Faye’s Monthly Planet … and other thoughts

I write a monthly post based on planetary or zodiacal principles. These are the ones tagged ‘The monthly planet’. Using my astrological eyes and ears, I try to make sense of the world. This blog also contains my thoughts and rants on random topics and these are tagged ‘Not the monthly planet’. They are usually my comments on news items. …

Evolution and the sprained ankle

Aquarius 2015 Evolution 1 and 2 – religions Lately, the topic of evolution keeps crossing my path. My Sunday morning ritual, when at home, is to watch the BBC’s ‘The Big Question’. While eating an English crumpet and drinking coffee, I shout at people with differing views from my own, (how stupid can people be?) often about religious topics (it …

2015 – Yes, I know you want to know about it!

Capricorn 2015 As is only right, at the end of the year I was reflecting on 2014, and as part of that process I decided to check which of my posts were most often read. Maybe that would give me ideas for 2015. Surely most of you would like the ones that make you reflect on interesting topics and life …

The Moral of the Sydney Siege

Sagittarius 2014 As this is the Sagittarius Monthly Planet, I was intending to write about Saturn entering this sign on December 23rd, where he will stay for a few years. But events somewhat overtook me. Since 2012 and possibly even earlier, astrologers have been commenting on an unfolding celestial drama involving the clash of two gods – Uranus, the sky …

The Bossy Universe

Scorpio 2014 Recently I was asked to write an article for a Dutch Career Coaching magazine. Vocation is one of my favourites topics so I was delighted, as it is not often that astrologers receive invitations to contribute to ‘normal’ magazines. Each of their issues has a theme and this time it was ‘coincidence’ – obviously a topic for which …