Personality, Compatibility, and Personal Timing Are Measurable With Comprehensive Handwriting Analysis, Astrology, and Numerology

The Truth About What is Fated in Life

Fate vs. Free Will: You Can’t Choose Your Tests in Life But You Can Prepare

Debate With an Astrology Skeptic

Astrology Accuracy: 5 Reasons Your Astrology Isn’t Accurate

Compatibility: It’s Either There or It’s Not, and It’s Measurable

The Ultimate Compatibility Test

Numerology and Astrology Q & A: Which Studies Prove Them Invalid?

The Cyclical Nature of Life Reflected by Various, Minor Astrology factors

Astrology, Numerology and Prediction: Timing of Predestined Events Q & A

The Truth About Your Real Astrological Sun Sign

Your Real Sign Hasn’t Changed and 11 Other Astrological Truths

Libra and Capricorn – Personality Similarities and Differences

Chinese Astrology Q&A: You Aren’t a Barnyard Animal

Fate vs. Free Will: Fate Always Prevails

More Information About Seeing the Same Numbers Over and Over

Addressing Handwriting Analysis Skepticism

5 Possible Ways to Understand and Outmaneuver Your Enemy

Mercury retrograde takes place November 16^ththrough December 6^th.

Hallmark circumstances include difficulties starting new projects and endeavors, delays, miscommunications, and creating new solutions for existing problems.

Take care with important matters such as momentous decisions and legal contracts because judgment tends to be flawed under Mercury retrograde.

See this page for a thorough list of Mercury retrograde themes and a general timeline.

As mentioned in the linked information above, the approximate three-week period leading up to Mercury retrograde usually involves more challenges than the actual retrograde period.

Mercury retrograde November/December 2018 details:

1. Mercury goes retrograde 11-16-2018 at 5:33 p.m. PST, 13 degrees 29 minutes Sagittarius.
2. Mercury goes direct 12-6-2018 at 1:22 p.m. PST, 27 degrees 16 minutes Scorpio.

The bar graph in this post includes the November/December 2018 Mercury retrograde period, along with other basic astrological events.

Tracking Mercury retrograde and other basic astrology cycles allows you to witness the cyclical nature of life, and reduce your overall risk in life.

Learn more about the planet Mercury here.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

Nobody is perfect, but select, dominant personality traits make a person either irresistible, or the opposite, incorrigible.

Everyone has his or her own unique challenging personality traits, to various degrees. Severe, dangerous cases aren’t common, but given there’s at least a chance the person may be a problem for you, leaping without looking isn’t advised.

Below I list ten common, admirable personality traits.

1. Emotional balance and emotional maturity ensure you can talk through complex issues with your partner without him or her lapsing into a childish and impossible to deal with disposition.
2. A lack of defiance and stubbornness means your partner is flexible enough to reason and compromise when appropriate.
3. Authentic humility and modesty translates into a lack of vanity and narcissism. The narcissist’s demands make it a one-sided partnership; he needs near constant attention, praise, and admiration, or he is likely to be unhappy.
4. A healthy, but not excessive, desire for the acquisition of money assures your partner won’t put the love of money above all else.
5. A big picture outlook, instead of perfectionism and excessive attention to detail, makes a better partner.
6. The ability to cope with a reasonable amount of constructive criticism, and a lack of excessive inhibition allow for a healthy alliance.
7. Objectivity ensures the person won’t hinder himself or herself, and the partnership, with self-deception and excessive fantasy oriented thinking. An inferior sense of discernment can potentially be devastating.
8. Integrity is one of the most desirable traits a person can have. Those who have great difficulty living up to his or her asserted convictions make appalling partners.
9. Honesty is also one of the most agreeable traits, for obvious reasons. Insincerity, deception, and lies ruin many unions.
10. Transparency means you won’t be kept in the dark about important matters. Excessive secretiveness and evasiveness aren’t admirable characteristics.

Please note: clinical behavioral terms (and other extreme expressions and conditions) such as “narcissistic,” “prejudiced,” “evasive,” “envious,” “paranoid,” “confrontational,” “sadistic,” “defiant,” “emotionally unbalanced,” “mental disorder,” “dejected,” “depressed,” “psychotic,” “vindictive,” “deceitful,” “domineering,” “dumb,” “psychosis,” “pathological,” “duplicitous,” “two-faced,” “hot-tempered,” “lacking in integrity,” and “dishonest” aren’t typically addressed in assessments related to potential hires (or other, similar situations) because they are unrelated to the personality qualities needed to successfully do a job. In order to do an assessment under normal conditions within ethical boundaries, the subject first allows permission for the formal analysis. Extreme situations such as an innocent person’s life being at risk and, or dealing with a dangerous criminal might warrant an analysis involving the types of personality characteristics featured in this article.

