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[Sealynx]

Hi Ales,
You gave your birthdate here and in the Christmas post you said you were 41. I'm an astrologer so I couldn't help taking a peek at your chart to see what the stars had to say about you and Banister.  I've woven my dream interpretation into it so if you aren't an astrology buff just leave that part out!!

Bannister had mars in Capricorn which suggests that he craved coming out on top and had a great deal of stamina and physical ambition turned toward getting there. This sign will butt a brick wall until it falls or in this case, a record. Both of you have Sun/Mercury in Taurus meaning that you can set you mind on something and not budge an inch when its important.

Your use of Mars is very different.  Yours conjuncts Mercury and is opposed by Neptune the planet of beauty, creativity and intuition. When Neptune opposes mercury the thinking becomes intuitive and the focus softer. Physically grace is encouraged more than stamina when it opposes mars. It is not surprising that you liked figure skating because dance should be enjoyable for you. I hope you have kept some form of dance movement in your life. You are a much more Taurus personality than he was with Venus Sun Mars and possibly mercury there too, depending on what time you were born. You are probably much more likely to stop and smell the roses than we was and would probably place a delicious meal and a dip in the hot tub over another hour of training.

You probably do have a great deal of stick-to-it-tiveness with all that Taurus and this could be why you are still rerunning that race in your head. Try giving some thought to the idea that even if you "could" have run it better, you may have other talents that you are neglecting by judging your self so strongly by this second place performance. To me the dream is telling you to let some "second place finishes" in life go and by doing so honor your true calling.

[Ami]

Dear Sealynx
 That is so interesting that you are an astrologer. I had my chart done a few times and it was right on. I have studied it as an amatuer and it is fascinating!                xxooAmi

[Sealynx]

I became interested in Astrology and Tarot when I was 12. I ran a board for astrologers for quite a few years.

[Ami]

Dear Sealynx
 How has astrology helped you or hurt you in your every day life--relationships etc?                                                    Ami

[Sealynx]

Hi Ami,
 Before I answer that...some background here.....

As a child, having been largely cut off from my feelings and made to feel bad and wrong, I did the logical thing and assumed that I must be offending God.  My parents couldn't be wrong so they must know some things about religion that I didn't. So I turned my mind to figuring out religion. As early as 6th grade I'd read enough about the history of my parents religion to come to some serious conclusions about what I believed and what I didn't.  What I found instead was a great deal of unpleasant church history. Many of these early father (always men!!) seemed to be more like my mother that any God I could conceive of.  For a while I felt like I must be evil. Other children found me strange, my parents didn't like me and the stress of it all was causing me to act out in ways that meant I didn't much like me either.

It was then that I somehow discovered the work of Edgar Cayce. Even though he lived and died as a protestant, his wonderful loving view of the universe and the knowledge available from our "higher self"  gave me permission to look to myself for guidance. That higher self drew me immediately to book on astrology and a tarot deck the first time I entered a bookstore. I didn't even know what they were...I just knew I wanted those things and my mother bought them for me without even asking what they were.

When I was able to do my own chart, I was amazed that it knew me so well. It also told me lots of good things about myself. These were things I'd suspected but was not able to confirm in my home environment. So astrology became my sounding board. The tarot cards were very interesting and enlightening as well. The first time I read for anyone else was when I was 18 and my intuition was dead on about the affair my friends father was having. Unfortunately I was coaxed into reading at a party when everyone was drinking and didn't take my ability to read for others seriously. She was quite embarrassed!

Have they ever hurt me? Never. They supported my development as a self-sustaining human being. I can't say that they would do that for everyone and there are unscrupulous readers so I don't advocate that everyone run to a psychic or astrologer.  Astrology is pretty straight forward, you either have the moon in cancer of you don't and the meaning of that is pretty well agreed upon. Tarot reading is an art form and interpretations can vary with the skill, honesty and  introspective ability of the reader, especially when reading for self. If you are determined to see things only one way, you will read the cards that way. Openness to other ways of seeing a situation is important.

Today I always ask anyone I am serious about knowing for their chart, especially if they are relationship material. My question is not, "is this a love match". I want to know what the challenges are in the relationship and what I can possibly learn from the person.

[Ami]

That is so interesting Sealynx! What are your sun ,moon, and ascendent? Can you see patterns in your chart that correspond to your life? When I had mine done, it showed a hard relationship with M and H and easy one with kids.That has been true. It really shows the different parts to a person and how you have to struggle to make them a whole.

                                                                     Ami
                                          

[Sealynx]

I think for every hardship in a chart there is a perk of some kind. I'm a triple Capricorn (Sun, Mercury, Asc) with Moon in Taurus and Venus and Mars in Aquarius. There are squares to the communication style from the planet representing my father and the strongest square in the chart which is almost exact is between my moon and venus, both symbols of my mother. That one runs from the first house of self to the fourth house of home and family. This suggests needs that are at odds, emotional security vs the need for complete freedom in relationships. That pretty much sums up the effect of my mother suffocating me one minute and being ignoring the next!

Since I had no emotional security in childhood and the moon was initially strong (conjunct the IC or 4th house cusps), I sought security in early relationships only to feel trapped because I need a great deal of personal freedom and time along to paint and write. Over the last 10 years Uranus and Neptune have transited over my venus and squared the moon, making me want to express my venus which is more connected to my talents and abilities. That has allowed me to back away from relationships and release the need to rely heavily on others. This has been very good for me.

I don't want to clog Dr. G's board with astro stuff, but if you are interested in learning more about your chart, go to www.astro.com and join that site. Major astrologers like Liz Green and Robert Hand are affiliated with it. You can join at a higher level for money but there is no charge to keep a file there with 50 charts or so. After you have entered your chart click on the forum and start a thread in one of the forums. Many newbie and experienced astrologers usually comment on the charts and will give you some great insights.

[Ami]

Thank you ((((Sealynx))))    I love astrology!                   xxoo Ami