THERE’S A KILLER NEW APP FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE POWER OF AN ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY.

The Killer New App

What if I told you there was a killer new app that could tell you how to live your best life? An app that was custom-coded specifically for you and you alone, having been finely calibrated by software engineers to optimize your individual personality. They programmed it to consider all your best qualities, traits and attributes— creating a unique data set tailored to output powerful insights into how to best apply your talents to maximize your efficacy at any stage in life.

Furthermore, the app has numerous add-on features that can guide you to choose the most appropriate course of…

Making Sense in a World of Chaos

“Sensemaking” has become a bit of a buzzword lately. And for good reason. In an era when a sitting American president made over 20,000 false or misleading claims while tweeting from the Oval Office; where “fake news” and conspiracy theories abound; where a deadly global pandemic is dismissed by many as a hoax; where the economy is tanking but the stock market is at record highs — it’s no wonder that many of us are struggling to make sense of a world that seems to be turned upside down. We are no longer able to trust our traditional institutions to…

Have you ever had that experience of being on a train that was moving faster than another train that was traveling in the same direction on a parallel track?

There’s this weird phenomenon that occurs where — for a period of time as you pass the slower moving train on the other track — it appears to be moving backwards. It’s a strange experience that causes some cognitive dissonance. There’s a part of your brain that “knows” the other train is also moving forward, just at a slower rate of speed. …

I want to talk today about the upcoming Mercury Retrograde period that will be happening from May 29 through June 22.

I’m sure you’re all aware by now of the multitude of things that can potentially go wrong during such periods. Things such as miscommunications, missed connections, technical errors, computer glitches, lost data, and slips of the tongue. And then there’s all the things you’re not supposed to do during a retrograde period, such as start new ventures, sign contracts, or undergo elective surgeries.

And in general, we are wise to recognize and follow these guidelines. Because Mercury Retrograde is…

Standing at the Threshold

I’ve been thinking a lot about Neptune in Pisces lately. Well, maybe thinking is not the right word. One doesn’t exactly think about Neptune in Pisces. One muses, ponders, conjects, daydreams, fantasizes.

Ok, so I’ve been doing a lot of that lately.

Neptune takes about 14 years to transit through each sign of the zodiac. So as is often the case with the outer planets, the effects of their rather long transits can often be subtle and nearly imperceptible in the day-to day, week-to week or even month-to month unfolding of time in our ordinary lives.

Which is appropriate, because…

Do you hear that buzz? That hum of increased chatter? Do you feel a surge of mental energy? Is your head swimming with new thoughts, ideas, notions and possibilities?

Welcome to Gemini Season 2021.

On Thursday, May 20th, the Sun moves from earthy and sensual Taurus and into the airy and mentally-stimulating sign of Gemini. During its transit of the sign of the Bull, the Sun was focusing our energy on our bodies, our physical sensations and our material concerns. Now, as it begins its month-long journey through the sign of the Twins, our focus shifts from the body to…

Blueprint of the Soul—Part 11

In the last article, we explored Houses 1–6, what I call the “Me” hemisphere of the Zodiac, the parts of our personalities that we use to relate to and understand our self. Now, we’ll pivot to Houses 7–12, the “We” hemisphere, we we’ll explore the parts of our personalities that we use to relate to others.