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Libra 2023 Libra is a sign associated with balance and the scales of justice. It should at least be the one time of year when we get to hear both sides of all news stories. But good journalism seems to be hard to come by. A very small example – the BBC is supposed to do balanced and fair reporting. …
Libra 2022 The world seems to be lurching from one crisis to another. Everywhere you look, something almost incomprehensible is happening. Ukraine, Russia and the US. The UK – let’s not go there! Iran. Energy prices through the roof, causing stress and hunger. War, famine, rebellion and repression. And in the meantime, leaders and politicians are carrying on in the …
Libra 2021 It is often the way that professionals don’t use their skills for themselves. Think plumbers with leaky taps, or builders with houses much in need of renovation. I have discovered that astrologers are not immune to this phenomenon either. My suggestion that we could use our own charts as a source of inspiration for building a website or …
Libra 2020 As I write, the results of the New Zealand elections are in. Although I have no right to be, as I have nothing to do with it any more, I am proud of my homeland for voting in a warm, compassionate, human being to lead NZ in her next challenge. Jacinda Ardern won the election with an overwhelming …
Libra 2019 My title comes from an exhibition I visited last weekend. It’s on at the Tropen Museum (museum of world cultures) in Amsterdam until August 2020. The subject of gender fluidity is handled well and offers a lot of food for thought. Especially appropriate at Libra time – that time of balance and fairness. It made me think about …
Libra 2018 This month I attended the Inner Peace conference in Amsterdam – very fitting timing, as Libra is the sign of peace. It was well attended – mostly by women – however it was good to see men at such an event. My two favourite presenters were Scilla Elworthy, who I have written about often as I find her …