Articles from June 2011



Monthly Stars July 2011

JULY 2011 Cancer (21 June-22 July) Happy Solar Return, Cancer! July opens with a bang as the final eclipse in a cycle that began mid-2008 falls on the 1st. Eclipses are a great excuse to sweep out the old and embrace the new so think of this as your own personal renaissance and put yourself [...]

Cheryl, Nicole and an Eclipse in Cancer

  Cheryl Cole and Nicole Scherzinger may wonder what on earth’s going on as professionally and personally they have been leading parallel lives for some time. Both achieving mega success in girl bands, Cheryl with Girls Aloud and Nicole with Pussycat Dolls, they subsequently launched solo singing careers, Cheryl in 2009 and Nicole in 2010. [...]

The Dad who was my Star

When I was the astrologer at the Sunday Express magazine, they asked some of their columnists to write a letter to their father in honour of Father’s Day. My Dad died in 1997 but he’s still missed and I think of him often. In celebration of Father’s Day 2011, here’s the letter I wrote. “Dear [...]

Leo and Kate: most romantic couple ever

Earlier this year Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet were voted the most romantic onscreen couple of all time for their romance in the 1997 epic movie Titanic. They beat off stiff competition from the likes of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind and Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. [...]

London is a Gemini City

Many people don’t realise that places and countries have star signs. When a country is founded or becomes official, it has a birth-date and, therefore, a horoscope. If you feel drawn towards a certain country or city, perhaps it’s because the place reflects your own star sign. The horoscope that’s commonly used for England is [...]

Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

Two weeks ago I went to see an outdoor exhibition of sculpture at Somerset House in London. The exhibition by the chinese artist Ai Weiwei consists of 12 bronze animal heads representing the 12 animals of the chinese zodiac. The 12 animals are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Boar. [...]

Monthly Stars for June 2011

Gemini (21 May-20 June) Happy Solar Return, Gemini. The end of May and most of June is your birthday month so here’s your chance to celebrate and stand out from the crowd. You’re backed by Mercury, planet of communication, in Gemini from 2nd-16th. Think on your feet, act fast and get yourself noticed. Anything that [...]