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Other things that are fake, purely figments of human imaginations: seven-day weeks, 30 and 31-day months; time zones; the boundary lines of nations; corporations; names of cities and rivers and mountains . . . June 14, 2026 at 11:13AM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DZk3Fi5j_GF/

Just brainstorming here about the next administration. I welcome your alternate suggestions. June 13, 2026 at 06:34PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DZjEwfXCe_s/

For years, my column "Free Will Astrology" has been published in alternative newsweeklies all over North America. . From Willamette Week in Oregon to the Metro in Silicon Valley to the Metro Times in Detroit to the Austin Chronicle—and many more—these vibrant sources of local journalism have paid me actual money to print my horoscopes. . I've been lucky! Their support of my work has been instrumental in me being able to become the person I want to be. It also means that millions of readers have been able to read my column for free. . But when the pandemic happened six years ago, it financially devastated the alternative newsweeklies. They lost much of their ad revenue from restaurants, gyms, nightclubs, and cultural institutions. Some papers shut down. Others began to publish online only, no longer in hard copy. Virtually all furloughed workers. . I decided early in the pandemic that I wanted to help out the newspapers that had helped me thrive. I told them all that they could publish "Free Will Astrology" for free during the months of April and May. Since circumstances barely improved during that time, I extended the free-of-charge deal through June and beyond. . Eventually, many returned to paying me what they had previously paid me. Sadly, a number of the newspapers folded after years of being a vibrant part of their community. . I'm very happy to say that The Stranger in Seattle, which dropped my column in 2022 after 30 years, just began to publish it again this week: thestranger.com/free-will-astrology/free-will-astrology/ June 12, 2026 at 12:42PM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DZf3rohDyFI/

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Has there ever been a novel written or film made that embodies Riane Eisler's wonderful, uplifting principles of a partnership model of civilization? Not really. . Eisler’s key texts are "The Chalice and the Blade," "Sacred Pleasure," "Tomorrow’s Children," "The Real Wealth of Nations," and "Nurturing Our Humanity." They are all nonfiction, blending cultural history, systems theory, and social critique. . Many creative people say that Eisler’s partnership vs. domination lens changed how they see history, gender, and economics. And a number of speculative or utopian works echo elements of partnership culture, like cooperative gender relations, low hierarchy, care‑centered economies, ecological reciprocity. But they don't reference Eisler. . Here are a few feminist and eco‑utopian or partnership‑leaning works that embody pieces of Eisler’s partnership vision, even if they don’t name her or fully enact all four cornerstones. . Ursula K. Le Guin – The Dispossessed . Ursula K. Le Guin – The Left Hand of Darkness . Marge Piercy – Woman on the Edge of Time . Marge Piercy – He, She and It (also published as Body of Glass) . Octavia E. Butler – Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents . Starhawk – The Fifth Sacred Thing . Joanna Russ – The Female Man . Becky Chambers – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet . Kim Stanley Robinson – Pacific Edge . Naomi Mitchison – Memoirs of a Spacewoman . June 7, 2026 at 09:31AM via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DZSp0_hm84Y/

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