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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        8 Gem 44              Pluto      9 Can 55
Moon      22 Sag 28              N. Node   16 Vir 23
Mercury    5 Gem 33              Asc.      24 Gem 57
Venus     11 Tau 33              MC        27 Aqu 55
Mars       0 Can 13              2nd cusp  14 Can 33
Jupiter   11 Sco 02              3rd cusp   4 Leo 15
Saturn    13 Lib 35              5th cusp   0 Lib 07
Uranus    17 Pis 21              6th cusp  12 Sco 59
Neptune   15 Leo 42

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.

    You have a great capacity to relate to, appreciate, and
understand different people and points of view, and you tend to
be quite liberal in your attitudes. You are primarily a thinking
person who requires much intellectual and social stimulation,
conversation, and interaction. You comprehend abstract reasoning
and concepts very quickly and like ideas, language, and culture.
You can't imagine being happy in a world without books, films,
or interesting companions.
 
    There is an androgynous quality to you, and you relate
equally well to men and women, having both male and female
characteristics in nearly equal measure yourself. You tend to
see someone as a person first, rather than identifying them
solely with their gender.
 
    Friendship is very important to your sense of well-being.
You thrive on camaraderie, teamwork, social participation and
sharing. However, you are also quite objective about them and
there is often a touch of impersonality or detachment to your
relations with others.
 
    Your mind is your real gift: thinking clearly, logically,
and creatively, planning and organizing efficiently, and
communicating intelligently. However, you tend to live in your
head - reading about, talking about, and observing life without
becoming completely immersed in it. Avoid becoming a dabbler.
You need to develop constancy, stability, and depth.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 1:
Air Element is Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 11,4,26,8)



 
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 are always questioning and learning, and you seem young
and alive no matter what your chronological age, for your mind
is always alert, curious, flexible and open to new experiences.
You have a childlike enthusiasm for anything new and you learn
easily, but you also get bored rather quickly. You can be
something of a scatterbrain, for you tend to have so many ideas
and irons in the fire that it is hard to keep track of them all.
You need and crave variety, change, mental stimulation, and an
active social life.

    Articulate, clever, often funny and witty, you are always a
refreshing and interesting conversationalist. You enjoy meeting
and interacting with a variety of different people. You are
friendly, flirtatious, and charming in a light, playful way, and
no matter how badly you may be feeling, you never appear heavy
or somber. You may seem frivolous to other, more serious souls.
You have a sense of humor and a sense of perspective that
prevents you from taking yourself or life too seriously. In
fact, you may seem flippant or unconcerned about matters that
others consider very important.

    In general, you respond to life mentally and objectively
rather than emotionally, and you may not empathize with people
very much. You do not like to be weighed down with too much
responsibility or with others' emotional burdens. Furthermore,
if you cannot UNDERSTAND something reasonably and logically,
then very often you would prefer to ignore it, including your
own and other people's irrational feelings, desires, and needs.

    Consistency and reliability are not great virtues of yours
and your life is apt to be full of changes and movement due to
your restlessness. You become nervous and fidgety if things are
not moving quickly enough. You are interested in what is current
and up-to-date, the newest trends in thought or style.

    Your gifts are a quick mind, verbal facility, a flair for
language, social sophistication and polish, the ability to
communicate, converse, and build bridges between people and
between ideas. You tend to become an incessant chatterbox or
gossip if you do not have work or other activities that utilize
your mental, verbal, and social skills.

     The effect of your childhood experiences, and the beliefs
and attitudes you learned while young, are clearly apparent in
your demeanor. It's all right on the surface, but when trouble
arises you seem childish and needy. When you're in smoother
waters, you appear to have a vulnerable, trusting nature that
brings out the mothering instinct in other people.

     You have a strong desire to make an extra-ordinary or
unusual impression on your environment. You have the ability to
fascinate and sweep along others, but also can be quite
inconsiderate and ruthless.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Gemini Rising
Moon Opposition Asc.
Asc. Conjunct Sun/Pluto



 
Section 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

    The way you appear or come across to others is very
congruent with your true nature so "what you see is what you
get". The description below reinforces what you read about
yourself in the previous chapter.

