Scorpio 2019 Way back in 2001, I wrote an article about a planetary cycle that is very relevant now. It involves Pluto – the planet that in modern astrology rules our sign of the month – Scorpio. The other planet involved is Saturn. At the time, in 2001, the cycle was at its halfway point. Now the reason that this …
World punch up
Aries 2018 Everyone is at it. Comey beating up Trump, Trump beating up Syria. Syria killing people. The people against Theresa May. May and Putin in the clinch and Macron getting in on the act. Jews and Arabs … again, and so it goes on. Celestially the gods have been at it too. It’s been a triggering couple of weeks …
Going to hell in a handbasket?
Aries 2017 Despite the news, I am still hopeful about the world. The weather here has been great and I have been posting tulips on FB as an antidote to the news – maybe it helps. It’s Tulip Festival here and so they can be seen everywhere you go. But Aries time has brought a lot of aggression, one negative manifestation …
Predictions: Can we, should we, and why would we?
Scorpio 2016 The image most people have of astrologers is that we look into the future, and as such are often expected to be able to predict it. Astrologers themselves are divided on whether we can give accurate predictions. Like anyone who looks at the future, from pollsters and financial advisers to actuaries, we have a right to use our craft …
Country Branding Syria and Dreams of Obama
Virgo 2013 Poor Barack. As if he didn’t have enough problems at home. Apart from yet another mass shooting, he now has Syria to deal with, not to mention Russia. Whatever he does, it will be wrong. I was contemplating this problem astrologically and then I watched a TED video which was part of TED Auckland 2013 – Kiwi ideas …
US vs NZ
April 2012 It may sound like a game but it’s about comparison. Lately I came across two things comparing these two countries. One is a article on a book called Fairness and Freedom by David Hackett Fischer. The other is an article from the New York Times called Elephants Down Under by Thomas L. Friedman. Both are written by Americans who …