This is the Merlin Report from Cosmic Patterns.
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Gordon Brown
February 20, 1951
8:40 AM
Giffnock, Scotland
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.
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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 0 Pis 54
Pluto 18 Leo 22
Moon 12 Leo 53 N. Node 19 Pis 02
Mercury 16 Aqu 16 Asc. 15 Ari 25
Venus 24 Pis 17 MC 4 Cap 46
Mars 22 Pis 35 2nd cusp 28 Tau
54
Jupiter 15 Pis 40 3rd cusp 19 Gem 02
Saturn 1 Lib 03 5th cusp 21 Can 29
Uranus 5 Can 37 6th cusp 16 Leo 04
Neptune 19 Lib 17
Tropical Placidus Standard time observed
GMT: 08:40:00 Time Zone: 0 hours West
Lat. and Long. of birth: 55 N 48 4 W 17
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
Chapter 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.
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:
Fire and Water are Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 19,0,7,23)
Earth is Weak (F,E,A,W Scores = 19,0,7,23)
Chapter 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 meet life head on and throw yourself into new experiences with zest and
enthusiasm. You are direct, straightforward, assertive, and usually completely
aboveboard in all your dealings. Candid and incapable of guile, insincerity or
phoniness, you project a confident and sometimes arrogant appearance to others.
You often lack tact and sensitivity, and can be completely oblivious to others'
needs, and inadvertently selfish. You are self-reliant and don't depend upon
social approval and reinforcement as much as other people do. You like to be
original and do not mind going it alone. You may feel that you do not fit into
groups very well, and that you do not naturally blend in and cooperate with
others very easily. You like to be either a leader or a loner.
You are a doer and thrive on freedom, challenge, and activity. You tend to think
in clear, black and white terms, and to be somewhat simplistic in your outlook,
which enables you to act in a very decisive and self-assured manner. When
inspired with an idea, you feel such a sense of urgency and excitement about it
that you will often charge ahead and try to implement it in a rather bold but
poorly planned and crudely executed way. Patience and careful attention to
details are not your forte. However, you never accept defeat and will have
brilliant and unprecedented successes and discoveries, as well as painful
failures. To you it is far better to make mistakes than it is to play it safe
and never try.
You are scornful of what you see as weakness or passivity in others and also of
the human tendency to imitate and follow. You are not a follower. Others see you
as a strong individual, and perhaps brash and brazen as well. You present a
strong front to the world and generally do not allow others to see your
vulnerable or insecure side.
You may seem to others to be very gentle, malleable, and easily taken in. As a
result, people can take advantage of you, especially through your pity or
sympathy. If you seem to be continually disappointed by or deceived by others,
try to see how your own naiveté may be contributing to these situations.
You appear sympathetic and approachable. Because you use your feelings and
intuition in assessing people, others sense that you understand their feelings
or their personal situations. At the same time you really want people to know
how you feel, and their care and support are very important to you.
There is a certain intensity, charisma, or compelling attractiveness about you
that may have little to do with your physical features. It's an energy, a subtle
sexuality, that you emanate. Also, you tend to do everything wholeheartedly and
with passion, which is quite fascinating to other people. Your instincts and
psychological perceptions about others are quite incisive.
You come across to others as intelligent, alert, articulate, knowledgeable, and
communicative. You are quite curious and interested in the people and events
around you, and can't resist commenting about them.
You also need to be busy and active, and you move quickly. You also appear to be
restless. Keeping your mind or hands occupied helps with that.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Aries Rising
Neptune Opposition Asc.
Moon Trine Asc.
Pluto Trine Asc.
Mercury Sextile Asc.
Chapter 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation
Although you strive for honesty and candor, as described in the previous
chapter, you are really very nonaggressive and kind, as discussed below. You
often feel a great chasm between your idealism and the harsh realities that
often require confrontation and sometimes conflict. However, you have a gift for
being able to stand up by yourself with integrity, but without malice or
vindictiveness. Your strength combined with your compassion can make you a
leader who is deeply sensitive to the needs of others. Also, your pioneering
spirit may spur you to introduce new styles or concepts in the arts, music, or
other imaginative area.
