Barack Obama

August 4, 1961

7:24 PM

Honolulu, Hawaii

        Amy J Volkers
     Astrological Insights
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For the benefit of students of astrology, the positions of the planets at the time of birth and other technical information is given below:

Sun 12 Leo 33 Neptune 8 Sco 36
Moon 3 Gem 21 Pluto 6 Vir 59
Mercury 2 Leo 20 Asc. 18 Aqu 03
Venus 1 Can 47 MC 28 Sco 54
Mars 22Vir 35 2nd hs 25 Pis 54
Jupiter 0Aqu52 3rd hs 0 Tau 18
Saturn25Cap20 5th hs 23 Gem 59
Uranus25Leo16 6th hs 19 Can 01

Tropical Placidus Standard Time observed

GMT: 05:24:00 Time Zone: 10 hours West
Lat. and Long. of birth place: 21 N 18 25, 157 W 51 30

Aspects and orbs:
Conjunction: 7 Deg 00 Min
Opposition : 5 Deg 00 Min
Square : 5 Deg 00 Min
Trine : 5 Deg 00 Min
Sextile : 4 Deg 00 Min
Quincunx : 3 Deg 00 Min

Your sign bears the newest energies and vibrations to uplift and evolve planet earth to its next level of growth and development. You are ruled by the planet Uranus, and in many astrology circles, it is also believed you are co-ruled by Saturn. As a child, you were probably considered special in some way because you had your own way of doing things and developed your own unique philosophy of life. If the norm is to approach a particular challenge in one way, you will find another way, or perhaps several other ways to arrive at the same solution. Your mind is quick, open and finely attuned to the higher levels of consciousness and perception. You are truly a unique individual and proud to admit to this. Others may see you as having genius potential, during your young adult years. In fact, many Aquarians are known for their genius and/or high IQ. Old time astrology used to teach, in essence, that Aquarians dislike individuals but love humanity. What they usually meant was that Aquarius views life in the broadest sense... they look at humanity as a whole and see the needs of the whole and the general progression and direction of the whole. In terms of the individual, Aquarians have more difficulty relating to the fact that change comes, one person at a time. Aquarians, on the other hand, at least those who are enlightened, rather believe that in uplifting the planetary consciousness, humanity will follow, thus the individual will follow.

Aquarians tend to fall in love with partners who are independent and who think for themselves. They can marry at any age in life, but are probably more comfortable marrying a little older than does the norm. Your sign looks forward to retirement and the personal freedom it will bring. You are nearly always thought to have a personal agenda, but in the most positive sense. You anticipate with great joy, your leisure years so that you can take on some of the projects that your working years did not allow time for.

You may write, lecture, organize, volunteer or go back to school. You have endless talents and could develop an entrepreneurial project for yourself and your life partner. You work well in a partnership as long as you are head of the creative side. You need plenty of room to grow and to expand and you need an understanding and patient partner who understands this. In life, you learn by middle age to give and take and to be flexible with your expectations. You learn the value to giving others as much freedom and license as you expect for yourself.

This sign offers you the potential for leadership opportunities and gives you skills in dealing with people of all different backgrounds, beliefs and races. You are like a Pied Piper, of sorts, and will learn to develop skills in the wise use of power and control. While Leo's make excellent workers, they often make even better supervisors. You have an innate gift for the art of delegation. You want a job to be well done and take great pride in it afterwards. While not always on top of your health and health care needs in younger years, you soon learn you are not made of steel. In middle to later years, you are most likely to develop a disciplined interest in exercise, proper diet and other health care regimens. You have a wonderful way of turning around and teaching what you have just learned yourself, also taking pride in helping others to take the next step up. You enjoy small pets, but most Leo's lean toward the feline set. You would probably enjoy showing your pet in later years, or may even become a breeder of a specialty group of animals. Your Sun sign lesson is one of discipline and productivity. Your message is to do the best job possible.

You will probably want to steer clear of dogmatic attitudes. Otherwise, you are likely to fail before you even begin a project. Give yourself the best possible circumstances for success in all you desire to accomplish.

