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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       19 Cap 33              Pluto      8 Leo 00
Moon      24 Can 56              N. Node    7 Leo 40
Mercury   14 Cap 48              Asc.      21 Can 08
Venus      9 Sag 12              MC         2 Ari 58
Mars       4 Gem 52              2nd cusp  10 Leo 48
Jupiter   25 Leo 49              3rd cusp   3 Vir 46
Saturn    21 Gem 09              5th cusp   9 Sco 28
Uranus     5 Gem 17              6th cusp  17 Sag 59
Neptune    4 Lib 14

Tropical  Placidus   War 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.

    You are a nurturer and a protector and are prone to what has
sometimes been referred to as the "Atlas Syndrome", carrying the
weight of the world on your shoulders. You take your
responsibilities to others very seriously and often take on more
than your share of their troubles as well. Though you appear
(and indeed often are) rather passive, you possess much quiet
inner strength and the ability to flow with, endure, and emerge
again and again from life's inevitable adversities. You are apt
to be surrounded by people who rely and depend upon you, and
though you derive much satisfaction from providing, giving, and
being needed, you can also let yourself be drained emotionally
and/or financially by taking care of other people and not caring
sufficiently for yourself.
 
    You have a very strong need for security and are a
"safety-first" creature, disinclined to make sudden changes or
to take new directions which involve risk and unpredictability.
Any break from the past is very difficult for you and you need a
great deal of support when trying to make even healthy and
positive changes in your life or habits. ("Habit" is a key word
for you; you're apt to be very attached to yours!)
 
    You are very retentive. You hold on to (sometimes cling to)
the people, places, and ways which you are familiar with. You
also tend to both hold in and hold on to feelings, and you may
need to learn to express and let go of old feelings and past
conditioning.
 
    Physically, you are apt to be hearty and substantial, with a
tendency to be stout. Unless other astrological factors indicate
otherwise, you can also be downright lazy, especially when it
comes to exercise. You instinctively choose comfort over
challenge. (This is true in a broader sense as well, not only
regarding physical exercise).
 
    Your strengths include depth of feeling, patience, and
generosity. The qualities you need to cultivate include
initiative, openness to change and new experience, and a
stronger sense of self.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 1:
Earth and Water are Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 7,16,8,18)



 
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.

    You appear gentle and soft, and you act rather reserved with
others until you know them well and feel it is safe to be open
with them. You have a strong need for emotional security and a
sense of belonging, and are deeply attached to the past: your
heritage, roots, family, cherished friends, familiar places,
etc. Making radical changes or moves away from what is known and
safe can be very painful and difficult for you. You tend to
cling and hold on to people, memories, possessions of personal
or sentimental significance. Having a home, a safe haven, is
very important to you.

    You approach life emotionally and subjectively and are
sensitive to the emotional atmosphere, the subtle undercurrents
of feeling in and around you. Instinctive and nonrational, you
are often unable to give a clear, simple explanation for your
actions. Something FEELS right, or it doesn't.

    Your emotions and personal loyalties tend to color your
thoughts and opinions. You view life from a very personal
perspective and often cannot mentally detach yourself from your
own personal bias and prejudices. You are apt to be concerned
primarily with how something affects you and those dear and
close to you, rather than with the principle or the broader
social implications. For instance, you may be very patriotic and
feel that whatever "my country" does is right without really
knowing much about the other nation's policies or point of view.
Put simply: if it is good for me and mine, it is good. If it is
not good for me and mine, it is no good.

    You are tenaciously loyal, protective, and supportive of
those you care about, and have a very strong nurturing, motherly
nature (regardless of your gender). You empathize with others
and intuitively sense the feelings and needs of other people.
Compassionate and sympathetic, you are easily moved by others'
pain, and you are often the one others seek out when they need
comfort, reassurance, or help.

    Your moods fluctuate and change frequently and you are
sometimes open, sometimes withdrawn emotionally. You communicate
nonverbally and appreciate a person who can pick up subtle cues
and hints, rather than having to make everything explicit.

    You never forget either kindness or unkindness shown to
you.

    You are impressionable, sympathetic, and responsive to the
emotional tone and atmosphere around you. You harmonize, blend,
and adapt yourself to other people. Often you are rather quiet,
just listening and feeling. You are subtle and know when to keep
silent and wait. You act instinctively, sensing and intuiting
when the time is right for action.

