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THE LOST ZODIAC

December 29 - January 13:

LYRA, the lyre of the great musician, r!heus - Those born under Orpheus are romanticsthrough and through, with their own ision o! beaut" and per!ection, and the" are #uite happ"

to spend hours a$one in their priate inner wor$d% &ut the" are supreme$" ab$e to put into

words, or art, or music, the beaut" o! their ision, !or the L"re is the most imaginatie and

creatie o! the signs% 'hen the" do, $i(e Orpheus, the" o!ten stri(e a uniersa$ chord which

ma(es them !ascinating to other peop$e, !or there can be something magica$ about them) a

touch o! other-wor$d$" g$amour which ensures that the" wi$$ neer $ac( !riends or admirers%

Their imagination is their greatest strength and their greatest wea(ness, though, !or the rea$

wor$d o!ten !ai$s to $ie up to their e*pectations, and the" hae a tendenc" to turn their bac(

on $i!e and hide behind their dreams% &ecause o! this, the" can, at times, appear a$oo!, and

een co$d% &ut the" are not co$d-hearted% It is simp$" that, when the" are bound up with whatthe" are creating or with some dream o! happiness that $ies +ust be"ond their reach, the"

hard$" seem to notice other peop$e% 'hen the" are not bui$ding cast$es in the air, howeer,

the" are $o"a$ !riends and $oers, with a $ot o! s"mpath" to o!!er, !or, $i(e Orpheus who

+ourne"ed to the nderwor$d, the" understand the highs and $ows o! $oe% 'hen the" !a$$ in

$oe, the" be$iee it is !oreer, but their idea$ied ision o! $i!e can ma(e it hard !or them to

$ie in the here and now% 'here $oe is concerned the" sometimes !ind it easier to sa"

goodb"e than to admit that $i!e is not a !air" ta$e% That wou$d be too ordinar" and boring,

which is their greatest !ear% &etter to retain a per!ect image o! the be$oed, a$$ shortcomings

!orgotten, than to compromise it with rea$it"% And no one wi$$ !ind it eas" to $ie up to this

image, at $east not !or a $ong whi$e%

As time goes b", howeer, and Orpheans $earn to accept $i!e as it rea$$" is, no one has more to

o!!er to the wor$d than the" do% The" !ind rea$ happiness when the" can $ight a cand$e, instead

o! comp$aining o! the dar(, using their creatie gi!ts to inspire others, !or their sa$ation $ies

in using their potentia$ in the rea$ wor$d% The L"re, o! course, $i(e a$$ the signs, shows its

in!$uence in man" di!!erent wa"s, some o! which ma" be !ound on c$oser e*amination o! the

m"th% Sometimes, those born under Orpheus hae not "et !ound the creatie artist in

themse$es and $ie $i!e icarious$" through others, see(ing out creatie peop$e as their

!riends% Or it ma" be Orpheus.s great a!!init" with nature and with anima$s which shows most

strong$"% 'hat those bom under this star a$$ share, howeer, is a $onging !or a more beauti!u$

and better wor$d, and the" can be !ound in an" !ie$d where idea$s can be put into practice%/o$itics and socia$ wor(, !or instance, can be the path the" choose, but whicheer one it is,

$i(e Orpheus, the .&ringer o! Cu$ture., the" wor( to ma(e the worId a better p$ace%

Compatibiit"0 Chiron the 'ise Centaur, The Ship o! the Argonauts, The Swan, The Do$phin,

and The 1ier o! 2ight%

January 1" - January 2#:

A$uila, the %A&L% - Those born under A#ui$a are usua$$" e*treme$" c$eer peop$e%3enta$$", the" hae twent"4twent" ision, and are endowed with greater inte$$ectua$ powers



than others% The $ightning speed with which the" grasp the meaning o! a concept, or a

situation, is o!ten the en" o! s$ower, more pragmatic signs, and, to see them in action is to

watch a da$ing tour de !orce% This can ma(e them disdain!u$ - !or being such nob$e

creatures, the" are a$so proud% The" ma" ignore "ou - !or eag$es neer haw( at !$ies - but on

the other hand, the" wi$$ neer pic( on someone wea(er than themse$es without good reason%

The" are, at heart, generous and the" wi$$ choose the ro$e o! champion, rather than persecutor,o! the wea(% The" pre!er a cha$$enge and wou$d !ar rather ta(e on someone stronger, than

waste their time on those who can.t compete%

Howeer, i! "ou hae - or are - something that the" want, the" wi$$ swoop down, !or the" can

be ruth$ess in pursuit o! their ambitions% And the" are ambitious% The Eag$e.s great gi!t - and

desire - is to soar up to the highest heaen, and when the" set their sights on something, the"

usua$$" succeed% 'hen the" are in a $ight-hearted mood, romantic con#uest and intrigue a$so

come #uite high on their agenda% Li(e Zeus, the" o!ten hae a roing e"e, and the thri$$ o! the

chase gies them a great dea$ o! p$easure% &ecause the" (now, instinctie$", that con!idence is

attractie, the" o!ten !eign indi!!erence +ust be!ore swooping down on their unsuspecting pre"%

&ut their indi!!erence can, too easi$", become genuine, once the" hae won the prie in whatto them is o!ten +ust a game%

The" hae a deeper and more passionate side, howeer% 'hen the" meet someone who $ies

up to their e*pectations, which does not happen er" o!ten, no one is more $o"a$% 5$irtatious

the" ma" be, but the" are a$so capab$e o! the grandest passions, !or, beneath a proud e*terior,

their !ee$ings are !ier" and intense, and it is o!ten through re$ationships that the Eag$e is

trans!ormed% 5or, a$though the" ma" hae a reputation !or being !ear$ess, Eag$es are a$so

capab$e o! being a!raid% Seeing the wor$d so much in terms o! predator and pre", o! con#uest

and de!eat, the" can attribute un!riend$" moties where there are none, and can become

insecure or paranoid% Inte$$ectua$$", the" ma" be in a c$ass apart, but emotiona$$" the" need as

much $oing care as an"one e$se% As(ing !or tea and s"mpath" is not their st"$e, but the"

appreciate true (indness when it comes a$ong, and are capab$e o! great warmth and $o"a$t" in

return, !or a u$nerab$e side so!tens their bo$d nature and ma(es them much more

compassionate% 5or a$$ their menta$ bri$$iance, it is through their !ee$ings that the" $earn about

true a$ues, and so come into their own% 5or the Eag$e is a s"mbo$ not on$" o! the inte$$ect, but

o! the spirit, and their rea$ goa$ is to oercome their baser side% 'hen "oung, the" can be both

proud and ruth$ess, but, $i(e the eag$e which soars up into the .!ier" region. and then p$unges

deep into the sea to be reborn, the" are ab$e to trans!orm themse$es and can rise to greater

heights than an" other sign%

Once the" hae risen aboe the storm c$ouds, into the c$ear b$ue s(", the" are gent$er and(inder, and, because the" no $onger see $i!e as a batt$e!ie$d, their re$ationships with others

become easier and more !u$!i$$ing% Then, $i(e 6aruda, the Indian eag$e with his magic draught

o! inspiration, the" can set about en$ightening others, and championing the wea(% The" can

o!ten be !ound !ighting !or a +ust cause, or e*posing and combating ei$ and oppression% 2o

one in their right mind ta(es on an Eag$e, whi$e to hae one on "our side is, in short, to win

the da"% Career-wise, Eag$es e*ce$ at a$$ pursuits which ino$e the use o! their inte$$igence,

their curiosit" and their (een sight, $i(e teaching or research, but, because the" usua$$" dis$i(e

routine, the" are happier when the" are wor(ing !or themse$es% O! a$$ the signs, the" ma(e

the best $aw"ers and detecties0 +ust as there is nothing the" cannot e*p$ain, there is a$so

nothing the" cannot !ind out, once the" are on the trai$% And Eag$es do not easi$" gie up%

Compatibi$it"0 /egasus, /erseus, and The Serpent%



January 29 - 'ebruary #:

Del!hinus, the DL()*+ - It is hard to !ind !au$t with a do$phin% That goes not on$" !or the

rea$ do$phins, but !or those born under the ancient s"mbo$ o! phi$anthrop", the Do$phin in the

stars% It is, in man" wa"s, the per!ect sign, a$though een those born under it hae their

prob$ems, and there is a$wa"s a #ua$it" about them which sets them apart% The !irst thing "ounotice about them is how !riend$" and direct the" are with eer"one% It is a$wa"s the Do$phin

who pic(s up that someone is embarrassed or uneas"0 the" seem to hae a si*th sense which

te$$s them instant$" how other peop$e !ee$% 'ith their humour and p$a"!u$ness - and their

s"mpath" - the" are ab$e to ma(e those around them unwind and re$a*, and the" neer use

their a$most te$epathic powers to ta(e adantage o! others% Do$phins are not manipu$atie

peop$e, and the" hae no time !or those who are - a characteristic the" can diine, howeer

we$$ it is disguised% 'hen the" are "oung, howeer, and ine*perienced, the" can !ind other

peop$e.s moties hard to comprehend, and, een when the" hae $earned more about the

wor$d, the" can, at times, be too naie and trusting%

Their $ac( o! aggression can be$ie their strength, which is in !act tremendous% 'hen roused toanger, $i(e their namesa(es who can dispatch a shar( !ar $arger than themse$es, the" wi$$

moe in $i(e greased $ightning !or the (i$$ - but on$" i! the opponent re!uses to bac( down, and

rea$$" seems to want to !ight% Een when the" are angr", the" are !air, and wi$$ aoid a

con!rontation i$ the" can !ind another wa" o! dea$ing with a tric(" situation% Do$phins are !ar

more interested in $oe than war, and $oe, romance, and !$irtation ta(e up a great dea$ o! their

time% Sensuous and erotic, as their connection with the o$uptuous goddess, 7enus, shows,

the" can appear amora$ to more inhibited and strait$aced peop$e, but, in !act, their passionate

pursuit o! p$easure and their $oe o! !un are a$wa"s innocent and spontaneous% The" are

pu$ed b" the puritanica$ disapproa$ which comes their wa", as, een i! the" !ind it hard to

be monogamous, the" are neer (nowing$" un(ind to !riends or $oers%

The" are natura$$" outgoing and gregarious, and, on the who$e, do not $i(e to be a$one% The"

ma(e (ind and $oing parents, according to the ear$" astro$ogers, and $o"a$, considerate

!riends, but the" wou$d rather $ie in an e*tended group o! peop$e than in a c$osed one-to-one

re$ationship% The" need !riendship and !ee$ depried without it% 2or, i! the" can he$p it, wi$$

the" stic( at one thing !or $ong) but een i! the" spend $ess time wor(ing and more time

p$a"ing than other signs, their natura$ inte$$igence and curiosit" usua$$" get them +ust as !ar in

$i!e as those who wor( !rom nine to !ie% The" are creatie, and, $i(e most creatie peop$e,

the" pre!er to wor( in !its and starts, but, when the spirit ta(es them, and their heart is in it -

which is usua$$" the case with art or music - the" can achiee the goa$s the" set themse$es

with ease% The" are #uic( $earners and can e!!ort$ess$" master an" sub+ect i! the" tr", but aregu$ar routine and a stead" +ob cramps the !reedom without which the" do not !ee$ a$ie%

Li(e the do$phins, the" wou$d rather $ie simp$" and be !ree, een i! that means cutting down

on materia$ possessions% I! mone" does !a$$ into their $ap, howeer, the" wi$$ use it and en+o"

it to the !u$$%

Apart !rom their great aptitude !or music - and !or haing !un - the Do$phin.s greatest gi!t is

he$ping others, and, $i(e the do$phins who rescued shipwrec(ed sai$ors, the" e*ce$ at, and

en+o", p$a"ing the ro$e o! guide and saiour to both !riends and strangers% The Do$phins.

unerring instinct !or the !ee$ings o! others ma(es them particu$ar$" (ind and sensitie% It

seems that, $i(e the do$phins who hae recent$" be!riended swimmers, the" are o!ten ab$e to

buo" up others +ust b" their presence% The ancient 6ree(s, as we hae seen, worshipped thedo$phin as the carrier o! the Diine Chi$d, the s"mbo$ o! new $i!e, and their high spirits, their



straight!orward generosit" and their desire to he$p, can, it seems, bring new $i!e and hope to

those who rea$$" need them%

&ut, being so te$epathic that the" soa( up the atmosphere around them, can cut both wa"s%

