Karmic Knowledge

Wired News is not necessarily the first place you think of looking for words of wisdom regarding the state of the world, but on August 24th they published an editorial titled, Refuse to be Terrorized, that should be read by every American concerned about the growing violence in the world. Author Bruce Schneier has written [...]

I will be giving a lecture at the upcoming Body Mind Spirit Expo at the Portland Convention Center on Saturday, September 30th at 1 pm. Look for me in Room 4. My topic this year will be “The Karma of the USA.” Stay tuned for some related posts. While you are at the show, stop [...]

Science news was dominated last week by reports of the on-again off-again planetary status of Pluto. As you can see from my previous posts, I myself was completely caught up in the controversy. Yet there was another story, less sexy than the Pluto debate, and originally ignored by much of the press, that caused my [...]

There’s a great post at Astrological Musings relating the opinions of several astrologers about Pluto’s recent demotion. I have to say that I agree with pretty much all of it. Nancy Waterman is quoted as saying: In many ways, the Arab culture has collectively demonstrated many of the attibutes of Scorpio: in its intensity and [...]

Alas! It has been decided that Pluto will no longer be considered a major player in our solar system. The International Astronomical Union has declared that Pluto will be called a

The debate continues on the definition of what constitutes a planet. An alternative proposal will be up for approval on Thursday. The SciGuy blog at the Houston Chronicle has a good summary. Even better is the comment posted by David Mathews. Be sure to scroll down to read it (2nd one down).

I’m sure glad that the International Astronomical Union has decided to retain Pluto’s status as a planet, because I don’t think it’s influence is going to lessen any time soon. Pluto, currently retrograde in Sagittarius, will go direct on September 4th and will cross the Galactic Center, just about 27 degrees Sag, on December 30th. [...]