Dear Friend and Reader: When I get into a habit of staying in my photo studio, I’m isolated from television (and surrounded by art), and somehow my life is different. Besides not being blasted with advertising, I am relieved of the burden of a non-stop barrage of that which is supposed to scare me, for … Read more
By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) The sad truth is that most people will act not based on what they want or what they think is right, but on the supposition of what they think their friends might think. You can afford to stay centered on your own values, or your own message to … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: In the late Sixties, shortly after the last series of Saturn-Uranus oppositions, a song called “The Weight” was included on the first album by The Band. Though it got plenty of airplay in its first years, it was never top-40 a hit for the original artists in the United States. But … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Today the Sun reaches 15 degrees of Aquarius — the exact midpoint of that sign. This is called Imbolc, which means “in the belly” or “in the milk.” This acknowledges that we are at the depths of winter; though today is a northern hemisphere holiday called Midwinter, the exact midpoint between … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Within a day or so of the Aquarius eclipse overnight Sunday to Monday, a woman gave birth to octuplets, one of the few births of eight live children on record. Nearly 100,000 jobs were reported lost by American industry. A recently unemployed man shot his family of five, then killed himself. … Read more