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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        3 Can 57              Pluto      9 Sco 56
Moon       6 Sco 36              N. Node   17 Pis 50
Mercury   18 Gem 09              Asc.       3 Gem 17
Venus     15 Gem 38              MC         9 Aqu 43
Mars      20 Pis 31              2nd cusp  27 Gem 00
Jupiter   24 Tau 53              3rd cusp  17 Can 34
Saturn    28 Sag 53              5th cusp   8 Vir 00
Uranus    28 Sag 51              6th cusp  17 Lib 29
Neptune    8 Cap 57

Tropical  Placidus   Daylight Savings Time observed

Aspects and orbs:
Conjunction  :  7 Deg 00 Min     Trine         :  5 Deg 00 Min
Opposition   :  5 Deg 00 Min     Sextile       :  4 Deg 00 Min
Square       :  5 Deg 00 Min     Quincunx      :  3 Deg 00 Min
Conjunct Asc :  3 Deg 00 Min Above,  5 Deg 00 Min Below
      

     
Section 1: General Characteristics

     Your fundamental needs, values, and orientation towards
life are symbolized by the four astrological elements. Each
person has their own unique balance of these four basic
energies: fire (warmth, inspiration, enthusiasm), earth
(practicality, realism, material interests), air (social and
intellectual qualities), and water (emotional needs and
feelings).
 
    Your "elemental make-up" is described below. Remember that
most people are "unbalanced" or lopsided, and if you are lacking
or deficient in a certain element (or elements), it simply means
that you need to consciously develop that aspect of yourself to
learn to appreciate and/or to work harder in that dimension of
life.
 
    Sometimes we overvalue the element that we are least endowed
with, sensing it as a lack within ourselves, but more often we
neglect or ignore it. The qualities described below will be
reiterated and explained in more detail in the following
chapters.

    Your gift lies in your ability to perceive, understand, and
communicate about matters of feeling, of heart and soul. You are
thus well suited to any field that involves working with people
as a counselor or teacher, and even if you are not so trained,
others seek you out as an advisor, for you are able to clarify
and sensitively discuss their personal concerns and problems.
Relationship is really a primary importance to you and is the
arena in which your richest and most fulfilling experiences lie.
You, even more than most people, require friends and intimates
to share your thoughts and your life with.
 
    You also have an active and creative mind and are apt to
spend much time reading, thinking or daydreaming, and/or writing
(stories, music, lyrics, diaries, letters, etc.). Film or any
media combining words with images and emotions also fascinates
you.
 
    At times your mind and intellect may seem to be at odds with
your instinctive, emotional, feeling side, and it is your task
to bring them together. You may spend a lot of time cogitating
and mulling over your experiences and feelings, trying to
understand and make sense of them.
 
    You are quite sensitive (psychologically and physically) and
may avoid direct, active participation in life.

    You are likely to be overly humble or unsure of yourself and
to look to others for inspiration, motivation, reinforcement,
and approval. Tending to be somewhat passive, you must learn how
to take initiative and motivate yourself.
 
    A lack of warmth (either physically, emotionally, or both)
may be evident in you, which can show itself physically as a low
energy level, paleness and lack of color in the skin, or a
tendency to be easily chilled, and emotionally as a marked
coolness or aloofness with little spiritedness, joyfulness, or
enthusiasm for living. Eating warming, spicy foods, living in a
warm, sunny place, and using fire in your daily life (lighting
candles, using a wood stove or fireplace for heat) can help
balance you. Also, spending time with warm, cheerful,
positive-minded people and developing a philosophy based on
spiritual optimism can stir up your own zest of life.
 
    Positively, you are unlikely to be egocentric and have a
capacity for great patience and peacefulness.

    One of your primary challenges involves developing a stable
sense of security, solidness, and a steady rhythm in your life.
Cultivating self-discipline, patience and endurance, and
learning to accept realistic limitations will enable you to be
more productive and to actualize some of the ideas and creative
impulses you have. You are not always interested in practical
applications, the actual work involved in realizing a desire or
compromises for the sake of practicalities.
 
