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On Our Cover

A Ronald T. Crawford Retrospective

Photo by Salt Spring Arts Council

EASTER ART SHOW

APRIL 16 MAY 2, 2021 MAHON HALL SALT SPRING ISLAND

Cave Chanting many

artists and celebrates our Island’s vibrant

to present this year’s 14th Annual Spring

influences

expressionism,

arts scene. This year’s Show includes the

Art Show - formerly the Easter Art Show -

the power of patters – as well as his

popular Youth Exhibit in the Annex Gallery,

April 16 to May 2, 2021. This year’s Show

observations of formations in nature. He

Artist Talks and Panel presented online,

is ‘Cave Chanting, A Ronald T. Crawford

explains, “I am always thinking what kind of

workshops for kids and new this year, Art

Retrospective’, highlighting the Salt Spring

forces went together to make that happen.

on the Hall Mini-Murals.

artist’s works from 1979 to the present.

Then I think what is the quality there that is

There will be an online Artist Talk with

attracting me to it and how can I replicate

Crawford, in conversation with Matchett,

that in a painting?”

on Friday, April 23rd and the event will

The Salt Spring Arts Council is thrilled

Crawford’s

paintings

and

stone

sculptures are displayed in private and public collections, including the large wall piece, Once Upon a Time, at the entrance to the Salt Spring Library. Crawford has long been a catalyst for the visual arts on Island.

He was one of the original organizers for Art Night, a past chair of the Salt Spring Arts Council and is the founding director of the Salt Spring National Art Prize.

When visual artist Rosalie Matchett, took on the role of Curator for the retrospective, she was keen to get to know the breadth of Crawford’s work through the years, “I choose the piece Cave Chanting as the title for the retrospective because it is a mid-career painting that touches on many of the themes in Ron’s work; his use of

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pattern to create structure, his suggestion of expanded space and geological forms and the allusion to a mythic narrative that occurs in many of his pieces.”

Crawford’s

work

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draws

abstract

on

In addition to curating the Show, Matchett

include an opportunity for questions from

has produced a beautiful catalogue of

the audience. Many more activities are

Crawford’s work which will be for sale at

planned in parallel with the Show. Full

Mahon Hall.

details

Why the change the name of this longstanding exhibit? The Council has been

Events:

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May 2, 11am to 5pm daily at Mahon Hall.

planning to shift the Show dates but

for

pandemic on

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everyone’s this

has

time,

favorite spurred

change

earlier

than

anticipated.

name

and

dates

The have

changed, but the Show maintains

an

exciting

mix of programming that showcases inspiring local Understanding Underneath.

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QUEER VOICES: UnMuted

A Queer Writing Circle Zoom Reading - Monday, April 12th @ 7pm (With Guest Poet: Taryn Muldoon) The QUEER WRITING CIRCLE has been meeting for nearly two years. We write together, read what we’ve written aloud, witness and inspire one another.

We are queer writers, artists and activists critical thinkers, dreamers, cultural boundary interrupters, change makers, hope givers.

WE INVITE YOU TO HEAR OUR VOICES. We are: Corrie Hope Furst, Daniel Leonard, Jean Burgess, Larkin Schmiedl, Laura Mervyn, Ren Ferguson, Rowan

Percy, Shellyse Szakacs and (guide) Wendy Judith Cutler.

With Guest Poet, Taryn Muldoon, from Nova Scotia (formerly Salt Spring Island and a part of the Queer Circle) Program registration is required. Interested patrons can register at: programs@saltspringlibrary.com We are grateful for the sponsorship of DAISSI (Diverse and Inclusive Salt Spring Island) and the Salt Spring Island Public Library.

*** We acknowledge that we are living on the unsurrendered, traditional territories of the Saanich, Cowichan, Chemainus and Tsawout First Nations.

Program registration is required. Interested patrons can register.

ANNUAL SCRABBLE FUNDRAISER

Grand(m)others to Grandmothers Annual Scrabble Fundraiser became another casualty this annus horribilis. Already suffering with the AIDS/HIV epidemic, the coronavirus pandemic has affected African grandmothers and their families with monumental devastation.

