If I were with Picasso, I could request, "Maestro, may I please see a drawing of life? A glimpse of life?" I can see Picasso taking paper and pen, and drawing upon impulse the fewest lines. After putting his signature to it, he would turn the page around and hand it to me. What would I see? The few lines wouldn’t tell me things specific, but the drawing would cause a knowledgeable reaction within me. Through the master's simplicity, so much could be said as it touched my awareness and learning. In music as well: I can imagine Wagner playing the first several chords of his opera Tristan und Isolde, chords that, at that time, had never before been heard; they live still in ...
It was an exciting day when my new book, Astrology on the Cusp, arrived. The cover was attractive, the layout was readable, and I immediately put copies in my bag to share with friends. The first question everybody asked me was, "Are you born on the cusp?" And it struck me that that was a very good question. Why would I be writing about people born on the cusp—those whose birthdays are at the very end of one sign and the start of the next—without having a vested interest in the whole enterprise? Ironically, not only am I not born on the cusp, I am born at the exact middle of my sign, Libra. I am 15 degrees of the sign of the scales. (Every one of the twelve signs of the ...
Growing up in the pre-DVD era, watching The Wizard of Oz on network television was a much-anticipated annual event in our household. I'm referring, of course, to the classic movie starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, a Kansas farm girl, who is magically transported to the extraordinary Land of Oz. There she meets a trio of friends who accompany her to see the Wizard, who they hope will grant their wishes. As an astrological metaphor, it's tempting to think of this sweet story as a lunar tale, since young Dorothy spends most of the film looking for a way to return home. But I see the story a little differently. Maybe it's just those shiny, ostentatious ruby slippers that got Dorothy in so ...
As a divination tool, predictive astrology is really about planning your future. Why? Because life and astrology are not at all fateful. The choices you make are what are fateful, and by making informed decisions, you increase your odds for success in your job, relationships, finances, and much more. Predictive astrology can give you this edge in life, and it provides accurate timing to help you know when and where to focus your efforts. In my book, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Predictive Astrology, you'll learn about nearly every technique used by professional astrologers. These include solar and planetary returns, progressions, transits, the effect of New and Full Moons and eclipses, ...