Wake up and smell the bacon. Starbucks fans look forward to their iconic seasonal menus, typically full of sweet new drink options to coincide with the time of year. But this year, the coffee chain introduced a savory drink offering with an untraditional flavor to celebrate the Lunar New Year: a braised pork-flavored latte. Starbucks’ … Read more
Splitting wood and spitting fire — the Chinese New Year begins on Feb. 10, 2024, ushering us into the Year of the Wood Dragon. While the archetype of the dragon applies directly to those born in 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, and 2024, the energy of the wood dragon will lend itself to … Read more
Who were you before you were you? Dr. Brian Weiss, pioneering psychiatrist, hypnotherapist, obvious Scorpio and acclaimed past life therapist, reminds us, “Learning the lessons of life can be so simple if you believe in immortality.” For Weiss, immortality is the belief in reincarnation, that we have lived many lives, have died many deaths and … Read more
Enter the dragon, indeed. In 2024, it is out with the Water Rabbit and in with the Wood Dragon. The dragon will commandeer the calendar on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, and reign until Jan. 29, 2025. The dragon is the only mythological creature in the whole of the Chinese zodiac, implying that under the talons … Read more
Hop to it. One thing’s for certain, 2023 will be jumpin’ jumpin’. The Lunar New Year arrives Sunday, January 22, 2023, bringing us into the Year of the Rabbit, specifically the Water Rabbit. How will the wet bunny bode? The Chinese calendar has a six decade cycle defined by 12 earthly animal totems and the … Read more