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Aries (March 21 – April 19) The Cancer new moon on July 5 occurs in your fourth house of family and home, giving you the chance to sow some seeds of fruit you’d like to bear—maybe even in your actual garden! The full moon in Capricorn on July 21 affects your 10th house of career […]

The Australian blog thisisyoga.com.au very nicely describes one of my favourite yoga philosophies about self-restraint: aparigraha. Broken down, you get “a” translating to the prefix “non-”, “pari” meaning “on all sides,” and “graha” meaning “to take, seize, or grab.” Therefore, altogether, it translates to acts of non-attachment, non-greed; not taking more than one needs, and […]

In ancient myth, the Iguazú Falls were formed by the enraged Serpent God, slicing two lovers apart. Millions of litres of thick river rushed with brute force down a staircase of greenery and thrust toward a billow of mist to create a barrier for all eternity between the two. In Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together, the […]

The 25th anniversary of the Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival took place from Wednesday, June 19 to Sunday, June 23, with the main stage at Ship Point. The lineup consisted of a mix of over 40 local, Canadian, and international bands. It’s exhausting going to shows from 4 pm to 10 pm followed by evening […]

In the last five years, the world has gone through significant changes. The situation between Israel and Palestine, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and, of course, the pandemic.  When COVID-19 first reared its ugly head, not too many people believed that it would become the terrifying tragedy that it did. A worldwide plague in […]