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| ISBN-13: | 9781633410107 |
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| Publisher: | Red Wheel/Weiser |
| Publication date: | 02/11/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 392 |
| Sales rank: | 899,194 |
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The Zodiac by Degrees
By Martin Goldsmith
Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC
Copyright © 2015 Martin GoldsmithAll rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-63341-010-7
CHAPTER 1
1 Aries
On a huge warship, the second-in-command emerges from below deck and strides down the gangplank.
Struggling to emerge from the shadows and into the light; mustering up the courage to step out of the background and show what one can do, especially in group endeavors (stuck in the shadow of one's parents or one's boss); military, political, or cultural leadership; setting a new agenda and enlisting an army of followers to put that agenda into effect; decisiveness; confidence in the soundness of one's will and one's impulses; bold conquest of new territories of knowledge or expertise; following some vision towards a distant goal (one-tracked mind; refuse to be sidetracked; march inexorably along the path to success); fighting to get one's way (quarrelsome; bossy); impressing one's will on the world; deferring to others vs. setting one's own course in life.
Examples: Stonewall Jackson (Pluto. Confederate general); Betty Ford (Chiron. First Lady; founded the Betty Ford Clinic for alcohol and drug rehab); Clare Francis (Mercury. Competitive yachtswoman; author of Night Sky); R. D. Laing (Uranus. Psychologist—Politics of the Family); César Chavez (Uranus. Organized Hispanic farmworkers); George C. Scott (Uranus. Actor—Patton); Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac (Neptune. 3/9/1862); Ron Ziegler (Jupiter. Press secretary to the Nixon White House); Leonard Chess (North Node. Founded Chess Records, which recorded Muddy Waters, Etta James, etc.); Wilson Ferreira (Chiron. Uruguayan opposition leader; forced into exile when he failed to unseat the dictator); Norman Breedlove (Mercury. Races a jet-powered car); Ales Hrdlicka (Chiron. Anthropologist—first to propose that North America was populated by Asians coming over the Bering Strait); William Shatner (Sun. Actor—"Captain Kirk" on Star Trek); Viscount Edmund Allenby (Neptune. British general; took Jerusalem in 1917); Raisa Gorbachev (North Node. Stylish First Lady of the U.S.S.R.); Dada Manifesto released by Tristan Tzara (North Node. 3/23/1918).
2 Aries
A band of gypsies perform in a traveling show that includes vaudeville comedy, the reading of the future from cards, and a cleverly rigged gambling game.
The juggler-magician-trickster archetype; figuring all the angles and then taking a shot (risky gambles; play the long odds); studying aspects of reality that rely on the rules of probability and chance—including genetics, the formation of stars and planets, and games of chance; quick studies and provisional analyses; thinking on one's feet; juggling a number of factors; trying to predict the future vs. being blindsided by unforeseen events (try to outrun the karma of tricky stunts); roguish manipulation of others; entertaining others by entertaining oneself (childish shticks); putting together a gang of friends united by a common agenda and a common stance towards society (hostile to straight society); trying to understand the nature of causality and the mysteries of time; living in a playful universe.
Examples: Chico Marx (Sun. Marx Brothers zany; inveterate gambler); Molly Ringwald (Mars. Actress, singer—The Breakfast Club); Liza Minelli (Venus. Actress, singer—Cabaret); Tim Curry (Mercury. Actor in Rocky Horror, with its floor show); Eric Idle (Mercury. Monty Python comic—The Life of Brian); William Bateson (Neptune. Geneticist—popularized Mendel's laws); Roberto Calvi (Venus. Did money-laundering for the Vatican); Bobby Stone (Ascendant. Lead in The Dead End Kids); Jean Renoir (Moon. Filmmaker—The Grand Illusion, The Rules of the Game); John Masefield (Saturn. Poet, children's books—The Box of Delights—where a magic box can shift one in time and space); Thomas Pynchon (Saturn. Wrote Gravity's Rainbow, with its time-bending "black device"); George Carlin (Saturn. Topical comedian—Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure); Richard Kelly (Jupiter. Writer and director of Donnie Darko); Bruce Boxleitner (Moon. Actor—Tron); L. Frank Baum (Jupiter. Author of the Oz books); Richard Dawkins (South Node. Evolutionary biologist—The Blind Watchmaker); Manfred Eigen (Uranus. Chemist— high-speed reactions).
