Dear Friend and Reader: You’re familiar with the idea of hubris, yes? It’s that amplified blend of blind, stubborn ego and overreaching that spelled the tragic downfall of many a character in the myths and dramas of Greek antiquity. In our society, lack of self-esteem seems to be a much more common and debilitating condition … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Imagine you are focused intently on making your car fit into a tight parallel-parking space. You get it partway in, but maybe your approach wasn’t quite right. At a certain point, you realize that going back and forth at the same angle isn’t getting you where you want to go. You … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Venus stations retrograde this weekend, a somewhat rare event in astrology. Because Venus is so close to the Earth, it’s retrograde the least of all the planets — for about six weeks every 18 months, or 7% of the time. Just for comparison, Mercury is retrograde for triple the number of … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Our friendly little robot flew through the Pluto-Charon system on Tuesday morning, and people are talking about it. It’s beautiful how much everyone seems to care. Mike Brown, the discoverer of Eris and the demoter of Pluto, was right the first time around — Pluto is a cultural planet. Regardless of … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Wednesday, July 8, was a strange day in world news. It was also the day that Mercury changed signs, ingressing Cancer after spending more than two months in Gemini due to the recent retrograde. (Normally, Mercury goes through a sign in about three weeks.) Remember that whole thing? That crazy psychic … Read more