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YOUR KARMIC FORECAST
MARCH 3, 2011 TO AUGUST 30, 2012
(For a general discussion of how your karmic forecast is drawn, go to the bottom
of this article, after “Pisces.”)
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Aries
- (March 21-April 19)
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ARIES, now to August 30, 2012,
your karmic axis lies in the area of understanding,
knowledge and ideas, travel and culture. You’ll gain if you
lean toward profound ideas and relationships, higher
learning, law, far travel, international affairs, religion
and/or philosophy, love, cultural rituals (e.g., weddings,
confirmations, mitzvahs) publishing, advertising – and
generally, if you try to see the sense in life and society,
if you seek wisdom, intellectual growth, and love.
But you might find yourself on a road of delays or obstacles
(though they won’t seem daunting or large at first) if you
accent the short and casual side of these same sectors –
choosing, instead of profundity, to stick with a “just
friends” stance with everyone, to waste time in a plethora
of details, short trips, errands and emails, conversations
and gab-fests.
Until mid-2012, your decisions in communications and travel,
knowledge and ideas, will determine your success. Through
June 2011, you get a lucky boost in the right direction – if
you jump on it (e.g. take a voyage) you entire life could
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Taurus
- (April 20-May 20) |
TAURUS, your karmic
axis, from March 4, 2011 to August 30, 2012, lies in
sexual, financial, and “revelation” zones. For success
during these 18 months, reject surface appearances.
Delve deep to discover hidden meanings deep –
research, investigate, deal with your deepest urges
and needs, plumb your subconscious, seek agents,
advisors, therapists. This is a time of commitment and
consequence, of deep changes, health issues and
lifestyle choices. As you choose, so you will reap.
Don’t be afraid, Taurus. Be brave enough to alter a
relationship, to invest in your future, to commit to
an intimate relationship. A deep, committed
relationship is better than casual or “no strings”
sensual interludes. Ultimately, an honest, loving
choice is best.
Financially, you’ll fare better if you choose the
“long road” – invest, accept equity in lieu of a pay
raise, etc. You might create problems for yourself if
you opt for simple earnings, or try to keep your money
“separate.” Good results come from sharing. You’re in
the steering room of your life these 18 months: steer! |
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Gemini
- (May 21-June 20) |
GEMINI, March 2011 TO
August 30, 2012 urges you to seek out others, mingle
and commit, marry, form partnerships, pursue the
public (and/or fame) negotiate, contract and agree,
relocate, and chase every opportunity you spy. Other
people will be your path to success, love, profit,
etc., whereas relying only on yourself, being
ultra-independent, overbearing or withdrawn, will lead
to stagnation, lack of results, and anger. Realize
independence might be alienation in disguise. You’ll
tend to meet honourable, gentle, morally sincere
people during these 18 months, and they will offer
good advice. Take it! This is both a good time to seek
counsellors or advisors (including lawyers) and to
accept unsolicited advice.
Even if you chase love and fail, or ask someone to
marry and get a No, or seek a business partnership and
receive a polite brush-off, you will 1) not mind (even
be cheered!) and 2) gain anyway. By approaching
another you set in motion unseen forces and reactions
which will rebound in your favour later, in seemingly
unrelated ways. For example, Mary Lou might say no,
but a few months later Mary Jane says, “Wanna go?” |
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Cancer
- (June 21-July 22) |
CANCER, now through
August 30, 2012, the Moon’s north and south nodes
indicate that you’ll find a smooth, productive path if
you tackle the task at hand, rather than delegating it
to someone else. During this time, the universe will
gently assist you in hands-on work, caring for
dependents, in dealing with (or buying) machinery,
tools, cars/trucks and computers. Turning an attentive
eye to nutrition, diet, exercise, sanitation and
preventive health – for yourself and/or your
dependents – will bring benefits.
