Archives: 2007 September

One of the beautiful paradoxes of our universe is that the more we give, the more we receive. As we bless others, so we are blessed. How many of us recite daily affirmations not only for our own abundance and prosperity, but for the selfish habits of our often greedy society to change and […]

by Heather Roan Robbins
Fall is in the air; leaves change color, pumpkins ripen; our minds sharpen as the air grows crisp and Mercury progresses in investigative Scorpio. We draw inwards as Autumn’s warm fires beckon and aggressive Mars enters nurturing, domestic, yet self-protective Cancer.
Militant, macho Mars in maternal Cancer can be a paradox, but as […]

by Robert Rabbin
I have been fortunate to meet several people who taught me about wisdom and in whose presence I traveled deeper and farther into the world of wonderment, beauty, grace, and Silence. Huston Smith is one such person, and it is about an encounter with him that I wish to write.
Huston Smith is, to […]

The Full Harvest Moon
By Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman*
Today is the Full Harvest Moon. Let us take a
moment to align ourselves with that lunar
energy and contemplate the harvest of our lives.
What have we learned? How have we grown?
What seeds have we sown and nurtured? What
are the rewards of our labors? What bounty have
we collected? What […]

by Heather Roan Robbins
The weekend begins with a bang, and then gives us an astrological breather. As the weekend begins, two competing aspects keep us hopping; active Mars opposes intense Pluto can make us athletic, irritable and accident prone. All while a dreamy, magical and escapist romantic and creative Venus opposes confusing Neptune asks […]

By Dr. Alan Greene, M.D.
As a father and pediatrician, I’ve changed many diapers—enough to teach me that diapers are a daily reminder that as humans we deplete resources as we consume, and we make messes with our waste.
Those landfill diapers that are so easily tossed into the trash are clearly a major ecological issue. But […]

by Sandy Andrew
The Memory
Have you ever experienced an event in your life that you can’t seem to forget? It agitates you and angers you when you recall and dwell on the memory. Perhaps someone did one or more of the following to you?

stole from you
misled you
cheated you in some way
abused you
lied […]

by Heather Roan Robbins
Mid- September broods. We may not feel it on an ordinary day, but arguments and storms can escalate quickly so it pays to keep eyes open and ears on the weather channel, and know how to skirt around danger zones.
This weekend is feisty and strategic, avoid family court or dealing with […]

by White Cranes
Animism is the belief that all things are spirit and that all spirits are part of the oneness. There is no separateness, no hierarchy. All spirits are equal, because all spirits are part of the One.
Animism lacks the duality of later belief systems: good/bad, negative/positive, and so on. In animism, values are thought […]

by Heather Roan Robbins
Be ready for a wild card; adaptability is the key this week as a New Moon Solar Eclipse opposes catalytic Uranus. Both Pluto and Venus turn direct after a long retrograde cycle, and this gives us a green light in emotional matters, romance and art (Venus’s province) and power dynamics (Pluto). […]