The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is a mass twice the size of Texas, made up of trillions of pieces of plastic trash. Metastasizing for years in international waters, it was an out-of-control problem for which nobody had a solution. Until The Ocean Cleanup arrived on the scene. Founded in 2013 by Dutch whiz-kid Boyan Slat at the tender age of 18, the non-profit … [Read more...]
Libra Full Moon: A Cuddle or a Kick
We all need love in one form or another! In 2015, a 3 ½ pound wallaby (a petite variety of kangaroo) was found by the side of a road in Grafton, New South Wales. He may have been tiny, but this youngster had an instinct for survival. He bravely walked up to a potential rescuer and held out his arms asking to be picked up. No one knows why Doodlebug (as he was later named) … [Read more...]
Aries New Moon: Warrior Spirit
When Viola Davis, sculpted and strengthened after months of training, first stood in the garb of the Agojie warrior women, with her bare feet in the African soil, it was the apex of not just the seven-year push to produce The Woman King, but of a lifelong battle to fully express her warrior nature. “Whenever you’re doing anything new,” Davis told the AP News, “it requires … [Read more...]
Virgo Full Moon: Crow Wisdom
What message might the crow have for you at this Full Moon? Recently, I was watching a show with my cat on my lap when we were startled by three loud crow caws outside the window just behind our heads. This was unusual, as crows are rarely out at night. Three caws can signify danger, so I resolved to be extra careful in the near future. The Druid Animal Oracle … [Read more...]
Pisces New Moon: Born Anew
The world took a collective gasp last week when volunteer rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby from the rubble of the catastrophic earthquake in Antakya, Turkey. The poor tyke had been trapped for 128 hours – over five days! – underground. Dusty and hungry but otherwise unharmed, the little boy with the limpid grey eyes immediately became a viral sensation. Beaming from ear to … [Read more...]