posted June 29, 2002 12:22 AM         

My DOB: May 2nd 1961
POB: Manama, Bahrain
TOB: 2:35pm Bahrain time
Raised in Bombay,India
Settled in Los Angeles, California, USA

Thnak you

posted June 29, 2002 04:33 PM         

I'm not exactly sure what kind of "a read" you are looking for. Everyone has the possibility to have a compatible relationship
You mention that you're not actively looking for a relationship but I think it must be on your mind or you wouldn't ask
Is there anything specifically that's on your mind or that's bothering you?
Sue

posted June 29, 2002 05:28 PM         

I have had a very torubled marriage-in which I have gone through all possible absues.

I have also selfishly loved and during the past year learned one of the biggest lessons of my life; on how imortant it is to receive love than just give love.

I am not actively looking means I am not trying to get a date or trying to seek someone out. I believe if someone is destined for me then he will just come into my life. And so, I was wondering if something like that is figured in my horoscope.

That's all for now.

Thanks once again for your affectionate reply

posted June 29, 2002 06:02 PM         

Yes you are right. When the time is right....someone (the right someone) will come into your life

Time is a great healer and I promise you...you will heal. Take this time to learn how to love yourself as much as you would like some else to love you. When you can do that you'll be emotionally ready for all that a special person will want to give you

posted June 29, 2002 06:13 PM         

The only city in Bahrain that's in my database is Al Muharruq.

Some astrologers think when Saturn makes soft aspects to your 7th house, there's a marriage possibility.

Try to think back to the periods between
Feb 17 to March 10, 1996 when Saturn was conj your 7th house and try to remember if anything significiant happened and give it a few months before and after.

Also Saturn sextile your 7th from Feb 18 to March 7, 2001. Anything happening then?

Saturn will trine your 7th house from Sept 7 to October 2, 2004 and again from May 27 to June 14, 2005.

This is not to imply that you won't find romance at other times but this is one (1) marriage indicator.

Cat is probably working on a more comprehensive answer.

Love,
jwhop

posted June 29, 2002 06:42 PM         

Bahrain is a small island and if you can't get Manama in your database then Al-Maharaq should be fine!

Nothing significant happened in 1996 but a lot happened in 2001. I met the Prince of my life. The picture of a person that I had been carrying since I was a child. When my eyes first met his it was like having known him from a previous life. Being much younger to me I tried to hold my feelings in check but it was not to be so. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then and I have let him be!
During this painful transition I have learnt how important it is to be loved and cherished in return for a healthy relationship. I have always been a giver in life and never known love. Now for hte first time I realize how important it is to be loved back and now more than ever I want to be loved too. Not just be taken for granted and be at the giving end. In short I want to know what love is!!

Thank you once again for letting me pour myself out!

posted June 30, 2002 12:05 PM         

Ok
First of all you have Virgo Rising which gives you Pisces on your descendant.
I'm not sure how much astrology you know but with Virgo on your 1st House cusp, the face you show the world is generally shy, reserved and analytical. You can feel uncomfortable in social situations or where you feel you need to 'prove' yourself. You have an eye for detail and an astute sense of what works and what doesn't. You will tend to be very particular about how you look and how the world views you. You can be self critical to a detrimental point and will generally not want to do anything until you know you can do it well. You are watchful rather than reactive, reflective rather than spontaneous and you need to feel in control of your environment. You are likely to be very health conscious or utterly in rebellion against it. You are a natural healer and will tend to draw the wounded and be more comfortable with them. You can feel a driving need to create perfection. You have a self-depreciation sense of humour that catches people off guard. You are a giver and a nurturer. You enjoy helping and being of assistance and will usually excel when you can take on jobs or tasks that make you feel you are making a contribution. You are always doing something....and tend to not let your guard down or relax in social situations.

Now with Pisces on your 7th House Cusp
For all the control and the focus on details that your ascendant radiates the face you show to your intimate others is profoundly different, dreamy and romantic. This is the you that only those who get close to your heart see. You have high and idealistic romantic needs and are attracted to the poetic and the visionary. There is a soft and gentle side of you that exists in a world of fantasy and hope, that seeks unconditional love represented through the physical intimacy of a union. Of all the rising sign axis's you have to be the most careful of who you connect intimately with as both your rising sign and your descendent tend to feel the need to give and sacrifice and can settle for those who ultimately are wounded and cannot support your emotional or physical needs. Working on self esteem and inner worth allow you to help those who need help without embracing them in your heart and as intimate partners. Using the discretionary powers of your Virgo rising to filter through possible partners will keep your empathic and compassionate personal side safe.

