There is Hope for Humanity… There is!
Thank you Eric, for this brilliantly written (as ever) piece. How you manage to pull all the threads together in such a coherent way is beyond me. But I’m so grateful that you do.
Planet Waves continues to inspire and surprise me, and to “knock it out of the park,” even after all these years!
— Linda Rock
“Eric, thank you for your guidance. This reading has given me perspective about just what the heck is going on…and reassurance to move forward after considerable confusion and self-doubt, the last few years.”
Regards, D.L.
“I took a third listen to the Leo reading. Found it fascinating, took multiple notes to self. Finding many ideas about my evolving personal growth, spiritual quest, reconsideration of any roles brought about by family patterns etc…All worthy of a deep dive into, as Eric might say ( i had to look this word up), theoroia. Many thanks.”
— P. Wilkinson
“Thank you, Eric, for your loving guidance. You are someone who I have never met yet you are able to give me deeply relevant counsel as I begin to pick myself up from the last couple of years.”
— D. Murphy
WOW! Eric, that is one brilliant article. I continue to be impressed as hell (heaven?) with the depth of your writing. Thanks for all the time you take.
D. Finney
With this single article, my blurred vision came into sharp focus. If astrology-psychology were a literary genre per se, this piece would be in the hall of fame. I take a bow, in salute.
Biren Shah
I wanted to give feedback minus details… Spot on, very interesting – the actual events have been much more positive from a higher mind perspective. The themes running and timeline very accurate. Loved the Tarot too…Thank you so much
K.K.
The most impressive horoscopes I’ve ever read, Eric. Patric Walker would be proud. Thank you.
— Geoff Marsh
(on the July 2019 monthly horoscope)
Many thanks for all the love and great wisdom you give, the Spring Readings sure helped to focus and ground everything happening around me.
— M.M.
Praise for Eric Francis
“Eric Francis is a rare beast: a skilled astrologer, a stylish writer and an acclaimed investigative journalist. This perceptive and entertaining account of his journey, from Miracle Manor to hard-nosed reporter to new age enlightenment provides a fascinating insight into one man’s very personal voyage of discovery.”
— Sally Brompton
Horoscope writer, The Mail on Sunday, The New York Post and TV Guide
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“As a practicing astrologer and author I protest the widespread damage to the already shaky reputation of astrology perpetuated by 89% of newspaper astrology columns. If it were not for Eric Francis’ PLANET WAVES, and the others in that rarified eleven percent range, most people would remain clueless of the richness, splendor and eloquence of this archetypal language. What sets Eric’s written work apart is the spirit of generosity that infuses his unique brand of spiritual anarchy. You see, Eric is that rare breed of astrologer with heart, soul and a mind of his own. I get the feeling that he deeply cares about whatever he writes yet I also sense this feral quality between the lines. It’s as if his word vessels carry the celebratory screams of someone who has busted out of the restraints of conventional thought, rescued his imagination from the sleep of cultural trance and is now calmly adjusting the way we think about astrology, ourselves and the magical world around us.”
— Antero Alli
Author, Astrologik, The Vertical Oracle, Angel Tech Filmmaker, Tragos, The Greater Circulation, Under a Shipwrecked Moon
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“Eric is knowledgeable yet humble. I admire his ability to open my mind with his insights without having to impress me with his expertise. He’s the kind of teacher I like best — specific and authoritative in communicating what he has discovered even as he pushes ahead into the unknown with relentless curiosity.”
— Rob Brezsny
Weekly horoscope columnist, Free Will Astrology (since 1978)
Author, The Televisionary Oracle
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“Eric Francis has pulled off the difficult feat of writing a new kind of astrology book — a book which isn’t really about astrology at all — or rather which gives the feel of becoming an astrologer, of practicing the art, and applying it to life. The ups and downs and comical turns of his story are linked, of course, to the movements and dispositions of the planets, so reading his book you unconsciously breathe in a great deal of succinct and telling information on the subject. It’s also the kind of involving and likable book that really makes you want to know the author!”
— Derek and Julia Parker
Authors, Parker’s Astrology and more than 50 other books
Former chairs, Faculty of Astrological Studies, London
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“Eric Francis is a very nice chap — and a clever one too. He writes with a rare combination of passion and insight and his astrological judgments are both shrewd and sensitive.”
— Jonathan Cainer
Horoscope writer, The Daily Mail
Author of Jonathan Cainer’s Guide to the Zodiac and The Complete Book of the Zodiac
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“This delicious piece of writing from Eric Francis will both delight professionals and encourage students. He is a master of applied astrology, dealing with real issues, real people, and real suffering, while engaging intelligently with the astrological tradition. This is “grassroots” astrology at its best, and very elegant writing, too.”
— Melanie Reinhart
Faculty member, Center for Psychological Astrology and Faculty of Astrological Studies, London. Author of the classic Chiron and the Healing Journey, To the Edge and Beyond and Incarnation
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“Eric Francis is a deep-thinking intellectual packaged as a working man’s astrologer. His writing is fluid; his perspectives are original. His astrology is eclectic, sometimes radical, yet firmly founded on the classical tradition. He is a fresh voice in the winds of astrology.”
— Rick Levine
Founder, StarIQ.com, worldwide astrology lecturer
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“I have always admired your writing, your commitment to social change and your criticism of conventional belief, and I do think that astrology is total bullshit.”
— Brad Blanton
Author, Radical Honesty and Practicing Radical Honesty
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“Eric Frances has some book here. He combines a frenzied intelligence with an adrenaline rushed wit and humor. It’s hard not to be buzzed as you turn the pages, taking a hectic stroll through his warped but wise thinking. The world is about to end and begin at the same time. Eric knows this, and guides us through both its destruction and creation. Caution: If you read this on the toilet you might fall in go swirling down the hole of deep meaning.”
— Scott Kalechstein
Inspirational speaker and singer, Pisces Classmate of Eric from John Dewey High School