I have recently found cause to apply my thoughts to the phenomenon of Pluto’s application to Venus, not least because of the usual slew of relationship difficulties it causes for my clients, but also because the focus of attention about the combination of these powers falls on those of female gender. Ironically, it is the... Continue Reading →
This is the final instalment of my series on spiritual astrology, discussing in some depth the midlife transits, the Pluto and Neptune squares, and the Uranus half-return, among others. Thanks to everyone for their support and encouragement; I aim to record material on new topics later in the year, I am under some pressure to... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I took the momentous step of recording the first of a series of discussions on various astrological theories and concepts. As an experiment I am going to make the first part available here while I determine the best means of sharing the material with you all. Any thoughts, considered strategies or feedback is most... Continue Reading →
A day or so ago, I was out running under that fabulous Cancer Moon, and I was listening to David Hawkins on my iPod. He is a remarkable spiritual teacher and one of the insights that he relayed struck me quite forcibly. In my life, I do not especially understand the consensus of reality. I... Continue Reading →
Today Saturn crosses my Ascendant and not a moment too soon, I haven't known whether I'm on foot or horseback for as long as I can remember, and with that transition out of the 12th, well, I feel like a prisoner on release day. I've been working very hard on two projects over the last... Continue Reading →
Every day I get messages from people who are struggling to understand the world they inhabit. Why does this happen? Why is my life so difficult? They suggest that if they could only understand it, they would see a "way out." If my years spent counselling people through their struggles has taught me one thing... Continue Reading →
I have today completed work on the first lesson for my astrological course which I have been contemplating for some time. My own methods have been developed from a base which I learned at an early age from my own grandfather but which have of course evolved considerably in keeping with the development in astrological... Continue Reading →
Today I would like to revisit the theme of relationship astrology, and explore another method of determining compatibility between two individuals by the analysis of their astrological combination. Typically this is achieved through synastry: the application of one nativity to another wherein the aspects between each party's placements are studied. Of course, even before any... Continue Reading →
Learning the astrology, at any level, is never going to be easy and whilst I was fortunate enough in the early days of my own instruction to be able to turn to a wiser and more experienced mentor, many aspiring astrologers are not nearly as lucky. It is for this reason that I have decided... Continue Reading →
Medical astrology is a vast and complex study and it would take a lifetime of work to become truly proficient in just this one area of specialisation. I personally claim no great expertise although invariably, if presented with a symptom it is often quite clear in the astrology how that condition has come to manifest.... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I spent a few hours with Theresa working on composite charts, and it occurred to me that the potential for relationship insight that can be gleaned through such approaches is easily worthy of an article. Today therefore I would like to interpret the composite chart of Prince Charles and Diana, the results are almost... Continue Reading →
Today, I want to discuss, broadly and without being too definitive about it, the astrology of marriage. Almost immediately, there is a slight difficulty because semantics are involved, but in this instance I determine marriage to be any significant partnership with another human being in which you share affection, a duty of care and -... Continue Reading →
Without question, the most difficult aspect of my work as an astrologer is to do with managing people's expectations, this is inordinately tricky, because it is very straightforward to make a few fairly accurate observations, but people want more than that at the same time as they want less. This might sound contradictory, but it's... Continue Reading →