    You feel out of place in the world at times, restless,
discontent, unable to find your niche, dissatisfied with mundane
reality. Positively this may spark your exploration of the
creative, imaginative, or spiritual side of life. However, you
tend to resist growing up and learning how to effectively deal
with adult responsibility. You also tend to be either bound up
with the past or projecting into the future, ignoring the
present moment - what actually is. To become more present and
grounded, you may find the following helpful: getting massages
on a regular basis, doing gentle regular, rhythmic exercise like
walking or yoga, and eating substantial, heavy foods.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 1:
Air and Water are Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 3,3,16,27)
Fire is Weak (F,E,A,W Scores = 3,3,16,27)
Earth is Weak (F,E,A,W Scores = 3,3,16,27)



 
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.

    You tend to suppress your feelings and may even pretend that
you don't have any, therefore appearing rather cold. You feel
separated from others and are inclined to isolate yourself.
Others see you as a reserved, detached and serious person.

    You are somewhat erratic and constantly looking for
something new. You change your opinions frequently and others
never know what you will do. Because you are easily excitable
and unpredictable, others may find it taxing to spend time with
you.

    You tend to be extremely hard on yourself and others. You
may have been brought up under difficult circumstances and now
feel that life is very tough. You do your duty, expect the same
from others, and have no pity for anyone.

    You are likely to live in an unusual or somewhat restless
environment. You need your freedom and may be a bit
inconsiderate and combative toward others at times. You have a
strong desire to exceed your limits, even if it means having to
use force.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Gemini Rising
Asc. Opposition Moon/Saturn
Asc. Opposition Moon/Uranus
Asc. Opposition Saturn/Pluto
Asc. Opposition Uranus/Pluto



 
Section 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

    There is one big difference between the way you express
yourself, as described in the previous chapter, and the way you
are at heart, as discussed below: You are a very emotional,
nurturing person with a light, flippant manner so that
acquaintances do not realize right away how compassionate and
how easily hurt you are. Behind your clever wit lies a very
sensitive soul!

    You have powerful emotional attachments to the past, your
family, your childhood, those places you associate with safety
and security and your beginnings. Maintaining a connection with
your roots and heritage and keeping family bonds strong are very
important to you. Loyal, devoted, and sentimental, you tend to
cling to whatever is dear to you, be it person, familiar place,
or cherished possession.
 
    You are sympathetic, nurturing, supportive, and very
sensitive to the emotional needs of other people. You like to be
needed, to care for others, and you often worry about the people
you love. You have a very strong need for a sense of belonging
and acceptance, and you center much of your life around your
home. You are more concerned about people and their feelings
than with power, achievement, or position in society. Kindness,
consideration, and tenderness impress you more than any sort of
honor the world can bestow.
 
    You are primarily emotional and your views are often
dominated by your feelings and by your own personal, subjective
experiences, rather than reason, logic, or abstract principles.
It is difficult for you to judge situations in a fair, objective
manner for your personal sympathies and loyalties usually enter
in. You take things very personally, and sometimes build a wall
around yourself to protect yourself from pain and rejection. You
feel rather shy and vulnerable at heart. You also tend to be
moody, experiencing frequent emotional ups and downs. You need
to have a place and time in your life to withdraw, introspect,
dream, and replenish yourself; otherwise you become cranky and
unhappy with those around you.
 
    You function in an instinctive, nonrational manner and like
to immerse yourself in creative activities where you can express
your feelings, imagination, and instincts. You often love to
cook, since it can be both creative and a way to nurture and
nourish others. You also have a great affinity for music,
because it evokes and communicates feelings that may be
difficult or impossible to put into words.
 
    Your compassion, sensitivity, and imagination are your
strong points. Your faults include an inability to release the
past and go forward, clannishness and prejudice, and a tendency
to be self-pitying when you meet hardships in life.

     Ownership gives you a sense of security, and you have a
strong attachment to your possessions. You also have a natural
instinct or understanding of economics, finance, trade, and
appraising the value of merchandise.

    You feel that you have the support of your family or others
in your environment for your creative efforts and personal
goals, which enables you to act with confidence. You are able to
satisfy both your need to be an individual, and your need for
caring relationships and a sense of belonging. You are in
harmony with yourself and are therefore an effective
individual.

    You are extremely sensitive, compassionate, and giving,
often to your own personal disadvantage. Your ideals and
spiritual values motivate you, and you cannot live only for
personal gain or materialistic concerns. There must be an
element of beauty, magic, imagination, inspiration or creativity
in what you do. Otherwise you become listless and aimless. The
arts, theater, music, and/or charitable works suit you well.

    You seem to lack self-confidence and have a sense of anxiety
and insecurity that has no obvious cause. You tend to withdraw
and your outlook in general could be a bit too negative. Beware
of letting your emotional tension react to your physical
well-being.

