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WEEKLY FORECAST ~ NOVEMBER 17-23, 2024

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PREAMBLE:

Pluto re-enters Aquarius this week, not to leave until 2043 — 19 more years. Aquarians will change not only jobs, but whole careers, during these two decades. Many of them will become ”dug into” their view points, become dictatorial and even destructive if opposed. And many will be looked on askance by their bosses, who will wonder if that Aquarian is working to usurp their position. (This frequently happens to even the most innocent worker if she/he has Pluto in the career sector. In Aquarius’ case, Pluto is in their personality sector, but rules their career/ambition sector.) Bottom line: many Aquarians will deeply change their life, and many Aquarians will thrive and move upward in society.

WEEKLY FORECAST:

aries icon  ARIES:  March 21-April 19

It’s your last week of secrets and investigations, Aries. Thursday starts four weeks of intellectual growth, law, media, internationalism, higher learning, profound ideas, tolerance/understanding — and gentle love. (Complete — or shelve — any projects/tasks associated with these esp. on the communications or paperwork side, as next week begins 20 days of mistakes, delays and second-guessing.) A trip might be delayed until February. Bosses still favour you. Your romantic and creative courage, intensity and determination are likely to attract someone, if you’re single (lasts until January). Sunday’s for communications, but you don’t seem to get your message out easily. Spend some time at home, with family, Monday to just before dawn Wed. (PST). It’s a great, fortunate and affectionate time. Wednesday morning to mid-afternoon Friday promotes romance, creative and speculative urges, pleasure, beauty and charming kids. There could be excitement! (Best before Friday.) Friday pm and Saturday bring chores, duties, nutrition, daily health issues. Pluto enters your sector of hope, happiness, social joys and light love Tuesday, for 19 years — during which you can be attracted to light romance, deep sex.

 

taurus icon  TAURUS:  April 20-May 20

This is your last chunk, for awhile, of “direct” relationship events, Taurus  — Thursday starts a month of secrets, private understandings, major finances, sex, lifestyle and medical choices — of “indirect” or confidential relationship developments. These areas — or at least decisions about them — will fall into delay and confusion next week to mid-December, so act quickly, or wait. Your home needs caution, a gentle approach, as friction seems more likely through December. Your mental side is smooth and helpful now (until Dec. 6) and might bring loving moments, pleasurable travel. Sunday is for $, shopping, casual sex — but little goes well, so just glide along. Errands, paperwork, communications and short trips are slated Monday to pre-dawn Wed. — a good, productive interval, so dive in. Seek home, family, security, mother nature Wednesday morning to mid-afternoon Friday (PST). It’s a successful interval, but remember, don’t be too forceful or impulsive. (Wed./Thurs. best.) Romance sings its song Friday pm, Saturday — not the brightest of outlooks, but Saturday might reward, as practical glitches combine with sweet affection.

 

gemini icon  GEMINI:  May 21-June 20

This is your last week of drudgery and lower health, Gemini. Thursday begins four weeks of face-to-face excitement, as relationships, opportunities, agreement and dispute, relocation themes and public appearances arise. Now to early January, errands, trips, communications all lead to hope and optimism — and more friends — and maybe, for singles, a romantic or vibrant friendship (or loud enemy!). However, relationships formed now to mid-December (more so, next week into December) will face headwinds and practical restrictions. It’s for you to decide whether to actively continue or not. Realize all relationships will undergo examination and indecision next week to mid-December. Your sexual and financial zones should be growing more fortunate. Your energy and charisma are tops Sunday, but higher-ups don’t budge, nor approve. Early (to 6 am PST) is very fortunate. Your money picture looks great Monday to pre-dawn Wednesday — march ahead, grab opportunities, seek more $. Wednesday morning to mid-afternoon Friday highlights contacts, communications, short trips and paperwork. Wed./Thurs. best, Friday’s a slight struggle. Friday pm and Saturday mingle restrictions, hold-backs, and love. (Or in your case, lust.)

