It’s hard to imagine that anything could shift our focus from the stunning revolutions sweeping the Middle East and Africa last month. That was expansive Jupiter reaching zero Aries—raising courage and sending through this sensitive degree in the World’s chart the conviction that new worlds are possible. Just as we began to ask ourselves, when and where all this regime change … [Read more...]
Like lucky paparazzi behind the hedges, we’ve been given plenty of god sightings these days. During exciting times—and these are such times—the archetypes walk more boldly among us, teaching or meddling, depending on the day or your point of view. I never understood why ancient astrologers claimed Saturn was exalted in cooperative Libra. It seems like such a soft or even … [Read more...]
Great day! The gods are alive in Egypt! Mubarek resigns after thirty years as Egypt's dictator. There is much to say about the astrology of this event, but as my computer live-streams Al Jazeera's great coverage, I find myself thinking of Saturn, exalted in its current sign: polite, harmonious, and graceful Libra. When one of the commentators was asked to sum up this moment, … [Read more...]
Not much in this life can lay honest claim to being the "best in the world." But The Mountain Astrologer, born in the mountains of Colorado and now over twenty years old, has consistently been just that. The current issue--devoted to the emerging field of archetypal cosmology--is so rich, I suspect it will become a collector's item. If you've wondered where astrology is heading … [Read more...]
As the global elite dined on Norwegian lobster in Davos, Egyptians took to the streets, erupting in protest against decades of oppressive leadership, high unemployment, rising food prices, and lives without hope. It is a dramatic post card, illuminating the collision between the haves and have-nots promised by Pluto's entrance into Capricorn in 2008 and accelerated by its … [Read more...]
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