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Advanced knowledge about bad luck is leverage.

In other words, knowing the probability of an individual’s success or failure is priceless.

“Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.”
Miguel de Cervantes

Knowing when you will endure personal adversity, and when you will be freed from it, can help protect your interests and limit your risk.

In my view, bad luck (or good luck) is merely personal fate in action.

Just as you probably didn’t learn about negotiating, self-awareness, stress management, and entrepreneurship in school, you didn’t learn that countless kings, queens, rulers, warlords, successful merchants, and others throughout history relied upon advisors who were astrologers. The custom went underground in the 1700s when those in power during the Age of Reason unjustly condemned the sciences of astrology and number mysticism.

I sympathize with skeptics of astrology and numerology. I don’t believe in the types of astrology and numerology you’ve been exposed to either. My debate with an astrology skeptic offers more information.

Whether or not a person will get what he wants out of life in any given period of time (e.g., one year, five years, ten years, or longer periods of time) is measurable, and I offer this type of insight through my profiles.

Getting what one wants from life directly relates to success in career, finances, or love life, for example. Though success or failure can relate to other areas of life too, such as vitality and physical health.

Knowledge is power. For example, if you know your potential hire is highly likely to get what she wants out of life with her career and money over the next several years, it’s that much more likely she’ll be a good hire.

If you know a rival hedge fund manager isn’t likely to get what he wants out of life over the next decade, contrasting greatly with successfully getting what he wanted over the past twenty years, you can confidently avoid mirroring his investments in the financial markets.

If you know a potential business partner is likely to get what he wants in his career in the foreseeable future, you gain peace of mind that partnering with him is a good idea.

The applications are endless. Knowing in advance when any given person will face fierce headwinds (or tail-winds) in any given area in his life gives you priceless leverage.

Gaining leverage is often necessary to limit your risk. Greatly decrease your vulnerability and increase the likelihood of success with my penetrating profiles.

Revealed: Advanced Knowledge About Bad Luck is Leverage

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Inside information about personality characteristics is power.

In a perfect world you wouldn't have to worry about gaining leverage in your career or personal life. But the real world demands that you do so in order to protect your interests.

Success doesn't require you to be a genius, but exploiting an edge can make a huge difference and help you prepare for potential peril.

Everyone has their own unique strengths and weaknesses and nobody is perfect. Even the most trivial details about your adversary's personality can be used to gain an advantage in negotiations or other matters.

Traditional security investigations, personality self-tests, and psychologist interviews are some of the ways you can get to know someone. Otherwise, you’ll have to spend months with him and wait until he is under a lot of pressure.

“In tough times, that's when you see true colours and personality.”
Didier Deschamps

Unorthodox methods, including handwriting analysis and comprehensive astrology and numerology, are my preferred methods to really understand authentic personality. All you need to provide to me is a snapshot of their handwriting and their birth data.

Read more about handwriting analysis here. Read more about comprehensive astrology and numerology in my debate with an astrology skeptic blog post.

Below are select characteristics that I routinely determine through handwriting analysis and comprehensive astrology and numerology. The more excessive any given personality trait, the more easily it can be identified.

Thinkers vs. Feelers

An extremely analytical person without empathy can be cold as ice. But a predominantly feeling person without critical thinking skills can be easily manipulated.

Past oriented vs. Future oriented

A past oriented person is consumed with nostalgia and oftentimes regret. A future oriented person would rather focus on tomorrow.

Emotionally responsive vs. Self-absorbed

An emotionally responsive person would do anything for a loved one. A self-absorbed person wouldn’t.

Emotional security as primary motivation vs. Goal achievement vs. Material security oriented

There is nothing wrong with primarily being interested in emotional security (e.g., happy marriage), goal achievement, or financial security. The problem is being excessively motivated in one of these areas, to the detriment of the others.

Surface thinking vs. Deep thinking

Someone who is a surface thinker doesn’t care about why things happen. He will accept things at face value. The deep thinker wants to know why things happen and won’t automatically accept the consensus view.

In touch with feelings vs. Detached

Those strongly in touch with their feelings might be swayed through an emotional plea. Those who distance themselves from their feelings would be more objective.

Open-minded vs. Closed minded

Open-minded people are receptive to new ideas. Judgmental people, generally, aren’t.

Intellectually sharp vs. Slow, methodical thinker

Although the intellectual typically believes himself to be shrewd, all too often the unsophisticated person has more common sense. “Smart-stupid” people, particularly if they are biased, can be influenced just as easily as anyone else.

Detail-oriented vs. Big-picture

Excessively detail-oriented people tend to get lost in the trivialities. Big-picture people tend to see the overall idea, but might miss the finer points.

Greedy vs. Generous

Excessive desire for acquisition of money can be a vulnerability. But so can being too altruistic.

Vanity vs. Modesty

The narcissist can be manipulated through excessive praise. But those who are too modest might give too much away.

Savior complex vs. Egoist

Those with a savior complex would “do the right thing,” excessively, to her detriment. But self-seekers make it all about themselves.

Secretive vs. Forthcoming

A lack of transparency can cause big problems. But someone who is too candid might reveal information that is supposed to remain secret.

Lack of Integrity vs. Honorable

Knowing you’re dealing with someone who has great difficulty living by her asserted convictions can help you prepare for the worst. Though the righteous might be more easily controlled in negotiations.

Self-deception vs. Objectivity

Someone with excessive rationalization might fool himself into settling for something less than he would otherwise. Yet the world sometimes seems bleak to those who squarely face the cold, hard realities of life.

Defiance vs. Submission

Those who are defiant won’t give an inch. But those who are too submissive are doormats.

Excessive sensitivity to criticism vs. Not caring what others think

Those with excessive sensitivity to criticism might hold back, but those without any inhibitions could act inappropriately.

Problematic emotional balance vs. Stoic

While under pressure, those with problematic emotional balance lapse into a childish disposition. But those who are too stoic might be repressing their emotions, leading to an eventual blow up.

Gaining leverage is often necessary to limit your risk. Greatly decrease your vulnerability by knowing the other person, beyond the everyday persona, with my penetrating profiles.

Revealed: Inside Information About Personality is Leverage

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Knowing how to identify and hire winners is vital to your business success.

There are many ways to identify and hire winners. I recommend you use multiple evaluation methods, including both conventional and unconventional means.

Below I list five crucial concerns that you must address to identify and hire winners.

These five principles also apply to those you partner with in business, and who you choose to partner with romantically.

