Sarah Palin 'Out-Neptunes' Obama
9.4.08
I have still not scraped my jaw off the floor all these days later, after it dropped to a gaping 'duh' following Sarah Palin's nomination for VP.
I'm merely trying to process my shock at McCain's surprising nominee choice, which immediately appeared to drastically alter the campaign terrain. This shot from way out in left field (or, more precisely, from the right) was obviously engineered for said purpose—and already it's working like a charm.
This is not a political rant against the woman. (You can find plenty of those elsewhere.) If we hope to make larger sense of the Palin phenomenon—and we'd be naïve to consider her anything less—we have to resist the easy ideological swipes.
Current Libran Considerations
8.31.08
Good news for anybody who's spent the past couple weeks becoming increasingly bored, frustrated, trapped or otherwise 'over it'. The astro-landscape is indeed changing…
Much of July and August was spent in Virgoland… and, thanks to Saturn's overriding influence, under the strict necessity of 'doing the right thing' right down to the letter.
But when Mars slipped into Libra a couple weeks back (on Aug 19), that compulsion to maintain tight control over the little details began to ease up. We continue to ease on down that road now, as both Mercury and Venus also crossed over into Libra over these past few days.
More Than an Astrologer
8.28.08
Racking my brain for a compelling opening sentence, I almost began talking to you about writer's block, a phenomenon I choose not to believe in.
That would've been my way of introducing some defensive spiel on why I haven't produced much front-page astrological writing lately (not including, of course, the endless horoscope words I spit out week-in-week-out like a happy zen-robot).
But 'writer's block' (should such a thing exist) is immediately neutralized by the choice to write about the experience of it…
'How Do You Do?' and Other Libran Niceties
8.18.08
The days of (supposedly) keeping our eyes on our own papers are coming to their latest end.
Okay, so I don't honestly believe this recent lineup of planets in Virgo—as of late, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn—really kept us all on our best behaviors, diligently attending to our duties without worrying so much about what other folks were up to. (Fat chance, really.)
But with Tuesday's (Aug 19) entry of Mars into Libra, its first air-sign visit since March, we should soon find ourselves very much interested and involved in what they are doing…
Outside Perspective
8.10.08
It's always good for the consciousness to leave one's home country and get some outside perspective. And boy, that's what I did…
A few days after arriving home from Guatemala, I'm still adjusting back to the rat-race pace that supports our so-called 'American Dream'. (Apparently, I've forgotten how to do work… or at least it feels that way, when I sit down to try.)
Traditionally, in astrology, long-distance travel is represented by the 9th house of a chart…
Want a Break, Mars? Meet Uranus
8.3.08
I now return our attention to Mars in Virgo. He's got more to say to us.
Mars spent much of last month within range of conjoining Saturn, an ideal circumstance for taking carefully controlled, ultra-super-precise actions. Where we've consistently focused our energies, trimmed the fat and tightened up, great progress has been made.
Over these weeks, alas, we've also been thrown our fair share of small tests… to determine how good we are at restraining our impulses, to ensure we aren't needlessly reckless or heavy-handed.
Who Are You? The Aug 1 Solar Eclipse in Leo
7.27.08
If you're starting to get nervous quivers in your tummy, those are just anticipatory side-effects from another ride on the Wheel of Fortune, now picking up speed on its latest spin.
The impetus for this latest go-around? Friday (Aug 1) morning's solar eclipse in Leo… an invitation to flip the page and move onto the next chapter of our life's experiences.
Around eclipse time (approximately every six months or so), we often witness a concentration of climactic developments, unfolding at an intensified pace over a few short weeks.
Out and About
7.24.08
By the time you read this, I'll have been bumming around Guatemala for a few days now.
Yes, my beloved readers, I've taken a vacation for myself. And I'm traveling without a laptop computer strapped to me for only the second time since I began this website in 2002. (I'm that dedicated, y'all.)
You wouldn't miss me if it hadn't told you I was gone, alas. I took care of all the astrological writing you could need before I left.
Who is He? Obama's Sun-Neptune Square
7.20.08
Barack Obama makes a lot of people nervous… and not just because of his race.
Feeding off the perception of a lack of concrete information about the man, many Obama detractors are panicked by what they claim not to know about him.
Is he a closet corporate lobbyist? Is he secretly a Muslim? Is he our worst fear come to life—a 'Manchurian candidate' double-agent sent by The Terrorists to infiltrate the American way of life?
