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Check Your Chart, for the Week of 16 October, 2006

            “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” (quote from Philip Dick)  When the red light comes on in your car, do you ignore it?  Studies show consistently that the cost difference between crisis management and preventive maintenance is about 3.5 or 4 to 1.  Pass on your red light and see how much it will cost to get an engine overhauled!
            Current studies from Tufts University suggest spending $3 trillion per year now on global warming will save spending $13 trillion per year by the end of the century.  But, if nothing is done, that cost rises to $23 trillion per year, a conservative estimate since several factors, such as the shutting down of the Gulf Stream or loss of biodiversity, were not included.  That’s 6 to 8% of what the global economy is expected to be by 2100.  In business, loss of less than 3% can mean the difference between profit and bust.
            The UK is sticking with Kyoto, but Harper is snagged by the short and curlies since he must keep cooking Alberta oil sands to save the US SUV’s.  It’s the fight for civilisation, you know.  Meanwhile, whether the nuke was a dud or not, Number One of the Axis of Evil, North Korea, is looking to heat up the playground even more.
            A little prevention back in November 2001, when the PDNK violated an atomic energy agreement by starting a uranium enrichment plant, would have gone a long way.  But, not a word was said to Kim Jong Il until October the following year.  So much for the practical strategy of going after your worst problem first, eh?
By being fixed on a fight with a weakened thug smothered by spying, already being shot at and years away from any WMD’s, getting the jump on real terror, nuclear terror, was lost or severely delayed.  Now One and Two of the Axis of Evil are stronger than ever.  Nothing like dividing your friends and unifying your enemies, is there?
And, the cost of goose-chasing Three is half a trillion and counting with no end in sight.  Economists now warn of a global economic threat linked with the US debt.  Jupiter is linked with leaders, well-being, and money.  Jupiter has been in conflict for weeks with Saturn, lord of reality, and Neptune, ruler of problems that haunt or mistakes that won’t go away.  Jupiter aspected Saturn / Neptune on the last Full Moon.  It squares Saturn next week.  Hopefully, somebody will soon decide to pay the bills that need paying.
As for us little folk, what about something personal?  How’s the testy love life?  How’s your physical well-being, your fitness?  Venus, the Vain, always wants a pretty face or façade.  Mars rules energy, drive and personal desire.  Venus and Mars bracketed the Sun perfectly, symmetrically on either side, on 4 October.
Saturday’s New Moon shifts the core of this running episode of self-improvement.  Then, the Sun aligns with Mars on Sunday, and swifter moving Venus next week Friday, just before Mercury turns backward and Neptune turns forward.  Oh yeah, the “midterm” US election is going to be ferociously hairy, as in weird, wicked and nasty, akin to a second Halloween this year, when both of these square each other again.  They’ll be markedly different from the one just Sunday past.  Oooh, spooky.
 
Nota Bene:  Vedic Astrology calls the Nodes of the Moon “Planets”.  These are mathematical points in space around which Eclipses occur.  They are not Planets or bodies of any kind.  Wouldn’t it be better to analyse the actual Eclipses when they occur?
Check Your Chart focuses on Planetary aspects, effective to one degree only, affecting only a tenth of any Sign of the Zodiac.  Get your Horoscope read.  Learn Your Four Personal Points.  Contact me at (604) 521-3235 or johnrutherford@shaw.ca.
 
This week:  The Sun and Venus aspect Saturn Monday and Wednesday to calm things down.  But, the Sun and Mars aspect Uranus Tuesday and Thursday to stir things up.  Maybe the stir-stick gets broken, because my money is on Saturn’s calming effect.  Besides, the Moon is loose, as in far back, and Saturday’s New Moon pulls things closer to your nest for safety and security.
 
Monday and Wednesday, 16 and 18 October.  (Moon in late Leo and slowing in Virgo.  Sun, first, then Venus, sextile Saturn.  22-23 degrees of All Signs)
Back to basics.  Get the chores done, do the drudgery, keep the faith, take out the trash.  Yeah, a bit boring, but what’s your alternative?
 
