Posts by Laura Orcutt
FIND 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…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: MERCURY
About Mercury The innermost planet in the solar system zips around the Sun in just 88 days, and can never appear more than 28 degrees away from the Sun. It can only be seen at sunrise or sunset, and then only as a faint yellowish-tan star twinkling in the twilight. As the closest planet…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: THE MOON
About the Moon No matter how technologically advanced we become as a society, moonlight’s mysterious pull still hypnotizes us. The Moon casts her cool, serene glow, transforming the landscape into a magical land of wonder. Mistress of the night, oceans, clouds, and tides, she receives the Sun’s light and reflects it back to us. Always…
Read MoreBEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: THE SUN
About the Sun Step outside on a warm summer day and contemplate the Sun. It floods the sky with its light. It brings energy, heat, and growth. If you are in temperate latitudes, it may be pleasantly warming; at the equator or in a desert, positively scorching. But wherever you are, it’s from this experience…
Read MoreJANUARY 2018 FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE IN LEO
window.addEventListener(‘LPLeadboxesReady’,function(){LPLeadboxes.setExitIntent(‘14269aff3f72a2:9447e3ade’,{dontShowFor:’0d’,domain:’results.lpages.co’});}); Hearts On Fire Lights! Camera! Action! Don’t worry about a script or waiting for cues. You’re a natural for the emotional improv of the Leo Full Moon on Jan. 31. What’s in store? Drama. Passion. Attention-seeking. And tactics to ensure we get that. “This Full Moon Eclipse in Leo will bring a radical commitment…
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