Thoughts for the day Philosophies Predictions Analysis 26 September 2014 This week, answering a readers question, it has been suggested the position of the Moon in our birth chart describes our private, hidden emotions. It is thus, rather like underwear. The sign rising over the horizon at our moment of birth is definitely outerwear, the hat we appear to be wearing when others first meet us. But what of the Sun sign, the astrological factor as well as other major factors we refer to every day on our Life ‘s? Thats like your favourite coat. It too, conveys a message about who you are. But it also speaks about the sense of self with which you feel most comfortable. What happened to the dodo? And how much longer will it be before various types of humans find themselves on the verge of extinction? Is there really any room in this world any more for idiosyncratic individuals and argumentative nonconformists? How can any of us expect to survive unless we learn to fit in more easily? Well, actually, history tells us something rather different about lifes pioneers and innovators. They eventually become the leaders and the heroes. You neednt be afraid to be yourself this weekend, or any other week end. Why has Superman proved to be such an enduring mythological hero? It isnt his fashion sense that has kept him from the scrapheap of history. It is just that people, all over the world, cannot resist the idea of a nice chap who will happily fly to anyones rescue, even if they do happen to be wearing their underpants outside their trousers. Yet when Superman himself gets into trouble, who flies to his aid? If you must rush wildly and bravely to save a situation this weekend, at least make sure you dress tastefully first. Youve got to sing like you dont need the money, love like youll never get hurt, youve got to dance like nobodys watching, youve got to come from the heart if you want it to work. Though often attributed to Mark Twain, the true origin of this popular quote would seem to be a song by Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh which, in a version by Kathy Mattea, made Number One on the US country chart in 1989. No matter where it came from, the message is clear and right. And it is all you need to remember this weekend. Whenever we focus too intently on our fears, we create little dips in the otherwise flat, smooth, plane of our subconscious. Then, when the rain of some new worry starts to fall into our lives, it gathers in those gullies. To be as brave as we really need to be, we must try to keep our minds free from those problematic puddles. There is no need, this weekend, to let an old source of trouble to become the trigger for a new one. Try to look at your situation with fresh eyes and you will see there is really no reason to let the past spoil the future. We think we know what we are interested in, what we care about, what matters to us and why. We make distinctions between the subjects that fascinate other people and the ones that somehow define our own priorities and preferences. Yet the more of these lines that we draw, the more we surround ourselves in a tightly woven net that keeps us apart from the rest of the world. It may feel comforting, this weekend, to stick with the tried and tested but it will prove liberating and rewarding to explore the new and the different. None are more potentially powerful than the folk who believe themselves to be powerless. Folk who have something to lose, are careful not to put themselves at risk. Those who believe that they will be just as damned if they do as if they dont, can soon be persuaded to stop drinking from the cool clear fountain of reason and to start supping instead, from the big bad beer bottle of belligerence. You feel tempted, this weekend, to launch an attack on an outrageous imposition. But should you stay sober? Some people create the impression of being loose cannons. Others come across as a steady pair of hands. The latter like to keep away from the former but the former are often very keen to attain the assistance of the latter. Constructive change is often a result of some carrot and stick combination. When the threat is chaos and the promise is stability, few will fail to pay heed. Many, in your world this weekend, are preaching restraint. It may be wise and appropriate for you to become a voice in favour of innovation. After you have read your forecast, there will be a form to fill in. You will be asked if you have fully understood it. Then you will be invited to summarise the advice that it contained and subject this to a panel of experts. If you then wait a few days, they will get back to you with their considered judgement. Does that sound like a fair suggestion? What do those experts know that you dont know? You dont even need an astrologer to tell you that your heart is now firmly set on an objective. Why shouldnt you pursue it? The world, is full of people who are busily making promises to one another. Not just individuals in close working or romantic relationships. Companies, announcing in advertisements, that they have just the thing that you want. Politicians, declaring that if you vote for them, they will come through with their goods. We all know that too many promises are just as easily broken as they are made. Yet we all keep on hoping and believing. This weekend, at least, you can make a promise to yourself and be sure of seeing it through. When the people of Scotland were deciding how to vote in the recent referendum, they may have carefully considered many factors. Yet few, if any, were thinking about the precedent they might be setting for other nations, in similar positions elsewhere in the world. When we are dealing with something immediate and close to home, how can we possibly see all the wider implications? Your own deep involvement in a pressing matter makes it hard for you to stand back this weekend. Yet you should try, if you can. There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind. Now, if you have been reading your forecast every day this week, you will probably be able to guess the author of this quote. And if not, where have you been? I have been offering you, every day, wise words from Napoleon, who was clearly a great thinker as well as a great general - even if Nelson didnt like him very much. All that aside, intelligence is the only weapon you require this weekend. Oh, the joy of the smartphone. It contains a satnav. It can let you check your emails and surf the Internet. You need never be out of touch with anyone, anywhere again. Unless, that is, you happen to take it into territory which is not covered by your data contract. Then, you can expect a host of hidden charges for using any of the applications that you might most require whilst far from home. There may be many such unfair factors to contend with this weekend. But in one key area of life at least, justice is going to be done.
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