Category Archives: Planets and signs

The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Planet

Posted on July 3, 2016 by ohioastrology

Several months ago NPR interviewed an archaeologist who was excited about a recent find. He may have been describing this excavation of a Bronze Age village. I began to wonder why we are so interested in man of the past … Continue reading →

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The Designated Watcher Plan

Posted on June 26, 2016 by ohioastrology

Back in the heyday of LSD when people had parties to ingest the drug, at least one person withheld and was designated as the watcher so that if on your trip you felt as if you could fly, this person … Continue reading →

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The Cycle of Dark and Light Ages

Posted on June 19, 2016 by ohioastrology

While in high school art history class studying Greek art, I learned the Greeks knew the earth was round. I was shocked. At the time, my understanding was that the people of the earth didn’t know the earth was round … Continue reading →

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June 5: Say Anything Day

Posted on May 28, 2016 by ohioastrology

In honor of Pluto in Capricorn transformation of US culture through the political process from one of open and direct communication to one of complete potty mouth, Ohio Astrology recommends a new national holiday to release our pent-up angry and … Continue reading →

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The Astrological Symbolism of a Gravitational Wave

Posted on March 27, 2016 by ohioastrology

As noted in the blog Does Mike Mouse Have a Personality? astrologers are excited by stories that include date, time and place. Imagine the glee of this astrologer to learn that a gravitational wave from deep in the universe was … Continue reading →

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The Phone and the Bottle

Posted on March 12, 2016 by ohioastrology

While recollecting where I read a particular book the first time (I do that), my thoughts recreated a late 1980s Greyhound bus ride from Kent to Columbus. As I remembered that ride, like an overlay on an overhead projector, I … Continue reading →

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Sagittarius Energy Rising

Posted on December 12, 2015 by ohioastrology

The sun is in Sagittarius from the end of November through mid December, changing to Capricorn just before Christmas. In this country, we are very Sagittarius during the month of December – we eat, drink, sing, shop and spread cheer. … Continue reading →

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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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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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