The Moon is the reflection of the soul, in a manner of speaking. The Moon is the seat of the emotions and is one of the main reasons the earth school was created...so that humankind could learn all of the lessons the emotions have to teach. The Moon is a barometer, of sorts, and measures what we have assimilated in spiritualized lunar energies. It also measures what our "target" areas are...that is, what areas in life we need to process through via our feelings and emotional expression. Any negative behaviors that are based in the emotions, that we brought with us into this lifetime will be given ample time and due course, to be processed and elevated into a higher expression.

Your home is likely to be the center of much family activity and the hub of your personal universe. The Gemini Moon is one that gets involved, whether out there in the world plugging away, or sitting at home, at the helm of the computer, telephone or word processor, you are likely to be busy, active and involved with life. Not only is one likely to find a computer in your home, but probably too, an entire library of references, books, resources, research and computer software. You may also collect family photographs and display them on a special wall or set of shelves in your home. Mementos from travel and other life experiences will also be found in treasured places. No matter what your age, you will always find quiet time to spend alone, with your memories and favorite things to read.

Your nurturing instincts are strong and you will enjoy the process of turning your home into a sanctuary from the outer world. While you may have experiences with many different types of jobs in your youth, maturity could find you self-employed or working at home. It is not hard for you to let home matters interfere with your career or job duties interfere with the tranquility of your home life - should you succumb to traditional types of employment, that is. You are one who needs to practice stress reduction techniques. You will benefit, with age, by working to balance your private and public lives. Women are often not as helpful as men, around the work place.

You will constantly be questioning your own motivations, emotional responses and psychological make-up throughout life. You don't back down from confrontations and later in life, you would do well to learn how to pick your battles.

You are a highly talented, highly creative individual. Your ideas are often inspired and you will find, with the coming of age, that others look to you as a teacher or counselor. You easily translate your life experiences into valuable lessons. Publishing, writing, advertising and communications bring you luck.

You enjoy a lot of mental activity and intellectual stimulus in your home. As you mature, there is a strong possibility that you will work a business from your home. You easily form lasting relationships.

From Mercury, you learn how to communicate with the world around you. You discover your mental aptitude and find ways to utilize your abilities in logic and reasoning. Mercury teaches you about life through some travel, personal studies and the use of perception. With Mercury in the sixth house, you are definitely one who would benefit greatly by joining a health club or fitness group. If these clubs are family-related, then even better.

Your leadership skills will be recognized early in life and will take you far, as you progress in age and experience. You may enjoy small house pets, but are likely not to have time for one until your middle to later years.

You will need to keep a reality check on your daily outlook as you tend to be overly optimistic at times. This in no way, deters you from having a positive or joyful approach to daily living. It does, however, in your early life, encourage you to be realistic about your habits, diet, goals and assumptions. Don't make idle promises that you know you can't keep. Sometimes it is not necessary to fill the silence with chatter or noise. Become at peace with your inner nature and listen to that subtle voice within, which is, after all, your umbilical cord to the Universe.

Your organizational skills and bright mind give you the ability to accomplish anything you desire. You will require an active career, and one that brings constant changes and stimulation. Otherwise, you would bore too easily. With maturity, you will spark new interest in family elders and may decide to write down some of their stories and anecdotes. Family security and camaraderie also take on importance.

The sign and placement of Venus will give you insight into your feelings and emotional leaning. Venus helps you to discover your attitudes about music, art, culture, theatre and all forms of creativity and beauty. Venus links you to love, romance and altruism. Venus in Cancer in the fifth house often enjoys hobbies and recreational activities. Music, art and the theatre must touch you in a personal way before you would really be interested. You like things that reflect positive family values and constructive thinking. Your early educational pursuits could lead to more, in your middle to later life.

In a past life, you were privy to many of life's little comforts and luxuries. You may not, however, have appreciated what you received. In this life, you will again be allowed these comforts, but on the condition that you learn values, gratitude and standards. Your adventure into maturity, will facilitate this growth process.

Sometimes your eyes want more than your stomach can handle. This doesn't just apply to food, but to nearly all areas of your life. Learn balance, moderation and appreciation. Relationships will provide you with many challenges until mid-life, when you learn to differentiate what is important and what is not.

Security issues are at the top of your list of life goals. Your career and professional goals, in your youth, will seem to be the most logical way to attain happiness and fulfillment. With age, however, you will begin to smell the roses. Your relationships, daily duties and career goals will begin to harmonize and balance each other out.

Sometimes it takes a while for Mars in Virgo to settle on a career and life direction. Once you have, however, you can take matters to the extreme by becoming the stereotypical workaholic. The desire is always for perfection.