The" can #uite easi$" be oerwhe$med b" other peop$e.s moods and !ind it hard to distinguish

between these and their own% 'hen the" !ee$ threatened in this wa", or i! societ" attempts totie them down, their natura$ instinct is to run% 2orma$$" so eas" to get on with, the" can then

be er" stubborn, !or the" cannot bear to be sub+ect to restrictions - and this can ma(e it hard

!or them to come to terms with $i!e in the rea$ wor$d% This independence o! spirit is their

greatest !au$t - i! it can be ca$$ed a !au$t, gien that, a$though the" are determined to $ie $i!e

according to a priate mora$ code, the" are a$wa"s (ind, and their manners are a$wa"s o! the

heart%

Compatibi$it"0 The Eag$e, The Crown o! the 2orth 'ind, The Sea Serpent, The 1ier, The

Swan, and The Ship o! the Argonauts%

'ebruary 9 - 'ebruary 29:

ygnus, the .A+ - The nob$e swan, with its $ong, arching nec( and curing wings, is the

most grace!u$ o! a$$ birds, and grace - o! both bod" and spirit - is a #ua$it" which those born

beneath its bri$$iant summer stars hae in p$ent"% O!ten, the" are a$so b$essed with stri(ing

$oo(s, though the" do not pa" much attention to how others see them, !or, !$"ing high aboe

the mundane wor$d, the" o!ten seem to be bound up with their own thoughts and dreams%

'hateer wor( the" do, the" are, at heart, poets and musicians with a great $oe o! beaut" -

and the" are o!ten ps"chic too% Li(e the swan, which spends so much o! its time gaing down

into the rier, the" are deep, contemp$atie, unhurried peop$e who are much more interested

in what $ies beneath the sur!ace o! e*istence than the" are in super!icia$ things%

The" are e*treme$" adaptab$e, howeer, and the" can - and wi$$ - p$a" a$most an" ro$e that is

re#uired o! them, !or the" are a$wa"s eager to p$ease% Sometimes too much so, and, $i(e the

g$" Duc($ing who did not (now it was a swan, and wanted to !it in, the" o!ten !ee$ uncertain

about who the" rea$$" are and what the" shou$d be doing% Discoering their true se$es is the

rea$ $i!e-+ourne" o! those born beneath the Swan, which not on$" $oo(s into the depths, but

a$so seems to gae curious$" at its own re!$ection as it !$oats across the waters% &ut the"

shou$d beware o! becoming too se$!-absorbed%

&ecause the" are adaptab$e - or innocent - it can be eas" !or others to ta(e adantage o! them,

!orcing them into wa"s o! $i!e which do not suit them and which do not a$$ow them to e*press

themse$es% It is not so eas" to tie them down, though0 +ust when the" seem most passie and

wi$$ing to ob$ige, the" hae a (nac( o! disappearing, $i(e Lohengrin, or the m"sterious swan-

maidens who cou$d trans!orm themse$es and anish without warning% Een when the" p$a"

the re#uired ro$e, and harmon" and peace seem to preai$, there is o!ten a priate part o! their

nature which the" (eep hidden and which remains untamed% 'hen pushed too !ar, the" wi$$

de!end their own with surprising !erocit" and !orce% The temptation !or them to escape into

their dreams can be great, !or their dream wor$d is a rich one and - not surprising$" - the"

pre!er the #uest !or eterna$ truth and beaut" to the tedium o! eer"da" routine%



n!ortunate$", as $ong as the" continue to !$" o!! into their dreams, the" do not !ee$ at ease or

who$e and centred, nor do the" receie the response and respect which the" desere% 'hen

someone comes a$ong, howeer, who understands their comp$e* nature and wants to he$p

rather than contro$ them, their wi$d, swan nature can be humanied and integrated into their

dai$" $ies% &ut it can ta(e time - and patience - !or them to trust someone enough to a$$ow

them rea$$" c$ose% Success comes when the g$" Duc($ing (nows that it rea$$" is a Swan, and$earns to use its insight and its ision in this wor$d, instead o! ta(ing o!! into the b$ue% 'hen

Swans manage to achiee this, and so become who$e, the" probab$" hae more to o!!er in the

wa" o! truth and beaut" than a$most an" other sign - e*cept, perhaps, those born under the

L"re o! Orpheus, the musician, which $ies c$ose b" in the stars, with whom the" hae a $ot in

common% Een when the" do become more rounded, ba$anced peop$e, and grow into

themse$es, there is a$wa"s something m"sterious about them, as though the" were not #uite

prepared to be as others, or did not #uite (now how% 5or the Swan, a!ter a$$, does not spend a

great dea$ o! its $i!e on so$id ground) it is a creature o! the s(ies and o! the waters, and,

u$timate$", its great gi!t is the abi$it" to see into the heights and depths, and to communicate

its ision, as we$$ as to trans!orm itse$!%

Compatibi$it"0 The 1ier o! 2ight, Andromeda, The L"re o! Orpheus, and The Dragon%

/arch 1 - /arch 12, A!ril 10 - A!ril 1#, an /ay 9 - /ay 1:

%rianus, the celestial stream, calle the R*%R ' +*&)4 - 5or those born under the

sign o! the 1ier o! 2ight, $i!e is a great +ourne"% 8ust as eer" rier !$ows towards the sea, so,

in their heart o! hearts, the" hae a $onging to return, in the end, to the ocean where a$$ $i!e

began, and where a$$ separate sense o! se$! is $ost% 2ot that the" are in an" hurr" to arrie there

- the" are #uite happ" to da$$" a$ong the wa" - but !or them e*istence has a !ina$ goa$0 a

merging and reunion with a$$ $i!e% 'anderers and optimists, whateer the" e*perience on their

+ourne" wi$$ neer sha(e an under$"ing !aith in $i!e, which the" see as a great pageant o!

eents and peop$e !$owing towards some distant destination%

'ith a we$$-dee$oped sense o! histor", and o! the s$ow passage o! time, the eer-ro$$ing rier

can ma(e them seem wor$d-wear") een when sti$$ er" "oung, those born under the 1ier

can gie the impression that in some m"sterious wa" the" hae seen it a$$ be!ore% The" appear

to be o$d sou$s whom nothing can surprise% The" do not pass mora$ +udgements, nor do the"

criticie% &ecause the" a$wa"s ta(e the $ine o! $east resistance the" can seem passie, but the"

are not rea$$" so% 5$owing around eer" obstac$e the" encounter, the" are unstoppab$e0 a$$attempts to ho$d them bac( are doomed to !ai$% The" ma" a$$ow themse$es to be penned in,

but on$" !or a whi$e, !or what the" !ear most is stagnation, and howeer sett$ed the" ma"

seem, the" wi$$ $eae i! the" be$iee a re$ationship is going nowhere% Sooner or $ater, when the

time is right, the" wi$$ brea( !ree and, turning into a raging torrent, show their $atent power as

the" continue on their +ourne"%

The" ma" not be ambitious - the" (now what happens to those who tr" to !$" too high, $i(e

/haethon - but the" are determined, especia$$" when thwarted, and the" are a$so sub+ect to a

ast range o! moods% The" can be #uiet and sti$$, and then, #uite sudden$", become wi$d and

!ast and dangerous) the" are near$" a$wa"s cheer!u$ - when the circumstances suit them, and

when the" are not opposed - but appearances can be deceptie, as howeer eas"going the"ma" seem, the" o!ten hae swir$ing currents o! emotion beneath a ca$m e*terior% Hidden



depths, which others rare$" !athom, concea$ aspects o! their being that are #uite di!!erent !rom

the !ace the" show the wor$d%

5oreer unpredictab$e, howeer, the #uiet and priate 1ier can sudden$" be trans!ormed into

a babb$ing broo(, sharing a$$ its secrets with whoeer cares to $isten% Li(e the water-n"mphs,

those ru$ed b" the 1ier a$so hae an insight into situations and character that can erge onthe prophetic, as their intuition hard$" eer $ets them down% In man" wa"s those born under

this sign are wanderers and $oners, but, as we hae a$read" seen, their destination is the ocean

and their deepest instinct is to unite with others - pre!erab$", the who$e wor$d, but !ai$ing that,

with others o! $i(e mind% nti$ the" run into someone who can rea$$" share their goa$s, the"

can be $one$"% 'hen the" !ind true (indred spirits, the" stic( b" them to the end, and are

a$wa"s happ" to share whateer comes) proided, o! course, that the other person does not tr"

to s$ow them down or trap them, and as $ong as the" share a common goa$%

The" ma" not $i(e !ee$ing trapped or stagnant but the" do en+o" tran#ui$$it", and when the"

are content in their re$ationships, the" are great $i!e-giers and enhancers% 'ithout the 1ier.s

!erti$iing waters, this wor$d wou$d be a desert) 1ier peop$e can create an atmosphere o! peace and gent$eness, o! green and tran#ui$ meadows, which is a$most unria$$ed% &ut their

desire to merge with others on e#ua$ terms is on$" one aspect o! the 1ier.s comp$e*

emotiona$ nature% The" can a$so use their charms !or better or worse% The" can be he$p!u$ and

inspiring, but the" can a$so be destructie and deceptie, $u$$ing others into wasting time with

them and $i(e the water-n"mphs, $uring them awa" !rom the rea$ wor$d - a$though the" wou$d

react io$ent$" i! an"one tried to do the same to them%

The 1ier has another uni#ue gi!t% 'ater is nature.s on$" mirror, and peop$e ino$ed with

those born under this sign can !ind it hard to get to (now them, as the" can, and do, re!$ect

whateer !ace is shown to them% One can $earn a $ot about onese$!, which can be an education,

but er" $itt$e about them, un$ess the" choose to $et "ou see beneath their o!ten spar($ing and

m"sterious sur!ace% Their re$uctance to show their true !ee$ings is o!ten a de!ence, as the 1ier

is one o! the most emotiona$ and sensitie o! signs% As the" mature, howeer, those born

under the sign o! the 1ier moe be"ond their wi$d, tempestuous phase, and it is o!ten in the

second ha$! o! $i!e that the" rea$$" come into their own% Then, with mountains and steep

raines behind them, the" can meander through the p$ains and open a$$e"s, their power!u$

!ee$ings changed b" time to wisdom, and the" o!ten grow into the great phi$osophers - and

cii$iers - o! man(ind% Than(s to their sense o! harmon" and !$ow, the" are a$so o!ten

singers, poets, or musicians%

Compatibi$it"0 The Swan, the L"re o! Orpheus, The Ship o! the Argonauts, and Orion%

/arch 13 - A!ril 1:

(%&A5, the 6hite, 6inge horse 6ith a mane of gol - The moon$it rea$m o! the

imagination, o! isions, dreams and intutions, is where those born under the sign o! the

winged sta$$ion, /egasus, !ee$ most con!ident and at home% O!ten, this rea$m is more rea$ to

them than the eer"da", materia$ wor$d, and the tendenc" to da"-dream can be strong% Een in

the thic( o! things, the" can seem detached and dream", and the" o!ten hae a !arawa" $oo( in

their e"es%



In chi$dhood, the" are !ond o! so$itude, een when it is not !orced upon them% The" hae

usua$$" had amp$e time a$one to a$$ow the iid powers o! their imagination to dee$op%

Imagination is the greatest o! a$$ gi!ts, but it can be s$ow to mature% Li(e 3edusa, who was

torn between the power o! her !ee$ings - which the sea-god represents - and reason, those born

under /egasus hae o!ten had to strugg$e to !ind the ba$ance between these two sides o! their

being% nti$ the" manage this, the" can swing, uneasi$", between being oerwhe$med b" theiremotions, and tr"ing too rigid$" to contro$ them% The power o! their imagination is born !rom

this con!$ict, though, and once the" hae !ound the midd$e ground, the richness o! their ision

can un!o$d% Een then, it can be hard !or them to (eep their !eet on so$id ground%

The" can a$so seem $a", and unrea$istic, to more earthbound, or inte$$ectua$ signs, especia$$"

when the" are in an introerted mood% Appearances are deceptie, howeer% It ma" $oo( as i!

the" are doing nothing, but the" need to dream to renew contact with the we$$-springs o! their

being, and recharge the batteries o! their inner $i!e% 'hen the" bounce bac(, the" become a

source o! inspiration to the wor$d around them, and no one is more !u$$ o! enthusiasm - and

drie - than the" are% 2othing seems impossib$e !or a /egasus when on an upswing% Their

energ" ma" come in !its and starts, which is true o! most creatie peop$e, but when theirimagination is captured b" a pro+ect, things tend to happen !ast% 2atura$$", as the grand

master-p$anners o! a scheme, which is how the" see their ro$e, the" pre!er someone e$se to

dea$ with the boring detai$s% I! no one o$unteers, howeer, the pro+ect +oins the trai$ o!