Are his personality strengths and motivations a good fit for the demands of the job? One surefire way to identify real personality strengths and challenges is through handwriting analysis, which identifies subconscious character. Subconscious character is the real personality, beyond the persona that you see during the interview process.

Besides authentic strengths and challenges, actual motivations are critical to identify. For example, you want to hire someone who is motivated by money, not creative expression or leadership, if he is in a commission sales position.

Note: I understand if you’re skeptical of handwriting analysis. Rest assured, handwriting analysis is an authentic science. It’s one of the most objective and non-discriminatory forms of personality analysis. Handwriting analysis can’t be manipulated, unlike psychological multiple-choice tests and other self-executed character assessment methods.

Do any red flag personality issues make her a bad fit for the job? Everyone has his or her own unique personality challenges. But questionable personality traits that are at great odds with the potential success of the job result in trouble. For example, excessive secretiveness would lead to wasted time in having to pry information out of her, and excessive conflict avoidance yields a risk of subordinates or competitors manipulating her into a decision involving less discord. Remember, the real personality doesn't appear until he or she is under pressure.

Is his personal power waning? If you hire someone based on his past success it can sometimes work out. However, if his personal power is declining you'll be hiring someone who isn't likely to meet your expectations. Pattern recognition involving comprehensive astrology and numerology is one way to know the general inclination of a person's future life circumstances. In other words, it's possible to know if he is ascending within his career (or the opposite), making him a great hire. After all, if he's going to shine, so will your business.

Note: I sympathize with skeptics of astrology and numerology. I don’t believe in the types of astrology and numerology you’ve been exposed to either. My debate with an astrology skeptic offers more information.

Is she heading toward trouble and a downward correction in life? Dramatically falling from grace is discernible in the comprehensive astrology and numerology patterns. The details of downward corrections vary, but typically involve loss of money and status. It’s better to know the probabilities in advance and pass her by so she doesn’t take you down with her.

Is the potential hire compatible with you and the success of your business? The better the compatibility, as measured by comprehensive astrology and numerology, and handwriting analysis, the more she will represent the success of your business.

Extremes are easy to measure: an individual with whom you have fantastic compatibility or one with whom you have horrible compatibility. With the former, everything seems to go right. With the latter, everything seems to go wrong. Find out ahead of time about your compatibility so you can stop wasting time with the wrong people.

Authentic compatibility isn’t a choice. The compatibility between every pair of individuals is as exclusive as your fingerprints, it’s unchangeable, and it’s measurable.

Whichever methods you use to identify and hire winners, make sure you're able to effectively scrutinize the five areas of interest above. You have the option to successfully identify and hire winners who will help take your business to the next level.

How to Identify and Hire Winners

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How to find your calling should be a class in high school. Everyone has a calling, but not everyone has an easy time identifying it.

The first thing you need to do to find your calling is to realize that it may be something you’re already good at and that you like doing. If you’re resourceful enough, you can turn almost any hobby into a career.

In my view, everyone has a divine purpose, something you’ve agreed to do before you were born, and it may be more important than your career. For example, it may include one or more of the following: being a good friend, sibling, mother, or father; empowering others; standing up for human rights and freedom; speaking the truth; being who you are instead of being who someone else wants you to be; doing the work you do, no matter how inconsequential it seems.

Ask yourself these questions to help discover your calling:

In which classes or activities in school did you excel?
What did you want to do for a career before the age of 10?
What did you want to do for a career before the age of 18?
What have you always wanted to do but lacked the resources or courage?
What's the hardest challenge you've mastered in your life?
What do you really enjoy doing in life now (e.g., types of projects, pastimes, activities, social gatherings, etc.)?
What do you believe you are good at now? What do others consider you good at? Is there something you could teach if called on to do so?
What types of skills or talents have been most responsible for your successes?
Is there a particular skill you would like to have (e.g., artistic talent, analytical ability, writing ability, persuasive ability, etc.)?
Think of the last time you were so involved in what you were doing that you lost track of time and didn't even feel like you were working. What were you doing?
What makes you feel like you are in the right place at the right time, forgetting about life's problems? What gives you the most joy?
What do you want to be known for?
If you were paid enough, what would you do for a career, no matter how crazy it sounds (e.g., professional socialite, warrior, philosopher, etc.)?
If you could go back in time and be any sort of person you would like for a year, what would you be (e.g., explorer, knight, hunter, merchant, princess, king, nun, Geisha, temple priest, etc.)?
What charitable causes do you most strongly identify with (e.g., veterans, helping the elderly, needy children, cancer patients, the homeless, etc.)?
What matters to you most at this point in your life, what do you value most? Rank each of these on a scale of 1-10, 1 being lowest, 5 being neutral, 10 being highest: _____ Education _____ Family _____ Social life _____ Romantic relationships _____ Leisure (vacations, travel, etc.) _____ Money _____ Work that you feel inspired and fulfilled by _____ Recognition/fame
What do you really want in life? What will you be happy with?
What type of person do you respect the most? Rank each of these types on a scale of 1-10, 1 being lowest, 5 being neutral, 10 being highest: _____ Political leader (such as a senator or president of a country) _____ Small business owner _____ CEO of large corporation _____ Stay at home mother _____ Blue-collar worker _____ Famous writer _____ Starving artist _____ Professional athlete _____ Skilled tradesperson _____ Intellectually courageous metaphysician/psychic _____ Comedian _____ Lawyer _____ Business consultant _____ Astrologer _____ Behind the scenes partner in a business _____ Business to business salesperson _____ Accountant _____ Scientist _____ Actor _____ Volunteer worker _____ Billionaire philanthropist
Do any of these careers appeal to you? Rank each of these on a scale of 1-10, 1 being least appealing, 5 being neutral, 10 being most appealing to you: _____ MBA business management position _____ Police officer _____ Entertainer _____ Graphic designer _____ Social worker _____ Teacher _____ Engineer _____ Business consultant _____ Astrologer _____ Human resources management _____ Paralegal _____ Criminal investigator _____ Lawyer _____ Office worker _____ Military _____ Holistic health _____ Child care taker _____ Psychologist _____ Healer _____ Accountant _____ Therapist _____ Homemaker _____ Artist _____ Musician _____ Dancer _____ Scientist _____ Clergy _____ Politics _____ Government
Respond to this statement with the Very first response that comes to mind: “If I knew what I wanted to do and was doing it I’d be ______________________."