Now you also have Saturn and Jupiter in the 5th house of your natal chart.....

Jupiter in your 5th house means more of everything. You feel confident wherever Jupiter is, and that frequently leads one to expand. In the fifth house, that means confidence in romance, creative endeavors, and gambling. There is a danger of feeling so overconfident that you take one risk too many.

Saturn in your 5th house is a different matter. Saturn is the planet of fear and caution and it's right there in your 5th house of fun and games and romance..
There will tend to be extra difficulties with romance, creativity, and fun in general. Saturn’s idea of "fun" is something that takes a long time and lots of hard work. So you'll need to work on "lightening up" a little. Remember, Saturn is where we want to control things, and in the fifth house that means control of fun, games, and love affairs. You've probably not had too many "light" affairs. Saturn wants everything to be important. On the plus side, Saturn here can be very good for creative projects that take forever to do and require endless patience. When it comes to gambling, stay away from the casinos and put your money somewhere safe. Children may very well also give more than the normal amount of problems.

Now your Venus is in your 8th house.
You really need charm and beautiful surroundings. Venus in the 8th house wants those possessions to be provided by a someone else.

Mars is in your 11th house.
You probably have active, assertive, aggressive friends. There will tend to be arguments with friends, more than what would be considered "normal". When it comes to hopes and wishes, you will most likely charge right in. Train yourself to pause and consider first, to see if the hope or wish is worth pursuing. You will have to do this consciously as pausing and considering don’t come naturally with this placement.

The above is just a brief look at your natal chart, to do a full chart interpretation is very time consuming and isn't possible to do on an open forum.....

Ok then I looked at your transits...the effect the planets are currently having on you.

Extremely relevent to your romantic situation is the fact the you have Neptune transiting your 5th house.
With Neptune there you'll most likely be "wearing rose coloured glasses" as far as your love life goes. And it's been there for quite a while!!
It will be leaving your 5th house shortly as it's currently transiting @ 10 degrees Aquarius - once it gets to 12 degrees Aquarius it will be out of your 5th house.

Anyway Neptune transiting your 5th is a great transit to have if you work in a creative field. Your imagination will really have room to expand. But this is a difficult transit if you are dating. Under Neptune transits, we see what we want to see. We can mistake a "low-life" for the love our life. Even worse, we can get attracted to someone because we feel sorry for them, the “Oh you poor little thing, let me fall in love with you and make you all better” syndrome.
You may also have experienced confusion concerning children at this time, and that includes "grown" children as well.

Pluto and Chiron are currently both transiting your 4th house (home). So no doubt there will be some changes and also "healing" needed there.

Saturn is transiting your 10th house, so if you have a career then something should be happening there.

Jupiter is transiting your 11th house - so your circle of friends should be expanding

I hope that helps
Sue

posted June 30, 2002 09:25 PM         

Thank you very much for the in-depth forecast. You were very exact in the first 2 paragraphs on my description. No-one has been so exact before.

As for Saturn's effect on gambling...
I am not a gambler at all. Not even for a cent. I have never even purchased a lotto ticket. I do not believe in permutations and combinations.
I do not feel confident in romance too. I have had only one as a teenager and stayed out of everything until I ended up in a arranged marriage-according to custom and tradition, which was a disaster from day one. Fortunately in ended last year to leave me in peace from emotion,physical and verbal absues.

You were very accurate about the effect of Neptune. This is indeed a healing period for me.
My work is going well. The only consolatory part of my life. I am in Scientific Research.

Thank you very much once again!

love

indu

posted July 01, 2002 12:02 AM         

I thought Cat would give you a more complete answer and she did.

Interesting that your field is research. My program says you would make a good investigator or researcher and that you're curious.

posted July 01, 2002 02:56 PM         

I'm a fellow Virgo rising

I'm pleased to hear that your career is going well. If you're on the correct "path" career wise then Saturn transiting your 10th should bring great rewards in that area
So good news there

Saturn in the 5th house in your natal chart is why you don't feel confident in romance. (The Saturn position in a natal chart is what we "fear" so that's why you're uncomfortable/lacking confidence in romance)
Plus your Virgo rising will tend to make you lack confidence as well. But that's only due to a tendency to be too hard on yourself....Virgo trying to be perfect
And believe me...I can relate to that!!

