Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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- Written by: Carol Ritberger, Ph.D.
Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, proposed that there were four distinct personality types. His theory was that a person's personality type determines their vulnerability to mental dysfunction and their susceptibility to illness.
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- Written by: Susan Kelley
Immediate rewards may boost motivation more than waiting to reward yourself until the end of a task, according to new
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- Written by: Julia Cameron
If you'll pardon the levity, most of us are afraid of fear. We think it's a bad thing. Because so many of our experiences with fear have been negative, we fail to see fear as positive or useful. It is both. Let me repeat: Fear is positive and useful.
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- Written by: Heather Heying
There are many different ways in which the brain is rewired differently than the norm.
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- Written by: Barry Vissell
As it happened, our current litter was born yesterday, Sunday, on the last day of our mentorship retreat! If I could have planned the worst possible time for our Gracie to give birth, it would have been that day! We were expecting her litter starting in the next few days.
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- Written by: Barbara Berger
Reflecting on life often reveals how worries and insecurities overshadow the richness of experiences. Embracing ten key principles can shift perspectives, emphasizing that true happiness stems from within, shaped by thoughts rather than external circumstances. By accepting reality and understanding the nature of thought, one can cultivate a fulfilling life.
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- Written by: Janet J. Boseovski, University of North Carolina
Young children exhibit a positivity bias, often viewing others through an overly optimistic lens. This tendency can lead to challenges in critical thinking and accepting constructive feedback. Understanding the mechanisms behind this bias can help caregivers guide children towards more balanced evaluations of themselves and others as they grow.
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- Written by: Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.
Dr Vasant Lad defines depression as a popular diagnosis characterized by "a loss of pleasure and interest in life... accompanied by a sense of pressure, hollowness or emptiness, and low self-esteem." We all can feel down sometimes, but when it becomes our dominant attitude...
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- Written by: Deann Gayman-University of Nebraska
People can, with greater-than-chance accuracy, figure out whether you’re liberal or conservative just by looking at your face, and emotional expressivity seemed to be driving it in our analysis.
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- Written by: Dr. John F. Demartini
Even the most terrible events always contain hidden blessings. The masters know this great truth and remain undisturbed by events... Others swing from elation to depression as they move through positive and...
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- Written by: Maia Szalavitz, Big Think
Author and neuroscience journalist Maia Szalavitz says that your brain doesn't necessarily choose to become addicted to gambling.
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- Written by: Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.
Are you thrown off by unforeseen complications? Are you frantic to meet deadlines or goals? Do you hate to wait? Are you a slave to the clock? Well, the price you pay is huge. First and foremost, your hurried pace and unease rob you of...
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- Written by: Will T. Wilkinson
The Native American perspective was that we don’t own anything but we are stewards of everything. That could be described in a single word: responsibility. Ownership is onerous.
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- Written by: Nancy Windheart
I talk with a lot of people in the course of a week…and I can tell you that people are dealing with a lot right now. There is a huge amount of change, uncertainty, anxiety, fear, transformation, loss, grief, joy, revelation, ecstasy, and hope all happening at once.
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- Written by: Corinne Zupko
I used to get really freaked out by the idea that the more I turned to Love, the more the ego would roar at me and whip me back into place. I am well aware that the ego will pull out any evidence to “prove” to us that we are not of Love. Some have referred to this as an “ego backlash.”
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- Written by: Bert Gambini-University of Buffalo
Reproductive hormones that develop during puberty are not responsible for changes in social behavior that may occur during adolescence, research shows.
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- Written by: Alexis Blue-U. Arizona
Rather than narcissism, frequent use of first-person singular pronouns—I, me, and my—may indicate a tendency for emotional distress, new research finds.
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- Written by: Anne Tucker
Generally we think of fear as something negative to be conquered, however fear isn’t always bad. In the right circumstances and in small doses it looks like caution or prudence, and it can play a constructive role in your decision making.
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- Written by: Ellen Tadd
The inaccuracy of generalizations lead to much confusion in our attitudes, which then translates into inappropriate actions. I’ve learned to pay very close attention to how people speak and write and have discovered that expressed generalizations are all too common...
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- Written by: Jason Gregory
In the cosmic sphere of energy, wu-wei is the feminine (yin/passive/receptive/earth) principle of the universe. Translated into English from Lao-tzu’s perspective, wu-wei means “non-doing,” “non-action,” or “effortless action.” These translations are literally correct and lead us to the intuitive and ultimate psychological experience of wu-wei.
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- Written by: Barry Vissell
Sometimes our perceptions can get us into trouble. What appears so clearly to be our reality may not be real at all. Or it may be partially correct, but not the whole picture. We humans have a tendency to interpret our partial experiences as the whole truth and ignore other people's partial experiences.
