Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

Astrology in July 2019 – The Solar Eclipse at 11 Cancer and the Lunar Eclipse at 25 Cancer-Capricorn

by Robert Wilkinson

Because I posted so many articles on the Solar and Lunar Eclipse in such a short time, I figured I’d give you a one stop shop today, since the Lunar Eclipse will show effects through the end of the year, and the Solar Eclipse will affect us for years to come!

Art Neville Just Left the Stage

Art Neville (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) just left the building. He was a New Orleans keyboardist and singer who was a founding member of the Meters and the Neville Brothers, two bands who contributed to the funky mix of jazz, rock, R&B and soul music that have defined the city’s music for decades. May you have a smooth groove through the bardo. Thanks for the rhythms. Tie Dye says bye.

Paul Krassner Just Hit the Road Pranking His Way To Freedom

by Robert Wilkinson

A truly great one passed yesterday. Paul Krassner (April 9, 1932 – July 21, 2019) was an author, journalist, comedian, and founder and editor of the prototypical satiric political humor magazine, The Realist in 1958. He co-founded the YIPPIES, was a Merry Prankster, hung with Lenny Bruce and edited his autobiography How To Talk Dirty and Influence People. I had the pleasure of producing and directing a television show of one of his gigs during the Iran-Contra era. He was a very funny man, and punctured the government BS with great good humor. You can find out more about his life and work by going to Paul Krassner's website. I sure hope Groucho wasn’t right and Paul wasn't “the last living Lenny Bruce.” May his satire yield hundreds more with the same irreverence and wit. See you on the flip side, hip guy.

An Exercise in Astrological Imagination

by Robert Wilkinson

A Spiritual Brother asked me if there were any visual aids to help him learn astrology. I thought it a perfect moment for training the imagination in precise visualization, which is one of the abilities we are here to perfect.

Sunday Musical Magic at the 2019 Birthday of Global Humanitarian and Man of Peace Cat Stevens, a.k.a Yusuf

by Robert Wilkinson

Our Sunday main act celebrates the 71st birthday of one of the great songwriters of the 60s and 70s, and one of the great talents of all time. His songs are timeless, memorable, and have held up across the decades as has Cat Stevens himself as a powerful voice of conscience, spirituality, and international philanthropy.

Sunday Early Show Celebrating the 2019 Birthday of Blue Eyed Soul Musician Spencer Davis and Pioneering Texas Blues Guitarist Peppermint Harris

by Robert Wilkinson

Our Sunday kicks off the first of two great shows! Wednesday was the birthday of two fantastic musicians. One was the founder of the Spencer Davis group, and the other was an obscure Texas blues cat who gave us some gems.

Mercury Retrograde in July 2019 - How Will The Inferior Conjunction at 29 Cancer Manifest in the Future?

by Robert Wilkinson

Following up on the general meaning and function of the "Inferior Conjunction" between the Sun and Mercury, today we explore specifics of the Inferior Conjunction of July 21 at 29 Cancer. This “fusion of life and mind” will impact the rest of the retrograde period, and many weeks after.

Saturday Night Attitude Dancing at the 2019 Birthday of Musical Shaman Carlos Santana

by Robert Wilkinson

Our Saturday Night dance features one of the greatest guitarists of all time! It’s Carlos Santana's birthday!

Saturday Early Show Celebrating the 2019 Birthday of Two Remarkable Talents, Linda Ronstadt and Roky Erickson

by Robert Wilkinson

Last Monday was Saint Swithun's Day, the birthday for two radically different awesome talents, each a legend in their own way. We have some incredibly great tunes for your listening and dancing enjoyment today!

Friday Night Main Act Celebrating the 2019 Birthday of Extraordinary Guitarist Jerry Miller

by Robert Wilkinson

Tonight we celebrate the birthday of legendary guitarist Jerry Miller of Moby Grape, and dance to Bay Area rock!

Happy 2019 Birthday To the Original Wild Man, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins!

by Robert Wilkinson

The next set in Freaky Friday musical weekend celebrates the music of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins! He was a true original, and the pioneer of “shock rock!” Welcome to the hoodoo man!

A Most Happy Jah Irie 2019 Birthday to Rastamon Desmond Dekker

by Robert Wilkinson

For our Freaky Friday musical birthday extravaganza, we kick off the day celebrating the birthday of one of Jamaica’s most loved musicians, Mister Desmond Dekker!