During this period, bureaucracies and government
agencies, civil servants, institutions (hospitals,
charities, universities, jails, etc.) and the people
who work in them can give you a headache, or simply
delay you until a project or goal has lost its
impetus, even its relevance. Avoid spending chunks of
time in policy meetings, committees, head office,
administration, and red-tape situations. Don’t try to
run the world through delegation and/or policy
pronouncements: use a hands-on approach. In your
personal life, avoid withdrawal. A “hiding place” that
promises privacy and security might be a subtle trap.
Instead, engage others by serving them. |
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Leo -
(July 23-Aug. 22) |
LEO, until August 30,
2012, the Moon’s north lunar node will travel through
your romantic sign, bringing ease of accomplishment, a
subtle continuous boost, and a sense of serenity or
gratification in romance, creative endeavours,
speculation, teaching/raising children (K-12) and all
pleasures that you dive impetuously into. This is one
of those times when infatuation could lead to real
love and happiness! (At the very least, pursuing any
of these karmic areas will tend to make the rest of
your life march along in a smooth, fruitful way.)
Contrarily, being afraid to take a big chance, playing
the field in romance, being so social that you prevent
“mad love” from occurring, putting things off
optimistically, saying “there’ll be better chances
tomorrow,” going for entertainment rather than
creativity – these will garner flat results at best,
and, at worst, bring loss or disappointment. All these
can be interpreted as risk-aversion; e.g., socializing
= seeking safety in numbers. Putting things off
optimistically excuses you from immediate, risky
action – but in risk you will thrive! |
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Virgo
- (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) |
VIRGO, from March 2011
to late August 2012, good karma will give you a
smooth, protected path in home, property, security,
with children and pregnancy, and in retirement,
agriculture, gardening and nutrition. Developments
here are irreversible and will affect your whole life
– so be cautious, honest and moral. End stale or
unworkable relationships/situations, in order to make
room for new, fertile and productive circumstances.
This entire zone, real estate, farming, security,
etc., offers monetary progress.
The same period, March 2011 to August 2012, presents
you with temptations to chase ambitions, career and
status relations, to seek community prestige,
political office, situations of power or renown. These
temptations can lead you into misguided actions, as
small and innocent (but unwise) as vying for attention
from the boss or VIPs within range, pushing to have
your proposals enacted, demanding a pay raise or
promotion, all the way to not-so-innocent collusion,
power struggles, backstabbing, lying to authorities,
and general Macbeth type sins. Your efforts in career
zones (innocent or not) will tend to meet delays and
difficulties. If you push, you’ll get pushed back
–perhaps right out the door! Staying safe during this
period is relatively easy: 1) accept any changes
occurring in this area; 2) maintain the status quo,
and keep your head down. Avoid changing jobs or
careers during these 18 months. It is better to quit
your job (and simply rest, or indulge in the good
karmic areas listed above) than to seek a new job.
Retreat is better than ambition, security better than
risk. Be honest, good-hearted, and you’ll be fine! |
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Libra
- (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) |
LIBRA, from March 2011
to late August 2012, your karmic axis lies across your
sectors of information and ideas. Under “information”
are included details, facts, anecdotes, reports,
paperwork, news, emails, telephone calls and daily
communications, newspapers, etc., as well as short
trips, casual friendships, gab fests, siblings, cars
and buses, internet (in most cases) errands and
related activities. In these, all things being equal,
you should find your interests proceed easily and
smoothly – and that you enjoy some amount of
protection. (E.g., paying attention to detail helps
you keep your job.)
DON’T chase the lure of foreign travel, profound
ideas, cultural involvements and rituals (e.g.,
weddings, film fests, etc.) religion, philosophy, big
ideas, law and scholarship. In these, you might chase
an alluring, promising, but constantly elusive reward.
If you’re a lawyer, focus on details for these 18
months. If a writer, write articles or short stories
rather than novels. Socially, don’t try to elevate a
relationship to profound levels; accept light, happy
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Scorpio
- (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) |
SCORPIO, March 2011 to
August 30, 2012, offer you a smooth, productive path
in surface, temporary and useful things. In money, for
protection and ease, buy items which will depreciate
or which you can utilize (such as a car, or food).