By middle age, you will begin to value your important relationships more than you do business and moneymaking projects. Love and family will come first. You will include your special someone in your outside world, more.

If you will learn to schedule your time and activities, you will be able to conserve your energy and still have time for family, pleasure and recreation. In youth, you tend to be a workaholic. With age and maturity, however, you learn the value of picking and choosing your activities carefully. Rewards come when they are earned. You can't force anything to happen until the timing is right.

You need to seek a balance between your physical activities and your intellectual activities. Too much of a good thing could cause you some challenges with your general well being. Your career and professional goals are likely to take a 180 degree turn by mid-life. An adjustment to your perspective of self, could find you achieving goals beyond the expectations you had during your youth.

Jupiter's sign and house placements give you hope and optimism in life. Jupiter shows you the potential for your greatest rewards and benefits, and gives you a chance to speak your own truth to the world.

With Aquarius on the twelfth house of your horoscope wheel, you have probably completed the cycle of the most recent Astrological Age. In this life, you are here to share what you know about the Aquarian Age, as well as to become a student of the various subtle nuances of the Age of Aquarius. You will also have brought back many gifts, talents and Occult knowledge. You may even find you have some kind of healing ability, but may not find time to develop this until after middle age. Jupiter allows you to work with larger groups, corporations and institutions. Aquarius often encourages large movements, or joins humanitarian-based movements. You would also work well with service organizations, hospitals, nursing homes, institutions of confinements and social groups. Sociology, Psychology or some aspect of Law Enforcement or Corrections could be of interest to you. Jupiter in Aquarius promises to expand your knowledge of the Universe and it's affect on the human condition.

Your desire for growth, expansion and prosperity will be guided by common sense and fortitude. You have a unique ability to manifest what you desire and this talent will only increase with age and maturity.

Your career and profession are likely to gain through your natural aptitude for business and public relations. As life approaches it's midpoint, you will turn your attentions more to family and home.

Your greatest lessons in life will involve Saturn's sign and house placements. Saturn as teacher often finds the subconscious mind and working behind-the-scenes to be interesting and challenging. You would make a great hospital, nursing home or institutional administrator, for example. You feel strongly for those confined, handicapped or less fortunate. Some of your volunteer or charity work could be beneficial to these types. You are probably deeply religious or have a deep sense of spiritual purpose, but you do not easily share your feelings with others, choosing to keep these private.

Professional advancement, to the degree that you desire, is likely to be fulfilled by mid-life. In this way, you will be allowed more freedom of expression and freedom to enjoy life, in your later years.

This aspect often indicates that you are in dire need of some positive self-esteem and a good self-image boost. You may have been given mixed messages as a child or young adult. If you are prone to being easily intimidated, then you need to process through the emotions and feelings that are at the root. Use self-improvement and positive thinking reading material. Support yourself through self-nurturing.

It isn't that you are afraid to accept new things into your life, it's that you sometimes fear they will be fleeting or unsubstantial. Hence, it is hard for you to let go or to throw anything away. With age, you may come to the realization that nothing of this earth is permanent. Once in a while, it will be refreshing to clean out your closets, drawers and garage. Occasionally treat yourself to something new. Let go of guilt.

Uranus is the planet of the higher mind, the super consciousness, and represents the attunement we can make with the divinity that exists within us all. Uranus, it has been said, never takes anything away from us without giving back something far better. False beliefs fall. Truth replaces the falsehood.

You and your spouse are most likely to put a lot of effort and importance into your professional lives. You could own your own business or find yourselves in careers that involve the world of business and partnerships. You tend to be a romantic at heart and have a good memory for holidays and special occasions. Whether you have children or not, young people could play an important role in your life, especially as you reach middle age and later.

You are likely to be interested in the latest forms of technology, scientific discovery and what is unique or "different" in life. You have an excellent mind and can accomplish most anything you tackle.

While others may see you, especially in your early years, as being rebellious and misdirected, in actuality, you are a rebel in the purist sense of the word. You are a revolutionary in the sense of wanting to follow the path of truth and righteousness. It is not difficult for you to identify and break bad habits. Sometimes, however, you try to force your beliefs onto others before they are ready. Your enthusiasm can be overwhelming to those who are not ready for change. Many times, people with this aspect have purposely chosen their early and childhood circumstances in order to pull themselves out of an old situation and into a higher consciousness.

