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.

The catch word for Leo is "ego." This sign is well known for its self-confidence, pride, creativity and ability to lead. Just be careful that this combination does not add up to a domineering personality. Remember that others also need a chance to shine. Share the center of the stage with others and it will be much more enjoyable for you as well.

Leo can be a warm, loving and charming kitten but can turn into a ferocious lion when threatened, angered or hurt. They are extremely loyal and generous with their friends and love partners and can be very affectionate. This can be considered good or bad, depending on the partner. Sometimes Leo needs to remember that they can give out too much love and affection. Some people are not prepared to receive love as freely as Leo. Allow your friends and lovers to express their love for you in their own way, even if it is not so lavish as you would like it to be.

Leos carry themselves with dignity and convey an air of regality. They don't like to have their ability or authority questioned. As a matter of fact, the best way to tame the lion is to flatter him or her. Vanity is Leo's one weak spot, and the lion can become downright arrogant. Physically, Leos are prone to sudden accidents, high fevers and chronic diseases. Particular areas of weakness are: the heart, back, shoulders, legs, ankles, throat and reproductive organs.

In relationships, you need to be given freedom to be who you are. Anyone who cannot understand this about you will most likely lose you as a friend or love partner. Just remember, you must also grant the same freedom to others.

Individual freedom and self-expression are important to you, and you are full of new ideas. However, although you may be good at working up enthusiasm in others to carry your ideas through, you often lack the patience and perseverance to carry through on a project alone. You are likely to promise a great deal and then not be able to deliver when the time arrives.

In your career you are attracted to positions of authority, and you often achieve them. Be sure you're not all talk and no action, or you will find yourself in a position that you are not qualified for. Pay close attention to details and learn to apply yourself to one specific path and not get distracted along the way. Otherwise you may find that you have to struggle to hold onto a high position in life once you have achieved it.

Moon in Aries people are also known for their fiery tempers, although you quickly get over it. Be careful that you don't become self-centered and conceited in your domestic life. If you are not able to succeed in your chosen career, you may substitute repeated sexual "conquests." Your love life is not likely to be very stable. Try to curb your impulsiveness and consider your partner's needs in love relationships.

You have many friends, and they find your enthusiasm for life contagious. You are usually the life of the party, and nothing seems to keep you down for very long. Although you may be short on patience and prudence, you have lots of pride and self-esteem.

You are very self-confident about your mental abilities, and you are an articulate and convincing speaker. You are highly creative and have your own distinctive style of expression. Since not everyone is as talented or confident as you are, you need to allow them to express themselves in their own way. One challenge of Mercury in Leo is to develop patience with others who seem slow or uncreative.

Although you are happiest when others are admiring and praising you, at times it is best to learn a little humility. Otherwise, you will encounter disturbing surprises in your interactions with others which will "shock" you and force your attention away from yourself. With Mercury in Leo there is a tendency to be arrogant and demanding. Remember that you are not the only player on the stage of life, and every role is as important as your own because without any one of them the play is incomplete.

Since you are often overly absorbed in yourself and your own view of life, it is difficult to get your attention long enough to make an impression on you. You take in only the information you feel will be useful to you and reject the rest. For this reason you are not very observant and need to develop a greater attention span and eye for detail. Your reactions are usually slow, not because you are stupid, but because of your lack of interest in things which are not about you.

With your strong sense of self-confidence, you are a natural public speaker or writer and can present your ideas clearly. In discussions with others you will attack any statements that seem irrational or contradictory. You love to travel and are enthusiastic about life. With your ability to inspire children, you could be a great teacher.

This is a rather difficult placement for Venus, since it indicates that you have some karmic lessons to learn around giving unconditional love and accepting loved ones as they are. The tendency with this placement is to become overly critical and to nit-pick at minor details. The more you learn to serve others selflessly, the quicker you will overcome this tendency.

Because you are so fastidious and pay close attention to detail, you would do well in a career which calls for thoroughness and organization. Your home is likely to be quite orderly, and you will expect others to respect your preference in this regard. You like to dress neatly and strive to make a good impression on those you meet.

