What's in the stars?

[Doreen Peri]

Oh, Ms. Hest - I've finally got the goods! The *real* truth about the time of my birth. How do I know this? Because I have, in my wrinkly half-a-decade-old fingers, the Official Document known as a Birth Certificate, issued from Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, DC! It even has my itty bitty footprints and fingerprints on it!

Sooo.... here's the deal (and I apologize for giving you erroneous information previously... I was only going by memory from what I thought my mom and dad had both told me ... conflicting that it was.)

The TRUTH is...

I was born in Washington, DC on July 21, 1953 at *exactly* 5:16am.

Yep! That's when I decided to leave the oneness of the universe and emerge onto this planet as a separate and distinct entity. I'm not quite sure whether that was a good decision or not. I'm still working on figuring it out. What I do know for sure is that one day, I will have to go back to join the unity of the universe and give up this body and so, because I know that, I'm not too worried about the wrinkled fingers or the greying hair or the memory which sometimes fails me or the fact that none of my work has been published or my flat feet or middle-aged middle, because ya know what? None of that matters in the long run.

I'm *here* NOW! And if you have any insight for me, now that you have been informed of my actual birth time, I would be delighted to hear it!

Thank you, Madame, for peering into the stars for me!

Tell me what you see!

[hester_prynne]

Well Well Well, we got Cancer, with Scorpio moon, Cancer rising.
Girl yere a Mermaid! Water Water Water! Depth, blues, greens, mirages.....
I copied your forecast.......for the year.......Lotsa positives, check it out.
I'll see what else I can find too. See what you think!

H

for Doreen Peri (female)
born on 21 July 1953 local time 05:16 am
in Washington, DC (US) U.T. 09:16
77w02, 38n54 sid. time 00:03:15

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Planetary positions
planet sign degree house motion
Sun Cancer 28°18'20 01 direct
Moon Scorpio 23°14'00 05 direct
Mercury Leo 04°55'01 01 retrograde
Venus Gemini 14°51'28 11/12 direct
Mars Cancer 24°32'19 01 direct
Jupiter Gemini 16°25'12 12 direct
Saturn Libra 21°10'36 04 direct
Uranus Cancer 19°22'27 01 direct
Neptune Libra 21°12'01 04 direct
Pluto Leo 22°07'39 02 direct
True Node Aquarius 03°17'58 07 retrograde


House positions (Placidus)
Ascendant Cancer 18°28'25
2nd House Leo 08°35'26
3rd House Virgo 01°46'07
Imum Coeli Libra 00°53'04
5th House Scorpio 06°58'39
6th House Sagittarius 15°10'40
Descendant Capricorn 18°28'25
8th House Aquarius 08°35'26
9th House Pisces 01°46'07
Medium Coeli Aries 00°53'04
11th House Taurus 06°58'39
12th House Gemini 15°10'40

Transits
Saturn square Saturn, 4 Aug 2004 - 6 May 2005
Saturn conjunction Mars, 2 Sep 2004 - 10 June 2005
Saturn conjunction Sun, 2 Nov 2004 - 11 July 2005
Jupiter trine Jupiter, 16 Dec 2004 - 26 Aug 2005
Jupiter square Ascendant, 3 Jan 2005 - 6 Sep 2005
Neptune trine Jupiter, 13 Feb 2005 - 6 Dec 2006

Beginning of August 2004 until beginning of May 2005: This is a critical period in which several aspects of your life and experience will be tested, especially those that began to be important about seven years ago. Most often this influence is experienced as a sort of identity crisis in which you begin to question what you are doing. You may suffer a crisis of confidence at this time, fearing that you have made the wrong moves in life or committed yourself to some course of action that will not be good in the long run. During this period you will think about and question all the long-term trends in your life. You will not be thinking about trivial matters.

Sometimes a particular event triggers off this period of soul-searching. Others may create difficulties for you, especially in your business or professional area. Perhaps they detect the first signs of insecurity that will afflict you during this period. If they are people who naturally compete with you, they may try to take advantage of your apparent weakness. Employers and other superiors may also sense your feelings of insecurity and wonder whether you are the right person for the job you are doing.

You must recognize that some aspects of your life need to be questioned at this time. But don't stand in one spot quivering about your life. Examine it and make whatever changes are possible and seem appropriate. Any project you started seven years ago or any new aspect of yourself that first surfaced then that is truly worth continuing will still be worthwhile after this period. This is a time of testing, and anything that withstands the test will be better for it. Things that do not pass the test are well got rid of. Shortly you will enter a period of stability and fruitfulness that will justify the events that take place now. In fact, if you are truly conscious of your life and your objectives, you will not undergo a real crisis at all. You will only go through a period of examining what is working and what is not. Your difficulties with the outer world at this time are signals about what you should be doing.