All of the above personality traits (in the extreme—high risk territory), negative and positive, are readily identified through unconventional security investigations.

While it’s true the perfect partner, either business or personal, doesn’t exist, you can make your life easier by identifying negative attributes before it’s too late.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

Effectively mitigating risk in your business and personal life equates to more success and less financial loss and wasted time.

Conventional security related risk reduction methods, such as private investigators, background checks, and psychologist interviews are advantageous much of the time.

However, relying exclusively on traditional security related risk reduction methods is ill-advised because these methods aren’t foolproof.

Unconventional security investigation methods, such as the ones I offer, aren’t infallible 100% of the time either, but they can be effective in cases where traditional methods offer limited results.

Examples of traditional methods offering limited results include the following: the subject either refuses to do an in-person psychologist interview or it isn’t feasible; the subject is talented at evading detection, so a private investigator won’t find anything amiss; the subject’s record is clean, but he or she possesses one or more hidden personality disorders.

You’ll reduce the greatest amount of risk possible with a thorough range of checks and balances, utilizing both conventional and unconventional methods.

Below I list common risk reduction pitfalls, and how to avoid them.

1. A potential business partner impresses you so much you merely ask around about her reputation. But you fail to discover hidden problems, which sets you up for a rough partnership. Save yourself a lot of hassle by first finding out about any personality red flags, along with her true motivations, and the natal compatibility.
2. A star employee seems to do no wrong, until you place him in the wrong position. Skip this problem by first discovering if the new responsibilities fit his abilities.
3. You’re considering five different prospects for a new associate hire. Each has the necessary background, skills, and success. Discretion and confidentiality are vital. Are you really going to merely trust your gut after speaking with their former supervisors? That could be a costly mistake, considering the high percentage of new hires that don’t live up to expectations. Avoid that trouble by finding out about their potential red-flag attributes, and level of discretion before you hire.
4. You’re excited about a new addition to your business and are in the process of planning the date of the initial launch to your potential customer base. You could launch whenever you’re finally prepared to do so, or you could optimize the success of your launch by identifying precise, optimum windows of time within the existing timeframe you expect to launch. Additionally, the approximate date and time of the original idea, and when you tentatively plan to launch (before consulting with an expert about personal timing), speak volumes about the success of the endeavor. Success, learning experience, or disaster scenarios are discernable through personal timing analyses.
5. Your new romantic interest seems like a dream come true, until it turns into a nightmare. Instead, sidestep misfortune. The approximate time and date you first connected, natal compatibility, along with your collective timing tells the truth of the matter: rewarding romantic partnership, terrible connection, or somewhere in the middle.

Unconventional, along with conventional, security investigations are a fantastic way to avoid risk reduction pitfalls, giving you a huge advantage and peace of mind.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

Watch out–Venus retrograde occurs soon. Misguided love life decisions are common under Venus retrograde.

New love connections made during Venus retrograde often seem worse after the retrograde period (for valid reasons), and lovers from the past tend to pop up under Venus retrograde.

Avoid impulsive love life decisions during this time because your perspective in love life matters is obscured. Also avoid the typical Venus retrograde unpleasant and futile practice of dwelling on “the one that got away.”

Reassessment of your already established romantic connection—and making needed adjustments–is par for the course during Venus retrograde for those of you already in a relationship.

As you can see in the bar graph in this blog post, Venus is retrograde from October 5, 2018 to November 16, 2018.

It’s only one astrological indicator and it must be supported by other factors in your unique natal and timing patterns to represent key life happenings, but it’s still a reasonable sign to be a little more careful in love life matters.

Venus retrograde lasts, on average, about 40 days, and it occurs about every 1.5 years.

Besides love life, the planet Venus also rules the following: women; gay men; apparel; the building trades, including design and home building; designers of all types; the arts, including dance and music; jewelry and jewelers; glamour; beauty; pleasure; indulgence; bars and drinking; games and gambling; playboys and playgirls; ladies of the evening; romantic commitments.

