As if you couldn’t tell by the overwhelming public emotional upheaval going on — we’re coming up against a powerful Lunar Eclipse, this coming Tuesday, July 7th, 2009.

What major event might we expect? How about the burial of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson — not to mention a host of other celebrities who have been passing away in droves lately.

As the ancient Greeks used to say, “the planets cast their shadows, before great events.” Not since the death of Rudolph Valentino, has an American celebrity been mourned by so many people around the world.

It was not widely known that Michael Jackson was born just slightly after the Full Moon in Pisces, 1958, and I find it hardly a coincidence that he will be buried slightly after the Full Moon in Capricorn, 2009. The Full Moon will be eclipsed, in the Earth Sign, Capricorn, exactly opposite his Mid-heaven (the 10th House, signifying Fame and Recognition). As Capricorn rules the idea of Fame, at the apex of the horoscope, it is a fitting time for such a burial.

Elvis Presley, “The King”, was a Capricorn, and died when the Sun was in the regal sign of Leo, August 16th — which just so happens to be the birthday of Madonna, the “Queen of Pop”. Are you starting to see the connection? Good, I thought so!

Astrological Eclipse Readings: Things being as they are, you might want to call and schedule an appointment with me to find out how this upcoming Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn is going to affect your life.

In the meantime, join my Magickal Forum, and keep in touch.

I’ve been wondering if anyone else has found it strange that Ryan O’Neal (and his daughter, Tatum) both have major connections to the passing of two legends — within hours of each other!  Of course, I’m speaking of Farrah Fawcett (Ryan’s life partner of 32 years), and Tatum O’Neal (who was immortalized in Jackson’s song, “She’s Out of My Life”). I don’t mean to suggest they played any negative roles in either instance, I just found it intriguing.  It’s also interesting to note that Farrah was in the position of being Tatum’s step-mother, of sorts — after all, Ryan and Farrah never legally married. But, still — how strange it must be for all of them now.

As an Astrologer, I’ve been delving into the Astrological factors of the deaths of both Michael Jackson, and Farrah Fawcett, and have already uncovered some very unusual aspects and similarities in their respective Astrology Charts. I’ll be posting this info up in the next couple of days.  Until then, keep Michael and Farrah in your prayers — as well as the O’Neals, who are most certainly going through an unprecedented mourning period.

Blessings,

Voxx

Farrah Fawcett died Thursday, June 25th, 2009.  Her impending death from cancer was expected, but still brought an outpouring of sadness at her passing. What came as a greater surprise to most of us, is the largely unexpected death of Michael Jackson, on the same day, no less!  (Although Astrologers, Psychics and those in the know, had expected a tragic ending for poor MJ).

That being said, I’ve thought about the irony of Ryan O’Neal’s part in Farrah’s life. As many people remember, Ryan played the role of “Ollie”, in the film “Love Story”, which was about a young man who loses his wife to cancer, shortly after their marriage. It was this idea that led me to create the image accompanying this post.

Although Farrah and Ryan never legally married one another, they had a long-lasting relationship, and one son together, the troubled Redmond.

Farrah had a checkered career, becoming more respected as an actress in the latter part of her career; However, her greatest fame came within the last three years of her life, as she battled a vicious form of cancer.  During her illness, Farrah documented her life on film, culminating in a fascinating, yet heartbreaking, testimony of her struggle in the face of death.

Again, there is irony in the fact that Farrah came to prominence in the role of an “Angel”, on the hit show, “Charlie’s Angels”, thus we have always known her as an angel.  Now, I have every reason to believe she has turned into a real one.  Thanks Farrah for your final role as a teacher, and guide — walking us through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, with grace and dignity. You will be missed.

LVX,

Voxx

I want’cha back Michael.  ~Voxx~

Today, Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 5:08 pm PDT, marks the exact time of the 57th Anniversary of Jack Parsons‘ tragic death.  Parsons, (born, Marvel Whiteside Parsons, and also known as John), was a brilliant scientist who was one of the main founders of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (affectionately known as “Jack Parsons Laboratories, by Parsons fans).

Jack was the inventor of solid rocket fuel, which was the single most important contribution to the Moon missions, for without Jack’s contribution, there never would have been a man on the moon (at least not within the time frame, it was achieved). For his contributions to the field of space exploration, Jack was given the honor of having not one, but two craters on the moon, named for him (albeit, both are on the dark side of the moon … amazingly appropriate.) Read about Parsons’ craters here.

Despite enough intelligence to have garnered him lasting fame for his contributions in the field of science and chemistry, it was Parsons’ secondary interest and practice of the Magick of Aleister Crowley, that has since overshadowed his more worldly legacy.

In 1939, at the young age of 26, Parsons was introduced, by Wilfrid T. Smith, to the magickal philosophy of Aleister Crowley, the head of the organization known as, the Ordo Templi Orientis.

Parsons life took a strange turn when he undertook a ritual he named, “The Babalon Working“, wherein he performed an intense Enochian Ritual, specifically designed to manifest an earthly incarnation of the Thelemic primal goddess, “Babalon.”

Much has been written about this extraordinary ritual, and its shocking, seemingly tragic outcome, in the form of two books, “Sex and Rockets“, and “Strange Angel“. (Purchase these books, via links listed below).

I have created several Astrological Charts regarding the highlights of Parsons’ fascinating life, which are available upon request, to serious Magicians, and those interested in the Jack’s magickal career.

In honor of Jack’s memory, there is a group on Facebook, dedicated to this amazingly talented man.

There is also a collector’s edition, Jack Parsons’ Memorial T-Shirt, available here.

Jack Parsons - Wikipedia Entry

Books about Jack Parsons: (Buy them by clicking below, and support this site!)

Love and Rockets

Strange Angel

Trust me, after you read this post, you might want to schedule a Psychic Reading to find out how to deal with the current Mercury Retrograde!

