Looking at the world with an astrological eye
Virgo 2008 A note on the Autumn equinox Twice a year the sun crosses the celestial equator, once in March, which heralds the start of Spring here in the north and once about now, ostensibly the official start of Autumn but as I write, I think the seasons might be a bit ahead of themselves. Today is one of those …
Leo 2008 Currently I am preparing new material on the now dwarf planet Ceres. When Pluto was demoted in 2006, she was again promoted to planetary status, albeit a dwarf one. So she now has the same status as Pluto, as have two others; Eris and a new one just named – Makemake, which was formerly known as the Easter …
Cancer 2008 Living in Holland, it has been impossible to avoid the football over the last few weeks. And then there is the tennis, also impossible to miss if you are a BBC fan as I am. It is interesting to see in this Cancerian period, how prevalent the theme of nationalistic pride is when a country’s reputation is at …
Gemini 2008 As the theme this month is Gemini, internet and company documents seem a fitting topic to discuss. As I begin this post, Pluto has just gone backwards into Sagittarius again before he finally goes into Capricorn on November 27th, where he stays until 2023. In the short period since January when he made his first tentative steps into …
Taurus 2008 How old is your company? Looking at the Taurus phase The more I use my company clock method of organisational development, the more surprised and pleased I am as to how accurate it is. This is a 12-phase model where each phase is 6 years (see Gemini 2006 for more information). Since this is the month of Taurus …
Aries 2008 And so we start again at the beginning of the zodiac with Aries – the innocent, simple sign that signifies birth. The symbol is like a Ram’s horns but also like the first shoot of a plant that forces its way through the earth, warmed at the first signs of spring. As I write this, here in Amsterdam, …