 

Cancer icon  CANCER:  June 21-July 20

It’s your last week of romance, creativity, beauty and pleasure, Cancer — Thursday begins a month of work and duties to dependents, and/or nutrition and daily health needs. Money will pour toward you at times between now and early January — bank it, reject the urge to spend and spend. This influence can also “bend you” toward casual intimacy — be gentle, not sharp, here. Others respond sweetly and graciously, whether on the street or at home or work, until Dec. 6. Thursday to late December, eat right, dress sensibly, and tackle chores — but don’t start long-term work projects before Nov. 26. (If you do, they will fall into a pit of indecision, delay and mistakes.) Low, rest and contemplate Sunday (don’t plan, as they’ll change). Don’t trust your own ideas and —I’ll only say this through next March, then never again in your lifetime — avoid meditation. Your energy, charisma and clout soar Monday to pre-dawn Wed. This is a great, fortunate interval, so charge ahead, see and be seen, gain allies — but avoid starting big new projects, especially in machinery and work areas. Chase $, buy/sell, learn from a book, or hug a “friend with benefits” Wednesday morning to mid-afternoon Friday (PST). Friends, new contacts, conversations and trips fill Friday pm and Sat. — with mixed results. Someone opposes you, and someone loves you. Could be the same person!

 

Leo icon  LEO:  July 21-Aug. 22

This is your last week of rest, recuperation, home/family, mother nature and security (in all its forms) Leo. Thursday begins four weeks of romance (but if new, never marry this person) creative juices, risk-reward actions, pleasure and beauty. You’ll be happy, in your element! (An old flame is very likely to appear, next week onward.) Speaking of creative (etc.) projects, don’t start anything new before Dec. 7 — it would wrestle with a swamp of indecision, delay and mistakes. Mars is in your sign until early January — this gives you an extra helping of assertiveness, sexual magnetism (more if you’re male) and determination. (Wait until Dec. 7 onward, then start a major — perhaps educational, travel or legal — project of creativity or pleasure.) A love affair is very likely soon. Work is pleasant, co-workers gracious, until Dec. 6. Your biggest wish has a real chance of coming true, but not until January to June next year. Sunday highlights this or other wishes, and a social urge on your part, but results are pretty iffy — DON’T invest. Retreat from the fray, rest, contemplate and seek spirit Monday to pre-dawn Wed. (Don’t plan, as plans will change.) Good time to deal with the gov’t, head office. Your energy and pizzazz bounce back sharply Wednesday morning to mid-afternoon Friday (PST). Wed./Thurs. are okay, open minor doors (yes, to romance, also) but think before acting Friday. This late afternoon through Saturday, collect $, buy/sell, hug a friend who wants intimacy, and/or learn something. Not an easy interval, sex denied, but affection given.

 

virgo icon  VIRGO:  Aug. 23-Sept. 22

This is your last week of restless travel, paperwork, errands, contacts and communications, Virgo. Thursday starts four weekdays of rest, down-home vibes, family, nature, security. But it won’t be that restful, as next week starts 21 days of delay, indecision and mistakes. So DON’T start a large project — renos, a backyard pool, etc. Stick to small stuff, like groceries. A sweet secondary streak of romance (and joyful, charming kids) winds through your days until Dec. 6. Until early January, avoid dark places and belligerent individuals. Sunday’s for career, other ambitions — all “on hold” until January, but you can do little stuff. Organize your organizer or whatever. Wishes come true Monday to pre-dawn Wed. Popularity, social joys, optimism and friendly flirting lift your heart. But retreat, lie low, rest and examine your past (how you got here) Wednesday morning to mid-afternoon (PST) Friday. Don’t make firm plans — they’ll change. Your energy and charisma surge upward Friday eve through Saturday —circumstances seem to deny partnership, but approve romance.

 

libra icon  LIBRA:  Sept. 23-Oct. 22

You’ve been making money, buying things, Libra. But that trend passes when Thursday starts four weeks of communications, new contacts, travel, paperwork and swift, easy chores. Well, “easy” might be wrong, as this sector — travel, communications, etc. — will descend into the minor chaos of indecision, delay and mistakes, next week to mid-December. The main person causing that delay/indecision might be a Gemini, or someone with whom you’ve shared a big intellectual, media, legal  or far travel connection, which has been “underserved” or “delayed” since early October. All should “shake out” by next February, and leaves you in charge of — or at least clearly seeing — your future. A wedding might loom, soon. Sunday highlights these matters, and ends in confusion or not knowing. Be ambitious Monday to pre-dawn Wednesday — lots of opportunities. Your love of life bounces upward Wednesday to mid-afternoon Friday (PST). Your popularity rises, social delights and flirtations occur, and optimism swells your heart. However, take on practical matters Wed./Thurs., not Friday. Retreat Friday for a weekend of rest, contemplation and spirit.

