In October 2007 we had a discussion about “Zosma and the Winter Solstice“, where in the horoscope of the Sun’s Capricorn Ingress in December 2007 for Lhasa in Tibet/China, there were Pluto, Sun and Jupiter right on the MC, and Mars was on the IC. In this area, and as well as in Nepal, several of the following - Sun, Mars, […]

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Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki was declared winner of a disputed election that triggered furious riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.  ECK chairman Samuel Kivuitu had announced the presidential election result shortly before 6PM on Sunday, Dec.30, 2007 , but opposition leader Raila Odinga claimed he had won instead, and accused Mr Kibaki of electoral fraud.
Kibaki was swiftly sworn […]

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Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated yesterday in Rawalpindi, while the Moon was in Paran with Algol and Alphard. The tragic event triggered violence and riots across the country, and international concern about the instability of that region, where some people see a civil war already imminent.
Pakistan gained it’s Independence at the same time as […]

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I have been following the Diana inquest quite closely here in the UK, and what I have been curious about, is the absolute hysteria (for want of a better word) about whether Diana was pregnant or not.  It seems absurd that a whole nation is determined to find out […]

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While Mercury turned retrograde in the early hours of this morning, the train drivers of  German Railways “Deutsche Bahn AG” went on strike last night, disrupting the regional rail travel all across Germany. They want to emphazise their demand for higher pay, for which they are fighting for about 5 month now already, having begun while Mercury was retrograde in the middle […]

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 (Click image to enlarge - chart for Winter Solstice, 2007 Bakersfield, California)
The Capricorn Ingress of the Sun is used especially in Mundane Astrology to look at the time of the Winter Solstice, at the following three month until the Spring Equinox, or even to find main themes for the whole year until the next Winter […]

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 Hi Everyone!
 I have been away in Africa for two months, and have had little, if any internet communication, and have really missed being in contact with this list, but I really did enjoy watching the station of Jupiter with Antares from the Southern skies.
Several of you might have sent in […]

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So a little more on the topic of the V.A.N.

While doing the background research for the July, Visual Astrology Newsletter (VAN)on terrorism I came across two interesting cases which suggest some insights into the role of that the Heliacal Rising star can play in mundane events.

 The first of these was the terrorist act of the […]

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Well, well….
 It rained at 7pm for 5 mins, then as the first guest arrived (appropriately Bernadette and Darrelyn) and it was TOTALLY dry for the rest of the evening!  So we see the Mundane Parans operating again, in emphasis because Mars was the ruler of the chart, and had Sirius with him in parans, see […]

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Great sky image Nicky!
 I must admit I love the image of the signifier of Marcia’s cat - Venus - between the horns of the Bull - “running for its life” . Particulary as the cat was found by two children (it is running towards the twins of Gemini) Indeed it is the children who are the principle agents […]

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