    Your physique tends to be sensitive and your vitality may be
a bit low. You are very impressionable and somewhat unrealistic.
Sometimes your idealism could be confused or impractical, and
you can be rebellious or else apathetic.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Gemini and Sun in Cancer
Sun in Cancer
Sun in 2nd house
Sun Trine Moon
Sun Opposition Neptune
Sun Opposition Saturn/Neptune
Sun Opposition Uranus/Neptune



  
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 are quite verbal and communicative and eager to get
your own ideas and opinions across to others. You say what is on
your mind. Others see you as a lively, intelligent person, and
perhaps something of a chatterbox at times.

    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.

    Argumentative and rather aggressive and critical in
discussions, you tend to turn any conversation into a debate,
and sometimes a verbal war. You could be a spokesman for a
righteous cause, a lawyer vigorously defending a client, a sharp
analyst or critic. You are a convincing speaker, but are not
especially receptive to the ideas and opinions of others. You
have a forceful intellect and an aptitude for mental work.

    You approach your environment positively, but tend to be a
bit critical towards others. You are inclined to seek
recognition from your friends and associates and usually are
able to get it. You also enjoy keeping in contact with young
people.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Gemini
Mercury in 1st house
Mercury Conjunct Venus
Mercury aspects Venus and Mars
Mercury Square Mars
Mercury Conjunct Sun/Asc.



 
Section 5: Emotions: Moods, Feelings, Romance

    Secretive and inclined to brooding silences, it is difficult
for others to really know your inner core, for you trust and
open yourself to very few. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable
and to relinquish control in relationships is not easy for you.
 
    You have intense, passionate loves and hates and are a
jealously loyal and protective friend - or a fearsome foe. You
have a nasty habit of holding on to past hurts, resentments, and
guilt - and to keep such feelings to yourself. It is important
for you to learn to forgive and let go, as well as to express
your feelings openly and directly, rather than hiding or
repressing them.
 
    You are not content with superficial appearances and are
always probing beneath the surface of things for hidden motives.
You have a great deal of emotional depth.

     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 tend to surround yourself with people who are gentle,
sensitive, peace-loving, and artistically or spiritually
inclined, and there is a strong element of mutual compassion and
sympathy in your personal relationships. It is easy for you to
tune in psychically to other people's feelings and emotional
worlds. You may share this type of telepathic link with your
mother, sisters, or female friends in particular.

    Your emotions are very intense, but often hidden. Like a
volcano, one minute you seem quite peaceful and the next you are
exploding with great force and unexpected fury. The intensity of
your reactions often surprises even you. You have tremendous
zeal and tend to be an emotional fanatic about things you care
about. Your feelings and desires can be so compelling that you
do things against your better judgment and reason. You can also
be very manipulative, in a subtle way. Your personal
relationships are deeply emotional, passionate, and often stormy
and painful as well.

    In love, you are more interested in a person's sense of
humor and intelligence than in their physique. You like a
partner who is mentally alive and who keeps you guessing a
little bit, and you become restless and bored with someone who
never asks questions, never changes or surprises you. Talking,
sharing ideas, going places together, and learning new things
together is very important to your happiness. You need lots of
social stimulation, are something of a flirt, and like to have
many friends of both sexes. A possessive, jealous partner is
very stifling for you.

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

    You are intensely amorous and attractive to the opposite
sex, and are not inclined to friendly platonic relationships.
There is much tension in your love life - often because you put
your desires ahead of your partner's, and are impatient about
having your love needs satisfied. The whole arena of love,
romance, and sex is endlessly fascinating for you and you are
not happy without a love partner. You can "burn yourself out" by
pouring so much of your energy into romance.

    Your strong enthusiasm for life effects everyone around you.
You have a sense of well-being, a harmonious sex-life and you
are likely to enjoy healthy and affectionate love relationships.
You also have a lot of creative ideas and could do well with
some kind of craft projects.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Scorpio
Moon in 6th house
Moon Sextile Neptune
Moon Conjunct Pluto
Venus in Gemini
Venus in 1st house
Venus Square Mars
Venus Conjunct Sun/Jupiter



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

    You are noncombative, noncompetitive, and something of a
pacifist. You will give something up rather than fight for it.
You may seem weak-willed or ineffectual, for you do not have a
strong ego drive for personal achievement and material
advantage, or for winning at the expense of someone else. Being
first, being best, being on top doesn't mean much to you, and
you can be quite happy in a supporting role, working for the
benefit of others or for a cause that you believe in. You are
gentle and impressionable and are motivated by less mundane and
less tangible things than most other people. You may have
difficulty formulating clear, definite goals for yourself and
making your way in the world. You have many dreams, high ideals,
and a strong mystical or religious impulse. You also have a
creative imagination and can successfully apply yourself to art
or music. You have a sensitive physique and need to maintain
good regular health habits in order build strength and stamina.

