Dear Friend and Reader: Luna slipped into her home sign Cancer overnight and conjoined Mercury, who is now sitting like a beacon in aspect to the Aries Point. By around this time tomorrow the Sun and Moon will meet for the first New Moon after the northern solstice. This lunation is nestled between two inner … Read more
ON THURSDAY, June 14, oil industry officials from around the world gathered at the GO EXPO (Gas and Oil Expo ’07) in Calgary, Alberta, and heard a presentation for an innovative, sustainable replacement for petroleum: a new technology called “Vivoleum.” The presenters represented themselves as executives from ExxonMobil and the National Petroleum Council (an industry organization) and … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Today marks the official end to my sabbatical. Thank you for a month off from weekly horoscopes, clients and those long essays. This was my first break from the weekly horoscope in five years, and I am happy to be back, with a new perspective on things. Thank you to the … Read more
WHAT IF three years ago, I had predicted that a swath of Asia would be wiped out by an earthquake and tsunami, with more than 229,866 lost or missing, and countless lives disrupted? What if I predicted that a paltry $7 billion in humanitarian aid would be donated, by all the governments and all the … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: LAST NIGHT my friend asked me to help her deal with a black widow spider. One of the most poisonous species in North America, the critter had made her web below the step leading into the front door, and no matter how many times the web was removed, she would return. … Read more