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The report that you are about to read is a first step in decoding the symbolic language of your birth chart. It explains the raw materials that you have been given for building a life. It outlines how the overall shape of your chart reflects the overall shape of your personality, what your greatest challenges are likely to be, the strengths you have been given to meet these challenges, and the main arenas you are given for playing out your life's drama.

In this report you may notice certain places where the information seems to be contradictory. This is to be expected, because people are complex. For example, in some situations we are shy and in others, aggressive. When you see repeated patterns, though, take special note: these are apt to be the dominant themes in your life.

The general distribution of planets around you at your birth is one of the things that shows the overall shape of your personality. Before taking a closer look at the details, let's stand back for a moment to see whether your chart contains any obvious emphasis in a sign, group of signs, or other division of the horoscope wheel.

You prefer to be in charge of your own destiny, rather than following someone else's dreams, adventures, projects or proposals. This tends to make you an outgoing, active person, in charge of your affairs. Independent and outwardly directed, you are conscious of the direction in which you lead your life. An entrepreneurial pursuit of some type will find you at your best. You need followers to help you, so be sure that you attract those who are willing to follow your vision. Be clear, however, as to who is in charge. Joining forces with someone as strong-minded as you may cause the kind of stress that will distract you from your goals. Make all possible allowances for practicality; and then go ahead and pursue your vision.

Your personal sense of identity is very important to you. Who you are and where you have come from are constant sources of interest to you. Your understanding of your cultural heritage and family roots will help you to determine your direction and goals in life. You feel that answers to important questions can best be found within, rather than in the outer world or in a relationship. Self-awareness and self-composure allow you to be self-assured in your career and relationships.

Having so very many planets in Taurus, Virgo or Capricorn, you tend to be the soul of practicality and pragmatism. You prefer to deal with tangible things that you can touch, see or hear, and like to live in a world where things are measurable and there are no abstractions. You also like to work with the present moment, the here and now, especially if it creates a lasting outcome or is connected to a past. You may have to guard against a tendency to be overly conservative, cautious or narrow-minded.

Stability is your great strength. You can be counted on when things get crazy around you, because you generally don't engage in knee-jerk reactions. Instead, you prefer to allow things to happen, and then you react in your own time. You initiate matters only when they aren't proceeding in the direction that you expect. Because you tend to be passive, you need external stimuli to get you going.

Very fertile, you enjoy producing things of substance, from children to business reports. You are not, however, overly nurturing. You generally prepare the ground, plant the seeds and then walk away until harvest time. If the seed needs continual care and attention to grow to its fullest potential, you may or may not intervene. If you do offer assistance, it tends to be for the material, rather than the emotional, needs of whatever you are nurturing.

Your chart's strong emphasis in signs like Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces makes you tend to be extremely flexible. When the situation demands that you change in order to move forward, you can adapt and transform yourself with ease. You are not necessarily the pioneering type, but if change must happen, it is natural for you to glide along with the flow. At times, though, you feel that you are at the mercy of forces beyond your control, and are constantly being blown from pole to pole. This may make you feel nervous and anxious, but like everything else in your life, this, too, will pass.

In your birth chart, the Sun, Moon and planets play the central role. They are the actors in the drama, the moving figures on the stage, each with a character of its own. How these characters relate to each other, whether and how they clash or harmonize, whether they bring out each other's best or worst qualities, is shown by the aspects, or angles, between the planets.

Is the ongoing drama between two planets a continuing tension that periodically erupts into crises (conjunctions, oppositions and squares), a harmonious alliance where the two planets aid and abet each other (trines and sextiles), an uneasy truce full of ambiguities (certain other aspects in neither of these families), or simply indifference (no aspect at all)? Below you will see which pairs of planets are in aspect in your chart.

Each of the following sections lists the aspects in order of their general importance, with aspects involving the Sun, Moon and fast-moving planets coming first. You can get a further idea of their importance in your particular chart by going to the aspect table at the beginning of this report and finding the five or so aspects with the smallest number of degrees and minutes in the "The orb is" column.

We start with your conjunctions, oppositions and squares because these tend to point out the challenges that you have been set in life. Mose people experience these aspects as problems, at least at first. Armed with awareness, however, you can come to view these so-called " hard" aspects as the blessings that they really are. These are the forces that spur you forward. When you face the challenges that these aspects pose, you grow in strength, confidence, wisdom and maturity.

You have enough charisma, will and ambition to become a presidential candidate or, at the very least, a leader in your chosen line of endeavor. The danger is that you tend to use and manipulate others to get what you want. Sometimes, you get away with it. At other times, you may find that you've stepped on the toes of someone even more powerful than you, and just as you're about to reach your long-sought goal, your hopes are dashed. Only then are you open to learning the lessons of tact and humility. It may be too late to save the situation this time around, but if you can learn to respect the rights of others, you will eventually be unstoppable.

Your low flash point allows you to anger easily, and you often act and react to situations so suddenly and unthinkingly that others become nervous just being around you. You take such strong stands and are so argumentative that you are likely to attract only those who are as aggressive and dogmatic as yourself. Others who have more balanced views may make themselves scarce rather than deal with your irritability and overabundant energy. Learning to harness this raw gift of energy is your lifelong task. Possible outlets include sports and other vigorous activities that are kept in check by rules. Martial arts may be a way for you to tame these energies and turn them into a real force for good.

