These days, the world can seem like a dilapidated vehicle with expired registration, careening headlong toward the edge of a cliff. The sheer scope of humanity's troubles is enough to make you want to take to your bed, pull the blankets over your head, and wait for it all to pass. Ideally, of course, we would learn from our current crises rather than simply enduring them - … [Read more...]
The Sabian symbol for this week’s Aquarius New Moon (Jan. 24, 1:42 pm PST, 4.21 Aquarius) degree, A council of ancestors, reminds me of a story from my youth. I was 17 years old, touring with my high school jazz choir and staying at a farmhouse somewhere in rural Oregon. I’d come down with a truly heinous cold and, after a long, difficult day, had fallen into a hard slumber. … [Read more...]
It’s been a chilly holiday season here in San Diego. Not when compared to anyplace with real weather, of course, but the discomfort is real enough to us. Cold is a relative thing, and when a place that seldom sees daytime highs below 65 degrees experiences a string of days in the 50s, folks around here get a little testy. Of course, we’re testy – scared, really – about a lot … [Read more...]
I was born with the Moon in Gemini, and I’ve been a writer ever since I can remember. Growing up, whenever I needed to relax, to reconnect with myself, I’d write something. Usually it wasn’t anything profound. Sometimes, it was as simple as composing lists of things I wanted to do and be in life. But there was always something about the sheer act of writing that I found … [Read more...]
Dana Gerhardt, the founder of this website, once wrote, "Feeling envious of someone else means you're not thinking big enough for yourself." Leave it to a Sagittarian to remind us of our limitless potential! Realizing that potential, however, relies on cultivating a vibrant imagination. Envisioning something that hasn't existed before is not unique to people born under the … [Read more...]
