Blessings of the Full Harvest Moon!

This is the Harvest Moon, also known as the Wine Moon. It is the Full Moon closest to Autumn Equinox and when the Moon is in the sign of Aries. This is truly the ideal time to harvest any herbs, veggies and other garden goodies before they are nipped by frost or simply the dwindling … Read more

The Last Day of Summer

The End of Summerby Peter J. Gorham Turn and take the summer with you to its fall.Take away its outlook and its need–the message of the sun at hilltop–and hand it to the courier, who waitsto run the valleys and the shadeand hand it in good seasonto its heir. It has blessed you, truly once … Read more

Money and the Mind

lt is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. — Seneca What gives the plastic and pieces of paper in our wallets value? We do. For several generations, money has ceased being representative of any “real” commodity, like gold. Its power and value come only from … Read more

I double-dog dare you!

O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper,Which makes bank credit like a bark of vapour.— Lord Byron For the past 500 years or so, money has been in the form of paper or metal coins. Now, though, it comes in the form of a plastic card, and increasingly, as typed symbols converted into electronic … Read more

Gold and Gods

Money is the blood of the planet. Heal the money and we can heal the world. — Barbara Wilder, Money is Love Money exerts a deep emotional influence on who we are and what we believe we can or cannot have, including our social and geopolitical structures. According to some thoughtful observers, our long unwillingness … Read more

Saturn on the Move

Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves. — Jane Austen According to Dan Furst, whose terrific Universal Festival Calendar website is one of my favorite places to explore, the most important planetary change of the year comes today, … Read more

Thanks a lot, Adam Smith

Money is the visible sign of a universal force, and this force in its manifestation on earth works on the vital and physical planes and is indispensable to the fullness of the outer life. In its origin and in its action, it belongs to the Divine.— Sri Aurobindo In talking about abundance, scarcity, and what … Read more

Happy Birthday, Virgo!

Virgos believe that work is a requirement for a virtuous, worthwhile, and fulfilling life. But their name is often misunderstood, for Virgo is not about celibacy or virginity – the Goddess that rules over Virgo is the fecund Goddess of the Harvest, Ceres. She stands for all that is voluptuous and abundant, so unlike popular … Read more

..And back, for now..

© Michael LeunigThe smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.— Oscar Wilde Having warned you that I was expecting to be offline until Tuesday, naturally, everything seems to be working for now, so I will offer a brief update this morning. But if you don’t see the Tarot card of the … Read more

Blessings of the New Moon

INEBRIATE OF AIRby Emily Dickinson I taste a liquor never brewed,From tankards scooped in pearl;Not all the vats upon the RhineYield such an alcohol! Inebriate of air am I,And debauchee of dew,Reeling, through endless summer days,From inns of molten blue. When landlords turn the drunken beeOut of the foxglove’s door,When butterflies renounce their drams,I shall … Read more