No sooner had the Thanksgiving leftovers been stowed away than my Facebook feed erupted in verbal fistfights about the language of the holiday season. Evidently, “Happy Holidays” is no longer a gently inclusive expression of good will, but the opening salvo in a new Crusades. And forget about “Xmas” as well, warned an indignant friend who demanded we “keep Christ in Christmas!” … [Read more...]
Calling Gemini at this New Moon
It’s another New Moon: when the magically minded make wishes and astrologers attempt to divine this cycle’s intentions. The wishes you make now may indeed be super-powered, but if you don’t have a strong relationship with the archetypes, don’t expect special favors. If you rarely spend quality time with your siblings or neighbors, don’t expect them to leap at the chance to … [Read more...]
Gemini New Moon: Moving On
The recent Scorpio Full Moon conjunct Saturn combined with a stationary (extra powerful) Mars brought this year’s second heat wave to San Diego – resulting in a series of devastating fires in North County. Friends evacuated their homes as the Santa Ana winds whipped through vulnerable areas. Facebook proliferated with scary photos and breaking news—such as the century-old … [Read more...]
Gemini New Moon: Join the Greater Conversation
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...]
The Voice of Wisdom
Our spirit guide for Gemini’s New Moon journey is Mercury. This trickster god of small talk, idle speculation, and airy fantasies has another, deeper side. Known to the Greeks as Hermes, and to the Egyptians as Thoth, he is the god of wisdom, the inventor of writing and commerce, also the primary guide for travelers, including the dead who journey to the underworld. In the … [Read more...]
