Solar Cycle 25
Solar Cycle 25 began in 2019. You've probably heard of sunspots or solar flares. Since official record keeping began in 1755, we just entered the...
The Tragedy of the Moon
Science writer Isaac Asimov wrote a collection of essays in the 1970s entitled "The Tragedy of the Moon". The first essay is the title track,...
Is Astrology Real?
I feel like I used to have this debate a lot more frequently than I do now. The Universe tests us in myriad ways. We...
Orion
Orion is one of the most venerated constellations in human history. It's not surprising why it has been worshipped for millennia. It's one of the...
Art as Revolution
It occurred to me that I haven't devoted many blog posts to art - especially since that is the linchpin of my site. I've been...
Old Wounds, New Wars
Crimea is basically an island off the coast of Ukraine. A popular vacation spot with beautiful beaches, cities like Yalta have been the sites for...
Venus Eclipse
When the Sun and another planet are conjunct within 1 degree or 16 arc minutes, this 'eclipse' is called a cazimi, which means "in the...
Keynesian Economics
When the Great Depression hit America in the 1930's, British economist John Maynard Keynes developed a macroeconomic theory that is still being used today. The...
Alan Watts
Every year or so, for many years now, I dive back into the work of Zen Buddhist philosopher Alan Watts. He died in the 1970s,...
Jupiter-Neptune conjunctions
Jupiter-Neptune conjunctions happen approximately every 12 years. They are often touted by optimistic astrologers as cosmic portals. Neptune is considered by some to be a...
