who was married to Natasha Richardson's sister, Joely so the extended family were probably also immersed in this role to a greater extent than normal.

**For more on the astrology of Natasha and Liam Neeson please see my latest newsletter here

JEN/JOHN OFF/ON + Jade and Jack

2009-03-16T13:47:00.003Z

So apparently Jen and John are off again. What's going on? Is it really the end?

I could give you one of those lengthy posts about the nature of the relationship between Aquarians (Jen) and Librans (John) and talk about how we astrologers look for signs of compatibility in personal charts (synastry) - and indeed it would all be very interesting. However, if we wish to zoom straight in and look solely at timing and the crux of the matter, I know of no better chart technique to do this than using the little known Coalescent system.

If you aren't sure what Coalescent charts are then here's a primer but suffice to say it is based on the system that I have the utmost respect for - harmonics.

Here is the chart for Jen and John with the transits on the outside wheel. The transits are set for last week when the latest break-up was announced. As you can see, Uranus, the planet of unpredictability, sudden breaks, surprises, shocks, perverse behaviour is conjoined to Mars in Pisces ( ignore house cusps as we don't have birth times). Mars in Pisces is the placement of will, action, activity and energy put into music, acting, imagery, photography, rumour, romance but also, if misdirected, into escapism - often through drink and drugs or just a sheer unwillingness to be defined in a role.

The transiting Sun was joined with Uranus conjunct C. Mars on the day of their latest break up, and the Full Moon also fell on this Mars 2 days before and Venus recently went retrograde. Click to enlarge.

There is undoubtedly an electrifying, exciting, nature to their relationship at this time but Mars/Uranus combinations are also the most volatile going. Unfortunately for these two lovebirds, due to retrograde motion of a few planets, and the ongoing Saturn/Uranus opposition, these transits guarantee it will remain incredibly unstable and unfathomable into 2010.

Without doubt though, even if we don't hear of it in the media, neither has totally walked away from the other - this is on/off, hot/cold and overall very exhausting for both if them.

You may be one of those asking, Why does 'poor Jen' have to suffer so much? Well we have to remember it is only the media who have labelled her as suffering. At some level she may enjoy the drama. The relationships we end up in are always characteristic of us, and our true nature. Jennifer Aniston is an actress, a dramatist; she plays roles. Does John Mayer see her for who she really is (his natal Moon/Neptune conjunction). Indeed can she separate herself from the characters she plays?

She filmed 'He's Just Not That Into You' (fun film, far better than Marley and Me) then went public with Mayer. Is Jen subconsciously setting herself up to re-enact the role she played in the film? She played the girlfriend of a guy who wouldn't marry her, so she reluctantly walked away. He saw the error of his ways and eventually proposed in true, storybook romantic fashion. Does she secretly hope that's what John Mayer will do?

Who's playing who?

Furthermore we must remember that Aquarians present a cool, collected friendly persona but they just don't do cool, uneventful relationships. With Leo on the solar 7th, it is extremely typical of Aquarians to get caught up in melodramatic love affairs and/or to seek a father figure. They can repeatedly attract partners who are 'showy' in some way or partners who draw attention to themselves and want to dominate the direction of the relationship. If she's used to being the star of every show, this can cause problems.

Mayer, meanwhile has his marriage partner shown by a Mars/Sun square. He 'get's off' on emotionally combative, feisty, passionate relationships. Is she playing too cool for him and his ideal?

I think Jennifer Aniston knows that John Mayer is' Just not that into her' at the moment. Certainly his body language always looks very revealing to me - she leans into him and he leans away - but we always attract what we most need to learn from. The fact that they got together, and then back together at all, plus this Uranus to Mars transit suggests to me that both have something left to work out. Although the tendency is to abruptly call a physical halt, cutting off from your feelings until you have learned what the lesson they are bringing you is, this is easier said than done.

Beyond all that, figures in the public eye and under great scrutiny by the masses, often play out roles from which the general population can learn. From Prince Charles and Brad Pitt we learned that it doesn't matter how lovely and 'nice' a woman may be - or be perceived to be - it is love that wins the mind and body over, every time. In the case of Jennifer's latest romantic problems we are again being shown that beauty, wealth and success matter not a jot. They are not an automatic passport to love, happiness and fulfillment.

JADE GOODY and JACK TWEED

I'm not in the business of predicting death. Here for the purposes of tracking transits, and seeing how exact these coalescent charts can be, is the coalescent astrology wheel of Jade Goody and Jack Tweed. Again, ignore the house cusps as no exact times are known for both. In these case studies I set the horoscope for symbolic 12 noon times. Astrological transits by conjunction, opposition and square to these charts will show the precise day of significant events in the life of the couples involved. Click to enlarge.

As above, So below.

FULL MOON MARCH 2009 & The Recession

2009-03-10T14:54:00.002Z

The Full Moon occurs tonight at 02.38 GMT, 11th March 2009 at 20 Virgo/Pisces. This is a mutable axis. Mutable means flexible; not static; fluctuating; rhythmic; changing form, so the position of this lunation informs us that matters which correlate to the two signs are still in transition

Virgo is closely related to jobs and service industries including the armed forces, health care (servicing the needs of our body) shops ( serving the public) and trade unions (serving the rights of employees). Virgo and the 6th house describe what we do on a day to day basis - how we service the daily routine of our life on an individual basis.

Whilst Virgo is allied to serving in all its various forms, Pisces, its opposite sign, correlates to sacrifice, surrender and rescuing. It is more concerned with the overall picture than the detail. Pisces asks,'What can I give to others to make it better for us all?' Hence it is the sign of charitable concerns and the 'Sea of Oneness' where we let go ( surrender to the force) merge and recognise there is no separation - we are all like individual waves, differentiated parts of one source.

As both Virgo and Pisces relate to cadent houses in the astrological chart we are, for the most part, still looking at situations which are taking place in seclusion, behind closed doors or those that are in the final planning stage but will affect the collective. Even if we see no evidence of it yet, plans for assisting those who find themselves 'all at sea' or 'imprisoned' without a job, and missing the usual routine 'beat' to their daily life, will be well under way. It is in the subsequent signs of Aries/Libra, where these plans, decisions and ramifications of what occurs around this lunation will become apparent.

Sometimes companies have to sacrifice some employees in order to keep a company afloat. This would be a particularly Virgo/Pisces decision-making process, as attending to the detail may save the health (Virgo) of the organisation overall (Pisces). Whether employees, or those whom job losses affect, feel this has been done with any care, concern and compassion for their welfare will be a particular issue for many at this time.

The proximity of the lunation to the SA/UR opposition means that internal and external tensions are being ratcheted up, ever closer to breaking point and things ( good and bad) can happen suddenly, but it's also a time of imminent breakthroughs. Think of it like new shoots struggling to make their way through the ground. Before winter turns to spring, we still can't see any visible effects - the ground may even appear dead and barren - but there's a tremendous amount of energy and effort taking place, out of view. One day, where there was nothing, a sign of growth will suddenly appear, or an idea will emerge, as if from nowhere.

This whole Virgo/Pisces theme is currently analogous to unemployment and the tensions around Governmental plans to shore up the economy and rescue failing banks and organisations. Many of us feel we are still very much in the dark about the bigger picture and we are desperate to see signs that all the behind the scenes efforts are working; we are looking for those 'green shoots'.

To continue with the analogy, the reality is that the original seeds were sown in soil that had become very unfertile. They had also been badly tended, therefore although there will still be slow growth, we do have to expect the loss of more jobs. Ultimately though, what is being birthed will also lead to a widespread (Pisces) redistribution (Virgo) of wealth, accountability and skills that will form a new global economic landscape ( Aries/Libra= Cardinal Cross and World Points).

In the personal sense, you may have an idea or a plan of action which you want to implement. You may be trying to organise your life along better lines. If so you need to harness the natural cycles of life and wait just a couple more weeks before taking any overt action. Gather information and listen to your instinct at this time. Seek out, or offer help to, others wherever you can because many will be feeling like they are on the edge of a breakdown. It's likely that some people can be saved from experiencing depression if they are taught to see the current downturn as just part of a greater cycle that is ultimately assisting them in their personal growth. This instantly eradicates feelings of powerlessness and futility, as hope is restored.

Quite simply put, if you are waiting for news or unsure of your direction at this time, the advice is to 'don't push it or force it, relax and let it be!' for just a little while longer. Trust! You don't doubt when the Sun goes down that it will rise again, why doubt that your life is governed by the same forces.

