Category Archives: history

Government: By the People for the People?

Aristocracy vs Liberty Phineas Quimby was a very opinionated man. And having witnessed first-hand the American Civil War meant that he based his thinking on what he saw going on around him. Politically, he equated priests and doctors to the … Continue reading

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I was Joking about the LSD…

Stan Lee (December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) My daughter, Rosanna, reminded me that Stan Lee died in 2018. One must never speak ill of the dead. I’d originally randomized his chart to the time of 1:18 pm. Then … Continue reading

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What Happened to Phil Spector and Lana Clarkson?

The Murder of Lana Clarkson? (February 3, 2003) Saturn Season Astrology reposted her May 31st post about this incident on Facebook yesterday, along with a YouTube video about it. I had intended to look at it, too, but it got … Continue reading

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Jesus: How to Turn a Legend on Its Head

The Golden Bough (1963 version) I got given this book yesterday. It’s one I have quoted from in “The Star of Bethlehem” manuscript, but have never read. Now I have something to keep me busy through the long winter days … Continue reading

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I Can’t Believe I Didn’t Do His Chart Before

Neale Donald Walsch (September 10, 1943) Well, yes, it is strange, but just this week I was sent a pdf copy of Walsch’s 2017 book “Awaken the Species” and the first few pages gave me the information that I’d been … Continue reading

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Rolling the Astrological Dice

Phineas Quimby and Edmond Szekely I always find it a bit of a challenge to work out who might be linked to any of my past lives. Edmond Bordeaux Szekely is one of those characters from the past who has … Continue reading

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Was This Man a Fraudster or an Inspired Writer?

Edmond Bordeaux Szekely (March 5, 1905 – 1979) There is a purpose to this post: I want to see if there are signs of conscious fraud in Szekely‘s birth chart. As his birth time is unknown, I have rectified his … Continue reading

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The Holiday Card

A staple of summertime correspondence, the humble postcard has been the only communication between those on vacation and those stuck at home. I explored the idea of its mundane purpose… Seasick, Too The ‘wish you were here’ seemed so insincere; … Continue reading

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“Regrets? I’ve had a few, but then again…”

Colin Powell (April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) As an Astrologer, I am always fascinated that other Astrologers do not put two-and-two together to come up with a rectified time for the birth of an individual. Such is the … Continue reading

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Can a Saint’s Feast Day be Proof of Birth or Death?

Francis of Assisi (1881 – October 3, 1226) This is another one of my totally speculative posts. Saint Francis of Assisi is one of those people in history that had an obscure beginning, but a glorious end. But, as ‘luck’ … Continue reading

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