Even though you are sympathetic of the needs of others and usually show it, you have a bad habit of making excessive emotional demands on them. You seem to want more in return than you are willing to give. This can manifest as possessiveness and jealousy. Learn to let others, even those very close to you, grow and develop on their own, in spite of your best intentions. If you are emotionally insecure yourself, you may have a tendency to want to withdraw from emotional interactions. Don't be afraid people will usually respect and love you just as you are.

Your early formative years have had an enormous influence on your development into adulthood. Your mother, your family, and your family's roots, tradition and cultural ties all provide you with the support mechanism necessary for you to feel comfortable and at ease. It is important that these early experiences were positive because the habits and customs learned then will be carried on unconsciously throughout your life.

You have a continuing fear that whatever you decide is either incorrect or inappropriate to the situation. You are driven by such high and narrow standards of appropriate behavior that very often you are immobilized by the seemingly bewildering array of options available to you. Learn to widen your horizons and allow for alternative ways of acting, even though such ways may seem foreign to you. This will relieve your continuing sense that life is oppressive and difficult.

At times painfully shy, you find it hard to communicate clearly. Of course, this does not help lift your self- esteem or give you confidence in your ability to express your opinions. Assertiveness training could help you overcome the fear of criticism. You may not easily express yourself verbally, but your emotions often speak louder than words. Extremely intuitive and attuned to the way people think, you are able to identify with their thoughts, wants and needs. This makes you an excellent psychologist, counselor or friend.

You have a delicate and fragile faith that your inner visions of truth, beauty and nobility of purpose are shared and practiced by everyone else. But others rarely can meet these high standards. When they show their fallibility, you become easily discouraged and develop a defeatist attitude. This makes you want to retreat and escape even further. Try to lower your expectations and be a bit more reasonable. Above all, avoid experimenting with drugs or alcohol. You have a slender enough grasp on reality without them.

You are very aware of yourself and what you need to accomplish in order to attain your life goals. Extremely self-confident, you are not afraid to make decisions, especially if they affect you directly. You are so independent that you may find it difficult to work well as a member of a team and you also may be unable to delegate authority, preferring to do everything yourself. This, of course, can cause you to overextend yourself, so you must be sure that you properly marshal your energies lest you suddenly "run out of gas."

You have big plans to get ahead and make your mark in the world. You want to grow and evolve, but others seem to keep standing in your way and blocking you. The reason is that they see you as a threat, because, in spite of your best intentions, you tend to be indifferent to the needs of others unless they exactly match your own. You tend to move through life like a bulldozer, knocking over whatever is in your path. You must learn to be more scrupulous and fair in your dealings. Then you will find others being cooperative rather than obstructive.

The atmosphere around you is usually so filled with tension that it is almost palpable. Generally, you can handle it as well as might be expected, but very often things get out of hand. You may become temperamental and irascible when you have problems with those in authority. You are aware of the need to do the right thing, but you are often rebellious. Sometimes this is with good reason, other times not. Learn to enjoy the rare times of peace and quiet and, when it all gets to be too much, try a change of scenery to refresh your spirits.

Trines and sextiles tend to work with a natural harmony that calls for little effort on your part. They show the things that you just seem naturally good at. Usually they point to the more positive parts of your nature, and act as support that you can call on in difficult times.

Because these aspects are so comfortable, they are not likely to push you to expand your limits or cause you to change. It is actually helpful to have a balance of hard aspects (like oppositions and squares) to stimulate you to grow, and soft aspects (trines and sextiles) to ease your passage and provide places to rest.

If you are blessed with a predominance of trines and sextiles, your life may tend to be placid and your nature serene. If so, remember that the world around you is probably sorely in need of these qualities that are yours to bestow.

Your free-spirited, innovative approach to doing things lets you shine in situations that demand creativity and new input. You despise being in stagnant situations and will be the one to stir things up if you begin to feel at all restricted or bored. Your continual search for fresh and stimulating experiences may force you into a rather unsettled lifestyle, but you probably won't mind.

Soft-spoken, gentle and loving, you have great ideas for beautifying the environment and keeping your neighborhood safe and clean. Your idea of fun consists of entertaining friends at home rather than spending a night on the town. Shy and reserved, you are at your best when sharing quiet moments with your family and a few close friends. You came from a loving home, and your mother probably doted on her children.

You have a keen sense of proportion and balance. This is why you are so diplomatic in speech and manner. You prefer things to move smoothly and will take the necessary steps to see that they do. Once you have focused on an object of affection, you have the ability clearly (and seductively) to express yourself to the lucky person. You are also gifted aesthetically and can communicate your ideas easily through writing, arts or crafts.

Your active mind works best when it is sharing ideas with others. As such, you would be very comfortable in the role of student or teacher. You enjoy displaying your intelligence to others, and you respect others who can stimulate you. Friends and acquaintances are very important to you, because in order to feel that you are growing as an individual you need their cross-fertilization on the intellectual level. Watch out, however, for your tendency to want to fill up pauses in conversations with the noise of your own voice. It's all right to be quiet and meditative once in a while.

