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    The interpretation of your astrology chart begins on the
following page.
 
    You will find that the interpretation of your chart is
written in simple language, uncluttered by astrological jargon.
If a statement appears to contradict another statement, then you
exhibit these opposite qualities at different times in your
life. For example, a statement that you are highly sociable and
gregarious and a statement that you prefer solitude seemingly
contradict each other; this means that you vacillate, and need
both sociability and solitude at different times.
 
    The astrological factor that the interpretation is based on
is also given. The astrological factor is given for the benefit
of astrologers and students of astrology. If you are not a
student of astrology, then obviously the factor will not be
meaningful to you, and you can ignore it.
 
    If you find this interpretation of your birth chart
interesting and informative, you might want to discuss your
birth chart with a professional astrologer to learn more about
the astrological influences on your life.



    Your birth chart interpretation is based on the positions of
the planets at the time of your birth. For the benefit of
students of astrology, these positions, along with other
technical information, are listed below:

Sun       12 Can 14              Pluto     10 Vir 01
Moon      19 Sag 33              N. Node   20 Can 53
Mercury    1 Can 41              Asc.      21 Sag 01
Venus     26 Gem 55              MC        14 Lib 18
Mars      16 Vir 59              2nd cusp  27 Cap 42
Jupiter   17 Ari 29              3rd cusp   9 Pis 04
Saturn    22 Aqu 20              5th cusp  10 Tau 51
Uranus     2 Vir 30              6th cusp   1 Gem 56
Neptune   13 Sco 00

Tropical  Placidus   Daylight Savings Time observed

Aspects and orbs:
Conjunction  :  7 Deg 00 Min     Trine         :  5 Deg 00 Min
Opposition   :  5 Deg 00 Min     Sextile       :  4 Deg 00 Min
Square       :  5 Deg 00 Min     Quincunx      :  3 Deg 00 Min
Conjunct Asc :  3 Deg 00 Min Above,  5 Deg 00 Min Below
      

     
Section 1: General Characteristics

     Your fundamental needs, values, and orientation towards
life are symbolized by the four astrological elements. Each
person has their own unique balance of these four basic
energies: fire (warmth, inspiration, enthusiasm), earth
(practicality, realism, material interests), air (social and
intellectual qualities), and water (emotional needs and
feelings).
 
    Your "elemental make-up" is described below. Remember that
most people are "unbalanced" or lopsided, and if you are lacking
or deficient in a certain element (or elements), it simply means
that you need to consciously develop that aspect of yourself to
learn to appreciate and/or to work harder in that dimension of
life.
 
    Sometimes we overvalue the element that we are least endowed
with, sensing it as a lack within ourselves, but more often we
neglect or ignore it. The qualities described below will be
reiterated and explained in more detail in the following
chapters.

    Your life is apt to be full of emotional extremes,
turbulence, joy and sorrow, arising out of your own passionate
nature and unpredictability. You are impulsive and
temperamental. For you, everything is intensely personal and
colored by emotion. You may have difficulty viewing a situation
from a detached, impartial or rational perspective, and you have
little inclination to structure and order your life. However,
developing self-discipline, organization, and focus is
essential. Otherwise you will be prone to tremendous moodiness,
alternating between high inspiration and despondency.
 
    At times you feel much internal pressure, for you have two
strong impulses which can be in conflict with one another. The
desire for independence and freedom, the need for self
expression and ego recognition, and an urge to leave the past
behind in order to propel yourself into new experiences may be
at odds with other, equally strong needs: attachments to people
and to the familiar, a compelling urge for emotional closeness
and union, and a desire for security. Balancing these two drives
is a significant challenge for you.
 
    Even though your life is less even and perhaps less stable
than others', most likely you would not change it, for you are
very alive, sensitive, and responsive to the ever-changing,
dynamic quality of life.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 1:
Fire and Water are Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 20,6,6,17)



 
Section 2: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others

    The following is a description of your basic stance towards
life, the way others see you, the way you come across, the face
you show to the world. In Chapter 3 you will read about the "The
Inner You: Your Real Motivation", which describes the kind of
person you are at heart and where your true priorities lie. Read
this chapter and the next one and compare them - there may be
significant differences between them, in which case "the inner
you" may not shine through and others are in for some surprises
when they get to know you at a more than superficial level. This
chapter describes the costume you wear, your role in life, while
Chapter 3 talks about the real person inside the costume.

