A Love Alchemist’s Interview, Part One
When it comes to practitioners who are technically savvy, astrology has a pretty deep bench. But few astrologers combine technical know-how with strong, compelling writing – and fewer still do it with as much heart, enthusiasm, and panache as my friend Jessica Shepherd. A few months ago, the proprietress of …
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Shannon chooses a wedding date
Shannon of SignsOfPotential.com – a top-notch writer and a solid astrologer – has posted a three-part series about using astrology to choose the date for her recent wedding. She was helped along in her efforts, I’m proud to say, by my tutorial; but what’s wonderful about her series is the …
Read MoreNew Moon in my 8th house: Other people’s projects
This may seem ironic in view of my last post… but here are a few things my colleagues are up to that I thought you might find interesting. The witty, urbane, and whimsically Canadian Matthew Currie has published the first in a series of small yet delectable e-books. This one …
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Pucker up – Lemmys!
When my friend, astrologer Fern Feto Spring (calm, wise, and soulful voice of Wisestars.net) told me she’d nominated me for a Lemmy award, I didn’t know what the heck she was talking about. Then my stats log turned up a nomination from the awesome Joyce Mason (I had no idea …
Read MoreThat buzzing sensation
The fizzy, buzzing, panicky, electromagnetic atmosphere of recent days can be chalked up to the impending Saturn/Uranus opposition (exact on November 4 – Lynn Hayes offers her usual insightful examination of this opposition beginning here). Expect an extra spark of frisson today, tomorrow (Moon in Virgo, conjoined Saturn and opposed …
Read MorePolitical commentary from astrologer Terry Lamb
My San Diego colleague Terry Lamb has a new political blog, and her inaugural (get it? it’s a pun!) post takes an astrological look at tomorrow night’s presidential debate. (Spoiler: advantage, Obama.) And don’t miss her October forecast, full of interesting commentary about the current Mercury retrograde, the election, and …
Read MoreLeaving – but first…
First things first. My friend Robert McDowell has just released his new book Poetry as Spiritual Practice. I don’t know much about poetry, and what I do know, I mostly don’t like; but Robert’s a wonderful soul and a soulful writer who has made a believer out of even a …
Read MoreKick-start
I don’t know about y’all, but Mars finally entering Leo last Friday – after that looooong, sulky passage through Cancer – certainly seems to have kick-started my energy level. Last week nearly did me in; much work to get finished, guests to get ready for (including the divine Kelly), and …
Read MoreHelp Herbst.
Just found out today, via the ISAR e-newsletter, that astrologer, writer, and all around great guy Bill Herbst has suffered a debilitating stroke. According to his website, things have been damn rough. Bill has set up a recovery fund to help defray the nightmarish medical expenses while he gets back …
Read MoreIn which I send Adrian Grenier on a beer run.
I remember my dreams infrequently, and they’re seldom populated by the rich, famous, or good looking. That’s why I get a kick out of it when, say, a Zach Braff or an Adrian Grenier stumbles into my nocturnal Second Life. Mr. Grenier, to the uninitiated, is the handsome young star …
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