Why Should We Astrologers (and Astrology Students) Study Our History?
“Astrology is one of the great adventures of human civilization and has contributed greatly to people’s lives and to culture over time. This noble enterprise has spanned different cultures and historical periods and has had times of flowering and times of being on the fringes. Yet astrology has remained with us, always adapting to new conditions.”
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Astrology and Family Patterns: Critical but Largely Ignored
How important is an understanding of family culture to interpreting your own astrological chart, or, if you are an astrological consultant, that of your client?
Read MoreHappy Birthday Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela died in 2013, at which time I wrote a profile of him. Today he would have turned 100. Those were happier times. Earlier...
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Dorothy Day: Untimely Prophet
Many of my readers either have not heard of Dorothy Day, or perhaps confuse her with a movie actress from the 1950’s, or, better, know she was somehow involved in charity and maybe Catholicism. This would be a good start, especially now, during a time when her influence seems to be at a low ebb.
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Sir Gawain and the Renewal of Light
An ageless tale of trial, redemption, and the New Year from the late fourteenth century. An inspiration for these darker times.
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