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(Titles are links to open or download the PDF file of each Commentary, Newsletter, or Essay.
Scroll down for Essays on Astrology, Culture, and the archive of Older Newsletters.)


2023 Commentaries
30 May 2023 — Saturn: Experiencing the Authority-Within [Part 3 of 3]
23 May 2023 — Saturn: Experiencing the Authority-Within [Part 2 of 3]
16 May 2023 — Saturn: Experiencing the Authority-Within [Part 1 of 3]
9 May 2023 — Preparing for an Astrological Session [Part 2 of 2]
2 May 2023 — Preparing for an Astrological Session [Part 1 of 2]
25 April 2023 — Pluto: Rooting Out Our Deepest Problems [Revised Repost]
18 April 2023 — To Be or Not To Be [Repost]
11 April 2023 — On Becoming a Radical
4 April 2023 — Corruption and Capture
28 March 2023 — Belief and Trust
21 March 2023 — Extreme Planetary Energies [Repost]
14 March 2023 — The Last of Us
7 March 2023 — More Problems with Astrology
28 February 2023 — Left and Right are Increasingly Irrelevant
21 February 2023 — Too Many Strangers
14 February 2023 — Seduction and Betrayal
7 February 2023 — Understanding Astrology: The Moon [Repost]
31 January 2023 — Saturn-Uranus
24 January 2023 — The Struggle to Forgive
17 January 2023 — Shakespeare: Four Soliloquies
10 January 2023 — No Hope
3 January 2023 — Nothing to Say


2022 Commentaries
27 December 2022 — Solace
20 December 2022 — Involuntary Servitude
13 December 2022 — Backlash
6 December 2022 — What if Everyone Were Like Me?
29 November 2022 — Good Intentions
22 November 2022 — Shadow Awareness
15 November 2022 — Nothing New Under the Sun
8 November 2022 — Signs Are the Least Important Level in Astrology
1 November 2022 — Baby Bear's Porridge
25 October 2022 — Mars Retrograde 2022-2023
18 October 2022 — Quarterly Transitions in Astrology
11 October 2022 — Civilization
4 October 2022 — Astrology is not Gucci Shoes
27 September 2022 — Superiority
20 September 2022 — The Weight of the World
13 September 2022 — Many Selves
6 September 2022 — I'm Afraid of Myself
30 August 2022 — I Don't Trust Anyone
23 August 2022 — Fertilizers and Food Crisis
16 August 2022 — Disillusionment
9 August 2022 — The Conundrum of Belonging
2 August 2022 — The Inevitability of Institutional Corruption
26 July 2022 — Patterns and Conspiracies
19 July 2022 — The Boy Who Cried Wolf
12 July 2022 — The Future
5 July 2022 — Manipulation of Others
28 June 2022 — Astrology is Not Science
21 June 2022 — American Violence
14 June 2022 — Spectacle
7 June 2022 — Inevitability
31 May 2022 — Virtual Reality
24 May 2022 — Family
18 May 2022 — Phases of Collapse
10 May 2022 — Game Over
3 May 2022 — Reality TV
26 April 2022 — Saturn Transits
19 April 2022 — Can the World be Improved?
12 April 2022 — The Cost of Ridicule
5 April 2022 — Creatures of Our Times
29 March 2022 — Being Smart
22 March 2022 — Hard Truths
15 March 2022 — Topsy-Turvy
8 March 2022 — Tragedy Yet Again
1 March 2022 — Nuclear Energy
22 February 2022 — The Eagle and the Condor
15 February 2022 — A Wave of Nostalgia
8 February 2022 — Bastille Day
1 February 2022 — COVID and the Empire
25 January 2022 — Power and Wisdom
18 January 2022 — Staying Sane
11 January 2022 — Privacy
4 January 2022 — Seeking Refuge


2021 Commentaries
28 December 2021 — Control
21 December 2021 — Castles in the Sky
14 December 2021 — Human Fallibility
7 December 2021 — Venus Retrograde
30 November 2021 — The Paradox of My Positions
23 November 2021 — Another Rant About Greed
16 November 2021 — The Next 9-11
9 November 2021 — Biden's Honeymoon is Over
2 November 2021 — Assessing Health in Charts
26 October 2021 — More on Monsters
19 October 2021 — The Monsters Have Won
12 October 2021 — Taming Nature
5 October 2021 — Why America Must Fall
28 September 2021 — Lies
21 September 2021 — FreeDUMB
14 September 2021 — Necessary Preconditions
7 September 2021 — A Life of Dissonance
31 August 2021 — Afghanistan
24 August 2021 — Above the Law
17 August 2021 — Economic and Social "Isms"
10 August 2021 — Saturn in Synastry
3 August 2021 — Suicidal Vengeance
27 July 2021 — Exploitation
20 July 2021 — Humility
13 July 2021 — Justice
6 July 2021 — Fallibility
29 June 2021 — Infotainment II
22 June 2021 — Mercury Direct
15 June 2021 — Neptune and Pluto in America, 2020-2023
8 June 2021 — Bell Curves
1 June 2021 — Luddites
25 May 2021 — Fear of Replacement
18 May 2021 — Masters and Slaves
11 May 2021 — American Exceptionalism
4 May 2021 — Election Fraud
27 April 2021 — The Paradox of Intelligence
20 April 2021 — American Patriots
13 April 2021 — It's All Too Much
6 April 2021 — Pluto Return 4: Manifestations
30 March 2021 — Pluto Return 3: Timing
23 March 2021 — Pluto Return 2: Dynamics
16 March 2021 — Pluto Return 1: About Pluto
9 March 2021 — Tragedy and Farce
2 March 2021 — Capital Crimes
22 February 2021 — Corporatocracy
16 February 2021 — Money vs. Principles
9 February 2021 — The Children
2 February 2021 — Democracy
26 January 2021 — The American Way of Life
19 January 2021 — Criminals
11 January 2021 — Cults
4 January 2021 — Returns in Astrology


2020 Commentaries
29 December 2020 — Mea Culpa
22 December 2020 — Underlying Causes
15 December 2020 — Self-Interest Versus The Common Good
8 December 2020 — Fundamental Change NOW
1 December 2020 — Homeostasis
24 November 2020 — Brainwashed and Pro-War
17 November 2020 — Medicare for All
10 November 2020 — 70 Million Americans
3 November 2020 — Election Day 2020
27 October 2020 — Feet of Clay
20 October 2020 — More on What's Coming
13 October 2020 — Half-Truths
6 October 2020 — Trump Must Recover
29 September 2020 — Changing America
22 September 2020 — Death Culture
15 September 2020 — Winning, Money, and Ego
8 September 2020 — What's Coming
1 September 2020 — Other Lives
25 August 2020 — Narratives
18 August 2020 — The Powell Memo
11 August 2020 — The Perfect, the Good, and the Bad
4 August 2020 — Acceptance or Change
28 July 2020 — Gullibility
21 July 2020 — Civilization
14 July 2020 — Accentuate the Positive
7 July 2020 — A Good Start
30 June 2020 — Taking Control of the Streets
23 June 2020 — Little Us and Big Us
16 June 2020 — What We Tried
9 June 2020 — The American Experiment
2 June 2020 — Coalescing Crises
26 May 2020 — The Mysteries of Who We Are
19 May 2020 — The Unraveling
12 May 2020 — Madness Unmasked
5 May 2020 — What Works
28 April 2020 — Capitalism: The American State Religion
21 April 2020 — True Believers
14 April 2020 — Competition and Cooperation
7 April 2020 — Reasons for Optimism, Reasons for Pessimism
31 March 2020 — Coronavirus
24 March 2020 — The Saturn-Saturn Cycle: Life in Three Acts, Part Two
17 March 2020 — The Saturn-Saturn Cycle: Life in Three Acts, Part One
10 March 2020 — Minions and Pundits
3 March 2020 — Change or Die
25 February 2020 — Stopping Bernie
18 February 2020 — Saturn-Pluto
11 February 2020 — Neighborhoods
4 February 2020 — Denial of Our Shadow
28 January 2020 — I am Not a Journalist
21 January 2020 — Certainty and Uncertainty in Zodiacal Archetypes
14 January 2020 — Transcendence in the 21st Century, Part Two
7 January 2020 — Transcendence in the 21st Century, Part One


2019 Commentaries
31 December 2019 — Go With the Flow or Swim Against the Tide
24 December 2019 — Do the Best You Can or Do the Right Thing
17 December 2019 — Hypocrisy
10 December 2019 — Winners and Losers
3 December 2019 — Driving Backwards
26 November 2019 — Climate Change: Assessing the Risk
19 November 2019 — Winning at Any Cost
11 November 2019 — Fear and Anxiety
5 November 2019 — First, Do No Harm
29 October 2019 — Fronts and Backs
22 October 2019 — Aphorisms, Allegories, Parables, and Fables
15 October 2019 — The Circus Comes to Town
8 October 2019 — Driving Through Disneyland: Part Two (repost from 2005)
1 October 2019 — Driving Through Disneyland: Part One (repost from 2005)
24 September 2019 — Health and Illness
17 September 2019 — Astrological Elements and Modes in Chart Analysis
10 September 2019 — The Sun-Mars Cycle
3 September 2019 — An Astrological Preview of the 2020s
27 August 2019 — Civiizational Astrology: Part Two
20 August 2019 — Civiizational Astrology: Part One
13 August 2019 — Too Successful for Our Own Good
6 August 2019 — Centrism: A Losing Strategy for Democrats
30 July 2019 — Our Planet
23 July 2019 — Pointing the Finger of Responsibility
16 July 2019 — Seventh-Inning Stretch
9 July 2019 — Climate Narratives
2 July 2019 — The Politics of Climate
25 June 2019 — Collective Mobilization
18 June 2019 — The Frontier, Part Three: Aggression
11 June 2019 — The Frontier, Part Two: Racism and Slavery
6 June 2019 — The Frontier, Part One: Unlimited Expansion
28 May 2019 — Agriculture
21 May 2019 — Abortion
14 May 2019 — Conversation
7 May 2019 — Ignorance and Arrogance
30 April 2019 — Unpleasant Facts
23 April 2019 — Cultures of Corruption
16 April 2019 — What if Climate Change Weren't Happening?
9 April 2019 — The Politics of Grievance
2 April 2019 — It Can't Happen Here
26 March 2019 — We're Not There Yet
19 March 2019 — Sacred Cows and Dirty Words
12 March 2019 — Cohen's Warning
5 March 2019 — Trump's Waterloo Approaches
26 February 2019 — Strange Bedfellows
19 February 2019 — The Future
12 February 2019 — Purpose Versus Mission in Astrology: Part Three
5 February 2019 — Purpose Versus Mission in Astrology: Part Two
29 January 2019 — Purpose Versus Mission in Astrology: Part One
22 January 2019 — Hitting the Wall
15 January 2019 — Progress and Population
8 January 2019 — Infotainment
1 January 2019 — Dancing on the Edge


2018 Commentaries
25 December 2018 — Exiting Syria
18 December 2018 — Goodbye John Kelly
11 December 2018 — Disagreement
4 December 2018 — China
27 November 2018 — Where is Safety?
20 November 2018 — The Greatest Country on Earth
13 November 2018 — Aftermath
6 November 2018 — Blue Wave? Red Tide?
30 October 2018 — Venus Retrograde and the Midterm Elections
23 October 2018 — Republican Liars
18 October 2018 — The USA Chart in 2020: Part Four
9 October 2018 — Monsters Within Us
2 October 2018 — The USA Chart in 2020: Part Three
25 September 2018 — The USA Chart in 2020: Part Two
18 September 2018 — The USA Chart in 2020: Part One
11 September 2018 — The USA Chart in 2018-2019: Part Two
4 September 2018 — The USA Chart in 2018-2019: Part One
28 August 2018 — A Presidency Under Siege
21 August 2018 — Can Democracy be Restored in America?
14 August 2018 — Drain the Swamp
7 August 2018 — California Burning
31 July 2018 — The Aristocracy of Inherited Wealth
24 July 2018 — Chicken Little or Cassandra?
17 July 2018 — Make America Great Again: Back to the 1920s
10 July 2018 — Roe v. Wade
3 July 2018 — The Deep State
26 June 2018 — Uranus-Pluto: Still Potent
19 June 2018 — The Saturn-Pluto Cycle
12 June 2018 — Consider the Source
5 June 2018 — Morality: Six Foundations
29 May 2018 — Why I Oppose President Trump's Impeachment
22 May 2018 — Astro Twins
15 May 2018 — Two Problems in Astrology
8 May 2018 — Trump's Dilemma, and Ours: Part Two
1 May 2018 — Trump's Dilemma, and Ours: Part One
24 April 2018 — Love and Power
17 April 2018 — War is the Health of the State
10 April 2018 — Greed Versus the Common Good: Part Two, Reasons for Hope
3 April 2018 — Greed Versus the Common Good: Part One, How We Got Here
28 March 2018 — The Saturn Return
20 March 2018 — Saturn in Capricorn: Part Three, The Saturn-Sun Cycle
13 March 2018 — Saturn in Capricorn: Part Two, Implications for Individuals
6 March 2018 — Saturn in Capricorn: Part One, Collective Meanings
27 February 2018 — The Mueller Investigation
20 February 2018 — The Revelance of Astrology in Times of Collective Uncertainty
13 February 2018 — Unrealistic Expectations
6 February 2018 — Awakenings and Miracles
30 January 2018 — Oprah Winfrey: Part Three
23 January 2018 — Oprah Winfrey: Part Two
16 January 2018 — Oprah Winfrey: Part One
9 January 2018 — Fire and Fury; Oprah for President
2 January 2018 — The Great Leveler