Saturn conjunction Mars: Acrimonious disputes

Beginning of September 2004 until beginning of June 2005: This is often a time of enormous frustration, when you really feel as if you are beating your head against a wall. It can also be a time when you accomplish a great deal of hard work. Which it will be depends on how you handle the energy of this influence. Its basic meaning is "inhibited energy," but it can also be "disciplined energy" if you don't try to do too many things over too broad a spectrum.

On the negative side, this influence can produce feelings of intense irritability. The least little thing seems to set you off, and unfortunately you are often confronted with considerably more than "little things." People or circumstances seem to get in the way of whatever you try to do. At work your boss or employer may oppose your ideas without giving any real reasons. Or he may saddle you with so much work that you don't have time to do anything else.

Sometimes you will get involved in the most acrimonious ego disputes with others. It may be tempting to chalk this up to some kind of plot against you, but that is probably not the case. It is more likely that - even with the best of intentions - you put out some energy that is threatening to others. They respond by trying to stop you. Even if you don't mean to be threatening, you must try very hard not to make people feel threatened.

This influence can affect your health. It seems to coincide with accidents, especially bone injuries, and illnesses such as arthritis and rheumatism. If you are subject to such illnesses, take good care of yourself during this time.

The problem with this period is that your energies are being curbed. You should take on only projects that are limited in scope but that require great exertion and concentrated effort within that scope. If you concentrate your efforts on relatively narrow objectives, you can make constructive use of this energy. But if you proceed with grandiose and far-reaching plans, you will probably encounter the worst effects of this influence.

Saturn conjunction Sun: Concentrating energy

Beginning of November 2004 until mid July 2005: This influence can bring both fulfillment and difficulty. Roughly fourteen years ago you went through a period of adversity and low vitality. But at the same time you made new beginnings, which are having results now. These efforts will either reach a climax and be successful, or you will realize that they have failed. In any case this is a time of tremendous responsibility and hard work, either to guarantee the successful conclusion of your old projects and endeavors or to salvage the best from the failures.

In those areas of your life that you have handled successfully - in your job, your domestic life, or whatever - the responsibility of bringing your activities to a successful climax will limit your freedom of movement. Even if you know that events are turning out as you want, you may feel restless under the burdens. Try to be patient and concentrate wholly upon the tasks at hand.

Do not take on any new projects at this time that are not directly connected to what you are already doing. The additional responsibility could be too much for you and could cause health problems, especially with your heart and circulatory system. When you have successfully completed all your current projects, you may start new ones. This is a time of perseverance, hard work and heavy responsibility.

Those areas of your life that have not worked out as expected should not be regarded as complete failures. Several years ago when you embarked on these projects, you may not have understood as much as you understand now. This influence will make you aware of this fact. Don't start out on a new course until you have cleared up whatever has not worked out.

During this time you may feel cut off from others and lonely, but do not be too concerned about this. Even if this influence coincides with the breaking up of a relationship, which it may, it means that the relationship itself is distracting you from matters that you must attend to now. This is a time for concentrating energy, not scattering it.

Jupiter trine Jupiter: An opportunity

Mid December 2004 until end of August 2005: This influence usually represents a time of optimism and positive thinking in your life. You seem to be at a quiet point of balance that enables you to look over the affairs of your life and get a good perspective on them. Therefore, it is a good time to make long-range plans and to reorganize. You should use this time to gain new perspectives through education or travel or by participating in one of the consciousness raising activities or groups that exist now.

This is a time of psychological and physical equilibrium. If you have recently been ill in either body or mind, this influence will help tremendously with the healing process.

This is also a good time to examine your ideals and your goals, for it may be possible to actualize them in various ways now. At other times there is too much tension in your life or too much resistance from others. If you are involved in any movement for reform, now is a good time to take some positive action. Or you might become more involved in religion or philosophy, because you need to know much that is beyond the apparent order of things.

It is quite possible that you will do nothing during this time, because it gives you a feeling of balance but no drive to do anything in particular. You have an unusual sense of ease and relaxation now. This is also a good time to travel, both for relaxation and for educational reasons.

The important point to remember with this influence is that it is fundamentally an opportunity. You will not feel driven by any energies, nor will you feel any resistance to your efforts to do something. You can make great use of this time, but you have to take the initiative.