    High-spirited, enthusiastic, and exuberant, you love
adventure, change, exploring new territory, and are not happy
confined to the same safe, familiar, secure little world all the
time. You have a strong restlessness and yearning for something
greater than anything you've yet experienced, and you often live
in your dreams and visions for the future. You tend to believe
that the grass is greener somewhere else and you like to keep
moving, either literally or figuratively. Idealistic and
optimistic, you always expect something better ahead. You love
to have a goal, something to aim for, but once you achieve it
you are on to something else. You are ever on the lookout for
new opportunities and you are a gambler, willing to take risks
and to break new ground. The possibility of discovering
something new is what makes life interesting for you. You have
great faith in life and bounce back quickly from disappointment
and failure.

    Freedom-loving and independent, you cannot tolerate being
caged for very long, and friends and loved ones must respect
your need for freedom of movement. Binding commitments and
responsibilities often weigh heavily upon you and you may resist
"growing up" and taking on the limitations of adult life.

    You are friendly and outgoing and have a great sense of fun
and playfulness. You are also philosophically minded and often
quite outspoken about your convictions and beliefs. Sometimes
you get carried away with your enthusiasm of the moment and you
tend to exaggerate. You are often a big talker, a big promiser,
and you are usually pretty convincing. You do everything in a
big way, a generous way. You like to have the best, and you
heartily dislike stinginess, littleness, or pettiness. Your
vision is always large. You are able to perceive the big
picture, general patterns and principles, and are well suited to
politics, business, higher education or religion.

    Other people see you as a good sport and a good friend, but
one who is not always consistent and dependable. You may also be
seen as a wise person since you do not get bogged down in
pettiness and trivialities, and are able to communicate a larger
way of looking at situations, one that opens up new potentials.
You are a person who believes in miracles, grace, or just plain
good luck, someone who never gives up on life, and you inspire
and encourage others to keep looking forward.

    You are most comfortable when you can share your discoveries
and enthusiasm with other people in a very personal, warm, "we
are all one big family" way. You do not like to exclude anybody!
Consequently, you are a very good entertainer and you enjoy a
wide circle of friends. You project a very generous, broadly
sympathetic manner which makes you quite popular with both
personal friends and the public at large.

     At times your feisty spirit, aggressiveness, and a
too-forceful approach get you into trouble. You tend to take
offense when none was intended. you may be viewed as a
troublemaker, an upstart, or an egotist with little concern for
others. Moderate your temper to avoid constant irritation with
those in your environment.

     You seem tolerant, broad-minded, and well-educated or as if
you have traveled widely. You radiate a certain distinction,
even nobility. You're apt to have a significant impact on the
people you encounter, without even realizing it -- a positive,
encouraging one.

     You appear responsible, conscientious, and solid
--qualities which encourage others to take you seriously. You
are unlikely to present yourself as more than you are, and this
humility is often endearing, or at least appealing, to others.
Even as a youth, you seemed mature for your age.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Sagittarius Rising
Moon in Sagittarius Conjunct Ascendant in Sagittarius
Mars Square Asc.
Jupiter Trine Asc.
Saturn Sextile Asc.



 
Section 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

    At heart you are quite different than your exuberant,
freewheeling manner (described in the previous chapter) would
indicate. Although you do get restless and like to move around,
home is also very important to you, and you need security and
familiarity very much (as described in more detail below). At
times you may feel torn between your craving for the comfortable
and familiar versus a taste for the foreign and the unknown. You
will need to find a place in your life for these two
contradictory impulses.

    You have powerful emotional attachments to the past, your
family, your childhood, those places you associate with safety
and security and your beginnings. Maintaining a connection with
your roots and heritage and keeping family bonds strong are very
important to you. Loyal, devoted, and sentimental, you tend to
cling to whatever is dear to you, be it person, familiar place,
or cherished possession.
 
    You are sympathetic, nurturing, supportive, and very
sensitive to the emotional needs of other people. You like to be
needed, to care for others, and you often worry about the people
you love. You have a very strong need for a sense of belonging
and acceptance, and you center much of your life around your
home. You are more concerned about people and their feelings
than with power, achievement, or position in society. Kindness,
consideration, and tenderness impress you more than any sort of
honor the world can bestow.
 
