Dear Friend and Reader: So much is happening. Sometimes it seems like one of our newfangled days is as eventful as an old-fashioned month. Domestic and international news have been as astonishing and infuriating as ever. War and famine still profoundly afflict the human race, which seems far more inventive at creating problems than at … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Horoscopes are a writing form that’s close to my heart for two reasons. One is that reading the Patric Walker column in The New York Post in the early 1990s was the first demonstration to me of how relevant astrology could be. I knew astrology existed, and I knew astrologers, but I did … Read more
Link to original Dear Friend and Reader: Horoscopes are a writing form that’s close to my heart for two reasons. One is that reading the Patric Walker column in The New York Post in the early 1990s was the first demonstration to me of how relevant astrology could be. I knew astrology existed, and I knew astrologers, … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: As you know, I am passionate about news astrology, and using it as a way to illustrate the personal impact of current events on our private lives. I’m equally passionate about personal astrology — the kind that helps us figure out where we’re at in life and how to consider our … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: The astrology of the moment is the Sun’s interior conjunction with Venus. This is the midpoint of the Venus retrograde process (please see SKY section below), when Venus passes exactly between the Earth and the Sun. Venus stations direct on Jan. 31. Venus retrogrades don’t tend to cause the commotion that Mercury … Read more