Mercury, Weaving the Story of Nessus

Those children who are beaten will in turn give beatings, those who are intimidated will be intimidating, those who are humiliated will impose humiliation, and those whose souls are murdered will murder. — Alice Miller Dear Friend and Reader: Nessus, the third centaur planet (discovered in 1993), recently entered water sign Pisces. This is a slow-moving … Read more

Cosmic Confidential: My Life as a Horoscope Writer

Dear Friend and Reader: Horoscopes are a writing form that’s close to my heart for two reasons. One is that reading the Patric Walker column in The New York Post in the early 1990s was the first demonstration to me of how relevant astrology could be. I knew astrology existed, and I knew astrologers, but I did … Read more

Inner Space Monthly Horoscope for June 2014

Inner Space Monthly Horoscope for June 2014 | By Eric Francis For most of 2014 so far, we’ve been under the influence of inner-planet retrogrades, a distinctive feature of this year. First was Venus, then Mercury, then Mars. Now Mercury begins an interesting retrograde on June 7, which ends July 1. I say interesting because … Read more

A Glass-Bottomed Boat Reveals Undersea Wonders

Dear Friend and Client: In her 1951 cult classic Esoteric Astrology, Alice A. Bailey describes Gemini as one of the most important signs of the zodiac. If you took a survey, most people would probably not say this. It’s not Aquarius, of Age of Aquarius fame. It’s not Aries, of Aries Point fame. It’s not the … Read more

The Radical Notion that Men Are People

Dear Friend and Reader: Mars stations direct in Libra on Monday, after being retrograde since March 1. In modern astrology, Mars is the planet of desire, motivation, drive, impetus, volition and aggression, named for the Roman god of war. Our society has Mars issues. We have too many wars. We spend too much money on … Read more