An Astrological Perspective On Our New ‘Fisher’ King
The signatures in King Charles III’s chart bear the hallmark of someone wounded in the core of their sovereign being. He is born with his natal Sun, the ruler of his chart (having Leo ascendant) in an applying conjunction with Chiron (the wounded healer) in Scorpio in the 5th house of personal power and creative vitality. This points to someone who is wounded in the very centre of his own power, crippled in some way in his ability to radiate his own divine destiny and birthright, but someone also imbued with the capacity and vocational calling to heal. A mythic image that lies at the heart of the royal archetype, is that of the vitality of the sovereign being tied to the prosperity of the land and its people, and Charles carrying this signature, we are reminded of the Fisher King who, in Arthurian legend, is the last in a long line of rulers charged with the protection of the Holy Grail.
New Moon Solar Eclipse in Taurus
We have a new moon in Taurus on 30th April (9.29pm UK time) and we are entering the first eclipse season on 2022 with the new moon also being a partial solar eclipse. We now enter an 18 month period where the eclipse seasons happening across the Taurus/Scorpio axis. This marks an important shift of orientation from the previous Gemini/Sagittarius period in which we had to confront a crisis of ideas and ideology, language and belief, access to information in the face of grand narratives. Now, in Taurus/Scorpio, the crisis is centre more on our direct relationship to the body, to money and wealth, our connection with nature, and to issues of death and survival.
Get ready for the Venus-Mars Conjunction!
There is a fascinating cosmic drama unfolding in the sky at the moment between the two great lovers from myth, Venus & Mars. Venus, still in her shadow phase, is very slowly gathering momentum since turning direct, and Mars currently moving slightly faster than her through the zodiac, comes to meet her next week and make conjunction in Capricorn on the day of the full moon (16 Feb).
Astrology & the Crisis of Meaning-Making
There is a crisis of meaning-making in our world right now. It seems that the common ground of shared understanding is being dramatically eroded as narratives become increasingly polarised and misunderstandings predominate. How do we, individually and collectively, make sense of what is happening, beyond the minefield of contradictory information and the opinions that divide us?
Sagittarius New Moon Solar Eclipse
We are experiencing a powerful solar eclipse over the new moon in Sagittarius, which occurs on Sat 4th Dec at 7.42am UK time. It is an especially intense time, a crisis of meaning and spiritual direction…
Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus
Here are my insights for tomorrow's lunar eclipse, which occurs over the full moon in Taurus: 19th Nov, 8.57am (UK)
Your Zodiac Soul Published in Dutch
My book Your Zodiac Soul is published in Dutch, its first translation, today in the Netherlands.
New Moon in Scorpio
It's new moon today (9.15pm, UK time) in the sign of Scorpio, with the Sun and Moon aligned at 12 degrees…
Can a Machine Have a Soul?
Could a genetically modified flower displaying a colour and emitting a scent that cannot occur in nature ever be considered to be possessed of soul in the way in which one which occurs naturally might?