posted February 26, 2008 03:07 PM            

He also has a history of Dyslexia.

Tom Cruise:
"When I was seven, I was labeled dyslexic. I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading,and then I'd get to the end of the page and have very little memory of anything I read. I would go blank,feel anxious,nervous,bored,frustrated,dumb.
I don't want people to go through what I went through. I want kids to have the ability to read,to write,to understand what people are saying to them,to be able solve life's problems."

Tom Cruise became a Scientologist and discovered the 'Study Technology' developed by L. Ron Hubbard ,and it helped him realize that he could learn absolutely anything that he wanted to learn. He is the founding member of the Hollywood Education And Literacy Project,a non-profit group that uses Hubbard's teaching techniques in a secular setting.

'Dys' means 'difficulty' and 'lexia' means 'words'. Dyslexia is a disorder that affects millions of people all over the world,influencing their ability to read. A dyslexic learns at his/her own level and pace, and typically excels in one or more areas. Some of their experiences include difficulties with concentration,perception,memory,verbal skills,abstract reasoning,hand-eye co-ordination,social adjustment(low self esteem is a commonly observed behavioral characteristic),poor grades,and underachievement. Often,people with dyslexia are considered to be lazy,rebellious,class clowns,unmotivated,misfits,or of low intelligence. These misconceptions can lead to rejection,isolation,feelings of inferiority,discouragement,and low self esteem.
http://www.audiblox2000.com/tom-cruise_dyslexia.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM4sPOJcqVk&feature=related

I checked out Pallas in regards to Dyslexia - I read that Pallas in challenging aspects can be an indicator for Dyslexia in Marcia Starck's Healing For the 21st Century Medical Astrology book and read the same from other astrologers that use asteroids.

I checked out Eris in regards to Dyslexia because its moon,Dysnomia is also the name of a word retrieval condition that is connected to Dyslexia. I also checked Eris for advocacy, stirring stuff up, controversy, and ideology. It's interesting that Tom Cruise's getting into a controversial religion helped him remediate his Dyslexia,and that inspired him to be an education/literacy advocate. His statements about Scientology helping him with his Dyslexia really stirred up stuff with International Dyslexia Association. Of course,he made controversial rants against psychiatry that included talking about the dangers of medications for AD/HD which is a condition that tends to be comorbid with Dyslexia. A lot of thing that he's a fanatic about Scientology and forces his beliefs on others.

“It is absolutely the perfect name,” Brown said, given the continuing discord among astronomers and the public over whether Pluto should have retained its planetary status.
In mythology, Eris ignited discord that led to the Trojan War.
“She causes strife by causing arguments among men, by making them think their opinions are right and everyone else’s is wrong,” Brown said. “It really is just perfect.”

Tom Cruise
03 July 1962
3:06 PM
Syracuse,New York

Midheaven in 9'14 Leo
Saturn in 10'00 Aquarius Retrograde
Neptune in 10'48 Scorpio
Eris in 10'49 Aries
Ceres in 11'14 Cancer
Sun in 11'21 Cancer
Jupiter in 12'41 Pisces Stationary Retrograde
(This seems to indicate being involved in a controversial religious organization,controversial spiritual beliefs, but it can also be the inspiration to be an advocate,it can be deeply spiritual too..all this can relate to his career,social status,ambitions)

Ascendant in 2'10 Scorpio
Moon in 2'42 Leo
South Eris Node in 4'12 Scorpio
(feeling connected to collective karma in regards to ideology,stirring stuff up,controversy,advocacy)

Mars in 26'11 Taurus
Uranus in 27'55 Leo
Pallas in 27'13 Taurus
(Mars square Uranus could indicate acting unconventionally as well as hyperactive,impulsive like hyperactive type ADHD like his jumping on the couch on the Oprah Winfrey Show,with Pallas in hard aspect to Uranus,it can be a Dyslexic indicator.....He had admitted having a lot of energy as a child,and his mother was recommended to put him on medication but she refused)

Minor aspects:

Mars semisquare Eris - '22
(controversial actions,acting as an advocate,assertive/passionate advocate)

Moon has a travel speed of 12'33 which is slower than the average of 13'10
Mercury has a travel speed of 1'05 which is slower than the average of 1'30

With both his Moon and Mercury slow
( there can be some problems processing information and this could fit with the Dyslexia....both Moon and Mercury can be connected to memory,and so it could indicate that he could be slow in remembering things,but it doesn't mean that he's retarded. Many learning disabled,AD/HD have problems with short term memory but have good long term memory.)