Jupiter square Ascendant: On the lookout

Beginning of January 2005 until beginning of September 2005: This is usually an excellent time for most kinds of relationships, but there are some pitfalls. Basically this influence signifies a desire to grow and advance through contacts with others. Probably you are willing to give as much as you get, although in some people this influence triggers a desire for advantages through others without giving anything in return. In fact as they get ahead, such people act arrogantly toward everyone, even those who helped them. This causes others to reject them, and when they hit hard times there is no one to help them out.

But this result is totally unnecessary, and all you have to do to avoid it is to keep a sense of humility and recognize what others have done for you. With this influence you have the potential to become a truly better person, but only if you keep these warnings in mind.

Quite frequently this influence brings a seemingly "lucky" chance through a friend or associate. But it is not luck so much as the fact that you are very sharply on the lookout for opportunities that can benefit you. Your sense of timing is very acute, and your sensitivity to others and their needs is greater than usual. That is one reason why it is so bad to ignore others' needs, because you don't even have the excuse of ignorance.

Benefits can come to you in either your personal and domestic life or in your work. There may be an opportunity to make money or to make improvements in your home that will make it much more pleasant. Or you may meet people who will help you learn more about the world and expand your view of it in various ways. You have to be willing to let this happen, however, which means you must be receptive. This is another area in which being arrogant brings the risk that you will get nothing of lasting value out of this period.

Neptune trine Jupiter: How the universe works

Mid February 2005 until beginning of December 2006: This influence can affect you in several ways, but in any case it will make you feel optimistic and hopeful about the future. You will feel that everything is going to be all right, and that is not a delusion, because during this time you will gain insights that can make your life much better.

You will feel very idealistic but also very concerned about understanding, so your idealism will not get in the way of perceiving the truth. In fact truth is very important in your life now - not so much facts, but understanding how the universe works. Just be careful not to make truth into such an abstract consideration that you cannot experience it in everyday life. However, given that warning, you do have the opportunity to gain insights through the study of philosophy, metaphysics and the occult.

At another level, this influence works to increase your optimism and self-confidence to the point that you are willing to take risks you would not ordinarily take. This may happen through gambling or speculation, or it may happen through getting rid of the elements of your life that you have always depended on for security. You now recognize that they have also limited the expansion of your consciousness, and you want to be free to experience the world. You realize that some material considerations you have thought necessary in the past are now clearly expendable.

You may decide to travel, particularly by sea or by air. However, the main purpose of this travel will be learning, not recreation. It would be best to take a long trip and get to know the land and people without the structure of a guided tour. You need and want direct experience.

Your desire to help underdog elements of society is great at this time. You have a strong feeling of social justice, and you do not want people to get the short end of the stick. Justice, you feel, should be tempered with mercy and compassion.

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[Doreen Peri]

Really interesting stuff, hest! Thank you so much!

A lot of it sounds like work. Lots of work. Maybe I'm just so caught up in my work, that's what I'm reading into it. I donno. I'll have to read through this several times.

Any good news about health, love, travel, and art projects?

hmm... maybe the work is about art projects.

Thanks again!

[hester_prynne]

Hi DoreenI pulled your personal portrait...see what you think.....the one above is your personal forecast for the year, this is your portrait...at birth.....
(I meant to do this before but got busy....I emceed a fashion show friday night for a local theater benefit...(twas fun!), but kept me busy, I even had to miss the jam dammit!).
Here it is:

Sun in Cancer, Moon in Scorpio

You were born with the Sun in Cancer and the Moon in Scorpio. Your inner nature is more natural, sensitive, easy-going, and frank than your personality would indicate. You were born with the potential to live life simply, solely concerned with satisfying your pleasure-seeking impulses. Others may view you as a very firm, self-reliant, determined, and strong personality. You are clear and abrupt, energetic, positive, and capable of carrying out projects that involve hard work and dedication. On the same level, you are also fond of the good things of the world. Your personality is irritable and you may be subject to fits of anger.

Internally you are a very cautious person; but externally the position of the Moon in Scorpio indicates sensuality. You are inclined to strong pleasures and sexual adventures. You have a way of saying things that makes you appear skeptical and cynical. The secret for a better integration of your personality is to subdue your passions and open yourself to regular influences, so that you may enjoy life in a more realistic and socially acceptable manner.


Ascendant in Cancer, Moon in the Fifth House

At the time of your birth the zodiacal sign of Cancer was ascending in the horizon. Its ruler the Moon is located in the fifth house.

Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiacal belt and its natives are under the rulership of the Moon. Your life will be full of changes and intermittent periods of activity and relaxation. Your vulnerability to external influences makes you subconsciously imitate the manners and ways of those with whom you relate.

In many instances, circumstances will require that you play the role of worldliness and sophistication but under the mask there will exist a very sensitive human being who is easily offended, and also very perceptive of the more subtle influences and impressions, as well as of psychic vibrations.

Cancer gives the tendency to completely retreat when hurt or frightened of a situation. This happens to you often because you tend to interfere in the affairs of others when you are not needed or wanted. Throughout your life, your responses will be emotional rather than rational.

Cancer also gives a tendency for life to be centered in the home and family; your attachment to your private and domestic habits is so strong that without them you could hardly endure. In love matters, you are emotional and gentle.

For the difficult aspects we must warn you against becoming overly preoccupied with trivial details of a psychological nature. Another tendency that you have is to flatter and to criticize carelessly, without regard for the other person's feelings.

Destiny may place you in environments where your natural traits can be best expressed. You will be happier when allowed to be occupied with searching for a person or a thing, though not necessarily in important work.

At first glance, we must indicate that your life will be one of very intense social activity and development of work in places of entertainment, theatre, dance, and other such places where large crowds of people come together. This position tends to make you somewhat extroverted, perhaps in spite of your own desires. The Moon here denotes tremendous change and fluctuation in matters closely connected to risky and speculative transactions, with much time and effort invested to acquiring money. From another point of view, this inclines your personality to be devoted to pleasure and to gain thereof. Your affections, unfortunately, are not altogether stable nor profound, and there is much inconsistency and superfluous adventure in your love affairs. In love you are imaginative, resourceful, fanciful, able, but perhaps a little morbid.

There is much independence in your affective relations and whether or not to your benefit, you will create an independent path for love in your life, defying even the slower tendencies of the conventional environment.


Sun in the First House

The Sun is in the first house. You are by nature energetic, proud and self-assertive. You project yourself enthusiastically and energetically into all situations. Your naturally outgoing disposition and personable manner usually make a good impression on people.

Your heightened self-perception puts you in touch with a strong sense of will, and you can manipulate your will to suit your aims and desires in life. This position of the Sun gives the capacity for leadership, for you tend to attract people and to have a strong influence on them when they are with you.

You do not like to depend on others, but you hold on to your friends, for they are usually pleased to help you when you need it. You are willing to help close friends who are deserving, but only if you know that your efforts will be appreciated.

You often prefer to work alone. However, this is not your only choice, for you adapt well to working with people as long as you are free to express yourself. With a first-house Sun, there is a tendency to overestimate your own worth, but through repeated contacts with others you will inevitably come to a more realistic appraisal of your abilities and potential.

Uranus Conjunct Ascendant

You have a personal chemistry that never fails to stimulate people to be friendly toward you. No one should feel any discomfort with you because you project yourself freely and honestly.

You relate easily to all types of people and are friendly to everyone, regardless of their social status.

Concerned primarily with the future, you are eager to participate in the development of a higher consciousness, which will be the nucleus for the greater awareness of man.

Saturn in the Fourth House

Saturn was found in the fourth house at the time of your birth. With this placement you may have the feeling that duties and obligations in your early childhood conflicted with your innermost emotional needs. Consequently, you felt frustrated and misunderstood. This could lead to a sense of fear and distrust in the world that is not conducive to success in human relations and communications.

However, this does not have to be the case. Although you may feel that your personal freedom is hindered, Saturn can lead you to a better understanding of what causes these emotions. You have the ability to learn a lot about your inner self and about what you need to find emotional security. If you accept Saturn's challenges, you will be able to do or leave things at your own volition. It is only your inner duties and obligations you have to answer to.

Moon in the Fifth House

The Moon was found in the fifth house at the time of your birth. This indicates that you will participate actively in business speculations with many changes occurring in this respect. You were born with a knack for dealing with people and with the ability to communicate with them, particularly in connection with business enterprises.

Your emotional nature is very much geared to your love of pleasure, and you possess a very curious aptitude which may bring you financial gains as well as pleasures in business.

In spite of the positive qualities you have, the fact of the matter is that in love you are very changeable, unstable, or too preoccupied with trivialities.

Your love feelings are very well developed and lead to strong drives for sensations and passionate tendencies which unfortunately are not directed to one object alone.

It is possible that throughout life you may be connected with small and numerous business investments with a fairly good return.

Venus in the Twelfth House

Venus was in the twelfth house at the time of birth.

