Category: Astrology
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Today and Tomorrow are Five of Swords Days
Clearly someone in this card has been ill-treated – abused or betrayed or otherwise taken advantage of and because this card is one of separation, there’s a sense of disgrace and alienation. Most will see in this card a win/lose situation where a odious victor has vanquished his two rather pathetic opponents.
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Today and Tomorrow are days of “The Devil”
In your unconscious lies buried treasure of tremendous value just waiting for release – but as all myths and fairytales tell us – treasures like this are always guarded by monsters and dragons – dangerous adversaries who will stop at nothing to prevent you from recovering the coveted prize.
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My ‘Writerly’ Solar Return for 2013-14
Jupiter (JU) is exalted (highly elevated) in Cancer and conjunct the Moon (MO) which not only rules Cancer but is also in Cancer. This little (mutually receptive) conjunction is extremely powerful and bodes well for emotional happiness and security. JU/MO is also an aspect of the fertility goddess and because at my age it’s not…
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Will the Literary Agent that just asked for a partial decide to represent me?
I’m not as good at horary astrology as I might like to be, but every once and awhile, I do give it a try. I’ve just finished my first astrological novel – The Curve of Capricorn (not quite like the Booker Prize winning The Luminaries, but just as good if I might say so myself). …
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The Pinch of Pisces
Not only has post humanism made redundant our most fundamental assumption that God is superior to man but also that man is in turn superior to nature. This leaves nothing left but nature and the funny thing is that the distinctions were all manmade in the first place.
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Elements of Postmodern Literature
While writing query letters to literary agents, I was forced to classify my new novel, The Curve of Capricorn as belonging to a particular genre. For better or worse, I’ve chosen postmodern literature. That might sound a bit presumptuous but here’s what I think it means: 1) Postmodern literature attempts to depict the crisis of…
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The Makings of a Good Character – Attitude
Attitude is determined by an intellectual decision – a personal judgment – this is right and that is wrong.
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The Makings of a Good Character – Point of View – Belief
Your character’s point of view may be that the indiscriminate slaughtering of dolphins and whales is morally wrong because they are two of the most intelligent species on the planet, maybe smarter than men. Your character supports that point of view by participating in demonstrations and wearing T-shirts with Save the whales and dolphins on…
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The Makings of a Good Character- Individuation and the Art of Change
While there many paradigms through which you might view character arc change, the one that appeals most to me is based on the concept of Jungian ‘individuation’.
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The Makings of a Good Character – Motivation
Motivation = that ‘something’ (or bundle of ‘something’s’) that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviour – that which your character wants, needs, or fears that drives the action. Astrologically, I believe motivation is primarily symbolised by the placement and connections of three natal planets: