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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       11 Vir 55              Pluto     26 Can 49
Moon       3 Sag 53              N. Node   19 Cap 09
Mercury    3 Lib 02              Asc.       7 Vir 54
Venus     16 Vir 35              MC         4 Gem 04
Mars      22 Sco 38              2nd cusp   1 Lib 49
Jupiter   17 Sco 44              3rd cusp   0 Sco 46
Saturn     6 Pis 26              5th cusp   8 Cap 32
Uranus     5 Tau 16              6th cusp  10 Aqu 15
Neptune   14 Vir 14

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 common sense and your ability to use, enjoy, and deal
effectively with the physical world are your greatest strengths.
You are down-to-earth and capable of managing practical affairs,
working, and taking care of the business of day to day living
very well. You have a strong urge to be useful and productive.
For you, the bottom line is practicality: Does it work? Is it
functional? Of what practical use is it? Theories and
speculations mean little to you unless there is some concrete
purpose, some way to use them in the real world.
 
    You are methodical and enjoy, even thrive on, a steady
routine. Your first response to anything novel or experimental
is caution, resistance, or skepticism. Basically conservative,
you usually make the best of the status quo rather than
venturing into the unknown or making changes that could
jeopardize your security in any way. Material security is
particularly important to you and your sense of well-being is
directly linked with financial assets or knowing you have a
steady, reliable source of income. You may hold yourself back or
pass over opportunities simply because you cannot control or
know the outcome ahead of time. Patience and persistence are
your gifts, and you build your life on a firm foundation through
discipline, work, and planning.
 
    You also have a deep affinity with the natural world, and
need to be close to the earth (gardening, camping, or working
with your hands using natural materials) in order to feel your
best.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 1:
Earth Element is Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 10,26,4,9)



 
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.

    Modest, unobtrusive, and often rather quiet or shy, you are
a person who is content to be in the background or to serve as
an assistant, in the supporting role rather than in the lead.
You are quite humble in your own assessment of yourself; you
seek perfection, with a tendency to be overly self-critical. No
matter how well you do something, you always see the flaws in it
and how it could be improved. Often you will simply refuse to
attempt something because you feel you cannot meet your own high
standards.

    You have an eye for detail and get upset when something is
not done just so, usually something others consider rather
inconsequential or trivial. You are hard to please and your
relationships with others may suffer because of this. You also
have refined sensitivities and are very discriminating and
particular in your choice of foods, clothes, friends, artwork,
etc. Order in your environment is very important to you.

    You step into situations rather cautiously, and not without
realistically assessing all of the risks and potential
advantages involved. Unless something is a safe bet, you are
unlikely to dive into it. You tend to underestimate your own
capacities and to lack confidence and trust in life, which
inhibits your spontaneity. Worrying is a bad habit of yours. On
the other hand, you rarely fall flat on your face and what you
do, you do very well.

    Others see you as a self-sufficient and rather
self-contained person. You have a strong sense of propriety.
Politeness, good manners, and correct behavior are important to
you. Your clear, cool, objective and nonemotional attitude is
apparent to others first, and though you are really quite
helpful and caring, you do not radiate much sympathy so that
others may not see the helpful side as readily. You may seem
more businesslike and factual, and also more conservative, than
you really are at heart. You are the person others might go to
for technical advice or an unbiased opinion, but not for
emotional support.

    You are keenly observant, intelligent, and have a great
desire for learning and for self-improvement, but you are not
especially ambitious and are often satisfied in a rather simple,
unglamorous position in life.

    When you believe you have something important to say or to
contribute, you overcome your shyness and modesty, and you can
make a striking impression with your intelligence, expertise,
skill, or clarity. In fact, though not self-aggrandizing, you do
make your presence felt wherever you go and even if you do not
seek it, you tend to be a dominating influence on others in your
circle. Leadership positions may be thrust upon you. Though
subtle, you cannot and will not be ignored.

     You seem like a loner or isolationist at times, and it may
be difficult to get to know you or form a close friendship with
you. To others, you may appear standoffish, as if you judge them
from afar.