Astrology Class July 2019 – It’s Mercury Retrograde! How are the Inferior and Superior Conjunctions of Mercury With the Sun Different?

by Robert Wilkinson

We’re now at the halfway point in this retrograde period. At 5:35 am PDT, 1:25 pm BST on July 21, we will experience the "Inferior Conjunction" between Mercury retrograde and the Sun at 29 Cancer. The Inferior Conjunction is an important point in the dance Mercury and the Sun do each year. So just what is the difference between the Inferior and Superior Conjunctions of Mercury with the Sun?

Thursday Late Show Celebrating the 2019 Birthday of Martha and the Vandellas and original Rolling Stone Ian Stewart!

by Robert Wilkinson

For our late show we’re dancing to the music of two great birthday musical talents. We're taking it to the streets!

Happy 2019 Birthday to the King of the New York Streets, Dion DiMucci

by Robert Wilkinson

We begin our musical weekend celebrating the birthday of Dion, "The Man Who Invented New York Attitude!”

Happy 2019 Birthday To Nelson Mandela

by Robert Wilkinson

Today we celebrate the birthday of the legendary Nelson Mandela. I found a bunch of great quotes from this remarkable man!

Cancer 2019 – Sensitive Sympathetic Water Spirits

by Robert Wilkinson

In the Northern Hemisphere, July marks the true entry into Summer, where a maximum Solar force assists us to do our Being with all the power and determination we can gather. We are now in a month of fundamental reorientation to be consolidated as a feeling-experience we will release as new creative impulses when the Sun enters Leo.

Happy 2019 Birthday to One of the Righteous, Hiram Bingham IV

by Robert Wilkinson

If you haven't heard of him, he saved thousands of people from the Nazis.

The July 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse Full Moon of 25 Capricorn-Cancer Pt.3 – Aspects, Configurations, and More

by Robert Wilkinson

The next two weeks (and due to Eclipse effects, 5 1/2 months!) will find us leaving behind all that would block our ability to accept and exercise power responsibly. The Light will show us all the Truth, with a huge dose of humor available as we experience just how transfigured we are. This one primes the pump for all that will unfold beginning January 2020!

The July 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse Full Moon of 25 Capricorn-Cancer Pt. 2 – Sabian Symbols Showing the Light of A Blessing for Leadership Expressed In A Comfortable Transcendent Security

by Robert Wilkinson

This Partial Lunar Eclipse will take away everything which would block our ability to accept a “mantle of power” so that our Light can take shape as a new form of Truth. We’ve all been developing our sense of humor, irony, and/or perspective since the Solar Eclipse 2 weeks ago, or found something leaving our lives which would block our humor from coming forth.

How Solar and Lunar Eclipses Work Pt. 2 - Past Solar Eclipses Opened Me To New Lives

by Robert Wilkinson

In part 1 we discussed how no Eclipse should be regarded as “bad,” since they are Cosmic Recyclers who remove what we no longer need in our lives. While there are always endings and losses in areas influenced by an Eclipse, it creates a void that is sure to be filled by Life itself. Recent Eclipses in Cancer, Leo, Capricorn and Aquarius will help us clear out things in our lives related to these signs we no longer need or want.

How Solar and Lunar Eclipses Work Pt. 1 - Is Any Eclipse Destined to Have Bad Effects?

by Robert Wilkinson

There is a lot of fear and trepidation connected to Eclipses, an unfortunate leftover from previous centuries when Eclipses were believed to foreshadow the fall of empires, dynasties, and powerful people anywhere the Eclipse shadow fell. The one in August 2017 was a “hair on fire” issue for Americans. Should we be concerned over what seems to be a leftover superstition from “traditional astrology?”

Sunday Folk Festival Celebrating the 2019 Birthday of America's Second Poet Laureate, Woody Guthrie

by Robert Wilkinson

Today's show honors the memory of one of the greatest musical voices of the 20th century, the legendary Woody Guthrie. Today would have been his 107th birthday.

Saturday Night Attitude Dance Swingin’ and Swayin’ At the 2019 Birthday of the Legendary Louis Jordan, Joe B. Mauldin, and Billy Eckstine

by Robert Wilkinson

Tonigh we juke, jump, and jive to swing, jump blues, and the bridge from R&B to rock and roll! The first legend had major attitude, the second was Buddy's bass player, and the third was one of the biggest of the big!

Friday Freaky Folk Show Celebrating the 2019 Birthday of National Treasure Arlo Guthrie

by Robert Wilkinson

We kick off our musical birthday weekend with a show celebrating the 72nd birthday of the son of Woody Guthrie and a singularly remarkable talent in his own right, one of my all-time favorites, the legendary Arlo Guthrie. I saw him 4 years ago and it was a memorable performance!