Dear Friend and Reader: IN THESE DAYS, the Sun is making conjunctions to the natal Eris of just about every person walking the planet. Eris is now in Aries, where it first arrived in the 1920s and where it will be through the 2040s. For the first time, we have a major astrological factor where … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: WITH TODAY’S Full Moon, we are witnessing what happens when you thrust Pluto in Capricorn into the spotlight for the first time. The news has been throbbing. So have a lot of people’s heads. The pressure is on; the canary in the coal mine looks dizzy. This week it seems that … Read more
And if only fools are kind, Alfie, then I guess it’s wise to be cruel. — Burt Bacharach WHEN I WAS living in Brussels, the seat of the European Commission (akin to the central government of Europe), I got to know some of the sex workers there. Belgium is close to the Netherlands and prostitution, … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: THIS WEEK in the Seattle area, the subprime mortage crisis appears to have arrived at the top of the housing market. A development of model homes called The Street of Dreams, located in Snohomish County, Washington, was burned in an apparent arson. The homes, which were for sale for $1.6 to $1.9 million … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: I’ve noticed that holidays tend to be associated with events relating to their names. For instance, a lot of people experiment with independence on Independence Day. We tend to get crucified around Christmas (it’s too long of a wait till Good Friday), and we can take a leap on Leap Day. … Read more