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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 Aqu 40              Pluto     15 Vir 49
Moon      13 Aqu 02              N. Node   20 Gem 18
Mercury   27 Cap 26              Asc.      22 Leo 00
Venus     25 Cap 30              MC        12 Tau 49
Mars      27 Vir 57              2nd cusp  13 Vir 17
Jupiter   16 Tau 57              3rd cusp   9 Lib 55
Saturn     4 Pis 38              5th cusp  19 Sag 19
Uranus    14 Vir 01              6th cusp  23 Cap 15
Neptune   19 Sco 55

Tropical  Placidus   Standard 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 value order and security in your life and prefer dealing
with known quantities, following clearly defined guidelines in
order to achieve your aims. Reason rather than emotion rules
you, and you think in clear, practical, no-nonsense terms. You
are uncomfortable with ambiguity, emotional impulsiveness or
extremism, and things which cannot be explained in rational
terms. Even spiritual or mystical realms, if you have any
interest in such things at all, must have either some scientific
basis or be proven to you through your own experience and
practice.
 
    You think a situation through thoroughly before deciding
upon a course of action, assessing and analyzing the matter
carefully, and can be relied upon to come to a fair, reasonable,
and sensible solution to whatever confronts you.
 
    You are able to handle practical matters very efficiently,
using both deductive reasoning ability and manual skill.
However, it is easy for you to become overly "adult" and to lose
touch with the spontaneous, playful, vibrant, and childlike side
of yourself. You can become too organized and controlled, not
allowing your emotions or creative, playful impulses full
expression, and a certain dryness or emptiness will result. You
need to learn to appreciate a certain degree of "creative
chaos"!

    You have difficulty dealing with your own and others'
emotions. Feelings and the emotional reality of a situation are
often ignored or discounted by you and you may thus seem
insensitive or uncaring to others. Deep emotional rapport,
empathy, compassion, and sensitivity to the feelings of others
is something that you need to develop, and will be in more
evidence later in life rather than in your youth.
 
    Though you may appear emotionally self-sufficient or above
it all, your denied feelings can result in physical problems, so
it is wise and important for you to learn to acknowledge and
express all of your emotions.
 
    You may also find that you crave a great deal of liquid, or
to live near bodies of water, as a way to gain balance.

    As we shall see in the next chapter, you express yourself in
an energetic manner, which enables you to put your practical
ideas into action.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 1:
Air and Earth are Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 8,16,22,3)
Water is Weak (F,E,A,W Scores = 8,16,22,3)
Earth and Air are Strong and Ascendant is in Fire sign



 
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.

    Ferociously proud and somewhat vain, you like to be
impressive and to be seen as Somebody Special. You are not
timid, meek, or self-effacing, and are rarely content being in
the background or in the subordinate position. You are a natural
leader, and do not take orders from others very well. You must
have something of your own, something creative - be it a
business, a project, a home or whatever - that you can develop
and manage according to your own will and vision. Whatever you
do, you do it in a unique, dramatic, individual way. You like to
put your own personal stamp on it.

    You also have a very strong sense of dignity, self-respect,
and personal honor and are deeply offended if someone treats you
in a humiliating or dishonorable way. You will rarely confront
the offender - you are too proud to do so - but you will lose
your affection and respect for them. You dislike pettiness and
hate to be snubbed or ignored.

    You admire others who are strong individuals like yourself.
When you befriend someone, you are tremendously loyal, sincere,
and willing to go to extraordinary lengths to make that person
happy. You are very giving and generous, but your gifts are
never anonymous - you expect recognition and appreciation for
them. You also expect the intense loyalty that you offer to your
dear ones to be reciprocated. However, you often have trouble
working with people who are as strong as yourself, for you do
not really cooperate or share the leading role very easily. If
you are not in the leading role, you aspire to be and will
compete with the person who is.

    You have great heart and courage, and people often look to
you for strength, encouragement, and affirmation. You always
have your best face forward and rarely allow others to see you
hurting, disheartened, or vulnerable. You also have a very
strong need for love, admiration, appreciation, and praise,
although you don't like others to realize just how important it
is to you.

    Your outlook on life tends to be very personal and rather
self-centered. Your own self-expression, self-actualization and
self-realization interests you more than anything else. You feel
that if you do your best where you are, the rest of the world
will take care of itself.

     You are extremely sensitive to all of the incoming
impressions and energies around you, and at times you can be
overcome or dominated by more forceful personalities. Learning
to establish clear boundaries is important for you, as you tend
to become enmeshed emotionally and/or psychically with whoever
you are with. You may have the chameleon's trait of seeming to
become the people or person you are with the most.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Leo Rising
Neptune Square Asc.



