If you’ve ever taken a Bikram yoga class, then you know the meaning of the word endurance. Now imagine swimming 110 miles in shark-infested waters for 53 hours straight. Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad made headlines this week for doing just that, becoming the first person to brave the waves from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. Emerging onto the Key West … [Read more...]
On July 22, Mars joined royal Jupiter to herald the birth of a prince. Though he entered the world with his Sun at the last degree of Cancer, Prince George’s arrival triggered the kind of ecstatic joy and adoration that’s pure Leo (and reflective of the Aquarius-Leo Full Moon a few hours later). The jubilant energy was over the top, especially in Britain, where people … [Read more...]
The ancient Mayans were aware of an energy that connects each living being to heaven. They called this energy Eb, or blood lightning—the vital force which drives consciousness. When I first heard the term, I was so taken with it that I decided to call the movie I’m writing Blood Lightning. It seemed appropriate to my theme of a young woman coming into her spiritual power during … [Read more...]
When I inherited the family home two years ago, it came with the phone number my folks had acquired in 1951. It just felt wrong to dispose of a line that had represented my family for so long, even though keeping it means paying two phone bills each month. So I’ve retained the land line despite the fact that telemarketers are my most frequent callers. Meanwhile, I’ve resisted … [Read more...]
Do you have a love-hate relationship with your appetite? Sometimes it seems like life would be easier (and your waistline slimmer) if that ice cream sundae or cheesy corn soufflé no longer held any appeal. Yet your appetite keeps you connected to your body and its instinctive pleasures. If your appetite disappeared, so would your will to live. On the astrological wheel, … [Read more...]
