This week Venus reappears as the Evening Star, in the sign of her exaltation (Pisces) and conjunct magnificent Jupiter. I would expect nothing less, as she's been kicking ass during her recent underworld journey (which began just as Tiger Wood's furious wife took a golf club to the cheater's SUV). In my Oregon town (often called "land of a thousand goddesses" for its many … [Read more...]
It's crazy out there. The traffic jam of transits, retrogrades, and eclipses make this the wrong time for pushing your little boulder up the mountains of the world. But the Capricorn New Moon is an exquisitely appropriate time to rearrange your inner world--dynamically, dramatically. It's an especially fine time to take down your inner know-it-all. Capricorn is home … [Read more...]
An apology and explanation is in order for my December 2nd full moon vision of a people’s bailout. The concept of strengthening the financial system by empowering the people as directly as the government has done for the banks was and is a vision I embrace, a vision worth considering. What I had not thought through was the math which was wrong as I left out an all important … [Read more...]
Ten years ago, along with several hundred other pilgrims, I took a retreat with walking-meditation master Thich Nhat Hahn. We learned to walk very very slowly, mindful of every step, with little concern for our destination. All that mattered was just the rise and fall of each foot, one at a time. This past week that education has really paid off. With Mars and Mercury both … [Read more...]
Dana’s writing… brings the meaning of the planets to life like no other writer in this field. She’s the Meryl Streep of astrological writers: smart, sane, and insightful...”
Jeff Jawer, The Mountain Astrologer
