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News and Editorial Archive
or, go to the entire Archive IndexHere's where we keep our old news and editorials after it starts taking up too much room on the main news page. Just in case there was something you forgot, or if we did (or didn't) get an editorial prediction or comment right...monthly forecasts/editorials listed first, or click here for old news stories:April editorial: Flickering...
 April ends two retrograde periods: first the short Mercury turnaround, and second the seemingly endless and frustrating Mars reversal, which together have made the first premature notes of spring tantalizing but unproductive. Too many loose ends to tie off, too much derailed destiny to heave back onto the tracks and get underway in time to catch the Jupiter train that will be pulling us all into new territory at increasingly breakneck speeds as the summer approaches. Now what we’re experiencing is the sparking on and off of the celestial starter, trying to get the engine of destiny revved up again so we can all finally start getting something accomplished. That doesn’t mean charge ahead full tilt first thing – it means recharge those weak batteries and test your circuits to see that everything is in phase before you put the pedal to the metal and burn rubber into the summer. When you’ve dried out those finicky wet solanoids, blown the dirt out of your attenuators, and got reliable current surging through your switches, then you can ease down on the accelerator and see what your newly-refurbished cylinders can produce in the way of horsepower. Watch those flickering dials, until they stabilize. Once you’re sure of a full charge and a working alternator, the race track ahead is clear for some serious speed trials. After a tricky, eclipsy start in May and early June with Venus retrograde, it’s going to be full throttle for the rest of the summer. NB: the end of this month opens the biennial Window for War, though next month’s dark of the new Moon/eclipse is the more likely focus, so let’s hope negotiated settlements edge out over-eager action that causes later regrets… March editorial: Restless...
 Shifting situations stalk the globe this month while retro see-saw holds sway... March skies form a restless, uncertain see-saw of retrograde Mars and Saturn in Virgo and Libra on one side of the firmament hesitantly balancing all the rest in winter and spring signs. It makes for events that flip-flop before they really get started, and with Mercury retrograde most of the month adding to the mixed retreat it may be hard to get things accomplished. It’s probably a better time for mending fences, sharpening tools, and preparing for battles yet to come in the spring, especially if you live in some of the more restive places on the map that are not happy with the status quo but can’t seem to get rid of it either. The only serious forward motion is accomplished by Jupiter, which is finally ripping along through Taurus, into new territory by mid-month and all the way into Gemini by the summer. So, although immediate efforts may be frustrated, ambition is high and big plans are on the table for when spring and summer’s splash skies mean everything is possible and anything goes. So bide your time, tighten up your foundations, and lay out your new paths for the coming season, when things will open up – both for peace and war – you’ll need to have your act together when suddenly there is no time to waste and major moves are to be made. Adjustment..
 With Mars retro, gears shift and readjust until the picture becomes clearer... This winter continues to be about backing up and retreading paths that didn’t go quite where they intended, thanks to Mars gone retrograde last month. That won’t end until mid-April, so get used to it. Adding to the adjustment is the breakup of the back-and-forth Jupiter-Saturn opposition that’s had opinions at sixes and sevens for some time, as Saturn goes retro back through the end of Libra and Jupiter races ahead through Taurus. Except for when the Moon fills it out into a splash pattern, the sky is a locomotive which, with its leader Mars going backwards, makes rearrangement take on a nervous sense of urgency. If you can’t move ahead, at least move around. The most problematic part will be just after the Mars retro’s end, when wars so often break out – this time keep your eye on Israel and Iran for the most likely candidates. Israel has a track record favoring that prime planetary spot, following on earlier historical timing by the Third Reich, Japan, and lately the U.S. (first Gulf War). It’s a great window for spectacular initial success, but eventual loss. On the grander scale, Neptune moves into its own sign of Pisces for good now, for a fourteen-year run, entering with a trine to Saturn, so spiritual matters and the creative imagination will be stepping onto easier and more natural ground for almost a generation. That’s the good news, long-range. The good news, medium-range, is that once the Mars retro period is done, however that turns out, skies open up for the summer, and by fall ambitious and hopefully-prosperous Jupiter is thoroughly in charge of the sky and will remain so seasonally for much of the coming teens. January editorial: Slow