My long-term findings show me that the more you are in sync with your calling, the less inner conflict you will experience, the happier you are, and the more your life “flows.”

Regarding money, you might have heard something like this fanciful myth from a motivational speaker: “All you have to do is find your divine purpose and all the success and riches will be yours.” The truth is, when you find your best path, it may not include riches and widespread recognition, and that’s okay.

Follow these tips to find your calling:

Get centered. Detach from your inner fears, defenses, and daily mind dramas. Meditation, or getting away and spending time in nature helps a lot.
Learn about your subconscious mind. You can’t control it, but you can detach from it through meditation and other disciplines that put you in a zone, which helps you more easily focus on what’s really important to you.
Get rid of faulty beliefs, such as the New Age myth that you can avoid all personal adversity. My findings show that personal adversity serves a distinct purpose in life.
Understand that not everyone is supposed to discover their calling in life at a young age. It’s also common to have several callings over the course of your life, and you may not find the one you really enjoy until later in life.
Use the power of gratitude and faith. Be grateful for where you are now and have faith that you will be where you want to be.
If you need help identifying what really motivates you, consider the services of a well-trained handwriting analyst or other professional. Additionally, through my work I can tell you if you are best suited to work in an existing structure (e.g., corporate employee, licensee or franchisee, etc.), or if you are more suited for independent action. My systems of analysis based on comprehensive astrology and numerology won’t tell me the exact livelihood for which you are best suited, but I can certainly help you narrow it down.
Be receptive to unconventional callings. A traditional job may be right for some, and an unusual livelihood may be right for others.

Here’s a very good article to further help you find your calling in life.

Follow your interests, regardless of what others around you think. Doing what’s best for you is better than having regrets later in life.

No matter how insignificant your calling seems to be, it’s vital to your destiny, and probably a lot more important to the fate of others than you realize.

How to Find Your Calling

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The following beginner's guide to astrology can be used in conjunction with the information Scott offers in periodic blog posts, such as dates and times of astrological phenomena including, but not limited to, select transits, solar and lunar eclipses, retrogrades, New Moons, and Full Moons.

Would you like to see how astrology reflects your life’s circumstances, and possibly even benefit from that wisdom?

By tracking some easy to follow, elementary, universal considerations in this beginner's guide to astrology, you can get some idea.

Watch how they relate to your basic natal chart and you can get more of an idea.

Observe how they connect to your collective natal charts and you can get an even better understanding, and even avoid some of life’s hassles and capitalize on positive trends.

Sporadic vs. Everlasting Timing Indicators

Transits, conjunctions, retrogrades, eclipses, Moon Voids of Course, and other commonly known astrological occurrences are considered intermittent indicators because they are sometimes active, and sometimes not.

For example, solar eclipses occur between two and five times every year, yet during the bulk of the time they are not a concern at all.

Another example is the supposed harsh transit of Saturn through your natal 7^th house, the house of love relationships and marriage (among other things). While it’s true it can represent relationship troubles and even collapse, depending on supporting or mitigating natal and timing indicators, this transit only happens for about 2.5 years every approximately 29.5 years.

The meager temporary functioning symbolism of irregular cycles, which are heavily favored in modern astrology, is a problem in prediction. Modern astrology, unfortunately, rejects most of the more valuable predictive methods of ancient astrology and number mysticism, such as using natal patterns to forecast, making use of the cycles represented by uniquely potent natal heavenly bodies and other natal factors, and using uninterrupted cycles such as 3, 7, 12, 19, or 27-year cycles, which have proven to be of more value.

NOTE: The infrequent cosmic events outlined in this beginner's guide to astrology amount to less than 10% of a reasonably solid system of checks and balances. They are mostly modifying indicators and are best used to firm up an existing comprehensive analysis derived from perpetual cycles (astrological and numerological). However, the factors in this beginner's guide to astrology are easy to track. Doing so allows you to grasp the omnipresent, cyclical nature of reality. They can even help you plan your days and have more success reaching your goals. Comprehensive astrology and numerology, beyond the scope of the information presented in this beginner's guide to astrology, are the dialects of personal fate. They are as complex as any foreign languages, and must be utilized correctly for respectable accuracy rates.

Today it’s common to hear of someone (even a professional) erroneously linking a single universal astrological or numerological consideration to a specific happening, such as, “Venus is in Libra so people are more pleasant.” There’s a reason the science of astrology isn’t in very good standing today; the immeasurable amount of misinformation on the topic in circulation on the Internet and in print makes a mockery of the ancient tradition. This beginner's guide to astrology offers important points to help you cut through the haze and gain more clarity about astrology.

Five Crucial Truths Regarding Astrological or Numerological Indicators:

Any single universal indicator, even the most notorious, relates to any given person in a unique way, in various amounts of reward or challenge. The universal energy is important, but how it harmonizes with your natal charts prevails.
Even the worst of the universal indicators may not apply to you personally or symbolically make any impact whatsoever on your life.
Any one indicator’s energy (negative or positive, balanced, over-balanced, or under-balanced) alone may be corroborated or even completely mitigated by the energy of the rest of the indicators (500+) in the comprehensive charts. Therefore, focusing on only one or even a handful of indicators to delineate or predict is unwise.
Numerous universal afflictions are always transpiring at any given time. The more commonly known ones include retrogrades, eclipses, and Moon Voids of Course, for instance.
Nothing “affects” you in astrology or numerology, it symbolizes; indicators don’t “make” something happen. Also, collections of indicators, not single ones, represent life circumstances. There is no “this means that” (a single factor relating to a specific life circumstance or personality trait) in astrology or numerology.

As mentioned above, tracking such minor factors serves as a valuable introduction to the ever-present cyclical nature of life.

Astrology Basics

It’s not easy relaying exactly how you should view each astrological dynamic in this beginner's guide to astrology without trivializing the science. But here are some very, very generalized meanings of the ten core heavenly bodies:

Sun = vitality, recognition, conscious identity, charisma
Moon = inner being, personality desires, moods, emotional self
Mercury = communication, messages, mind, changeability
Venus = pleasure, socially-oriented matters, romantic life
Mars = utilization of energy, action, aggression, strife, dissension
Jupiter = abundance, philosophy, opportunity, ease, expansion
Saturn = restraint, challenges, endurance, fear, anxiety, efficiency
Uranus = the unexpected, technology, unconventional, individuality
Neptune = dreams, fantasy, deception, illusion, idealism
Pluto = power, transformation, upheaval, destruction, renewal

Keep in mind that there is much more to each heavenly body than listed in the beginner's guide to astrology. For example, Saturn has a bad reputation for being all about hardship and restriction. But if you have a very potent, healthy, well-placed natal Saturn for instance, it’s not symbolic of limitation, but of opportunity, unique to its condition, sign, placement and everything connected to it. A healthy, well-placed Saturn can symbolize wealth, as an example.

