“If the Sun and Moon would doubt,” poet William Blake once wrote, “they would immediately go out.” As for me, there were times over the past 18 months when my own vision blurred, and I doubted whether I could write a book on Kala Sarpa that would do justice to its myth. But as it […]
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Kala Sarpa: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask
November 30th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Publication
Tags: dosha·kala sarpa·yoga
Webinar review: Kepler’s Astrology Research Team (ART)
September 19th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
Interested in learning how to conduct astrological research? Set your agenda for the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. That’s when Kepler’s Astrological Research Team (ART) meets to discuss past studies, current best practices and future projects. The series, coordinated by Courtney Roberts and facilitated by Glenn “Mitch” Mitchell, seeks to provide potential researchers […]
Tags: astrological research software·canaveral research center·control groups·fact-based astrology·statistics·the kepler conference
Webinar review: Qualitative Research Methods for Astrologers
September 9th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
Yesterday I “attended” a webinar offered by the Canaveral Research Center (home of the Kepler Conference) coordinated by Courtney Roberts and moderated by Glenn “Mitch” Mitchell. The workshop featured Dr. Will Morris who, as “guest lecturer,” has an extensive background in academic research methods, as well as a comprehensive acquaintance with the full spectrum of […]
Tags: astrological research·canaveral research center·courtney roberts·david perkins·faith mcinerney·kepler conference·kyle pierce·russell ohlhausen·will morris
John McCain: maverick with a heart
September 7th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, celebrity, Instruction
By all odds, John McCain should have died in Vietnam. His survival made him a legend worthy of what is truly great about America: demonstrating courage under fire, and acting with honesty and integrity in support of principles that transcend individual well-being for the sake of one’s country. His chart has several classic yogas. Sasha […]
Tags: john mccain·neecha bhanga
Vladimir Putin: the spy who came home with the gold
July 18th, 2018 · 7 Comments · Astrology, celebrity, Instruction
When most astrologers look at Vladimir Putin’s chart and see Venus rising in Libra opposite Jupiter in the 7th house, they say, no, that can’t be right. In fact, I recently read an article in which an astrologer suggested at the outset that it was incongruous that such a configuration, with its implications of art, […]
Tags: lakshmi yoga·malavya yoga·parivartana yoga·saraswati yoga·viparita yoga·vladimir putin
The Singapore Summit: Nobel Peace Prize or WWF smackdown?
June 8th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction
On Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 0900 local time in Singapore, Donald Trump and diplomats of the USA will meet with Kim Jong Un and delegates of North Korea to discuss, among other intermediate proposals, the ultimate denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Here is the horoscope for the tentative commencement of those discussions. In brief, the pros […]
Tags: denuclearization·donald trump·kim jon un·north korea·singapore summit
Harry & Meghan: Marriage of the century or star-crossed misadventure?
June 7th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, celebrity, Instruction, Karma
Backstory: In July 1981, I went on a national radio talk show in Montreal to discuss the upcoming Royal wedding between Prince Charles and Diana Spencer. To the surprise of the moderator, I said their marriage would fail within seven years. The switchboard promptly lit up with agitated callers, castigating me, and astrology, and the […]
Tags: Duke & Duchess of Sussex·Meghan Markle·Prince Harry·Royal wedding
Who’s your Dada? (astrology of the surreal)
March 4th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction
Dada and surrealism Surrealism, best known for its visual artworks and writings, is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s. Its precursor, Dada, emerged during World War I, and was a reaction to the absurdity of modern times, including the notion of a war to end all wars. The most important center […]
Tags: andre breton·dada·famous artists·jyotish·mars·max ernst·mercury·moon·rene magritte·salvador dali·surrealism
Howard Hughes: an exercise in rectification
February 1st, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, celebrity, Instruction
Howard Hughes – man of mystery or just another case of misattributed birthday? Although Hughes’ birth time was accurately nailed down as 10:12 PM in Houston, Texas, astrologers must contend with two widely divergent birth dates for the notoriously reclusive billionaire. Astrodienst (astro.com), the go-to site for reputable birth data, provides two dates separated by […]
Tags: birth chart·howard hughes·jyotish·rectification·vichara
Charles Manson: Crawling King Snake
December 2nd, 2017 · No Comments · Astrology, Crime, Instruction
The Manson Family murders in the summer of ‘69 seared a hole in the American psyche. The Family was a cult of hippie nihilists led by Charles Manson, a frustrated singer-songwriter on the fringe of the LA music industry. In what was to become one of the first acts of social-class terrorism to date, Manson […]
Tags: charles manson·jyotish·kala sarpa·psychopath·sharon tate·spahn ranch·the Manson Family