2017 Commentaries
26 December 2017 — The Tower of Babel
19 December 2017 — Winter Solstice 2017
12 December 2017 — A Modest Proposal
7 December 2017 — America's Pluto Return
28 November 2017 — The Other
21 November 2017 — Alone or Together
14 November 2017 — The Last Mercury Retrograde of 2017
10 November 2017 — The Paradise Papers
4 November 2017 — End of the Experiment?
28 October 2017 — To Be or Not To Be
24 October 2017 — Oligarchs and Plutocrats
19 October 2017 — When Will This End?
13 October 2017 — It's All Connected
10 October 2017 — Can the World be Improved?
7 October 2017 — Uranus-Pluto: Still Potent
1 October 2017 — Young Souls, Old Souls: Part Two
1 October 2017 — Young Souls, Old Souls: Part One
20 September 2017 — America Divided: Part Two
18 September 2017 — America Divided: Part One
9 September 2017 — TEOLAWKI
5 September 2017 — Understanding Astrology: Planets, Signs, and Houses — A Formula
1 September 2017 — Understanding Astrology: The Moon
31 August 2017 — Understanding Astrology: The Sun
21 August 2017 — Is Astrology Fake News?
15 August 2017 — Uranus-Neptune, Part Four
6 August 2017 — President Trump's Astrological Vulnerabilities
3 August 2017 — The Eclipses of August 2017
1 August 2017 — Mercury Retrograde (Again)
29 July 2017 — Uranus-Neptune, Part Three
21 July 2017 — President Donald Trump
18 July 2017 — Uranus-Neptune, Part Two
14 July 2017 — The Fade-Out of the Saturn-Neptune Square
5 July 2017 — Uranus-Neptune, Part One
28 May 2017 — The Propaganda Hologram
22 May 2017 — Individuality and Collectivity
22 February 2017 — Nature Doesn't Care About Us
11 February 2017 — Where We Are


The USA Sibly Chart Series
The USA Sibly Chart Series  … a compilation into a single PDF file of the commentaries I wrote (ten of them) over
six years (2013-2018) that focused on America's birth chart, from natal interpretation
to define and illuminate our national character to significant periods of change and
challenge indicated by major transits within the chart.


2016 Presidential Campaign and Election
2016 Presidential Campaign and Election  … a compilation into a single PDF file of the 15 commentaries I wrote
during and about the 2016 Presidential Campaign and Election.


