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From the Publisher by Deverick Martin
Most businesses provide a product or service for which the client exchanges some form of payment. You hand over your money and receive something in return. You also empower the business owner and his or her business practices. You are holding a copy of a publication that costs more than $25,000 to prepare, print, and distribute each month. Subscribers cover about 2% of our costs (mailing costs and a pro rata share of printing costs), and our advertisers pay the rest. This publication simply would not be possible were it not for the advertising — and for reader support of our advertisers. One profound way to express your gratitude for our work and, in fact, empower the decisions we make (if you are so inclined) is to consider patronizing our advertisers and letting them know that you found them in The New Times.
Beyond Prozac: by Douglas Bloch, M.A. To optimize the function of the healing system, you must do everything in your power to improve physical health, mental/emotional health, and spiritual health. . . . One of the disappointments of my professional life is meeting so few teachers who see the whole picture of health, who understand the importance of working on all fronts. — Andrew Weil, M.D., Eight Weeks to Optimal Health Despite the recent advent of Prozac and other designer drugs, depression is on the rise. Since World War II, rates of depression have doubled in the U.S., and depression is now the second most disabling illness in the Western world after heart disease. While antidepressants continue to be the mainstay for the treatment of depression, "55-65% percent of people are not helped nearly enough, or they cannot endure the side effects," according to a recent article in the New York Times.
by Echo Bodine The first time I ever saw a ghost, I had no idea that that’s what I was seeing because, in my mind, ghosts were something white and floating, like Casper. I was in my late teens and had been taking psychic development classes with my mom for a few months. We were on our way to visit Carol — a friend of my mom’s — who said she heard noises and footsteps up in her attic. I remember naively asking my mom what we were looking for. When the light bulb went on and I realized that her friend might have a ghost, I anxiously asked what ghosts looked like and what we were going to do if we found one. Neither of us had any reference to ghosts (other than Casper), and we weren’t sure what to look for. But I can tell you one thing. We had each other scared to death by the time we pulled into Carol’s driveway.
by Sheri Wallace Socially responsible investing is the process of matching your money and your value system. Socially responsible investors consider companies’ policies, values, and products before they invest, asking, "Do I believe in this company? Can I take pride in supporting this enterprise?" There are thousands of ways to invest responsibly. The more you learn about the topic, the more you’ll want to learn. Even if you’re not an investor, you’ll learn how to choose companies that empower your values whenever you do business. That’s why I’m starting this series with a primer on the topic of socially responsible investing (or SRI) and suggestions about where you can find more information.
by Robert Moss In your dreams, you have access to a personal doctor who makes house calls, provides an impeccable diagnosis of your physical, emotional, and spiritual condition, and doesn’t charge a cent. If you are not in touch with our dreams, you are missing out on a tremendous resource for self-healing. Here’s why: The body talks to you in dreams. It shows you what it needs to stay well and previews possible symptoms long before they manifest. If you recognize these messages from the body and act on them, you may be able to avoid painful and costly medical intervention further down the trail.
Confessions of an Underground Minister by Cat Saunders
—Kahlil Gibran When the horrors of slavery were still in full force in the United States, the Underground Railroad formed to smuggle black people out of the South to get them to free states. The name Underground Railroad did not refer to underground trains, but rather to the fact that transporting slaves was done undercover because it was illegal in the South to help slaves escape. Working for the Underground Railroad was extremely risky, and it required total dedication to the ideal of freedom. People who helped with the Underground Railroad had regular jobs, but they knew that their work to free slaves was the most important thing they did. For me, being an underground minister is like that. I have my regular work as a writer, counselor, and teacher, but my most important work is the work I do as a minister. Frankly, I'm serving as a minister in all the work I do.
by James Jarvis By adding the universal year 2002, (2+0+0+2) = 4, to the 10th month of October, we come up with the vibration of 14/5. The 5 month is a time for synthesizing all of the knowledge and experiences you’ve acquired over the last four months. Look to see what you have been learning and how this information may fit into a larger system of knowledge that you can then disseminate to others. The 5 month also signifies greater participation and possibilities in any media-related business: writing, speaking, teaching, or promotion. October 2-11 Mercury squares Saturn. With Mercury in Libra/Virgo in a challenging relationship with Saturn in Gemini, you have an opportunity to align your ideas with a definite plan of action. What is the form or specific plan that you can begin implementing that would really contribute to your overall sense of mental wellbeing?
Libra: Keeping Life in Balance by Pam Younghans
We’re halfway through the astrological year as the sun slips into the sign of Libra. If you were born between September 22 and October 23 (see note above regarding exact dates), you were born under the sign of the Scales of Justice.
Intuitively Speaking by Deborah Ilg
This summer we have all gone through some incredible changes in our lives, inside and out. If you could look at who you were at the beginning of the summer and compare that to who you are now, you would notice that your integrity has increased because of those changes. What you were once willing to put up with, you no longer have the time or energy for, and because of this the quality of your life has increased tremendously.
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Adventures of a 
Socially Responsible
Investing
Use Dreams to Heal Your
Life
When
you are born, your work is placed in your heart.
Starwatch
This
is the seventh article in a series exploring the 12 astrological
signs. In Western astrology, the heavens are divided into 12
equal sections, beginning with Aries at the Vernal Equinox and
continuing through the rest of the zodiac. Dates given below
are approximate; exact dates for the beginning and ending of
the signs vary from year to year. Please consult an ephemeris
or a qualified astrologer to verify your sun sign and to get
a more complete picture of your entire astrological chart. Although
the description below applies especially to those who were born
when the sun was in Libra, it is also applicable in varying degrees
for everyone, as Libra appears somewhere in each individual’s
chart.
Each
month, following her predictions for the coming month, Deborah
Ilg offers intuitive guidance in response to readers' questions
about relationships, family, children, animals, health, career,
finances, or the other side. E-mail Deborah at <guidance@intuitiveartist.com>
or call or fax her at (206) 985-6601 if you’d like her to
answer your question in The New Times. Please do not give
your name when asking your question; anonymity and confidentiality
are assured.