This week, we begin the first in a series of 7 exact squares between Uranus and Pluto. This series will complete in 2015.

Now and Then (or ‘stop the world I want to get off!)…
I watched the news yesterday. I don’t often do it because I know how rattled it makes me. I prefer to read my news on the internet, interspersing horror headlines with inspirational stories that get lost under the weight of everything else. But yesterday I sat and watched as the relentless storm of ‘bad news’ blared from the television set.

I learned that medical charities who normally work in the third world have set up camp in Greece because the austerity measures have cut the budget so badly there that health care is at a minimum. And yet I know there are billions and billions and billions of pounds in the world, numbers at a screen that can be added to or taken away from at the touch of a button. I see companies falling over themselves to get customers through the door but appalling after care or products. No one wants to admit fault, everyone is terrified of being sued. I found myself casually wondering how many people there are in the world and how much money is there? Why can’t we just press a button, wipe the debt of every person and country on the planet, divide the money per head and start again? Or better still, maybe we can create a new structure, a radical new system where money isn’t in the equation – where human potential on a personal and collective level is cultivated and optimised for the benefit of all. Continue reading →