Aliens
I've decided I don't like using the word "Aliens" to describe life beyond planet Earth. Think of it this way: Alienation and alienate aren't words we...
Ergot
Thinking about grain made me think about ergot, the fungus that grows predominantly on rye in unusually damp conditions. It can affect all the cereal...
Past Lives
I'm old enough to remember when the actress Shirley MacLane wrote a book about past lives. She was mostly ridiculed since there's no context for...
Ceres
Ceres is the goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology. The origin of the word "cereal, Ceres is often depicted with a shaft of wheat and...
China Rising
Looking at the natal chart for the People's Republic of China can inform us about a few things. The most important aspect to consider when...
The Reset
The upcoming Saturn-Uranus square (which will technically be the first and last time in 2022), begins in August. It gets cozy in September and then...
Natal Venus Retrograde
I have never really understood why the "Rx" symbol, which has been used for hundreds of years in medicine as shorthand for "recipe" (i.e. prescription),...
Black Moon Lilith
In Jewish, Babylonian, Sumerian and Biblical lore, Lilith was considered the first woman created by God (not actually Eve, in fact). She embodies wild, untamed...
Cognitive Dissonance
As defined by the Cambridge Dictionary, cognitive dissonance is: "an uncomfortable feeling that comes from believing or thinking two different things that cannot both be...
folate: why you need it
I've hesitated to reveal the area of research to which I've dedicated most of my life, mostly because it is the most controversial. But fuck...
