Uranus is sitting at the 29th degree of Taurus, taking a deep breath before he moves from the conservative, fixed earth sign into the buzzing, mutable air spirit of Gemini on July 7th 2025. The 29th degree of a sign is the ‘anaretic’ degree in astrology, derived from the Greek word for ‘destroyer’. It signifiesContinue reading “The Uranian Shift”
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Uranus is the Queerest Planet
Uranus is the queerest planet in the Solar System. I am not the first astrologically-inclined person to spot this, and I have written previously about both its unusual astronomical features and its transits through the signs, relating those to the liberation journey of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans movement. What is missing it seemsContinue reading “Uranus is the Queerest Planet”
2025: The Shifting Age
Astrology gives us a map of the cosmic energies that flow through the subtle realms of human consciousness, on the principle of As Above, So Below – the planets and stars are an external reflection of the streams of consciousness flowing through our inner realms, the territory of mind, emotions, desires and drives: the sadlyContinue reading “2025: The Shifting Age”
Summer Solstice 2024
The long, wet Winter was followed by the chilly, wet Spring – but as we reach the Summer Solstice some heat and sunshine seems finally to be coming to Albion. On life’s ever spinning journey it’s extremely helpful to remember that we humans are not separate from the seasons, the weather, we are not separateContinue reading “Summer Solstice 2024”
The Emotional Waters of Life
THE EMOTIONAL PLANE OF REALITY IS AS VAST AND MYSTERIOUS AS THE PHYSICAL. The elemental model of our human nature teaches us to give attention to, and to seek balance between, four aspects of our being. The four elements ‘manifest’ in us as body (earth), mind (air), spirit (fire) and emotion (water). We live inContinue reading “The Emotional Waters of Life”
The So(u)lar System
Life becomes a flow of creativity and discovery when we dance in time with the so(u)lar system 21st century planet earth Life’s got intense We’re trying to give birth To a new paradigm A new way of seeing Our place in the Cosmos. We need an anchor to hold us steady We need the wisdomContinue reading “The So(u)lar System”
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