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October 30, 2017
Taurus Full Moon: Resurrect Your Dream
Lately I’ve been re-reading my 2001 travel journal, the account of a five-month road trip in which I visited earthen homes in six states and interviewed those who create and live in them.…
October 11, 2017
Libra New Moon: Unlikely Partnerships
Who would have imagined that an eccentric tech billionaire would partner up with a Caribbean island to rebuild its electrical grid after a deadly hurricane? Yet that’s exactly what seems to be happening, after Tesla chief Elon Musk recently reached out to Puerto Rico’s governor Ricardo Rossello offering to transform the American territory’s grid using solar panels and lithium ion batteries.…
October 2, 2017
Aries Full Moon: Invoking Courage
The great psychologist Carl Jung once noted, “The highest, most decisive experience is to be alone with one’s own self. You must be alone to find out what supports you.” Jung’s Leo Sun was conjunct independent Uranus – going his own way came naturally to him.…
September 13, 2017
Trust in Allah and Tie Your Camel
An Arab proverb tells of a nomad who was questioning his faith. He approached a prophet, asking whether he should tie up his camel while he slept, or simply trust that the animal would still be there when he awoke.…
September 4, 2017
Pisces Full Moon: Compassion in Action
There was a lot of speculation prior to last month’s New Moon/total solar eclipse about what might happen. Earthquakes? Martial law? Impeachment? Certainly, the nasty conflagration in Charlottesville was related to the eclipse, as well as assorted gnarly doings on high that still haven’t fully played out.…
August 15, 2017
Total Solar Eclipse: No Turning Back
The 45 revolver was huge – and surprisingly heavy. I struggled to hold it steady. When I pulled the trigger, the noise was deafening. I didn’t want to try again, but Laci insisted.…
August 2, 2017
Aquarius Full Moon: A Cone of Power!
The Cone of Power is a tried-and-true method of raising energy and making things happen. No matter how many times I participate in a Cone of Power, the moment of send-off never fails to thrill me.…
The Great American Eclipse Through the Signs
Read the forecast for your Sun sign, and if you know what house 28-29 degrees Leo falls in for you, read that as well.
LEO/1st house: You could experience a radical shift in self-image, your relationship to your body or how you present yourself.…
July 19, 2017
July 23 Leo New Moon: The Happiness Challenge
“The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And, on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.”
–Teilhard de Chardin
The right to happiness may be as important as life and liberty, but most of us don’t really give it much thought.…
July 5, 2017
Capricorn Full Moon: Bones of the Ancestors
On Independence Day, I gathered with neighbors at a local park for the annual festivities. It was a sunny day, and people picnicked in the shade of lovely old trees while kids played games on the grass.…