Restrained and cautious in giving and receiving affection, at times you are so shy that you would rather not interact at all. It is difficult for you to make a commitment to another because you are so aware of the duties and obligations that will be necessary. Try to relax more "fun" is not a dirty word. Friendships once made will last the test of time because your loyalty will prove to be constant and true.

You are charming and graceful and others are attracted to you. Your popularity is assured because you really DO care for others. You want to make them comfortable and relaxed and you go out of your way to see that this happens. Your presence at any social occasion produces a very soothing, quieting effect. You have the ability to disperse tension and make all about you harmonious the gift of the peacemaker.

Your exuberant spirit and constant optimism make you a very effective person. When you decide to do something, you have the required energy, will and sense of good timing to pull it off. Whatever other failings you might have, your ability to work vigorously on your own behalf and the sense that what you are doing is the proper thing will see you through almost any crisis.

You love a challenge. The worst thing opponents can say to you is that they are unbeatable or that something is impossible. For you, the difficult is routine, and the impossible just takes a little longer. You have the ability to focus your considerable energies on the job at hand, and you relentlessly pursue your goals. You are so success-driven that at times you will do anything, even to the extent of using brutal or underhanded tactics, to get what you want. To get the respect that you desire, you may need to learn some tact and self-control.

You are full of big ideas about how to make things better for yourself and for those you love. Unless you also have a strongly practical streak, these plans rarely amount to anything. However, that never stops you from dreaming on. The problem is that you are so inclined to totally believe in your grand schemes that you often take unwise risks, and have a hard time learning from your mistakes. Remember never to bet the mortgage, no matter what.

You, and society as a whole, are witnessing a gradual spiritual transformation that affects everything that you encounter. A solid foundation for protecting the rights of individuals (and especially the underprivileged) was being laid in the era when you were born, so that those in the future will have an equal opportunity to grow, evolve and gain greater understanding.

Being recognized by your peers for professional achievements is one of the driving forces of your life. To your credit, you learned the right formula for balancing your private activities with your career. You are flexible and may try different employment situations before finally finding the one that appeals to you. It may take some time to find the most suitable path, but once you do, you will forge ahead and make your mark on the world.

Two other families of so-called "minor" aspects add yet more information about the way the planets relate to each other in your chart. Semisquares and sesquares (also known as sesquiquadrates) share the dynamic, crisis-prone nature of the square but need to be quite exact in order to be felt.

Semisextiles and quincunxes connect signs that are totally unrelated to each other. They can have an odd, unsettling quality, indicating problems or issues that it's hard to get a grip on. They are like interesting puzzles that call for a creative solution.

You have a unique and independent attitude toward life. You are so demanding of your right to remain free and unencumbered that you will prefer to push people away from you rather than make any emotional commitments. Whenever you feel threatened in an emotional situation, your usual reaction is to make some sort of sudden and unplanned emotional outburst that has as its effect the distancing of you from the potential entrapment. This can make you feel like a rolling stone at times, but you probably don't mind and anyway, you enjoy all the unplanned and unusual emotional situations that you encounter.

You have a vivid imagination. Your inner visions are so compelling that you can find it difficult to separate them from the real world outside. The most positive use of this trait is when you attempt to convey these ideas to others through an artistic medium. In ordinary discourse, beware of a strong temptation to embroider the truth with your imaginings. Others may not understand your usually noble motivations, and may just consider you a liar.

You have such a warm and loving nature that others are attracted to you. Your popularity assures that you are well provided for, perhaps too much so. At times, you are overly self-indulgent and lazy, thinking that everything should come to you by right and that you do not have to work for anything. Unless you are blessed with inherited wealth, you may find that this is not the case and that you will have to find the self- discipline necessary to motivate yourself to get your life moving.

For you, relationships must be full of tension and crises. You need the sense of imminent danger that comes from pushing yourself and your beloved into situations where choices must be made. Thus, you constantly challenge your beloved's loyalty and become very jealous, possessive and manipulative. It is your hope that, by doing this, you will allow the both of you to experience each other at ever more intense levels. But be careful unless your partner is also willing to play these games, you will either push him or her away from you or the relationship may turn into a pitched battlefield.

You have a cautious and careful attitude about almost everything that you do. This usually results in your proceeding at your own slow, but comfortable pace, feeling that you are in total control of your life. But, at times, you get so cautious that you either make the incorrect decision or you just do not act at all. Either case is very frustrating for you and may cause you to become angry or embittered. Learn to trust yourself more. Almost any course that you might choose will produce some positive results and that is certainly better than being paralyzed by fear into inaction.

It seems that you love nothing more than a good fight or argument. Your reputation as a quarreler or brawler is well-deserved you won't back down from anybody or anything. But at times you wish you were much less obstreperous life would be so much easier without all the constant bickering. Try to relax a little and let someone else take the lead, but should that prove to be too dull or stifling, don't be afraid to assert yourself anew. You'll have a great deal of energy to bring to group endeavors, just as long as you and those with whom you associate can put up with your overly zealous attitude from time to time.