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

    You seem to be compelled to defend your rights and may be
subject to angry upsets or quarrels in your environment. At
times you also could be the force behind the scenes and may be
attracted to some kind of secret mission, such as a secret
agent.

     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.

     In some ways you may feel that you have little choice about
your role in society. You're compelled either by unusual outer
circumstances or by an inner drive, to bring things which may be
dark, difficult, or taboo, into public awareness. You delve into
the hidden side of life, things which may have been purposefully
concealed or repressed, and bring these things to light. You
could come into direct conflict with the authorities or
powers-that-be as a result. You're apt to have extraordinary
ambitions, and could become overly zealous and fanatical also.

    Your persevering and enduring nature gives you the power to
overcome a lot of difficulties in life. You are able to carry
your lot with dignity and without complaint, but may literally
work yourself to death; you want to work until you take your
last breath!

    You tend to be a bit stubborn and want to achieve your goals
at any cost. Very independent, you resent authority and want to
gain control over others. You are capable of extraordinary
achievements, but could resort to drastic measures in order to
succeed.

    You are inclined to be a bit eccentric, and difficulties
with members of your family or friends may cause you to feel
depressed and alone frequently. You may be drawn more to older
people.

    You always need to have something going on and may
restlessly look for new ideas and action. You like change and
variety and are likely to change your associations with others
frequently.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Pisces
Mars in 11th house
Mars Conjunct Neptune/Asc.
Moon Square MC
Pluto Square MC
MC Conjunct Mars/Saturn
MC Conjunct Mars/Uranus
MC Conjunct Saturn/N. Node
MC Conjunct Uranus/N. Node



 
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.

     You are drawn to social work, the ministry, giving your
time and energy to charitable organizations, or to serving and
helping the disadvantaged in some way. Your generosity and
unselfishness will bring you and others much good.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Taurus
Jupiter in 12th house

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

     You have a critical, cynical attitude towards many
religions and philosophies. Without realizing it, you prevent
yourself from appreciating new viewpoints and attitudes. You are
more rigid and dogmatic than you realize. Your approach may also
be too intellectual or moralistic. You take your own political
beliefs and spiritual philosophy very seriously, worrying and
fretting if you are not 100% clear about some ideology or
theory.

     Fear of the unknown, of change, and/or of death may plague
you. You strongly resist changes and transitions rather than
greeting them with curiosity or a spirit of adventure, which
makes them much harder for you.
 
     On another level entirely, you are very careful about
joining forces, and especially your material resources, with
others. You want to keep your own and other people's property
and assets very distinct.

    You are serious and sincere about your interests, you do not
accept superficial answers, and you are not easily placated. You
want to bring your inspirations into concrete reality, and you
don't mind upsetting some apple carts if necessary. You become
impatient with others for being hesitant to implement new ideas
and take action, and your occasional outbreaks of brusque,
insensitive behavior often do more harm than good.



    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.

    Cultivating the qualities of empathy, gentleness, and
compassion will help counterbalance your deeply ingrained
perfectionism and critical nature. When under stress, you are
apt to try to rigorously analyze and to focus on what needs to
be corrected or improved, and you can easily become
problem-oriented, losing sight of the big picture and of what is
working.

    Learn to relax and surrender to the flow of events without
having to figure everything out all the time. Let your feelings
and intuitions flow more freely, be more flexible and fluid, use
your imagination and let your dreams emerge!

    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.

    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.

    Be a warrior and cultivate a positive, victorious, active
approach to life and to any problems you face. Act on your own
behalf instead of stalling, waiting, or hoping someone else will
do it for you. Assert yourself openly and courageously and don't
be afraid to make mistakes or fall down. Any new initiative is
likely to have a few trial runs. Stir up a healthy fighting
spirit, pick yourself up, and go! Appreciate conflict and
confrontation as a way to grow.