Concentrate on earning money and boosting your
personal bank account – chat up new clients, ask for a
pay raise, etc. You might find inexplicable
frustrations if/when you focus on or engage in
investments (i.e., buying appreciating items – which
will, these 18 months, tend to depreciate) and on
shared resources in general. This is not a good time
to open a joint account, start a financial
partnership, or combine your assets with your
lover/spouse.
Relying on your memory, accepting surface appearances,
even living life on the surface to some degree, are
favoured now. Sensual, casual sex, yes; deep,
life-altering intimacy, no. This is not a good time to
bury yourself in research, detective work, occultism,
secrecy or life’s dark depths. It’s not the best time
to pursue a new lifestyle or make great changes, or to
seek diagnosis of a mysterious health condition.
Life’s complex, so these two large zones – the surface
and the hidden – will inevitably mix. When that
happens (e.g., you earn income as an investment
broker) don’t worry nor grow indecisive: just act
honestly and gently, and all will be well. Sell a
former investment. From June 2011 to June 2012, your
acceptance of someone’s “surface appearance” could
lead to riches – or a happy marriage or prosperous
business partnership! |
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Sagittarius
- (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) |
SAGITTARIUS, between
March 2011 and August 30, 2012, the lunar north node
(good karma) lies directly within your sign, while the
south node (difficult karma) transits your sign of
relationships and opportunities. During these 18
months, be independent and project your personality.
You, your mood and thoughts, will receive a certain
amount of “cosmic gentleness.” Your ideas, morals and
ethical outlook will be trustworthy (so do trust
them!). Your intuition will operate reliably.
During the same 18 months, you’ll be tempted to join
forces with another, to marry or co-habituate, to form
a business partnership, to contract or negotiate
agreements, to litigate, relocate, or to leap on a
variety of opportunities that all, in one way or
another, involve a mutual effort or a commitment to
another person. Be wary of these. Binding yourself to
another during this time (and others will want you
to!) can lead to frustratingly irresolute conditions
or loss in future. For example, marrying could bring a
velvet trap; a business partnership or contract could
tie you to an unprofitable circumstance. Even
litigation is a form of binding. If anyone attacks
you, you’ll succeed if you walk away, fail if you stay
to fight. Be happy, productive, ambitious, loving,
gentle, romantic, flirtatious, sexually involved – but
remain independent! |
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Capricorn
- (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) |
CAPRICORN, March 2011 to
late August 2012 nudges you beneficially to retreat
into yourself, to seek spiritual and contemplative
pleasures, to join charitable endeavours or
organizations. Head office, government agencies and
institutions will welcome and aid you. This might seem
counter-intuitive at times, for June 2011 to June 2012
brings a lucky stream of romantic, creative and
pleasure opportunities, and personal luck. But romance
and creativity thrive in intimate, quiet surroundings
now, not in brash or loud environments. Romance might
spring up in a government agency, charitable or head
office situation, or while you attend a management
meeting.
Until late August 2012, avoid wasteful work. Don’t
bury yourself in work simply because it’s easier than
making hard decisions. Don’t use chores to avoid a
commitment in love; don’t lose yourself in routine,
nor let your kids turn you into their slave. During
this period, avoid preventive health or “get fit”
schemes, exercise regimens or machines, overdosing on
vitamins, etc. Relaxation and sweet solitude – and
medicine if necessary – will aid your health far more.
This is NOT a good period to buy machinery, cars,
tools, etc., nor to hire employees. You’ll succeed,
quietly and smoothly, in administrative and policy
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Aquarius-(Jan.
20-Feb. 18) |
AQUARIUS, from March
2011 through August 2012, your karmic axis splits
between “private passion” and “social joy” zones. This
will bring you a few crucial decisions (or dilemmas)
in choosing between these two options. On the personal
side are deep romance, pleasure, risk, creativity,
gambling, sports, teaching and raising children, and
acting on impulse. On the social side are
entertainment, parties, seeking to be popular, making
new friends, planning your future (rather than acting
on impulse) flirtations, playing the field (light
romance) acting within or for a group, union,
political and legislative involvements, conventions,
bright new horizons, and “fun.”