Knowledgeable and truthful, you have a way with words that makes people pay attention to everything you say. Your childhood traumas do not reflect the image that you have worked so hard to create. In your quiet moments, you may still experience self-doubt. If you cannot muster confidence, talk to someone trustworthy who can give you a pep talk and provide the reassurances you need.

The positions of the planets in the zodiac, and the aspects between the planets, are nearly the same for everyone born on a given day. But the houses reflect how the planets were arranged around you and you alone, at a given hour and minute, and at a given place on Earth. Houses therefore personalize the planets, showing how they relate to your own particular life.

The meanings of the twelve houses echo those of the twelve zodiacal signs, but are more specific and concrete. For example, the second sign, Taurus, is much concerned with the material world, whereas the second house deals with your actual possessions: how you feel about them, and how you acquire them.

The house delineations that follow show how the affairs of each house are flavored by the sign that lies on its cusp. Since houses are sometimes larger than signs, a house may also have one or more signs completely enclosed or "intercepted" within it, in which case you will find additional material about the intercepted signs in a house. Most important, you will learn below in what areas of life the planets the main actors in your drama are disposed to be most active, and how the way each planet operates is influenced by both its house and its sign.

The first house focuses on the basic equipment that you have been given for interacting with the world: your body and your physical constitution, your face, your appearance, your personality, mannerisms and the way you present yourself. It may not be how you see yourself, but it is how others tend to perceive you, and you should be aware that it has an important effect on how you are accepted in social situations. Planets in the first house tend to be strong and "out-front," especially when they are close to (that is, conjunct) your Ascendant.

You tend to be shy and not very self-assertive, possibly because you are supercritical about how you appear to others. Even though you may think you are uninteresting and dull, you are actually soft-spoken, orderly, neat and very likable. You have a crisp, no-nonsense approach to dealing with others. A perfectionist with high standards, you may, however, run the danger of being tactless in pointing out their faults. Very practical, efficient and purposeful, your appearance and bearing reflect your need to appear graceful, sensible and reserved. Never lazy or self-indulgent, you tend to be dedicated to work.

You have a personality that is known for its intensity you tend to take life very seriously. When you have focused on a goal (or an object or a person), you pursue it with such total commitment and all- encompassing dedication that you make others who are less committed than you uneasy (and even fearful). You love to push things to their limit you are happy when living at the cutting edge of life. You are a powerful and charismatic person and you may have to be careful not to abuse the power that you do have.

Your entire generation was born at a time of radical changes in society's attitude toward marriage and interpersonal relationships. Because of a general fear and awe at the power inherent in making emotional or contractual commitments, such bonds are not made lightly. The result in the twentieth century was a decline in the prevalence of marriage, an increase informal living arrangements, and an intense focus on revitalizing relationships.

The second house goes a step outward from your own person and has to do with resources that you possess, including money. It shows your attitude toward what you own or would like to own: what you crave and covet, what you most value, how you go about getting it, how you take care of it, and whether or not you hang on to it. By extension, it can also indicate your sense of values: not just material things but also the attitudes and ideas that you hold dear.

You have refined tastes and will like to surround yourself with elegant, comfortable and attractive furnishings. You want to dress in the latest styles you appreciate high fashion and always want to look your best. You have rather expensive tastes and you love to receive gifts from others. You attract others who enjoy providing for you. But be careful not to become too complacent and dependent or you will become vain and lazy. You are also usually very fair-minded and objective. Your high standards allow you to be the arbiter of disputes and an effective role model as well.

You dislike the responsibility that comes with owning property or having possessions. Your demand that you live a free and unencumbered lifestyle just does not allow you the luxury of settling in anywhere and acquiring things. The possessions that you do have and cherish will probably be quite offbeat and unusual. Money always seems to be an issue with you when you have it, you tend to spend it impulsively, and when you do not have it, you don't have the self-discipline required to dig in and let it accumulate. A traditional nine-to-five working situation will not appeal to you you need to earn your money in some sort of unique, bohemian fashion.

You, and your peer group, demand to confront life at its deepest and most meaningful levels. Very compulsive and obsessive in your approach to everything, you will avoid anything that is casual or superficial, especially when it comes to relationships. You will seek out and explore new methods of healing as well as different ways to deal with deep-seated emotional problems.

You're justly proud of the groups you belong to and the alliances you have formed. You tend to be extremely selective about your choice of associates you make sure well in advance that your goals are the same as that of the group's. Casual or trivial relationships have no interest for you. Once you've made a commitment to someone or something, you can be counted on forever to be supportive of them. A lack of spontaneity in your daily life may cause others to judge you as being dull and set in your ways, but a well- ordered daily routine seems to suit you just fine.

You have a special aptitude for working by yourself, or with a like-minded group of dedicated individuals. Once you've committed yourself to a person or group or project, your loyalty and devotion are total until the group's goals have been realized. Not at all gregarious by nature, you're uncomfortable around strangers, greatly preferring to be in known and familiar situations. Others may regard you as shy or eccentric, but those who know you well are aware of the intense loyalty that you have to your friends.

