"The child has to develop a 'False Self' to protect the 'True Self' from further injury. But the tragedy is that the True Self is then so well hidden that it becomes unreachable even to the person themselves." Alice Miller, The Drama of the Gifted Child In my personal constellation, Achlys is peregrine in the... Continue Reading →
Achlys Cazimi – the Beautiful Illusion, and its Denouement
For any astrological research of a previously uncharted star, there is an inevitable gulf between what we understand, and what we might come to understand. We can only bridge that gap by making forays of insight. Not all will be correct. Some will only tell a small piece of the...
The Mundane Eclipse
As often discussed, a solar eclipse is simply an extra-powerful New Moon, with all the attendant generative properties that you would expect, but also, with some unpredictable elements. After all, the Sun is ‘blotted out’ and goes dark, so it is symbolically akin to a period where the solar principle...
The Astrology of Addiction
Over the last few days, I have spent some time thinking about addiction. In my first foray, this led me to spend some time looking at the astrology of some famous drinkers and drunks, and those who have battled addiction of other kinds. The received wisdom is that Neptune is...