    You are primarily emotional and your views are often
dominated by your feelings and by your own personal, subjective
experiences, rather than reason, logic, or abstract principles.
It is difficult for you to judge situations in a fair, objective
manner for your personal sympathies and loyalties usually enter
in. You take things very personally, and sometimes build a wall
around yourself to protect yourself from pain and rejection. You
feel rather shy and vulnerable at heart. You also tend to be
moody, experiencing frequent emotional ups and downs. You need
to have a place and time in your life to withdraw, introspect,
dream, and replenish yourself; otherwise you become cranky and
unhappy with those around you.
 
    You function in an instinctive, nonrational manner and like
to immerse yourself in creative activities where you can express
your feelings, imagination, and instincts. You often love to
cook, since it can be both creative and a way to nurture and
nourish others. You also have a great affinity for music,
because it evokes and communicates feelings that may be
difficult or impossible to put into words.
 
    Your compassion, sensitivity, and imagination are your
strong points. Your faults include an inability to release the
past and go forward, clannishness and prejudice, and a tendency
to be self-pitying when you meet hardships in life.

     You invest a tremendous amount of your creative energy into
your relationships with others, particularly your marriage or
other close partnerships. You feel you need others in order to
be all that you can be, and you are disinclined to solitary
activities and endeavors.
 
     Working with people on a one-to-one basis to bring about
mutual understanding, harmony, and satisfaction is an area in
which you can really excel. Counseling or negotiating are
talents of yours.

    You are imaginative and sensitive to anything colorful,
beautiful, or magical. You are attracted to artistic and
creative pursuits, music, and mysticism. Your spiritual values
color your whole perspective and approach to life. You are
idealistic and perhaps impractical.

     You undergo deep, transformative changes in your life with
relative ease and a minimum of conscious resistance. Because you
don't avoid the depths, you have access to a lot of personal
power and strength. Without realizing it or seeking it, you're
apt to have quite a potent effect on the people you come into
contact with, even superficially. Others sense that you're a
force to be reckoned with.

    You have a strong need for intellectual contacts and
associations and like to share your intellectual interests with
others. This could be in meetings or by joining various clubs
and organizations.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Sagittarius and Sun in Cancer
Sun in Cancer
Sun in 7th house
Sun Trine Neptune
Sun Sextile Pluto
Sun Conjunct Mercury/N. Node



  
Section 4: Mental Interests and Abilities

    You are highly interested in inner, subjective, and personal
issues, and your thinking is based more on feelings, intuition,
personal experiences, and prejudices rather than reason or
logic. Intellectual abilities and accomplishments without heart
or soul mean little to you. You are empathic and would be an
excellent counselor, for you are a sensitive listener and deeply
interested in a person's feelings and inner life. In addition to
psychology, you are drawn to education, art, poetry, music, or
mythology. You are not especially confident about speaking in
public, but will open up and share your thoughts in small,
intimate groups. You enjoy keeping a diary or personal journal
and reading the chronicles of others' lives and personal
development.

     You are often involved in verbal exchanges, interviewing,
discussing, debating, counseling, negotiating, getting and
giving feedback, and sharing information. You are drawn to
intelligent and verbal people, with whom you can communicate and
from whom you can learn. You love to have an audience to hear
your ideas, and you also appreciate eloquent presentations by
others.

    You appreciate aesthetics and have a fine sense of form,
design, and beauty. You could develop considerable technical
skill as an artist, designer, craftsman, or creative writer. You
could also sell objects of beauty - artistic products,
cosmetics, jewelry, etc.
 
    You have the ability to please and harmonize well with
others and tend to ameliorate relationships between people. Your
sense of humor, tact, and personal charm are of great benefit to
you in any work with people on a one-to-one level.

     Your intellectual interests tend toward the offbeat or
unusual. Anything "alternative", innovative, experimental,
creatively inspired, or new is right up your alley. You may not
have the patience to study these things in depth, but you have
an instinctive grasp of them. The esoteric sciences like
astrology, numerology, and the like are subjects you could pick
up quite easily.

    Prudent and far-sighted, you have a talent for organizing
and negotiating advantageous business deals. You have a wealth
of plans and are capable of thinking them out and putting them
into action successfully. You seem to have the sense to avoid
any real risky ventures.

