North Korea conducted a successful nuclear weapons test this morning, resulting in a 3.58 tremor on the Richter scale as measured in South Korea. Although Kim Jong Il has been warning for some time that this was coming, few in the US government have taken him seriously. (It does seem ironic to me that of…

Part I: A history of the use of Asteroids in Astrology Ceres was first discovered in 1801 and immediately classified as a planet. Shortly thereafter, several other bodies were discovered and classified as planets beginning with Pallas in 1802, Juno in 1804, Vesta in 1807, and later Astraea in 1845. When Neptune was discovered in…

Thanks to Astrococktail for this delicious tidbit: An article in the Sentinel in New Jersey reports that three council members have birthdays within a 5-day span, and proceeds to consult a reputable astrologer (founder and president of the Academy of Astrology in New Jersey): Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack and Councilmen Ralph Andrews, Bob Davis and…

As the weather turns colder and we head into the season of Scorpio, we are pulled deeper within, deeper into the Mystery. There always seems to be a bit of discussion about what is the nature of the soul…. Some believe the soul to be eternal; others believe that time itself is impermanent. Eternity can…

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