Going a step further out from your own body and possessions, the third house has to do with your immediate surroundings and how you interact with them. The first "social" house, it describes brothers and sisters, neighbors and anyone who just happens to be near you on a daily basis. It also describes daily communication and transportation: letters, phone calls and emails, and routine journeys such as commuting to shopping, school or work. The first "mental" house, it governs early education and basic skills training, paving the way for higher education in the ninth house which is directly opposite it in the chart.

When your mind latches onto a subject for study, you tend to pursue it with total and complete devotion. Indeed, your intense obsession with your dedication to the matter at hand often surprises those who observe you. You are not satisfied with gaining superficial or casual knowledge you want to become an expert and to truly understand your subject from the ground up. You tend to become so emotionally attached to the knowledge that you have gained that, should anyone challenge your authority or your opinions, you react as if you had been personally attacked. The vitriolic manner of your response to a challenge, however, does not do honor to the depth of your knowledge. You prefer living a daily life of quiet and sometimes secretive seclusion, fearing the emotional hassles that interaction with others often demands.

You are at your best when bustling about in your daily routine. You love to get a lot accomplished and to be involved with many different people and situations. You are also stimulated by new intellectual challenges. This is not to say that you want a lot of change in your daily life. On the contrary, you find great happiness in seeing the same people and situations all the time. Your gift is to make each encounter seem fresh and vibrant, both for yourself and for others.

How you think about things and how you act and react to life's everyday situations has been strongly influenced by habit patterns that you picked up at a very early age. If they were negative patterns, they will be very difficult to unlearn. You have a very subjective approach to life be careful not to depend too heavily on your ingrained prejudices and beliefs or you will not be open-minded enough to see the necessity to grow and evolve. Your feelings and emotions sometimes interfere with your normal ability to be logical and reasonable. You may experience a very close attachment to your siblings or to the neighborhood of your youthful years.

An idealist, you prefer the grand, the beautiful, the good and the noble. You get very disappointed when your high expectations in life are not met. Very curious by nature, you enjoy traveling and learning about other peoples and cultures. Try to avoid your tendency to ignore the small but important details of living. You are independent and free, and you want others to be that way, too. Optimistic, buoyant and cheerful, others like to have you around. You have an incessant desire to learn as much as possible about metaphysics, religion, philosophy and any other broad, deep subject. Your life tends to be punctuated by bursts of energy and frenetic activity.

Your immediate surroundings are very important to you. They must reflect your own innate sense of form and beauty. You will devote much time and energy to create a balanced, loving and aesthetically pleasing environment. You are fascinated by the arts, theater and literature. Even your language and speech is refined and tasteful coarseness or vulgarity disgust you. Very seductive, you use charm and flattery to get others to do your bidding.

Your feelings about others are deep, powerful, intense and complex. When you like someone, you do so totally and obsessively if you do not like someone, they do not exist. Your faithfulness and loyalty to your lover is unquestioned, indeed at times it is too much so you get so possessive that you almost smother your partner. At times, your feelings are kept deep within you and, because they are so complex and intense, they frighten you this is the way that you try to ignore them. But the more you try to do this, the more explosive things get when you eventually do express them.

Your rich and vivid imagination can be used creatively in writing or speaking if you are so inclined. You are so trusting in the power of your inner visions that at times you confuse the truth with what you want to believe. Be careful not to embroider or distort the truth to fit your own needs. You are so idealistic, and you accept so many things on faith, especially if the ideas are packaged in such a way that they appeal to your imagination, that you are often easily conned by others who are less scrupulous than you are. So be careful when taking advice from others always get a second or third opinion before taking any action.

You, and your entire generation, are heavily involved in investigating and idealizing foreign and exotic intellectual systems and religious philosophies. The most extreme ideals will be pursued with gusto. You will be at the forefront of humanitarian attempts to improve the lot of those who are in need of assistance. You will be comfortable with the concept of the "global village."

Being at the very bottom of the wheel, the fourth house is both where you originate and where you come to rest. As such, it describes your parents and ancestral background, and later the home or protected space into which you retreat each day for nourishment and sleep. A deeply personal house, the fourth is concerned with security and peace of mind, the safety of loved ones, and how you care for others and yourself. The place of your roots and the earth beneath your feet, the fourth house rules the house or apartment where you live and also real estate in general. In your trajectory through life, the fourth house shows your origins and where you are coming from, just as the tenth house and Midheaven describe your career and where you aim to go.

You are not very sentimentally attached to your home and family. As a matter of fact, you are quite uncomfortable should any family members try to exert any pressure on you to perform familial duties. You are quite restless by nature and will kick over any traces as soon as possible, enjoying the freedom of an independent existence. You do enjoy having a quiet place of your own, though, where you can go to sort out the large and important questions that concern you. Your interest in such wide-ranging subjects as law, religion, philosophy and metaphysics is best nourished when you feel at peace with yourself.

Security, warmth and your home are very important in your life. You need to know that you have a safe place of refuge where you can be comforted and protected. If you feel that your environment (especially your family) is supportive of you, you too can be supportive and protective and mothering toward others. Quiet and retiring by nature, you have thought long and hard about who you are and what your good and bad qualities are. You tend to judge yourself according to your own inner light.

