The Marriage of the Summer Solstice and New Moon

This week marks the coupling of the annual summer solstice on June 20th at 9:24pm PDT and the New Moon in Cancer on June 23rd at 7:30pm PDT. Light is abundant as is the energy which springs from its emanation. The marriage of these two in watery Cancer thus supports a higher, gentler emotional vibration after a week marred by violence and injustice. The longest day of the year will support whatever transformational energy is needed to jump hurdles, realize dreams, and expand one's horizon.

The only downside of this week's celestial pairing is the propensity to use this blast of light and energy to frolic in a mania-like frenzy lacking focus or to infuse yourself with grandiose plans. There is a difference between high energy and the bi-polar tendency to escape by creating too much drama and unbridled passion for doing it all now.

Now more than ever, it is a time for setting aside what hasn't worked for what will. This choice is not about sacrifice but about seeing and feeling there is a better option. Stay conscious of what you lend your energy to because this solstice and New Moon lunation will help you thrive if you heed its call. Whatever has been fragmented is healing allowing a blank slate for a fresh beginning. 

Megyn Kelly's Appalling Infliction of Suffering

Dear Megyn,
        Remember this? This is the day we were all heartbroken at the loss of innocent lives at Sandy Hook. To see such young lives slaughtered at the hands of mentally unbalanced man trained to use automatic weapons with his mother's support was incomprehensible. Guess what Megyn, this horror is being relived everyday for the survivors: the parents, the relatives, and the friends of those children and adults massacred. Time does not heal a wound this profound. Did it even occur to you how this emotionally eviscerated the victims of the Sandy Hook community?
       There's no other way of saying this, but you are a media whore. To begin your new career change at MSNBC with that hideous interview with Alex Jones deludedly espousing his conspiracy theory on Sandy Hook shows you have a callous disregard for the suffering of others. What's next for you Megyn? Are you going to interview Rush Limbaugh revealing his thoughts on how the Pulse Nightclub victims deserved what they got because they were gay?
       Maybe in your entertainment news world controversial press is a ratings booster, but in the real world it reveals your contempt for those innocent victims of senseless slaughter. It clearly demonstrates how anyone's emotional suffering which you deem newsworthy is fodder for your sick self-absorbed drive to be a media star.
       You may not be fired for this intentional infliction of emotional distress, but you should be. As a so-called humane society, we have lost our sensitivity to how devastating criminally injurious violence is and you are the poster child for this. Maybe you need to talk to your counterparts John Walsh or Nancy Grace to gain some insight that victims bear these scars for life. Or maybe, as a mother, you should consider how you'd feel if your child was murdered and used over and over again for media ratings.
       Behind your botoxed affectless face, I wonder if there beats a heart. I hope your contemptible lack of empathy inspires a movement to boycott your news program. Maybe then you will realize, as a society, we should not tolerate increasing your celebrity news status at the expense of those who have and still suffer greatly.
     

Pro-Poverty Candidate, Karen Handel: "I do not support a livable wage." WTF?

Unbelievably, the GOP candidate for Congress, Karen Handel, said in a political debate that she, "does not support a livable wage."  Her exact words were, “I do not support a livable wage,” she said. “What I support is making sure we have an economy that is robust with low taxes and less regulation so that those small businesses that would be dramatically hurt if you imposed higher minimum wages on them are able to do what they do best: grow jobs and create good paying jobs for the people of the 6th District.” Another deluded political victim of trickle down economics.

Isn't saying you don't support a livable wage the same as saying I support poverty? The minimum wage in in the Georgia district she wants to represent is $7.25 an hour. What sane person would campaign on poverty as the solution for a robust economy? This demonstrates how out of touch politicians are at understanding how those of us not in their 1% club struggle to live and support our ability to eek out a living. 

Georgia, you now have the power to stop this avaricious, merciless candidate with your vote. Too bad Ms. Handel has never taken a psychology class and studied Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 

The basic needs of all people are for food, shelter, and protection of the elements are illustrated in Maslow's pyramid. ""Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is a well-known phrase in the United States Declaration of Independence. The phrase gives three examples of the "unalienable rights" which the Declaration says have been given to all human beings by their Creator, and which governments are created to protect." Ms. Handel's assertion that a livable wage should not be supported in lieu of supporting her wealthy business interests is incredibly ruthless and cruel.

Take a stand Georgia-VOTE!!!

A FIERY SAGITTARIUS FULL MOON, JUNE 9TH

"The month of June’s Full Moon’s name is the Full Strawberry Moon. June’s Full Strawberry Moon got its name because the Algonquin tribes knew it as a signal to gather ripening fruit. It was often known as the Full Rose Moon in Europe and the Honey Moon. "-The Old Farmers Almanac

This Strawberry full moon in Sagittarius on June 9th at 6:09am (PDT) brings its fiery influence to airy Gemini, provoking hot energy to whatever bee is in our proverbial bonnet. This time of self-reflection is asking us to discover where we are being inflamed, recognize how we fan the fire, and to refrain from further conflagration. Don't expect the offenders or perpetrators to be the first to surrender. The gift of confronting our responsibility in this heat is to learn to put down the microscope and pick up the mirror. Healing during this full moon will be dependent upon working with the wrath within rather than its manufactured externalization.

Crises which may arise or are fulminating are calling for resolution. This lunation presents an opportunity for that to happen. With insight, gentleness, prayer, meditation, and a willingness to release the root cause of the offense, it may manifest in a surprising way. Synchronous events, coincidences, and spiritual awakenings fall under this full moon's magical spell. But it is up to you to dive deep to awaken the fertile environment for mending the fractured soul. 

Write the White House about the Pullout of the Paris Accord

Now is the time for all people concerned about the dire decision to exit the Paris accord to write to Trump to express your concern. Here's the link:  https://www.whitehouse.gov.

Take a stand.

The Linguist's Guide to Covfefe

Possible definitions of covfefe:

Covfefe:  pejorative presidential slang for intelligent wordsmith fu**#rs.

Covfefe: confused, as in demonstrating the inability to spell properly.

Covfefe: to huddle in amazement at the decline of proper grammar.

Covfefe: a specific form of aphasia indicating cerebral damage to the Broca area of the brain.

Covfefe: a major block in the 5th and 6th chakras.

Covfefe: a neologism expressed in an inexplicable message.

Covfefe: another gaffe Sean Spicer has to explain.

Covfefe: a joke lost on its obtunded subject.

Covfefe: a party celebrating the ability to irritate the snot out of the head of state.

Covfefe: a contrived tweet written by witless, angry, and sleepless egomaniac.

Covfefe: psychobabble for someone losing control.

Covfefe: dysgraphia mainly caused by small hands and an even smaller mind.