A Point to Ponder

When people are asked why they think something is true, it’s not uncommon to hear the reply, “Because. That’s the way it is.” It sounds like an answer, but it’s really a placeholder, a sign that we’ve reached the edge of what we’ve examined. Most of us carry around...

Point to Ponder

Asking why about anything is a double-edged sword. When new ideas agree with what we already believe, we feel a sense of confirmation. But when they don’t, something in us tightens. We brace, as if the information itself were preparing to harm us. That reflex is...

Points to Ponder

Learning doesn’t start with information; it starts with curiosity. The moment we ask why, the mind wakes up. Understanding begins when the answer lands. In the coming blogs, I’ll be tracing the deeper whys, the ones that sit beneath our habits of thought and the...

Going Further

A major difference between tropical and sidereal astrology does not start with learning planetary names per se, but with how each practitioner’s world is seen. Once the differences are understood, the challenges between the systems become understandable. The Western...

Why Two Zodiacs?

A choice of either worldview connects to a zodiac. For example, the Western view is that the male Sun alone creates the tropical zodiac, recognized in the expression ‘the sun signs’. The Eastern system recognizes the feminine energy of the Moon to create the...