Eris is Spending the Weekend

Dear Friend and Reader: I haven’t mentioned Eris for a while. Those of you newer to Planet Waves may not have been privy to prior discussions, so I’ll make sure this article links to resources in case you want to go deeper into this truly contemporary astrology subject that is so rarely mentioned. Eris was … Read more

Moonshine Horoscope — Libra Full Moon Edition

By Len Wallick Aries (March 20-April 19) — Keep track of your personal energy level. Doing so could very well be your way of keeping your finger on the pulse of the world. Additionally (and probably more importantly), keep track of what is going on in your head when you either want to jump up excited … Read more

The Human Element

Dear Friend and Reader: There’s that moment early in Dr. Strangelove, the 1964 masterpiece by Stanley Kubrick, where one of the president’s top advisors is explaining to the president and all of his military leaders how a lower-level officer has managed to start a nuclear war that nobody can end. That top advisor, Gen. Buck Turgidson, … Read more

In The Dark

Dear Friend and Reader: In the late 1980s I was studying A Course in Miracles as a student at a community in New Jersey called Miracle Manor. This was my first immersion in New Age thinking, in a time when the New Age was all the rage. Up until then, my inner pursuits had been directed not … Read more

The True Colors of Uranus Square Pluto

Dear Friend and Reader: When I was in marine biology class at John Dewey High School, we did an experiment using a technique called chromatography. The simple experiment involved mashing up some seaweed with a mortar and pestle, mixing the pulp with alcohol in a small bowl, and putting in a little sheet of filter … Read more