     You draw much of your energy and sense of self from your
relationships with others. Who you are is inextricably connected
with the significant others in your life; you may feel at a loss
without them, even if you appear to be the powerful or dominant
person in the relationship. You appear self-assured -- as long
as you are secure in the important relationships in your life.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Cancer Rising
Moon Conjunct Asc.
Sun Opposition Asc.



 
Section 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

    Though you seem quite soft and sympathetic (as mentioned in
the previous chapter), deep down you have a very hard headed and
practical nature, and you can be surprisingly cool and
impassive. You are caring, but at the same time rather detached
and unemotional. You have a knack for understanding others
because you can empathize with them without getting "sucked
into" their problems and concerns. For this reason, you are a
good parent. You also can be very shrewd in business because you
can sense what others want and you are clever in finding ways to
market products or services that people want.

    Serious, disciplined, and quietly ambitious, you are driven
to prove yourself and to achieve material accomplishments and
success. Your work, your position in the world, and your
contributions to society are very important to you. You will
persevere through enormous hardship and frustration in order to
reach a goal you have set for yourself, and you often sacrifice
much in the area of personal relationships and home life in
order to do so.
 
    You have a thoughtful, quiet, and self-contained disposition
and do not readily show your inner feelings and needs. You seem
to be always in control, capable, efficient, and strong. You are
often the person in the family or group who is given more
responsibility (and more work) than the others. You are highly
conscientious and even as a child you possessed great maturity,
soberness, and worldly wisdom.
 
    You are basically a pragmatic realist, and though you may
have all sorts of dreams, ideals and colorful theories, you feel
that the ultimate test of a concept is its practical usefulness.
You have an innate shrewdness and business sense, and there is a
bit of the cynic in you as well.
 
    You are clear-headed, detached and objective, and are not
swayed by emotional dramatics. Often you are authoritarian
-strictly fair, but without mercy. You have a great respect for
tradition and even if you do not agree with certain laws, you
will abide by them or work to change them, but never flagrantly
disregard them. Careful and conservative, you play by the rules.
 
    You are subtle, understated, quiet, deep, not easy to know
intimately, and never superficial. You are a modest person and
sometimes overly self-critical. Giving yourself (and others)
permission to feel, to play, to be spontaneous and silly, and to
be weak and vulnerable sometimes, isn't easy for you.
 
    Your strong points are your depth and thoroughness,
patience, tenacity, and faithfulness. Your faults are a tendency
to be rigid and inflexible, and too serious.

     Your energies are directed to either perfecting your
techniques, skills, and abilities in work, or in "perfecting",
refining, and improving yourself as a person. Critical analysis
and attention to minute detail are intrinsic in either process.
The urge to bring about a state of wholeness or optimal
functioning is a strong motivation of yours, and you are quite a
perfectionist!
 
     You can easily become overly identified or involved with
the function you perform, with your work, or with your own
health and "growth process".

    You tend to see things from your perspective only and to be
rather subjective. You also enjoy talking and expressing your
views but you don't always listen as well. You have a clear
mind, a love of learning and new experiences, and need constant
mental stimulation and activity.

     You have to overcome considerable hardship in order to
fulfill your personal destiny. However, you do have the strength
and stamina necessary to do so. Support and helpful guidance
from your father or other significant men in your life may well
be lacking. In fact, their disapproval of you and their harsh
criticism are apt to be two of your greatest handicaps, and at
times you may feel quite discouraged and alone. But true
self-reliance and a solid sense of your own powers may well be
the silver lining to that cloud in your life. You need to learn
to follow your own creative impulses and heart's desires,
regardless of what your critics or the authorities say.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Cancer and Sun in Capricorn
Sun in Capricorn
Sun in 6th house
Sun Conjunct Mercury
Sun Quincunx Saturn



  
Section 4: Mental Interests and Abilities

    Clear, objective, and realistic, you are unimpressed by
exaggerated claims or promises. You insist upon being shown
facts to back up any statement you hear, and your natural
skepticism often borders on cynicism. You approach problems
clearly and rationally and maintain your poise and objectivity
even in the midst of critical situations. Anyone seeking your
advice is certain to get an unemotional and unbiased assessment
of their situation, and you therefore make a good arbitrator or
judge. You are thorough, conscientious, and disciplined in your
thinking, and have an aptitude for business, organization, and
administration. You are also a good strategist, and will plan
and patiently follow a realistic course which will lead to your
eventual success. Serious-minded and studious, you enjoy quiet
time alone for thinking or reading.

