Seeing by Starlight
After the surprising, even shocking results of the UK's May 2015Â general election, culminating in the mandate for a clear Conservative majority government, I thought I should write a follow-up column to my election forecast for May the 7th. Who, for instance, would have thought that by lunchtime the day after the elections, three party leaders… Continue reading 2015 UK Election Postmortem
One of the most famous and admired men of our generation, 95-year old Nelson Mandela, or Tata Madiba, as he was affectionately known to South Africans, was finally laid to rest after a long battle with pneumonia last month. His funeral and memorial service was an elaborate and drawn-out affair, attracting dignitaries from far and… Continue reading Tata Madiba: A Remarkable Life
January 2013 saw the second inauguration of President Obama on the 20th and 21st. These events took place just as the Sun left conservative Capricorn (representative of the Republicans) and ingressed into progressive, egalitarian Aquarius (associated with Democratic values). Aquarius also happens to be rising in Obama’s natal chart, so he, the Democrats and the times appeared to be very… Continue reading The Astrology of Obama’s Second Inauguration
