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Volume
12, November 2006
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Welcome to November. October’s been such an
invigorating relief compared to the previous months. Now we are in Scorpio and
things are changing once again as we head towards the HolyDays.
The first half of November shows 5 traveling planets in Scorpio. That’s the
story. Sun/Mercury/Venus/Mars/Jupiter. This will bring
great intensity to all relationships as they will be pressured (by Pluto) to become more or decay. Scorpio inspires
us to mean more, to be more. We must
be careful to not only look at the timbre of our relationships but to moreover
make sure we are at our best. Scorpio doesn’t put up with excuses and its fire
burns and hopefully purifies.
I had a major
epiphany the other day. It “came to me.” Then I looked up the word “epiphany”
and found its roots are Greek for “to show a manifestation.” Interesting.
So, I asked, “Just who’s doing the showing?” More to the point, it’s always
been clear to me that the last 6 signs of the zodiac (Libra-Pisces) are in many
ways the higher octave of the first 6 (Aries-Virgo). Libra has always seemed to
be the Aries (its opposite sign) of the second half of the zodiac. What came to
me was that it works for all of the signs. Scorpio is indeed the Taurus of the
second half, Sagittarius, the Gemini of the world. Capricorn is easily the
Cancer (mother) of the world too. Aquarius instead of being bent on
self-expression leans towards group expression. Finally, as Virgo’s nature is
to help out others on more of a one-to-one basis, this tendency is greatly
broadened by its opposite Pisces whom makes it universal. Give it some thought.
Now for this bulb stuck in my head.
What brought me to
be thinking about Dr. Dyer is all the recent focus here on free will. I finally
found a perspective in his “The Power of Intention” book. He says, “Free will means that you have the choice to
connect to Spirit or not!” That made sense. Of course, I’d forgotten; it had to be a paradox.
It’s now official:
Last month’s proposal to change the calendar to 13 months of 28 days each has
been OKed, verified and adopted by the Pope, the
Supreme Court, the Trilateral Commission, the UN, and all remaining Mayans.
This change goes into effect
Note: You must know
your birth time in order to calculate your rising sign. If you do know
it, you can run this program from Astrolabe for free to find out what it is: http://www.alabe.com/freechart/ Once you go through
all the steps, the rising sign will be the sign with the intersecting line pointing
directly to the left of the chart. It is also listed in the second paragraph in
the brief description provided.
We celebrate Scorpio this month. What makes them tick?
This major Full
Moon happens with the Moon in Taurus opposite the Sun, Venus, and Mars in
Scorpio. This will have major impact on relationships. How much do you value
your relationship (Scorpio)? How much do you value yourself (Taurus)? How can
you balance the two? Can you keep or enhance your self-worth at the same time
maintaining a valid relationship? Those are the questions the Moon raises now.
11/17 Venus
enters Sagittarius 3:
11/17 Mercury
goes Direct
Well, ya had to ask me about this
right-wing pundit Ann Coulter…
11/22 Sun
enters Sagittarius 6:
11/23 Jupiter enters Sagittarius
Aries (Mar
21-Apr 19)
– Your pioneering spirit is released now. The urge to travel and expand is
great now. Do it. You need to shake off the dust of all the caution and
negativity that’s been around you and truly own up to your daring, adventurous
nature. If you’ve been considering more schooling in order to broaden your
horizons, go for it. Dang, how come so many folks making living so hard, eh?
Taurus (Apr
20-May 20)
– Your normal “slow as she goes” nature gets a lift now. You’re feeling
encouraged to share assets with another now. Whether this is financial or romantic, now is the perfect time for you to set aside your
natural caution and feel encouraged about joining forces with another. Your
self-worth is growing leaps and bounds as you engage a wider spectrum of
others. Tis a good investment.
Gemini (May
21-Jun 21) –
You’re on a high now. Feeling confident with public dealings and optimistic
about your ability to commence or improve your relationships. As your
self-image starts to feel better, so goes your relationships. Faith and belief
are replacing the skepticism that’s been prevalent throughout ’06. Consider the
possibilities: a great big green light in the area of romance and flirtation?
Cancer (Jun
22-Jul 22)
– Thankfully, this is a great transit for healing if you’ve not been feeling
your best. You may even be led to a wonderful caregiver/healer at this time. Mostly,
this indicates that you’ll feel optimistic about being able to “get yourself
together.” You may also be expanding at work - learning new job skills that
will benefit you.
Leo (Jul
23-Aug 22)
– “I do” are the keywords for Leo. And I’m not talking about matrimony here.
This is truly the time to “do.” Follow-up on your dreams now and launch your
big plans. Make that huge bonfire you’ve been talking about. Show the world how
if you can dream it, you can do it. They want you to take the lead and let it shine;
most just don’t usually have the gumption that the Lion has. I think Mick Jagger does.
Virgo (Aug
23-Sep 22)
– Family and home matters are looking better now. Time to
cash in some of those hard-earned vacation days and enjoy them with family.
