Night Train — plus your Monday horoscope

Published Feb. 2, 2020 | Link to original Dear Friend and Reader: I am entertaining myself writing horoscopes on an all-night train ride from Zaporizhzhia to Kyiv. This is a USSR model railway car, and the trip is 12 hours, alternately crawling, chugging and cruising through the eastern European countryside, making every stop. We are … Read more

The Day of Class: Birthdays and Your Week Ahead Astrology for Feb. 2-7, 2020

If Your Birthday is Sunday, Feb. 2 The Day of Class | Order the Aquarius Astrology Studio | All Other Signs Take full advantage of the numerous opportunities that come your way this year. Emotionally fulfilling relationship connections are possible, likewise creative openings that enhance financial security and self-esteem. Stimulating, constructive potential abounds in your … Read more

This is a Test: War of the Worlds

Originally published Oct. 27, 2016 | Link to original Dear Friend and Reader: For his weekly program on Halloween eve of 1938, a young Orson Welles tried something new. For some months, his Mercury Theater on the Air had run on Columbia Broadcasting System (the CBS Radio Network) with a small listenership. On the evening … Read more

The Mayans, Juno and the Abyss

Originally published Dec. 14, 2012 | Link to original Dear Friend and Reader: It’s time for yet another visit with the chart for 12/21/12 before the event itself. Well, maybe ‘event’ is too strong of a word, though this seems to be the conclusion of a 5,125-year span of history that began on Aug. 11, … Read more

Something About Juno

Originally published Nov. 23, 2012 | Link to original Dear Friend and Reader: The long-anticipated winter solstice of 2012 is now just weeks away. I may be one of the few people who has been considering the 2012 issue for 25 years who did not make a religion out of this event, which marks the … Read more