     Your emotional responses, feelings, and prejudices come
across to others quite clearly and you could be seen as a rather
moody, inconsistent creature. On the other hand, you aren't
impersonal or removed, so people are drawn to confide in you. At
times you may wish you weren't so easy to read.

     You appear to be liberal and open-minded. Anything new,
innovative, unusual, or off the beaten track arouses your
interest. You infuse your environment with enthusiasm, new life
and excitement. Though not intentionally disruptive, you do
enjoy startling or waking people up a bit.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Virgo Rising
Sun Conjunct Ascendant in Virgo
Saturn Opposition Asc.
Moon Square Asc.
Uranus Trine Asc.



 
Section 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

    Much of what is stated in the previous chapter and this
chapter is similar. Your excellent discrimination and analytical
ability should help you to be successful. Your tendency to
criticize rather than empathize, however, often makes others
feel that you do not appreciate or respect them.

    At heart you are modest and humble, and you rarely strive to
be in the limelight or in a position of power. You have a sharp
analytical mind, a keen eye for detail, and you prefer to
observe, dissect, and study life from a distance. Conscientious
and conservative, you can be relied upon to be careful,
efficient, and thorough in your work and you take pride in doing
a job well. What you may lack in self-confidence you often make
up for in skill - developing expertise, technical knowledge, and
competency in some specialized area. You are adept at using your
hands to create or fix things, and meticulous attention to
detail and careful craftsmanship are your forte. Some would say
you are a little TOO meticulous, for you can be extremely
critical and petty if everything is not done exactly as you
think it should be, and you worry about things that other people
consider trivial and unimportant. You like to organize,
categorize, and arrange everything into a logical system, and
you are often distinctly uncomfortable when something does not
fit into a neat category. Disorganization vexes you. You
probably wish that you were not such a perfectionist, for
besides being a stickler for details, you can be mercilessly
self-critical as well. Whether in your environment or in
yourself, you tend to focus on the flaws, with a desire to
improve, refine, and perfect. You are strictly factual,
truthful, and scrupulously honest in your self-estimation, and
you often do not give yourself enough praise or credit.
 
    You are also highly discriminating and may be especially
particular about your diet, hygiene, and health habits. You have
high aesthetic standards and refined sensitivities, and will be
bothered by elements in your surroundings (such as disorder,
cigarette smoke, etc.) that others overlook. Your tastes are
simple, understated, but refined. Coarseness, bluntness, and
vulgarity really offend you. You can be difficult to live with
sometimes because of your fastidiousness, your sensitivity, and
your idiosyncrasies about food and cleanliness.
 
    Though you seem rather cool and self-contained, you have a
very helpful nature and you enjoy serving others. You are
content to be in a supportive, assisting role rather than in the
lead. You are quietly devoted to the ones you care for.
 
    You are careful and cautious in your approach to life,
realistic, practical, and disinclined to gamble. You analyze
before you act. You are too serious sometimes. Allowing yourself
to play and to make mistakes would be HEALTHY for you!

     You have a clear sense of yourself and therefore convey a
strong impression to others of who you are and what you want.
Assertive and self-motivated, you can be a leader - one whom
others look to for direction - but you compete and often clash
with other strong individuals. You feel a need to be in control
of your own life and you can be too self-involved, too immersed
in your own interests, and oblivious to others at times.

    You are loving and well-loved by others, and have a strong
need for kindness, friendship, and affection. Your artistic and
creative powers are also well developed and you do everything in
a harmonious, gracious, pleasing manner. Aesthetics are very
important to you. Your personal appearance and attractiveness
are also very important to you.

    Sensitive and imaginative, you are attracted to artistic and
creative pursuits and to mysticism. You are impressionable and
receptive, and you often have experiences that are unusual and
unexplainable by the rational mind. You have an abundance of
dreams, visions, and longings, but do not always have the
concentrated will and stamina to make them concrete. Gentle,
idealistic, and peace-loving, you often seek to avoid the hard
realities of life. You have an ethereal quality about you.

    You have a harmonious and graceful manner along with an
appreciation of beautiful, perhaps even artistically furnished
surroundings. You may be quite attractive yourself and are
likely to make a favorable impression on everyone.

