Tag Archives: astrology

Opening the “Gate” on Political Scandals

Watergate There’s a lot of it about: no, not scandals; ‘gate’ used as a shorthand for political scandal. The most recent example is “Obamagate”, touted by Trump in this election year as the greatest scandal of all time. Really? I … Continue reading

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Jesus’ Progress: And So It Begins

The Baptism. And here I thought I was done with Jesus’ astrological portrait. Ha! The Holy Spirit had me working through progressed charts in my dreams until I finally resolved to look at one for Jesus’ baptism. The timing of … Continue reading

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The Star of Bethlehem (Cover Page)

The Star of Bethlehem An Astrological Portrait of Jesus of Nazareth Christopher David Stewart Miller

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Not America’s Finest Hour

The Bay of Pigs Invasion While writing, yesterday, about Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane crash in 1961, I started wondering about the US failed attempt to invade Cuba and remove Fidel Castro from the world stage. It was an embarrassing diplomatic fiasco. … Continue reading

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The Man I Admired Most as a Child

Dag Hammarskjöld (Jul 29, 1905 – Sep 18, 1961) His name came up in our Faith and Science Zoom meeting today. Only those of us Baby Boomers will remember him clearly. Against all odds he was a Christian mystic from … Continue reading

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When a Muse Comes to You in Your Sleep

Satisfaction (1965) Fifty-five years ago today, Keith Richards woke up from a sleep; a deep sleep that had been interrupted by a guitar riff and a phrase. In the night, he’d recorded the beginnings of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, … Continue reading

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The Birth of Christianity Reimagined

The Man Who Died D.H. Lawrence, towards the end of his life, started to examine the life and death of Jesus. I read this book in the 1970’s and, at the time, thought about what Lawrence was trying to accomplish … Continue reading

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One Match Lit a Regime Change in 1963

The Heart of Thích Quảng Đức When it comes to dying for a cause, this Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk set the standard for others to follow. He set himself on fire to protest the treatment of Buddhists in South Vietnam. … Continue reading

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Faith & Science: Here are Your Cards…

During our usual Friday Zoom meeting this morning, Heather gave us a mini lecture and demonstration on Tarot decks. She pulled three cards from the Rider Waite deck and got: Strength Heart Challenge So now we know… Moon Inconjunct Neptune … Continue reading

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Our Singer: Your 1988 Eurovision Ringer

Céline Dion (March 30, 1968 @ 12:15 pm, Charlemagne) She was just 20 years old when Canada’s favourite singer took the whole world by storm. But she couldn’t compete as a Canadian, since Canada isn’t a member of the Eurovision … Continue reading

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