Posts
Maritime Grapes: Tasting Nova Scotia Wine
One of my favourite things about the Canadian wine industry is the little pockets of the country that are on the very fringes of wine country, where a few pioneering wineries are continually testing the […]
The Astrology of November 2021: Monthly Overview
Welcome to the most intense month of space weather in 2021. The astrology of November is off the chain hook. The overarching transit of this month is the T-square between Mars in Scorpio, Saturn in […]
Cheap and Cheerful: Vegan Wines from Oxford Landing
I have basically given up on wines under $20. That sounds dreadfully snobby of me – and it is – but it’s also a reflection of the cost of wine in Alberta. When I first […]
The Astrology of October 2021: Monthly Overview
Spooky season starts off with a truly spooky and rare astrological phenomenon: a Hellenistic Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon. Under this definition, the Moon does not make any Ptolemaic aspects with any of the visible planets within […]
The Astrology of Canada’s Libra Ingress 2021
Happy Libra ingress! At the Aries ingress this spring, I posted an interpretation for Alberta. I’m going to revisit that shortly and post a new one for the Libra ingress, but I decided to start […]
Astrology of September 2021: Monthly Overview
September’s space weather focuses on the inner planets (Mercury, Mars and Venus) making a series of aspects with the outer planets, as well as a Mercury retrograde in Libra. The most challenging aspects of this […]
Canada Votes: The Astrology of Election Day 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a federal election today, as expected. Election Day is September 20, 2021. I pulled a chart for that day to see what sorts of issues may be top of mind […]
Great Reset or Bust: Canada’s 2021-2022 Astrology Forecast
It’s weird to post a forecast in the middle of the year, but here I am. I started writing this back in January but didn’t get around to finishing it. Better late than never, right? […]
Promises and Potions: Tasting Merkin Vineyards Shinola Red
If this wine is any indication, Maynard James Keenan does indeed know shit from Shinola. I’ve been exploring the world of celebrity wines again recently. Most of them are pretty crap, but occasionally you find […]
Astrology of August 2021: Monthly Overview
The rough skies of July are behind us now, blessedly, and I’m hoping we’ll start to see more progress being made in all the areas of life that were subjected to the tense and opposing […]
Lifting the Neptunian Veil: Happy Canada Day from the Charles Camsell Hospital
Ever since I looked at Canada’s natal chart and discovered that it has Neptune on the Ascendant, I’ve noticed all the ways that this has manifested, past and present. Back in January, I wrote: Another […]
Astrology of July 2021: Monthly Overview
July starts off with a tense T-square between Mars in Leo, Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus. Mars opposes Saturn on the 1st and squares Uranus on the 3rd. This time period promises to […]