While the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign has so far not had to cancel any of the ongoing groundroots projects in sub-Saharan African countries, the need for funding for those and further needed initiatives is greater than ever.

In our fundraising efforts some local Grand(m)others are tagging along with the Victoria Grandmothers for Africa on a Virtual Stride, clocking our steps between March 14 and April 25 to contribute to a 15,000 km. goal.

If you are at all able during this distressing time to help, you can donate to our team’s efforts via e transfer to bethonssi@hotmail. com On April 15 “Together In Concert”, a virtual concert hosted by Jackie Richardson with an astounding line-up of Canadian talent (see www.cdngrandmothers.com) is an opportunity to enjoy wonderful performances and to donate to the Grandmothers Campaign. As always amounts over $20 are eligible for a charitable donation tax receipt.

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ABANDONED BOATS ARE A DANGER TO OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Abandoned boats threaten the environment—they can release pollutants that harm our water, coasts and beaches. Their decomposition can hurt marine and human life, their debris can get tangled in motors and carve holes in the hulls of passing boats, and let's face it: abandoned boats are just plain ugly. This is why Canada’s $1.5 billion Oceans

Earth Day April 22, 2021 as RESTORE OUR

EARTH

The theme was announced after consultation with members of the world’s largest network in 192 countries.

The theme is based on the emerging concept that rejects the idea that our only options to save the planet are to mitigate or adapt to the impacts of climate change and other environmental damage. Scientists, non-governmental organizations, business, and governments worldwide now are looking at natural system processes and emerging green technologies to restore the world’s ecosystems and forests, conserve and rebuild soils, improve farming practices, restore wildlife populations and rid the world’s oceans of plastics.

Protection Plan includes a comprehensive national strategy to address abandoned and wrecked vessels in Canadian waters that threaten our coasts and waterways. See an abandoned boat? Refer to this graphic for information on what to do:

OCEANS PROTECTION PLAN

I FOUND A WRECKED, ABANDONED OR HAZARDOUS VESSEL (INCLUDING BOATS) CONTACT CANADIAN COAST GUARD The vessel is an immediate and serious threat to public safety (because of fire or explosion) or you’ve seen suspicious activities.

YES

Call local police or emergency services.

Dial: 9-1-1

YES

Report it to the Canadian Coast Guard, available 24/7:

NO

The vessel poses a risk to the environment or to the health and well-being of the community. For example, the vessel is in poor condition and could harm the environment if it sinks.

• Atlantic (NB, PEI, NL, NS): 1‑800‑565‑1633 • Central and Arctic (ON, QC, Arctic): 1‑800‑363‑4735 • Western (BC, AB, SK, MB): 1‑800‑889‑8852 In cases where you know or believe you know the identity of the owner, consider providing that information to the Canadian Coast Guard Officer.

NO

The vessel appears to have been abandoned.

YES

NO

The vessel appears to be in a worn‑down state (dilapidated) and has been in the same location for an extended period of time without authorization.

YES

NO

You want to move, take possession of, or dispose of the vessel.

YES

Do not touch it.

NO

It appears to be a military or heritage wreck.

YES

CONTACT TRANSPORT CANADA The vessel is a threat to safe navigation. It makes navigation dangerous, or blocks other boats from a waterway.

NO

You want to import, salvage, take possession of, or otherwise report a found wreck.

Contact Transport Canada’s Navigation Protection Program:

YES

YES? Contact your region’s Receiver of Wreck.

• Atlantic (NB, PEI, NL, NS): 506‑851‑3113 • Prairies and Arctic (AB, SK, MB, Arctic): 780‑495‑8215 • Ontario: 519‑383‑1863 • Québec: 1‑877‑646‑6420 • Pacific (BC): 604-775-8867

For more information, please consult: www.tc.gc.ca/abandonedboats

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Take Climate Action on

Earth Month

Salt Spring Island!

The Transition Movement is about communities stepping up to address the big challenges we all face by starting locally. Transition Salt Spring (TSS) has captured the science, ideas, imagination and thoughts of the diverse and amazing residents of our community in the Salt Spring Climate Action Plan 2.0, a plan that will lead to real change; a plan that transcends, unifies and finds a way forward on the climate challenge that leaves no one behind.