    You are, in many ways, an eternal child. Your mind is
bright, alert, curious, flexible, playful, and always eager for
new experiences - and your attention span is often quite brief.
You grasp ideas quickly and once your initial curiosity has been
satisfied, you want to go on to something else. You crave
frequent change, variety, meeting new situations and people.
 
    It may be hard for you to decide just where your talents and
true vocation lie, for you have a multitude of interests and are
loathe to limit yourself by concentrating on just one. You are
easily distracted by all of the other fascinating possibilities.
Your curiosity and restlessness propel you into many different
experiences in life, and you are willing to taste or try
anything once. Doing the same thing over and over again, even it
is something you do well, is real drudgery for you.
 
    You live in your head a great deal - reading, observing,
thinking, spinning ideas around - and you need mental
stimulation every bit as much as you need food and drink. In
fact, if you had to choose between a good book or movie and a
good lunch, you would very likely choose the former. You have a
creative mind and often live by your wits.
 
    You are also a very social creature, with a strong need to
communicate and to interact with people. You enjoy using and
playing with words and have a real flair for getting your ideas
across in a clever, interesting, articulate manner. Writing or
speaking are areas you have talent for.
 
    You also have a rather light and mischievous sense of humor,
and often do not take anything too seriously. Though you crave
emotional involvement, it is hard for you to achieve it, for you
are frequently unwilling to commit yourself to anything, to take
responsibility, or to limit your personal freedom and mobility.
 
    Your happiness lies in using your creativity and your
language skills to communicate something meaningful, to teach,
inspire, or bring people together. You have an unbiased mind and
can usually offer a fresh, clear, uncluttered perspective. Your
faults are your lack of constancy and persistence, and your
tendency to overlook or ignore deep emotional issues and other
people's feelings.

     You tend to get involved in the helping professions or in
activities where your efforts are hidden, behind the scenes,
unacknowledged, or unknown to the public. Asserting yourself or
getting up in front of an audience may be exceedingly
uncomfortable for you.

    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 occasionally gamble, splurge, or overextend yourself in
ways that may be quite at odds with your usual way of doing
things. Exaggerating your accomplishments or spending too much
in order to impress others and build up your own self-esteem can
be a problem. However, you also have faith and an optimistic
side, which enable you to recover from the negative consequences
of your excesses, and to learn from them.

    However you also have a heavier side which keeps your
optimism from becoming ungrounded or overblown. You tend to
seesaw between your faith, vision and high aspirations, and your
caution and realism (or fear!). You cannot and do not rely on
good luck or grace alone, and you accept the need for hard work.
Your doubting or "heavy" side is described below.

    Realistic and practical, you set goals for yourself that are
modest enough for you to actually achieve. You are able to
tackle long, difficult projects and see them through, for you
possess self-discipline, concentration, and perseverance. You
also have a strong sense of responsibility and are very
conscientious in fulfilling your obligations. Often you do
things because you feel it is expected of you.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Gemini and Sun in Gemini
Sun in Gemini
Sun in 12th house
Sun Conjunct Mercury
Sun Quincunx Jupiter
Sun aspects Jupiter and Saturn
Sun Trine Saturn



  
Section 4: Mental Interests and Abilities

    You have an extremely active, lively and versatile mind with
a multitude of interests and an inexhaustible curiosity about
life. You are quick to grasp new concepts and equally quick to
lose interest in an idea or project once your curiosity has been
satisfied. You like to taste a little bit of everything
-concentration and disciplined study are not your strong points.
Mentally restless, you may change jobs or locations frequently,
or do work that involves movement, travel, and variety.
 
    You have a flair for language, playing with words, speaking,
writing, or teaching in an entertaining and informative way. You
also enjoy meeting new people, conversing and learning a little
bit about them, and you work well with the public.
 
    Sales, advertising, communications, journalism, or public
relations are good areas for you. Your ability to be articulate
and to communicate well is one of your greatest strengths.

