The Weekly Astrologically Speaking is published on Wednesday, and appears in print in the Vancouver Courier.
The Monthly column has become a periodic column while I work on my Venus Book. Below the listing of the archived columns and their subject matter and associated quotes.
New Equinox Notes - posted March 18, 2005
April Notes - Mercury and Venus with Venus related horoscope for each sign
Venus Notes - Addtional Notes about what the Venus Transit may mean
Before writing an article or my monthly column on the fascinating cycles in astrology, I search for a quote that somehow relates to the theme I am about to write about. One day with Mercury retrograde I decided to put all these quotes on one page. These say so so much with such a few words. The links take you to the columns or articles where this quote was used. All of the monthly columns are archived, the cycles repeat and sometimes we need to go back and review in order to understand what is to be. Many of the beautiful nature photographs on this site are taken by Dagmar von Hahn. I also find an image for each column and article. It is the web and I like the aesthetics of it all. So here are the quotes for each monthly column from the most current to the first one.
March 29, 2004 - Venus Notes about the Transit of Venus June 8, 2004
"Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom." - Theodore Isaac Rubin - Sagittarius Edition 2003 - the Symbolism of the Cross and Eclipse patterns.
"The consummate truth of life is that we alter our destiny by altering our thoughts. The mind is our most crucial resource, our crowning asset, our ultimate arena of battle." - Dennis Deaton - The LunarScape of the Scorpio Month and the Star of David - Scorpio 2003
"What is in your heart about your fellow man is most likely in his heart about you." - Sifre DeuteronomyLibra 2003 Edition addresses relationships and the essence of the sign of Libra.
"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. - Tom Clancy and "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not a single act, but a habit." ~ Aristotle - Virgo 2003 the Essence of Virgo and the Cycles
"Worrying about something that may never happen is like paying interest on money you may never borrow." - Unknown - Leo 2003 column - the Essence of Leo, and about the cycles of the inner planets.
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."- M. Gandhi - Cancer 2003
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." ~Albert Einstein - Gemini 2003 Edition of Gemini and Butterflies
"All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work." -- Calvin Coolidge - Taurus 2003 Edition about the Essence of Taurus.Column - the Essence of Cancer
"Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. -- Hare & Charles" - Aries 2003 column talks about the essence of Aries the cycle of the Sun and the Nodes of the Moon.
"He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past." - George Orwell - Pisces 2003 column - Uranus into Pisces and the cycles.
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." --Bryan, William Jennings - the Aquarius 2003 Column address the Essence of the zodiacal sign
"When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth." -- Sara Teasdale - 2003 Write up about the cycles for the year.
"To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom." Ralph Waldo Emerson - Sagittarius 2002 Pluto and Venus.
"The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres..." - I Ching - Scorpio 2002 - Pluto, Venus, Nodal Axis and Scorpio in intimate detail.
"To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man." -- Joseph Addison - Libra 2002 Column about
"Order is a lovely nymph, the child of Beauty and Wisdom; her attendants are Comfort, Neatness, and Activity; her abode is the valley of happiness: she is always to be found when sought for, and never appears so lovely as when contrasted with her opponent, Disorder." -- Samuel Johnson" - Virgo 2002 Columnthe cycles.
"Better Late than Never" - Leo 2002 Column
"Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods." - Ralph Waldo Emerson"- Cancer 2002 Column - The Moon, Eclipses and Nodes.
"Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment."– Joseph Hall" - Gemini 2002
"The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is: that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't."-- Henry Ward Beecher - Taurus 2002 Edition - How the Sun influences us.
"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue." -- Buddha - Read April 2002 column - addresses Venus, Vesta and the houses in the astrological chart.
"It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts." - Robert Schuller" - March 2002 Column
"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." - Chinese Proverb " February 2002 Edition - Vesta, Valentine's Day and more
"Imagination is the highest kite one can fly" - Lauren Bacall - Year 2002 write up of the cycles.
"Life is so fragile - like a rain drop on a lotus blossom" - December 2001 George Harrison and his life.
"I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it." Oscar Hammerstein II - Bad Transits
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius, philosopher and teacher (c. 551-478 BCE) - November 2001 Column the cycles and Yod.
© Anne Massey 2003
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