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The Starry Eye Astrologer
Hosted by Charlene Lichtenstein
Special to washingtonpost.com
Monday, Oct. 15, 2001; 6 p.m. EDT
What's your sign? Do you want to know what the planets and heavenly bodies have aligned this year -- in your career, in romance or surprises in your daily life? Tonight at 6 p.m. EST, "Madame" Lichtenstein, takes your questions on sun signs, lunar influences and all things in the stars.
Lichtenstein's skills run in the family. Her great aunt, Etta Weimar, was the famous Romanian card reader to both kings and queens. A native of New York City, Lichtenstein was educated in Europe where she pursued the study of tarot and astrology. She returned to New York in 1974 and has lived in Greenwich Village ever since, dispensing advice whether requested or not.
Lichtenstein's monthly and weekly astrology columns are carried in newspapers across the country. When not writing or working on her Web site, AccessNewAge.com/zscope, Lichtenstein offers private consultation. She is a member of the National Council of Geocosmic Research and often lectures on both astrology and tarot.
Wondering how Mercury in retrograde affects your day-to-day life? What eclipses means for you and your loved ones? How to get in touch with your rising sign?
Below is a transcript.
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Charlene Lichtenstein: Welcome to Starry Eye Astrology. I’m Charlene Lichtenstein, the washingtonpost.com celestial seer, ready to answer your questions and engage everyone in a no holds barred discussion about astrology and the new age. Check out October’s horoscope on www.AccessNewAge.com/zscope as well as articles on eclipses, void of course moons and Saturn Returns.
Starbite of the week:
Osama bin Laden was born on March 10, 1957 in Saudi Arabia (birth time unknown). He has sun, mercury and venus in pisces which can mean that his spirituality suffuses his personality (sun), expressions of love (venus) and thoughts/communications (mercury). When these placements are adverse, it signifies deception, subversion, hallucinations and addictive behaviors.
O-b-L also has Mars (action) in stubborn and persevering Taurus. It will take all of our power and force to stop someone with this placement. The thing we have to remember about Mars in Taurus is that it tends to go full force in a specific direction and is not good at quickly changing tracks. Mars in Taurus continues to butt its head against the brick wall until either the wall falls down or it cracks its skull. It does not tend to go around or over the wall.
With his Saturn in Sagittarius (14 degrees) O-b-L’s natal Saturn is exactly conjunct transiting Pluto in Sag – Saturn (planet of problems, lessons and stress) in Sag (sign of religion, international and expansive ideas and the law) hitting against volcanic, transforming Pluto. Changes from, by and against him have gigantic impact. For unbending types it can quite destructive. Let’s hope self-destructive…
And now let’s look at your great questions. Please remember to include your birthdate time and place for all astrological readings.
Knoxville, Tenn.:
Hi Charlene! I'm submitting early because I will miss your chat this week. I would love your insight! About a month and a half ago, I met a man that has spun my life around. Problem is, there are lots of extenuating circumstances, like he has just moved here and is in the midst of ending a long-term relationship. I trust my instincts that this connection is special and something worth waiting for. But I'm also fearful that he is acting with some indecision. Could you look and tell me what you see? Me: born 2-12-79 at 4:03am in Dallas, Tex. (Sag. rising), He: born 10-6-76 at 6am in Riverside, Calif. Thanks so much!
Charlene Lichtenstein: Okay.
You have sun (personality), mercury (communication) and mars (action) in libra, moon (emotions) in leo and venus (love) in capricorn. Sag rising which places gemini on the cusp of your 7th house of relationships.
Generally you are a very sunny personality - charming, diplomatic and striving for balance. You may be less confident in love having difficulty trusting and opening up your heart for fear of rejection. (that's pessimistic and careful capricorn)
He has sun and mars in libra, moon in pisces, mercury in virgo and venus in scorpio. He is intense in love and his venus and moon mesh very well with your venus . A real connection - he understands you.
ALso, your suns are well matched as is your sun with his mars and his sun with your mars. Mars represents the male energy as well as action.
His sun is in your 11th hosue of friends so you may have met him through friends or in a large social situation. You may feel like he is a good friend too.
All in all, I would say this is worth the time to see if it will go the next step.
Alexandria, Va.:
A lot of people are talking about alignments of Orion as having something to do with the Sept. 11 attacks. Is there any astrological basis for this theory?
