The following pages contain a brief evaluation of key elements of your birth chart, although it is by no means complete. Astrology can reveal many things about a person's life and personality, and you could study your chart for a lifetime without knowing the answers to all of your questions. The descriptions that follow will give you a "thumbnail" introduction to yourself through astrology.

In interpreting your chart, this report considers the sign of the planets and the north node in your chart, as well as their house placements. It also describes the sign of the Ascendant and the strongest aspects between the planets.

You may note that some of the following descriptions appear to contradict each other--and indeed we are all walking bundles of contradiction. If you examine yourself carefully, you will probably realize that you do in fact possess the qualities of both conflicting descriptions. Even though some parts of the reading may seem to clash, you will see that certain themes are repeated throughout the following pages. These are the ones that will become major issues in your life.

The readings stress that you are the ultimate decider of your fate. The stars may indicate the hand you were dealt at birth, but it is up to you to play that hand well enough to achieve your goals. Also, bear in mind that every "bad" aspect of a chart also has a "good" side. How it is expressed is really up to you. We tend to work at expressing ourselves more positively most of the time and only lapse into the negative behavior described when depressed, angry or scared. Or it is possible that some aspects may better describe your personality or behavior earlier in life. They may seem alien now because you have already worked through them.

A "Strength" number precedes each aspect description; this number takes into account how exact the aspect is, whether the aspect is a major or minor one, and whether an aspecting planet is close to one of the four chart angles. The higher the Strength, the more you are likely to feel the aspect and to act it out in your life.

Like the Cheshire cat which Alice encountered in Wonderland, Geminis are very unpredictable and constantly changing. The sign is ruled by Mercury, and the metal of the same name is also known as Quicksilver. If you've ever tried to grab a ball of liquid Mercury, you can understand how elusive Geminis are.

The Gemini personality is ever-changing, and it may seem as though there are at least two people inhabiting his or her body. Geminis seem to buzz with energy and are constantly on the move, usually handling several different projects at once. They need variety and change in their life, and they should never choose an occupation which involves redundant or repetitive work. Natives of this sign love to communicate and probably talk a lot. They enjoy intellectual discourse, are often masters at debate, and are usually well-informed and well-read. They often have a talent for and a desire to write. Open communication is very important to them in their relationships.

The older they get, the younger Geminis seem to grow. They never lose their impish smile and youthful attitude toward life. And they often get along quite well with children. Like a child, Geminis do not often engage in introspection. It takes a drastic situation to get them to sit down and probe their own motives. Geminis are often more aware of others' inner workings than their own.

Geminis have an insatiable appetite for knowledge and take great delight in new discoveries. They also enjoy traveling and can learn a great deal from journeys to other parts of the world. Since they do like to chase all the lovely butterflies that fly past them in life, they can often be unreliable and have a problem meeting commitments. In fact, Geminis find such responsibility to be somewhat scary. There's always something newer and more exciting just around the next corner.

The Moon is quite comfortable in this sign, since it rules Cancer. You are truly a "Moonchild" and are subject to mood changes which accompany the changes in the moon's phases. Your home life is very important to you, and you do all you can to make it as comfortable and pleasant as possible.

The Moon also rules habits and memories from our past. You may be quite possessive of cherished objects (or persons). As a parent, you are quite nurturing and attentive--but be careful not to be too possessive. You lavish loved ones with favors and then are disappointed when they do not reciprocate in kind.

When you are hurt you are prone to sulking. You may even attempt to inflict guilt feelings on those who have hurt you (whether intentionally or not). You do not hesitate to use tears or a self-sacrificial attitude to get your point across. This highly emotional behavior can put a strain on your personal as well as professional relationships.

It is likely that you will prepare well for your retirement. Yet persons with Moon in Cancer often try to recapture their youth when they exceed the age of 40. After 50 they may become self-indulgent, and at 60 they begin to wonder if this old age they have prepared for will ever come. They enjoy being grandparents and see it as a further investment in the future.

You have a shrewd way of making money easily. Real estate is an especially good area for you to invest in. You would also do well in a business run from your home. Be careful of your natural tendency to put on weight and to retain water.