Another example could involve Jupiter, which is commonly known to be symbolic of rewards and the good things in life. However, if your natal Jupiter is in very bad shape, it’s possible that it could represent tragic excess and over-indulgence, if supported by other indicators.

Signs

Basic sign particulars are as follows:
Aries = action oriented, drive to be on top
Taurus = propensity toward material and sensual things in life
Gemini = clever, eclectic, mentally oriented
Cancer = oriented toward emotions and home
Leo = propensity to seek honor and the spotlight
Virgo = critical analysis, details, discernment, precision
Libra = evenhanded, socially-inclined, diplomatic
Scorpio = mysterious, control-oriented, acute intensity
Sagittarius = independence, freedom, adventure, idealism
Capricorn = determined, calculating, pragmatic
Aquarius = humane, need for autonomy, originality, inventive
Pisces = sensitivity, feelings, compassion

To give you a very basic idea of planet and sign combinations, combine Mercury and Aquarius, for instance, and you could have original thinking, contingent on other factors. Or, blend Venus and Taurus, and it might equate to a strong interest in romance and, or sex, depending on other considerations.

Elements

The elements of the signs offer some additional basic awareness. Generally, fire and air are harmonious, and earth and water are harmonious. Also, each element commonly blends well with itself (fire and fire, etc.). But just keep in mind there’s a lot more to compatibility assessment than signs and elements.

Fire signs are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.
Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn.
Air signs are Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.
Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.

Fire = dynamism, vigor
Earth = sensibleness, pragmatism, tactics
Air = active mind, communication
Water = compassion, empathy, feelings

Ptolemaic Aspects

Even though contemporary astrology, in my view, emphasizes Ptolemaic aspects too much, it’s good to have an understanding of them. They relate to the amount of ease or friction between two entities or points (such as between two planets, or between an Arabic Part and the Ascendant, etc.)

The major Ptolemaic aspects consist of oppositions (180 degree angle), conjunctions (0 degree angle), squares (90 degree angle), trines (120 degree angle), and sextiles (60 degree angle).

The “hard” aspects include oppositions, conjunctions, and squares, and they typically symbolize life’s challenges, which many people consider to be opportunities in a spiritual sense.

Oppositions include the following:
Aries is opposed to Libra.
Taurus is opposed to Scorpio.
Gemini is opposed to Sagittarius.
Cancer is opposed to Capricorn.
Leo is opposed to Aquarius.
Virgo is opposed to Pisces.

Square aspects are combinations of signs that are of different elements (see above), like Scorpio with Aquarius, and suggest challenge and tension.

Conjunctions (same sign combinations) relate to an intensification of the sign’s energy, and are sometimes positive and sometimes negative, depending on related factors.

Trine aspects are combinations of signs that are of the same element, such as Cancer with Pisces, and are largely harmonious, as are sextile aspects: combinations of signs that are of compatible, but in different elements such as Scorpio with Capricorn.

Moon opposing Sun, as what happens during a Full Moon, is an example of two heavenly bodies in aspect.

The Horoscope and Houses

Horoscopic astrology, which includes the basic astrology chart system with its Ascendant (the degree of the rising Eastern horizon at the chart's inception), or "rising sign" and house divisions, is believed to have originated in Hellenistic Egypt (approximately 330 BC – 30 BC).

It's inappropriate that much of today's Sun sign astrology (i.e., poetry and entertainment) is referred to as horoscopes, since it has nothing to do with the Ascendant.

Natal astrology involves establishing horoscopic charts (natal charts) at the precise time and location of a person's birth to determine personality traits and fated life circumstances and events.

Basic meanings of the 12 house divisions:
1^st house = self, physical body, talent, life force
2^nd house = money, possessions, personal resources, earning ability
3^rd house = siblings, communication, state of mind, neighbors, education
4^th house = home, father, family, real estate, end of life, endings and new starts
5^th house = social life, love life, sex, pleasures, performing arts, speculation, children
6^th house = work, service to others, health—minor illnesses, work environment, skills
7^th house = partnerships, relationships, marriage, litigation, public relations
8^th house = matters relating to death, taxes, inheritance, other people’s money, sex, occult
9^th house = international interests, spirituality and religion, higher education, publishing
10^th house = career, status, public honor or scandal, your actions and fate
11^th house = friends, clubs, associations, wishes, rewards from others, goals
12^th house = health—major illnesses, limitation, secret enemies, self-undoing, confinement, large organizations, secret activity, inner world

Please keep in mind that the meanings listed above in this beginner's guide to astrology are only a preview.

A very simplified illustration of a heavenly body in a house includes Mars in the 7^th house, which could imply discord in partnerships. In order to authenticate such a life circumstance, it would have to be corroborated by the collective natal patterns, comprised of multiple indicators.

Phases of the Moon

The Moon orbits the Earth through an approximate 29.53-day cycle. The phases of the Moon are as follows:

New Moon
Crescent Moon
First Quarter Moon
Waxing Gibbous Moon
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous Moon
Last Quarter Moon
Balsamic Moon

New Moon rises and sets with the Sun; it is conjunct (in the same sign) the Sun. Full Moon is opposed the Sun (in the opposite sign).

Generally, the period between the New Moon and Full Moon is viewed as favorable, and the period between the Full Moon and New Moon is unfavorable. But don’t be alarmed if you were born between a Full Moon and New Moon, as it’s only one consideration of hundreds in doing comprehensive analysis. By itself, this indication is not directly symbolic of a blessed or wretched life by any means.

Pay attention to which house in your basic natal chart the New and Full Moons occur. Full Moon in your 4^th House, for example, draws attention to life concerns connected to the 4^th house (home, father, family, real estate, etc.).

Eclipses

Solar and lunar eclipses usually occur within the same 29.53 day cycle of the Moon (solar eclipse during New Moon, lunar eclipse during Full Moon), and take place between 2 and 5 times each year.