     You use your mind to organize, classify, and bring order to
your environment. You are interested in the refinement of your
technical skills and abilities and are a stickler for details.
Organizational and secretarial skills, training others in your
area of expertise, or work involving teaching and communications
are highly probable for you.

    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.

    You have an abundance of thoughts and many ideas to expand
your horizon. Always receptive to new ideas, you tend to acquire
considerable knowledge. New vistas of understanding may appeal
to you, and you may get involved in groups that teach these
ideas.

    You are very thorough and are likely to commit yourself to
some type of study or research work. Not very talkative, you try
to avoid contact with others as much as possible and prefer to
do your work in seclusion or solitude.

    You form your own conclusion about things and may have some
difficulty in exchanging your thoughts and ideas with others,
although they regard your ideas as having a good foundation.
Most of your conversations tend to have a serious overtone.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Capricorn
Mercury in 6th house
Mercury Opposition Mars/Jupiter
Mercury Opposition Jupiter/Uranus
Mercury Opposition Saturn/Pluto
Mercury Opposition Saturn/N. Node



 
Section 5: Emotions: Moods, Feelings, Romance

    You respond very much to the emotional tone and atmosphere
around you, and can be dominated by your fluctuating and
unpredictable moods. You often appear irrational to others
because you cannot always explain the reason or source of your
feelings. Anyone who lives with you must accept your ups and
downs and appreciate your need for times of withdrawal.
 
    You are also very sympathetic and understand the unspoken
feelings and needs of others. You take slights and rebuffs very
personally and though you may forgive a transgression by a
friend or loved one, you never forget it.

     You have a soft exterior and tend to relate very personally
and sympathetically to other people. However, you sometimes let
your emotions overpower your reasoning and logic, and
consequently you are sometimes biased in your opinions. You are
impressionable and rather gentle, or at least that is the way
you appear. Your feelings are on the surface and you can not
hide your emotions.

    You are subject to changing moods and tend to alternate
between associating with others and being completely alone,
seeking to regenerate yourself in solitude. You seem to be too
critical of yourself and tend to generate distance between
yourself and others.

    In love, you seek companionship and friendship with someone
who is fun-loving, playful, and open to adventure and new
experiences. You enjoy traveling together, meeting new people,
making new friends. Honeymooning in a distant place appeals to
you, and you are also attracted to foreigners or someone with a
totally different background than yourself. You support your
partner in taking risks and making positive changes, rather than
preserving the status quo. You also very much want a partner who
will encourage your own aspirations and dreams. It is very
important to you that you have a spiritual or intellectual
rapport with your love partner, perhaps more important than the
emotional/physical relationship. You are not especially
sentimental and your love partner may feel that you are too
casual and not serious or romantic enough.

     You love romance and wish the honeymoon phase of your love
affairs would last forever! You need dramatic romantic gestures
and displays of affection from your partner, and you want to
feel very, very special, like a King or Queen, to your beloved.
You also have an artistic flair and enjoy creating art or beauty
in some form.

    You simply do not feel alive without a vibrant, passionate
love in your life, and if your romantic urges are frustrated or
if your intimate relationships become too tame or mellow, you
will do something to stir up the fires. Fighting, competition,
tumultuous conflict, and fiery love-making are natural ways you
relate. You may be more selfish and demanding than you realize.

    You are not a traditionalist where love and relationships
are concerned, and you often feel that formal commitments and
conventional relationships are too binding and life-denying.
Thus, forming lasting attachments or letting other people depend
upon you is not very comfortable for you. You may be attracted
to wild, unreliable, highly creative and/or unstable people who
do not offer you any security. Even if you profess to want
something steady and solid, you are very reluctant to give up
your freedom and autonomy for it. At best, you are suited to
serial monogamy, or a relationship that offers you a lot of
breathing room.

    You love deeply, passionately, and wholeheartedly, and
others may find your intensity either extremely attractive or
threatening. You are charismatic and can have a powerful
emotional influence on others, especially those of the opposite
sex. You may use your attractiveness to manipulate others,
sometimes without even realizing it.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Cancer
Moon in 1st house
Moon Conjunct Jupiter/Saturn
Venus in Sagittarius
Venus in 5th house
Venus Opposition Mars
Venus Opposition Uranus
Venus Trine Pluto



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

    You are a "busy bee" - energetic, restless, and forever on
the go. Your active mind is always buzzing with ideas and you
find it difficult sometimes to relax, slow down, or take time to
reflect and replenish yourself. You tend to live on nervous
energy. You can accomplish much in short bursts but projects
that require long-term commitment, stamina, and steady,
persistent effort are not easy for you. You often scatter your
energies into so many directions and activities at once that you
cannot finish or follow through on some of them. You need
variety, change, and mental challenges.
 