You are a very careful and meticulous lover and need surroundings and atmosphere in love and sex that are comfortable. Although you are somewhat slow to arouse sexually, you go out of your way to please your lover. In your lover you appreciate superior technique, sensitivity and attention to detail.

Personal cleanliness is important to you, and you probably enjoy taking showers with your lover. You can be somewhat picky and critical of your partner, although it is sincerely done with the intention of helping them. Sexual tools can be fun for you if you will allow yourself to be so bold and spontaneous.

Your ability to assert yourself is often frustrated by your own incessant worrying and scrupulous attention to detail. While it is good to be organized and to have a plan of operation, you also need to learn to be a little more spontaneous and carefree.

In your career you are an energetic worker. Although you are ambitious, you find it hard to handle positions of high responsibility. You tend to take on everyone's problems and end up with stomach upsets or skin rashes. Although you are practical and diplomatic with others, you are not prone to taking risks or to participating in cutthroat competition.

You are a very careful and meticulous lover and will make sure that the surroundings and atmosphere are perfect for yourself and your partner. Although you are somewhat slow to arouse sexually, you go out of your way to please your lover, employing superior technique, sensitivity and attention to detail.

Personal cleanliness is important to you, and you probably enjoy taking showers with your lovers. You can be somewhat picky and critical of your partner, although it is sincerely done with the intention of helping them. Sexual tools can be fun for you if you will allow yourself to be so bold and spontaneous.

You have a flair for finance and the management of the resources of others, as well as natural healing abilities. People are attracted to you by your magnetic personality and deep inner strength. Avoid using your power over others to manipulate and control them. With Jupiter in Scorpio, you may benefit from inheritances. You are hard-working, efficient and resourceful, and therefore you often attain your goals. Sex is very important to you, and if Jupiter is afflicted you may become obsessed with sexual fantasies.

You are highly ambitious and well-organized, and you are willing to work hard to achieve your goals. Since you have a natural ability to put abstract concepts into layperson's terms, you would be an excellent writer or teacher. With your natural talent for finance and science, you would also do well in these fields. Having a good reputation in your community is very important to you. Avoid a tendency to work too hard and neglect your personal life.

You are confident and well-organized, and have excellent leadership abilities. Since you find it difficult to tolerate restrictions of any kind, you can be defiant and rebellious toward authority. You do not follow trends, and in fact your values are usually different from what others consider to be acceptable in society. You will learn a great deal through sudden ups and downs in your love life.

You are driven to uncover the deepest secrets within society, and you have a keen interest in metaphysical sciences. With your strong desire for physical pleasures, you must avoid overindulging in food, drink, sex or drugs in an attempt to escape the tension of daily life.

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 live life with great enthusiasm and enjoy friendly competition. After spending many lifetimes selfishly seeking immediate gratification of your own needs, you must now learn to consider the effect your actions will have on others. Your greatest lessons in this life will be learned through relationships. The challenge is to focus your restless energy so that you can achieve harmony and balance. Be more aware of the needs of others, and you will learn to see things from their perspective and to compromise.

You have a very eclectic mind, and your ideas are very unique and innovative. At times it may be difficult for others to grasp the concepts you outline, because your ideas are often ahead of their time. You live with one foot already in the future, and it is imperative to you that you feel you are always moving forward. Many of your inventions are designed to help solve social and political problems.

During your early life you may have felt that your family members (especially your parents) were not evolving or progressing in life. Perhaps you were expected to conform to tradition or "the norm" rather than being appreciated for being yourself. As an adult, you will be a free spirit, pursuing your highest truth in your own unique, unconventional ways.

Often this aspect indicates an inferiority complex which is probably traceable to your early parental conditioning. Your parents may have misunderstood your need to assert your own individuality and tried to curb your self-expression. In self-defense you may have built emotional walls around yourself to shield you against others who would hurt you. Although you are highly creative and eager to do something with your many talents, you fear failure to such an extent that you often may not even try.

