One of Carl Jung’s great contributions to the understanding of the human psyche is the nature of psychological shadow. For every constructive “sunlit” part of our psyche — qualities such as kindness, generosity, discipline, and achievement — there will always … Continue reading
As mentioned in previous articles, we are in the crux of a major dance of planets involving Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, and Jupiter. I covered the conjunction of Saturn and Pluto first, then added the “spice” of Uranian influence in part … Continue reading
The world is struggling to cope with a pandemic that seems to have swept us into a universal feeling of great uncertainty almost overnight. A mere few weeks ago life was going along as “normal,” plans were being made in … Continue reading
Five hundred years ago, during the year 1518 according to Wikipedia, one of humanity’s darkest and cruelest endeavors, the transatlantic slave trade, began. In the United States, slavery was a legal and acceptable practice for roughly 250 years, outlawed now … Continue reading
I was recently interviewed by ABC7 News to explain the meaning of Mercury Retrograde, from both an astronomical and astrological point of view. As the presenter (community journalist Jalyn Henderson) explains, people tend to get a bit excited or even … Continue reading
As Taurus represents values and the things we attach value to, we might consider spending the next month and a half looking at how we can value Mars within ourselves. What value does our anger have? What place can we give it, or where can we channel it, so that it can be a force of conscious empowerment instead of violent destruction? What inner dimensions or truths does anger awaken us to? Where is our moral outrage, and how can we use it to not just improve our world, but enliven it with courageous passion? Continue reading
I was again interviewed on another podcast, Cosmic Keys. We had a fun and spirited discussion on astrology and finding meaning in life. Hosts Dan and Scarlet asked some great questions exploring the science of astrology and the poetry of … Continue reading
I was recently interviewed on the Occult Power Hour podcast. We discussed many issues related to astrology and spirituality, and did some reading of the interviewers’ charts. It’s a great podcast about all things occult, spiritual and local to Chicago. … Continue reading
Video of my talk on dual rulerships for Friends of Astrology. Continue reading
In his book Iron John, Robert Bly writes about the collapse of the mythological layer. He’s referring to our culture’s sacrifice of a truly living mythology for hard idealisms of pure reason and delusional attachments to unattainable glamor. We’ve lost … Continue reading
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