Through the Spiral Door - and Into Capricorn | By Eric Francis
Before Pluto reaches Capricorn, its effect is being magnified by an alignment with the Galactic Core and Jupiter (exact Dec. 11), bringing a dozen or so years of Pluto in Sagittarius to a climax. We are now in the Spiral Door -- the alignment of Pluto with the core of our spiral galaxy, where we find the cosmic vulva sometimes referenced in modern versions of Mayan creation lore. Through this door is the 'other world', the portal to the other side, depicted as a birth canal through which human life emerged.

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One in a Million | By Eric Francis
WHEN I MET Jennifer Folster in 1993, she lived in the basement of Capen Residence Hall at the State University of New York (SUNY) College at New Paltz, where two PCB transformers burned and released contamination into the building nine years ago this month.

Planet Waves Monthly - December 2007

The Not So Sensational Story of Debra LaFave | By David Steinberg
On June 21, 2004, police in Temple Terrace, Florida, a suburb of Tampa, arrested Debra Jean Beasley Lafave, then 23 years old, a strikingly attractive remedial reading teacher at Greco Middle School. She was charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious battery against a minor and one count of lewd and lascivious exhibition. Yesterday, she was arrested again for violating the terms of her parole — speaking to a 17-year-old female coworker. This is an archived piece from 2006 that gives the background of the case, by David Steinberg.

The Secret History of the War on Cancer | Book Review
Some books make you proud to be human. This is not one of them. Nor is it a book to read all at once, especially not at bedtime, lest suicide begin to appear downright comforting. One by one, with surgical precision, Davis dissects and shreds every illusion we've ever cherished about the altruism of medicine or the integrity of science. Eric's environmental mentor, Ma Kettle, reviews the Secret History of the War on Cancer by Devra Davis.

My America | Planet Waves by Eric Francis
SOMEONE finally explained to me why, when I was living in Europe, so many people asked me if I was from Canada. I didn't have a maple leaf patch stitched to my backpack, nor did I tote around a hockey stick. I figured it was because my accent isn't easily recognizable.

Planet Waves Astrology News | By Eric Francis
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The Spiral Door from Planet Waves | Now Free for All Readers!
In anticipation of the 2008 annual horoscope edition called Small World Stories, the 2007 edition is
now free to all readers. Featuring more than 15 articles, numerous resources, a sexy photo gallery,
Hindu chanting and super-extended length horoscopes, The Spiral Door is our most funnest and comprehensivist annual edition yet. Dive in and enjoy. And get ready to swipe your credit card for
Small World Stories, the 2008 Annual Horoscope Edition.