Learn about basic astrology, including Venus retrograde, and the cyclical nature of life in this blog post.

Venus retrograde isn’t one of the more unfavorable universal astrological afflictions, but it’s worthy of your consideration. Just take it easy in your love life, especially involving impulsive financial commitments.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

In a perfect world, compatibility would be entirely up to you. All you would need is the willingness to get along with your romantic or business partner.

Alas, in the real world, genuine compatibility isn’t a choice. It also has nothing to do with background, race, entertainment and dietary preferences, and political affiliation.

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word compatible in the following way: “Capable of existing together in harmony.”

While the idea of harmony may be largely subjective, the extremes at either end of the spectrum are easy to identify; you’ve likely experienced that magically rewarding connection with another in which it’s effortless bliss. Alternatively, you’ve probably known someone with whom you share horrible compatibility no matter what you do or say—it’s an uphill battle, all discord and discomfort.

Four Things That Ruin Compatibility

1. Personality red flags make harmonious connections impossible. A person possessing extreme emotional immaturity, vanity, arrogance, bias, argumentativeness, domineering tendencies and, or any other problematic subconscious fear or defense will continually repel potential partners, no matter the innate harmony.

   Severe fears and, or defenses are, for the most part, ingrained; one can’t simply “rise above” these serious attributes, which are most readily witnessed while the subject is under stress or pressure.

2. Innate, challenging rapport between two people wrecks compatibility every time. You have zero control over inborn compatibility, which is compatibility on a soul level, for lack of a better way to describe it. You are born with it and it exists between you and another person before you ever meet. This is reflected in patterns derived from birth data, including full date of birth, time, and location.

   Extremes in harmony—rewarding or challenging—are easy to identify once you witness, time after time, the natal patterns symbolizing rapport between couples.

   After doing this work professionally since 1997, my view is that this type of compatibility is most important regarding interpersonal harmony.

3. Personal timing is either your best friend, or enemy in relation to affinity with another person.

   You both may lack serious personality red flags, and enjoy wonderful natal compatibility, but your respective personal timing keeps you apart. Or, you may share numerous timing patterns which serve as the glue for your connection, but when your timing changes, the partnership dissolves.

4. A bad attitude mars relationships. This is the only point of the four in this piece that you have full control over. Thus, compatibility is, at most, roughly 25% choice.

   Two people may share excellent interpersonal skills, similar levels of agreeableness and outlooks, and a lack of problematic personality traits, yet possess terrible compatibility, in large part due to contrasting natal and timing patterns. The worse the inborn compatibility between two people, the harder they must work to make the relationship tolerable.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

Solar Eclipse 8-11-2018

A solar eclipse occurs August 11, 2018. It’s exact by degree at 2:57 a.m. PDT, 18 degrees 41 minutes Leo.

Generally, eclipses symbolize challenges instead of rewards, but solar eclipses are typically easier than lunar eclipses.

As with all universal astrological phenomena, how they blend with your unique natal and timing patterns personalizes the symbolic impact of these phenomena. If supported, solar eclipses normally represent beginnings, and lunar eclipses endings.

In simplest terms, avoid imprudent decisions and risky behavior during and near eclipses. Please see this blog post for more information about eclipses.

The bar graph in this blog post includes the August 2018 eclipse, along with other basic astrology events.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

Mercury retrograde, an unfavorable astrological event, takes place July 25^th.

Typical occurrences include revisiting the past, developing new solutions for existing problems, miscommunications, delays, and complications with new undertakings.

Approach important decisions, plans, and legal contracts with extra care because judgment tends to be faulty under Mercury retrograde.

See this page for a thorough list of Mercury retrograde themes and a general timeline.

As mentioned in the linked information above, the approximate three-week period leading up to Mercury retrograde usually involves more challenges than the actual retrograde period.

Mercury retrograde July/August 2018 details:

1. Mercury goes retrograde 7-25-2018 at 10:02 p.m. PDT, 23 degrees 27 minutes Leo.
2. Mercury goes direct 8-18-2018 at 9:24 p.m. PDT, 11 degrees 31 minutes Leo.

The bar graph in this post includes the July/August 2018 Mercury retrograde period, along with other basic astrological events.

