Thomas Canfield Probably the best indicator for incompetence in the past two years was the Eris-Pluto square, which began in January, 2020, just as Covid-19 cases were arriving in the USA. There were repeated contacts between the two dwarf planets as the death toll rose due to bumbling, fumbling, and outright misinformation. (How many people …
Thomas Canfield There are times, looking at the current transits, when it seems that the world has become a series of Monty Python sketches. Studying the Autumn Equinox chart immediately brought to mind the argument sketch between Michael Palin and John Cleese. The Equinox chart (Washington DC, 9-22-2021, 3:21 pm) has Mars conjunct …
by Thomas Canfield Monty Python once did a comedy skit about an office worker named Ralph Mellish to whom “Nothing Happened.” Ralph Mellish went about his ordinary, daily events, while a narrator, accompanied by dramatic music, described all of the incredible things that did not happen. (“No blood stained bodies covered with knife wounds. No …
by Thomas Canfield This old cartoon is a farewell piece by the famed political cartoonist, Ding Darling. It summarizes how we feel in leaving Epping, NH after being here for 13 years. (Also, our office is about as colorful as Ding Darling’s office.) Epping is known as the “Eppi-center of the Universe.” To us it …
Thomas Canfield In the movie, “The Man who came to Dinner”, Jimmy Durante appeared as a madcap movie comedian named Banjo, entering the story towards the end to become a “deus ex machina” figure who wraps up the plot. When he makes his entrance, he sits down at the piano and starts singing: “Did you …
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In the musical comedy “Animal Crackers”, Groucho Marx offered up this song as he made his entrance. “Hello, I must be going, I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going. I’m glad I came, but just the sameI must be going. La La!” Margaret Dumont tried to plead with him in song. “Oh …
Although we couldn’t travel on the earth plane in 2020, we could look up and journey among the stars. In December amidst the pandemic restrictions, Jupiter and Saturn arrived at my backdoor attended by the crescent moon. December 19, 2020 6:00 P.M.“I saw the Jupiter Saturn conjunction last night. I stood at my backdoor at …
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By Jim Hurlburt Vice-President Kamala Harris (inner chart, 10-20-1965, Oakland, CA, 9:28 pm) and the Vernal Equinox (outer chart, 3-20-2021, Washington D.C., 5:37 am) Her Full Moon in Aries shows that she is certainly poised as a prominent first for women. Following through to a Mars in Leo assumes a position of leadership. Her Sun in …
By Jim Hurlburt President Joe Biden: With mundane influences, such as the recent Jupiter/Saturn conjunction square his natal Moon, as well as sextile his Sun, Venus, and Ascendant, he is cool, collected, and on cue for the upcoming political challenges. His temperament is made good by his Saturn in Gemini trine transiting Saturn in Aquarius. His natal …
Thomas Canfield For those who are looking forward to the ending of 2020, the arrival of New Year’s Day may not see an ending to the problems of the terrible year. Some may be looking forward to Inauguration Day as a time of major change. However, the time that may see the biggest changes taking place could …