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In Search Of…..Astrology
astrology 101| No Comments »Here is a fun documentary on astrology from back in the 70s. It’s so much fun to see the people saying what signs they are, the Sadge kid, the Virgo dude, and by FAR the Leo chick I think just go to prove the point. It’s hosted by Dr. Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy - Aries [...]
Birthday Twins : July 22 : Born on the Cancer / Leo Cusp
astrology 101, birthday twins| No Comments »Edward Hopper: Painter
Sun: Cancer
Ascendant: Unknown
Moon: Libra
Today is one of those cusp-y days. People born today could either be Cancer or Leo, depending on the year, and sometimes even time of day.
Opinion differs on what it means to be born on a cusp, which means the days when the Sun is changing signs. Some astrologer feels [...]
Electionwatch: John McCain Gets Revved Up (By His Standards), Mars in One’s Sun Sign
astrology 101, electionwatch| No Comments »On July 1, Mars entered Virgo. Just a few days later Virgo John McCain radically shook up his campaign organisation by, among other things, naming a central campaign director to oversee all aspects of his presidential run (he didn’t have one before - stroke of genius there). Ever since, McCain has been reinvigorated, even showing [...]
Birthday Twins : June 16 : Geronimo : Born to a Special Purpose
astrology 101, birthday twins| No Comments »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 [...]
Anton Corbijn: Joy Division, Chiron and Control
astrology 101, popwatch| No Comments »“I was approaching 50, and I felt for a while it was weird for someone my age to work from obsessions from his teenage years. I wanted to cut that off and felt the movie might be a really good way to make an end to that whole period of teenage obsessions and, at the [...]
Birthday Twins : May 29 : LaToya : The Blacksheep of the Jackson Family
astrology 101, birthday twins| No Comments »LaToya Jackson: Reformed Blacksheep of the Jacksons
Sun: Gemini
Ascendant: Unknown
Moon: Aquarius
A list of today’s birthday twins at dlisted
In the Jackson Clan, LaToya somehow has often been the odd one out, suffering periods of estrangements with her family, and often acting out against them by divulging family secrets and making public accusations against her brother. During the [...]
Birthday Twins : May 28 : Ian Fleming : Writing Talent in a Chart
art and literature, astrology 101, birthday twins| No Comments »Ian Fleming: Creator of James Bond
Sun: Gemini
Ascendant: Aquarius
Moon: Taurus
A list of today’s birthday twins at dlisted
If you want to detect writing talent in a birth chart, there are 3 things you want to look for primarily: planets and aspects emanating from the 3rd house, as well as that house’s ruler, Mercury which rules Gemini.
If we [...]
Starwatch : Mercury Retrograde : You talkin’ to Me?
astrology 101, starwatch| No Comments »Here’s Burt from Sesame Street doing the Taxi Driver monologue, language NSFW. Mercury Retro sometimes feels this way.
Today Mercury goes retrograde until June 19. Mercury retrogrades are periods when the energy related to the planet Mercury and the sectors it rules can go a bit screwy. Communication can go haywire with crossed wires and misunderstandings. [...]
Birthday Twins : May 22 : Hergé : Tintin in Tibet and the Chiron Return
astrology 101, birthday twins| No Comments »Hergé: Cartoonist and Creator of Tintin
Sun: Gemini
Ascendant: Cancer
Moon: Virgo
More of today’s birthday twins at dlisted
The book, Tintin in Tibet, is actually an extended allegory of its author’s own breakdown and cure. In the years prior to starting the book, Hergé was crippled by a series of breakdowns as well as severe nightmares where he was [...]
Birthday Twins : Dolley Madison : Second Marriage in the Astrology Chart
astrology 101, birthday twins| No Comments »Dolley Madison
Sun: Taurus
Ascendant: Taurus
Moon: Cancer
More of today’s birthday twins at dlisted
Dolley Madison’s second marriage made her the first First Lady of the United States. She was known for her remarkable hostessing skills and bravery. She was also the only private citizen ever to be invited to sit in on Congress.
James Madison was Dolley’s second [...]
