Posts by Laura Orcutt
BEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: GEMINI
About Gemini Zodiac Sign Smartphones and social media were invented by Gemini. Their alert, active minds seek the stimulation of connection. They can’t remember life Before Internet; an outage will see them searching for the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot. That is, if they aren’t already there drinking lattes and chatting with their friends. Life with Gemini…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: TAURUS
About Taurus Zodiac Sign “So, why can’t I have my cake and eat it too?” muses the daydreaming Taurus. Slowing down and indulging in all the world’s sensual pleasures is Taurus’ passion. They’ve a natural gift for staying grounded and centered, weathering storms that would blow other Zodiac signs away. (Of course, they’d prefer being…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: ARIES
About Aries Zodiac Sign Someone’s got to go first. And the role often falls to trailblazing Aries. When there’s no beaten path, it takes all of Aries strength and courage to cut through “the way things have always been” to “where no one has gone before.” From cutting the Panama Canal through a continent to…
Read MoreFEBRUARY NEW MOON SOLAR ECLIPSE IN AQUARIUS
CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE Think you know your mind? Where you’re heading? What’s coming next? Think again. The Aquarius New Moon solar eclipse on Feb. 15/16 has surprises in store. “This one will not follow the rules.” Nadia Gilchrist, Ruby Slipper Astrology Christina, Zodiac Poetry, elaborates on the journey ahead: “The time is…
Read MoreFIND YOUR PACK DURING THE YEAR OF THE YANG EARTH DOG
Happy Chinese New Year! Chinese New Year – also known as the spring festival — is THE most important social and economic holiday in China today. That makes it one of the largest holiday celebrations in the world… And it’s based on astrology. Chinese Astrology that is…. For millennia (this is year 4715), China has…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: PLUTO
About Pluto Disturbances in the orbit of Neptune set astronomers on the hunt for another undiscovered planet. The search took 25 years, during which the principal investigator, Percival Lowell, passed away. His research was continued by Clyde Tombaugh, who officially discovered Pluto in 1930.  Pluto’s 248-year orbit is more elliptical than the planets previously…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: NEPTUNE
About Neptune Illusive Neptune was the first planet officially discovered by its gravitational effects on the orbit of another planet. Its 165-year orbit is about twice as long as that of neighboring Uranus. In other words, we could sense Neptune before anyone could see him. English astronomer John Couch Adams and French astronomer Urbain Jean…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: URANUS
About Uranus Uranus sits precisely on the border between the visible and invisible. If your eyesight is excellent, conditions are perfect, and you know exactly where to look, Uranus is visible to the naked eye. He’s the same brightness as the dimmest of the visible planets. However, since his 84-year orbit is so slow, Uranus’…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: SATURN
About Saturn Thanks to his great distance from the Earth, ringed Saturn is the dimmest and the slowest of the visible planets. It takes nearly 30 years to make one full circuit of the Zodiac, spending 2-½ years in each sign. In an era where humans had much shorter lifespans, Saturn was associated with age,…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: JUPITER
About Jupiter Whenever one culture conquered another in the ancient near east, the planet Jupiter was given the name of the chief god of the conquering tribe.  Jupiter was the planet linked to the “natural order” and “divine right of kings.” Why would this be?  Jupiter is only the second brightest planet after Venus. However,…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: MARS
About Mars As the fastest-moving planet that could appear anywhere in the night sky along the Ecliptic path, Mars evokes separating from the pack and following your own path. His ruddy glow links him with blood and fire, anger and war. To the classical Babylonian, Greek, and Roman mind, Mars signified the Sacred Warrior. Sometimes…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: VENUS
About Venus The sparkling jewel of the heavens, all eyes are naturally drawn to Venus.  After the Sun and Moon, Venus is the next brightest object in the sky. Her dazzling beauty has served as a muse and inspiration for artists and poets for millennia. Earth’s closest neighbor, she can never travel more than 48…
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