While reading yesterday’s SMH this morning (Mercury is retrograde right?!), I noticed a couple of headlines that seem to jive with the current astrological influences.
Here’s a quick look at the astrology behind two headlines.
As Mercury continues to retrograde, details to the back story behind the resignation of CIA director General Petraeus continue to emerge. It all seems very Saturn in Scorpio – there’s power, intrigue, secrets and questions about who really knew what and when. For more details, you might like these news articles on the story itself here and here.
Denmark’s fat tax has been repealed. The fat tax was introduced last year, and was to have been followed by a sugar levy in 2013. The impact of fat and sugar on diet was a hot topic whilst Saturn was in Libra, but the momentum for change seems to have been lost now the cosmic focus has shifted. Nonetheless, food quality and availability is likely to remain a topic of discussion as Saturn in Scorpio brings to light the impact of food on digestion, and links between digestion and health. I’ve discussed many of my ideas on Saturn in Scorpio in my eBook available here.