Matt Rife has become a figurehead for the individual who becomes a success “overnight.” As a struggling comedian, he became famous in 2022 when some of his comedy content quickly went viral on Tik Tok. This breakthrough elevated him out of obscurity and he is now selling out shows and recently released a comedy special …
On August 29th, 1949, an astronomer in South Africa discovered asteroid 2651. This asteroid was later named “Karen” by a member of an astronomical society in the United States after his sister-in-law and fellow physics major from college. From an astronomical perspective, there is nothing particularly spectacular about this asteroid. But its name has gained …
I have been thinking about Carl Jung’s writings lately. Specifically, his ideas on individuation within his groundbreaking, “The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious.” I collected a handful of passages that have heavily informed our astrological perspectives: “…the contents of the collective unconscious have never been in consciousness, and therefore have never been individually acquired, but …
“The Blair Witch Project” was a low budget surprise hit that launched the “found footage” genre of horror movies. Nowadays, this film is remembered as campy and cheesy, but for what it was at the time it was pretty groundbreaking and unique. It was also scary as hell because many who saw this film were …
There have been many Spider-Man movies over the years and different actors to portray this super hero. Tobey Maguire was the first actor to portray this character in a major motion picture. Because he is the original, he is often viewed as the first true Spider-Man by fans.[i] As a result, his natal chart may …
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The United States has less than 5% of the world’s population, but 20% of its incarcerated population. Almost 1 out of every 100 individuals in this country is in prison. These statistics are absolutely insane and not arbitrary. To stand out as such an extreme outlier is an indication that something is clearly wrong. This …
For thousands of years, Mars has been viewed by countless astrologers as a malefic. In modern times its expression has been RE-envisioned as passion, energy, work, courage, and initiative, but Mars can also be anger, hostility, violence, battle…and war. Sometimes it helps to analyze embodiments of a planet’s function at its basest level. For Mars, …
In the 1920’s, the world was upended by the subatomic reality of quantum physics. During this timeframe physicists like Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrödinger discovered equations and wave functions that uncovered the unpredictable behavior of subatomic particles. Specifically, Heisenberg’s “Uncertainty Principle” stated that it is impossible to know both the velocity and position of a …
It has been almost 40 years since we encountered one of the worst mass shootings in history. On July 18, 1984, James Huberty walked into a McDonald’s restaurant in San Diego and opened fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others. He was eventually brought down by a sniper on a nearby rooftop. Like many …
Jehovah’s Witness is a unique, interesting, and somewhat extreme branch of Christianity. It is well known for its active door to door proselytizing and recruitment efforts as well as its objection to celebrating holidays and birthdays, declining military service and blood transfusions and not recognizing national anthems. The organization also takes much pride in an …
“A false conclusion once arrived at and widely accepted is not easily dislodged; and the less it is understood, the more tenaciously it is held.” George Cantor, German Mathematician Over the past decade, there has been a huge development within the astrological community that has also been relatively silent and invisible. What I am referencing …
Continue reading A Mountain of BS: The Illegitimate War Against Astrology
I cannot think of many structures of gaslighting larger than the denial of astrological correlation. This problem is so stark and acute that it will be remembered as the defining blind spot of this era.The reality is that this correlation is omnipresent. We are literally swimming in it. Pluto in Sag opposed Saturn in Gemini …
The recovery of ancient astrological methodologies has really changed how we look at astrology. But with this exposure to techniques that were lost in the sands of time and rediscovered methods for analyzing a chart, it has also revealed the heavy focus on fate that many ancient astrologers held for this art. The philosophical implications …
Continue reading The Part of Fortune & the Power of Privilege
“The rabbit hole is deep.” I often say this to clients and students when describing astrology’s scope and depth of what it can reveal. It is much more than just personality assessment. In fact, sometimes our charts contain clues to potential fates so unfathomable that it is almost as if they are some types of …
Continue reading Astrology as Prophesy? The Tragedies of Bruce & Brandon Lee
Sometimes the astrology of a particular connection is staring us right in the face. Just consider the work of William Blake. For his time, Blake was one of wildest poets that ever lived. In his epic poem, “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” he introduced the radical idea that everything in life was based around …
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