Transition Salt Spring is working to unite islanders through the “One Cool Island” campaign in a dynamic collaboration to build a resilient future—by creating a strong and urgent focus on the need to lower our emissions by at least 50% by 2030, and by harnessing the plan’s tools to adapt to the real threats from climate change we face as an island. We all want solutions — and Salt Spring Islanders are ahead of the curve in developing innovative and inspiring responses that can build a resilient community.

Salt Spring is One Cool Island: Ready to take bold climate action?

Already, 1600 islanders, members of TSS, are involved!

Join Transition Salt Spring by becoming a member, learn about the key risks our island faces from accelerating fire risks, deeper droughts, increasing storms, and rising sea levels. Dig into the challenge of discovering what we can do about them and take action! TSS is offering a plethora of climate action workshops, live zoom presentations, and volunteer opportunities in its many working groups.

Over the course of this year, TSS will help us dive into the Climate Action Plan’s reasoning and recommendations for islanders to take action on Freshwater Ecosystems, Food and Agriculture, Forests, Transportation, Land-use and Settlement Patterns, and for our Built Infrastructure.

To get there: we need you. We’re calling on individuals, families, organizations, businesses, First Nations, and all levels of government to get involved in making Salt Spring “One Cool Island,” and leaving a legacy of justice and sustainability for future generations.

Become a member, a monthly donor, discover the Salt Spring Climate Action Plan, join and share our social media pages, and receive our monthly newsletter for events and articles about how to take action, at www.transitionsaltspring.com

NATURAL SPRING WATER

After a full year of “new” we wish to remind you that caring for the Earth is still cool.

1 2 3 4 5

Refuse, Repurpose, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Pick up trash every day, especially at the local parks or beaches.

Use environmentally-friendly, non-toxic cleaning products.

Replace inefficient inc&escent light bulbs with efficient CFLs or LEDs. Carpool, ride your bike, use public transportation or drive an

electric or hybrid car.

6 Keep your tires properly inflated & get better gas mileage.

7 Change your car’s air filter regularly.

8 Teleconference instead of travelling.

9 Stop using disposable plastics, especially single-use plastics like

bottles, bags & straws.

10 Donate your old clothes & home goods instead of throwing

them out. When you need something, consider buying

used items.

11 Use cloth towels instead of paper ones.

12 Change your paper bills to online billing. Just think of the trees you’ll be saving.

13 Read documents online instead of printing them. When you need to use paper, make sure it’s 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Fishbowl is printed on Recycled paper!

14 Recycle batteries from small appliances & your electronics.

Use rechargeable batteries instead! Collect used printer, fax, &

copier cartridges to recycle.

15 Use reusable bottles for water, & reusable mugs for coffee.

16 Bring reusable bags when you shop, after the p&emic of course.

17 Pack your lunch in a reusable bag.

18 Buy local food to reduce the distance from farm to fork. Buy

straight from the farm, frequent your local farmers’ market, or join

a local food co-op 19 Buy organic food to keep your body & the environment free of toxic

pesticides. Support farmers & companies who use organic ingredients.

20 Reduce your meat consumption to curb carbon emissions from the

livestock industry.

21 Compost kitchen scraps for use in your garden — turning waste

into fertilizer.

22 Take a shorter shower & use a water-saving shower head.

23 Fix leaky faucets & shower-heads.

24 Run your dishwasher only when it’s full to save water & energy.

25 Conserve water outdoors by only watering your lawn in the early

morning or late at night. Use drought-resistant plants in dry areas.

26 Wash your clothes only when necessary, use cold water & line dry.

27 Turn off & unplug electronics you’re not using. This includes turning

off your computer at night. Turn off lights when you leave a room.

28 Install solar panels on your roof.

29 Lower the temperature on your water heater.

30 Contact your utility company & find out about renewable

energy options.