In your love life you are a very sympathetic and understanding partner. Early in life you probably attracted persons who were emotionally unstable and drained your energy. As you grow older you learn to avoid such people and to resist the temptation to be an emotional doormat for others. It is possible that you will maintain several relationships at once. This is more because of your inability to cut ties with your past than your need for variety.

Although it may take you longer than others to master a concept, once you have done so it becomes a permanent part of you. You have many interests and want to absorb every detail you can about them all. While you may read theories in books, you will learn best by actually applying them in material form. You appreciate good craftsmanship and have the patience to acquire such skills yourself. Although you appreciate beauty for its own sake, you always look for a practical application for everything.

With Mercury in Taurus you are highly intuitive, yet intellectually grounded. You appreciate art, romance and the finer things in life, and you will share your good fortune with loved ones. Being sight-oriented, you get more enjoyment from reading a book than listening to a lecture. You are not a good listener and have a talent for tuning out unwanted and intrusive sounds as if they didn't exist. It is difficult for you to learn to put the needs of others before your own. If this is the case, one of your greatest lessons in this life will be to overcome self-absorption.

With your shrewd business mind and common sense, you could be a good manager. Your mind is strong enough to endure challenges, and you are stubborn enough to insist that regulations be followed to the letter. Since you love to accumulate material possessions, you should resist the temptation to be greedy. You express affection for your partner in a touching and loving manner.

With Venus in Taurus (the sign it rules), you are very affectionate and loyal with your friends and lovers. You enjoy the finer things in life, and you also enjoy showering your loved ones with gifts. Those who love you appreciate your encouragement and support. Although some may consider you stubborn, you would prefer to call yourself "persistent."

You have very clear opinions as to what is true art, and you are probably artistically inclined yourself. You also enjoy getting out into nature to relax and drink in her natural beauty. Since you do prefer to have things your way, you tend to put forth the effort required to succeed. With Venus in Taurus, chances are your most treasured material possessions will be the product of your hard work.

You are an earthy lover and enjoy indulging in the physical pleasures of your relationships. The best way to win your heart is to lavish you with affection and gifts. You appreciate the finer things in life and require a comfortable home environment. This placement of Venus also makes you determined (maybe even stubborn) and slow to arouse (whether in anger or in sex).

It is important that your partner be consistent and reliable. You admire inner strength in a lover; it is important that your mate love you without leaning on you or clinging to you. You tend to expect near perfection in your partners and should try to remember that no one is perfect--not even you. Your sexual experiences can be enhanced by a pleasing, romantic setting.

With Mars in Aquarius, you are eclectic, have a highly developed intellect and are good at "thinking on your feet." This makes you handy to have around during emergencies. You are very independent and insist that your loved ones accept you as you are and give you the freedom you require.

In your career you are a hard worker and have a knack for coming up with ingenious ideas to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Your friends and loved ones respect your loyalty to your friends and your "live and let live" attitude in competition. You have earned the trust and respect of your many varied friends.

You are somewhat unconventional in love (and proud of it) and often fly in the face of tradition. It is not easy for you to establish lasting intimate relationships, but once you have made a commitment you are very loyal and devoted. You must be able to respect your lover and consider him or her one of your best friends.

Your love partners are likely to be "different" from society's norm. You are highly eclectic yourself and are fascinated by people who are extremely unique or unusual. It is important to you that your mate relate to you truthfully and allow you to have your personal freedom. In relationships you have a "live-and-let-live" attitude and could not tolerate a jealous or possessive lover.

With Jupiter in Sagittarius, its home sign, you are honest, forthright and candid, and have a youthful and optimistic attitude toward life. You enjoy adventure and travel and have a strong curiosity about foreign lands and cultures. With your strong sense of idealism, you can inspire others to build the courage to make needed changes in order that they may grow. You are interested in philosophy, religion and spiritual matters and would make an excellent teacher.

Your caution, patience, concentration and willingness to work long and hard to achieve your goals have the potential to bring you great success. You are careful with your money and may over-emphasize material possessions if you're not careful. Those close to you may find you are sometimes hard to reach, since your feelings are usually controlled and your mood serious. Although you believe your career is the highest priority in your life, a stable home life will bring you the greatest peace of mind.