3 Aries
On top of the capitol building, the statue of a great patriot is being erected, holding the golden orb of power.
Having a clearly defined idea, from an early age, of who one is and what one believes; adopting and giving expression to the ideals one admires; embodying national or cultural archetypes, vs. fighting to redefine what it means to be an American, an Italian or whatever; trying to figure out how one fits into the whole—how one can help preserve the values and usages of the country one loves; being an exemplary citizen or an exemplary employee; emerging as a trusted leader; activism aimed at changing national policies or national consciousness (penetrating social criticism; commentary on the mess that we've made of things); staying alert and awake to what is happening around us (global solar consciousness); putting one's personal stamp on society; getting involved vs. rising above it all.
Examples: Fidel Castro (Uranus, Jupiter. Cuban revolutionary leader, longtime president); Gina Lollobrigida (Jupiter. Italian sexpot actress, photographer); Charles Evans Hughes (Neptune. Chief Justice, tried to keep FDR from packing the court); George Washington (Saturn. President—"The Father of his Country"); Dick Gregory (Moon. Comic; ran for president on the Peace and Freedom Party); Bette Davis (Saturn. Actress; set up a USO club during World War II); George M. Cohan (Saturn. Patriotic songwriter—Yankee Doodle Boy); Norman Lear (South Node. Television producer—All in the Family; leftist political activist); Wallace Broecker (North Node. Leading climate change scientist); Akira Kurosawa (Sun. Japanese film director—Seven Samurai); Judy Blume (Saturn. Realistic writer for children—Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret); Charles Reich (Mars. Writer—The Greening of America); Dane Rudhyar (Sun. Revitalized astrology; avant-garde composer); Rosalynn Carter (Jupiter, Uranus. First Lady, author of Helping Yourself Help Others); Emancipation Proclamation (Neptune. 9/22/1862); Johann Schadow (North Node. Sculptor who created a monument to Frederick the Great).
4 Aries
In a school play, a little girl substitutes a cynical ditty for her official lines. During the teacher's attempts to remove her, the whole set falls over.
Deciding how much of society's reality one is going to buy into (reject cardboard reality frameworks); examining and testing received ideas at a fundamental level; rebellion against appointed roles or belief-systems (bratty, but endearingly so); overturning old perspectives vs. enforcing the establishment line under the guise of objectivity; guiding children into socially appropriate behavior without damping their spirit (teaching with patience and insight); relentlessly voicing the truth as one sees it (impudent remarks from the peanut gallery); rote recitation vs. speaking from the heart; choosing one's words carefully vs. uncensored babbling; joyous self-dramatization (hams); overwhelming a situation through sheer force of personality; sabotaging the stupid or the fake.
Examples: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (Jupiter, Uranus. Child actor—The Little Rascals); Carlo Collodi (Pluto. Wrote Pinocchio); Lily Tomlin (Moon. Comedienne; little girl on a huge chair routine); Jason Alexander (South Node. Smug actor on Seinfeld); Vicki Lawrence (Mars. Comedienne—Mama's Family); Ida Wells (Uranus. Early black journalist who covered lynchings and other civil rights issues); John Chancellor (Uranus, Jupiter. Newscaster); Natalie Z. Davis (Uranus. Historian—The Return of Martin Guerre); Noam Chomsky (Uranus, stationary. Radical critic of the Establishment media; linguistics expert); Philip K. Dick (Uranus. Sci-fi writer who influenced The Matrix, The Sixth Sense and other metaphysical "turn-about" movies); Robert Carradine (Sun. Actor—Revenge of the Nerds); Fred Rogers (Uranus. Children's show host—Mr. Rogers); Thomas Kuhn (South Node. Wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions—about paradigm shifts); Albert Einstein (Mercury. Revolutionary physicist); Alan Alda (Moon. Actor—MASH); Red Grooms (Saturn. Artist—humorous dioramas of New York City).
5 Aries
Holding the neck of his electric guitar straight up in the air, a rock musician improvises a wild solo. Some audience members are enthralled; others are totally lost.
Unbending individualism; taking responsibility for the standards one adheres to, and the level at which one lives one's life; trying to connect to one's highest Self—to follow one's bliss; developing an innate talent as far as it will go; living at full throttle vs. recharging one's batteries so one doesn't burn out; experimentation and improvisation; getting into a groove that makes sparks fly; having one's antennae out (channeling); receiving the ideas one needs from the heart of the universe; giving the public what it needs to hear (must try to gauge what level of truth the public is capable of receiving); rueful observers of debased human behavior (want to elevate others); being a strong vibrational force that others can plug into (having "punch"); lighting a fire under people; irrepressibility.