You shy away from intense competition because you underestimate your ability to emerge as the victor. Also, you don't like the idea of beating anyone in competition because you don't want to hurt their feelings. You run away from your responsibilities and then feel guilty about it. You need to learn to love yourself and put yourself first when dealing with others.

In your career it would be best to start out with a job that requires a minimum of responsibility on your part. As you gain experience and realize that you can indeed succeed, you can set higher goals for yourself. You are very sensitive and emotionally vulnerable, and you must be careful not to let others use you.

In matters of love, be realistic about your expectations of your partner; don't ask the impossible and therefore set yourself up for disappointment. If you are unsure about how to assert yourself in your relationships, let your partner take the lead and then react accordingly. Building a successful relationship will be a gradual process for you; don't rush in without looking at least twice.

You will relentlessly pursue your goals in life, determined to achieve satisfaction. Not only is it important that you acquire power and status, but you also see the climb to the top as a personal challenge to your abilities.

In times of crisis you have an uncanny sense of timing and seem to know how to invest the least amount of energy for the maximum result. Although you can be aggressive at times, you will not tolerate a dominating attitude in others. You have a healthy respect for power and authority if it is handled fairly.

This aspect gives you a somewhat Scorpionic attitude toward your lovers. In other words, you will be possessive and demanding in your relationships. You will usually be the aggressor and may even scare some people away with your intense approach to love and sex. Your sexual desire nature is a very strong one, and you may even use sex as a bargaining chip in your relationships in order to achieve your goals.

You are impatient with social problems and injustices and may even work for reform in these areas. As a matter of fact, this would be the healthiest way to express your need for transformation. You could inspire others with your drive and would be very creative in finding sources of funding for worthy projects.

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.

It is important to you that you use your energy efficiently and not waste it on nonproductive projects. For this reason you are a good supervisor and do not expect too much (or too little) from those under your authority. And you are ever ready with assistance and advice if they need it. You can be patient with others' shortcomings and do not have a hair- trigger temper when things go wrong. Also for this reason, you would be a good teacher--either in the schools or in life in general.

The best professions for you include, besides teaching, law, police or military service, forestry service, exploration and ecological or environmental fields. You are at your best with planning and conservation of human or other resources. It is not difficult for you to achieve a management or other authority position.

You have a genuine respect for and acceptance of others and for this reason get along well with most everyone. Others can learn from your example how to better plan their lives in order to achieve their goals. They will learn from you that success is no accident but requires careful forethought and investment of energy. You have a tremendous sense of timing and are cautiously optimistic.

You are discriminate in choosing your closest friends and mate and identify most with mature, responsible people who want to make something of themselves in life. You are somewhat traditional about sex and feel that there must be more than good sex to any long-term relationship you enter into. You value the security of a family, a good reputation in your community, and the satisfaction of a job well done.

You have a good understanding of the "give and take" of life and are sensitive to the needs of others. Anything that will benefit society as a whole has your approval. You would find satisfaction in a career that allows you to touch the lives of others.

You are a romantic at heart and very sensitive in love. You must have honesty in your relationships and will accept nothing less. You are able to see through others to their real motivations, so insincerity is not easy to hide from you. Sometimes you can communicate with your lover without words, through expressions, gestures or "vibes." You have strong emotional as well as physical needs, but your partner must also be refined and respectable.

You are very creative and imaginative and can apply these talents in your career. You should try to develop your inherent psychic talents and trust in your own intuition.

Your emotions are well integrated with your intellect, and you are able to evaluate your reactions to people and situations quickly. You learn easily from your day-to-day experiences, and you use them to enrich your consciousness. You are warm and sympathetic, and others appreciate your good nature and eagerness to help. You also have an amazing memory which allows you to recall past events in detail.

You know what your talents are and how to make use of them through creative expression. You also know how to apply yourself and get the best results on the job, and you are able to see problems objectively. If you know you don't have the answer, you are not afraid to ask for help. It is not in your nature to dwell on negative thoughts, and you could even be of help to others who have this tendency. Yet you will not easily reveal your own personal problems to anyone other than your most trusted friends and relatives.

