Sagittarius 2008 Jupiter, the planet and god that belongs to Sagittarius was a judge. He was an optimistic entrepreneur, always trying something new and fun, much to his wife Hera’s displeasure. He stood high up on Mount Olympus, as the boss god, and had a great overview of everything. So Saggis are generally good at judging things (in a positive …
How to use the Scorpion
Scorpio 2008 I’m a firm believer in co-creation. What I mean by that is that although there are cycles that we can’t avoid – that we have to live within – I believe we do have influence. We are part of the cosmos, a fact which has been forgotten for a long time, particularly by some scientists. We are part of a …
Let battle commence – in the sky and the US
Libra 2008 The gates to hell? Libra is the sign we know as the scales and it is therefore associated with balance. It encompasses lovely ideas such as harmony, beauty and music in its astrological descriptions. Fairness and the scales of justice also come to mind. There are two sides to everything so partnership and doing things together are important. It …
McCain and the Double Dare
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 …
New(ish) kids on the block
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 …
Patriotism and the will of the people
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 …