Thursday, July 22, 2010

The Astrology Show - August


I'll be joined by Neil Spencer (She UK) and Adam Smith (The Sun-Herald, Australia) on The Astrology Show in the first week of August. One of the special subjects? The power of a circle. You see it in rock bands. You even see it in love (it's a chapter in my book, Astrolove). And did you know that you and your former partners might be forming a strange kind of circle together? For more on The Astrology Show you can visit us on iTunes or check the website, which has an audio preview of each show. It's free, and it's on your iPod every month - or your desktop.

Monday, July 12, 2010

The Power of a Circle

Did you know that if you have exact (zero orb) aspects between heavenly bodies, in any pattern at all, they can help create a powerful circle with other people? The circle is also there at Stonehenge. Look at your chart (at www.astro.com if you don't have it) and find out where the semi-sextiles, sextiles, squares, trines and even the oppositions are. People whose own charts lock into those patterns can make a whole circle with you. I'll talk more re this: in the August edition of The Astrology Show (Image: The Daily Telegraph).

Saturday, July 3, 2010

America's Birthday Horoscope - July 4

America was born on July 4th 1776 at 4.50pm in Philadelphia. There are several charts for America but this data corresponds to Pearl Harbour, the JFK assassination, the Wall St crash, the Moon landing and the 9/11 attacks. So what's in store for the USA over the next twelve months? Between July 2010 and July 2011 women still start taking over American politics. Expect a female even further to the right than Sarah Palin to emerge. She is a less controversial figure than Palin and has better PR but her policies make Palin look like your dear old grandmother. Hillary Clinton will also become increasingly powerful and rival Barack Obama in popularity and influence. Chelsea Clinton is also on track to be a Democrat winner.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Feeling Stuck? Blame the North Node

The image on the right shows an ancient illustration of the North Node. He looks as if he's waiting for something to happen. Hell, he even looks stuck.
The transiting North Node and South Node describe stuck situations. Other people repeat their lines, and the days seem to follow a fixed pattern. You've seen it all before, and you've been there and done that. You will be personally affected by this in July and August if you have heavenly bodies in your personal horoscope at 11 degrees. If your birthday falls around January 2, February 1, March 2, April 2, May 2, June 2, July 4, August 4, September 4, October 5, November 4, December 4 then the transiting Nodes will aspect your Sun. So every situation which revolves and repeats will affect your sense of identity, your essential self - and those things which usually make you shine. Dates to watch for the karmic loop include July 4, 16, 21 - and August 4, 6, 12, 16, 18.

Do you have heavenly bodies at 0 degrees?

The Vogue astrology column for July touches on the huge impact of the clash between Saturn at 0 Libra and Uranus at 0 Aries for everyone. But if your chart shows heavenly bodies (planets or asteroids) at this degree, it's personal. To see your chart, calculate it here. Essentially it's a clash between the push for freedom, change and independence - and the need for security, protection and safety. It's manifesting in the North Korean horoscope in the final ten days of July. And as you can see, below, in Mel Gibson's chart right now. Key trigger days for anyone with 0 degree patterns include: July 9, 10, 23, 28, 30 and 31.

Mel Gibson - Moon 0 Libra, Neptune 0 Scorpio

As you can see, July is a big month for anyone born with heavenly bodies at 0 degrees. Mel Gibson's chart (below) shows the Moon at 0 Libra and Neptune at 0 Scorpio. What a crossroads.