A couple skates around the ice rink at Hotel de Ville in Paris. This spot becomes a garden in spring, a volleyball court in summer and a huge expanse of grass with a cinema screen during rubgy and soccer seasons. Photo by Danielle Voirin. Prior cover: Nature's art.
If you're looking for the February horoscope... My America | Link to archived Planet Waves article by Eric Francis 
 Dear Friend and Reader:Part two of the Love, Lust and Compersion series came out late last night, titled, "Touching the Goddess of Curiosity." The essay covers three topics -- The Problem of the Male Ego, which talks about life in a society without a concept of Goddess; The Question of Loyalty, which looks at how and why people choose monogamy; and The Role of Guilt - and its Opposite, which explores the idea that curiosity (opening up) is the opposite of guilt (shutting down). Here are a few sample paragraphs: "Guilt is to love and happiness what embalming fluid is to human blood. In many relationships, it has come to entirely replace the sense of bonding, friendship and kindness that previously characterized the joining. Our guilt is the means by which we allow other people to control us; when we give up our guilt, we are no longer subject to emotional manipulation, and therefore partners, parents, bosses and so forth can no longer control us; we are free. "As I have suggested, this is usually not done overnight. Guilt is more insidious than a severe cockroach infestation of the psyche. There always seems to be another one. But worse yet is the fact that, once encrypted in a relationship, it becomes part of the unconscious pattern of relating. "If you asked most people what was the opposite of guilt, they would say innocence, but when do we actually feel innocent? How about this: the opposite of guilt is curiosity. "Curiosity is the mind in an expanded state, ready to embrace what comes its way. Guilt is the mind in a contracted state, aware of how bad it feels or how wrong it is. Curiosity is the mind in an open state, welcoming reality into consciousness." In Wednesday night's edition, I'll cover three more topics: All or Nothing Models of Relationship; Too Hot: An Alternative Theory of Jealousy; and Compersion: A Missing Idea. I'll wrap up the non-astrology part with the most interesting article on masturbation you've ever read, or that I have ever written. Then next week, we will look at the astrology behind all these topics, in particular the 8th house; then it ends with a horoscope. So, what was supposed to be one little essay and a horoscope is turning into a little book, issued over the course of two weeks. The price is still $9.95, it includes all prior editions, and it will also include both March 2008 horoscopes in case you happen not to be a subscriber. Please sign up here. Yours & truly,  |
