The reality of sexual trauma and the paradox of healing

Everyone struggles with sex, by which I mean sex, its associated emotions, and its many results. At least I don’t know anyone who does not, or who has not done so significantly at some time. Most of the struggle is silent; most goes unnamed. Yet some blend of longing, pain, confusion, guilt and shame reside in the back of nearly…

Weekly Horoscope for May 15 by Eric Francis

Taurus (April 19-May 20) — The Sun’s alignment to the revolutionary Prometheus, incorrectly named Uranus, will shock you out of your pseudo conservatism and any need to impress others with how prim and proper you are. That’s a load of horse shit that can best be left in the compost heap.

Input is not experience

In local news, we are approaching the Scorpio Full Moon, which takes place Monday, May 12. In global news, we are approaching the conjunction of Chiron and Eris in Aries. Something like this last happened in 1971-1972, and we as individuals and a society are still reeling from its effects.

Weekly Horoscope for May 8 by Eric Francis

Consciousness proceeds from the inside out, and if you’re confused, try that on as a working method. Awareness means inner awareness. You exist within yourself, though the whole movement of society right now is that there is no “within” and there is no “yourself” and soon you will be replaced by an android whose voice is a replica of your own.

Weekly Horoscope for May 1 by Eric Francis

Consciousness proceeds from the inside out, and if you’re confused, try that on as a working method. Awareness means inner awareness. You exist within yourself, though the whole movement of society right now is that there is no “within” and there is no “yourself” and soon you will be replaced by an android whose voice is a replica of your own.