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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       22 Sco 25              Pluto     16 Leo 34
Moon       0 Tau 26              N. Node    3 Tau 56
Mercury    6 Sco 57              Asc.       5 Leo 23
Venus     16 Lib 23              MC        13 Ari 16
Mars      20 Sag 57              2nd cusp  22 Leo 08
Jupiter   29 Sag 53              3rd cusp  13 Vir 38
Saturn     5 Vir 16              5th cusp  22 Sco 54
Uranus    29 Gem 56              6th cusp   3 Cap 50
Neptune   14 Lib 08

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.

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

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 1:
Fire and Water are Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 15,12,6,16)



 
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.

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

     You may come across a bit scattered, nervous, or restless,
as if you can't sit still. You seem alert and quick, but
sometimes a bit on edge. You tend to stay perpetually busy, and
would find handiwork of some kind to be soothing.

    You love children and young people and are likely to provide
an intellectually stimulating environment for them. You are
inclined to lead a very social life and establishing contact
with others comes easy for you.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Leo Rising
Moon Square Asc.
Mercury Square Asc.
Asc. Opposition Mercury/N. Node



 
Section 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

    Although you are dramatic and like to show off or stand out
in some way (as described in the previous chapter), there is
another side to you that would gladly hole up in a deep, dark,
quiet place. This other, more private and secretive side is
described below.

    Quiet, deep, emotionally complex and intensely private, you
are not a person who is easy to get to know and understand. You
are extremely sensitive but disinclined to show it, and you
allow only a special few into your inner world. Like a wary
animal, you are cautious and mistrustful of those you do not
know until you "sniff them out". You are very, very instinctive
and intuitive. You usually have a strong, immediate gut reaction
to people, even though you may be unable to clearly articulate
why you feel as you do. Your feelings and perceptions go deeper
than words.
 
    You also have a powerful need for deep emotional involvement
and you form very intense love bonds and attachments. You are
possessive and often jealous of anyone or anything that you
perceive as a threat to your bond with someone you love. When
you commit yourself to someone or something, you are
wholeheartedly devoted and expect complete loyalty in return.
You merge with or "marry" the person you love at a very deep
level and therefore separations are extremely painful for you,
and often stormy and nasty. When you have been wounded, you are
not inclined to turn the other cheek and will retaliate if at
all possible. Certainly you will never forget the injury and
often you harbor grievances and resentments for a long, long
time. Forgiveness doesn't come easily to you.
 
    Whatever you do, you do with passion and fervor, and you
often go to extremes. You are either hot or cold, never lukewarm
about anything. You can also be very narrow: either you are 100%
involved in something or else it doesn't exist for you at all.
Rarely are you emotionally detached and objective. You
definitely have a fanatical streak. You are also immensely
strong-willed and your tenacity in pursuing your objectives
often borders on being obsessive. Fierce pride, courage, and
emotional strength are yours in abundance.
 
    You love mysteries and are deeply attracted to the hidden,
dark, secret side of life. You never take things at face value
and are always probing beneath the surface of people and
situations to discover what is REALLY going on. You tend to be
more of a cynic than an idealist.

     You are a private person and inclined to withdraw in very
public and impersonal social settings. You prefer to work at
home or in a very personal small business.
 
     You invest a lot of your creative energy into your home,
your family, and your inner life.

    You are warm-hearted, kind, generous and very popular,
especially with the opposite sex. Your happy feelings rub off
onto others and everyone enjoys being with you. Due to a
protective and encouraging upbringing, your relations with your
parents are good.

    You are creative and talented, but must develop
self-discipline to channel your energies productively. You may
feel that everything is going to be all right, that you cannot
lose and may take risks by gambling or speculating, which could
result in disappointments.

    You seem to have an emotional and physical unrest and always
have to be on the move. You could find it difficult to control
yourself and tend to get angry and upset easily. Eccentric and
individualistic, you can create a stir wherever you go.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Leo and Sun in Scorpio
Sun in Scorpio
Sun in 4th house
Sun Conjunct Venus/Jupiter
Sun Conjunct Jupiter/Neptune
Sun Opposition Uranus/MC



  
Section 4: Mental Interests and Abilities

    You have good mental concentration and the ability to become
completely immersed in your work. You seem to know things at an
instinctive, nonverbal level and prefer learning through direct
experience or apprenticeship rather than vicariously via books
or lectures. You have mechanical ability and work well with your
hands. You could become adept at sculpture, pottery, carpentry,
stained glass, or anything that involves doing and making things
manually. Biology (and related fields such as medicine)
interests you as well. You also have an instinctive rapport with
animals, and may feel you relate better to them than to people!
You tend to become narrowly focused upon your own specialized
interests and may not have much to say or communicate outside
that field.
     You have an introspective turn of mind and may enjoy
keeping a journal or a record of your dreams and personal
experiences, or learning about psychology, history, and the
inner workings and emotional foundations of your own life. You
are studious and something of a bookworm.

