Handwriting Analysis, and Comprehensive Astrology and Numerology

The planet Mercury goes retrograde March 30, 2011 at 1:47 p.m. PDT, at 24 degrees 21 minutes Aries. Mercury retrograde ends (goes direct) April 23, 2011 at 3:04 a.m. PDT.

Although Mercury retrograde doesn’t actually involve Mercury turning around and retreating, it does appear that way from planet Earth due to the planets’ respective orbits. Mercury is retrograde for about 24 days, about every 4 months.

Consider these 7 points:

1. Mercury retrograde is an astrological affliction, but only one of many possible, and it won’t single-handedly (symbolically) screw up your life. Also, if you have Mercury retrograde in your natal configurations, it doesn’t automatically equate to negative life circumstances. Multiples of factors, instead of single factors, through pattern recognition, symbolize life circumstances and events.

2. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes such things as mental activity, communication, perception, and commerce. Mercury retrograde periods frequently include a marked increase in reviewing and reconsidering things from the past and possibly finding new solutions to old problems. Delays in personal and business matters and projects, travel delays, scheduling conflicts, and miscommunications are also common.

3. Astrological and numerological indicators, including Mercury retrograde, don’t make things happen, or influence anything—they symbolize and represent. As above, so below.

4. Watch where Mercury retrograde occurs in your natal configurations, particularly if Mercury is one of the most potent heavenly bodies in those charts. If your natal Mercury is retrograde, you should pay a little more attention to Mercury retrograde periods.

5. All too often, Mercury retrograde is given too much emphasis, and serves as the scapegoat for life’s trials when the problem is really represented by dozens of other factors, most often unique to that person’s natal comprehensive charts.

6. My findings show that the pre-Mercury retrograde period (17-28 days before Mercury goes retrograde) is often worse than the actual retrograde period. Furthermore, the final 11-12 days of the approximately 24-day Mercury retrograde period goes more smoothly than the first 11-12 days. The first 11-12 days frequently represent the collapse of previously held notions, intents, and plans, while the second 11-12 days (and even more so for about two weeks after Mercury retrograde) symbolize new ideas and plans that are on much firmer ground.

7. It’s recommended to be a little more cautious of any new ideas (especially those involving a high amount of risk) during Mercury retrograde periods because post-Mercury retrograde it’s typical to see the idea more clearly, altering your original appraisal.

Monitoring hundreds of cyclical timing patterns over the course of many years (including universal factors like Mercury retrograde within those patterns), you get a firm sense of how things will play out in any single individual’s life.

The idea of “self-fulfilling prophesy” is irrelevant, especially to those who have no idea of the cyclical patterns, and aren’t aware that you’re watching how the events and circumstances in their life transpire.

Copyright © 2011 Scott Petullo

A Lunar Perigee is when the Moon’s orbit is closest to the Earth.

Since it occurs this week during a Full Moon (March 19, 11:10 a.m. PDT 28 degrees, 47 minutes Virgo), it’s been called a “Supermoon.” The gravitational pull is even greater than usual.

Therefore, you might expect more of an impact, such as with the earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011, since this is the closest the Moon will be to our planet in the past 18 years.

However, as John Bellini, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey points out, “A lot of studies have been done on this kind of thing by USGS scientists and others (and) they haven’t found anything significant at all.”:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20110310/sc_space/willmarch19supermoontriggernaturaldisasters

Astrologers (and psychics) who focus primarily on mundane events like natural disasters, geopolitical events, and other worldly happenings are constantly predicting dire events, and they can’t help but get a hit once in a while.

The only way to play fair in the mundane prediction game is to post every single prediction you make on your website and let your viewers see your hit ratio. It’s doubtful you’ll ever see that happen.

Truth be told, if you identify every Lunar Perigee (and Lunar Perigee/Full Moon or New Moon combination) over the course of recorded history and look for correlations involving increased seismic activity, you won’t see any significant patterns at all.

Unfortunately, New Age, spiritual promoters regularly employ these types of catch phrases:

1.    “…more and more natural disasters are happening now, things are getting worse…it’s coming to a tipping point…”

2.    “…time of major, unprecedented changes in the world, major transition for all so you can ‘ascend.’”

