The name Astarte was variously identified with the moon, as distinguished from the sun, or with air and water, as opposed in their qualities to fire. The name of this goddess represented to the worshipper the great female parent of all animated things, variously conceived of as the moon, the earth, the watery element, primeval […]
Britain and the USA – The Astrology of the Special Relationship
How do the birth charts of America and Britain play out when we look at the Special Relationship? The long standing tie between the United States of America and United Kingdom is said to be a ‘special’ one, and has much to do with the fact that, even before English became a somewhat universal language, […]
Are Genes Conscious? (A New Look at Evolution)
‘One of the most crazy-making yet widespread and potentially dangerous notions is ‘oh, that behaviour is genetic’… for most people out there it winds up meaning a deterministic view of Life, one rooted in biology and genetics – genes equal things that can’t be changed.’ – Dr. Robert Sapolsky One of the most persistent […]
The Sun on the Birth Chart – The Self You Were Meant to Be
In the modern day, we have done away with the ancient gods, resplendent in their heavenly or subterranean abodes. We do, however, still experience their numinous (sometimes terrifying) power and, instead, refer to ‘complexes’ – or content belonging to the Unconscious mind. Truly, then, it can be said that the gods live within us. This […]
The Astrological Mars – Your Inner Warrior
Just what does the astrological Mars truly symbolise? He is, of course, the old Roman god of War – but there are two very different ways of looking at him: Under the influence of Greek culture, Mars was identified with the Greek god Ares, whose myths were reinterpreted in Roman literature and art under the […]
Where Do The Memories Live Inside Your Brain?
Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer. – Robert Epstein It seems to me immensely unlikely that mind is a mere by-product of matter. For if my mental processes are determined wholly by the motions of atoms in my brain I have no […]
Why Thoughts Aren’t in Your Head: What is Consciousness?
Even a detailed knowledge of the brain’s workings and the neural correlates of consciousness may fail to explain how or why human beings have self-aware minds. – David Chalmers B. F. Skinner actually put forward – and this is a measure of scientific desperation over consciousness – the idea that consciousness was a weird vibrational […]
Political Astrology in the United Kingdom
Ever heard of Political Astrology? It’s essentially, as the phrase implies, astrology applied to the political developments of a country. It’s particularly interesting because politicians in general have a poor reputation with members of the public, and this has to do with the fact that the profession they’ve chosen is – let’s face it […]
The Four Elements -Which Type are You?
The Four Elements, as we find them in astrology, are a legacy from Ancient Greece. Hence, there are four groups of three signs, and each group shares some common characteristics. The great genius Plato had this to say about them: ‘Before the heavens there existed fire, air, water, earth, which we suppose men to know […]
Venus on the Birth Chart – The Power of Attraction
When astrologers use the word ‘planet’ in their interpretations, they know full well they’re not referring to those huge rocks in the heavens. Rather, they are discussing an archetype, a timeless aspect of reality. Venus on a birth chart, likewise, is not really the Venus in the sky – it is the power, or principle, […]
