Looking at the world with an astrological eye
Pisces 2007 Pregnancy may seem a strange topic for a post discussing business, but in my view companies go through this phase at specific times in their lives. We are talking here symbolically of course, so maybe conception and gestation are better words to describe the phase to which I am referring. These are stages that occur before birth, be …
Aquarius 2007 An article in the Ode newsletter this week caught my eye. Ode is an independent magazine that aims to report on people who change the world. This article was about how Amitai Etzioni seems to be an inspirer of men, including Balkenende, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton among other notable figures. Now Etzioni (original …
Capricorn 2007 Some time ago a friend of mine and I were discussing the structure of a book she was writing. One of her topics of expertise is patient rights, and we ended up discussing the responsibilities of the different parties involved and how this is seen by different groups in society. As soon as I hear the words ‘structure’ …
Sagittarius 2006 According to astrologers, Sagittarius is ruled by the planet Jupiter. This means, among other things, that there are similarities between the planet and the sign and that the symbol of the archer (half human, half horse) has something to say about both of them. The sign in astrology has more to do with the manner in which something …
Scorpio 2006 In this Scorpio post, the focus is on the planet (now dwarf planet) Pluto, since modern astrologers agree that Pluto ‘rules’ the sign of Scorpio. Many people have asked “what does it mean for astrology now that Pluto is no longer a planet?” This naming decision by the IAU ( International Astronomical Union), in August this year, went …
Libra 2006 Libra – another month under the influence of Venus. However unlike her influence on Taurus, which is about sensual things and money, here she is interested in harmony, balance and exchanging ideas in relationships. Venus is often thought of as the beautiful goddess, shown in all her glory in Botticelli’s painting of her birth. However, she was not always …