It is most likely that your home life will be happy, your friendships close, and your social life pleasant. You have the ability to cope with the obstacles life presents to you. And you are compassionate enough to understand and forgive the shortcomings in others.

In your love life you can express your feelings quite clearly and can help your partner do so as well. This will prevent resentments from building over misunderstandings between you. You will probably be more aware of your partner's problems than he or she is. Be patient with them and remember that they may not be so comfortable expressing their emotions as you are.

This aspect indicates that you are intelligent, articulate, and intuitive. You find life itself terribly exciting and are fascinated by innovative and unusual ideas. You constantly seek further knowledge, and your mind moves very quickly in its pursuit of the answers to your many questions.

Even as a child, you were highly curious and creative. You always wanted to know what made things work the way they did. Your parents never had to think up things to amuse you. Your strong curiosity about life kept you constantly on the move.

Truth is very important to you, and you spend a great deal of time seeking it. Therefore, you would excel in such careers as science, psychology, human behavior and philosophy. Any job that keeps you busy seeking answers to difficult questions would be an enjoyable challenge for you. Research and technical writing are other possible avenues of expression for your highly developed intellect and intense curiosity.

In your love life you would be very unhappy with a partner you considered to be boring. Again, truth is very important to you, and you will walk away from any lover who cannot be frank with you. You probably have many platonic relationships based on common interests or goals.

You constantly look to the future rather than crying over what could or should have been in the past. Your only liability with this aspect is a tendency to jump from one subject (or project) to another. Learn to focus your energies when necessary to follow your undertakings through to completion.

This is the only aspect Neptune has made to Pluto during this century, and the planets will remain in sextile to each other for another hundred years, although the signs the planets occupy will continue to change as time passes.

For those born between 1942 and 1956, Neptune was in Libra and Pluto in Leo. These people were born at a time of global war. Governments rose and fell; kings were ousted from their castles. There were breakthroughs in air power (Neptune in Libra) which helped establish the balance of power between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. This time was filled with meetings and peace conferences between global leaders. Those born during this time know that compromise is not enough to achieve peace; you are naturally suspicious of your leaders, and this will help to promote greater honesty and accountability on the part of political figures.

If you were born between 1957 and 1970, Neptune was in Scorpio and Pluto in Virgo. There were new advances in health and medicine, as well as rapid spread of illegal drugs. Our long- held conservative attitude about sex began to dissolve, and we began to realize that marriage was not essential to maintain a committed relationship. Those born during this time seek to serve and improve society. You are also angry about the current state of our environment and natural resources.

If you were born between 1971 and 1983, Neptune was in Sagittarius and Pluto in Libra. Your attitudes about religion, education and human interactions are most likely different from those of your parents. Your religious beliefs, or spiritual practices, are important to you, and you are deeply concerned for the fate of your planet and the race of man. You will insist that your leaders be straight with you and will not accept excuses or manipulation. You are also interested in occult sciences, and many advances in this area will be made by members of your generation.

If you were born between 1984 and 1998, Neptune was in Capricorn and Pluto in Scorpio. You are part of a generation which will make great progress in dealing with power responsibly, both in terms of interpersonal relationships and as protectors of our Mother Earth. You will seek to transform society and replace rampant injustice with compassionate guidance.

You are curious and eager to learn new things, but you often lose interest before you have studied anything in- depth. This can result in your becoming a "jack of all trades but master of none." You look for an easy way out, a "quick fix," but this is not the best solution to your problems.

It is necessary to climb any ladder from the bottom up, although you would prefer to be able to start out in life at the top. You are often impulsive with your judgment of people and things, and you do not plan your actions well. If you are going to achieve your goals in life, you must develop more self-discipline and patience. You have great dreams of success in life, but you are caught short when it comes to planning and carrying out the steps necessary to achieve them.

You have a tendency to bend the truth when it doesn't quite fit your preferred reality. Probably, you are not even conscious of this tendency in yourself and are not aware of your "distortion" of facts. You also allow yourself to believe what you want when it comes to people. This can set you up for deception; a good salesperson could always win you over to believe in them and their product.