    You have a sharp and eager mind, and you enjoy games and
competitions that have a mental component. You like to match
wits with someone else.
 
    You often achieve your desires by your verbal skill, your
ability to speak clearly, vigorously, and convincingly for what
you want. Your drive and energy is more mental than physical.
You use your wit, intelligence, communication skills, social
sophistication, and awareness to achieve your goals.

     You are a team player and work well in collaboration with
others who share your goals, ideals, and intentions. You can
coordinate group efforts and inspire people to work toward a
shared goal.
 
     Team sports are also a lot of fun for you, and you could be
a leader, coach, or director of any group endeavor.

    Dynamic, self-willed, and fiercely independent, you have
extraordinary drive and energy. When you want something, you
want it NOW, and you act quickly, impulsively, and decisively.
Your impatience inclines you to be abrupt with people and
reckless. You need a great deal of personal freedom to do things
in your own way and do not happily conform to schedules, rules,
or regimes imposed by others. You are intolerant of authority
and can be very rebellious. You are very frank with others,
sometimes brutally so. You may have an explosive temper.
High-strung and often nervous and tense, you find it difficult
to slow down, pace yourself, or relax. You are always on the go.
You are restless, daring, and experimental.

    While you are often charged with energy and inspired about
what you want to do (as mentioned earlier), there is a dreamy,
visionary, or passive side to you as well. Your energy level may
fluctuate from being superabundant to rather lax.

    You dream up creative solutions to problems and take an
imaginative, unusual approach to getting a job done. When
difficulties arise you prefer to avoid conflict and
confrontation in favor of more peaceful or subtle methods of
resolving problems. Working to help others or for a cause that
transcends your own narrow, personal interests is satisfying for
you. You have an artistic flair and appreciate the colorful,
unique, or strange.

     When you want something, you can be amazingly persistent
and unrelenting, even a bit obsessed, although quiet about it.
In fact you may hide your deep purposes and intentions even from
friends. Whenever you do a thing, it is done wholeheartedly and
thoroughly -- and if you don't want to do something that others
wish you to do, somehow you'll find a way out of it. You're
strong, though subtle.

    You have a strong need to gain power and tend to dominate or
manipulate other people. But in your push for success, power
struggles could also thwart your efforts and you could become
the victim of someone else having control over you.

    You have a good team-spirit and intensely work together with
your colleagues. You may join an organization or association
that fights for upholding common issues and principles. You are
likely to accomplish more as a team.

     You need to have a strong spiritual base to your life in
order to achieve anything in concrete, external terms. That is,
fulfilling any ambitions you have for yourself will depend upon
whether or not you feel connected to a Higher Source. Clarifying
your own role or direction in life may take some time, so you're
apt to be a "late bloomer" when it comes to outward expression
and success in material terms.

     Your profession could involve physical strength and
prowess, such as athletics, fire fighting, law enforcement, or
the military. You would never be happy in a quiet, sit-down job.
Vigorous competition and strenuous work are undoubtedly key
components of both what you do and how you achieve your
long-range goals.

     You are attracted to careers which are somewhat unusual,
creative, or avant-garde, and which offer you a maximum amount
of freedom and independence. The nine-to-five routine is really
not your cup of tea. You may make your living in diversified
ways rather than focusing on one specific area or talent, and
you're happiest when you can create a place in the world for
your unique combination of different talents and interests. It
is hard and unnatural for you to try to fit yourself into a
ready-made mold.

    Your heart is filled with love and you feel emotionally
fulfilled. Professionally, you may chose a career that enables
you to portray a mother or father figure. You like to be the
center of attraction and want to be somebody; you like people
and get along well with them.

    You have the ability to concentrate, but are inclined to be
wrapped up entirely in your own ideas. Although you have a
tendency to think too much, you think out the consequences of
your actions ahead of time and learn the lessons well from your
experiences.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Gemini
Mars in 11th house
Mars Conjunct Uranus
Mars aspects Uranus and Neptune
Mars Trine Neptune
Mars Sextile Pluto
Mars Conjunct Pluto/MC
Mars Conjunct N. Node/MC
Neptune Opposition MC
Mars Sextile MC
Uranus Sextile MC
MC Opposition Moon/Venus
MC Conjunct Mercury/Saturn



 
Section 7: Growth and Expansion: Areas That You Enjoy

     You cannot tolerate smallness or pettiness in any form, and
you have a tendency to exaggerate. Also, you have a wonderful
sense of drama! You must live boldly and heroically. Otherwise
you feel you are simply existing and wasting your talents.
 
