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Charge! Inherent Meaning in Nature.
Listen to this as a podcast here I woke up this morning with a word in my head: charge. A baseball rally wafted through my awareness- da da da da da da… charge!! There are so many uses for this word. One can take charge or charge someone for a service. One can charge at… Continue reading
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First Week of February Metaphorcast, 2023
Groundhog’s day is on its way this week, featuring the appearance of Punxsutawney Phil, one of the most unusual celebrities. Aside from being a groundhog, his fame rests upon a one simple yearly question: will he see his shadow or not? To this answer is ascribed an outlook for the rest of us as to… Continue reading
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Free Beneath the Surface; Jacques Cousteau and Scorpio Season
Metaphorcast 10/25-31, 2021 Scuba diving pioneer, filmmaker and inventor, Jacques Yves Cousteau fell in love with the sea. His ambition was to be a pilot, but his learning was interrupted by an automobile accident. Part of his rehabilitation involved swimming in the sea. And that’s when he found his raison d’etre. He said, “The sea,… Continue reading
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Timing is Everything; Virgo’s Magic
Metaphorcast for 9/6-12, 2021 Listen to this episode here Labor Day comes this year on a New Moon in Virgo, a sign that like no other, knows the magic of timing. If it weren’t for timing, no one would have ever figured out how to grow things from the ground. Plant seeds at the wrong… Continue reading
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The Only Certainty That Exists; Erich Fromm
Metaphorcast 8/2-8, 2021 Listen to this episode here Have you ever thought about to what extent your doubts color your attitude towards life? Or for that matter your faith? In his book Man For Himself, psychologist Erich Fromm makes a distinction between different kinds of doubt and faith: the rational kind and the irrational kind.… Continue reading
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Thunder: The Sound of Light
Metaphorcast 7/19-25, 202 Listen to this episode here There is a Full Thunder Moon headed our way this week, on Friday, July 23rd. As the season shifts from the mysterious electricity of Cancer to the bright and obvious light of Leo, it seems a perfect time to ponder the phenomenon of thunder: the electric rumble… Continue reading
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Who Loves the Sun?
Listen to this episode here There is a romantic rendezvous in the sky this week as Mars joins Venus on Tuesday, July 13th. The star crossed lovers will embrace in the sign of Leo, the Sun, stirring up a passion for something so universal yet so often overlooked. The Egyptians worshipped Ra, the Sun God… Continue reading
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What’s so Special About a New Moon?
Metaphorcast 7/5-11, 2021 Listen to this here There is a new moon coming this week on Friday, July 9th. Maybe you are wondering what is so special about a new moon. Well, let’s ponder it, so we can better enjoy it when it comes! New moons occur when the moon is in between the earth… Continue reading
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Time and Eternity
Metaphorcast for 6/27- 7/4, 2021 listen here Summer days have begun, ready to blow some jasmine in your mind and make you feel fine. Boding well with eternity, an endless summer has a much better ring to it than an endless winter. Cancer Season stands opposite to Capricorn Season, the sign of time and winter. … Continue reading
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“Humans are amphibians – half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.” ~C.S. Lewis Metaphorcast 6/14-20 Gemini season skips along, happy with tricks and surprises. The twins know a thing or two about how to keep things fresh. It has to do with duality:… Continue reading
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Thanks for stopping by! I use the zodiac as a guide towards a philosophy of nature. I hope you enjoy!
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