Monthly Archives: December 2014

The Cremation of Sam McGee

Posted by Eric F Coppolino

It was jammed in the ice, but I saw in a thrice, it was called the Alice May.

It’s something of a Christmas tradition at Planet Waves for me to read this poem — The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service (1878-1958). Here is a new reading, done a few minutes ago — my warmup to the the next-to-last audio reading in Cosmophilia.

Not Done — The Last Lunar First Quarter of 2014

Posted by Len Wallick

As challenging as the square aspects of 2014 may have been for you, Len Wallick urges you to be heartened by the fact that the last major lunar aspect of the year is the first quarter Moon. Opening squares augur and argue for good — the good that comes of strength, growth, evolution and life’s way of finding a way.

Planet Waves Daily Oracle for Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014

Posted by Planet Waves

What if everything in your life, all the improvements you want to make and every issue you’ve identified, hung in the balance on the food that you eat? Any nutritionist would tell you this is true every day of your life, but your astrology says it’s something to consider now.

Every Possible Experience

Posted by Eric F Coppolino

Store decoration on Corner of Wall and John, Kingston, NY.

Have the holidays got you down, or wondering about the meaning of life and capitalism? This article by Eric Francis does its best to make some sense of the Christmas holiday madness.

Planet Waves Daily Oracle for Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014

Posted by Planet Waves

Mars in your birth sign is a personal message, which is that the time has come to rise above your insecurities. But to do that, you need to know what they are, and that requires some unusual honesty. You need to know what you’re afraid of, and to some extent, why. Remembering the past is part of the process, but it needs to be the aspects of the past that you have, so far, overlooked, and that perspective is available.

Wrapping Up 2014 with Planet Waves

Posted by Amanda Painter

Amanda Painter reminds Planet Waves subscribers that while there will be no emailed issue Thursday, the next full issue will publish Jan. 1 with the first extended monthly horoscopes of 2015. Meanwhile, Eric is making great progress your 2015 annual readings, called Cosmophilia: You Belong Here — and we have several offerings to help you reflect on your past year and get serious about your goals for the next one.

Astrology of the Night Before Christmas

Posted by Len Wallick

Len Wallick invokes the famous 1823 poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to illustrate that the astrology of Christmas Eve holds several presages of the year to come. If you awaken on Christmas morning with some sense of having glimpsed the near future, you’ll know why.

A Tradition of Sound Astrological Guidance

Posted by Eric F Coppolino

The Planet Waves annual edition, now in its 16th year, is a beautiful tradition of offering sound astrological guidance. I’ve been creating the Planet Waves annual since before most people had Internet access. Year after year, I’ve conducted impeccable research on the coming four seasons.