Happy Birthday Geminis

A Wrench in the Works

Happy birthday Geminis, the versatile, charming, intelligent, verbose of the Zodiac. Before you get too caught up in birthday celebrations, take heed of a wrench in the works. Mercury, Gemini's ruling planet now in Gemini, is retrograde (appears to be moving backwards) until 19 June 2008. Mercury influences communications, short range travel the day to day getting stuff done. Careful with those clever quips, somebody's liable to misunderstand or take offense snowballing into some real nasty conflicts. Best to concentrate on using those Gemini charms to develop relationships, with more down to earth communication.

On a larger scale, the next few weeks could be tense-big time power plays. This is a good time to concentrate on serious quiet planning. Thinking about switching jobs or responsibilities? Sit down with pen to paper, draw up a chart with the pros and cons, assess your own strengths and weaknesses, clarify your goals. Even if you're not thinking of switching jobs this is a good time to start planning projects, but hold off on starting. Good luck to us all!

Onward and Upward, Paula

(¯`*•.(¯`*• Happy New Year •*´¯).•*´¯)

"A wise person knows the stars, a fool is ruled by them." ~Ancient Chinese Proverb

No, I haven't flipped out wishing you a Happy New Year in April. The sun recently entered the sign of Aries, first sign of the Zodiac. So in Astrological terms, we are beginning a new year.

Astrology is a fascinating subject. It's not simply a matter of what the sun sign is, rather, the constantly changing positions and aspects (angles) of the other planets. Personally, I don't believe that Astrology determines who or what we are, nor our futures. But I do believe that human history makes a strong case for the influence of the stars (planets) on us and all of Creation. When we get right down to it, the forces of Nature are complex and complicated. Think about it. 200 years ago, people barely knew what electricity was. We've long since harnessed it's power, but do we really understand the influence of electricity and electro-magnetic fields? Not by a long stretch! So let's give Astrology, the influence of the planets, a little credit too.

The past few years have not been the calmest in recent memory, marked by political as well as natural disasters and upheavals. This coming Astrological Year, we should see a tempering of these aggressions. There is strong indication that there will be more tranquility as we learn lessons from the past. We can expect more balance between reasoning and aggression--possibly a tendency towards more versatility in problem solving, more willingness to compromise. Issues concerning beliefs and morality are likely to be on the forefront, tempered by a willingness towards diplomacy although the patience required to gather and sort through facts will not always be present--this could prove to be a real snag in the works.

Before you get too excited, remember that the stars can be gracious but they are rarely completely gracious. We're likely to see a lot of grandiose ideas tossed around (no surprising in an election year) that are impossible to implement and way too much optimism. Humm, suppose that's better that too much pessimism.

Chances are we'll see strong and persistent concerns for financial stability with a strong work ethic, but economies are likely to remain thrifty for some time to come, concentrating very strictly on profits. We should be particularly careful in money matters.

Whatever this new year brings, it'll be interesting to see how accurate this post was this time next year.

Onward & Upward, Paula

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