Tuesday and Thursday, 17 and 19 October.  (Moon slow in Virgo, early Libra.  Mars, first, then the Sun, aspects Uranus.   26 Card, 11 Mut)
Mars, of course, wants to go to war, but with what, himself?  Buried in the Solar glare, how does one fight the many, perhaps too many?  Start something new, different, fresh.
 
Saturday, 21 October.  (New Moon in late Libra.  Venus aspects Uranus.  26 Card, 11 Mut)
Even the bright face looks critical.  Whatever the façade, give more attention to what puts it together and keeps it alive than any superficial impression.  Look in, not at reactions.
(New Moon aligned with Mars, aspects Uranus / Neptune.  28-29 Card, 13-14 Mut)
With a driver nodding off on a mountain highway, whatever it takes, stay sharp and defensive, especially through the night.  Who knows why?  Who cares?  It’s about you.
 
Sunday, 22 October.  (Moon in Scorpio.  Mercury conjunct Jupiter.  22-23 Fix, 7-8 Card)
Good news.  You’re not out of the canyon yet, but the storm is lifting, light is coming, even if a narrow beam.  At least you’ll know what directions to take.

If you want the "horrible-scopes", go somewhere else.  If you want the meaning behind them, stay on. 
 
Is your Number up?  Check Your Four Personal Points for every day, see below.  If the numbers match, this day is for you.
 
Each forecast shows: the Moon Sign, the Planetary Aspect, and Numbers of degrees in Signs for the Planetary Aspect.
The Moon Sign is the Sign the Moon is in for that day.  The Moon Sign gives advantage to the Sign it is in, puts extra pressure on the opposite Sign, and tends to cross up or neutralise the Signs at right angles.  For example, with Fixed Signs, if the Moon is in Taurus, Taurus has the advantage, Scorpio gets challenged, and Leo and Aquarius get shifted or crossed up.
The Planetary Aspect is where action is released.  It's the Excuse.  Unlike daily Horoscopes that suggest each day has the same level of influence, this is the core of changes in the daily energies.
The Sign Numbers are the degrees in the Signs of the Zodiac being emphasised.  If the degree for any day is close to any degree of Your Four Personal Points (see below), within a degree or so, THIS IS YOUR DAY.  Pay extra ATTENTION.
You may have several days in the week activated for you, or you may have none.  As a degree hits one of Your Four Personal Points, the forecast tells about the important things in your life.  The daily forecasts tell you when.  The overall story comes through over time.  Sooner or later, the degrees of the Forecast catch up to you.

Your Four Personal Points are, in order of importance:
The Ascendant, the Mid-heaven, the Moon, and the Sun.
These are the most important Points of your Horoscope, calculated from your birth date, your birth-place, and the time of day you drew your first breath.  The first two Personal Points, the Ascendant and Mid-heaven, are the points that fix the Earth in space for your birth time at your specific birth place.  We live on the Earth, not the Sun or the Moon.  The Ascendant, also called Your Rising Sign, is more important than your Sun Sign.
 
Simply, and generally only, forecasts that affect your:
Ascendant     relate to matters in your environment.  Use it to see what's in your "face".
Mid-heaven  relate to matters in your personal life.    Use it to see what's in your mind.
Moon           relate to matters in your emotional life.   Use it to see what's in your heart.
Sun              relate to matters in your physical life.        Use it to see what's in your core.

The Signs of the Zodiac are:
Card: Cardinal Signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn)
Fix: Fixed Signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius)
Mut: Mutable Signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces)

Heaven, Help Us!  The forecast is the mood of the moment. For example, if it rains, we all get wet, no matter what "Sign" we are.
If you like this forecast, let others know.  SEND IT TO THEM.  If you have comments or questions, LET ME KNOW.  Check Your Four Personal Points each week if any of them is targeted, and...  PAY ATTENTION!

Your Horoscope is the picture of the Heavens the moment you were born.  Using the latest advances in Astronomy and Astrology, you can get a Horoscope reading with accurate, up-to-date detail.  Contact me at johnrutherford@shaw.ca or call 604-521-3235.
John Rutherford, Western Canada’s most successful Horoscope Reader, since 1971.