You are charming and cooperative; you seek peace and harmony in your life. Freedom is important to you, and is one of the few things you consider worth fighting for. Unexpected changes in your relationships will present you with challenges designed to make you more accepting of others' differences. Your challenge is to become more flexible.

You are philosophical and even prophetic about societal change. You have a strong love for freedom and a restless optimism about the future. Since you have clairvoyant abilities, you can gain knowledge from your dreams and visions. You will fight religious and moral fanaticism.

Your generation saw the birth of social reforms, such as free medical clinics and food banks. Chemicals also became popular, and many miracle drugs were discovered. There was also renewed interest in organic health foods, vitamins and herbal remedies. You have a strong desire to achieve perfection. Avoid being too critical of yourself or others.

You have the ability to succeed in whatever you undertake because of your persistence, determination and talent for self-discipline. At the very least you will give it your best shot, and you are very thorough in your work. You would be a very good supervisor; you take everyone's feelings and needs into consideration when making important decisions. You would be especially adept at handling the resources of a large organization.

Your powers of concentration enable you to manage your affairs quite well. Your thinking is very organized and practical, and you have a strong sense of duty. You accept responsibilities well, knowing that what you do contributes to the good (or bad) of all of society. In order to be in a position to bring about positive change, you may seek employment in government. In such a job you could help to reduce waste and improve efficiency, and somehow still manage to work within the rigid governmental structure to bring about positive changes for the benefit of the less fortunate among us.

Your determination and self-confidence can be contagious; children especially benefit from your influence. You have no patience for anyone (at any age) who will give up, saying "I can't do it" without really trying, and you will not accept such an attitude from your children. Young people are inspired by your social consciousness and may even be encouraged to get more involved in what's going on in the world around them.

This aspect gives you a talent for getting to the bottom of problems; you would be especially good at projects involving extensive research. You have much to offer to humankind -- you can see what's right and what's wrong with society without being overly critical and can work toward constructive change.

Compromise does not come easy to you, and therefore you are not always the easiest person to get along with. This causes problems for you in your close personal relationships. Your desire nature at times seems to rule you, and you will do whatever you have to do to accomplish your goals. Others may accuse you of using people who are in love with you, especially when the feeling is not mutual. Self-indulgence is one of your favorite pastimes, and at times you may overdo it.

You seem to provoke conflict in your life in order to punish yourself for the negative traits in yourself you do not like. In this way you can project this negativity to your "attacker," when in fact he/she is merely reacting to your provocation. At times you can be quite insensitive to the needs of others, and this causes problems in your love life.

The solution to all of the above areas of tension is to learn the art of compromise. Learn to put the needs of others before your own (at least sometimes) and to approach a relationship from the point of view of what you can give, not what you can receive. Tone down your highly active desire nature and resist the temptation to be grabby.

If you can develop a philosophy of patience and generosity, you can succeed in many areas of your life -- career and domestic life included. Along the way you will develop a taste for the finer arts and social graces which can tone down your natural coarse manner.

With this aspect you are somewhat of a gambler, taking risks in life as well as in your personal relationships. You hand out trust without discrimination and are eternally surprised when others do not live up to your expectations. You confide in friends who cannot keep secrets and then feel betrayed when they share them with others.

As you grow older and learn many hard lessons around the issue of trust, you gradually will improve your judgment. You have a deep spiritual understanding of every human being's obligation to the race as a whole, and you are eternally optimistic about human nature. You are quick to give others the benefit of the doubt, even though your instincts will tell you the truth.

You would derive much satisfaction from a career in which you serve society as a whole. Education and medicine are obvious choices, as are various social service agencies. You may even be attracted to the Peace Corps or VISTA, or some other "missionary" group. You will find fulfillment in bringing love and understanding to those who need it most.

In your love life you must be especially careful that others do not take advantage of your tolerant and forgiving nature. Remember that you deserve to have a partner who will love you and who is also capable of receiving love. Don't be too quick to envision yourself at the altar when you begin a relationship. Take your time to build it and allow it to develop slowly. This way it will last longer.

With this aspect you may be tempted to use escapist tactics when confronted with harsh realities in life. Avoid drugs, cults and gambling.

This aspect indicates that your mental energy is highly developed and that you can apply it to accomplishing even the most difficult tasks. You are also prone to bursts of anger when others question the validity of your opinions-- which you do not hesitate to state in the strongest possible manner. In fact, you may have a reputation for being argumentative, and this may alienate others.

