What is Numerology?

What does Numerology or Birth date Numerology mean? Perhaps the answer lies within us. Most of us are aware that something sacred works through us, call it Destiny, call it Higher Will, call it God. Quantum Scientists call it the Unified Field, an immense “conglomeration” of numinous creative energy forms that spew forth universes, planets, stars and human consciousness. The Unified Field also expresses itself through the mystery of high mathematics and the symbolism of sacred geometry.

Many of us are unaware that numbers decipher ultimate truths, or symbolize the maximum energy in minimum form. They design the reality in which we live, on all levels, physical, spiritual and emotional, and can integrate elements of higher consciousness that accelerate our soul expression. Numbers express a unique vibration within our core. Some say, we are born within a massive mathematical formula, the “God formula”, and it is programmed into our DNA.

Thomas J McFarlane

In his treaties “The Spiritual Function of Mathematics……….” Thomas J McFarlane described numbers as symbols. He said “It is possible to take the symbol itself as an object of thought and use it for the purpose of philosophical and general mystical integration, moreover the greatest achievement of western genius has been the development of the abstract thought which has its crown in higher mathematics” In short, numbers have a spiritual power, a universality, and selflessness at their core; when we enter the realm of high mathematics, we transcend the personal and touch the universal!”

Universal Numbers

Since numerology is based on high maths, the universal power of numbers translates itself into personal formats that we perceive as “ourselves”. The birth date numerology life path represents an ultimate number, the symbol that interprets a life path or destiny. Each birth date numerology life path is unique. The distinctive numerological analysis of a human life remains centered on an expression of the spiritual core.

Numbers and Meanings

Let us look at a birth date numerology core number. For example, the number two. The two vibrates to high intelligence, it is the perfect number for the diplomat, the “visionary” the profound thinker with a capacity to mix and match human faults with detached wisdom. Twos like harmony, balance, they treat people with respect, and expect to be treated with the same care. The two vibrates a “perfection energy”, Barack Obama is a two, and his diplomatic skills “could” make or “break” many aspects of life as we know it, but there is no doubt he is a humanitarian, the two energies within him assure us of that! In other words, his soul number chose to be President of the USA, and take on the huge responsibilities that could crush a lesser man, and transform them!

Calculating Birthdate Numerology

As the birth date numerology life path is calculated via the day, month and year of birth, a clear, core component number is accessed and integrated into the profile. There are diverse methods of calculating a numerology profile, different techniques to discover lucky numbers for example! Through numerology one can comprehend emotional glitches and challenging life paths more easily, in other words assess, understand and integrate the people and events in our lives, so that we transform emotional disappointment into happiness in love!

As birth date numerology links into our energy field, tunes into our karma, or the life mission to accomplish, we access awareness of every day realities, as well as divine perceptions of life. In numerology as in astrology, the universe reflects back our inner selves. Therefore, living a positive life path, even if our numbers show challenges, is fundamentally our choice. Could it be that belief in a higher power acting is what makes numerology so significant to certain souls?

Lifes Mysteries

We all want to understand the mysteries of life! We might deny this fact, ignore it, repress our curiosity, we might even become sceptics and deride anything metaphysical but those who work in hospices know that when “push come to shove”, we more than ponder on the deeper meaning of life on the death bed. Logic cannot explain universal energy, or the mystery of life and death.

Yet our society still needs security, habit, an explanation of what shapes our world, a scientific explanation. We are becoming more and more confused, since some are experiencing a shift in thinking, a shift that will take time to evaluate but seems to be proving that we create our own realities on a daily basis, even though we can become entangled with others in that process. This perception of “entanglement” is inherent in the Quantum theory which is based on what we see is who we are! So even if a best psychic is not aware of the laws of quantum physics, her intuitive talents make sure clients realise their own thinking processes create their reality.

The “gloom and doom” scenarios and “end of the world” agendas serve nobody, good people are more prone to thinking solutions. So even if your life is not going how you want, the psychic will advise on how to make it work rather than insisting everything “is written in stone!” and you are destined for bad luck!

Courage of Conviction

The very best psychic will always sustain a prediction. The best psychic will not suddenly shift her perspective; one minute telling you that you have met a twin soul and another insist the lover is not worth waiting for. We often deal with personal conflict over a love issue. On one level we know that someone is bad for us, on another our heart says “yes!” The best psychic tells us to follow our hearts, because our heads “play” with elaborate misconceptions that might be short sighted, or unfair.

A psychic “knows” that time is not an issue. That what we desire could take months to evolve. A client was told by her favourite empath that she would have two houses, and meet her soul mate in a piazza! Ten years later she bought two houses in a Spanish village. She even met her soul mate in that piazza, but the meeting did not go as she “expected” - life expresses through free will. In other words, we could meet the love of our life, but if our hearts were not open, we could not build into a relationship with them.

You and only you can decide what path to take. Yes, a psychic can advise love is hurting you, but you have to be the one to stop hurting, a psychic cannot do that job for you. Additionally, a psychic cannot “see” into another’s energy field without their permission, which would be violating their sacred space. A psychic cannot tell you what someone else is thinking either, but might tell you what they are doing. If you have found a psychic that suits you, it is always best to ask for them again as they will tune into you more deeply as time goes on, and you will build a relationship that will serve your future and enrich your life.

One of the most renowned metaphysical masters and psychics Uri Geller once said “Nowadays, even Presidents, Vice Presidents and Heads of Agencies are opening their mind to accept psychic phenomena, because they know it works!” A best psychic could have told you that!

Finding Love

The psychic is used to hearing sad tales of romantic love and the cries of “Will I ever find a girlfriend, or boyfriend?” Many of us feel lonely; feel that if we only had that special person all would be right with the world. Sure, we tell ourselves it is great being independent, and doing what one likes when on likes, but if we could just find a girlfriend, or boyfriend, life would be so much better.

Gay or straight, determinedly single, or “footloose and fancy free” - human love is the one thing that keeps us going, keeps the inner fires burning. As the financial institutions crumble, as oil seeps into our oceans, as volcanoes explode and there is seemingly a dawning of the “New Ice Age!” As conspiracy theorists insist we are about to see a UFO land on the White House Lawn, the very act of seeking to find a girlfriend, could relieve us from all that global angst.

Psychic Help

So we ask the psychic is true love ever going to come back into our lives? Are we ever going to feel those loving arms around us? The psychic will be honest, without treading over our hearts with hobnailed boots, and assure us that yes, we will find a girlfriend. We will find a boyfriend; we will find true love. We try to believe! We check out dating agencies, speed dating, online dating sites, blind dates, or even an old fashioned matchmaker! But nothing happens; we still meet up with hoards of frogs, creeps and “leaving hairs in the sink” types, and feel desperate. But then just as we about to give up the whole thing, and “get us to a monastery” they step into our lives, the girl or boyfriend of our dreams. We bump into them in a super market, a friend’s party, down the beach, in the grocers, in the dental waiting room, at the car mechanics, on the tube or waiting for a bus in the rain. In other words, it just happens, as it was always supposed to happen! As the fates wanted it to happen all along! The psychic was right, we say to ourselves. How could I ever have doubted that I would find a girlfriend?

The truth is life on this planet would be a sad state of affairs if all the hate we see around us was not counteracted by love and devotion. So even though all that “waiting” for true love can bring us to our knees, as we sob into our pillows, just lonely hearts looking for solace, we remember one amazing fact. That we are all predestined to love. The love songs tell us so, Jane Austin told us so, Shakespeare told us so, Byron told us so, Shelley told us so, our hearts tell us so! And when we find our perfect mate she or he will tell us so too. We remember to be kind, to respect our adored one, and pay attention to their needs. We know that once we “get” what the psychic said, “Your soul mate is coming and if you treat her well, she will never leave you!” we will never, ever look back!

We all relish the thought of just picking up that phone when our life is in a pickle and talking to the psychic on the other end of it. The phone reading is a classic stress buster. Just letting rip about the boyfriend who let us down to an insightful human being can have us feeling a lot better. In fact, some of us will create an ongoing friendship with the psychic tuning into our phone reading. So much so, that she feels like family, and every time we have a problem we just go for the phone reading to ease the angst. A phone reading can give us a sense of security, in other words we can see solutions to our problems emerging, we even learn to understand “why” the problems are manifesting in our lives, and whether to some extent we are creating them ourselves.

How Does a Psychic work via the Telephone?

It is likely that the psychic “feels” the energies flowing through the airwaves physically. As we talk, the psychic’s energy field could “light up” with heat, or ice cold tremors. When your own spirit guide steps into the psychic’s awareness, they will feel a rising of compassion, and access a need to help you. An experienced psychic will have learned to handle these types of sacred energies; indeed the psychic recognizes them as a great healing force. When the “gift” is acknowledged deeply, a psychic learns to live in a peaceful “inner place” that could be externalized with a radical life choice such as living in the countryside. In any event, an evolved psychic always follows a spiritual discipline that protects her from negative thought forms. In this way the psychic is able to automatically shut down. Differentiating energies is part and parcel of the psychic gift!

Lottery Numbers

However, when a psychic is asked to predict lottery numbers they could find themselves up against a wall. Spirit is the bridge between this world and the other, and it might not be in a client’s interest to win the lottery. If this is so, no numbers will be given and the client could be disappointed. If the psychic is challenged by a skeptic who demands unreasonable answers to superficial questions, again Spirit will not play the game. Spirit communicates through higher visions that will be revealed as need be. In this process, the psychic’s higher self assesses the quality of the client’s own thought forms, and when readings disappoint, it can be due to personal resistance or disbelief in paranormal phenomena.

The true psychic understands undercurrent feelings, and has developed skills that encourage, strengthen and guide an individual through emotional challenges! If these types of gifts are clairvoyant she or he will also be able to “see” what situations caused the problem in the past, and how healing emotional dilemmas can facilitate a positive future.

A psychic phone reading can be exceptionally accurate, however, the client needs to comprehend that the psychic is playing a “sacred tune”, in that not all questions can be answered. This is due to the metaphysical law of free will. The more evolved the client is however, the more evolved and accurate the reading will be. So next time you dial that number for a phone reading realize the deeper your question, the deeper the answer!

Imagine all those phone lines ringing, those computer cables buzzing, as folks call into or text a live psychic UK, a natural empath who just “happens” to inhabit the British Isles. So what is it about the Live Psychic UK’s interpretation of reality that attracts folks like pins to the proverbial magnet?

Vibrational Energy

Well, first and foremost people are not attracted to a Live psychic UK reader because they perceive them as more “in depth” or “aware”. Psychics are becoming more popular overall, simply because folks realize that there is far more to reality than meets the eye, as per the power of vibrational energy. Indeed, many a live psychic UK will use vibrational energy to heal their aches and pains. Bestselling books have been written about the power of vibrational energy when it comes to alternative healing by medical doctors such as Michael Gerber M.D. In Russia the famous quantum physicist Dr Rustam Rakhimov of the Sun Institute in Uzbekistan has been experimenting with the effects of “irrational medicine” on human beings, and the psychic’s perception of the healing prana-type energy.

Vibrational Medicine

The existence of vibrational medicine is irrefutable evidence that “something” we do not perceive visually is operating throughout the universe and that “something” call it “Spirit”, call it “All that is”, call it “God” or the “Goddess” call it “nothing at all”, has a powerful effect on humanity! Holistic views describe an energy system that can change people’s perceptions of their lives, their illness, their inner world and their future expectations, as well as their belief systems. Anyone who has had an accurate Live Psychic UK reading, or has seen they can indeed heal from an “incurable” disease, will not scoff so much at the power of vibrational forces and the healing powers within the universe.

The psychic, or metaphysical healer, obviously has a natural capacity to tune into multi-faceted energy manifestations by utilizing their brainwave frequencies or trusting spiritual forces will guide them to “seeing” a future scenario or current emotional state affecting the client, negatively or positively.

Often the live psychic UK defrags her energies before, during or after a reading. Again, her vibrational perception of reality helps her do this, especially if she charges a crystal and carries it around with her as a talisman. Crystals are also built into mainstream electronic equipment, like televisions and mobile phones, and it has been discovered that when the crystal is cut to a certain geometric shape it can maintain communication at long distances.

Christianity

A psychic is aware that mainstream Christianity, as well as the skeptics, take a dim view of their gifts. But the fact is, most organized religions could be seen as a “Companies” of people who tend to think the same way, unaware that an individual’s unique mystical experience is precious. Vibrational energies and medicines are all about respecting the human soul, for the human soul is unique, and awareness of the mystical journey is a precious gift!

Live psychics UK are folks who have chosen a mystical path because they feel it pulsating within, and in many cases felt it since childhood. The vibrational content of existence inspires them. Some even live isolated lives to accentuate their communication with the “Divine”. In this way, they can input the visions they perceive, and enrich their connection to their clients.

Ultimately, it is not where the psychic lives, but “how” they live that makes those vibrational gifts so powerful.

Near Death Experiences

Even though humanity is only five minutes into understanding the reality of this universe, even though quantum science is reviewing our perception of material reality, even though thousands of people have miraculous or near death experiences, the skeptics still maintain that this belief is a delusion, or just an egoic need to stay alive forever. So, if you are one of those people who have had a “Contact Departed” and seen a beloved one standing in your front room smiling at you, after they have been dead for two weeks, you would be forgiven for questioning the skeptic’s certainties.

Hundreds and thousands of claims has been made by people who have experienced a “contact departed” symptom, in fact when psychics talk about a point of interconnection between the material and spiritual worlds; they are not talking “impossible”. Quantum physics describes the weird atom, which never dies but moves on in ever new directions. Yet those who have indeed connected to their dead relatives report their amazing experience as follows:

“I looked in the doorway and there he was standing and he said “I just want to tell you I love you.”

“I just know this was not some self appeasing fantasy, but some other consciousness connecting to me.”

Various Contacts

Could a “contact departed” experience also include the face of a loved one appearing in a photographed orb, or a widow feeling her dead husband lying next to her on the bed and kissing her hair, or the sound of keys dropping on the hall table when a dead wife walks through the front door. The fact is when a medium proves the survival of consciousness after death through their visionary experiences, you can be sure proof is never far off even though some medical folk believe that the Near Death Experience is symptomatic of the unraveling of the brain, which is not totally dead even if the other organs in the body are. The following experience negates that assumption.

A woman was undergoing an excision of a large basilar artery aneurysm, the type of operation that meets all the accepted criteria for brain death. This was because the medical procedures involved the induction of hypothermic cardiac arrest. The patient’s body was then frozen to lower than 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

neardeath.com

The website neardeath.com goes on to describe the following experience.

“Her heartbeat and breathing ceased, her brain waves flattened and the blood was completely drained from her head. All hearing ceased due to the additional insertion of earplugs. The brain cannot function without its oxygen supply for more than a few minutes. Lowering the body and brain temperature to 60 degrees F by chilling the blood reduces cellular metabolism just so that the brain can tolerate complete lack of cerebral blood flow for the 45 minutes or so required for the brain operation. Yet the patient subsequently reported that while under these brain dead conditions, she had a near death experience in which she was able to observe and hear details of objects and happenings in the operating room with confirmed accuracy. She also experienced the classic components of the Near Death Experience, including a tunnel vortex, a bright light and different figures in the light, many deceased family members including a distant cousin of whose death she had been unaware met up with her.

