Out and About
7.24.08
By the time you read this, I'll have been bumming around Guatemala for a few days now.
Yes, my beloved readers, I've taken a vacation for myself. And I'm traveling without a laptop computer strapped to me for only the second time since I began this website in 2002. (I'm that dedicated, y'all.)
You wouldn't miss me if it hadn't told you I was gone, alas. I took care of all the astrological writing you could need before I left.
Who is He? Obama's Sun-Neptune Square
7.20.08
Barack Obama makes a lot of people nervous… and not just because of his race.
Feeding off the perception of a lack of concrete information about the man, many Obama detractors are panicked by what they claim not to know about him.
Is he a closet corporate lobbyist? Is he secretly a Muslim? Is he our worst fear come to life—a 'Manchurian candidate' double-agent sent by The Terrorists to infiltrate the American way of life?
Venus Gets a Say, Too
7.16.08
'To hear Mars tell it, every event or incident lately is some kind of test. And here I thought we were on summer break…
'Mars isn't the only ruler of the astro-roost, by the way. I, Venus in Leo, get my say, too. And I say, "This place could use a little lightening up already!"
'You're allowed to giggle, after all, between the many mouthfuls of important business (and their taste and texture of soggy shredded wheat).
Listening to the Bell
7.14.08
One of the tools I use when writing your horoscopes is my internal regulating bell.
As I'm in the authorial flow, if something I type isn't quite 'right' (that is, perfectly in tune with my intuitive sense), I hear a little ding inside my head. That is my signal to go back, delete the last sentence I wrote, and try again.
Sometimes, the ding won't ring out immediately (or, more precisely, I don't hear it), and I get several sentences ahead before acknowledging I must go back and revise.
Saturn, Uranus & Optimism in 'Worsening'
7.6.08
The pink elephant in the room is how tough times are getting…
… at least if you buy into the obvious economic indicators and the mainstream news reports we're receiving. (Can we not?)
In my capacity here, I'm in the business of consciousness, making me both responsible for communicating what I'm personally conscious of and not fueling the fires of fear or panic, instead offering a hopeful perspective.
Going for the 'A' in Accuracy
6.30.08
Time to put away the machetes, the flame-throwers, and the extra-wide Sharpie pens.
For the next spell, with Mars entering Virgo, our operations need be carried out with tiny scalpels, tweezers and a magnifying glass. Attention to detail will be crucial.
And painting with too wide a brush, collapsing important distinctions, or carelessly rushing in? These are recipes for major disappointment.
