Horoscopes by Rob Brezsny 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 award, he received no money, …continue
Horoscopes by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Choconiverous” is an English slang word that’s defined as having the tendency, when eating a chocolate Easter Bunny, to bite the head off first. I recommend that you adopt this direct approach in everything you do in the coming weeks. Don’t get bogged down with preliminaries. …continue
Astronomy buffs, poets, philosophers, astrologers, and indeed anyone interested in archetypes will dig into this collection of short and long writings about Pluto with relish. Timed to coincide with NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft’s imaging of Pluto in July 2015, this anthology offers perspectives on the meaning of Pluto from a diverse set of contributors including …continue
Horoscopes by Rob Brezsny 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 no actual beasties out there, of course. I …continue
The following excerpt is from Richard Grossinger’s introduction to Pluto: New Horizons for a Lost Horizon: Astronomy, Astrology, and Mythology, which goes on sale March 24. The anthology includes the work of writers such as Dana Wilde, Richard Hoagland, Jonathan Lethem, Rob Brezsny, and Robert Phoenix. Introduction My original query letter for this anthology began …continue