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 All-direct sky tides abate as Mars goes retro, a forced shift into lower gears... January opens on the continuing but brief runaway period of all planets direct, that comes screeching to a halt when Mars goes retrograde January 23, starting a slowdown that won’t release until it goes direct again in mid-April. Whereas a direct Mars had been ruling the heavens during the fall, now it backs up and joins Saturn as one side of a see-saw sky that makes progress one step forward and two steps back for a while. All those recent exciting Mars efforts, whether in business, politics, or love, need to be reconsidered and shored up to make them work as planned, or, indeed, at all. This period happens once every couple of years, and it can be both frustrating and aggravating if you’re looking to really get on with things, especially as Jupiter is back underway again and would really like to do break new ground. In fact, exciting Jupiter is headed for celestial domination and will be the main mover and shaker in the central years of this century’s teens, but that’s only a welcome undertone this winter. The every-20-year Jupiter-Saturn opposition, when both new and old get in each other’s way, is on its last legs. Plan for big things long-term, but tend to patiently picking up lost stitches this winter to get yourself set for bigger and better things to come. Older News Articles, newest first, oldest at bottom (some links may have expired...): Doin’ The Cha-Cha (MetroUK) – Celebrity Brit starcaster is finally on the floor after much ado about dancing, and is kicking up his heels… Stars and Rays (WTSP) – The Tampa Bay Rays have the stars on their side, agree practitioners… Astrology Show (Edinburgh TV) – Rock guitarist brings the stars to the air this fall… Femme Forecasters (Deccan Chronicle) -- Women are just entering the astrology world in India, far different from the West… Face and Sky (DNA India) -- This guy can read both… How Big Is Jupiter? (CBS News) -- Watch this video. It’s really, REALLY big… Birth Order, Siblings, and Astrology (Moneywatch) – Another study, in brief… Full Moon Fishing (Florida Sportsman) – Is it the light, the dolphins that come out, or…? Exiled Giant (Spaceref) – Study of early planetary resonance suggests Jupiter tossed a sibling gas behemoth into outer space… Really Far Away (Discover) – That’s what Neptune is, by several reckonings… Pluto Ocean (New Scientist) – Could there be an iced-over ocean on Pluto, with conditions for life beneath?... Two Moon Mystery (Stuff.co.nz) – Might it be that the dark side of the Moon was, in fact, a second moon?.. Vesta In Motion (NASA) – Breathtaking video of the belted asteroid in action… Megan Fox Loves Astrology! (Show Biz Spy) – Lord preserve us… Full Moons and Reunions (People’s Daily) – This full Moon is the time for getting back together, the harvest festival… rediction Contest (Jakarta Globe) – Winner of prediction competition gets $6,600 and tons of accolade… Smelloscope (Business Standard) – Twelve fragrances to match the signs, and on it goes… Polar Wandering (Thunderbolts) – Babylon as a northern city, aurora borealis over the Middle East… Probing Pluto (Astrobiology) – New flight to planet of death might even reveal primordial pre-life... Birth Month and Career (Irish Independent) – Month and season of birth can profoundly affect your outcome, from career, to health to more…sounds like astrology…and here’s the analysis of the whole study… Good Medicine (The Hindu) – Tibetan healing traditions that involve balancing the elements do the trick… Saturn and Pluto (Huffington Post) – That’s who to blame for this mess America is in, notes New York starcaster noteworthy Michael Lutin… Solar Powered Solar System (Inventer Spot) – Take home this cool solar-powered interplanetary toy…! Radio Waves (Yellow Advertiser) – London station has phones ringing off the hook for astrology advice show… Astronomy vs Astrology (Greenbelt Patch) – Astronomers trash astrology under the guise of education in Greenbelt, MD. Back to your telescopes, guys… Marriageable Mangliks (India News One) – Astrology still plays a major part in selecting partners on the Subcontinent. In fact, claims marriage portal, “horoscope matching is gaining ground across communities in India.”… Predicts Gold Prices (EIN News) – A simple astrological algorithm can successfully forecast short-term gold prices… Diamond Planet (IBT) – Nearby star has carbon planet so dense it’s a diamond… Bilked (UPI) – Turns out one of the victims of the Ft. Lauderdale astro-psychic scam was a big-time romance novelist…taken for $20 million… can’t we find an honest way to make this kind of money?... Dirty Laundry (Leagle) – Here’s the dirt itself, from Latin superstar Walter Mercado’s messy lawsuit… Snow White Is Red (Digital Trends) – Dwarf planet, half the size of Pluto, may have been given the wrong moniker… Pluto A Planet, After All? (National Geographic) – The debate may be swinging back the other way…but planet-killer stands firm… Windy (SWRI) – If you ever wondered if what’s out there affects what’s down here, take a look at these films… Family of Souls (Times of India) – Is leaf-based nadi “astrology” really astrology? Or sound vibrations? Or more like “parrot astrology”?... Mother of Meteorites (Morningstar Pub) – It appears that solitary asteroid Vesta has spawned a lot of what rains down on us from the sky… Earth Rocks (dvice) – It turns out, we may have flung some of our own shards into space, and life along with it… Comet Won’t End World (MNN) -- After end-days tag put on wimpy comet Elenin, NASA is forced to calm Internet storm with soothing reassurances… Wine and Astrology (News Tonight) -- Brit shrink used stars and spirits to get his way with client… Horse Horoscopes (AVMA) -- Exhibition shows how 18th century farriers used astrology for equine care and