    You tend to be a bit too idealistic and may place too much
hope on your associations with others, resulting in frequent
disappointments. You could be attracted to naive people, but
some of your contacts also may turn out to be swindlers.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Sagittarius
Saturn in 8th house
Saturn Conjunct Uranus
N. Node in Pisces
N. Node in 11th house
N. Node Conjunct Mars
N. Node Conjunct Jupiter/Neptune



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

     Your life is characterized by sudden disruptions and events
which change the direction of your life quite unexpectedly. You
may be impatient and reckless at certain times, impulsively
acting out your urge for new life and change. You are an
emotionally complex person and you are capable of intense,
unexpected outbursts of feelings and desires.
 
     If you share material assets and resources with another
person (as in a marriage or business partnership), your fortunes
are likely to fluctuate wildly or change quickly for better or
worse.

     You have a very active imagination and powerful fantasies.
You may develop an interest in the supernatural, psychic
phenomena, or occult subjects. You may have strange fantasies
and/or nebulous fears of "ghosts", "the astral plane", or death.
It's better for you not to dabble in such areas unless you are
thoroughly grounded in the practical world as well.

     You can become obsessed with your health, self-improvement
and personal development. The psychological elements of disease
interest you, and you may endlessly psychoanalyze yourself and
others.
 
     Also, you may work compulsively and exhaust yourself
through overwork. You can be a tyrant with co-workers, and it
may be easier for you to work in solitude.

    You are inclined to dominate people and to use or manipulate
others for your own ends. You have a strong need to be in
control and to exercise influence over others. You also have a
desire to achieve record performances in groups you may be
involved with.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 9:
Uranus in 8th house
Neptune in 8th house
Pluto in 6th house
Pluto Opposition Sun/N. Node



 
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 12 year group of people who have a complex
and deep emotional side. Your age group has a great fascination
for the mysteries of life, and members of your age group will
make extraordinary breakthroughs in the understanding of life
processes; major advances in biological sciences will open up
new technological possibilities. Intensive probing into genetic
structure and cellular processes will accelerate genetic
engineering into new vistas. Your generation also probes the
mysteries of birth and death, and members of your age group will
even develop laboratories for forging new understanding of what
happens at birth and death. Other breakthroughs will be made in
the understanding of animal behavior and sexual activity.
Archeological studies will unearth vast new insights into the
history of man, and the exploration of the ocean will receive a
new impetus, spurred by unusual and interesting findings made at
the bottom of the sea.

    Behind all of this work is the deep, probing, penetrating
interest in the mysterious. There is a deep fascination with
sex, power, and the occult as well. Hypnosis, karate, and other
mental and physical training techniques are likely to be very
popular with your age group. The love of mystery is also likely
to bring a revival of mystery novels and movies; your age group
will bring the macabre into current fashion and style.

    You are an emotionally complex group, and you can be prone
to some very strange behavior. Intrigue and mystery are exciting
to your age group, and hopefully this does not get the better of
you, causing you to act in a cruel or grotesque manner. There is
a chance that crime, violence, and emotional disturbance will be
relatively high in your age group, but hopefully your interest
in the mysterious, strange, grotesque, and macabre will not
manifest in this way.

           The Ideals and Illusions of Your Age Group

    You are part of a 14 year group of people who are
conservative and traditional in spiritual aspirations and
religious outlook. Your age group returns to some traditional
basics in religion, and also traditional styles in music and
art. Classical music and literature have a revival with your age
group, and a great deal of inspiration is gained from the
masters of arts, music, literature, and philosophy throughout
history. Your age group is contemplative and reflective about
religious matters and you take an objective and logical approach
to religious issues. Many of you are cynics and critics of
spiritual and metaphysical ideas.

    Other age groups criticize your group for not having enough
heart and compassion. Sometimes this is true and is evidenced by
some unusually crafty and manipulative fraud and deception that
occurs in the higher ranks of governments and large businesses.

     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 extremely
enterprising and forward-looking. You are optimists and
explorers. Your age group shoots for the stars, figuratively and
literally. Space exploration takes on new dimensions as your age
group pushes fervently to the next frontier. There is a buoyant
and youthful optimism and enthusiasm in your group, and you have
your share of great discoveries as well as pipe dreams and
disillusionment. The discoveries and contributions, however, are
many, and more than compensate for the failures.

Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 10:
Pluto in Scorpio
Neptune in Capricorn
Neptune Sextile Pluto
Uranus in Sagittarius