It is easy for you to find fault with everyone and everything, and at times you can be rude, abusive and totally tactless. You are not a good listener--especially if others' opinions do not agree with your own. Learn to be quiet when you are not sure of your information; otherwise you will be embarrassed by those who have their facts straight.

You have a very active imagination, which you should use to your best advantage. In any career you choose it will be necessary for you to learn to compromise before you can succeed. Learn to recognize and allow for the needs of others; otherwise you will encounter constant obstacles. You must learn to admit it when you are wrong and to be graceful about it when you prove someone else to be wrong. Others will admire you much more for this.

Once you have learned the above lessons, you can succeed in law, teaching, writing, management, public relations, sports, acting or any career involving communication. Just remember to accept your victories in life as gracefully as your defeats.

The same goes for your love life--avoid being bitter or vindictive when your advances are rejected. You may feel that you need a submissive partner, but in truth you would lose respect for anyone who would be so easily conquered. Although it may be difficult for you at first, you need a partner who is not afraid to challenge you to grow up and improve your character.

You get along with most people and are willing to make compromises in relationships to maintain harmony. That doesn't mean you become a doormat for others, but you have a strong sense of fairness and do not offend others without just cause. Others are seldom threatened or intimidated by you, largely because of your affable nature and social grace. You are willing to listen to anyone's opinions and suggestions before making major decisions.

Direct competition may be uncomfortable for you, and you may feel more at ease working with a small group of people. Perhaps you enjoy public speaking or performing in the dramatic arts. Another possible source of satisfaction for you would be writing, because of your natural talent for expressing yourself well. You have an imaginative mind and are clever at cooking up schemes to improve your economic situation. It is not difficult for you to turn your many creative ideas into ready cash.

Others will usually support you in what you do because they can see that you exercise good judgment. They can believe in you and are glad to pitch in to help you succeed. Just be sure you don't ask anyone else to take risks you yourself wouldn't attempt. Actually, any chances that you take will be well considered and are probably not that risky after all.

In love relationships, you have a talent for communicating your needs and desires to your partner. You are attracted to people who share your artistic talents or at least an appreciation of the arts. The worst possible mate for you would be one who is socially uncouth. In sex you have a healthy open attitude and can discuss the subject rather easily with your partner. Verbal expression during sex can be very stimulating for you.

You are highly original and very enthusiastic about life. You express yourself with creative drama, which leaves a lasting effect on others. In order to explore your many creative potentials, you demand a great deal of personal freedom from those who are close to you.

You have seemingly unlimited energy with which to pursue your goals and have many projects to occupy your time. You often become impatient because you have so much you want to accomplish and only a limited amount of time to do so. You truly enjoy having limitless options in your life and feel sorry for those who lead a more boring existence.

In a career you would do well in any position that allows you freedom of movement and creativity. You would find a regular 9-to-5 job boring and, in fact, should try to work for yourself. Another satisfying avenue of expression for you would be working with groups as a leader. You love jobs that allow you to explore unknown areas such as research, travel, inventing, etc. Politics could also be exciting for you. You want to surround yourself with others who are exciting and futuristic in their outlook.

One lesson of this aspect is to learn to be patient with others who are not similarly inclined. Also, learn to do things in moderation. Take a vacation and unwind from time to time. This allows you to be all that much more effective when you do return to work. Otherwise, you may literally work yourself sick, although you see yourself as something of a superhuman.

In your love life, you are impulsive and can become restless if the relationship is boring. Your sexual needs are strong, and you need a partner who shares this quality. You may find marriage rather restrictive and prefer to enter into a more unconventional arrangement, such as a live-in relationship. You have a wide circle of friends, and your mate must be willing and able to not restrict your access to them through possessiveness or jealousy. There is no quicker way to lose you.

This aspect indicates cooperation between your intellect and your emotions; they are rarely in conflict. You are sensitive and thoughtful of others, and you are willing to make compromises in your relationships. In your relationships with others you constantly want to be helpful.