His Mercury is direct and ahead of the Sun, and that indicates a Promethean Direct Mind
( possess an intuitive mind coupled with effective faculties of communication, enabling to both convince others of the validity of your ideas and to inspire them with future-oriented, farseeing vision. Effective promoter and communicator of new ideas, facilitator of change. needs to focus on values), because without a clear set of guiding values and ideals, a powerful Promethean-Direct mind can be a ruthless force. cultivate mental watchfulness because his thoughts, ideas and visions may become concrete realities)

His Mercury is ahead of the Sun and his Moon is slow
(Balanced: Perception is slow and deliberate, and the mind reacts quickly on these impressions)

Mercury 20'18 North
Pluto 20'36 North
(can indicate deep,penetrating,transformational,subtle thinking as well as psychological insight but also can be power,control issues in communications as well as issues with paranoia,conspiracy theories)

Eris 16'17 South
Venus 16'40 North
(can indicate controversial relationships/love life including his rumors about his being gay, his jumping up on the couch professing his love to Katie Holmes who is 16 years younger than him, but it can also indicate his love for advocacy which is inspired by the controversial church,Scientology helping him remediate his Dyslexia,also his wife Katie converted to Scientology)

Special Features:

Sun in 11'21 Cancer
Solar Perigree/Apogee Axis in 11'49 Capricorn/Cancer
(very strong Solar energy..this could be somebody with a big ego which could lead to a downfall..can be narcissistic)

With Eris in 10'49 Aries squaring that, his ego issues can lead to controversy. Also ideological issues and narcissistic personality issues can be strongly connected like his beliefs in Scientology can make him think that he knows everything when he doesn't or he might even see himself as a savior of some type......a controversial leader...controversially getting attention.

posted February 26, 2008 03:55 PM            

The Golden Section: A Cosmic Principle
THEODOR LANDSCHEIDT http://bourabai.narod.ru/landscheidt/consider.htm

Tom Cruise
Jul 3 1962, 3:06 pm
Syracuse NY
Geocentric

GOLDEN SECTION ASPECTS:

G1 +21°15'
G2 +42°29'
G3 +47°30'
G4 +68°45'
G5 +111°15'
G6 +132°29'
G7 +137°30'
G8 +158°45'
g1 +34°22'
g2 +55°37'
g3 +124°22'
g4 +145°37'
gg1 +132°30'
gg2 +85°00'
gg3 +132°30'
gg4 +137°30'
gg5 +68°48'
gg6 +47°30'
gg7 +34°24'

Mercury G4 Uranus 0°42' S - might fit with thinking outside the box(Dyslexic),hyperactive nervous system
Ascendant G8 Eris 0°06' S - controversial,divergent personality
Mercury G4 Eris 0°19' S - might with being neurodivergent(Dyslexic),controversial communications,communicate one's views as being right
Moon G1 Sun 0°06' S - feeling vitality,emotionally expressive
Moon G2 Mercury 0°20' S - feeling nervous energy, communicates emotionally,emotional thinking
Moon g1 Plu 0°55' A - intense emotional nature, feeling the need to transform
Mercury G6 Ascendant 0°12' A - communicative personality
Uranus G7 Eris 0°23' A - might be controversial,advocate
Sun G3 Uranus 0°56' S - unconventional,unpredictable
Sun G1 Mercury 0°12' A - expressing intellect, communicating expressively
Sun G5 Ascendant 0°25' A - very self expressive,could seem egotistical
Jupiter g4 MC 0°56' S - expansion of one's objectives,goals, fortunate career
Moon G5 Eris 0°38' S - controversial feelings about things, could feel one's views as being right

