Welcome to The Planetary Dialogues, where polarity becomes poetry.
In this lyrical work, born out of a deep and difficult love between its two authors, astrology expresses itself as theatre, as a living dialogue between cosmic agencies, imagination, and the human soul.
In 2014, Andreea and John found themselves on a healing journey, where astrology, poetry, and dramatic enactment alchemised their tensions into a creative work.
As planetary actors engage in rhymed dialogue, their exchanges reveal the intelligence within polarity, where difference sharpens awareness and conflict unveils hidden kinship.
Twelve years in the making, drawing inspiration from myth and ancient wisdom, this work invites readers into a celestial drama. Archetypal voices mirror the human experience and Gaia, our ancient Mother, emerges as the mediating force who gathers all oppositions into wholeness.
Enter a world where the planets speak in rhyme and the heavens become a stage.
New from The Wessex Astrologer, with release scheduled for June 5th, ‘The Planetary Dialogues’ by John Wadsworth and Andreea Bradu is an unusual book with extraordinary origins. As explained by the authors in their preface, it began life as an adaptation of an existing improvised theatre partnership by the authors.
While that work was ongoing, one night, Ms. Bradu had a dream in which the planetary archetypes dialogued with each other. This proved inspirational, and the editor of a newspaper called Glastonbury Times invited the authors to fulfil its promise in writing for a column in his paper. A series of dialogues in the spirit of the dream was written accordingly. At that time, the authors were apparently a romantic couple. Following their separation from each other, the project was put on hold until a few years later, when they revived it and refined the existing dialogues, converting much of their content into rhyming verses en route to finalising what would become the text for this book.
Although not all possible planetary pairings are explored, a total of nine relevant dialogues are featured, comprising Sol and Luna, Venus and Mars, Mercury and Jupiter, Luna and Saturn, Sol and Saturn, Sol and Uranus, Mercury and Neptune, Venus and Pluto, and Venus and Jupiter. Additionally, there is a lengthy monologue called The Gaia Monologue, which represents the Earth. In this monologue, Gaia addresses the luminaries and each of the eight other planets (including Pluto) in turn.
There is an appealingly high level of classical literacy to the poetry in this book, making the verses enjoyable to read for those who enjoy well-written poems, irrespective of the underlying meanings and messages, which is not to discount their importance, but rather to say that the book works on more levels than one – it is a work of art and not just a prosaic teaching guide to the planetary archetypes.
Philip Graves
