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“I’ve got good news. That gum you like is going to come back in style.” — The Man from Another Place, from Twin Peaks, Season 1, Episode 3, 1990 Dear Friend and Reader: In astrology, Jupiter represents style trends, among many other things. The largest of the planets (1,200 times the size of Earth) orbits our … Read more

Dear Friend and Reader: Tonight and for the next few days, we experience the Leo New Moon and the peak of Venus retrograde — Venus conjunct the Sun. Within a short time, the Moon forms a conjunction with the Sun (Friday at 10:53 am EDT or 14:53 UTC) , followed soon after by Venus doing … Read more

Dear Friend and Reader: You’re familiar with the idea of hubris, yes? It’s that amplified blend of blind, stubborn ego and overreaching that spelled the tragic downfall of many a character in the myths and dramas of Greek antiquity. In our society, lack of self-esteem seems to be a much more common and debilitating condition … Read more

Dear Friend and Reader: Imagine you are focused intently on making your car fit into a tight parallel-parking space. You get it partway in, but maybe your approach wasn’t quite right. At a certain point, you realize that going back and forth at the same angle isn’t getting you where you want to go. You … Read more