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February Vedic Sign Predictions
Dear Readers, We begin the month with another resounding note from the great conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars (and the dwarf planet Pluto) in Capricorn. Two weeks ago, these four were grouped with the Moon at New Moon. Now it is the Full Moon in Cancer, looking back across the sky. Why can’t you…...
Bob Weir: The Steady Bass Note of the Grateful Dead
Birth Data: Thursday, October 16, 1947, time unknown, San Francisco, California USA Speculative birth time: 7:50 pm Bob Weir, the bass guitarist and vocalist who has been called “the glue that held The Grateful Dead together” for 31 years, has died this month at age 78. Jerry Garcia led this iconic and eclectic rock…...
Steven Spielberg: The Man Behind the Camera
Birth Data: December 18, 1946, 6:16 pm, Cincinnati, Ohio. AA data from birth certificate Movie director Steven Spielberg, age 79, has another movie coming out this summer. For those of the Baby Boom generation, this seems as regular as the summer Sun, as he has been producing blockbuster movies since 1976, when Jaws took…...
January Vedic Sign Predictions
Dear Readers, We are now in the peak winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, and at the time when the Sun passes through Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter, and Capricorn, ruled by Saturn. Our civic New Year, January 1, also triggers us to take stock of both earthly and spiritual values, as we will be under…...
Abhijit: The 28th Nakshatra
Those of you readers who follow Vedic Astrology are aware of the rich tradition and lore of the 27 lunar asterisms called the Nakshatras. But did you know that there is a 28th Nakshatra, Abhijit, as well? In January we will experience a relatively rare planetary lineup of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars in…...
Gordon Lightfoot and the Edmund Fitzgerald
Birth Data: November 17, 1938, 07:00, Orillia, Ontario “A” data – based on a verbal communication from Lightfoot in astrodata.com The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake, they called Gitche Gumee The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy…...
December Vedic Sign Predictions
Dear Readers, The wheel of the seasons brings us once again to the late fall season as we move to the winter Solstice. Some of the intensity of the past months has been modified a bit. In the stars, we are in transition to some new patterns. We are still enjoying the presence of Jupiter…...
Diane Keaton: The Feminist Comic
Birth Data: January 5, 1946, 02:49, Los Angeles, CA AA data – Astro.com says the birth certificate was handwritten and some thought the time was 2:50 am. Women of the Baby Boom generation are mourning the passing of one of their favorite standard bearers, the talented actor, comic, artist, fashion trend-setter, and real estate investor…...
October Vedic Sign Predictions
Dear Readers, I am still catching my breath after an event-filled September. The stars predicted high drama with a Solar Eclipse at the fall equinox, combined with lots of planets changing signs. The Solar Eclipse also featured Mercury conjunct the Sun, and Saturn exactly opposite the Sun at the Eclipse. The after-effects of this event…...
Chloe Malle Rises at Vogue
Birth Data: November 8, 1985, 4:00 pm, New York City, New York, as found in archives of Astrodatabank with an A rating from a newspaper report on the day of birth. Chloe Malle, the 39-year-old self-described “proud nepo baby”, has assumed the helm as editor of Vogue Magazine, considered the premier fashion magazine of New…...