3.    “…the intensity of climate change is accelerating to a point beyond what this planet has ever seen…”

4.    “…this is a perilous time in the history of humanity when all cycles of life are out of balance…”

5.    “…it’s hard to see reality clearly now since it is ‘shifting’ so rapidly…and time is ‘speeding up’…”

6.    “…unless mankind becomes more compassionate and loving, we’ll have more natural disasters until we are jolted awake into this new, spiritual reality…”

7.    “…to heal the planet and stop the disasters, you must surrender a non-spiritual way of living…”

Please ask the sensationalistic, poetic, profiteers to list the “unparalleled” disasters of today that they refer to, and then equate them to historical norms. You’ll find that this point in history is quite average in comparison, all events considered. Also request that they supply you with their findings of how “time is speeding up,” the “major transition” they speak of, and how “cycles of life are out of balance.” Pop goes the balloon of delusion when it bursts, but it sure is profitable while it lasts.

What’s really “unprecedented” today is the power of news media and the speed of information flow, which creates the illusion of extraordinary events, unlike anything throughout history. Turn off the TV and refresh your perspective.

An aside, this line appears in the above-linked article: “…(It should be noted that astrology is not a real science, but merely makes connections between astronomical and mystical events.)…”

That’s entirely false, since the theories derived from pattern recognition in authentic astrology are empirically based. Astrology is a science by definition, but after the science authorities had their way during the Age of Reason (1700s), it was officially classified as pseudo-science.

It must be said also that today’s “astrology,” at least that which you and every traditional scientist has been exposed to, on-line and elsewhere, is trivial nonsense–the “not real science” label does apply in that case.

A key mistake modern astrologers make today is ascribing only one factor to an event or circumstance (e.g., “Supermoon = catastrophe!”). Then when it’s clear that throughout history catastrophe rarely happens during a “Supermoon,” credibility is lost. One data-point does not make a trend. This mistake is seen time and time again concerning single planetary transits and Ptolemaic aspects.

Real astrology demands a lot of analysis, using exact birth data for everyone or everything (incorporation dates of municipalities, etc.) involved. It’s impossible to apply only one or a handful of universal indicators and expect a decent level of accuracy.

Don’t worry too much about unexpected catastrophe during this closer-to-Earth-than-usual Full Moon on Saturday since you can’t do anything to stop it. Instead, go out for a night on the town and enjoy the beautiful Moon.

Copyright © 2011 Scott Petullo

SmartRecruiters, a free recruitment software, helps companies increase efficiency in their recruiting and hiring processes, enabling them to hire better talent. More information here: www.smartrecruiters.com

The software allows organizations to completely manage their job applicants on-line, and it includes a time-saving feature called a “Share Profile” which allows co-workers to collaborate in the hiring process.

In finding the best match for the job, it’s always recommended to base the hiring decision on all of the following: experience; the interview process including multiple interviews; professional references; background checks and investigations; and appropriate personality strengths.

Now, assessing personality strengths through traditional methods like multiple choice self-tests is one way, but it’s advised to also use a more objective assessment technique: handwriting analysis, by a trained professional.

Note: In order to avoid legal issues, the hiring manager should require that every job applicant submits a handwriting sample, whether or not that person’s sample is to be analyzed, if the employer intends to utilize handwriting analysis in the hiring process. This approach also applies to the usage of other evaluation methods.

Copyright © 2011 Scott Petullo

According to the Kroll Global Fraud Report, based on a survey of over 500 executives, 44% of corporate fraud is committed by insiders.

More about the report here: http://www.kroll.com/about/library/fraud/

When screening potential new hires, besides confirming employment history, education credentials and professional licenses, and conducting thorough interviews, it’s recommended you do these things too:

1. Make it a company policy requiring employees to sign a release agreeing to security investigations during employment, and have all applicants sign a release agreeing to them before employment.

2. Evaluate applicants’ skills related to the job through multiple assessment methods such as personality profiling tests, psychologist interviews, and handwriting analysis.

3. Assure the applicant that the hiring decision isn’t based on any single evaluation, but all parts combined, including the interview process, assessment methods, professional references, and background investigations including examination of public records.

Consistently adhering to the above-mentioned policies will vastly reduce your risk of legal concerns, and getting ripped off by one of your own employees.

Copyright © 2011 Scott Petullo