    You tend to become excited and upset at the slightest cause,
generating tension with others. You also could encounter strange
experiences or coincidences with others. You may have a feeling
of being different than others and want to be your own person.
    You depend a great deal on other people's reactions to you
and rarely act until you see how you affect others. You must
learn to be direct and straightforward, rather than evasive or
manipulative. You also should learn to rely heavily on your
hunches.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Virgo and Sun in Virgo
Sun in Virgo
Sun in 1st house
Sun Conjunct Venus
Sun Conjunct Neptune
Sun Conjunct Venus/Asc.
Sun Opposition Uranus/N. Node
Sun Conjunct Neptune/Asc.



  
Section 4: Mental Interests and Abilities

    One of your greatest assets is your ability to see both
sides of an issue, and to negotiate and bring about compromise
and reconciliation. Tactful, reasonable, and with considerable
social finesse, you work well with people in business as well as
in personal relationships. You are objective and somewhat
detached from emotional bias, and make an excellent consultant,
mediator, or public relations person. You insist upon fairness
and seek to bring harmony or at least peaceful coexistence
between people, and your diplomacy is a benefit in any business
or social situation. You also have fine aesthetic sensitivities
and could work in an artistic or cultural environment.

     Your mental skills and intelligence are directed toward
practical matters, and you are interested in the tangible
effects of any abstract idea or concept. You are very interested
in finance, economics, and moneymaking strategies.

     You have talent for establishing rapport and communicating
with people, great personnel skills, and you are adept at
dealing with the public. You communicate concern, interest, and
the ability to listen, which encourages people to open up and
confide in you even if they do not know you well. You create
closeness with others by talking to them (even gossiping will
do), or by writing intimate, personal letters. Women feel you
understand them.

     Your mind works in a rather electric, inspired, sometimes
brilliant way, and you grasp new concepts very readily. However,
your retention may be poor, as you tend to leap from one idea to
another in a flash, and often without thoroughly digesting any
of them. Your mind may race so quickly that it is hard for you
to sit still for any length of time. You have a highly sensitive
nervous system and need a relatively calm, stable environment to
be at your best. Avoid overstimulating, frenetic places in order
to stay balanced.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Libra
Mercury in 2nd house
Moon Sextile Mercury
Mercury Quincunx Uranus



 
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.

     You often make decisions solely for emotional or personal
reasons, because something "feels right" or because you've
always done it a certain way and you are uncomfortable changing
it. Even when you think you're being rational, your prejudices,
intuitions, and feelings influence your thoughts a great deal.
You are comfortable talking about feelings and personal
subjects, and sharing confidences, which enables others to
express their own inner feelings with you as well. You have good
psychological insight into others.

    You often feel that you must do something or be something
other than what you are in order to receive approval and
acceptance from others. You are very sensitive to criticism and
easily feel left out or neglected, and though you may appear
cool or distant, you actually care very much about being
included. Because you are so sensitive, it may seem easier for
you to withdraw into a shell rather than risk the emotional
bumps and bruises that can occur when you let others really know
you in an intimate, personal way. Your reserve and caution make
establishing a close emotional rapport with others difficult for
you, and you become very attached to the few people you consider
"real friends". You can gain inner security and strength through
periods of solitude if you view them as times to nourish
yourself and develop your own interests, rather than as times of
loneliness.

    In addition to your rather introverted, serious, or
self-contained side, you have a wild streak and urge for
emotional freedom that breaks through erratically. You crave
both stability and excitement, and the conflict between these
two impulses can make you rather tense and irritable. However,
they can also balance one another. Your more free and
unpredictable side will now be described.

     You tend to have strange quirks, idiosyncrasies, or
domestic habits, and you may feel that you don't fit in with
"normal" people. These could be endearing eccentricities, or
truly outlandish tastes and behavior. Establishing a steady
routine and rhythm in your life would be very beneficial but may
not be easily achieved. Ideally you can create a unique
lifestyle that affords you a lot of personal space, freedom, and
flexibility to follow your own somewhat erratic rhythms -- while
at the same time providing some order and consistency. There is
a current of emotional discontent or restlessness within you
also, which may be reflected in unstable personal relationships
of the on again/off again variety. Whether you realize it
consciously or not, you crave change and excitement.