At heart you are very gentle, impressionable, and receptive -a dreamer. The
world of your imagination, feelings, and intuition is as real to you as anything
in the outer world, though you may have trouble verbalizing or interpreting your
inner experiences in a way others can understand. Mystical, artistic, musical,
emotional and imaginative, you have a rich inner life, though you may seem
rather unobtrusive and quiet outwardly. You usually keep to yourself.
You have great sensitivity and empathy with others, and you often sense things
psychically or intuitively which prove to be correct. You are tolerant,
forgiving, and nonjudgmental, accepting people unconditionally regardless of
their flaws, mistakes, or outward appearance. You have deep compassion for the
suffering of any fellow creature and often feel others' pain as if it were your
own. You sympathize with the needy, the disadvantaged, the misfits of society.
You are capable of giving selflessly, living a life of devoted and compassionate
service to others, as a healer, physician, social worker, or minister. However,
you tend to give indiscriminately, to let others take advantage of your
kindness, and to encourage the weak to remain so by becoming dependent upon you.
You have little sense of boundaries, of limits, of knowing when to say "no".
Moderation and self-discipline are not your strong points.
You are a lover and a peacemaker rather than a fighter, and you try to avoid
open conflict. You will patiently ignore or "tune out" problems and hope they
will go away by themselves, rather than directly confronting them, and you tend
to lack the positive fighting spirit that is sometimes necessary to overcome
challenges. You are fluid, open, nonresistant, and somewhat passive. You do
things in a subtle, often covert, manner.
Your gifts may also lie in the realm of the creative, artistic, or musical, for
you have a great sensitivity, inspiration, and limitless imagination. You
respond very strongly to beauty and to love.
Your faults include a tendency to be lazy and negligent, and to wallow in
self-pity rather than taking strong, definite action to change your life for the
better. You also tend to become so detached from your immediate environment that
you live in a disorderly, chaotic sort of hodgepodge, though this probably
bothers those around you more than it bothers you.
You tend to get involved in the helping professions or in activities where your
efforts are hidden, behind the scenes, unacknowledged, or unknown to the public.
Asserting yourself or getting up in front of an audience may be exceedingly
uncomfortable for you.
You have to overcome considerable hardship in order to fulfill your personal
destiny. However, you do have the strength and stamina necessary to do so.
Support and helpful guidance from your father or other significant men in your
life may well be lacking. In fact, their disapproval of you and their harsh
criticism are apt to be two of your greatest handicaps, and at times you may
feel quite discouraged and alone. But true self-reliance and a solid sense of
your own powers may well be the silver lining to that cloud in your life. You
need to learn to follow your own creative impulses and heart's desires,
regardless of what your critics or the authorities say.
Although you take yourself and your responsibilities seriously, there is also a
part of you that rebels against rules and restrictions and answering to outside
authority. You can feel torn between conforming or fulfilling your obligations,
and breaking free of them. Your wilder side will now be described.
The unusual and unorthodox appeal to you, and you do not allow tradition,
convention, or other people's expectations to dictate how you are going to live
your life. You crave freedom, adventure, excitement, and discovery, and are not
afraid of change. You possess inventive and creative genius.
