Amy was only 27

Leo 2011   Amy Winehouse sent shock and grief though the world recently when she died at age 27 on July 23rd this year. A waste of a brilliant talent and a sad life you may think, as I do, although others may think differently, believing it was all self-inflicted. Apart from studying her short but fully-lived life, what was …

My heart goes out to Norway

July 2011 What a terrible experience it must have been yesterday in Utoeya Island and in Oslo with the bombing. At present it seems to be the work of one person, which may or may not be more comforting than a bigger organisation claiming the deed. Being able to keep tabs on a single person has always proved to be …

Talkin’ ’bout my generation

Cancer 2011 Cancer time – one of the sensitive water signs. With all the opinions being aired in an emotional way about Rupert Murdoch, News of the World and that redhead Rebekah Brooks, astrologers have been having a field day. A birth time for Murdoch which is categorised as B, pretty good, is doing the rounds. Yes, we astrologers have …

Do Not Enter the Netherlands

July 2011 This week this advertisement appeared in the NY Times. It is a response to proposed government cuts on subsidies for Culture in the Netherlands. It had the desired effect… much outrage. On top of this, at the moment and all at the same time, three major museums are fully or partly closed  in Amsterdam. As an astrologer I …

Your life unfolding

Gemini 2011 This might sound like origami, but in fact it is a continuation of my series ‘What if astrology is a good model for looking at the world?” My last blog post discussed how moments react with each other, and suggested there are moments waiting for us in the future that ‘produce’ something – maybe a child or a company. …

Killer Salads

 June 2011 I was just reading a blog post (in Dutch) by my friend and colleague Liz Hathway. She analysed the chart of the time that the first E-Coli victim in Germany reported sick. Knowing Liz she has done her research into how that time was found! I agree with her –  it is a good example of the fight between those two …