During a solar eclipse (which is always during a New Moon), the Moon moves between the Earth and Sun, masking part of the Sun, and the Moon’s shadow hits the Earth. Only during the New Moon periods where the Moon’s shadow connects with the Earth does the solar eclipse happen.

The Moon is eclipsed during a lunar eclipse (which is always during a Full Moon), which is to say the Moon travels through the Earth’s shadow during a Full Moon, but this doesn’t happen every Full Moon, just as a solar eclipse doesn’t happen every New Moon.

Astrologically, eclipses relate to, in part, symbolic death and rebirth or transformation. Generally, important beginnings can relate to solar eclipses, and key endings can be symbolic of lunar eclipses. Breakthroughs in some way or another tend to be themes.

For instance, if you have natal Moon and 10th house cusp (MC, or Midheaven, the peak or apex of the basic natal chart) close enough by degree in the same sign to a particular lunar eclipse, it’s one potential sign of many that you have some significant changes and completions going on at that time in relation to your 10th (career, status, actions, etc.) and Moon (emotions, habits, personality needs/the inner self, behavior patterns, etc.—the definitions I list here are only meant to offer only a preview).

New and Full Moons which include eclipses are periods of intensified energy and emotions (more so during a Full Moon/lunar eclipse), and unexpected occurrences are common. On average, the heightened sense of liveliness and even drama of each spans 10 days prior and 3 days after an eclipse, with the intensity peaking at the time of the eclipse.

Eclipses can be symbolic of weighty changes and during eclipse energy it’s a good idea to be extra cautious about important purchases, signing legal documents or contracts, working out the details of vital arrangements in your business, career, or personal life, and any other higher than average risk-oriented areas of concern.

Be wary of inspired and, or unusual ideas that you develop near and during an eclipse if they involve financial or other risk of any kind because chances are higher than usual they won’t manifest as you expect due to your reasoning being somewhat distorted. Wait a few weeks to review new ideas before initiating.

As always with all universal indicators, take notice where it occurs in your natal charts.

Moon Voids of Course

Moon Void of Course is, in my opinion, a critical affliction. Yet as I always say, I recommend you avoid relying on only one or a few astrological or numerological indicators since a comprehensive approach involving hundreds of indicators is necessary in order to achieve consistently high levels of accuracy in prediction and outlining personality.

By itself, a Moon Void of Course is minor, but combined with several other key afflictions, it becomes more important. You can benefit even if Moon VOC is the only phenomenon you follow, but please acknowledge that there exist hundreds of other considerations, which collectively, can symbolically void any given Moon VOC.

The Moon is intimately connected to your instincts, subconscious, and intuition, so any affliction or fortunate indicator connected to it is good to track in relation to your decision-making and perception. An appropriate analogy of Moon VOC is like traveling through an underground tunnel where your phone signal is cut off. During a Moon VOC, especially a worse than average one (Moon VOC varies in intensity—some are more dreadful than others depending on other indictors), you’re in a temporary vacuum and your discernment is distorted. Time seems to slow down, your focus isn’t as clear, and unfounded fears and unrealistic ideas are more common.

NOTE: as with any consideration, how it relates to your personal comprehensive charts rules. If your natal Moon, for example, is the most potent heavenly body in your charts, then Moon VOC is more important to you.

The Moon orbits the Earth just about every 29.53 days and spends an average of 2.5 days in each of the 12 astrological signs. The Moon is Void of Course if it fails to form a major Ptolemaic aspect to another planet before it leaves the sign it’s in. The duration of a Moon VOC can be as brief as 10 minutes, to as long as about two days.

Also, it’s been said that an area of concern, such as the initiation of a new enterprise, under a Moon VOC will “come to nothing,” but I believe that’s only true if the other relative considerations support the notion en masse. Still, it’s a fascinating astrological indicator to track.

During a Moon Void of Course, do:
*Routine work.
*Creative hobbies.
*Routine cleaning.
*Exercise.
*Relax.

During a Moon Void of Course, don’t:
*Make important plans—they may not happen or will happen differently than expected.
*Brainstorm—new ideas never manifest or will backfire.
*Start anything new—things initiated are never finished or take much longer than expected to complete. If you meet someone during a VOC, the interaction will not be meaningless, but probably different than you expected, and may be short-lived.
*Buy anything of importance—purchases made will never be used, will break down, or will have to be returned for unforeseen reasons.
*Schedule important appointments: they may have to be changed or rescheduled.

If you would like to investigate this phenomenon, observe other people’s actions during Moon VOC. Without telling them about VOC, notice what plans they make, what they purchase, people they meet, and ideas they generate under the Moon VOC.

Your perception about a new acquaintance, for example, during a Moon VOC is much more likely to be inaccurate. Sudden apprehension often proves to be baseless: you wake up after a nightmare during a Moon VOC and you’re concerned about the terrible vision of a friend in danger, yet it never manifests. However, over-eating and drinking, and otherwise generating an ill-at-ease feeling through over-consumption is common, as are things like overlooking your time in the Sun and inadvertently getting bad sunburn.

Four classic examples of Moon VOC related occurrences:

You meet a new friend during a Moon VOC. Although you realize it’s a VOC, it seems to be a great connection, yet later you attempt to get together a few times but your schedules never coincide. Then, a couple months later your new friend tells you she’s relocating to a different country.
During a VOC you’re suddenly concerned about a physical symptom you’ve just become aware of and you’re panicked about your well-being. After consulting with your doctor, you realize that your fears were unfounded and it was only a reaction to something you ate.
You get dressed one morning during a Moon VOC and realize later that what seemed like a great fashion choice turned out to be a fashion crime.
Your Internet connection completely disappears during a long Moon VOC and you’re worried you may not be able to access the Internet for days. A couple hours later you regain your Internet access.

Additional information about Moon Voids of Course, along with a full Moon Void of Course calendar, can be found in the Direct Your Destiny e-package.

Transits

I view transits and other minor indicators mentioned in this beginner's guide to astrology as modifiers. For example, transiting (i.e., in motion) Moon in Taurus is an exalted Moon and lends a distinct flavor (the specific type depends on your natal indicators) to whichever house in your basic natal chart it’s moving through.

Saturn transits (and everything connected to them) are, in my view, some of the more important transits to watch.

At the time of writing this beginner's guide to astrology (January 2010), Saturn is at about 4 degrees Libra (each sign has 30 degrees). It takes roughly 2.5 yrs. to move through each sign. About every 7 years it moves through an angular house (1st, 4th, 7th or 10^th house) in your basic natal chart. Angular houses are more important; they represent the most potent positions (1^st and 10^th in particular) of the fundamental natal figure. If you have a Libra Ascendant, for example, Saturn is hitting your 1st house at this time.