welfare… $40 Million Fraud (ABC News) -- Fake astrologer/psychic/tarot ring bites the dust in Florida, including the likes of Ft. Lauderdale’s Astrology By Nancy… Apocalypse Anthropology (BoingBoing) – It’s more than just Mayan astrology, it’s a whole host of factors… Death Star Vanishes (Space.com) – Nemesis, it would appear, has met its nemesis… Freaky Liquid (Lake County News) – Liquid metallic hydrogen inside Jupiter makes it put out lethal rays… Astrologer Minister (Reuters) – Published astrologer/banker takes the financial reins in Thailand… Temple Gold (Deccan Chronicle) – Astrologers confer to say leave newly-discovered treasure in ancient shrine… Bend It… (Now Magazine) – …like Victoria Beckham! Former Spice Girl Posh joins Jennifer Aniston in using astrological yoga to get her size 8 body back… A Moonless Earth… (Space.com) – …could still support life, as other planets would keep it in line… Rugby Anthem (Voxy) – The Rugby World Cup folks have recorded their representative song, to the tune of Jupiter’s theme from Holst’s Planets Suite, sung by Kiwi singing star Hayley Westenra… Mad Market? (MarketWatch) – Could be some really bad cycles underway… Put A Ring On It (GeeksAreSexy) – After new-found moon, does Pluto have a ring as well?... Three’s Company, or a Crowd? (io9) – Could be that Pluto has additional orbiting pals in its neighborhood… On the Cusp of War (Business Insider) – That’s what this trader sees in the coming Mars-Uranus-Pluto T-square… Stars In His Eyes (Edinburgh Festival) – Astologer, comic, performer has festival audiences in thrall… Deadly Impact Cycle (MPIA) – It appears there may be a regular rhythm to destructive collisions of comets and asteroids with Earth… Mullah Moon (PakObserver) – Local Islamic honchos could use a little help from astrologers to get Ramadan right… Dangerous Shower (Space.com) – Meteor traces may indicate deadly comet lurking in the wings… An Asteroid of Our Own (CFHT) – Other planets have Trojan asteroids locked into their orbits, now it appears we have one, too… A Treacherous Age (thefrisky) – Amy Winehouse was headed for her Saturn return…this author misses that the 27 club is about the progressed lunar return…but a nice shot, anyway… Parental Planets (Chicago Parent) – Journalist marvels that people might use this on their kids… Dancing With The Stars (The Mirror) – Chubby Brit celeb starcaster gets set to trip the light fantastic on the tube… Pluto Perplex (Voice of Russia) – Could be that our planet of death was born someplace else entirely… Planet X On Video? (UFO Sightings Daily, Fox) – Well, based on this enigmatic clip, maybe so, maybe no, but worth cogitating upon…regardless, believers await collision with Niburu… Moon Phase Affects Lion Attacks (RedOrbit) – Keep your eye on the sky if you want to avoid getting eaten New Moon (NASA) – Around Pluto, number four. Only this one’s itty-bitty…meanwhile, we’re chasing Pluto’s shadow right here on Earth… Rainmaker (Thunderbolts) – The stream of ions between the Sun and Earth is highly connected with the weather… Astro-Economic Influences (OpenPR) – A new book translated by Sacred Science Institute, interesting bunch… Planets’ Birthdays (io9) – Neptune’s discovery birthday and lots more, including the latest outer, outer planets’… A Temple Tale (Organizer) – What the astrologer found, and what it led to… Why Should We Wear Blue Clothes On Saturday? (Daily Bhaskar) – Why should we, indeed? More fun from Indian shock-sheet Daily Bhaskar… Tridecaphilia (Economic Times) – Terrorists love the number thirteen, it appears, and its association with Uranus and the north node… Idol Matters (NDTV) – Astrologer and movie star still in court over female desecration of temple, unresolved after years… In
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Lunar solutions to household challenges… Asteroid Chaos (AANDA) – Ceres and Vesta have chaotic orbits and, worse, so does Earth, so forget about analyzing the deep past or future (like to figure out climate change), it’s up for grabs… Wimples (Jewish Daily Forward) – Where astrology and circumcision meet – starting in the 14th century… Dark Fireworks (NASA) – The Sun, blowing itself to bits…did anyone here notice?... A Time To Chill (Times of India) – Astrologer explains why Chaaturmas festival time, linked to multiple deities, is a time to slow down, tune in to cosmos… A Battle for Time (Fox) – A fight to take time out of step with the planets is under way… Village Astrologer (Babylon Patch) – A new New England storefront on Long Island’s South Shore…no comment… Born To Spin (U of Mich) – Going round in circles isn’t just for horoscopes…the very universe itself may have been born that way… Saturn Is Bipolar (NASA) – Betcha didn’t know that…and stormy photos to back it up… Vesta Moon? (NASA) – If the asteroid Vesta turns out to have a moon, is it still an asteroid?... Lost Language (TED.com) – Names of planets and constellations may hold key to undeciphered Indus language…watch this short talk to the end…! Good Samaritans (AFP) – Palestinian astrologers on the rise, drawing on a long cultural tradition… Thailand’s Fate… (LA Times) -- …is in the stars…well, that’s not exactly news, but develops daily, with or without Thaksin and his newly-victorious followers… Star Sting (Sunday Leader) – Phony astrologers, beware, in Sri Lanka the authorities have got your number and will close in with enthusiasm… Neptune’s Spin (U of Arizona) – For the first time, we know what it actually is…15 hours, 57 minutes and 59 seconds… |
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