Celestial Spot Astrology Angels & Tarot

Decans Horoscope Column

2013-04-23T06:55:00.000-07:00

One of my current ventures involves writing a monthly horoscope column for the www.totally4women.com website; however, it is a horoscope column with a difference. Instead of focussing on the typical forecasts for the 12 signs of the zodiac (which I have been doing in various places for the past 23 years), this time I am writing about the zodiacal decans ("You what?" - I hear you say! Bear with

Venus Pluto Aspects - Pluto Stationary Retrograde

2013-04-11T09:49:00.000-07:00

With Pluto shortly about to reach a station and then turn to retrograde motion, at around 11 degrees of the zodiac sign of Capricorn, it is no surprise to have lately heard from quite a few people with strong Plutonic connections in the birth chart. In particular, I am hearing about relationship problems and, in several cases, the people concerned have a powerful Venus-Pluto aspect in the

Tarot Numbers - Sixes

2013-03-31T11:59:00.000-07:00

Today, the seasons are transitioning - and in the UK this is more marked right now than at the Spring Equinox itself, as our clocks have "gone back" and the evenings are visibly lighter for longer. So I want to talk about a transition number in the tarot. It is number Six. Firstly, the previous number, Five, reminds me of being on a see-saw. It represents a midway point in the Minor Arcana of

Retrograde Planets - Mercury, Venus and Mars

2012-04-22T09:09:00.003-07:00

Did you experience a lot of grief around the recent spate of Mercury retrograde through Aries and Pisces? That would have been from around 12th March to 4th April 2012. I thought the cosmos was having a bit too much of a laugh when things went wrong with my computer, my mobile phone, our land line AND the TV! If something to do with communication could go wrong, it did go wrong. So I said

Twelfth House Planets

2011-10-03T14:13:00.000-07:00

Twelfth house planets are a bit of a mystery. There are various theories about what this house really means. The old astrology books talk about this - the 12th house - as the house of downfall. When I was learning astrology my tutors sometimes described planets placed here as representing things or people lost to you - or lost to the person whose chart we were looking at. The twelfth/12th

What's the use of Astrology? - New Zealand Earthquake Chart Link

2011-04-04T10:28:00.000-07:00

We are delighted to welcome guest blogger and fellow astrology colleague, Faye Cossar, who is based in the Netherlands. Faye is originally from New Zealand, making the recent earthquake disaster very close to her heart. Faye asks: What's the use of Astrology? A criticism often levelled at astrologers is "if you know so much, why didn't you predict this and warn people." This is a fair

The Hand of Fate & Destiny, Friendship & your True Self

2011-03-17T04:08:00.000-07:00

When it comes to the hands of fate, destiny and friendship, which of these do we accept the most readily? Friendship means a lot, but we have to work out if we trust people. There are also times when it seems impossible to discuss certain issues with friends or other people that we are close to. At such times people will often turn to an outside, trusted source of wisdom and someone who can hear

Tarot Reversals

2010-07-10T07:08:00.000-07:00

Students of tarot often wonder how to handle reversed cards. Sometimes even advanced readers dance around reversals, trying to settle on a system that applies across the board. One of those includes the idea that a reversed card means a reversed meaning. Some readers go through their reading process without ever making more of reversed cards and that is also absolutely fine. The reversal can be

Backward and Forward with Mercury Retrograde in Taurus

2010-05-13T16:54:00.000-07:00

Yet again, I feel awestruck at the difficulties that seem to show up when Mercury, the planet of thought, decisions, communication and mobility moves in retrograde motion. This past spate has involved Mercury moving through the sign of Taurus and that means that anyone with planets in that sign may have had a particularly difficult time in the past few weeks. But I think this will have applied,

Peak of Eternal Light (and Other Moon Stories)

2010-04-17T12:51:00.000-07:00

Just at the moment I find myself attracted to stories about the moon. News and discoveries in the past 5 years emphasise solar light on the moon and water on the moon. From a scientific and astronomical point of view, the significance of these finds relates primarily to the desire to find a moon base - a human outpost on the moon. From an astrological point of view we are interested in the

Mars Retrograde

2010-02-28T15:39:00.000-08:00

Every time that Mars is retrograde - which is every couple of years or so - I am reminded how difficult I find Mars retrograde periods! Have you been noticing just how long our winter feels in the UK? Who hasn't! Well, it feels about right for Mars in apparent backward motion (another way to say that a planet is retrograde). To be exact, the start of the latest big event of this nature was 20th

2010 Astrology Outlook - World & Personal

2010-01-02T11:42:00.000-08:00

It seems only natural at the start of a new year to be interested in "the year ahead". It is certainly a key time when astrologers are asked "what's in the stars?". Some of us want to know from a personal point of view, some are interested in the state of the world. Either way, plenty has already been written about this year and so, rather than try to find something new to add, I thought I would

