Happy 50th Birthday Peak Year Boomers

SunSign Bling--The Hottest! Now days, we think of Baby Boomers as those born between 1945 and 1964, with those of us born from the late 40's to early 50's being the Flower Children. But, how many folks realize that according to the U S Statistics Bureau, the Baby Boom actually peaked in 1957. In other words, more Boomers were born in '57 than any other year of this time span. And, in astrological terms, they are actually a different generation from us earlier Boomers. Many of us Flower Children have Neptune, the planet whose sign indicates the "Sign of the Times" in Libra. So it makes perfect sense the we were putting a lot of energy into promoting peace, diplomacy and harmony. By 1957, Neptune had moved into retentive, stick-to-it, business savvy Scorpio, where it would stay for the next 12 years or so. Remember all the financial, money-making investment talk of the early 80's? The young Boomers, still in their early 20's were eating it up. They weren't into ideals, they just decided to do it! Saturn, the planet of restrictions, responsibilities, reputation and career was in Sagittarius, sign of the higher ideals. Ever wonder why the Liberal Arts education that was so valued a few years earlier was no longer such the thing to do? The '57 Boomers were a lot more serious about their careers, and their education was seen as something to put those careers into action. Also, these guys were young adults at the beginning of The Reagen Era--ready to accept a much more conservative view of morality and behaviour than we older Boomers were. Finally, Uranus, planet of innovation, associated with High Tech was in the egotistical, authoritative Leo in '57. It's not surprising that so many Boomers of this era were among the very first to get degrees in Computer Science. When we older Boomers were in high school during the late '60's and early 70's, computer studies were still thought of as something along the lines of auto mechanics. Uranus would be in Leo for several years to come; so it's not surprising that many of these younger Boomers are the High Tech execs today. '57 Boomers born in the last half of the year have Uranus at a very favorable angle with Saturn, so they even got a little extra boost! Hum m... what can we make of this? Our High Tech Trail Blazers are turning 50 this year. Wonder if they're still as serious now as they were then. They've certainly had more successful and probably more rewarding careers than us older Boomers. Their retirements have got to be better. But I bet we sure had a lot more fun and our grandkids, great-nieces and nephews will certainly enjoy our Woodstock stories a lot more! Onward & Upward, ~Paula

Happy Earth Day

SunSign Bling--The Hottest! Happy Earth day! Sun moved into Taurus today, the first of the Earth signs. It's very ironical though that Earth Day falls on the first day that Sun enters Taurus. Yes, Taurus is an Earth sign, ruled by Venus, but has absolutely no association with ecology. Rather, it's the sign of materialism, comfort, and financial ability--not particularly ecology-friendly attributes. The Astrological Sign associated with Nature and ecology is Sagittarius, a fire sign, also associated with Philosophy, Higher Learning, and Faith. Big, jolly Jupiter is the ruling planet of Sagittarius; and guess what, Jupiter is now at home in Sagittarius for some time to come. But, the real kicker is the fact that today, Earth Day, there are planets in all of the Fire Signs at favorable angles with Jupiter. Mercury, planet of communication, short distance travel, and intelligence, is in aggressive, me-first Aries. Saturn, planet of restrictions, duty, nose-to-the grindstone, do-or-die is in authoritative, love-the-lime-light Leo. Three planets in the same element, in this case fire, action, each at about the same degree gives us a Grand Trine. A Grand Trine is a very positive influence, balancing the best qualities of the signs and planets. As if all of this is not enough, Pluto, the power planet, big-time karma, kick-you-where-it-hurts-when-you-need-it, is also in Sagittarius -- ever wonder about all the natural disasters and religious fanaticism the past few years? Humm...this Earth Day just may be one to remember. Even Google's Home Page has an ecological theme today. Guess there's just no fooling Mother Nature! Onward & Upward

Riding The Dragon's Head

SunSign Bling--The Hottest!

MoonTrekking is back, with a new look, new outlook and riding the Dragon's Head. No, I haven't totally flipped, but if you're reading this BLOG, it's obvious that there have been no posts in a long, long time. Frankly, I'd given up on astrological blogging--too much to do in serious marketing matters--gotta get those clicks, track sources and stats, right? But a funny thing happened on the way to the pursuit of clicks. A couple of weeks ago, a friend asked me to do an astrological reading for her. Since she's always been such a good friend; evening hosting me in her home a couple of times a year, I really couldn't turn her down. After walking around in circles for a couple of days realized that my ability to concentrate had flown the coop, to the point of hardly being able to find the astrological files in my computer (Saturn's current retrograde sure wasn't helping matters.). To make a long story short, after finally managing to prepare the chart and a few false starts in composing a reading, a little voice asked, "Are you paying attention at all; can't you make the simplest connections?" And there it was, the connecting factor, the North Node. Here's a short explanation without boring you to death. The North Node is one of the Lunar Nodes--you guessed it, the other being the South Node. In simple terms, the North Node is the ascending point where Moon crosses as it moves to the north. So, the South Node is the intersecting point when Moon crosses on its descent to the South. The North Node is called the Dragon's Head and the South, the Dragon's Tail. In astrology, North Node indicates what one should strive for, which energies one should exploit. So the South represents traits that one needs to shake, at least put in proportion. Unfortunately. The Nodes are one of the most sensitive yet ignored points in astrological charts. Makes sense when one remembers one of Nature's primary laws, opposite and equal forces, doesn't it?

In any case, not only did I finally remember a couple of things, but got that flash of insight that we often need to keep going. The North Node in my natal chart is in Pisces, the sign associated with the undercurrent, the subconscious, and the unseen driving forces. So the opposite of Pisces, Virgo, is my South Node. Virgo's analytical, critical traits are the ones that I most need to put into proportion. What really blew me away was the fact that currently, the North Node is again in Pisces within a few degrees of mine--a double whammy from the Stars influencing me to look beneath the surface, trust instincts more. It's also interesting to note that Pisces is the sign associated with the study of astrology--note MoonTrekking's rebirth. But this isn't the end of the story. Have always wondered about my compulsion to visit this friend a couple of times a year. All this time, the simple answer was right there! Moon, the "star" of nurturing, in her natal chart is almost in the same position of my North Node. In other words, she instinctively knows which buttons to push to keep me on track--now that's incredible!

One final note on the North Node. As mentioned above, North Node is currently in Pisces until this December. On the larger scale, this is a strong indication that the general trend is to look below the surface, search out hidden agendas, get in touch with the emotional side of issues. Not a bad idea before election year!

Onward & Upward,

~Paula