You may notice that today’s Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of Katherine Mansfield. Who? Well that’s what I asked myself, so I did a bit of digging… Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry (14 Oct 1888 – 9 Jan 1923) was a writer of short fiction who was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and wrote under the […]
Artificially carbonated water was invented by chemist Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), who published his findings in a 1772 paper titled “Directions for Impregnating Water with Fixed Air”. He did not exploit the commercial potential of soda water, but others such as J. J. Schweppe, who developed the process to manufacture carbonated mineral water, made fortunes from […]
New Moon in Libra 0:34 UT/10:34 AEST 5th October 2013 The New Moon is the beginning of the 8 phase cycle. It’s at this time that the Moon and Sun are conjunct ie. joined together in the same sign, and the Sun impregnates the Moon with new seed. The Moon is not visible and the […]
Mercury has just moved from Gemini to Cancer. Conversation slows down and focuses more on perception than thinking. Memory sharpens, tact increases, and interest in artistic pursuits is piqued.
Tension is rising as North Korea makes threats to South Korea and the US. Those in the immediate vicinity must be very concerned, and rightly so. If we look at NK’s chart we see that transiting Pluto is squaring their tight Mercury-Neptune conjunction, and transiting Uranus opposes Mercury-Neptune creating a t-square. Very simply, t-square = […]
You’ve heard of the word “horoscope” . . . but what does it mean ? The word horoscope comes from Greek horoskopos: hora, hour, season + skopos, observe, to look at — horoscope = to observe the hour. So a horoscope captures a moment in time, like the birth of a person or a special […]
Wednesday 30th January 2012 Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and astrologically is graced with largesse and magnanimity. Since 5th October Jupiter has been moving retrograde (backwards relative to Earth). Today Jupiter grinds to a halt and stands still at 7° Gemini, where it remains until 19th February. It will move to […]
As astrologers we know that the Sun rules Leo and the heart. It therefore follows that sunshine is good for heart health. Dermatologist Richard Weller has identified this as a scientific fact. He hasn’t isolated how much sunlight is good for you but do we need the Vitamin D it provides, amongst other things. There’s […]
A Full Moon occurs in Melbourne this Sunday afternoon 27th January at 3:39pm AEDT at 7°24′ Leo. A Full Moon brings to fruition the intention set at the previous New Moon. It is a time of culmination, illumination, realisation, fulfillment and great emotion. All the hard work preceding it bears fruit and is infused with […]
Take a guided tour through the history of civilisation and discover that astrology was always there. This one hour DVD is based on the course I teach at the CAE (Centre for Adult Education, Melbourne, Australia). It is a colourful exploration of the history of astrology that will surprise and delight you. The following are […]
20th January to 18th February 2013 The Sun moves in to the sign of Aquarius on Sunday. The chart is ruled by Saturn in the 9th house – there will be talk of the mining industry, its tax and associated laws governing this industry as well as overseas contracts? Saturn is in a partile (exact) […]
16th – 18th January AEDT Venus conjunct Pluto is when the planet of love meets the planet of intensity … relationships become an all-consuming passion, and deeply mesmerising, like a fire full of hot coals. However, in this case, both planets meet in cool, cautious Capricorn so there is passion but it burns long and […]
Hi. My name is Nikki Worth and I am a professional astrologer based in Melbourne, Australia. AstroSense Astrology was born in 1995 when I officially started seeing clients. Allow me to introduce you to the ancient art of astrology and show you what it can do for you – gain
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What is Astrology? Astrology is both a science and an art. No doubt at some time you’ve read the star sign columns that appear in magazines and newspapers. They are
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Relationship Astrology: Compatibility
One of the questions I am most often asked about astrology is “My star sign is ……… Am I compatible with ………? This question may seem simple but the answer is quite complex. Your star sign, or Sun sign, is only one component of your horoscope. Yes it’s important but there are other planets and […]
William and Kate’s Royal Wedding
We are about to witness a Royal wedding, and somewhat of a fairytale, between a Prince and a commoner. What’s that? You say you didn’t get an invitation. Well don’t despair – the ceremony will be telecast across the globe. In many ways the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton fulfils a promise made […]
Astrology offers fascinating insights that help us understand ourselves and other people, especially our partners. So it would be no surprise to learn that relationship and compatability and horoscope compatability questions are the most common by far, whether they are personal, family or work related. To quickly find out what sort of partner a man […]
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