-- Newsletter --
Volume 11, October 2006
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Welcome to October. I am very excited to
announce to those of you in the
October is going to be a good month, with
the aftermath of the Saturn-Neptune opposition and 2 eclipses, the Sun’s entry
into Scorpio, another Mercury
Retrograde period, the end of Daylight Savings, and finally Halloween. Have we
all survived since Pluto is now a dwarf? Tell someone going through a Pluto
transit that it’s just a wittle dwarf.
Believe me, I’m
tired of beating this dead horse too, but now that we are on the other side of
this 8/31 Saturn opposition to
On a much lighter
note, I officially propose that we change the calendar.
We ought to have 13
months each year with 28 days in each instead of this inconvenient arrangement
that we currently live with? I know it’s a bit late to propose such a notion.
If we did though, we’d have a New and Full Moon each month and be in synch with
the planets (otherwise known as Nature).
There 
would be exactly four weeks in every month always. This would account for
364 days. Those of you born at the end of February can argue about what to do
with the extra 1.25 days each year. Do I hear a second?
On a related note, it has been pointed out
to me and with some interesting finds in Wikipedia, I have found out that the days of the week are
each associated with a planet. They are as follows:
Sunday - Sun
Monday – Moon
Tuesday – Mars
Wednesday - Mercury
Thursday - Jupiter
Friday - Venus
Saturday – Saturn
We celebrate Libra this month
10/6 Full
Moon
Per sign, this is how I see it manifesting
in general for the rest of the month:
Aries (Mar
21-Apr 19) Feeling good about yourself, The Ram
plunges head-strong into new relationships with great confidence. Your charm
abounds. People are infatuated with you and your winning, simple, direct ways. Usually
not a shy sign, this is your time to ask that certain someone for a date or
turn over a new leaf in a stale relationship. You have nothing but green lights
ahead!
Taurus (Apr
20-May 20)
Things not only go well for you with personal relationships, but also with
fellow workers. The ever patient Bull now finds a stronger sense of urgency especially
when it comes to pairing up with others. Usually Taurus only allows others to
grow on them slowly. Now, this new confidence and ease helps them to be more accessible.
Great time to ask for a raise – boy, will they like hearing that.
Gemini (May
21-Jun 21) Things
could not be any better in the realm of friends and relationships. As a matter
of fact, you may even confuse the two right now. No
problem, Gemini, the juggler, can always handle two sides of every issue, eh?
This is simply a great time to have some refreshing fun with everyone. Your
chart speaks loudly of healing
(Jupiter in the sixth) through being surrounded by loved ones.
Cancer (Jun
22-Jul 22)
Societal and job pressures ease up on you for once. Somehow the balance between
world and home starts to work out. The Crab is finding the courage to adventure
out from under the safety of their Cancerian rock and face the world head-on.
You will find allies as you do this. Even your children will come to your aid. The perfect time for a very big family picnic.
Leo (Jul
23-Aug 22)
Find the biggest station wagon you can, cram as many
family members into it as you can, and head off to WallyWorld!
You have the opportunity now to express your big dreams and show everyone how
loud your roar can be and just how wide your arms can spread. Leo has had it
tough since Saturn entered
Virgo (Aug
23-Sep 22)
Sticky money situations between you and others are starting to work out. Your
recent decisiveness and resoluteness is paying off. Somehow, other people have
been holding you down and this is your chance to smoothly slide past them. Your
honesty always pays off. Now, if you have to, is the perfect time to ask for
that big loan you may be in need of. Bring in the harvest.
Libra (Sep
23-Oct 22)
Self-worth is on the rise this month as you are taking the bull by the horns in
all of your relationships. You are winning now because you are putting yourself
first. About time. Nothing more to
say here. It’s that simple.
Scorpio (Oct
23 - Nov 21)
For once, you are getting somewhat detached from your relationships and feeling
the need to address your own integration. You are finding the desire and
courage to do so now. This will pay off with a much greater sense of self-worth
as you unhitch your wagon from the continual pressure of having your
relationship supply all of your needs. “Ahhh.”
That was the sound of your partner sighing.
Sagittarius (Nov
22-Dec 21)
This is the perfect time to take that large mind of
yours and eagerly enter the mix with other spiritually-minded folk. Support is
pouring into your life from all around as people are attracted to your
lightness and fun-loving nature. Make your move – go do something big with your
group. Have a bonfire. Have a séance. Have a weenie roast. Invoke and invite the
spirits for footlongs.
Capricorn (Dec
22-Jan 19)
“Home On the Range” is the song. Dive headlong into
solving your home situation. Quit waiting. The inner-support is here to tackle
the ongoing home/career issues. If you have to change something, do it. A
roommate of mine once smashed down an interior wall with a sledgehammer without
giving me any warning. He didn’t want it there anymore. Simple
solution. There aren’t any rules.
Aquarius (Jan
20-Feb 18)
No one has ever held you back before and you’re not going to allow them to
start now. This really is time to launch new adventures for yourself.