Extremely serious and mature, you are capable of accepting responsibilities and do so willingly. Others expect you to be dutiful as a matter of course. You may get angry when people are rewarded after not having worked nearly as hard as you have. Goal-oriented and an achiever, you are justifiably proud of the tangible results of your efforts. You are not a fast worker, but you are thorough, and you are known for being unusually persistent, tireless and tenacious in reaching your goals. When you're working, you tend to have a kind of tunnel vision that allows you to block out extraneous matters that would distract others. Your power to concentrate totally on the matter at hand enables you to be practical and efficient at managing and structuring complex, ongoing projects.

After being nurtured and restored in the fourth house, you are refreshed and full of energy for play and creative pursuits. Replenished by dreams, you have creative ideas. Nurtured by your parents, you are ready to have your own children. Fresh from the security of home, you are ready to trust the universe and take risks. For all these reasons, the fifth house traditionally rules the child in you and the children around you, your own personal creativity and self-expression, plays and amusements of all sorts, gambling and speculation, and courtship, love affairs and romance. This is an outgoing house, but it is still beneath the horizon, in the territory of your heart's desires.

You have an earthy, direct sense of humor. You also have a straightforward, practical approach to fun and games. You are not fond of grand gestures or unnecessary romanticizing in your lovemaking you prefer to get down to the ultimate point of the matter as soon as possible. Because relationships that are based on convenience or necessity are more attractive to you and easier to deal with than affairs of the heart, you always know what is expected and can then concentrate on other, more important matters. Your taste in art and aesthetics leans toward those things that have a direct appeal and usefulness rather than to anything abstract. You would rather admire a well-made wooden bowl than an expressionist painting any day.

You are very good at expressing yourself through speaking or writing. Mental exercises (and indeed any other any educational or learning experience) must be fun or you will become bored. You love to use your mind to play games that involve quick thinking or complicated mental strategies. You have strong opinions about many subjects, and demand to be heard. When you are as amusing and witty as you can be, you will probably be able to hold the attention of your audience and successfully make your points.

Rather than being attracted to abstract thoughts and ideas, you prefer things that are practical and useful. With this and your tendency to be highly focused and goal-oriented, you have a good head for business. You are also probably skillful at organizing, directing and planning activities. Your thinking is careful, cautious and conservative, perhaps to the point where you should beware of being narrow-minded and dogmatic. Your sense of humor is on the earthy side, and may be either dry and self-deprecating, or slapstick and crude.

After the candle-lit dinner comes the credit-card bill. Courtship is followed by the nitty-gritty of married life: babies, diapers and saving up for college. After your creative impulse comes the need to learn the technique of actually making something. And if you overexpend your energy, you get health problems. The sixth house rules taking care of business on an everyday level. This includes your job, paying bills and keeping the house clean. It also includes maintaining your body with medical checkups and a daily regimen of nutrition and exercise. In the old books it ruled servants, and it can by extension rule the way you offer service to others. It also ruled useful animals, particularly small ones like cats, dogs, chickens and pigs. Today this usually means small pets, which exist in the personal, intimate part of your life that is signified by houses that lie below the horizon.

You have an intellectual and detached attitude about your job and work habits you do not get emotionally involved in your work. This allows you to leave the stresses and tensions of the job behind you at the end of the day. The negative side of this is that you rarely show enthusiasm about what you do. You perform your tasks perfunctorily and efficiently. You work well as a member of a team, as long as the group's goals agree with your own. Due to your objectivity, you have the ability to apply unique and original solutions to work related problems. Your ideas about health and nutrition are formed after carefully considering all the alternatives, but, once formed, you tend to become a zealous crusader and proselytizer.

Your sixth house is not activated by planetary activity. Health and work-related issues are not usually paramount concerns for you. Of course, outside influences can temporarily upset this balance, causing you to devote more time and energy to these parts of your life, at least on a temporary basis.

If you courted in the fifth house and woke up in the sixth yoked to another in a daily routine, the seventh house gives you a chance to hammer out a relationship of true equals. The goal is wedded bliss and a true sense of relatedness, but along the way there may be fights as you each define your individuality and establish your own territory. Not only is the seventh the traditional house of marriage, it is also the house of open enemies, your sparring partners in life. In general, since the first house is you yourself, the seventh house, directly opposite, is the other person in a variety of situations. Besides signifying a marriage or sparring partner, the seventh house rules business partners, or those on the other side of a desk, such as consultants, lawyers, therapists or astrologers.

You are so fussy and choosy and supercritical about yourself and about those with whom you decide to associate that often you will prefer to stay alone rather than risk aligning yourself with anyone who might have a few flaws. You seek perfection and, once found, you tend to idolize, worship and serve the beloved. Often you are attracted to those who actually do have significant flaws, but you think that you can ease their burdens and help them attain the high goals you think they should be shooting for. This often leads to relationships based on profound inequalities, which is perfectly all right as long as you have consciously chosen to get so involved. It becomes quite another matter, however, when deception is at its base and one of you is merely taking the other for a ride.