In the more ego driven personalities, where desire (or anger) rides roughshod over awareness of the need for rhythm and process, sadly the 'breakthrough' will be forced, the energies will become quite uncontainable and may suddenly be expressed quite violently or in 'revolutionary' ways. However, you don't have to become embroiled in the negative manifestations.

As mutable signs equate to the mental realms, it would be far better to think outside of the box and plan to do something quite different or unusual, than to allow the energy to become misdirected and 'sink' you.

If you are one of those who have been made redundant or are experiencing acute anxiety over the economic problems, spend the next two weeks working out ways to 'revolutionise' old ways of thinking and embrace a vision of how you want your life to shape up in coming months. Replace negativity with positivity at every juncture. What resources will you need to nurture the tender young shoots ( the idea) that you have in mind? Who do you need to connect with? What transferable skills do you possess which can be utilised to increase your income? Virgo lunations demand that you take practical action and formulate plans, so talk to someone. Seek out counselling, coaching or visit the multitude of self-help websites online that can assist you in finding a way forward - here's a great one.

If I can offer just one tip to restoring your financial wealth it is this: Do what you love and the money will follow. Make the act of service - the job - the priority and don't focus on the financial reward.

This Full Moon is aiding and abetting the current 'Shift' in consciousness. Losing a job is not a tragedy but an opportunity to take responsibility for your life direction and fulfillment and to get 'on purpose'. After the Equinox of 20th March and the New Moon of 26 March renewed hope will surface. With Venus Rx during this whole period, it may be prudent to revisit people, skills and/or financial plans that you had shelved or had previously considered but dismissed - they may prove to be a hidden goldmine. Many people will feel compelled to give up (Rx) on luxuries (Venus) but that exacerbates the overall (Pisces) problem inherent in a recession as it can lead to deflation

Far better then to use this Full Moon to refuse to feel like a victim of a recession and review (Rx) ways to increase income rather than decrease spending!

At the top of the page is the ACG Map for the lunation. Remember with these maps the lines show where planets come to angularity. Angularity is associated with the 4th harmonic (divisions of the circle by 4) and concrete manifestation. Physical events and news will most likely emanate from these areas in the days preceeding the lunation and the two weeks afterwards. The lunations also mark areas that become sensitised to subsequent transits of planets to 20 mutables ( i.e., 20 +/- 2 degrees Virgo Pisces, Gemini, Sag) setting up an harmonic resonance.

If you look at the map you will see the blue arrow pointing to the Pluto line, correctly pinpointing the breakdown in law and order with regards to the drug war (Pisces) escalating in Tijuana Mexico.

Also highlighted is Pakistan and the Afghanistan border and there's a particularly difficult confluence of activity over Japan with Pluto setting while the lunation straddles the MC and IC. Planets on the IC often relate to earth related events, so it may be something to do with the Kyoto Protocol but earth tremors are an obvious possibility. When the Sun is in Pisces, under-sea quakes which produce tsunami's are more likely along that entire longitude. Speaking of under-sea activity these lines also straddle the area where dozens of whales beached themselves in Tasmania last week.

Also highlighted is Rio in Brazil, the UAE and Iran and the Middle East and once again we have Pluto ascending through Lisbon.

Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and the US states of TX, KS, IA, MO and MN take a hit in the geodetic maps, not shown here.

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THE MESSAGE IS GETTING LOUDER

2009-03-01T18:13:00.003Z

I've written before about the rise in the number of Futurists - people who try and predict upcoming social and economic trends. Dmitry Orlov is not a fully fledged futurist, in fact he's a software engineer, but if someone becomes an engineer astrologers know they are naturally attuned to being prescient. This is due to the correlations of this type of work to the planet Uranus, which was discovered at the time of the Industrial Revolution and whose cycles coincide with the technological revolution that birthed the Internet. Uranus always seems to connect one to be able to receive 'information from the future'.

Anyway Dmitry is garnering the attention of futurists the world over due to his 'insight' over the parallels between the collapse of the Soviet Union and the now full blown economic crisis in the USA which, arguably, triggered the global meltdown. He has been 'shouting' out for over a decade now about the possibility of the social and economic collapse of the USA. You can read the transcript of a speech he gave in February here and/or you can read his presentation (with visuals) from 2006 here.

The message is certainly getting louder but we also have to ask, is it true?

The person who alerted me to Dmitry did so in the context of enquiring if the astrology supported such a dire view of a collapse of the USA.

The answer is yes and no.

Firstly cycles do repeat but never in exactly the same way. One has to see cycles as being like a spiral. We may come back to revisit a situation, but we will always do so one level higher than before. It's almost as if we say, 'Okay I recognise this, I've been here before' but what you learned the previous time ensures that the outcome this time is different as you are looking at it from a slightly higher perspective. In global terms, a cycle repeats but the actions of the people participating in it, and the level from which they perceive the problem will have a great impact on the outcome. So the more enlightened people are about a positive, possible future the more they can raise themselves up to look at it from a 'higher' perspective and avoid the previous problems. Forewarned is forearmed.

Astrologically the Jupiter/Neptune/ Chiron conjunction of this year could point to massive collapse of the economy, currencies and maybe even countries ( Astrologer Christeen Skinner is another prescient 'Uranian' who discussed all this years ago and wrote about it in her book The Financial Universe). The same Jupiter/Neptune associated with collapse can however, also give rise to hugely inflated fears travelling throughout the collective, fuelled by misinformed networks and groups (AQ) and even astrologers, (Christeen excluded!). So it's important that we don't all get swept off in a wave of fear and unwittingly bring about that which we are trying to avoid.

What I personally note is the transit of Saturn into Libra later in the year. This can bring about a reform of the structure of society via collaborative efforts. We can all get serious (SA) about co-operating with each other (Libra) in order for the good of the whole. This will involve huge restructuring of the Legal/Judicial system (Libra) too, but right action ( SA) allied with right thought (air sign) can bring about change.

To this end my eye was drawn to the 'manifesto' of a network of futurists called The Foresight Network. It says:

The network's goals are to help members listen and learn from each other, anticipate change, explore next practice, find new opportunities to collaborate and to co-create the future.

They also have a great URL - Shaping Tomorrow

It always amuses me that futurists have no idea how closely allied their work is to that of astrologers. One of the posts I see up on this site at the moment is Looking 7 years forward, looking 7 years back. Seven years is of course one sub-cycle of the 28 year Saturn cycle and Uranus has an 84 year cycle which is 12 periods of 7 years. Shaping Tomorrow would be a Saturn (shaping/structuring) theme while Tomorrow is a Uranian theme (Uranus = future) so they are bang on 'trend' in choosing this name when we are in a continuing Saturn/Uranus opposition cycle during 2008-2010.

What's the upshot then? Well. if the message 'is getting louder' we will all eventually hear someone's take on it. However, in my mind it should not be heard as a clarion call for us all to bunker down or head for the hills . That will energise a wave of panic. Rather it is that as a co-operative - a 'global family' of people and businesses, formed along the premise of: benefits that can be passed along for the good of everyone, we can and should 'collaborate with this fate' and actively begin to co-create ( Saturn in Libra) a better future.

Don't look to the Governments to 'fix' your future. You may feel that you are a victim and resent having to clean up someone else's mess but, to paraphrase Goethe if we 'all sweep in front of our own front door, soon the whole world will be clean'. Do what you can to bring change to your world and don't wait for it to come to you. Check out the Co-ops. and alternative power sources (Uranus also moves to the sign of Aries in 2010).

This is the way forward and my bet for the single biggest trend for 2010.

Update: This just in. Best newsletter for Trendwatching

JUST STIRRING UP A LITTLE CONTROVERSY/DEBATE!

2009-02-26T19:48:00.002Z

The Sun is still in the sign associated with the oceans and mysteries, Pisces, so perhaps we shouldn't be too surprised that the recent 'Atlantis Discovery' story refuses to go away. It has, of course, been totally refuted. However, such was the interest of Joe Public in this story that, after the initial denial from a representative, Google asked two of the scientists who collect the undersea data to put their side of the story. It appears here under the title Atlantis? No it Atlant-isn't .

Meanwhile I've received a few messages from the couple who made the initial discovery - Cynthia and Larkin Jones. There was a dispute over who had first noticed the apparent seafloor anomalies - the Joneses or Bernie Bamford - and this is what Larkin Jones had to say on the matter. It's a touching letter and I'm sharing this dialogue because I feel compassion for them, if they have been wronged by Mr Bamford, and for all the wasted effort. How would you feel if you thought you had made the discovery of a lifetime only to have your hopes cruelly dashed and ridiculed!?

