light box therapy for improved moods

Mental health professionals have used light-box therapy for decades to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which leads to a low mood in winter but eases its depressing grip when the days get longer. 

HANNAH WHITAKER

New research indicates that the same therapy may be effective for other types of depression, including treatment-resistant depression and even bipolar depression. (Indeed, one recent study found that among patients hospitalized for depression, those in rooms facing southeast, which received the most light, were discharged an average of 30 days earlier than those in rooms facing northwest.) 

Researchers believe that the therapy, which involves sitting near a light box during morning hours, resets a disordered circadian rhythm, resulting in an improved mood.

the promise of winter

Venus is now the archetypal energy that reigns in our belief system for the next 12 years. Evening Star Venus, who is the Great Goddess of Love, the Body and Wisdom, will be our guide. 

On December 21, the Sun enters Capricorn on the Winter Solstice. The Moon is in Scorpio, helping us release the past and the darkness so the Light of the World can be reborn. A Winter Solstice Ritual can be as simple as lighting a candle to bring back the Light.

There's a Capricorn Solar Eclipse late on Christmas night, at 5* Capricorn, visible in the Middle East. This solar eclipse is conjunct Jupiter and trine Uranus. This will make for a joyous, interesting Christmas Day.

It's a great time to set your intentions for the New Year as you begin the 12 Days of Christmas. Cathy Pagano - Wisdom of Astrology

an illustrated ending to 2019

It's not all bad news. As 2019 draws to a close and we look forward to a new year and the start of a brand new decade, here are some great highlights to inspire us. Happy Holidays to all!

Mauro Gatti, Rokas Laurinavičius and Julija Nėjė at The Happy Broadcast. View more here.