Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter was taken off life support on 26 May 2009, after being accidentally strangled by a cord dangling from a treadmill machine. Former world heavyweight champion Tyson was born 30 June 1966 in Catskill, NY, but his birth time is unknown, thus denying astrologers the opportunity to calculate an accurate birth chart. […]
The Obama Inauguration
The inauguration of President Barack Obama satisfied many astrologers in at least one minor aspect â the swearing-in oath, conducted during a retrograde Mercury, was screwed up by Chief Justice John Roberts, such that he felt it necessary to go to the White House later that same evening and do it all over again. But […]
100% Predictions?
Someone asked me recently, if astrology is such a well-established science, why canât astrologers be right all the time? People hate it when you answer a question with a question, so I said, Do you know why doctors canât be right all the time? After all, they typically go to school for a minimum of […]
Planets in Dignity
Someone in the local (tropical) astrological Meetup community recently asked me about the significance of planetary dignities and their application in the chart. My response went something like this: A natal planet in dignity (own/exalted sign, directional strength, etc) offers the opportunity to exhibit its best qualities, while a weak planet (debilitated, combust, etc) may […]
RAID!
Itâs confession time. When I occasionally lay siege to the shaky bastion of someoneâs cherished concept (eg, Mercury retrograde, the Galactic Center, asteroids, etc), itâs as much for my own amusement as the incidental edification of my imagined readers. Maybe Iâm just an astrological provocateur, or maybe Iâm just bored. So when I spray some […]
Western Chart Analysis 101
A few months ago, a member of our local (Toronto) Astrology Meetup group asked the âprofessionalsâ in the community about their process for analyzing a chart. Although I currently practice Vedic astrology, I chose not to go into the detailed pro forma of that system. Instead, because the vast majority of the Meetup audience practices […]
The Asteroid Known as âPoppycockâ
A month ago I attended a lecture on the asteroids given by a relatively well-known American astrologer who should perhaps remain nameless, since this sort of âspecialtyâ scarcely deserves any more publicity. The asteroids are thought to be the remnants of the proto-planetary disk, a Saturn-like ring of space-junk beyond the orbit of Mars which, […]
When Mercury Goes Retro
The scene opens on the downtown office of famous psychotherapist Dr. Chiron. The doctor, in his sixties and sporting the obligatory goatee of his profession, sits behind a desk that bears a statue of Atlas carrying the world on his shoulders. On the walls are pictures of Sigmund Freud, Dane Rudhyar, Carl Jung and Liz […]
Timing is everything
âThis time, like all times, is a very good time, if only we know what to do with it.â – Ralph Waldo Emerson Some philosopher once quipped that God invented time to make sure everything didnât happen all at once. The problem with time is the uncertainty of when things will happen. Because we donât […]
Me and Uzi down at the Galactic Center
Hermann Goering, Reichsmarshall of Nazi Germany, was reputed to once have said, âEvery time I hear someone talking about culture, I want to reach for my Luger.â Well, Iâm starting to feel that way about the Galactic Center⦠It all started during awhile back, when I was reading a post to the Astrology Meetup mailing […]