“The words are not good for the secret meaning, everything always becomes a bit different, as soon as it is put into words, gets distorted a bit, a bit silly—yes, and this is also very good, and I like it a lot, I also very much agree with this, that this what is one man’s treasure and wisdom always sounds like foolishness to another person.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
I saw this article which I wrote at the beginning of the new millennium for a newspaper. I was surprised that I haven't blogged this article. I wrote another article on the Age of Aquarius for a magazine, too. But I couldn't find a copy of it anymore although I still have the original manuscript.… Continue reading New Paradigm For the Age of Aquarius
Most people are familiar with Sun-Sign astrology. When a person says s/he is a Sagittarian, it means that when s/he was born, the Sun was in (under the influence of) the constellation Sagittarius. There is, however, another very important planetary body in our solar system – the Moon, Earth’s closest neighbor. The Sun is… Continue reading The Moon in Astrology
I owed Henry an article. I told him I'd write about him for a magazine but that magazine closed shop before I could do a piece on him. We already started the preliminary interview at his usual hang-out at the Promenade in Greenhills. Just recently, he asked me to write in his blog. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading Henry Palacios: Farewell, mate!
Remember, remember! The fifth of November, the Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason why the Gunpowder treason should ever be forgot! - English Folk Verse (c.1870) The world entered a new epoch in 2008, one that is changing socio-political reality as we know it. Pluto, that… Continue reading Pluto in Capricorn : The Coming World Financial Collapse
Tomorrow, March 11, 2011, Uranus, the planet of Revolution re-enters Aries, the Zodiac sign of War, and squares (antagonistic to) Pluto, the Planet of Death and Destruction, in Capricorn, the sign of Big Business and Strong Governments. To all the "strong republics" and the strongmen of rich governments (especially oil-rich countries in the Middle East),… Continue reading Uranus re-enters Aries
It is Graduation time again in the Philippines. Young graduates are now about to be thrown into the real world, a world where people work for money, for fulfillment or even for just killing time. As a guide to the graduates, I am posting here an article I wrote for Mr. & Ms. magazine: “Whatever… Continue reading The Midheaven and Your Career Path
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 