You’re always full of exciting new ideas for what can be done – for what’s
possible. Get out of your Edisonian head and go do
it! The doorways are opening now. You just need to walk through them!
Pisces (Feb
19-Mar 20) Wonderful-hearted
Pisces is finally finding some long-needed self-worth. You’re now starting to
benefit from all of your recent tussles. You have learned that you matter. The better you feel about
yourself, the more you have to give. And giving is your true nature. Keep it up
– here’s a toast to the Fishes!
10/7 Yo Yo Ma turns
51 – French-born to Chinese parents, Ma is one of the greatest cellist to ever
live. Artists and musicians always have charts with tremendous activation of
one of the outer planets: Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto (yes, I’m still calling it
a planet). And many times all at once. This is where the musical inspiration and
ability comes from. Period.
Still, Ma has to be tremendously dedicated
to practicing, but, the channel is there
for him to take advantage of it. Four planets in Libra,
the sign of music. Mercury (mind) next to
A final note: His Saturn is strong too.
Even though Saturn is the antithesis of inspiration, it always takes a strong
Saturn to give one the stamina to keep it all together. So
much for Saturn-naysayers.
God, (can I use that word?), could we use
about 5 billion more of him right now on this planet. This is a Mr. Roger’s New Moon. You are
special. Thank you Fred (Pisces of course).
The Mood Starts
Changing
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is larger than the earth and is a storm that has been
brewing for centuries.
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Other names that were considered for the planet
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The names of Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, in Greek,fear and dread, respectively.
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The preferred pronunciation of “Libra” is “Lye-bra”, but you’ll sound uppity if
you use it.
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Can you believe that all of these people were born under the sign of Libra? F.Scott Fitzgerald, Bela Lugosi, Mahatma
Gandhi, John Lennon, Groucho Marx, Chuck Berry, Lee
Harvey Oswald, Aleister Crowley, Julie Andrews, Truman
Capote, Christopher Reeve, Bruce Springsteen, and Luciano Pavarotti, Jimmy Carter, and Evel
Knievel.
Dear Kid Astro, Since I have free
will, how can Astrology still “work?”
Well, I’d like to meet the guy who knows for sure whether we have free will or not. Needless to say, we need to proceed as if we do. Astrology doesn’t override your will. However, it does show when you, the surfer, will encounter a big wave or two. It’s up to the surfer to master the board and ride or cower from it. I must have been a sailor in a past lifetime as I keep using sailing metaphors. Astrology shows when the wind will blow, from what direction and gives a basic description of your boat and sailing gear. It’s up to you to understand it, get in touch with yourself and take its guidance in order to have a more enjoyable and fruitful voyage. Some boats are heavy, some light. You’re not going to change that. And some routes are bumpier than others. Just like Forrest Gump said, “I think maybe it’s a little of both.”
Next month Kid Astro analyzes such offhanded remarks as “What got into you?” “I don’t know what came over him.” “I’m going to wait until the spirit moves me.” “What’s eating at you?” “I’ve had it up to here!” “When the time is right.” And his favorite: “What goes around, comes around.”
S.P.A.C.E.
News
The Southwestern
Pennsylvania Astrology Consortium for Enlightenment (S.P.A.C.E.)
will next meet
on Sunday, October 29th. Monthly meetings are held on the last
Sunday of each
month at
Village in a private home just off of Rt. 19.
All interested in Astrology are welcome.
Call (724)622-8079 for details.
Void Void
Date Starts Ends
10/1 11:16pm - 11:24pm BE
ESPECIALLY ALERT
10/3 4:14pm - 1:33am (next day) TO DAYS IN RED,
10/5 4:33pm - 1:32am (next day) THE MOON IS VOID
10/7 4:05pm - 1:04am (next day) MOST OF THE WORK-DAY
10/9 1:07pm - 2:06am (next day)
10/11 8:22pm - 6:21am (next day)
10/14
10/16
10/19
10/22
10/24
10/26
10/28
10/31
Void-of-Course Moons are periods every few days anywhere from a few minutes to several hours where you are discouraged from launching projects. It’s kind of like sailing a boat and there just isn’t any wind. For more
information on this subject, visit my earlier newsletter: www.starself.com/newsletter2.html
Access my complete 2006 Void Moon table at:
www.starself.com/rxvoidmoon.html
Find
all past articles and newsletters at: www.starself.com/articlesnews.html
Free
birth chart calculations are available at: http://www.alabe.com/freechart/
A free do-it-yourself Astrology program is
available at: http://www.magitech.com/~cruiser1/astrolog.htm
The PA Dept. of Vital Records form for
ordering your birth time/birth certificate is at: www.starself.com/birthtime
Remember, if you have any intriguing or humorous stories about Mercury’s Retrograde periods, feel free to email
them to mercuryrx@starself.com
(anonymously if you prefer.)
Make sure to stay in touch with my web site
at www.starself.com and as always,
“May the planets be with you as you find your Starself!”
Rick