Mars Conjunct Chiron & ‘Toxic Masculinity’

Dear Friend and Reader: Today, our nearby planetary neighbor Mars is aligned with Chiron, the holistic planet of healing. The Mars-Chiron conjunction happens about once every two years, so while it occurs regularly, it’s a meaningful aspect. This time around, it’s happening in Aries. This is the third of three Mars-Chiron conjunctions while Chiron is … Read more

Mars Conjunct Chiron & ‘Toxic Masculinity’

Mars is necessary to get anything done. It’s about desire, initiative and motivation — and it’s almost always blamed on men. What is toxic masculinity? Is healing from these ideas possible?

Beyond the Tatters: The Springtime of Our Lives

Dear Friend and Reader: I’m not sure how to get through the collective amnesia of the past four years. I never really know how to speak to the trauma, collective and individual, that was inflicted on us. I’m not sure I want to be the one who adds up the costs we have all paid, … Read more

Beyond the Tatters: The Springtime of Our Lives

Dear Friend and Reader: I’m not sure how to get through the collective amnesia of the past four years. I never really know how to speak to the trauma, collective and individual, that was inflicted on us. I’m not sure I want to be the one who adds up the costs we have all paid, … Read more

Breaking Consensus: First Real-Time Test of Pluto in Aquarius is Coming Soon

We sometimes wonder what this whole digital thing is about. Eric McLuhan got it right when he said to consider the “deep disorientation of intellect and destabilization of culture throughout the world,” an effect of what electrical devices to do body-consciousness. All of the inner planets will soon make conjunctions to Pluto in Aquarius. We will … Read more