     The desire for personal recognition - or even Fame - and a
need to do something you feel really proud of, motivate you
strongly. You have an unusual capacity for fun and playfulness
also.

     Wealth, material well-being, and prosperity are very
important to you, and you would never choose a profession that
didn't offer you great promise and opportunity for growth
(financial and otherwise).
 
     You are very generous and sometimes careless with money;
you don't want to hold on to it, you want to enjoy it and use it
to enrich your life. Whatever you do with your money, you do in
a big way - making it, spending it, or blowing it! You may
accumulate elegant, high quality things (art, jewelry, etc).
    You have a happy disposition along with an optimistic and
positive outlook on life. You plan your objectives in a
clear-cut fashion and have the ability to succeed. Admiration
and success is important to you, and you can achieve great
heights in any field.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Leo
Jupiter in 2nd house
Jupiter Opposition Sun/MC



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

     You doubt your own intelligence and mental capacities, and
you may work very hard at studies in order to compensate for
this. You are often overly serious and disinterested in light or
superficial conversation. Spontaneous communication, social
give-and-take, and making small talk are likely to be difficult
for you.

     You may have nebulous but ever-present guilts and fears
that are difficult to pinpoint or eradicate. It's as if you
don't trust Life itself, and are always seeking ways to defend
yourself from its dangers and its unknowns. You must learn to
overcome your ingrained habit of discouragement and anxiety, and
to see the world more as a friendly place than as a treacherous
one.



    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.

    Your path lies in developing yourself as an individual,
discovering your own strengths and joys, giving expression to
your uniqueness, and letting yourself shine and stand out from
the crowd. This involve becoming a leader, even though your
instinct is actually to be "one of the Indians" rather than the
"chief". When under stress you are apt to seek safety in
numbers, to go along with the group. Also, you may believe that
striving to do your personal best and to excel is wrong or
selfish, but you should let go of this notion. Finding your own
center and doing what gives you delight and energy is the most
worthwhile contribution you can offer the world at large.

    The arena you are most likely to wrestle with these issues
is in your immediate, direct encounters with others. There is a
dynamic balance (or conflict) within you between acting
spontaneously and being true to yourself versus modifying
yourself or your behavior to suit others. You seesaw between
being inordinately concerned with self to being overly
conciliatory and concerned with others' needs, rights, or
opinions about you. Learning to act authentically and
forthrightly regardless of possible consequences is your task.
    The following are specific activities that will support you
in your growth. These may or may not feel natural to you, and
often there is some feeling of resistance or initial awkwardness
about doing these things, but they are important on your path to
wholeness.

    Your path to wholeness involves confronting the dark and
hidden aspects of yourself - bringing them to light and
transforming yourself in the process. Healing abilities develop
as a result of your willingness to experience and transform deep
emotions such as grief, anger, and pain. Also, seeing the
darkness and pain in the world and helping to bring light to it
without becoming overwhelmed is a significant issue for you.

    You like beautiful surroundings and know how to create
harmony in your environment. You love to be around people and
have a strong desire to be influential in social circles.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Gemini
Saturn in 12th house
N. Node in Leo
N. Node in 1st house
N. Node Conjunct Pluto
N. Node Conjunct Jupiter/Asc.



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

     You have unusual, even eccentric friends, and you are
likely to join groups, communities, organizations, or clubs
which promote progressive or unconventional ideas, social
change, or innovation in some form. You are dynamic and creative
in business affairs and in organizations.

     Your childhood and early home life were colored by a great
deal of confusion or by people with unusually active
imaginations, aspirations, or fantasies. It is difficult for you
to see your childhood and your relationship with your parents in
a clear, realistic light. You may search for the ideal, loving
home you wish you had, or believe you had, when you were a
child. Finding inner peace and a sense of emotional security
within yourself is important to you.

     You are an intense person, inclined to be wholeheartedly
and passionately involved in whatever your current interest is.
You easily go to extremes and you make more moderate, easy-going
souls feel uncomfortable.
 
