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Lucky Friday the 13th Nov. 13, 2026
Chocolate magnate Milton S. Hershey had booked passage on the Titanic but changed his plans. Missing... Read More
And Then There Were Three Nov. 12, 2026
Five planets, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, are retrograde today. Tomorrow Mercury an... Read More
On National Bison Day Nov. 07, 2026
Before the North American horizon was crossed by telephone poles and railroad tracks, it was crossed... Read More
Nothing Will Come of This Nov. 06, 2026
In the interval between the moon's last engagement in one sign and its entrance into the next, the m... Read More
Get a Grip Nov. 05, 2026
As anyone who's tried to move a large mattress knows, sometimes the trouble isn't so much the weight... Read More
Your Trick, Your Treat Oct. 31, 2026
Halloween asks the question: What's your trick? The moon moves from Cancer to Leo, turning our atten... Read More
Come as You Aren't Oct. 30, 2026
Still looking for a Halloween costume? Mercury's square to Mars in playful Leo adds a dare to the ga... Read More
National Cat Day Oct. 29, 2026
Through the ages, black cats have been called lucky, unlucky, magical, mysterious and misunderstood.... Read More
Mercury on Rye Oct. 24, 2026
Yesterday, the solar season changed to Scorpio; today, Mercury goes retrograde; and next comes the h... Read More
Venus, If You Will... Oct. 23, 2026
In stories of old, the first thing on a journey is an omen: the first bird, the first stranger, the ... Read More
Letting Go of Libra Oct. 22, 2026
The last day of Libra recalls a line from "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "Though much is taken,... Read More
The Poet's Almanac Oct. 21, 2026
On this day in 1772, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born, one of the major poets of English Romanticism... Read More
Libra's Closing Arguments Oct. 18, 2026
Pluto has just turned direct, and the case is ready to proceed. Then Mercury goes retrograde and wal... Read More
Forgive and Remember Oct. 10, 2026
They say mothers forget the pain of childbirth, which explains how siblings happen. And so it goes w... Read More
The Moon and Neptune Oct. 09, 2026
Objects seen in water waver and ripple. Objects viewed in a spoon are upside down, and in the mirror... Read More
All That Glitters Oct. 08, 2026
Long ago, you bought fool's gold and getting it so cheap was a thrill — an experience best had... Read More
Have You Ever? Oct. 03, 2026
Venus retrograde in Scorpio gives us six weeks to examine love in a new light. How do we pursue it a... Read More
Before Venus Retrogrades Oct. 02, 2026
On the day before Venus retrogrades, featuring nine astrological aspects, many of them complex and c... Read More
The Eighth 10th Month Oct. 01, 2026
The traditional early Roman calendar had 10 months. The year began in March, making October — ... Read More
Harvest Moon Sep. 26, 2026
When you look at the full moon, do you see a rabbit? According to Chinese legend, the Jade Rabbit is... Read More