2016 Commentaries
8 December 2016 — Banding Together
11 November 2016 — What Now?
1 November 2016 — (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
13 September 2016 — Transparency
20 August 2016 — The Saturn-Neptune Square of 2015-2017
3 August 2016 — Is Donald Trump Crazy?
21 July 2016 — Bankrupting the Conventional Wisdom
24 June 2016 — Brexit: Another Sign of the Times
8 May 2016 — Narcissism and Politics
18 March 2016 — Death of a Political Institution (updated on 28 May 2016)
10 March 2016 — Rage: The Authoritarian Dark Side (updated on 15 March 2016)
27 February 2016 — Signs of the Times
29 January 2016 — Bernie Sanders: Dark Horse No More (updated on 10 Feb 2016)
21 January 2016 — Hillary Clinton: Is It Her Turn?
19 January 2016 — President Donald Trump? (most recently updated on 11 March 2016)
1 January 2016 — The Mars Retrograde of 2016


2015 Commentaries
11 September 2015 — The Astrological Road Ahead
1 September 2015 — The Two Hardest Jobs on Earth
14 August 2015 — The Power Disconnect
19 June 2015 — Hooray for Pope Francis
10 April 2015 — Mad Men


2014 Commentaries
10 December 2014 — Uranus-Pluto: War and Violence
4 December 2014 — Uranus-Pluto: Social Justice
7 October 2014 — Uranus-Pluto: The Rebellion Against Institutions
22 May 2014 — Uranus-Pluto: Individual Freedom Versus Institutional Control
30 April 2014 — Uranus-Pluto and the Sports Revolution
10 April 2014 — April 2014 Grand Cross



Anthology: Essays from Beyond the Stars
Essays From Beyond the Stars  … a compendium of 14 of my older essays:

1. On Astrology..........................................p. 2
2. Coping with Loss..................................p. 15
3. On Pluto...............................................p. 22
4. On Coincidence...................................p. 30
5. On the New Age..................................p. 36
6. On Love and Power.............................p. 43
7. On Love and Money ...........................p. 47
8. On Cycles............................................p. 53
9. On Illusion Versus Reality..................p. 101
10. On Six Billion Universes ................ p. 108
11. On Astrology as a Profession..........p. 111
12. A Modest Proposal..........................p. 118
13. On the Future of Astrology .............p. 122
14. Outpost Theory ............................. p. 128