dreams the" o!ten $eae behind% This does not worr" them undu$", though, as the cast$e in

Spain the" hae been p$anning, comp$ete with water!a$$s and dri!ts o! $i$ies, is not on$" bui$t,

but has usua$$" been abandoned in their minds, $ong be!ore the bui$der.s estimate arries% Sti$$,

een during this stage o! their $ies the" are rare$" bored, as the" are a$wa"s dreaming up new,

and more e*citing, schemes%

Sooner or $ater, howeer, the" tend to grow dissatis!ied with their achieements) and, with

renewed determination, the" teach themse$es to harness their imagination, $i(e &e$$erophon,

using reason and contro$% Once the" hae s$ain the monster o! de$usion, the" are no $onger at

the merc" o! their power!u$ imagination, and there is $itt$e the" cannot achiee% Their

re$ationships with others can a$so !o$$ow the same pattern% The" can be !ired with enthusiasm

!or a m"sterious !ace across the room, and een be!ore the" meet wi$$ hae imagined

eer"thing about this person - and their !uture together wi$$ be a$read" p$anned% &eing with a

/egasus can be e*hi$arating and inspiring% &ut the rea$it" o! dai$" $i!e, o! course, can be a

di!!erent matter, as it is not eas" !or a mere morta$ to $ie up to their e*pectations% Once the"

become bored or disi$$usioned - when the" !ind out that a rea$ person is #uite di!!erent !rom

their dream - the" wi$$ spread their wings and head !or new, greener pastures0 the hardest

thing !or /egasus is $earning to accept the $imitations o! this wor$d%

Once the" hae $earned to e*ercise contro$ and use reason, their re$ationships become more

earthed and stab$e% The" ma" sti$$ !$" o!! in their imagination, but the" become $ess rest$ess

when the" discoer what a green and p$easant p$ace this earth can be, when it is watered b"

the re!reshing and inspiring we$$s and springs which the" are so gi!ted at creating% &ecause o!

this gi!t, $i(e /egasus, who was the !aourite o! the 3uses, the" usua$$" hae man" !riends

amongst creatie peop$e, and the wor$d o! art and music is their natura$ choice !or a career

and one where the" o!ten do we$$% &ut their abi$it" to inspire others is not a$$ that the" hae to

o!!er% Once the" hae come to terms with $i!e, and $earned to te$$ the di!!erence between truth

and !antas", between rea$it", and the Chimaera, their +udgement is une#ua$$ed% In the end, the"

can become the greatest rea$ists, and their insight and adice are near$" a$wa"s raor-sharp%



Compatibi$it"0 The Eag$e, The L"re o! Orpheus, and /erseus%

A!ril 2 - A!ril 9 an A!ril 19 - /ay #:

A+DR/%DA, the !rincess chained to the roc( as a sacri!ice !or her countr" - Those born

under Andromeda are $o"a$ and warm-hearted) the" are a$so high$" sensitie to the

atmosphere around them, and can usua$$" sense other peop$e.s !ee$ings - and their moties -

!rom an ear$" age% This can be a mi*ed b$essing !or them, as the" pic( up on not on$" what is

said, but a$so on a$$ that is not said - or done% Eer" !ami$" - and societ" - o! course, has its

accepted ru$es and taboos, without which it cou$d not !unction% It usua$$" a$so has its

ambitions and pretensions, o! which the sensitie Andromedas are o!ten pain!u$$" aware%

&ecause the" see their $oed ones. good points too, howeer, the" tr" hard to ignore these

!au$ts, and so do not at !irst open$" rebe$% As a resu$t, $i(e Andromeda, the" !ee$ trapped and

he$p$ess, especia$$" when the" are "oung - een i! their bac(ground isn.t in !act sti!$ing% In

man" cases the" ma" !ee$ that, somehow, the" are being preented !rom being themse$es%

&ut Andromeda, as we hae seen, is !ar more than the passie ictim o! her past and o!

conention% 5or she is .the ru$er o! men., the ancient and be+ewe$$ed goddess o! $oe and the

sea% Those in!$uenced b" her are power!u$ and high$" indiidua$ peop$e, a$though at !irst the"

ma" not seem to be so, as it can ta(e time !or them to brea( their chains and !ind themse$es%

&ecause the" !ee$ so strong$", it can be hard !or them to be ob+ectie and to separate their

emotiona$ $o"a$ties !rom their be$ie!s% Once the" hae $earned to discriminate and to thin(

more c$ear$", instead o! simp$" reacting and protesting, the" can discard those a$ues which

the" do not $i(e and choose their own course% And, haing rea$ied that other peop$e are +ust

as much the ictims o! circumstance as the" are, or were, themse$es, the" can set about the

wor( o! $iberating others%

5reedom, both !or herse$! and others, is Andromeda.s true goa$ in $i!e) !rom 3ar* and 5reud

to O$ier Cromwe$$ and Houdini, those born under the princess in the stars are chain-brea(ers,

man" o! whom hae been responsib$e !or the most important changes in the wa" we thin( and

$ie our $ies% &e!ore the" $earn se$!-(now$edge, howeer, the" can be undu$" se$!-pit"ing%

The" comp$ain about their prob$ems to !riends and $oers, e*pecting others to p$a" the (night

in shining armour to their damse$ in distress% The" can a$so be high-handed - the" are

princesses a!ter a$$ - e*pecting others to drop eer"thing to he$p them, wheneer the".re

ca$$ed% The" o!ten get their own wa", howeer, as the" usua$$" hae great charm - and st"$e%

Een when the" are comp$aining, their rea$ se$! - o! which the power!u$ ancient goddess is as"mbo$ - can be seen, g$inting through, !rom beneath the sur!ace%

2ot eer"one can be /E1SES, the mercuria$, airborne hero, who is Andromeda.s sou$mate,

and who !rees her !rom her chains, but there are usua$$" p$ent" o! peop$e who wou$d happi$"

step in and p$a" the ro$e% On$" when the rea$ /erseus comes a$ong, is she saed because he

(nows, at !irst hand, what she is going through% 5or when /erseus meets Andromeda, he has

a$read" s$ain the 6orgon, the monstrous being whose gae turns men to stone, and who

represents !or him the same repressed instincts and emotions as the sea-monster who threatens

to deour Andromeda% /erseus is the great innoator, who sees $i!e !rom a new ang$e, the

high-!$"ing, !ast-moing thin(er who can ta(e a bird.s e"e iew, brea(ing with the habits o!

the past and o!!ering a !resh so$ution, which is what Andromeda most needs and $ongs !or%



Andromeda, in turn, can o!!er him a norma$ $i!e - once she herse$! is !ree - and bring him

down to earth, so that concrete, $asting and creatie changes can be made%

&ut Andromeda can !ree herse$! without a prince on a white charger% A$$ that is re#uired, as

we hae a$read" seen, is !or her to become detached, i! on$" !or a whi$e, !rom her emotions,

and ta(e a ./erseus.-e"e iew. o! herse$!, and o! her wor$d, with its a$ues and assumptions%And, strange$" enough, it is usua$$" then, and on$" then, that a rea$-$i!e /erseus ma(es his

entrance on the scene% Once those born under Andromeda are !ree, the" near$" a$wa"s

dedicate their time and energ" to tr"ing to improe the $ot o! others% 'hi$e /erseus.s rea$m is

action and abstract thin(ing, those in!$uenced b" Andromeda are, aboe a$$, the champions o!

the oppressed and the down-trodden% And, $i(e S"$ia /an(hurst, who chained herse$! to the

rai$ings to win the ote !or women, the" are o!ten prepared to sacri!ice their hard-won

!reedom to he$p others%

Coimpatibi$it"0 /erseus, Orion, and The Crown o! the 2orth 'ind%

/ay 17 - /ay 31:

(%R%5, the hero who cut o!! the gorgon.s head - /erseus, the .shining one., is the airiest

and brightest o! the heroes, and those born under the s"mbo$ o! this C$ar( 9ent o! the ancient

wor$d are !ast-moing, witt" and mercuria$, with an edge and spar($e which ensures that the"

are neer du$$ or hea"-handed% Interested in an"thing and eer"thing, the" wi$$ pursue

whateer !ires their imagination with great energ" and drie, unti$ the" tire o! it, which can

happen with a$arming speed when something new and more e*citing comes a$ong% 'hich it

usua$$" does, as the" are a$wa"s on the $oo(-out !or amusement and distraction% 'ithout

noe$t", in !act, or menta$ stimu$ation, the" become not on$" rest$ess but depressed, and there

is no sadder sight than a /erseus tied to a $i!e o! drudger" and routine%

2ot that the" o!ten are, though, as the" can ta$( themse$es out o! a$most an" corner, and the"

usua$$" !ind someone who wi$$ be$iee in their new schemes, and is prepared to he$p them out%

The" o!ten get through $i!e re$"ing on their natie wit, and, $i(e Hermes-3ercur", the god o!

communication - who $ent /erseus his winged sanda$s, and who ru$es the odiac sign o!

6emini, the" can conince "ou o! a$most an"thing, and can e*p$ain een the most comp$e*,

(nott" issues so that an"one can understand% Sooner or $ater, howeer, as the m"th te$$s us,

/erseus must con!ront the 6orgon, whose time$ess rea$m is as !ar !rom his bright wor$d o!

moement, $ight and reason as it is possib$e to be% There, a$$ is immobi$e, !or the 6orgon is animage o! nature, ancient and unchanging, and o! the irrationa$ and instinctie side o! $i!e,

which is not ei$ in itse$!, but which can become destructie i! it is too $ong neg$ected or

denied% She a$so has the power, as we hae seen, to turn a$$ $iing beings to stone% To be

petri!ied, o! course, is to be !roen to the spot and depried o! $i!e and moement0 the state

which /erseus most !ears% His #uest is to come to terms with the er" thing he dreads and

does not understand% A$$ air", inte$$ectua$ signs tend to be out o! touch with their instincts or

their !ee$ings - in !act, these ma(e them decided$" uneas"% &ut the more the" run awa" !rom

their emotions the more a!raid o! them the" become%

One thing /erseus is not, howeer, is a coward% He a$so has the powers o! $i!e - and eo$ution

- !irm$" on his side, and with the he$p o! reason and re!$ection, he can oercome his !ears andma(e his peace with the irrationa$ side o! $i!e% 'hen he cuts o!! the 6orgon.s head, he a$so



!rees the winged horse o! the imagination, and can soar o!!, once more, bac( into the air,

where he !ee$s most at home, using the 6orgon.s terri!"ing head to combat ei$ and

stagnation%

Aboe a$$, /erseus is the great innoator, and #uestioner o! the status #uo% Those born under

him neer !o$$ow the herd b$ind$") the" can a$wa"s be re$ied on to see things !rom a new

ang$e, and the" are not easi$" ta(en in% It is usua$$" /erseus who is the !irst to spot that theemperor has no c$othes, and to ma(e a moc(er" o! pretension% 2o $oers o! conention, those

born under the bright hero can be #uite mischieous as we$$, and the" wi$$ happi$" put the cat

amongst the pigeons, and then anish, $i(e /erseus, in his he$met o! inisibi$it", $eaing

eer"one e$se to !ight things out% The" are a$so capab$e, when angr", o! being e*treme$"

cutting and sarcastic, and the e!!ect can be as deastating as the 6orgon turning its ictims to

stone%

sua$$", howeer, the" do not go in !or the (i$$, as the" are cata$"sts o! change, and their rea$

purpose is to get things moing, not to !reee their !e$$ow morta$s in their trac(s% 'ithout

/erseus, in !act, $itt$e in societ" wou$d grow or change% The wor$d wou$d be a du$$er and more

earth-bound p$ace, as the" ma(e the best compan" - i! "ou can (eep up with them - o! an"sign%

Those born under /erseus ma" be mercuria$ and rest$ess, but once the" hae s$ain the 6orgon,

and come to terms with instinct and emotion, the" are er" $o"a$ and sing$e-minded, and wi$$

stic( to the right re$ationship through thic( and thin, when the" be$iee that the" hae !ound

it% Li(e /erseus when he saw Andromeda, the" a$so tend to ma(e their minds up !ast%

3onogam" was a rare thing in Ancient 6reece, it seems, especia$$" !or the heroes, but once

