Astrology Articles
A selection of articles follows, in approximate chronological order, with the most current
at the top, and some archived material below. You will find here a wealth of background information
to enhance your understanding of the planets, signs and other aspects
of the art of astrology.
In addition, this material can be a useful aid for reflecting on different periods of your life,
as needed, for clarification and healing.
There are also themed sections.
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Use the search facility to locate what interests you, and do visit the
'Guest Writers' page.
Mercury at Home
From May 26th - June 19th 2008, Mercury will be Retrograde.
The full cycle lasts from May 11th until July 29th, and has a number of intense features.
Read on .....
Fractal picture by Melanie Reinhart: 'Cuboid Pluto' 26.1.2008
From Fire to Earth
From September 2007, and through 2008, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto all move
from fire signs to earth signs, radically altering the elemental balance.
The expression of this in worldly terms is all too obvious,
but let's take a fresh look .....
Threshold Crossing: Pluto Entered Capricorn in January 2008
Some thoughts on the incoming transit of Pluto through Capricorn.
(This article follows the material below. See Parts I,II and III especially.)
The Pluto Section
Although the recent exclusion (August 2006) of Pluto from the Solar System has proven controversial, the 'new shape of things' yields some wonderful symbolism. Browse the articles below for further information... and also see above for material on Pluto's entry into Capricorn in early 2008. For updated comment on the reactions within the international astronomical comunity, click here. (N.B. Looks like the decision could even be overturned at the 2009 IAU meeting in Brazil!!)
'As Above. So Below .....' says the abbreviated version of the ancient Hermetic maxim.
Previous periods in history when man's understanding of the cosmos 'above' was radically altered
were also times of great turmoil 'below'.
I: Re-Classification - Listening to the Beyond
Exploring the meaning and symbolism of the recent reclassification of Pluto,and other changes in the definition of our Solar System.
II: Alignment with the Galactic Centre
Pluto is currently aligned (in zodiac terms) with the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. This reflects the need and brings the opportunity to align with our own deeper centre .....
III: Imaginal Location
Pluto's now inhabits a constellational environment rich with stories and symbols ....
IV: When Time Stands Still
Stations of Pluto: significance and opportunity offered.
'Stations' occur when a planet appears to slow down, pause and change direction,
when their distinctive energies can be sensed very strongly .....
V:Breaking the Taboo on God
Chiron conjunct Pluto in Sagittarius ushered in the Millennium.
A small retrospective .....
VI: Pluto, Lord Of Transformation
Archive material about Pluto in Scorpio, still relevant now.....
VII: Zeitgeist The Last Outpost
Heralding Pluto's entry into Capricorn, check out the material on these sites.
Be prepared to be challenged and nudged out of your comfort zone ....
More Articles .....
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Venus: Queen of Heaven & Earth |
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An exploration of the cyclic journey of Venus, with specific reference to the ancient story of the goddess Inanna. For the Sumerian culture, the planet Venus was a personification of Inanna.
Inanna's story can be read like an almanac of the movements of Venus, charting her periodic appearances and disappearances in the dawn and evening sky. Ancient Sumeria equates to modern-day Iraq, so this story has particular poignance at present. It was literally pieced together from cuneiform text written on fragments of clay tablets, buried in the sands of Iraq, unearthed and housed in museums all over the world ....... to be re-membered later ......
The Venus cycle repeats about every 18 months, so new information is added here regularly....
Diagram at left is of the orbit of Venus, created
by Melanie Reinhart using the ACS programme
'Astrological Mandalas' created by Rique Pottenger.
Click here for more Venus mandalas ....
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Chiron and the Centaurs
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All Change Please
In 2005, three little-known Minor Planets called 'Centaurs' changed signs. Chiron and Nessus moved to and fro from Capricorn into Aquarius, and Pholus from Scorpio into Sagittarius. This article explores the meaning of these shifts, and offers original material on the movement of Chiron, Pholus and Nessus. These three Centaurs are the ones whose meaning has been most articulated so far .....
The Named Centaurs
a table of factual information.