Charlene Lichtenstein: I haven't heard of Orion aspects being examined anywhere. Maybe I am wrong but this is a new one for me. I did find an interesting site that gives some mythological information on Orion, although it may be a bit "new age-ie": http://www.mt.net/~watcher/newun.html
An exerpt discussing some of the stars that make up Orion:
The brightest, in the right shoulder, is named Betelgeuz, which means the coming of the branch.
The next, in the left foot, is named Rigel, or Rigol, which means the foot that crusheth. The foot is lifted up, and placed immediately over the head of the enemy, as though in the very act of crushing it. Thus, the name of the star bespeaks the act.
The next star, in the left shoulder, is called Bellatrix, which means quickly coming, or swiftly destroying.
The name of the fourth star, (one of the three in the belt), carries us back to the old, old story, that this glorious One was once humbled; that His heel was once bruised. Its name is Al Nitak, the wounded One.
The star (in the right leg) is called Saiph, bruised, which is the very word used in Genesis 3:15, thus connecting Orion with the primeval prophecy. Like Ophiuchus, he has one leg bruised; while, with the other, he is crushing the enemy under foot.
Baltimore, Md.:
Hello there -- I recently got engaged: I am April 7, 1977 in Baltimore, Md.around 2-3 a.m., my fiance is 10/19/75 not sure of the time... what are your thoughts? For the past two years it has been intensely good-heavy conversations mentally, and awesome chemistry and passionate sparks. Thanks in advance!
Charlene Lichtenstein: Well, you have sun and venus in aries, mercury in taurus, mars in pisces and possibly aquarius rising. You have a very strong personality - you see what you want in life and go and get it. You are a careful thinker and communicator and can be an emotional fighter. With Aquarius rising, you have leo on the cusp of your 7th house of relationships. Partnerships should be great, grand and dramatic - or maybe that is who you seek in a partner.
He has sun and mercury in libra, moon in aries, venus in virgo and mars in cancer. He is charming and diplomatic but emotionally, he is a pioneer and is very pointed in his likes and dislikes. He is loyal and steadfast in love and also knows how to fight on an emotional level.
His moon (emotions) connects to your sun (personality) His venus (love) is well matched to your mars (the male energy).
The only thing to keep in mind is that with your venus in strong and robust venus, you may trod on his careful, clean venus in virgo. Prove to him that you can be stable and conservative in love. He must prove to you that he can be adventurous and sexually driven.
Knowing what he needs (and him knowing what you need) can help enhance a partnership!
Boulder, Colo.:
Hi Charlene.
I have just made a major career decision, I fear without giving it adequate thought or consideration. I just had to get out of a terrible situation -- fast!
What do you see for chance of success? Born 10/23/56, Nashville, Tenn., 6:30 p.m.
Thank you!
Charlene Lichtenstein: I would like to have a bit more detail. DOes it involve a move or change of residence? What type of job is it - a different field from the one you currently have?
Well, let's have a look at your chart and see what we can see - you have sun in libra, moon in gemini, mercury in gemini, venus in virgo and mars in pisces. Possibly Aries rising which may place capricorn on the cusp of your 10th house of career.
These mutable signs - gemini, venus and pisces are all being squared by transformive and volcanic Pluto so dramatic change is in the works. Having all that mutable energy makes you go with the flow of change so I don't see any major problems with change in general for you.
Right now all your gemini planets are conjuncting retro Saturn, the planet of problems and lessons. I see a rickety start but, as Saturn directs in December, you will learn from your mistakes and emerge more successful than you ever thought possible. This seems to be going on in your 3rd house of communication so be especially cognizant of what you say and how you say it.
DOes that help?
Anytown, USA:
I am a Cancer native date of birth 07.10.69 with Aquarius rising. Birth time 10:15 p.m. My question is that I have embarked on my own new business venture and am having trouble deciding on whether to abandon ship or stick things out. I feel very committed to the biz but deeply troubled about the marketplace and available funding to keep myself and the biz afloat. Time is ticking and things are tight. Am I digging a big HOLE or making progress? PLEASE HELP with any advice that you may have. Thanks.
Charlene Lichtenstein: Okay - what type of business venture? The internet?