/erseus !a$$s in $oe, it is !or eer% Haing sha(en eer"bod" up, he can then re$a* and !ound a

race o! heroes, who can carr" on the good wor( he has begun, whi$e he ru$es his (ingdom

with his #ueen%

Compatibi$it"0 Andromeda, /egasus, The Dragon, and The Eag$e%

June 1 - June 8 an June 18 - June 28:

R*+, the &olen )untsman - Een in the wor$d o! m"th, Orion towers aboe other men,

and there is o!ten something $arger than $i!e about those born under the sign o! the 2ob$e

Huntsman, .the ta$$est and most beauti!u$ o! men.% Their strength and energ" seem unbounded,

and, brimming oer with enthusiasm and est !or $i!e, the" are !oreer on the go, $oo(ing !or

new $ands to con#uer and !resh pea(s to c$imb% Li(e Orion, the" be$ong to the wide openspaces - cit" $i!e can ma(e them c$austrophobic, as the" hate to !ee$ penned in, b" peop$e, or

b" p$aces, and when "ou meet them "ou notice that the" carr" with them something o! the

!resh air o! the mountains and the !orests which are their natura$ homes%

Their phi$osoph" is that $i!e is there to be en+o"ed, and there is nothing comp$icated about

their ision o! the wor$d% Or not at !irst% Seeing things in terms o! b$ac( and white, the" hae a

passionate sense o! right and wrong, and no one is more surprised and hurt - and angr" - when

the" !ee$ cheated or betra"ed% The" ma(e the staunchest a$$ies, and wi$$ rid the $and o! an"

number o! wi$d beasts to (eep their side o! a bargain, but woe betide someone who $ets them

down% 2orma$$" sunn" and good-natured, when the" encounter the deiousness o! more

comp$e* signs the" are b$inded, $i(e Orion, b" their hurt and rage, and must then set out onthe $ong and o!ten arduous +ourne" bac( towards the $ight% &ecause the" are so strong



themse$es, it can be hard !or them to understand wea(ness in others, or to !orgie those who

!ai$ to $ie up to their code o! honour% &ut, $i(e Orion, it is their destin" to discoer, and to

accept that $i!e and human nature, with a$$ their imper!ections, contain both $ight and shade,

and to !ind compassion% nti$ the" $earn not to +udge others b" their own standards, or to

e*pect others. goa$s and moties to be $i(e their own, the" can !ee$ trapped b" resentment and

anger, and !ee$ $ost and a$one%

The" themse$es are usua$$" readi$" !orgien their !au$ts, !or their good #ua$ities !ar outweigh

their de!ects, and nothing can (eep them down !or $ong% 'hen the" bounce bac(, and the sun

comes out again, no one can resist the go$den huntsman with his energ" and $oe o! $i!e%

3an" o! their $oe a!!airs, howeer, start whi$e the" are $ow, because their combination o!

good $oo(s and u$nerabi$it" ma(es it eas" to !a$$ in $oe with them, as did the goddess o! the

dawn, whose $oe and admiration gae Orion bac( his sight% And Orions o!ten need

encouragement, support - and admiration - to he$p them throw o!! their dar( moods% &ut the

$egend demonstrates that, a$though Orion needs $oe a!!airs, in the end comradeship and

adenture mean more to him than domesticit" or passion% It a$so shows that there is a so$itar"

part o! him which remains both innocent and untamed% This is the aspect o! Orion which be$ongs to Artemis, the irgin huntress, goddess o! the crescent moon% 'ithout it and without

the contact with nature, pure and simp$e, which she represents, he wou$d $ose his strength and

innocence, and his wa" o! $i!e%

Compatibi$it"0 The 6reat &ear, The &ear 9eeper, The Dogs, and The 1ier o! 2ight%

June # - June 17:

Auriga, the )AR*4%%R , the adopted human son o! the 6ree( goddess o! wisdom,

Athene - This is the most cii$ied - and cii$iing - o! the .Lost Zodiac. signs% Li(e Athene,

the gre"-e"ed and $ee$-headed goddess who brought up the starr" charioteer to goern

Athens !or her, those born under this sign neer moe be!ore considering the outcome o! their

actions, or be!ore the" hae e*amined the situation !rom a$$ sides% The" are reasonab$e and

measured in their dea$ings with the wor$d, and, than(s to their $ogic, their c$arit" o! thought

and their concern !or +ustice, the" are a$so o!ten to be !ound p$a"ing the ro$e o! arbitrator in

other peop$e.s batt$es% Li(e So$omon, the" can be re$ied upon to gie a !air and ba$anced

+udgement, howeer comp$e* or tang$ed the prob$em posed ma" be, !or the" are open-minded

and scrupu$ous$" +ust%

The" are a$so practica$ and industrious peop$e who $i(e to use their energ" to ma(e rea$

improements in the wor$d around them, and the" consider abstract thought !or its own sa(e -

$et a$one +ust sitting around dreaming - as both boring and a waste o! time% As a resu$t, the"

are near$" a$wa"s on the go, whether the" are master-minding some new scheme to ma(e the

wor$d a better p$ace, or +ust tid"ing up or mowing the $awn% The" are a$so the best organiers

and p$anners, ho$ding the reins, $i(e Erichthonius, in their capab$e, e!!icient hands, but the"

are inentie and creatie as we$$, $i(e Athene, the inentor o! the chariot, the ship and $oom%

The" are at their happiest, and most re$a*ed, in !act, when the" are !o$$owing in her !ootsteps

and creating something which is both p$easing to the e"e and use!u$, which ma(es them !ee$

!u$!i$$ed and worthwhi$e%



Howeer much the" contribute to the basic #ua$it" o! $i!e !or others, the" can, at times, ta(e

their $oe o! Athene.s #ua$ities o! order and se$!-discip$ine +ust a bit too !ar and hae to pa" a

price !or such contro$% &ecause the" a$wa"s tr" to $isten to their head and not their heart, the"

can become a!raid to act on their true !ee$ings - that is, i! the" sti$$ (now what the" are, as

the" tend to dismiss as irrationa$ and si$$" emotions that do not !it with their ision o!

themse$es, in an attempt to (eep their $ies in order% The" can a$so be too proud to $et on howthe" are !ee$ing, and, as someone once said, where pride is insistent, memor" gies wa",

which means the" can !ind it on$" too eas" and conenient to !orget the things that do not suit

them - which can be a rea$ prob$em !or the Charioteer%

5ee$ings which are (ept under contro$, as eer"bod" (nows, do not +ust go awa", and, beneath

their coo$ e*terior, those born under the Charioteer can !ee$ con!used and insecure% Their

determination not to pa" heed to their emotions, $et a$one to show them, can be hard to hand$e

!or those ino$ed with them, as it ma(es it di!!icu$t to gauge their true reactions or to rea$$"

get to (now them% &ut, despite their tendenc" to be distant and a$oo! at times, the" are (ind,

a!!ectionate peop$e, and, once "ou win their trust, the" wi$$ stic( b" "ou to the end% The

reason !or their insecurit" is that, $i(e Erichthonius, who neer (new his rea$ mother andtrans!erred his $o"a$t" to Athene, #ueen o! reason, the" hae o!ten been $et down at some

point in their $ies, and it can ta(e time !or them to $earn to be more trusting% nti$ the" do,

eer"thing which is not p$anned and (ept under contro$ - pre!erab$" b" them - can seem

threatening to them% sua$$", howeer, the" begin to see, with their we$$-dee$oped reason,

that man" o! their !ears are ground$ess, and then their out$oo( becomes a great dea$ more

spontaneous, and the" can gie their energ" and their instinctie side much !reer rein%

Once the" hae !ound the ba$ance between instinct and reason, chaos and contro$, the" are

a$so !ar more ab$e not on$" to re$ate to others, but to use their creatie, cii$iing powers in a

wide ariet" o! wa"s% O! a$$ the signs, in !act, the Charioteer is probab$" the most ersati$e,

and those born beneath it are usua$$" a$$-rounders who are +ust as good at sewing as the" are at

po$itics, or carpentr", or sport% And, as the" are a$so in!$uenced b" the 6oat Star.s Horn o!

/$ent", whether the" are doctors, +udges, +oc(e"s or town-p$anners, their broad ision, their

detachment and their socia$ conscience mean that the" are near$" a$wa"s generous in a

practica$ and caring wa" to others%

Compatibi$it"0 /egasus, The &ear 9eeper, /erseus, and The 1aen%

2OTE0 Those born between these dates are a$so in!$uenced b" O1IO2.s stars, a$though not so

strong$" as the" are b" the Charioteer.s%

June 2# - July 8 an July 1# - July 2 :

4)% D&, in m"th, are the guardians o! the paths o! the un(nown and !o$$ow the great

huntsman, Orion, through the s(ies - Those born under The Dogs are most at home in the

domain o! instinct and intuition% Li(e the Eg"ptian Anubis, who weighed men.s sou$s, the"

hae an a$most :-ra" ision when it comes to understanding peop$e.s moties and emotions,

which the" sense how eer we$$ hidden the" are% This is because the" are a$wa"s on the

$oo(out !or c$ues% The" can g$ean more !rom someone.s bod" $anguage, and !rom what is

unspo(en - e*cept !or the unintentiona$ s$ips - than most signs eer $earn !rom what is actua$$"said% As it is so di!!icu$t to !oo$ them, the" are not easi$" impressed b" g$amour and



a!!ectation, and the" a$wa"s choose their !riends !or their true characters, rather than !or the

!ace the" show the wor$d% Lo"a$t" is the #ua$it", o! course, !or which the dog is !amous, and,

true to t"pe, when the" do be!riend someone, the" rare$" change their minds or $et them down%

2or are the" critica$, een o! those with whom the" do not hae c$ose bonds, being generous

and warmhearted% The" are e*treme$" protectie o! their $oed ones, howeer, and, i!

necessar", wi$$ ris( $i!e and $imb to de!end them%

Tr"ing to discoer other peop$e.s moties is on$" one wa" in which their bound$ess curiosit"

mani!ests itse$!% The" are !ascinated b" an"thing m"sterious, occu$t or un(nown, and, $i(e

8ung, or the archaeo$ogist, Sir Arthur Eans, who unearthed the $egendar" Cretan $ab"rinth,

the" $i(e to de$e beneath $i!e.s sur!ace and discoer what is hidden% Once the" are on the trai$

o! something or someone, the" rare$" gie up the #uest unti$ the" !ind what the" are $oo(ing

!or, howeer $ong it ta(es, as the" are sing$e-minded and determined when their interest is

aroused% This tendenc" can become obsessiona$ at times - a trait which those born under the

Dog Stars need to guard against i! the" are to (eep their ba$ance% /utting prob$ems on ice, and

a$$owing situations to change and dee$op o! their own accord, does not come easi$" to them%

The" can drie themse$es - and those around them - a$most cra", as the" !ind it so hard tosit bac( and $et things be%

These #ua$ities, howeer, ma(e them the best detecties and e*p$orers% &ut, $i(e a$$ s$euths,

once the" hae !ound what the" set out !or, the" $ose interest and moe on% Een so, the" sti$$

hang onto their souenirs, and their homes are o!ten !u$$ o! trophies !rom preious chases,

gathering dust, as a$though the" are adenturous, the" are a$so sentimenta$ and nosta$gic !or

their past% &eing so curious about the new, and "et so pro!ound$" $o"a$ to their past, can be a

tric(" combination, and the" are happiest in re$ationships which ma(e room !or both aspects

o! their nature% Idea$$", the" $i(e to come and go, and the more !reedom the" are gien to

pursue their current interests, whereer these ma" ta(e them, the more certain are the" to

return%

Those born under the Dogs are gregarious, and, gien ha$! a chance, wi$$ aoid spending too

much time a$one% Despite their tendenc" to be one-trac(-minded when the mood is on them,

in re$ationships with others the" are adaptab$e and !air% And as the" are so warm-hearted, the"

do not !ind it eas" to ho$d grudges% &eing so perceptie - and sophisticated - about the #uir(s

o! human nature a$so means that the" do not ta(e themse$es too serious$", and their sense o!

humour usua$$" preents them !rom ho$ding bac( or being a$oo! !or $ong% Aboe a$$, the" are

too open-minded, and too interested in $i!e, to waste time in pretence or in being proud%

Compatibi$it"0 Orion, The Crown o! the 2orth 'ind, and The Eag$e%

July # - July 18 an e!tember 22 - e!tember 2#:

