Entries from August 2013
Aspects for the week beginning 25 August 2013
“I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. …I have a dream that my […]
Aspects for the week beginning 18 August 2013
Egypt Egypt natal chart I have to use the traditional chart which dates from 1953, because the new regime was not established. Idealistic and unworldly Pisces on the Ascendant opposed by Moon in Virgo (the possibility of civil war perhaps) and Sun conjunct Mars in 4th House (local unrest), though under dictatorships for most of […]
Categories: News
Aspects for the week beginning 11 August 2013
Fixed Stars of the Week The ancient interpretations of the Fixed Stars are mostly negative, based on fear and superstition (admittedly built up from observations of the timings of earthquakes and other disasters). The stars deserve a certain respect and awe, but there is enough negativity in astrological interpretation (my own included) without adding to […]
Categories: Fixed Stars
Aspects for the week beginning 4 August 2013
Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe declared himself the winner in last week’s election in Zimbabwe, in a turn of events which seems to have slid back from the more even-handed result of 2008 rather than progressed. His opponent Morgan Tsvangirai has pointed to corruption and vote-rigging on a huge scale. Astrologically, it is not surprising, for the […]