This is to say it brings the energy of the universal transit to your 1^st house, along with the significance of your exclusive natal Saturn energy to your 1st house. The uniqueness would be different for each person, and you must factor in everything else that is connected to your natal Saturn (e.g., its ruler or rulers, Ptolemaic aspects, fixed stars, et al.) and first house.

If a heavenly body in a person’s comprehensive charts is the most potent heavenly body of their natal configurations, special emphasis is given to related universal considerations. For example, if Venus dominates a person’s natal charts, it’s a good idea watch anything universal related to Venus more carefully.

Again, you must look at any universal indicator in relation to the person’s distinctive, comprehensive charts. First contemplate the planet or heavenly body. Then consider the sign. Then take into account its location, the specific natal house it is in. That is a good start.

Miscellaneous tips about transits:
*Pay attention to transits of Mars, Saturn and any planet or heavenly body in your natal charts that dominates. Also watch when such transiting heavenly bodies enter your natal 1^st, 4^th, 7^th, or 10^th houses (the angular houses of your basic natal chart), as well as when universal indicators replicate your natal indicators, such as Universal Year of 2014/7 matching your year of birth of 1960/7, or when Sun squares Saturn, if your natal configurations include that. Also notice what transpires when they (Saturn and Mars) connect with your Sun, Moon, or Ascendant through hard aspect (conjunction, square, and opposition).
*Transits symbolically temper the collective energy of the other, more important indicators, such as constantly-in-effect cycles like 3, 7, 12, or 19-year cycles, cycles represented by natal patterns, and cyclical timing phases symbolized by outstandingly potent natal considerations, and other factors. By themselves, transits aren’t significant enough to reflect key life circumstances. They are useful to firm up an existing comprehensive analysis, and they can help to give you an idea of the cyclical nature of life and how it is reflected by astrology.
*Planetary returns are beneficial to take notice of. A return is when it moves all the way around the basic natal figure, back to where it was when you were born, such as a lunar return, which is when the Moon enters the same sign (and exact degree to narrow it down) as it was in when you were born (which happens every approximately 29.53 days).

Each heavenly body transits as follows:
Sun remains in each sign for about 30 days, on average
Moon remains in each sign for about 2.5 days, on average
Mercury remains in each sign for about 18 days, on average
Venus remains in each sign for about 18 days, on average
Mars remains in each sign for about 50 days, on average
Jupiter remains in each sign for about 1 year, on average
Saturn remains in each sign for about 2.5 years, on average
Uranus remains in each sign for about 7 years, on average
Neptune remains in each sign for about 12 years, on average
Pluto remains in each sign for about 20 years, on average

Retrogrades

Though retrogrades aren’t really about planets actually spinning around and reversing course, retrograde planets look like they reverse direction during retrograde. It only appears so because of our vantage point in viewing the retrograde planet’s orbit during Earth’s orbit. A post-retrograde planet (i.e., when it goes “direct”) appears to turn back around and move forward. It then continues to progress through the astrological signs.

Retrogrades are an affliction, but don’t get too concerned about it. It’s only one of many possible afflictions and any one retrograde by itself won’t symbolically wreck havoc on your life, nor does a retrograde planet in your natal configurations symbolize misfortune, by itself.

As with any universal event, watch where it occurs in your natal configurations.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto all appear to go in retrograde motion every once in a while. At least one of these planets is retrograde at any point in time, and the further it is away from the Sun, the longer the duration of retrograde.

Every retrograde has three periods, including the first “station” when it turns retrograde, the second “station” when it stops going retrograde, and when it moves direct again, advancing through the signs.

Approximate Duration and frequency of Retrogrades, on average:
Mercury: 24 days, about every 4 months
Venus: 42 days, about every 18 months
Mars: 80 days, about every 2 years
Jupiter: 120 days, about once every year
Saturn: 140 days, about once every year
Uranus: 150 days, about once every year
Neptune: 160 days, about once every year
Pluto: 160 days, about once every year

Retrograde periods are reflective of reconsideration, reviewing the past (and potentially finding solutions to old problems), delays, holding back, internalizing, repressing, rear-view mirror perspective, reviewing existing ideas, et al. Combine these concepts with the planet’s energy (see below) to get a better idea.

Mercury = communication, messages, mind, changeability
Venus = pleasure, socially-oriented matters, romantic life
Mars = utilization of energy, action, aggression, strife, dissension
Jupiter = abundance, philosophy, opportunity, ease, expansion
Saturn = restraint, challenges, endurance, fear, anxiety, efficiency
Uranus = the unexpected, technology, unconventional, individuality
Neptune = dreams, fantasy, deception, illusion, idealism
Pluto = power, transformation, upheaval, destruction, renewal

Someone born under Mars retrograde is more likely to (depending on other factors), in part, naturally direct their energy inward vs. outward resulting in repression, and a Mars retrograde is more important to that person. During mars retrograde period, there is an increased focus on faulty execution of personal energy, for example, but again, the phenomenon is unique to each person—for some it’s a non-event, for others it represents key life circumstances, if supported by other indicators.

Or, someone born with Mercury Retrograde might have a higher tendency than average for subjective thought when an objective viewpoint is required.

Mercury retrograde is one of the most well-known astrological events, aside from the phases of the Moon. It occurs about every four months, lasting about 24 days as outlined above (excluding pre and post-retrograde energy periods).

Mercury retrograde is notoriously known for such things as communication screw-ups and misunderstandings, computer and other technology glitches, travel delays, scheduling conflicts, machinery break-downs, setbacks, and complications with new project launches. But Mercury retrograde doesn’t make such things happen, just as any astrological or numerological consideration doesn’t affect your reality; it’s just symbolic of the circumstances. As above, so below.

Re-doing things, reconsidering matters, slowing down and exercising a bit more caution in relation to communication, and finishing up projects that are already in motion are appropriate for Mercury retrograde.

Note that if the planet Mercury isn’t a potent planet in your natal comprehensive charts, then Mercury retrograde won’t be as much of an issue for you. However, if you have Mercury retrograde in your natal configurations, any Mercury retrogrades will be more important to you, depending on other indicators.