Sensing the Departed

People who experience a “contact departed” experience “feel” “sense” and “touch” energy flows in their body, a high sense of mystery and a deep sense of peace. A “contact departed” event changes peoples’ lives forever. Millions have seen the spirits of their loved ones, and traveled to the other side with medical and physical evidence to back up these events. These facts are certainly beginning to eclipse the skeptic’s cynicism and denial based on Newtonian science alone. Perhaps man is simply in a state of forgetfulness, consumed as he is, by the material world?

The Independent

James Silver of the Independent Newspaper said of Jonathan Cainer the astrologer that “He’s a self declared touchy feeling liberal and unreconstructed hippie who took his children on the anti Iraq war demo. But he is also one of the most affluent astrologers in the UK”. One could say that Jonathan Cainer’s destiny is to be an astrologer.

Twitter

On Twitter Cainer describes himself as an astrologer with a fairly high profile. To cater to all tastes, his prophecies come in various shapes and formats; they are written about in books such as Jonathan Cainer’s Guide to the Zodiac, How to make your Dreams come True, the Psychic Explorer and a Down to Earth Guide to Six Magical Arts. His recorded predictions on his website site are fun, his take on the “astro crowd” fascinating.
 

Russell Grant

Russell Grant, the Astrologer, was born in Hillingdon and has always “batted for Middlesex!” He obviously thinks it is one of the best counties of Britain! As funny as he is, he is also a sensitive and insightful man, and his Illustrated Dream Dictionary has morphed into a best seller. His other gifts are that of a television presenter, and the creator of a pet psychic service. His “larger than life” persona and “gift of the gab” fascinates the general public. He has certainly has in-depth perceptions and great astrological insight. His website offers personalized readings by handpicked psychics, tarot card readers and astrologers.

Neil D Paris

British Astrologer Neil D Paris is a young and sought after astrologer cum columnist both in the UK and the US. He trained at the prestigious Linda Goodman Foundation He offers astrology life coaching which he advertises “for the practical minded, for spiritual seekers in other words for everyone!”

But what is it about these aforementioned astrologers that hold our attention. Is it their charisma? Is it their chutzpah? Is it their sensitivity or their insights on life and love? Other than having a deep understanding of how astro phenomena affects the human psyche, other than understanding the difference between western and eastern astrology, other than unraveling the secrets of earth, water, air and fire elements connected to each sun sign, they have big hearts, empathic natures, expressive and communicative gifts of the gab, plus an inherent compassion that helps them withstand humanity’s good and bad sides.

Indeed, there are so many traditions of astrology to understand. There is Western astrology, Hindu astrology, Tropical astrology, Babylonian astrology, Chinese astrology all with their different influences and energies. But the main gift that any astrologer needs is a capacity to gaze deep into the human soul, and understand why the Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable sun signs have such a big part to play in human destiny. One could say that Cainer, Grant and Paris all have in-depth, in tune, and inquiring minds, and that it was written in the stars, that they should read them!

The Arcane Tarot

Would it surprise you to learn that there is indeed an Aries Tarot Card and that every sun sign reflects energy into the Arcane Tarot? With the planets Mars and Jupiter guiding the fiery Aries on, the sun sign soon realises that they are the “chosen ones” to initiate the human journey from its very beginnings. When the Spring Equinox bursts into life, the Aries tarot tells us it is time for hope after a long hard winter. Yes, it is time to initiate a new life, a new karma, and a new incarnation.

The Aries is associated with materialisation, and the Aries tarot card depicts the Emperor who governs, regulates and presides over life, till his directives are understood by his people! Aries is also associated with the Egyptian God Amon, who incorporates the majesty of the Sun God Re, or the Ram, (Aries). Amon the King liberated the exploited, and demoralised and like the mythical Jason of Greek Myth, sought the Golden Fleece of illumination, and fought heroically for it. The result of Jason’s exploits brought him glory but also confusion and conflict. Therefore, Aries the Ram learns to reign over his own life with sobriety and kindness.

The Emperor

The Emperor is the fourth card in the arcane tarot; the Aries tarot card exerts the power of individuality within the status quo. The Aries tarot symbolises the man who does it “his way”. Who stands by beloved ones, unwilling to be broken by the fates or life’s struggles; he is an individualist “par excellence!” This is a man who creates a solid future and establishes a life mission within pre-ordained social mores. When the Aries Tarot, the Emperor, steps into a spread, one is often about to meet a powerful man who could transform one’s life with his functional creativity!

The Emperor connects to the fiery element of the Aries tarot, in that this fire sign warms our hearts, and gives us strength. However, an out of control Aries can be as destructive as a despotic Emperor. The Arien ruling planet is the Planet Mars, or the Tower Tarot Card. The tower is destroyed by fire, and turns everything to dust from one minute to the next, especially, if excessive feelings are not controlled. The challenge of the Aries therefore, is to keep powerful energies in line, so they do not “burn out” the good. A just Emperor must also be able to rule an unruly world!

Scarlett O’Hara

The ultimate archetypal Aries tarot persona with a strong Arien/Mars influence is Scarlett O’Hara of the thirties classic film hit, “Gone with the Wind”. Through sheer determination Scarlett overcomes gruesome challenges yet still has to relearn life’s lessons over and over again. As she stands amidst the ruins of her beloved “Tara” destroyed during the American Civil War, her remembered quote still moves hearts and souls!

“As God is my witness, as God is my witness they’re not going to lick me. I’m going to live through this and when it’s all over, I’ll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again”

Nothing could be more “Martian Aries” than Scarlett’s aforementioned statement. Yet, if your tarot layout depicts the calmer Aries Emperor, be sure that whatever difficulties you are facing, a just ruler will lead you forwards and rule your world with courage and wisdom!

What is the difference between a Psychic Clairvoyant UK and Clairvoyants worldwide? In other words, does a psychic clairvoyant UK have more powers than an empath in another part of the world? The answer is no, however clairvoyance does have a long history in the green and pleasant British Isles.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A psychic clairvoyant UK could tell you that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, nicknamed the “St Paul of Spiritualism”, and renowned for his stories about the “sleuth of all sleuths”, Sherlock Holmes, was convinced that telepathy was genuine However, his real “conversion” occurred after reading a book called “Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death”. Sir Conan Doyle lost a son to pneumonia and was convinced that he had spoken to his spirit whilst sitting in on a séance. Sir Conan Doyle subsequently wrote a book called the “History of Spiritualism” which was a great success, even though many thought him a misguided genius, Spiritualism continued against all odds. Interestingly, it is still much berated and scorned by skeptics and mainstream science alike.

A psychic clairvoyant UK would tell you “the buck did not stop with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”. The British Isles is literally teeming with spiritualists, myth, and magic. Think crop circles, think Merlin or Tintagel; think haunted houses, dragons, and the awesome sites of Stonehenge or Glastonbury Tor. Think ancient Druid priests, and the Arthurian legends. But above all think Leylines! Many a psychic has walked along them, and tuned into them. But what are they? “Well first and foremost, some say they are as “British as a cup of tea” even though they exist worldwide.

Leylines

Leylines are interconnecting fault lines crossing the earth’s tectonic plates. The human race has been aware of leylines for thousands of years. Native Americans knew they meshed their way across the earth. Researchers into earth magic know they join up towns, villages and often churches in a net of mystical energy patterns. The ancient Welsh called them “Dragon Lines”. The aboriginal people of Australia call them “Dream Lines.” In fact, the aboriginals recount that the “People from the Sky!” taught their shamans to walk the leylines!

Leylines can be both positive and negative. Black magic has been performed where particular leylines cross, to empower spells. In the Yorkshire mill town of Todmorden, for example, wildlife in the area disappeared after a Black Magic coven performed numerous hexes over a leyline interface. Studies have also found UFO abductees tend to live near or close to leylines.

The St Michael Leyline

The St Michael Leyline, or the Archangel Leyline, is considered Europe’s most mystical and mysterious leyline. It is a perfectly straight line linking Saint Michael’s Mountain Cornwall, to St Michael’s Mount in France. It follows on to northern Italy, where it crosses through to Puglia in Southern Italy, and through Greece. The end of the line is Mount Carmel Israel! Alfred Watkins called it “The Old Straight Track.”

Alfred Watkins

Alfred Watkins was a legendary archeologist and antiquarian, so fascinated by leylines that he perceived them as “glowing wires all over the surface of the British countryside” Dowsers tracking leylines around Glastonbury to Dartmore, Brentor, and the Church of St Michael, where there is an intersecting “black leyline” at Lyford Castle, reported sensations of physical nausea when standing over it.

A psychic clairvoyant in tune with leylines sometimes senses and sees orbs, UFOs and paranormal phenomena manifesting around the leylines themselves. In fact, many a healer and empath enjoys going to Ilkley moor in Yorkshire, where there is a Swastika shaped stone, with 20 leylines intersecting through it. The area emanates incredibly positive energy vibrations and is said to heal physical imbalances and recharge batteries!

Although we acknowledge magic and mystery, and realise that leylines and paranormal events connect all areas of the earth, it is evident that Britain has more than its fair share of phenomena with much research and many a Psychic Clairvoyant UK’s vision to back up evidence of these claims.

Russell Grant

What can Horoscopes UK Russell Grant do to help us in these unusual times? Horoscopes UK Russell Grant is a well known astrological outlet guiding the public through challenges with astrological and spiritual insights. Horoscopes UK Russell Grant employs a handpicked team of psychics and astrologers who not only advise clients on future life trends, but actions to debunk negative perceptions regarding the future.

A general malaise is working its way into the human psychic. People are frightened; some believe that life on this planet is coming to an end. Astrologers on Horoscopes UK Russell Grant are more than aware that the Mayan prophecies for 2012 are affecting our consciousness, yet surprisingly few astrologers pay lip service to prophecies of asteroids hitting earth, a third world war, a breakout of pestilence or alien space ships landing! On the contrary, astrologers are of the opinion that the Mayan Calendar does not actually predict the end of the world it predicts a new beginning.

Mayan Astrology

It is true that December 12 2012 was an important time for Mayan astrologers, but they saw it as a time of renewal not destruction. Interestingly, most Scientists totally deride the doomsday scenarios. For example, National Geographic reported that Princeton University Geologist, Adam Maloof, who has studied pole shifts all his life, stated that even though continents have experienced “great change”, these landmass shifts take millions of years to occur and humanity would definitely not experience a shift in one event, but rather many mini events.

2012

Another fear is that solar storms will damage the earth yet there is no scientific proof that there is a peak in solar activity in 2012, in fact it is expected solar activity is set to occur at least two to three years later.

In regard to the planetary enlightenment theory, a NASA scientist has stated “There is no galactic alignment in 2012, or at least nothing out of the ordinary, in fact the 2012 planetary enlightenment is meaningless to science”.

9/11

But all of us would agree that humanity is going through challenges. War, disease, and corrupt government control are no longer tenable. We all realize that wasting our resources will lead to future problems, if we want humanity to survive in the long term! 9/11 knocked the human psyche for six, for the first time in modern history the structure of our society was threatened, and the following financial crashes warned us that the financial “powers that be” could become defunct, and that change is inevitable. But that change could ring positive breakthroughs not only in consciousness, but planetary peace.

Perhaps 2012 is positive indeed! Because the fear that has taken over planet earth could be a precursor to evolution in consciousness. We are on the right track for change. Solar power, democratic governments, an end to war, the spiritualization of human consciousness, combined with the insights of New Science, like the String and Quantum Theories, could produce an upsurge in awareness and resulting peace on this earth.

Humanity possesses the power to change within. We have powerful minds, and evolving hearts! History is moving us on, and metaphysical studies all over the world are showing the spiritual is an inner force, that can heal and strengthen our lives. Most astrologers will guide us to understanding how we create our future with our perceptions, our considerations and our prejudices. Perhaps the best outcome would be to “think” with our hearts, and cultivate compassion for our fellow man. If we can learn to change within and move on to more evolved lifestyles, the result could indeed be a 2012 breakthrough rather than a 2012 catastrophe!

What is Psychiclight?

Psychiclight is a benevolent force that ensures spiritual evolution. It is the healers and empaths’ intention to accentuate that psychiclight within us. To this end some choose to train in magical arts, or become involved in metaphysical studies. Others prefer to follow their individual, often solitary mystical path. These committed women dedicate their lives to serving humanity anonymously.

Rae Beth

In her book “The Hedge Witch” Rae Beth describes these “searchers” as free spirits who integrate magic, vision, clairvoyant and healing gifts into everyday life, silently and alone. Perhaps the “Hedge Witch” is a mother, a wife or a friend who pays allegiance to the laws of Divine Mother and Her three enchanted manifestations namely the Bride, the Mother and the Crone. But of course, you will never know of this! This need to work silently might hark back to the days when witches were accused of worshipping the devil and burnt alive. Some went underground and have been practicing their unique healing undercover ever since.

The Divine Mother

The solitary magical worker will still acknowledge the Maid as the untamed and innocent aspect of Divine Mother, a young woman who begins her voyage through life in wild territory. In that process she connects to the natural world and her own primitive instincts. She is symbolically dressed in white as she is a virginal being of purity.

The Mother

The Mother is another aspect of the Divine Feminine, and she dedicates her work to nurturing duties, and gives birth to personal evolution. She is also connected to nature, and is said to walk by lakes, and the ocean, symbolically dressed in red, a color of vitality and fulfillment.

The Crone

The Crone symbolizes the wise old woman, a natural healer, using herbs and sharing her metaphysical power with others. She goes into a trance state to connect to her psychiclight and vision. She is symbolically clothed in black.

Every woman has these three aspects inherent within her Spirit at different times. But a healer who is seeking “the mysteries” accesses these variants beyond her age, for a young woman can be as wise as the crone, and an old woman can be as innocent as the maid. These evolved spiritual states mix and mingle.

A lone healer will enact healing rituals during times of magical celebration such as the Winter Solstice. The Spring Equinox, for example, heralds in freedom from useless habits and patterns, and it is a time to start anew. The Equinoxes are natural energy portals, and as we pass through them we change and become more self aware.

Some light workers will use a magical name bestowed upon them during an initiation ceremony whereby they take full responsibility for their individual calling to help humanity. Their new name symbolizes their Mystical Self and has a sacred meaning to them. When used in conjunction with their psychiclight however, the name itself can be of benefit in magical ritual.

Solitary Work

The purpose of solitary “work” is to help others discover their light. The healer will invoke love for the loveless and counsel those who have lost their way, as friends and helpers. The healer and empath will also seek peace within nature, and attempt to heal the environment with personal prayers and invocations. The solitary empath’s magical oath is to work for the good of all in total secrecy. That secrecy is a power in itself, and ensures that the ego does not take over, or block the purity of the energy flowing through. Therefore, in a society based on violence, and antagonism, on competition and fear these primeval values might seem suspect, but the magical beings working with their psychiclight in devotion and solitude could be viewed as a blessing to us all. In that context, the “Hedge Witch” is indeed an evolved being, whose commitment to ease the pain of the world is of great significance, especially in these challenging times!

The Tarot and Italy

When we go for a tarot cards online reading we tend to believe that fortune telling cards date back to the Italian Renaissance, and the medieval Courts of Italy, but the fact is divination has a significant history and tarot cards are just the tip of the “divination iceberg”.