     You don't speak up readily, even when you have a lot to
say! Also, your mind tends to drift and you find it difficult to
study very factual material that doesn't have much color or
imaginative appeal. Your intuition and first impressions are
likely to be quite accurate, however, and you tend to depend
upon this faculty in making decisions.

    Your thinking is influenced by the way you feel about love
and you tend to speak freely  about love and sexual matters. A
very good articulator, you have the ability to play with words
and could do well as a writer of love stories.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Gemini
Mercury in 12th house
Mercury Conjunct Venus/Mars



 
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 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 the ability to speak with your heart and soul and
therefore to convince people. You are adaptable in both your
thinking and speaking, but also changeable. In your work you can
be a fanatic, at times inconsiderate and expect too much of
others.
    In love, you are steadfast and loyal, especially if you have
a warm, demonstrative partner. You are very sensually oriented
and need lots of touching and physical affection. You enjoy
being pampered with a good meal, loving massage, or other
sensual delights. You are a wonderful lover, very attentive to
the comfort and enjoyment of the one you love. You are
tremendously responsive to beauty and physical appearances, and
the physical attractiveness of your partner is very important to
you.

      You are a very sociable, congenial person and you wilt
very quickly without the company of good friends and people to
share good times with. You thoroughly enjoy working with others
on group projects or community activities. You are quite happy
when you are a part of a club, support group, or team of some
sort.

    Money is apt to be an issue in your life, not because you do
not have it but because you can not or will not hold on to it.
You have a free-handed, generous, open attitude and would prefer
to spend and enjoy and partake in the pleasures of the moment
rather than save, discipline yourself, or budget. At your worst,
you want an easy ride, and friends will often let you freeload
because you are such an agreeable, friendly, pleasant sort. Or,
you could let other people take advantage of your hospitality
and tolerance.
 
    You also avoid confronting difficult issues in relationships
simply because it is too much trouble or too petty. You just
want to have a good time.

    Your pleasure-loving nature and your emotional and material
generosity discussed above are counterbalanced by a certain
caution or restraint in expressing your affection, and by a fear
of heartache. At times you are likely to be the jovial,
friendly, rather extravagant person mentioned previously, but at
other times you are far more contained as described here.
Because you are upbeat and fun-loving, people probably do not
suspect how sensitive you are to being left out or
unappreciated.

     You tend to deprive yourself of pleasure, friendship, and
love, either because you feel you don't deserve it or you think
it's wrong to enjoy life too much. You may have been
indoctrinated with a duty-and-work-before-all-else orientation
early on. You may also think of yourself as unattractive or
unlovable, and thus close your heart to opportunities to share
love and companionship, never quite believing that others
actually like you. You're apt to prefer solitude to being in
uncomfortable social situations, and your shyness may be intense
--  especially when young. Learning to truly love and accept
yourself --  including whatever flaws or imperfections you
believe you have --  is so important for you. This process of
self-appreciation and self-love will reap rewards, especially in
later life.

    You have a very romantic, idealistic vision of love and may
be disillusioned to discover that no real, flesh and blood human
being ever quite lives up to your dream image of the Perfect
Love. Though you frequently fantasize about love and romance,
you may avoid becoming intimately involved with anyone or making
definite commitments. You can be evasive and dishonest with
yourself and others, when it comes to love. Some of your love
yearnings may be expressed through art, music, or an involvement
with mysticism.

     Your romantic relationships tend to be deep, intense,
passionate, and highly emotional. It's "all or nothing" with
you. Oftentimes you are irresistibly attracted to someone and
you feel that you have very little choice or control over your
powerful feelings.
 
     You may well be highly magnetic and sexually attractive
yourself. Beware of using this power to manipulate people, for
you could gain the reputation of being a "user".