Also pay attention to where a transiting retrograde planet falls in your natal charts: if it’s in an angular house (1^st, 4^th, 7^th, or 10^th), it’s more important to you than if it were in a cadent (weak) house, such as 3^rd, 6^th, 9^th, or 12^th.

Too much importance is given to Mercury retrograde, in my opinion—it’s too often the scapegoat for life’s challenges when it really isn’t the problem, while dozens more other indicators are collectively more symbolic of the particular events and circumstances.

One key point to keep in mind is that up to 17-28 days before Mercury goes retrograde (pre-retrograde period), Mercury retrograde related circumstances can be worse than the actual retrograde period. Also, the second half of the approximate 24-day Mercury retrograde period usually, overall, goes more smoothly than the first half.

It’s recommended to be cautious of great new ideas involving any risk during Mercury retrograde periods because after Mercury retrograde it’s typical to see the idea from a different angle (i.e., more clearly), changing your view of its prospects.

By all means, go ahead with anything you have planned during retrogrades or other universal afflictions mentioned in this article, but just make sure to be a little more cautious in your dealings.

If you were born under retrograde of any of the following planets, listed are possible personality traits:
Mercury: subjectivity, over-analysis, possible trouble with written or spoken communication
Venus: later than usual marriage or meaningful love relationships, repression of love-related emotions and affection, relationship issues, social/sexual withdrawal
Mars: aggravation, drive and personal energy is subdued, possible eventual sublimation of aggression into constructive initiative, impulsiveness, timidity
Jupiter: rewards come later in life, comfortable with solitude, truth seeker, extravagance, recklessness, muted eagerness and excitement
Saturn: anxiety, frustration, burdens, father absent or inactive, success is more difficult to come by, issues with authority (from either standpoint—as an authority as with misuse of power, or with authority figures)
Uranus: eccentricity, inhibited sense of independence, possibly rebellious tendencies, unpredictable
Neptune: escapist tendencies, possible addiction problems, excessive imagination
Pluto: bottled up personal power, secretive, possible control and power issues—either controlled by another person or possesses a controlling personality, possible past life pattern of being banished or sent into exile

Possible transiting retrograde circumstances of planets, Mercury through Pluto:
Mercury: past associations come back to you, communication and transportation problems
Venus: relationship concerns come up, past loves return, examination of relationships
Mars: enemies return, strife revisited, misdirected anger, anguish, destructive activity
Jupiter: assessment of life philosophies, questioning spiritual and religious beliefs
Saturn: decent time to restore, re-model, and reconstruct, goal reassessment, issues with authority, progress is sluggish
Uranus: unforeseen circumstances arise, technology problems, radicalism, restlessness
Neptune: illusion, dreams and fantasies take over, possibly with detrimental effects, deception
Pluto: destruction and rebuilding, misplaced power, struggles, manipulation, secrets

Final Note

Retrogrades, eclipses, transits, progressions, Moon Voids of Course, solar returns, and other modifying agents are largely superficial compared to tried and true comprehensive charting methods and amount to less than 10% of all indicators and methods of a reliable comprehensive system. However, they do offer a decent introduction to the cyclical nature of life, as I say in this beginner's guide to astrology. Accuracy in prediction and delineation of character has everything to do with a solid system of checks and balances. It’s pattern recognition. If I find 88% of all possible natal indicators favoring recognition, for example, and that person is moving through favorable collective timing for recognition, they will be known.

Beginner’s Guide To Astrology: The Cyclical Nature of Life

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A lunar eclipse occurs on September 17, 2024. It’s exact by degree at 10:34 p.m. EDT, 25 degrees 40 minutes Pisces.

Two weeks later, a solar eclipse occurs on October 2, 2024. It’s exact by degree at 2:49 p.m. EDT, 10 degrees 03 minutes Libra.

Your discernment and understanding of circumstances in your life are likely to be at least somewhat flawed during eclipse periods, so be very careful with important decisions. A common occurrence is temporary volatility in the financial markets, causing many to react in fear. Avoid that trap.

Also avoid hazardous situations such as a spontaneous decision to try skydiving, rushing to hire new employees, impulsive financial speculation, or other risky practices.

Three to four weeks before an eclipse and a few days after is roughly the window of time that eclipse-related issues manifest. Thus, avoid excessive risk during this period.

See this blog post for more information about limiting your overall risk during an eclipse.

See this article for information about using eclipses as predictive indicators.

This blog post includes the above-mentioned eclipse, along with other basic astrological events.

Two Eclipses: September 17 and October 2 2024

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The truth about your personality is that you can’t change it much.

Your core personality, not to be confused with your public façade, is mostly fixed.

It isn’t what you determine it to be; it just is.

You can’t change your core appearance, including height and body type, and you can't change who you are as a person, including your unique subconscious personality traits, such as innate abilities and defenses.

You can change your persona to some degree, just like you can change your hair color, but a naturally reserved person is going to appear awkward pretending to be gregarious, and a natural leader won’t follow someone else forever.

Ask any parent with multiple children if his or her kids all possessed blank slate personalities from the beginning, and you’ll get a look of disbelief and be told all his or her kids were different from the start.

My findings agree with that notion: you are born with your principal favorable and negative character traits.

To be blunt, jerks are born, not made.

It may sound pessimistic, but embracing this truth will save you an enormous amount of time. You can’t change another person. As the saying goes, it’s easier to move a mountain than to change a person’s character.

No matter how much effort you put into reinventing yourself, you are still you.

You can maximize your strengths and identify your inborn weaknesses, thereby making the most of your personal fate. Personal fate is another way to say all the things in your life you can’t change.

Self-discipline can lead to gradual, small changes, such as quitting bad habits or learning a new skill.

Although most humans can be spontaneous and changeable, each individual’s larger, unique personality framework makes them largely predictable.

You gain a tremendous advantage by learning as much as you can about another’s character, because with understanding comes happiness and possibly a great reduction in your overall level of risk if he or she possesses major, hidden red flag personality traits.

“No matter where I go, I still end up me. What’s missing never changes. The scenery may change, but I’m still the same incomplete person.”
Haruki Murakami

The Truth About Changing Your Personality

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Mercury retrograde occurs from August 5 to August 28, 2024.

Some of the common problems the Mercury retrograde period is more likely to include are delays and setbacks involving travel and communication, faulty discernment, increased indecision, and trouble with new endeavors. Charging ahead without careful consideration is more likely to yield disaster during these types of periods.

However, the Mercury retrograde period frequently offers, for example, an opportunity to find solutions to existing problems, complete on-going projects, and connect with old friends. It’s a time to re-do, re-think, re-connect, and re-assess.