Education is of utmost importance to you, and once you have completed school you could do well in education, public relations, writing, or any profession involving travel. It would be wise for you to put off your education until you have earned your degree in the "school of life." Attending school (or later working in education) helps you sharpen your judgment and develop self-discipline. If you ever hope to achieve success in this lifetime, you must learn these lessons first. Otherwise all your dreams and ambitions will get you nowhere.

You are particularly prone to nervous disorders and other maladies caused by anxiety and frustration. Be sure to give yourself leisure time to spend just for yourself, and get lots of rest. This will have to be a conscious effort on your part. No one else will be able to convince you to change your ways; you'll have to do it for yourself.

It is difficult for you to understand the meaning behind what happens in your life and for this reason you have trouble learning necessary lessons. Growth seems such a painful process to you and at times you may feel that the only meaning to life is emotional suffering.

You have a low opinion of your own worth and always feel that others are better at what they do than you are. Therefore you take on the role of second-class citizen, serving others without regard for your own needs. Others may take advantage of this element in your personality, especially since you have difficulty saying no to any request. Once you learn to establish priorities and to take care of your own needs, this will no longer be a problem.

Because of your low self-esteem, you constantly seek validation from others by gaining their approval. If someone comes to you with a plea for help and you turn them down, you torment yourself with feelings of guilt and feel even more unworthy. This is your own way of emotionally beating yourself and is not based on fact. Be kind to yourself before you consider giving to others.

You would do well in any occupation in which you can serve others as well as yourself. Such areas include physical therapy, public relations, and rehabilitation of the handicapped. You could also do well in the field of travel because of your great interest in foreign lands. You are willing to work harder than most and often may take on more than you can handle, again in an effort to please others. Don't allow others to pass their duties over to you; you have enough to handle on your own.

Developing a hobby is good therapy for you and will allow you to express your creativity in a positive way. This would also give you a chance to unwind and to disconnect yourself from the needs of others. Be sure that people prove their sincerity and reliability before you confide in them. Otherwise, you could set yourself up for hurt and disappointment.

You are very sensitive to the needs of others and have a highly developed sense of perception. Because of this sensitivity, you are concerned with the overall state of society and feel a responsibility to contribute what you can to making the world a better place. Although you may not be a leader in any sweeping movements, you could provide the incentive to others by providing a realistic and practical approach to change.

The environment is one area of concern for you as you have a natural appreciation for the delicate balance of nature. You can also see the social imbalance that exists-- the rich have too much of everything and waste it while the poor do not have enough. You would like to see this situation corrected and would derive pleasure from working with social programs designed for this purpose.

Because you are not considered to be radical in nature, you could work successfully behind the scenes of any corrupt establishment in order to gather data for your cause. You can keep a secret forever if you think it is necessary and are quite trustworthy. Because of your self-confidence and composure even in times of stress, others will look up to you for guidance.

This concern for social justice may detract from your personal life insofar as it will often take precedence over your love life. It is preferable that you find a partner who also shares your vision and can work with you toward your cause. It is imperative that he or she at least have a highly developed social consciousness.

As with most inconjuncts, this aspect indicates insecurity and a lack of self esteem. You are sometimes downright reckless with your health and may suffer physically as a result. On the emotional and psychological level also, you have a tendency to accept abuse from others. Because of your inability to say no when you should, you fear having demands made on you by others.

You may feel that you are repaying some debt from earlier in your life (or in a past life) for past transgressions. It is wonderful to be a helpful and compassionate person, but be sure you are not driven by a misplaced sense of guilt. Sometimes the best way for you to help someone is to say "no." Then they will have to muster up the strength to do it on their own.

In your career you are not terribly ambitious and may even prefer to work behind the scenes. Although your ability to perform your job well may be impressive, you don't "put yourself out there" enough to be noticed by those in charge. Because of this you may be passed up for promotions or find that others get credit for work you have done. Sometimes it is necessary to cause a little stir to protect your rights, even if it may feel uncomfortable to do so. As long as you allow others to take credit for your achievements, they will continue to do so.

