Steal Your Face: The Astrology of Privacy

Dear Friend and Reader: When news broke that the National Security Agency was tapping telephones and skimming emails of American citizens, I wondered why people were not more concerned. This was in late 2005, when we also learned the same day that The New York Times had sat on the story for a year. We learned simultaneously … Read more

Alt Horoscope for April 2009

By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) Usually this is an outgoing time of year for you, though lately one eye seems to be turned inward. That’s a good direction for it; there is no vision like inner vision. Be patient as you go through the deep experience of Venus moving backward through your sign … Read more

Venus square Pluto: In Theory and Practice

Dear Friend and Reader: Today, Venus retrograde is in an exact square to Pluto, inching her way toward the Aries Point. The square was exact at 6:21 am ET and because Venus is slow and powerful in the sky, it’s within exact orb as you read this. I’ve been working up to this aspect in … Read more

Planet Waves Inner Space for April 2009

By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) You seem committed enough to moving forward, though in the background you appear to have your doubts. This is annoying, because you want to get things done; but the resistance you’re feeling has a purpose. The question really comes down to how you feel about yourself, and on … Read more

Love Me Till My Heart Stops

They come here alone and they leave in twos Except for you and me who just came to use If you’re all done like you said you’d be What are you doing hanging out with me?  — Elliott Smith, “Whatever (Folksong in C)” Dear Friend and Reader: Kaila Ann Watson didn’t have an ideal childhood. Nobody … Read more