Dear Kathryn.. We have the documentation that gives a chronological dateline from the point of discovery, to the establishment of our website live on the Internet. This all predates Mr. Bamford's claim to finding this anomaly and clearly establishes our claim.

I'm 54, retired from the U.S. Air Force and served as an Air Traffic Control Radar Technician. During my time in the military, I observed many strange radar and meteorological phenomenon. It was this life's experience, that sparked my interest in researching those things which most people never seem to notice. I guess you could say that this, was the first step towards making this Google Earth find... but Cynthia is by far the best discovery of my life. ( AHHHH, isn't that lovely- it moved me. K)

Kathryn, we don't have a problem with you using any of our correspondence, just please correct our typing errors. (lol) After the many hours spent learning how to build a web-page so that we could invite the world to explore our find, it's rather disappointing to see someone else get the credit for it's discovery. Though it is possible that many people may have run across this image on Google Earth, our research showed that nobody at our time of discovery were aware of this anomaly.

Seems like Larkin, out of everyone should know what Sonar can and can't pick up then - eh?. Here's the next letter:

Kathryn. You had it right when you wrote this statement "Anyway, Google is saying that what can be seen on their maps is nothing more than a remnant of the map making process itself, whilst those who love a good conspiracy are insisting that Google's denial is a little fishy!" And now the the U.S. Navy has set-in on this downplay of this sea floor anomaly... WHY? The Navy story is that this strange anomaly is nothing more than sonar echo-sounding integrated with computer data to produce the graphic image seen on Google. If they were just testing their sonar's abilities, why would the U.S. Navy travel all the way to this spot to test their equipment... sounds a whole lot fishy!

The truth is out there. Why is there so much downplay of this site and it's discovery... Could it possibly be that this site lay within an area that might be used for HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL? This ancient grid discovery is real and not the results of inherent sonar imagery problems.

Kathryn, I thought that you might interested in seeing just how fishy things might really be.

Have a Great Day!

Sincerely,
Larkin

Now, either the plot thickens or we have a wonderful Neptunian bit of delusion fever afoot. I know which side I am veering towards but what do you think? Answers/questions to the lovely Mr Larkin please.

Update latest:
Hi Kathryn,

Thank you for your continued interest as this story unfolds.

I have found some interesting information on the radioactive waste issue. Here is the link to that info.

On the second page (pg.#48) of the article posted on this site, it shows a map. If you look at the west coast of Africa, the second dot west of the coast sits almost directly over the ancient grid site. I think this may explain the U.S. Navy's interest in this whole thing.

Just thought I'd share this info.

Sincerely,
Larkin

VIEW COMET LULIN TONIGHT - updated

2009-02-24T11:08:00.000Z

Please scroll down for 24th Feb update and viewing directions and Video

CATCH LULIN HERE TONIGHT 11PM EST and thru the night.

or go anyway, now, to see a cached video of Lulin streaking through the sky last night. Scroll down the landing page to bottom right.*

The comet should now be visible, wherever you are located on Earth, thru the night. It is in the astrological sign of Virgo, (on the edge of the constellations Leo and Virgo) Closest planet is Saturn on the 24th and it then streaks on to oppose the Sun (remember it is travelling in the opposite direction to the planets) and will align with Fixed star Regulus on the 28th Feb. See the map and dates here.

For my latest post on Atlantis and wavelength, please scroll down or see my sidebar for a link. Since writing that post, the word 'wave' is coming up everywhere. Is Lulin ushering in a New Age - a new 'wave' of consciousness or should we continue looking to events at sea or with water in coming days, weeks and months?

NASA say the comet "is shedding nearly 800 gallons of water each second." Comets are also said to shed dust and gases in their wake. One earthbound correlation is the freak dust storms that have occurred in Kuwait and Doha this month, plus the appearance of many separate meteors. I wrote about the Texan one. Here's another from this month, around the time of the dust storm, in Hawaii and still more have been reported across the globe.

Look out for more sky rocks plus sudden flashes of inspiration/intuition or telepathy arriving 'out of nowhere' this week!

Enjoy the sky show.

*Update: The Coca Cola Webcast managed to get some more shots of Lulin last night (23/24) before cloud rolled in. They are putting them together now but the original cached video I mentioned, and another shot of Lulin are now on the site.

Most interestingly, re the dust comment above, I have also come across these 2 stories:

Mystery dust baffles residents
and
Suspicious 'Magic Dust' Closes Disneyland for Short Time

SATURN'S MOONS
Another big sky event today ( 24th) is the quadruple transit of Saturn's Moons. Watch the animation here Transits like these are rare. "They only happen every 14 to 15 years when the orbits of Saturn's moons are nearly edge-on to Earth," say Nasa experts.

The event starts at 10:54 UT (2:54 a.m. PST) when Titan's circular shadow falls across Saturn's cloudtops. About forty minutes later, the ruddy disk of Titan itself moves over the clouds.

To find Saturn ( and Lulin) see this map or watch this video

ARE YOU ON THE ATLANTIS WAVELENGTH?

2009-02-22T16:48:00.001Z

So the synchronicities continue: I 'happened' across the Donnelly book about Comets and mentioned it in my last post, and then, within days, Donnelly's name and another of his books was suddenly becoming a web-wide talking point. Why? Which book? Well he also penned: (read it here) Atlantis, the Antediluvian World and unless you have been off the planet for the last week, you can't fail to have heard the story about the 'apparent' discovery of Atlantis. (Catch up here if this story has eluded you)

Anyway, Google are saying that what can be seen on their maps is nothing more than a remnant of the map making process itself, whilst those who love a good conspiracy are insisting that Google's denial is a little fishy!

What does the great mirror in the sky tell us? Well the Sun has moved into the sign ruled by the God of the sea, Neptune, which is associated with mysteries, whilst the planet Uranus is also in the same sign - Pisces. This points to an overall focus around extraordinary discoveries associated with the Ocean and indeed anything water related, so I'm not surprised this story is picking up speed now.

Uranus in Pisces, however, also relates to waves of the water or light(wave) variety.

News of the find may only have broken worldwide in recent days but according to this site, Larkin and Cynthia Jones first spotted 'Atlantis' one month ago on 22 January 2009. Meanwhile a Mr Bernie Bamford from Chester, UK got his 15 minutes of fame from this by calling The Sun newspaper and claiming he was the one who spotted it on Google. I'll let them slog out who should take the credit for the discovery, although in this astrological climate it is entirely possible they both happened across it separately as the speed of information exchange in the collective unconscious is increasing in line with the information and networking explosion that we are consciously aware of.

If I've lost you there, it's really a difficult subject to broach (as is Jade Goody's plight but I'll try and give an alternative viewpoint on that too, soon) but, suffice to say, if you believe that your thoughts emanate from your brain; inside your skull, and are not broadcast to anyone else, you need to think again. Your brain is just the hardware, your thoughts are the software you choose to use and the information is coming to you ( and going out from you) wirelessly! As a general rule of thumb, although this requires further explanation, what you focus on is what you'll pull in and vice versa. That's the Law of Attraction at work.

Therefore any number of people can pull in the same information from the Mind out there and one person happening upon something on Google can transmit their discovery to someone else on the same vibrational wavelength, either instantly or when they come into alignment with them - making it appear that a coincidence, synchronicity or even a bit of plagiarism has taken place.

Where astrology comes in for helping one to 'collaborate with fate' is it can help us to make sense of the different energetic exchanges at work. For example someone with their Moon in Taurus is more likely to connect more easily to someone who was born when their Sun was in Taurus or perhaps with someone who's Venus was in Cancer at birth, than they are to resonate to someone who has Venus in Leo.

Likewise when transiting planets are congregating in the sign of Aquarius, as they are now, those receptive to Aquarian related events, places, people etc will receive and transmit them more easily and therefore also find themselves more readily mixed up in events of a nature that corresponds to their birthchart placings.

In essence then, Astrology is just like a version of The Radio Times - a magazine that lists the frequencies and timings one needs to be informed about in order to tune into the programmes of their choice.

So, what's with the sudden appearance of Donnelly in my life twice in one week? Is it a synchronicity? Well, synchronicity is just another word for alignment of frequency/wavelength.

I have now gone and located his birthdata and unsurprisingly ( to me) Donnelly and I have multiple natal planets in common and we both have progressions in our birthcharts (his is valid even after death) bringing us into an alignment at this precise time. Over and beyond my personal involvement with his work these last weeks, we note that the transiting planets of this time (for all of us) are aligning with his birthchart, bringing his name to public attention once again.