    You are quietly devoted and faithful to your loved ones, and
often become a kind of servant to your love partner. You are
more comfortable showing love for someone by doing something for
them, making something for them, or simply being there for them
-rather than telling them so in a romantic, soul-stirring sort
of way. You are timid about expressing too much sentiment or
emotion. You also underestimate your attractiveness and
lovability and doubt your own worthiness to receive love and
appreciation.

     You are very much aware of your personal appearance,
attractiveness, and charm, and you can be rather narcissistic.
On the other hand, you are concerned with getting along with
others and you have a pleasing, agreeable manner that people
find quite appealing. You use tact or charm to get what you want
rather than intense effort or force. Your desire for love and
affection colors everything you do.

     You love to laugh, celebrate, and enjoy yourself with your
companions. Emotionally open and easygoing, you consider just
about anyone a friend or potential friend. Your good humor and
friendliness make you quite popular and well-liked. At times,
you overdo the festivities, but you rarely regret this.

    You are very romantic, idealistic, and imaginative about
love. You yearn for your "true love" or "soul mate" and may
become disappointed in others who never quite live up to your
dream image of the perfect lover. You frequently fantasize about
love and often fall in love with someone you can only love from
afar. You may avoid making a definite personal commitment.
Gentle and sensitive, you do not like to be approached in a very
direct or aggressive manner. You are attracted to those with
artistic or mystical inclinations.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Sagittarius
Moon in 3rd house
Moon Square Saturn
Moon aspects Saturn and Uranus
Moon Quincunx Uranus
Venus in Virgo
Venus in 1st house
Venus Sextile Jupiter
Venus Conjunct Neptune



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

    You are extremely strong-willed and you pursue your goals
and desires with passionate dedication and determination. You
are capable of total concentration and tremendous discipline,
and you are very difficult to influence or sway once your mind
is made up. When you want something, you can be very one-sided
and almost obsessed with it. You are very instinctive and do not
always consciously know why you feel as strongly and deeply as
you do.
 
    You also tend to be secretive and unwilling to reveal your
aims and intentions, and the intensity of your will and desire
may not be apparent to others at first. However, you are very
forceful in a quiet and subtle way. You often manipulate or
force your will upon other people, without being overtly
aggressive. You are not interested in confrontation but are a
formidable foe if you meet opposition or aggression from
another. You are courageous and have a rather primitive, raw
side as well.

     Quick-witted and sharp-tongued, you enjoy arguing,
debating, and contesting other people's opinions. You are quite
forthright and sometimes tactless. You can be very convincing
about your point of view, but you are prone to a "hard-sell"
approach which sometimes backfires. Challenging mental work is a
good avenue for your aggressive intellect.

    You have a positive, "can-do" attitude and tackle life's
challenges with relish. You are self-confident and have a strong
will to succeed, to see how much you can do and how far you can
go. No matter what you accomplish, you do not rest on your
laurels. You want to keep on going, to do even bigger things.
You are forward-looking, enterprising, and enthusiastic about
new projects. You are not happy in situations that do not offer
you challenges and the potential for growth and expansion in the
future - no matter how secure or satisfactory they may be in
other respects. You enjoy competition, but you compete mostly
with yourself, to see how much of your vision and potential you
can really achieve. You make a good leader, inspiring courage
and confidence in others. You usually enjoy good health and high
vitality.

    You have a strong sense of mission and you instinctively
know that to achieve anything great, one must eliminate
superfluous activities, and give oneself wholly to the goal one
wishes to accomplish. Your zeal, enthusiasm, and clarity of
purpose enable you to succeed and to achieve whatever you aim
for. You have a strong will, but you are usually quiet and
understated about it.

     In meeting your challenges and difficulties in life, you do
have allies: your ability to tolerate tension and ambivalence,
your ability to compromise, and a capacity to endure discomfort.
Remaining steady in the midst of crisis or sudden change is an
aspect of this, as well as knowing when to wait and when to make
necessary changes. Your timing is usually good.