For those of you haven’t heard, here is the basic explanation of Mercury Retrograde (The explanation is at the bottom of the page).

It is easy to tell how affected everyone is by the current Mercury Retrograde, which started on May 7th, 2009, when Mercury was at 1 Degree Gemini. Mercury has now moved back to 27 Degrees Taurus, which brings up issues that we erroneously thought were resolved back around April 27th, and/or earlier.

It’s no doubt a challenge for those born under the Zodiacal signs of Taurus and Scorpio, or for those who have the planet Mercury in either of those signs as well.

Whenever Mercury is retrograde in a Fixed Sign, (Taurus, Leo, Aquarius or Scorpio), as it is now — there’s no escaping the fact that we have to plan better for the future, and deal with financial matters in a more practical manner. It’s not all gloom and doom, so just keep a good outlook, and take care of business.

Mercury will begin its forward motion again on May 31st, 2009 at 22 Degrees Taurus, and will reach the degree at which it started its retrograde motion on June 16th, 2009, whereupon things should get back to normal (whatever that is!)

As always, refrain from signing important contracts until June 16th, 2009. Try to put off major work or overhauls, in particular work dealing with communication — meaning, if you have to do work on your home (plumbing, wiring, etc.) wait until June 16th, or you’ll be setting yourself up for an annoying surprise when the work needs to be redone at a later date.

In the meantime, keep cool, and feel free to contact me for more info.

LVX,
Voxx

In Memoriam: The Father of Surrealism.

Today, I’m celebrating the birth of my favorite poet, Isidore Lucien Ducasse, more famously known as, Le Comte de Lautréamont. During his life, he completed writing only one complete book, but oh what a book it was!

Entitled “Les Chants de Maldoror”, (The Song of Maldoror) is one of the most mind-boggling, verbal hallucination ever written. If you have never read “Maldoror” (as it is often referred to), I suggest buying a copy today, in his honor. (Just scroll down this page, and you’ll see a link to buy the book from “My Book Club” on the right-side column).

For lovers of great surrealist poetry, take a minute to read a sample of this great artist’s work.

You can also read my special page, dedicated to Le Comte de Lautréamont, complete with an assortment of valuable links.

Let me know your thoughts upon reading this truly important, and startlingly original poet’s work. I’m sure that once you read his story, (and his poetry), you will reserve a special place in your library for the late, great Isidore.

Visit Le Comte de Lautréamont on Myspace.

Well, the verbal tirade Bale launched on the set of his latest film, (The Terminator: Salvation) was one for the books!

After checking out Bale’s Astrology Chart, it became apparent to me (as a professional Astrologer), that his violent verbal abuse happened when Mars conjuncted his Venus in the last intense degrees of hard-core Capricorn. Astrologically speaking, it was obvious to me that Bale felt morally superior, as a look at his chart shows a hardcore perfectionist who has no time for those who disregard his work.

It didn’t help that the Moon had just entered the martial sign of Aries, making an Opposition to Bale’s Pluto in Libra, an aspect that had him make some extremely hateful statements. Still, close to the end of the tirade, Bale stated that he thought the assistant was “a nice guy”, trying to show that he was not personally mad at him, but professionally disgusted with the crew member’s lackadaisical attitude toward screwing up the film scene.

Although Bale’s time of birth is unknown (making an accurate horoscope for him difficult), I’m suggesting that Bale has a Scorpio Ascendant, which would put transiting Venus in Aries in his 6th House of Work, where he happened to be when he had his emotional blowout.

If Bale indeed has Scorpio Rising, it would do much to explain how he is able to transform his body so drastically in his films (check out The Machinist to witness what I’m talking about!) And just look at Bale’s wildly successful portrayal of Batman, which is deeply steeped in Scorpionic symbolism — a secretive man with great intelligence, spies on criminals and kills them, all the while donned as a bat, famed blood-sucking creature of the night

In addition, having a Scorpio Ascendant, would indicate that Bale must have had a very negative effect as a result of the last New Moon (A Solar Eclipse), which would have occurred in his 4th House, which rules the Home and Family. This Solar Eclipse Conjuncted Bale’s Sun in Aquarius, and Trined his Pluto in Libra exactly at 6 Degrees, and I’m assuming it occurred in his 12th House, the home of Karma and self-undoing. No kidding.

And it’s not over yet — as Bale also needs to be careful on this upcoming February 9th, when the upcoming Full Moon in Leo happens in his 10th House, the place of Career, Reputation and Fame. Needless to say, as the stars “cast their shadows” before they make their aspects, a measure of damage has already been done to his career.

Warning Signs: Bale showed signs of anger issues, back on July 20th, 2008, when he apparently lashed out at his mother and sister (family, which is ruled by the Sign of Cancer). On July 22nd, the day the Sun entered Leo, ruling his 10th House, he was arrested for the incident which occurred 2 days earlier. Interesting to note the effect of the Eclipses in Bale’s chart; 28 days after he was arrested, there was a Solar Eclipse in Leo (again happening in Bale’s 10th House of Fame).

Now, almost 6 months to the day, Bale once again makes headlines with another hateful outburst. Astrology has proven that the effects of an eclipse can last up to 6 months — I rest my case. And for those who doubt, you might want to research the effect eclipses had on the sinking of the Titanic.

Anyway, long story short, I think it’s important to note that Bale’s outburst was set off by a sense of someone’s disregard for the hard work he puts into his roles. Clearly, it’s time for a little Healing Candle Ritual for Mr. Bale. I hope he can learn to channel more of his rage into his characters, rather than toward those who clearly don’t possess the good luck to have achieved such great success, so early in life. Have a heart Christian — and in the meantime, call me for a Psychic Reading while you’re at it.