Articles Archive for November 2009
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In Astrology, Debra Silverman and the New Moon in Scorpio, I introduced you to Debra Silverman and the response was fantastic.
Marc (my husband) and I are big fans of Debra’s and, since you’ve shown that you are as well, I’m going to post one article each week devoted to a zodiac sign and her acting out of it.
I really encourage you to watch them all as the knowledge and insight you gain into each zodiac sign may help you in your professional and personal relationships.
Additionally, we, all, have multiple zodiacal …
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America at Thanksgiving.
If you grew up with it, as I did, it’s reassuringly familiar part of the year’s rhythm, bridging the warmth of the Indian Summer to nippier temperatures with the accompanying intimations of winter’s chill.
Thanksgiving is, also, about gathering together with families, neighbours, friends – and friends of friends.
And it’s about abundance.
Americans have grown up with the story of the Pilgrims who’d travelled from an England that was increasingly intolerant towards their beliefs, their arrival and the advice they received from the Native American Indians, and their thankfulness for …
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I don’t know anybody who’s made it through the past week unscathed by the potent clash between the precise planet of focus, Saturn, and Pluto, which symbolises both power struggles and the unconscious.
The difference is that those who’ve been keeping track of those two planetary powerhouses had some sense what they were facing.
But most were unprepared, so it seemed that suddenly life became about a series of perplexing – if not actually painful – obstacles and a lack of understanding or solutions for them.
Dealing with the situations triggered by this …
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So this is it.
Here’s what it all comes down to.
Do you believe in redemption?
In “Will the REAL Hero Please Stand Up” and “Will the REAL Hero Please Stand Up…The Sequel” I examine two brothers, Jamal and Salim Malik, from “Slumdog Millionaire”. The test was to ascertain which of them might be an authentic hero.
When observing Jamal, it’s obvious. He’s kind, generous, loving, forgiving, loyal, faithful, hardworking and always makes the right choices. Furthermore, it seems to come naturally for him. He makes it all look so easy.
But does his ease …
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On November 16, 2009 the New Moon will move into Scorpio.
This is some very powerful energy as Scorpio’s ruling planet is Pluto.
Scorpio is the eighth sign of the zodiac and represented by the Scorpion.
Those born under the astrological sign of Scorpio are intense, to say the very least.
I could write volumes about Scorpios and all the zodiac signs for that matter but, instead, I’d like to give you a very special gift and introduce you to Debra Silverman, M.A.
Debra is an astrologer and psychotherapist. In practice for over 32 years …
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Over the past two days alone, I’ve received two emails about the year 2012.
One includes channelled information about the Mayan predictions in regard to this period.
These said the world is not about to come to an end.
But there are numerous books that interpret the writing of this Central American culture as stating very clearly that our days are numbered.
I also received a request from one of the newspapers for which I write asking me to comment on the rumours now circulating not as a result of these books, but because …
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In “Will the REAL Hero Please Stand Up” I examined the hero Jamal Malik from “Slumdog Millionaire”.
In this post…the sequel…I’m examining Jamal’s older brother, Salim, to see if he can be aptly dubbed a “hero”…or not.
Now, I know this is “just” a movie so it makes no real sense why I’ve spent such an inordinately large amount of time hashing and re-hashing it but, if you haven’t seen “Slumdog Millionaire”, I can only tell you there are reasons aplenty why it came out of nowhere as a small-budget indie film …
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Most of us are living in an era, and in circumstances that mean we ignore the cycle of the Moon, from the sliver of a crescent that follows the New Moon to the luminous smile of the Full Moon, about two weeks later. While, once this cycle was noted in ritual, at home and in places of worship – and still is in some cultures – that tradition and the accompanying lore have been largely lost.
In fact, often, those who live in densely populated urban areas are so busy that …
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Wow! Wow! WOW!
That’s all I could say when I saw Slumdog Millionaire and I’m still saying it now.
WOW!
For anyone whose seen the movie, you’ll know why I’ve turned monosyllabic.
Every single thing about Slumdog Millionaire is fantastic. There are so many layers of the storyline I’ve spent for reliving every delicious moment.
For me, the movie’s extra meaningful because of the theme of my third book, The Quest to Have it All: Finding the path to purpose and peace and this year’s theme of the same for my radio show, The Quest to Have it All.
Slumdog …
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It’s fall.
The days are getting shorter and I have that annual compulsion to shop like a
squirrel.
You know, scurry around for those staples, collecting the “nuts” and bolts of what I think I will need to survive for the upcoming winter.
For the furry animals outside, the objects collected stored and hoarded for future use are acorns and other food, twigs, leaves and other blankets to survive the months of snow and ice.
And even though I am in the safety of my own warm home I, and maybe you, have the same “squirreling” instinct. We …