Punch Drunk Britain

(This is the second part of my piece on the UK. There is much more to say, but for now, this will suffice.) Sometimes it feels like Britain ...

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Britain On The Rack Of The Uranus-Pluto Square

Corridors of power under a Neptune transit. For a month or so last summer what it meant to be British in the 21st century seemed so clear – ...

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Kali Drives Change in India

Indians have taken to the streets to protest against violence against women. India , the world's biggest democracy, is a great big bhel ...

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Some Thoughts on 2012 and 2013

Negotiating 2012 required a sound umbrella and a stiff upper lip. Hurricane Sandy Well, that was quite a year. We have all been buffete...

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Higgs Boson: Oh, So God Does Exist?

Beaker and Bunsen. Apparently, it's the most important breakthrough in physics since they smashed the atom. Now as students of astrology...

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Astrology of Now: Where's Your Revolution?

Lord Shiva, the transformer Today, the god of transformation is joined by the Full Moon in the sign of institutions, establishment, organisa...

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Carry on Merchant Banking

It used to be like this... When we talk about the City of London, we are talking about both a place and an idea. The City is the square mile...

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Swindle Revealed

Those bankers are incorrigible: first they cheat, then they lie, then they try to cover it up, and then they shop each other. A charming bun...

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Astrology of Now: The Space Between

When you're trying to draw something right in front of you, the key to getting it right is often to look at the space between. When you ...

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Ray Merriman on the Debt Crisis

As we all know now, we are living in interesting times, but sometimes it's hard to keep up with just what is going on. The scene changes...

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50 Shades of Hades

Just in case you've missed it, 50 Shades of Grey is a story about a young woman who meets an insanely wealthy, mysterious, tortured but...

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Egypt: Eating Shit or Revolution?

There's been a creative explosion of graffiti in Cairo post-January 25 "Given a choice between eating shit or eating shit, most Egy...

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