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Virgo New Moon: Creatures of Habit

From raging hurricanes and flooding in the Gulf Coast to out-of-control fires in Lake Tahoe’s primeval forests, each day brings more dire warnings from Mother Nature. Despair is rampant. What to do?…

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Aquarius Full Moon: Above and Beyond

Steve Chu went the extra mile…

Late one Thursday afternoon, Vermont-based Brandon Jonesemailed the restaurant Ekiben in Baltimore, MD, requesting their recipe fortempura broccoli. He wanted to make his mother-in-law’s favorite dish, so shecould have it one last time before succumbing to the final stages of lung cancer.…

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Leo New Moon: Seeds of Love

“If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life.” — Cher

Photo by Richard Avedon in Vogue Magazine, 1974.
Recently I watched a series on Netflix called Love is Blind.…

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Aquarius Full Moon: Dog Days of Summer

Be cool, baby…

Welcome to the dog days of summer! Although canines do need to stay extra cool and hydrated at this languid time of year, the phrase actually refers to the rising of Sirius, the “Dog Star.”…

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Cancer New Moon: Coming Home

“A purpose is not something that you’re going to find. It’s something that will find you. And it will find you only when you’re ready and not before.” –Wayne Dyer

The first time California-based Jeannine Schrantz set foot on African soil, she knew she had come home.…

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Capricorn Full Moon: Grit and Glamour

Sibling rivalry: Lady Edith and Lady Mary

Since Downton Abbey recently arrived on Netflix, I’ve beenlost in early 20th Century England. Yes, I’m a bit late to the party– the saga of a highbrow household and its hardworking servants originally debutedin 2011 – but the sumptuous, superbly-written series  does serve as an apt reflection of the Sun’sshift into nostalgic Cancer at the June 20 Solstice.…

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Gemini New Moon Eclipse: Ripe for Revelations

Are you ready to meet the neighbors?

What’s up with the sudden resurgence of interest in UFOs? Yes, of course it’s connected to the recent release of a long-awaited government assessment of the mysterious flying objects.…

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Sagittarius Full Moon Eclipse – Keep Your Eye on the Prize

The 1896 Quadricycle was Henry Ford’s first attempt to build a gasoline-powered automobile. He patched together an iron frame, a leather belt, a chain drive, a buggy seat and a primitive ignition system.…

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Taurus New Moon: The Bottom Line

Feeling flush?

If you won the lottery, what would you do? Most would go ona spending spree, and soon the money would be gone. (Studieshave found that bankruptcy rates soar for lottery winners three to five years after their win.)…

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Scorpio Full Moon: Pleasure and Pain

The Scorpionic web of life and death…

When my mother died in the spring of 2005, I was inconsolable.My pain was an ocean too deep to be fathomed. Not only was I grieving theperson I loved most in the world, but I was overwhelmed by my father’s pain andthe hurtful ways he was expressing it.…

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