 

scorpio icon  SCORPIO:  Oct. 23-Nov. 21

You’ve been at the top of your game for some weeks, Scorpio. You remain there, but Thursday begins  four weeks of a slightly more mellow, more practical and money-oriented trend. Work hard and faithfully until early January, as higher-ups will be impulsive, intense, and will brook no opposition. Smile — it helps. Until Dec. 6, you will communicate with charm. The upcoming accent on money (to later Dec.) will be a bit puzzling, as your money sector is hit with delays, indecision and mistakes, next week to mid-December. During that time, a former income source might return — so might a “casual” lover. Sunday’s mysterious, financial and sexual. However, unless you act before 6 am Sunday, don’t commit to anything or any person. A profound mood steals over you Monday to pre-dawn Wed. — international affairs, far travel, higher learning, law, rituals (e.g., weddings) religion and gentle love “speak” to you — and your actions/approaches should leave you with pleasing results! Be ambitious but also diplomatic Wednesday daytime to mid-afternoon Friday (PST). Higher-ups are watching. Act Wed./Thurs., be cautious Fri. (Your money month has begun!) Wishes can come true Friday pm, Saturday. But minor wishes, as an atmosphere of social joys, popularity, optimism and flirting surrounds you. There is “push away” from romantic possibilities, but “much welcome” in casual friendship zones. Delving into the latter can bring in the former (romance).

 

sagittarius icon  SAGITTARIUS:  Nov. 22-Dec. 21

One last week of rest and recuperation, Sage — well, less, as Thursday starts a month of “YOU.” Your energy and charisma will rise markedly, Thursday onward, but you will also find yourself, soon, in a morass of indecision and delay (Nov. 25-Dec. 15). During this time, new starts will fail; but re-invigorating older or former projects might be exactly the solution. (That “former project” might be a person — some one you want? Could also be an ambitious goal from the past.) In any case, your way forward is winding, nit straight. (By February, you’ll have everything figured out, and will be ready to roar ahead with a sweet person, a golden opportunity, a relocation, or public appearances. Until then, think, observe, juggle/explore possibilities.) Secondary threads: a powerful romantic but intellectual bond might be forming, until January. This person might be foreign-born. Your money picture looks good until Dec. 6. Sunday highlights those opportunities, relationships, etc. — and nixes or dampens them. (It’s too soon.) Sex, lust, major finances, medical and lifestyle decisions/actions, commitment and consequence fill Monday to pre-dawn Wed. (PST). Dive in here — many things end well. A loving, tolerant mood steals over you Wednesday daytime to mid-afternoon Friday (3 pm PST). Far travel, media, legal, educational and philosophical matters interest you. For best results, act before Friday. Be ambitious Friday pm and Saturday — you might face a refusal or quiet disdain, but you’ll also be able to “melt opposition” by talking money or being sweet to co-workers.

 

capricorn icon  CAPRICORN:  Dec. 22-Jan. 20

This is your last week of “fun,” Cap. Of wishing and hoping, enjoying friends, flirting maybe… Thursday begins a month of retreat, quietude, rest and contemplation — but don’t focus on planning, as plans made before Dec. 15 will certainly change. You might face an overdue obligation vis-a-vis the gov’t, or management at head office. This autumn into next June will try to change your life(style) in two stages, both linked to ending some situation, and, probably, to home, family, or primary industries (fishing, forestry, mining, agri). For the 19 years ahead, you will develop a new income source that might be linked to socializing, friendship, optimism, public tastes/desires. The looming lifestyle change(s) will be involved. Despite your entry into rest and quiet this month ahead, you will remain attractive to others through Dec. 6. Tackle chores Sunday — avoid super-sweet food. Exciting meetings, relationships, opportunities, agreements and opposition, public appearances and relocation ideas fill Monday to pre-dawn Wed. — all’s good here, so dive in! Lifestyle changes, medical issues, lust, large finances and research all come Wednesday to mid-afternoon Friday (PST). Wed./Thurs. are fine, but Friday’s a bit “off centre.” Friday pm and Saturday find you in a mellow, tolerant and gently loving mood.