Argo, the great )*( ' 4)% AR&+A54 which carried 8ason and his men to !ind the

6o$den 5$eece0 The Ship is the most gi!ted - and ersati$e - sign in the heaens% .2eer be!ore

or since, was so ga$$ant a ship.s compan" gathered together., and, $i(e the crew o! the Argo,

who between them had so man" ta$ents, those born under its g$immering, southern stars can

turn their hand, #uite $itera$$", to an"thing, i! the" choose to do so% The" are natura$ $eaders,

and, $i(e Argus, who bui$t the ship, the" can be inspired cra!tsmen% Li(e Orpheus, the" areo!ten artists and musicians% The" hae sharp insight and a power!u$ intuition, and, $i(e



Caeneus, who had once been a woman, the" can understand, and re$ate to, the out$oo( o! the

other ;;;;% The" are o!ten a$so natura$ ath$etes, $i(e the Heaen$" Twins, and, to cap it a$$,

the" usua$$" hae great charm, good $oo(s, and a hea$th" constitution%

The" can hae an"thing, or an"one, the" want, but, o! course, there has to be a down side%

'here most heroes (now what dragons the" are up against, those born under the 6reat Shiphae to oercome their own $ainess and ambition, an insidious combination, +ust as

dangerous as an" dragon% The" set their sights high, but, because $i!e has been so generous to

them, the" are not used to ma(ing an e!!ort, and the" #uite easi$" gie up% The" can, in short,

be spoi$t, and o!ten !a$$ bac( on their persuasie charms to get their wa", instead o! using their

great ta$ents in a $i!e-enhancing and creatie manner% The" ma" be the nicest peop$e, and

o!ten are, but i! the" are not care!u$, and a$wa"s choose the so!t option, $apsing into

subter!uge and cunning, $i(e 3edea, the" can s$ow$" $ose their sense o! right and wrong%

The hardest thing, then, !or those born under the 6reat Ship, !or whom $i!e seems so eas", is

to (eep their hands !irm$" on the rudder and naigate their chosen course, without re$"ing too

much on charm, or on other peop$e% I! the" can oercome these !ai$ings, the" are a$so $ess$i(e$" to !a$$ pre" to the 3edea t"pe in $i!e% 3edea, the .cunning. and .(nowing., can usua$$"

see them coming !rom a!ar, and wi$$ use their wea(ness to gain power oer them% A$though

8ason is not ei$, he can be naie and easi$" $ed astra" - especia$$" when he has set his sights

on the 6o$den 5$eece, which sti$$ remains a s"mbo$ !or the a$most unattainab$e in $i!e%

&ut the" hae another option, which can trans!orm their $ies% The Ship.s crew ma" be a

re!$ection o! their man" gi!ts and ta$ents, and 3edea o! their wea(er and more deious side,

but the piece o! .spea(ing oa(., which was bui$t into the beam, represents the oice o! their

true inner se$!% Eer"one is tempted to ignore it at times, because it does not a$wa"s point out

the easiest wa", but !or those born under the 6reat Ship, who seem to hae so much e$se the"

can re$" on, this temptation is !ar greater% I!, howeer, the" can $earn to $isten to the sti$$, sma$$

oice, instead o! to 3edea, and steer the course which it dictates across the sea o! $i!e, the"

can surie the wi$dest storms unscathed% A $ot ma" be as(ed o! them, but, then, the" hae

more gi!ts and adantages than those born under most other signs, and are more than capab$e

o! rising to the cha$$enge%

Once the" hae set the Ship on its true course, things start to !a$$ into p$ace, as though b"

magic, and new aenues open, both in their re$ationships with other peop$e, and in their

careers% Then the" attract peop$e who $i(e them !or themse$es, instead o! !or their $oo(s and

charm, and who, instead o! using them, $i(e 3edea, wi$$ respect their !reedom and he$p them

to ma(e the most o! their creatie powers% And, as we hae seen, the" can succeed at an"thingthe" turn their hand to, i! the" tr"% At eer" stage o! $i!e.s +ourne", the" can a$so count on their

c$ose !riends, as the" are a$wa"s popu$ar and their sense o! comradeship - and $o"a$t" - is

unria$$ed% nti$ the" transcend the 3edea phase in their more persona$ re$ationships,

howeer, the" can !ee$ more at home with !riendship - which a$wa"s means so much to them -

than with $oe and romance, where happiness o!ten comes on$" $ater% Their idea$ re$ationship

is usua$$" based on comradeship - and !reedom% The" are, a!ter a$$, the great adenturers and

e*p$orers, and, i! the" are to get the best !rom $i!e, the" need the !reedom to e*p$ore, to

e*perience and to en+o" as man" !acets o! e*istence as the" can%

Compatibi$it"0 The L"re o! Orpheus, The 1ier, The 'ise Centaur, The Swan, The Sea

Serpent, and The Do$phin%



July 27 - August 8 an December 18 - December 23:

Draco, 4)% DRA&+ - The Dragon is one o! the nob$est and most power!u$ o! the ancient

signs, and there is nothing sma$$-minded - or cos" - about those born beneath this !ier"

s"mbo$ o! the $i!e-!orce and the imagination% Ladon, the dragon in the stars, is the Dwe$$er on

the Thresho$d who guards the doorwa" to eternit"% Through this doorwa" a$$ new things a$socome into this wor$d, which ma(es those born beneath the Dragon the natura$ guardians o! the

creatie process and the custodians o! art and beaut"% These things mean much more to them

than com!ort and securit", which the" can manage without better than most other signs%

As their aesthetic sense is so we$$-dee$oped, the" do $i(e to be surrounded b" nice things,

howeer - $i(e the dragon with its hoard o! go$d and +ewe$s - and man-made things mean more

to them than the wonders o! the natura$ wor$d% This is not because the" do not see and

appreciate them, but%because the products o! the human spirit, such as churches, +ewe$$er" and

paintings, seem more miracu$ous, and so more a$uab$e, to them%

On the who$e, those born under the Dragon !a$$ into two t"pes0 those who are themse$es

creatie, and those who nurture creatiit" in others, or per!orm the ro$e o! guardians% Thesecond t"pe, o! course, rare$" achiees the !ame and g$or" o! the !irst) but this is not important

to them, as the" are more concerned with what the" are nurturing than the" are with persona$

recognition% This is true o! both t"pes - what counts is not the singer but the song% The" can

a$so be #uite so$itar", pre!erring to spend their time $oo(ing and $earning to being in the

stream o! $i!e% Their thirst !or (now$edge and their breadth o! ision ensure that the" do not

easi$" grow bored without others to amuse them% The" are priate peop$e who $i(e, and need,

a domain o! their own, into which the" can retire when the mood ta(es them%

Despite the need !or their own territor" and !or so$itude, the" a$so need c$ose re$ationships

with others% The Dragon is a s"mbo$ o! the $i!e-!orce, and those born beneath its stars hae

power!u$ emotions which the" must e*press in order to be happ" and !u$!i$$ed% &ecause the"

!ee$ so strong$", it can be hard !or them to be detached, especia$$" when "oung, and

un!ounded +ea$ous" can be a prob$em !or them% 'hen an"thing goes wrong in a re$ationship,

the" tend to !ear the worst, and, rather than as(ing direct #uestions, and discoering that their

!ears are ground$ess, the" tend to hide behind their pride - and anger% It can ta(e a $ot o!

insight - and courage - on the part o! those with whom the" are ino$ed to ca$m them down

again, !or the Dragon is a !ier" creature when it is aroused% 5or the most part, howeer, the"

are !ar $ess !ierce than the" are painted, and are $o"a$ and sta$wart !riends%

As time goes b", the" a$so $earn to distance themse$es !rom their emotions% 5or the Dragon,

un$i(e its earth$" counterpart, the Serpent, has wings to he$p it rise aboe the storm and see its prob$ems in perspectie, and it is o!ten in so$itude that it achiees this% It is then that those

born beneath its stars a$so discoer how to e*press themse$es not through re$ationships

a$one, but through creatiit"% This abi$it" to stand bac( and to trans!orm their !ier" !ee$ings

into art or music ma(es their $ies more peace!u$ and !u$!i$$ing, and teaches them to respect

others who are doing, or hae done, the same% Their !ieriness can a$so be emp$o"ed in he$ping

others to create something o! worth or beaut", and no one is then more !ierce$" protectie - or

encouraging - than the" are% Than(s to its passionate and !ier" nature, a Dragon.s $i!e ma" not

a$wa"s be p$ain sai$ing, but it is !u$$ o! meaning, and o! beaut", which to the brae Dragon,

are worth more than an"thing%

Compatibi$it"0 The Serpent, The Charioteer, and The Cup%



August # - August 1 an August 2 - e!tember 10:

5rsa /aor, 4)% &R%A4 %AR <a$so (nown as the /$ough and the &ig Dipper=0 O! a$$ the

ancient signs be"ond the odiac, the 6reat &ear, which dominates the 2orthern /o$e, is the

grandest and most power!u$% This is the .ro"a$ sign., as can be seen !rom the $ong $ist o!

monarchs and great statesmen born beneath its stars% It is #ueen o! a$$ that it sure"s, as itcirc$es s$ow$" round the /o$e, and those born under it, een the man" who do not ho$d the

reins o! power, are a$wa"s persona$ities bui$t on a grand sca$e% There is nothing mean or pett"

about their out$oo( on the wor$d, and the" pride themse$es on their breadth o! ision%

.1enaissance man., who (new enough about most sub+ects to ensure he had a rounded iew o!

$i!e, is their idea$, and the" hae no time !or those who concentrate on +ust one !ie$d% This can

put them at a disadantage in the modern wor$d, a$though usua$$" the" are more than ab$e to

$oo( a!ter themse$es% The" hae strength and courage, as we$$ as an instinctie understanding

o! other

peop$e, which ma(es it eas" !or them to de$egate du$$ tas(s% The detai$s o! dai$" e*istence bore

them because their minds wor( best when engaged on the grand scheme o! things% As a resu$t,

the" ma" seem $a", but the" are not pretentious and the" admire true sou$ and simp$icit" !armore than sophistication% In !act, un$ess wor$d$" power and wea$th are thrust upon them, the"

wou$d !ar rather go without the $u*uries o! $i!e than waste time and energ" pursuing

meaning$ess and triia$ things% 'hen the" need to, though, the" can motiate $arge groups o!

peop$e - and win $o"a$t" and support through thic( and thin - with a$arming ease%

The" do not waste words and there is usua$$" a great dea$ more going on inside their heads

than the" admit as the" a$so hae a so$itar" side% &oth the bear and the irgin goddess, who

were worshipped as one, are $oners, and those born beneath the 6reat &ear.s stars neer

!o$$ow the herd b$ind$"% The" need space, so$itude and contact with the wi$dnesses o! nature to

ma(e them !ee$ re$a*ed and who$e - and to gie them time to see $i!e in the round% 'ithout

room to breathe, the" can become bad-tempered - !or which bears, o! course, are !amous - and

an"one who trespasses on their priate, inner rea$m can e*pect to receie short shri!t% And one

b$ow !rom a bear.s paw, as eer"bod" (nows, can bring a strong man down% &ut usua$$" the"

do not mean to hurt others and o!ten do not rea$ie how deastating their i$$-humour can be to

those who come too c$ose when the" want to be a$one%

&eneath their gru!! e*terior, the" are (ind$" and a!!ectionate peop$e, and, when the" are

!ee$ing sociab$e, the" show #uite a di!!erent side to their nature% Then, the" are the sou$ o!

warmth and generosit" and it is than(s to their great charm and humour - and their

approachabi$it" - at such times that the" are so popu$ar and can ma(e so man" $o"a$ and

$i!e$ong !riends% Een though the" can be mood", the" are honest, so that "ou a$wa"s (nowe*act$" where "ou are with them, !or good or bad% The" ma" not sa" what the" are thin(ing,

but the" do show their rea$ emotions at a$$ times% The" are a$so er" $o"a$, in turn, to an"one

with whom the" !orm a true bond, and !riendship is important to them, as are their chi$dren, to

whom the" dedicate a great dea$ o! energ" and time%

A!!ectionate, $o"a$ and honest the" ma" be, with a sardonic sense o! humour but, to

understand them, it is necessar" a$so to understand wh" the" sometimes need to be a$one% The

bear, as we hae seen, is a s"mbo$ o! the ancient irgin goddess, who was independent, !ree

and se$!-contained% She stands !or the inner who$eness which does not need to re$" on others

!or meaning and !u$!i$ment% That who$eness is the true $i!e-goa$ o! those born under the 6reat

&ear% This does not mean, o! course, that the" are a$wa"s aware o! their purpose, nor does itmean that the" do not !orm re$ationships with others% &ut it does mean that the" are



independent and se$!-su!!icient% The" need !reedom and the" respect that need in others% The"

hae a natura$ understanding that the winds o! heaen must a$wa"s be a$$owed to b$ow

between them and those with whom the" are ino$ed -otherwise no one concerned can

change and grow%

Compatibi$it"0 The &ear 9eeper, Orion, and The Serpent%

August 17 - August 23:

)yra, the %A %R(%+4, the $ongest conste$$ation in the s(ies0 As water is the e$ement o!

