By Mary Montgomery It was an email from the Chicago chapter of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (chicagoions.org) that alerted me to the Sacred Sound Meditation workshop at the Theosophical Society in Wheaton (theosophical.org) on June 11, 2016. Two things kindled in me a desire to go: the presenters, Eben Alexander, …
Read More »Cosmic Daily Weather – July 2016
By Kaye Berjot Overview: The larger planets are retrograde this month, so we can expect some external changes. With that said, the expansive energy of Jupiter in Virgo allows us to adapt to these changes with a little more finesse and grace. The New Moon on July 4th gives us …
Read More »June… the Love vibration
By Elizabeth Summers Hello Venus! This wonderful month of June and the Number Six brings beauty and love for others into our energy fields. The nesting influence of a comfy home and relationships including marriage leads statistics to indicate that more marriages occur in June than any other month of …
Read More »Play as Spiritual Practice
By Mary Montgomery Recently I tuned in to a TED Talk Hour on NPR that was dedicated to play (npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/390249044). What an eye opener! Research is not only showing that play can make us more empathetic and loving, it is also demonstrating the serious effects that play deprivation has on …
Read More »Cosmic Daily Weather – June 2016
By Kaye Berjot Overview This month is about movement and perseverance. Even when you think that you can’t, you’ll find out that you can. The new Moon will give you an extra boost of insight while the full Moon in Sagittarius will help to fill in some gaps. At …
Read More »May… Number Five… taking off Nature’s spandex!
By Elizabeth Summers As we move into the fifth month of our calendar year, all of Nature seems to be taking off its “spandex” and bursting into the joy of freedom. The Number Five exudes this very energy. To hold life loosely, to patiently allow life to unfold, and to …
Read More »Loving Kindness is Good for You!
By Mary Montgomery Last month’s column paid tribute to a local Chicago hero, the late James “Major” Adams, whose loving and kind ways made him a legend on the west side. I also shared my experiences with the Abraham-Hicks techniques (abraham-hicks.com), and how they are not only helping me become …
Read More »Cosmic Daily Weather – May 2016
By Kaye Berjot Overview May is going to be a wonderful month. The skies are delivering up a good dose of grand energy in the form of multiple kites. Kites are astrological events that occur when a triangular aspect (grand trine) interacts with a fourth planet and causes …
Read More »April… Spring into Action through Planning
By Elizabeth Summers Focus, discipline, stability, security energy…sounds like a boot camp but these are the energies of April. All the scattered thoughts and behaviors of March are now settling down into practical applications. April, the fourth month of the calendar year, brings organization and planning more into focus. Whether …
Read More »Cosmic Daily Weather – April 2016
By Kaye Berjot Overview Please note: Times given are for CST, Central Standard Time. For EST, add one hour; for MST, subtract one hour; for PST, subtract two hours. The Moon Void of Course (VoC) is the time period from when the Moon makes its last aspect in …
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