Take this time to learn to love yourself and realise that you are special

posted July 01, 2002 08:52 PM         

Yes, I am a Scientist by profession. After being in quiet a few jobs I have finally settled down to doing something more meaningful and fruitful. I am involved in Stem Cell Research in Childhood Diseases. Life has to have a meaning for me, a purpose and finally I found it. That is the onlt place where I forget my lonliness.

love

posted July 01, 2002 09:19 PM         

Thank you for taking the time to study my natal chart and write back to me. I know how it works b'cos my dad is an astrologer. But he has not been very ecplainatory in the way I would have liked him to be. In any case he comes from a totally different school of thoughts. I am interested in astrology too-probably take after him and my grandparents-but has not had the time to pursue it as a hobby.
Anyway, I see that you have painstakingly looked into my horoscope rather than the more popular computer generated version. I sent Jonathan Cainer my birth details only to get back a book of predition that is a sad story!
Anyway, you have put in words that make so much sense to me know. I understand my disposition better.
I need to heal, heal and heal. Once I achieve this I will be at peace with myself. I have a lot of bitterness and sadness within me for what life has handed me. I have never hurt or been mean to anyone in any way but have only shouldered their burden, I have always been truthful and frank and never cheated anyone. People have just taken what they want from me and left me....
Well, I can go on and on. But htat is not my intention. I just got carried away.

thanks once again

much love

posted July 02, 2002 11:59 AM         

Wow so your Dad's an astrologer. Maybe you'll join our Astrology Course when it starts on this site

I was thinking about you today Yes healing takes time - but it will come

I don't know if you are interested in Tai Chi (or something similar).
A friend of mine does Tai Chi and she has found it to be of tremendous help to her.
I have never done it and so don't fully understand it but I do remember her telling me how to use someones negativity. You need to yeld to their agression, absorb it, sink it down to your tantien (area just below your navel) and then gently push it back at them. It takes quite a bit of practise but she says it has helped her to become much more calm when she's being treated unfairly by anyone. I'm sure Elohim on the Health and Healing Forum here would be able to explain it to you, if you're interested

posted July 02, 2002 02:14 PM         

I fully understand the phrase "To fall in love, is to Rise.."
It is very very true. I have been there and I know it.
Although I still have some stuff to clear out from my life.

Upendra...hmm.. that sounds like an Indian name. Has he written any more poems?

posted July 02, 2002 02:47 PM         

Yes, I would like to join the astrology course when it comes on. I like this site b'cos people are treated with respect and compassion. I stumbled onto it by chance. I grew up in India with Lindagoodman as our favourite astrologer. She was #1 for as many as I can recollect now. Her name was on almost every College goers and one could pick up a copy of her books almost at any nock and corner. If they did not carry the book then the place should be closed down was the norm. After comeing here I got so tied up with my own stuff I forgot about it and then of course I have her books. A few days ago she crept into my memory and I decided to search the web and found the forum. And I am happy..

Yes, I would be interested in Tai Chi. It is something I need to learn. Once I overcome this feeling of hurt, I know I will be in a better shape of dealing with my emotions.

Shall keep in touch.

posted July 02, 2002 03:51 PM         

Yes, you're right - there are some wonderful people on this site

Funny (not haha funny) that a few days ago Linda came into your memory and you stumbled onto this site....they do say "When the student is ready...the teacher will appear" And I 100% believe that.

I was first given a book of Linda's ("Sun Signs) as a gift in 1979. It fascinated me but obviously I'm a slow learner because it was many many years later before I did exactly what you did and looked for her web site.

Lindagoodman has touched the lives/hearts of so many people. She was (and still is) a very special person.

I just recently read about someone (can't remember who) saying "Astrology is like a mistress that you cannot leave"
And I think "never has a truer word has been spoken"

Re Tai Chi. Please ask Elohim, I'm sure he will be extremely helpful to you.

And yes "you'd better keep in touch"...or I'll come looking for you

Even if you have no questions....The Free For All Forum is just for chatting.

You'll be stronger for all the hurt you've been though

Poetry is really "not my thing" (I like it but don't read enough of it). Here's a short one I like......

By Paul McCartney

Black Jacket
Sadness isn't sadness
it's happiness
in a black jacket

Death isn't death
it's life
that's jumped off a tall cliff

Tears are not tears
They're balls
of laughter
dipped in salt.

Sue

posted July 02, 2002 03:59 PM         

You're just a big softie really

Actually I bought Paul McCartneys book of Poems and Lyrics. It's excellent. He's one very talented/special man

posted July 02, 2002 04:44 PM         

I found the quote on Words of Love on the net. I'm not sure if Upendra has any written material available. If you look it up, please let me know. I love that quote.

posted July 02, 2002 07:51 PM         

Auriel, I think he has written several things, although a complete book may not be available.