!ee$ing and emotion in astro$og", those born beneath the stars o! the sea serpent, whose

winding course once s"mbo$ied the pathwa" o! the wandering moon which ru$es the tides,

are more at home in the water" rea$m o! !ee$ing than an" other sign, e*cept, perhaps, the

odiac sign o! /isces% This does not mean that the" are a$wa"s ca$m, howeer% This is the sign

o! the sea, and the range o! their emotions is as wide and !ast-moing as the ocean, which can be as smooth as a sheet o! g$ass, and then, without warning can turn storm" and start crashing

on the shore% &ut the storm usua$$" soon passes o! its own accord, and een though the" ma"

be o$ati$e, not !ar beneath the sur!ace the" are not rea$$" that disturbed, as the" hae a natura$

and instinctie !aith in $i!e and in the !uture, and are not a!raid o! change or the un(nown%

It is in so$itude that those born under the in!$uence o! A$phard, the So$itar" One, o!ten !ind it

easiest to tune into these deeper waters which are not disturbed b" passing storms% The" $ie a

great dea$ through their senses, and the sounds and co$ours which surround them are so rea$

and iid to them that the" can happi$" spend da"s on end en+o"ing the p$easures o! the

moment on their own% &ut the" hae no wish to iso$ate themse$es un$ess the" !ee$ re+ected%

The" are tacti$e, sensuous and erotic, and the" need human contact to !ee$ good about

themse$es) at the same time it can be hard !or them to understand other peop$e.s boundaries

and inhibitions, as the" hae so !ew themse$es%

To $ie in this wor$d, howeer, some boundaries are essentia$ - a !act which those born under

the Sea Serpent, which personi!ies the bound$ess ocean, need to come to terms with i! the" are

to !ind contentment and re$ate success!u$$" to others% nti$ the" manage to dee$op a more

separate sense o! se$!, the" can be too open, trusting the wrong peop$e, which means that the"

get hurt - and, when the" are, the" #uic($" anish bac( into their priate inner wor$d% This is

the ocean o! the senses and emotions where there are no manmade boundaries to con!use

them, and so the" !ee$ at home%

As time goes b", howeer, the" $earn to be more cautious, and so the" are $ess u$nerab$e and

more ba$anced in their dea$ings with the wor$d% And, because the" hae been sub+ect to such a

wide range o! moods, the" become subt$e and sophisticated when dea$ing with emotions o! a$$

(inds%

This is a$so when the" can begin to tap the source o! their creatie powers - !or which the

ocean is a s"mbo$ - instead o! mere$" p$unging deep beneath the waes to hide% 5or the Sea

Serpent, which, in ancient &ab"$on, was be$ieed to be .the source o! the !ountains o! the

6reat Deep., is one o! the most creatie o! a$$ signs once the waters start to !$ow% The" then

e*ce$ at an"thing which ma(es use o! their we$$-dee$oped e"e - and ear - !or beaut", as we$$as o! their sense o! humour and their natura$ abi$it" to en+o" $i!e to the !u$$% The" do hae a



tendenc", howeer, to indu$ge their senses, and their $oe o! p$easure, $u*ur" and com!ort can

sometimes go we$$ into the rea$m o! e*cess, as can their se$!-pit"% &ut their generosit" o!

spirit, and the !act that the" are, most$", such !un to be with, more than ma(es up !or their

!ai$ings% Aboe a$$, the" are to$erant and warm-hearted and the" e*pect the same !rom others

in return, as $i!e, according to their wa" o! thin(ing, is too precious, and too short, to waste on

being disapproing or un(ind%

Compatibi$it"0 The Do$phin, The Crown o! the 2orth 'ind, and Andromeda%

e!tember 11 - e!tember 21:

rater, 4)% 5(, or 6ob$et o! the wine god, &acchus4Dion"sus0 5or those born beneath the

g$immering gob$et o! the wine god, $i!e is there to be $ied to the !u$$ and to be en+o"ed% The"

are the $i!e and sou$ o! an" group o! peop$e and rare$" spend much time a$one, as the" thrie

on compan"% The" are !ree spirits, who resent $imitations or constraints o! an" (ind and hae$itt$e time !or structure or routine) and what $itt$e mone" the" hae the" wou$d rather spend on

p$easure than on du$$ necessities% 'ithout !reedom and space, the" can soon become bad-

tempered and depressed, as, un$i(e more so$emn, sober signs, the" genuine$" need to $et their

hair down and en+o" what $i!e has got on o!!er% Li(e Dion"sus, who was the "oungest o! the

gods, the" hae a natura$, "outh!u$ +oie de ire and sense o! humour, and the" do best in

occupations in which the" can a$$ow these $i!e-enhancing #ua$ities !ree rein% As the" are such

!un to be with, the" are not usua$$" short o! !riends to he$p them out in times o! need, but the"

are a$so more than ab$e to $oo( a!ter themse$es, when the" hae to, as the" are #uic(witted

and creatie%

The main prob$em with the Dion"sian temperament, howeer, is its tendenc" to oerdo

things, and howeer much the" hae o! something, whether it is $oe, or wine, or $aughter,

the" usua$$" want more% &ut when the" get it - which the" tend to do, as the" spare no e!!ort

when it comes to satis!"ing their whims and desires - the" are o!ten disappointed% This does

not stop them - at $east to begin with - !rom repeating the same pattern, but sooner or $ater

their desires, and their oera$$ $i!e-iew, undergo a change, as it is not rea$$" p$easure, pure

and simp$e, that the" thirst a!ter%

5or, deep down, beneath their hedonistic and care!ree e*terior, the" are #uite serious peop$e%

8ust at Dion"sus was not on$" the god o! wine and song, but o! ecstatic union with a$$ $i!e, so

those born beneath the Cup, which a$so represents the Ho$" 6rai$, are motiated b" a rea$need to !ind !u$!i$ment, and to !ee$ at one with $i!e% &eing iso$ated !rom other peop$e and !rom

the !$ow o! $i!e, is what the" dread aboe a$$ e$se, and the" wi$$ brea( down an" barrier or

taboo which ma(es them !ee$ cut o!! !rom e*istence, regard$ess o! the conse#uences or the

wor$d.s opinion o! them% &ecause o! this desire, and need, to $ose their separate sense o! se$!,

and to merge with others, the" can, at !irst, $ac( discrimination about peop$e% Een chance

ac#uaintances are seen as $ong-$ost !riends when the" are !ee$ing sociab$e - which the" near$"

a$wa"s are - and one person can be a$most interchangeab$e with another% 8ust so $ong as the"

are there, and read" to hae !un, the" wi$$ be treated $i(e b$ood-brothers) unti$, that is, the

moment passes and the part" ends%

Once those born under Dion"sus hae become c$earer about what it is the" rea$$" want !rom$i!e, and hae rep$aced the Cup o! /$easure with the Ho$" 6rai$ as their $i!e.s goa$, howeer,



the" soon $earn to te$$ the di!!erence between companionship and rea$ !riendship, and to

understand its a$ue% Then, chance companionship is rep$aced b" comradeship with those who

share a common ision, and their re$ationships ta(e on new depth and meaning%

It is at this stage o! their $i!e.s +ourne" that the" a$so o!ten tru$" !a$$ in $oe !or the !irst time,

as their c$ose re$ationships !o$$ow the same pattern% Li(e Dion"sus, who on$" met and !e$$ in

$oe with Ariadne a!ter he had trae$$ed the (nown wor$d, the" hae to begin with $itt$e time,or inc$ination, !or a serious commitment% &ut, when the" do !ind the right person, the" are

capab$e o! great $o"a$t" to them, and their straight!orwardness - and their abi$it" to en+o" $i!e,

come what ma" - ma(e them, in man" wa"s, an idea$ partner%

An"one ino$ed with someone born under the Cup shou$d not e*pect to get their undiided

attention at a$$ times, though, as, $i(e Dion"sus, the" usua$$" hae a retinue o! !riends - i! not a

rout - in tow, and a$$ attempts to tame them, or to tie them down are doomed to !ai$% In the

end, howeer, their rea$ interest $ies, as we hae seen, in satis!"ing a thirst, not !or !un a$one,

but !or meaning% The" are idea$ists at heart, with a ision o! a richer, !u$$er $i!e, and, when

the" !ind what the" are $oo(ing !or, the" do not (eep it to themse$es, as, !rom !irst to $ast,

the" are the most companionab$e o! peop$e, who a$wa"s want to share what the" hae gotwith others%

Compatibi$it"0 The Crown o! the 2orth 'ind, The 1aen, and The Sea Serpent%

e!tember 29 - ctober 11:

or;us, 4)% RA%+, sacred bird to the god o! prophec", Apo$$o0 Intuition is the great gi!t

o! those born beneath the 1aen.s stars, and their abi$it" to understand a comp$e* situation,

and, o!ten, to !oresee its outcome, howeer ha" it ma" seem to others, ma(es them the

natura$ ps"chics o! this wor$d% As a resu$t, the" e*ce$ in an" occupation which re$ies on the

capacit" to sense which wa" the wind is b$owing, and, whether the" are mediums in gips"

earrings, !ashion editors, or the head o! a sa$es !orce, the" a$wa"s hae their !inger on the

pu$se%

>!cut >intuition can be unre$iab$e at times, and sometimes the" are wrong in a prediction% As

the" re$" so heai$" on their ps"chic powers, this can be unsett$ing and disturbing !or them,

and, unti$ the" $earn to e*ercise their $ogic and their common sense, the" can, at times, !ee$

$ost and !ear and worst% 5or, $i(e the raen, whose !eathers changed !rom snow" white to

b$ac(, the" a$so tend to see $i!e in e*tremes% Either a$$ is we$$ with the wor$d, and the !uture is

ros", or, i! the" sense some (ind o! prob$em, howeer minor it ma" rea$$" be, the s(ies turn b$ac( with dire possibi$ities and Armageddon is at hand% sua$$", o! course, what happens is

nowhere near as bad as the" hae !oreseen whi$e the .prophet o! doom. mood was upon them,

bu there is $itt$e an"one can do to c$ear awa" the storm c$ouds whi$e the dar( mood $asts%

Luc(i$", it is not $ong be!ore the sun comes out again, and, once their !ears and !orebodings

are !orgotten, the" can !unction creatie$" and happi$" once more%

As time goes b", howeer, those born beneath the 1aen usua$$" $earn to ta(e their wi$der,

more dramatic insights with a pinch o! sa$t% And, when the" discoer that a$most nothing is as

good or bad as the" had hoped or !eared, the" start to !ind a happier ba$ance between their

intuitie and ps"chic side and their powers o! common sense and reason, which, to begin

with, the" despise% Once that ba$ance is estab$ished the" rea$$" come into their own, as the"can then use their e*traordinar" prophetic powers to rea$ adantage% As the bird o! Odin, the



raen a$so stands !or wisdom, and, once the" hae !ound their e#ui$ibrium, the", too, are ab$e

to be tru$" wise because, at $ast, the" can see c$ear$" without being b$inded b" their hopes and

!ears%

Een be!ore the" stri(e the happ" ba$ance, though, the" can be easi$" distracted !rom their

g$oom b" a$most an"thing, as the" are pro!ound$" curious about $i!e and other peop$e, and no

piece o! in!ormation is too sma$$, or triia$, to interest them% 2or does much escape their penetrating gae% Li(e 3ind and 3emor", who (ept the 2orse god, Odin, we$$-in!ormed

about eents the who$e wor$d oer, the" $i(e to (now e*act$" what is going on around them,

and it is than(s to their curiosit" as much as to their power!u$ intuition that the" are ab$e to

