Yazoo: Nobody’s Diary
Moon trine Mars, Venus opposite Pluto, Moon square Uranus, Venus into Cancer, Moon sextile Neptune, Full Moon in Sagittarius conjunct Pluto, Moon into Capricorn, Moon opposite Venus
Today’s energy is all over the place, making this Full Moon more dramatic than usual. Pluto has been transitting Sagittarius since the mid-90s, and this is the [...]

Ruth Wakefield, Inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the First Chocolate Chip Cookie: 1903
Sun: Gemini
Ascendant: Unknown
I always thought Chocolate Chip Cookies were around for centuries, but they were invented in 1933, when Ruth Wakefield, owner of the Toll House Inn, accidentally added some chocolate pieces to some cookie dough. Rather than throw it out, [...]

Barry Manilow: Weekend in New England
Moon opposite Mercury
Moon opposes Mercury retro today, indicating a time when emotions and mind can be at odds. You may find yourself thinking over past emotional entanglements and wondering why things have turned out as they did. There can be an almost obsessive compulsive element to this day, and while [...]

Gino Vannelli: I Just Wanna Stop
Moon into Sagittarius, Moon square Saturn
The Moon square Saturn stirs up feelings of loneliness and isolation, while its presence in Sagittarius pushes us towards action. With Mercury’s continued retrograde motion, it is possible to be lingering over past regrets and lost loves today, which may even push us towards re-making [...]

Geronimo, Apache Leader
Sun: Gemini
Ascendant: Unknown
Moon: Leo
Geronimo was born with a configuration known as a kite in his natal chart. Kites are basically a Grand Trine with an opposition thrown in, forming a kite-like formation. Grand Trines are known to be extremely lucky aspects in a birth chart, but the energy often goes to waste because [...]

William Butler Yeats, Poet and Mystic: 1865
Sun: Gemini
Ascendant: Aquarius
Moon: Aquarius
William Butler Yeats is one of the most important poets of the English language, having modernised the artform over the span from the 19th to the 20th centuries. He also was heavily involved in mysticism, the occult and astrology. One can see his writing ability in [...]

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Moon square Jupiter, Sun square Uranus, Grand trine of Moon, Sun, Venus, and Neptune, Venus trine Neptune, Moon into Scorpio, Moon sextile Pluto
Today’s Sun square Uranus drives us towards rebellion and revolution, while the Moon’s Grand Trine in the Air Signs keeps it personal. The Revolution is not [...]

John Linnell, They Might Be Giants:
Sun: Gemini
They Might Be Giants are one of the most fun and eccentric bands to emerge from the 80s. Linnell’s combination of quirky rythms mixed with odd subject matter and clever wordplay are symbolic of the Gemini approach. All too often Gemini’s get harnessed with the label superficial simply because [...]

Tears for Fears: Change
Venus square Uranus, Moon trine Mercury, Moon sextile Mars
We can be a bit fickle today, but in a freeing way. If it’s time to move on and make the change, go for it. Mercury and Mars both form positive aspects to the Moon so emotions, mind and action all join forces to [...]

Ben Jonson: Playwright and England’s First Poet Laureate
Sun: Gemini
Ascendant: Taurus
Moon: Scorpio
In the creative fields, there is always the contrast between art and artisan; between the natural genius and the skilled craftsman; between Tupac and Puff Daddy. This was the same differentiation in the 1600’s between Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, the two leading playwrights of their [...]