Here is a retrospective of early Planet Waves covers.
Planet Waves is a teenager! I posted the first edition of planetwaves.net on the eve of winter solstice 1998. The image above is sort of what it looked like — the orange and yellow burst was on the first edition of the page, though the scripted logo was white. From the beginning, my concept was for an advertising-free, reader-sponsored website, with diverse content that spanned the approximate spectrum of astrology, environmental issues and sex/relationships — in visually rich presentation.
Looking at the Planet Waves project today, I would say we’re about halfway to that vision. The part of the vision that we do have is some momentum on an astrological philosophy — one that includes not just ‘the cosmos’ but also people and the world. I am aware that we’re breaking ground on several different fronts, and our readers tell us we’re a place they come back to again and again for both nourishment and shelter from the storm.
Planet Waves has always been, and will always be, a group effort. By that I mean both that I’ve had a lot of help, and that the work is divided over many hands. I look to the people who work for Planet Waves, and our readers, and my clients, as a source of wisdom, of guidance and of spiritual grounding. That’s why we have plenty of ideas to share with you. And we are indeed reader-sponsored, which is a gesture of mutual trust.