Taking the Leap

Dear Friend and Reader: I’ve noticed that holidays tend to be associated with events relating to their names. For instance, a lot of people experiment with independence on Independence Day. We tend to get crucified around Christmas (it’s too long of a wait till Good Friday), and we can take a leap on Leap Day. … Read more

Pisces Birthdays for 2008

Dear Fellow Fish, At long last, the Sun is in our sign, that always feels good. Fish need water. I said to a friend yesterday that there should be four water signs, not just the usual three. Then I realized that in some ways Aquarius (which is an air sign, though nobody seems to know … Read more

Castro and Chiron

Dear Friend and Reader: STUDYING ASTROLOGY, it’s not just that we can afford to go past the cultural rhetoric that surrounds a news event — we have a responsibility to do so. Whether someone is popular or not, or misunderstood or not, astrology’s job is to bring its light of awareness where we need it. … Read more

Easing Into It :: March Monthly Horoscope

By Eric Francis March is the home to the Aries equinox, when night equals day everywhere from Greenland to Singapore to Antarctica. This is a time for pushing out of the darkness and seeing the many new possibilities that life has to offer — and that you have to offer life. Work with a conscious … Read more

Mercury and the Moon

Dear Friend and Reader: WE ARE reaching the conclusion of a long cluster of planetary events that began with Mars going retrograde a few months ago. I’ve described the sequence a few times before. With the approaching lunar eclipse, we are entering a peak of this energy. With so much behind us, we can now … Read more