Category Archives: Planets and signs

A Hint of Small and Modest

Posted on May 28, 2015 by ohioastrology

In my search for lost virtues such as frugality, economy and thrift, I’ve also looked under a few couch cushions for “small.” In virtue form, this size-characteristic might be likened to modesty. Small is disdained by American culture. Starbucks can’t … Continue reading →

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The Retrograde Side of Mercury

Posted on May 21, 2015 by ohioastrology

Explaining to a friend about sharing a room during a silent meditation retreat, she wondered how three people could share space together without talking. Simple, I answered. We agreed in advance to cooperate and not invade each other’s space. No … Continue reading →

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Boy Scout Cookies

Posted on February 28, 2015 by ohioastrology

It’s that time of year again – time to purchase boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. It’s time again, too, to wonder why Girl Scouts sell cookies and Boy Scouts don’t. Maybe it’s because little girls are made of: Sugar and … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Theory: The Virtue

Posted on February 22, 2015 by ohioastrology

In the mid 1990s I had a male boss who was neat and tidy. I asked him if he was always that way. “Yes,” he replied. “My mom raised me right.” While I had meant it as a compliment, I … Continue reading →

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Lost Causes with Saturn in Sagittarius

Posted on February 1, 2015 by ohioastrology

Just a week before Saturn transited from Scorpio into Sagittarius last December, President Obama announced the normalization of relations with Cuba. Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959 and in 1961, the US ceased relations. That was over 53 … Continue reading →

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Imaginary-to-Real in Three Easy Aspects

Posted on December 27, 2014 by ohioastrology

Do you wish your imaginary friends were real? What, you say you have no imaginary friends? Is the person you spend most of your time with what you imagined him/her to be? You had an imaginary friend. How about that … Continue reading →

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Putting the Saturn back in Saturnalia

Posted on December 18, 2014 by ohioastrology

Our modern day Christmas celebration occurs around the same time as the ancient festival of Saturnalia, which, according to this website, became absorbed into the Christmas festivities about the fourth century AD. According to the site: In the Roman calendar, … Continue reading →

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Your Horoscope: the Wheel of Fortune or The World?

Posted on December 7, 2014 by ohioastrology

The Rider Waite tarot cards The World and Wheel of Fortune are similar in their astrological symbolism. Both have the circle (or wheel in the center) and are surrounded by the four fixed signs. From upper left clockwise we have … Continue reading →

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Lois Duncan’s Charismatic Characters

Posted on December 4, 2014 by ohioastrology

While it’s been years since I’ve been a young adult or actively read young adult literature, one of my favorite young adult authors is still Lois Duncan. Since I don’t have a young adult in my environment, I see the … Continue reading →

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The Unplanned

Posted on November 30, 2014 by ohioastrology

When a very busy colleague became ill this week, I provided my favorite mantra: “There’s never really a good time to be sick.” Accidents and death are two other events in which there’s never a good time for them to … Continue reading →

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