Can we ever truly explain the Philosopher’s Stone? Is it just a myth, some fantastic, legendary artefact beloved of the alchemists of history, or is it something real? Our story begins with the Caliph of Bagdad in AD 830, who was passing through the ancient Islamic city of Harran, Mesopotamia. Here, whilst being received by […]
Neptune in Pisces – from Post-Truth to Fake News
Neptune in Pisces has been weaving its seductive spell since 2011. But what happens in the wider world as a result? What does it actually do? Well, on an individual natal chart, Neptune symbolises our innate need for boundlessness, that eternal reaching out to the Spirit so common to the human condition. The material world, […]
Pluto in Aquarius – What’s Going to Happen to Us (Part Two)
A ‘goodbye to the old’ is underway when we see Pluto in Aquarius (March to June 2023, then from January 2024. Part one of this feature, can be found here, by the way). True to its nature, it will transform how we live, not necessarily in a subtle way. Ideally, as you will read on […]
The Best Alternate Reality Movies (part three) – Franklyn
The Best Alternate Reality Movies 3: Franklyn (2008, dir: Gerald McMorrow) 9/10 Franklyn, I’ll confess, is my all time favourite ‘alternate reality’ film, an underrated, extravagant gem from first time director McMorrow, described on Wikipedia as a ‘science fantasy’. I must disagree with the ‘science’ part, though. This stunning interior journey (the name ‘Franklyn’ is […]
Pluto in Aquarius – What’s Going to Happen to Us? (Part One)
A new era is dawning – we will see Pluto in Aquarius from March 2023 (until early June, after which it retrogrades back in to Capricorn). This is when we’ll get an inkling of the kinds of changes to come (watch the news for Pluto in Aquarius themes). It then occupies Aquarius from Jan. 2024 […]
Spellworking: The Power of the Moon Goddess
Here is another sneak preview of my forthcoming book, Astro Magic (How to Use the Magical Moon and Lucky Jupiter to Manifest Your Dreams), due to be published in the Autumn of 2022. Once upon a time, every society had their Moon Goddess, or mythical Earth Mother. In Greek Myth, the original Mother Nature was […]
The Best Alternate Reality Movies (part two) – Cypher
The Best Alternate Reality Movies – Part Two Cypher (2002, dir: Vincenzo Natali) 9/10 The Cambridge dictionary offers two illuminating definitions of the word ‘cipher’ (the correct way to spell this word) as a ‘person without power, but used by others for their own purposes.’ The other definition says it’s an encoded ‘system of writing […]
The Propaganda Files (part three): Avoiding Scammers and Fraudsters
Here’s another kind of Fake News – the kind put out by scammers and fraudsters. Here is where we willingly open ourselves up to propaganda, manipulation and deception by others. But why would we do this? Well, the short answer is that we have accepted someone else’s authority – we’ve been conned into thinking the […]
Is this the best Astrology book ever? A review of Liz Greene’s ‘Relating’
Life is often unfair and unjust – it seems that – at the time of writing – Liz Greene’s Relating, the astrology classic from 1977, is only available second hand (on Amazon) or at some exorbitant price. This is a downright tragedy for Western civilisation, since Liz Greene’s Relating: An Astrological Guide to Living with […]
Moon Magic – How To Use the Lunar High or Lunar Low
How about a very simple Moon Magic technique? This will start with determining your Lunar High or Lunar Low for the month – just look for when the moon occupies your sun sign. It’s as simple as that. If you’re a sun Virgo, it’s your Lunar High when the moon is in Virgo. If you’re […]