Anyway, you have sun and mercury in cancer, venus in gemini, mars in sagittarius and, as you say, aquarius rising. So that places scorpio on the cusp of your 10th hosue of career and cancer on your 6th house of the day to day job.
Retro Jupiter is in your 6th house. Jupiter is the planet of luck but if it is retrograde the luck may be harder to come by or in a different form than what you expect.
There is a great deal of activity in your 10th house in November - the sun (optimism) transits it until the 23rd. Mercury (thoughts and communication) and Venus (love) are in that area of your chart for most of the month. You may want to try and stick around for that.
Pluto is in your house of friends and large groups - join an industry organization - you may find that it will lead you to transforming changes. Seek action there especially after Nov 23 when the sun enters that hosue too. An extra boost!
I see some progress in the next month. Longer term is up to you - make use of that Pluto/Sun surge.
Boston, Mass.:
My boyfriend has taken a "break" from me three times in our two-year relationship. He always comes back though, repentant, certain I'm the one for him. He is a Leo, born Aug. 14, 1970, birthtime unknown, and I was born Feb. 2, 1973. I am used to his need for attention and the spotlight, but his indecisiveness and fear of commitment border on the ridiculous. Is there any hope for me here? Will he ever want to settle down with me? I don't know what to do anymore.
Charlene Lichtenstein: Hmmm.
Well my first thought is that you are in the middle of your Saturn Return which is a three year period (from about ages 27-30) where we feel more stressed, frustrated and confused. We want things NOW but they either don't come to us or, if they do come our way, we may be disappointed. Chalk this up to a learning period where we grow, mature and really learn about ourselves. Read more about the Return phase at www.AccessNewAge.com/zscope.
You have sun in aquarius, moon in aquarius and venus in capricorn. You can be more friendly than passionate and may be afraid of giving yourself wholeheartedly in love for fear of rejection or getting hurt.
He has sun in leo, moon in capricorn and venus in libra. Not a bad match! His sun and venus are compatible with your sun and moon. His moon connects to your venus. He understands you and you, him. His venus may make him difficult to pin down, but then the same thing can be said with yourmoon placement.
I would say you need to complete your Saturn return to see if he is who you really need. Go with the flow and don't make a decision about any commitment until your 30th birthday. Can you wait?
Arlington, Va.:
I wrote a couple weeks ago about a deep friendship I've had with someone for decades, and wondered if you could see what the connection was all about. My birthdate is May 19, 1950, time around 12:20 p.m., his is Nov. 1, 1947. You said we were both Scorpios! Wondered if you could look again and see what the vibes between us might mean. FWIW, we are both happily (I think!) married to other people, but our friendship predates our marriages by several years.
Charlene Lichtenstein: Did I say you were both scorps? Sorry -that has to be wrong.
Let's check it again -
You are sun in taurus, moon in gemini and venus in aries. Possibly leo rising which places aquarius on your 7th house of partnerships.
He is sun in scorp, moon in gemini, venus in scorpio.
Your personalities are well matched - his sun is well aspected to yours. Also, you have similiar emotional make-ups - moon to moon.
I would keep it as friends - his venus is passionate, intense and jealous. Yours is more removed - pioneering, robust and demanding of attention. Ultimately, it could result in friction. You are both sexually strong but in different ways - ways that could chaff.
Hope that helps and sorry about the confusion last time.
South-Central U.S.:
Hello Madam.
Several months ago you answered a question I (8/31/74, Wilmington, Del., 8:00 a.m.)submitted about a crush on a coworker (8/30/69, Baton Rouge, La.) that I knew was hopeless but still sought advice. Thanks for responding.
As a follow up, this past July, while out of town, I was introduced to a nice guy and we completely hit it off. He lives about five hours away but we have managed to get together quite a bit since our first meeting. For the first six weeks or so we had great visits and I was always looking forward to the next time we could arrange another meeting. Things progressed fairly swiftly, but our meetings have been more difficult to arrange due to our busy schedules. Unfortunately, because of this lack of contact, my interest has begun to wane -- it's clearly a case of out of sight, out of mind, and I got the impression that he was having the same problem. I decided to make a trip to his house a week ago to see how I felt; kind of a make-it-or-break it weekend. We had a good visit, but once again we are unsure when we will both have a free weekend (probably not for another month), and unfortunately I find myself looking at the coworker again. (It doesn't help that someone jokingly told us to realize that we're in love after one of our regular bickering sessions). I know it is because he is here and the guy I am "dating" is not...