Planets as Symbols, not Causal Agents

2009-05-28T12:52:00.000-07:00

People have a lot of ideas about Astrology. Not all of those ideas always match! The view that has always made the most sense to me is of Astrology as a symbolic language - at least in the modern way that we tend to use it today.A symbolic language means that, quite simply, the symbols used in Astrology tell us something. There are various symbols including signs (signs of the zodiac) and

Bad Moon Rising - Full Moon Astrology

2009-02-09T13:54:00.000-08:00

Bad Moon Rising – Full Moon AstrologyWhat is a Bad Moon? What were Creedence Clearwater Revival talking about in their famous song, Bad Moon Rising, which features in the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London? The film features another topical song: Blue Moon. Most people know the expression “once in a blue moon”, meaning that something happens rarely. But what happens around bad moons?

Angel Cards & Index for The Angel Oracle Deck

2009-02-01T10:30:00.000-08:00

If you like the idea of Angel oracles, you may have a deck of your own or even a variety of decks or you may be happy for other people to share their favourite cards in readings with you. There are several popular Angel authors around and various systems taught for working with angel cards plus you may have developed your own. My favourite Angel oracle decks are ones that I have come across more

Maya Prophecy 2012 - A Book Review

2009-01-08T13:46:00.000-08:00

And now for something completely different - a book review with a 2012/Maya flavour....Maya Prophecy - Discover what 2012 holds for youAuthor: Dr Ronald BonewitzBook Review by: Diana McMahon-CollisEveryone is talking, lately, about 2012 and the Maya Prophecy. This slim volume publication bearing that name should not be underestimated as its author, Dr Ronald Bonewitz, has packed a lot into its

Jupiter into Aquarius January 2009

2009-01-06T09:02:00.001-08:00

This is the real signature of the New Year in 2009. Although Mercury is going to be retrograde again from 11th-31st January (see the previous post for more info on Mercury Rx) Jupiter's January 5th move into Aquarius points to a great many things going forward. Aquarius is a forward thinking sign by and large - although this is tempered by a dual rulership by two planets: Uranus and Saturn.

Mercury Retrograde

2008-10-07T14:20:00.000-07:00

Amidst one of the regular three annual bouts of Mercury retrograde - and thank fully the last one of this year - I find myself marvelling yet again at just how much seems to "go wrong" under this particular transit!What is a retrograde planet anyway? Well you may or may not already know that it relates to an illusion - that a planet is moving backwards in the sky. This never truly happens of

Paul McKenna's Birth Chart

2008-09-11T15:51:00.000-07:00

PAUL MCKENNABorn 8 November 1963 Enfield 8:10 AM— Sun & Rising Sign: ScorpioPaul McKenna has always been an impressive and unique person and continues to be immensely successful. I read an article about him in a quality coaching magazine last year and thought to look at his chart, which prompted me to also write about him and his work. In the coaching publication he was noted for his use of NLP (

Astrology and Health: Quadruplicities

2008-04-06T06:59:00.000-07:00

Astrology and health is a pet study hobby of mine. Having grown up around people with various trying health problems and having wanted to understand more about my own constitution, astrology has proved a fabulous reference point. As with my approach to the subject in general, I don't believe that planets have a causal relationship for humans (or pets!) but I do believe that astrology can reveal

Uranus into Aries in 2011

2008-03-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

A fellow astrologer friend, Mick, recently mentioned that in the group he attends they had been discussing the ingress of Uranus into Aries, which will happen in March 2011. And that this signifies the old ways dissolving and entirely new ways of looking at things, on a large scale. Uranus has an 84 year cycle and Mick identified the last time that Uranus was in Aries at 1927. He was wondering

Tarot Timing

2008-03-03T16:10:00.000-08:00

I am just starting to collect together links to various articles on a number of subjects. For this post the theme is Tarot Timing. With this in mind, some time ago I drew up a Tarot Timing Calendar and the details were published in the Tarot Association of the British Isles' Ezine in Spring of 2004. Past issues of the e-zine are available to view online in PDF files. If you would like to read

And so the story begins....with the eclipse

2008-02-27T16:07:00.000-08:00

It's no good. I can't wait a whole week to add something of interest to this new blog! I have thoughts every day, several times a day, to do with astrology. If it's not in my blood, it's certainly in my brain! Some time soon I will explain how I ended up in this strange place of being constantly fascinated by a subject that attracts such mixed reactions from so many different quarters. For

Welcome to Celestial Spot

2008-02-23T05:23:00.000-08:00

Hello & Welcome to Celestial Spot!This blog is intended for those interested in astrology, angel cards and tarot. These are the tools I use in my work on a regular basis in giving readings to others and which continue to hold, for me personally, a constant fascination. I hope to share some of my passion for these interests with you here. I am also a teacher of astrology and a writer on