Aug 2013Uranus and Pluto: Correspondences in the 2010s  … reiterating this decade's astrological implications for the future of humanity
Jul 2013Uranus-Pluto and the USA Chart  … revealing to ourselves the central paradoxes in the American character
Dec 2012Astrological Patterns in 2013-2014  … the most meaningful astrological alignments in 2013-2014 and their more obvious implications
Jun 2012To See Oneself in Others  … empathy, sympathy, and cooperation as necessary social tools in the challenging difficulties that lie ahead
Mar 2012Approaching Critical Mass  … "crossing the Rubicon" into the middle years of this crucial decade
Jan 2012Adulthood, Maturity, and Wisdom  … to quote the Bard: "the problem, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves"
Nov 2011The Occupy Uprising: An Astrological Perspective  … the long and rocky road of organized civil disobedience
Jul 2011Uranus-Pluto and the Murdoch Meltdown  … yet another in the increasing number of scandals involving institutional abuses of power
Jun 2011Clarifying the Timeline for Change … the delay factor between astrological timing and corresponding real-life events in the collective
Jun 2011The Ruling Elites Are Not Like You and Me … keeping the game going; serving the Empire to maintain the status quo
Aug 2010The Big Question  … will the collapse of modern industrial civilization be fast or slow?
Jul 2010August Grand Cross  … this summer's second big configuration, plus Deepwater Horizon commentary
Jun 2010June's Lunar Eclipse and Grand Cross  … a six-month high-water mark in the preface to 2012 and beyond
May 2010Possession and Ownership  … one of the root causes behind our current predicament
Apr 2010Pluto: Rooting Out Our Deepest Problems  … a non-standard view of the Ruler of the Underworld
Mar 2010The 1930s and 2010s: Great Depressions  … the astrology behind the dire economic news
Feb 2010The Evolution of Consciousness  … a longer perspective on the challenges we face in the 21st century
Jan 2010Where is Our Wisdom?  … on the maturing of consciousness necessary for our survival
Dec 2009Gold and Silver  … the new battleground in the struggle for control of global finances
Nov 2009Mars Retrograde  … like a seven-month zen retreat to help refine our desires and aggression
Oct 2009The Wizards of Wall Street  … in the arena of economics and finance, false wizards abound
Sept 2009Another Chance for Togetherness  … one possible rainbow of the 2010s storm
July 2009Prescient Visions, Unreal Expectations  … on the current disconnect between reality and dreams
June 2009The T-square Triptych, Part Two  … interpreting multiple outer-planet transits to the same natal symbol
May 2009The T-square Triptych, Part One  … interpreting multiple outer-planet transits to the same natal symbol
Apr 2009Automobiles  … their undeniable but conflicted importance in shaping who we are
Mar 2009Keeping Perspective  … the importance of maintaining neutrality about the challenging times ahead
Feb 2009Barack Obama 3.Transits  … the necessary education of a new president
Jan 2009Barack Obama 2.Houses & Patterns  … natal houses, planetary patterns, and aspect configurations
Dec 2008Barack Obama 1.Archetypes  … the Leo-Aquarius sign archetype
Nov 2008The First Domino Falls  … the financial meltdown and the initial phases of radical change
Nov 2007Empire or Community  … globalization and relocalization in the 21st century
Sep 2007The Importance of Plumbing  … agriculture and industry in the decade ahead and beyond
Aug 2007When We All Do Better, We All Do Better  … a basic assumption that America needs to remember
Jul 2007The Summer of Our Discontent  … collective disillusionment as the last step before radical change
May 2007Preparing for the 2010s  … getting ready psychologically for what's coming in the years ahead
Apr 2007Stories We Tell Ourselves  … the Uranus-Pluto cycle in the long view of humanity's evolution
Mar 2007The 2010s: Reasons for Optimism  … my personal hopes for what may emerge over the coming decade
Feb 2007Saturn-Uranus-Pluto, Part Three  … the meanings of Triple Conjunctions, Dual Oppositions, and T-Squares
Jan 2007Saturn-Uranus-Pluto, Part Two  … shifting gears from the revolutionary 1960s to the radical 2010s
Dec 2006Saturn-Uranus-Pluto, Part One  … deconstructing the technical astrology of tumultous change
Nov 2006The Disenthralling  … saturn-neptune: the slow peeling away of collective illusions and failed dreams
Sep 2006Where We Are, Where We're Headed  … an astrological overview of the next five years
Jul 2006Saturn-Neptune  … the second of this decade's three successive Saturn oppositions to the outer planets
Jun 2006Saturn-Pluto  … the astrological meaning of America's harsh welcome into the 21st century
May 2006Saturn-Uranus-Neptune, Part Two  … the saga of railroads in America, and a final look back at the 1990s
Apr 2006Saturn-Uranus-Neptune, Part One  … setting the stage for awakening: ideals and illusions, 1988-1999
Mar 2006Chaos in the 1960s, China Part Two  … the storm and the rainbow: lessons from the Cultural Revolution
Feb 2006Chaos in the 1960s, China Part One  … if you disliked 1960s America, you're lucky you weren't in China
Oct 2005Uranus-Pluto: The 1960s in America  … the relevance of that decade to the coming crises in America
Sep 2005The Uranus-Pluto Cycle  … Revolution, Anarchy, and Power: 2008-2015



Jun 2002The Outer Planets in Astrology:  Reality Outside the Box  … understanding Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
Dec 2001Saturn and The Four Birth-Moments  … the schedule for when we arrive and how we become ourselves
Sep 1996The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth  … on astrological info and the value of sessions
Dec 1992A Day in the Life  … on the critical importance of humility and reverence in the use of astrology
Nov 1989Astrology and Psychotherapy  … a provocative comparison for counseling astrologers
Aug 1983Saturn: Experiencing the Authority Within  … the meaning of obstacles and the importance of patience



Jul 2001Modern War  … a long, dark history of this most tragic aspect of human nature
Mar 1996Six Billion Universes  … individuality and the perils of giving advice
Sep 1992Buried Under an Avalanche of Lies  … a brief eulogy for the truth in America
Jun 1992A Modest Proposal: Let's Give the Country to the Women  … no, really, I'm totally serious
Jun 1990Saving the Earth  … let's be clear about just whose butt we need to save
Sep 1990U.S. Energy Policy  … a short rant on Bush the First that goes double for Bush the Second
Mar 1984It's a Small World  … the economics of scale and the metaphysics of the finite



