Your Personal Horoscope 2009: Month-by-month Forecasts for Every Sign. Joseph Polansky
challenge or joy than this: knowledge of ourselves and the universe we live in. Astrology is one of the keys to this knowledge.
Your Personal Horoscope 2009 gives you the fruits of astrological wisdom. In addition to general guidance on your character and the basic trends of your life, it shows you how to take advantage of planetary influences so you can make the most of the year ahead.
The section on each Sign includes a Personality Profile, a look at general trends for 2009, and in-depth month-by-month forecasts. The Glossary (page 3) explains some of the astrological terms you may be unfamiliar with.
One of the many helpful features of this book is the ‘Best’ and ‘Most Stressful’ days listed at the beginning of each monthly forecast. Read these sections to learn which days in each month will be good overall, good for money, and good for love. Mark them on your calendar—these will be your best days. Similarly, make a note of the days that will be most stressful for you. It is best to avoid taking important meetings or major decisions on these days, as well as on those days when important planets in your Horoscope are retrograde (moving backwards through the Zodiac).
The Major Trends section for your Sign lists those days when your vitality is strong or weak, or when relationships with your co-workers or loved ones may need a bit more effort on your part. If you are going through a difficult time, take a look at the colour, metal, gem and scent listed in the ‘At a Glance’ section of your Personality Profile. Wearing a piece of jewellery that contains your metal and/or gem will strengthen your vitality; just as wearing clothes or decorating your room or office in the colour ruled by your Sign, drinking teas made from the herbs ruled by your Sign, or wearing the scents associated with your Sign will sustain you.
Another important virtue of this book is that it will help you to know not only yourself but those around you: your friends, co-workers, partners and/or children. Reading the Personality Profile and forecasts for their Signs will provide you with an insight into their behaviour that you won’t get anywhere else. You will know when to be more tolerant of them and when they are liable to be difficult or irritable.
In this edition we have included foot reflexology charts as part of the health section. So many health problems could perhaps be avoided or alleviated if we understood which organs were most vulnerable and what we could do to protect them. Though there are many natural and drug-free ways to strengthen vulnerable organs, these charts show a valid way to proceed. The vulnerable organs for the year ahead are clearly marked in the chart. It’s very good to massage the whole foot on a regular basis, as the feet contain reflexes to the entire body. Try to pay special attention to the specific areas marked in the chart. If this is done diligently, health problems can be avoided. And even if they can’t be completely avoided, their impact can be softened considerably.
I consider you—the reader—my personal client. By studying your Solar Horoscope I gain an awareness of what is going on in your life—what you are feeling and striving for and the challenges you face. I then do my best to address these concerns. Consider this book the next best thing to having your own personal astrologer!
It is my sincere hope that Your Personal Horoscope 2009 will enhance the quality of your life, make things easier, illuminate the way forward, banish obscurities and make you more aware of your personal connection to the universe. Understood properly and used wisely, astrology is a great guide to knowing yourself, the people around you and the events in your life—but remember that what you do with these insights—the final result—is up to you.
THE RAM
Birthdays from 21st March to 20th April
ARIES AT A GLANCE
Element—Fire
Ruling Planet—Mars Career Planet—Saturn Love Planet—Venus Money Planet—Venus Planet of Fun, Entertainment, Creativity and Speculations—Sun Planet of Health and Work—Mercury Planet of Home and Family Life—Moon Planet of Spirituality—Neptune Planet of Travel, Education, Religion and Philosophy—Jupiter
Colours—carmine, red, scarlet
Colours that promote love, romance and social harmony—green, jade green
Colour that promotes earning power—green
Gem—amethyst
Metals—iron, steel
Scent—honeysuckle
Quality—cardinal (= activity)
Quality most needed for balance—caution
Strongest virtues—abundant physical energy, courage, honesty, independence, self-reliance
Deepest need—action
Characteristics to avoid—haste, impetuousness, over-aggression, rashness
Signs of greatest overall compatibility—Leo, Sagittarius
Signs of greatest overall incompatibility—Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Sign most helpful to career—Capricorn
Sign most helpful for emotional support—Cancer
Sign most helpful financially—Taurus
Sign best for marriage and/or partnerships—Libra
Sign most helpful for creative projects—Leo
Best Sign to have fun with—Leo
Signs most helpful in spiritual matters—Sagittarius, Pisces
Best day of the week—Tuesday
Aries is the activist par excellence of the Zodiac. The Aries need for action is almost an addiction, and those who do not really understand the Aries personality would probably use this hard word to describe it. In reality ‘action’ is the essence of the Aries psychology—the more direct, blunt and to-the-point the action, the better. When you think about it, this is the ideal psychological makeup for the warrior, the pioneer, the athlete or the manager.
Aries likes to get things done, and in their passion and zeal often lose sight of the consequences for themselves and others. Yes, they often try to be diplomatic and tactful, but it is hard for them. When they do so they feel that they are being dishonest and phony. It is hard for them even to understand the mindset of the diplomat, the consensus builder, the front office executive. These people are involved in endless meetings, discussions, talks and negotiations—all of which seem a great waste of time when there is so much work to be done, so many real achievements to be gained. An Aries can understand, once it is explained, that talks and negotiations—the social graces—lead ultimately to better, more effective actions. The interesting thing is that an Aries is rarely malicious or spiteful—even when waging war. Aries people fight without hate for their opponents. To them it is all good-natured fun, a grand adventure, a game.
When confronted with a problem many people will say ‘Well, let’s think about it, let’s analyse the situation.’ But not an Aries. An Aries will think ‘Something must be done. Let’s get on with it.’ Of course neither response is the total answer. Sometimes action is called for, sometimes cool thought. But an Aries tends to err on the side of action.