Well, it’s January, and together with the chill temperatures it’s time for the prognosticators to come out of the woodwork and tell us a little of what they see for the coming year. Thought I’d take a number and get in line. First the fiscal. Uranus will square transiting Pluto twice this year, on May […]

For Unto Us A Child is Born From the Book of Days, 1 January ( http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/1.htm  ): “As New-Year’s Day, the first of January bears a prominent place in the popular calendar. It has ever been a custom among northern nations to see the old year out and the new one in, with the highest […]

Solstice Special Athena in NASA’s Lion’s Den A little over a month ago, NASA decided that it was time to take on what they consider to be the hoaxsters. This mostly deals with the predictions surrounding the Winter Solstice of this year, and the end of the Mayan calendar. It provided a question and answer […]

On the Threshold We stand on the edge of a new vibration. The end of the Mayan calendar has flagged a whole new interest in the ramifications of this enigma. One of the best interpretations I have ever come across has been used before between the columns of the WEB, and we will share it […]

* Starlight Long ago a seed was planted. It simply said that Star Knowledge could be found in both Homer and the Bible. Armed with youthful enthusiasm and ample curiosity, we set out on our quest. Job listening to his wife Of course there are obvious Biblical references. Job mentions particular constellations as having been […]

A Stellar Character “The ghostly figure of a toiling hero rolls through heaven close by, on what labor bent no one can say, but men call him simply The Man on His Knees: an image of weariness sunk on his knees, his arms uplifted from both of his shoulders, and he holds his hands out […]

Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates a special celestial significance. This is not surprising, as the heavens are always lock step with the seasons, and Thanksgiving is a seasonal holiday, generally held before winter at the end of the growing cycle. In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every November. […]

Astrology and Religion Last week we took a brief look at Franz Cumont’s Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and the Romans, together with his opinion on the subject. We made it no further than the introduction, wherein he unequivocally states that astrology is a morbid manifestation elevated to the state of mental disease, the […]

The following represents some of my studies in astrology during the early 70s under the auspices of the Classics Department at the University of Massachusetts. The following passages come from a work entitled Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and Romans, by Dr. Franz Cumont, one of the leaders in the study of religions at […]

  In order to breath life back into the Gods of Yesteryear, Ovid attempted to capture in a written record what had been the spirit of the calendar of the Republic. He was trying to secure its pagan wisdom for future generations. Most of the world’s cultures believe that divine guidance resides in heaven above. […]

The ghosts of lost cultures linger still about the ancient gates of Time. Let’s pursue their dim outline and carefully listen to what these phantoms might have to tell us about the old ways. Time is a great wheel that turns ceaselessly on the hub of heaven. But this wheel has been ‘notched’ at different […]

Here in the columns of the WEB over the decades we have continually come back to the theme of the Ages and their importance as molders of civilization. In general, we know more about that which is most recent. The further back into time one ventures, the less information there is to substantiate that period. We currently […]

As we write this column, Saturn is trining Neptune, each at zero degrees of their respective signs. Saturn just entered zero degrees of Scorpio, while Neptune has retrograded back to zero Pisces. Zero degrees of any of the signs of the zodiac is a particularly formidable placement, where the energy is just being born, young, […]

I have been studying the Ages for an extended period of time. Much of this work has been done in the mythological, historical and archaeological realms, but it has not been limited to these. Occasionally I go to intuitive sources to see what they have to say. In many of these cases, I simply put […]

The WEB often focuses on the passage of the Ages as a theme of history, believing it to be one of the chief determinates of social, environmental and political events. A scrutiny of the passage of both the Vernal and Autumnal  positions in time crafts much that has been recorded in the annals of human […]

Athena’s Web Weekly Column Week of Sep 21st – Sep 27th,  2012 Columns Archive     Fires in the German Embassy           Welcome to the Age of Aquarius. The sign of the Water Bearer is ruled by Uranus, the planet of revolution. The United States of America was born with a Moon in Aquarius, and […]

In the annual seasonal cycle we have once again come to the time of the start of another year. Creation is made new as time throws off its wintery coat and puts on a lighter, more colorful flowery dress. The Sun, having crossed the Vernal Equinox, is quickly rising in the sky, bringing additional light […]

This week we’re going to go back to basics as we take a look at some Sun Sign Astrology. This is the stuff that most newspaper and magazine columns are based on. When the Sun passes through a sign of the zodiac for a month, it conveys a personality ‘stamp’ on people with which most […]

 An astrologer since 1972, Don holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a major in Classics, and a minor in Astrology in the Ancient World in 1976. He continued his graduate work at both Boston University and Brandeis. In 1983 he was voted ‘Best Astrologer’ in the Valley Advocate’s ‘Best of’ series. In 1992 he was the featured speaker before 50 astronomers and […]