05 February, 2012

The Giants Won

Astrologers love to talk about the astrology of the past. When it comes to sports it is a "totally different ball game." Just how many individual charts would we have to look at, team charts, place charts, time charts...After all that work would it be really worth it? We can always learn something new from each different chart and that knowledge can be then applied to whatever we need it for. It is all about learning. Astrologers are constantly doing that - they are learning from each and every new chart.

The New England Patriots were born on November 16, 1959, making them a Scorpio. The New York Giants birthday is on October 4, 1925, so they are a Libra. It was a close game. Giants won. We know it now and we did not have to do all that work of calculating charts and such. Some things are better to be left alone, so they can emerge on their own. That same thing applies to astrology. We can only know so much. And then we take this knowledge to take it to our own hands. Our birth charts and our predictive astrology serves us only as a tool to better know ourselves and perhaps give us a glimpse of what is in store for us. It doesn't give us a straight answer. It does not solve our problems for us. It functions like a mirror and a compass in one. Knowledge and direction.

Congratulation Giants! Thank you Patriots for a great game!

01 February, 2012

Aquarius

On January 20, 2012 – the Sun moved into the sign of Aquarius. As one of my favorite astrologers Roy Alexander once said - "Sagittarius is about enjoying oneself within the system. Capricorn is about using the system as a personal power base. In contrast, Aquarius is concerned with improving the system, perhaps even destroying it if it has become too rigid." - this proves to be true since Aquarius is the innovator of the zodiac. He/she is also a social worker, philanthropist and a humanitarian all in one.

Aquarius - the Water Bearer is the eleventh sign of the Zodiac and it rules the eleventh House. The eleventh House represents friendships, connections, organizations, gifts and hopes. It is an air sign and a fixed sign. Air represents thinking and an analytical mind and a fixed sign just means that it is a sign that is "within" the season (winter in this case). Fixed signs have often strong opinions and firm dislikes.

Aquarius - independent, assertive, progressive, unattached, analytical and inventive - the one who refuses to follow the crowds and likes to be different. To some they appear as eccentric. Aquarians like and want to believe that everyone is equal. They are socially conscious, liberal, great friends yet detached. They tend to have lots of acquaintances but few close friends. They enjoy being with people and are also content to be alone. They enjoy travelling but are also happy at home.

Aquarius is ruled by the planet Uranus. This is a planet of change and innovation, one that brings rapid and sudden changes. Well that is what it is all about. Moving forward and "rocking the boat" is the soul food of people born under this sign.

Happy Birthday to all my Aquarius friends.

Sun in Aquarius, Venus in Gemini and Jupiter in Taurus

he Sun is in Aquarius. Venus in Gemini and Jupiter in Taurus are visible in the evening at sunset (give and take since we are in the Pacific Northwest). For most of February Mars will rise just after sunset. Mercury will be visible in the evening sky from mid February. Saturn will rise at midnight at the beginning of February. If you are an early riser you will see Mars and Saturn. Mars will be above the southwest horizon and Saturn will rise in the east around midnight in early February. Saturn isn't the most exciting planet to watch, it isn't as exciting as Mars or as glamorous as Venus. No wonder it has been called "the oldest of the old sheep" by stargazers. At late night on February 11th you will see Saturn just slightly left of the waning gibbous Moon on the east. Happy stargazing!