Relationships (both business and personal) are necessary for you in order to understand the world around you. You need the counterpoint of a partner in order to become exposed to new experiences. When you are left to depend solely on yourself, you tend to withdraw and feel lost and lonely. You are most comfortable with partners who are older or more established than you. You make an effective team player, and, once you have become committed to a person or cause, your balanced and reasonable way of doing things allows you to cooperate easily with others.;

The way that you grow and develop is by being an uncompromising individualist. You have a great need to be yourself and to explore your latent talents and abilities. Do not be afraid to let yourself go and develop self-confidence and pride in your accomplishments. But try not to become so self-centered that you ignore the needs of others. Also, you may have to build up your self-discipline in order to focus your energies properly.

Having achieved a relationship of equals in the seventh house, you are ready to give up your separateness in the eighth, merging in sexual union and becoming one on a deep emotional level. If the second house was about grasping and possessing, the eighth is about sharing and letting go. While the second rules your own money, the eighth rules how you deal with other people's money and how you pool resources. On a mundane level the eighth rules taxes, but on a fundamental level it can rule giving up anything you value, including your ego and even your body. In relaxing your grasp on what you find most dear, you may find that you are really not as dependent on it as you thought. In relinquishing, you achieve a new level of freedom, and feel lighter, renewed and more alive. Related to all this, the eighth signifies mysteries such as death and resurrection, magic and the occult, and the deep parts of the psyche that are beyond our conscious grasp.

Very competitive when it comes to sexual matters, you enjoy being the aggressor and are very proud of your conquests. You love a challenge and are not afraid to confront your partner and push him or her into exploring the more dangerous and mysterious and highly personal areas of his or her psyche. This type of activity can lead to many crises in relationships, but you do not mind, because you are willing to take risks even if it might mean the end of the relationship. You also have the take-charge ability to be able to handle the property of others. Your fearless approach to investing usually keeps you ahead financially you will always take advantage of any opening that you come across.

Therapy may help you deal with questions and fears surrounding sex and death. At times your emotions are uncontrollable and can run rampant. You risk being overtaken by love, jealousy, greed, and fear of losing control. Talking about positive and negative emotions will help keep you on an even keel. You can be an excellent therapist and counselor because you easily empathize with the plight of others. Intoxicated by the game of high finances, you have financial instincts that are better utilized through sensible investing than through impulsive risk-taking.

Obsessively independent and intent on enjoying life to the fullest, you may inadvertently neglect those you love. Pay attention to those who mean the most to you, or you may wind up being alone. You clearly want to be a trailblazer in your field. At times, opposition to your ideas leaves you feeling that it is you against the world. An iron will and a pioneering spirit will help you overcome all obstacles and reach your goals.

Approaching the highest point in the sky, the ninth house wafts you up and out of your rut, giving you a broad and lofty view of the terrain beneath. Whereas the third ruled basic schooling and short trips, the ninth rules higher education and long-distance travel. It removes you from your everyday routine so you can see the overall pattern, the overlooked connections between things. It rules all-embracing concepts (such as your philosophy of life) and institutions (like religion and law) that stand over society and keep it bound together. It can also signify your teachers and mentors, your library, and all else that broadens your outlook.

You have a cautious and conservative philosophy of life. Very likely you were influenced by the views and philosophies of your parents, family and peer group as a youth you took on their positions and have stuck with them loyally throughout your life. While you may have a tendency toward very dogmatic or orthodox stances, you can be counted on to give support and assistance to those who agree with you. Be careful of becoming too intolerant of those whose views differ radically from your own. You are motivated mainly by self-interest your interest in abstractions such as metaphysics or philosophy extends only to the reinforcement of ideas that you already hold strongly. You are interested in travel only for material gain or pleasure, not for enlightenment or curiosity.

Your beliefs and opinions (and prejudices) have become an ingrained part of your nature. For someone to attack or question one of your cherished ideas is just as if they were to attack you personally. You tend to react immediately and aggressively. You are at your best when you have a cause to fight for. Just be careful to avoid becoming too self-righteous in your pursuit of your goals. Others have a right to hold opposite points of view.

Your energies get turned on quickly whenever anything interests you. But you have a very short attention span and it is difficult for you to complete tasks because something else more interesting always seems to be beckoning. You love to debate and argue, usually in a spirit of friendly disagreement. Watch out that you do not get overly aggressive or antagonistic, or others will be quick to take offense where none may have been intended. You need to be in constant physical motion, so that sports or daily exercise is a must for you if you are to feel fit and healthy.

If the fourth house showed your roots and where you came from, the tenth shows what you are ultimately aiming at in life. Whereas the sixth shows your daily job and how you make a living, the tenth signifies your career, your personal contribution, your reputation and what you become known for. Some astrologers also believe that the fourth house signifies one parent, and the tenth signifies the other. The tenth-house parent is most likely the one who prepares you for the world. The closer a planet is to the Midheaven, the more likely that planet is to be the major significator of your life's direction.

