Astrology

Freewill Astrology: May 21-27, 2015

by Kristin Palpini | May 20, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): James McNeil Whistler was an influential painter in the latter half of the 19th century. He advocated the “art for art’s sake” credo, insisting that the best art doesn’t need to teach or moralize. As far as he was concerned, its most...

Free Will Astrology: May 14-20, 2015

by Advocate Staff | May 12, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The danger of resisting a temptation too strenuously is that the temptation might depart. I suggest that you prevent that from happening. Without throwing yourself at the mercy of the temptation, see if you can coax it to stick around for a...

Astrology: May 7-213, 2015

by Advocate Staff | May 6, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Benedictine monks observe the Latin motto Laborare est Orare. The 19th-century abbot Maurus Wolter interpreted these words to mean “work is worship” or “work is prayer.” He was trying to impress upon his fellow monks that the work they did...

Astrology: April 30-May 6, 2015

by Kristin Palpini | Apr 28, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Chris Moneymaker was employed as an accountant in Tennessee. On a whim, he paid $39 to enter an online poker tournament. Although he knew a lot about the game, he had never competed professionally. Nevertheless, he won the tournament. As his...

Living By The Stars: It’s Complicated: Midheavens, sun and moon signs

by Amanda Drane | Apr 21, 2015 | Articles, Astrology, Featured, Leisure, Living By The Stars, Wellness

I understand that right now, fellow star-gazers, you may miss Rob Brezsny. When I was younger I’d run and grab copies of Metroland — the Hudson Valley’s version of the Advocate — just to read the latest from the astro guru. I don’t attempt to fill those shoes. I’m...

Astrology: April 9-15, 2015

by Advocate Staff | Apr 8, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness

Astrology: March 26-April 1, 2015

by Advocate Staff | Mar 24, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The term “jumped the shark” often refers to a TV show that was once great but gradually grew stale, and then resorted to implausible plot twists in a desperate attempt to revive its creative verve. I’m a little worried that you may do the...

Astrology: March 19-26, 2015

by Kristin Palpini | Mar 18, 2015 | Astrology, Leisure, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re entering a time and space known as the Adlib Zone. In this territory, fertile chaos and inspirational uncertainty are freely available. Improvised formulas will generate stronger mojo than timeworn maxims. Creativity is de rigueur,...

Astrology: March 5-11, 2015

by Advocate Staff | Mar 3, 2015 | Astrology, Leisure, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): To depict what lay beyond the limits of the known world, medieval mapmakers sometimes drew pictures of dragons and sea serpents. Their images conveyed the sense that these territories were uncharted and perhaps risky to explore. There were...

Astrology: Feb. 28-March 4, 2015

by Advocate Staff | Feb 25, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Lately your life reminds me of the action film Speed, starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. In that story, a criminal has rigged a passenger bus to explode if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour. In your story, you seem to be acting...

Astrology, Feb. 19-25, 2015

by Kristin Palpini | Feb 18, 2015 | Astrology, Leisure, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): There are many different facets to your intelligence, and each matures at a different rate. So, for example, your ability to think symbolically may evolve more slowly than your ability to think abstractly. Your wisdom about why humans act...

Astrology, Feb. 12-18, 2015

by Advocate Staff | Feb 11, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I hope you have someone in your life to whom you can send the following love note, and if you don’t, I trust you will locate that someone no later than August 1: “I love you more than anyone loves you, or has loved you, or will love you, and...

Astrology, Feb 5-11, 2015

by Advocate Staff | Feb 4, 2015 | Arts, Astrology, Leisure, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1979, Monty Python comedian John Cleese helped direct a four-night extravaganza, The Secret Policeman’s Ball. It was a benefit to raise money for the human rights organization Amnesty International. The musicians known as Sting, Bono, and...

Astrology

by Advocate Staff | Jan 15, 2015 | Astrology, News, Wellness

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You will never make anything that lasts forever. Nor will I or anyone else. I suppose it’s possible that human beings will still be listening to Beethoven’s music or watching The Simpsons TV show 10,000 years from today, but even that stuff...