Hudson Valley Astrologer

“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Each dawn, I offer gratitude—waking to the horizon awashin pink and orange — the sun’s blush.My heart keeping timelike the glad tail of a Labrador—alive, with purpose,yet surrendered to a rhythmnot chosen, but choosing me.The journey: excruciating.The discovery: exhilaration.A labyrinth of…

“A good teacher is like a candle—it consumes itself to light the way for others.” ~ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk As far as I can tell, Capricorns tend to be teacher’s teacher. I think this is because of an orderliness of mind, and a natural coherence in thought patterns. Have you ever noticed how Capricorns are…

“Worry is either about acquiring what is out of reach or holding on to what is already acquired. When you know that it is the Divine who brings you what is out of reach and protects what you have, you are free from worry.” ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Worrying is like praying for…

“Every illness is a musical problem; every cure is a musical solution.” ~ Novalis Staring out the window one afternoon, there was nothing to do, the shelter in place orders were in effect. Everything had come to an abrupt halt. I remember hearing the birds earlier that spring and thinking how they sounded like they…

“Self-reflection, or… the urge to individuation, gathers together what is scattered and multifarious and exalts it to the original of the One…” ~ Carl Jung “As within, so without,” is an ancient Hermetic maxim that I first heard on Pink Floyd’s epic Dark Side of the Moon album. There are so many great songs on…

“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.” ~ Warren Buffet The decision to live a more sustainable lifestyles happens at a very young age in terms of financial sustainability and presumes consistent, gainful, and uninterrupted employment. But this playbook has worked well for only a very small…

“Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?” ~ T.S. Eliot As I caressed the young smooth skin in my hands, my hands were also young at the time. But this was my very first time, so it was awkward and I thought the smooth orange-yellow surface would be as…

“A river never goes back. It always moves forward. In life, you can’t go back; you have to move forward. Learn from the past, but don’t dwell on it. Keep flowing like a river.” ~ Paulo Coelho If I were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, put me in an orange jumpsuit…

“The answer lies here on Earth – but transformed by the power of a new ‘seeing’…” ~ Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet Religion isn’t necessarily spiritual in practice. A teacher once told me that “all religions are crystallizers of the truth.” What she meant is that certain events in the distant past were interpreted in a significant way…

“The number Zero, or the Sun in the centre of the Gnostic Circle is the core. Nothing can change in ourselves and hence civilization unless actions stem from a core, and this is the essence of the message I have to give out. The core is the great secret… my task is to realize that…”…