     You have a great capacity for concentration, handling
details, and learning about subjects others might find
ponderous, too technical, or dry. You could easily become a
teacher of some specialized skill or field of knowledge.
Practical applications and techniques are your forte. In speech
you tend to be factual and to the point.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Scorpio
Mercury in 4th house
Mercury Sextile Saturn



 
Section 5: Emotions: Moods, Feelings, Romance

    Even-tempered and peace-loving, you are not easily ruffled
and are rarely given to emotional displays. You have a calming
effect on more high-strung or volatile people, and an emotional
steadiness that others find soothing. Though gentle and not
easily provoked, you are tremendously stubborn and will resist
any change which requires an emotional adjustment, such as
changes in your home life or marriage.
 
    You seek security and loyalty in love, are extremely devoted
to your loved ones, and provide a warm, nurturing atmosphere for
them. However, you tend to cling and seek to keep others from
changing.
 
    A great deal of physical affection, closeness, and touching
is essential to your well-being, and you have a tendency to
overindulge in sensual comforts and pleasures. At times you
substitute food for emotional comfort and love.

     You work well with the public and have an instinct for what
the public wants and will respond to. Having a "nest" is not
especially important to you, and you may invest more of your
emotional energy into your career or public life than in your
private life. Providing for and caring for others in a
professional capacity is very likely.

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

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

    You have an inner poise and balance that enables you to act
in a cool, efficient manner during emotional traumas and stress.
You keep perspective and objectivity about highly charged
emotional issues - sometimes to the chagrin of others who might
wish that you would react more intensely. You are quietly
supportive and faithful to your friends and loved ones.

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

     Your emotional attitudes and instincts tend to be quite
liberal. You so not want to be caged or dictated to, and you
feel everyone is entitled to do as they please in their personal
and emotional affairs. You tend to surround yourself with people
who are unusual, creative, open-minded, unpredictable, restless,
and changeable, and your relationships, with women in
particular, may be somewhat unstable as a result. However, you
enjoy an element of surprise and unpredictability.

    You possess the gifts of tact, courtesy, consideration, and
a strong desire to please and understand your love partner.
Because you value harmony so much, you will compromise a great
deal to avoid any discord or conflict. You do not like to dwell
on controversial or emotionally difficult subjects, and often
try to "smooth things over" or "sweep them under the rug".
 
    In love, you want an intellectual peer, an equal, and a
friend. You are attracted to people who have a certain finesse,
delicacy, and subtlety. You appreciate good manners and
refinement and are not happy with a coarse, blunt type of
person.

     A warm, loving, and comfortable home is very important to
you and you invest a lot of your energy into beautifying,
decorating, and creating a lovely home. Also, you share your
affection with the people in your family very generously and
having close family ties is a major priority for you. Being at
home makes you happy.

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

     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".

    Your relationship to people in your personal environment is
very affectionate. You enjoy the company of other people and
have a harmonious attitude toward them. You also have a sense of
art and may decorate your surroundings very artistically.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Taurus
Moon in 10th house
Moon Trine Jupiter
Moon aspects Jupiter and Saturn
Moon Trine Saturn
Moon aspects Saturn and Uranus
Moon Sextile Uranus
Venus in Libra
Venus in 4th house
Venus Conjunct Neptune
Venus Sextile Pluto
Venus Conjunct Jupiter/Asc.



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

    You are aspiring, enterprising, and forever following some
bright and distant star, planning some new venture or
investigating new potentials. You are definitely "upwardly
mobile" in either a material or spiritual sense (or both). You
aim high and are not content simply with a quiet, secure
existence. You like to stretch your limits, to see how far you
can go, and to take risks. You are a positive thinker, expect
success for yourself, and are philosophical about failures. You
are flexible and bounce back from disappointment rather quickly,
usually with another hopeful new idea you want to try. Your
enthusiasm and confidence are contagious and enable you to
enlist the aid and support you need for your projects. However,
you sometimes promise more than you can actually achieve,
because you are overly optimistic or pay insufficient attention
to the practicalities involved.
 
    You also tend to get distracted and to have too many things
going at once. Although it is very difficult for you, there are
times when you simply must develop commitment, perseverance, and
persistence in order to make your dreams and goals a concrete
reality. Too often you fall short of what you could attain
because you are unwilling to persist through the difficult or
less exciting times.
 
    You also enjoy competition and usually do not take it too
seriously. Sports and entrepreneurial endeavors are good ways to
channel your energy.

     You play vigorously and enjoy competitive games and
physical rough-and-tumble activities. Athletics and/or physical
activities have great appeal for you. You take the initiative in
sports and also in romance: you are ardent in pursuing ANYTHING
you desire.

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

    You have a desire to accomplish projects with others for the
good of all. You could form associations or groups of people
where you can further the pursuit of the same objectives. Your
achievements are likely to generate prestige for you.

     Your desire for a beautiful home, a comfortable, pleasing
lifestyle, and time to relax and enjoy yourself may well be the
motivation for going out into the world and trying to achieve
outward success. You may seesaw at times between your
professional drives and desire for status, and the appeal of a
rich personal life and home comforts.