    Your sense of reality seems a bit distorted and you tend to
always think the worst. Your attitude toward the world is rather
pessimistic and you place too much importance on matters that
really are not important and ignore the ones that are.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Cancer
Mercury in 7th house
Mercury Conjunct Venus
Mercury Sextile Uranus
Mercury Conjunct Mars/Jupiter
Mercury Opposition Saturn/Neptune



 
Section 5: Emotions: Moods, Feelings, Romance

    Open and generous, you enjoy a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances and you thrive on sociability and fellowship. You
are adventurous, playful, freedom-loving, and always ready for a
good time. You rarely allow obstacles or difficulties to keep
you down, for no matter how bleak the past or present, you
always expect a better, brighter future. In fact, you are
uncomfortable with your own or other people's problems and
emotional pain. You often try to "cheer up" or offer
philosophical advice to those who are hurting, but unwittingly
you avoid or ignore the emotions involved.
 
    Friendship means a great deal to you, perhaps even more than
love or romance. For you to be happy, your mate must be your
best friend and encourage your aspirations and ideals. You also
need a great deal of emotional freedom and mobility.

     Your own feelings and emotions are something of an enigma
to you, and it is often difficult for you to share with others
what you are feeling.
 
     You frequently withdraw from contact with the world, and
need a healing, peaceful environment in order to blossom and
come out of yourself.
 
     You identify with the oppressed, disenfranchised or
underdog in any situation and want to help them or care for them
in some way.

    You are temperamental and impatient and can be very
difficult to live with. You tend to respond with a temper
tantrum (overt or subtle) if your desires are frustrated. You
become very irritable and bad-tempered if you do not have enough
vigorous physical activities or other outlets for your
aggressive, feisty spirit.

    Although you are impetuous and easily provoked (as mentioned
above), you also have a good-natured, live-and-let-live attitude
and a sense of humor, which balances that. While hotheaded at
times, you are usually a good sport.

    You are easygoing, agreeable, and tolerant, willing to
overlook others' mistakes, forget the past, and begin again on a
positive note. You enjoy making others comfortable and happy,
and sometimes overdo your generosity. You often feel that
"everything will turn out all right no matter what I do", and so
become lazy and lackadaisical.

    Although you get hot under the collar rather easily (as
mentioned above), you also have a certain degree of emotional
self-control and composure which enables you to rein in some of
your more aggressive tendencies. This side of you is described
below.

    There is another side to you as well, a rather introverted,
self-contained, even pessimistic side which tempers your good
cheer and generosity, as discussed below.

     You are dedicated to the people you care about and
conscientious about meeting your responsibilities, especially to
family. Family solidarity and cohesiveness are very important to
you and so, therefore, are the traditions, rituals, and memories
that keep the bonds strong.
 
     You're apt to do more than your fair share in the family,
to go the extra mile, but this is satisfying rather than
burdensome to you for the most part.

    Emotionally, you are very vulnerable and tend to have your
feelings hurt quite easily. You are very impressionable and
inclined to suffer states of melancholy or depression. You may
choose a profession where you are allowed to be your own boss.

    In love, you are more interested in a person's sense of
humor and intelligence than in their physique. You like a
partner who is mentally alive and who keeps you guessing a
little bit, and you become restless and bored with someone who
never asks questions, never changes or surprises you. Talking,
sharing ideas, going places together, and learning new things
together is very important to your happiness. You need lots of
social stimulation, are something of a flirt, and like to have
many friends of both sexes. A possessive, jealous partner is
very stifling for you.

     You are a very personable, affectionate, loving friend and
will always have many people in your life who love and cherish
you. You prefer being with others rather than on your own, and
you feel very incomplete without a special person in your life
to share your love with. Being half of a close, loving couple is
very important to you.
 
     You are a peacemaker, the one who adapts, harmonizes, and
makes concessions for the sake of the relationship. Your charm
and agreeableness makes you very popular.

