In his book, The Jack LaLanne Way to Vibrant Health, the fitness guru wrote that as a boy he was addicted to sugar and junk food, and suffered from headaches and bulimia.…
Sagittarius New Moon: Changing Perceptions
From fake news, inflammatory tweets and breathtaking roll-backs on vital policies to devastating floods, earthquakes and fires, at first glance it might seem that 2017 was a bust. Yet consider how far we’ve come:
- After years of pressure by environmentalists, the World Bank just announced it will cease all investments in oil and gas exploration over the next two years.
Scorpio New Moon: Rising From the Ashes
For two years, Wayne Winters and his wife had been hoping for a kidney donor to save her from stage five kidney failure. But Winters was tired of waiting. So with passion in his heart and resolve in his 74-year-old bones, he took to the streets of Farr West, Utah last month with a sandwich board sign reading: “Need Kidney 4 Wife”.…
Libra New Moon: Unlikely Partnerships
Who would have imagined that an eccentric tech billionaire would partner up with a Caribbean island to rebuild its electrical grid after a deadly hurricane? Yet that’s exactly what seems to be happening, after Tesla chief Elon Musk recently reached out to Puerto Rico’s governor Ricardo Rossello offering to transform the American territory’s grid using solar panels and lithium ion batteries.…
Total Solar Eclipse: No Turning Back
The 45 revolver was huge – and surprisingly heavy. I struggled to hold it steady. When I pulled the trigger, the noise was deafening. I didn’t want to try again, but Laci insisted.…
Cancer New Moon: A Time for Rebirth
The maternal instinct is astounding. Recently, a British Columbian bald eagle took a young red-tailed hawk under her wing to raise as her own. Since bald eagles and red-tailed hawks are natural enemies, she could just as easily have ripped him apart and fed him to her eaglets.…
Gemini New Moon: Tame Your Mind
Not long ago, my computer was attacked by a malicious virus. I’d clicked on a link, and suddenly my entire system was in lock-down. At first I panicked, but then I remembered to breathe.…
Taurus New Moon: Getting Down and Dirty
I’d been meaning to make it out to my friend Star’s ranch to meet her latest batch of baby goats, so I was thrilled to hear about her new Blissful Goat Yoga classes.…
Aries New Moon: The Fighting Spirit
Can you feel the sap rising? It’s finally spring here in the Northern Hemisphere – new life is bursting out all over! And there’s a gang of planets in feisty Aries urging us (especially women) to get moving and speak out.…
Pisces Solar Eclipse: Hold Onto Your Horses!
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Aquarius New Moon: Cock-a-doodle-do!
Last weekend I joined close to 40,000 people in downtown San Diego for the Women’s March. The streets were a sea of pink hats and protest signs as we dodged the raindrops to show support for human rights.…
Capricorn New Moon: Resolution Redux
Batten down the hatches: 2017 is almost here. Especially for those of us in the U.S., the next four years are apt to be uncertain as the new administration finds its footing and attempts to dismantle much of what was accomplished during the last eight years.…
Sagittarius New Moon: Taking the High Road
“Things do not change; we change.” –Henry David Thoreau
Grandpa Hewes was a true Sagittarian. Born at the turn of the last century, Mom’s father was a free-wheeling blacksmith-turned-postmaster who regaled us with songs on his banjo – and told dubious tales that he swore were true.…
Scorpio New Moon: Time to Regenerate
After making a big change in your life, no matter how longed-for, it’s common to suffer regrets. Wincing as the first payment comes due on that shiny new car you love so much, you wonder, “What was I thinking?”…
Libra New Moon: A Toast to Love
Most astrologers associate Jupiter with good things. When this expansive planet triggers your money sector, you can expect more financial flow. When it enters your romance sector, get ready to fall in love.…