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The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Cancer on July 2, 2019, is the second New Moon Solar Eclipse in Cancer of the past year, and will likely awaken issues last raised to your awareness in July 2018.

A New Moon Solar Eclipse clears the way for a new idea, a new understanding, and a new direction. When the New Moon Solar Eclipse is in the Sign of Cancer, the new idea, understanding, or direction will have to do with your home, family, and feelings of safety and security.

The growing popularity of sites like ancestry.com and services like 23andMe underscores our deep human desire to understand where we come from. While digging into archival records and testing DNA can shed light on our cultural antecedents, ancestral healing practices add another valuable layer to the picture. Ancestral healing is a modern, spiritually-based ritual process which seeks to bridge the chasm between cultural wounds and cultural treasures.

Wondering how to make the kids study during weekends? Why not let nature help you out with a few wildschooling activities…

In previous articles, I have touched on the conjunction of Sun and Saturn and the possible effects that come with this conjunction.  However, I didn’t give much information on the special context as to why this is the case.  Saturn and the Sun have a special relationship.  Before I mentioned that they were mutual enemies, in regards to what in Vedic Astrology we call the natural relationships of the planets, but I didn’t get into their special familial dynamic that is revealed through their shared mythology.

It is hard balancing an active lifestyle with a full-time job, school, kids’ activities, and everyday errands and still provide your family with healthy food options to promote their growth and development.

Holidays and their accompanying celebrations are a wonderful thing.  They usually involve spending lots of time with family and friends and eating lots of delicious food; this holds true across almost all cultures.  Whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Passover, or Diwali, chances are there are several traditional dishes included in the festivities.

Autumn is a fantastic time for nature-based crafts. With all the natural materials falling from the trees, there is a plethora of creative opportunities. Fallen leaves especially lend themselves to crafting projects. Take a walk with your family, collecting the fallen leaves you find along the way, and then use them to try out the crafts described below.

Leaf Prints

You need leaves, paper, paint brushes, and your choice of paints. I suggest tempera for younger crafters.

After, oh, roughly the age of 21, birthdays get a little less exciting for a lot of people.  Instead of counting down to your birthday, you might find it sneaking up on you, leaving you no time to plan any kind of celebration.  Or maybe as an adult, you’re stuck working on your birthday and don’t feel up to making a whole day of it—or even an evening.  In this global age, perhaps you’re living far away from most of your loved ones or a recent transplant to a new city without a large local social network.  Some of us are watching our wallets and want to celebrate our big

It does not take a lot of glitter to make craft time special. You can source many fantastic crafting materials both from the recycling bin and the outdoors! When you are looking to stimulate your child’s imagination in the outdoors, these crafts can help you out.

The Summer Solstice has come and gone, and we are well into the dog days of summer. Perhaps some summertime monsoons have started where you live, or perhaps you are having dry desert days. In any case, there is still plenty of time left before many children return to school and it is always good to have some new ideas up your sleeve to have fun with your kiddos—even if the rain comes your way and changes your outdoor fun plans.