You drink in information at an amazing rate and have a very well developed memory. Your delicate balance of mind and emotions allows you to deal with problems you encounter without acting rashly or becoming panicky. You have a strong sense of curiosity and will go to great lengths to satisfy it. Because you are well read, you are wonderful to converse with and can delicately mix humor and charm with intellectual content to delight your audience.

Since you are so extremely sensitive, you can see through false pretenses and recognize insincerity. Through it all you maintain a cheerful disposition which tends to infect those around you. You are drawn to others who are intelligent, educated, optimistic and ambitious. In your relationships you seek open communication and enjoy planning a future with your mate.

In terms of a career, you would do well in any field requiring good communication skills, such as: public relations, public speaking, diplomacy and writing. You have a talent for making others feel at ease with your genuine interest in them. You are tactful and sincere, and even your competitors will respect you.

You are an extremely sensitive person and find that you are easily hurt by the harsh words of others. Even as a child you probably felt that "sticks and stones" were no more painful than words said in anger. For this reason you learned to shy away from conflict, at least until you could grow to take things less personally.

As a child you began to feel intimidated by authority figures; it may have seemed as though you were the only person being reprimanded or punished. You probably rebelled against what you considered unfair domination on the part of the adults around you. Later in life you will develop a more realistic perspective on authority, even though it will still fall short of your ideal.

Because of your extreme sensitivity, you avoid failure and rejection by not engaging in competitive activities. Perhaps those around you will benefit from taking chances that you refused to risk. You will learn to be more daring as you develop more confidence in your own capabilities. It would be best if you were self-employed; this would allow you to focus on your own creative potential.

You are insecure (if not paranoid) in your personal relationships as well. You are afraid of being snared, so you keep a safe distance emotionally. As with your other competitive activities, a more daring attitude toward love will come as you develop self-confidence. You have very strong instincts in matters of love, but you must learn to listen to them.

It is easy to allow your sensitive emotions to color (if not rule) your world. Instead you must learn to focus this beautiful emotional sensitivity into productive channels. One way to do this is to work toward a goal for the common good, such as a charity or other social organization.

You are highly creative and have great leadership ability. Your personal magnetism makes you a pleasure to be around, and your understanding of people attracts many to you. Over the years you have learned to exploit your considerable creative abilities and to make good use of your talents. You enjoy the success you achieve, but you don't generally let it go to your head.

With your abundance of ideas you can accomplish most anything you set out to do. Success comes relatively easy to you (unless other aspects in your chart strongly contradict this). You would benefit greatly from an occupation in social services, education, counseling, or spiritually oriented programs. These jobs would provide you with the good feeling that you had done something for others, which is the reward you really seek.

You have an uncanny ability to tell when someone needs your help. Unconsciously, you project your own positive energy toward those who are down. You are always willing to listen to others' hardships, and you give generously of yourself.

In love relationships you openly express your feelings and need a partner who is similarly inclined. Your partner will benefit from your optimism and enthusiasm for life. You deal well with emotional changes in a relationship and may have to be understanding if your partner does not. You are highly imaginative and inventive in lovemaking.

You can be very impulsive emotionally. Your temper is easily sparked, and you can explode at those you love most. You must learn to control your temper, and face the fact that you cannot always have things your way. You may appear emotionally erratic to others.

You are quite talented and could be a good: teacher, politician, writer, or researcher. You are a believer in equal rights and may defy authority when it does not appear to be honoring someone's rights.

You must be willing to meet your partner halfway for marriage to work. You believe that marriage means one partner being dominant over the other. Yet you really need an egalitarian relationship. You must convince yourself that this is possible before you can achieve it.

You can be impatient and impulsive, and therefore may seem "accident prone." You may not have been allowed to assert your will as a child. So you tend to defy authority by rejecting the responsibility that it imposes. You are a rebel at heart.

You are enormously creative and talented, and you have the energy and charm to help you market your ideas and achieve the success you desire. It is easy for you to make a good impression on others, because you are well informed on your area of expertise and seem so confident that you will succeed.

In truth, you often have problems getting to "the top" because you expect everyone else to go along with your plans instead of challenging them or outright competing with you. This unrealistic expectation of yours leads to constant disappointment and surprise that such a thing could happen to you. Because you assume nothing can go wrong, you do not always plan your projects carefully, and this leads to your making exaggerated promises that you are unable to keep. If you do end up getting to "the top," be sure to remember those who did help you get there.

