Two news stories have been big in the last couple of days that remind me of one of the basic principles of applied astrology. One of them, not surprisingly, is this week’s close conjunction between Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. The other? Eating meat causes cancer (not the astrological Sign of Cancer, either… the less shy…

12:27 PM To: Matthew Currie From: Beliefnet Editorial Staff Re: Lamar Odom Blog Entry Hi. Just wanted to touch base with you. It’s been some time since you followed up your first blog entry about Lamar Odom like you said you would, and we’re all awaiting your report on the transits he was having. 12:35…

“Character is destiny.” -Heraclitus of Ephesus Many people object to astrology on principle because it’s too fatalistic for their tastes. Not many people want to be told that their will is limited, or that there is only so much they can achieve in life. I can understand that, but astrology is far from the only…

It’s true: as one gets older, some things don’t work that used to work when you were young and full of energy, or they don’t work as well, or they work sporadically, or it takes more effort than it used to in order to get those things to work. What was once your pride and…

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