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November 11, 2020
Scorpio New Moon: Changing Times

Come gather ’round, people wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to
the bone
If your time to you is worth savin’, then you
better start swimmin’
Or you’ll sink like a stone, for the times they
are a-changin’
There are times when you can feel the zeitgeist shifting.…
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October 28, 2020
Taurus Full Moon: Ancestral Magic

In her wonderful book, Jambalayah, Yeye Luisah Teish tells of a strange event that happened near the end of 1982. She was alone, bedridden with a severe upper respiratory disorder.…
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October 12, 2020
Libra New Moon: Judge Not

Years ago, a prominent spiritual leader shared an intriguing incident that impacted her life. In the May 2020 issue of Science of Mind, Rev. David Ault recalled her story of attending her first high-profile political fundraiser.…
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September 27, 2020
Aries Full Moon: Stoking the Fire

Some stars burn more brightly than others; Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of them. She mightily stoked the fires of justice, leaving a legacy we’d all do well to emulate.…
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September 13, 2020
Virgo New Moon: Figuring it Out

We are living through extremely chaotic times. As Thomas Paine said just prior to the American Revolution – another very volatile period – “These are the times that try men’s souls.”…
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August 29, 2020
Pisces Full Moon: Take a Time-out

I’d paddled out far into the tranquil bay on that warm summer afternoon. Close enough that my parents could still see me, but far enough away that I was blissfully alone.…
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August 13, 2020
Leo New Moon: A Time for Heroism

It was July
21, 1944, a blustery day at Mitchell Field, Long Island. As gale-force winds
buffeted the plane he was in, Dad’s heart raced. He knew it was not safe to jump.…
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July 30, 2020
Aquarius Full Moon: Good Trouble

Just before his death on July 17, Rep. John Lewis insisted on visiting Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC. “I just had to see and feel it for myself that, after many years of silent witness, the truth is still marching on,” said the civil rights leader and congressman in a New York Times Op-Ed.…
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July 15, 2020
Cancer New Moon: Facing Facts

What would you do if someone you trusted implicitly, who’d been your angel for many years, suddenly became your devil? That’s what astrologer and TV personality Walter Mercado had to deal with, when his long-time manager stole his name, likeness and ability to earn a living – sparking a six year court battle in which Mercado lost millions and suffered a near-fatal heart attack from the stress.…
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July 1, 2020
Capricorn Lunar Eclipse: What is True Patriotism?

What does it mean to be a patriot? The term commonly signifies a person who loves his or her country enough to support and defend it. …
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