NOVEMBER 2011 ASTROLOGY – Serena Carroll

NOVEMBER 2011 ASTROLOGY – Serena Carroll

Surgeons, generals and spies excel under the Scorpio sky, it’s that kind of depth and power which scores the early November election season every two years. When else could they be possibly held? After the first two days’ square involving several inner planets, the wildness and buzz calms down for a minute and we can … Continued

Halloween: A Day to Make a Friend of Your Darkness

  Fascinating archetypal figures from history that lodge in our psyches can also offer clues in what they reflect back to us. Keeping a notebook of dream images and symbols provide rich material about the inner “you”. And while this may not feel very comfortable at first, the rewards of such personal insights cannot be … Continued

OCTOBER ASTROLOGY 2011 – SERENA CARROLL

OCTOBER, the  month of gorgeous sunsets, is here, and with so many Libra planets striving for civility in a cruel and unjust world There’s hope for some sanity and balance. The key moments of the month occur with the lunations, the new and full moons, both of which are fairly benign.   The month begins … Continued

Practicing Meditation: How to Find More Calm in Your Day

  I didn’t give up. The next class was held in my living room, chairs arranged in a circle. I was going to learn Transcendental Meditation (TM), step by step, with a group of friends. TM, as taught to the Beatles by the Maharishi, required constant focus and discipline. I tried to do it, twice … Continued

September Astro Update

Fairly harmonious are the very early days of September, coming off of the new moon of August 28th which always sets the pace for the following 14 days.  The nice relationship of planets in earthy signs, bodes well for birthdays on or near the  first days of September, January and May. The sun or life … Continued

The Many Forms of Prayer

  “I put post-its with prayer thoughts on them all around my office. I thought people would think I was crazy.” from Brenda T, a business woman and motivational speaker.   ”I pray all the time every minute”, Barbara R., dentist assistant and yoga teacher.   “When I see an accident on the freeway, I … Continued

August Astro Update

Named for the Emperor Augustus, the name of all emperors after Octavian took the name for himself in a gesture of grandiosity that is not lost on regal Leo, his month–August– is here. Coincidentally the Muslim month of Ramadan starts on the first with Jupiter square the Sun, an indication of some inflation, and over … Continued

July Astro Update

July arrives under the shadow of what is being referred to as the ‘penguin solar eclipse’ because it will only be visible in Antarctica, allowing only the penguins to see it (I hope they wore sunglasses). This eclipse, the third in the recent eclipse cycle, is set in a square pattern to Saturn, Pluto and Uranus, which makes it a less … Continued

“Take My Heart”- Lessons from Ram Dass

  In 1997, Ram Dass suffered a serious stroke, which sabotaged his once healthy body. He became disoriented, paralyzed, and suffered from aphasia. Words became distant as he would search haltingly for the right verse.   Seeing him now was different. He was fragile in that wheelchair, with his right leg leaning against his left, … Continued

ASTROLOGY JUNE 2011

Well now the fun begins, isn’t that always the way with the most entertaining of all, the talented Gemini energy? Only this month we have two partial eclipses bookending the very first and last day of the month, and a total lunar eclipse midway on June 15. The ancients were very aware of the impact … Continued