You are someone who, in early life, probably changed jobs lots and got easily bored with whatever you were doing at any given moment. You need lots of freedom to express yourself and would do best, in mid to later life, to become self-employed and your own boss. You often disdain superiors.

Neptune governs your basic beliefs on a spiritual level. Your inner world, subconscious expressions, psychic intuition and creative visualizations all come under rulership of Neptune. Your role in the upliftment of the planet is divulged in the lessons Neptune instills. Neptune keeps your secrets and reveals your fears. Neptune helps you uncover your hidden beliefs; especially those that hold you back spiritually, and keep you from living a fulfilling and joy-filled life. Sometimes, when Neptune is in Scorpio, it becomes comfortable with circumstances; beliefs and knowledge accrued in early life. Change is a little more difficult to accept. However, in the ninth house, Neptune in Scorpio will be lead down the path of truth and the journey will inevitably bring change, adaptation and assimilation. False beliefs about color, race, religion or creed, for example, will give you a more spiritualized viewpoint. You are likely to learn much about creation through travel and personal study. Community involvement will also become of interest, especially in your middle to later years.

Advancement will be forward moving, but slow, if you choose a materialistic approach to life and living. If you grasp, early in life, the spiritual significance of life, you will progress faster.

The sign in which Pluto is placed is a generational influence. The house placement tells how it will affect you. Pluto in Virgo brings attention and transformation to health issues, health care and employment. Your generation may not be as anxious to marry, choosing career first and marriage in middle age to later life. You are astute in corporate and personal business and especially in mid life, are adept in negotiation, cooperation and compromise.

Jupiter represents expansion, the true quality of expression, and authoritative judgment. Jupiter allows you to see beyond what is deemed "real" in our earthly existence. It is a visionary planet that let's the human soul branch out far beyond it's limited scope. This is a planet of hope, faith and inspiration. Jupiter envelopes cosmic law, universal principles and spiritual destiny. It gives flight to the soul and then reconnects it to the body, so that practical applications can be made in the present lifetime. The key to Jupiter's influence over your life as you begin to mature, is that you are better able to apply Jupiter's learned knowledge to your affairs in a way that sets you free and expands your awareness of what is possible for you to attain at any given moment. A retrograde Jupiter tells of a soul who was either held back and fairly limited in his past life, or who held others back, disallowing for their growth and evolvement. In this life, a retrograde Jupiter makes you work for what you want. You still have the qualities of belief, foresight and faith, but nothing will be handed to you on a silver platter. If you were born into riches and prosperity, you will be forced to learn the lessons of value and integrity. If you don't, you could lose everything and have to start over, perhaps more than once. Jupiter's influence is often attached to the word "Karma" and will show us what it is that we must grow beyond, where we must expand our consciousness. Jupiter retrograde teaches us the value of utilizing our talents and abilities to their fullest. We learn to survive, to overcome and to give unselfishly, when called upon to be of service to humanity. We learn to give to ourselves as well.

A retrograde Saturn represents things in your life that have been neglected, denied or postponed. Often, these latter point to past lives, but too, they can apply to your childhood and early adulthood. As you grow older and more mature, you begin to get a different perspective on your duties and responsibilities. Many with Saturn retrograde are the proverbial "workaholics" and will need to incorporate some quiet time and time for recreation and relaxation into their lives. Sometimes, this configuration foretells of a child or teen who is neglected by his or her parents, or guardian. As a child, you may have only "felt" neglected, which somehow stifled your emotions or made it difficult for you to express yourself on an emotional level. Later in life. If not checked and set on the right track, you could find it difficult to be emotionally honest in your most important relationships. In order not to become crystallized in your thinking or habits, you will need to be open minded in life. You will need to investigate, research and try out new avenues of expression and philosophic thought. Oddly, Saturn retrograde individuals have the potential to be great teachers, because they have experienced so much of life at it's many and diverse levels. While you may not actually enter the teaching profession per se, notice how often you are thrown into situations as advisor, counselor or teacher to others, throughout your life. Shoulder your responsibilities in your mature years, and you will find that your rewards and gratification will reach beyond expectation. Neglect your duties and the opposite will be true. Do not avoid your feelings. Examine and analyze them. Become comfortable with your emotions and you will find less limitations where your relationships and experiences are concerned.

