It’s April and not for fools or the faint of heart will this particular season of the season of the Ram be. The Sun on the first day has a conflict with the underworld king, Pluto, and the moon hangs in a specific slice of Pisces seen as a place of impermanence . That aspect, … Continued
This was certainly a major deterrent to my plans for the day. Why didn’t they hold the festival in a bigger theater? They had never before given out these cards two hours ahead of a movie at this festival. I decided they must changed the rules and not told anyone. So we waited … Continued
March begins on an almost quiet note with six planets in Pisces (the Sun, Moon, Neptune, Chiron, Mars, and Mercury) all in the sign of the double fishes swimming in opposite directions. Confusion has arrived at the very least. Neptune, ruler of the cosmic seas, reigns supreme now. The new moon on the fourth aligns … Continued
Last week my friend’s son Andrew was killed on the freeway. He got out of his car to rescue an animal. Was it a rabbit? A dog? Why did he do that? He worked at the zoo; animals were his children. A policeman banged on his parents’ door at 3 am, shining a flashlight … Continued
“Gung shi fat Tsai,” or “Congratulations and Get Rich,” is a Mandarin saying most appropriate to welcome the February 2011 Chinese New Year: the Year of the Rabbit (or Cat, in Vietnamese astrology). Rabbit people are generally said to be reserved, have excellent taste, and hardly lose their temper. They are kind, tend to be … Continued
Hello 2011. It’s January and the beginning of a new year is a chance to start fresh and follow through on all of those commitments we made to ourselves –to lose weight, exercise more, aim higher, etc. Sometimes we follow through on our promises, and other times we let them slide as quickly as we … Continued