Life During Wartime

Last night, one of my clients in The Awakening series of live readings said, “I don’t trust anything anymore.” That about sums up the total effect of the environment we are living in. Beyond the horrifying impact of specific events — the shootings, the holy wars, the nuclear threats, the sex scandals, the fires, the floods, and…

Weekly Horoscope for Jan. 16, 2025 by Eric Francis

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — There is something driving you, by which I mean a source of motivation. The question is whether it’s about engaging your feelings, or avoiding them. It looks as if you’re split down the middle on this, though powerful forces are insisting that you actually confront how you feel.

Weekly Horoscope for Jan. 9, 2025 by Eric Francis

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) — It will help if you set aside presumptions and expectations of others, and ask them what they want. You may also politely inquire whether something is troubling them — if you think something might be. However, be prepared for a tale of woe, and consider that there are other points of view…

Jimmy Carter and the Crisis of Democracy

This has been quite a week for pomp and ritual in Washington, DC. On Monday was broadcast the certification of the Electoral College results, an all-day affair consisting of top congressional officials and Vice President Harris opening envelopes from the fifty states and determining that each one looked kosher.

Is anyplace safe?

That we began the year with a national tragedy does not surprise anyone. We are past any form of shock from mass-kill events. The surprises now come in the press release. Early New Year’s morning, we are told that a guy with a rented pickup truck drove into crowds along Bourbon…