Science

Scientists know little about the cultural mores of primeval man, what they do know is what archeologists have dug up. The result of research proves strange and ancient civilizations once walked this earth! Giant skeletons with elongated skulls have been found in Ecuadorian caves and in the Indian and Chinese deserts, their origins remain shrouded in mystery. These skeletons not only possessed outsized skulls, but their front teeth were lined up in a totally different way to those of a human being today.

Ancient Civilizations

Amongst the more “recognized” ancient civilizations however, there is proof that divination harked back to 1200 BC. It has been discovered that the Ancients used to caste lots, and depend on crystals to predict the future. Our modern systems of reading tarot cards online would probably have seemed quite primitive to the more spiritually evolved ancients who were connecting to “other dimensions”. For example The Aztecs, Incas, Babylonians and Egyptians wore a jewel or crystal to develop their psychic ability, precious stone healing is nothing new. It was a necessity for ancient man to know the future, as they could prepare for famine, drought and pestilence. The result was that the shaman or soothsayer had a far more powerful status than the psychic who reads tarot cards online today. Currently, there is still some element of suspicion or even derision regarding psychic predictions, but in ancient times fortune telling was the core of humanity’s survival and had great cultural significance.

Romans and Etruscans

The ancient Romans and Etruscans used the art of Hepatomancy to suss out the future. Hepatomancy is the reading of animal intestines. Before you go “Yuk!” know that psychics in Borneo and Burma also used this ancient system. Apantomancy is a chance encounter with an animal. Black cats were considered lucky, as was a white mouse or hedgehog!

Ancient Egyptians

One could imagine that the ancient Egyptians would have been fascinated by today’s tarot readings online today. Together with the Greeks they used predictive systems based on cubes and numbers. The cubes were of wood, ivory, glass or metal and their numbered sides were similar to modern day dice. Complex ways of throwing the cubes drew attention to certain numbers, e.g. three brought good luck, four disappointments. Five told of happiness from an unknown person, six - loss in worldly matters but spiritual gain, etc. Egyptian scribes would also write out the famous hieroglyphs and keep records as they predicted the future.

Some readers claim that the tarot cards depict a symbolic soul language that originated thousands of years ago. Brought to Europe by the gypsies, fortune telling cards morphed into the divination tool that many of us utilize today. But the true psychic still perceives “visions” emanating from her cards, visions perhaps similar to those of her ancient ancestors. Therefore, tarot readings online are a result of magical knowledge coupled with an ongoing refinement of the divination arts.

Alan Kay

Interestingly, one of the greatest computer scientists of our time Alan Kay, whose pioneering work on windowing graphical user interface design is deemed revolutionary, said “The future is not laid out on track. It is something that we can decide, and to the extent that we do not violate any known laws of the universe, we can probably make it work the way we want to! “

A tarot cards online reading would not contrast with Kay’s take by knowing our future, and understanding it, we change it. Without visionary perceptions, humanity would be stuck in a lack-lustre perception of existence. Some might insist now is the time to step into a new way of being and a vibrant future! They would not be wrong to think so!

Virgo Characteristics

“The Eskimos had fifty two names for the snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for love!” this could only refer to a Virgo’s capacity to see multiple causes and effects! Not that we are saying that the sensible Virgo is complex, but a horoscope Virgo is an intricate chart, may be because our Virgo has so many ways of perceiving reality, all particularised, itemized, notified and specified. The Virgo is the ultimate earth sign, and the Virginal archetype. The Horoscope Virgo subject is definitely on a purity mission. So even though a Horoscope Virgo could drive a beginner astrologer to drink, Virgo is actually one of the more interesting sun signs.

Virgos are super brains when it comes to computer/high tech savvy, see them whiz around their calculators like Spiderman whizzing over Manhattan rooftops. By the same token see them pace the floor at 3.00 am worrying whether they locked the office safe. They fret more than most and the Peanut’s quote “I only dread one day at a time!” could be morphed into a Virgo theme song!

Earth sign Virgos

Earth sign Virgos have an evolved karma inferring that their mission is to be of “service”. You will find a propensity of Virgos in the healing arts, but also involved in metaphysical matters, or even medical/scientific research professions. Just so you get the point, Mother Teresa was a Virgo! By the same token watching the Virgo fussing about whom, when and where someone, somewhere left their hairs in the sink could be startling.

The Horoscope Virgo will frequently depict “get on with it” or “get through it” tendencies, they communicate you see. Chatty Mercury is their friend and boy can they put over a point at the Board Meeting. But watch them get all overwrought about the plight of newly born kittens, and the excessive use of toilet paper ruining the Amazon forests and you will get the aforementioned tendency to see “all aspects of the good and the bad known to man”. The Horoscope Virgo analyzes and is a genius at creating itemised shopping lists.

The horoscope Virgo might depict a subject who gazes up at the night sky and counts trillions of stars. Their curiosity about the “Creation” could have them joining a space programme or applying to become an astronaut. The Virgo “knows” about universal concepts instinctively, Virgo also “knows” all about man’s good and evil tendencies and is always “prepared”. Bad behaviour never shocks a Virgo, good behaviour will conquest them virtually forever. Virgos are loyal. A messy partner however, would hurt Virgo’s purist tendencies. A lover who does not understand that Virgo just has to tot up the bills, and make sure the cat tray is super clean would get short shrift with the upset Virgin. Do they not understand that Virgo just has to analyse how many “I love yous” were said on a spreadsheet?

The Personal Virgo

The Virgo is usually handsome or attractive. They are the ultimate partner, husband and girl friend, due to their calm, clear eyed gaze. Their horoscope might draw attention to the physical attributes, as something almost “divine” shines out of a Virgo soul! Soul or no soul, the Virgo version of housework can drive aforementioned romantic partners’ doolaley; it means cleaning “under” the parquet, and polishing “behind” the walls! But when it comes to decision making, well here we do not have that “itemized shopping list” syndrome cropping up. Virgo forgets all about specifications when it comes to putting their foot down. The Virgo will want to make clear statements, another’s procrastination irks them. They do not like to delegate or allocate, they like to trust. They will do everything for everyone, as long as that “everyone” keeps up their end of the bargain, and does not muck things up with untidy, over emotional, and/or hysterical outbursts. As far as sex is concerned, Virgo is complex, not that they swing from chandeliers, but they might attempt to if it turns their partner on!

But the true Virgo gifts are devotion and kindness. If a partner is ill or a kitty has fleas they will be calm, and soothing, providing the right dose of camomile tea and cat biscuits.

The Virgo usually lives well into their senior years. See an old Virgo codger or “codgeress” smiling up at you with those clear eyes, and you will realise that they have finally analysed reality to dust, and have found ultimate peace even enlightenment!    

Horoscopes in the Media

We habitually open a magazine and take in “Horoscopes for Today”. We want to know if we are going to trip up, or meet up with true love, win the pools or go broke. We believe our sun signs’ lead us to luck or disaster in other words. But what planets rule the astral scene and affect our existence, and even our horoscopes for today readings?

The Sun

Let us start off with the Sun, the very center of our being. Sister moon follows on with our “feeling nature”. Mercury hurries up behind, and relates to how we think, and Venus is all about lurve! Mr. Jupiter is the “Mr. Luck” planet, and Mr. Saturn, is the “Old Task Master”. Shocking Uranus passes quickly as do all its changes, and illusory Neptune teaches us to dream as we flow with the ebbing tides of fortune.

The Moon

If we look a little more deeply we find the moon is linked to “feelings” and rules over fertility and female issues such as mothering, sensitivity, and mystery plus the ambiguous and ambivalent sides of life. The Moon affects are personal security or how we perceive it, and is the planet that we magically dance under when we want our lives to transform. The metaphysical amongst us energize our crystals or our spells under Mrs. Full Moon!

Mercury

Mercury is the mind, i.e. verbal dexterity and action based thought. Mercury is tiny compared to the sun, so although the mind is a useful instrument for problem solving, Mercury’s message is that we must not to let our head rule our heart, “As a man thinketh so is he!” is a phrase Mr. Mercury might ask us to pay attention to.

Venus

Venus is about learning to love, or if you like creating harmony with others. Love will not fail us if we trust it in other words. Ms Venus would agree with the Corinthians, Chapter 13, “And now abides faith, hope and love, there are three, but the greatest of all these is love!”

Mars

Mars affects our energy and sexuality. The downside of Mars can be carelessness, perhaps risk taking. Mars makes us face the fact we can be angry, competitive and downright headstrong. In other words, Mars reminds us to grow up and understand our limitations. When Mars is on our side, we handle our energies and create realistically in the world.

Jupiter

Jupiter encourages us to expand our lives, our thoughts our projects and sometimes our girth. Jupiter can be about excess in other words, we might be unable to stop chattering, gossiping eating and drinking But Jupiter also gifts us with optimism and enthusiasm, and a good Jupiter placement is likely to attract success.

Saturn

Saturn rules the bones of our lives, i.e. our skeletal system. Mr. S insists on teaching us hard lessons, in fact many of us are afraid of the stark realism Saturn’s knowledge can bring. It could seem that an old teacher is banging us on the head with his cane, but “getting” what Mr. S has to say can mean positive realizations and discovering the proverbial “pearls in the oyster!”

Uranus

Rebellious Uranus will shake us up, sometimes shock us. Faced with a Uranus crisis, we might walk out on a marriage or a lifestyle from one minute to the next. Dreamy Mr. Neptune in some placements encourages us to look at life with rose tinged glasses, but also wakes us up to the spiritual aspects of existence.

Pluto

Mr. Pluto is of the underworld. We plunge within, him as we seek to understand our unconscious mind. We can suffer in that process, and could even get self defensive and secretive. But if we welcome Pluto’s influence we can let go of our self destructive tendencies and flower. Obviously, if we read brief Horoscopes for today, we will not see these more personal aspects of the planets in action, but rather a general “picture” that helps us deal with everyday situations

Donna Cunningham

Donna Cunningham who wrote the book “An Astrological Guide to Self Awareness” explains planetary power. “I believe our lives are not controlled by things out there in space, but are shaped by our thought patterns. The planets only reflect what is going on – like a mirror. The planets do not cause things to happen to you they simply reflect what is going on within you.”

Most astrologers, empaths and psychic readers would agree Destiny “affects” our lives but our understanding and healing of the fates, plus our capacity to face our own inner shadow, is what “makes” our lives. So if your Horoscopes for today reading implied you were going to bump into true love, ask yourself if you are really, really want to?

Friends

Someone once said, “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still likes you!”One true friend is worth all the riches in the world in other words. But in these challenging times asking “how is my friend?” is an everyday occurrence. Our friend could be a work colleague, someone we have grown up with, or a great person we met recently facing a life challenge. They could be our own partner fighting a war in distant lands. Perhaps someone starting their lives from scratch after financial ruin. Perhaps a friend’s marriage is breaking up, perhaps they are ill, perhaps they are tired out by life and cannot find ways to work through their problems.

Concern

When we ask “how is my friend?” we are aware that challenges have become part and parcel of someone we love’s everyday reality. Nowadays, many of us, not just friends, are overcoming health, financial or emotional difficulties. But on occasions, we cannot get through the challenges, we are overcome by them. So when we ask “how is my friend?” of a psychic or healer, we want to hear there are real solutions, we want to know that we can help.

When we ask “how is my friend?” we nurture uncertain hearts and spirits, afraid that those we care for cannot be healed. But the empath, psychic or healer will advise us that there are many solutions. A friend could go for spiritual healing, like Reiki, to balance their energy fields and encourage inner peace. They might go for psychological help. They could indeed tune into the services of a psychic on line, and ask for guidance, or a perception of future trends. We could send a friend our own good vibrations via prayer, and visualize them encircled by a ball of light that “disintegrates energy glitches” or misfortunes.

When a friend is in trouble we will be there for them, listening to their every word, perhaps silently, so they can let rip, and ease their angst. When appropriate, we can offer metaphysical advice directing them to material by Ester and Jerry Hicks, for example. The Hicks’ book “The Law of Attraction!” describes how transforming life by liberating ourselves from the chains of the past is indeed possible. How? Well, simply by using positive affirmations and the Law of Attraction. In simplified terms, the Law of Attraction states that our lives are as we are within, joy nurtures external success, pessimism disappointment after disappointment. If we emanate positivity from within, the result can be a breakthrough!

Esther Hicks

Esther Hicks began channeling her Spirit Guide Abraham years back. The initial contact was automatic hand writing which transformed into full blown clairaudient/clairvoyant channeled messages from another dimension, a “light” dimension. The result has been phenomenal. Not only has “Abraham” become a celebrity in metaphysical circles but the “Abraham” books, CDs and workshops on human growth have taken the world by storm.

Abraham “talks” through Ester Hicks. Through her channeling he teaches that our perception of reality is not as “real” as we like to think it is. He insists that our lives are a projection of our minds, that if we enhance our personal energy, we totally transform karma, or destiny. Transforming negative karma into positive is possible with dedicated prayer, meditation, affirmation and mental projection. The results are often astounding. It is not that we work magic, we “become” magic. We recognize the inner power of our intentions, and literally sweep aside obstacles to watch our life rise up to another level. Abraham states that the force of human transformation is inherent in the power of love.

So next time you ask “how is my friend?” remember that you could be the one to help make their lives “happen” with your “loving” presence. You could help them to realize that by changing their thoughts, from the inside out, difficulties will be overcome. In other words, your friend can experience a new way of living in this life time!

Learning tarot can be an inspiring experience, once we realize the tarot is a refined tool of prediction that could change our lives if we let it! Some of us are naturally drawn to the cards from an early age. Strange situations occur, for example someone gifts us a pack, or a reader astounds us with her accuracy, and we yearn to learn to see into the future just as she does!

Tarot Diary

Learning tarot is a spiritual journey, and even though we aspire to understanding the cards we need to realize that it is our perception that gives them their power. If we prefer learning tarot on our own we could start by creating a Tarot Diary, and write down our daily impressions and insights on the cards. We could also meditate on each major arcane card, not only to understand the images but to allow our unconscious mind to internalize their significance. When we meditate on the cards we take in their magical power and familiarize ourselves with our own clairvoyant gifts and internal insights.

Various Tarot Decks

There are so many tarot cards to choose from, some of the images are artistic and beautiful to look at, but our chosen pack needs to speak to us personally, and pretty tarot cards do not necessarily connect to our unique magic. Our personal pack might be simple, or garish, beautiful or unusual; inevitably, we choose the pack that “speaks” to our hearts. But we do need time to allow “the Fates” to organize one of the most intimate meetings a true reader will encounter, an appointment with her internal magic, and “seeing” gifts!

Card Meanings

To enter into the tarot creative visualization is useful. We could step in to each individual card and becomes friends with its resident. We could chat to the Fool about their perceptions on life. We could ask the Magician to gift us an instrument of knowledge, or the High Priestess to reveal a metaphysical secret. As we connect to the personal message of each card, we also come to terms with the negative side of our own personalities and face what we are seeking to avoid within. Our “friendly” tarot pack then starts to “see” deeply into our psyches, and the psyches of others. We soon realize that the tarot is not only an occult tool to read the future, but a magical gift that can change that future. For example if you read the cards for someone, and the Tower is an outcome, that is a warning. By changing their thinking modes and taking responsibility for the negative aspects of their life, disaster can be stopped in its tracks!

