Category Archives: Planets and signs

Being Andy Warhol

When Mary Tyler Moore died in 2017, I was surprised by the number of condolences in my social media feed. How did I not know so many people were Mary Tyler Moore fans? Had my friends been binging on the … Continue reading

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Astrological Gossip: Virgo

Cancer: Did Virgo not show up? She’s never late so she must be ill. Sagittarius: She’s always complaining about some ailment or another. Cancer: I can eat anything I want then without hearing about whether it’s “healthy” or not, how … Continue reading

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Astrological Gossip: Leo

Gemini: Did you all see the cover of the September/October 2023 issue of Archaeology? The top story is When Lions Ruled the World. No surprise this focus on lions came out in August, the month of Leo “the lion.” If … Continue reading

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Earth Stories: After the End of the End

The story is a classic now – the earth, after the “end of the end,” one of the many times in earth history that humans thought the world would “end.” It’s true, even after the “end of the end,” that … Continue reading

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Earth Stories: The End of the End

The year was 2020, the month January. New stories were circling the globe that there was a deadly, virulent illness spreading. Its symptoms were flu-like but much more dangerous with people finding themselves in the hospital on ventilators, many dying, … Continue reading

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American Elements

While sitting on my deck the other night gazing at stars, I noticed a sprinkle coming from the clear sky. Could it be rain? Rain it was not. I was being “watered” by the neighbor hosing her garden. Maybe I … Continue reading

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Pluto to Earth – I’m leaving Capricorn but taking your financial system with me!

Have you ever had a family member, friend or guest who had the compulsion when visiting your home to take something of yours with them when they left? They look around at your stuff, open the fridge, take a can … Continue reading

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Pluto in Aquarius: The Right to Assembly – But Where?

My local Starbucks was closed for maintenance for a couple days and returning I noticed that an area of seating had been removed. This is no surprise – little by little the “neighborhood gathering place” has been evolving into a … Continue reading

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Saturn in Pisces – Dry January and Beyond

Upon being invited to a “wine tasting” at the beginning of Uranus in Pisces in the early 2000s, I expected the California Sonoma County experience – small portions of wine – white then red – spittoons, and sommelier small talk. … Continue reading

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Tauroctony with Uranus in Taurus

Mithras, according to the September/October 2022 issue of Minerva, is a very ancient god whose name appears in Indo-Iranian groups as early as the 14th century BC. Ancient sculptures depict Mithras slaying a bull which is academically described in Minerva … Continue reading

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