In Canada, They Call it Therapy

Dear Friend and Reader: AT OMEGA INSTITUTE last weekend, I did something that in retrospect was pretty daring — start a bunch of relatively new astrology students working with Chiron transits. Looking at the events and experiences surrounding several past Chiron transits is one of the most efficient ways to get an understanding of a … Read more

Planet Waves Inner Space – June 2008

Aries (March 20-April 19) I suggest you make a long list of improvements you need to make to your home, pick the top three, and start them now. If you do, you’ll very likely gather momentum and keep this project going in the long run. Aries come in all shapes and sizes; some are obsessed with … Read more

Planet Waves Monthly – June 2008

MERCURY RETROGRADE IN Gemini is the top astrological story this month, interesting in part because Mercury is the planet associated with Gemini. Mercury retrograde often causes people a lot more grief than is necessary, mostly because we get stuck in patterns and tend to be so resistant to change. More than that, I notice that … Read more

The Shape of Time

Dear Friend and Reader: IN HIS COLUMN last month in Chronogram, Jason Stern raised what he called “the question of destiny,” asking, “Are the stories of our lives already written in a book of time while we are left to helplessly fulfill a preset plot? And of course there’s the question of the larger world, and … Read more

From the Ground In: Taurus Birthdays for 2008

Dear Taurus: THEME ONE in the coming few seasons is money, but it’s impossible to separate this from Theme Two: self-respect. Let’s take it from the top. Taurus is allegedly the sign of money, but I’m not so sure. It may be the sign of what we possess, value and have access to, but those … Read more