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The Astrology of 2012 Part 1
Belated Happy 2012 Everyone!!!
It is that time of the year again! A new year, new energy and a very challenging few months ahead! Don’t worry; the world won’t end in 2012, you will see that 2012 will be a much better year than 2011 and probably better than 2013 since the aspects in 2013 seem little tricky. But let’s focus on 2012 for now. In this email I’m giving an overview of the year & in my next email I will go into my usual sign by sign predictions.
We are certainly going through a serious time shift since we have two outer planets changing their signs this year; Saturn and Neptune . When these two planets change their signs especially Neptune , it is a big deal because these are generational planets.
But before I jump into the new year, I have two unusual eclipse stories from 2011 to share with you since they happened with two of my very close friends. The first story has to do with my friend Kelly since the November 25th Solar Eclipse at 2 Sagittarius (truth) was right on her 5th house cusp that has to do with adventures. On her way back from Philadelphia she met this guy on the train and they exchanged numbers. After she got home, her sister wanted her to run a search on him and you won’t believe it; they found out that he was wanted by Pennsylvania for kidnapping a lady. To make the long story short; after back & forth frustrating series of calls with NYPD that initially didn’t want to get involved, she had to contact a federal agent and they got in touch with PA police and got this jerk arrested at a diner in Queens. Great job Kelly!!!
The second story has to do with my friend Kate (YES I noticed the K & K.) since the Gemini Lunar Eclipse on December 10th was on the same decante as her Sun (she is a June 16 girl), as you know Lunar Eclipses take stuff away from us & indeed couple of days after the Eclipse she was getting off the subway and she found a gun pointed at her and a masked person asking her to give him her stuff. Of course she did and ran away for her life. It was crazy timing because it was few days before she flew to LA to see her family for the Holidays, but thankfully she is back to normal and stronger than ever. I’m so glad 2011 is over and done away with!!!! If any of you happen to have a positive story about 2011, PLEASE email it to me because I’m still waiting to hear one!!!!
A quick look at 2012, it is a great year for air signs (Gemini, Libra & Aquarius) since Jupiter in entering Gemini in June, Saturn is leaving Libra in October after spending 3 years there (yes, it is about damn time!) and Neptune is leaving Aquarius on Thursday/friday after 14+ years, PFT it is about time too!
Going back to January 1st; the year started with a waxing moon in Aries with a sextile to Neptune , this promises a decent fruitful year if you do your work and a miserable one if you don’t. It also talks about new beginnings and indeed there is no better time to start something new than this year specially the first week of March; GREAT time to start a business, a website, a relationship etc… since Jupiter will be in a lovely trine with Pluto promising everything that starts that week to grow and get this little extra blessing.
Neptune leaves Aquarius & enters Pisces on Thursday. When this happened briefly last March, we saw the Tsunami happening in Japan. So expect a big water story in the next few week.
Also, the first week of February Saturn is stationing at 29 Libra trining Neptune at 29 Aquarius with Mars stationing at 24 Virgo. Those of you who have studied deeper layers of astrology understand that from now until the third week of February will be a season of death, yes you read that right. It won’t be as bad as the heavy season of death we had back in July of 2009 when everyone was dying, but if you have an old or a sick relative who is hanging by a thread, will probably peace out in the next few weeks. Make sure you call them, tell them that you love them and work out any karmic issues that you may have with them while you still can. Also, if you have a Saturn/Neptune midpoint around 24 Virgo (allow 4 degrees orb), take it easy because your body can pretty much dissolve or disappear. Astrology is so literal; Saturn is the structure of the body or structure in general and Neptune is the planet that dissolves substance or makes it disappear. Since Mars is stationing at this point, be careful if you have your Saturn Neptune midpoint at it. Interestingly enough over the last month I read few people who happened to have this criterion. If you are not sure of your Saturn-Neptune midpoint, I can calculate it for you.
