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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Instruction'
The Singapore Summit: Nobel Peace Prize or WWF smackdown?
June 8th, 2018 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction
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
Hugh Hefner: Playboy of the western world
October 17th, 2017 · No Comments · Astrology, celebrity, Instruction, Karma
Author’s note: I know at first glance this might seem inappropriate, posting an article on Hugh Hefner the week after the Harvey Weinstein scandal, revealing the latter’s systemic sexual harassment and assault upon young women in the film industry. Bad timing for this article, perhaps, but good timing for Hefner to have died just three […]
Jim Carrey: Man on the Moon?
October 6th, 2017 · No Comments · Astrology, celebrity, Instruction
Every now and again, Jim Carrey gives an interview which causes people to wonder out loud, Is this guy playing with a full deck? Admittedly, Carrey has never been shy about voicing his opinion on matters he considered important. While still partners with Jenny McCarthy, he campaigned publicly against vaccinations, going so far as to […]
Season of the Serpent
August 28th, 2017 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
Take cover. It’s Kala Sarpa season. While everyone was focused on the solar eclipse of August 21st, another significant phenomenon was taking place on the same day. Ever since the Rahu/Ketu axis had shifted into Cancer/Capricorn on August 17th, only one other element remained to put things in play. So when, in the early hours […]
Tags: astronomy·dragon's head·dragon's tail·kala sarpa yoga·ketu·lunar nodes·north node·rahu·sidereal zodiac·south node
Mathematical Frequency of Common Yogas
August 24th, 2017 · No Comments · Astrology, Instruction, Science
As Vedic astrologers, we routinely scan a chart to note the presence of yogas, ie, the planetary combinations that portend one effect or another for the person under consideration. These anticipated results derive, typically, from the houses the participant planets own, the signs and houses they occupy and, sometimes, the basic nature of the planets […]
Tags: alan annand·bhadra·budhaditya·chandramangala·dhana·dharma-karma·frequency of yogas·hamsa·jyotish teacher·kesari·kujadosha·mahabhagya·malavya·mathematics of yogas·parivartana·raja yoga·ruchaka·sasha·viparita
Mutual Reception: Book review by Mary Plumb, The Mountain Astrologer
July 4th, 2017 · No Comments · Astrology, Book Review, Instruction, Publication
Mutual Reception by Alan Annand, Sextile.com, 2016. Softcover 340 pp. $19.95 (ISBN 978-1-927799-24-6). Available from Amazon. Alan Annand is an experienced Vedic astrologer who has written two previous books from that tradition. His new book, Mutual Reception, takes a different approach; he begins with a survey of theories of mutual reception from the Western tradition […]