    Loyalty, fidelity, and security are very important to you in
love. You are cautious about giving your heart away but true to
the one who does win your love. Your tastes are simple, even
austere, and you do not appreciate frivolity. You are interested
in a person's character and inner qualities far more than their
appearance. Casual or superficial relationships don't interest
you at all, for love seems to get deeper and richer and more
satisfying for you with time.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Sagittarius
Moon in 12th house
Moon Square Mars
Moon aspects Mars and Jupiter
Moon Trine Jupiter
Moon aspects Mars and Saturn
Moon aspects Jupiter and Saturn
Moon Sextile Saturn
Moon Conjunct Saturn/MC
Venus in Gemini
Venus in 7th house
Venus Trine Saturn



 
Section 6: Drive and Ambition: How You Achieve Your Goals

    You are a perfectionist and have high standards for your own
work. You often feel that if you want something done right you
must do it yourself, for others do not do as thorough a job as
you do. Doing a task well is very important to you, and you may
labor over minute details that others wouldn't bother with. You
strive for accuracy, efficiency, and precision, and you become
very irritable when things are not done "right".
 
    On the other hand, you can become so much of a perfectionist
and so self-critical that you will not even attempt many
activities and projects, feeling that your efforts simply won't
be good enough. You are usually modest and realistic in
assessing what you can accomplish and, if anything, you
underestimate yourself. Of course, practice makes perfect, and
if you do apply yourself diligently in some area, you gradually
gain self-confidence as you master skills and develop expertise.
 
      You conserve your energy and pace yourself so that you do
not waste or diffuse your efforts. An unwillingness to take
risks or venture from the beaten track can sometimes limit your
opportunities. In short, you may not aim high enough and settle
for too little in life.

     You have passionate convictions and will fight for them
when challenged. You are willing to dedicate a great deal of
your energy and force to an important cause, and you'll act
decisively on your beliefs, rather than simply espousing them.
 
     Sometimes you get so involved and identified with your
ideas that you cannot really be receptive to anyone who opposes
you philosophically.

     While you enjoy challenging yourself to extend your
abilities or try new activities, you are apt to bite off more
than you can chew. Failures or accidents due to overestimating
your prowess or capacities and being overly eager and poorly
prepared, may result. Fortunately these disappointments or
blunders do not dampen your spirits or your ambitions
permanently; you have a lot of resilience and optimism. Most
likely you'll need to develop your physical coordination and
sense of timing in order to do some of the activities you dream
of doing.

    Your competitive drive and big ambitions (commented upon
earlier) are fueled upon by either strong spiritual idealism, or
a rather inflated, grandiose idea of what you can actually
accomplish. Your energy level is apt to fluctuate from being
very strong, as noted earlier, to rather low, as mentioned in
the following paragraphs.

    Unlike some who have hopes and fantasies, you are a person
who tries to live out these dreams, no matter how impractical or
fantastic they seem. You have a quixotic, idealistic streak. You
may be more inspired to work for some higher cause than simply
for your own personal achievement.

    When you want something, you go after it with passionate
zeal and are sometimes so driven by your desire that you lose
all objectivity. You get so deeply involved in whatever you are
pursuing that you become one-sided, even fanatical.
Strong-willed and stubborn, you insist on having your way no
matter the cost. You are fascinated with power. You often try to
overpower anything or anyone you perceive as an obstacle, if not
physically then by the force of your will. You can be ruthless
and impersonal when it comes to achieving your ambitions and
goals in life. You have enormous energy and are capable of
extraordinary effort and great achievement. You can also become
a compulsive workaholic.

    Others may find you a bit strange and conditions in your
immediate surroundings may not be as harmonious as you would
like them to be. Not very assertive about protecting your
interests, you could attract people who will take advantage of
you.

     You may not feel like you have to work very hard or strive
to achieve, either because you come from a very comfortable
background, or because inner contentment and satisfaction are
more important to you than outward accomplishment. You could be
quite successful in real estate, agriculture, or anything
involving land.

     You really want to make your mark on the world in some way,
to achieve stature and recognition for your contributions, and
you're not willing to take a back seat -- at least not for very
long. In order to achieve your aims, though, you'll have to
compromise and "give" more than you may be willing to. Thus,
conflicts with others, particularly important men in your life,
may arise. To accomplish your goals, you may have to put aside
some of your self-centeredness, and learn from these men!
However, you may also be required at some point to make a break
in order to stand on your own and fulfill your own destiny.

    You seem to lack the drive needed to deal with situations
and depend a lot on your subconscious insights. Your energy
tends to be a bit low and feelings of hopelessness and
inferiority may plague you quite often.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Virgo
Mars in 9th house
Mars Quincunx Jupiter
Mars aspects Jupiter and Neptune
Mars Sextile Neptune
Mars Conjunct Pluto
Mars Conjunct Neptune/N. Node
Jupiter Opposition MC
Sun Square MC
MC Conjunct Mars/Neptune



 
Section 7: Growth and Expansion: Areas That You Enjoy

     You believe strongly in the power of positivity and in each
individual's ability to make life anything desired through one's
own initiative and effort. The more you rely on yourself, the
better you feel, and you find it difficult to ask for or accept
outside help. The joy of competing (and especially winning!)
runs deep in you.

