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Johnny Cash and John Ritter gave up their physical bodies within hours of each other on September 11 and September 12, 2003. Astrologically, it was a lot like any other two days. For the music, movies and television world it marked the passing of two remarkable entertainers. Johnny Cash had the most prolific career of any country or rock star: He recorded more than 1,500 songs on about 500 albums. He is the youngest person ever chosen for the Country Music Hall of Fame. He has placed 48 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop charts, about the same number as the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys. His 1975 autobiography Man in Black has so far sold around 1.5 million copies, about ...
Someone once said that we are not really able to heal another person, but we can support them in healing themselves. Just as a nurse might sew up a wound to help our body heal, so can a friend provide a listening ear and open arms to help our heart heal itself. Whether it's our turn to carry the stretcher or lie down on it, we often call on the Moon when it's time for healing. No matter what hurts, healing requires vulnerability; if we do not expose the wound, we will never be able to apply the healing salve where it's actually needed. The Moon represents the most vulnerable part of us. It is our heart and hearth fire; it is stronger than it seems but also most susceptible to wounding. ...
When I was asked to undertake the expansion and editing of Llewellyn's New A to Z Horoscope Maker and Interpreter, I was assailed by a mixture of feelings. This was one of the first astrology books I owned. I read and reread entire chapters when I first began my study of the birth chart. I remember putting together phrases from the book about different planetary placements and aspects, trying to make sense of my own chart, and then working with charts of celebrities, family members, and friends. I wanted to create a story about the person whose chart I was studying—a story that made sense of all the astrological data. Until I could do this, I knew I wouldn't do professional ...
I understood the word "returns" long before I knew about astrology, as most of us did. Returning home, returning to school, returning money, returning clothes, returning compliments (or insults), or even returning tides (I grew up on a boat, where tides and the Moon had a lot of influence). Returns later meant cycles of civilizations and culture, and their repetitions, as my schooling passed from reading and writing to history, Latin, and Greek. I didn't run into the astrological reference until my recording studio hosted Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention, and I made a deal for legendary astrologer Al H. Morrison to do my clients' charts in return for his office space above the ...