!oresee the $i(e$" outcome o! eents%

Their abi$it" to de$e beneath the sur!ace o! e*istence and discoer hidden moties with what

amounts to a$most :-ra" ision, can, at times, be disturbing to an"one ino$ed with them,

howeer% &ut the" are, in !act, (ind$" and s"mpathetic peop$e% The" ma" see, and understand,

a great dea$ more about "ou than "ou choose to show the wor$d, but the" are not +udgementa$,

and the" ma(e !irm and $asting !riends% It is a$wa"s better to hae them on "our side than set

against "ou, though, as the" are #uite capab$e o! broadcasting "our secrets i! the" ho$d agrudge against "ou% I!, on the other hand, "ou are ab$e to cheer them up when the" are $ow

and he$p them to regain their sense o! humour and proportion, the" are un$i(e$" to !orget what

"ou hae done !or them in a $ong whi$e, !or the 1aen, which s"mbo$ies memor", as we$$ as

insight and wisdom, does not soon !orget its !riends%

Compatibi$it"0 The Swan, Ophiuchus, and The Dogs%

ctober 12 - ctober 27:

ootes, )ersman an 4)% %AR <%%(%R 0 Those born beneath the go$den star,

Arcturus, hae big dreams o! a better, more topian wor$d% &ut, een i! their heads are

sometimes in the c$ouds, their !eet, un$i(e those o! most isionaries, are a$wa"s !irm$" p$anted

on the ground, !or the" are e*treme$" practica$ as we$$% The" are not content unti$ the" can

gie their ision some (ind o! concrete !orm, and wi$$ wor( tire$ess$", pa"ing attention to the

sma$$est and most boring detai$s, to put a grand p$an into action and achiee their goa$s% Their

ambitions are not usua$$" !or themse$es, howeer% The" are !air-minded, $ibera$ and

compassionate peop$e, and, $i(e Areas, who brought agricu$ture and weaing to the wi$d $and

o! Arcadia, the" hae an understanding o! other peop$e.s basic needs, and a rea$ desire to

improe the $ot o! others%

The" are a$so high$" inentie and creatie, producing new so$utions to o$d prob$ems, and

new wa"s to ma(e the whee$s o! $i!e run smooth$"% I! there is an easier wa" to do something,

the" wi$$ !ind it - without those born under the sign o! &ear 9eeper, in !act, we wou$d

probab$" sti$$ be $iing in a cae and eating roots and nuts% The" do not crae $u*ur", but their

homes are a$wa"s com!ortab$e and prett", een when these resemb$e the humb$e dwe$$ing o!

the music-$oing !armer, /hi$ome$us, rather than Came$ot% The" hae a natura$ gi!t !or

trans!orming their surroundings and can ma(e a home, with roses round the door, !rom a$most

nothing% The" are a$so hospitab$e and good at entertaining, and usua$$" hae p$ent" o! !riends

and ca$$ers (noc(ing at their door%



The" are, in short, a cii$iing !orce in whateer sphere the" !ind themse$es, bringing order

to the wor$d around them% 'hat the" ca$$ .de$egating the wor( $oad., though, can, at times,

seem bossiness, !or the" can become short-tempered with dreamier peop$e born under $ess

e!!icient signs, because the" !ee$ that eer"thing depends on them% The" a$so hae an eag$e

e"e not on$" !or the ine#ua$ities - and ine!!iciencies-o! socia$ $i!e, but !or its subt$eties and !or

its !unn" side as we$$% Li(e Oscar 'i$de, who was born under Arcturus, the" are wittier andmore sophisticated than most other signs, with a$most :-ra" ision when it comes to

understanding - and e*posing - the games which peop$e p$a"% &ut, een when the" are

impatient or sharp-tongued, the" neer mean to be rea$$" un(ind, !or deep-down the" are

s"mpathetic to their !e$$ow morta$s, and can themse$es be #uite u$nerab$e%

E!!icient, cii$ied and witt" the" ma" be, but the" a$so hae another, more priate side, and a

need !or peace and so$itude% 'ithout time a$one - pre!erab$" as !ar !rom cit" $i!e as the" can

get - the" can begin to !ee$ cut o!! !rom their rea$ se$es and $ose their bearings% As a resu$t,

the" are o!ten happiest in re$ationships with peop$e who understand this side o! their nature,

which o!ten goes unnoticed, and who (now how to gie them the time and space to unwind

and be themse$es% At !irst, howeer, the" o!ten !a$$ !or peop$e who $i(e them !or their wit andcharm, but who hae no rea$ support to o!!er - perhaps because the" do not see the u$nerab$e

and priate, hidden side% &ut, when the" !ind someone who understands them, the" are

e*treme$" $o"a$ and wi$$ moe mountains - or, $i(e Areas, change the course o! riers - to he$p

them%

&ecause one part o! them be$ongs to the cit" and the mar(et-p$ace and the other to the wi$ds,

!inding the ba$ance between these two sides o! their nature is their rea$ cha$$enge% And, unti$

the" do so, the" can !ee$ torn between their desire to !ee$ that the" are in the thic( o! things

and an e#ua$$" great need to be a$one%

'hen the" do stri(e this ba$ance, the" are ab$e to create a uni#ue atmosphere o! peace and

p$ent"% The" are natura$ $eaders, who understand the spirit o! the times and the conditions

needed !or progress% The" hae a natura$ gi!t !or mediating between peop$e, !or the" are

capab$e o! great detachment and contro$% So much so that the" can seem distant, een co$d,

when one-to-one re$ationships seem to mean $ess to them than the creation o! some (ind o!

Came$ot% Li(e Areas and 9ing Arthur, the &ear 9ings who brought about a cu$tura$ !$owering

in their time, it $ies within the grasp o! those born beneath their stars to bring about topia

a$though perhaps not #uite on the same sca$e? Howeer great or sma$$ their sphere o!

in!$uence ma" be, once the" hae !ound their wa" in $i!e, and discoered how to ta(e the best

!rom both nature and the cit", and !rom both o$d and new, the" can create a worthwhi$e and

$asting set o! a$ues which enriches and trans!orms the wor$d the" $ie in%

Compatibi$it"0 The 6reat &ear, The Charioteer, and Orion%

ctober 28 - +o;ember 10:

orona orealis, 4)% R.+ ' 4)% +R4) .*+D, and o! Ariadne, 3istress o! the

Lab"rinth0 'ith her crowns o! g$immering b$ossoms !rom the sea, and red, Indian +ewe$s set

as roses, a great sense o! $u*ur" and beaut" surrounds the m"sterious Ariadne, princess o! the

co$our!u$ pa$ace o! the decadent $and o! Crete% At !irst g$ance, those born under her sign o!ten

seem to be e*c$usie$" concerned with com!ort, e$egance and p$easure% 2o one has better tasteor is more ab$e to put others at their ease% &ut apart !rom their $oe o! beaut", there is nothing



simp$e about them, !or the Crown o! Ariadne, the sophisticated mistress o! the $ab"rinth, is

one o! the deepest and most comp$e* o! the signs, and beneath their co$our!u$ e*terior the"

hae a much more serious side% The" are a mine o! in!ormation on as man" sub+ects as "ou

care to mention, !or, $i(e Ariadne, to whom the master cra!tsman and inentor, Daeda$us, gae

his magic ba$$ o! thread and e*p$ained the m"steries o! the $ab"rinth, the" hae a great $oe o!

$earning and are usua$$" we$$-read%

/h"sica$$", the" can be #uite $a", and the" o!ten spend a $ot o! time cur$ed up in a pi$e o!

cushions with a boo(, or discussing the meaning o! e*istence, which the" can do !or hours on

end% Their curiosit" is bound$ess, !or the" hae a burning need to understand% 5or them, $i!e is

a +ourne" o! discoer" to !ind its meaning, which is hidden deep within the mae% The" a$so

seem to (now instinctie$" that the road to the centre $eads through strange rea$ms and

uncharted ones% Their rea$ prob$em is that, o!ten, the" (now too much, and, seeing the pros

and cons o! eer" situation, the" can !ind it hard to ma(e a choice and act% 'ords a$one do not

s$a" monsters, which is where Theseus comes in% To those born under Ariadne, there is a$wa"s

something irresistib$e about decisie, actie peop$e $i(e Theseus, and their arria$ on the scene

usua$$" !ee$s $i(e a breath o! !resh air, $ong-awaited% Here, at $ast, is someone who can dosomething about the situation% Someone who can cut a wa" to the heart o! the matter in a !ew,

swashbuc($ing strides% So Ariadne o!ten !a$$s in $oe with Theseus, putting a$$ her (now-how

and wisdom at his disposa$, in the hope that Theseus wi$$ !ree her !rom cono$uted thoughts

and ma(e her !ee$ a$ie% 5or Ariadne is the chi$d o! a cu$ture which is caught up with the

c$eer ins and outs o! $i!e, the icing on the ca(e, and has $ost touch with !reedom and

simp$icit" in a twisting, inte$$ectua$ $ab"rinth o! its own creation% Theseus, o! course, is +ust as

drawn to Ariadne - !or a whi$e% She is the great Initiator and 6uide, the on$" one who (nows

the $a"-out o! the $ab"rinth and can he$p him ma(e the +ourne" to its centre% Theseus usua$$"

moes on, howeer, once he has s$ain the monster, $oo(ing !or new cha$$enges, $eaing

Ariadne weeping and a$one% &ut on$" !or a whi$e%

5or it is not rea$$" Theseus who is Ariadne.s destined sou$-mate% He ma" be brae and

handsome, but he is a$so proud - and ca$$ous - and !ar $ess sensitie and wise than she is% 2or

is it rea$$" Theseus who saed her !rom the $ab"rinth and the monster% Luc(i$" !or her, her

wisdom does not on$" come !rom boo(s, and her great strength is her courage - and the power

o! her !ee$ings, both to su!!er and en+o"% &ecause she $oes Theseus, she acts, at $ast, and

ma(es a c$ear-cut choice0 to he$p him (i$$ the 3inotaur, een though the 3inotaur is her

brother% &" doing so, she !rees the $i!e-!orce, whose s"mbo$ is the bu$$, which has $ain trapped

within the mae, and has become a thing o! dar(ness on$" because it has been hidden !rom the

$ight% Theseus ma" $eae her, but she does not need him once the dar(ness has been

an#uished, and when her true $oe, Dion"sus, appears she gets her +ust reward and can rea$$"start to $ie her $i!e%

This is, o! course, where those born under Ariadne come into their own% To marr" Dion"sus

means to $earn how to $et go and en+o" $i!e, $iing in the moment !or its own sa(e% The

dar(ness o! the $ab"rinth is rep$aced b" sun and music% 'hat was comp$icated and obscure

now becomes simp$e, and the" can start to do what the" are best at, which is $iing !or the

.p$easure o! the hour., as the 1omans thought the" did% O!!ering their magic ba$$ o! thread to

he$p others through the mae, the" can guide them, too, into the $ight% Theseus ma" (i$$ the

3inotaur, but Ariadne.s initiation into the m"steries o! $i!e is a +ourne" at the end o! which she

$earns simp$icit", which is the hardest $esson, and wins the g$ittering crown%

Compatibi$it"0 The Cup, Andromeda, The Eag$e, and The Do$phin%



+o;ember 11 - +o;ember 19 an December 2" - December 2#:

er!ens, 4)% %R(%+40 The Serpent is the subt$est and the most sophisticated o! a$$ the

ancient signs, and those born beneath its stars are probab$" the hardest peop$e in the wor$d to

get to (now and understand, as the !ace the" show to the wor$d and their inner !ee$ings are

er" di!!erent% To meet, the" are charm and wit personi!ied, and, shou$d the" choose to do so,the" can ho$d an"one spe$$bound !or hours on end% 2eer boring or hea"-handed - the" are

!ar too c$eer !or that - the" can discuss most sub+ects with con!idence and ease% And, more

than other Scorpios - !or most Serpents are in!$uenced b" the Scorpion o! the traditiona$

odiac - the" hae the Serpent.s charismatic and magnetic gae% As a resu$t, the" are neer

short o! admirers, but the" usua$$" pre!er to (eep their intimate re$ationships with others

priate% In !act, the" are pro!ound$" secretie about them, !or the" are er" cautious peop$e,

be$ieing that the $ess the" gie awa" about themse$es, the stronger their position%

3achiae$$ian intrigues and schemes are the breath o! $i!e to them, and without them the"

wou$d easi$" grow bored, which can be a serious prob$em !or the Serpent%

Than(s to this $oe o! secrec" and intrigue, the" hae a reputation !or being manipu$atie andcunning - which the" can be - and co$d-hearted - which the" are not% On the sur!ace, the" ma",

at times, appear deious or repti$ian, but i! "ou are among the $uc(" !ew whom the"

eentua$$" decide to trust and to whom the" show their !ee$ings, "ou wi$$ discoer what $o"a$

