Dracula: Scorpio perchance?

To celebrate Halloween, I'm revisiting a post I wrote a while ago about vampires and squid and stuff. To find out if Dracula was a Scorp...

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The God of Cuckoldry Gives Advice on Marriage

Imagine you are... Classical Lady by John William Godward OK, we are back in Rome, sometime in the 2nd century AD. It's autumn, the grap...

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Half in Love with Easeful Death

Sylvia Plath was not the only poet born under Scorpio to be drawn to death's glamour (see my previous post ). Here is an extract from O...

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What Astrologers Are Saying About Occupy...

Outstanding graphic design has been a feature of  OWS. I have been pondering  Occupy Wall Street for weeks. I've been waiting to see my ...

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Death: A Most Authentic Experience

Autumn, A Wood Path  Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880) It's Sylvia Plath's birthday: Sun Scorpio, Moon Libra, Aquarius Rising. (b...

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Astrology of Now: Juicy New Moon

Dream by Henri Rousseau After the serious mood brought on by that Sun-Saturn Full Moon a couple of weeks ago, I'm relieved to report tha...

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Libra Self-Portraits: Blending into the Picture

Suzanne Valadon (23 Sept 1865) Theoretically, there's nothing more revealing of character than a self-portrait , yet this month's ar...

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Mark Rothko: Painting God

Unspecified Mark Rothko (September 25,1903)  Sun, Mercury and North Node in Libra.  Is one expression of Libra the erasure of ego? A reflect...

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Astrology of Now: Shake That Gloom Off

John Singer Sargent: sketch for Atlas If you have felt especially  oppressed, depressed or lonely over that last week or so – rest assured,...

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Astrology of Now: Sugar-coated Bitter Truth

The planet of chit-chat, Mercury, and the planet of syrup,Venus , are currently strolling hand-in-hand through the sign of the scorpion . W...

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Venus Waves her Magic Wand Around My Home

Just What Is It That Makes The Modern Home So Different, So Appealing.* This week I came home with a painting that I'd (accidentally) bo...

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Call Me Venus

BB Some people are emblems of their Sun sign. These three women all have Libra Sun, but more than that they have Libra at a critical angle o...

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Does David Cameron Feel Up to the Job?

King George II David Cameron. Plus ça change My children like to slide down the bannisters singing a song which they find utterly hilarious....

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Burma's Full Moon

The Burmese Festival of Lights takes place over the three days of this October Full Moon Photograph by Chien-Chi Chang, National Geographic ...

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Mrs Libra Says No No No

Happy Birthday Mrs. T. Enjoy the Iron Lady in her element. When Mrs Thatcher said no she meant no, displaying all the qualities of a truly h...

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Libra: The Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove

Vladimir Putin - Russian president and Libra You know, when I read about Librans in most astrology books I only half recognise them. I mean...

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How Jewels Can Light Up Your Life

The late Liz Taylor loved a bit of bling - but did she know  how much  energy those little rocks contained? I'm very pleased to introduc...

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Venus the She Warrior

Bright blue Venus seems suspended in the black branches of my neighbour's cherry tree these evenings. When I tuck my daughter into bed, ...

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Venus Journeys to the Underworld

Star of Heaven by Edward Robert Hughes My guest Laura Perkins takes up the tale of Venus where she left off last week. But things are about ...

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