     You may have unusual charisma and also be profoundly
influenced by powerful, charismatic figures whom you model
yourself after. Learning to use personal power appropriately is
an issue for you. Negatively, you can be manipulative and
obsessed with personal aggrandizement. Positively, you can be a
potent force for change, growth, and healing in the world.

    Although somewhat restless, you have great endurance and
work hard toward the achievement of your goals. Attainment of
success and recognition could come to you suddenly and sometimes
you could change your occupation just as quickly.

    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.

    You tend to underestimate your ability to succeed and are
often unable to follow through on your intentions. You are quick
to resign, easily drained and should guard against depression
and negative mental, emotional or physical reactions.

    You seem to have doubts and fears, and a general distrust,
inhibiting you emotionally. You have a longing for distant
places and things that are beyond your reach. Insecurity and
lack of belief in yourself is apt to bring frequent states of
depression.

    You have a strong desire to make a good impression and to
influence many people. You like to be the center of attention
and naturally assume the position of a leader. Others
acknowledge you openly and you are likely to receive public
recognition.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 9:
Uranus in 11th house
Neptune in 4th house
Pluto in 1st house
Uranus Conjunct Pluto/MC
Uranus Conjunct N. Node/MC
Neptune Opposition Sun/Saturn
Neptune Opposition Mercury/Saturn
Pluto Conjunct Jupiter/Asc.



 
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 20 year period that is often referred to
as the "ME" generation, a generation that has a very proud and
self-reliant attitude. You are a generation that is very
concerned with self-development and personal integrity. Women's
rights and minority rights are issues that your generation has
fostered and they reflect your concern with individual respect,
integrity, and honor. Your age group has a deeply felt sense
that each person has an equal right and opportunity to fully
develop his or her inner potential.

    However, your group also finds it difficult to be part of a
team and a strong egotism makes group efforts difficult; you
tend to see the individual as more important than the group. You
also defy authority and often feel that no one has the right to
tell you what to do. The strong movement to refuse drafting into
the military is one example of your age group's strong sense of
individual rights and freedom.

    Your age group has popularized the idea of self-development,
and has contributed a great deal to the development of
individual potential as well as human rights. However, there is
also a tendency to be rather self-centered; others may wonder
how you can spend so much time developing yourselves and have so
little time to contribute to your families!

    The interest in personal development also sometimes
manifests as a fascination with particular individuals and a
great deal of hero worship. Every generation, of course, has
lots of idols, but your generation is particularly prone to
needing a specific individual to represent and embody an idea or
feeling, and to serve as a focal point of interest. Perhaps the
most extreme example of this is the concept of the guru that was
popularized by your age group.

     You belong to a group of people who will be the positive
reformers and innovators in society. Peaceful methods and new
techniques which do not create too much disruption, but which
bring about fundamental and profound changes in society, will be
your contribution.

           The Ideals and Illusions of Your Age Group

    You are part of a 14 year group of people who have a very
idealistic sense of brotherhood and universal cooperation,
which, among other things, fostered the peace and freedom
movement. Your age group is also interested in the spiritual
philosophy and ideals of other cultures, and is not at all
dogmatic in its approach to religion. You incorporate the
approaches of other religions. Your age group tends to have an
eclectic approach to religion, utilizing elements from many
religious perspectives (e.g. Eastern and Western), and finds it
difficult to follow traditionally defined religious practices.

    A gullibility and an unwillingness to be decisive and
judgmental inclines your age group to be easily deceived, and
consequently many of the well-intended ideals and goals are
frustrated by a lack of clear purpose and direction.

    You were also born during a period that lasted approximately
5 years and is characterized by an unusually high degree of
imagination, intuition, and sensitivity. You are part of a group
of people who are very inspired. Your age group is rather
zealous and enthusiastically rallies behind new visions and
ideals for society. You succeed in bringing a breath of fresh
air into the arts and religions, and you inspire new ideals and
goals for nations as well. You are part of a creative group that
can do much to inspire a fresh vision and renewed hope for
others.

     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 are progressive
and creative thinkers. Academic achievement is high and academic
standards are higher with your age group than with others. You
are a curious and inquisitive bunch, and many discoveries and
clever insights are brought forth from your age group. The love
of learning never dies with your age group, and your curiosity
and inquisitiveness does not wane in later life, as is common
with others.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 10:
Pluto in Leo
Uranus Sextile Pluto
Neptune in Libra
Uranus Trine Neptune
Neptune Sextile Pluto
Uranus in Gemini