I was rummaging through one of my boxes where I stash handwritten quotes on index cards—looking for some Cancer inspiration—when I found this one. I copied it down at some point, in my own handwriting, and I had no memory…
Historians often say that events don't repeat, but people do. I've been thinking of that often as we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The Mars-Uranus conjunction in Gemini that happened in 1776 will repeat on July…
C. G. Jung observed that psychological type applies not only to people but to groups, cultures, and nations. For me, examining historical shifts and collective events through this typological lens is the most compelling way to use Jung's model. For…
I had a grand vision for an expanded vegetable garden this year. The dirt had other ideas. It was difficult to plant the seedlings we had grown and even the pumpkin seeds seemed resistant to the hard dirt. A peony…
Gossip reminds us that to be human is to be messy. Perhaps that is why we love it so. A neighbor's affair or a coworker's sudden departure can quickly become a modern-day Greek myth. There is a particular kind of…