Because you are interested in doing so many different things in life, you find it extremely difficult to settle down and pursue just one career. You have the ability to be involved simultaneously in many different careers, or to have many, quite different jobs one after another. You have a very short attention span and must be constantly challenged by new goals and new intellectual stimuli. At times, you put out only superficial energies, just barely skimming the surface of what you are supposed to be doing. You are a quick study, but you must learn to scatter your energies less if you would be effective at what you do.

You have no planets in the tenth house of your horoscope. This definitely does not mean that you will not have an illustrious or satisfying career or that you will never be properly motivated to be a success in life. Far from it, it means that these issues are not as important for you as they are for many others. It may indicate that your career goals will be driven by influences from outside of you, so pay close attention to positive opportunities that are presented to you. Look to the house and aspects of Saturn to get further information on where you are more likely to be disciplined and organized in your life.

The eleventh is the last house of relationships: not brothers, sisters and neighbors who just happen to be around you, not one-to-one partners, but the circle of friends and associates whom you actively choose. It shows the way you make and keep friendships, the organizations you join, the networking you do, and the general way you interact with groups. After you have established yourself as an individual and learned to form personal relationships with others, you are ready to think about the common good. This is why the eleventh often signifies groups dedicated to social or other sorts of collective improvement.

You must have a strong emotional attachment to friends or groups or associates before you will become active on their behalf. But, should those ties be established, you then become a willing and loyal participant in group activities, even preferring to become a leader in trying to effect group goals. You are loyal and devoted to friends, always being at their disposal when needed. Indeed, at times you go too far and are "there" too often and too conspicuously, becoming overly involved in your friend's affairs to the extent that they find it difficult to do anything for themselves on their own. Learn to back off a bit when you notice that those you care about begin avoiding you let loose the apron strings a bit.

You tend to be a loner. Most of the time you feel that the self-interest of your acquaintances and associates is opposed to your own and therefore you tend to avoid them. Your friendships are probably very few, but they tend to be long-lasting and very rewarding because you attract only those whom you respect and admire. Not a joiner of groups, but if you do affiliate with one, you will probably assume a leadership role in it, since it will perfectly meet your needs. Your efforts on its behalf will be long and unstinting.

Extremely self-reliant, you set very high standards of conduct and decorum for yourself, and you expect others with whom you associate to be that way, too. It is important that you had a strong father figure or role model early in life to mold your life course and direction. When you feel that those around you are unworthy or behaving badly, you withdraw, preferring solitude rather than associating with those who might besmirch your reputation.

The twelfth house is where planets go just after they have risen. Here planets are still wet behind the ears, blinking in the sunlight and unsteady on their feet. Feeling completely vulnerable, planets in the twelfth tend to hide. Their energies can become repressed and secretive, and sometimes they lurk as complexes in the subconscious. This is why the twelfth is associated with self-sabotage, with hidden enemies, and with prison and whatever else makes you feel confined. The traditional association with hospitals and prisons suggest that constructive ways of dealing with twelfth-house problems include helping others who are similarly repressed or confined. Also, some with a strong twelfth-house emphasis become successful as undercover workers or as the power behind the throne.

Although you seem to be unassuming and somewhat of a wallflower by nature, deep inside you have a pride in self-achievement that you find difficult to deal with. You crave to be noticed by others for your accomplishments, but you do not know how to articulate this desire. You are ashamed and confused by your own hidden egocentricity and try desperately to suppress it. Learn to allow yourself the luxury of taking credit for the good that you do. Because you know that most of your better efforts have been oriented toward a higher purpose, don't feel guilty when you are praised or appreciated.;

Your twelfth house is not activated by planetary activity. This does not mean that you will never have to deal with energies in your life that are difficult to understand, although most people would consider this a blessing. It merely means that these will not be paramount concerns for you. Occasionally, due to influences that come from outside of yourself, you will find yourself in situations that prove to be temporarily uncomfortable or even mysterious, but these incidents should not dominate your life as they do for some others.

This report is based on the position of the Sun, Moon and planets at the moment of your birth, as seen from the point on Earth where you were born. Such an arrangement of planets and stars will never be repeated in exactly the same form. Like the genes that determine your body and temperament, your astrological chart is made up of the same basic parts that other humans have, but the arrangement of these parts is uniquely your own.

You could think of your birth moment as a seed that contains the potential for how you will unfold. The arrangement of the planets at your birth does not, however, cause your body structure and temperament in the way that the patterning of your DNA causes it. Instead, the planetary positions at your birth employ the language of symbols to mirror who you are. Like a mirror, your chart enables you to see yourself from outside yourself, and it therefore extends your point of view.

To use a different analogy, your chart shows the deck you've been dealt, the raw materials you are given from which to fashion a life. Nobody's perfect: we are all given our special problems to solve and our special strengths and beauties. In knowing what you have to work with, you will be better able to make use of your gifts, fill in (or at least be comfortable about) what you lack, and grow in the life directions that are right for you and you alone.

Instead of assuming that there is one norm for everyone, astrology attempts to show the special pattern that is right for you. In doing so, it can give you clues as to how you can more fully and consciously fill the unique role that you have been given in this lifetime, and enrich the world with the gifts that only you can bestow.