     Maybe the most important factor in your choice of career
and your success or lack of it is having a strong home base.
Family support is crucial to you, and you would not sacrifice
your family for any sort of advantage or achievement in the
outside world. If you have a solid foundation and healthy
relationships with your parents, you are likely to fulfill any
aspirations you have for accomplishment.

     You persevere through numerous obstacles, frustrations,
delays, and setbacks in order to attain your ambitions in life.
Sometimes it may feel as if you're pushing a boulder uphill. Try
to avoid bitterness or comparing your lot to others', as these
could weaken your resolve.

     Fluidity of speech and thought, and using intellectual
gifts or communicative skills to achieve your ambitions in life
are featured. Convincing, selling, persuading, reasoning,
bringing ideas into public awareness are also part of your
professional life.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Scorpio
Mars in 3rd house
Mars Conjunct Jupiter
Mars Trine Pluto
Saturn Sextile Uranus
Moon Opposition MC
Saturn Square MC
Mercury Trine MC



 
Section 7: Growth and Expansion: Areas That You Enjoy

     Your strength lies in your unwillingness to settle for
superficiality or shallowness in any area of your life. You are
unafraid of going to extremes and experiencing the depths. The
mysterious and the unknown are very attractive to you. Your
intuitive understanding of others' inner drives and motivations
is highly developed also.

     You have a great love of learning and an eager, curious,
active mind which impels you to travel and see as much of the
world as possible. You read widely, and may excel academically.
You love being in a teacher-student relationship and may stay in
school for many years, prolonging your studies for as long as
possible! You also communicate well and would be an effective,
inspiring teacher.
 
     Public relations or any field involving communications and
sharing information also suits you very well.

     You have a great, wide-open sense of possibilities which
allows extraordinary, even miraculous events to come into your
life. A sense of divine grace, of being part of the flow of the
universe, of communing with celestial realms or Beings, are all
very natural to you. At the same time, you're not apt to go to
extremes or lose your sense of perspective. You are also quite
altruistic and giving, and ready to aid less fortunate people. A
sense of gratitude and spiritual wealth is one of your finest
attributes.

    You enjoy being around other people and are always happy to
meet someone. Self-confident and at ease with others, you are a
much sought companion. You have a sense of community and the
ability to capture the spirit of groups or organizations.

    You are extremely modest and prefer a plain and simple life.
You have a great tolerance of others and a tendency to sacrifice
yourself for them. But you also could become carried away by
some religious, metaphysical or social ideas.

     Because of your impractical idealism and somewhat inflated
expectations, you may leave yourself open to exploitation by
other people. By the same token, at times you also could have a
desire to use others to your advantage.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Scorpio
Jupiter in 3rd house
Jupiter Sextile Neptune
Jupiter Conjunct Venus/N. Node
Jupiter Opposition Saturn/Pluto
Jupiter Conjunct Neptune/N. Node



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

     You often have a sense of longing or homesickness for
something you cannot name or specify, and you may have both a
great attraction toward, and fear of, mysticism and
parapsychology.
 
     Overcoming feelings of fear, guilt, anxiety, loneliness, or
oversensitivity is an important task for you.

     You take both your work and your health very seriously, but
you may demand so much of yourself at work that you compromise
your health. You can become a workaholic, not so much because
you have lofty ambitions, but because you never feel like you've
done enough. You are overly responsible or overly conscientious
at work, so much so that you may not enjoy it at all.
 
     You can also get overly involved in self-improvement or
your health, and you tend to be a bit of a hypochondriac.



    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.

    You have a great capacity for sympathy, tenderness, and
caring, which is a gift that you are apt to overdo at times. For
balance, you need to develop mature self-discipline,
self-control, and personal responsibility.

    When under stress, you have a strong instinct to retreat
back into the nest, to be a child again, or to become
overwhelmed with feelings and longings to be taken care of.
Also, you may encourage others to depend upon you emotionally
(and otherwise) to an unhealthy degree. You need to learn how to
set limits and to turn off the flow of support when necessary.

