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New York, Thursday, April 2, 2020 Dear Friend and Reader: Here is the long view. The United States has until Dec. 21 to get its act together, by which I mean decide what kind of society we want to be. That is the day of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius. Jupiter-Saturn is the answer to … Read more

Dear Friend and Reader: Mars is in the process of changing signs. Today it’s in the last degree of Capricorn (a degree with a conspiratorial feeling, in case that vibe is in the air), and it ingresses Aquarius at 3:43 pm EDT on Monday. The conspiratorial theme is now the one dominating the discussion on … Read more

“Man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.” — Rachel Carson New York, March 28, 2020 Dear Friend and Reader: We who write about the environment invest a lot of energy into convincing people to care, or trying to. It’s not easy, it rarely works, and … Read more

Kingston, NY, Sunday night, March 22, 2020 | Link to original Dear Friend and Reader: I trust this letter finds you doing your best to take care of yourself. At this juncture, your first responsibility is to stay healthy, and then to keep the people around you healthy. Whatever this situation is about — and … Read more

Originally published March 19, 2020 | Link to original Dear Friend and Reader: First, a reality check. This has all happened so fast. One astrological time marker is before and after Mercury retrograde, which was Feb. 16 through March 9. On either side of that three-week span are two different worlds. Two different continents of history. … Read more