     John McCain

August 29, 1936

9:00 AM

Cocosolo, Panama

           Amy J Volkers
       Astrological Insights
            561-207-7233
    AstroInsights@aol.com
www.astrologicalinsights.biz

Sun 6 Vir 02    Neptune 16 Vir 07
Moon 27Cap 03 Pluto 28 Can 00
Mercury 2 Lib 16  Asc. 17 Lib 56
Venus 22 Vir 48   MC 16 Can 20
Mars 12 Leo19 2nd hs 18 Sco 13
Jupiter 15Sag05 3rd hs 17 Sag 28
Saturn20Pis 09  5th hs 16 Aqu 09
Uranus 9 Tau30 6th hs 17 Pis 15

Tropical Placidus Standard Time observed

GMT: 14:00:00 Time Zone: 5 hours West
Lat. and Long. of birth place: 9 N 23 , 79 W 53

Aspects and orbs:
Conjunction: 7 Deg 00 Min
Opposition : 5 Deg 00 Min
Square : 5 Deg 00 Min
Trine : 5 Deg 00 Min
Sextile : 4 Deg 00 Min
Quincunx : 3 Deg 00 Min

Librans are indeed, the peacemakers and diplomats of the zodiac. Librans are the epitome of the most positive expressions of respect, integrity, honor and real justice. Libra's are not afraid to get involved in life; in fact you relish a good challenge. Your objective, in all that you take on in life, is to bring yourself closer to a true state of balance and calm. It can truly be said that you are a lover, not a fighter. Although, when the "flight or fright" syndrome arises, you can battle it through with the best of them. In your youth, are likely to have had to process through shyness, lack of confidence or some issues regarding your purpose and mission in this life. Ever willing to support others, especially your loved ones, you may have had to work hard at maintaining your own identity and life direction. You work well with others and innately feel drawn to looking for your perfect partner in life. You are adept at diplomacy, compromise, cooperation and the skills of negotiation. Your motto could well be, "Harm no one." You are diligent in trying to practice what you preach and appreciate those who allow you to live your life without fetters or criticism.

There is often a special beauty that radiates from within. Libra natives are often highly conscious of their looks and appearance, always wanting to present their best side to those they come in contact with every day. For many, this inner beauty shines brightest from mid to later years. Your self-confidence will be such that your strength and calm converts to a sense of inner well-being. You are able to convey this in your conversations and daily involvement with others. When it is time to retire, unless other parts of your horoscope indicate otherwise, you will be ready to stop work and enjoy all that retirement has to offer. You believe in loyalty and fidelity where marriage is concerned. You make a steady, loyal and loving mate and you subconsciously expect the same from your special someone. Your parenting skills are also loving and supportive, but you are not one to hang on too tightly. You believe that life is a process of growth and development and tend to try to let that growth happen naturally. In your leisure years, you will want to spend more time enjoying life's little luxuries including your favorite pieces of music, art and entertainment. Travel can be fun, but only if well planned and thought out far in advance. You don't like surprises that make you feel unprepared. You may take the time to remodel or redecorate your living quarters, given you may not have had the time or the finances earlier in life, to create a home that met your aesthetic needs.

The Virgo Sun sign brings vitality to the mind and its organizational abilities, along with its logic, reasoning and deductive skills. Vitality is also given to the ability to take accountability for the state of your own health, emotions and mental states. Herein you will learn the art of making wise choices and decisions. In your lifetime, you are likely to make a great many friends in high places. You could support a candidate through an election process or any number of other functions. Your dependability, friendliness and eager expectation will be the open door to many wonderful things you might not otherwise have experienced in life. In your youth, your friends will be like family to you, just as much as your family and loved ones. Many short distance journeys will dot not only your youth, but also your mid to later years in life. The key operative word for you will be "involvement". Your greatest lesson will come through your associations and the humanitarian causes you decided to defend. Your message to the Universe will be the realization of the existence of the "family of man".

Your strong will, with age, will become tempered by a spirit that will lead you to a metamorphosis of sorts. You may even experience this several times in your life. Your creative urges will bring luck in business, finance and the occult, if your efforts are sincere.

Do you like to keep on top of social trends? If so, you could also find yourself in later years, becoming a trend-setter. Keep your hand on the pulse of whatever it is that allows you greater freedom and expression. Your creative ideas can bring prosperity and a lucrative income.

