Ophiuchus and The Einstein Enigma
The media has hit upon a story - Ophiuchus is the 13th constellation. You are not the sign you thought you were - cue shock horror! It's an old story made new, repeatedly turning up like a bad penny every few years. The old...
Samhain and Saturn – The Beast and the Handsome Prince
Samhain will soon be upon us. Most people know this ancient Pagan festival as Hallowe'en - All Hallows eve. The wheel of the year turns towards winter. The nights are long and cold, the days short and bitter bright. Leaves are falling, leaving skeletal...
In Honour of Grandparents Day
A couple of weeks ago, late one night I was curled up in the armchair reading a book. Absorbed in the story, my concentration was broken by a flash of light beside my grandmother's photo. A few moments later another large flash occured just...
