“Astrology: Telling You About You” Sacred Solar Astrology Gifts to Share in 2021 by Maria Francesca Triliegi
Here we are at the end of 2020; a year to go down in infamy. There is much for us to process as our humanity has been plummeted. Once again as in lifetimes gone by, we are being asked to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps. Even our survival has been compromised. There is much to be concerned about. No need to reiterate. We hear all of it every day as soon as we turn on our phone or our television or our radio. Each time we enter a public venue and see the warning signs. Waves of concern everywhere we look. We ask ourselves what do we have to look forward to? When will the Universal support system shine a light?
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Life is Grand in Palos Verdes, USA By William Lama Ph.D.
Once in a while I fret about the cost of living in California. Then I go outside, smell the flowers, feel the cool ocean breezes and calm down. We all know folks who have emigrated to Colorado, Florida, Texas, even Wyoming, for heaven’s sakes. But there is nowhere else you can find the combination of natural beauty and weather that we enjoy in Palos Verdes, IMHO.
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Timely Tarot: Healing and Expansion with the Temperance Card By Lisa De La O Wyman
After the darkness comes the dawn, and with it the optimistic, vitalizing fire of Sagittarius season! Vibrant and action-oriented, the energy of the archer encourages us all to heal, recalibrate, and find the potential in the days ahead. It’s been a painful, challenging year on many levels, and the imbalances in our world and personal lives have been glaringly exposed.
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“Still Safe At Home At the Movies….Yule Tide Spirit” December 2020 Vol. I, No.9 by Stephanie Mardesich
It’s December and time of good cheer with Christmas, Hanukah, Quanza and other valued rituals and celebrations. So many movies that express sentiments of the season, with joy and introspection. Take your pick (pun intended!). Happy and Merry!
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Painting Our Way Into Space By Douglass M. Stewart, Jr. Producer/Writer/Director of Chesley Bonestell: A Brush With The Future
Art can make science both understandable and inspirational, as is expertly demonstrated in a documentary film made here in Palos Verdes about an artist and architect named Chesley Bonestell (1888 – 1986).
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Holiday Magic, Memories, Glamour & Fashion History From the Late Great Designer Nolan Miller We Can Still Enjoy Today by Greg Schreiner
The Christmas Holiday season is associated so much with the color red and green and costume designer Nolan Miller of DYNASTY fame created these two amazing gowns in red and green for Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Miller for the Academy Awards.
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Timely Habits by Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhD
You craft habits bit-by-bit with each repeated small decision, thought and action. A habit, once crafted, according to Duke University researchers, accounts for about 40% of your daily behavior! And, your daily behavior becomes your life!
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Blasting Off -Earthrise: A Cosmic Miracle. The Vision of Apollo VIII By G.A. Blackburn
With the headlines and newscasts streaming the perils of the global pandemic and the associated chaos, it is hard to avoid the anxiety and stress of the crisis. This is not the first nor will it be the last pandemic we face. Consider maybe “What we need right now is a little Christmas!”
So here is a Christmas Story from Fifty years ago that is worth thinking about today.
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The Saga of the S.S. Princess Louise by Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D.
The Port of Los Angeles in the 1960s had all the makings of a gripping detective novel: corruption, graft, secretly-taped meetings, indictments, an unexplained death and a Pulitzer Price-winning expose by the Los Angeles Times. Bringing the Princess Louise floating restaurant was just one of the many scandals that erupted during that turbulent era.
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The Day Charlie Chaplin and Aeronaut Tiny Broadwick came to Los Angeles Harbor by Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D.
Is that Charlie Chaplin in Los Angeles Harbor? Yes! And he’s wearing a dress! He was there filming the first of three movies where he impersonated a woman. “A Busy Day” was shot amid the backdrop of the April 11, 1914 Harbor Day Celebration at the Port of Los Angeles.
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Sacred Solar Astrology November 2020 Forecasts by Maria Francesca Triliegi
Sacred Solar Astrology November 2020 Forecasts
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Timely Tarot: Letting Go with the Death Card by Lisa De La O Wyman
We are finally stepping into the deepest magic and mystery of autumn with Scorpio season. Halloween draws near, and the invitation to plumb our own depths is tantalizingly extended. For millennia, this time of year has represented the same thing for many cultures across the globe – the dying away of things. In fact, Halloween itself originates in the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain (sow-en), which in Gaelic simply means “summer’s end.” It was a time to give thanks for the final harvest, reap its remaining bounty, and clear away the fallen fruits and dried leaves for burning. Our own lives follow this pattern of planting, growth,
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Physics for Poets By William Lama Ph.D.
The 2020 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to UCLA astronomer Andrea Ghez for her
“discovery of a supermassive compact object (a Black Hole) at the centre of our galaxy.”
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A Profile on Alex Fantappiè: A Student Entrepreneur Pushing the Youth Forward
Rancho Palos Verdes, California — When everything shut down over the summer, Peninsula High School alumni Alex Fantappiè ’18 and Matt Hashimoto ’18 decided to spend their extra time at home trying to create something that would make the community grow stronger during these difficult times.
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His Words and Bravery Speak Just as Loudly Today by Steve Tabor
To me, as an American, there is nothing more inspirational than standing in the silence and darkness of the night in the Lincoln Memorial staring into the eyes of the man whom I consider one of the greatest Americans of all time.
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Taj Campton Place - Executive Chef Srijith Gopinathan by Debika Sen
The elegant doors to the prestigious Taj Campton Place in San Francisco are finally open! Waiting impatiently in the kitchen of Spice Route, is Merlin Executive Chef Srijith Gopinath! I can envision him sprucing up his kitchen with fresh spices, best raw ingredients discovered at the Farmers Markets as his genius mind is concocting new dining experiences.
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Astrology: A Doorway to Your Spirit ~ October 2020 Horoscopes by Maria Francesca Triliegi
Sacred Solar Astrology October 2020 Forecasts - Welcome to August 2020
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LIKE NOTHING ON EARTH by Christopher J. Lynch
One man’s crazy adventure was more than just a ‘bucket list’ check-off,
it was part of his long term planning
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