Metaphysical tools tell us that the future is not “written in stone”. The usefulness of tarot and astrology is their capacity to remind us of who we truly are, in the good and the bad. If we are ready to accept their warnings, their wise counsel and their gifts, we will see our lives change for the better.

Group Learning

Learning tarot is also fun in a group setting. If you can find friends who want to share the experience all the better. You can swap notes, and become more practiced at reading tarot for each other. Asking a friend who is a reader if she wants to start up a class might work. But there are colleges that undertake interesting courses. The College of Psychic Studies in London is a prestigious school, with excellent tarot instruction. In the final analysis, the most important decision is our choice of cards, once that is accomplished we are on our way to breakthrough! As we love our cards, the cards begin to spread truth and healing not only within our lives, but the lives of others!

What is it about becoming a medium that has us either sitting up in our seats, or reaching for the crème de menthe? What makes any individual want to go through the process of becoming a medium and what starts that metaphysical ball rolling?

Natural Gifts

Many people have natural medianic gifts but prefer to remain strum for fear of being ridiculed. If you are aware you are becoming a medium, and in that process continually see the ghosts of your dead relatives, or heartbroken Elizabethan lovers, it can be an embarrassment to admit it to your materialistic partner! The fact is we do not want to be “different” we want to be the “same”. Most of us face the world with realistic attitudes; we would rather join the mainstream, “Tick Tock Club” than be considered “as daft as a brush!” Indeed, part of the fears of becoming a medium, are the possible haranguing or criticism we would face from the skeptics!

George Anderson

However becoming a medium can be a natural process emerging in childhood. Take the legendary medium George Anderson, who is proved to be exceptionally accurate and insightful. It is recounted on his website that, “At the age of six years old, George Anderson contracted chicken pox which quickly became a near fatal case of encephalomyelitis, a swelling of the brain which caused damage to his cerebrum and rendered him unable to walk. At that the time, he was not expected to survive, but made a recovery over the course of the following three months, even regaining the use of his legs. Not long after that near fatal episode, George started seeing the image of a woman dressed in lilac colored robes that he later came to understand was St Joan of Arc. She spoke to George at length about life hereafter, and the journey he would eventually be asked to embark on. George also began to regularly see and hear relatives and family friends who had passed on.”

George’s parents were obviously worried about him, and thought he was psychological unhinged especially when he began hearing voices too. Poor George was perturbed by his paranormal experiences, so he kept a low profile. But the fact is, the man continued to receive messages from the other side, and had to eventually recognize that giving comfort to the grief stricken was his life’s mission. His subsequent first book “We Don’t Die!” subsequently proved to be a best seller. One could say George’s greatest achievement was that he was invited to speak to the holocaust surviving members of the Anne Frank family!

James Van Praagh

James Van Praagh is another medium considered to have exceptional powers. He was already psychic at a young age and claimed to have predicted his teacher’s son being hit by a car. He told her that the boy had only suffered a broken leg however. A few minutes later the principal arrived in the classroom to confirm that the accident had indeed happened. Although sometimes accused of cold reading, his capacities are indeed verifiable.

Spiritual Journey

Becoming a medium is a spiritual process of awakening, a realization that Divine Forces are in charge of our evolution. Such insights can be taxing. As aforementioned, facing the fact that we are picking up “other worldly” energies make some of us block out, or shut down. Truly gifted folks might decide to seek a teacher, or a spiritual mentor to help them through the first signs of natural mediumship. Others never use their gifts at all because they are frightened of the consequences, or the unknown. But the medium’s capacity to pierce the veils of mystery, and connect to “something eternal” could be classified as a divine gift indeed! What could be more inspiring than understanding that at least some of the more mysterious secrets of the universe can be deciphered! Those truly “gifted” amongst us can render much light to the darkness. One could consider it a mistake for them not to hone into their skills and develop them! Especially, in these challenging times! There are mediums that channel Spirit through the telephone, or texting, perhaps they prefer to remain low key, and share their spiritual gifts modestly. But the fact is, when a client connects to a beloved one who has passed on, the inspiration and fulfillment of the experience will be remembered for the rest of their days!

How do email readings work?

How is it that without seeing or hearing a client, but just from a name and date of birth. A reader can perform successfully email readings, can accurately perceive past and future events, advise on life trends, decisions, and even how past influences affect our current perceptions of our lives? Where does the psychic’s information come from? Is it something they just pick up out of the ethers? Do they utilise numerology and astrology? Do they tune into ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) or do they use dowsing techniques? Some email readings access all the psychic’s abilities, but dowsing answers to “yes” or “no” questions, is a popular psychic practice, especially when a client needs to make a decision what to invest in, where an object, like a piece of beloved jewellery, has been lost and if a boyfriend is worth waiting for.

Paul Smith

Paul Smith, a well known Remote Viewer once employed by the USA army to “see” long distance military enemy installations, was interviewed on Coast to Coast Radio. He talked about his practical approach to ESP in regard to remote viewing and how during the Vietnam War the US military utilised dowsing systems to find out where hidden weapons were buried. In the 1980s, Nature Magazine stated that “dowsing effects which until recently were claimed to be paranormal can now be explained from within orthodox science.” In Smith’s view, much hidden information about a situation can be accessed simply through the practical science of dowsing. But how can a pendulum answer yes or no? How can one compare dowsing with ESP itself? And how can one ascertain when, where and how to dowse?

Pendulums

Well most psychics will tell their clients to realise the pendulum speaks to them, if held between their thumb and forefinger. The pendulum shows them a “yes” and a “no” to a question as follows. If the pendulum swings up and down, for no, and around and around for yes, or vice versa, one can continue to invite the pendulum to answer more complex questions pertaining to life issues. In fact the more practiced a dowser becomes, the more their answers will be accurate.

Dowsing

Dowsing could be described as a form of ESP, in that the conscious mind connects to the subconscious mind, and brings what is “unknown” into awareness. It is as if the moment someone dowses for answers they connect to a “field” of metaphysical energy that knows everything, including whether a boyfriend will show up! In other words, the subconscious accesses information that normal consciousness cannot tune into!

German Dowsing Tests

In Germany during the 1980s, 843 water locating tests were performed by 500 dowsers. The results of those tests were reported as follows. “In particular tasks, dowsing shows an extraordinarily high rate of success, which can scarcely if at all be explained as due to chance. In fact, dowser-phenomena can be regarded as empirically proven.” So indeed, email readings can on occasions integrate some dowsing, as well as astrology and numerology, but in the main, sources of most psychic “telling” and phenomena is due to the psychic’s natural “seeing” abilities that link into a client’s issue, and frequently answer questions correctly. Dowsing is mostly used when a defined answer is requested by the client, and its accuracy has been proved over and over again!

Why a Horoscope Reading?

Your boyfriend has left you, the cat has got the mumps, your boss showed you the door, and your mother in law nags you morning noon and night. Okay, we exaggerate, but at times we want to know why we are going through a time that has nothing to do with windfalls or lucky breaks! When the going gets rough, we are liable to turn to horoscope readings. Perhaps, we think, those horoscope readings can solve the puzzle, and tell us what our destiny truly is?

Karma

One element of horoscope readings is indeed our destiny, or karma, and its effect on our lives. So what IS karma, in layman’s terms. It is basically cause and effect. Simplified, if I squeeze the toothpaste from the middle of the tube, the toothpaste is liable to squelch excessively all over my tooth brush! In other words, whatever one does, there is a result. Good actions will bring good results; bad actions tend to mess things up. If I am a reincarnation of Attila the Hun, it is unlikely that this life will be a fun ride, probably all those people I slaughtered will come back to haunt me! Karma is the ultimate in cosmic justice but it is also the great teacher, and its effects can be subtle, yet progressive.

Vedic Astrology

The human being could be described as an evolved life form, whose destiny does not lie in riches or fame, but a deeper understanding of soul purpose The Yagna concept of Vedic astrology talks about the “science of persuading the Gods” in others words Vedic astrology teaches us how negative energy can be transmuted to positive through understanding our “dark side”. In other words, if we are interested in developing consciousness, we transform bad to good with awareness. For example, if your car is not functioning you would think nothing of incorporating a new engine part. Why, therefore, do we find it so hard to transform our perceptions of ourselves?

Aries Example

Take an Aries who loves challenge, who has a lid on their personal strength, who seeks honour and personal accomplishment. These dynamic folk often find inner harmony difficult to maintain, and are liable to be excessively individualistic, therefore their karmic lesson is to learn to be cooperative! If we look at Taurus, we see them as instinctive, with a lid on the material world. They know how to make dreams work through hard graft and determination. Their material achievements have a lot to recommend them, yet Taurus needs to learn about their intuitive, spiritual side, and express more depths of feeling. If a Taurus learns to mix instinct with spirituality, the Taurus karmic challenge can be fulfilled.
 

Whether we are aware of it or not, all sun signs are working through their karma to evolve a higher state of consciousness, and create a more “vital” lifestyle! Fiery Leo needs to learn to be objective and not take things personally. The Cancer, who is caring and doting, needs to go beyond emotions to become pragmatic and realistic. We all have a unique challenge that only a willingness to look at, and transform, our “dark side” will heal. Horoscope readings are not the immediate solution, but they could be the key to a totally different way of living our lives.

The first question some of us might ask when it comes to a horoscope tarot reading, is can one actually integrate the horoscope with the tarot, in other words could a horoscope tarot reading point the way to in-depth psychic feedback? The second question might be can tarot predictions and astrological timing merge together as one?

Study

There is no doubt tarot and horoscopes bear many similarities. To understand both the cards and the stars, years of study is required; the reader needs to be adept at pinpointing astro events and then dig deeper in to the karmic patterns that caused them. The reader attempts to help the client ameliorate their future with both an astrological and tarot assessment of past, present and future, as per the horoscope tarot reading.

When it comes to a horoscope tarot reading, there are popular card spreads that are dealt in an anti clockwise fashion incorporating zodiac signs, the twelve houses and the astrological characteristics of each card. Astrological layouts of the tarot are useful, but some tarot readers like to use specific astro designed tarot packs.

The Mandala

For example, the Mandala Astrological Tarot uses the horoscope as a foundation for the 78 tarot cards. The creator of the Mandala Cards, A T Mann, perfected a deck that includes astrological associations, and a process of spiritual evolution through the zodiac signs. The images of the Mandala cards themselves consist of attractively defined mandalas with full predictive astro potency incorporated. A Tarot Master, Bonnie Cehovet, refers to the Mandala Astrological Tarot as “being representative of the tableaux of initiation seen in Egyptian mystery temples, with the appropriate scenery, imagery colours and textures, with symbolic costumes and ritual implements.”

Russell Grant

The Astro Tarot Pack is another splendid example that many readers use to incorporate astrological aspects into their readings. Russell Grant has expressed cards with mystical, mythical art works. For example, the planet Neptune is depicted as a watery king with green beard and garlanded hair wielding his trident above the oceans of the world. Aquarius, however, is a nutty looking character in a pink jacket riding an equally pink rocket over a rainbow. This unique tarot manages to mix astrological imagery in a gracious, expressive manner that inspire the reader’s intuitive faculties, and enable an access to the collective unconscious.

But beyond these beautiful tarot cards available to the seeker, the insights of any horoscope tarot reading deal with both human and soul evolution beyond the past, present and future. Most astrologers attempt to clarify that destiny works on their client’s side once they become aware of how the soul is synchronized with the human heart. The purpose of both the tarot and the horoscope is to lead the individual into a deeper understanding of themselves and how they too have a hand in their own destiny. This is not always an easy process for the client to take on board, and sometimes challenging astro or tarot influences emerge as a result.

For example, Saturn is our greatest astro teacher when it comes to rubbing our noses in the lessons we find so difficult to learn. In the case of the Tarot, we might be faced with the Hanged Man or even the Tower when we are in the process of learning particularly important life lessons. The “darker” sides of the horoscope tarot reading are frequently misunderstood. It is challenging to note that suffering often pre-empts a radical yet positive life change. However, the true seeker knows that if their life path is to be rewarding they might have to come to terms with the more difficult aspects of their character, but they will also learn that there is a Holy Grail, and that is what the horoscope tarot reading can and will reveal to them. In other words, we travel to reach the right destination, and we are lead forth by the magic of tarot and the ancient wisdom of the stars!

Astrology and the Media

Fun and free astrology readings are found on the back pages of magazine and newspapers. We can even find a variety on the Internet. We read them avidly. We turn to the astro to know if we will be “overcome by splendor”. In other words, whether dad will say, “This will all be yours some day!” If the stars bode well, we are convinced life will be easier for us. But can free astrology readings really tell the future? Well, no, and then again yes; they can predict similar to a weather forecast, but they cannot go into our personal details in those daily or weekly readings. For an insightful chart, astrologers use specialized talents to assess the planetary influences rotating the heavens the day we were born.

super-simplified explanation is that astrology evaluates our ruling planet, our moon phases and our ascendant. The astrologer assesses our moon sign in regard to emotions and creativity and looks at our ascendant’s influence as it enters one of the 12 zodiac signs rising over the eastern horizon the moment we were born. Astrology paints a portrait of our personal tendencies, our faults and opportunities, and when our ruling planet and moon phases add to the fun, the astro chart can be life changing!

What is Astrology?

A super-simplified explanation is that astrology evaluates our ruling planet, our moon phases and our ascendant. The astrologer assesses our moon sign in regard to emotions and creativity and looks at our ascendant’s influence as it enters one of the 12 zodiac signs rising over the eastern horizon the moment we were born. Astrology paints a portrait of our personal tendencies, our faults and opportunities, and when our ruling planet and moon phases add to the fun, the astro chart can be life changing!

Famous Astrology Followers

Throughout history astrology has fascinated the rich and famous. During Elizabethan times John Dee held court on the astro. Portraits of “the Master” depict Dee as a cross between Nostradamus and the Wizard of Oz. But Dee was Queen Elizabeth the I’s personal astrologer as well as a mathematician, occultist and navigator. The British Museum houses some of Dee’s 15th century astro trappings such as small wax seals, a gold amulet engraved with Dee’s visions, and a crystal globe. Some say Shakespeare based his character Prospero of “The Tempest” on Dee, the Astrologer. Dee has not been forgotten. A character cameo of him even appeared in the popular film “Elizabeth the Golden Age” alongside Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I.

Modern Day Astrologers

These days astrologers still astound us, and popular astrologers such as Russell Grant reach a wide audience, as they do not “read the stars” for the “privileged” alone. Successful astrologers tend to have charismatic personalities and a unique capacity to access powerful insights. In fact, we are more inclined to check out those free astrology readings if they are penned by astro folk we trust and respect.

As much as we might struggle with the concept that the planets are responsible for our destiny, they still inspire us. There is something so mysterious about the wonders of space and the celestial bodies that are said to influence astrology readings. But we need to realise destiny is not always written in stone! A good astrologer will show us that we do have alternatives, for example if we become aware of our faults and change them, we can transform the future! On a lighter note, we can still enjoy the weekly predictions of those free astrology readings to understand, albeit superficially, the celestial forces shaping our lives.

