Years ago, when I first began meditating, I was taught to create an energy aura around myself to “protect” myself. Since I was new to the practice, I was not yet inclined to openly question any instructions. In any educational situation, I believe in learning the traditional way first before adapting and customizing anything. But …
Guest Post/Repost: Doing Nothing
I have never done this before with my blog, but I stumbled across some writing today on Reddit and was impressed. I very lightly edited it for clarity, but I do not know who to attribute as author, because it was posted by someone ID’d as ALooc. So thank you, ALooc… • • • • …
Saturn Returns Again! (Part 3: My 30th Anniversary)
In less than seven days, this Monday, October 14, 2013 will be the 30th anniversary of the very first astrology reading I ever received. Previously I had rejected astrology, but in the several months before my first reading I had been playing with it. This wasn’t deep research. I made a list of all the …
Where Do You Find Homosexuality in an Astrology Chart? (Updating Astrology Part 2)
Updating astrology for the modern world is an ongoing enterprise. At one of my professional astrology discussion forums online, someone posted the following question: “I have many clients who are Gay. They are always asking me what are the indicators of Gay people in a chart. I know a few that I have seen such …
Who Are “Mom & Dad” in Astrology? (Updating Astrology Part 1)
One of the more interesting things I like to do with astrology is update it. Astrology is 5,000+ years old, and was originally codified under very different social & cultural times. It’s not that astrology is changing, but we have to apply it to new variations on traditional situations, so sometimes its outlook has to …