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In Iran, according to Wikipedia, people play practical jokes on each other every April 3, a tradition believed to have originated some time around 536 B.C. The jokes probably have not changed all that much in 2500 years, give or take a decade. A prank is a prank is a prank.
I considered a [...]

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I would like to welcome you to another week of self-discovery and universal understanding. You start your forecast week of major transit on Thursday, when Venus, the planet of personal relationships and artistic expression, at 1º Pisces will sextile Pluto, the planet of regeneration and soul evolution, at 1º Capricorn. The energy expressed from the [...]

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I would like to welcome you to another week of self-discovery and universal understanding. You start your forecast week of major transit on Thursday when the Sun, your source of vitality and light, at 16º Pisces, will sextile Jupiter, the planet of expansion and growth, at 16º Capricorn. The energy expressed from this sextile of [...]

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We are at a crossroads here in Vallejo. While our city council deliberates whether to declare bankruptcy, or not, I can tell you one thing for certain, the state of the arts remains in the hands of the people who create.
Whether we are in an official bankrupt state or not, the arts are never first [...]

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Welcome to another week of self exploration and universal understanding. I would like to wish all of the mystical Pisces out there a happy Earthday. The Sun is in your sector of the Zodiac, and it’s Pisces’ time to shine in the life-giving Sun’s light. If you were born between February 20th and March 20th, [...]

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I would like to welcome you to another week of self-discovery and universal understanding. You start your forecast week of major transit on Wednesday, when the Moon at 1° Virgo will be opposite the Sun at 1° Pisces, creating this month’s Full Moon and total lunar eclipse. This month’s lunar eclipse and full Moon energy [...]

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There was a woman who dared to speak truth in the face of death. The truth as she knew it. For she knew that she did not, could not know Truth entirely.
In fact she knew that even two seemingly contradictory stories could both be true to the tellers of each side, and both could even [...]

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Welcome to another week of self-exploration and universal understanding. This week’s forecast of major transits begins on Thursday when the Sun, your source of vitality and light, at 25¬∫ Aquarius, will trine Mars, the planet of ego energy and your personal drive, at 25¬∫ Gemini. The energy expressed from this trine of the Sun with [...]

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Welcome to another week of self-exploration and universal understanding. This week’s forecast of major transits began on Wednesday when the Sun, your source of vitality and light, at 17¬∫ Aquarius will conjunct Mercury, the planet of communication. Today you will hear news and information that will be upsetting, and will affect the general population. This [...]

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The day after Super Tuesday plenty of people are talking but no one actually knows anything definitive about much of anything, and to be honest I wasn’t clear, going into Super Tuesday about the hard facts behind the issues I was supposed to be voting on. That sentence was really long, almost as long as [...]

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Used to be the poet
was the clown
got struck down
when the king’s laugh
turned to a frown
on truth masked in
rhythm, rhyme
and hints of the sublime.
Now everyone wants
a piece of the action
automated reaction
in post hallucinogenic
times the rhymes
come via Madison Avenue
reworked to push your panic button
encourage your inner glutton.
Your future is what you write
to defend with your life the [...]

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Welcome to another week of self discovery and universal understanding. Your week’s forecast will begin Wednesday when Venus, the planet of personal relationships and artistic expression, at 7º Capricorn, will trine Saturn, the planet of personal restrictions, at 7º Virgo. The energy expressed from this trine of Venus with Saturn will motivate you to seek [...]

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I’m not sure why the current writers strike doesn’t make it closer to front page news as it drags on. With the Academy Awards coming up, the average American may pay closer attention. Not-for-profits planning fundraisers around the event have already taken note, because if the celebrities don’t show up in Hollywood, party goers [...]

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Welcome to another week of self discovery and universal understanding. Your week’s forecast will begin Wednesday when Mercury, the planet of communications, at 21º Aquarius will conjunct Neptune, the planet of spiritual love. The energy expressed from this conjunction of Mercury with Neptune will stimulate your intuition and sensitivity. This morning the spiritual voice of [...]

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Lisa Pastor in February of 2004 attending Listen & Be Heard Open Mic at Rafael’s
Listen & Be Heard has been a presence in Vallejo for more than five years now. First just as an open mic that took place weekly at the now defunct Rafael’s, then in our own spot at Listen & Be Heard [...]

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