Moon Mondays: If it ain’t woke, fix it

Moon Mondays: If it ain’t woke, fix it

In my very first university class, I read “The Feminine Mystique,” and it cracked something wide open in me. Suddenly, I woke up and could see sexism everywhere. It was like a spiritual awakening that expanded my fledgling female world.   Unintentionally, I’d landed...
Moon Mondays: Falling into an astrology trap

Moon Mondays: Falling into an astrology trap

Happy autumnal equinox! Now, you can finally say fall is here — yesterday was still summer. Today, the sun enters Libra, the marker astronomers and astrologers use to signal the shift of the seasons. The equinox is one of only two days each year when the sun rises...
Moon Mondays: The cool kids and the cosmos

Moon Mondays: The cool kids and the cosmos

Even now, upperclassmen can still make me feel like I’m back in high school — awkward, nerdy, and definitely not one of the “cool kids.” I suddenly find myself slipping back into teenage insecurities. Not good enough. Not fitting in. Total weirdo — into stuff no one...