 
Section 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

    Behind your proud and rather self-centered manner (described
in the previous chapter), you are a thoughtful person concerned
with social issues. You are very sensitive to the ways in which
economic, social and cultural issues affect individuals. In your
own life you struggle to find ways to advance yourself while
also contributing something valuable to your community. Do not
be content with simply blaming society for your problems or
others' problems, but rather become active in creatively finding
ways to solve these problems.

    You are a freedom-loving, strong-willed, and
independent-minded individual, and you insist upon living your
own life as you see fit, even if that means ignoring convention
and tradition. In personal relationships you cannot be owned or
possessed, and while you are willing to share yourself with
another, you do not always adjust easily to the emotional give
and take of a close relationship. Though intellectually open,
you can be enormously stubborn, opinionated, and inflexible on a
one-to-one level. You have strong convictions and feelings about
fairness and equality, and you try to live by your ideals, but
your ideals about how people SHOULD treat one another don't
always take into account human weaknesses, differences, and
needs. You probably dislike sentimentality and traditional
gender roles and "games".
 
    You are fair, intelligent, objective, rational and often let
your head rule rather than your heart. You seem rather
self-sufficient and detached emotionally because you are capable
of putting aside your personal feelings and viewing things
dispassionately. But once you make up your mind on an issue, you
are difficult to sway and can be rather dogmatic.
 
    You think in broad terms and are concerned with the world
beyond your own personal sphere - your town, nation, or even
planet. You are likely to become involved in community affairs,
social organizations, and groups of all kinds, or to have a keen
interest in such. You enjoy being part of a group endeavor and
often find yourself organizing, managing, or supervising group
activities.
 
    Forward-looking and progressive, you harbor great hopes for
the future. You stay current and up to date, and respond to
contemporary cultural trends, both in terms of personal style
and in terms of ideas. When young you were very influenced by
your peers and by group pressures and by all the "latest
crazes". You have an experimental mind and are attracted by the
novel.
 
    Your strong points include your concern for human welfare
and social betterment, your sense of fairness and democratic
spirit, and your vision. Your faults are your stubbornness and
inflexibility, and a tendency to be very obtuse and insensitive
when it comes to personal feelings and human needs.

     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".

    The above description of you is so deeply ingrained that you
have little objectivity and often little appreciation for other,
different ways of approaching life. You tend to be one-sided.
There is little ambiguity in your makeup and you generally know
what you want and what will make you happy.

    You have big aspirations and the desire to succeed in life
in a grand way. You tend to exaggerate, to promise more than is
possible, and to misjudge through being overly optimistic.
However, you never lose your hopes for the future. Restlessness
and discontent with responsibilities and limitations in life can
be troublesome for you.

     At times you may feel an uncontrollable urge to radically
alter your direction in life, or to act in ways that seem
eccentric or at least highly uncharacteristic of you. When your
life is becoming too predictable, you may do something to upset
the status quo, sometimes without realizing why or how you are
doing this. These impulses may seem at odds with your conscious
intent and desires for yourself, and can be unsettling. However,
there is a streak of unconventionality and creative genius in
you which needs to be expressed now and then.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Leo and Sun in Aquarius
Sun in Aquarius
Sun in 6th house
Sun Conjunct Moon
Sun Square Jupiter
Sun Quincunx Uranus



  
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.

    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.

    Although your tact was commented on above, you can also be
very direct, even brutally frank, in the way you communicate, as
mentioned below.

    You speak clearly, decisively, and convincingly, and
thoroughly enjoy a vigorous discussion or debate. You would be
an effective lawyer or public speaker, a salesman of ideas.
Others tend to listen to you and follow your lead, and you have
a talent for directing people and making decisions. You also
have an aptitude for writing, especially criticism or satire.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Capricorn
Mercury in 6th house
Mercury Conjunct Venus
Mercury aspects Venus and Mars
Mercury Trine Mars



 
Section 5: Emotions: Moods, Feelings, Romance

    You are not easily moved by emotional displays and can be
curiously detached from your own and others' emotions. It's
almost as if you could turn your feelings on and off at will so
you should be careful not to leave the switch "off" too often,
for you could easily become too impersonal. Family ties and
attachments are not as important to you as they are to most
people and you often consider your friends closer to you than
your blood relatives. Certainly, your sympathy and concern
extends much beyond your immediate family. In your personal
relationships, you insist upon a certain amount of independence
and the freedom to pursue friendships with as many people, of
both sexes, as you choose. You do not appreciate a jealous,
possessive partner.
 
    You feel comfortable in an atmosphere that is open and
experimental, and you have little taste for convention and
tradition.

     You have a sympathetic nature and instinctively reach out
to people in need of help. You also have a deeply ingrained
tendency to want to improve or "fix" other people's lives, which
can be annoying to the person who has no desire to be changed or
"helped" in this way. For you, affection and caring must be
expressed in tangible acts or service of some kind.

