Planet Waves :: Libra Equinox: In Search of Justice

Libra Equinox: In Search of Justice The judge said, “Guilty” in a make-believe trial, Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile and said, “Supper’s waiting at home and I got to get to it.” — Bobby Russell Dear Friend and Reader: If there was a silver lining to Wednesday night’s human sacrifice of … Read more

Whatever That Thing Is

Dear Friend and Reader: I recently mentioned a conjunction developing in mid-Sagittarius, aligned with a body called the Great Attractor. The alignment was precise to the arc minute this week, which I trust opened a door to its meaning. I associate it with a kind of toxic spirituality that is on the loose lately. The conjunction … Read more

The Harvest Moon & the Pegasus Syndrome

By Gary P. Caton Traditionally, the Full Moon closest to the fall equinox is called the Harvest Moon. The idea is that for a few days the light from the Full Moon allows farmers to work later, and helps them to bring in their crops. Because of the shallow angle the ecliptic (the path of … Read more

Sept. 11, 2001: Call it what it is

Dear Friend and Reader: So here we are, at the 10-year mark of the Sept. 11 incident. Wars are still being fought, lives are being taken, there is chaos in the Middle East, and everyone who boards an airplane or makes a phone call is treated as a potential terrorist. Politicians will lay wreaths and … Read more

The Chaos Generator

Dear Friend and Reader: A few days before Hurricane Irene visited New York and New England, I picked up the I Ching that I keep in my bathroom nutshell library, and opened randomly to Hexagram 18, Disruption. This is a little like The Tower, or the rune Hagalaz, but the I Ching is more philosophical than most interpretations of … Read more