Dear Friend and Reader: STUDYING ASTROLOGY, it’s not just that we can afford to go past the cultural rhetoric that surrounds a news event — we have a responsibility to do so. Whether someone is popular or not, or misunderstood or not, astrology’s job is to bring its light of awareness where we need it. … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: WE ARE reaching the conclusion of a long cluster of planetary events that began with Mars going retrograde a few months ago. I’ve described the sequence a few times before. With the approaching lunar eclipse, we are entering a peak of this energy. With so much behind us, we can now … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: WITH THE AQUARIUS eclipse of the Sun behind us, a lot of tension has let itself go, though it may take some time to catch up with us emotionally. Eclipses build for months, and help us create patterns that last for months. Luna is still in its earliest new phase right … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: MIKE BROWN is one of the great astronomers of our day. I say this because he and his team have made some of the most significant discoveries in recent astronomical history — in particular, Eris and Sedna. Yet what is more, he has a gift for giving planets names that are bold, original and … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: THIS WEEK, a friend sent me one of those YouTube videos about the rise of fascism in America. We’ve all seen them, right? The video said that Mexico , the United States and Canada had formed a secret allegiance and were planning to abolish their respective currencies and introduce the amero, akin to … Read more