Also, Saturn is stationing at 29 Libra & then retrograding back to 23, since Libra rules relationships and Saturn is exalted in Libra; it will be ending all relationships that don’t serve us anymore. If you are in a relationship that is not going nowhere, get the hell out and stop wasting your time/energy. On the other hand, if your relationship stands the test of Saturn until October, it will probably go on and last for a very long time. By June 25th you should get a clearer vision of your relationship situation.
The week of June 25th will be rocking!!!! Uranus squares Pluto a day after Saturn stations at 23 Libra to go direct and Venus stations to go direct at 7 Gemini. Give 10 days before and after that date specially that the full moon on July 3rd is conjunct Pluto opposite the United States Sun, very possible time for turmoil in the US , but crazy time in the entire world in general.
Speaking of the US chart, YES the US is heading into a serious stage & pretty much an end of a cycle, but it is not as bad as some people like to think because it is also a beginning of a new cycle. It is not the subject of this email, but I'm preparing an entire article on the subject that I will email & post on my website in the next few weeks since a lot of you have been asking about it.
2012 is indeed the year Taurus people have been waiting for since Jupiter is in Taurus until June, so any changes Tauruses want to make in their lives, this is their opportunity to take the risk and make it happen. After that Jupiter will move into Gemini on June 11th and lucky them; they are up for a GREAT ride for an entire year. See what houses in your chart are ruled by Taurus & Gemini and work on their issues. Please realize that this is a timely transit that happens every 12 years and this blessing won't last forever, so use the opportunity and take action while it lasts. In part 2, I will explain how to become a Taurus or a Gemini. In another words, how to work the energy to get the blessings of 2012 because Jupiter is like a truck that brings gifts, if you don’t know where the loading dock is, you will miss out on the truck as well as the gifts.
As of February 2nd, Neptune will enter its own sign that it co-rules with Jupiter; Pisces! As Jupiter activates Neptune in the dreamy sign of Pisces, dance, mysticism, and fantasy will rule us all, not just this year, but for 14 years to come. Even the most skeptical will have to admit that there is something to magic, astrology, Kabbalah, Yoga, Sufism and all other mystical doctrines. More people will start practicing all these forms of mysticism.
Of course, Libra is one tribe that can't wait until the last quarter of the year. Yes! Starting October 5th, Saturn, the grand teacher that uses the stick more than the carrot will move from Libra to Scorpio. This means that Libras will be freed from the difficulties they experienced since 2009. Scorpio will have to carry the Lord of Karma on their back. If they refuse, they will have to deal with almighty himself. In general, Scorpios are very dark and intense. Their hardships with Saturn definitely will be known to all of us. Saturn is the planet of discipline and endurance. This would mean that in general, things that are ruled by Scorpio such as investments, taxes, secrets, sex, dance and transformation in general would have to go through major changes. It’s not bad or catastrophic for Scorpios. It just means that they will be forced to be more focused and disciplined as if they have a teacher with a stick behind them (Libras know what I’m talking about). In fact, it is the best time in 29 years for Scorpios to make what they always wanted happen as well as manifest their potential.
The energy of Relationships, Laws, fashion and all other things ruled by Libra, will be easier than they have been since October 2009. Also, since Saturn, the planet of truth will be in Scorpio, the sign of secrets, it is not the year to have too many secret romances since they will surely be exposed. If you have any skeletons in your closet, get them out now before someone finds out about them.
Thanks to those of you who have been in touch asking about my family & friends in Egypt; your love and support are always appreciated! I do have a lot to say about what is happening there, but I will keep it for myself, at least for now.
To be continued!
Happy & safe 2012!
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Turmoil in the Middle East
Let me explain what’s happening in Egypt and the Middle East from an astrological point of view.
We had the Lunar Eclipse on December 21st, 2010, followed by the Solar Eclipse on January 4th. This Solar Eclipse was visible in most of Europe, Northern Africa, the Middle East, North West China, Western Mongolia, and North Western India. These are the areas being affected by the eclipse the most and we will see more of that at least until June. There are two more Solar Eclipses this year and will address them in future articles/emails.