He is effectively just starting, as we all are, a new Mars/Jupiter cycle at this time, as Mars is exactly conjoined to his birth Jupiter as I write. Also, in this case the transiting planet is Jupiter - the planet of publishing - and it is transiting his natal Uranus, the planet of unusual or generally left field, heretical( and, it must be said, sometimes just downright weird and loopy) information.

Was Ignatius Donnelly correctly interpreting the works of Plato and did he really believe in the existence of Atlantis? In his own reality, yes. And here again we go off into the realms of the weird and wonderful.......

In the perfection and order of the Universe, it may yet transpire that we are all, as a collective, meant to be questioning the existence of lost worlds and we are being alerted to previous times of cataclysms in nature as part of our unfolding purpose and evolution. Or, it may, one day, become apparent that we have cranked up the 'end of the world is nigh, there must be something beyond this' vibration to such a level that we are all attracting stories of this ilk and being brought back into resonance with the works of those who at one time emitted this vibration (and therefore, at some level and plane of existence still are).

If anyone knew what was really going on we'd have the secret of existence in our palm. All I know is that, via astrology, we can perceive the unity in all things.

I'll leave you to ponder the charts. This one shows today on the outside against Donnelly's birthchart in the middle wheel. The picture at the top shows where Donnelly thought Atlantis would be found - near the Azores and Canary Islands!
Click to enlarge.

FIREBALL OVER TEXAS & Lulin

2009-02-17T19:57:00.000Z

Here's the Astro map for the sighting of the fireball which was seen streaking over Texas on Sunday morning ( 15 Feb 2009, 11am, Austin) and is thought to have plummeted to the ground somewhere in Northern Texas. I guess if anyone out there in Texas is interested in locating a possible impact point, the best place to start hunting would be under the ACG lines +/- 50 miles either side. Especially where the white arrows are pointing to the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines.

There are various confusing reports across the web as to whether this was remnants of the recent satellite collision but 'experts' appear to be confirming it was a meteor. In which case this can be chalked up as another 'spooky' coincidence for me because, whilst searching for something completely unrelated, last week ( 11/02), I came across this:

In the year 1871, on Sunday, the 8th of October, at half past nine o'clock in the evening, events occurred which attracted the attention of the whole world, which caused the death of hundreds of human beings, and the destruction of millions of property, and which involved three different States of the Union in the wildest alarm and terror.
The summer of 1871 had been excessively dry; the moisture seemed to be evaporated out of the air; and on the Sunday above named the atmospheric conditions all through the Northwest were of the most peculiar character. The writer was living at the time in Minnesota, hundreds of miles from the scene of the disasters, and he can never forget the condition of things. There was a parched, combustible, inflammable, furnace-like feeling in the air, that was really alarming. It felt as if there were needed but a match, a spark, to cause a world-wide explosion. It was weird and unnatural. I have never seen nor felt anything like it before or since. Those who experienced it will bear me out in these statements.

At that hour, half past nine o'clock in the evening, at apparently the same moment, at points hundreds of miles apart, in three different States, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois, fires of the most peculiar and devastating kind broke out, so far as we know, by spontaneous combustion.

Now the weather in these 3 U.S. states or Texas at present is far from unusually dry and combustible, and no one has been killed, but the reason that I sat up and took notice of what I was reading was due to the remarkable coincidence of the writers description of the fires to those stories that were coming out of Victoria, Australia regarding their bushfires. Many in Victoria were astounded by the speed of the fires and reported them as travelling like tornadoes of fire and here's what I was reading in what I had stumbled across:

It was no ordinary fire. I quote:

"At sundown there was a lull in the wind and comparative stillness. For two hours there were no signs of danger; but at a few minutes after nine o'clock, and by a singular coincidence, precisely the time at which the Chicago fire commenced, the people of the village heard a terrible roar. It was that of a tornado, crushing through the forests. Instantly the heavens were illuminated with a terrible glare. The sky, which had been so dark a moment before, burst into clouds of flame.

Some of you may recognise this text. It turns out I had landed on a page, mid-book, and I was reading Ragnarok - the Age of Fire & Gravel. A controversial tome written in 1883 by Ignatius Donnelly. The page I had happened upon was about Biela's Comet but the whole book is about comet/meteor impacts on Earth throughout history.

Ok, so you are thinking, what's this got to do with a meteor over Texas? Well, it seems that it was pure coincidence about the awful accounts coming from Oz, as many are suspected of being caused by arson. However the appearance of this Texan meteor has 'rekindled' my interest in what I was reading because the book goes on to recount how the author believes that Earth was passing through debris associated with Beila's Comet and that the unusual atmospheric, tinderbox, conditions in 1871 were related to the comet. Indeed he seems to propose that the great conflagration was caused by fragments of rock, in the wake of the comet's tail, falling to Earth.

This made my mind leap to the fact that up in the sky at this time we have Comet Lulin, just days away from making it's closest pass to Earth. My train of thought now therefore, is - is this latest meteor sighting related to Comet Lulin? Additionally, it has to be asked, are the unusual atmospheric conditions down-under in Australia related to the fact that we have a Comet or maybe vice versa; do we have a Comet ( and recently more bright and unexpected ones than normal) due to peculiar changes in the electromagnetic fields in the atmosphere, (which are coincident with a new Sunspot cycle which peaks in 2011/12)?

I'm loathe to continue this line of reasoning because patently the last thing I am is an Astrophysicist or meteorologist BUT, in my experience, when I am led to these things entirely by accident they are usually something to take note of. So, if you feel so inclined, drop me a line if you have knowledge of whether Lulin and the meteor ( and/or dry conditions in Oz) could be related and I'll report back here on this site.

Meanwhile, you may like to hop over to Donnelly's fascinating book. This page, if you scroll down gives you chapter titles and the ones on comets are, to say the least, thought provoking.

I'll leave you with this quote from the book

...the meteor-shower experienced in Europe on November 27th was unquestionably due to the passage near the earth of a meteoric trail traveling in the track of the comet.

and the chart for the 1871 event. Tr Saturn trine Pluto. Tr Pluto conjunct Saturn. This makes the Saturn/Pluto paran on Sunday's ACG map look more than interesting!

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

2009-02-13T19:09:00.001Z

It won't bring back those who perished in the Victoria bush fires, or indeed any tragedy, but while you still have life, it's true to say that all you need is love. It is love and compassion for the people ( and animals) who are suffering which will translate into the spiritual sustenance and material things that will rebuild shattered nerves, lives and dreams.

I just received a very moving message from a reader in Australia, a part of which reads:

The morale here is unbelievable with donations exceeding anyone's expectation's with major food retailers donating 3 - 5million and people in droves providing housing to families devastated. Over 100 million has been raised and the community feeling is heartfelt. I have never felt closer to the earth we live on and the generosity of Australians at this moment makes your eyes swell and if people don't have money to donate they are giving blood.

The brushfires are still intense and temperatures are set to soar on the weekend.. We pray for rain but should we not get any the spirit to put them out is strong. - Kelly

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Whilst we are on the subject of love; over on my Cosmic Cipher blog I recently posted a piece about The Seven Senses. It touches on something in there which I have long known as truth but, sadly, sometimes gets buried under the weight of everyday life. So, this is a timely reminder, not only to myself, but to all those reading.

Referring to the feeling of love, this is........

It is said that it isn’t most important how great a guy looks or what he says, (or has - my words) but how he makes her feel.

The same is obviously true in reverse between a woman and man.

So, are you worried that you haven't got someone the perfect Valentine's present? Have you put on a few excess pounds? Worried that you don't own the perfect dress or suit for a romantic night out? Low on funds for celebration? None of this really matters a jot compared to how you connect to the heart of the person you desire this weekend - and every single day of your life together.

Feelings are all. Moreover if you don't feel good about yourself, you'll only attract someone of the same vibrational match. Therefore, the time you invest in understanding your own feelings will always pay off handsomely.

My friend Annie's book is now zooming up the Amazon bestsellers list and I can't recommend it highly enough. Brilliant Relationships: Your Ultimate Guide to Attracting and Keeping the Perfect Partner.