By following Mercury retrograde and other basic astrological phenomena you can witness the cyclical nature of life and, knowing the representative challenges, even reduce the overall risk in your life.

Learn more about the planet Mercury here.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

A solar eclipse occurs July 12, 2018. It’s exact by degree at 7:47 p.m. PDT, 20 degrees 41 minutes Cancer.

A lunar eclipse occurs July 27, 2018. It’s exact by degree at 1:20 p.m. PDT, 4 degrees 44 minutes Aquarius.

For the most part, eclipses symbolize challenges instead of rewards, but solar eclipses are typically easier than lunar eclipses. Generally, lunar eclipses symbolize endings, and solar eclipses beginnings.

As with all universal factors, how they interact with your unique natal and timing patterns personalizes the symbolic impact of these phenomena.

I recommend avoiding impulsive decisions and high-risk activities around the time of eclipses. Please see this blog post for more information about eclipses.

The bar graph in this blog post includes the July 2018 eclipses, along with other basic astrology events.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

Mars goes retrograde June 26, 2018 at 2:04 p.m. PDT, 09 degrees, 13 minutes Aquarius. It goes direct August 27, 2018 at 7:05 a.m. PDT, 28 degrees, 36 minutes Capricorn.

Although Mars retrograde doesn’t actually involve Mars turning around and retreating, it does appear that way from Earth due to the planets’ respective orbits. This phenomenon occurs about every two years and lasts for 80 days, on average.

Mars symbolizes strife, action, competition, masculine energy, and more.

Since Mars has to do with, in part, aggression and the utilization of energy, hallmarks of Mars retrograde period include, for example, battling an adversary from the past, dealing with anger issues, and working on conflict resolution.

Retrogrades are one of many possible afflictions, it takes multiple factors (forming patterns) to make a symbolic impact, and each universal (e.g., eclipses, retrogrades, etc.) indicator is personalized through your unique natal and timing patterns.

For some people, Mars retrograde is a non-event and for others it represents important life circumstances.

Generally, the worse shape your natal Mars, the worse the overall conditions, with corroborating factors. For those who study astrology, pay attention to where exactly the retrograde or other universal factor occurs in your personal patterns to further your understanding.

At a minimum, vitality may be marginally decreased and repression of personal energy can occur, particularly for those born under Mars retrograde.

My findings show astrological phenomena symbolize life circumstances, but don’t directly make things happen. “As above, so below.” For those who care to observe them, celestial signs have served as powerful omens for eons.

This Mars retrograde may not have much symbolic impact on your life, but tracking such happenings can help you gain an understanding of the cyclical nature of time, and even help limit your overall risk.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo

“If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose. If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.” [Last Verse, chapter 3, the Art of War, which spawned the following modern proverb] “If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.” Sun Tzu

I’ve found these words of wisdom to be true. The more I work with personality and predictive analysis, the more I recognize that self-knowledge is one of the keys to success.

Take for example, motivations.

How many times have you heard someone say, “I’m not the money-motivated type”? While it may be true in many cases, it’s amusing when the subject is exceedingly acquisitive and for whatever reason wants to believe she isn’t.

This is exactly the sort of lack of self-understanding that hinders success. For instance, the subject pursues a humanitarian career appealing to what she believes is her altruistic nature, and several years down the road finds herself miserable.

She may very well be altruistic, but she’s secretly motivated by money in a big way, and would be much more successful and infinitely more happy in a commission-based job, such as a real estate agent.

The hidden motivations of others are also the cause of some of the biggest challenges you will face in life. You can spend months or years getting to know someone, but there are ways to cut to the chase and find out right away if he’s a risk to your financial well-being (or worse), such as through my unconventional security investigations.

The subconscious mind is tricky—it hides your true desires and all your fears and defenses.

The better you know your unconscious beliefs, misconceptions, fears, biases, and strengths, the less likely you’ll make a mistake in judgment in high risk situations. Thus, you are more likely to win instead of lose.

Self-knowledge also includes timing.

Everyone has different timing, and knowing the lucrative and not so lucrative phases in your life—the extremes—gives you an enormous edge in life allowing you to capitalize on the rewarding stages and limit your risk in the red-flag episodes.

It’s a rare individual who knows himself and others exceedingly well without much effort, but for the rest of us, delving into the subconscious mind and collective personal timing greatly assists in winning life’s everyday battles.

Copyright © 2018 Scott Petullo