You probably have great intellectual ability and curiosity. You never seem to
run out of ideas and always welcome the study of new subjects, the more abstract
the better. But you also have the basic sense to translate abstract ideas into
practical reality.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Aries and Sun in Pisces
Sun in Pisces
Sun in 12th house
Sun Quincunx Saturn
Sun aspects Saturn and Uranus
Sun Trine Uranus
Sun Conjunct Mercury/Jupiter
Chapter 4: Mental Interests and Abilities
You are a progressive thinker, open and receptive to new technologies and
breakthroughs in science, and the latest discoveries in any field. You have high
expectations and a deep belief that mankind's problems can be solved through the
use of our creative intelligence and inventive mind. You have no patience for
those whose conservative, unimaginative outlook limits their capacity to find
solutions and envision a better future. You also like to keep abreast of current
developments in world affairs, for you instinctively know that what happens in
one part of the world affects everyone. You have a strong humanitarian impulse.
Practically speaking, you have an aptitude for organization and enjoy being
involved in cooperative endeavors or businesses that are contemporary and
innovative.
You don't speak up readily, even when you have a lot to say! Also, your mind
tends to drift and you find it difficult to study very factual material that
doesn't have much color or imaginative appeal. Your intuition and first
impressions are likely to be quite accurate, however, and you tend to depend
upon this faculty in making decisions.
You have very little interest in or facility for technical, mechanical things.
The human personal side of life, people, psychology, the inner side of life is
your forte. You understand children and enjoy conversing, counseling, listening,
and learning about them. You also need a variety of social and intellectual
experiences on a regular basis, and will be restless, nervous, and irritable if
you can not get out and about. You often need to be mobile, to go for a walk or
a drive, to settle yourself and reestablish your emotional equilibrium. You tend
to dwell on the past, to ponder its significance, and to long for it at times.
Nostalgia and sentimentality color your thinking quite a bit.
You are open and receptive to subjects which defy rational explanation, such as
psychic phenomena, mental telepathy, metaphysics, etc., and you could teach
these subjects to others. Your mind is imaginative and inspired and you have an
aptitude for art and creative writing.
You have very strong opinions and may be seen as fanatical, extreme, dogmatic,
or one-sided in your views. Forcing your "truth" onto other people or playing
intellectual power games with them, seeking to manipulate their thinking along
certain lines, can lead to much conflict and opposition in your life. You may
also be keenly aware of the ways the media, popular artists, and advertising
manipulates and shapes our thoughts, for you see through hypocrisy, sham, and
surface appearances quite readily. You have an intense way of communicating, and
you may threaten others unintentionally.
You tend to have big plans and pursue your ideas with great zeal. You also have
the power to influence people and sway them to your point of view. You may
accomplish this through public speaking or writing, and could do well in
publicity or advertising.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Aquarius
Mercury in 12th house
Moon Opposition Mercury
Mercury Trine Neptune
Mercury Opposition Pluto
Mercury Opposition Moon/Pluto
Chapter 5: Emotions: Moods, Feelings, Romance
Warm, loving, and generous in your affections, you inspire tremendous devotion
and loyalty in your loved ones. This is good, since you would never settle for
anything less! You want to be adored and worshipped like the king or queen that
you feel you are, and it is difficult for anyone to resist the warmth and
attention you lavish on those you care about. You have a great deal of pride and
need to be recognized and appreciated. The way to really hurt your feelings is
to ignore you. You are genuine, sincere, and have a strong sense of personal
integrity. You hate emotional games and dishonesty.
You are emotionally expressive and often dramatize your feelings, acting them
out or blowing them out of proportion. You can not hide your instinctive
emotional reactions to people or situations, and you don't make any pretenses
about your personal sympathies or antipathies.
You have a childlike openness and playfulness which is very appealing to others,
but which sometimes gets you into trouble, as you take risks on impulse or whim.
You are prone to be overly indulgent, overly permissive, overly generous, and
disinclined to budget or diet or set reasonable limits for yourself or others.
Subconsciously you feel entitled to bounty, and see no reason to be deprived. At
your worst you can be greedy but insatiable, and addicted to "the good life".
However, if other factors in your chart indicate a capacity for discipline and
prudence, there is a positive side to your emotional indulgence -- you tend to
be quite charitable and tolerant, freely giving and willing to embrace others
despite their shortcomings.