D. H Lawrence

The great British novelist D. H Lawrence once said “The cosmos is a vast living body, of which we are small parts. The sun is a great heart, whose tremors run through our smallest veins. The moon is a great nerve center from which we quiver forever. Who knows the power that Saturn has over us, or Venus? But it is a vital power rippling exquisitely through us all the time!” Now who could ever question that?!

The Blake Tarot cards could be seen as unusual, magical, even poetic; their images are subtle, bizarre yet totally mesmerizing. The extraordinary Blake Tarot is based on the work of one of the most gifted artists of all time, William Blake who died on the 12^th of August 1827. He was an unconventional poet, and an extraordinary product of his generation. His poetry was considered prophetic, and he is currently perceived as “far and away the greatest artist that Britain has ever produced!”

Blakes Perceptions

Blake’s mystical perceptions of reality caused him personal suffering. His perceptions of reality could not be put into a box and were frequently rejected by the status quo of the day, who tended to scoff at his vision of life as a magical experience. His painting of the Greek Goddess of Black Magic Hecate, as seen in the underworld is thrilling; the sight of it still grips us. In a way, it compels us to understand Blake’s metaphysical message, as it provides “interesting” input on the mystery of human existence.

Blake’s greatest work was his pictorial depiction of Dante’s Divine Comedy. He says of it “Everything in Dante’s Comedian shows that for tyrannical purposes he made his world the foundation of all and the Goddess Nature, not the Holy Ghost.” Blake thought materialism destructive, and perceived that it blinded man to his true nature.

The New Tarot

The names of the Arcane cards in the Blake Tarot have been changed by its creator Ed Buryn. The Fool becomes Innocence, for example. Magic is the Magician and the High Priestess is called Mystery. The Empress is renamed Nature, and the Emperor Reason. Death is seen as solely Transformation and Temperance as Forgiveness. Error is naturally the Devil and Lightening the Tower, but somehow these diverse names inspire the reader to ingenious insights,

Ed Buryn

Ed Buryn who as we said designed the Blake Tarot states “One of the reasons I designed the Blake Tarot of the Creative Imagination was to introduce a new yet classically proven symbology based on universal truths that are eminently suitable for psychological and spiritual awareness. William Blake’s art and ideas represent a tested vision of life. That is eternal and yet fresh” and he continues, Blake’s works blaze forth with extraordinary depth and ability to inspire. After all, Tarot cards are just colored pieces of paper, what makes them “work” is what Blake called “the Divine Arts of Imagination” which he also called “The Eternal Body of Man”.

Various Blake Tarot Cards

The Blake Tarot is made for the artistic and self expressive reader. It is divided into Angel Cards, Child Cards, Woman Cards and Man Cards. Within the tarot itself, there is a feature that is called “a symbol window” whereby the reader can project their own meaning on to the cards, the spreads are varied, for example one is called the Creative Process, its layout accompanying an individual out of a problem, by suggesting inspiring variants to help them on their way. However, the Blake Tarot is no less accurate or perceptive than other tarot packs On the contrary it has a unique style of predicting, and a sensitive and inspired reader can offer unique answers to a clients’ concerns when using it. In fact, the Blake Tarot can guide us through an innovative and productive way of resolving life’s challenges and quagmires!

Modern Day Tarot

One of the advantages of the internet is the variety of choice when it comes to computerized tarot readings. As much as we would like to talk to a clairvoyant and get a more in-depth reading, computer generated readings can give us quick, free glances at how our challenges affect our future. There are many sites that offer computer generated tarot readings. The Alison Day Free Tarot site, or Lotus Tarot is one of the more popular with 2.1 million visitors. Photos of Alison Day show her to be a pretty woman who also offers phone readings and personal sessions backed up by her team of psychics. The Alison Day Free Tarot Site also has an attractive presentation. Its mechanized readings utilize a mainstream deck of tarot cards randomly shuffled by a computer to form one free spread to choose from. However If we want to look at diverse spreads we can become a member of the site itself by paying a yearly fee that gives us a choice of varied spreads and services.
 

The Alison Day Site

The Alison Day free Tarot site presents compelling readings notwithstanding their computerized status. However, some might believe that the human element is necessary when it comes to communicating personal issues pertaining to love, loss and human evolution. The question is what tarot card sites can we trust? And is it possible that a computer generating reading can be really accurate?

There are various information websites geared to helping us decide and providing us with metaphysical points of view. Human beings need answers. Not only are we dealing with difficult personal financial, emotional and work situations, planet Earth is suffering from manmade or natural disasters. Additionally, our governments are in debt, therefore economic stimulus plans are artificially propping the economy up and a one world currency seems imminent. Therefore, it is quite natural to seek out a tarot reading to understand how such events could affect our personal lives. Some might say that understanding our own truth could save humanity from disaster, in the sense that self responsibility and positive action could stop the rot before it worsens! Obviously, economic hardships affect our relationships, and of course we need guidance on occasions. Tarot sites can support us by offering us that guidance, for psychics and healers are dedicated to assisting humanity.

Society of Psychical Research

To back up an ever increasing public interest in the paranormal, the Society of Psychical Research founded in 1882, seeks scientific proof not only to explain tarot readings but to investigate phenomena like poltergeist outbreaks. Experiments are currently being conducted at the University of Northampton in cooperation with the Society of Psychical Research to search for reliability and replicability when it comes to experiments testing paranormal phenomena. The Alison Day Free Tarot is but the tip of the iceberg.

Near Death Experiences

The need to understand how a psychic interacts with reality, what causes Near Death Experiences, or even poltergeist outbreaks, plus our own capacities to pick up what someone else is thinking, are just too fascinating to ignore. Eventually, science and metaphysics might start cooperating and a more aware understanding of how the metaphysical works within our lives will emerge. Indeed as C G Jung, one of the greatest philosopher psychotherapists stated “I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud!”

So what movies do you go for when you trot down the video store, classic, horror, love stories, musicals? The selection is vast and entertaining. We forget ourselves watching the movies, but we remember the awesome human drama of life, and we cry, laugh, fight, laugh and struggle with our heroes and heroines! But how would our Astro Club choose their own very special movie.

ARIES

Action loving Aries will want to pick up an epic, the kind of epic that talks of light over dark and the simple man’s belief of good winning out. So Aries could be a Frodo Baggins fan. When the Ram pop down the Video store, watch them pick up the “Lord of the Rings” again and again: Aragon, Arwen, Bilbo and Frodo even Farmir, are all friends of the passionate Aries who will morph into these characters as they watch the movie in their own front room.

TAURUS

Taurus loves food, friendship, deep emotions, and above all family sagas. So it would not be too surprising to see them pick “Mystic Pizza” off the Video shelf. The is the mother of all “coming of age” movies starring a very young Julia Roberts, who looks startling beautiful in her rendition of Daisy who works in the Mystic Pizza restaurant and finds love, of a kind. Just looking at all those delicious pizza cuts will have Taurus ringing the takeaway to back up the whole home video experience.

GEMINI

Gemini dig intellectual movies that stimulate the cerebral cortex, in short they dig “foreign”. The very French “Jean de Florette/Manon de Sources” starring Gerald Depardieu and Yves Montant is one of the best French epics and gets Gemini gray matter buzzing. “Cinema Paradiso” directed by Guiseppe Tornatore is another “twin” favourite. This Oscar winning movie about a child growing up in Sicily and his friendship with a cinema projectionist touches the mind as well as the heart. Gemini is into languages, so they might improve their Italian by going to Rome for their hols!

CANCER

Sentimental and caring Cancer will want to focus on family viewing. See them pick up videos depicting kindness and friendship, with the good always winning over the bad. Vids like the “Lion King” and “Finding Nemo” are favourite pick-ups, but the 1939 “Wizard of Oz” wins the prize! The great Hollywood star Judy Garland depicts teen Dorothy Gale swept away to a magical land in a tornado. She embarks on a quest to find the fabulous “Wizard of Oz” so she can return home. Any crabby girl will tell you “there is no place like home!”

LEO

Leo likes “larger than life” on screen, so what could beat picking up a musical? Okay, the classic “Singing in the Rain” starring Gene Kelly, and of course “Moulin Rouge” are not bad! But the movie to beat all Leo musicals can only be “Evita!” Leo Madonna was literally born to play Evita Peron, and she had that gorgeous, also Leo, co star Antonio Banderas by her side to spice things up. As for the song “Don’t Cry for me Argentina” well that gets Leo into floods of loud tears every time! They “identify” you see!

VIRGO

Virgo is a purist when it comes to movies and somewhat intellectual. The classic Virgo movie combo is emotionality and complexity. They tend to hire out idealized love stories. They will definitely be sobbing into their kerchiefs at the classy “Titanic”. Just watching pure and young Kate and Leonardo seeing their dreams fall apart as “Titanic sinks”, is of excruciating pleasure to our Virgo. Another great Virgo movie is “The Barefoot Contessa”, staring the luminous Ava Gardner and her search for the romantic ideal, with it all ending in tears of course! Virgo would have a lot to say about that!

LIBRA

Libra goes for “love stories” par excellence. Movies like “The Notebook” staring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams will hit the loving Libran hard, in fact with or without a bunch of paper hankies they will even sob in front of their Aunt Gladys without a qualm. Other films for loving Librans are “A Walk to Remember” staring Nicholas Spark and Mandy Moore as the girl with leukemia who tells Nick not to love her so. But can one really turn away from “West Side Story”, an epic of fighting NY gangs, based on Romeo and Juliet? No of course not, Libra wants romance. And that is final!

SCORPIO

Scorpio wants horror and that is final too! Scorpio needs horror like you and I need a hole in the head. Scorpios lose themselves in frightening scenarios to forget their dark side. For example “Nightmare on Elm Street”. What could be more ghastly, than seeing a young Johnny Depp getting swallowed up by his bed? Other horror movies for Scorps to dig are “The Fly”, and “Videodrome” which is about nasty television sets, and naturally the horrific “Saw”. Scorp would say, “How to deal with death is at least as important as how to deal with life!”

SAGITTARIUS

When the Saggy walks into the video store, they are looking to pick up a wild, free and “wind in the hair” style road movie like “Thelma and Louise”, directed by Ridley Scott and of course the mystical “Easy Rider” starring Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson in their prime. “Easy Rider” is a movie about motorcyclists on their way to a rather sticky karma. Saggy identifies with heroes and heroines seeking themselves, free souls who travel they know not where, perhaps to happiness perhaps to oblivion!

CAPRICORN

Capricorn is into class, the sleek movie statement. They will already have their own classic movie collection, but they might trot down to the Video store, if they are missing out on classics like “Godfather I and II”, “Jaws”, “A Wonderful Life”, and “Ben Hur”. These movies are guaranteed to get the pulses racing and the heart singing. And what could be better than the “Best Years of Our Lives” made in 1946 portraying serviceman returning from the Second World War, and the difficulties they had to face. This poignant movie is perhaps Cappy’s favourite.

AQUARIUS

Aquarius wants to see the human race evolve, so they are into the protest movie, if they are lucky enough to find one down the Video Hire that is! Films like “Brokeback Mountain”, about gay love, and “Schindler’s List” about the horrific reality of the Nazi persecution of the Jews, is what the Aquarian adores the most. These films certainly do not hide the truth. Of course Charlie Chaplin’s classic Modern Times, depicting the comic dehumanization of everyday life is a work of art and could be an Aquarian favourite.

PISCES

Pisces wants more than horror, more than love, more than road, more than classic, they want poetry. So see the romantic fish pick up a film that touches the soul. They might write a list to order from the video store. “2001 Space Odyssey”, “The Seventh Seal” for example. But the ultimate Piscean thrill is Robin Williams as Professor Keating in “The Dead Poets Society” Keating stirs the Piscean heart to its depths when he says “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute, we read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love these are what we stay alive for!” And at that point our stunning Pisces will rest their case! And so will we!

Pets are our dearest friends; we love them so much we want them to join in our festive fun.

ARIES

An action packed Aries loves riding. Their adoration for the trusty horse will make sure the animal maintains their dignity. No cutesy costumes for the Aries pet! Aries is an equine lover, but to make the kid sister smile, they will transform their beloved steed into a magical one on Halloween! So their very special horse morphs into the Winged Pegasus as Aries crafts a pair of custom made wings to attach to the adored jalopy, and perhaps even dream of flying away into the clouds and away from this mad, mad world!

TAURUS

Taurus adores farm pets, being so attracted to the earth, and the miracle of nature as they are. So when Halloween comes around, watch Taurus dress themselves and their cute pot bellied pet pig in a ballerina skirt. Not to humiliate the animal who already gives them so much affection and joy, but to laugh with them as they roll in the mud together. In fact the pot bellied pig has a wry grin on its face, as it watches this nutty human getting all “piggy”.

GEMINI

Gemini is an arch communicator, and loves to wish Happy Halloween to family and friends. Asking their distinguished pet eagle to fly across the airwaves to deliver greetings will not fall on deaf eagle ears. Even this noble bird will stand a mini silver Mercury hat with wings on it. The splendid creature will retain its dignified status, and look massively mythical as it flies through the door with a “Happy Halloween” message in its beak!

CANCER

If sentimental Cancer can get their beloved long eared, pet rabbit to wear a Halloween costume all well and good. But some bunnies just don’t dig having silly costumes close to their fur. However, if this bunny decides it is okay, Cancer will attempt to make the lovable “long ears” into a pretty elf, with a silk, green hat on, and magical waistcoat. So romantic and gorgeous will bunny be that children from nine to ninety will just want to pet him all day long.

LEO

Leo adores their kitty, they are so alike. Kitty sulks when nobody pays them attention, just like Leo, and scratches when individuals hurt their feelings, just like Leo. So when a Leo cat is called Pumpkin, Leo will go down on their knees and with respect ask kitty if she minds being dressed up as a fun pumpkin pie, with a cute little orange hat on and a green bow around her cuddly neck. If Kitty meows once, then it is all okay. If she meows twice and scratches Leo then best to put the Halloween costume in the drawer and try again next year!

VIRGO

When a Virgo loves an animal, a Virgo loves an animal with exactly the same dedication they pay to all things of value in their lives. So expect a Virgo to marvel at the elegant deer that grazes on the dried grass Virgo lays out for it. Of course it is impossible to dress up a deer for a fancy dress party. But that is just the way Virgo likes it. Their respect for nature and love of wild life excludes morphing animals into daft human lookalikes. If the deer is tame, Virgo will kneel before it, and give it tit bits that do not upset its digestive tract. Very special Halloween Party friends will be allowed to stay at the Virgo home till morning, and watch as the graceful deer grazes.

LIBRA

Venus ruled Libra will adore their love birds. So sweet, colourful and intelligent, these are mini parrots, and live a long life. Libra will commit their hearts, so happy to make sure the birds get out of their cages for daily exercise. When Halloween comes around Libra will dress up the bird cage with tinsel and streamers, and buy their love birds a new bird ladder. They will hang edible toys all around their cage and add mirrors so the cute birdies can look at themselves. The cage cover will be coordinated with fun Halloween star curtains; Libra believes that these colourful birds with their pink beaks and rainbow plumage are the best fancy dressed couple in town!

