We are in a period of breakdown. Things we thought we could count on are failing around us. History tells again and again of the rise and fall of civilizations. There is… Read More ›

Photo Credit: Skouatroulio It is the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic Saturn/Pluto Conjunction in Capricorn that occurred on January 12, 2020. The great karmic reckoning and transformation in the sign… Read More ›

Solstice Sunset, Effort PA. Last night was the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. The word Solstice, derived from the Latin Sol (sun) and Sistere (stand still), describes… Read More ›

“There’s an old piece of Hasidic folklore that claims that our world at any point in time is held in its planetary orbit by thirty-six conscious human beings. They don’t… Read More ›

"The crucible for meaning in your lifeis how you wrestlewith the way things are."Stephen Jenkinson Despite an interlude of temperatures in the high 70's last week, the seasons and cycles… Read More ›

In the northeastern United States, Fall has arrived in all its auburn glory. As the leaves turn yellow, orange, and red, the winds of change blow, and we enter the… Read More ›

Here in Pennsylvania, Fall has arrived unexpectedly early with temperatures in the low 40's the last two nights. Although nature most often follows a gradual pattern, these drastic changes are… Read More ›

It is Independence Day here in America, in the year 2020, during a worldwide pandemic. Tonight, amid man-made fireworks, the skies will literally eclipse us with a Full Moon/Eclipse in… Read More ›

This is a true story and happened June 8, 2008. Twelve years ago today. Four images stay with me long after the lightning strikes. They are prophetic, foreboding, devastating, and… Read More ›

Photo: Dad in the mid 1930's. I eat pickles the entire week. Occasionally, I have some chicken salad too, but it is tasteless. The pickles, at least, have so much… Read More ›