     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.

     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.

    You seem to lack confidence in yourself and worry about
being compromised or exposed. You may feel that you are unable
to defend yourself and tend to withdraw from others. It is more
important to you to do the right thing than to be popular.

    Although you vigorously pursue your own interests, you can
work together with others just as energetically. You are a
fighter, a good colleague and a comrade in arms. Very active in
the career world, you stand up for work and are willing to fight
for it.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Sagittarius
Mars in 5th house
Mars Trine Pluto
Mars Opposition N. Node/Asc.
Venus Opposition MC
Neptune Opposition MC
Pluto Trine MC
MC Opposition Sun/Saturn
MC Opposition Mars/Asc.



 
Section 7: Growth and Expansion: Areas That You Enjoy

     Your strength lies in your ability to see the whole, rather
than only the parts which compose it. You have a deep need to
explore the world and to develop your own philosophy of life and
sense of personal meaning. You vacillate between being
open-minded and tolerant of differing views, and being dogmatic
or overly zealous about your own viewpoint.

     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.

    Your gaiety, enthusiasm, optimism, and a positive,
energetic, upbeat attitude generate a lot of opportunities for
you. You enjoy being spontaneous and taking risks. You must have
a great deal of personal freedom and independence, and prefer
the "wide-open spaces" to a very rigid, structured lifestyle.
Your sense of humor and playfulness enable you to make it
through the rough spots in life, as well as to bounce back when
those gambles you make do not quite pan out. You enjoy surprises
and exploring new territory, both intellectually as well as
physically.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Sagittarius
Jupiter in 5th house
Jupiter Opposition Uranus



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

     You have a penchant for order and precision, and an almost
compulsive attention to detail. You are often hypercritical and
can be such a demanding perfectionist that you discourage
yourself or others from even attempting something that won't be
done exactly the way you know it should be done.
 
     You frequently over analyze or pick things apart mentally.
You may be something of a hypochondriac also. You must learn
that you do not have to rationally understand everything in
order for it to be valid, and also to relax your unnecessarily
high or strict standards.

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



    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 gain by becoming more aware of the rhythm of the seasons
and the natural world, learning to slow down and allow life to
unfold in its own time. Nurturing a garden, a child, or some
other living, growing thing gives you a sense of inner balance.

    You have a tendency to be deeply suspicious, to not take
anything at face value, to see hidden agendas and dark motives
even where none exist! Life does not have to be conflict all the
time... learn to accept things as they are.

    You also need to develop patience, peace and stability by
grounding yourself in your daily work and acting in a consistent
and reliable way towards others.

    The arena you are most likely to wrestle with these issues
is in your public life and career. All of these issues will
impact your reputation and standing in your community or
professional circle, as well as how you achieve your important
life goals and aspirations.

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

Excessive thinking, rationalizing, talking, and overuse or
misuse of your intellectual abilities, as well as dissipating
your energy in trivial activities.

    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.

    Care for and nourish children, plants, pets, or other
people, make a home, create and sustain strong ties with your
family or a community which can support and give you a sense of
safety and belonging.

    Develop your listening skills. Deepen your understanding and
appreciation of women and of a woman's perspective. Learn to
trust your own feelings, intuitions, and emotional needs. Care
for yourself in an accepting, nonjudgmental way.

    Take all of what is good and helpful from your past and use
it in a new way. (If you are so inclined, you may want to
explore the potentials of past-life regression to tap into gifts
you have already developed).

    You have a friendly, open and sociable manner and a strong
desire to cultivate contact with warm and congenial people. You
may enjoy participating in artistic events and like to associate
with art lovers.
    You tend to feel inferior and your attitude in the presence
of others could be a bit negative or weak. You are inclined to
shy away from groups and would be a rather quiet and passive
member of an organization or association.

    You are likely to offer help and protection to people around
you and encourage moral values. You stand up for social justice
and unselfishly work for the good of your community. Refusing
any kind of personal advantages, you live in harmony with
everyone.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Virgo
Saturn in 2nd house
N. Node in Taurus
N. Node in 10th house
N. Node Opposition Mercury
N. Node Conjunct Moon
N. Node Opposition Sun/Venus
N. Node Opposition Sun/Neptune
N. Node Opposition Jupiter/Saturn



        
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.

    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.

    Because of fluctuating energy, you could find it difficult
to maintain your position in life. At times you may want to
withdraw from others and prefer solitude. You probably find
working together with others not very rewarding.

    You seem to have an extraordinary amount of energy and the
power to succeed in your career. You know what you want to
accomplish and work toward your goal with great determination.
You are likely to gain a leading position.

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



 
Section 10: Generational Influences: Your Age Group

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

     The Subconscious and Emotional Drive of Your Age Group

    You are part of a 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.

           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.

     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
Neptune in Libra
Neptune Sextile Pluto
Uranus in Gemini