Examples: Scott Joplin (Jupiter. Ragtime composer); Paul Krassner (Mars. Iconoclastic editor of The Realist; suffered a nervous breakdown); Ilona Staller (Jupiter. "La Cicciolina"—Italian porn star and politician); Albert Einstein (Saturn. Physicist; wrote a popularly accessible account of relativity); Aretha Franklin (Sun. Soul and gospel diva); Tennessee Williams (Sun. Playwright—Cat on a Hot Tin Roof); Jules Feiffer (Uranus. Loopy political cartoonist); Margaret Merrick (Uranus. Whiz kid on radio quiz shows); Steve Norman (Sun. Lead singer of Spandau Ballet); Aldous Huxley (North Node. British writer on consciousness and mysticism; experimented with LSD); Howard Cosell (Sun. Sportscaster); Mickey Mantle (North Node. Baseball great); Tom Lehrer (Uranus. Satirical, taboo-breaking songwriter); Jules Piccard (South Node. Balloonist); Garth Hudson (Saturn. Electrifying keyboard player for The Band); John Le Carré (North Node. Author of spy thrillers); Tom Stoppard (Saturn. Wildly innovative playwright); Victor Borge (Saturn. Pianist, comic performer); Oriana Fallaci (Moon. Aggressive interviewer).
6 Aries
A honeybee alerts the other bees that a hornet has entered the hive. Together they kill the intruder and push its body out of the entrance.
Determined efforts to get past an obstacle to personal or collective evolution; forcing society to come to grips with an unpleasant problem (witty exposés of human stupidity vs. biting attacks on evasive drivel); puzzling over a problem with no obvious solution; penetrating beyond mere symptoms to the underlying source of a problem; coming up with a practical solution vs. banging one's head against a wall; focusing on a problem amidst total confusion (social claustrophobia; need to escape into nature in order to unwind); attempts to gain political leverage (labor unions, political committees); getting rid of people in the workplace who cause problems or impede productivity; rebuilding society according to a rational plan; influencing the group mind (controversialists).
Examples: Rosa Parks (North Node. Began a major civil rights protest by refusing to step to the back of the bus); Clarence Darrow (North Node. ACLU lawyer defending Scopes in the "Monkey Trial"); Alvin Toffler (Uranus. Author of Future Shock); Yasser Arafat (Uranus. Palestinian nationalist leader); Terry Southern (Uranus. Screenwriter for The Magic Christian and Dr. Strangelove); Hunter Thompson (Saturn. Cynical journalist—Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas); Christina Crawford (Jupiter. Author of Mommie Dearest); Robert Ardrey (Saturn. Author of African Genesis and The Territorial Imperative); Erica Jong (Sun. Feminist writer—Fear of Flying); John Calvin (Uranus. Protestant theologian; leader of the theocratically organized city of Geneva); Anita Bryant (Sun. Singer, Bible-thumping gay-basher); Marvin Mitchelson (Uranus. Attorney specializing in palimony cases); Elie Wiesel (Uranus. Historian of the Holocaust); Brigham Young (Pluto. Mormon leader in the "Beehive State" of Utah); Judd Apatow (Saturn. Director—Freaks and Geeks); Bob Woodward (Sun. Broke the Watergate story with Carl Bernstein).
7 Aries
The emperor's fool, in cap and bells, sits peacefully under a flowering tree. When he sees his master walking down the street stark naked, he yells at him to put on some clothes.
Maintaining the simple, direct, honest mind of the child; basing one's reality on what one sees and what one experiences (guileless commentary); frank appraisal; cutting through the bull (pointing out "the Emperor's new clothes"); potency of action when one deals with the situation as it really is and ignores the false representations of the ruling elite; zeroing in on the truth, even if people aren't ready to hear it (bring up taboo subjects like sex, class and race); being wise enough to seek further clarification vs. being foolish enough to think one has all the answers (are hard to fool but can fool themselves); being honest and direct in one's approach to life; relaxed acceptance of the central givens of life vs. being drawn into the superficial concerns of society; exposing the naked truth.