SCORPIO

Scorpio adores their swell pet snake; they swear that they have long conversations with the creature, and that it answers them back by sticking out its forked tongue at them. This particular pet will be kept in a tank in a specially heated area of the summer house. When Halloween comes round, what could be more fun than decorating the reptile tank with some extra goodies? Placing a few mini palm trees in the tank, for example, could be a start and then some plants around it, with perhaps gold painted artificial vines and branches twisting over the reptile tank, to give it festive splendor. However, Mr. Snake is Mr. Snake, and will hiss nastily if silly hats or ballerina skirts are pushed on to him!

SAGITTARIUS

Saggy loves animals, but since he is a free spirited type of critter always ready to roam, the Saggy pet needs to be independent. So Saggy is inclined to go for tortoises because they can be left to wander around the garden and get up to their own devices, like eating leaves and finding undergrowth to hibernate in, which is usually around Halloween. But if this is a swinging tortoise they might not be that sleepy and will not object to a pink bow tied around their shell, just to show they dig what daft humans get up to.

CAPRICORN

Capricorns are reliable types, perfectly fine with keeping a pet and looking after it full time. In fact they will grow to love the pet goats on their estate. When Halloween pops around, Cappy will get festive and craft a green paper hat for their very special goat, with some golden tassels on it, and perhaps the odd star. If that hat only last about two minutes before goatie eats it up, so what! It is fun to see garrulous goatie wearing that hat for a couple of minutes, just to make someone’s day, someone very small, like Cappy’s special little girl!

AQUARIUS

Aquarius digs freedom, and wide open skies. They are on a mission, and hate to see animals looking daft in silly costumes. They adore their dog, and their sweet long, soft ears, and big brown eyes, and when life is full of woe, they will cuddle doggy and talk to it like it is their only friend. So when Halloween comes around, the Water Carrier will want their dog to look super beautiful. They will brush their hair shiny bright and place a lucky crystal collar around the dog’s furry neck. In that moment doggie is not only a beloved dog, but a magical one too.

PISCES

Pisces will tell you that their aquarium is full of grace, or in plain language goldfish, rainbow fish and angelfish that are already dressed up in fancy dress costume; just by gazing at the creatures, one feels in a festive mood. You cannot convince the Piscean their fish are anything other than heavenly creatures, and that their costumes are miracles of nature. Pisces know that their crimson spotted rainbow fish is beautiful enough to not need a Halloween costume? Fish are peaceful, and sweet, but they will defend their territory. Don’t ever try to stick a paper hat on a Texas Cichlid fish, it could get nasty!

It your wedding and you want to look fabulous. So you go looking for the perfect bridal gown to fit the bill. You need to make an impression, stun the guests, and your groom. You want to be the most beautiful bride in living history, and yet, you are you, and the wedding dress will have a lot to say about your personality. But you sense that you are on the way to bridal breakthrough, and you have found the right dress. But what about our Astro Club? Will they be beautiful brides like you?

ARIES

This action packed bride will dump the classic wedding outfit for a bridal trouser suit, in funky go getting style. She will like the tight embroidered bodice, and palazzo style soft, flowing crepe trousers. A white lace shawl will cover her shoulders should she be getting married on a mountain top somewhere, and some exquisite white (thorn less) roses will grace her wild auburn locks. Her bridal statement is you are not the only one “wearing the trousers” in this marriage mate!

TAURUS

On her wedding day earthy Taurus will want to be a princess in a georgette ballerina crinoline with swathes of frills on the hem, the type of Fairy Tale Princess Dress she always dreamed of as a kid. And now that has met her special prince, the kind of guy who digs her voluptuous bust line, and “real” curves, she is the happiest lady on the block. She carries a bouquet of lilies and hopes she looks just a little like the full bodied Jessica Simpson on her wedding, with her handsome man by her side. Oh, what a thrill all this will be!

GEMINI

Cerebral Gemini’s, might like an offbeat classic style to enhance their look. They are certainly not into frills and bows, keep it simple, keep it plain, and if you can get something borrowed, and something blue all is well. Gemini likes to play with words, and have their groom bright and on the ball with no stuttering “I do’s!” Not the type to like little princesses but women with chutzpah, this Gemini will avoid girly pretentiousness in that sweet taffeta off-white sheath. With a white carnation wreath in her hair, and some soft pink lipstick she will smile all the way down the aisle.

CANCER

Cancer will want her wedding day to be remembered, the kind of day one can reminisce over on long cold rainy nights, when love might not feel quite as hot. This Moon Child will want to marry in a classic wedding dress with a swirling long taffeta skirt, and a veil laced with embroidery, the veil her granny wore to her wedding, and the veil her own little girl will wear one day. Her heart will beat fast as she walks down the aisle, and the taffeta skirt swishes around her heels. She might hope that her wedding dress is as chic and classy as that of Gwen Stefani’s with those same beautifully pink designs on the hem!

LEO

Leo is into looking stylish and unique on their day of all days. They might not even get married in white just to make that stunning impression. So how about a Spanish style wedding dress with a wide satin, scarlet skirt, layers of net petticoat and a tightly buttoned bodice, with little embroidered bolero to match. Why not a red veil falling down on their shoulders, twisting up with her thick curly tresses. This get up reminds everyone that the Leo gal is the only gal who can look so swell in scarlet on her wedding day. Leo ladies will have their wedding guests raising champagne glasses to a very unique bride indeed.

VIRGO

Virgo will be into old fashioned perfection. Everything will have to be just so, and bridal protocol will be adhered to. So no groom peering into the bedroom on the eve of the great occasion. The wedding dress could be ball room style with satin skirt, net petticoats, tight at the waist, with a beautiful bodice etched by diamante appliqués.  The whole look will be so affluent, so Victoria Beckham. A small veil will be fastened with one perfect pink rose on cascading curls. The effect will be so stunning even the groom will gasp, and need a drink, or perhaps not!

LIBRA

The oh-so-in-love Libra will be sure that she has a heart shaped neckline, and that her wedding gown will be in a very light shade of pink lace. Her train can be nothing other than “Royal” as is her love for that very special man. Yes, he will be her perfect prince on her special day, certainly worth a hand embroidered train extending ten feet from her waist. She looks so awesome guests gasp and dad budgets for the next five years. This bride will want to tell everyone she was born under the sun sign Libra, and her guiding star is Venus. She could do nothing other than dedicate her life to luxury love now could she?

SCORPIO

The Scorpio chick will go Gothic, or at least others might see it that way. The fact is few dare get married in black. But Scorpio knows she will stun with that scooped U shaped bust line, and cap sleeves the colour of the night sky. This bridal get up is the best she ever strutted out in. With the glorious cathedral train, stretching seven feet behind her, encrusted, if Daddy can afford with something that “looks” akin to black pearls, few will do anything other than whisper “Wow!” So even if her friends say but “love, you aren’t going to a funeral” our Scorpio chick will look so amazing with her pale skin and blood red lipstick that in the end everyone will eat their words, and tell her she is the most beautiful bride they have ever seen!

SAGITTARIUS

The happy go lucky Saggy will be wondering why she is getting married in the first place. But hey, Saggy gals fall in love and “he” wanted to marry her, so they might as well do their thing and get spliced in the Bermudas. What a great adventure getting on that air plane and flying away to exotic climes with a hundred guests in tow! So what does a girl wear then? Well nothing can detract from the fact Saggy brides; tend to go for that “destination” wedding dress, which is short, and sexy, with a slit up the front, and pearly stuff across the bodice.  As she stands on the beach with her bunch of pink orchids she will surprise everyone by bursting into old fashioned tears!

CAPRICORN

Cappys would prefer to go for the traditional ivory silk couture dress. Stunning “bridal elegance on legs” in other words. The longest train, obviously Royal style, and the cutest, toddler bridesmaids with pink roses in their curls will carry it. This bride makes the whole outfit look like a Botticelli painting. The dress itself would be sewn with white crystals and pearls, and if Daddy cannot afford that, well fake pearls will do, as long as it all looks stunningly old fashioned enough. The entrance into the chapel will be accompanied by “Here Comes the Bride” and if mummy and guests don’t break down with emotion, this bride knows she has missed the mark and worry about it for years.

AQUARIUS

Alternative Aquarius will want to get “artsy” on their wedding day, with a picnic on the lawn and a lot of their mates cracking challenging wedding jokes. So looking for a wedding dress on eBay would not be the last thing on an Aquarian bride’s list of things to do. In fact, getting married in something resembling an Audrey Hepburn frock, as per Roman Holiday, would be such fun! Cut back ballerina type shoes with heels might blend well!  Aquarius will tend to go veil-less and dig a vintage wedding hat, with a huge rim and white ribbon twisted around it. Getting seriously “bridal” is not really a water carrier’s “thing” no matter how much in love.

PISCES

Pisces will want to look like a mermaid in a seriously décolleté, classic style clinging Charmeuse sheath, in other words “alla” Marilyn Monroe on Kennedy’s birthday. Only this Pisces will not be singing “Happy Birthday” but “Here Comes the Bride!” This body hugging little number will have a few merman guests wishing she was their bride! So, as the mermaid flows out at her hem and makes our Pisces look like she has come to earth just to marry her handsome prince as per the film “Splash”, mum and dad will be sobbing loudly and the groom will have turned pale with lust! The Pisces bride’s intention in the first place! And in that wedding gown how could it be otherwise!

What a wonderful time is had by all when the festive seasons come, and we sit around the table and enjoy the holiday side dish, to accompany the traditional fare. Feelings of warmth and camaraderie touch us, as our taste buds swell, as well as our hearts. But let us examine what holiday side dishes our Astro Club would tend to go for, to just make the day perfect!

ARIES

Fiery Aries are into being fit, especially for those fun holidays! In fact, they will want to keep that muscular tone tight, and will not be given to overdoing it at the festive table. So, they will just love Blackberry and Spinach Salad that is non fattening, but super tasty. Spinach, blackberries, feta cheese, walnuts, edible flowers and baby tomatoes all swirling around their platter in colourful “togetherness” will get the enthusiastic Aries’ taste buds all fired up.

TAURUS

Earthy Taurus digs the sensuality of the “food experience”, and will enjoy something caloric, tasty and “unusual” on their holiday side dish. So Jalapeno peppers and pimentos with loads of yummy cream cheese will have the Taurus in the nearest thing to spiritual rapture. Watch their eyes widen, and their cheeks turn pink as they fork in the mouthfuls. Their yearning for culinary fulfillment will subsequently hit the high note!

GEMINI

Gemini would tell you that variety is the spice of life! And that includes food and holiday side dishes! Romaine and Mandarin Orange Salad with poppy seed is just the job for our restless twin. Gemini needs to work out what is actually on their plate, and prefers it complex, exotic and with an unusual, yet succulent taste they can get their head around. As long someone else is cooking your twin will be happy, and fact is the taste of poppy seed does get them guessing so!

CANCER

Sensitive Cancer goes for recipes their mothers loved to cook. That more complex style of TV cooking is all very well, but when the family is happily gathered around a “dressed” turkey, simpler and traditional styles of side dishes gets those true stomach juices flowing. So what could be more apt than Brussels sprouts with Chestnuts to add that refined, yet basic touch to an already rich and festive meal? Tears will come to their eyes as they raise their champagne glass and toast in a New Year, a Happy Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter day with satisfied loved ones around them.

LEO

Leo does not only dress to impress they cook to impress. So they will go for the impressive side holiday dish. They want their guests to talk about this festive dinner for months to come. So something complex, and chic, something that gets those stomach juices flowing and everyone in a good mood is the only answer. The classic Holiday Green Gelatin Salad side dish is a definite “must have” on the Leo fun food list. Think creamy and soft; think crunchy pecan nut contrasts, and an unusual flavour, that goes well with pineapples! This will get folks talking and asking for the recipe for sure.

VIRGO

Virgo loves to have their very special mates around them, that unique bunch of handpicked people that they feel so at ease with on festive occasions. Yet they also want to see a well prepared, yet perfect side dish, nothing hurried or slapdash. In essence, they are looking for tasty simplicity, so Sweet Italian Green Bean Salad with crispy bacon would do fine. The tangy taste of Italian tomatoes is the kind of “yummy” and simple mix match that has the conversation buzzing and the wine flowing.

LIBRA

Libra will love harmonious surroundings and if inviting guests to a festive meal will make sure serviettes match table cloth and there is a beautifully composed center piece on the table, perhaps flowers or original decorations like bamboo and twigs gathered off a nearby beach. So the side dish not only has to taste delicious but look good to match the Libra table decor! What could look more attractive than little columns of roasted tomato, zucchini and slices of mozzarella cheese piled on top of each other? Add lashings of vinaigrette, garlic to taste and parsley to sprinkle and see that extra zest and Libran aesthetic touch unfolding.

SCORPIO

Scorpios will love to be the guest, and raise their glasses in celebration, feeling the festive vibes to the depths of their complex souls. So anything tangy, decorative and super tasty will satisfy their perfectionist taste buds. A delicious way for Scorps to nibble is to make green tomato “mince meat” which can be used to flavor everything sweet, from pies, tarts and biscuits or even eaten on its own with lip licking gusto. Piles of green tomatoes, apples, brown sugar, vinegar, chopped oranges, chopped lemons, raisins, plus candied peel will hit the Scorpio “spot” and sweeten their lust for overly intense goings on!

SAGITTARIUS

Jovial Saggy will keep the family rocking and rolling on festive day dinners. Even if they bring their beloved pet snake to the celebratory proceedings, you will still welcome Saggy with open arms, they are so “simpatico!” Nibbling, sampling, savoring and above all raising the wine glass, will keep Saggy so happy the side dish might not matter. But add that special addition and make Saggy even more content. The glazed pearl onions with raisins and almonds will have them going all “yummy” on you. So easy to make, yet so tasty, this is quick side dish that will have Saggy digging their nose deep into the side plate.

CAPRICORN

Cappy likes to see a well laid table, some decent crockery and silver ware. Nothing paper, or shoddy, the traditional holiday meal will be expected with no exotic side dishes, just well flavored “plain and conventionally simple” fair. The established, the time honored the customary is what our goat is looking for to make their day truly festive. Pumpkins filled with apple sauce and then roasted would be the ultimate “Silver Platter” side dish for gracious Cappy.

AQUARIUS

Aquarius dreams of the day humanity will unite in peace. When cultures, belief systems and recipes mix match. In other words when warring nations shake hands and let “bygones be bygones” over the dinner table. So what could be more exciting than crossing cultural barriers and rustling up a great curry on that festive day? You can please the Water Carrier with a variety of side dishes, such as Aam Ka Chatni or Mango chutney, and Raita, or yoghurt salad! The Aquarian looks for the unconventional, and adding one lip-smashingly exotic side dish will appease their cultural needs as well as their hunger pangs.

PISCES

Pisces will insist on giving their festive summer garden party by the gold fish pond, and will want something “sea foodie” to add that special touch! Pisces are imaginative and dreamy, and they will want to sit in their deck chair surrounded by glorious friends, and ponder on the “Absolutes” of life. So what could be more conducive to their marginal tastes than your Garden style Sea food salad? Mixing in the crab, tuna and shrimps with tomatoes, peppers and Italian dressing, will get their guests dreaming of holiday diving into the red sea with their compassionate and friendly Pisces, the Fish!