All else being equal, you’ll find a smooth, happy,
easy path in the social sector. But the passionate
zone will tend to offer deep, subtle temptations that
keep not quite paying off. Unfulfilled promises. So
this is a time to play the field rather than fall into
a dramatic infatuation. (If you madly chase someone,
you could chase them away.) That doesn’t mean no
romance; it means light, happy, friendly romance will
succeed (though, frankly, more after June 2012 than
before). Above all, follow your gentle, wise side: it
knows best in love areas. It’s much better to stick
with someone cozy and familiar than to chase a
dramatic new entry. |
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Pisces
- (Feb. 19-March 20) |
PISCES, from early March
2011 to late August, 2012, you will find that
domestic, property, nurturing, gardening, agriculture,
security, retirement and foundational matters do not
particularly go well. This would be a good sector to
avoid – EXCEPT where alterations, adjustments, duties
or repairs are called for. In other words, be summoned
to this area and solve what you must (no neglect
allowed!) but DON’T promote nor enter these zones of
your own accord, especially not on a whim, a
temptation, or a too-good-to-be-true “promise.” This
is not a good time to buy real estate, start major
family projects or therapies, lay a new garden, nor
institute new agricultural or watering systems. Beware
thieves who promise a grand retirement nest egg. Don’t
arbitrarily end old projects or relationships. All
these, real estate, retirement, gardening, etc. will
be super lucky September 2012 to July 2013: wait ‘til
then.
You’ll be wise and blessed in your career and dealings
with higher-ups. Seek employment rather than
vegetating at home. You’ll find a smooth, gratifying
and often mildly lucky path when you’re ambitious, or
deal with prestige, VIPs, fathers (including your
own). This is a good time to “marry up.” All areas of
your life will tend to run smoothly (to August 2012)
if you choose career over home, ambition over
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HOW
YOUR KARMIC FORECAST IS REACHED:
THE KARMIC INDICATORS ARE THE MOON’S NODES – WHAT THE
MOON'S NORTH AND SOUTH NODES MEAN: |
South Node:
Western astrologers associate the lunar south node
with a descent into darkness, with temptations, siren
songs, the hidden, the subconscious, death, dreams and
illusion - and bad karma. (Hindu astrologers tend to
attribute these to both the north and south nodes.) I
think the south node denotes old karma, which can be
good or bad, depending on our past behaviour. So your
south node can bring belated rewards. But because the
cosmos wants us to progress, it discourages any
attempt to pursue old karma. So chasing after south
node goals often leads to projects or pursuits that
dead-end, suffer constant delay, or end in financial,
emotional or spiritual disappointment. The south node
has a canny ability to tempt, to attract and draw us.
Once we're "hooked" on this lure, we'll argue
ourselves blue in the face to justify what we want. It
seems so reasonable, so logical, so just - yet it's
all fool's gold and self-rationalizing. As Shakespeare
wrote: "When the Gods wish to destroy a man, first
they make him mad." Unfortunately, this ability of the
south node to lure us and create traps might be
intensified during the present cycle (Dec./07 through
Aug./09) if we depend on a lucky throw of the dice to
“save us” – whether that throw is at the casino, in
the stock market, or simply in life. This time around,
romance not only won’t “save” us, it could prove to be
our undoing.
North Node:
The lunar north node is associated with good or (more
correctly) new karma. The north node brings peace and
serenity, unhurried thought - and it usually keeps a
person safe in whatever sector of life it lays. During
this karmic cycle (December/07 to August/09) many
AQUARIANS might find that others "attack" them in
word, law or deed. If Aquarius refuses to rise to the
bait, no harm comes to him or her, and the "attacker"
tends to fade away in a self-consuming cloud of
muffled frustration. (If you Aquarians attack back,
though, you'll regret it, because then you're
chasing/engaging the south node.)
The north node is not as obvious as the south, it
whispers rather than shouts - but when we follow it,
our way unfolds smoothly and serenely, and we end with
a deep, almost spiritual satisfaction, a feeling that
we've fulfilled our task or destiny. |
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