Blog Posts
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Astrology and the season of waiting: Embracing the spider’s way
We’re back in London and the garden is full of spiders. They have been left undisturbed and spun their webs thickly across the narrow space behind our terraced house. Webs got tangled in my hair as I walked out to marvel at which plants had grown and which had died during the weeks when this…
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Pluto, Neptune and America – the astrology of the post-election period
Following the assassination attempt of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania there are many who seem to think the image of the bloodied former president, pumping his fist in the air, the American flag behind him, is iconic enough to secure his victory later this year. That is possible. Many astrologers have also predicted a Trump…
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Is football coming home? What watching the Euros taught me about astrology
During the World Cup in 2022 I started looking at astrology and football. Messi had some astonishing transits going on and leading his country to victory was clearly hugely important to him. If I remember correctly the Moon crossed over his Midheaven as Argentina won the penalty shoot-out. I thought I’d make another attempt for…
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The astrology of Julian Assange – why was he released now?
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has left the UK and has landed in Australia. He is now a free man after reaching a plea deal with the US – who had been seeking to prosecute him for leaking military information. Assange has spent five years in prison in the UK fighting extradition to the US. Before…
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Walking with the fates – A Pluto transit survival guide
I often mention Pluto in my readings because I know how important and transformative a Pluto transit can be. Pluto is fate. He comes in and can often change everything, he pulls us up at the roots, he pulls the rug away from underneath our feet, he’s the forest fire that clears away the dead…
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A tale of two politicians – fear, hope and the UK general election 2024
Two politicians are currently getting a lot of media attention in the UK ahead of the general election on the 4th of July 2024. They represent opposites of a spectrum. One has spent his whole political career speaking to our fears and our prejudices, leaning into feelings of discontent and anger. It has made him…
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What’s up with the water? The astrology of contamination
The rivers are full of E coli and we’re told not to go wild swimming. The shores stink of untreated sewage. The Thames is turning into a sewer – again. And while this is happening the privatised water companies have payed their shareholders and directors millions and millions of pounds in dividends and bonuses over…
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The astrology of best-sellers: Lord of the Rings
There is magic and an epic quest and monsters. But that’s not what made the Lord of the Rings such an enduring classic. The astrology of the book is clear – the story has tapped into a seam in the collective subconscious. But what can those of us who write and create learn from its…
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The astrology of turning 40 – dealing with your first Pluto square Pluto
Pluto squares itself around the time when we turn 40. Something that will activate a generational imprint in our birth chart and can bring themes of the collective into our lives. Many cultures don’t have initiation rites in a traditional sense any more. But we do have several thresholds to cross as we journey from…
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Why was my manuscript rejected? – finding the meaning of failure with the help of astrology
As a child I was always making up stories – many of them, according to my parents – were quite gruesome tales of princesses getting stuck in towers and dark dungeons. When Saturn, that stern teacher who forces us to grow up, crossed my Pluto and then joined my natal Saturn for my Saturn return…