Everyday Astrology magazine was a pulp publication that ran from 1932 to 1953. I’ve never looked inside it, but the WW2 covers are surreal. The magazine was trying to strike a balance between keeping the show going and acknowledging the unprecedented shitstorm raging around it. It was published by Ned Pines, a Sagittarius who started Thrilling Publications (later Better Publications) in 1928 when he was 23. It quickly became the …
Some Greta Thunberg Astrology Notes: A lot of us are cynical beyond belief these days, stalking the dystopian streets in a low-key rage, too busy to muster much more than scorn at the latest missive from planetary admin. But Greta Thunberg’s speech at the U.N. raises my hope levels. It was Jupiter on her Pluto, an enriching transit that activates concealed power or resources. Of course, it is easier to …
Stephen Hawking was a Capricorn with two Grand Earth Trines. One hummed between his Mercury in Capricorn, Neptune in Virgo and Uranus in Taurus. The other was Sun in Capricorn, to Moon in Virgo and Jupiter in Taurus. As if that were not a strong enough config, the genius physicist had Pluto conjunct Midheaven, the astral signature of enduring renown. Or, of someone recognized as a transformer of consciousness and …
Saturnine Cool What is a Multiple Conjunct Capricorn? It just means that you have the Sun, Moon and/or several planets in Capricorn. Exhibit Number One: This is Anthony Hopkin’s Valentine’s Day Instagram post: he is Venus, Mercury, Sun, Ascendant and Jupiter in Capricorn – love his Saturnine Cool. And hey, if you’re doing Saturn, he is as good a Saturn role model as any. Older (as in he is nearing …
When you’re an Aquarius with Moon in Gemini, you are a self-created, paradigm buster who does it with wit and panache; you’re Bessie Stringfield. Born in 1911, she was a stunt motorcyclist, the “motorcycle queen of Miami,” World War II bike courier, six times wife – always with much younger men, mother, and non-stop defiance merchant. Bessie Stringfield was the first African-American woman to traverse the United States by motorbike. …
You may not believe in magic but what if it never gave up on you? What if Mercury Direct in Capricorn was the signal that regained you access to superpowers of telepathy that you set aside at puberty? The Sun in Capricorn challenging Uranus, Eris-Persephone, and Ceres is totally weird-turn-pro astrology. On all week, it will tend to reveal (to the astute) just how fragile certain conventional structures are turning …