Only those very close to you have a hint of the little known facets of your personality. Regardless of the way you speak and express yourself, when you are alone, relaxed, and free of worry, you can have a sociable and congenial temperament that runs alongside a generous, kind, and attractive character.

This astrological combination may lead you into clandestine love affairs. Unless you use a great amount of tact and diplomacy, these secret affairs may create social complications that force premature termination.

Note: Venus is technically near the end of house 11 and is therefore interpreted in house 12.




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AstroText Portrait - Short Edition

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for Doreen Peri (female)
born on 21 July 1953 local time 05:16 am
in Washington, DC (US) U.T. 09:16
77w02, 38n54 sid. time 00:03:15

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Planetary positions
planet sign degree house motion
Sun Cancer 28°18'20 01 direct
Moon Scorpio 23°14'00 05 direct
Mercury Leo 04°55'01 01 retrograde
Venus Gemini 14°51'28 11/12 direct
Venus is technically near the end of house 11 and is interpreted in house 12.
Mars Cancer 24°32'19 01 direct
Jupiter Gemini 16°25'12 12 direct
Saturn Libra 21°10'36 04 direct
Uranus Cancer 19°22'27 01 direct
Neptune Libra 21°12'01 04 direct
Pluto Leo 22°07'39 02 direct
True Node Aquarius 03°17'58 07 retrograde


House positions (Placidus)
Ascendant Cancer 18°28'25
2nd House Leo 08°35'26
3rd House Virgo 01°46'07
Imum Coeli Libra 00°53'04
5th House Scorpio 06°58'39
6th House Sagittarius 15°10'40
Descendant Capricorn 18°28'25
8th House Aquarius 08°35'26
9th House Pisces 01°46'07
Medium Coeli Aries 00°53'04
11th House Taurus 06°58'39
12th House Gemini 15°10'40

Major aspects
Sun Trine Moon 5°04
Sun Conjunction Mercury 6°37
Sun Conjunction Mars 3°46
Sun Square Saturn 7°08
Sun Square Neptune 7°06
Moon Trine Mars 1°18
Moon Trine Uranus 3°52
Moon Square Pluto 1°06
Moon Trine Ascendant 4°46
Venus Conjunction Jupiter 1°34
Mars Square Saturn 3°22
Mars Conjunction Uranus 5°10
Mars Square Neptune 3°20
Jupiter Trine Saturn 4°45
Jupiter Trine Neptune 4°47
Jupiter Sextile Pluto 5°42
Saturn Square Uranus 1°48
Saturn Conjunction Neptune 0°01
Saturn Sextile Pluto 0°57
Saturn Square Ascendant 2°42
Uranus Square Neptune 1°50
Uranus Conjunction Ascendant 0°54
Neptune Sextile Pluto 0°56
Neptune Square Ascendant 2°44
Numbers indicate orb (deviation from the exact aspect angle).

[Doreen Peri]

Spooky. I've got shivers up my spine.

That's so ME, it's freakin' me out.

Maybe this will be my new religion. I have to find something to believe in.

Thank you so much, hest!

I need to read this several times.

I'll keep coming back every time I forget who I am because this spells it out to a T.

Spooky.

[Doreen Peri]

well, ya know a lot more about me now, don'tchya?

Thanks, miss hest!

One day, let's meet in person, ok?

Then, you can tell me whether any of this is true because all I know is looking OUT of my eyes, not into them.

Got the Cabaradio tape from last June! We just watched it! Had some rough spots, but for the most part, it was really coooooooool! You'll be in the next show this coming summer, right? purty please? The last show was definitely missing something....

YOU!

heh

Thanks again! Where do astrologers meet for worship?
the Milky Wayside Chapel ? hahahahaha... sorry, my puns are weak today...

[surfermike]

Hey Hester..

Do you remember milkey way chocolate bars?
yes? They were sure good huh, and those were
the days I could eat chocolate without setting off
a chain reaction in the universe which will ultimately
destroy me. Smoking, unprotacted sex, and sun tans
were healthy back in the Milkey Way Chocolate bar
days. Now it's all deadly or illegal. Ahhhh, do we not
crave for simpler times, as I spash on rubber sun tan
lotion.

[sooZen]

Hest and Doreen....Take into account with Doreen's sun at 28 degrees Cancer she is right on the cusp and shares attributes of the firey Leo sun as well as the watery Cancer. She is actually a "Caneo" (Hah! I made that up...but like any cusp sun, she has both Cancer sun and Leo sun traits) Dors personality is not so much water but steam....

SooZen (peeking in)