I expect what’s happening in the Egypt and Tunisia to continue to happen in other Middle Eastern countries as the effect of the Eclipse continue over the next 6 months, but Egypt is and will get the most hit! Why? Read on…
Egypt as a REPUBLIC, started with the REVOLUTION on July 23rd, 1952 with Saturn at 9 Libra. So beside the fact that it is a Leo stubborn country, it is also going through a Saturn Return. The Saturn Return occurs every 29+ years.
29+ years after the revolution and particularly in September 1981 when Saturn was at 9 Libra, Egypt as a country had its first Saturn Return that started with some domestic tension, shortly after that the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was killed and the country went through a reform for two and half years. Right now, 29+ years later we have these protests that have turned into turmoil (which may be remembered by future generations as another revolution) as Saturn was stationing last week at 17 Libra (the same degree it was at when Hosni Mubarak was officially elected as a president in November 1981). Hopefully the situation will get resolved soon, but I personally don’t see the blood shed ending as long as Jupiter is cruising at more than double its speed through Aries; the sign of WAR & blood. Also Uranus entering Aries on March 11th will make the situation explode. Hopefully the situation will start to calm once Jupiter enters Taurus on June 4th.
So combine the energy of the land of Egypt as the Bible called it “The Land of Wisdom and Darkness” to the energy of the Saturn Return and that of the Solar Eclipse; Egypt is up for a very dangerous ride.
As for Mubarak (a Taurus born on May 4th 1928), Ironically he is suppose to be having Jupiter conjunct his Sun at 15 Taurus on April of next year and a Jupiter Return at 23 Taurus on June of next year also. Usually it is a positive transit, but sometimes when Jupiter enters the Sun Sign or when Jupiter transits the First House, the person takes off and leaves this world. Some astrologers look at it as if the person is going for a very long journey. Let’s see what happens with Mubarak as Jupiter enters Taurus on June 4th of this year.
I personally don’t mind the guy, we had very peaceful and secure 30 years under his leadership, when I was in high school / college, Egypt was not a bad place to live, but as the man got older things went bad because people around him were not to be trusted. PLUS, the guy can’t be blamed for the bad economy in the country when the whole world is suffering from terrible economic conditions. Let’s hope that Egypt doesn’t turn into another Iraq as it is having this Saturn Return because things can go in ANY DIRECTION during the next 2+ years.
Thanks to those of you who called, emailed & sent text messages. If you can remember Egypt and my family in your prayers, it will be greatly appreciated.
Much Love! (January 30th, 2011)
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President Obama’s Chart and why it scares me?
As we see abaove; President Obama is a Leo with an Aquarius rising. Aquarius is the sign of hope, technology and the future. No wonder why he ran his campaign based on hope. Whether he did so consciously or subconsciously, it was meant to happen. Specially that this year Jupiter (God’s gift) is in Aquarius, it worked perfect for him. Strange enough when you look at the chart of the United States, the moon is in Aquarius as well (no wonder why we lead the world in technology). So far every thing seems to be going in harmony and I really hope it keeps going this way.
Two things scare the hell out of me. The first one is his chart; in October of this year (2010) Saturn is going to enter his 8th house (also known as the house of death) and will stay there for little over 2 years. The last time Saturn was in his 8th house was 29 years ago when he lost his biological father. With no doubt, that is scary. The 8th house is also known as the house of sexuality and transformation, so let’s hope that these 2 years will be more on the excitement and transformation side.
Obama having Joe Biden as a vice president is not a good sign either, Biden is a Scorpio (the sign of death that rules the 8th house). His presence with Obama activates the energy of that house. It is obvious to me that Obama doesn’t have an astrologer, or at least a good one.
One more thing that scares me is that such astrological information is available to terrorists and they can capitalize on it and use it to perform attacks during that time, which is after all a form of black magic.
This is definitely no joke; so let’s pray and hope we hope that things turn out more peaceful than they look.
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The powerful symbol of the Star of David!