Finally, for those of you interested in the great ' Is this the dawning of the Age of Aquarius?' debate, hop over to this site belonging to Eric Francis and subscribe to his brilliant Planet Waves Astrology News and he'll explain this - click to enlarge:

THE CHIRON ECLIPSE & Victoria fires

2009-02-09T02:56:00.001Z

Could astrology have predicted the devastating bush fires in Australia and in some way have helped to avert the terrible death toll? I really don't believe that - at present - it is possible. Both of the AstroCartoGraphy charts ( Celestial and Geodetic) for today's Lunar penumbral eclipse do show that the focus of what is being dubbed ' The Chiron Eclipse' fall right in the vicinity of the fires. However, to pinpoint this location, on these longitudinal lines (which also run around the globe through many other countries) as being the location of fires per se, would be like finding a needle in a haystack and indeed knowing it was a needle you were looking for in the first place.

That said, other charts have already pinpointed the fact that Australia was becoming a location to watch for concrete manifestations of celestial activity in '09 ( see my previous posts on Australia) and this area in the state of Victoria has been particularly 'active' in all recent maps. So if someone could devise some sort of computer programme that would pinpoint locations that are getting repeated astrological activity ( from charts of leaders, towns etc, as well as maps) it may be possible in the future to pin down certain areas of specific countries and note windows of time when particular astrological correspondences are more likely to manifest. In that way it may not be a precise prediction but some warning of 'heightened activity' could be given.

For example, the map at the top of the page is of the precise GMT time of the SA/UR opposition. On these maps we look for where Saturn and Uranus come to angularity as angularity is associated with the 4th harmonic and concrete (physical) manifestation. In this map you see that they came to angularity in the precise area of the fires.

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Here is the relocated chart, so that you can see Saturn and Uranus angular i.e on the ASC/DESC angles at this location, Bendigo. Angularity in cycle charts means that something of the nature of SA/UR was likely to occur in this general area of the world in the days immediately before, after or on, the opposition of 5th Feb.

This map below shows today's eclipse, see Blue Sun/Chiron and Yellow Moon lines showing the Full Moon down through Australia. This pinpoints this location as being 'emotionally charged' and coming to public attention:

Additionally, there is much planetary activity affecting Kevin Rudd's chart. Today's eclipse is with his natal Moon and the tr Nodes are with his natal Uranus, so the fact that he would be entering a phase, or in the immediate aftermath, of unexpected and sudden, highly emotional events, that may have an effect on his own personal destiny, could be studied in more detail. Cross referencing his transits with many other charts and maps, in advance, could have given us clues as to locations where his transits would find expression on Earth. As he is the 'representative' of Australia what affects him affects the country and vice versa. This is such an unexplored area of astrology that is just crying out for more data input and collation.

I can't add too many maps or the post won't load but in many recent ones, we now see in retrospect, the maps did home in on this location. Also the inclusion of Chiron in this eclipse - it is exactly conjoined to the Sun, points to a major wounding of the global psyche at the locations where the eclipse is angular - and that was in this area.

Chiron transits are well documented as being associated with events that wound (or by polarity heal us, in some way). Chiron transits also relate to the following* Major moves or relocation, spouse leaving or leaving a spouse. Death of someone close, traumatic experiences ( I'll add further delineations, which won't apply to this event, at the bottom of the page).

It would take pages of space to tell non astrologers what all the lines on the maps correspond to, but astrologers will, for sure, take one look at these planetary lines and go 'Oh gosh!'. The 'manifestation' could have taken many different forms, on many different planes - that is they are not always physical - but, as I say, when you pile them up, i.e., you also look at other charts and cross reference them all we can guess something is afoot.

Again, if you are not an astrologer you won't realise the incredible nature of these maps so please take it from me that the chances of these particular planetary lines being in the location of where the fires occurred is slim. The fact that a few lines are an inch or so away from precise locations, in some of the maps, is of no consequence when we are looking at such vast distances.

Finally here are the maps for the Solar eclipses of Jan 2009. This first one is celestial ACG. Where there is a line means that the planet in question, or the midpoint of 2 planets, will be on the angle of the chart for that locationThis one is Geodetic (mundane) . In these maps the lines don't move very fast, so the influence noted is more long term depending on the relative speed of the planet being studied. For example, the Sun will move approx one degree every day, apparently moving around the globe in one year, but outer planets will move far more slowly.The chances of the SA/UR cycle plus the eclipses falling through the same country, yet alone within a small radius of a certain place on the globe where a major event occurs is beyond coincidence. We really need people with the scientific and mathematical skills to take the 'As above, So below' correlations of the planets more seriously and produce statistical data and 'astrological weather' forecasts that will make the general populace sit up and take notice.

What also needs further study is the fact that eclipses that are still some way into the future seem to cast their influence back into the past. Take a look at the central total Solar Eclipse chart for 22 July 2009. Yet again it seems to highlight this precise area and why this should be needs further, thorough investigation.

One other place where, I have mentioned before, I have been noticing a build up of planetary activity is Portugal - especially around Lisbon and that longitude. Corresponding lines for that location would fall 180 degrees away in New Zealand and up to the Pacific Rim. The event, if one occurs, in both locations is likely to be of the nature of Jupiter/Neptune/Chiron - the trick is to determine in advance what, out of all the possible manifestations of these 3 planets that 'event' is likely to be - it could also be several and certainly doesn't have to be negative.

This aspect is associated with wounding or healing around communism which links into negotiations over the Lisbon Treaty. It's also associated with the Religious fervour, The Great Depression, floods, cyclones, tsunami's, snow, national health and many other things which is why we need some kind of focused study of these likely manifestations.

Finally then, please note that none of these maps are of the time of the fires. They are maps that point to an event, in this location, triggered by the eclipses.

* from Zane B Steins study of Chiron transits. The Chiron transits equate to what was written above and meeting someone who is later to become the spouse. Mother or Father remarrying. Birth of child, Birth of sibling, Start attending school. Chiron with Sun the focus on health and vitality of heart, of both self and others; Events which bring alienation; Major change in social life. An event which ' puts one in one's place'. Chiron opposite Moon. becoming aware of body and physicalit,y either through health crisis or some other change. Entering a graduate degree programme.

TITBITS OF ASTRO INFO - you won't want to miss

2009-02-04T14:36:00.009Z

I've got a round-up of info for you with this post - which is perhaps an easier format for both of us. It saves you having to wade through a lengthy, one topic, article and allows me to convey all the titbits I have come across in recent days.

First off then; Valentines day is looming. I was interested to read that on February 14th, a few minutes after sunrise GMT, the Moon is in the seventh house (and in the sign of relationships, Libra) as Jupiter aligns with Mars (and the North Node). Could this be the 'Dawning of the age of Aquarius'?

Okay, I know Jupiter and Mars meet every few years and have met in Aquarius before, with Moon in Libra and/or the 7th house BUT Moon in Libra (7th) with Mars and Jupiter in AQ has happened only a couple of times since the 60's (18 Jan '98) and never with this heavy Aquarian line up and s0 close after Leo/Aquarius eclipses (next one 9th Feb) and a Saturn/Uranus line up (5th Feb).

Remember too Uranus, the ruler of Aquarius, is the sign of 'Awakening' and the realisation of possession of an individuated consciousness (UR) in an earthbound vehicle - the body (SA).

Plus, Comet Lulin is brightening overhead. Add in the fact that we are being catapulted towards the start of two new cycles - the JU/NE and JU/UR and that seems like quite a few hallmarks of a new 'Aquarian' era to me. Many thanks to Dr Jude Currivan PhD for pointing out the alignment of the 14th Feb. She says (with relation to the nodes being reversed but close to JU and MA in AQ in 1962):

In 1962 we essentially took a collective in-breath of possibility and now with the cosmic support of the Aquarian alignment of 14th February 2009 we are able to take the out-breath and make it happen.

and I just love the strap line on her site:

In the commonality of our humanity, we are all ordinary,
In the commonality of our divinity, we are all extraordinary

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For those of you interested in finding if your 'amour' is your Soul Mate, I found a nice little article here, in which the author suggests using the asteroids Valentine, Eros. Amor, Union and Juno to determine 'Soulmate synastry' in astrological charts. Read the article through and then bring up the charts using this site or Astrodienst and input the following numbers for the asteroids (the numbers will be the same)
Eros ( 433)
Valentine (447)
Juno (3)
Amor (1221)
Union ( 1585)

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I'm noticing a lot of ACG lines accumulating around Lisbon and up and down that line of longitude, so up into Western Ireland and down to Morocco and Western Africa. This may be related to ongoing negotiations pertaining to The Lisbon Treaty but it may not. Eyes and ears peeled over the next few weeks for any events in these areas, possibly related to SA/UR - breakdowns, breakthroughs, rebellion, unexpected etc

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In my last post I mentioned that I thought things would start appearing relating to magnetism. I must be tuned in at the moment because within a day of writing that Hay House sent me advice of a new book and in the review for the book it says:

The powers of magnetism are not as mystical as you might think. You can learn to switch your energy like flipping a switch on an electrical current, changing the very direction of your life. Every single day you can establish a new, consistently positive life force—one that will propel your intentions with focus, optimism, and personal power.