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Sagittarius
Moon in 6th house
Moon Opposition Mercury/Pluto
Venus in Taurus
Venus in 11th house
Venus Opposition Jupiter
Venus aspects Jupiter and Saturn
Venus Quincunx Saturn
Venus Square Neptune
Venus Sextile Pluto



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

    You avoid direct confrontation as much as possible and are
uncomfortable with aggressiveness, competition, and personal
power. Your ego drive is not very strong and you are not
especially ambitious or eager to push your way to the top. You
may feel inadequate in situations that call for strong, forceful
action. The only instance in which you will really fight is when
you feel your loved ones, or something dear to you, is being
harmed, for then you are a fierce defender. You have a very
strong protective side. You act on impulse and instinct and may
lash out at anyone you perceive as threatening to your home or
family. However, you will rarely initiate a confrontation. Your
goals also tend to be very personal and centered around family
closeness and inner satisfaction rather than worldly
achievement.
 
    You are sensitive to stress and do not handle a
high-pressured, competitive atmosphere very well. You are very
touchy, irritable, and difficult to live with when there are
many demands or tensions at work. Your energy level is
inconstant and is very much dependent upon the emotional harmony
(or lack of it) in your home. A supportive partner is of great
benefit to you in helping you achieve your goals and desires.

     You are a doer and an achiever. Energetic, courageous, and
often impatient, you will forge ahead with your plans regardless
of others' reservations. In fact, you often feel other people
get in your way and you prefer working on your own. You are
active, assertive, and rather competitive as well.
    You may be able to sustain a great deal of tension over a
long period of time, but then suddenly release it by taking
unexpected very radical actions. And you are not above
challenging others for a decisive fight!

     You are able to do your work and take responsibility for
overcoming your own problems and challenges in life, while at
the same time being open to spiritual comfort, aid and guidance.
A good balance between being well-grounded and being receptive
to spirit or the inner world is working in your favor. Enjoying
simplicity and cultivating peace enable you to evolve and to
work through your challenges.

     You have an abundance of energy, drive, and spirit to
accomplish just about anything you desire. Your
single-mindedness and zeal to get things done enable you to
accomplish much. Sometimes you push yourself too hard without
even realizing it, but sometimes even you need to relax and stop
doing. You have the reputation for being a go-getter and a good
worker.

    You know how to discipline yourself and face difficulties
with great courage. It may take time, energy and dedication for
you to achieve your goals; and when you meet defeat, you rise
above it and continue on your way.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Cancer
Mars in 1st house
Mars Opposition Saturn/Uranus
Saturn Sextile Neptune
Mars Trine MC
MC Opposition Saturn/Pluto



 
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 are fun-loving and playful, and you throw yourself into
your play with joyous abandon! Whatever your love or enthusiasm
of the moment is, you go all out for it. You enjoy sports,
recreation, or gambling, and you can be somewhat hedonistic or
addicted to having a good time. Your children or your creative
pursuits give you much happiness and fulfillment.

    You have a need to escape from the demands of everyday life,
and reach out to something bigger, more exotic, more exciting.
Traveling is good for you. You may also daydream, fantasize, or
philosophize a great deal.

    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.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Scorpio
Jupiter in 5th house
Jupiter Square Neptune
Jupiter Trine Pluto



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

     You take your personal relationships so seriously that they
may seem more like work, constant effort, and compromise, rather
than a free and enjoyable sharing. You may feel that
relationships in general require more of you than they are
worth, and you enter into any close relationship cautiously and
conscientiously. You also fear entrapment in close
relationships.

     It may be difficult for you to play spontaneously or just
let your hair down, for you tend to inhibit that side of
yourself by being too self-conscious and concerned with the
impression you are making.
 
     You may work very hard at some sport or creative medium in
order to excel, for you want very, very much to be noticed,
acknowledged, and recognized as special in some way. Though you
may indeed be outstanding, you also need to learn to relax and
enjoy yourself more.

    Once you decide what you want to do, you will pursue it
tenaciously and, if necessary, sacrifice a great deal for your
deeply felt convictions. This trait tends to make you feel a
little out of step with others. You take things a little more
seriously and have an inclination to be a bit of a fanatic,
although probably not flamboyantly so, so others may not know
how deeply you feel and how driven you are about the things that
are important to you. You have a deep inner resolve and are
willing to struggle to do the things that are really meaningful
to you, rather than follow an easier but less meaningful course
in life.

