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Venus, Bacchus, Ceres en Amor (Cornelis Cornelisz) The chart of Xmas night (I mean December 25, zero hours) has an aspect that is very much in line with what will be happening on Xmas day: Venus is quindecile Ceres. Remember my tweets about Ceres and cooking and nutrition? Ceres with Venus is also the symbol of motherly love and the love to nurture. It is such a proper aspect for those Xmas days of luxury food! I'll tell you why. 1. Venus is the symbol of preferences, style, sweetness, beauty, entertainment, love and pleasure. 2   Ceres is important in the natal charts of famous chef cooks. Julia Child, for example, started making recipes when her progressed Sun was opposition Ceres! 3. Venus and Ceres both like comfort and to comfort... So...I  hope that your Xmas dinner will be prepared by someone who loves (Venus) to nurture (Ceres) and that you will love (Venus) the cook (Ceres) with the strong and fanatic focus (165 degree aspect) required by the quindecile, even i...

The chart of the author of 'Fifty shades' is as unknown as her date of birth. Now that '50 shades of Grey ' is such a success, maybe it is a good time to have a look a the chart of Marquis De Sade, the man who gave his name to sadism. He didn't only write about sadism… he practised it. What is in his chart? CHART Astro.com provides the AA-rated natal chart and an autobiography: http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Sade,_Marquis_de Here is more about the chart. There are a number of keys to his lifestyle. This chart has progressions (the green positions) and transits (the red ones) for his wedding day. DOMINANCE: PLUTO The Astro ID is like the 'special marks' in a passport. For this I look at the planets without major aspects, the planets on the angles or square AC and the planet rising before the Sun. Here we see: Pluto on the Scorpio Ascendant Mars  rising before the Sun, square Venus-Saturn Pluto is most prominent (angular). This placement mirror...

Pholus is an asteroid, a small object that pops up in a chart as the catalyst. Transit Pholus often reflects the small and insignificant but irrevocable  trigger point. But what starts as a tiny thing can grow out of proportions, like the sudden rise of an X-factory star.  Susan Boyle,  for example, has Pholus on MC. Her career certainly has a point of no return.  Pholus moves through Sagittarius. What happens when transit Pholus is conjunct the natal sun in Sagittarius?    TRANSIT PHOLUS ON SAGITTARIUS SUN In a few days (just before Xmas 2012) transit Pholus will be conjunct my Sun in 19d53 Sagittarius for the first time and more hits will follow in 2013. I'll pay special attention to those days of transit Pholus. It might be that someone or something will silently and slowly start changing my life. Or that someone's death will. Or... maybe nothing happens. I'll let you know and I am curious about your experiences. Many Sagittarians had transit Pholus on their Sun ...

It is a normal thing for the Earth and Venus to have relative movement around the sun. That explains why Venus seems to be making a stop and then moving backgrounds whenever we look at the sky. And when you see this, you are actually seeing Venus' retrograde motion which happens every 18 months or so. It normally lasts for as long as 40 days. If this seems too long for you, remember that it is Venus that actually has a shorter time of retrograde. What now is the influence or impact of Venus' retrograde movement? It is not a secret to us that Venus is the planet of love and marriage, relationship and diplomacy, as well as of art and beauty. It is further said that it is the planet that influences fashion and luxury, including money. However, when in retrograde, it may have a certain effect on such aspects. For one, there may be a difficulty in expressing emotions and feelings and there may also be an extra need by individuals for love and affection. It is, therefore, advi...

When - in a relationship - Mars is in conflict with the partner's Mars, you might expect fire. When there is fire, you might also get hurt. Maybe that is why there are so many examples of conflicts of Mars in synastry in the charts of divorced couples. The latest example is Danny DeVito - Rhea Pearlman (Mars square Mars; see the post on Astrology&Love ). They are about to have a divorce.  I recall Paul McCartney and his Heather  (Mars inconjunct Mars); they separated. Dominque Strauss-Kahn and Diallo Nafissatour  (Mars square Mars); they had a conflict about sex. Queen Victoria with Prince Albert  (Mars semisesquisquare Mars). The royal couple loved each other dearly and he died at age 42. They had a lot of children. (Mars is also the symbol of reproduction) and it might just be that they had a lot of sex, too:).  Mars of Bill Clinton is septile Hillary's Mars and opposition the Mars of Monica Lewinsky ( link to post on Tarot&Love).    Let us say that ...

It is said that astrology and horoscopes through psychic readings will help us with a lot of aspects in life. It allows us to see what the most probable things that may happen are. Also, such readings may give us enlightenment as to what things are best to be done and how to make the most of the things that we have. Astrology can touch on life, love, relationships, as well as career. Career can give satisfaction to people. If it goes well, then there may be abundance and contentment. That is why people try to do everything they can to have fulfilled careers and ambitions. Astrology can be a great help here especially if you consider the 10th house in astrology . The Tenth House Ruled by Saturn, it represents one's ambitions, hunger for power, aspiration, authority, and fortune. It determines whether we rule others or if we get ruled by others. Through life's different stages, the ambitions of man change. The Tenth House is also known as the house of "downfalls...

This is the chart of Felix Baumgartner, the skydiver who was about to jump today, from almost out of space. Here is the news  with life video. And see that they say it is been called off. Another delay...gusty winds this time. What kind of a chart does a dare devil have? Evil Knievel's chart shows caution (Moon-Saturn, or else he wouldn't have become that old). This chart, with Saturn rising before the Sun, shows the importance of caution and ambition. He is about to fall out of the sky in New Mexico, in an attempt to go supersonic from a record altitude (23 miles high). Saturn represents 'falling, but still, transit Saturn opposition natal Sun (and semi sextile Uranus), doesn't seem the right moment to me (it would never be the right moment FOR me!) I know that he wanted to jump on October 5 and weather conditions weren't right then. Maybe that was Saturn, too... And how about T Neptune inconjunct Uranus? A perfect aspect for a hype. Here is the chart. I...