HIGHER THOUGHTS

June always strikes me as a mini-holiday season.  Minus the cold air, hot chocolate and carols on the radio, June often finds us giving gifts...at life cycle events such as weddings and graduations. Even if you don’t have family members in school, there...

This first week of May finds us moving toward a Full Moon....yes, that's right:   Full Moon in Capital Letters.  Popular culture has come to label Perigee full moons such as the one on Saturday, May 5th as "Super Moons".  The term stems from the...

What a mixed up winter we've had! I've lived in Northeastern United States most of my life and can never recall flowering trees budding in March! Wow.I truly cannot complain about the lack of snow and ice (compared to the prior winter) but the past few months I felt...

As with all things in life, with the blessings also come the challenges. So goes this month of March. First the good stuff. Venus just entered her rulership Taurus, joining Jupiter which has been there for some time. The down-to-earth, practical artisan sign of Taurus...

Never a dull moment as the cosmos continually churns things up to push us forward!We are on the cusp of a full moon in Leo that occurs tomorrow, Tuesday. Think boundless courage and creativity. It is really difficult to hide yourself or anything you want to keep...

Forget what you've heard about the Mayan prophecy. The world is not coming to an end in December 2012. The most logical explanation for the Mayan calendar ending on 12/21/2012 I have heard is that they simply could not see beyond that date thousands of years ago when...

December begins in the midst of two celestial events: mercury retrograde and an eclipse cycle.The retrograde period ends on December 13 so any plans and activities that are stalling or hitting "re"peat will now move forward full steam ahead for the next several...

It's easy to say, but it is not something we always do. This month though, especially during the time of Thanksgiving, is terrific to begin a practice of gratitude.Messenger planet Mercury conjoins Venus, planet of love and money, in adventurous Sagittarius for the...

Nothing says, "jump down from that fence and make a decision" like the current line-up of planets! Wow!Saturn is slowly percolating through the art and relationship sign of Libra. The sign of the scales, Libra also rules balance and judgment. Choices abound right...