Naughty or nice? That definitely is the sixty four thousand dollar question? Every one of us has a good and bad side. Sometimes we can be so naughty and sometimes so very nice, as if both a dark and light angel lived inside us at the same time. Our lives are affected by our actions and reactions as a result of our negative or positive behavior. Wherever there is extreme light there is always a shadow. So how will our Astro club act out their naughty and nice sides? Does the good outweigh the bad, or is it an even match

ARIES

You Aries folk are naughty when you push past people in bus queues, or walk out on friends who disagree with you. You are naughty when get into fanatic belief systems or exercise programmes. You are naughty when the same lesson repeats itself 100 times and you cannot sit still long enough to hear you teacher out. You are nice when you get enthused about a friend’s good luck, nice when you are ready to give your all to finish a product, a project or a race. Nice when you emanate that warm, giving fiery charm and share your heart with sincere warmth. You are nice when you train hard to win and do not cry when you lose.

TAURUS

You are naughty when you finish the trifle without asking whether anyone else wants a second helping. Naughty when you get all dogmatic and believe the world revolves around you and only you. Naughty when you get into a terrible rage and scare everyone to death. You are nice when you plant your garden with herbs; fill your home with bonsai trees and Go Green to protect Mother Nature. You are nice when you cook and adore eating, nice when you are sweet and tender to those you love. You are nice when you are so practical that you calm airhead flibbertigibbets down in a jiffy.

GEMINI

You are naughty when you talk so fast nobody, not even Mr. Mercury, understands what you are saying. Naughty when you play hide and seek with your brain! You are naughty when you give the wrong advice and insist that it is right. You are nice when you help your kid brother with his math’s homework. You are nice when you throw great cocktail parties. You are nice when you easily resolve computer hitches. You are nice when you decide to be a thespian so you can stand on stage and gas on and on to a captive audience!

CANCER

You are naughty when you think you are poor, even though you won the lottery. Naughty when you defend yourself against imaginary enemies with loony bird behaviour. Naughty when you let the weather rule your moods Naughty when you when cling to friends, lovers, offspring and spouses, like moss to a rock. Naughty when you are upset and don’t even let your loved ones close. You are nice when you write loving poems to your friends. Nice when you fill your home with beautiful objects and make it welcoming. Nice when you travel to far off places by the ocean. Nice when you look after your old mum with devotion and care. Nice when you are there for those who need your motherly support!

LEO

You are naughty when you delegate, naughty when you boss everyone around, naughty when you spend so much money the bank manager has a nervous breakdown. You are naughty when you shout “off with her head!” Naughty when you look at your own reflection in shop windows to check if you have aged twenty years in a minute. Naughty when you interrupt someone else’s flow and refuse to listen to their point of view. You are nice when you purr with generous benevolence, nice when you sing “When you walk through a storm hold your head up high!” as if it had been written for you. Nice when you are willing to brave terrible challenges to come through for a friend. And nice because you have a huge heart.

VIRGO

You are naughty when you insist on resolving long winded anagrams instead of chatting to your partner. Naughty when you wrinkle your brow so much, your eyebrows catch fire. Naughty when you pick fluff off everything that moves. Naughty when you find fault with everything that moves. Naughty when you join the Worry Club. Naughty when you get hung up on hang ups. Nice when you do everything you can to help a sick friend. Nice when you fall madly, deeply and passionately in love and forget to pick fluff off your beloved. Nice when you look beautiful, clear eyed balanced and calm, as if butter would not melt in your mouth. Nice when you open the right savings accounts. Nice when you are loyal to someone others scorn.

LIBRA

You are naughty when you spend an hour deciding whether to turn left or right. Naughty when you hum and ha about marriage after a 15 year engagement. Naughty when your metabolism moves so slowly you cannot get out of bed. Naughty when you don’t have your usual eight hours sleep, breakfast, and lunch etc. Naughty when you justify Vlad the Impaler’s atrocities as being the result of an unhappy childhood. Nice when dimples appear as you smile, Nice when you are so beautiful everyone stares. Nice when you compromise with a loved one. Nice when you even see a shark’s point of view. And nice when you take charge of everyone with so much grace

SCORPIO

You are naughty when you travel to the underworld to get instructions on how to get even from Mr. Dark himself. Naughty when you are even suspicious of Mother Teresa and Lassie. Naughty when you turn violent and become Godfather IV. Naughty when you join an M & S club for recreational enjoyment. Nice because you are so darned attractive and charismatic. Nice because you look great in black leather. Nice because you can be so fiercely loyal you would die to protect a friend, country or belief system. Nice when you can sometimes be so open, friendly charming folks tend to forget you were the original Exorcist.

SAGITTARIUS

You are naughty when you take superficial attitudes and joke about others difficulties. Naughty when you trip over the carpet, door mat, wall to wall carpet or sleeping cat. You are naughty when you flirt outrageously in front of your partner. Naughty because you like the sound of your own jokes. You are nice when you make awesome punch at the party, social gathering, or Green demonstration. You are nice when you sing lead in the rock band, believe in something “higher” and take photos of rare wildlife. You are also nice to your cat, dog and pet otter.

CAPRICORN

You are naughty when you think about stocks and shares when you are making love. Naughty when you smother your friends with excruciatingly boring financial pros and cons. Naughty when you interfere in family politics, or any politics for that matter. Naughty when you never admit you were wrong. Naughty because you might not find your inner core, even if it was staring you in the face. You are nice when you protect your family and friends from material disaster. Nice when you pet your cat and dog, who adore you. Nice because everyone knows you can be trusted with a secret. Nice because you like expensive restaurants and are willing to foot the bill and nice because you are a chip off the old block!

AQUARIUS

When even your cat’s bad day offends your sensitivities you, you are naughty. You are naughty when you say even Attila the Hun had a right to do his thing. Naughty when you think people in suits are daft. Naughty because the only person you believe in is Mary Poppins. Naughty when you dig your heels in. You are nice because you change your hair colour frequently. Nice because you are willing to dance around the Maypole and join the local choir. Nice because when you step into a room everyone stops talking. You are also nice because you believe in Valentine’s Day and the goodness of the human heart!

PISCES

You are naughty when you forget your worries in excessively decadent behavior, like staring at an aquarium all night long. You are naughty when you believe in your own negative fantasies, naughty when you get so anxious you won’t go out of the house unless accompanied by a body guard. You are naughty because the only glasses you wear are rose tinted. You are nice because you are the last of the great dreamers, and make a great cup of herbal tea. You are nice because you collect tropical fish and people like to look at them. You are nice because you give free healing sessions to your friends. You are nice because you believe in all things metaphysical, including your ET boyfriend.

Holiday time is fun, a time when friends and relatives get together to celebrate an occasion. Perhaps Christmas or the New Year. Perhaps a birthday or a retirement. Whatever the theme of the party, the joy felt by those in attendance merits some very special decorations to heighten the mood. So how would our Astro Club decorate their tables and their homes during festive holiday seasons?

ARIES

Being the enthusiastic babies of the horoscope, Aries love to celebrate with innate innocence. See Aries thrill as they place an illumined fountain in the hall, surrounding it with bright crystal balls. They will focus one light on the water, a light that changes colour so that when folks share the holiday spirit, they too will flow into the magical mood. Being the fire sign that they are Aries need the gentle sound of a fountain to cool down their sometimes over-excited moods.

TAURUS

Earthy Taurus digs any festive season. Decorating the holiday table with greenery is fun for nature loving bulls as is keeping it simple with a basic table center piece. Silver and gold pine cones encircle a holly and mistletoe “winter wonderland” wicker basket, sprinkled with silver snowflakes. The ceilings will be hung with green paper chains, and “Save the Whale” banners. This kind of decoration will make the mood conducive to happy talk, and there is nothing a Taurus likes better than intimate conversation

GEMINI

Airy Gemini will go for an upbeat “silver lining to every cloud” style decoration. After all, silver is the twin’s favorite shade being that of their ruling planet Mercury. They will gift everyone with silver top hats, and decorate the ceiling with silver paper chains. They will lay the table with a silver tablecloth and decorate the center of it with a big silver star. They will place many other silver stars on the ceiling, which will glimmer in the candle light. All will be right with the world as their magical theme entrances awed guests.

CANCER

Cancer will be happy to create holiday decorations to welcome beloved relatives. The background music will be classic, sweet and gentle! Guests will be impressed with the beautiful multi coloured balloon arch over the front door and the pink gossamer swathes hanging from the ceiling. Our caring Cancer will make sure a homey feeling is felt by all as guests sit around a dining table covered with gingham, and bright pink candles. They will read out a romantic poem before the meal starts and run old family videos that remind folks of how life “used to be!” after dinner.

LEO

Leos prides themselves on being larger than life so they will greet loved ones with a party apron on, and a red chef hat perched on their head. Expect streamers descending from their ceiling, garlands decorating stair ways and doors and star confetti covering the dinner table. Celebration party boxes will be filled with generous Leo goodies for every guest. Expect to hear old time jazz playing in the background as a banquet is served to guests by hired waiters, there will be much giggling at the matching pussy cat designed placement cards and serviettes.

VIRGO

Logical Virgo will want the holiday decor perfect in a way only they know how. The result will be a colour theme to inspire minds. Virgo could pick “crown chakra purple” and lay the table with a lavender table cloth, scattering it with purple star confetti. A bunch of perfect purple roses will be the table center piece! Light pink crystal glasses will be raised to holiday happiness as multi coloured streamers flow over doors and ornaments. Virgos will be prepared to risk a guest that does not dig purple, and astound the majority with a crafted rainbow arch at the door!

LIBRA

Libra will create a heavenly environment, may be because they are so utterly into sublime beauty. They will decorate their walls with star spangled gossamer drapes. They will hang magical pink paper lamps from the ceiling, and gather together as many wind chimes as they can. As the chimes sway in the breeze guests will hear the celestial tinkling of heavenly music. They will place gold cardboard angels on mantelpieces, and stars, interspersed with gold paper flowers, on the dinner table, guests will literally be in seventh heaven!

SCORPIO

Mysterious Scorpio digs being a night creature! Scorpio might even go for creepy holiday decorations. Do not be surprised if they hire a smoke machine, which ever so often puffs fog all over their best mates. They will make sure the background music is Halloween style and that a corner of the house is decorated with paper bats, and snakes, so friends’ kiddies have a good time pretending to be scared. They could go for scary holiday table decorations too, with pitch black candles and napkins! As the antique chandelier dangles over the proceedings the “weird” holiday decor might be difficult to forget

SAGITTARIUS

Saggys like to surprise at parties, so they could offer their guests fortune cookies before they step across the threshold. The place will be decorated with myriad coloured balloons and every guest will be provided with a silly paper hat and whistle. The table will be covered with Asian style decorations, to remind their friends how far afield Saggy has traveled. On the table Saggy might place a silver foil dragon center piece. A Chinese character mural on the wall will be surrounded by streamers. But the high point will come when the fireworks go off!

CAPRICORN

Nothing wacky for conservative Cappy when it comes to holiday decorations. Just a plain embroidered table cloth; the one granny painstakingly spent her last days sewing. A simple, antique gold Candelabra makes a stunning table center piece. Irish linen napkins will be laid besides exquisite porcelain crockery. Engraved silverware will grace the table. Prestigious crystal wine glasses will add that delicate touch. Attention will be paid to subtle lighting so each guest feels their best. At Christmas time a beautiful yet simple holiday wreath will be hung on the front door, with just enough sprigs of holly and mistletoe to enchant! Hired livery will offer after dinner tit bits.

AQUARIUS

The sociable Aquarius will keep an open house during the holiday season, especially on New Year’s Eve. The decorations will be “Aquarian original”. They might even jazz up the hall with paper clocks just to remind guests that time will lead them to a Happy New Year! The Water Carrier might sprinkle a line of white sparkling mini stars down the centre of the dining table, over which they will place a row of silver candles. The ultimate center piece might be a top hat and tiara evocative of celebrations to come. The magical evening will morph into a stunning night!

PISCES

The imaginative and dreamy Pisces will want his party guests to enjoy a magical atmosphere. So the table will be decorated with goblets rather than standard wine glasses. Pisces will supply guests with decorative masks at the door, and draw their attention to the aquarium glowing with colored lighting. The table cloth might be sea green with dark blue candles, to remind Pisces and guests of the beauty of the ocean. The music will be soft, or just the gentle sound of the surf breaking shore. Cocktail drinks will be served with matching navy blue umbrellas and as guests raise their glasses to celebrate the holidays, streaming swirls or ceiling decorations and lights will make them think that they have entered a special universe!

It is summer party time, and we are all ready to forget our troubles and have some crazy fun! How great it is to dress up and think of something other than the global crisis, the financial crisis, and the political crisis. So let us celebrate until we are blue in the face. But what would our Astro Club go for, as they hit the Holiday Party high notes!

ARIES

Heads turn as you walk into the party gorgeous in your tight after ski slacks and gold lame sleeveless top. With that sporty headband, those flat casual shoes you will emanate “svelte and assured”. Hot Swiss guys will be unable to refrain from offering you a smoothie. Think pretty Aries girl next door Ashley Judd and you will get the Aries party picture full on!

TAURUS

Looking great in a simple black sheath, you push your way to the French buffet, and check out the summer hors d’oeuvres. Your soulful gaze might detract from the fact that you are stuffing down fruit compote like it was going out of fashion. You will be happy to share your cheese stick with a nice looking Parisian fellow and chat about your French cookery lessons if needs be. Think Taurus Penelope Cruz’s natural sensuality and you will have got the Taurus party picture.

GEMINI

You look so cute in those huge horn rimmed shades; they draw attention to your intellectual gifts. You will be emanating wafts of classic Chanel perfume as you scan the Spanish veranda for egg heads, yet get bored with people droning on about exotic gardening tips. You will make your excuses and leave for another, more chatty party down the beach. Think Gemini Nicole Kidman, and her natural communicative abilities, and you have got the Gemini holiday party picture down to a tee.

CANCER

You will wear a sweet floral dress, with tasteful décolleté at the country weekend dance. You will move majestically around the room advising people. You will even share your bowl of Blueberry Buckle dessert, as folks get to know about your caring nature and ask you for advice; if you have time you will gather together a group counseling session with folks in the rose garden. Think Cancer Jessica Simpson glamour and you have got the Cancer party picture.

LEO

You will wow party goers with your grand entrance in a magnificent Stella McCartney backless gown. Tanned, glowing and gracious you will act sweet pussy cat style, nodding at all those Italian compliments, as Leo curls fall delicately around your shoulders. You needed this holiday, especially after an exceedingly ghastly divorce. Life can be such a bitch. Think Leo Madonna’s dangerously flirty style and you will soon have your claws into the best looking guy in the room.

VIRGO

You will be stylish and incredibly feminine in a Marc Jacobs creation. No vulgar fashion statements for you. Contained and chic stylishness only please. Yet you will gulp down the gin fizz as if there is no tomorrow. All those sexy foreign folks will be drawn to your glowing skin and beautiful, kind eyes. Think Virgo, Beyonce Knowles 9.5 on Richter scale sex appeal, and add on your proficient appearance to get the party Virgo party drift.

LIBRA

You will literally enchant the folks at the summer sophisticate party. In your puce and black Fendi creation with sublime Roberto Cavalli shoes and Chanel bag to match, you expect guys to be “polite” yet hot. You can be sure that you will have a swish time as you ruminate on the advantages of harpsichord music as compared to the heavy metal band. Think Libran classy looker Sigourney Weaver and you get this summer party picture.

