Taurus, The Bull April 19 to May 20 Modality: Fixed Element: Earth Ruler: Venus Keywords: Stubbornness, perseverance, stability, dependability, sensuality As a bull, you are known for your determination and willpower, but, taken too far, these traits can turn into stubbornness. You are stable and find security in routine, which can often make change difficult. Be careful to not let your unease with change rule your life. Possessions are important to you, with Venus as your ruler. While it is nice to enjoy the finer things in life, be sure to donate or sell old items that serve no purpose—it is always possible that your love of possessions is tied to an emotional

The New Moon in Aries occurs tomorrow at 3:18 am EDT (7:18 pm GMT), Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 2 degrees. New moons signify a new cycle, new beginnings, and rebirth. This New Moon, along with the Sun (also in Taurus) will highlight the earthy Taurean qualities of stability and practicality, as well as second house themes of wealth and material things. This Taurus New Moon period is the perfect time to take stock of your finances or to make your house truly a home.

This Full Moon in Libra will occur Friday, April 6 at 3:20 pm Eastern (7:20 pm GMT) at 17 degrees. Full Moons represent the culmination of those things that were begun with the New Moon (in this case the March 22 New Moon in Aries, which found us focusing on our personal initiatives, aspirations, and goals). The Libra Full Moon opposes the Sun in Aries; we are reminded to check ourselves in the progress we made towards our goals set during the Pisces New Moon. How are we balancing our personal relationships with the relationship we have with our self? Are we spending too much time and energy on one, to the detriment of the other? There may be some push and pull between Libra’s need

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Graham Nicholls, author of Navigating the Out-of-Body Experience. This month, as the field of parapsychology turns 130 years old, I look back its influence on me and the wider implications of the field for our understanding of reality. As a young teenager, the works of Janet Lee Mitchell, D. Scot Rogo, Charles Tart, and J. B. Rhine (one of the most important researchers of our time) all gave me a sense of the importance of this field. This wasn't because they were simply confirming beliefs that I already held (I was always suspicious of believing too much) but because psychology could offer a piece of the puzzle to help me understand what was