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Free Will Astrology for Week of Oct. 23

Obsidian may make a powerful symbol for Scorpios

by Rob Brezsny October 22, 2025October 13, 2025

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Many cultures regard obsidian as having protective powers against negative energy. This makes it popular for healing talismans. Obsidian mirrors have often been used to scry for visions and prophecies. Because obsidian is so sharp, ancient peoples incorporated it into tools used to hunt for food, like knives and arrowheads. In […]

Columns

Finding Balance in Sacred Relationship

The difference between devotion and dependency

by Mary Casanave Sheridan October 22, 2025October 20, 2025

Q: Is it possible to develop too much of a relationship with psychedelics? How do I know if I’m using them as spiritual bypassing? A: This question touches something I feel deeply, both as someone who has walked this path for years and as a witness to countless others navigating these journeys. Your awareness in asking […]

Film

It’s a Block(buster) Party

Blockbuster hits middle age

by Jared Rasic October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

I think Bendites and Central Oregonians take for granted that they live alongside the Last Blockbuster on Planet Earth. While there are still several incredible and iconic video stores across the West Coast (the dreamy “Movie Madness” in PDX and the deeply quirky and cavernous “Scarecrow Video” in Seattle are two of my favorites), our Blockbuster is a genuine Mom and […]

Film

Score One For Ross and Reznor

Nine Inch Nails save Tron: Ares

by Jared Rasic October 17, 2025October 19, 2025

The “Tron” franchise is an interesting one. The original from 1982 is groundbreaking in terms of filmmaking and special effects, but it didn’t perform well critically or financially. At the time, Disney had to write off most of the budget, and the film was seen as a failure (except by Roger Ebert!). Over the next […]

Columns

Where There Is Fire, Manifest Lake

The art of verbal judo can help one remain in control

by Ellen Waterston October 17, 2025October 16, 2025

At a recent event, I chatted with a consultant whose area of focus and expertise intrigued me. Long a practitioner of martial arts, he now travels the country to instruct organizations, from corporations to churches, to employ verbal martial arts techniques to create more fruitful communications outcomes between adversarial groups. From what I gathered, an […]

Columns

Under-the-Radar Reads for Spooky Season

Haunted reads for every type of reader

by Joanna Roddy, Bookseller at Roundabout Books & Cafe October 17, 2025October 16, 2025

I admit to being a coward when it comes to the horror genre. I don’t even watch horror movie previews. But I can’t deny that this time of year, with the longer, colder nights, Halloween lights flickering from houses and the urge to stay cozy, safe and warm inside, there’s something about a bone-chilling tale […]

Outside

Halloween Haunts for the Brave

Some ghostly events are taking place in Bend and Redmond

by Nic Moye October 16, 2025October 13, 2025

Literary Ghost Walk Returns Ghosts of famous authors will be roaming the Downtown Bend Library the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 29. Visitors of all ages can take a haunted stroll through the stacks to meet the spirits of Edward Gorey, Dorothy Parker, Shel Silverstein, Toni Morrison and more. Visitors will receive a Ghost Walk Passport […]

Culture

Free Will Astrology Week of Oct. 16

It’s a good time to make a wish upon a bright star

by Rob Brezsny October 15, 2025October 7, 2025

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I’m pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to make a big wish upon a bright star. But I must also tell you how important it is to be clear and exact. Even a slight error in formulating your wish could result in only a […]

Music

Travel to Taizé in France Without Leaving Town

First Thursdays with the Central Oregon Taizé choir provide peace, reflection and beauty

by Julie Hanney October 15, 2025October 12, 2025

When I entered the dimly lit St. Helen’s Hall in downtown Bend on the first Thursday of October for the monthly Taizé meditation service, I was somewhat familiar with the music that originated in Taizé, France. These short and melodic spiritual songs are repeated several times as instruments and perhaps a solo voice are added over the […]

Movies

Revolution and Other Lovers

“One Battle After Another” is an instant classic

by Jared Rasic October 15, 2025October 12, 2025

Let me get the hype out of the way right from the jump so it doesn’t seem like I’m hyperbolically gushing over this movie for too many paragraphs in a row: “One Battle After Another” isn’t simply just an instant classic (which it is). Neither is it just another great Paul Thomas Anderson movie in […]

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