AstroMartine

                       Happy Halloween ! (Samhain) to all 💀😀               I have often found it fascinating that different cultures seem to celebrate the dead/the real of spirits around October 31st/November 1st. In Britain, East Europe, Mexico etc this marks a time to at least remember "the departed". In my culture, cemeteries are lit with candles from people who have left them near the graves of their loved ones who have passed, together with flowers. For me, it always seemed like a peaceful holiday. I find death comforting, mostly.           Furthermore, I have dabbled in Wicca(a term I use out of convenience rather than a strict observance of the "religion") for years, sometimes I have gotten surprising results with respect to what some might call "manifesting", other times, well, I have at least gotten the benefits of the peaceful contemplation/meditation ...

                    Saturn in relationships: the good, the bad, and the ugly     Saturn in relationships has been emphasized many times, by many astrologers, and quite rightfully so, since they do turn up a lot in relationships, especially long-term ones. But in this video (above) I delved into the reasons why these Saturn-heavy relationships are so common.     The general consensus among western astrologers is that Saturn is a necessary evil in relationships. But in my opinion, as expressed in the above video, this is not necessarily the case, and that, in fact, sometimes Saturn promises more than it can deliver in relationships, or rather creates more unnecessary suffering than helpful and supportive commitment.   I am not going to repeat myself here in writing, instead I would like to add some things to what I have already said in the video, to clarify some ideas.   First of all, I want to...

                       2020-2021's  Jupiter - Saturn conjunction in Capricorn:  "Losing my      religion"         As some of you in the astrology loving communities all over already know, in the Sidereal Zodiac, Jupiter is conjoined Saturn in Capricorn right now: it will be going on and off throughout 2021, until Jupiter finally leaves for greener pastures for good, in around December 2021 -January 2022. But what exactly does this mean? Well, bear with me, here.      As with all astrological things, there are multiple interpretations and influences each planet or conjunction has on several fields of human activity/life, but the one that  Jupiter most obviously points tois   Faith   , and Jupiter in Capricorn(in detriment), conjunct Saturn, means our faith, not religion, is collectively, faltering. I wrote "religion" in the title because it was ...

          Marilyn Manson: Astro-portrait of a narcissist/abuser (?)                    In my life, I have had to deal with narcissistic abuse more than once, because like many in the psychology and spirituality fields have said, once you have been abused, you tend to keep attracting more abuse – exactly why this happens, I am not entirely sure, although I think Teal Swan was onto something when she said we keep attracting the same patterns of experience to learn all there is to learn about it. With each narcissist I have dealt with, I have become wiser and more confident in my abilities to overcome challenges, as well as gotten wiser on how to anticipate a narc’s moves/how to tackle them in general.  But no matter how many narcissists I have dealt with, overt, covert and all the shades  in between, every now and then I still get an inevitable shock when I realize some person I happened to like, whethe...