You try to be constantly moving and exploring new things, and you enjoy traveling and experiencing other people and cultures. In your career you would enjoy working in education, public relations, travel, the media and business management. The more you learn to deal with reality instead of limiting yourself to inflated expectations, the more self-control you will acquire. This is the key to your success.

Since you are quite moody and romantically "on-and-off," it is difficult for you to maintain a relationship with one partner. You can be quite demanding of your partner's time and attention, and you will seek constant excitement. Be sure that you do not apply a double standard by expecting to be given freedoms and privileges in the relationship which you in turn are not willing to give to your partner.

Traditionally, this aspect indicates a "happy and rewarding partnership"; at the very least, you have your share of satisfying relationships in life. You understand the importance of communication and caring, and you are willing to give of yourself in order to receive what you want in return. You seem to have a knack for maintaining harmonious relationships with your loved ones and are quite affectionate and protective toward loved ones.

Sharing is important to you, and you surround yourself with those who value this aspect of friendship. Compromise comes easy to you, and therefore others find you a pleasure to have around. You love very strongly and feel secure in your love rather than possessive or fatalistic. Indeed, you are usually quite optimistic and can find something good to say about everyone and every situation.

You would find it rewarding to work as a volunteer with social organizations, especially those which help children. You are a natural teacher because your optimism and positive attitude toward life is infectious and inspires your students. You are also a natural at handling financial resources and are quite prudent with money. You are generous and will share your resources with others if there is a real need, but you will not risk your family's security on a whim.

Because you are sincere in your dealings with others, you rarely fail to talk out a problem. This will be especially beneficial to your children (or students), who will grow up to appreciate your understanding and guidance. Your children will usually feel free to bring their problems to you, which will create a strong bond of trust between you.

Jupiter and Saturn are opposites in what they represent in astrology. Jupiter stands for growth and expansion, Saturn for discipline and structure. You may find that you swing from one to the other. Or you may totally forsake one in favor of the other. How this is manifested depends on you.

At times you may feel very confident in your abilities. At other times you may feel you are worthless. A strained relationship with your parents or other authority figures may have contributed to this self-doubt. This acts as a block to success, which can only be achieved once you are secure in your own worth and not threatened by the success of others around you.

Because you need to prove yourself to the world (and to yourself), you attract people who will challenge you to demonstrate your capabilities. But if they don't approve, you may turn away in spite and look for others who will give you the praise you seek. You need to accept the truth that everyone has areas in which they excel and allow this for yourself as well as for others.

One area in which you could use better judgment is in your love life and friendships. You are quick to reject others but cannot accept rejection yourself. Your indifferent attitude causes problems in your personal relationships.

Often you neglect your own needs in order to please others, who are always eager to have you serve them. Because you react to the problems of those around you with abundant sympathy and understanding, they try to dump their problems on you to carry for them--and often you are all too willing to oblige.

In truth, you do not help anyone by trying to solve their problems for them. They never learn to stand on their own two feet as long as you let them lean on you. If you are unable to help someone in a time of crisis, you often suffer from guilt pains afterwards. But in this way you allow them to learn the lesson that their crisis situation brings without rescuing them. So learn to mind your own business and let others' problems remain their problems.

By constantly trying to please others, you are effectively "buying" their friendship. Then later you will feel as if they took advantage of your good graces. Although others may attempt to exploit your generosity, they can only succeed in doing so if you allow it. Be sure that new friends are sincere before lavishing them with favors. You can also test this sincerity by asking favors of them now and then. This is especially true in love relationships. Since you tend to be impulsive, you need to trust your partner explicitly.

You are intelligent and sympathetic toward the needs of others, and this allows you to get out of difficult situations more easily than others. Just be sure that others don't hand you all their knots in life to untie, such as co-workers who give you the hardest projects.

You would do well in a career in the arts. You may underemphasize the importance of your talent, but try seeking the opinion of a disinterested third party. Your level of competency may surprise you.

Although you are quite ambitious, you are also extremely fearful of failure and therefore shy away from competition. If someone challenges you, you often become critical and distrustful of them. Others react to this by becoming suspicious and distrustful of you, and this leads to continued conflicts. It is difficult for you to understand the concept of friendly competition.