Virgo often gets a bad rap for always being at the workplace. I’ve noticed many
times where Virgos really enjoy their families. After all, what’s all the hard
work for? It’s time for you to enjoy your loved ones and reap the harvest from
being such an A#1 provider.
Libra (Sep
23-Oct 22)
– This brings a wonderful time for you to do one of your favorite pastimes – learn! Libra is a very intelligent sign and should
definitely take advantage of Jupiter’s pass through their solar third house –
the house of the mind. Use this to learn a new language, improve your
vocabulary, or simply read, read, read.
Scorpio (Oct
23 - Nov 21)
– While an astrologer may be tempted to encourage you to play the lotto now,
remember that one out of every 12 players is also a Scorpio too. Don’t be
discouraged however, this is a great time to increase
your net financial worth. More importantly however, this period brings an
improved sense of self-worth and optimism to all of your relationships. A bit lighter episode of your Soap Opera.
Sagittarius (Nov
22-Dec 21)
– Well, well, well. Jupiter comes home to roost. How welcome! You’ll really be
feeling like yourself and be asking everyone, “How come no one laughs around
here?!” Huh, Jake? Jupiter brings with it faith and encouragement and mostly a
great sense of being happy that you are simply being yourself. Fun is the
keyword here, “If it ain’t fun, I ain’t doin it!” Only Sag can get away with that.
Capricorn (Dec
22-Jan 19)
– The serious Goat is getting support from on high now. Literally, if this
winter sign isn’t too snowed in with tradition, malaise, and gloom, now is the
time to start listening to supportive spirit all around you! It doesn’t always
come via Fed Ex either. Listen to the trees… watch the river flow… hear your
next message in the unlikeliest of places. Capricorns can fool people. Ask and
you’ll receive, remember?
Aquarius (Jan
20-Feb 18)
– You’re really starting to come into your own here. A great
time to travel with friends too. Mostly, this transit indicates that you
are feeling optimistic about the highly unique path you have carved for
yourself. Not only are you encouraged by seeing good signs along your pathway
but others are seeing the wisdom and uniqueness of the path you’ve chosen.
Pisces (Feb
19-Mar 20) –
For those of you stuck at your cubicle, at least you’ll feel better. For others, this is your opportunity to find
employment more suitable to your dreamy, unrestricted nature. Jupiter will
likely reward you at work for all of your selfless efforts. And it may buy you
time or bring you good contacts to help you find a new career that is more befitting
of your sense of service to others.
-The
male Scorpion will generally retreat quickly, most likely to avoid being
cannibalized by the female, not a bad idea
-Say
what you want for now, Scorpio is still ruled by Pluto, the dwarf-planet
-Charon, Pluto's moon is also the name of the boatman on the
river
-Talk
about the powerful Scorpios: Theodore Roosevelt, Pablo Picasso, Bill Gates,
Leon Trotsky, George Patton, Daniel Boone, Chiang Kai-shek,
Martin Luther, Billy Graham, Saint Augustine, Ted Turner, Dylan Thomas, Claude
Monet, Auguste Rodin,
Albert Camus, Erwin Rommel,
John Gotti, Joseph Goebbels
(and on the other hand: Goldie Hawn, Jonathan
Winters, John Candy, and Curly)
Dear Kid Astro, What about sayings like: “What got into you?” When one becomes somewhat astute at astrology or even
more aware of what the planets are “doing”, one sees that these heavenly
motions coincide with waves of
feelings that we have. Today’s planets “hit” sensitive points in our birth
charts. They line up geometrically with various points. For instance, when Mars
lines up, we often feel aggressive. When Saturn hits, we may feel labored. Jupiter, optimistic. Uranus, fed-up and
looking to break free, etc. These examples show the tremendous advantage
that you have if you know astrology and
use it properly. You understand these periods and aren’t caught off-guard
so often. NO ONE knows how astrology works. My best guestimation
is this: God has a benevolent plan and intelligently applies His or Her patterns
and cycles to all of Creation. The same God-energy that manages the planets,
manages us and all things. Astrology allows us to read His or Her Astro-clock
as the planets provide our best, time-tested standard of regulated, measurable
motion. Clear as mud? You may go to your next class.
Next month we ask Kid
Astro: What going to happen during my “Saturn-return?” I hear
it’s going to be really bad. (That’s
what Rick was told 35 years ago.)
S.P.A.C.E.
News
The Southwestern
Pennsylvania Astrology Consortium for Enlightenment (S.P.A.C.E.) will have a
special holiday meeting on Sunday, December
10th. Usually the meetings are held on the last Sunday of each month at
Void Void
Date Starts Ends
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11/02 2:54am - 10:46am BE ESPECIALLY ALERT
11/04 3:04am - 11:05am TO DAYS IN RED,
11/06 5:17am - 11:46am THE MOON IS VOID
11/08 6:15am - 2:46pm MOST OF THE
WORK-DAY
11/10 3:58pm - 9:34pm
11/13
11/15
11/18
11/20
11/22
11/24
11/27
11/29
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
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