I stopped by Computer Geek yesterday to get a new battery for my old Iphone. But the process turned out to be more complicated than it first appeared. As Omar, the quirky proprietor, was removing the old battery, it suddenly caught fire! He yelped as a chunk of charred metal flew out of his hand. Acrid plumes of smoke filled the air. I stared in horror. Omar turned on a fan … [Read more...]
Capricorn Solar Eclipse: Let Ganesha Help You
Every year around this time, I tell myself I’m going to do less and enjoy it more. That I won’t let the pressures of the season build up until I become overwhelmed. Yet each year the combination of a lot more socializing and an extra-busy work schedule becomes too much, and exhaustion ensues. How about you? Has the too-muchness gotten to you yet? This year we have an … [Read more...]
Gemini Full Moon: The Saturn Pluto Elephant in the Room
How can we make the elephants in our rooms our ally? In Ivan Krylov’s 1819 fable, “The Inquisitive Man,” he tells of a visitor to a museum who observes many tiny details, but fails to notice the elephant in the room. Since then, that evocative phrase has come to symbolize any enormous, emotionally-charged … [Read more...]
Roll the Dice. It’s the Sagittarius New Moon!
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity,” observed the Roman philosopher Seneca. And certainly, doing your due diligence and being observant can lead to good fortune. But how do you explain a stroke of luck like the one that happened recently to a client of mine? This woman had been invited to a fabulous $1000 a plate fundraising gala. Since she got in free, … [Read more...]
Taurus Full Moon: The Big Reveal
We are about to experience something auspicious that only happens about thirteen times in a century. Astronomers call it a “transit of Mercury,” in which the Winged Messenger passes directly across the Sun. Usually Mercury’s activities are hidden from view during its retrograde phase, but during this transit on November 11 the Winged Messenger in secretive Scorpio will be … [Read more...]