The Moon is the reflection of the soul, in a manner of speaking. The Moon is the seat of the emotions and is one of the main reasons the earth school was created...so that humankind could learn all of the lessons the emotions have to teach. The Moon is a barometer, of sorts, and measures what we have assimilated in spiritualized lunar energies. It also measures what our "target" areas are...that is, what areas in life we need to process through via our feelings and emotional expression. Any negative behaviors that are based in the emotions, that we brought with us into this lifetime will be given ample time and due course, to be processed and elevated into a higher expression.

The Moon in Capricorn, when placed in the fourth house of the home and family means that your home is your sanctuary and you will treat it as such. You are not one to let your home or properties go to a state of disrepair. You will probably enjoy working on little projects here and there, around the house on the weekends and some evenings. You may even enjoy gardening and/or growing your own vegetables. You have a great respect for nature and the environment and this is likely to reflect, in the care you give your home and property. Once or twice a year, you are likely to host a family reunion or special holiday gathering. You enjoy entertaining loved ones in your home. Your actual house will be comfortable and appointed with quality furniture and décor. You rarely spend money on frivolous purchases, but could easily enjoy antiques or things that are of value. In later years, when you have more time to care for them, you could add plants, herbs and flowers to the inside of your home.

While you may not always be able to understand the emotional perceptions and feelings of others, your desire will be for peace and balance. If you suffered in any way, at the hands of family members or family friends in your youth, your adult life will require you to put these experiences into proper perspective. Any delay in doing so, could result in the delay or denial of your own highest good in life. Relationships are likely to bring your biggest challenges. Arm yourself with factual knowledge. Psychology or self-help books could provide you with quick and real answers.

Unless your early upbringing was fraught with unbearable circumstances, you are generally thought to be a happy individual. Even if life dealt you a difficult path, your tendency towards optimism will carry you through. Make time to experience life's little joys and luxuries.

From Mercury, you learn how to communicate with the world around you. You discover your mental aptitude and find ways to utilize your abilities in logic and reasoning. Mercury teaches you about life through some travel, personal studies and the use of perception. With Mercury in the twelfth house, you will find that you have an active dream life and may even discover you have the talent to interpret these. An interest in the occult could, in later years, lead you to take up studies in metaphysics, mysticism or astrology. You have an ability to be empathetic, but somewhat detached, from those less fortunate - which makes you a wonderful volunteer for hospitals, nursing homes and/or institutions of confinement.

Once you have learned a skill, procedure or piece of information, it is hard for you to readjust your thinking to something new or different. You like to learn things in an orderly fashion and rely on common sense approaches to most everything in life.

You may find that you do better in life, if you can learn things at your own pace. You may not adapt well to school as a young child. As you mature, however, and have more control over what you want to learn, (and on your own terms), you will be much more successful.

The sign and placement of Venus will give you insight into your feelings and emotional leaning. Venus helps you to discover your attitudes about music, art, culture, theatre and all forms of creativity and beauty. Venus links you to love, romance and altruism. Your powers of discernment work well when it comes to deciphering truth from untruth. You will utilize this gift as you work through the religious/philosophic beliefs of your early family upbringing, versus the truths you discern in your own personal studies and feelings. A spiritual connection to your own divinity within opens your consciousness to the full potential of your life here on earth. Venus in Virgo offers you opportunities to serve humanity, either in a profession or as a volunteer, in hospitals, nursing homes, institutions or through social service groups.

Your psychic and intuitive faculties are likely to become more and more active as you become older. Stress the creative and imaginative side of your nature. Avoid illusion. Work for stabilization, always.

You may have had to deal with some inner child issues in your early adult years. Depression, a feeling that you were unlovable, a poor self-image and low self-esteem, were likely to undermine your ultimate success potential. Anything you did to boost your self-confidence, may not have succeeded, unless you were able to reach your inner child core issues. With age and maturity, you will find that the Universe sent you just the right relationships and life events to allow you to get past your past. There may have been necessary separations and you are likely to have been considered a "black sheep" in your early family. This aspect will allow you to prioritize your goals. It will help you to sift through the dross. That which brought delays in your early life, will reappear as solid opportunities during your mid to later life.

