Dear Friend and Reader: Mars has been direct for a little more than a week. This is describing a new phase of astrological life, outside the somewhat contained experience of Mars retrograde from April 17 through June 29. Inner planet retrogrades can feel like bubbles of time. What happens inside the bubble tends to stay … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: What the heck just happened with that Mars retrograde and its station direct yesterday? No doubt you’ve been trying to notice what you feel, paying especially close attention to what you have and have not wanted to do; maybe you’ve checked back over your journal entries between mid-April and now. But … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Have I mentioned that I’ve been trying to figure out the internet? I was aware that when you click on something, something new appears on the screen. I knew if you post a naked picture to Facebook they kick you out for a while. What I’m talking about is the same … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Recent events have lots of people wanting to retreat into a metaphorical shell of some kind; to protect the tender parts of ourselves with some form of armor, or to turn the hard parts of ourselves toward the world. Yet what the world needs most is for us to stay present … Read more
“When this kind of fire starts, it is very hard to put out. The tender boughs of innocence burn first, and the wind rises, and then all goodness is in jeopardy.” — The Log Lady speaking to Laura in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Dear Friend and Reader: Today is the big day. This morning Uranus aligned … Read more