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What Halloween is all about

October 30, 2019
By Cal Garrison This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a new, Scorpio moon, on the eve of the Halloween cross quarter. So much has been lost to the passage of time when it comes to our understanding of what Halloween is all about. From both an astronomical and an astrological perspective,…

Halloween marks the wiccan new year

October 23, 2019
By Cal Garrison This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a void-of-course Cancer Moon. The sun changes signs this week; it will move from Libra to Scorpio at 1:20 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 23.  I thought it might be helpful to give you a rundown on what happens when the Scorpionic bandwagon…

The power of positive thinking

October 2, 2019
By Cal Garrison This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Scorpio moon. As usual there is a lot to talk about. One aspect that catches my eye is a waxing opposition between Pluto at 20 degrees Capricorn, and a conjunction between the asteroids Apollo and Arachne at 19 and 20 degrees…

The changing signs

September 25, 2019
By Cal Garrison This week’s horoscopes are coming out on the day that the Sun enters Libra, under the light of a Cancer Moon. It might be time to talk about cusp lines. Why? Because  as of the 23rd of September and you will notice that the date for the sun’s movement from one sign…

How we got here

September 18, 2019
By Cal Garrison This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries Moon. My comments on Venus and Mars in last week’s column generated a lot of questions. One question in particular gave me plenty of food for thought. It was:  “So, if Venus is behind Mars, can we change this pattern…

‘Til death do us part’

September 11, 2019
By Cal Garrison This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a void-of-course, Capricorn Moon. This week, I have done a bunch of readings for people who are wrestling with the age-old question of what to do about their relationships. As you can imagine, this topic comes up all the time. We have…

Almost perfect

September 4, 2019
By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Void-Of-Course, Libra Moon. At 7:35 a.m. on Sept. 2, the moon left the sign of the Scales and slipped into Scorpio. This week I would like to look at the way our lives unfold in a…

Vacation is over

August 28, 2019
By Cal Garrison a.k.a Mother of the Skye With the sun newly ensconced in Virgo, this week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Cancer Moon. As I sit down to write this column the moon happens to be sitting at the midpoint between Uranus, at six degrees Taurus, and a Venus-Mars conjunction…

Time is the mother of truth

August 21, 2019
By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries Moon, and I am happy to say that I am on the road, spending time with my three beautiful daughters. Being away from my desk gives me a chance to restore my soul, and allows…

The dark forces have met their maker

August 14, 2019
By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Capricorn moon, a moon that will turn void of course until it enters Aquarius at 11:35 a.m. on Aug. 13. With the full moon coming up on Aug. 15, the week is bound to be chock…

Killington Softball League: Championship games heat up

August 1, 2019
The playoffs are underway and two teams are already out: the Karrtel and Sushi Rolls. The latter is a bit of a shock since they were the three seed and last year's runner-up. The Clear River Tavern is the first team to punch its ticket to the Championship. The Clear is returning for the first…

The day out of time

July 31, 2019
By Cal Garrison This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Cancer Moon, four days after the  Day Out of Time, and three days after the beginning of the Galactic New Year. Based on the 13 moon calendar—seven days to a week, four weeks to a month, 52 weeks  a year —…

Rockin’ the region with The Samples

July 25, 2019
Rockin’ the region with The Samples The Samples play Friday Night Live, July 26 at 8 p.m. I had the pleasure of interviewing lead guitarist and singer, Sean Kelly, to learn about the past, present and future of the band. My favorite music is music that moves you, and Kelly's voice does just that. He…

Killington Softball League: Regular season ends; playoffs begin

July 24, 2019
Clear takes one seed The Clear River Tavern took the one seed for the playoffs by ending the regular season on a six-game winning streak. They closed out their season with a 12-1 bashing over McGrath's Sushi. This game was close until the teams took the field. M.S. couldn't hit the ball out of the…

The dog days of summer

July 24, 2019
By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries Moon, on the day that the Sun enters Leo. The fire element is blazing hot, and both lights might as well be sitting on top of the world right now. My hunch is that this…