The Star of David is one powerful Kabbalistic symbol that people mistakenly thing it is just a symbol that King David carved into his battle shield or simply the symbol of the modern state of Israel or just a sign of Judaism just like the Holy Cross is the sign of Christianity.
The symbol of the Star of David goes long way. The six pointed star is the sign of equilibrium and protection. It symbolizes positions of 6 planets that are believed to have aligned in this very rare position at the moment King David was born to offer him such great protection. Also according to Kabbalah and Astrology, there are 4 elements, Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Fire and Air being the masculine forces while Water and Earth function as the feminine forces. Each year according to Kabbalah belongs to one of these 4 elements. Except for the year King David was born, it was the year of all the 4 elements. Looking at the great symbol; The masculine energies are symbolized by the equal sided triangle facing upwards and the feminine energies symbolized by the equal sided triangle facing downwards; when you combine these 2 symbols together, they form the Star of King David.
Interesting enough, unlike any other symbol, when you flip this symbol in any direction, it doesn’t lose it’s symbolism and it doesn’t reverse itself. Unlike the Holy Cross, when you flip it upside down, it becomes the Satanic Cross. Same thing for the 5 pointed pagan star that symbolizes good luck, when you reverse it it becomes the black magic symbol (2 horns and beard). That’s probably why King David carved this powerful symbol on his battle shield to protect him at all times and he definitely knew what he was doing.
Later the church borrowed the symbol and created the equal sided cross which is also called the blessings cross.
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Ring on the Middle Finger?!!
Walking in the street and dealing with people on daily basis, I just noticed recently that lots of people are wearing a ring on their middle finger and I’m sure that most of them do not understand what it means or what they are doing to themselves.
The middle finger is ruled by the planet Saturn; the planet of discipline and restrictions. Saturn as a planet has a ring around it; you definitely don’t want to put another ring around it. It will be like limiting your self, your opportunities, and you fortunes in life in general. . In Palmistry, when somebody has a ring underneath their Saturn Finger as you see on the left had side figure above, it means that his opportunities in life are limited. So by wearing a ring around your middle finger, you are kind of putting misfortunes on yourself.
The gesture of the middle finger started in the ancient days as a bad spell or a curse people would put on one another; like telling them Saturn is upon you! Which means it is a terrible thing.
Note that Saturn rules the zodiac sign of Capricorn and the tarot card that rules Capricorn is the Devil. Also remember that word Saturn is a derivative of Satan. No body really liked and worshipped Saturn other than the Ancient Greeks. When you go to any of these countries like India, Egypt or Israel, you find these ladies selling rings on the streets wearing like two or three rings on the Apollo Finger (AKA the Sun Finger), another three or four rings on the index Finger (AKA the Jupiter Finger), but they know very well that the middle finger is the finger of Saturn and they shouldn’t mess with it; and thus wear NO rings on that middle finger.
Wearing a ring on the middle finger definitely changes your fortunes and the energies around you. Few months ago I was riding the bus from New York to New Jersey and this gentleman sat down next to me, he had a nice beautiful ring on his middle finger. When I started talking to him he told me that he was half blind and was about to lose the sight of the second eye. So I asked him how long did he have this problem? He responded around three or three and half years. So my next question was how long did you have this ring? He responded like three and half or four years. So I suggested that he takes off his ring or get it adjusted to move it to a different finger. Another story, this 25 years old girl emailed me and asked for help because she was having problems finding a relationship. When I met her, she was so beautiful and I was surprised that she had a problem finding a relationship, but second later I noticed that she had a ring on her middle finger, so I asked her how long did you have this ring? She responded seven years ago when she broke up with her first and only boyfriend, her cousin gave her this ring as a gift few days after. So I told her that I won’t charge her any money and that I won’t even do her chart or read her palm, but I advised her to get rid of the ring and get it adjusted and see if her fortunes changes. She never contacted me but a little less that a year later, I ran into her in the street and she was with a new boyfriend, the moment she saw me she ran to me with hugs and kisses and she thanked me so much for changing her life and she told me that her luck have completely changed since she adjusted the ring and moved it to a different finger.
