Simply Stated

Aries Solar Returns , part two By Priya Kale with Eric Francis THERE IS a compelling force that is now pushing you forward into new territory which you can’t see but only feel at the moment. A Mercury-Uranus conjunction on the North Node in your solar 12th house Pisces is the astrology you are speaking … Read more

Ceres Equinox

THE COMBINED Mercury station direct, soon to move beyond echo phase (when Mercury finally enters new territory), the solar eclipse last Sunday and the vernal equinox earlier this week, have combined to push many people and things through turning points, some of them difficult. Even though this is an equinox, which is about balance, we … Read more

Thema Mundi: The Chart of the World

ONE OF my esoteric teachers, the late Arthur Joseph Kushner of New Paltz, liked to say there was a time when all things began. Sometimes the best teachings are the very simplest, though this is an easy one to forget. All that exists has its origins in time. Things and activities that date to immemorial antiquity did … Read more

Greetings from Baltimore

Dear Friend and Reader: Today through Monday, I’ll be at the NCGR conference in Baltimore. For Friday’s edition my old friend and writing partner (now noted musician and speaker) Scott Kalechstein is standing in for my essay. The Planet Waves weekly horoscope is below. Meantime, Chelsea Bottinelli, Priya Kale and Deirdre Tanton are checking out the goings-on … Read more

The Gingerbread House

“The construction of your gingerbread house will closely follow the building concepts of a real house. Proper planning is essential. You can make the gingerbread ahead of time, making sure to let it thoroughly cool in a dry area before wrapping securely to store. Be sure to allow plenty of time to put the pieces … Read more