The world exists in a constant state of flow, and your consciousness can shift in the blink of an eye.

Hot on the heels of that popping into my inbox I was 'coincidentally' led to i.e., I wasn't consciously seeking them out, numerous articles on Magnetism including a fascinating treatise from the 'New Thought' era on how to use personal magnetism to bend people to your will*. Hmmm, I'm not sure about this but I'll give you the details in my next newsletter, where I'll also let you know how I get on putting the principles into practice over the next few weeks. I'm a pretty competent manifester but can I bend people to my will? We'll see ;-)

Here's a video on Magnetism so we can all understand how we are surrounded by magnetic fields. Fabulous! Roll on 2012.

What this latest series of syncronicities suggests to me is that, yet again we can see that astrology may not be brilliant at straightforward prediction per se but it's excellent for pinpointing an idea, or theme, whose time has come - or is arriving.

* Update: I've had a few letters about this as to 'bend one to your will' is patently a transgression of 'right thought and action'. I totally agree, which is why I wrote it in a tongue in cheek manner, but the possibility remains that if we can alter our personal magnetism it may affect who we are able to more readily attract or repel. There's something to be investigated here.

EYE ON THE SKY

2009-01-29T14:28:00.002Z

As we approach the 2nd of five Saturn/Uranus oppositions on Feb 5th 2009, we can expect more manifestations of the polarity issues, inherent in any opposition aspect (180 degree separation), to emerge in our personal lives and out in the world.

Here's a few examples: opposing viewpoints that actually have more in common than one realises; push and pull of opinions; opportunities to see our Self reflected in others or whatever opposes us, or we are vehemently opposed to: 'should I stay or should I go' ( or act) conflict and indecision scenarios; extreme fluctuations and swings between two poles. etc

Add in the influence of Saturn and Uranus and the themes are usually related to the old (SA) versus the new (UR), traditional (SA) versus quirky ( UR), new information which contradicts old etc. New rules, guidelines, jobs, service standards and contracts, pay deals, bosses...these are also themes of the moment. It also correlates to the known versus the unknown, the individual versus the establishment; containment and control versus freedom and space (or Space); land (SA) versus sky( UR) and 'us down here' looking at (opposition) 'that up there; normal (baseline) versus abnormal/unprecedented, 'extremes of' versus 'lack of' etc.

The lesson is to learn to roll with the natural cycles of life (all cycles have an in-drawing outgoing, up/down, rise/fall phase) and trust that, this too, ( the economic situation, your personal dilemma, indecision or whatever way this opposition is manifesting for you personally) has a higher purpose, even if from your current perspective this is presently difficult to see. Remember too if many companies are falling, then somewhere in the world many will soon be rising.

I believe this current SA/UR 'era', which goes on until 2010, is going to usher in a paradigm shift about some aspect of our physical world and our perspective on reality. We can expect sudden breakthroughs in our ability to understand the true nature of time and space and our laws of energy. These new discoveries could perhaps come about as a result of things that happen up in the sky (UR). Comet Lulin, or things up there we have yet to see, may well have some secrets to reveal. ( See end of post, news just in).

Undoubtedly as Governments, economies and businesses start to lose 'power' we'll see a corresponding loss of power in other areas. For instance GE (General Electric) just returned really bad profits and electrical retailers such as Curry's, Comet and other names associated with power in the form of engines ( cars, planes) are likely to struggle. Power outages are likely to increase BUT the polarity points to the strong likelihood that we will discover new power sources (UR) emanating from the natural world (SA). Plus inventors and scientists (UR) will be spurred on to uncover new information about old, established (SA) mediums, such as Electricity and Magnetism (see my post on Tesla).

I also expect to see a dramatic upsurge in the sale of books about the power of thought, the power of personal magnetism, Clairaudience, Remote Viewing and other psychic phenomena and things of this ilk, so if you're a budding author looking for a subject, that's your topic and now's your time!

If you are an investor my money would be on bottled water, wind up radios and wind up torches, solar power panels and companies who make batteries, plus with all the comets and sky activity we have had lately, home telescopes for kids (and adults) is probably one business that will continue to thrive!

If you are 'down under' investing in companies which make sunscreen products sounds like a no brainer, I hear they are enduring extreme temperatures - another manifestation of the opposition, freezing temps in the northern hemisphere and sweltering in the south AND see this - a planet exhibiting extreme temperatures. As above, so below!

COMET C/2007 N3 LULIN + Eclipse,1549, 2009BD

2009-01-25T13:57:00.005Z

I can't let this drop - 155 people survived the ditching of Flight US 1549 and I'm not taking anything away from 'Sully's' heroic actions, but the chances that it was a bird strike are now looking more and more remote*. Why is the story of the engine malfunction on the same plane, two days prior to Jan 15th, not making more headlines? Is someone trying to bury this story - which could potentially affect anyone who flies on the Airbus 320 or other aircraft with this engine. Luckily CNN are 'on the case':

Steve Jeffrey of Charlotte, North Carolina, told CNN he was flying in first class Tuesday when, about 20 minutes into the flight, "it sounded like the wing was just snapping off."
"The red lights started going on. A little pandemonium was going on," Jeffrey recalled.
He said the incident occurred over Newark, New Jersey, soon after the plane -- also flying as Flight 1549 -- had taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York.

John Hodock, another passenger on the Tuesday flight, said in an e-mail to CNN:
"About 20 minutes after take-off, the plane had a series of compressor stalls on the right engine. There were several very loud bangs and fire coming out of the engine. The pilot at first told us that we were going to make an emergency landing, but after about five minutes, continued the flight to Charlotte." Read the full story here

Come on people, make a noise. We deserve to know if they have definitely already found evidence of a bird strike or not, because next time this compressor problem happens, the passengers on an Airbus 320 - and these aircraft make up a huge amount of daily flights with many airlines - may not be quite so lucky.

Remember to read back over my previous posts on US1549 for links to sites already investigating problems with these (Airbus) engines prior to the ditching.

*Update: The Captain has now been clearly heard to say that the aircraft suffered a bird strike and the official investigation will, no doubt, confirm the same. Therefore I was wrong and this previous engine problem was just a coincidence and appears not to have had any bearing on both engines losing thrust.

LULIN
A brightening comet has appeared that is going to be big news. Here's a good article about this space body, which was first sighted in 2007:

Astronomers at the Taipei Astronomical Museum said that the tail of Lulin will become most vivid during that time as it moves closest to the Earth. According to the museum, it took 28.5 million years for Comet Lulin to revolve round the Sun on its own axis.

Comet Lulin was initially described as an asteroidal object when found by Ye Quanzhi at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.Three images were obtained by Lin Chi-sheng of the Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University at Zhongli in Taiwan on July 11, 2007.

The comet is presently moving between the constellations Scorpio and Libra, and is expected to run towards Leo at an accelerating pace in late February, according to the museum.Comet Lulin will pass 0.41 AU (Astronomical Unit) from earth and reach the closest distance to Earth on Feb. 24 -- about 14.5 times the distance between Earth and the Moon. One AU is the distance between Earth and the Sun.

The comet's maximum magnitude in late February is expected to reach magnitude 6 and will be seen with the naked eye. Astronomers advised star gazers to make use of the upcoming long Chinese Lunar New Year holiday to appreciate the comet. It can be seen low in the sky in the east-southeast direction before dawn.

Please note that, due to precession, the constellations do not align with the Zodiac any longer. For those of you who want to convert astronomical positions to zodiacal here is an ephemeris of its astronomical positions

* Update. The comet will align in the sky with Saturn in Mid Feb. Saturn is in the astrological sign of Virgo.

There are lots of rocks (SA) in the sky (UR) at the moment as we also have an alert on this:

Newly-discovered asteroid 2009 BD is passing by Earth today only 400,000 miles away. The small 10m-wide space rock poses no threat, but it merits attention anyway. The orbit of 2009 BD appears to be almost identical to the orbit of Earth. 2009 BD may be a rare co-orbital asteroid, circling the sun in near-tandem with our planet. Extrapolating the motion of 2009 BD into the future, we see that it remains in the vicinity of Earth for many months to come, never receding farther than 0.1 AU (9.3 million miles) until Nov. 2010. Future observations may reveal the nature of this strange asteroid; stay tuned! http://www.spaceweather.com/

On that same page you will see details of tomorrow's 'Ring of Fire' eclipse too - see picture at top

It's all kicking off out there!

