Apologies to our editor and everyone involved in the production of ASPECTS…my contributions have been consistently late as of 2008! (in fact I'm so late this month they might only print me in next century).

BUT! I have the perfect astrological excuse, I AM BEING VICIOUSLY ATTACKED BY URANUS!! And when I say, "I", I mean the ruler of my Sun and Ascendant, the REAL ME (glorious Venus in Pisces).

What's got into me? I'm never late for anything, always organized, always prepared and never overly surprised at the result of my effort (or sometimes non-effort) in life. Being a stubborn double Taurus cow with a lucky Gemini Moon I have a natural gift for slow planning and fast action.

5:35 am 24 January 2008.
Having just celebrated my Dad’s 60th birthday with him, and with the arrival of my brother’s 2nd baby later today by elective Caesar (don’t worry I didn’t recommend a chart, except to say don’t take the very first appointment!), I’ve been pondering the meaning of family ties for the entire month.

Driving home from our final ASSA meeting I felt tired, actually exhausted. I thought to myself, “Is this the usual end-of-year-I’m-sick-of-everything or is it something deeper?” I was too tired to think, so when I got home I just trundled off to bed attempting to read the new book I’d bought from Angela…