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Asbolus in Greek mythology was a seer who could read omens and portents in the flights and calls of birds. He is said to have led a stampede of centaurs which caused the death of Pholus, and the fatal wounding of the immortal Chiron as Hercules defended himself by firing off poisoned arrows. The minor…
Middlemarch by George Eliot has been voted the best novel of all time in a Guardian poll of writers, academics and critics. A 900-page portrait of 19th-century provincial life it is not embraced with the same enthusiasm as Austen, Bronte or Dickens but Virgina Woolf declared it “one of the few English novels written for…
Kevin Warsh has been confirmed by the US Senate as chair of the Federal Reserve, one of the most powerful roles in the federal government that holds enormous sway over the economy. At a 54-45 Senate vote it was most divisive confirmation vote for the position in history. He will officially step into the…
Chiron moving into Taurus on June 19th to stay until 2033 will shift the culture though in subtle ways which may not be immediately obvious. The recent Chiron in Aries since 2018 would turn a focus on problems of identity with a compensatory emphasis/over-emphasis on “I am”. Which fits both Donald Trump in…
Nul points for Russell Brand’s latest book How to Become a Christian in Seven Days from reviewers who have taken great delight in ridiculing the first offering from Tucker Carlson’s new publishing outfit. “With its lewd jokes and word-vomit prose, the comedian’s account of his conversion is enough to put anyone off Christianity.” His…
Trump en route to tackle the dragon in Beijing for the first US state visit in ten years, accompanied by tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook, is expected to tackle the Iran question, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs. There are fears that his inability to find closure over the Strait of Hormuz impasse…
A cheerful prediction from the renowned French astrologer the late Andre Barbault about a basket of good fortune approaching this July. The new-era Pluto in Aquarius trine Uranus in Gemini sextile Neptune in Aries, all at four degrees, will be embraced by Jupiter at 4 degrees Leo to form a lucky Half Grand Sextile around…
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, the New York congresswoman, is talked up as a presidential hopeful from the ranks of the struggling Democratic Party. She is described as ‘progressive, left-wing and left-wing populist’ and she certainly has the chart of an activist. Born 13 October 1989 11.50am New York, she has an assertive and ambitious 10th house Mars…
The rainbow dream that died has left South African marked by inequality, with one of the world’s highest rates of murder and entrenched youth unemployment; cratered, litter-strewn roads; water and power more often than not switched off in townships like Soweto. Wealth and land have stayed largely in white hands or moved to a…
Shock horror – vibrant, successful showbusiness couple, seemingly a model of togetherness, separate after 22 year marriage. My astonishment is that fans never seem to grasp that the outside of a marriage is never what the inside is like, even with ordinary folk. And exponentially so in most cases where entertainment duos are concerned….
Henry Moore’ sculptures are having a spectacular at Kew with Monumental Nature being the largest ever outdoor exhibition of his work. The greatest British sculptor of the 20th century, his works when they are on sale go for many millions. His story is a fascinating one. Born on 30 July 1898 in Castleford, England,…