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.
Your emotional excitability is very strong and you tend to be high-strung and
impatient. You know what you want to accomplish, forge ahead and brook no
interference. Domineering and forceful, it is not easy for you to back down
gracefully when you are confronted.
You relate to others on an emotional level, because you feel your emotions so
strongly yourself. You are sensitive to others' needs and have the ability to
create a cozy atmosphere when you are together with another person.
Tremendously softhearted and sympathetic, you give very selflessly and devotedly
to those you love and often allow others to become overly dependent upon you.
More compassionate than passionate, you may become romantically involved with
someone because they need love and you want to help them, rather than out of
mutual pleasure or attraction.
You are drawn to sensitive, imaginative, gentle souls -poets, musicians,
dreamers - or to someone you feel you can have a deep spiritual relationship
with. You idealize love and have a very beautiful, romantic vision of what love
can be.
You often hide your affection, or find your feelings difficult to express or get
across to the person you love. Being openly affectionate and trusting often
doesn't seem safe to you. You may feel your love won't be appreciated or
reciprocated. You may get involved in secret love affairs or fall in love with a
person who is quite unavailable to you. Love and sacrifice often seem to go hand
in hand for you - having to give something up to be with the one you love, or
having to relinquish some person or some aspect of an important love
relationship.
You are extremely amorous and it is difficult for you to go without a romantic
involvement for very long. When you are attracted to someone, you pursue them
very ardently and sometimes come on too strong. Doing creative work or artistic
work can also satisfy the very strong desire for love and beauty that you feel.
You have an affectionate nature and are in harmony with your environment.
Charming and friendly, you are on good terms with most of the people in your
sphere. Your friends and associates mean a lot to you and you relate to them in
a positive and loving way.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Leo
Moon in 5th house
Moon Quincunx Jupiter
Moon Conjunct Pluto
Moon Opposition Mars/MC
Moon Opposition N. Node/MC
Venus in Pisces
Venus in 12th house
Venus Conjunct Mars
Venus Conjunct Sun/Asc.
Chapter 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.
Asserting yourself and being direct and forceful about what you want is very
often difficult for you. Though you may have a great deal of energy and drive,
you lack confidence or simply the desire to put yourself and your interests
first. Positively you can be very unselfish, working more on behalf of others
rather than for yourself.
You deny your own desires and needs too much, however, and you are likely to
secretly become very angry, which will sabotage your finest efforts.
You have a positive, "can-do" attitude and tackle life's challenges with relish.
You are self-confident and have a strong will to succeed, to see how much you
can do and how far you can go. No matter what you accomplish, you do not rest on
your laurels. You want to keep on going, to do even bigger things. You are
forward-looking, enterprising, and enthusiastic about new projects. You are not
happy in situations that do not offer you challenges and the potential for
growth and expansion in the future - no matter how secure or satisfactory they
may be in other respects. You enjoy competition, but you compete mostly with
yourself, to see how much of your vision and potential you can really achieve.
You make a good leader, inspiring courage and confidence in others. You usually
enjoy good health and high vitality.
You are industrious and diligent and have the power to establish yourself in the
world. You are very ambitious and tend to strive for public recognition.
Although you may not be looking for trouble, you also could easily get into
disputes or quarrels.
You are quite passionate, love children, and are inclined to wish for a large
family. In fact, you are likely to become completely bound up in your marriage
and family life.
In order to achieve your ambitions in life you may well feel that you must make
a significant break from your personal past, especially the influences of your
childhood environment, your family, or familial traditions. You're apt to be the
black sheep, or the one who left home and never really returned.
What you want to do in life may seem "off the wall" or "way out in left field"
to some people.
You persevere through numerous obstacles, frustrations, delays, and setbacks in
order to attain your ambitions in life. Sometimes it may feel as if you're
pushing a boulder uphill. Try to avoid bitterness or comparing your lot to
others', as these could weaken your resolve.
