As some of my readers know, I’m a writer as well as an astrologer. A couple of years ago I wrote SCORPIO RISING, the first book in my New Age Noir series. Here’s the cover blurb: Criminal profiler Axel Crowe investigates the killing of a New York heiress, and discovers her death is linked to two […]
Jyotish Star interview: Alan Annand
A conversation with Alan Annand This was an interview (April 12, 2014) conducted by Juliana Swanson for the May issue of Jyotish Star emagazine. Juliana Swanson: Is Annand your real name? And are there any other astrologers in your family? Alan Annand: In my social circles â Jyotish, Ayurveda and Hasta â a lot of people […]
Frozen Warriors: Napoleon & Hitler in Russia
On 23 June 1940, after the German armyâs swift conquest of France, Hitler made his first and only visit to Paris. He toured the City of Light, admiring its boulevards and architecture, and paid a visit to Napoleon’s tomb. There he vowed never to repeat the Little Corporalâs mistakes. Exactly one year later, having apparently […]
Michael Schumacher: an accidental irony
Michael Schumacher suffered severe head trauma during a skiing accident in the French Alps on December 29, 2013. As of this writing, he remains in stable but critical condition after doctors performed neurosurgery to relieve pressure from a blood clot in his brain. The irony is that Schumacher is a seven-time Formula One winner who […]
Miley Cyrus & PopTarts Anonymous
âHi, my name is Miley and Iâm a twerkaholic. Donât judge.â Ever since Miley Cyrus appeared with Robin Thicke on the Video Music Awards, 25 August 2013, the world has been reeling with the image of the tongue-twisting pop tart in flesh-colored short shorts doing the next-to-nasty on prime time network TV. Shocking, perhaps, but […]
Most interesting astrologer: stellar advice
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Edward Snowden: a deer hunted out of season?
Like whistle-blowers Assange and Manning before him, Edward Snowden by proxy wielded a pen against the sword of the current US Administration on June 6, 2013. That day his leaked story, as scooped by Glenn Greenwald, appeared in both The Guardian and The Washington Post. In it, Snowden revealed the breadth and depth of systemic […]
Britain on the Butcher’s Block?
No more hiding down the block when a bomb goes off. Now itâs up close and personal, with blood on their hands. And when the dirty work is done, the perpetrators explain themselves to witnesses. British soldier Lee Rigby was murdered last week, Wednesday May 22, 2013, in the Woolwich district of London. According to […]
The Tsarnaev Brothers and their malefics
The Tsarnaev Brothers Is there anything more problematic for an astrologer than a client or famous person without a birth time? The Tsarnaev brothers, perpetrators of the April 15th Boston Marathon bombings that killed three and injured 264 others, provide an ideal opportunity to analyze charts from the viewpoint of Chandralagna, a simple concept from […]
Boston: Out of the pressure cooker and into the fi...
After two bombs took their toll on the Boston Marathon, the heat is now on investigators to find those responsible. Can astrology provide clues? My earlier post suggested religious fanaticism as the prime motivation, due to the overwhelming influence of combust Mars and Ketu in the Aries ninth house. Pursuing that same line of thought, […]