The energies of Leo often involve the ego. In early life, the focus is more on the self. But as the journey of self-discovery reaches middle age, Mars in Leo turns outward, finding ways to improve the family, community and society at-large. It is quite possible you will reach the top of your career goals and may find yourself a mentor or advisor, later in life. Your public reputation flourishes, making it difficult to retire completely.

Learn to control your temper early in life, lest you wish to spend most of your adult life dealing with the Karmic affects of your youthful actions. Discipline and consistency are major keys to your success in business and in personal relationships. Don't knowingly make promises you can't keep.

You are a highly enthusiastic and energetic individual, with a certain zest for life. If you can maintain a certain balance and faith in reserve, then you can carry this attitude with you all throughout life. As you begin to mature, you will experience much success in your business and profession, also through education, religion and cultural organizations. You would benefit from travel and looking into business possibilities abroad.

Jupiter's sign and house placements give you hope and optimism in life. Jupiter shows you the potential for your greatest rewards and benefits, and gives you a chance to speak your own truth to the world.

Jupiter is well placed in the second house, which rules your money, earning potential, personal investments and family security. The second house allows you the potential to plan for your retirement years and for any future investments or purchases that will allow you a comfortable and prosperous retirement. The second house alerts you early in life, to your financial and familial responsibilities where security issues are concerned.

Jupiter's influence gives you fine tastes and a desire to purchase that which will also be a good investment. You appreciate quality far more than you desire quantity. Some investments, upon which you take a chance, may involve foreign affairs and foreign economic interests. You tend to have a broad outlook and are willing to take chances that the average person might not have the courage to take. With high energy and positive thinking as your guides, you stand to do well in the personal earnings department of life.

In youth, due to your family upbringing, you are likely to start life with a full head of steam, but with highly unrealistic expectations. Time, failure and re-educating yourself to real possibilities, will bring positive results to many mid-life projects.

You have a naturally harmonious self-expression that almost immediately puts others at ease and is highly persuasive in any debate. Using these tools in your career and public relations brings much benefit.

Your desire for a career or profession could mean some sacrificing where your family or closest personal relationship is concerned. In later years, however, if you were true to your calling, you will look back on many important achievements. Learn to balance your personal life with your public life. Always allow for quality time for you and your romantic partner.

Your greatest lessons in life will involve Saturn's sign and house placements. Saturn as teacher lends itself to the possibility of you serving the public in some way or another. You feel a certain emotional responsibility for others at times, even those you don't know personally. This feeling of wanting to nurture others makes you the perfect candidate for working in hospitals, nursing homes, and institutions or in various fields of medicine or social work. You make a good employee, but an empathetic boss. You are likely to love all of God's creatures, but may not have time for a pet until your middle to later years.

You can expect some difficulties, in your youth, discerning between what you see in the outer world as being "reality", vs what you know in your spiritual heart to be "truth". Relationships will be important to you, as you will want to take refuge in the love of another, at times, to void the discomfort, pain or hurt you see in the outer world. Maturity and life will teach you to be responsible to your inner nature if you allow it. Don't become disillusioned. These two powerful planets, Saturn as teacher and Neptune as spiritual guide, force you to face up to your own karma and the potential of your true inner self. You must constantly look for the truth in any situation. Avoid going from one romantic relationship to another in your youth. Accept a loved one for who they are and give them credit for seeking their own path, the same as you. Visualize a soulmate relationship will help ward off the tendency to draw a Karmic marriage relationship.

You have tremendous constancy and dependability where your career and profession are concerned. You are likely to establish yourself in a career early in life, and will want to continue for as long as you desire. Business, finance, leadership, institutional work and anything in which you are placed in the role of teacher or trainer, are favored. You work your way into supervisory positions early in life. By mid-life, you can become a manager, administrator, or owner of your own business. You have a healthy respect for family elders and may study genealogy.

We have been put on this planet to learn to control and understand our emotions, to experience joy and to learn to operate the Law of Manifestation. This is humankind's basic calling. In your case, you need to see life in a lighter perspective. Find more joy in your living. Work at making your dreams come true. Express more gratitude.

Uranus is the planet of the higher mind, the super consciousness, and represents the attunement we can make with the divinity that exists within us all. Uranus, it has been said, never takes anything away from us without giving back something far better. False beliefs fall. Truth replaces the falsehood.

