There is a story, found in the Jewish Talmud, that four great rabbis entered the orchard (Hebrew: pardes) known as the Kabalah. These were mature and wise men. Yet one, unable to deal with what he experienced, died. Another became a heretic. The third went insane. Only the famous Rabbi Akiva (or Akiba) "entered in peace and emerged in peace." There is one aspect of the Kabalah that seems to bring out the crazies. Specifically, that aspect is the manipulation of letters. There are three primary methods of letter manipulation: Gematria: letters are given numerical values and words or phrases of equal sums replace each other in passages, giving new meanings to those passages Notarikon:

Annie Wilder, author of Spirits Out of Time and The House of Spirits and Whispers, was George Noory's guest on Coast to Coast this past Friday night. Click here to listen to her interview with George.

Our New Moon in Capricorn occurs at 11:11 pm PST, directly preceded by a solar eclipse at 11:07 pm PST. Both 10th house themes (those of public image and career) and Capricorn qualities of ambition and determination will be highlighted. The  influence of this Capricorn New Moon will be extended by the eclipse (you can anticipate extra organized, practical energy for anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months after the eclipse). Capricorn is a stable earth sign; use this time to re-evaluate your foundation and where your life is headed. Ruled by Saturn, Capricorn takes very seriously its job–be prepared to think long and hard about where you've been, where you're headed, and

I came upon this story and had to chuckle. It's quite an interesting excuse for losing a game! Maybe whoever books the hotels for the Knicks should check out this website before booking for the next road trip. The Skirvin, which opened in 1911, is a beautiful old hotel and looks like a rather posh place to spend a night! Just watch out for Effie, and don't be alarmed to hear a baby crying in the middle of the night... On a side note, I had no idea Oklahoma City even had a basketball team. I used to be so into the NBA when I was in high school but gave it up when I went to college. I could only devote my time to one sport so I reverted to my favorite: football. I see the Thunder came to