by Daniel Giamario | March 31, 2025 |
As Venus has risen in Pisces to begin her 8-month journey as Morning Star, descending to the exterior Underworld, and with so much else in Pisces, I am reflecting today on the deaths of four beautiful souls. I am grieving and celebrating their lives.
Authentic grief happens from really loving, and out of grieving comes praise, art, renewal, and new life.
Andrew Cross: Podcaster and Explorer
November 9,1988 – March 4, 2025
It was learning of Andrew’s death that motivated me to write this post. This inspiring person had over 500,000 subscribers to his popular “Desert Drifter” YouTube channel. Alone and unafraid, he explored often unknown petroglyph sites in the West and Southwest USA. That topic has been a great interest of me since the 1980s. As a Scorpio Moon and Sun, and Mars in Aries, he was unafraid. Sadly, after what was perhaps his most-watched video, he was at a stoplight, and a drunk driver smashed into him, inflicting severe brain damage. Life support was removed on March 4, 2025, and he died surrounded by his wife and friends. He will be missed, And thousands, including me, are grieving his passing.
Arthur Firstenberg: Author and Researcher
May 28, 1950 – February 25, 2025
The writer of the hugely influential and ground-breaking book: “The Invisible Rainbow: A history of Electricity and Life”, Arthur has influenced thousands on the damaging effects of AC electricity and the continual step-up in its proliferation since the telegraph. Today, with the satellite grid, 5G and 6G, and cellphone addiction on the rise, the effects are one big experiment on human beings for which so very many are guinea pigs. Arthur was one of at least 5-10% of the population that are EMF sensitive, and was for a long time a voice in the wilderness. He formed the Cellular Phone Task Force. Just before his passing from “undiagnosed causes”, he released a last book: “The Earth and I, Arthur Firstenberg”. A Gemini, with Scorpio Moon and Mars in Virgo, he passed during his 3rd Saturn Opposition. I recommend his books to everyone.
Jesse Colin-Young: Musician and Songwriter
November 22, 1941 – March 16, 2025
The leader of a really good late-1960s band, The Youngbloods, and a life-long career producing many albums, Jesse was best known for the popularization of a “hippie” anthem, the song “Get Together”, written by Dino Valenti (Chet Powers), a timeless song. The Youngbloods album “Elephant Mountain”, was a true gem and contained one of my all-time favorite songs: “Darkness, Darkness.” I met Jesse in 1970 at a Byrds concert and remember him as such a fine human being. Jesse remained true to the ideals of the 60s throughout his life. A Sagittarius, with Pisces Moon and Mars in Aries, he passed in his Uranian return and seventh Jupiter return. A life well-lived. I will miss him.
Rudolf Steiner: Author, Mystic, and Creator of Anthroposophy
February 25, 1861 – March 30, 1925
March 30, 2025, marked the 100th anniversary of Steiner’s death and thus was the other thing that inspired this post. Isn’t it fitting that this anniversary so closely corresponds to the end of Kali Yuga, a Solar Eclipse and the heliacal rise of Venus! At this point in my life, Dane Rudhyar and Rudolf Steiner are my primary philosophical, spiritual and astrological influences. Rudhyar was born March 23, 1895, and died age 90 on September 13, 1985, just after his 3rd Saturn return. Steiner foresaw before his death, pretty much all that is happening in the world now, including that there would be a vaccine severing the connection between human beings and a spiritual life. He was a Sun in Pisces, Moon in Virgo, Mars in Libra and Scorpio Rising. Amazingly, his Neptune was 28Pisces15, and Mercury at 25Pisces15! He passed during his Venus-Mars return at age 64, after being poisoned by his enemies, quite likely the Nazi’s. There is a veritable renaissance of interest in Steiner now, with many neo-anthroposophists bringing Steiner’s well needed awareness into the world at this time of the great Turning of The Ages.
As Venus and Mars are now traveling for their meet-up in the Underworld in January 2026, do remember to give yourself permission to grieve. It is so very much needed!
Image credit: Naraya Naserian