May starts with the Sun in Taurus, an easygoing sign that's more like a flower-sniffing Ferdinand the Bull than some menacing beast. The solar presence there is meant to keep things calm until the Sun's entry into jittery Gemini on May 20. Yet there will be some ripples in the field that challenge the Bull's usually placid nature. More »
New each week! Host and professional astrologer Maria DeSimone reveals which important astrological events are going to impact your sign this week.
Through her teachings, Maria helps her clients manifest their greatest positive qualities and potential, while also addressing some of the deeper psychological obstacles that might currently prevent soul growth. More »
Here in the U.S. we're heading toward another election, when the similarities between the presidential candidates on core issues are far greater than their differences. We've grown accustomed to the illusion of choice as supermarket aisles are filled with a hundred kinds of soda pop that ...
As I write this, I am participating in the Centers Gathering of 2012, being hosted by the Findhorn Community in northern Scotland. This year features an inspiring collection of 27 centers from 17 countries and five continents. And the 2012 gathering is little extra special, because ...
As an Astrologer who is Venus ruled, I take her retrograde periods personally. If you are a Taurus or Libra, or have either of these zodiac signs Rising in your birth chart, this makes you especially sensitive to Venus Retrograde periods, and you'll want to understand more about the deeper ...
Beautiful India, 6000 Years of Civilization and Counting
May 7th, 2012 by Hans Decoz
I spent eight months in India four decades ago. I was 21 and roaming the planet without specific plans or goals, other than to become enlightened, then save the world -- preferably before age 25. By the way, I can strongly recommend such foolish endeavors to anyone ...
An issue that is rarely discussed is that during a sign like Capricorn, where we are now, the New and Full Moons, as well as both quarter Moons, are always in the same signs of the same "cardinal" mode. Cardinal mode is initiating, originating, starting new projects and ideas and ...
This year, the holiday season kicks off with that cosmic lump of coal, Mercury retrograde. That, right -- the communication planet starts its backward motion on Thanksgiving Day, promising to wreak havoc on travel, appliances, and getting along with loved ones. But let's look at the bright side, shall we? ...
Astrologically, the action of planet Uranus is a lot a like lightning. It releases tensions wherever they have built up. During a storm, the lightning crackles, the thunder crashes, and the electrical spark reduces the charge between the negative and positive ions. It feels calm after ...
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