12 Ways to Feel the Magic of Neptune in Pisces

Thought it was time to revisit this post, which I wrote back in April. Neptune goes back into Pisces on the 3rd or 4th of Feb, depending upo...

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That Tiger Mother

Tiger Mom: me me me As an indulgent, child-worshipping Western mother, the Tiger Mom thing really gets up my nose. In case you missed it, (...

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Correction - Which Planet Rules Which Metal

I see I wrote that Saturn rules iron in my post about Mrs T. It's a bit more complicated than that. She has Saturn in Scorpio, which is ...

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Thatcher's Legacy, Saturn and Iron

Thatcher: Saturn Rising Recently, I asked a businesswoman friend, who was complaining about bankers' bonuses, when she thought the rot h...

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Streep, The Iron Lady and the Chameleon Aspects

Meryl Streep inhabiting Margaret Thatcher Meryl Streep's impersonation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady  is almost f...

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Thank You

Thanks to everyone who's been using the Amazon button. Much appreciated. For those of you who don't know: when you feel the urge to ...

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Unpacking My Library: A Lover's Discourse

“ Am I in love? - Yes, since I'm waiting." The other never waits. Sometimes I want to play the part of the one who doesn't wait...

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What Astrologers Are Saying About Mars Retrograde

Sandro Botticelli's painting depicts exactly what will be happening in the skies at the beginning of February when Venus opposes sleepin...

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Unpacking My Library: The Confessions

Bascove : Reading in Bed I found myself yesterday, rather to my own surprise , urging a client to read The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rous...

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Obi Wan Kenobi vs Darth Vader: Saturn vs Pluto

Here is the question that Iris asked on this site:  Could you say a bit about how you would distinguish the cutting away of the unnecessary ...

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Is This The Most Challenging Saturn Return Ever? Part 2

Saturn is in Libra Oct 29, 2009 - Apr 7, 2010    Jul 21, 2010 – Oct 5, 2012 Sept 21, 1980 – Nov 29, 1982     May 6, 1983 – Aug 24, 1983 Nov ...

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The Oxford Astrologer on Facebook

I've just started an FB page for The Oxford Astrologer. I'm still trying to get my head around how to use it properly, but meanwhile...

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Is This The Most Challenging Saturn Return Ever? Part 1

Father Time by Edmund Dulac. I started writing this post a while ago and realised there was so much to say that I'd have to split it int...

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Burma's Thaw: Managing Inevitable Change

Burma's generals. Why has Burma's junta , which has ruled the country for decades with steely ruthlessness, decided that this is the...

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Unpacking My Library: The Mystery of Numbers

I moved into this house four years ago and, what with one thing and another, up until December half my books had been packed in boxes up in ...

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