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The Courage to Bloom
I don't pimp my stuff enough, and I do think with Spring that's about to change. There's more of me to sell! Every two months I write a seasonal article with an astrological theme under the auspice of 'Sex & Soul Mates' columnist for Constellation Magazine. I love this magazine! Brainchild of Jungian astrologer Sherene Schostak and artist/tarot reader and pin-up gal, Katelan Foisy, it's for artists, astrology lovers and anyone with style. The visual artistry is always lush, evocative and...
Libra Full Moon : The Pacifist & The Warrior
“I can’t give you a formula for success but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” Herbert Bayard Swope “Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.” Robert J. Sawyer “Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.” Malcolm X “An argument is always about what has been made more important than the relationship.” - Hugh Prather “All disagreements are results of...
Announcing: Your Alchemical Goddess Venus Report!
Tomorrow is the Spring Equinox and the Astrological New Year. It's been a looongggg winter and so we look forward to the zip, zing and pizazz of the Sun's entry into Aries because finally, change is palpable and near. Just look around you at the flowers and animals! In celebration of the rejuvenating powers of Spring, I'm excited to announce Your Alchemical Goddess Venus Report : showcasing your magical charms, secret pleasures, erotic gifts, what to look for in a soul mate... and more. Filled...
New Moon in Pisces : Steam
Every year as the planets one by one precess into Pisces, I find my self losing steam. Ordinary daily activities seem to take more time, doing the dishes, laundry, taking care of the animals creeps into the daily agenda and suddenly these little persnickety things, that endless to do list that makes life function, dominates. Pisces is on my sixth house cusp, that’s the house of among other things, the mundane life. Or as I've been known call it, the house of grunt and grow work. Pisces has...
Virgo Full Moon : Practical Magic
Old time greetings from the oldest inhabited city in the world: Damascus. One of the things about visiting a country so far away from home is that you just don’t know: whether your bags will arrive, the visa will be waiting at the airport, the internet will work (spotty as of this writing I don’t know whether I’ll be able to send this to you!) or if you'll ever want to return. Travel is less about taking things on faith that it all will work out brilliantly (because sometimes it won’t) than...
Love Alchemy: Using Astrology for True Love in 2010
Looking for some awesome magical love mojo in 2010? Once upon a time, the ancient art of astrology was tethered to magic. Today, for mysterious reasons, what was once one has become two. This perfect pair need no longer remain divided. By using astro-magical enchantments in the service of true love, we can take our enchanting powers up a notch, and marry magic to astrology again. Jessica Shepherd, author of A Love Alchemist's Notebook, provides the year's most favorable times for casting love...
Aquarius New Moon : Joining the Human Family
Announcement: Valentine’s Day Weekend, Mountain View, CA & Jessica Shepherd I’m making a live television appearance on the Bay Area television station KRON 4 News, to be aired on Saturday morning, February 13 at 8:45 AM. So do tune in! That same evening I also have a book talk at East West Books in Mountain View, CA at 7:30 PM, to be followed by a Love Alchemy Workshop on Sunday, 2/14, (Valentine’s Day) from 1:00- 3:30 PM at that same location. For the workshop or book talk, call...
Leo Full Moon : Girl Finds Romance, Loses Mind
My friend Erin changed her Facebook profile picture to a celebrity. You’ve probably been invited to do the same. Her status update said something like: ‘it’s doppleganger week. Change your profile picture to the celebrity people think you most look like.’ She really did resemble Angie Harmon. I asked myself who that was and came up blank, so I asked my husband who said, ‘Winona Ryder’, who is not my favorite celebrity association. She does nothing for me. I went through a list of names who...
New Moon Solar Eclipse In Capricorn: The Short List
The Angels of Capricorn clearly want our full attention; they're putting an exclamation mark (it's an eclipse!) on today's Capricorn New Moon Solar Eclipse. Cap has an eye for putting in due diligence work on outstanding projects, especially those called 'my life's ambition' and being a solitary, self-reliant sign, we often do this Great Work alone. However, since Venus in Capricorn figures strongly in this eclipse we'd be wise to open our lesson book to the page entitled: "Capricorn-ing"...
Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in Cancer: The Great Inner Work
The last week before Christmas, I flew out to South Carolina to assist my very sick and very dear grandmother. When I arrived, it was clear she was close to, if not actively, dying. I did what I could. If you’ve ever been a caregiver for a sick person who is fairly conscious, it is painful for both of you. You do physical things you’ve only ever done for your self; and if you think it’s humiliating for you, your heart breaks because they are doing what they can to hold onto a last shred of...