    You have a buoyant, cheerful disposition and reach out to
others in a warm, open, friendly way. Your emotional generosity
and lack of pettiness is well known among your circle of
friends, and people often seek you out for help, sympathy, or
advice. You are always willing to overlook others' faults, and
you sometimes overdo your charitableness.

     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.

     Powerful and complex emotions stir you, and your emotional
life and closest personal relationships are apt to be tumultuous
until you do some deep soul searching. Buried feelings and
memories that you do not want to deal with may surface at
unexpected times. Holding in fears, secrets, or "taboo" thoughts
and feelings can only serve to intensify them, and you need to
share them with someone who is sympathetic, trustworthy, and
fairly objective. Ridding yourself of emotional compulsions and
deeply embedded patterns that do not serve you can be
tremendously liberating, if you are willing to do the necessary
inner house cleaning.

    You are definitely not one to wear your heart on your
sleeve. You care very much about others' opinions and crave love
and appreciation as much as anyone, but one would never know it
from your reserved and seemingly detached appearance. Casual,
superficial relationships don't interest you at all. You are
cautious and serious about love and really desire a deep,
genuine, lasting love. You are old-fashioned about courtship and
love, and will remain faithful to your loved one in good times
and in bad.
 
    You may be attracted to persons older than yourself, someone
who is emotionally mature and reliable and who can provide the
security you desire.

     When you care about someone, you like to serve them, doing
small thoughtful favors, helping them, or doing something
tangible to show your affection.
 
     You also have considerable artistic or creative skill and
may sew or do other handiwork or crafts. In fact, you are suited
for a profession involving beauty or pleasure or making people
happy in some way.

    You are warmly romantic and openly express your appreciation
and love of the opposite sex, though rarely in a crude or
insensitive manner. You enjoy playing matchmaker and bringing
people together romantically. Fulfillment and harmony in love is
likely for you because you know what you want and need in a
romantic sense and express those desires honestly.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Aquarius
Moon in 6th house
Moon Square Jupiter
Moon Quincunx Uranus
Moon Quincunx Pluto
Venus in Capricorn
Venus in 6th house
Venus Trine Mars



 
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 often buy things on impulse and you can be reckless
with your material resources and money. You have certain
possessions that you are extremely attached to and possessive
of.

    You impress others with your strong individuality and your
powerful personality. You put all of your energy into getting
ahead and attaining your ambitions and feel no desire to
demonstrate your abilities to anyone, but your work is likely to
be noticed.

    You put your heart and soul into everything you do. You are
very industrious and usually act according the way you feel. You
learn through your emotions and it is important that you trust
your feelings and your hunches.

     You have noble aspirations and grand plans for yourself.
Combining personal goals with humanitarian concerns,
philanthropy, and an interest in social betterment, you are apt
to be quite successful and influential in your community. You
are suited to large, expansive enterprises and dealing with
wealth.

     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 may have to overcome something in your background or
personal past in order to achieve your long-range goals and
ambitions. Sometimes you're apt to feel pulled in two different
directions -- what others expect of you or what you need to do
to progress, versus what your old conditioning or your emotional
predisposition would have you do. Overcoming the pull of the
past is the key.

     Innovation, discovery, originality, experimentation, and
opening up new channels of understanding are important aspects
of your life's work. Your ambitions in life, as well as the way
you achieve those goals, are unique or "alternative". Concerned
with future trends and the new, you're apt to be ahead of your
time in many respects.

     You possess great zeal and passion for achieving your
aspirations in life, and can be something of a fanatic when you
set your sights on a goal. You could do research work,
psychological investigation, even detective work -- anything
that involves delving beneath the surface for hidden elements. A
great love of mystery and exploring the unknown fuels many of
your personal ambitions.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Virgo
Mars in 2nd house
Mars Opposition Sun/MC
Mars Opposition Moon/MC
MC Conjunct Jupiter
Sun Square MC
Moon Square MC
Uranus Trine MC
Pluto Trine MC



 
Section 7: Growth and Expansion: Areas That You Enjoy

     Material comfort, security, and well-being are quite
important to you, and you are not one to have your head in the
clouds when financial matters and future security are at stake.
Your strengths are practicality, a love of the earth, and the
ability to take great delight in the sensual pleasures of the
natural world. Also, when you feel secure financially, you are
likely to be very generous and hospitable.

     Your career or contribution to the world at large is likely
to touch many people's lives in a very positive, helpful way.
You aim high and have an innate confidence and trust both in
your own abilities and in life in general, which enables you to
go far. You want to do something BIG with your life, and you
attract the support you need to do so, for your aims are not
solely for your own personal benefit. You want to give something
back to the world, or to improve others' lives as well as your
own.

