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Aquarius New Moon: Idea Power

An idea is a living entity. It can change the trajectory of our lives and open up new possibilities. But exciting new ideas, as powerful as they are, tend to also create chaos and trigger pushback, as they challenge the status quo.…

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Cancer Full Moon: A Second Chance on Life

We wouldn’t normally imagine beavers thriving in the scorching heat of Utah’s Moab Desert. Yet over the last three years, more than fifty of these intrepid creatures – all formerly slated for death as pests – have been relocated from populated urban areas to small, struggling waterways in the arid desert.…

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Capricorn New Moon: Affirm a Miraculous Year

James Hubbell’s gorgeous shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Old Mission San Diego. Photo by Anna Day Mona.

At the New Year, we long for a fresh start and a clean slate.…

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Gemini Full Moon: Practice Your Pivot

In a recent talk at Agape International Spiritual Center, Rev. Julie Moret spoke to the crazy times we live in. She gave tips on learning to roll with life and build up resilience, so you won’t be buffeted to and fro by all the fear-mongering and changeable circumstances.…

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Sagittarius Solar Eclipse: What’s Your Burning Desire?

I just deleted my profile on an online matchmaking site. Ninety dollars down the drain! The endless parade of unappealing men and clever scammers was just too much for me. I realized I’d fallen prey to a “cat-fishing” scheme after communicating with one of these fakers for an entire week.…

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Taurus Full Moon Eclipse: Life Springs Eternal

Artwork by Diego Rivera

In his book Why the World Doesn’t End, Michael Meade shares the Apache tale of an ancient woman who lives in a cave, unaffected by the strife of daily life.…

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Scorpio New Moon: Digging for Buried Treasure

‘Island of Gold’ treasures just unearthed!

You’re swimming along the cold, dark bottom of a river, fingers probing the mud, when suddenly you feel something hard and metallic. After carefully prying it loose, you rise to the surface with the bronze head of an ancient Hindu god, liberated from his watery grave after twelve centuries!…

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Aries Full Moon: Who’s the Fairest of All?

In the Greek myth of Eris, this warrior goddess was not invited to a wedding on Mt. Olympus, due to her reputation as a troublemaker. But she turned up anyway – bearing a golden apple inscribed, “To the Fairest One.”…

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Libra New Moon: A Call to Action

In two talks last month on climate change, Pope Francis called on us to heed the cry of the earth and pledge meaningful sacrifices for the planet’s sake. “There must be harmony between men and women and the environment,” asserted the pontiff.…

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Pisces Full Moon: When Things Fall Apart

The 57th anniversary of Virginia’s death is nigh…

In the miserably hotsummer of 1963, when I turned eight, my next-door-neighbor Virginia took careof me while Mom was in the hospital, battling cancer.…

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