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AstroDataBank Data now online

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Val

Astrodienst has announced that it has taken over AstroDataBank’s unique collection of more than 35,000 chart records and put it online to be used for free. Their announcement says: “We are very happy to be able to present and to … Continue reading →

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Astrology-Themed Songs

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Val

Each week, the Guardian runs a column asking readers to recommend songs on a particular subject. In March, the subject was “Songs About Star Signs”. This is the readers’ Top Ten: 1 Star Sign Teenage Fanclub 2 Capricorn Cannonball Adderley … Continue reading →

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James Randi

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Val

Recently, I came across a YouTube video by James Randi, where he has some fun with a video reading of his chart by an Australian astrologer. This video (since removed by the author) was an analysis that not only left … Continue reading →

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Michael Lutin on Pluto in Capricorn

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Val
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UK Banking Crisis: Data

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Val

Caroline Gerrard has dug up the birth data of two Scottish “Masters of the Universe”: Former chairman of HBOS Dennis Stevenson, Lord Stevenson of Coddenton: born Henry Dennistoun Stevenson 19th July 1945; 3.50am; Edinburgh Former CEO of the Royal Bank … Continue reading →

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2009 Australian Bush Fires: Data

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Val

Australian astrologer Gregory Clare has collected the data on the recent tragic bush fires that claimed so many lives. The main fire began at 11:49 am, AEDT, 7 February 2009, Kilmore Victoria, Australia, 37S18, 144E57 Magnitude and speed first observed … Continue reading →

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The Obama Inauguration: Data

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Val

On January 20th, President Barack Obama of the United States was sworn into office. The US Constitution is unclear on precisely when a President’s term of office starts – one section states that the President-elect becomes President as of 12 … Continue reading →

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Baby Born After Mother’s Death

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Val

Aya Jayne Soliman was born in London two days after her mother was declared braindead by doctors. Jayne Soliman, a 41-year-old champion iceskater, collapsed on January 7th from a massive brain haemorrhage. She was 25 weeks pregnant and her body … Continue reading →

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Survivors

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Val

The BBC has remade the classic 1970 disaster series Survivors. What can the astrology of this and other ‘cult’ series tell us? Continue reading →

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World’s Oldest Person Dies

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Val

The world’s oldest person, Edna Parker,  died on November 26th 2008 in Shelbyville, Indiana, USA.  Born on April 20, 1893 in Shelby County, near the township of Bengal in Indiana, she assumed the title on August 13th 2007, when the … Continue reading →

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