 

Aquarius icon  AQUARIUS:  Jan. 21-Feb. 18

A month of hard work, ambition and responsibility ends Thursday, Aquarius, when four weeks of joy, popularity, new faith and hope in the future, flirting and entertainment begins. If single, you might already be dealing with a fiery, romantic person; if married, the fire can come via partnerships, associations, customers, or anyone — even that guy whose car you dinged. So be diplomatic, but be prepared, too, for pleasure’s fireworks. The gov ’t, and your own head office, treat you favourably through Dec. 6 — so submit your queries, applications or answers before then (for best results, before Nov. 25 — Nov. 18, 19, 21 and 23 best days to act here). Don’t start big new projects now, as next week will bring 21 days of delay, mistakes and indecision — project killers. Romance, pleasure, beauty Sunday — but don’t spend extra $ on it. Tackle chores Monday to pre-dawn Wed. Eat, dress sensibly. It’s a smooth interval, so dive in and get things done. Relationships, opportunities, agreement and dispute, relocation ideas and “fame” face you Wednesday to mid-afternoon Friday (PST). You could fall in love, or take a big step. Act Wed., Thurs., not Friday. Friday pm and Saturday lure you into financial, sexual (lustful) and  research situations — these can present a serious, perhaps initially disappointing, but fruitful opportunity — to love or make $.

 

Pisces icon  PISCES:  Feb. 19-March 20

Thursday ends a serene, mellow, thoughtful month, Pisces, and starts four weeks of ambition, prestige relations, and worldly status. Higher-ups will be watching your performance. You’ll do well as long as you avoid launching new projects before Dec. 15, and — until then — work to anticipate and overcome delays, supply shortages, etc. A former career role might return. Could be good, could be bad — you judge. Work will be intense, and co-workers will be impulsive, impatient, until early January. Follow safety rules, esp. around sharp tools and caustic chemicals. Friends remain loyal and affectionate until Dec. 6. Sunday’s for home, family, security and contemplation. An “okay” day. Romance, creative and risky urges and pleasure, beauty, arrive Monday to pre-dawn Wed. Chase someone/something, Pisces! Tackle chores and protect your daily health (nutrition, seasonal clothes) Wednesday to mid-afternoon Friday (PST). Wed./Thurs. are better for action than Friday. Friday eve, Saturday bring relationships, meetings, argument and agreement, and opportunities. Not a hugely successful interval, but you might combine a wish with friendly affection, and see what happens.

THE END.

AFTERAMBLE:

To achieve great works, one must be either obsessive or intelligent. Few writers are both. Dostoyevsky was. An example of a writer with obsession, but not intelligence would be Edgar Allen Poe, or the painter van Gogh. Just as the obsessive artist must necessarily have some amount of intelligence, so must the intelligent artist carry some amount of obsession. Perhaps sometimes that obsession is aimed directly at further projects of intelligence. Leonardo da Vinci would be an example of this state of mind. Poe was an obsessive artist who had enough intelligence; I’m not a critic, but I suspect his stories have a sly, almost cunning hysteria (ie.e., intelligence) that is probably much more finely crafted than the reader suspects.

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One thing I don’t like about Trump is the xenophobia. I agree that the estimated 13,500 illegal immigrants who are or have records of being rapist or murderers should be expelled. There’s also the danger of foreign agents with malicious intent, Chinese nationals who might be spies or influencers or soldiers, terrorist “sleeper cells” from Iran.

But as for the rest, the huge majority of immigrants provide several benefits to a nation such as the US: 1) they increase the population and stanch the birthright decline; 2) they are almost always productive, and become good taxpayers, thus increasing the nations, wealth; 3) those who have undertaken such a horrendous track to get to the US southern border have to be seen as heroic in a sense: having the courage and determination and physical stamina, and simply the desire to undertake that trek, face that danger and cross that border – these are extraordinary human beings, who will contribute to the national fabric in a multiplicity of ways. They will add culture, they will invigorate the population because they come in with strong, fresh desires. They will add complexity and health to the gene pool. They will bring new ideas and a new perceptions and intelligences, which will contribute to a nation’s output in science and art. The major downside of immigration is the temporary strain it puts on resources, often leading to the deprivation of the poverty classes in America..

Plus, sheer humanity says, Let them share with us. Let all people be free to live where they want.

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There is nothing but downside for judge Juan Merchan, who was supposed to decide last week whether to sentence Trump on November 26, or not. Well, he muffed: he put off his “decision before the decision” to Nov. 19 — so we still don’t know if he’s going to sentence Trump. He’s probably using this extra week to canvass his hidden overlords and ask them whether he should sentence or not. He’s had months to make up his mind, yet puts it off one more week — a sign of indecision and very un-judge-like behaviour.

