Our turn to choose – Netherlands elections

Scorpio 2023 I’m not sure having run-ups to elections in Scorpio season is a good idea, knives are sharpened and the black and white attitude of Scorpio can be emphasised, leading to much polarisation. We do get impassioned debates sometimes though. However, on November 22nd, and by the end of that day we are just into Sagittarius, we have to …

We don’t need another hero

Leo 2020 One of the things I love about astrology is that it offers a framework to think about what’s going on. This is at an individual level, at group level, at country level and globally. I have a kind of addiction to ‘why’ questions. Why does someone have this particular issue? What’s behind it? Why do leaders behave the …

Hello from the other side – of the Eclipse

Leo 2017 If you are part of any astrology circles, you can’t possibly have missed all the blogs, vlogs, podcasts, workshops and all manner of events relating to the upcoming ‘Great American Eclipse’. Eclipses happen all the time, however this is indeed a special eclipse for many reasons. Because totality can be seen only on US soil (a very rare …

Yearnings of the heart – why are we waiting?

Leo 2010 I don’t know about you, but there seems to an air of ‘waiting’. Waiting for my beans to ripen, waiting for the plumber to come, waiting for house prices to do something. But what? Waiting to get a government formed (we can now add Australia to the growing list). Desperately waiting to get food and shelter in Pakistan, …

Deciding what you want in life? 

Leo 2007 Having a summer like we have had here in Holland could make you wonder why Leo is a sign associated with the Sun. (I’m updating this post in Leo 2018 and that’s DEFINITELY not the case this year. It’s way too hot!) The zodiac, being based in the northern hemisphere, is supposedly in tune with northern seasons and …