Articles

Selected Articles and Essays

SPIRITUALITY/GENERAL

The Perils of Extreme Positive Thinking This essay was adapted from my blog post of September 1 2010, which was widely read and commented upon.

The Tara Mantra This is a short piece on the Buddhist female deity, Tara, and the Tara mantra, first published at laraowen.com, 2003

Choose Your Mantra with Care published at Zen Moments, October 2008

Wise and Effective Use of the Tarot first published at laraowen.com 2004

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Menopause the Wise Way: first published at laraowen.com, February 2011.

The Sabbath of Women, first published in Whole Earth Review 1991. This investigation into the spiritual aspects of menstruation has been widely reprinted and translated into many languages. Also available here in French, as Le Sabbat des Femmes

RELATIONSHIPS

Dating for Grown-Ups first published in Good Housekeeping, November 2008

ASTROLOGY

Astrology of 2012 first published at laraowen.com, Jan 12 2012

Astrological Significators of Retreat first published at laraowen.com, Jan 2012

The Uranus Pluto Square 2011-2015 first published at planetaryenergies.net, March 2011

Planetary Energies 2011 first published at planetaryenergies.net, December 2010

The Astrology of Passion first published at planetaryenergies.net, January 2009

Astrology as a Tertium Non Datur first published at planetaryenergies.net, November 2008

The Astrology of Friendship first published in The Mountain Astrologer, October/November 2008

The Astrology of Love in Midlife first published in The Mountain Astrologer, April/May 2008

Phoenix Rising: Menopause and Other Midlife Transformations first published in The Mountain Astrologer, July 2006

The Professional Astrologer: how your own chart can help you build a flourishing practice  first published in The Mountain Astrologer, December 2005

The Astrology of Tsunamis and Earthquakes: Sumatra, Lisbon, and Messina first published at laraowen.com, January 7 2005