     You are very hospitable and love having a large,
comfortable, gracious home where you can welcome guests as well
as family. Your childhood or heritage was very nourishing and
supportive, giving you a solid, emotionally secure basis for
your life, and you are therefore inclined to share what you have
freely and generously.
 
     Investing in your home or real estate is likely to be very
rewarding for you.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Aries
Jupiter in 4th house



 
Section 8: Areas That Challenge You Or Are Difficult For You

     You have an innate distrust of groups and/or a cynical
attitude toward society that may leave you feeling out of step
and unable to participate in activities with your peers.
Overcoming a sense of aloofness and alienation from others is an
important task for you.

     Your fears revolve around money and material security, and
you work very hard to ensure that your assets are solid. You may
be very conservative, even stingy, with your money because you
are afraid there won't be enough. You may turn this fear around
and become very shrewd about investments and financial matters.

    Your disposition is somewhat melancholic and you could have
a rather pessimistic outlook. You have an inner need to be alone
and to deeply meditate on your thoughts. You take life seriously
and may have been taught early on to learn from your mistakes.



    Now we will discuss patterns of behavior which you
instinctively and habitually revert to when under stress - a
mostly unconscious process and one which you are apt to overdo
because it is so familiar and thus easy for you. The direction
you need to follow in order to develop balance, greater
awareness, and wholeness is also described.

    When under stress you are apt to close down the flow of your
emotions, ignoring your needs and feelings in order to do what
you perceive as your duty or simply what the practical realities
of the situation require. This can lead to a certain rigidity
and hardness. If overdone, self-control, self-discipline, or an
exaggerated concern over what society, family or others expect
of you makes life more a burden than an adventure.

    Developing tenderness, caring, feeling, and the feminine,
nurturing aspects of yourself is an important step in your
unfolding. You need to learn how to nourish and lovingly attend
to both yourself and others. Letting yourself be taken care of
sometimes is okay!

    The arena you are most likely to wrestle with these issues
is in your marriage and other intimate, one-to-one
relationships. You may see the qualities you need to develop
more fully (described above) in your partner. It is important
for you to recognize, appreciate, and listen to the people in
your life who express such attributes, as well as developing
them yourself. Put energy and attention into learning about
others, and about yourself through others.

    You have a tendency to shy away from other people, and you
react toward others in an almost fearful way. You seem to lack
confidence in yourself and for this reason may feel that you
lack the ability to adapt easily to others.

    Because of rigid and somewhat unpleasant family
circumstances, you are inclined to seclude yourself from others.
You may prefer to live in archaic surroundings and could be
interested in antiques.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Aquarius
Saturn in 2nd house
Saturn Opposition Mercury/MC
N. Node in Cancer
N. Node in 7th house
N. Node Opposition Moon/Saturn
N. Node Opposition Saturn/Asc.



        
Section 9: Originality and Imagination
 Areas Where You Are Creative, Unique, Unstable, or Compulsive

     Your life is characterized by sudden disruptions and events
which change the direction of your life quite unexpectedly. You
may be impatient and reckless at certain times, impulsively
acting out your urge for new life and change. You are an
emotionally complex person and you are capable of intense,
unexpected outbursts of feelings and desires.
 
     If you share material assets and resources with another
person (as in a marriage or business partnership), your fortunes
are likely to fluctuate wildly or change quickly for better or
worse.
     You are idealistic in your social and political outlook,
and your ideals may impel you to join clubs, organizations,
communities of like-minded people, or groups that share your
vision and your concerns.

     You have strong philosophical views and there are times in
your life when you passionately crusade for a cause that you
deem noble and of utmost importance. Although your intentions
are good, you are not as objective as you think you are, and
your views are more colored by personal experiences and concerns
than you realize. Nevertheless, you can also be instrumental in
bringing about positive change if you can avoid being dogmatic.
Also, you may radically change or revise your own personal
beliefs, even your most cherished convictions, many times during
your life.

