Home Stretch on the 2017 Annual Edition Dear Friend and Reader: Eric has informed us that he's in the final phase of writing The Book of Your Life, and has devoted this week and weekend to finishing up.
Writing 60,000 words through the holidays is always a stretch, though this has been an unusual year. Rather than rushing, Eric has decided to slow down, and focus on the details and the feeling of each chapter. Every sign is a world of its own, written from a different viewpoint. In the meantime, here is an encore broadcast of Sunday's special Planet Waves FM edition about the Women's March on Washington, in case you missed the program. Eric will be back later in the week with an astrology roundup. You may still purchase The Book of Your Life at the pre-order price. Eric recommends having access to all 12 signs so you have your Sun, Moon and rising signs, and those of significant others. Individual signs are available as well. With best wishes,  Amy Elliott and the Planet Waves Editors  Dear Friend and Reader: I saw Amy Elliott's headline about Nessus [see below in the summaries] and thought: well, that about sums it up. The buck stops now. We do have that opportunity now. You might say that Nessus includes all that stuff about misogyny and boundary issues and sexual transgression. Nessus is on the South Node, the release point of the zodiac. And this weekend, women of the world spoke up. There was both an embrace and a vast letting go. This was not an angry protest. This was a loving protest, a statement of presence, an experiment in raising our collective voices. This week's edition of Planet Waves FM [play episode here] begins with a crowd sculpture, recorded by Amy Jacobs and edited together by me, and I get chills every time I play it. The very sound of women's voices in unison, expressing what has long, long, long needed to be said out loud, to our world today, sends me spinning with joy. In the first segment I offer a summary of what happened and what I think it means. In the second segment, Amy Jacobs and I speak for about half an hour about what we learned this weekend, and in the last segment I offer my views on why the supposed issue of "woman" is very much about sex and sexuality: about biology, and humanity, and consent, and claiming who one inherently is. Planet Waves FM is offered free from commercial interruption. We are part of the Pacifica Radio Network. We are published by the nonprofit Chiron Return, Inc., and distributed by Planet Waves. Please support our efforts and take advantage of our excellent work by becoming a member of Planet Waves. Lovingly, 
Planet Waves (ISSN 1933-9135) is published each Tuesday and Thursday evening in Kingston, New York, by Planet Waves, Inc. Core Community membership: $197/year. Editor and Publisher: Eric Francis Coppolino. Web Developer: Anatoly Ryzhenko. Special Project Designer: Lizanne Webb. Finance: Jonathan McCarthy. Astrology Editor: Amanda Painter. Astrology Fact Checker: Len Wallick. Copy Editor and Fact Checker: Jessica Keet. Eric's Assistant: Gale Jazylo. Client Services: Amy Elliott. Media Consultant: Andrew Ellis Marshall McLuhan. Music Director: Daniel Sternstein. Bass and Drums: Daniel Grimsland. Additional Research, Writing and Opinions: Amy Jacobs, Cindy Ragusa and Carol van Strum.
 Astrology and the Inner Search for Meaning I Have a Story To Tell You: The Book of Your Life Dear Friend and Reader: With the world in its state of seeming madness, you may be feeling stressed to the point of being pulled apart. So much in the world seems scattered, fragmented and like it makes no sense at all. Everything is changing so fast, it's actually impossible to keep up. There seems to be little rest for the weary. The events of the current world would make the head of even the most balanced, even-keeled person spin.
Its seemingly wild complexity transforms into an elegance that can weave together the many threads of life into a cohesive narrative. It's the perfect tool for seeing the order in the chaos. Properly used, astrology can reveal the connections between seemingly unrelated events. It can weave together personal assets that seem to have no connection into a personal gift: a talent, a way to heal your relationships, an idea and action plan to make an important change in your life. Astrology reveals the "cosmic order" yet in the most distinctly personal way. You might say that astrology is the book of your life. It tells the story of your purpose, your days and your years, if only you'll look and see. Read more... Trusting Your Power of Choice
"I suggest you proceed with trust in whatever you're doing, that you've chosen to do. Choice is an essential element here. To the extent that you may feel trapped in the world, the power of decision is your one remaining freedom, and it's the only one you need. You may notice that many people around you are in the state they're in, precisely out of a refusal to actually make their own decisions."Dear Friend and Reader: If you have an Aquarius Sun, Moon or rising sign, you know that it's associated with 'group consciousness'. But a group is made up of individuals, all making their own decisions as they relate to one another.
This understanding seems to be even more crucial now than it has been in recent years. If you recognize that, you might want to consider celebrating the Aquarius New Moon this Friday by recommitting to your power of choice perhaps by pre-ordering your 2017 Aquarius Birthday Reading to help you focus your trajectory. In two segments of audio astrology (at least 30 minutes each) and a tarot reading using the Voyager Tarot by James Wanless, Eric will guide you through the major themes and subtler points of your next 12 months. "Your reports are always so comprehensive and illuminating. Thank you for your wisdom and insight."You'll be able to use this audio intensive to explore choices around you self-esteem, your sexuality and relationships, your career, your spiritual health and healing, and more. Secure the lowest discount price Planet Waves offers (only $19.97) by pre-ordering your 2017 Aquarius Birthday Reading here, and proceed with trust in your deepest choices. Yours & truly,  Amanda Painter Planet Waves Astrology Editor P.S. Your audio Birthday Reading makes a perfect compliment to the written readings of the 2017 annual edition -- in fact, Eric approaches the two types of readings very differently -- and it makes an amazing gift.  This Week on Planet Waves       
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