The United States’ System of Imprisonment

The United States has less than 5% of the world’s population, but 20% of its incarcerated population. Almost 1 out of every 100 individuals in this country is in prison. These statistics are absolutely insane and not arbitrary. To stand out as such an extreme outlier is an indication that something is clearly wrong. This …

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Hurt & Mourning – Pisces

For a number of reasons, Johnny Cash was a typical Pisces. Artistic, empathetic, victimized and tortured (sometimes by his own actions), romantic, addicted and introverted. Most significantly, Cash was a musical storyteller and vividly expressed some of the core qualities of this sign in two songs, “The Man in Black” and “Hurt”. With the “Man …

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Born to Play the Role: Heath Ledger/Joker

In my last article, Neptune and the Rise of the Superhero, the actor Christopher Reeves was referenced as an example of an individual born with a chart uniquely aligned to the archetypes of a specific fictional character, namely, Superman[1].  This interesting bit of synchronicity inspired me to think about other iconic roles where the actor …

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