Jonathan Franzen, in his book, How to be Alone, published an essay (also known as The Harper's Essay) on what makes a reader. By a reader...

One of the ways to know if a first meeting of two people will develop into a long term relationship is to look and see if one person's...

Mercury retrograde is one of the few astrological concepts that has made it into the popular culture. This is when from the viewpoint of...

As we approach the Pluto return of the United States, I think it is time to consider another U.S. birth chart other than the July 4, 1776...

Babies choose when they want to be born. My favorite description of this from a 1951 astrological treatise (Outrageous Fortune by Myra...

The other day someone asked me why Gavin Newsom is subject to a recall in California. All I could come up with was he was dining out Nov....

The first concert the Rolling Stones played was on July 12, 1962 at the Marquee Club on Oxford Street in London. While I don't have the...

Jon Morrow Lindbergh, the second son of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles Lindbergh, died on July 29 at age 88. He had a long career as...

I was living in Cambridge, MA in the early 80s and Harvard Square at that time had book stores in abundance. It was in one of these...

In early 2017, when she was an unknown law student, Lina Khan published “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” in the Yale Law...

Ties to the Moon What ties between two horoscopes indicate the bond of friendship will form, take root and grow? There are many. One is...

Everyone has Jupiter somewhere in their charts. To find out where your Jupiter is you can simply look at your natal chart. Note the sign...

When we talk about astrology, most people know their sun sign, and lately you will find folks who know their moon sign too. The...

I was recently sorting through old photos and letters. I have saved letters from 2 friends who have written to me over the years. Both...

The New Yorker reports this week that on Feb. 22 Trump's accounting firm turned over "millions of pages of personal and corporate...

We all keep the charts we are born with, but on our birthdays each year we get a mini-reset, called the Solar Return. A chart is cast for...

The sun is in Pisces today and the Moon is in Leo. So it is a good time to write about the way these two signs meld. Sometimes people ask...

We tend to mark time by the predominant social occurrences during that decade. Astrology has its own way of tracking time. Pluto has the...

Photo credit Miranda Knickerbocker I have read many books over the course of my life. One of my all time favorite writers is Laurie...

One of the most potent love potions you can find is Saturn on the Sun, Moon or Ascendant of the partner. Saturn ties are what evoke what...