Uranus brings a new kind of marriage partnership to light. This one will have a more practical approach to the responsibilities and duties of marriage and partnerships. There will be, by the time you reach middle age, a deeper understanding of both yours and your partner's inner needs and you will better process through emotions, challenges and duties together, as a finely synchronized unit. There will be a sense of destiny and purpose.

Neptune governs your basic beliefs on a spiritual level. Your inner world, subconscious expressions, psychic intuition and creative visualizations all come under rulership of Neptune. Your role in the upliftment of the planet is divulged in the lessons Neptune instills. Neptune keeps your secrets and reveals your fears. Neptune helps you uncover your hidden beliefs; especially those that hold you back spiritually, and keep you from living a fulfilling and joy-filled life. Neptune's influence is likely to guide you toward perfecting yourself on a spiritual level. It may even lead you to a different path, in the second half of life, than you followed during the first half of life. Neptune could also draw you to friendships with souls that you developed in a past life. There will not only be a meeting of the minds with these individuals, but a sense of familiarity and comfort. Virgo represents the "World Mother"; consequently, you could find yourself involved in charity groups or organizations that promote motherhood, children, family values and the nurturing of humankind.

Your domestic affairs will be just as important to you as your career or professional status. Early in life, you will probably have met a highly developed, spiritual person, who influences you greatly.

The sign in which Pluto is placed is a generational influence. The house placement tells how it will affect you. Pluto in Cancer affects the concept of family, home and environment. You were probably closest to the parent who had the more dominant personality. Much of your life may even reflect some of the ideas you were taught. In later life, you begin to get perspective and at that time, could make some needed changes. You could even begin a new career.

A retrograde Saturn represents things in your life that have been neglected, denied or postponed. Often, these latter point to past lives, but too, they can apply to your childhood and early adulthood. As you grow older and more mature, you begin to get a different perspective on your duties and responsibilities. Many with Saturn retrograde are the proverbial "workaholics" and will need to incorporate some quiet time and time for recreation and relaxation into their lives. Sometimes, this configuration foretells of a child or teen who is neglected by his or her parents, or guardian. As a child, you may have only "felt" neglected, which somehow stifled your emotions or made it difficult for you to express yourself on an emotional level. Later in life. If not checked and set on the right track, you could find it difficult to be emotionally honest in your most important relationships. In order not to become crystallized in your thinking or habits, you will need to be open minded in life. You will need to investigate, research and try out new avenues of expression and philosophic thought. Oddly, Saturn retrograde individuals have the potential to be great teachers, because they have experienced so much of life at it's many and diverse levels. While you may not actually enter the teaching profession per se, notice how often you are thrown into situations as advisor, counselor or teacher to others, throughout your life. Shoulder your responsibilities in your mature years, and you will find that your rewards and gratification will reach beyond expectation. Neglect your duties and the opposite will be true. Do not avoid your feelings. Examine and analyze them. Become comfortable with your emotions and you will find less limitations where your relationships and experiences are concerned.

The planet Uranus is a higher octave planet, and one with the important role of ushering in the new Aquarian Age for this planetary life wave. It represents the higher mind and it's ability to access that which is unseen, all-knowing and ever active through the principles of universal law and order. While Jupiter offers the opportunity for higher education, Uranus is the ingredient which takes that knowledge, assimilates it, shares it with humanity and then formulates higher degrees of knowledge. Uranus as the higher mind, is that part of our thinking nature which aspires, inspires and uplifts. Spiritually speaking, for the new Aquarian Age that we are now ushering in, Uranus represents the new, higher octave Christ principle, and in this sense, Uranus symbolizes the Aquarian Age teacher in his or her highest degree. Uranus in retrogradation, sometimes misses opportunities that come too soon and unexpectedly in life. This position of Uranus will often, better benefit from these opportunities with maturity or age. You are someone, to whom, life occasionally offers a "second chance". While you are also someone who wishes to reach out and help the betterment of humanity in general, you will find yourself embroiled in more personal, one on one issues that must be resolved before you can experience the luxury of philanthropic endeavors. You are not a typical student where standardized education is concerned. You may even be considered a revolutionary or rebel in some matters. You tend to do better by choosing your own studies and by learning them on your own terms. You can expect unexpected gains, but if you are irresponsible, loss will come as well. You will be rewarded for diligence, real effort and by not giving up.