    The arena you are most likely to wrestle with these issues
is in playful self-expression, games or sports, and creativity.
Try to develop any artistic, expressive, creative potentials you
feel you possess, utilizing the qualities described above.

    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.

    You co-operate well with others and have the ability to give
and receive stimulating suggestions. You are always receptive to
new ideas and ready for spontaneous group efforts. You seem to
have an instant recall of things and are likely to act just as
quickly.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Pisces
Saturn in 6th house
N. Node in Capricorn
N. Node in 5th house
N. Node Conjunct Moon/Saturn
N. Node Opposition Mercury/Uranus



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

     You are unconventional, even iconoclastic, in your attitude
toward religion, philosophy, and politics. You tend to see
traditional religion as restrictive, meaningless ritual with
little to offer you, and you're eager to experiment with other,
alternative pathways. You have lots of creative, innovative
ideas and you often feel that others are unwilling to take risks
and venture out of their deeply ingrained perspectives and
views.

     You are yielding, gentle, and impressionable. You tend to
"melt" into your surroundings, and do not make a very powerful,
vivid impression on others. Especially while young, you may not
have a very clear sense of identity.
 
     Sensitive and compassionate, you do not enjoy fighting and
no matter what you profess, you are a pacifist at heart.

     You may have a deep aversion to groups, associations,
clubs, or organizations of any kind. Any such group you become
involved in is likely to be either for intense personal growth,
change, and healing, or centered around social change and
revising society in some manner.

    Your attitude about love relationships is somewhat
unrealistic. You tend to idealize your partner and create a
beautiful image in your mind, pretending that your partner fits
the image. But when the cloud lifts and the truth becomes clear,
you are likely to be disillusioned.

    Your love relationships tend to be extraordinary in some way
and you could have some strange experiences. Your encounters
seem to be destined and you may have an unusual romantic meeting
that could change your life.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 9:
Uranus in 9th house
Neptune in 1st house
Pluto in 11th house
Neptune Conjunct Sun/Venus
Pluto Conjunct Venus/MC



 
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 25 year group of people who have strong
feelings for home and country. You are a sentimental group, and
feel deeply attached to your family and your country. You cling
to the familiar, are distrustful and fearful of different
cultures, and consequently a great deal of racial and ethnic
prejudice is common among your age group.

    Your need for closeness and togetherness runs very deep and
causes you to bond closely to family members and old friends,
and also makes you prone to be involved in mass movements and
group activities because they feed your largely subconscious
need for acceptance and support by others. Unfortunately, your
age group is easily carried away by a group frenzy and many of
you often lack the integrity or courage to think and act in an
independent and rational way.

    Your generation is very emotional and tenderhearted. Many of
your group sacrificed a great deal to help your children or
other family members, while other generations are unwilling to
give as much as you have. Your tender feelings and regard for
the well-being of others can spur your age group to make
contributions towards the feeding of the hungry, care for the
neglected, and support for the needy, particularly children and
mothers. You are a group of people with a strong heart and a
helpful hand. Many of you have parents and/or children who are
not nearly as supportive and helpful; many of your contributions
are not completely appreciated or even go unnoticed.

           The Ideals and Illusions of Your Age Group

    You are part of a 14 year group of people who are
conservative and moderate in spiritual aspirations. Your age
group tends to avoid speculation on metaphysical matters, and
interest in psychic phenomena is considered very strange and
weird by your age group. There is also a strong sense of right
and wrong, and religious practices tend to emphasize ethics and
moral judgment. The conservative, straight-laced atmosphere
generated by your age group is frustrating to more imaginative
types, who consequently rebelled against it.

           What is New and Different in Your Age Group

    You are part of a 7 year group of people who are very
progressive in business and practical matters, and implement
scientific ideas in practical ways to make life more
comfortable. Home appliances, for example, were improved and
marketed by your age group to a much greater degree than was
previously done.

    Your age group is also rather sensual and romantic, and is
uninhibited in expressing romantic feelings. Your age group
rebelled against repressive attitudes towards sexuality, and
promoted overt expression of sexuality in movies, music, etc.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 10:
Pluto in Cancer
Neptune in Virgo
Uranus in Taurus