A traffic controller standing in the hot sun as he directed the flow of cars on a stretch of Colorado highway was asked by a driver how he could stand such boring work.…
Pisces Full Moon: Bridging the Gap
At the age of 86, my dad was in so much pain he could barely walk. Soon after I moved in to care for him, he collapsed trying to get out of bed.…
July 27 Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius: Mayhem or Miracles?
Between the annual San Diego Pride Parade and Comic Con, our local streets have been full of colorful characters lately. Though I personally have no desire to dress up and cavort in the summer heat for any purpose, I fully support the right of others to do so.…
Sagittarius Full Moon: Recharge Your Spirit
Tuesday’s Sagittarius Full Moon (May 29, 7:19 a.m. PDT) opens the doorway to higher truth and uplifted spirits. All you have to do is walk through and let your consciousness expand.…
Scorpio Full Moon: A Time of Reckoning
In Norristown, PA, Bill Cosby is found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman – after decades of getting away with it. In Sacramento, the ‘Golden State Killer’ is finally taken into custody for committing dozens of rapes and murders in the 1970s.…
Virgo Full Moon: Back to Earth
Life has been quite a roller coaster ride since last August’s total solar eclipse in Leo. Like it or not, we’re being revolutionized. This crazy energy reached a peak at the Feb.…
Leo Full Moon Eclipse: A Defining Moment
Late one night back in 1926, Grace bundled her two small children into her car and fled Memphis, Texas for good. She’d had enough of her no-good husband and was determined to start a new life in Corpus Christi.…
Cancer Full Moon: Down with Resolutions!
If you’re like me, you’ve probably been making the same New Year’s resolutions year after year. Each January, we vow to lose weight, make more money, find true love or be a kinder person.…
Gemini Full Moon: The Voices in Your Head
Recently I sank into a funk. For over an hour, a voice in my head had been accusing me of terrible things. Like not doing enough to save the planet – and thereby being responsible for its imminent demise.…
Taurus Full Moon: Resurrect Your Dream
Lately I’ve been re-reading my 2001 travel journal, the account of a five-month road trip in which I visited earthen homes in six states and interviewed those who create and live in them.…
Aries Full Moon: Invoking Courage
The great psychologist Carl Jung once noted, “The highest, most decisive experience is to be alone with one’s own self. You must be alone to find out what supports you.” Jung’s Leo Sun was conjunct independent Uranus – going his own way came naturally to him.…
Pisces Full Moon: Compassion in Action
There was a lot of speculation prior to last month’s New Moon/total solar eclipse about what might happen. Earthquakes? Martial law? Impeachment? Certainly, the nasty conflagration in Charlottesville was related to the eclipse, as well as assorted gnarly doings on high that still haven’t fully played out.…
Aquarius Full Moon: A Cone of Power!
The Cone of Power is a tried-and-true method of raising energy and making things happen. No matter how many times I participate in a Cone of Power, the moment of send-off never fails to thrill me.…
Capricorn Full Moon: Bones of the Ancestors
On Independence Day, I gathered with neighbors at a local park for the annual festivities. It was a sunny day, and people picnicked in the shade of lovely old trees while kids played games on the grass.…
Sagittarius Full Moon: The Hero’s Journey
Just when we need her most, Wonder Woman is here to save the day! And it’s no coincidence, cosmically speaking, that the archetype of Diana the Warrior Princess bursts on the scene via a rousing new film near Friday’s Sagittarius Full Moon, just as Jupiter, the Sagittarius ruler, turns forward after four months of retrograde motion.…