In your professional life you are apt to have a great deal of recognition and
success. Early on in your career, important and influential people in your field
are apt to notice you and help you along. At some point, you yourself are apt to
be quite an influential person -- at least in your chosen line of endeavor. You
are headed for a leadership role.
You seem to lack the drive needed to deal with situations and depend a lot on
your subconscious insights. Your energy tends to be a bit low and feelings of
hopelessness and inferiority may plague you quite often.
You strive to be at one with others, but somehow are not able to synchronize
your feelings or viewpoints with them. Feeling disappointed, you may prefer a
life in seclusion and away from other people.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Pisces
Mars in 12th house
Mars Conjunct Jupiter
Mars Conjunct Sun/Asc.
Mars Conjunct Venus/N. Node
Uranus Opposition MC
Saturn Square MC
Sun Sextile MC
MC Conjunct Mars/Neptune
MC Conjunct Neptune/N. Node
Chapter 7: Growth and Expansion: Areas That You Enjoy
Your ability to empathize and identify with others makes you unwilling to take
advantage of or hurt anyone. You care about the underdog. You may also be
unusually impressionable or have highly developed psychic sensitivity.
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.
You are apt to have very strong convictions and beliefs, and some might say you
border on being fanatical. At some point in your life, the urge to act on these
beliefs may put you in a questionable position with your superiors, or even the
law of the land.
On another level, you may have inordinate ambitions and unless you take care not
to overstep yourself, a fall due to greed or arrogance could result.
You have abundant powers of imagination and fantasy and could do well in some
artistic endeavor, if you are so inclined. You also are intuitively aware of
what others are feeling, giving you a very sympathetic and compassionate
attitude.
You are cheerful and very sociable and have a strong desire to participate in
pleasurable entertainment. Your exchange of ideas and thoughts with others is
inclined to be very lively, and you are fond of conferences or discussions.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Pisces
Jupiter in 12th house
Jupiter Quincunx Pluto
Jupiter Opposition Moon/Neptune
Jupiter Conjunct Mercury/Asc.
Chapter 8: Areas That Challenge You Or Are Difficult For You
You take your personal relationships so seriously that they may seem more like
work, constant effort, and compromise, rather than a free and enjoyable sharing.
You may feel that relationships in general require more of you than they are
worth, and you enter into any close relationship cautiously and conscientiously.
You also fear entrapment in close relationships.
You take both your work and your health very seriously, but you may demand so
much of yourself at work that you compromise your health. You can become a
workaholic, not so much because you have lofty ambitions, but because you never
feel like you've done enough. You are overly responsible or overly conscientious
at work, so much so that you may not enjoy it at all.
You can also get overly involved in self-improvement or your health, and you
tend to be a bit of a hypochondriac.
You become tense and upset rather easily. You become irritated by the
unwillingness of others to make changes. Very serious about bringing your
inspirations into concrete form, you are inclined to forego tact and diplomacy
in order to accomplish your goals. Your occasional outbreaks of brusque,
insensitive behavior often do more harm than good.
You are inclined to be quite reserved and cautious in your relationship with
others. But you also may have an exaggerated regard for other peoples views and
could give them more credence than they are worth.
You are inclined to be rather serious and withdrawn. Feeling very uncomfortable
in the presence of others, you shy away from social contacts and prefer to be by
yourself.
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 deep within
yourself, as you face your own demons, fears, and struggles - those aspects of
life that are not easily or readily shared, those parts of yourself or your life
that you keep hidden from public view.
The qualities described above can also be beneficially channeled into some sort
of charitable work, altruistic service, ministering to people in need.
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.
Give and receive affection, love, and pleasure (especially using the qualities
described previously). Learn to respond to, appreciate, and create beauty, art,
harmonious surroundings and relationships. Be aware of aesthetics and do things
in a gracious, pleasing manner. Enjoy life, nurture friendships, and cultivate
your ability to love and to receive love.
