Dear Friend and Reader: When I was in marine biology class at John Dewey High School, we did an experiment using a technique called chromatography. The simple experiment involved mashing up some seaweed with a mortar and pestle, mixing the pulp with alcohol in a small bowl, and putting in a little sheet of filter … Read more
By Len Wallick Aries (March 20-April 19) — It’s good to cultivate and nourish your inner child. It makes you a more complete, well-rounded human being. It’s not so good if your inner child runs your life. For those of you born with the Moon in Aries, there is some potential for the ‘not so good’ … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Our Pisces Sun is slipping from a conjunction to Neptune (which was exact Wednesday, Feb. 25) into a conjunction with Chiron (exact Saturday, March 7). These slow-moving bodies are forming the backdrop of consciousness right now. Though it’s often difficult to see while we’re in the midst of it, slow-moving planets … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Mercury stationed direct in Aquarius Wednesday, amidst much fanfare, turmoil and loss in the television profession. At the same time, this was an unusually challenging retrograde for we humans and our technology. The whole retrograde process happened in Aquarius, which seems to have emerged in the modern era as the sign … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: You may already be feeling this — Mercury is slowing to its station direct in early Aquarius. This is exact at 9:57 am EST (14:57 UTC) on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Mercury turned to retrograde motion on Jan. 21, right after the Aquarius New Moon. Mercury is stationing direct while in a … Read more