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Presence Heals the Past
The timeline of Chiron
and Saturn:
From 2003 - 2006, Saturn
made a series of seven oppositions with Chiron,
across an axis of great interest which lines up with an ancient model of the Chakras and the signs of the zodiac. Noting what occured for you around the dates in the sequence from Root to Crown may help you understand what was going on in certain aspects of your inner and/or outer life during this time of strongly accelerated awareness ......
Chiron and the Centaurs
From Sue Tompkins' new book
'The Contemporary Astrologer's Handbook'.
The Uranus-Neptune Section
Lightning Over the Waters - I
Macrocosm and Mythic Images.
This article explores the 7 year 'mutual reception' between Uranus and Neptune which covers 2003 - 2010. Looking at the 'Big picture'..............
Lightning Over the Waters - II
Up Close and Personal
Continuing our exploration of the mutual reception of Uranus and Neptune, this article takes an individual and intimate approach by concentrating on our personal experience......
A Metalogue of Uranus & Neptune
First written for the Journal of the Astrological Association (UK), and focusing on the current mutual reception of Uranus and Neptune. An account of an amusing 'real-time' astrological event which occured during the writing - and some wry comment on the more bizarre end of the Aquarian spectrum!
Water Bearer Dreaming
The symbolism of the sign of Aquarius.
Since the 1960s and the musical Hair, most people know that 'This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius', but perhaps not everyone knows that this refers to a shift in a major astrological cycle called the Great Year, which lasts 25,800 years and which comprises 12 periods averaging 2150 years each, corresponding to the 12 zodiacal constellations...... (Written Winter 2000.)
Shaping the Dream......
The recent oppositions of Saturn and Neptune
Between June 2006 and September 2007, Saturn and Neptune made three exact oppositions to each other, across the signs of Leo and Aquarius.
This was the half-way point, the high water mark, on their cycle which began in 1989, in the sign of Capricorn......
The Moon and the Nodal Axis
Moon Talk I
The Moon completes one orbit around our home planet Earth approximately every 29 days in an intimate and cyclic relationship which has profound effects within the soul. We know that the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon affects the seasons, mating, migration, tidal rhythms, and other behaviours in the plant, animal and human kingdoms. It is likewise within the waters of soul ....
Moon Talk II - Mother Moon
For many cultures, the Moon is the Great Goddess present through the waxing and waning of life in all its manifold forms, her shape-shifting but predictable cycle embracing the paradox of continuity within change.
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Dragon's Head and Dragon's Tail
The Nodes of the Moon were strongly in focus throughout August (2002).
Article containing much material of general interest on the Nodes.
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Events celestial and terrestrial
The Lion Portal Opens
A personal response to the London bombings, July 7th, 2005.
(Photo by Richard Wicksteed from 'Mystery of the White Lions' by Linda Tucker
Used with kind permission of the author.)
Celestial Hexagram
The 'Harmonic Concordance' of November 2003.
(Chart generated with Solar Fire v.5.1)
White Dove Over Troubled Waters
During May 2002 several planets lined up in a formation both
spiritually significant and visually exquisite.
Sirius Re-membered: A reverie after 9/11
An astrological reverie on the events of September 11th 2001.
Sirius Presiding
Jupiter aligns with Sirius, making a beautiful spectacle in the deep night sky.
Autumn 2001.
The Mind in Transformation: Pluto-Saturn 2001/2
From June 2001 to August 2002 we lived with Saturn in Gemini being opposed by Pluto in Sagittarius. Melanie explores the energies of this combination, a major significator for the 'world changing' events later that year as the Twin Towers were brought down.
(Article written Summer 2001)
The Warrior Returns: Mars Retrograde 2001
The 'red planet' Mars appeared to go backwards, or Retrograde, during the summer of 2001 ....
(Article written Spring 2001).
Behold the Bull of Heaven: Jupiter-Saturn May 2000
The Jupiter/Saturn cycle is about 20 years long, from one conjunction to the next. The previous cycle began in December 1980, and the current began on May 28th, 2000, at 17.05 BST.
Deaths
and Dawns - Last Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century
Summer 1999 saw the last pair
of eclipses of the 20th Century. This article explores the significance
of the two major lights everyone was talking about - and that were watched by millions. (August 1999).
Earth
Revisited
First published in 'Link Up' Issue 43: June/July
1990.
Outer
Space Inner Space
First published in 'Link Up' Issue 41: Dec89-Feb90.
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