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...
Moon Mondays: Through the eclipse portal

Moon Mondays: Through the eclipse portal

Hiking up the back side of Smuggler, I came across two, nervous-looking, Italian twin sisters. Worried about running into bears, I assured them they were safe — as we know, it’s relatively common to see a bear but beyond rare to be attacked by one.  Fears assuaged, we...
Moon Mondays: Eclipse your fears 

Moon Mondays: Eclipse your fears 

While the party roared inside, I slipped into the night, shadows covering me — I had to get my fix. For years, I was a clandestine nicotine junkie. My shame was crushing. I went to extreme lengths to hide it, like a meth head — slinking off like a fiend into Aspen’s...