    A bit impulsive, excited and restless, you are apt to create
a disturbing effect on your community. Changing from one thought
to another, you constantly supply others with a lot of new ideas
to be implemented.

    Your are prone to sudden outbursts of anger and should try
hard to avoid confrontations. It would be wise to release the
tension you are feeling in a positive way in order to evade
major problems, such as violent fights or serious accidents.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 9:
Uranus in 8th house
Neptune in 11th house
Pluto in 9th house
Uranus Conjunct N. Node/MC
Pluto Conjunct Mars/Uranus



 
Section 10: Generational Influences: Your Age Group

    In this chapter we will discuss characteristics and traits
of your generation. Of course, you may not share all of the
characteristics of your generation, but you are greatly affected
by the tone that is set by your generation.
 
    The first topic is "The Subconscious and Emotional Drive of
Your Age Group". In this section we will describe a deeply felt
urge, even compulsion, of your age group. This deeply felt drive
comes to the surface with great force and power, and
consequently leaves in its wake considerable upheaval and
change. The second topic is "The Ideals and Illusions of Your
Age Group", that describes the dreams, fantasies, and spiritual
aspirations of your age group. The third and last topic is "What
is New and Different in Your Age Group", which describes areas
in which your age group tends to be innovative, inventive,
unusual, and also where it may be unstable and unreliable.
 
    The characteristics described below may affect a group of
people for anywhere from a few years to about 30 years. There
are one or more different astrological factors described in each
of the three sections below.

     The Subconscious and Emotional Drive of Your Age Group

    You are part of a 15 year group of people that are driven by
the need to find an ethical standard and a clear sense of what
is right and what is wrong. There is a subconscious drive to
straighten out all the world's evils and create a world of
perfect order. There is a feeling of repulsion to anything ugly,
dirty, or grotesque. Oddly enough, there is also often a
fascination with these very things that are so distasteful, and
often a feeling of hopelessness and despair about the world's
condition.

    These inner, emotional and conflicting qualities are
reflected in the attitudes and life styles of your generation.
Most people of your age group are conservative and ethical, and
a small minority goes to the opposite extreme and relishes being
strange or unusual in appearance, and sloppy or even grotesque
in manners and appearance. There seems to be no middle ground
for your generation. Usually, the rebellious type of behavior
comes out during adolescence, and tends to subside thereafter,
and your age group tends to be very conservative in later life.

    Your age group is not very good at compromising and tends to
have strong ideas about what is right and what is wrong. There
is a strong feeling that you must extinguish evil in the world.
Certainly, fostering good works is very commendable, but a
categorical and simple-minded response to complex issues is not
helpful. Your age group will undergo great transformations in
attitudes regarding Good and Evil and will swing to great
extremes. Your generation will also make great contributions in
the areas of medicine and nutrition, ecology, and education.

           The Ideals and Illusions of Your Age Group

    You are part of a 14 year group of people that have very
intense psychic sensitivity and imagination. Your age group is
very attracted to the strange, weird, and unusual. The sense of
the macabre and bizarre is strong, and this is reflected in much
of the music, art, and fashions of your age group. Novels and
movies with mystery and chilling suspense are also popular with
your age group. Emotional depression, drug use, and suicide are
likely to be relatively high in your age group. There is also a
deep mystical sense, and Eastern religions and meditation are
very attractive to your age group.

     The entire generation to which you belong has tremendous
opportunities for spiritual rebirth and awakening. This will not
be forced upon you or precipitated by unavoidable events, rather
it comes from an inner yearning and a natural propensity to seek
the depths.

           What is New and Different in Your Age Group

    You are part of a 7 year group of people who employ their
skills and creativity to bring about a great deal of practical
reform in education, medical care, and other social services.
Your innovations are not radical or unusual, but they are
usually effective.

    Your generation also has a curious mixture of both
conservative, ethical people, and rebellious, disruptive people.
There seems to be little middle ground for your age group, and
you swing to one extreme or the other. The conservative people
strive to reinstate strict moral standards, want to swiftly
punish criminal behavior, and strive to highlight the importance
of old-fashioned values in our lives, laws, and overall life
style. On the other hand, the rebellious people of your
generation are angry at the established way of doing things and
act in a defiant, crude, and coarse manner.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 10:
Pluto in Virgo
Neptune in Scorpio
Neptune Sextile Pluto
Uranus in Virgo