As many of you know, I live in Wyoming in northwest part of United States. Wyoming is home of Dick Cheney, Vice President of US. Dick could be next president in a heartbeat, or lack of one.

Most of Wyoming today is generally a conservative cowboy state. A place where early American frontier values of freedom and independence live on. It’s a state where whoever is running on Republican ticket for president is a surefire winner.

And yet it’s a state of great diversity, in its people and its landscape. In last election for governor, Dave Freudenthal, a Democrat, won office.

Dick and Lynne Cheney’s daughter, Mary, along with her parents, has publicly acknowledged she is gay.

Wyoming is a place where people of diverse and differing opinions and lifestyles can coexist peacefully. Wyoming people, while usually steadfast in their beliefs and values, are generally willing to allow others of different beliefs and lifestyles to live peacefully.

There certainly are exceptions to that. People are people, and sometimes they have less than peaceful differences with each other. A shocking and horrible example of that was brutal October 1998 murder in Laramie of Matthew Shepard, a gentle young man who happened to be gay.

But that is exception in this place that was first of United States to give its women right to vote, in 1869. In 1925, Wyoming’s Nellie Ross became United States’ first elected woman governor. The legendary frontiersman, Buffalo Bill Cody, who founded town I live in, was an early and outspoken advocate of women’s rights and justice for Native Americans.

Wyoming is justly known as “Equality State.” In many ways, it’s a perfect place to live, at least for folks like me who love peace, quiet, friendly people, big blue skies, and vast wide-open spaces. It’s a place that knows how to embrace all, those who agree, and those who disagree. And to somehow accept sameness and diversity, and live in peace.

A magnificent example, I think, for rest of world. Especially for America, now so bitterly divided after a bitter presidential election and its equally bitter aftermath. It’s time to heal wounds and work together. And to realize in our diversity, we are also one.

In this newsletter we don’t often re-publish past newsletters. But we’re going to do it this week. Many of you are new to us and probably haven’t seen this old information anyway.

Joseph, a long time ago, said this:

“You came to this planet at this time to experience diversity, not oneness. And in that diversity you will all find joy, once you allow diversity to be okay. Once you allow yourself, and all others, to be okay just exactly where you all are right now.”

My response to Joseph’s comment:

“Joseph was not saying we, as a human race, are not one. We are, in fact, one with all of life, with all that is. But within that oneness, there is diversity. And that is as it should be. Sameness is not same thing as oneness. Even within oneness of nature, there is always diversity. No two snowflakes are identical. Each is unique and special, one of a kind. And yet all are snowflakes.”

Joseph continued:

Inspired by Jan Spiller's marvelous book New Moon Astrology (Bantam Books), I would like to share with my readers influence of new moon each month.

The moon changes astrological signs approximately every two days. However, when moon exactly conjuncts sun (shares it's astrological degree) it is no longer visible in sky and at this point in lunar cycle it is called a "New Moon". This occurs once every month (in rare instances, twice) and marks beginning of a new monthly astrological cycle.

The new moon signifies a start of a new personal cycle each month. It's a time to renew or revise our goals, reach for what we wish for most and renew ourselves. When setting goals or aspiring towards our dreams and desires it is important to keep a few things in mind. First of all, our wishes can only involve ourselves. We cannot try to change others, only our attitudes towards those people, in hopes that they will respond favorably to us. Another important aspect of this process is to meditate on qualities of sign that new moon is occurring in. These astrological qualities will give us powerful hints on what to strive for, and how to approach or strategize towards what we want to accomplish. It is a good idea to set approximately 10 goals or wishes each month. Jan Spiller also suggests that you do not combine several wishes into one wish! Keep your thoughts clear and separate, and write them down each month. I recommend a special notebook or journal exclusively used for this purpose.

Visualize Your Wishes First

It is often best not to include a wish unless you can clearly visualize it coming into fruition within your imagination. If not, there may be preliminary steps you need to take first, so instead, try visualizing these. Trust your feelings and intuition in this process- you will know instinctively what feels right. Some wishes become realized soon after new moon. Others are more resistant and can take many months. Keep repeating wishes each month until they begin coming true as long as you continue to believe that they are right for you. When things in your life such as people, events, and your own attitudes begin to "shift", welcome this new change as evidence that your life is changing as a result of your positive intentions. Each month I will share my reflections on new moon based on sign it moves into to help you in your own process.

New Moon in Scorpio Focuses on Healing and Transformations

On November 12 new moon will be in sign of Scorpio. This will happen at exactly at 9:28 AM eastern standard time. Scorpio's strong influence this month can heal us in many areas of our lives on a very deep level. This is because Scorpio is known as sign of healing and regeneration. There is nothing light or superficial about Scorpio. In terms of healing, whether it is psychological or physical, we are able to dig deep to find causes of our problems. This month we can wish for a deeper understanding of ourselves, our bodies, and motives of others. It is a wonderful time to use this knowledge in a way that heals.

This is sign that explores beneath surface of things. If there's anything that needs to be investigated, Scorpio is sign to do that, rather thoroughly. This is a time of reflection. We are investigating ourselves, our lives and situations that surround us. It is a good time to plan for major changes in our lives and to plant seeds for profound growth and change. In order to make room for needed change we can begin to eliminate old useless baggage, whether that means emotional baggage, a life-style overhaul, or just a thorough cleaning out of one's possessions. We must get rid of old to make way for new. If you resist Scorpio's call for change, change will occur nonetheless, so it's much better to understand change and to go along with what is inevitable. Under Scorpio's influence resistance to change can bring painful experiences.

A Stronger Version of Ourselves