Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

Venus Retrograde in May-June 2012 Pt. 3 – A Personal Look Back at Previous Venus Retrograde in Gemini Periods

by Robert Wilkinson

Venus has an 8 year cycle where it repeats its retrogrades through the various signs. It was last retrograde in Gemini in 2004, and before that in 1996.

The Venus Occultation Eclipse Pt. 2 – Venus Going Stationary Retrograde

by Robert Wilkinson

Venus goes retrograde at 7:33 am PDT, 10:33 am EDT, 3:33 pm Greenwich on May 15 at 24 Gemini. This will impact us all for quite a while, given that Venus is conjunct the 2011 Eclipse points and Jupiter will be transiting the zone of this Venus retrograde over the next year, also boosting the influence of those 2011 Eclipses.

Happy 2012 Video Birthday to Gene Cornish

by Robert Wilkinson

Today we celebrate the great Gene Cornish, lead guitarist for the legendary "blue eyed soul" group the Young Rascals.

The Venus Occultation “Eclipse” of the Sun May-June 2012 – Part 1

by Robert Wilkinson

When Venus is retrograde, the “Inferior Conjunction” it makes with the Sun is said to be an “occultation,” or even an “eclipse” of its own kind. What does this mean?

Duck Dunn Just Left the Building - RIP

by Robert Wilkinson

The amazing Duck Dunn just died. He was the bass player for more soul hits than you can count, and was the pipe smoking bassist who uttered an immortal line in "the Blues Brothers."

Happy 2012 Birthday to the Very Funny Stephen Colbert

by Robert Wilkinson

Today is the 48th birthday of Stephen Colbert, razor witted television maven of "truthiness," born May 13, 1964. His remarkable blend of playful satire, irony, faux right wing reasoning and deliberately obtuse self-centered egomania brings a refreshing humor to America's airwaves through "The Colbert Report" thanks to Comedy Central.

Happy Mother's Day 2012

by Robert Wilkinson

A Happy Mother's Day to all mothers around the world who read this! Today we honor all those who nurture, with a special focus on mothers everywhere, as well as their mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers back to the beginning of time. Let's take a new look at what this day is about, and what the founders intended it to be.

Archeologists Find Mayan Calendar Pictographs Indicating Time Beyond 2012

by Robert Wilkinson

Well, I sure am glad the world won’t come to an end in December 2012! (/sarcasm). It seems that some archeologists have found a “Mayan calendar workshop” that documents time beyond 2012, showing there will be “baktuns” beyond the end of this one extending for thousands and millions of years into the future.

Carroll Shelby Just Died

by Robert Wilkinson

THE legend just died. Creator of the Cobra and other major league muscle cars, I once read something he said that I've passed on to countless others. To paraphrase it very loosely, life is about having fun and making money. If you're not doing these, then it's time to do something else. RIP Mister Shelby. You will be missed.

Happy 2012 Video Birthday to the Great Scottish Bard Donovan Leitch

by Robert Wilkinson

Today we celebrate the 66th birthday of Donovan Leitch. Poet, mystic, balladeer, and once considered the Sacred Isles' answer to Bob Dylan, he's still crafting some of the most beautiful songs in the world!

Astrology in 2012 - When Mercury, Venus, and Mars Go Retrograde, What Does It Mean and How Are They Related To Past and Future Retrogrades?

by Robert Wilkinson

We recently went through 11 weeks of Mars retrograde, and now confront Venus retrograde in Gemini from May 15 through June 27, and then Mercury retrograde in Leo from July 14-15 through August 7-8. So what is the big deal when the inner planets go retrograde? What does this mean?

Happy 2012 Video Birthday to the Legendary Sonny Curtis

by Robert Wilkinson

If you don’t know who Sonny Curtis is, well, he was in the Crickets, Buddy Holly’s backing back. He’s also one fantastic songwriter!

Archeologists find artifacts that shed light on the tale of David and Goliath

by Robert Wilkinson

In an interesting set of recent developments, archeologists are finding some things in the Holy Land that may confirm some things in the Bible.

A Happy 2012 Video RIP Birthday to Pioneer Rock and Roller Rick Nelson

by Robert Wilkinson

Today is a huge tribute to a Taurus rock 'n roll trailblazer, Ricky Nelson. He bridged the gap between early Rockabilly Rock and Roll and the great American Top 40 music machine, and was enormously popular for years. From the Rick Nelson website, a quote from Bob Dylan: "He sang his songs calm and steady like he was in the middle of a storm, men hurling past him. His voice was sort of mysterious and made you fall into a certain mood." Today we have lots of videos!

White Lotus Day 2012 - RIP HPB

by Robert Wilkinson

Today is White Lotus Day, a very important global spiritual celebration point in the year. This day commemorates the death of one of the highest Beings of all time, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. This remarkable adept checked out on May 8, 1891, and we all really do owe her a lot.

Einstein on Intuition, Inspiration, and Imagination

by Robert Wilkinson

I recently came across a great quote from Einstein: "I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research."

The May 2012 Full Moon of Scorpio-Taurus Pt. 2 – Seeing What’s Passing, Confirming What’s Coming – It’s A New Day Dawning!

by Robert Wilkinson

The Full Moon at 17 Taurus-Scorpio has a lot of aspect activity, with a mix of harmonious, frictional, and specializing activity that will expand some things, bring a death blow to others, and offer some extraordinarily serendipitous gifts and circumstances. Sun conjunct Jupiter with a few tredeciles promises a new day is dawning, so stay open to unusual opportunities and interactions!

A White Buffalo Calf, “Messenger of God” in the Animal Realm, Has Been Murdered

by Robert Wilkinson

This is one of the saddest things that could ever happen. I know some people just don’t get that creatures are also part of our One Life, but they are. One of the “Sacred Ones” has just been murdered. This is NOT a good sign of things to come. I sure do wish I didn’t have to report this.

The May 2012 Wesak Festival Full Moon of Scorpio-Taurus Pt. 1 – Winds of Destiny Mobilizing Our Power to See A New Day Has Dawned

by Robert Wilkinson

This Wesak Festival Full Moon falls at the 17th degree of Scorpio-Taurus, and begins to stabilize the recent beginnings set into motion by the multiple conjunctions in Aries. It's time to anchor forms of compassionate wisdom that will activate processes in June.

A Day of Infamy 42 Years Ago Today

by Robert Wilkinson

May 4, 1970, it was made clear that uniformed representatives of our government would kill young people who dared to protest against an illegal and immoral war.

Spiritual Astrology in May 2012 - It's A Happy Buddha Birthday at the Full Moon of Taurus-Scorpio, a.k.a. The Wesak Festival!

by Robert Wilkinson

A Full Moon represents a potentially enlightened state, where the Moon, which symbolizes form, perfectly reflects the greater light of the Sun. It marks a time when the seeds of the previous New Moon begin to manifest. The Full Moon of Sun in Taurus and Moon in Scorpio is a very special lunation, since for millennia it has been celebrated as marking the birth and enlightenment of the Buddha, said to be the first human to attain full higher awareness and then teach the truths that show all sentient Beings how to transcend suffering.

Happy RIP Video Birthday to the Awesome Link Wray

by Robert Wilkinson

Link Wray was one of the pioneer guitarists of rock and roll. Black leather jacket, sunglasses and a slicked back ducktail, he set the standard for early raunchy guitar slinging. Without Link Wray, rock and roll might never have survived the transition from the late 50s into the 60s, and certainly wouldn’t sound much like it has these past 50 years!