There aren’t many goddesses who embody the warrior spirit of Mars – but I experienced one last week at Volcano National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. When the Polynesian people migrated to Hawaii a thousand years ago, they brought with them the legend of an all-powerful goddess with a fiery temper.…
May 17 Taurus New Moon: Inner Wealth
Last year I drove out to Tucson to speak to the local astrologer’s guild. On the day of the talk, I was feeling out of sorts. Pulled by something I couldn’t name, I arrived early to the facility and began walking around the property.…
Aries New Moon: Open the Red Door
The brave-hearted Aries New Moon is nigh! Bold energies are afoot to help you fling open the door to your future and courageously walk through it. This means taking steps toward where you want to be, especially with your career (Aries = the Career and Life Path gua in Astro Feng Shui).…
Pisces New Moon: Jewel in the Heart
End-of-life researcher Stephen Levine tells of a woman who was dying in terrible pain and bitterness. Suddenly, when she couldn’t bear the suffering any longer, the woman had a breakthrough: She began to experience the agony of a starving mother in Ethiopia, a runaway teenager dying of an overdose, a man crushed by a landslide.…
Aquarius New Moon: Wood Sheeps and Helpful Peeps!
Wait! Didn’t we just have an Aquarius New Moon last month? Yes, it’s rare, but occasionally two New Moons occur back-to-back in very early and very late degrees of a sign.…
Aquarius New Moon: Called Back to Community
The Mission Hills United Methodist Church is having its Centennial Celebration this weekend. Newly restored to its original splendor, the Craftsman-style church I grew up in – with its awe-inspiring stained glass windows and gleaming woodwork – has been a bastion of the community for a hundred years.…
Capricorn New Moon: Hope With Legs
In 2007, David Oyelowo had a profound experience shortly after receiving the script for Selma – the soon-to-be-released movie of Martin Luther King Jr.’s crusade for voting rights. The British actor was relaxing at home when suddenly, he says, “The voice of God popped into my head and told me I was going to play MLK.”…
Sagittarius New Moon: Taking the Long View
Can you imagine being so happy with your job that you wouldn’t want to retire – even at 95? To round out my trilogy of extraordinary women who embody the current planetary theme of female power, I give you spunky Elinor Otto, the last working “Rosie the Riveter,” who answered the call for women factory workers during World War II – and has continued to build airplanes at Boeing ever since.…