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About ohioastrology

I'm just another soul trying to make sense of the world. As I've grown, so has my understanding of astrology. I'd like to communicate that astrology is not occult and not fortune-telling but that it is a fluid, creative description of the life we choose to live.

Are You Enjoying Your Fame?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by ohioastrology

Wondering if fame existed before television and film, I happened upon the book The Frenzy of Renown written by Leo Braudy. Leo, now that’s the sign associated with fame through self-expression. What a coincidence! Was author Braudy a Leo sun? … Continue reading →

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Astrologer Predicts Chance of “Real Debate” at Tuesday’s Democratic Debate

Posted on October 12, 2015 by ohioastrology

My cat asked if we should buy some popcorn for tomorrow’s Democratic Presidential Debate. I replied that I’d have to check first to see if we could watch it for free since we don’t pay for television. “We can’t watch … Continue reading →

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My Uranus in Aries

Posted on October 4, 2015 by ohioastrology

In the late 1980s, one of my college professors shared this story while showing us a famous building during a geography class. It’s been many years so I’ll paraphrase: During the holidays we visited friends who showed us their vacation … Continue reading →

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Astrology for Sale

Posted on October 3, 2015 by ohioastrology

Here in the West, we consider astrology to be, in the words of Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory, pure “hokum” (i.e., nonsense). With amazement and fascination I watch as astrology is rebranded in modern terms and sold as … Continue reading →

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The $10 Woman

Posted on September 26, 2015 by ohioastrology

At the end of the last Republican Presidential debate on September 16, the moderator asked a couple fun questions including one about the $10 bill. The moderator said that earlier this year the Treasury announced it would put a woman … Continue reading →

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Jupiter Conjunct Neptune is Coming to Your Neighborhood

Posted on September 12, 2015 by ohioastrology

While reading a blog on transiting Jupiter conjunct natal Neptune (in Virgo), I realized that there are a finite number of Neptune signs walking the planet. Neptune takes about 164 years to complete a cycle through the zodiac and since … Continue reading →

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Tom Brady’s Inflation and Deflation

Posted on September 6, 2015 by ohioastrology

While not in the least a sports fan, news about deflated balls (“Deflategate”) with socially-inflated sports heroes caught my eye. Inflation, deflation – I knew there were great astrological lessons here. Jupiter rules inflation (expansion and its associated generosity) and … Continue reading →

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Jupiter in Virgo – Falling Out of Love

Posted on August 16, 2015 by ohioastrology

Originally posted on Ohio Astrology:
Recently I reflected on Jupiter’s current transit of fire-sign Leo, a transit that will end in August when Jupiter moves into Virgo. I wasn’t sure I saw the “Leo” of this transit. Of course, Jupiter…

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Jim Gilmore . . . the Jackal?

Posted on August 9, 2015 by ohioastrology

Republican Presidential Candidate Jim Gilmore entered the race so late (July 30) that this political blogger planned to ignore him. Next time there’s a presidential election cycle, Mr. Gilmore, can you please show up on time? But then . . … Continue reading →

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Republican Debate Prep Sheet (August 6, 2015)

Posted on August 5, 2015 by ohioastrology

When I showed my cat the chart of the first Republican debate (August 6, 9 am EDT, Cleveland, Ohio), she announced she wasn’t going to watch it. “Neptune in Pisces is right on the ascendant,” she noticed right away. “It’s … Continue reading →

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