Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Ileana Abrev, author of the new Mindful Mama. Speculations continue about whether maternal feelings are spiritual, bodily, or environmental in nature and cause. Regardless of from where these feelings arise, the maternal essence is there. This essence resides within a woman from the moment she is born. Over time, it grows just as brightly as a lotus flower. I like to believe that each petal is a stage of the essence that makes as women, mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmothers, granddaughters, partners, wives, aunts, stepmoms, and even in adopted parents. Writing Mindful Mama has given me further insight into nurturing life and the power

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Dr. Debbie Palmer, author of the new Mindful Beauty. Sometimes just sitting quietly and reading a good book is enough to reduce anxiety and worry. However, sometimes it isn't. And, 'tis the season for stress, which can lower immunity—making you more prone to colds and flu and disease. Stress can also wreak havoc on the skin, triggering breakouts, as well as eczema and psoriasis. Be sure to take time out for yourself this season to reduce anxiety. Incorporate one—or all—of these proven stress-busters into your routine: Take time out for yourself. When things seem to get out of control, it's typically a sign that you're doing

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Wendell C. Perry, author of the new Behind the Horoscpe. I never thought of myself as a political person, but looking over my blog (at goodgollyastrology.com), I have to admit that in recent years the subject matter has become increasingly political. This got me wondering about what factors in the horoscope are most likely to be the source of an interest in politics. Since I recently completed a book of the astrological houses (Behind the Horoscope: How the Placement of the Sun and Moon Tells a Story About You), I was particularly interested in what is the most "political" house. My first nominee for most political house in the horoscope

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Wendell C. Perry, author of the new Behind the Horoscpe. A lot of astrologers are looking at the chart for Election Day 2020 (Nov. 3) with trepidation, mostly because Mercury will be retrograde for much of the day. (It goes direct at 12:50 PM EST.) They remember the Mercury retrograde election of 2000 and that long, exhausting recount. However, we've had elections with Mercury retrograde in which the mechanism of voting worked without a hitch. The most recent was the 1980 election. What has me worried about the 2020 election is not so much what Mercury is doing, it's what I see in the chart for the Full Moon on Oct. 31. On my website