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Twelve Signs for 2021 – The Spirit of Earth
Sing God a simple song…Lauda, Laude. Make it up as you go along…Lauda, Laude. (“Sing God a Simple Song” Leonard Bernstein) After howling with passion during the Aries sun cycle there is a balm to be found in the fixed sign of earth, Taurus. Earth Day is aptly celebrated in late April when the sun enters the sign of the Bull. Ruled by the love planet Venus, it symbolizes beauty and the pleasures of the senses including voice. Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara Streisand, and Cher are some of the many vocalists born under this sun sign. How are you nourishing yourself this season? Last week I sought respite in…
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Twelve Signs for 2021 – The Spirit of Fire
Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don’t stop to think, don’t interrupt the scream, exhale, release life’s rapture.” Vladimir Nabokov Last night when I discovered this quote on a blog, I immediately recalled my dream from the night before. In the dream my dog let out a howl responding to a loud noise. In his elder years, Duchy took up a new habit. Whenever Judy puttered in the basement too long he stood at the stairs and howled for her. Would our society be less violent if we had howling stations, open spaces like driving ranges, to release all the pent up…