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Astro Feng Shui: Making Magic in Your Home
In April of last year, the gift of a dinette set coincided with the New Moon in my 11th house of friendships. My kitchen is in the Helpful People sector of the Bagua map - a Feng Shui method of charting energetic patterns. Months earlier, I'd had my home Feng Shui'd and, since then, had been contemplating the connections between Western astrology and Western Feng Shui. Suddenly, it was obvious: The guas (sectors) of the Bagua correlate with the astrological houses.... (go to article)

What is Astro Alchemy?

The chemists of the Middle Ages sought to transform lead into gold. But a far more interesting (and effective!) alchemy is internal - transforming the baser elements of the psyche into spiritual gold. Astrology shows us how to spark these changes....
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Isis is Back

The Great Goddess Isis, as represented by the planet Chiron moving into Aquarius, is now bestowing Her gifts upon us - from Feb. 2005 through Feb. 2011. This ancient feminine power hasn't been readily accessible on this planet in at least two thousand years. What is Isis triggering in your chart?
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Chiron in Aquarius: The Return of Isis

The myth of Isis describes her passion for her mate Osiris, who was also her twin brother (they began mating while in the womb). This perfectly symbolizes the sign of Aquarius, which describes the brotherhood of mankind and equality between male and female....
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The Mayan Calendar and the Arc of Evolution

On January 6, 2005 I attended a mind-blowing lecture on the Mayan Calendar that finally gave me the "big picture" of the history-and future-of all creation. The good news is that despite some inevitable bumps in the road, the period between now and 2012 will be one of infinitely expanding consciousness-ending in the Golden Age we have all been waiting for....
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Taj Mahal: Monument to Love

That powerful Gemini conjunction is what makes Mahal, in the African parlance, a griot - storyteller, history-keeper. He's been singing the blues all over the world since the late 1960s, keeping the traditions alive, touring over 200 days a year....
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Jupiter-Neptune: Magician or Fool?

Walking along the beach one blustery morning, I began to reflect on the nature of Jupiter and Neptune. Since they are both linked to Pisces, which symbolizes the limitless expanse of the ocean, my reverie must have drifted in with the waves...
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What's Your Medicine?

Your opposite sign represents the medicine that makes you whole. Each sign has its natural polarity - an axis that works best when you're "working" both ends...
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Sun-Uranus Sirens

The Greek story of the Sirens who enchanted Ulysses and his men has several layers of meaning. On one hand, it symbolizes the magical effect of a woman in the full glory of her feminine power, singing her song. Men cannot resist her. You could even say that the crashing of the boat on treacherous rocks represents man's awakening to his true self...
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Natural Building Pioneers:
Building an Earth-Friendly Home

In 1996, Wanda DeRenouard sat on a mountaintop in Jamul, east of San Diego, gazing out at the lavender peak of sacred Mt. Kuchumaa just south of the Mexican border. As Wanda and a companion meditated on the stunning view, they agreed that there was something special about the land. She and her husband Erik had recently bought this rocky desert property, the site of a former gold mine and when Wanda's friend suggested she build an environmentally friendly straw bale home on it, the idea sounded right....
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