If he decides to keep the option of the November 26 sentencing open, he merely prolongs his own dilemma: if he sentences Trump, two things are sure to happen: one, he will hit the Goodfellas Ceiling and his career will screech to a halt, and two, the sentence will be fruitless — immediately repealed and overturned — and his reputation will suffer. If he just lets Trump go, there will be a consistent black mark on his Democrat credentials. Such is the fate of the corrupt: a dilemma of choices, each one bad.

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Amidst all the fear and anger and finger pointing in the Democrat legions after Kamala’s defeat, no one seems to be pointing any fingers at Harris herself. I wonder what that means?

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It’s just a suspicion, but Harris‘s camp took in over $1 billion during those few months of campaigning. (I believe Trump‘s campaign spent only a quarter of that?) Yet the ads I saw on New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles TV stations didn’t seem to significantly outnumber the Trump ads. Where did all that money go? I wonder if somebody has heavier pockets now.

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Democrats leaned so far left they fell down. You gotta keep your balance in this life, you gotta stay roughly vertical.

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If you think about it, Shakespeare was a rap artist. He wrote entire plays in a beat — iambic pentameter — that was more complicated, less strong, but able to support larger  structures than rap. I’ll bet the poets through history who paid a lot of attention to rhythm and beat, would understand the rappers of today.

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Trump did not want to intervene in the choice of Senate majority leader, although it was obvious he favoured Florida senator Rick Scott. He should have intervened. John Thune became senate leader. Remember the letter J? It indicates both conscious and unconscious enemies of Trump. Thune will/might slow Trump’s agenda. But Trump was cooked as soon as Rick Scott was eliminated by the other senators. The only two choices left were both Johns.

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Evidently leftist women outraged by Trump’s win have joined a “B4” movement, in which women won’t have sex with men — it was unclear whether they will refuse intimacy only to men who voted for Trump, or to all men. If only to Trump voting men, then these women are simply saying to men: lie to us. Nine out of ten men will lie about their not being something, to get laid. And if they really like the girl, they’ll keep it a secret until and if, they wed. After that, as the years fray, they might admit, or even assert, that they voted for Trump.

In the following, I’m assuming these disappointed women plan to refuse all men their sexual favours (for how can they tell friend from foe?).

There are two problems here for the B4 group: 1) if these refuseniks intention is to punish Trump-leaning men in order to change their political stripes, it will only drive most men deeper into their convictions (or into their lies, charitably called “lines”). You don’t change men’s minds or beliefs by withholding sex. It’s like saying to men: here’s the vinegar; the honey’s somewhere else. (Which will turn the slow massive tidal edge of men toward, I suppose, republican women, the “honey” that welcomes male testosterone, and male protection and security — and, sometimes, money.) By some point in their 4-year quest, these women might find no men are interested.

But 2) worse for the B4’ers: if the idea is to deny all men for four years (their intent, to coincide with Trump’s term) the result will be less children born to leftists moms than to republican moms, ensuring (as if anything is ensured) more republican voters 20 years from now than democrats. Talk about putting your foot in your vagina. (I wish I didn’t say this, but I couldn’t resist.)

One more potential problem: some of the ladies who join the B4 group (it’s international) will drop out. Of those who remain, some will seek the intimate solace of other women; some will, with prolonged chastity grow contented with their solitary life and not really want a partner; some, embittered by the experience, might resent men for the rest of their lives. Some might simply age beyond an optimal pregnancy age; some beyond fertility completely. So only a certain portion of the B4’ers will be able to provide leftist children even after Trump’s term.

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I just watched James Carville, a legendary democrat strategist, say that the dems lost this presidential election because they won’t lie — whereas republicans lie consistently. Wow. What a blind man. Kamala lied every day of her campaign. The J6 committee lied for years, boldly and criminally. Joe Biden lied about diddling little girls. Carville is the ultimate democrat, projecting his/their sins onto the opposition. He should have said, dems lost because they lived in a fantasy castle constructed of their own falsehoods.

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Okay, here’s my smile of the week: a woman broke up with a man. He hit his head, suffered a concussion, and forgot she had given him the toss. So he kept wooing her, and now they’re married. Gee, I wonder if they broke up because he kept forgetting to pay her attention…. Maybe the concussion “reset” him.

