Tag: Grand Trine in Water

It all began in Rio On the night of June 30, 1886, Arturo Toscanini — recently turned 19 — arrived, barely on time, at the imperial opera house in Rio de Janeiro, was to perform “Aida.” Pandemonium. The unpopular lead conductor had resigned in a huff; the audience shouted his unpopular replacement off the podium. […]

Fighting Cammille Mrs. Adams met her husband in England during World War II when she was a firefighter; they relocated to the States after the War and settled in Maryland. There is no mention of her second or succeeding husbands. or what happened to him; that’s a mystery. She reposed on May 11, 2011 in […]

The Legend Our header picture is of the young Karl Lagerfeld at Maison Chloe which is where he began his creative journey in 1964. He stayed there for twenty years, left for about seven years and then returned for another five before leaving permanently to head Maison Chanel (House of Chanel). As creative director of Chanel, […]

George Parker, a British astrologer, published an ephemeris, using heliocentric positions, with his partner, Dr. John Partridge in 1680. from Parker’s Tutor²:   a Sun in Leo gives a large voice, broad face and a mark on the aspect.  An honourable character, faithful to his friend and just in his promises.  He takes pleasure in Warfare […]

Sheffield Iron Sheffield is a town, city, and borough in Yorkshire, England. It derives its name from the local Sheaf River and is about 160 miles north by northwest of London.  It was known for its steel and world renowned cutlery. The local iron ore was smelted with charcoal got from the nearby abundant woodlands, […]

Tunisian Azzedine Alaia,  died on Saturday, November 18, 2017  in his adopted home of Paris where he was one of the couture fashion doyens.  His company said the cause was a heart attack.  He was eight-two years old.  Alaia was called a sculptor of the female form, notably worn by  the First Lady Michelle Obama  […]

We think that Boris Johnson has a good running for the next PM of the UK. His natal Part of the Fortune at 13.08 Aquarius tells us that he is subject to the ups and downs of the fickle finger of Fate. His ascendant at 11.00 Libra makes its natives have a predilection for socially progressive […]

Sada Abe was  a prostitute infamous for killing her lover She worked as a maid in a Tokyo hotel, but also served as a geisha-girl prostitute. That is rather ironic as “Sada” in Japanese means “the pure one,” though the obvious pun of the Marquis de Sade somehow always comes to my mind, probably because […]