Be extra careful with important decisions involving investments, large purchases, and legal matters, including contracts. New concepts and ideas originating during Mercury retrograde (particularly during the first half of it and the three weeks before Mercury goes retrograde) are often amended later.

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 August 2024 details:

Mercury goes retrograde on 8-5-2024 at 12:56 a.m. EDT (8-4-2024, 11:56 p.m. EST) 4 degrees 06 minutes Virgo.
Mercury goes direct on 8-28-2024 at 5:13 p.m. EDT, 21 degrees 24 minutes Leo.

This post includes the August 2024 Mercury retrograde period, along with other basic astrological events.

Following Mercury retrograde and other basic astrological cycles allows you to witness the cyclical nature of life and reduce your overall risk.

Learn more about the planet Mercury here.

Mercury Retrograde August 5 to August 28 2024

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Emotional intelligence is a controversial term because it's often misunderstood.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines emotional intelligence as "the ability to recognize, understand, and deal skillfully with one's own emotions and the emotions of others (as by regulating one's emotions or by showing empathy and good judgment in social interactions)."

Emotional intelligence is emotional maturity. It's the level of emotional development and security necessary to maintain a healthy emotional state, even under extreme pressure.

Ironically, many who demand that their romantic interest be emotionally intelligent may not be emotionally intelligent themselves. What she really wants is someone to comfort her, help her with her emotions, assuage her insecurities, and assure her everything is going to be alright.

Granted, a person who is completely emotionally unfeeling probably isn't emotionally intelligent either.

A person who is predominantly a thinker instead of a feeler might have high emotional intelligence, yet the opposite can also be true.

The overall emotional foundation is comprised of the following traits, all of which are discernible through my profiles based on handwriting analysis and comprehensive astrology and numerology: emotional intelligence; emotional maturity; emotional sensitivity; emotional depth; emotional responsiveness; emotional expressiveness; emotional control; emotional balance and stability. I also readily identify many other traits, such as withdrawal, emotional neediness, and repression.

An emotionally intelligent person must be able to feel authentic empathy for another person. If, for example, a woman demands that her future husband be emotionally intelligent, ask her what men typically want in a woman. If she doesn't know and isn't interested in finding out, that suggests she is self-absorbed and isn't empathetic. Therefore, she isn't emotionally intelligent. An empathetic person would strive to understand what men really want in women so she could bring that to the table.

An emotionally intelligent person must take responsibility for his actions. If, for example, a man demands that his future wife be emotionally intelligent, ask him if he's acknowledged his mistakes in past relationships. If he places all the blame on past lovers, then it's a sure sign he's not emotionally mature and thus lacks emotional intelligence. Rationalizing and blaming others for your bad behavior is rooted in self-deceit, which I also identify in my profiles.

Nobody wants an emotionally immature wife, husband, employee, business partner, co-worker, associate, or anyone else who is important in your life. Emotional immaturity, in the extreme, can complicate your life and ruin partnerships.

To find out if she has a problem with emotional immaturity before it’s too late, you could, for example, spend thousands of dollars (even tens of thousands) on traditional security investigations. The more money you spend, the more time investigators spend scrutinizing the subject’s life.

Or, you could take an unconventional route, including my services, to identify dozens of red-flag personality traits.

"It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence; it is not the triumph of heart over head; it is the unique intersection of both."
David Caruso

The Truth About Emotional Intelligence

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Finding out too late that your new business partner, new hire, or significant other lacks critical thinking skills can be devastating.

Those with strong critical thinking skills, or thinkers, are very analytical in their decision-making. Others, feelers, are much more emotional.

Although thinkers sometimes distance themselves from their emotions, feelers typically live in their emotions and lack critical thinking skills.

Critical thinking skills involve some of the following personality traits, all of which I effectively assess in my profiles involving handwriting analysis and comprehensive astrology and numerology: Objectivity; analytical ability; developed mental ability; ability to make distinctions; problem-solving ability; sense of discernment.

Handwriting is considered controversial because it uncovers subconscious character, the real personality, behind the public façade. It’s one of the most objective and accurate forms of personality analysis.

However, you need more than just handwriting analysis, or only astrology, for example, to achieve consistently high accuracy rates. That’s why I use multiple forms of analysis, comprising a thorough system of checks and balances.

Personas can be very deceptive; you can’t tell for sure if someone has a more analytical or emotional temperament simply by talking to them or even through extensive interview sessions.

Also, self-analysis is subjective. A person may believe herself to be more analytical than emotional, but while under pressure, it’s clear she isn’t, and her analytical abilities and sense of reason are overpowered by her emotions. That’s not necessarily negative, though you shouldn’t put your livelihood at risk involving this person and a position that requires acute analytical abilities in high-stress situations.

Listen to how a person responds when you ask her opinion. It’s common for feelers to respond with, “I feel like,” instead of, “I think.” Additionally, feelers typically can’t tell stories very well; they focus on how the circumstances made them feel and don’t clearly relay the who, what, how, when, and where.

Feelers might secretly agree with you on a point of contention in principle, but she might reactively disagree because she didn’t like the way you said it; the way you said it didn’t make her feel good. Feelers tend to dislike facts if the facts disagree with their feelings. You can’t trust such a person to make important decisions.They also tend to have difficulty understanding the subtleties in life, have a limited worldview, and are inclined to be naïve and self-absorbed. These types of people, feelers, tend to excel in positions requiring emotional support, such as taking care of young children.

Everyone thinks and everyone feels, but some people are much more analytical in their decision-making, and others are much more emotional.

Knowing whether a person is more rational or emotional not only helps you to reduce your exposure to risk but also helps you to interact more effectively with that person on his or her level.

Controversial Key to Identify Lack of Critical Thinking Skills

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Mercury retrograde occurs from April 1 to April 25, 2024.

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 April 2024 details:

Mercury goes retrograde on 4-1-2024 at 6:14 p.m. EDT, 27 degrees 13 minutes Aries.
Mercury goes direct on 4-25-2024 at 8:54 a.m. EDT, 15 degrees 58 minutes Aries.

This post includes the April 2024 Mercury retrograde period, along with other basic astrological events.

Following Mercury retrograde and other basic astrological cycles allows you to witness the cyclical nature of life and reduce your overall risk.

Learn more about the planet Mercury here.

Mercury Retrograde April 1 to April 25 2024

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