Mercury, the planet of communication was retrograde between March 29th to April 23rd. Of course, Mercury, the messenger and trickster didn't really travel backwards, but to us on earth, it appeared so. Whenever Mercury retrogrades, all aspects of communication, computers, and technology experience glitches. We miss flights, lose keys and...

On March 19, just two days before the spring equinox, the moon will be positioned very close to the Earth. The last time the Earth and moon were in such proximity was 18 years ago. To make her visitation even more majestic, she will wear her full moon white wedding-gown...

Happy Valentine's Day!

I have been providing compatibility readings for over a decade. I listen to couples argue, make up, divorce, re-marry, connect, let go, cry and laugh. During these situations, I find myself drawing on the advice I have collected over the years from various traditions, myths and mystical...

"And He created His Universe with three Books: Story, Number and Communication."
--Sefer Yetzirah, The Book of Creation, 1:1

Welcome to 2011, the year that began with the auspicious date 1/1/11. That is the reason I decided to dedicate this newsletter to a question I am asked very often...

Every so often, Astrology is presented with an opportunity to explain herself, and thus impart her wisdom to humankind. Such occasions, alas, usually occur when her system of symbolism is under attack, usually by people who have no knowledge of Astrology or base their dismissive notions on popular culture and...

Ever wondered why we celebrate the holidays of light (Hanukkah, Yule, Christmas) during the darkest time of the year? Well, the answer, as always, is in the question. The elders, storytellers and shamans could tell that many of us experience winter blues as winter creeps in and the amount of...

"I will die but I will rise. I will return, the Phoenix from the flame"
--"Troy" by Sinead O'connor

Astrology is a symbolic system that provides us with a vivid three-dimensional metaphor for life. For many of us who keep track of the tales spun by...

Mercury, the fastest planet in the Solar System, is retrograding until Sep 13. Of course the planet didn't shift gear to reverse, but from earth it looks as if it is going backward. Imagine when you are standing at a traffic light and the car next to you moves forward,...

"In the seventh month, on the first of the month (New Moon), shall be for you a day of rest, a remembrance of the sounding of the shofar."
--Leviticus 23:23-25

If you are human or consider yourself an offspring of Adam and Eve, then your mythological birthday is...

I logged onto the Huffington Post after my morning coffee and the two front page articles reminded me of the old alchemical axiom that is the basis of astrology, as well as most other mystical traditions: "As Above, So Below." Whatever happens to us here on earth is correlated to...

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Sun"

---Ecclesiastes 3:1

Hippocrates, a.k.a. the father of western medicine and the originator of the doctors' oath, declared, "A doctor who does not understand astrology is a fool!"