    You are big dreamer, highly idealistic, and open to
anything. You can be extremely impractical and gullible, and
will believe anything is possible no matter how "far out" or
impossible. You can be an escapist, forever looking for some
Shangri-La. ("Somewhere Over The Rainbow" could be a favorite
theme song of yours). You need to balance your dreamy idealism
with temperance and practicality in order to succeed in life.
You are also a very generous, giving soul and sometimes find it
difficult to limit your charitable impulses.

    You have a knack for bringing new ideas and plans into
fruition with less difficulty than others. Your positive,
enthusiastic attitude attracts helpful situations and
opportunities to you.

    Your sensitivity to the larger social context of a project
gives you the perspective to discern good opportunities and
attract successful pursuits. You are likely to achieve a high
level of success in your career or business.
    It is easy for you to gain people's trust and confidence and
you make a good companion. You seem to be looked upon by others
as lucky and have the ability to enjoy life to the fullest, but
also should beware of developing a weight problem.

    You are very adaptable, have a well developed social sense,
and love social activity and entertainment. Your relationship to
other people is likely to be harmonious and your upbringing
probably was geared toward early maturity and shaping of your
personality.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Taurus
Jupiter in 10th house
Jupiter Opposition Neptune
Jupiter Trine Uranus
Jupiter Trine Pluto
Jupiter Opposition Sun/Asc.
Jupiter Opposition Moon/Asc.



 
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 your commitments to others very seriously,
especially in close one-to-one relationships. Your strong sense
of responsibility to the other person makes you a trustworthy
and dedicated partner, but you often feel that marriage or any
binding commitment between yourself and another person is too
restrictive and burdensome, and thus seek to avoid it. Close
relationships may be more work than pleasure for you and it may
seem that you are always "working on" your marriage rather than
enjoying it. You will persevere and ultimately grow through the
process, however.

    You should take care not to trust others too blindly. Some
of your friends or associates may be untruthful and try to
deceive you, resulting in great disappointments or even losses
for you.

    You often may be coerced into doing things that you don't
want to do, leaving you frustrated, irritable and touchy. You
could turn hard and unforgiving toward others and may break up
some important relationships.



    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 need to take what you have learned (either through
formal education or your own questing and life experience) and
share it with others, communicate it, express it in a way others
can benefit from. Knowledge and understanding which does not
enhance the quality of life for yourself and others in your
world is of little real value. Putting your understanding,
philosophy, and convictions into practice in your daily
interactions with people, and in the multiple small choices you
make everyday will enable you to really test your belief system
and discover more about life.

    When under stress you are apt to seek refuge in imagining
that the grass is greener elsewhere, rather than working with
what is at hand. Cultivate your ability to live in the present!

    The arena you are most likely to wrestle with these issues
is in any involvements you have with teams, clubs,
organizations, networks, and the like. The qualities described
above need to be channeled into some sort of group effort or
experience, or have some impact on society at large.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Pisces
Saturn in 7th house
Saturn Opposition Neptune/N. Node
Saturn Opposition Pluto/Asc.
N. Node in Gemini
N. Node in 11th house



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

     You have a reckless, impulsive, or very unconventional
attitude toward money, material things, and ownership. Above
all, you do not want to be possessed by your possessions. The
obligations of owning things are likely to feel oppressive to
you.
 
     Also, you may make your money in a field that is
unconventional, highly unstable, or very inventive and
innovative. Your fortunes are likely to fluctuate widely
throughout your life.

     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 likely to have a fixation on money, wealth, and
material resources. You may totally renounce material desires
and ownership, or become obsessed with having, owning, and
accumulating. Your attitudes towards owning, keeping, and
sharing will undergo major changes in your lifetime, and your
fortunes are likely to run very hot or very cold.

    You have a highly stimulated imagination, great inspiration
and an immediate grasp of ideas that are usually too subtle for
the intellect. You are likely to have sudden spiritual or
psychic experiences and may take an interest in metaphysical
subjects.

    You are sensitive to others' needs, but also quite unsure
about yourself. Listening to other peoples' suggestions too
readily could make your relationships very confusing. You are
subject to sudden strange relationships and should guard against
being seduced too easily.

    You are very impressionable and prone to seduction or
deception in love. You seem to vacillate between unfulfilled and
repressed affection and could be somewhat inconsistent in
matters of love. You also have to guard against extracurricular
affairs.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 9:
Uranus in 2nd house
Neptune in 4th house
Pluto in 2nd house
Neptune Conjunct Mercury/Uranus
Neptune Conjunct Venus/Uranus
Neptune Conjunct Venus/Pluto



 
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.

    You were also born during a period that lasted approximately
5 years and is characterized by extreme restlessness and an
impatient, dynamic attitude towards life. You are part of a
group of people who can be explosive and even violent in their
reactions to situations. You do not tolerate being restricted,
and your age group rebels with force and anger against
oppressive situations.

           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.

           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
Uranus Conjunct Pluto
Neptune in Scorpio
Uranus in Virgo