VOID OF COURSE WORKS! - 2nd Oath for Obama

2009-01-22T11:30:00.002Z

It's official - when the Moon is Void of Course you need to take note. Before I discuss that though, first more on US 1549. Further to my post entitled- 'What Caused It?' I have been sent lots of videos and intriguing information. This video, kindly sent by Tricia, is possibly the best as it shows the precise timing of the crash at 15.31:03 and the rescue at 15.35. That was four minutes, soaking wet, in the freezing cold, for the one poor chap who slid off the wing and then is helped back on. Brrrrr!. Anyway, watch carefully, he's one of the first out onto the starboard (right) wing. Let the video roll on as it zooms in after a while and you can see the first ferry steaming in to rescue them at 15.35. Astrologers need precise times, so this is perfect.

I still can't get over what a miracle this ditching and rescue was. However, I'm afraid my antennae remains raised about the transparency of the investigation. After you have watched this incredible video, please click on the link below the video to read a bulletin from the Associated Press. This surfaced a few days ago but appears to have been 'buried' in the midst of Inauguration mania by many newspapers. Certainly, this news onthe engine malfunction has made very few stand alone headlines in the UK. (You'll need to go back and read my post, for background into why this interests me). Here's the video:

Here's the link: Records Show Plane Had Previous Malfunction on 13 Jan. Hmmm. Coincidence???

Three things cannot be long hidden: the Sun, the Moon, and the Truth.
- Buddha

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And now to Obama and Void of Course Moons. It was tear- jerking stuff on Tuesday and, for my sins, I happened to be watching Celebrity Big Brother last night and caught rapper Coolio (the big, macho man in the programme) crying his eyes out after they replayed the Inauguration Ceremony and Obama's speech for the contestants.

There wasn't a dry eye in my house at 12.05 EST on 20 Jan, and I have yet to meet anyone who isn't profoundly moved by this man and his achievement. The reign of King Obama really has begun - facilitated by the 'Age of Technology'! If we were to believe that a second coming was prophesied, this surely has to be it/him - maybe that's why his Moon is in the dual sign of Gemini ;-)

From now on, for the sceptics out there whose first question to me is often "Does astrology work?" my answer is going to be "By Chri"... sorry, "By Obama it does!"

When the Moon is Void of Course - which means it makes no further Ptolemaic aspect to another planet before changing signs - it is said nothing will come of the matter in hand. This belief is what caused astrologers to be so uptight about the ceremony being held at 12.05. Everyone with an ephemeris knew the Moon was Void until 12.30. I heard that some astrologers even wrote to officials in the Democratic party, after Barack had been elected, begging them, and him, to move the timing of the oath to anytime after 12.30.

I was sceptical that the Moon being void would impact his Presidency in some way and saw it as symbolic of the end of one phase and the handing over of another (see previous post) but, hey, what do I know? The Divine Law is obviously unswerving; Obama and the Chief Justice fluffed their lines and Barack had to be officially sworn in for a second time. So it's true, nothing 'official' did come of his being inaugurated at that time and the Void Moon disrupted the normal course of events!

Here's what I wrote about VOC Moons in my Winter 2007 Newsletter

The correlation is therefore – and this has been proved to work time and time again – that the outcome will be ‘wayward’. For example, if you set out to call someone when the moon is VOC either they probably will not be in. If they are, you may arrange or agree something that WILL NOT COME TO PASS either at all, or as originally intended..

and

..no astrologer would ever advise anyone to get married under a VOC Moon. Likewise starting any venture under the VOC Moon would be foolhardy. Launching a new product or business under a VOC Moon could potentially be financial suicide......

You can read my article about what to do and what not do, on VOC Moons here, and I highly recommend that you purchase a calendar or download a page showing the dates and times of the VOC Moon, in your time zone, and take heed of them.

If anyone has the precise timing of the second swearing in I would be most grateful. Here's the Video link

UPDATE: Data received. The chart is now up at top of page, click to enlarge. Jan 21 at 19.35pm in the Map Room of The White House. The fixed star Algol on the MC is a little alarming but Sun conjoined to Jupiter is the hallmark of a leader with regal bearing, a fine moral compass and in aspect to Uranus, luck, spirituality and a progressive attitude. One who will try and liberate others and uphold the values of freedom and equality. This chart does, however, show that his presidency will not only be marked by significant changes to the legal and financial institutions of the US but full of suprises and twists and turns on many levels. This chart is now symbolic of the USA for the length of his time in office so I will study it in greater detail and post on this at some other juncture.

SUN INTO AQUARIUS + the reign of King Obama

2009-01-19T11:41:00.003Z

The Sun moves into Aquarius tomorrow, therefore, the planetary emphasis shifts from being Capricornian - ruled by Saturn - to predominantly Aquarian, ruled by Uranus. The old gives way to the new and, as above, so below; an old regime is giving way to a new one with the inauguration of a new President.

Personally I see the fact that the Moon will probably be void (it's void until 12.30 EST) as Obama takes his oath of office, as highly symbolic. It's the end of the sign and the end of an era for the public. The White House (Moon) is losing a very martian/warlike/scorpionic type family (The male Bush dynasty and their 'If it doesn't like us, shoot at it' mentality) and is just about to welcome a very Sag - 'sage' one! I see the fact that the Moon moves into the fire sign of Sagittarius in the first moments of his Presidency as an indication of the arrival of hope, positivity, wisdom (Sag- JU) and the necessary stimulus (fire sign) to get things done. As long as Obama doesn't scatter himself too widely and take on more than he can possibly manage, he should be able to target (Sag) exactly what needs to be addressed first.

Mercury is retrograde, giving cause for concern to many astrologers about his ability to move forward with plans. Again I see this as perfect symbolism for someone who will have to go and clean up all the mess his predecessor has left behind. Being so close to the Sun maybe some facts are yet to be revealed that will also have a bearing on what action he takes or has said he will take. What we do know is that the entire administration and the way the Government (SA) interacts with the people (UR) patently needs a thorough review ( the marker of retrogrades) because, at the moment, the two are at odds (opposition).

The mirror in the sky also reveals that with the Moon out of bounds, the public are going to be wildly excited ( for good or bad) about this Presidency. Obama is going to drive home the message about individual (UR) responsibility (SA) throughout his term, and we can only hope that people are not just listening to what he says - but hearing it too. There's a crucial difference.

The upcoming Jupiter/Neptune cycle speaks strongly of him bringing a new spirituality - the cult of Obama - to the nation, if not the planet. It must be said though that it is the aspect of huge disappointment too. However this will only come about through people's expectations being too high, I think he knows the reality he faces in this economic (and moral) collapse and can - and will - rise (JU/NE) to the challenge.

You will be able to read extensive analysis of the inauguration from the astrological point of view on many sites tomorrow. Here's one about the inauguration chart from someone I admire

More of the best astrological/metaphysical ones can be found by scrolling through the Astro-dispatch widget in my sidebar.

What I want to concentrate on is this shift to Aquarian energy.

We already have Mercury and Jupiter in Aquarius, but now the Sun moving into the same sign heralds the appearance of things and events of the nature of the sign. Aquarius is associated on the mundane level with deviation from the norm ( so watch out for any changes to the established inauguration ceremony of old, although having the first black President already covers it). Aquarius is also concerned with shaping the future and technology, electricity, electronics and automation, the population as a collective, assemblies, syndicates and conglomerations, conferences, legislation, TV companies/stations, independence, unification, astrologers, astronomers and those who probe into many branches of science such as quantum physics. It correlates to mavericks, Genius minds, social forces, revolutions and surprises ( by the way, as an aside it is linked to pilots, birds, aircraft and floating objects!).

With a Solar Eclipse fast approaching in this sign it may also be timely to remind you that it is also associated with sudden reversals and change, unexpected news and events - it is the sign of the thunderbolt, the lightning strike, strokes of luck ( and strokes) the seismic shift, heretics and people who stand up and shout Wake Up!. It's the time of the year when new movements are started and these usually encourage us ( in some way) to be roused from our metaphorical slumber and see the light!

