James Hubbell’s gorgeous shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Old Mission San Diego. Photo by Anna Day Mona. At the New Year, we long for a fresh start and a clean slate. Yet all over the world, illness and restrictions continue. How are we to set our 2022 intentions and feel confident about meeting them, when things are still so unclear? There are several astrological … [Read more...]

Beyond all ideas of right and wrong doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.  --Rumi In a recent talk at Agape International Spiritual Center, Rev. Julie Moret spoke to the crazy times we live in. She gave tips on learning to roll with life and build up resilience, so you won’t be buffeted to and fro by all the fear-mongering and changeable circumstances. One simple way, … [Read more...]

I just deleted my profile on an online matchmaking site. Ninety dollars down the drain! The endless parade of unappealing men and clever scammers was just too much for me. I realized I’d fallen prey to a “cat-fishing” scheme after communicating with one of these fakers for an entire week. There must be a better way to meet decent men, right? Cat-fishing is just one of many … [Read more...]

Visible across the North American continent in the predawn hours on Friday, this Blood Moon will be the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century, at its peak, covering 97 % of the Moon.  From the west coast, you can start watching at 11:00 pm on Thursday.  But what will it mean for you? In his book Why the World Doesn’t End, Michael Meade shares the Apache tale of an … [Read more...]

You’re swimming along the cold, dark bottom of a river, fingers probing the mud, when suddenly you feel something hard and metallic. After carefully prying it loose, you rise to the surface with the bronze head of an ancient Hindu god, liberated from his watery grave after twelve centuries! This is just what’s been happening recently on the Musi River in Indonesia, where … [Read more...]