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Centre for spiritual living and practice

Star of the Sea Centre for Spiritual Living

April Offerings Thursday, April 29

Qigong — Self-Healing Art and Energy Cultivation System — led by PurnaMa Online on Zoom, 7 to 8:30 pm

Qigong, an ancient Chinese self-healing art, includes a series of gentle, focused exercises for the mind and body. The system combines slow Tai Chi-like movements, breath work, static postures, self-massage, visualization and meditation to enhance the flow of qi—vital energy or life energy—throughout the body, increasing overall quality of life and improving flexibility and immune function.

The practice of Qigong enables the honing of the usually scattered mind into a focused mind, helping to rediscover one’s natural energy, harmony and wholeness—Qigong as portal to Awareness.

Quote from Kabir (1440-1518) One Hundred Poems: “Be strong, and enter into your own body; for there your foothold is firm. Consider it well. O my heart! Go not elsewhere! Kabir says: Put all imaginations away, and stand fast in that which you are.”

You are invited to participate in this Qigong session as a beginner or as an experienced practitioner. You will be introduced to some gentle, simple postures and movements, and the evening will conclude with a short period of meditation. The session, in addition to standing, can also be practiced sitting on a chair.

Please register at staroftheseassi@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.

Donations for participation in events are welcome

SPRING ART SHOW the 14th Annual

EXHIBIT OPEN DAILY APRIL 16 - MAY 2 11AM-5PM

Youth Exhibit Mini-Murals Talks, Workshops

CAVE CHANTING A Ronald T. Crawford Retrospective

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SALT SPRING

ONLINE MAKERS MARKET This year has changed how we do business, most of all our tourist season. Some of our biggest casualties were our lively craft fairs and markets. Social media maven and long time islander Chloe Melious has launched the Salt Spring Online Maker’s Market giving both tourists and locals an opportunity to explore our local bounties from the comfort of your bubble. Chloe’s site is clean and user-friendly, featuring everything from jewelry, pottery, textiles, art, and much more. Locals can use contactless pick-up, and shipping is available domestically and internationally for those we don’t get to see in person this year. If you’re missing your market strolls, look no further, “Support the source of what makes Salt Spring special” and browse to your hearts content. If you’re a Salt Spring maker looking to share your products with a broader market this season, reach out to Chloe now to find out how to join.

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Health with

A Spring Cleanse!

Spring is traditionally the season for cleansing the body after the hibernation of winter. This is the case across a variety of wisdom traditions. For example, in Traditional Chinese Medicine spring is the season of the liver, the most important detoxification organ of the body.

There is synergy between the natural cycle of the earth and our body systems. Early in the spring season wild bitter greens start to sprout, and the bitter flavour of these greens stimulates the liver. Because many bitter plant constituents found in nature are poisonous the body recognizes bitter taste as a potential poison or toxin. It upregulates the detoxification processes of the liver. It also upregulates bile production and other digestive processes to reinvigorate the system after a winter of traditionally heavier, preserved foods such as stews, fats and meats.

The body has 5 organs of elimination. For proper detoxification and elimination all these systems must be functioning optimally. I learned this from my elders in the naturopathic medical community who refer to these organs as “emunctories,” and emphasize the importance of these systems to ensure a healthy body.

Gutter Child

by Jael Richardson

As the executive director of the Festival of Literary Diversity, and the books columnist of CBC Radio’s “q”, author Jael Richardson was perfectly poised to write a timely novel, addressing powerful issues, and to knock it out of the park.

“Gutter Child” tells the story of Elimina Dubois, and the Gutter, a walled community kept separate from the Mainland, a region colonized by the winners of the Great War. The Mainlanders have devised a system of Apartheid to oppress the land’s original inhabitants, the Sossi, by imposing a punishing ancestral “debt”, an inescapable, generational burden. Even if, against all odds, they pay their way to the Mainland, they’ll continue to be discriminated against for the colour of their skin, and community of origin.

Elimina is one of a hundred children chosen to participate in a social experiment. Plucked from the Gutter and raised on the Mainland, Elimina’s world falls apart when her adopted mother dies and she’s sent to a Residential School. Meant to be a privilege, Gutter children are housed and trained for special jobs that will POSSIBLY earn them enough for “Redemptive Freedom”. Elimina quickly realizes, it’s actually preparation for a life of indentured servitude, and one in which all elements of Sossi history and culture are suppressed, to reinforce docility and acceptance of the system. Sound at all familiar?