Examples: Lina Wertmuller (Uranus. Filmmaker who examines sexual relationships between the classes—Swept Away); Sir Thomas More (Venus. Author of Utopia, he died rather than acquiesce to Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church); Dr. Jack Kevorkian (Uranus. Activist in the Right to Die movement); Joseph Campbell (Jupiter, Mercury. Researcher in comparative mythology); Jimmy Kimmel (Saturn. Comic—The Man Show); Gregory Peck (Mercury. Actor—To Kill a Mockingbird); Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Uranus. Outlandish sex educator); Vicki Lawrence (Sun. Harshly realistic comedienne—Mama's Family); Alfred Kinsey (North Node. Sexual researcher—The Kinsey Report); Christian Anfinsen (Sun. Biochemist—The Molecular Basis of Evolution); George Wallace (Chiron. Racist politician); Bill Moyers (Moon. Reporter who explodes Establishment fictions); Giulietta Masina (Mars. Actress—Nights of Cabiria—about a woman who is routinely fooled in love); Arlo Guthrie (Moon. Folksinger—Alice's Restaurant); Vince Vaughn (Chiron. Actor—Four Christmases—about painful revelations in a relationship).
8 Aries
Eyes fixed on the horizon, a Samurai chief on horseback leads a rowdy, good-natured band of warriors through enemy territory.
Steely resolve; steadfastness of purpose; clearly visualizing one's ultimate goal; infusing others with one's vision of the future; gaining a following through one's example of commitment, self-sacrifice, and self-discipline, but also showing forbearance towards the weaknesses and limitations of one's comrades; mastering one's lesser desires and impulses and putting them under the command of one's dominant purpose (determined to enjoy their trek through life despite its hardships); decisive leadership (ruthless); having a firm grasp of one's situation, its needs and its possibilities; the power of an indomitable will to get things done; pursuing and eventually materializing a vision; setting out bravely to meet one's destiny; emerging as a major power.
Examples: Abraham Lincoln (Venus. President who led the U. S. through the Civil War); Vince Vaughn (Sun. Actor—DodgeBall); Rudyard Kipling (Neptune. Poet, novelist—Captains Courageous); Sally Ride (Jupiter. Astronaut); Julia Roberts (Saturn. Actress—Erin Brockavich); Betty Friedan (Chiron. Feminist leader; NOW founder); William Shatner (Mercury. Actor—"commander of the Enterprise"); H. Rider Haggard (Jupiter. Novelist— King Solomon's Mines); Lily Tomlin (Jupiter. Comedienne, actress—Nine to Five); Stephen Crane (Chiron. Writer—The Red Badge of Courage); Ulysses S. Grant (Chiron. Union general); Bob Crane (Uranus. Actor—Hogan's Heroes; out-of-control sex addict); KKK founded (Neptune, stationary. 12/24/1865); Ralph Abernathy (Mercury. Civil rights leader; established SCLC); Richard Nixon (North Node. Ruthlessly determined U.S. president); Lord Baden-Powell (North Node. Founder of the Boy Scouts); Adela St. John (North Node. Intrepid reporter of the twenties and thirties); Louis Sullivan (Jupiter. Architect); Paul Revere (Mars. Rode through British lines to warn the colonists).
9 Aries
A psychic moves her hands over a glowing crystal ball, bringing the cloudy images within into clearer focus.
Seeking inner illumination or guidance (gnostic or alternative religion; channeling); getting a glimpse of higher truths in the cloudy realm of psychic intuition; predicting the future by examining the many possibilities impinging on the present (are tempted to represent tenuous intuitions as certainties); testing one's hypotheses vs. insulating oneself in a flattering bubble; working out problems in advance through inner visualizations (envisioning machines or molecules, occult symbols, visionary art, or sexual fantasies); following the inner light wherever it leads, vs. losing oneself in strange byways; staying in the limelight with a provocative, visually striking persona; clarifying one's inner model of the world vs. losing oneself in murky speculations; portentous revelations.
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Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments,Contents,
Introduction to the second edition,
Using the symbols,
Introduction to the first edition,
Aries degrees,
Taurus degrees,
Gemini degrees,
Cancer degrees,
Leo degrees,
Virgo degrees,
Libra degrees,
Scorpio degrees,
Sagittarius degrees,
Capricorn degrees,
Aquarius degrees,
Pisces degrees,
Appendix A: Secondary degree symbols,
Appendix B: Sources,
Endnotes,