As the Aquarian division of the 360 circle is the 2nd house from the 10th, it is strongly allied to the money we earn from our job. As 8th from the 4th, the house market situation remains unstable. - but some could suddenly find a sale or purchase collapses or is revived ( anything unexpected is the keyword). As 6th from the 6th it can disrupt our normal daily routines and as 5th from the 7th it can speak of the love affairs of our committed partner. As Aquarian energy is all about the need to be free - even if it as the unconscious level - affairs, separations and divorces are associated with Aquarian/Uranian energy BUT so too it is connected to the ability to find our creativity and what brings us true joy.

Any separation from a job, person or circumstances, free's the person up to allow them to learn about independence and individual purpose. As usual, nothing is ever bad, wrong or disastrous in life but simply part of a perfect unfolding order which seeks to bring us to know our Self, so that we can best fulfill the role that we came here to play.

The release of Wayne Dyer's movie, Ambition To Meaning ( see top left sidebar) is perfectly timed. Ambition is Saturn ruled and 10th house associated and giving meaning to life comes under the 'rule' of it's adjacent house and sign Aquarius and the 11th.

US1549 - WHAT CAUSED IT? Chart of pilot

2009-01-17T16:26:00.002Z

In January 2008 a miraculous incident took place when everyone survived the crash of a British Airways aircraft, inbound from China. I wrote about this incident here.

The aircraft suddenly lost all power, and in that post I was looking at the symbolism of 'loss of power' and what it might foretell for Anglo-Chinese relations in the year(s) ahead.

12 months on, we all know just how much 'power' was indeed lost in 2008/9 as a result of the economic collapse, so it was prescient. However, in view of this weeks miraculous ditching of US1549 I'm now wondering if these incidents are symbolic of the perilous state of the aerospace industry - dominated by Boeing and Airbus - and that, as we'll see, also has connections to China.

Before I begin what I am going to write I want to make it quite clear. I do not subscribe to outlandish conspiracy theories. One that is doing the rounds already is that George W. Bush engineered the crash of US1549 to try and blame it on terrorism, but his plan went awry.

I guess, when all is revealed, it's always an outside possibility that this flight was tampered with but I don't for one minute go along with US government involvement. What I do weigh up in my mind however, is the need for favourable press and public relations in any industry that employs hundreds of thousands of people. If this US1549 incident was another in a long line of problems with planes from the Airbus hangars, would we be told?

To my mind it may not be morally correct, but it is perfectly understandable, if the head(s) of any large company or consortium chose to seek to subtly bury news that may further jeopardise their business, orders and profits. However, what those bosses should know is that astrological symbolism dictates honesty is the only policy in this present climate.

I say this because of the current Saturn/Uranus opposition and Pluto's entry into Capricorn. The big companies want to keep the status quo (SA) and try and restore normality and bank balances as soon as possible, while the average man on the street - as evidenced by the rise of the conspiracy theory forums and other activists - are in a revolutionary (UR) frame of mind. They demand complete transparency and will react badly to any whiff of scandal, cover up, corruption, suppression of information (PL in Cap). Lack of clarity will only further erode trust between leaders (SA) and the 'common people' (UR).

I'm bringing this to your attention because back in June 1988 at the exact time when this current SA/UR cycle began, a long term controversy began over the crash of an Airbus 320 in France, where it was alleged that the black box had been tampered with Airbus were quick to defend their aircraft's reputation and apparently sued for libel.

Now we are at the exact opposition of this cycle and again an Airbus is involved and their are many precise links between the charts of the two events See the charts above and click to enlarge. Asc trine Pluto. Moon square SA/UR. MC square Mercury. Uranus and MC on Mars/Node etc etc

Just a few days before the crash of US1549 it was announced that Boeing and Airbus, as well as the companies such as Rolls Royce and GE who make engine and aircraft parts, are suffering badly due to a whole slew of cancelled orders for aircraft. Airbus in particular has invested a lot of money in Far Eastern markets in a belief that orders from China and Asia would be on the rise, but are now having to contend with an unprecedented downturn.

Furthermore in this article of just January 7, 2009 it says:

After nine sudden engine-stalls on Airbus aircraft since last April, U.S. and European aviation regulators are working with engine-maker CFM International SA to develop new safety measures for approximately 1,500 workhorse Airbus jetliners used around the world.

The effort was accelerated by an alarming incident last month, when both engines of an Air France Airbus A321 stalled briefly after takeoff from an airport in Tunisia, according to regulators and industry officials.

Like most of the previous incidents, high-pressure compressors on the engines stopped working when the pilots eased back takeoff power and set the throttles to climb away from the runway.

So was US1549 a bird strike or mechanical/computer electronic failure? With thousands of Airbus ( now owned by EADS) aircraft in the skies every day, I think we, the travelling public, deserve to know as soon as possible. Yes, the employees of this and other aerospace industries may be more than keen to ensure that no rumour or erroneous theories jeopardise current and future orders but, if any of them are reading this let me ask this question: Would you want your bosses to put the considerations about reputation and profit before the safety of your family - if the cause of this crash can't be proved to be a bird strike?

If it was a bird strike - and all reports so far, point to that - then another interpretation of the symbolism is perhaps required. One that springs to mind; is an outbreak of Bird Flu about to travel across the water and bring us down, or will we, like those lucky passengers, miraculously be spared?

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If you have come straight to this page, please also see my previous post on The Flight US1549 Miracle for ACG maps etc

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Oh fabulous - someone just sent me the pilots birth details - see top of post. Here is his chart and the transits of the crash. Lucky Jupiter, bang on his Sun. Who says astrology is a load of bunkum now? Let me study this for further insight. Watch this space.

THE FLIGHT US 1549 MIRACLE

2009-01-15T23:17:00.001Z

Okay - what did I say a few posts ago .

"With so much emphasis on a small number of signs though, the focus will remain on politicians, businesses, in particular airlines, telecommunications, technology and electronics companies and we'll hear of many more mergers, alliances and collaborations. The House of Commons and the U.N. will also be much in the news as will Switzerland and Swiss Banks.

Jupiter in Aquarius is the one to watch this year as it correlates to a Jupiter/Uranus conjunction and this is one of the most unpredictable, life-changing mergers in the astrological pantheon. It's the placement of the extraordinary, the radical, the revolutionary, the miraculous and the unbelievable - in both the positive and negative sense of the words".

The words incredible, amazing, unbelievable are certainly in order here. As ex cabin crew I know exactly how miraculous it is that all passengers and crew (155 souls, as we call them in the profession) of US 1549 appear to have survived this crash into the Hudson River. Praise The Lord residents of New York!

So was it a bird strike, ice or something more nefarious?? Losing both engines to a bird strike has to be unusual but let's wait and see. These things can happen and all pilots are trained and drilled all the time to ditch their aircraft - always with gear up. In fact all signs are this was a text book ditching procedure.

SPECULATION
Evidence of cyclical activity echoing back to 2001 is apparent. Mars on Sep 11th was at the exact position as Pluto is today and the Moon at the time of today's crash was again at the 28 degrees point of a mutable sign, as on Sep 11th 2001. However, all this indicates is that situations involving planes crashing in New York may 'resonate' to these two degree points in the 360 circle. The Mars/Uranus midpoint at 1 degree of the cardinals and many midpoints involving 28 mutables were also activated in the Nov 12th 2001 plane crash involving an American Airlines flight coming down in Queens, NY.

For those interested in even more technical detail of astrological cycles, 27 years ago on 13 January 1982 at 16.01 EST a plane came down in the Potomac River. The MC/IC for that incident was the degree of the current Saturn/Uranus opposition - 19-21 mutables. Sadly many people lost their lives in that disaster which was attributed to weather and pilot error.

AstroCartoGraphy of 15.20 EST today

Venus/Uranus (lucky aircraft!) midpoint on the MC closing in on NY by 15.23
Neptune/Poseidon and Chiron/Poseidon midpoints setting and Pluto setting too, exactly through Washington DC but still within orb of NYC. Click to enlarge. Pluto right over Washington is so apt. Not only must it have spooked those in corridors of power when the news came in but again memories of that awful day in 1982 would have caused a lot of pain to the friends and families, who still live in the area, of those who died.

UPDATE 16 Jan 2009 - Crash time now confusion died down is reported as 15.31 putting Uranus almost bang on MC in NYC

PSYCHICS ARE NOT ASTROLOGERS

2009-01-12T01:12:00.000Z

I see that Jupiter's recent move into Aquarius is already having the anticipated effect of bringing astrology (AQ) to more prominence in the news (JU). A double page spread in the Daily Mail today sings the praises of the psychological (JU) value of astrology( AQ) and gives astrologer Deb McBride a great write up.

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.

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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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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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.

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