So, my real issue is whether this long distance thing is something I should continue to pursue. (He is probably having identical thoughts). We are both entrenched in our cities (and I will honestly say that I have no desire to leave), so I am wondering whether there is a point to continuing to see this guy (April 11, 1968, born in Kansas somewhere). I know that if we lived closer things would be so much different! What do you see?
Thanks so much.
Charlene Lichtenstein: Well let's have a look:
You have sun in virgo, moon in aquarius and venus in leo. Possibly Libra rising which places aries on your 7th house of partners. He has sun and venus in aries, moon in virgo.
So his sun and venus are in your 7th house - so far so good. Your sun is well matched to his emotional moon. Your moon and venus mesh with his sun and venus. I would say that there is great connection here.
I would say the astrology is here but astrology isn't the entire paradigm. Proximity helps. I would say there is fertile ground but you two have to decide to plant the seed and allow it to grow.
Alexandria, Va.:
I was 32 years old last Saturday (born 10/13/69 in New York City at 1:30 a.m.) and have been going through a bad spell for several years now. I recently had a nasty breakup with my boyfriend and am very depressed about the situation. I am starting to think I'll never find Mr. Right. For professional reasons, I also quit my job a few months ago, then sold my house and moved back in with my folks temporarily. I think it's kind of late for a Saturn Return, but you would know best. Can you check the stars for me and tell me when things are going to improve? When would be the best time to look for a new job in the near future?
Charlene Lichtenstein: It is a bit late for the SR but have these issues occured during the return? Maybe they are not quite finished yet - Saturn demands that we learn our lessons before we can go forward.
That being said, let's check your planets -
You have sun in libra, moon in scorpio, mercury in libra, venus in virgo. Possibly Leo rising.
Uranus (surprises) Neptune (deceptions or disillusion) are sitting in your 7th house or relationships. Were you disappointed by that relationship? Did the break up come as a surprise? Mars is also sitting in your 7th house indicating action - good action!
Novemebr brings a great deal of action in your 4th house - home, family security etc - all good planets that can set you in a fresh, good direction - the sun optimism, venus love and mercury communication.
Saturn retrograde sits in yor 11th hosue of personal missions and friends. Expect some snags here until Dec when Saturn redirects. But take good notes and learn from your mistakes! Saturn brings great success to good students... of life!
And I bet that you do meet Mr Right - when you least expect it!
Sterling, Va.:
Hi, my date of birth is Oct. 8, 1974 in Vietnam. Fiance's date of birth is Feb. 10, 1974 in Vietnam, what do the stars say about our wedding date on Oct. 28, 01? Lots of good weather that weekend, hopefully. Thanks.
Charlene Lichtenstein: Congratulations!
Well the wedding date of 10/28/01 is after the Mercury retrograde which is great! Mercury retrograde can make for confusing communication - someone may be late, not get the invite, forget the ring etc, but you have clear sailing for that with Mercury redirecting on the 23rd.
You may want to check if the moon is void of course that day (on www.AccessNewAge.com). I fit is, tkae things in a mellow way - relax and let the wonderful energy roll over you. Don't stress out. It is a chill out time.
I see passion (sun in scorpio), emotion and psychic connection (moon in pisces) and harmony (venus in libra).
Best wishes.
Washington, D.C.:
Hi Charlene;
I'm trying to figure out if I'll ever get
back together with the love of my life. He's
currently living with another woman.
Any advice you can give me would be great.
He's born 1/03/72 in New York and I'm born
11/20/72 in Maryland.
Charlene Lichtenstein: Why?
You are in the middle of your Saturn Return (readmore about it at www.AccessNewAge.com/zscope) and may find that when you turn 30, you realize that he may or may not be worth the effort. But you are in a life transition phase now and are not advised to choose in love now.
You have sun in scorp, moon in taurus and venus in libra - all lovely passionate (sun), sensual (moon) and beautiful (venus) placements. I bet you will find another love of your life after you turn 30.
Charlene Lichtenstein: Oh dear, we have run out of time! Thank you all for your thoughtful questions.
For those who I couldn't get to tonight, please try agan next week - Monday Oct 22 at 6p. I will try to get to as many as possible.
Until next week, happy stargazing!
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