Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Are We Living a Lie?

It seems that there has be very little evolution in the human being to date. War continues to sweep across country after country and no one seems to think that it should be stopped. There should be some elaborate grand plan for stopping it. No refereeing. Certainly there must be some hidden agenda that belies this resisitance to end human suffering.

I am no chess player, but truth should be an objective. That truth being that no one stands to gain anything by the demise of others. Perhaps this is naive but I believe that it is impossible to harm others without also harming yourself.

I don't think history holds any solutions or insights into the cause and continuation of bloodshed, but I think that there must be some wise people who could help mitigate this involution of mankind. Finding people with the right thinking is difficult and communicating these ideas is even more daunting.

Unfortunately, the people in charge of our country don't have the greater good in mind. They live a lie and perpetrate a kind of hopelessness that results in pessimism and wrong thinking.

Today's values are no values, which may have a value. After we emerge from our delusions we can begin to face each other openly and without derision. But how much suffering does the human race have to undergo before real life begins?

No one has the right to take the life of another under any circumstances and participating does not avenge the loss of life of another. Belief that divine justice exists is a way of coping but isn't swift enough. So we imprison the guilty in a world where no one wants to live. That world is here.

We are all responsible for the greed and lack of joy that exists today, but we could try to live our own truth...this is also a suffering.

Barney - March 19, 1989 - February 24, 2006 -A Wonderful Pet

Barney was a Pisces with Capricorn rising...a poet. We will all miss you. I learned volumes of astrology from you...every moment was enlightening.

144 Houses of the Zodiac: The Art of Horoscope Derivation

Actually, believe it or not there are 144 houses in the zodiac. That is, there are 12 houses of 12 houses. For example, if you take the 2nd house to be the 1st house of the following 12 houses, we can find out everything you want to know about the 2nd house and everything that it represents. Take the 1st house for example. This is now the 12th house of the 2nd house, so with regard to your income you might interpret this to mean that you personality is the spiritual awakening of your house of income. Now let's take the 2nd house of the 2nd house and we will come to the 3rd house. This indicates that intelligence and clear thinking become an asset to your earning an income. These are the dividends of the 2nd house or rather income generated through income. Now look closely at the 8th house which now becomes the 7th house of the 2nd house. This shows that partners of our income are other people's money. So in a way, when you increase your own wealth, you increase the wealth of others.

All of these interpretations are based on the archetype but you can individualize them for your own personal chart.

Move on to the 3rd house, which represents our thinking. Now imagine the 3rd house as the 1st house. So, in this case, the 2nd house is the 12th house of the 3rd house. Therefore, this indicates that the 2nd house which is now the 12th house and represents secret enemies, is the secret enemy of your thinking. In other words, your house of income can act as a secret enemy to your thinking. Therefore, the right thinking is an aid to your income earning ability.

The 4th house becomes the 2nd house of the 3rd house. Therefore a home adds to your peace of mind and it is an asset for your thinking. Now look at the 11th house which is the 9th house of your 3rd house. So it would seem that the philosophy behind your thinking would be reflected in the 11th house. Your thinking and philosophical beliefs behind your thinking determine the kinds of friends that you have.

Keep in mind that there are many meanings for each of the houses. Therefore, let your own imagination run freely along with your astrological understanding of the nature of the planets and signs and you'll see how much you can learn about yourself and other people just from one horoscope.

JUPITER

Jupiter is represented by the equation of the unconscious above the practical application of knowledge. It's influences are many but must always be considered in the light of the receiver, the receiver being the rising sign.

This influence shows the ethical tendencies of those who are represented by the planet Jupiter and in a general way the ethics of the native. The status of Jupiter in the natal chart must be considered in total. That is to consider the zodiacal state as well as the aspects to other planets. Further, to consider carefully the the nature of Juptier itself, it's actions and reactions as it realizes itself through the zodiacal sign in which it is posited.

The nature of Jupiter is one of expansion. The need to be always pushing the outer perimeters of situations. The need to define and also to see the whole picture. The predispostion to ordering so as to gain understanding of nature and it's processes. It possesses the enthusiasm of fire and the will to ignite and embark upon new horizons while never falling back on pedantic philosophies. Jupiter has always been connectied with wisdom and philosophy. Philosophy coming from the Latin roots philos and sophia, meaning friend of wisdom. Jupiter is connected with higher knowledge. It is the combination of love which comes from the unconscious and the integration of this love into our daily existence.

Jupiter is the planet of brotherly love. The caretaker who oversees the welfare of humanity and the masses. It is the manifestation of love combined with the integration of time. It is symbolically represented by the moon above the cross meaning love above all things practical. Then love is not practical but belongs to the soul of mankind. The instincts working in harmony with necessity. Jupiter is about harmony and the equalization of the forces of nature, the balancing of the human soul with worldly needs. Jupiter by it's wisdom uses the axis of time and space to solve all human problems and therby releases us from earthly suffering. Jupiter, however, has it's own brand of suffering and that is the suffering of time and space.

Jupiter represents the totality of justice. A justice too wide and vast for mankind to embrace. The soul is the forerunner of justice. We have our debts and obligations and those things which are destined to us but also those things which we are expected to contribute to our worldly existence. It is the balancing of these things that Jupiter does best. Jupiter takes into account the whole picture, those things that we as humans are not able to see.

Jupiter rules the 9th and 12th houses of the archetype and these houses are connected with higher knowledge and things hidden. So Jupiter represents the gavel of justice which hammers out the fairness of life. It starts with the broad perspective of justice and narrows to focus on the necessities of life. It is our concept of God and higher nature that dictates who our God is. If we are kind and compassionate, so it is that our God is kind and compassionate. If we are narrow and ruthless, so it is that our God is ruthless with us. Higher influences are above the horoscope and those things which lie beyond the horoscope are what give life freshness and surprise. These events that are not predictable.

To believe in the unpredictable is to to believe that there are influences greater than our own. It is the ability to escape ourselves and believe in the unexpected and the unpredictable. It is the ability to see that there is a great picture in which we are a part. It is divine strength to pursue that niche for which we can make a difference.