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.
Develop faith and confidence both in yourself and in a higher power which can
guide, nourish, and help you. Expand your willingness to dream and envision
better things in life. Study religion, philosophy, and other subjects that
enable you to see a larger, more inclusive view of yourself and the world.
Be generous with your time, energy and resources in helping others achieve a
better life, and this in turn will benefit you.
Not at all selfish, you have the ability to share the joy you feel with other
people. You seem to have a gift for getting more reserved people to open up,
teaching them how to give and receive love and affection.
You are able to achieve good cooperation with people, and others see you as a
welcome comrade. You like to work hand in hand with everyone and have an
excellent sense of team-work.
You seem to have an innate sense of cosmic awareness and are likely to have
strong psychical or metaphysical talents. You are inclined to join some
parapsychology groups where you may share your unusual experiences with other
people.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Libra
Saturn in 6th house
Saturn Square Uranus
Saturn Opposition Jupiter/Asc.
Saturn Opposition N. Node/Asc.
N. Node in Pisces
N. Node in 12th house
N. Node Conjunct Venus
N. Node Conjunct Mars
N. Node Conjunct Jupiter
N. Node Conjunct Venus/Jupiter
N. Node Conjunct Mars/Jupiter
N. Node Opposition Neptune/Pluto
Chapter 9: Originality and Imagination
Areas Where You Are Creative, Unique, Unstable, or Compulsive
Your childhood or your relationship with your parents was unsettling or unstable
in some way, so that you may never have felt that you had firm ground beneath
your feet. One of your parents may have been unusual, eccentric, or an
inconstant influence in your life. Abrupt changes in location or in family
relationships may have made you feel insecure, but positively you were given
more freedom and less pressure to conform to conventions, which enables you to
be more of an individual and less tethered to restrictive ideas of how one
"should" behave, feel, or live.
You often have very naive, idealistic, or overly romantic attitudes toward
people, and it's difficult for you to see others realistically. You may prefer
to keep your relationships on an idealistic or platonic level, so that you don't
have to deal with the more prosaic, earthy, human aspects of relating.
Thoroughly investigate potential marriage or business partners, as your
gullibility and desire to see only the best in people may blind you to the truth
about others with whom you form a close alliance.
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 tend to fantasize about romantic situations and have a strong longing for
love. You may look for partners who put you into a magical world of beautiful
illusions and could end in sudden disappointment when you find out that your
loved one is not what you fantasized.
A frequent change in your energy level could bring about sudden feelings of
fatigue. You may not plan your objectives very carefully and feel disillusioned
when you suddenly realize that you miscalculated the results and your efforts
are for naught.
You are inclined to be a bit self-willed and could find it difficult to become a
united member of your community. At the same time you have a tendency to become
upset over the anti-social behavior of others.
You tend to rebel against the circumstances in your life and may apply an
extraordinary effort toward overcoming difficulties. Provocative behavior from
others often could cause you to take a strong stand, but you should beware of
exposing yourself to brutal or violent actions.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 9:
Uranus in 4th house
Neptune in 7th house
Pluto in 6th house
Uranus Opposition Venus/Neptune
Uranus Opposition Mars/Neptune
Uranus Opposition Neptune/N. Node
Pluto Conjunct Saturn/Uranus
Chapter 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 have a strong need to feel
unrestrained by family ties and personal heritage. Your age group tends to find
personal relationships very restrictive, and also tends to feel alienated and
distant from family ties and concerns. Forming long-term personal relationships
is difficult for your age group, and divorce rates are high in your group.
However, you are an emotional and sensitive group also, and this instability is
painful at times. Finding personal freedom and closeness with others at the same
time is a big challenge for you.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 10:
Pluto in Leo
Neptune in Libra
Neptune Sextile Pluto
Uranus in Cancer
This is the Merlin Report from Cosmic Patterns.
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