Beltane: All Wealth Comes from the Earth

Dear Friend and Reader: A few times I got to hang out with one of my now-departed neighbors in the Hudson Valley, legendary music agent Alfred Schweitzman. His client list reads like the roster of our most beloved crop of Ulster County rock stars (including The Band and Todd Rundgren) among many others. He used to give the best New Year’s … Read more

Inner Space Horoscopes for May 2013

Planet Waves Inner Space Horoscopes for May 2013 | By Eric Francis May is characterized by eclipses, the last two in a series of three that began with a lunar eclipse in Scorpio on April 25. Arriving twice a year, eclipse phases are times of rapid change and development. They can be evolutionary moments, and … Read more

Moonshine Horoscopes — Scorpio Full Moon Edition

Aries (March 20-April 19) — You have recently been questioning many previously held beliefs about who you are and what you want. At times, this may have felt chaotic, like you did not have a clear vision of “you.” This week’s powerful Scorpio Full Moon will help you move through a sort of doorway, into a … Read more

What Would St. Francis Do?

Dear Friend and Reader: Just as the fathers of the Roman Catholic Church were getting ready to elect a new pope, The Independent, a respected U.K. newspaper, reported that the Vatican had purchased a €23 million ($30 million) share of a Roman apartment block that houses the Europa Multiclub, reputed to be Europe’s most famous gay sauna. … Read more

Out To The Edge

Dear Friend and Reader: Thanks to this past Wednesday’s Aries New Moon conjunct Eris, I knew this would be an interesting week. That’s usually as far as I go with predictions; I don’t want to spoil the fun. What we experienced was no ordinary New Moon. It was conjunct a relatively recent major discovery (Eris … Read more