The following articles cover areas of astrology as diverse as computers and calculations, horary and mercury retrograde. They have appeared in publications such as the New Zealand Journal of Astrology, published by the Astrology Foundation Inc; the Astrological Society of New Zealand's Journal of the Seasons; magazines InTouch, Rainbow News and Inspiration Input. Click on the title to link to each article and enjoy! Unless otherwise stated all articles are written by Carol Squires.

Born on the Cusp
People born around the time of the month when one sign changes to another are often faced with the dilemma "Which star sign am I?"...

Star Sign columns
How often have you heard some people say how amazed they are at the accuracy of the 'star sign' columns, while others dismiss them as having no relevance to their life at all?...

Mercury retrograde
Every few months, Mercury reaches a point in its orbit about the sun where, from our perspective on earth it appears to slow down ...

Tales of Mercury Retrograde
It is rather apt that I have introduced Tales of Mercury Retrograde to my website during the current retrograde cycle, May 2009.

I invite all who have had a memorable Mercury Retro experience to share your story with us - just email me to be part of our ongoing awareness of the up and downsides of working with its energy.

Synastry - the Astrology of Relationships
Synastry means "together with the stars". It is the art of analysing a relationship of two or more people . . . (this article is an excerpt from Carol's Astrology by Correspondence course).

Merry Christmas — La Joyeux Noel
In the true spirit of Christmas a film shown at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival draws on the theme of war and the warriors' dream of peace.

The magic of horary astrology - a beginners guide: part I - the question
Horary astrology is the art of answering those 'need to know' questions that surface at the most inconvenient of times ...

The magic of horary astrology - a beginners guide: part II - the void-of-course moon
The moon is considered void-of-course when it makes no applying aspects to any other planets in the chart before ...

Computers and astrology
Why do we need to learn chart calculations? this is a good question - and one, I might add, students often ask me...

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Read past articles by Carol in the Articles Archives section:

A Good Year ... for Some
A 2004 forecast for our leading political, sporting, entertainment and otherwise newsworthy personalities as featured in the New Zealand Herald.

Farewell Uranus in Aquarius - it's been good to know you!
As I write this in early September 2003, the planet Uranus is in the first degree of the sign of Pisces, the same degree it occupied back in March this year . . .