SCORPIO

You look demure in a down played white linen dress, but fool nobody. That come hither look devastates the human soul, so acting cutie pie will be but a temporary solution. Match perfect party beach location with a tropical flower behind your ear and hey presto, fait accompli! As you dig that Bacardi cocktail you are set to rustle up another of those summer holiday sex obsessions. Think Scorpio Meg Ryan doing cute femme fatale, and you get Scorps. Summer party picture!

SAGITTARIUS

You were in a rush, so you caught the party dress in your nose ring as you changed from earth child gear to party earth child. Even the hostess giggles as you crack rude jokes to her parents. Think Tequila Sunrise cocktails. Think fellow Saggy, Katie Holmes’ shopping style, and you might get a few folks leaping on the sofa with you! Saggy are fun, and never prone to dull moments.

CAPRICORN

Even if you attend the rave summer party in your linen Balenciaga Blazer do not fear, you will still enjoy the fun when you get a few of those Pink Lady cocktails down you. Debonair older guys will get sleazy, and you will not stop laughing until you take your blazer off. Think delightful Capricorn celebrity Siena Miller and you will not powder over your freckles any more.

AQUARIUS

You will not be too scared to wear Vivienne Westwood and do your best rock chick imitation. You might even play guitar with everyone sitting at your feet listening in wonder to your superb rendition of that Joan Baez oldie “We will overcome!” Think fellow Water Carrier Sheryl Crow strumming her own guitar and you will have the greatest time at that summer party.

PISCES

You have stepped out of a Jane Austin novel, and now you are wafting around the gold fish pond in green chiffon, and staring wistfully at those who take your fancy. As you sit on the lawn examining the way the grass grows, sipping cider through a straw, totally delectable and utterly mysterious, you take the tarot out of your beaded handbag and suddenly everyone is your friend. Think super pretty Jennifer Biel in a head band, and you have the perfect summer Pisces party time.

Nightmares could just be ludicrous night visions that our unconscious mind lets rip when we are under a great deal of stress, have eaten too much before we go to sleep, or have had a bad day at the office. Our unconscious mind needs to rectify the balance, and as sleep detoxes the stress in our system, often it presents us with scary dreams that somehow manage to upset us. We tend to wake up perturbed! However, if we can look at nightmares as positive solutions rather than negative we might find they have a special message to convey to us. So what does our Astro Club dream that is scary enough to wake them up all of a sudden?

ARIES

Aries dreams can be as action packed as their lives. In this Aries nightmare you are a trapeze artist, flying through the air, above the crowds, showing off your muscular dexterity and athletic grace. You launch into a triple, mid air spin and suddenly there is no partner to catch you and no safety net below! Your Aries insecurities run deep, and are difficult for you to access in your everyday life. This kind of dream could have you rolling off the bed!

 

TAURUS

The Taurus is into the delights of the palate, in fact the simple joys of life tend to make them feel they are touching the stars. Your Taurus nightmare is that finally you have your own restaurant, and are a master chef about to cook up a mouth watering “Chicken Broccoli Alfredo”, that warrants a five star vote in the Michelin Restaurant Guide. When “horrors of horrors” up pops Gordon Ramsey screaming “But you don’t even know how to cook a plate of porridge!” You wake up sobbing!

 

GEMINI

The Gemini considers themselves a smooth communicator. In your Gemini nightmare you are an esteemed guest on Charlie Rose’s sophisticated talk show. Other celebrities include Kate Winslet. But Kate transforms into Gerry Springer and you are forced to confront a mean school teacher who failed your end of term exams! You start wrestling with the nasty teacher, and shriek some horrible rude names at them! You wake up realizing you should never have eaten that Cheddar cheese before going to bed!

 

CANCER

The Cancer is super sensitive and emotionally conditioned by moon phases. In your Cancer nightmare you are an astronaut who cannot not get to the moon. The furthest you get is Miami Beach. You look up and see the moon turn dark, and a huge tidal wave sweeping away your semi, your weekly wash and your prize cabbage patch. Waking up screaming is an understatement. You will never go see one of those movies about 2012 ever again!

 

LEO

The Leo is proud and dignified and their charismatic aura expands around them like the rays of the proverbial sun. In your Leo nightmare you are in the company of a beautiful African lioness, and are playing with her friendly lion cubs; they are sweet enough to cuddle, such dear little furry friends. Then suddenly there is a horrific shriek and King Kong himself strides through the undergrowth demanding that that you settle all your credit card payments otherwise you will never see a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes again! You wake up screaming for your mother!

 

VIRGO

You dear Virgo are so exacting that you have been given the Akashic Records to edit in your terrible nightmare The Akashic Records are the spiritual records of the births and deaths of everyone who ever lived on this planet. As you white out the mistakes and write corrections over them, you realize that your name is showing, and that you were due to die 20 years ago. You wake up demanding your partner calls up a lawyer so you can write your will!

 

LIBRA

The Libra is so diplomatic, so harmonious. But in your Libran nightmare you are settling a dispute between China and the US of A. You know that your attitude matters and you cannot afford to think small as you could be involved in that Mayan Prophecy deal! Then the nightmare gets worse, and Third World War is declared. There is nothing you can do about it, because you are morphing into the Antichrist. You wake up asking for a priest!

 

SCORPIO

Scorpios are the ultimate in personal intensity. In this Scorpio nightmare you are dreaming of a beautiful lover kissing you sweetly but you realize that your front teeth are growing into Dracula style fangs. You try to pretend nothing is happening, but you are looking more and more like Gary Oldman in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dracula”. You wonder if going to the dentist could help, until you hear a blood curdling scream and wake up to find you are grabbing your partner in places you shouldn’t be!

 

SAGITTARIUS

Saggys are eternal travellers. In this Saggy nightmare you are on a slow boat to China. In fact it is so slow the only place it gets to is the Thames Estuary. You are so fed up you descend on shore with your back pack, and exploration gear, and decide to cut through the undergrowth till you get to St James Park. Things get scary when the Duke of Edinburgh appears, accusing you of trying to get into Buckingham Palace and sets the hounds on you! You wake up in a detox clinic!

 

CAPRICORN

Capricorn is so mainstream, so sensible with money. In this Cappy nightmare you have morphed into Scrooge and are counting your profits. But you are accused of embezzlement and forced to share a cell with Bernie Madoff. You swear that you never started that pyramid scheme in East Peckham. But nobody believes you. You are feeling very dejected since you pride yourself on your prestigious reputation. You wake up screaming for a straight jacket!

 

AQUARIUS

Aquarius is into revolutionary social change and best friends. In this “mother of all Aquarius nightmares” you are about to lead a revolution of cinema extras rebelling against Russell Crowe, may be because he looks nothing like the Egyptian Pharaoh he is supposedly acting! Suddenly, as if from nowhere, the ETs arrive, and kidnap Russell, plus extras, on to their mother ship! You are left on earth, utterly alone; you wake up demanding compensation from social services!

 

PISCES

Pisces are romantic and prone to day dreaming. In this Piscean nightmare however, you are the Little Mermaid who has fallen in love with a handsome Prince. And like the fairy story the only thing you can do is ask King Neptune to help you out as your prince is but an earth bound mortal. You are just about to discuss your problems with Neptune, when Nessie, pops in and eats him up. You just wish she had stayed in Bonnie Scotland!

In these stressful times, it is perfectly natural to sense that a flagging Eros could be influencing our sexual performance with our nearest and dearest. Our need to connect, can be blocked by every day “comings and goings”, and perhaps an indefinable sense of “emptiness”. But there is nothing more natural than looking to solutions to stimulate the “love hormones” and find ourselves enjoying fabulous sex with those we adore, and desire. So how can the Astro Club connect to their sex lives more efficiently? When the libido is playing up and the Eros has stepped back, what solutions are available?

ARIES

Aries is inclined to go for what they consider the most effective aphrodisiac known to man, the gym! Forget Chinese shark fin soup, or that Arabian tendency to eat Camel humps! This babe’s sensual energy sizzles once they lift those weights or sweat into those towels. So rather than swallow some weird herb, the sensible Aries is more inclined to go for the “getting into shape” option, excellent when it comes to avoiding obesity. Enhancing sexual attractiveness and getting that blood flowing faster is Aries answer to a slumping libido!

TAURUS

The laid back Taurus is naturally passionate and into the glories of both sensuality and gastronomy. In fact, this earth sign becomes realistically “sex crazed” by the sweetest and least costly option… chocolate! Other than the dark stuff getting taste buds swinging, outbursts of sexual enthusiasm could be the result of gobbling down those soft centers. One kiss will lead to another as Taurus and their lover dig into the choccie box. In fact, chocolate will definitely take the Taurus one step beyond the “bedroom eyes” stage!

GEMINI

Gemini’s brain tends to move faster than a “striped jaybird”. In fact visual and aural aphrodisiacs are sure to impress them. The perfect boudoir negligee for example, or a partner’s Einstein-type comprehension of the quantum theory can stimulate surprising sexual zeal and even get the Gemini hitting a 9.5 Richter scale score when it comes to bedroom performance! Their desire is also stimulated by conversation skills, so ongoing commentaries about which bodily part fits which, will get the Gemini enthusiasm going.

CANCER

Cancers are emotional beings with well developed taste buds. But they are usually overwhelmed by family commitments. Therefore, Cancer mums and dads will hype up sexual performance with a night out at the fish restaurant. Digging into a plate of raw oysters stimulates that N-methyl-D-Aspartate! Therefore, mutual oyster feeding with a lot of yummy comments will see the crabs’ pulses racing; in fact they might end up eating oysters for breakfast, along with bananas, asparagus, carrots, and avocados, also well known aphrodisiac style foods.

LEO

Leo’s vanity attaches great importance to bedroom performance; prestige is the name of their sex game. Leos might tend to seek a therapy session with Dr Ruth, but if they cannot get financing for such a venture, due to their extensive overdraft, they could go for the more mainstream “herbal remedy” option. Angelic Root, Saw Palmetto Berries, Damiana, and Kava Kava are “must haves” for our fiery friends. Since rumour has it that garlic tends to encourage crazed sex, see our Leo also going for that option with a lot of mouthwash thrown in when possible!

VIRGO

Virgo’s attitude to sex is complex! Their ardor is never half-baked, but “all or nothing” . Lacing pasta and potatoes with Fennel, is one way to hype up bedroom shenanigans! But complicated and complex love stories also help. They might consult a sex therapist to find stimulating erotic solutions to please their partner. They will definitely go for sharing mutual sexual fantasies and thus understand more sensitive ways to please. Once the Virgo trigger is turned on, nobody and nothing can turn it off.

LIBRA

Getting out that lacy lingerie will turn on your beauty seeking Libra. Perfume also has the power to make them go weak at the knees. Most human brains are stimulated by odor. Libran “sniffing” is sexy, so to maximize their sex appeal they will seek out scents laced with Pheromone, a stimulating hormone. If the Libran is a lady she will bake cinnamon buns for her man. Scientific reports demonstrate that cinnamon is exceedingly attractive to the male of the species. If the Libra is a male, a touch of attractive pheromone based aftershave will rev up stimulation!

SCORPIO

Scorpio has the look, feel and touch of a walking aphrodisiac. Never a turn off, more a “get going”, watch the Scorpio sizzle in a second. But if they have been over doing the amorous inclinations, they could dig Rhino Horn extract to get them back up to speed. The Scorpio will be more than interested in this substance, as it is hard to get hold of and they love a challenge. Its distribution is illegal in the west. But Rhino Horn does contain a great deal of phosphorus that will stimulate Scorpio’s erotic imagination big time!

SAGITTARIUS

Sagittarius is into having a fun time, so when it comes to sexual stimulants they are likely to go for an aphrodisiac style punch. Papaya and Passion fruit mixed up with chili and ginger ale is a “wow way” to get to the bedroom! They will tend to go for naked horseback riding or a sexy moment under an Amazonian jungle water fall too. The “natural things of life” are a “must do” for this sign, so “earthy style” erotic entertainment will get our happy go lucky Saggy going!

CAPRICORN

As staid and stable as this sign is, pole dancing, oysters and champagne will not get them buzzing as much as one might think. The go-getting goat will explore more “unusual” and “classy” types of aphrodisiac such as the exotic Yohimbine, which is a component of bark stripped from a particular Ever Green tree in West Africa. Or even the Marney Sapote which is also an ingredient derived from a weirdo tree in southern Mexico. Both of these aphrodisiacs will switch on this sun sign before they can say “where’s my nanny goat!”

AQUARIUS

This heady sign thinks sexual performance hinges on a visionary perception of passion. If the juices are just not flowing, other than eating a lot of asparagus, which is rich in Vitamin A and potassium, this sign will be into seeking psychoanalysis to understand the “deeper” workings of sexual motivation. The Water Carrier is inclined to think “reasons” for a slowdown in sexual performance, and then add a pinch of Chili and Paprika just to be sure they are getting the “whole picture”.

PISCES

Pisces is a sensual individual “par excellence”. They are in their element in the sea, a lake, a swimming pool, or the bath. So throwing a touch of Rose Absolute bubble bath into the tub will not only get them sensual, but could set in motion unadulterated “passion pulsations!” That basic “watery emotion” has the hormones flowing and the mating drive buzzing. To stimulate lust? Well Pisces are expert in that area, and we are certainly not going to divulge their secrets!

At some time in our lives, usually when we are single, we share our houses, or flats. Sometimes we find the perfect roommate, the kind of person who is unafraid of responsibility, respects our privacy, is punctual when it comes to bill paying and does not mind looking after our pets when we go on holidays. Unfortunately, on occasions, we get lumbered with a difficult roommate who makes our lives a misery and creates domestic chaos? So how will our Astro club act out as roommates? We have sorted out the good and bad traits of each Astro sign, in the hope that tolerance will win out, and the perfect living together solution will be found.

ARIES

Good Traits:

Action orientated, helpful when it comes to house work and clearing up after messy parties.

Ready to take on their responsibilities when it comes to paying rent, and taking the rubbish out.

Constantly sorting problems.

Charismatic personality.

Bad traits:

“I am always right” syndrome.

Unable to share their emotions.

Blocks hall with exercise equipment.

Dogmatic and tactless.

TAURUS

Good Traits:

Cooks great Sunday lunches, is a whizz kid in the kitchen.

Makes sure the fridge is always well stocked.

Addiction to Bonsai trees and potted plants that enhance the atmosphere.

Warm hearted and friendly attitudes.

Bad Traits:

Sticks their heels in, with a “My Way attitude”.

Slow at picking up changes in routine.

Hedonistic takes include noisy sex, burping tendencies and spending too much time on the sofa.

GEMINI

Good Traits:

Fun to be with, loads of friends.

Constant social buzz and organizes great parties.

Can be generous when you are down on your luck.

Cracks good jokes.

Bad Traits:

Rude to your friends.

Sudden caustic quips when in a bad mood.

Flirts and jokes with tradesmen.

Contradictory takes on sharing bathroom accessories.

Talking so much you need ear plugs.

CANCER

Good Traits:

Crochets great cushion covers.

Makes sure you have a hot water bottle when you are feeling unwell.