!riends - and passionate $oers - the" can be% And it is, in !act, because the" are such intense,

emotiona$ peop$e that the" !ee$ the need to e*ercise such caution in their dea$ings with the

wor$d%

The Serpent is, as we hae seen, a s"mbo$ o! the deeper m"steries o! $i!e% ;;;;, death,

trans!ormation, hea$ing and rebirth are its domain, and the $i!e-goa$s o! those born under it are

e*perience and wisdom% The" are not interested in eas" +udgements about right and wrong%

2or in accepted codes o! behaiour, which the" wi$$ brea( without a second thought i! the"

be$iee that the" sere no rea$ purpose% The" ma" be cautious and (eep a $ow pro!i$e, but the

$i!e-!orce, !or which the Serpent a$so stands, is e*treme$" strong in them, and the" are drien

b" a need to discoer what goes on beneath the sur!ace o! e*istence and to $ie $i!e to the !u$$%

The" do not waste their energ" on an"thing which bores them, though, and, $i(e sna(es, who

pre!er to bas( #uiet$" in the sun un$ess disturbed, the" are not aggressie% The enom o! their

tongue is $egendar", o! course, when the" are cornered, but the" can a$so use it to e*pose

h"pocris" and to reea$ the truth, !or the serpent.s poison, a$though it can be $etha$, is a

s"mbo$ o! hea$ing and medicine as we$$% nti$ the" $earn to use this power !or good, howeer,

it is o!ten the enom not the hea$ing which comes through - !or the $i!e-!orce, in itse$!, is

neither good nor ei$% So those born beneath the Serpent who ignore the wisdom o! the wor$dand !o$$ow their own path can be #uite amora$ unti$ the" $earn to ma(e their own decisions

about right and wrong% As the Serpent is perhaps best (nown !or its abi$it" to shed its s(in and

be .reborn., howeer, those born beneath it are #uite capab$e o! doing that, and, once the" hae

!ormed their own mora$ code, the" o!ten spend a great dea$ o! their energ" and time

en$ightening others%

To some, the Serpent stands !or wisdom% To others, it is responsib$e !or the 5a$$ o! 3an%

Either wa", it is a s"mbo$ o! (now$edge o! both good and ei$, which is more important to

those born beneath its stars than an"thing, as the" be$iee that the truth a$one can set man !ree%

The" can, as a resu$t, appear harsh, but the" are +ust as tough about their own i$$usions as the"

are with others% And, een then, the" are neer du$$ or earnest, because the" a$wa"s see - andcan communicate - the !unn" side o! $i!e%



Compatibi$it"0 Ophiuchus, The Sea Serpent, and /erseus%

+o;ember 20 - December :

hiron, 4)% .*% %+4A5R 0 Those born under Chiron, the wisest and nob$est o! the

centaurs, are (ind, practica$, considerate peop$e, who are natura$$" sensitie to the needs o!

others% The" a$so hae a great a!!init" with anima$s and nature% The natie o! Chiron,

according to the 1oman astro$oger, 3ani$ius, .(nows how to app$" the art o! hea$ing to the

$imbs o! anima$s and to re$iee dumb creatures o! the disorders the" cannot describe !or his

hearing% His is indeed a ca$$ing o! s(i$$, not to wait !or the cries o! pain, but to recognie

betimes a sic( bod", not "et conscious o! its sic(ness%. O!ten, in !act, these peop$e pre!er the

compan" o! anima$s to humans, because, as 3ani$ius sa"s, the" hae a natura$ gi!t !or

understanding them%

Li(e Chiron, the" can a$so be great scho$ars with wide-ranging interests, but the" hae no patience !or dr", academic $earning, which the" see as drear" and one-sided% The" are

de*trous and $i(e sport, and wou$d usua$$" rather spend their time in the !resh air, as the" hate

to be cooped up, and the" wi$$ choose an outdoor occupation i! the" can% Li(e Chiron, who

taught the heroes to ride and shoot and sing, as we$$ as a$$ the arts and sciences, the" be$iee

that "ou cannot hae a hea$th" mind without a hea$th" bod"% Their idea$ is who$eness, and

een though this ma" not a$wa"s be eas" to achiee, it is what the" strie towards%

2o one (nows better than Chiron, who was ha$!-anima$ and ha$!-diine, though, that it is hard

to !ind the ba$ance between inte$$ect and instinct, mind and bod"% This, o! course, is Chiron.s

wound% &ut without it the" wou$d be $ess compassionate0 because the" themse$es hae

su!!ered, the" can understand and s"mpathie with other peop$e.s prob$ems% The" can, and do,

usua$$" !ind the right ba$ance in the end, hea$ing the sp$it within them, but this is something

which the" must wor( out on their own% Li(e a$$ true teachers, the" o!ten !ind it easier to gie

than to receie% &ecause o! this the" can at times !ee$ $one$" and cut o!!, !or the" rare$" as( !or

he$p themse$es, een when the" rea$$" need it, and the" are at their happiest and most re$a*ed

with peop$e who need them%

The" are not $oners, though, and usua$$" $oe !ami$" $i!e - Chiron, a!ter a$$, was happ" $iing

with his wi!e, Charic$o, in their cae% He has a$so been described as the idea$ parent0 !or those

born under his sign, the bond with chi$dren is important +ust as the $in(s the" hae with

anima$s and nature are strong% &ut the" a$so en+o" most other !orms o! socia$ $i!e% Li(eSagittarius, the other centaur in the stars, the" are gregarious peop$e, despite their $oe o!

nature and the wi$ds, but the" do need time a$one, awa" !rom cit" $i!e, to recharge their

batteries and unwind% The peop$e whose compan" the" most en+o" are o!ten "ounger than

themse$es, and their idea$ $i!e-st"$e consists o! an e*tended !ami$"%

The" are a$so, as Chiron.s stor" shows, pro!ound$" cii$ied, and a$though the" $oe to gie

adice - een when it is not needed - the" are neer t"rants to their $oed ones% The urge to

guide and educate is so strong in them, howeer, that the" are not usua$$" happ" unti$ the"

hae !ound a rea$ out$et !or it% &ut the choice o! career which con!ronts them can bewi$der

them at times% &ecause, $i(e Chiron, the" are such a$$-rounders, it is not eas" !or them to ma(e

up their minds and sett$e !or one thing% An"wa", the" do not rea$$" $i(e to specia$ie in +ust

one !ie$d, as who$eness is their goa$% I! the" hae to sacri!ice too much o! either the menta$ orthe ph"sica$ side o! $i!e, the" !ee$ unba$anced and ma" rebe$, so the" need to structure their



routine to ma(e room !or both% Then, their wisdom can un!o$d and be passed on to others,

which is when the" tru$" !ind contentment, !or the" are the great teachers and hea$ers o!

man(ind, and can show others how to $ead a who$e, and rounded $i!e%

Compatibi$it"0 The L"re, The Ship o! the Argonauts, Ophiuchus, and /egasus%

December 7 - December 17:

()*5)5, the er!ent earer0 Those born beneath Ophiuchus, the Serpent &earer in

the stars, are the natura$ therapists and hea$ers o! the wor$d% Li(e Asc$epius, who was rescued

!rom Coronis.s !unera$ p"re, and so neer (new his mother, their ear$" $i!e is a$so o!ten

unusua$ in some wa"% There are man" ariations on the theme, o! course, but there a$wa"s

seems to be emotiona$ distance o! some (ind - !rom one parent, or !rom both -or, perhaps,

!rom being an on$" chi$d, and so, in chi$dhood, the" can !ee$ cut o!! or neg$ected in some wa"%

As the" are sensitie and intuitie peop$e, this, can, at !irst, seem hard to hand$e, but it is precise$" these e*periences which $ater gie them the s"mpath" and the compassion to put out

a he$ping hand to others%

'hat the" might miss as chi$dren, in their !ami$" $i!e, is usua$$" made up !or $ater on in other

wa"s, howeer) as the" are so intuitie, and so !riend$", it does not ta(e them $ong to estab$ish

deep and $asting bonds with others, to which the" a$wa"s aspire% The" a$so hae we$$-

dee$oped powers o! reasoning, and are unse$!ish, so the" soon see that others hae their

prob$ems too, and that eer"one, to a degree, is in a simi$ar position% &ecause the" tend to see

$i!e in terms o! hea$th and sic(ness more than other peop$e do, the" can become !anatica$

about their hea$th, changing cures and dietar" regimes at an a$arming rate% One wee(.s

panacea !or a$$ i$$s is !orgotten the ne*t, when something e$se ta(es its p$ace% 2o one is eer

we$$ enough, howeer ros"-chee(ed and energetic the" ma" seem, and an"one who admits to

!ee$ing under par is bombarded with a range o! the $atest itamins and a great dea$ o! adice%

Howeer we$$ meant this ma" be, "ou o!ten get the !ee$ing that b" turning so much o! their

$oing care and their attention onto others, the" are tr"ing not to $oo( too c$ose$" at

themse$es% This can be true, and unti$ the" do begin to $isten to their inner oice and get in

touch with their rea$ !ee$ings - which can, at times, be pain!u$ - the" cannot hea$ themse$es0

and this the" need to do be!ore the" can hea$ others%

A$$ gi!ts and ta$ents, when the" remain unused and undee$oped, can turn sour and come out

in surprising wa"s% In the case o! those born beneath Ophiuchus, this o!ten ta(es the !orm o!inter!ering in t@@e $ies o! others, and their conersation can range end$ess$" oer a who$e

range o! o!ten #uite imaginar" woes - both their own and other peop$e.s - which the" ta(e

great p$easure in discussing% Once the" ma(e contact with their rea$ hea$ing powers, howeer,

and a$$ow that energ" to !$ow, the" tend to stop +ust handing out adice and start $istening

proper$"% Then, the" are capab$e o! he$ping those who are in need o! com!ort to come to terms

with i$$ness and depression, and to !ind a new constructie wa" o! $iing% Li(e Asc$epius, who

raised the dead, the" seem to understand the p$ight o! peop$e in despair, and to (now how to

$ight a cand$e in their dar(ness, to $ead them bac( towards a !u$$er, happier $i!e%

The" are, in !act e*treme$" good at dea$ing with a$$ (inds o! peop$e, as the" can tune into the

under$"ing humanit" in an"one, whether the" are e*troert and straight!oward, or morecomp$e* and inward-$oo(ing, $i(e those born under the Serpent, with which Ophiuchus



wrest$es in the s(ies% This abi$it" to get on with an"one is a rare gi!t, ma(ing them we$come

whereer the" ma" go, and enab$ing them to he$p others% &ecause the" can identi!" with so

man" di!!erent t"pes o! peop$e, the" ma(e not on$" the best therapists but the best actors and

entertainers, as this natura$ empath" means that the" can enter into, and portra", a$most an"

ro$e% The temp$es o! Asc$epius, as we hae seen, were o!ten positioned near a theatre, to show,

perhaps, that the abi$it" to identi!" with a wide range o! peop$e gies both therapeutic anddramatic powers% There is another $in( between drama and therap"0 dreams, which therapists,

now as then, use to discoer what is going on in someone.s sou$, spea( to us in pictures and in

stories, +ust as drama does, which was thought o! b" the 6ree(s as being hea$ing to the sou$%

And it is, in !act, o!ten b" e*amp$e, and through parab$es and stories, that those born under

Ophiuchus manage to en$ighten and to hea$% There is nothing dr" and academic about the wa"

the" put things oer, which means that an"one, and eer"one, can understand what the" are

sa"ing%

The" do hae a tendenc", at times, to identi!" too strong$" with other peop$e, though, and the"

can so easi$" absorb the pain, and the !antasies and dreams, o! others that it can be hard !or

them to ho$d on to their own identit"% The" need to guard against this, and to $earn how mucho! their strength the" can a!!ord to gie to others, as we$$ as where the" end and someone e$se

begins% This is especia$$" true where intimate re$ationships with others are concerned, and

unti$ the" $earn to draw the $ine, the" can attract peop$e to them who ta(e adantage o! their

s"mpath" and (indness% On the p$us side, howeer, it is through their empath" and their

abi$it" to $ie out so man" di!!erent ro$es, that the" discoer what it means to be a rounded

human being -and the who$eness which is the aim o! a$$ !orms o! hea$ing%

Compatibi$it"0 The 'ise Centaur, The Serpent, and the Charioteer%

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