It is best that you become self-sufficient in life and allow others to be the same. Once you have established yourself as a strong individual, success is possible. You will operate at your own pace, however, and you should not compare the "progress" of others with your own. It's all a matter of perception. Instead of trying to change yourself in order to be accepted by others, to express yourself the way you feel is best for you. Others are not really better than you at what they do, just different.

Be sure to take time out to relax and to recharge your batteries. You are particularly susceptible to tension- related illnesses such as poor circulation and digestion problems. Treat yourself as well as you try to treat others, and you will be O.K.

You have an insatiable curiosity and are constantly seeking new ways to broaden your knowledge. Mentally, you are very sharp and absorb information like a sponge. You seek a deeper meaning behind all things in life and are not happy with a superficial explanation.

You have a vivacious personality and therefore attract many friends. While you enjoy sharing your opinions with others, you are also a very good listener and therefore do not alienate others. Because you are so well-informed, you make an excellent conversationalist and are at your best in a debate.

Early in life you learned that you can cope with any situation that confronts you. This allows you to accept changes in your life that would be very threatening to others. You have a deep respect for authority but will seek to expose any who abuse their position of authority over others.

In a career you will find great satisfaction working with groups. You would do well as a teacher, politician or social worker. You are a competent and effective public speaker and can stimulate the desired positive responses in your audience.

You live your life with an eye toward the future and want to do your part to make life a little better for everyone, not just the chosen few. Others will seek you out and will admire the example you set in your own life. You have a deep spiritual wisdom that you may not even be aware of, but others are able to sense it and come to you for advice.

Metaphysical or occult studies would be a good area for study. You do not shy away from unpleasant truths that you may encounter in such fields and could even enter into the practice of metaphysical sciences as a profession.

In your love life, you need a mate who can function at your spiritual level. The worst possible mate for you would be one who bores you. This will most certainly lead to a dissolution of the relationship.

You are an active, future-oriented person who is not weighed down by past commitments. You take advantage of new opportunities better than most. Life for you can be a vibrant affair in which you passionately pursue causes, lovers, and experiences. You have the self-confidence to be a leader. Competitive and flamboyant, you have little patience for slow people or unexciting work. When an activity interests you, you can be very generous with your time, energy, and money. Find outlets for your gifts of creativity and intuition.

Watch out for a tendency to exaggerate or to be insensitive to others' feelings. More cautious types may envy and resent your free spirit and competitive nature. You get bored easily and may depend on others to finish the projects that you start. When your warmth is guided by love, wisdom, and positive goals you have the ability to heal and inspire others, but when you focus on your self or lack direction, your short-lived passions can affect others in destructive ways.

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).

Expressing yourself does not come easily to you. You distrust people who are fast, smooth talkers. It may be easier for you to express yourself nonverbally or in writing than it is through speaking. If you also lack planets in the houses of Relationships, you will find the normal avenues of communication and social learning blocked. Your thinking will be personal instead of detached or rational. With the mind's normal communication channels blocked, you learn primarily from experience. Lacking in the ability to view yourself objectively, you gain self-understanding primarily through feedback from others.

Try to see life less personally, in a more objective way. Take classes and never stop educating yourself.

A lack of planets in Air signs can be offset by an Air sign ascendant or by abundant planets in the houses of Relationships.

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.

With an abundance of planets in Fixed signs, you have the staying power to complete a project, grow a family, or expand a business. Your strength is what friends notice most about you. You have definite values; you focus your affections on the people and things that are part of your team. Friendships formed over time are important to you. You may be found at the center of a circle of friends, a large family, a government agency, or a business. You understand the contribution that stability and security make to prosperity and growth. It throws you off-balance when friends are not as reliable as you are or when love and ideals are not part of your life. Concentrate on developing confidence in yourself, a wholesome world for your family or group, and binding others to you with love. If you have a weakness, it is trouble changing or listening when people tell you a better way to do things. You can handle this weakness by empowering your team, as among them will be individuals who are good at reacting to a constantly changing world.

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