The Book of Nativities by Abraham Ibn Ezra starts with what one can only call a stern reality check for the reader. Astrologer, theologian, poet, mathematician, and scholar Ibn Ezra (ca. 1089 – ca. 1161) was born in Islamic Spain and is in many ways the personification of the scientific and literary achievements of al-Andaluz […]
Clients and friends often ask me to find the best time to make major purchases. Sometimes this is for a financial instrument, such as stocks, and other times a coveted item for their collection. Astrology can help find the best time to buy something, particularly in cases where we buy anything that we want to […]
For several years now, I’ve been presenting a day-long workshop called “Wealth in the Natal Horoscope” in the U.S. and abroad. One of the topics we cover is money from crime. It can be tricky to tease this out, because crime and dishonesty are typically represented by malefic influences – but these same influences can […]
This is the third in a series of articles examining clues to the winner of the U.S. Presidential elections in Aries Ingress horoscopes. Click on the Presidential Election tag in this post to see all articles in the series. We are examining all U.S. Presidential elections from 1880 to 2016, each time adding to our list of […]
This is the second in a series of articles examining clues to the winner of the U.S. Presidential elections in Aries Ingress horoscopes. Click on the Presidential Election tag in this post to see all articles in the series. We are examining all U.S. Presidential elections from 1880 to 2016, each time adding to our list […]
The astrology of the Presidential election in the U.S. is a popular and contentious topic among astrologers. In the run-up to the most recent Presidential election (2012) I studied Aries Ingress horoscopes for the United States to see if there was a common thread indicating the winner. I did find a method that seemed to work, and […]
According to the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thodol, in Tibetan), as we die, we descend through the seven realms of spiritual trials. Each of the realms corresponds to one of the chakras. We are mostly unenlightened beings and fail most of the tests. Each time we fail a realm’s test we sink to […]
Apart from astrology, I am also a student of the Chinese book of wisdom, the I Ching, and use insights from the one to enrich my understanding of the other. The Taoist system underlying the I Ching arises from the polarity of the masculine and the feminine, the Yang and the Yin. Astrology also divides […]
The total solar eclipse March 20 at 29 Pisces will be visible from Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Russia. The path of the exact solar eclipse will traverse the sea between Iceland and the United Kingdom, passing over the tiny Faroe Islands. The maximum eclipse will occur at 9:45 Universal Time, and the […]
When [a superior planet like Saturn] is in its first station, then its strength is completely weakened…when it is going retrograde towards the opposition of the Sun…it has no power at all. [NG: Elsewhere, it is said that when Saturn stations retrograde, or any other planet, it is like one first falling ill.]