I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. I was moved by Elimina’s journey and engaged as a reader... BUT it left me wanting. Wanting a bit more description, character development, and a more conclusive ending.

Also, it read (a bit) as YA...it was almost too easy to read. However, after sitting with those feelings, I’ve come to the conclusion that this novel is EXACTLY what it needs to be. By keeping the writing simple and straightforward, it instantly becomes accessible to everyone from teens to adults. Sketching

The number one detoxification organ is the liver, whose job it is to filter the blood and deactivate toxins. This can include pesticides and other chemicals, alcohol, excess estrogens, and pharmaceutical medications. The end products from the liver then travel to the kidneys and bowels. The kidneys filter the blood and eliminate any water-soluble waste products. The bowels facilitate excretion of solid waste.

The skin is also an important organ of elimination – sweating helps eliminate heavy metals and other toxins from the body. The lungs too, excrete some toxins via gas exchange processes as you breathe.

But, do we need to detox? Is detox just an unnecessary wellness trend?

I advise caution here, absolutely. Words like “clean lifestyle” and “clean eating” can all too easily imply that we are somehow dirty, unclean, unwhole. The wellness industry (perhaps inspired by the profit motive) often subtly equates health issues and morality, sending the message that if you eat well/exercise well you are a good or superior person. Which is simply untrue. Health does not equate to worth. And. We live in a world with many toxins: industrial chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, and the list goes on. Our bodies have fantastic detoxification systems, but, our collective toxic burden is high, and these substances do affect our health especially over the long term. So yes, it is important to detoxify.

That being said, detoxification is not prudent for all bodies in all circumstances. It is not appropriate for those in a depleted state (i.e. infections, cancer) where your body’s resources need to be focussed on healing and repair. Also, detoxing is often not appropriate for those with orthorexia or other eating disorder. I advise working with a practitioner during this process because often “detox kits” or other products are not evidence-based and can even be dangerous. Use your judgement and seek support as needed!

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out the story in a very general, but action-filled manner, serves to keep you focused on the critical big picture themes, like institutionalized racism and genocide, instead of being sidetracked following a complex personal history of the characters. There really is no assumption that, as a reader, you’ll automatically make the connections between this dystopian fictional world and our own, but there’s no doubt that you’ll be so horrified by much of what you read, that your discomfort will be inevitable. And it’s from that discomfort that we grow and change.

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For Everyone

Yoga

with Dorothy Price

Chronological Ageing vs Biological Ageing How old are you? Most people will answer this with their chronological age.

That is, the age determined by the date they were born. We tend to think of this as our "real" age, but scientists acknowledge that a person has a chronological age and a biological age.

Your chronological age is set on an unchangeable course, whereas your biological age can vary greatly. It can be changed, improved and even reversed to a point. It can be affected by many lifestyle and genetic factors. Knowing your biological age is the same as knowing how healthy and strong you are.

If you follow all or even some of these good healthy behaviour suggestions, you can positively, even dramatically, affect your biological age. Believe it! Any age is a good time to start!

• Don't smoke • Get plenty of sleep.

• Cultivate your relationships and social friends.

• Laugh a lot and enjoy your life. "You are only as old as you feel".

• Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, fibre and high-quality protein.

• Get plenty of water.

• Avoid excessive alcohol, sugar, salt, deep-fried food and processed carbs.

• Reduce environmental poisons such as indoor and outdoor pollution and second-hand smoke.

• Exercise regularly, including strength training and cardio for the heart and lungs. Keep a check on your blood pressure.

• Manage your stress level through exercise and techniques such as yoga, meditation or deep breathing.

• Do yoga to minimize aches and pains and to keep you flexible and strong.

Some people with a chronological age of 60 may be as fit as 35 years old, yet others have a chronological age of 35, but their physical condition is 60 years old.

A doctor knows, to determine a person's actual state of health, they must examine their patient's biological age, not just their chronological age.

What if your biological age is higher than your chronological age? Don't wait another minute. Pick a few of the healthy lifestyle changes above and get started!