You seem to draw people to you who are deceitful and untrustworthy, and then you point them out as examples of how nobody can be trusted in an attempt to justify your own questionable motives. Although you want to be idealistic and give people the benefit of the doubt, you always seem to pick those who will rip you off. Then you complain about being victimized.

It is difficult for you to tell when someone is lying to you because you always want so badly to believe the best. This is like an engraved invitation to those who would take advantage of you. It is common for people with this aspect to be generous with a loved one and then later find that they've been taken, emotionally and financially. The lesson here is not that nobody can be trusted, but rather that you should be more careful about who you trust.

You will continue to suffer disappointments in life until you are able to see things more realistically. Some people with this aspect retreat into themselves and become loners in self-defense. You should be careful not to get caught up in a depressed mood; you could develop psychosomatic illnesses as a result.

You have difficulty in exercising self-control when expressing your feelings. Your tendency to misjudge others leads you to form binding relationships with others who will take advantage of you. Even while they abuse and misuse you, though, you will not raise a hand to protect yourself. You feel helpless to fight the demands others make on you and end up becoming bitter and disappointed. This can cause you to be cold and hardened toward others. You have a genuine desire to be helpful to others, but they seem to want you to solve all their problems.

This aspect gives you a great deal of occupational versatility. No matter what you choose for a career, be sure you don't end up doing all the work while someone else gets the credit. Also avoid situations in which you may be forced to take the blame for something you did not do.

Don't continually offer your help to others. Although you are extending a hand so others will like you, they may actually lose respect for you if you become a doormat. Take care of your own business and don't get involved in everyone else's problems. Try to develop more self-confidence and ignore those who would call you selfish when you won't devote yourself to serving their needs.

The major physical problems associated with this aspect are those problems caused by tension and stress. In your personal relationships you need to surround yourself with those who are easy-going and supportive rather than those who are demanding and critical.

You are highly creative and have the self-confidence and leadership ability to put it into practice. You are not afraid to take on the most difficult tasks and know that you can accomplish whatever you set your mind to. However, you are not willing to resort to deception and manipulation in order to do so. You are fair and honest in your dealings with others, and because of this you will win out over your competitors.

Though you may act impulsively at times, you generally plan your endeavors carefully and efficiently. This ensures that you will succeed where others would fail. You are proud of your ability to maintain integrity in the "dog-eat-dog" world and become angry when others question your motives. If you are wrongfully accused by foes, your friends and associates will rally to your support.

You get along well with others and relate to them in a way that is non-threatening. Although you are always willing to help others, you generally mind your own business and respect the privacy of others. Your abundant energy and self-confidence draw others to you, and they are inspired by your achievements.

In a career you would do well in law, management, acting, education or sports. Your creative abilities would also serve you well in any field requiring communication skills or counseling. Young people admire you and are inspired by your self-confidence and integrity. You relate easily to children because you let them be who they are instead of expecting them to behave like adults.

In your personal relationships you make adjustments to others quite easily--mostly because you accept them as they are. You need a partner who will extend the same courtesy to you rather than trying to shape you into their idea of perfection. You solve problems in your relationships easily because you are willing to face them head-on.

Your own needs are often neglected in order that you may serve others or the world at large. At times you will have tremendous bursts of energy and enthusiasm; at others you will feel guilty about not completing the many projects you've started. Learn not to be so hard on yourself, as you tend to be much more judgmental of yourself than of others.

Since you sincerely wish to serve others and make the world a better place to live, you would do well in careers designed along those lines, such as social work, medical research, or fund-raising for other worthy causes. This will allow you to fulfill your need to serve and make a living at it at the same time. Otherwise, you may find that in an effort to help others you will often be taken advantage of by those who will exploit your generosity and dedication.

You try to surround yourself with others who are like-minded and will not tolerate selfish and arrogant people in your inner circle. In truth, at some level you envy those who can be a little selfish, for they have learned what you have not--to say no in order to take care of their own needs.

Be careful not to work so hard that you neglect your health. Since you are prone to stress-related illnesses, be sure to have periodic check-ups. In order to avoid nervous disorders, be sure to get enough rest and to leave the concerns of the rest of the world behind from time to time in order to enjoy yourself.