Special Features:
Moon,Mercury,Eris in Golden Section Triangle
(Eris square Moon/Mercury - '29)

Mercury,Eris,Ascendant in Golden Section Triangle
(Eris sesquiquadrate Mercury/Ascendant - '12)

Mercury,Uranus,Eris in Golden Section Triangle
(Mercury conjunct Uranus/Eris - '30)

Sun,Mercury,Uranus in Golden Section Triangle
(Mercury semisquare Sun/Uranus - '14)

It seems that Golden Section Aspect Patterns = midpoint configurations

I love Geometry in Astrology.

posted February 26, 2008 03:57 PM            

She told me that as a child, struggling to work out how to spell words, she would ask her family to help out and they would say: look it up in the dictionary. Not exactly helpful. She says she thinks maybe she is mildly dyslexic, because she still has some problems with reading and writing.

Also, probably fairly standard at this time, she was forced to write using her right hand. As soon as she left school she reverted back to nature - writing with her left hand.

I'm shaky on her birth details, possibly Moon Conjunct Eris, definitely Venus Square Eris.

posted February 26, 2008 06:36 PM            

The golden section divisions within cycles formed by the rotating earth may be considered a set of astrological aspects. The complete set emerges when we superimpose the two schematic diagrams in Figures 19 and 23, related to minor and major of the golden section, and compare all of those angles we find on the right and on the left of the origin 0°. Imagine that you are standing at the rising point R, or 0°, of the diurnal circle and are looking over to the setting point at 180°. Then the superimposed golden section divisions on your right form the set 21.25°, 42.49°, 47.51°, 68.75°, 111.25°, 132.49°, 137.51° and 158.75°. The angles 338.75°, 317.51°, 312.49° and so forth, on your left repeat the set on your right when subtracted from 360°. If we extend the fractal beyond the semicircle and include the quarter circle, the golden section operation generates the additional angles 34.38°, 55.62°, 124.38° and 145.62°. It is not an arbitrary procedure to divide cycles in halves and quarters. Observation shows that spectral peaks can appear at twice and four times the driving frequency, or at half or a quarter of it (Burroughs, 1992). Statistical tests indicate that the twelve golden aspects in the complete set are reliable.

The "Golden Ratio" is a number that crops up everywhere in nature (it's equal to about 1.618034), and has a certain "fiveness" about it. It seems to be inherently pleasing to the human eye - many public buildings demonstrate this ratio and it just "looks right".

It's tied in with the "Fibonacci sequence" - 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21... - where each number is derived by adding the previous two. The Fibonacci sequence crops up everywhere in nature - count the number of petals on a flower, and it's probably a Fibonacci number. The ratio between one Fibonacci number and the next gets closer and closer to the Golden Ratio.

posted February 26, 2008 11:01 PM            

I empathize with him very much so.

I dont exactly know what scientology is. but I am with him in being against the practice of psychiatry and psychotherapy. I didnt even know of dsylexia.. hahah but i wouldnt be surprised if I have a mild case or had it when i was younger..

I like many of his movies.. the more emotional ones especially.. I wish I could have played some of his roles.. Im actually reading the script for jerry maguire and I just watched born on the fourth of july yesterday! Great Movie!

posted February 27, 2008 12:07 AM            

like him, my uncle was recommended to be medicated for his hyperactivity but his mother refused.

I also hate when neurotypicals judge neurodivergents when they are not in their shoes too. that irritates me the most.

not to mention.....there are people who have controversial beliefs,practices and they point fingers.

I practice Astrology and have Unitarian Universalist,New Age,and Neopagan beliefs. I feel that if I judge him, I will be like throwing stones while I am in a glass house.
I'd be a hypocrite imho.

psychiatrists are quick to medicate people and they do misdiagnose a lot. Many blacks don't trust psychiatrists. I am part black myself. Mental health reform is strongly needed.

antidepressants are found out not to work except for very severely depressed people. That's pitiful. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23348068/

A poll conducted in the United States showed that almost two-thirds of the people still associate learning disabilities with mental retardation.