    You try to keep your sensuality under control and are likely
to suppress the tension you feel in your love life. At times you
could feel somewhat emotional inhibited, while at other times
you may have a strong wish to break all moral barriers.

    Somewhat inhibited in the initial contact with others, you
may prefer to be by yourself. You could feel that you don't fit
in very well with others and as a result may have difficulties
in team-work with groups or associations.



    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 natural instinct, especially when under stress, is to
passively flow along with whatever is easiest, not clearly
analyzing or assessing your situation and perhaps even trying to
escape seeing your situation clearly by indulging in fantasies,
intoxicants, and the like. Dreaminess and impracticality, being
unfocused and undefined (at least in certain areas) are ways you
cope with stress. You also have trouble setting boundaries and
saying no.

    Your path of development lies in cultivating discrimination
and clarity, becoming more precise, developing technical and
practical skills that will enable you to function more
efficiently in the world. Finding a way to be of practical
service is also important.

    The arena you are most likely to wrestle with these issues
is in trying to strike a balance between your inner, personal
life, and your career or involvement with the world at large.
Focusing attention on your home, family situations, and creating
a secure inner base is the direction you need to follow.

    The specific habits which are likely to hold you back, or
which you are prone to overdo, especially during stressful
periods, include:

Going to extremes, willful rebelliousness and an instinctive
antiauthoritarian attitude, seeking constant (and often
purposeless) movement or change, involvement with unreliable
people, and seeking individual freedom at any cost.

    You have an inspiring, trustworthy and courteous manner,
bringing lots of friends and acquaintances with similar
interests into your life. Your parental home probably is very
harmonious and you feel strongly connected with your family.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Libra
Saturn in 5th house
Saturn Square Pluto
Saturn Opposition Venus/Uranus
Saturn Conjunct Jupiter/N. Node
N. Node in Virgo
N. Node in 4th house
N. Node Opposition Uranus
N. Node Opposition Sun/Moon



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

     You are likely to have a career that is highly unusual or
that somehow challenges the mainstream of society and the status
quo. Being an instrument for progressive change in the world is
your role, whether in a humble or grand manner. You need to
shake things up wherever you are. You also may change careers,
life direction, and your long range goals many times in your
life.
     Daydreaming, lack of concentration, and inattention to your
surroundings can be problems for you. Your mind tends to wander
unless you are using it in an imaginative, creative way. Dry
facts and cold logic hold no appeal for you, and unless a
subject has a colorful or personally inspiring element, you
won't stick with it for long. You have a sensitive, intuitive
bent.

     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.

    You are subject to strange ideas and could find it difficult
to tell what is a delusion and what is not. You are likely to
become obsessed using psychic methods to determine reality and
always are looking for answers in spiritual realms.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 9:
Uranus in 10th house
Neptune in 3rd house
Pluto in 1st house
Pluto Conjunct Mercury/Neptune



 
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 that have a very
vivid and colorful imagination. A love of color, fashion, and
drama is very strong. Your generation gave tremendous impetus
and growth to Hollywood movies and other spectacular arts. Most
people of your age group have many fantasies and naive,
starry-eyed ideas about movie stars and other idols. Needless to
say, this tendency to idolize someone can lead to big
disappointments and those of you who married early in life
projected your fantasies on your spouse, and had to gradually
face the realities as you matured.

     While you may be interested in and even prone to
experiencing unusual, heightened states of consciousness,
paranormal phenomena, and the like, you are also rather uneasy
and confused by such. Ungrounded idealism or "fanciful notions"
are rejected by your generation for the most part.

           What is New and Different in Your Age Group

    You are part of a 7 year group of people who are very
creative in the arts, music, literature, and philosophy. Your
age group draws upon some new inspirations and has a talent for
weaving many seemingly disparate styles into a new, refreshing
synthesis. Much of the creative inspiration of your period is
very refined and sensitive, and some of the greatest artistic
and literary works of your generation will receive full
recognition only after many decades have passed. You are a group
that is primarily concerned with the quality of your creative
endeavor rather than its distribution and marketing.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 10:
Pluto in Cancer
Neptune in Leo
Uranus Quincunx Neptune
Uranus in Pisces