How can yoga help? Yoga does much to help us! It stretches and strengthens the body. It helps eliminate aches and pains, clears away toxins, dissolves stress and brings us a great sense of well-being. Yoga improves posture. Poor posture can make us look and feel old. Yoga brings awareness not just to our body but to our daily life. When we have heightened awareness in daily life, we make wiser lifestyle choices.

I identify more with my biological age than my chronological age...how about you?

See you on the mat! ~ Dorothy

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Green Isle Enterprise Holistic Psychology, Health & Education By: Ralph D. Miller, Ph.D

April 4th is first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox—the day widely celebrated as Easter.

Easter Awakening This is a day, a very special day in which we acknowledge and celebrate the rebirth, in our hearts and minds of our Awakening Awareness of the Eternal Indwelling Loving Presence of Christ Consciousness “The Kingdom of Heaven lies Within” Within us all, no matter what we may have ever thought, said or done Forgiveness Is And always has been Boundless Love Untouched by time Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

In Truth We are Free Ever innocent Beloved Loving and Free ~

I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath flows through.

Listen to this Music —Hafiz ~

The Flute of the Infinite

The Flute of the Infinite is played

without ceasing and its sound is Love When Love renounces all limits, it reaches Truth How widely the fragrance spreads!

It has no end, nothing stands in its way.

The form of this melody is bright like a million suns Incomparably sounds the veena, the veena of the notes of Truth --- from Songs of Kabir Translated by Rabindranath Tagore ~

Come Let Us Dance

By Kathryn Christie

That fine line between perception and imagination where the leprechaun disappears behind a mossy log.

A fairy flickers between the rays of the sun the green eyed dragon winks at us from a grassy knoll.

Upon that shimmering edge the painter’s eye soars the poet’s heart laughs the musician’s soul sings.

Come let us dance for a while upon that golden shore where moon beams cast fantastical shadows.

Ralph's roles include: extending-family guy, student/teacher, psychologist/scientist, musician/actor. ralph@islandroots.ca

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Celebrating our 12th Anniversary!

From the Fishbowl Editor

Genevieve Let me first say, I hope Price that you and your families are staying healthy and safe.

As we reach our 12th anniversary this month, we wish to share in our celebration and elation of surviving the hardest year of business many of us have seen. This year, more than ever we are grateful for our advertisers for sticking with us, for having fun with us and being creative. We wouldn’t be here with out our amazing writers putting endless energy into creating new columns for you every month. Of course, our design team at Imagine that Graphics, always ready to take the magazine to the next level and bring our idea’s to life. And then to you, our fabulous readers, grabbing your issue each month, or adapting to our online version, sharing our posts on social media. We love you all!

Optimism! That has been a huge focus for me throughout 2020 and now 2021.

Scopes Brought to you by our own in-house astrologer who now goes by her numerologically correct name of “Ya Righta”

^ Aries

Clear and direct communication is key to a successful marriage.

Try ending all of your domestic exchanges with “Roger that, good buddy.”

_ Taurus

Remember to take things one day at a time this week.

` Gemini

You’ll confront your problems head-on this Thursday, which is rather unfortunate, as your problems involve a tree across the road.

a Cancer

The stars have no wisdom or portents to impart at this time, but thought it would be bad manners not to at least say hi.

b Leo

Your eyes are a little too big for your stomach next week when a sudden hideous allergic reaction causes your eyes to swell up to six time their usual size. It's allergy season!

c Virgo

There will be no major changes in your life this week. We hope that’s good news, not bad.

d Libra

You’ll finally get into shape this week, though which one exactly, isn’t clear yet.

e Scorpio

Try to break your habit of turning to anonymous sources for general advice on your problems.

f Sagittarius

You will slowly come to appreciate the value of silence when everyone seems to want to say things you do not wish to hear.

g Capricorn

Romance will bloom in your sign this week, coating everything with a thin layer of pollen and making a terrible mess of your windshield.

h Aquarius

Lately it seems all your imaginary friends just want to sit around all day and watch television.

i Pisces

It’s both cynical and dangerous to underestimate the power of human love, but that’s okay. You’ll overestimate it every time.

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