Nov 2007Hurry Up and Wait  … symbolism and meanings of the long Mars retrograde loop
Oct 2007Context and Consciousness  … how astrology can have simultaneously too much and too little information
Aug 2006Health and Illness  … some thoughts about these two related but vastly different experiences
Jan 2006Venus Retrograde  … a time to heal the inner wounds of intimacy from past loves gone wrong
Dec 2005The Grand Cross in Politics  … in which the public sees that our political emperors have no clothes
Nov 2005Fixed Grand Crosses  … draining the swamp of lies, deceptions, and other toxic illusions
Aug 2005Mars Retrograde  … the Red Planet's six-month campaign of self-assertion, desire, or anger
Jul 2005Collective Versus Personal Astrology  … differences in astrology between individual and shared reality
Jul 2005Driving Through Disneyland  … the natural and unnatural landscapes of postmodern America
Apr 2005The Accelerated Pluto Factor  … generational variations in transformational life-experience
Mar 2005Bush's Next War  … the astrology behind another dangerous year of continuing belligerence
Feb 2005Mother Nature's Wrath?  … three strains of apocalypse, and how upset is Mother Nature with us?
Jan 2005The Game of Spirit  … real versus fake spirituality in an age of marketing and self-promotion
Dec 2004Understanding Chart Movement  … a simple visual metaphor for how charts move
Nov 2004Election Post-Mortem  … it's finally over, thank heavens! what now? what next?
Sep 2004After the Election  … whether Bush or Kerry, our next president's chart contains startling revelations
Aug 2004The Kerry Question  … who is John Kerry? and what should we voters do in November?
Jul 2004Mercury Retro Redux  … Mercury does its oh-so-frequent two-step dance (again)
Jun 2004Saturn and Venus  … Saturn tightens the screws while Venus prepares a celebration
May 2004Hitting Bottom  … summer's unprecedented confrontation with reality for Bush and America
Apr 2004Karma and Politics  … how our spiritual beliefs affect our politics
Mar 2004The Duality of Love  … human intimacy as a biochemical double date
Feb 2004UnTwisting the Zodiac  … remembering the subtle boundaries between types and stereotypes
Jan 2004America's Chart #3:  Consumerism and Sustainable Economics  … the high cost of having it all
Dec 2003America's Chart #2:  Mars and Neptune  … charisma and confusion in our national character
Nov 2003The Harmonic What?  … the spiritual possibilities, likely and not, of a lovely lunar eclipse
Oct 2003America's Chart #1:  Sun and Saturn  … the struggle between material wealth and social equality
Sep 2003Extreme Planetary Energies  … can consciousness overcome the most difficult planetary effects?
Aug 2003The Heat is On  … on this summer's extraordinary visit by the Red Planet
Jul 2003Living with Uncertainty  … the not-so-tender mercies of Pluto in Sagittarius
Jun 2003Void-of-Course Moons  … Mother Nature's way of telling us to relax and smell the roses
May 2003George W. Bush: An Astrological Perspective  (Part Two)  … a future riddled with uncertainty
Apr 2003George W. Bush: An Astrological Perspective  (Part One)  … a past rooted in paradox
Mar 2003Spiritual Politics  … questions of faith on the eve of war
Mar 2003The Timeline for Conflict  … the astrological schedule for Bush's long-awaited war
Feb 2003Seeing Through the Haze  … Truth, Lies, and Belief; and Male Violence
Jan 2003New Year's Grab Bag  … Mercury Retro, Geopolitics, Astrological Answers, and On Fantasy
Dec 2002The Eclipse Wild-Card  … the slipperly slopes of ideological extremism
Nov 2002The Reawakening of Conscience  … the first crossroads in the 2-year struggle between love and power
Oct 2002Dreams of Love and Compassion  … the beginning of the 18-month Sun-Venus-Neptune alignment
Sep 2002Mercury Retrograde  … a hitch in our giddy-up
Aug 2002The Cauldron of Heaven  … the beginning of the 2-year Sun-Mars-Uranus alignment
Aug 2002Parents and Children  … time for us to grow up?
Jul 2002America and the Saturn-Pluto Eruption of 2001-2002  … how we got to 9-11

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