You are in touch with the real world. More than others, you know where the rubber meets the road; persistent study has shown you how to make things happen in a practical sort of way. Your nature is well-suited to the adult world of responsibilities, which you master at a young age. Not impulsive with your resources, you would only start a business after careful study, but you would manage it well. You enjoy the satisfaction that comes not just from starting projects, but from finishing them. Your steady, organized approach is actually more productive in the long-run than is that of the quick, flashy types. You know how to establish a pace and keep it.

Do not let your awareness of the material world make you unappreciative of the spiritual plane that underpins our life here -- to which others may be more sensitive than you. Practicality is fine, but try to understand that dreams, feelings, and enthusiasms are also important and should not be squelched. Others might surprise you with what their optimistic risk-taking is able to achieve. You can be so cautious and reserved that some people find you conservative and dull. If you yourself become bored or depressed, admit that security isn't everything and try to be more spontaneous. Open up to the new and follow your bliss (in a careful sort of way).

You seem to live for mental exploration. Discovering and communicating the connections between ideas, people, and places is your function in life. Your active mind is good at identifying new frontiers whose basics you quickly master, so that you end up knowing something about almost everything. You have a dispassionate nature that cooly considers the pros and cons of a situation, able to place logic above personal emotion. From your mental viewpoint, emotions look irrational. You make a good negotiator, sales person, communicator, arbitrator, analyst, and information processor. Ideas flow quickly for you. While impersonal and dispassionate, you nonetheless thrive on communication and social interaction. At your best, you strive to understand and accept people, not to change them. Courageously, you adhere to principles. You appreciate culture, structure, and systems.

Your greatest strength is also your weakness, namely too much coolness from placing head above heart. Leaders must be able to follow their hearts without being indecisive or equivocating. And you ignore your real connection to others if you use your mental gifts to coldly manipulate them. Try to avoid isolation by functioning as part of a team in which your logic, analysis, and communication skills are put to good use. Work with others who may be more practical, sensitive, or passionate than are you. Don't keep your good ideas inside, but write them down and communicate them to others.

For you the world of feelings may be terra incognita. Close interpersonal relations, which require the expression of feelings, and empathy for others' feelings, do not come naturally or easily for you. You have difficulty putting yourself in someone else's shoes in order to feel what they feel. You will learn how to deal with life in a tough, mental sort of way. People looking for someone to empathize with them should not come to you. Those people who are comfortable with you are not looking for emotional closeness. It's not that you don't have emotions and feelings, but they do not come out easily in your relationships. If you are an artist, they may come out in your art. You probably take refuge from the difficulty of forming emotional connections by concentrating on intellectual, practical, or inspired activity. Your best companions would be those who are able to inhabit these realms with you, but who are also in touch with their feelings. They can help you to contact your own feelings and teach you to respect and honor other people's feelings.

A lack of planets in Water signs can be offset by a Water sign ascendant or by abundant planets in the houses of Endings.

You are willing to let flashier individuals take center-stage and lead the way. You are probably unenthusiastic about change and are passive when it comes to creating change through leadership. You may be aggressive in a defensive way, but lack the self-confidence to take the offensive. Lacking the impulsiveness of Fire, you are more likely to be a careful worker and a reliable mate, though you could stand to be less detached and more personally involved with your spouse and family.

A lack of planets in Fire signs can be offset by a Fire sign ascendant or by abundant planets in the houses of Life.

With an abundance of planets in Mutable signs, you adapt easily to changing circumstances. Mentally quick, you adapt like a chameleon to give each what they want, until you are on to the next friend or interest. Life offers a succession of roles to play. Skilled at diplomacy and compromise, you make a good negotiator and appear to be everyone's friend. You actually are other-oriented, rather than self-oriented, and can be so busy meeting others' needs that you lack direction in your own life. Concentrate on finding friends of true worth and value. Be discriminating in your associations, in whom you choose to help. The endless flow from your mind, tongue, and hands will then work to return real value to you, which is what you deserve. You can probably only follow this advice just so far, though, because more than others the Universe sends you people in need, people for whom you are able to make a real difference. The assistance that you provide to the powerless may actually be remembered long after your facile mental output is forgotten. Your activities can also bring an end to institutions that have outlived their usefulness.