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I’m sorry! I forgot. I’m — we’re — getting old. I can’t stop time. I can slow its effects or speed up certain processes, but I can’t, finally, stop time. Do you see how helpless we are? Death comes soon, and you can’t stop it. You might as well yield to God, Man.

(I capitalize both words because I feel we are — Man is — a spark in the universe different from, and more potent than, whole galaxies. There might be other sparks in any galaxy, even many per, but, even more than the names of its own nations, more than any part of its expressions, the word Man deserves capitalization.

You see the subtle dichotomy here: we are looking from a human, earthly perspective. But seen from a light year away, all Man’s capitalizations are simply a feature of humanity, it’s culture. So humans are saying Man should be capitalized. (I’m using capitalization as a metaphor for respect, because respect is difficulty to picture in one word.) But what does the universe say? I think the universe is what it is, and these sparks are a part of it. I think at least a portion of these sparks will develop to become close to “gods.” Certainly these spark pods (e.g., humanity) have some purpose, and will take part in events beyond our imagining, maybe universe-altering events; although the reverse is also true: in some ways, Man was put on the earth, or brought into existence, to be Man itself, Man and all its unfolding. Someday, these two concepts might merge.

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I will judge Trump’s presidency by one metric: if and when he pardons/frees all those incarcerated for J6, both those sentenced, and those awaiting trial. He should order their criminal records relating to J6 be expunged.

I think he should look at the fifty or so people jailed for many years for white supremist or whatever actions/affiliations, and those proven to have acted violently, and judge whether to reduce or end their sentences. I suspect many of these will be freed also.

Trump should go one step further: he should give all those jailed for J6 permission and encouragement to sue Nancy Pelosi, Liz Cheney, and that Thompson fellow, and all the J6 committee members: they have committed at least 4 or 5 crimes: unlawful imprisonment, fraud on the American public, lying under oath, slander and libel, to name a few. Perhaps a class action suit (except that some were wronged more than others): it would total billions.

Trump should also order an investigation of the events and people involved, climaxing in public indictments. He should make all the information his administration has on J6 available to all those suing the members of that committee.

Trump is not a vengeful man. But this would be vengeance in a small portion. Much more strongly, it is compassion for the wronged, freeing of the oppressed, and punishment of the wrong-doers. That last contains the vengeance portion; but not entirely, for half is meant to reduce corruption generally, and to “warn off” potential future Cheneys and Pelosis and perjurer Hutchinson.

Pelosi, also, should be investigated, then grand-juried over her (husband’s) miraculous sale of Visa stock one day before it was announced that Visa was being investigated. She and Paul saved millions.

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Did you know George Washington was actually a red head? (He dyed/powdered his hair white because it was fashionable.) Like many Pisceans he was born with weak teeth, and wore ivory (not wooden) dentures. He actually lost more battles with the British redcoats than he won — 6 won, 7 lost and 4 ties. He was a big dude, almost a giant for his time, over 6’1”.

His Sun was in Pisces, with a Capricorn Moon in the 9th house of law and profound thought, and of international import. (The 9th is also one of the houses — with the 7th — that indicates fame.) The moon made him ambitious, eager to lead, and assertive. His Pisces Sun — isn’t it a bit odd that the person most responsible for creating the most elevated and warlike and clever and rich and powerful and humanity-transforming nation on earth was not a warlike Aries or a big tough Leo, but a sign usually known for its passivity, dreaminess, psychic ability and talents with management and succour — Pisces! Albert Einstein is a more typical Pisces — a brilliant dreamer, viewer of existence. But I’ve known some pretty tough Pisces, too. They’re great drinkers, brawlers, and fishermen/women. My nephew was a Pisces/Aries — he started fishing at twelve, and by his early twenties he was making over $ 100,000 a year (in the 1970’s — equivalent to  $ 300,000 – $ 400,000 today).

Pisces can drink most people under the table, but is very sensitive to drugs, and often can achieve the same “cure” with half the medicine others ingest.

Often film stars have a strong Pisces accent — it is perhaps the most photogenic sign.

If you have Neptune rising (I.e., the planet is in the same place as your ascendant) you will share many of the above characteristics, even if you’re, say, a Gemini, Virgo or Sage — the 3 signs most “opposite” or “unlike” Pisces. But these 3 signs share one unmistakable trait: they are, all 4 of them, indecisive. (Called “double-bodied” in astrology.)

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