If you have a ring on your middle finger, try to remember where and when did you get it? What was going on in your life at the time? Your subconscious mind is so powerful and it can have tremendous influence on your life. Try to get it adjusted to fit in a different finger. Please do not come to me crying if you lose your wedding ring or any other ring. I take absolutely no responsibility if you do. But you should go to a professional jeweler and ask him to adjust it for you and see if your luck changes.
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What is Astrology? Is it good or evil?
Of course we all have thought about this question before. Let's go back to the old times; Astrology wasn’t born as some form of entertainment or as a scheme for fortune telling, but as a vital tool for survival. With the advent of agriculture, humans adapted their planting and harvesting routines to the dictates of the seasons. The measuring of time—the fluctuations in darkness and daylight, the arrivals of the winter and summer solstices, the great rivers’ tides and flooding—became essential to a successful harvest. There is evidence that suggest that over 4,500 years ago the Egyptians kept a detailed calendar to help them predict the rise of the Nile. Guided by the sun and the moon, these early farmers also noticed the other planets moving about the fixed constellations of stars. Attuning their lives to the repetitive rhythm of the seasons and the orbits of the planets simplified and insured their survival.
This dependable, clocklike rhythm of the skies became so critical to human life that humans began to view the planets, moons, and stars as gods. Here is when it gets tricky. Even though we all know that planets and stars are all creations of God, the fact that the ancients used to worship these planets as gods and idols, made such astrological terms kind of a taboo to most organized religions that are practiced today.
Being humans, we are all born with our unique Astrological chart, every chart is viewed in Kabbalah as our devine agreement with the creator before we come to this earth. Every chart has 12 houses (a house for every sign) we all have planets in certain houses… which shapes our unique chemistry AKA personality. Knowing and understanding your chart will help you to know your strengths and weaknesses. Focus on the good and work on our weaknesses to your full potential and rewrite your Astrological destiny.
The book of Genesis depicts an enchanting example of the power of this hybrid system. Abraham, the so-called patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, was not always called Abraham. His given name was Abram. His wife’s name was Sarai. And no matter how often they tried, they could not have children. Though God had kept promising that he would father many nations, he had passed his 100th birthday, and still he and Sarai had no children. But he decided to give the letters a whirl. Given that he wrote Sefer Yetzirah; The Book of Creation that explains the Hebrew letters and their connection to the astrological signs. He sank into a deep meditation, summoning all the Hebrew letters one by one. When he arrived at the letter ‘Hey’ [h], he stopped and said to himself, “Hey, wait a minute. This is the letter of Aries, the sign that rules the sowing of seeds and the season of spring. Aries is the thing I need to up my dwindling sperm count. I will add the letter Hey to my name and my wife’s name too (after all, she’s ninety years old), and the power of Aries will bring some spring to our seeds.” He inserted the [Hey (H). Abram became AbraHam, and Sarai turned into SaraH concievd Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah, seems to be the first reference to an individual invoking the tools of Kabbalistic astrology to change his fate. And it marks the Sefer Yetzirah (the Book of Creation) as the first self-help book ever published on planet earth.
A modern day example; This lady had Saturn in her fifth house, which traditionally meant that she is bound to the fate of not having children. The routine of traditional Astrology would have advised her to forget about her dream of having children and move on and relish her happy marriage in a different way. But that’s when Kabbalah and meditations came to action. She followed her chart and she meditated until she came with idea of adopting a child, so she did adopt a child that she loved as her own. This child transformed her life and brought many blessings to her home and her marriage. Five years later to the amazement of her doctors and astrologer, she got pregnant.
Looking briefly at the dark part of Astrology, every convent has 12 witches, one from each sign. When they perform their ritual; according to the purpose of their spell. They choose the person to perform according to his sign, they choose the astrological time that’s appropriate to the spell and they choose all herbs and oils so forth.
Given the above, Astrology is a great tool. It could be your key to fulfill your full potential with God And it also could be your key to the devil. The choice is yours and that’s why God gave us free will!
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